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right_n he_o have_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v still_o as_o patriarch_n when_o he_o be_v once_o depose_v for_o say_v he_o s._n chrysostom_n advise_v and_o charge_v the_o bishop_n his_o friend_n more_o than_o once_o that_o as_o they_o love_v christ_n none_o of_o they_o shall_v leave_v his_o church_n upon_o his_o account_n that_o they_o must_v keep_v communion_n with_o his_o deposer_n and_o not_o rend_v and_o divide_v the_o church_n and_o he_o enjoin_v some_o devout_a woman_n that_o attend_v there_o that_o as_o they_o hope_v to_o obtain_v mercy_n from_o god_n they_o shall_v pay_v the_o same_o service_n and_o good_a will_n to_o his_o successor_n by_o a_o fair_a election_n that_o they_o have_v do_v to_o himself_o for_o the_o church_n can_v not_o be_v without_o a_o bishop_n but_o this_o notwithstanding_o upon_o examination_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o s._n chrysostom_n be_v clear_o of_o another_o mind_n than_o he_o be_v here_o represent_v to_o be_v of_o and_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o his_o case_n which_o will_v in_o the_o least_o favour_n this_o author_n doctrine_n i_o have_v already_o observe_v how_o much_o contrary_a s_n chrysostom_n act_v to_o these_o principle_n in_o the_o case_n of_o meletius_n and_o i_o shall_v now_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o be_v evident_o against_o they_o in_o his_o own_o the_o account_n palladius_n give_v we_o be_v â—â—_o palâ—aâ—vit_fw-la châ—â—â—_n p._n â—â—_o this_o s._n chrysostâ—m_n before_o his_o first_o banishment_n when_o he_o perceive_v what_o violent_a method_n his_o adversary_n will_v take_v speak_v to_o the_o forty_o bishop_n who_o be_v meet_v with_o he_o that_o as_o they_o love_v christ_n none_o of_o they_o will_v leave_v his_o church_n upon_o his_o account_n for_o say_v he_o i_o be_o nâ—w_o ready_a to_o be_v offer_v and_o the_o time_n of_o my_o departure_n be_v at_o hand_n in_o s._n paul_n be_v word_n i_o shall_v undergo_v many_o suffering_n i_o see_v and_o so_o depart_v this_o life_n and_o afterward_o to_o i_o to_o live_v be_v christ_n and_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v and_o be_o i_o better_a than_o the_o patriarch_n 68_o ib._n p._n 68_o than_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v immortal_a from_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o be_v very_o apprehensive_a that_o his_o enemy_n have_v a_o design_n upon_o his_o life_n and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o live_v much_o long_o 68_o long_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n pallad_n pâ—g_v 68_o for_o it_o be_v common_o report_v that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v behead_v at_o this_o one_o of_o they_o express_v how_o much_o they_o be_v trouble_v for_o the_o desolation_n and_o confusion_n that_o will_v befall_v the_o church_n when_o wicked_a man_n shall_v usurp_v the_o government_n of_o it_o upon_o which_o he_o again_o exhort_v they_o not_o to_o forsake_v their_o church_n for_o say_v he_o preach_v do_v not_o begin_v with_o i_o nor_o 69._o ib._n p._n 69._o will_v it_o end_v with_o i_o do_v not_o moses_n die_v and_o be_v not_o joshua_n appoint_v to_o succeed_v he_o do_v not_o samuel_n die_v and_o be_v not_o david_n anoint_v jeremiah_n depart_v this_o life_n but_o do_v he_o not_o leave_v baruch_n behind_o elijah_n be_v take_v up_o into_o heaven_n but_o then_o do_v not_o elisha_n prophecy_n s._n paul_n be_v behead_v but_o do_v he_o not_o leave_v timothy_n titus_n apollo_n and_o innumerable_a other_o behind_o he_o when_o he_o have_v say_v this_o â—ulysius_fw-la bishop_n of_o apamea_n in_o bythinia_n put_v he_o in_o mind_n that_o if_o they_o retain_v their_o church_n they_o must_v be_v force_v to_o communicate_v and_o to_o subscribe_v to_o the_o depose_v he_o to_o which_o s._n chrysostom_n answer_v that_o he_o will_v have_v they_o hold_v communion_n to_o prevent_v a_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o subscribe_v for_o
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the_o synod_n which_o be_v call_v to_o depose_v he_o till_o they_o shall_v repent_v of_o it_o and_o restore_v he_o all_o that_o he_o say_v concern_v anthimus_n 9_o pag._n 9_o sergius_n and_o other_o who_o ordination_n though_o they_o be_v heretic_n be_v allow_v of_o as_o valid_a needs_o no_o answer_n enough_o have_v be_v already_o say_v on_o that_o point_n in_o the_o case_n of_o meletius_n callinicus_n he_o acquaint_v we_o after_o he_o 10._o pag._n 10._o be_v depose_v by_o justinian_n rhinotmetus_n do_v not_o depart_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o cyrus_n who_o be_v appoint_v his_o successor_n he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v say_v that_o callinicus_n see_v and_o converse_v with_o cyrus_n after_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o eye_n when_o he_o be_v as_o far_o from_o he_o as_o rome_n be_v from_o constantinople_n for_o this_o have_v 28._o cedren_n p._n 446._o theophan_v p._n 313._o niceph._n constantinop_n p._n 28._o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o way_n of_o
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dispossess_v must_v give_v way_n to_o the_o intruder_n for_o peace_n sake_n but_o we_o must_v of_o necessity_n understand_v this_o precept_n and_o admonition_n in_o some_o such_o qualify_a sense_n as_o we_o do_v those_o command_n of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o whosoever_o shall_v 40._o mat._n 5._o 39_o 40._o smite_v thou_o on_o the_o right_a cheek_n turn_v to_o he_o the_o other_o also_o and_o if_o any_o man_n will_v sue_v thou_o at_o the_o law_n and_o take_v away_o thy_o coat_n let_v he_o have_v thy_o cloak_n also_o for_o to_o oblige_v all_o honest_a man_n to_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v abuse_v and_o to_o give_v up_o their_o right_n of_o any_o kind_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o peace_n and_o quietness_n will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o procure_v peace_n that_o it_o will_v be_v the_o ready_a and_o most_o effectual_a way_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o confusion_n in_o the_o world_n so_o that_o the_o utmost_a that_o this_o quotation_n from_o st._n clement_n can_v amount_v 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will_v have_v be_v suffer_v by_o the_o people_n of_o antioch_n to_o be_v confecrate_v and_o reside_v there_o as_o their_o bishop_n if_o he_o have_v be_v still_o live_v without_o their_o divide_v into_o party_n about_o it_o since_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o orthodox_n from_o their_o great_a zeal_n and_o affection_n for_o he_o be_v denominate_v eustathian_n and_o if_o eustathius_n have_v survive_v his_o banishment_n there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o both_o meletius_n and_o paulinus_n will_v have_v resign_v the_o see_v to_o he_o at_o his_o return_n for_o meletius_n be_v put_v into_o that_o see_v at_o the_o earnest_a desire_n of_o the_o orthodox_n bishop_n after_o the_o banishment_n of_o eustathius_n and_o he_o who_o be_v so_o condescend_v to_o paulinus_n will_v have_v yield_v much_o more_o to_o eustathius_n himself_o for_o all_o the_o pretence_n that_o paulinus_n can_v have_v be_v to_o be_v bishop_n over_o a_o party_n of_o man_n who_o for_o the_o great_a veneration_n they_o have_v 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will_v be_v apt_a to_o make_v man_n suspect_v that_o malela_n himself_o be_v worse_o in_o the_o print_n than_o in_o the_o manuscript_n and_o this_o be_v all_o that_o i_o shall_v say_v and_o i_o think_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v say_v of_o a_o book_n which_o instead_o of_o be_v send_v into_o the_o world_n with_o so_o much_o ostentation_n and_o triumph_n will_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o a_o public_a censure_n at_o any_o other_o time_n but_o this_o since_o the_o reformation_n except_v only_o that_o interval_n when_o we_o have_v all_o our_o bishop_n depose_v at_o once_o and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o maintain_v a_o cause_n by_o such_o argument_n and_o such_o authority_n as_o be_v both_o notorious_o false_a and_o of_o so_o pernicious_a consequence_n that_o they_o will_v have_v be_v suffer_v at_o no_o other_o time_n and_o any_o other_o cause_o will_v have_v be_v ashamed_a of_o they_o and_o then_o to_o be_v force_v too_o upon_o such_o art_n as_o may_v be_v very_o necessary_a in_o a_o ill_a cause_n but_o will_v never_o sure_o be_v use_v in_o a_o good_a one_o be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o confession_n of_o the_o badness_n of_o a_o cause_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o defence_n that_o it_o be_v a_o evident_a sign_n that_o it_o can_v be_v defend_v the_o canon_n in_o the_o baroccian_a manuscript_n omit_v by_o mr._n hody_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o xxxi_o canon_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n by_o a_o mistake_n for_o the_o xxxii_o if_o any_o presbyter_n contemn_v 32._o can._n ap._n 32._o his_o own_o bishop_n shall_v hold_v a_o separate_a meeting_n and_o erect_v a_o opposite_a altar_n have_v nothing_o wherewith_o to_o charge_v the_o bishop_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n of_o or_o faith_n piety_n and_o justice_n let_v he_o be_v depose_v as_o a_o ambitious_a affector_n of_o government_n for_o he_o be_v a_o usurper_n in_o like_a manner_n as_o many_o of_o the_o clergy_n that_o shall_v join_v with_o he_o shall_v be_v depose_v and_o the_o laic_n excommunicate_v but_o all_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v do_v after_o the_o first_o the_o second_o and_o three_o admonition_n of_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vi_o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o gangra_n if_o any_o man_n hold_v a_o private_a meeting_n 6._o synod_n gangr_n can._n 6._o out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o despise_v the_o church_n shall_v presume_v to_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o the_o church_n it_o church_n note_v that_o in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o print_a canon_n have_v it_o the_o officiate_a presbyter_n not_o be_v thereunto_o license_v by_o the_o bishop_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o v._o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o antioch_n if_o any_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n despise_v 5._o syn._n antioch_n can._n 5._o his_o own_o bishop_n have_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o church_n and_o set_v up_o a_o altar_n in_o a_o private_a meeting_n and_o shall_v disobey_v the_o admonition_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v by_o he_o nor_o submit_v to_o he_o exhort_v he_o again_o and_o again_o he_o be_v absolute_o to_o be_v depose_v and_o ought_v no_o long_o to_o be_v treat_v as_o a_o curable_a person_n neither_o as_o one_o who_o can_v retain_v his_o honour_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v persevere_v to_o make_v tumult_n and_o disturbance_n in_o the_o church_n he_o be_v to_o be_v turn_v over_o as_o a_o seditious_a person_n to_o the_o secular_a power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o xv._o canon_n of_o the_o same_o synod_n if_o any_o bishop_n accuse_v of_o any_o crime_n 15._o eiusd_v synodi_fw-la can._n 15._o be_v condemn_v by_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n who_o have_v all_o with_o one_o accord_n denounce_v the_o same_o sentence_n against_o he_o such_o a_o one_o by_o no_o mean_n ought_v to_o be_v judge_v again_o by_o other_o but_o the_o concordant_a sentence_n of_o the_o provincial_a bishop_n ought_v to_o remain_v firm_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o x._o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o carthage_n if_o any_o presbyter_n be_v puff_v up_o 10._o syn._n carth._n can._n 10._o against_o his_o own_o bishop_n shall_v make_v a_o schism_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o xiii_o can._n of_o the_o syn._n of_o constantinople_n call_v the_o one_a and_o 2_o d._n synod_n the_o devil_n have_v sow_o the_o seed_n 1â—_n iâ—_n 〈…〉_o caâ—_n 1â—_n of_o heretical_a tare_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o see_v they_o cut_v up_o by_o the_o root_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n have_v betake_v himself_o to_o a_o new_a way_n and_o method_n viz_o to_o divide_v the_o church_n by_o the_o madness_n of_o shismaticks_n but_o the_o holy_a synod_n be_v also_o willing_a to_o obviate_v this_o stratagem_n of_o he_o have_v decree_v as_o follow_v if_o any_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o accuse_v his_o own_o bishop_n of_o any_o crime_n shall_v presume_v to_o withdraw_v from_o his_o communion_n and_o not_o mention_v his_o name_n in_o the_o holy_a prayer_n of_o the_o liturgy_n according_a to_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o synodical_a judgement_n and_o trial_n such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v depose_v and_o deprive_v of_o all_o sacerdotal_a honour_n for_o he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o order_n of_o a_o priest_n and_o shall_v usurp_v the_o power_n of_o judge_v belong_v to_o the_o metropolitan_o and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v shall_v condemn_v his_o own_o father_n and_o bishop_n before_o sentence_n pronounce_v by_o they_o he_o be_v worthy_a neither_o of_o the_o honour_n nor_o appellation_n of_o a_o presbyter_n and_o those_o who_o be_v follower_n of_o such_o a_o one_o if_o they_o be_v in_o holy_a order_n even_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v degrade_v from_o his_o proper_a honour_n but_o if_o they_o be_v monk_n or_o laic_n they_o shall_v by_o all_o mean_n be_v excommunicate_v from_o the_o church_n until_o abhor_v the_o conversation_n of_o schismatic_n they_o shall_v return_v unto_o their_o proper_a bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fourteen_o canon_n of_o the_o same_o synod_n if_o any_o bishop_n pretend_v a_o accusation_n 14._o 〈◊〉_d synodi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 14._o against_o his_o metropolitan_a 〈◊〉_d metropolitan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o synodical_a judgement_n shall_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o communion_n with_o he_o and_o shall_v not_o recite_v his_o name_n according_a to_o custom_n in_o divine_a service_n the_o holy_a synod_n have_v decree_v that_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v depose_v if_o after_o private_a conviction_n private_a or_o conviction_n admonition_n he_o shall_v depart_v from_o his_o own_o metropolitan_a and_o make_v a_o schism_n for_o it_o behoove_v every_o one_o to_o know_v his_o own_o proper_a bound_n and_o that_o neither_o the_o presbyter_n despise_v his_o own_o proper_a bishop_n nor_o the_o bishop_n his_o own_o metropolitan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o xv._o canon_n of_o the_o same_o synod_n these_o decree_n concern_v presbyter_n 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d synodi_fw-la 〈…〉_o bishop_n and_o metropolitan_o agree_v also_o to_o patriarch_n so_o that_o if_o any_o bishop_n or_o metropolitan_a shall_v presume_v to_o depart_v from_o communion_n with_o his_o own_o patriarch_n and_o shall_v not_o mention_v his_o name_n in_o the_o divine_a office_n as_o be_v decree_v and_o order_v but_o shall_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o separation_n *_o before_o synodical_a conviction_n and_o final_a condemnation_n of_o he_o the_o holy_a synod_n have_v decree_v that_o such_o a_o one_o be_v absolute_o depose_v from_o all_o sacred_a order_n if_o he_o offend_v in_o this_o kind_n after_o private_a conviction_n private_a or_o conviction_n admonition_n and_o these_o thing_n be_v decree_v and_o enact_v concern_v those_o who_o under_o pretence_n of_o any_o accusation_n revolt_v from_o their_o own_o superior_n and_o make_v a_o schism_n canon_n schism_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o print_a canon_n and_o break_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n but_o if_o any_o shall_v separate_v themselves_o from_o communion_n with_o their_o superior_a for_o any_o heresy_n condemn_v by_o the_o holy_a synod_n and_o father_n he_o public_o preach_v the_o same_o heresy_n to_o the_o people_n and_o teach_v it_o bare-faced_n in_o the_o church_n such_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v free_a from_o canonical_a censure_n for_o separate_a themselves_o from_o communion_n with_o the_o bishop_n so_o call_v 〈◊〉_d call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o synodical_a condemnation_n but_o they_o shall_v be_v think_v worthy_a of_o the_o honour_n that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o orthodox_n because_o they_o have_v not_o condemn_v a_o bishop_n but_o a_o false_a bishop_n and_o a_o false_a teacher_n and_o have_v not_o divide_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n by_o schism_n but_o have_v studious_o endeavour_v to_o preserve_v the_o church_n from_o schism_n and_o division_n finis_fw-la