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be_v even_o then_o adhere_v to_o preserve_v and_o exercise_v by_o they_o as_o the_o former_a author_n have_v set_v it_o down_o §_o 17._o so_o to_o exempt_v from_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n of_o this_o nature_n also_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o king_n in_o exempt_n any_o ecclesiastical_a person_n from_o the_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n and_o grant_v episcopal_a jurisdiction_n to_o such_o person_n which_o be_v large_o assert_v and_o exemplify_v in_o cawdry_n case_n 5._o report_n 14._o one_o instance_n of_o this_o will_v serve_v for_o all_o that_o of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n who_o exempt_v battle_n abbey_n in_o sussex_n from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o chichester_n and_o give_v the_o abbot_n episcopal_a jurisdiction_n in_o his_o territory_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o charter_n be_v produce_v by_o m_o r_o selden_n on_o eadmer_n hoc_fw-la regali_fw-la authoritate_fw-la &_o episcoporum_fw-la ac_fw-la baronum_fw-la meorum_fw-la attestatione_n constituo_fw-la i_o appoint_v this_o by_o my_o royal_a authority_n by_o the_o attestation_n of_o my_o bishop_n and_o baron_n §_o 18._o king_n founder_n of_o bishopric_n and_o patron_n add_v even_o unto_o this_o that_o even_o the_o western_a prince_n in_o those_o part_n where_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v much_o heighten_v their_o power_n ever_o since_o the_o king_n be_v christian_n the_o german_a emperor_n the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o england_n always_o claim_v to_o be_v founder_n of_o all_o bishopric_n in_o their_o dominion_n patron_n of_o they_o to_o bestow_v they_o by_o investiture_n that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o england_n often_o claim_v and_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o have_v right_a that_o no_o legate_n from_o rome_n may_v come_v into_o the_o land_n and_o use_v jurisdiction_n without_o their_o leave_n all_o which_o put_v together_o be_v a_o foundation_n for_o this_o power_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o erect_v or_o translate_v a_o patriarchate_o it_o be_v withal_o acknowledge_v that_o
the_o church_n by_o god_n it_o be_v both_o schism_n and_o impiety_n not_o to_o continue_v regular_o under_o it_o and_o so_o in_o the_o inscription_n of_o that_o epistle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o salute_v they_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n especial_o if_o they_o be_v at_o one_o with_o their_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbyter_n with_o he_o as_o also_o the_o deacon_n design_v by_o the_o appointment_n of_o jesus_n christ_n look_v upon_o all_o as_o schismatic_n that_o be_v not_o so_o thus_o again_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n he_o admonish_v they_o to_o obey_v the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o undivided_a mind_n make_v the_o disobedience_n a_o act_n of_o schism_n or_o division_n in_o any_o and_o so_o general_o throughout_o all_o those_o epistle_n §_o 8._o against_o the_o bishop_n in_o like_a manner_n if_o we_o ascend_v to_o the_o next_o high_o link_v that_o of_o the_o bishop_n to_o who_o both_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n as_o well_o as_o the_o brethren_n or_o people_n be_v oblige_v to_o live_v in_o obedience_n the_o withdraw_a or_o deny_v this_o obedience_n in_o any_o of_o these_o will_v certain_o fall_v under_o this_o guilt_n so_o the_o same_o holy_a ignatius_n in_o ep_n ad_fw-la smyr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v no_o man_n without_o the_o bishop_n do_v any_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherever_o the_o bishop_n appear_v there_o let_v the_o multitude_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o do_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o privity_n of_o the_o bishop_n serve_v the_o devil_n the_o title_n by_o which_o those_o foul_a gnostick_n heretic_n and_o schismatics_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o troubler_n and_o divider_n of_o the_o church_n be_v signify_v so_o in_o the_o process_n of_o that_o epistle_n have_v mention_v obedience_n to_o their_o bishop_n as_o a_o necessary_a requisite_a to_o their_o sanctification_n suppose_v the_o contrary_a to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o pollution_n i._n e._n of_o the_o poison_n of_o the_o schismatics_n and_o again_o admonish_v they_o as_o of_o their_o duty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o concur_v with_o the_o sentence_n of_o their_o bishop_n he_o add_v that_o he_o that_o do_v not_o so_o express_v by_o not_o be_v within_o the_o altar_n or_o sept_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fall_v short_a of_o the_o bread_n of_o god_n be_v a_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v render_v such_o by_o this_o act_n of_o division_n from_o the_o bishop_n so_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o magnesian_o speak_v of_o those_o that_o act_n without_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o seem_v not_o to_o he_o to_o be_v man_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n the_o phrase_n by_o which_o he_o oft_o express_v schismatic_n who_o mind_n and_o conscience_n be_v defile_v by_o the_o poison_n of_o the_o gnostic_n at_o that_o time_n because_o they_o assemble_v not_o according_a to_o that_o order_n and_o establishment_n which_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o church_n and_o again_o as_o christ_n do_v nothing_o without_o his_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v unite_v to_o he_o or_o all_o one_o with_o his_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o neither_o must_v you_o do_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o assemble_v together_o and_o have_v but_o one_o prayer_n common_a to_o you_o all_o where_o the_o live_v out_o of_o this_o regular_a obedience_n to_o the_o bishop_n be_v the_o contrary_a to_o union_n and_o communion_n and_o so_o be_v formal_o schism_n and_o to_o the_o philadelphian_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o many_o as_o be_v god_n and_o christ_n be_v with_o the_o bishop_n exclude_v they_o from_o the_o unity_n of_o christ_n body_n who_o be_v thus_o separate_v from_o the_o bishop_n and_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n speak_v of_o the_o repentance_n of_o schismatics_n and_o heretic_n and_o god_n pardon_n offer_v to_o such_o the_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d condition_n of_o that_o pardon_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o sincerity_n of_o that_o repentance_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o they_o return_v to_o the_o unity_n of_o god_n and_o senate_n of_o the_o bishop_n so_o frequent_o in_o s._n cyprian_n the_o schism_n especial_o of_o the_o five_o presbyter_n of_o faelicissimus_fw-la his_o faction_n ep_v 40._o appear_v to_o consist_v in_o their_o disobedience_n to_o and_o break_v off_o from_o their_o their_o contra_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la meum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ep._n 40._o he_o tribuebant_fw-la ne_fw-la concordarent_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopo_fw-la svo_fw-la ibid._n contra_fw-la sacerdotium_fw-la dei_fw-la partionem_fw-la ruptae_fw-la fraternitatis_fw-la armare_fw-la voluisse_fw-la proper_a bishop_n and_o cause_v other_o to_o do_v so_o and_z de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccl_n the_o schismatic_a be_v describe_v to_o be_v filius_fw-la impius_fw-la qui_fw-la contemptis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la derelictis_fw-la constituere_fw-la audet_fw-la aliud_fw-la altar_n a_o impious_a son_n which_o have_v contemn_v the_o bishop_n and_o which_o be_v all_o one_o forsake_v the_o priest_n of_o god_n dare_v constitute_v another_o altar_n and_o ep_v 76._o qui_fw-la schisma_fw-la faciunt_fw-la &_o relicto_fw-la episcopo_fw-la alium_fw-la sibi_fw-la foris_fw-la pseudo-episcopum_a constituunt_fw-la the_o schismatics_n be_v they_o that_o have_v leave_v their_o bishop_n set_v up_o for_o themselves_o abroad_o another_o false_a bishop_n and_o all_o their_o adherent_n be_v involve_v in_o the_o same_o guilt_n qui_fw-la se_fw-la schismaticis_fw-la contra_fw-la praepositos_fw-la &_o sacerdotes_fw-la irreligiosâ_fw-la temeritate_fw-la miscuerunt_fw-la who_o join_v with_o the_o schismatics_n against_o their_o bishop_n and_o ep_v 65._o he_o sunt_fw-la conatus_fw-la schismaticorum_fw-la ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la placeant_fw-la ut_fw-la praepositum_fw-la superbo_fw-la tumore_fw-la contemnant_fw-la these_o be_v the_o endeavour_n of_o schismatics_n that_o they_o may_v please_v themselves_o and_o proud_o contemn_v their_o bishop_n and_o ep_v 69._o vnum_fw-la scire_fw-la debes_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopo_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la one_o thing_n you_o be_v to_o know_v that_o he_o that_o be_v not_o with_o the_o bishop_n be_v not_o in_o the_o church_n the_o church_n be_v there_o by_o he_o define_v plebs_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la adunata_fw-la &_o pastori_fw-la svo_fw-la grex_fw-la adhaerens_fw-la the_o people_n unite_v to_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o flock_n to_o their_o pastor_n §_o 9_o this_o of_o a_o light_a &_o a_o grosser_n sort_n and_o as_o this_o disobedience_n may_v be_v of_o two_o sort_n either_o of_o a_o low_a or_o of_o a_o high_a kind_n the_o deny_v obedience_n in_o any_o particular_a lawful_a command_n of_o the_o superior_a or_o the_o cast_n off_o all_o obedience_n together_o dethrone_v they_o or_o set_v up_o ourselves_o either_o in_o their_o stead_n or_o in_o opposition_n to_o they_o the_o first_o parallel_n to_o the_o contumacy_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o son_n of_o eliab_n num._n 16.12_o 14._o which_o say_v we_o will_v not_o come_v up_o the_o second_o to_o their_o rebellion_n level_v and_o equal_v themselves_o to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n v._n 3._o â—_o and_o both_o together_o subject_v they_o first_o to_o that_o curse_n of_o god_n not_o accept_v their_o sacrifice_n v._o 15._o and_o then_o to_o that_o sudden_a exemplary_a destruction_n v._o 31._o so_o will_v the_o schism_n be_v also_o a_o light_a and_o a_o grosser_n separation_n a_o defection_n from_o the_o bishop_n and_o a_o rebellion_n against_o he_o the_o former_a ordinary_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schism_n the_o latter_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sedition_n the_o latter_a add_v very_o much_o to_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o former_a and_o uncapable_a of_o the_o alleviate_a excuse_n of_o ignorance_n or_o mistake_n in_o think_v the_o command_n unlawful_a and_o consequent_o the_o obedience_n which_o may_v be_v pretend_v in_o the_o former_a §_o 10._o against_o the_o metropolitan_a from_o this_o of_o bishop_n we_o may_v further_o ascend_v to_o the_o high_a dignity_n and_o authority_n of_o metropolitanes_n over_o bishop_n themselves_o which_o what_o it_o be_v will_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v examine_v a_o while_n §_o 11._o the_o original_n of_o metropolitan_n in_o titus_n and_o the_o first_o rise_n may_v be_v take_v from_o scripture_n itself_o where_o the_o commission_n which_o be_v give_v to_o titus_n by_o s._n paul_n to_o ordain_v elder_n tit._n 1.5_o that_o be_v bishop_n v._n 7._o in_o every_o city_n of_o crete_n demonstrate_v he_o to_o have_v have_v metropolitical_a authority_n bestow_v on_o he_o so_o say_v s._n chrysostome_n on_o tit._n 1._o hom._n 1._o of_o titus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v a_o approve_a person_n
or_o mother_n city_n the_o chief_a in_o every_o province_n have_v do_v the_o bishop_n be_v answerable_a to_o the_o defensor_fw-la civitatis_fw-la and_o the_o archbishop_n to_o the_o president_n in_o every_o province_n from_o thence_o it_o come_v that_o every_o such_o metropolis_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o any_o vicarius_fw-la or_o lieutenant_n general_n be_v over_z and_z above_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o bishop_n thereof_o primus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d patriarcha_fw-la a_o primate_n exarch_n or_o patriarch_n and_o all_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v large_a than_o a_o province_n the_o joint_a administration_n of_o many_o province_n with_o the_o several_a metropoles_fw-la and_o metroplitanes_n contain_v in_o it_o be_v subject_v to_o he_o eccl._n hist_o l._n 5._o c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o s._n irenaeus_n be_v bishop_n of_o lion_n be_v by_o eusebius_n affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v the_o over_o sight_n or_o government_n of_o the_o province_n of_o france_n either_o those_o only_a that_o be_v under_o that_o primate_n or_o perhaps_o of_o all_o france_n ibid._n c._n d._n of_o which_o lion_n be_v then_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a account_n the_o first_o exarchate_n for_o so_o say_v the_o same_o eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lion_n and_o vienna_n but_o first_o lion_n be_v famous_o know_v to_o be_v beyond_o all_o other_o in_o those_o part_n the_o principal_a metropoles_fw-la of_o france_n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v the_o most_o splendid_a illustrious_a church_n there_o to_o which_o first_o time_n i_o conceive_v belong_v that_o verse_n of_o guilielmus_fw-la brito_n in_o philippeide_n et_fw-la lugdunensis_n quo_fw-la gallia_n tota_fw-la solebat_fw-la ut_fw-la fama_fw-la est_fw-la primate_n regi_fw-la placing_z all_o france_n under_o the_o primate_n of_o lion_n or_o affirm_v it_o from_o tradition_n ut_fw-la fama_fw-la est_fw-la that_o it_o be_v wont_v ancient_o to_o be_v so_o place_v which_o be_v not_o well_o understand_v or_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o the_o learned_a jos_n scaliger_n in_o notit_fw-la galliae_fw-la p._n 8â—2_n when_o he_o affirm_v it_o nuperum_fw-la &_o novitium_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la beneficio_fw-la romani_fw-la pontificis_fw-la indultum_fw-la a_o privilege_n late_o grant_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o lion_n by_o the_o pope_n quod_fw-la primatem_fw-la sese_fw-la vocari_fw-la gaudeat_fw-la that_o he_o call_v himself_o primate_n which_o privilege_n if_o not_o title_n do_v so_o long_o since_o belong_v to_o irenaeus_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o diocese_n §_o 22._o i_o shall_v not_o need_n enlarge_v on_o this_o subject_n or_o set_v down_o the_o several_a primate_fw-la and_o dioceses_fw-la belong_v to_o they_o it_o be_v know_v in_o the_o ancient_a notitiae_fw-la of_o the_o church_n that_o beside_o the_o three_o patriarch_n of_o rome_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n to_o which_o title_n afterward_o constantinople_n and_o jerusalem_n be_v advance_v there_o be_v eleven_o primate_fw-la more_fw-it there_o be_v fourteen_o diocese_n or_o joint_a administration_n of_o many_o province_n for_o so_o the_o word_n ancient_o signify_v not_o in_o the_o modern_a sense_n of_o it_o one_o city_n and_o the_o territory_n the_o primate_fw-la power_n equal_v to_o that_o of_o the_o patriarch_n the_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o ordinary_a bishop_n for_o which_o they_o then_o use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seven_o in_o the_o east_n and_o the_o praefecture_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o six_o more_o in_o the_o west_n into_o which_o the_o whole_a empire_n be_v divide_v and_o though_o the_o patriarch_n have_v in_o counsel_n the_o praecedence_n or_o deference_n in_o respect_n of_o place_n either_o because_o these_o three_o city_n have_v the_o honour_n to_o disperse_v christianity_n in_o a_o most_o eminent_a manner_n to_o other_o city_n and_o nation_n or_o from_o the_o great_a dignity_n of_o the_o city_n themselves_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n chalced._n can_v penult_v rome_n be_v the_o seat_n and_o first_o city_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o thereupon_o thus_o dignify_v say_v the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o alexandria_n by_o by_o or._n 32._o ad_fw-la alexandrin_n see_v aristid_n or._n de_fw-fr rom._n laud._n dio_n chrysostome_n and_o other_o affirm_v to_o be_v the_o second_o and_o antioch_n the_o three_o say_v josephus_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o primate_fw-la be_v as_o great_a as_o of_o patriarch_n and_o the_o office_n the_o same_o see_v anacleâ—us_n epist_n ad_fw-la episc_n ital._n and_o gratian_n dist_n 99_o and_o many_o time_n in_o author_n the_o very_a title_n confound_v as_o appear_v by_o justinian_n who_o common_o give_v primate_fw-la the_o name_n of_o patriarch_n of_o the_o diocese_n and_o if_o it_o be_v now_o demand_v whether_o there_o be_v not_o ancient_o some_o summum_fw-la genus_fw-la some_o one_o supreme_a either_o of_o or_o over_o these_o patriarch_n i_o answer_v that_o if_o we_o respect_v order_n or_o priority_n of_o place_n again_o than_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v it_o among_o the_o patriarch_n as_o the_o patriarch_n among_o the_o primate_fw-la that_o city_n of_o rome_n be_v lady_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o empire_n but_o if_o we_o respect_v power_n and_o no_o power_n but_o of_o the_o prince_n above_o they_o or_o authority_n there_o be_v none_o ancient_o in_o the_o church_n over_o that_o of_o primate_fw-la and_o patriarch_n but_o only_o that_o of_o the_o emperor_n in_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n as_o of_o every_o sovereign_a prince_n in_o his_o dominion_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o ancient_a power_n and_o practice_n of_o congregate_a or_o convoke_v of_o counsel_n provincial_a by_o the_o metropolitan_a patriarchal_a by_o the_o patriarch_n or_o primate_n national_a by_o the_o prince_n for_o the_o first_o 1000_o year_n through_o the_o whole_a west_n and_o general_n by_o the_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socrat._v l._n 5._o prooem_n exit_fw-la superioribus_fw-la habetur_fw-la imperatores_fw-la sanctos_fw-la congregationes_fw-la synodales_n universalium_fw-la conciliorum_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la semper_fw-la â—â—cisse_fw-la ita_fw-la ego_fw-la perlustrans_fw-la gesta_fw-la omnium_fw-la universalium_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la octavum_fw-la inclusiuè_fw-la basiliitempore_o celebratum_fw-la verum_fw-la esse_fw-la râ—peri_fw-la cusan_a de_fw-fr concord_n cathol_n l._n 3._o c._n 16._o and_o c._n 13._o see_v s._n hierom_n in_o apol._n ad_fw-la ruffin_n l._n 2._o where_n speak_v of_o a_o pretend_a synod_n he_o add_v quis_fw-la imperator_fw-la hanc_fw-la synodum_fw-la jusserit_fw-la congregari_fw-la emperor_n when_o for_o the_o conserve_n the_o unity_n or_o take_v care_n for_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o church_n those_o last_o remedy_n appear_v seasonable_a but_o this_o of_o general_a counsel_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o such_o as_o the_o church_n be_v without_o they_o for_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n and_o be_v now_o moral_o impossible_a to_o be_v have_v we_o need_v not_o far_o to_o ascend_v to_o these_o but_o content_v ourselves_o with_o those_o stand_a power_n in_o the_o church_n the_o uppermost_a of_o which_o be_v archbishop_n primate_fw-la and_o patriarch_n to_o who_o the_o bishop_n themselves_o be_v in_o many_o thing_n appoint_v to_o be_v subject_n and_o this_o power_n and_o subjection_n define_v and_o assert_v by_o the_o ancient_a canon_n the_o primitive_a power_n of_o primate_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o most_o ancient_a even_a immemorial_n apostolical_a tradition_n and_o custom_n avouch_v for_o it_o as_o may_v appear_v council_n nicen._n 1._o can._n 4.6_o council_n antioch_n c._n 9.20_o council_n chalced._n c._n 19_o in_o the_o sixth_o nicene_n canon_n where_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o all_o egypt_n lybia_n and_o pentapolis_n be_v affirm_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n and_o order_n be_v take_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o privilege_n of_o eminency_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n of_o antioch_n and_o metropolitanes_n of_o all_o other_o province_n shall_v be_v conserve_v entire_a to_o they_o the_o introduction_n be_v make_v in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v the_o ancient_a custom_n be_v in_o force_n the_o very_a form_n which_o s._n ignatius_n use_v concern_v apostolical_a custom_n which_o be_v to_o be_v solicitous_o retain_v in_o the_o church_n and_o seem_v there_o particular_o to_o refer_v to_o those_o order_n which_o s._n mark_n have_v leave_v in_o egypt_n lybia_n and_o pentapolis_n subject_v all_o the_o bishop_n there_o to_o the_o patriarch_n by_o he_o constitute_v in_o alexandria_n §_o 23._o so_o in_o the_o 9_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n preside_v in_o the_o metropolis_n be_v appoint_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o undertake_v the_o
care_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n and_o all_o the_o inferior_a city_n and_o bishop_n in_o they_o and_o the_o bishop_n command_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v straight_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o ancient_a canon_n of_o the_o father_n which_o have_v continue_v in_o force_n from_o the_o first_o time_n also_o unto_o that_o council_n where_o if_o it_o be_v demand_v what_o be_v the_o importance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o conceive_v the_o word_n to_o be_v best_a explain_v by_o hesychius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o shall_v doubtless_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o canon_n to_o be_v agreeable_o to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o other_o canon_n that_o as_o any_o ordinary_a bishop_n have_v full_a power_n in_o his_o own_o church_n which_o he_o may_v in_o all_o thing_n wherein_o that_o alone_o be_v concern_v exercise_v independent_o from_o the_o command_n or_o direction_n of_o any_o so_o in_o any_o thing_n of_o a_o more_o foreign_a nature_n wherein_o any_o other_o church_n be_v concern_v equal_o with_o that_o and_o so_o fall_v not_o under_o the_o sole_a cognizance_n or_o judgement_n of_o either_o there_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o church_n be_v to_o do_v nothing_o without_o direction_n from_o the_o metropolitan_a and_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o that_o be_v all_o one_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o not_o bishop_n must_v do_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o belong_v particular_o to_o he_o ratione_fw-la officii_fw-la any_o thing_n that_o another_o be_v concern_v in_o as_o well_o as_o he_o without_o the_o metropolitan_a §_o 24._o act._n 15_o can._n 9_o so_o in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n the_o direction_n be_v give_v for_o appeal_n in_o this_o order_n from_o the_o bishop_n to_o the_o metropolitan_a from_o the_o metropolitan_a to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o primate_n of_o the_o diocese_n or_o province_n as_o where_o there_o be_v more_o metropolitanes_n then_o one_o as_o be_v show_v of_o ephesus_n in_o asia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ulp._n obser_n d._n de_fw-fr offic._n procons_n and_o elsewhere_o frequent_o there_o some_o one_o be_v primate_n or_o patriarch_n among_o they_o and_o to_o he_o lie_v the_o appeal_n in_o the_o last_o resort_n and_o from_o he_o to_o no_o other_o see_v justinian_n novel_a 123._o c._n 22._o and_o cod._n l._n 1._o tit_n 4._o leg_n 29._o who_o speak_v of_o this_o call_v it_o a_o ancient_a decree_n §_o 25._o that_o which_o we_o find_v in_o the_o eight_o canon_n of_o the_o great_a council_n of_o ephesus_n shall_v conclude_v this_o matter_n when_o upon_o some_o claim_n of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n for_o a_o interest_n in_o the_o ordain_v of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o cyprus_n the_o bishop_n of_o cyprus_n deny_v his_o claim_n and_o deduce_v their_o privilege_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o independence_n from_o any_o foreign_a bishop_n from_o the_o very_a apostle_n time_n a_o sanctis_fw-la apostolis_n say_v they_o nunquam_fw-la possunt_fw-la ostendere_fw-la quòd_fw-la adfuerit_fw-la antiochenus_fw-la &_o ordinaverit_fw-la vel_fw-la communicaverit_fw-la unquam_fw-la insulae_fw-la ordinationis_fw-la gratiam_fw-la neque_fw-la alius_fw-la quisquam_fw-la from_o the_o very_a apostle_n time_n they_o can_v never_o show_v that_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n or_o any_o other_o be_v present_a and_o ordain_v or_o be_v absent_a send_v the_o grace_n of_o ordination_n to_o this_o island_n but_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantia_n the_o metropolis_n of_o that_o island_n by_o name_n troilus_n sabinus_n and_o epiphanius_n and_o all_o the_o orthodox_n bishop_n from_o the_o apostle_n time_n ab_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o cypro_fw-la constituti_fw-la sunt_fw-la have_v be_v constitute_v and_o ordain_v by_o their_o own_o bishop_n of_o the_o island_n and_o according_o they_o require_v that_o they_o may_v continue_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n sicut_fw-la initio_fw-la à _fw-la temporibus_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la permansit_fw-la cypriorum_fw-la synodus_fw-la as_o they_o have_v do_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o very_a apostle_n still_o appeal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o ancient_a manner_n the_o ancient_a custom_n the_o privilege_n which_o from_o their_o first_o plantation_n they_o have_v enjoy_v and_o that_o from_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o and_o according_o that_o council_n condemn_v the_o pretention_n of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n as_o that_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o innovation_n against_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o order_n not_o only_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o cypriot_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o their_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v continue_v to_o enjoy_v their_o right_a inviolate_a according_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n but_o extend_v their_o sentence_n to_o all_o other_o diocese_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o shall_v be_v observe_v in_o all_o other_o diocese_n and_o province_n wheresoever_o that_o no_o bishop_n shall_v lay_v hold_n of_o another_o province_n which_o have_v not_o be_v former_o and_o from_o the_o begin_n under_o their_o or_o their_o ancestor_n power_n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o holy_a and_o ecumenical_a synod_n have_v decree_v that_o the_o privilege_n and_o right_n of_o every_o province_n shall_v be_v conserve_v pure_a and_o inviolate_a as_o they_o have_v enjoy_v they_o from_o the_o beginning_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n that_o have_v ancient_o be_v in_o force_n all_o deduce_v this_o power_n of_o primate_fw-la over_o their_o own_o bishop_n and_o together_o exclude_v all_o foreign_a pretender_n from_o the_o apostle_n and_o first_o planter_n of_o the_o church_n and_o require_v all_o to_o remain_v as_o they_o be_v first_o thus_o constitute_v wherein_o as_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n of_o useful_a observation_n which_o will_v be_v more_o fit_o appliable_a in_o the_o progress_n of_o this_o discourse_n so_o that_o which_o be_v alone_o pertinent_a to_o this_o place_n be_v only_o this_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o disobedience_n and_o irregularity_n and_o so_o a_o schism_n even_o in_o the_o bishop_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o metropolitanes_n and_o of_o the_o authority_n which_o they_o have_v by_o canon_n and_o primitive_a custom_n over_o they_o which_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v add_v to_o the_o several_a species_n of_o schism_n set_v down_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n chap._n iu._n the_o pretend_a evidence_n of_o the_o romanist_n against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n examine_v and_o first_o that_o from_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n supremacy_n by_o christ_n donation_n to_o s._n peter_n §_o 1._o the_o scene_n be_v thus_o prepare_v and_o the_o nature_n and_o sort_n of_o schism_n define_v and_o summary_o enumerate_v our_o method_n now_o lead_v we_o to_o inquire_v impartial_o what_o evidence_n be_v producible_a against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v think_v liable_a to_o this_o guilt_n of_o schism_n and_o these_o pretend_a evidence_n may_v be_v of_o several_a sort_n according_a to_o the_o several_a species_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o schism_n describe_v and_o acknowledge_v by_o we_o §_o 2._o the_o first_o charge_n against_o we_o our_o cast_v out_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n the_o first_o evidence_n that_o be_v offer_v against_o we_o be_v take_v from_o a_o presume_a supremacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o successor_n to_o s._n peter_n over_o all_o church_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o henry_n viii_o renounce_v and_o disclaim_v first_o by_o both_o university_n and_o most_o of_o the_o great_a and_o famous_a monastery_n of_o this_o kingdom_n in_o their_o negative_a answer_n and_o determination_n of_o this_o question_n a_o aliquid_fw-la authoritatis_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la pontifici_fw-la romano_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la competat_fw-la plusquam_fw-la alii_fw-la cviquam_fw-la episcopo_fw-la extero_fw-la whether_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n have_v of_o right_a any_o authority_n in_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n more_o than_o any_o other_o foreign_a bishop_n have_v and_o that_o determination_n of_o they_o testify_v under_o their_o hand_n and_o scale_n and_o after_o by_o act_n of_o convocation_n subscribe_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n and_o confirm_v by_o their_o corporal_a oath_n and_o at_o last_o the_o like_a impose_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 35_o hen._n viii_o c._n 1._o all_o this_o be_v look_v on_o and_o condemn_v as_o a_o act_n of_o schism_n in_o this_o church_n and_o nation_n in_o renounce_v that_o power_n of_o s._n peter_n successor_n place_v over_o all_o christian_n by_o christ_n §_o 3._o this_o objection_n against_o we_o consist_v of_o many_o branch_n every_o of_o which_o must_v be_v manifest_v or_o grant_v to_o have_v truth_n in_o it_o or_o else_o the_o objection_n will_v be_v of_o no_o
of_o the_o two_o sword_n or_o from_o thou_o be_v peter_n they_o have_v so_o little_a appearance_n of_o strength_n in_o they_o and_o have_v so_o often_o be_v answer_v by_o those_o of_o our_o persuasion_n that_o i_o can_v think_v it_o useful_a or_o seasonable_a to_o descend_v to_o any_o far_a survey_n of_o they_o his_o other_o pretension_n be_v at_o a_o end_n for_o the_o universal_a pastorship_n of_o the_o pope_n his_o successor_n who_o power_n and_o authority_n over_o all_o other_o bishop_n can_v far_o be_v extend_v upon_o this_o account_n of_o succession_n then_o s._n peter_n be_v over_o all_o other_o apostle_n the_o several_a bishop_n of_o the_o world_n hold_v from_o as_o succeed_a some_o apostle_n or_o other_o as_o certain_o as_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n can_v by_o any_o be_v suppose_v to_o succeed_v s._n pe-peter_n according_a to_o that_o of_o of_o de_fw-fr prescript_n c._n 32._o tertullian_n sicut_fw-la smyrnaeorum_n ecclesia_fw-la polycarpum_fw-la à _fw-la joanne_n collocatum_fw-la refert_fw-la sicut_fw-la romanorum_fw-la clementem_fw-la à _fw-la petro_n ordinatum_fw-la edit_fw-la perinde_v utique_fw-la &_o caeterae_fw-la exhibent_fw-la quos_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n in_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la constitutos_fw-la apostolici_fw-la seminis_fw-la traduce_v habent_fw-la as_o the_o record_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n deduce_v polycarp_n their_o bishop_n from_o s._n john_n and_o as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n relate_v that_o clement_n their_o bishop_n be_v ordain_v by_o s._n peter_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n show_v we_o the_o bishop_n which_o they_o have_v have_v constitute_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o who_o have_v bring_v down_o and_o derive_v the_o apostolic_a seed_n unto_o they_o §_o 2._o what_o therefore_o i_o shall_v now_o add_v in_o return_n to_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o argument_n concern_v the_o power_n of_o s._n peter_n successor_n as_o such_o will_v be_v perfect_o ex_fw-la abundanti_fw-la more_o 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s._n peter_n can_v be_v pretend_v to_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n s._n peter_n successor_n also_o nay_o whether_o the_o right_a of_o primogeniture_n be_v not_o so_o much_o more_o considerable_a on_o this_o side_n than_o any_o circumstance_n on_o the_o other_o side_n which_o can_v be_v offer_v to_o counterbalance_v it_o that_o he_o which_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o first_o seat_n antioch_n be_v if_o there_o be_v force_n in_o the_o argument_n of_o succession_n to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o strength_n partaker_n of_o more_o power_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o succession_n than_o he_o that_o afterward_o succeed_v he_o at_o rome_n §_o 3._o this_o we_o know_v that_o ancient_o there_o be_v three_o patriarchates_n and_o antioch_n be_v one_o of_o they_o as_o rome_n be_v another_o and_o though_o i_o who_o lay_v not_o that_o weight_n on_o the_o argument_n of_o succession_n from_o s._n peter_n be_o not_o engage_v to_o affirm_v that_o antioch_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o this_o be_v next_o to_o old_a rome_n shall_v in_o all_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n have_v the_o same_o dignity_n or_o greatness_n that_o old_a rome_n have_v where_o as_o the_o original_a of_o the_o dignity_n of_o that_o see_v be_v due_o set_v down_o and_o which_o be_v observable_a in_o the_o whole_a contest_v never_o so_o much_o as_o quarrel_v at_o by_o the_o legate_n viz._n the_o residence_n of_o the_o imperial_a majesty_n there_o a_o thing_n very_o remarkable_a in_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o dignity_n in_o the_o church_n that_o of_o patriarch_n primate_fw-la archbishop_n bishop_n which_o general_o observe_v their_o proportion_n with_o the_o civil_a state_n as_o have_v be_v show_v so_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o also_o no_o supremacy_n of_o power_n over_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o world_n for_o that_o monarchical_a power_n be_v not_o at_o once_o compatible_a to_o two_o equal_n or_o rival_n and_o withal_o the_o moveablenesse_n or_o 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our_o king_n have_v the_o same_o authority_n in_o their_o territory_n that_o the_o roman_a emperor_n have_v in_o the_o empire_n §_o 19_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o supreme_a power_n of_o king_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o this_o be_v clear_a not_o only_o from_o the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o king_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o cause_n even_o those_o of_o the_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o common_a direct_a an_o ruler_n of_o the_o church_n both_o in_o title_n and_o reality_n demetrii_n chomateni_n resp_n ad_fw-la const_n cab_n jur._n graec_fw-la rom_n l._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o church_n for_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v celebrate_v within_o it_o but_o for_o external_a thing_n i_o be_o constitute_v overseer_n or_o bishop_n by_o god_n say_v constantine_n the_o great_a in_o a_o assembly_n of_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o king_n and_o priest_n say_v leo_n isaurus_n to_o gregory_n the_o second_o nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la à _fw-la pontifice_fw-la reprehenditur_fw-la and_o be_v not_o for_o this_o reprehend_v by_o the_o pope_n see_v j._n c._n de_fw-fr lib._n eccl_n ap_fw-mi goldast_n monarch_n t._n 1._o p._n 686._o so_o socrates_n the_o historian_n of_o the_o emperor_n in_o general_a after_o their_o receive_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n depend_v on_o they_o in_o prooem_n l._n 5._o and_o by_o optatus_n l._n 2._o it_o be_v note_v and_o censure_v as_o a_o schismatical_a piece_n of_o language_n in_o the_o donatist_n quid_fw-la enim_fw-la imperatori_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la and_o all_o this_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o civil_a policy_n acknowledge_v by_o aristotle_n pol._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n have_v power_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o god_n and_o by_o diotogenes_n in_o sâ—obaeus_n that_o a_o perfect_a king_n ought_v to_o be_v both_o a_o good_a captain_n and_o a_o judge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yea_o and_o a_o priest_n also_o and_o according_o among_o the_o ancient_a roman_a regal_a law_n this_o be_v one_o sacrorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la potestas_fw-la sub_fw-la regibus_fw-la esto_fw-la let_v the_o power_n of_o all_o sacred_a thing_n be_v under_o the_o king_n and_o so_o in_o the_o practice_n caius_n caesar_n in_o suetonius_n c._n 13._o be_v both_o augur_n and_o summus_n pontifex_n galba_n tres_fw-la pontificatus_fw-la gerebat_fw-la ibid_fw-la gal._n c._n 8._o claudius_n be_v by_o josephus_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a highpriest_n and_o tacitus_n make_v it_o his_o observation_n deûm_fw-la nunc_fw-la munere_fw-la summum_fw-la pontificem_fw-la summum_fw-la hominum_fw-la esse_fw-la annal_n l._n 3._o the_o same_o appear_v among_o the_o jewish_a king_n in_o scripture_n david_n order_v the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n solomon_n consecrate_v the_o temple_n hezekiah_n 2_o chron_n 29._o 2_o kin_n 18._o and_o josiah_n 2_o kin_n 22._o order_v many_o thing_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o so_o s._n paul_n appeal_v from_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o chief_a priest_n to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o caesar_n see_v g_o de_fw-mi heimberg_n de_fw-mi usurp_v pap_n so_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a three_o book_n be_v make_v up_o of_o justinian_o i_o e._n the_o emperor_n constitution_n de_fw-fr episcopis_fw-la clericis_fw-la &_o sacris_fw-la concern_v bishop_n clergy_n man_n and_o sacred_a office_n and_o the_o canon_n of_o counsel_n have_v most_o be_v set_v out_o and_o receive_v their_o authority_n by_o the_o emperor_n and_o according_o in_o the_o theodosian_a code_n we_o shall_v find_v many_o of_o those_o which_o be_v now_o call_v papal_a decree_n church_n as_o well_o as_o civil_a as_o might_n be_v prove_v at_o large_a if_o here_o it_o be_v needful_a and_o can_v be_v reasonable_o so_o confine_v as_o not_o to_o belong_v to_o a_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n but_o peculiarly_a from_o that_o which_o have_v be_v already_o note_v and_o express_o order_v can._n 17._o of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n even_o now_o cite_v of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a division_n of_o province_n &c_n &c_n and_o ecclesiastical_a division_n of_o province_n follow_v the_o civil_a follow_v the_o civil_a for_o 1._o it_o be_v certain_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n to_o place_v his_o praetoria_n or_o court_n of_o assize_n where_o he_o please_v and_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o know_a original_n of_o metropoles_fw-la and_o division_n of_o province_n as_o strabo_n say_v geogr._n l._n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d province_n be_v various_o distribute_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o the_o roman_n divide_v they_o not_o by_o tribe_n or_o family_n but_o after_o another_o manner_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o city_n where_o they_o set_v up_o their_o court_n of_o assize_n and_o again_o it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a that_o as_o any_o new_a accident_n 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discourse_n and_o consequent_o must_v be_v debate_v upon_o other_o principle_n all_o variation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o point_n of_o doctrine_n if_o it_o shall_v as_o i_o believe_v it_o will_v never_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v unjust_a fall_v under_o the_o head_n of_o heresy_n not_o of_o schism_n and_o for_o act_n of_o sacrilege_n and_o the_o like_a impiety_n as_o certain_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o some_o other_o can_v be_v free_v from_o such_o they_o be_v by_o we_o as_o free_o charge_v upon_o the_o actor_n as_o by_o any_o romanist_n they_o can_v be_v but_o yet_o sacrilege_n be_v no_o more_o schism_n than_o it_o be_v adultery_n and_o the_o church_n on_o which_o one_o sin_n have_v be_v commit_v can_v be_v from_o thence_o prove_v to_o be_v guilty_a of_o every_o other_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o schism_n as_o that_o be_v a_o offence_n against_o mutual_a charity_n this_o divide_v into_o three_o species_n and_o the_o first_o here_o examine_v §_o 1._o but_o beside_o that_o first_o species_n of_o schism_n as_o it_o be_v a_o offence_n against_o the_o subordination_n which_o christ_n have_v by_o himself_o and_o his_o apostle_n settle_v in_o the_o church_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o which_o i_o have_v hitherto_o endeavour_v to_o vindicate_v our_o church_n another_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o as_o it_o signify_v a_o offence_n against_o the_o mutual_a unity_n and_o peace_n and_o charity_n which_o christ_n leave_v among_o his_o disciple_n and_o to_o that_o i_o must_v now_o proceed_v as_o far_o as_o the_o accusation_n of_o the_o romanist_n give_v we_o occasion_n to_o vindicate_v our_o innocence_n §_o 2._o three_o branch_n of_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o schism_n and_o for_o method_n sake_n this_o branch_n of_o schism_n may_v be_v subdivide_v into_o three_o species_n the_o first_o be_v a_o breach_n in_o the_o doctrine_n or_o tradition_n a_o departure_n from_o the_o