Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	church_n	diocese_n	2,662	5	10.6930	5	false

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A19554	A treatise of the Fift General Councel held at Constantinople, anno 553. under Iustinian the Emperor, in the time of Pope Vigilius. The occasion being those tria capitula, which for many yeares troubled the whole Church. VVherein is proved that the Popes apostolicall constitution and definitive sentence, in matter of faith, was condemned as hereticall by the Synod. And the exceeding frauds of Cardinall Baronius and Binius are clearely discovered. By Rich: Crakanthorp Dr. in Divinity, and chapleine in ordinary to his late Majestie King Iames. Opus posthumum. Published and set forth by his brother Geo: Crakanthorp, according to a perfect copy found written under the authors owne hand; Vigilius dormitans	Crakanthorpe, Richard, 1567-1624.; Crakanthorpe, George, b. 1586 or 7.; Crakanthorpe, Richard, 1567-1624. Justinian the Emperor defended, against Cardinal Baronius.	1634 (1634)	STC 5984; ESTC S107275	687,747	538

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&_o particular_o that_o which_o be_v make_v at_o constance_n be_v &_o now_o renew_v at_o basil_n such_o a_o harmony_n there_o be_v in_o believe_v and_o profess_v this_o doctrine_n that_o the_o pope_n judgement_n in_o cause_n of_o faith_n be_v neither_o supreme_a nor_o infallible_a that_o general_a council_n at_o this_o time_n decree_v it_o the_o indubitate_a pope_n confirm_v it_o the_o pope_n orator_n solemn_o swear_v unto_o it_o the_o universal_a a._n universal_a haec_fw-la veritas_fw-la toties_fw-la et_fw-la tam_fw-la solenniter_fw-la per_fw-la universam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la declarata_fw-la est_fw-la epist_n conc._n bas_n pa._n 144._o a._n and_o catholic_a church_n until_o then_o embrace_v it_o and_o that_o with_o such_o constancy_n and_o uniform_a consent_n that_o as_o the_o council_n of_o 96._o of_o in_o decreto_fw-la quinque_fw-la conclus_fw-la pa._n 96._o basil_n say_v and_o their_o say_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v remember_v nunquam_fw-la aliquis_fw-la peritorum_fw-la dubitavit_fw-la never_o any_o learned_a and_o skilful_a man_n doubt_v thereof_o it_o may_v be_v some_o illiterate_a gnatho_n have_v soothe_v the_o pope_n in_o his_o hildebrandicall_a pride_n vaunt_v 455._o vaunt_v hildebrandum_fw-la sic_fw-la gloriari_fw-la solitum_fw-la testatur_fw-la avent_n lib._n 5._o annal._n pa._n 455._o see_v quasi_fw-la deus_fw-la sit_fw-la errare_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la i_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n as_o god_n i_o can_v err_v but_o for_o any_o that_o be_v true_o judicious_a or_o learned_a never_o any_o such_o man_n in_o all_o the_o age_n of_o the_o church_n until_o then_o as_o the_o council_n witness_v so_o much_o as_o doubt_v thereof_o but_o constant_o believe_v the_o pope_n authority_n not_o to_o be_v supreme_a and_o his_o judgement_n not_o to_o be_v infallible_a 31._o after_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n the_o same_o truth_n be_v still_o embrace_v in_o the_o church_n though_o with_o far_o great_a opposition_n then_o before_o it_o have_v witness_v hereof_o nich._n cusanus_fw-la a_o bishop_n cusano_n bishop_n poss_n biblic_a in_o nic._n cusano_n a_o cardinal_n a_o man_n scientijs_fw-la pene_fw-la omnibus_fw-la excultus_fw-la who_o live_v 20_o 1442._o 20_o obijt_fw-la ann_n 1464._o poss_n conc._n autem_fw-la finitum_fw-la

ca._n 17._o council_n wherein_o be_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a catholic_a church_n the_o latter_a be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o heretical_a schismatical_a and_o rebellious_a faction_n or_o conspiracy_n of_o some_o thirty_o saepe_fw-la thirty_o ille_fw-la johannes_n 30._o tantum_fw-la numero_fw-la eosque_fw-la vel_fw-la haereticos_fw-la vel_fw-la alios_fw-la illius_fw-la factionis_fw-la socios_fw-la epist_n synod_n 5._o conc._n ad_fw-la imp._n to_o 4._o ca._n 2._o johannes_n rebellionis_fw-la huius_fw-la antesignanus_fw-la ibid._n ca._n 3._o &_o alibi_fw-la saepe_fw-la or_o forty_o person_n unworthy_a the_o name_n of_o bishop_n insolent_o oppose_v themselves_o to_o the_o holy_a council_n yea_o to_o the_o whole_a catholic_a church_n in_o which_o number_n and_o faction_n beside_o other_o who_o less_o concern_v our_o purpose_n be_v these_o 7._o these_o ut_fw-la patet_fw-la ex_fw-la eorum_fw-la subscripsione_n act._n conc._n ephes_n to_o 3._o ca._n 2._o &_o tom_n 4._o ca._n 7._o john_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n the_o ringleader_n of_o the_o rest_n paulus_n bishop_n of_o emisae_n theodoret_n of_o who_o we_o before_o entreat_v and_o ibas_n not_o then_o but_o some_o three_o or_o four_o year_n after_o bishop_n of_o edessa_n who_o to_o have_v be_v present_a at_o that_o time_n as_o a_o bishop_n though_o his_o name_n be_v not_o express_v in_o their_o subscription_n both_o glicas_n 363._o glicas_n glic_n annal._n part_n 4._o pa._n 363._o in_o his_o annal_n and_o the_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n b._n chalcedon_n post_fw-la dvos_fw-la dies_fw-la venimus_fw-la in_o ephesum_fw-la ait_fw-la ibas_fw-la in_o epist_n sva_fw-la conc._n chal._n act_n 10._o se●uutus_fw-la sum_fw-la primatem_fw-la meum_fw-la ibid._n pa._n 112._o b._n and_o ibas_n his_o own_o word_n therein_o do_v make_v manifest_a 3._o now_o though_o there_o be_v so_o great_a odds_o betwixt_o the_o holy_a council_n and_o this_o factious_a conventicle_n yet_o be_v they_o as_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o all_o heretic_n and_o schismatickes_n most_o insolent_a in_o all_o their_o action_n as_o the_o holy_a council_n depose_v nestorius_n for_o a_o heretic_n so_o the_o conventicle_n to_o cry_v quittance_n with_o they_o depose_v 2._o depose_v tu_fw-la cyrille_n &_o tu_fw-la memnon_n scitote_fw-la vos_fw-la exauctoratos_fw-la omnique_fw-la episcopali_fw-la honore_fw-la exutos_fw-la to_o 3._o act._n eph._n ca._n 2._o cyrill_n for_o a_o archhereticke_n also_o condemn_v ibid_fw-la condemn_v capita_n haeretica_fw-la à_fw-la cyrillo_n exposita_fw-la ut_fw-la quae_fw-la euangelica_fw-la &_o apostolicae_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la apertè_fw-la repugnant_a ibid_fw-la his_o twelve_o chapter_n as_o heretical_a which_o the_o holy_a council_n have_v approve_v as_o orthodoxal_a as_o the_o holy_a council_n excommunicate_v 7._o excommunicate_v act._n conc._n ephes_n to_o 4._o ca._n 7._o and_o anathematise_v john_n paulus_n theodoret_n ibas_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o factious_a adherent_n and_o defender_n of_o nestorius_n and_o his_o heresy_n so_o do_v the_o conventicle_n also_o excommunicate_a and_o anathematise_v cyrill_a and_o all_o 2._o all_o at_o vos_fw-la reliqui_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la cyrilli_n act_v consensistis_fw-la anathemati_fw-la subjacete_fw-la tom_fw-mi 3._o ephes_n act._n ca._n 2._o that_o take_v part_n with_o he_o and_o defend_v his_o twelve_o chapter_n and_o so_o among_o these_o even_o pope_n celestine_n and_o the_o whole_a catholic_a church_n as_o the_o holy_a council_n true_o and_o just_o call_v themselves_o the_o sacred_a and_o ecumenical_a council_n and_o term_v john_n with_o his_o adherent_n a_o faction_n and_o heretical_a 15._o heretical_a schismaticorum_fw-la conciliabutum_fw-la to_o 4._o act._n conc._n ephe._n ca._n 15._o conventicle_n of_o nestorian_n so_o do_v the_o conventicle_n arrogate_v unto_o themselves_o the_o glorious_a name_n of_o the_o holy_a saepe_fw-la holy_a sacra_fw-la synodus_fw-la etc._n etc._n tom_n 3._o act_n ca._n 2.6.7_o &_o alibi_fw-la saepe_fw-la ephesine_n council_n and_o slander_v they_o which_o hold_v with_o cyrill_a to_o be_v a_o conventicle_n 4._o conventicle_n confuso_fw-la illorum_fw-la conciliabulo_fw-la se_fw-la conjunxerunt_fw-la tom_fw-mi 3._o act_n ephes_n ca._n 1._o quoddam_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la conciliabulum_fw-la instituerunt_fw-la ibid._n c._n 4._o a_o unlawful_a 2._o unlawful_a seditiose_fw-la iniquè_fw-fr contra_fw-la ecclesiasticas_fw-la sanctiones_fw-la regiaque_fw-la decreta_fw-la consensistis_fw-la ibid._n ca._n 2._o and_o disorderly_a assembly_n term_v they_o arian_n 18._o arian_n qui_fw-la furijs_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la agitati_fw-la arij_fw-la apollinarijque_fw-la dogmata_fw-la inflaurare_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la to_o 3._o ca._n 18._o apollinarian_o and_o from_o cyrill_n cyrillians_n 10._o cyrillians_n scitote_fw-la cyrillianos_fw-la tyrannide_fw-la fraudibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n append._n ad_fw-la to_o 3._o act_n ephes_n ca._n 10._o as_o the_o holy_a council_n constant_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o john_n 18._o john_n to._n 4._o act_n ca._n 15._o et_fw-la ca._n 18._o or_o any_o of_o his_o faction_n until_o they_o do_v consent_n to_o the_o depose_n of_o nestorius_n and_o anathematise_v his_o heresy_n so_o the_o conventicle_n most_o peevish_o and_o pertinacious_o not_o only_a refuse_v the_o communion_n with_o cyrill_n and_o other_o catholic_n but_o bind_v themselves_o by_o many_o solemn_a oath_n 10._o oath_n juravimusque_fw-la saepissime_fw-la pientissimo_fw-la regi_fw-la quod_fw-la impossibile_fw-it sit_fw-la nobis_fw-la communicare_fw-la his_fw-la cyrillianis_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la exploserint_fw-la capitula_fw-la appen_n to_o 3._o act_n ca._n 9_o &_o 10._o and_o that_o even_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o emperor_n that_o they_o will_v never_o communicate_v with_o the_o cyrillian_o unless_o they_o will_v condemn_v the_o twelve_o chapter_n of_o cyrill_n add_v that_o they_o will_v rather_o die_v 7._o die_v parati_fw-la sumus_fw-la prius_fw-la mori_fw-la quam_fw-la suscipere_fw-la unum_fw-la ex_fw-la cyrilli_n capitulis_fw-la ib._n ca._n 7._o then_o admit_v or_o consent_v unto_o any_o one_o of_o those_o twelve_o chapter_n such_o a_o unhappy_a and_o lamentable_a breach_n john_n and_o the_o eastern_a bishop_n make_v in_o the_o church_n at_o the_o time_n of_o that_o ephesine_n council_n 4._o the_o religious_a emperor_n theodosius_n and_o valentinian_n who_o imperial_a authority_n be_v the_o only_a mean_n to_o end_v all_o these_o strife_n have_v they_o be_v personal_o present_a in_o the_o synod_n to_o see_v all_o these_o disorder_n they_o will_v not_o doubt_v either_o have_v prevent_v this_o breach_n or_o after_o it_o have_v happen_v have_v heal_v and_o make_v up_o the_o same_o but_o they_o reside_v then_o at_o constantinople_n be_v extreme_o abuse_v by_o the_o vile_a deal_n of_o the_o nestorian_n for_o so_o much_o have_v these_o nestorian_n prevail_v both_o at_o the_o court_n and_o in_o the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n where_o nestorius_n have_v be_v bishop_n that_o though_o the_o holy_a council_n send_v letter_n after_o letter_n to_o certify_v the_o truth_n of_o all_o matter_n to_o the_o emperor_n yet_o either_o 19_o either_o arbitramur_fw-la pijss_n imperatorem_fw-la nihil_fw-la horum_fw-la dilucidè_fw-la intellexisse_fw-la ita_fw-la terra_fw-la marique_fw-la obsidemur_fw-la ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la hic_fw-la evenerunt_fw-la vestrae_fw-la sanctitudini_fw-la significare_fw-la potuerimus_fw-la epist_n sa●_n conc_fw-fr ad_fw-la eu●atium_n &_o alios_fw-la tom_fw-mi 4._o act_n ca._n 21._o qui._n nestorij_fw-la studiosi_fw-la erant_fw-la omne_fw-la maria_fw-la &_o publicas_fw-la vias_fw-la ●bfiden●●●_n neminem_fw-la prorsus_fw-la à_fw-la sacra_fw-la synodo_fw-la constantinopol_n venire_fw-la permittunt_fw-la to_o 2._o act_n ephes_n ca._n 19_o be_v their_o messenger_n stop_v or_o their_o letter_n by_o the_o malicious_a vigilancy_n of_o the_o nestorian_n intercept_v so_o that_o none_o no_o not_o any_o small_a notice_n of_o they_o come_v to_o the_o emperor_n whereas_o on_o the_o other_o part_n the_o frequent_a ibid._n frequent_a ea_fw-la interim_n quae_fw-la inimici_fw-la christi_fw-la erant_fw-la ultro_fw-la citroque_fw-la deferebantur_fw-la ibid._n letter_n of_o the_o conventicle_n fraught_v with_o lie_n &_o slander_n have_v every_o day_n access_n yea_o applause_n in_o the_o city_n in_o the_o court_n and_o before_o the_o emperor_n and_o which_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o all_o count_n candidianus_n who_o the_o emperor_n make_v their_o own_o deputy_n and_o precedent_n of_o the_o council_n to_o see_v all_o good_a and_o synodall_n order_v observe_v therein_o he_o fail_v of_o that_o trust_v commit_v unto_o he_o and_o be_v most_o partial_a 10._o partial_a candidianus_n comes_fw-la amicitiam_fw-la nestorij_fw-la pietati_fw-la a●te_fw-la ponens_fw-la ea_fw-la pietati_fw-la vestrae_fw-la instillare_fw-la fluduit_fw-la quae_fw-la cum_fw-la sibi_fw-la tum_fw-la nestorio_n commoda_fw-la grataque_fw-la futura_fw-la intelligebat_fw-la relatio_fw-la synod_n ad_fw-la imp._n to_o 4._o ca._n 10._o towards_o nestorius_n and_o his_o heresy_n by_o his_o letter_n also_o he_o second_v and_o soothe_v all_o the_o lie_n which_o the_o conventicle_n have_v write_v unto_o the_o emperor_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o emperor_n know_v nothing_o of_o that_o division_n among_o the_o bishop_n &_o how_o beside_o the_o holy_a council_n there_o be_v a_o factious_a and_o schismatical_a conventicle_n hold_v in_o the_o city_n think_v all_o that_o

14._o ca._n 16._o §._o his._n the_o pope_n universorum_fw-la personam_fw-la sustinet_fw-la sustain_v the_o person_n of_o all_o bishop_n of_o all_o counsel_n of_o all_o the_o whole_a church_n he_o be_v in_o stead_n of_o they_o all_o as_o the_o whole_a multitude_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v the_o church_n formal_o and_o the_o general_a council_n be_v the_o church_n representative_o so_o the_o pope_n also_o be_v the_o church_n virtual_o as_o sustain_v the_o person_n of_o all_o and_o have_v the_o power_n virtue_n and_o authority_n of_o all_o both_o the_o formal_a and_o representative_a church_n and_o so_o the_o church_n or_o counsel_n judgement_n be_v the_o pope_n judgement_n and_o the_o church_n or_o counsel_n infallibility_n be_v in_o plain_a speech_n the_o pope_n infallibility_n 10._o this_o will_v further_o appear_v by_o those_o comparison_n which_o they_o make_v betwixt_o the_o church_n or_o counsel_n and_o the_o pope_n it_o be_v the_o assertion_n of_o card._n bellarmine_n haec_fw-la 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editum_fw-la a_o 547._o bar._n eo_fw-la a_o nu_fw-la 43._o ista_fw-la autem_fw-la gesta_fw-la a_o 551_o bar._n eo_fw-la a_o nu_fw-la 2._o 5_o 6._o et_fw-la seq_fw-la after_o the_o publish_n thereof_o when_o vigilius_n see_v divers_a contrary_n to_o his_o decree_n to_o condemn_v the_o three_o chapter_n 5._o chapter_n bar._n a_o 551._o nu_fw-la 5._o erigit_fw-la se_fw-la he_o rouze_v up_o himself_o for_o defence_n thereof_o and_o 12._o and_o sententiam_fw-la excommunicationis_fw-la int●rquet_fw-la ibid._n verba_fw-la excommunicationis_fw-la extant_a ibid._n nu_fw-la 11_o et_fw-la 12._o excommunicate_v mennas_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n theodorus_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n and_o many_o more_o and_o this_o also_o he_o do_v in_o another_o council_n consist_v of_o thirteen_o 11._o thirteen_o jbid._n nu_fw-la 11._o bishop_n beside_o himself_o yea_o and_o whereas_o the_o emperor_n in_o that_o year_n publish_v or_o hang_v out_o his_o edict_n against_o the_o same_o chapter_n contrary_a 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dedit_fw-la alapam_fw-la infaciem_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n and_o beat_v he_o on_o his_o face_n 2._o face_n justinianus_n contra_fw-la synodi_fw-la decretum_fw-la publicé_fw-la appendi_fw-la jussit_fw-la edictum_fw-la ibid._n nu_fw-la 2._o they_o call_v he_o a_o homicide_n a_o murderer_n of_o sylverius_n and_o of_o the_o widow_n son_n whereupon_o he_o to_o avoid_v the_o fury_n ibid._n fury_n ab_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la furore_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la sacrilegi_fw-la violentia_fw-la ibid._n and_o violence_n of_o the_o sacrilegious_a emperor_n flee_v 8._o flee_v trans_fw-la mare_fw-la quaesivit_fw-la effugium_fw-la et_fw-la in_o basilicam_fw-la s._n euphemia_n apud_fw-la chalcedonem_fw-la habitare_fw-la disposuit_fw-la an._n 552._o nu_fw-la 8._o from_o constantinople_n to_o chalcedon_n and_o there_o live_v in_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n euphemia_n take_v hold_n of_o a_o pillar_n or_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o even_o there_o though_o in_o persecution_n and_o 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