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A43806 The rites of the Christian church further defended in answer to the appeal of Dr. Wake : with a letter to Mr. Hill ... on the account of the Municipium ecclesiasticum, as also an answer / by Sam. Hill ... Hill, Samuel, 1648-1716.; N. N. 1698 (1698) Wing H2011; ESTC R5805 16,492 62

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thereof_o which_o do_v not_o condemn_v that_o act_n of_o the_o council_n pref_o to_o app._n p._n 19_o to_o which_o we_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v right_o represent_v for_o he_o set_v a_o rule_n absolute_a against_o the_o self-dissolution_n of_o synod_n without_o any_o reserve_v or_o exception_n which_o must_v then_o ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la condemn_v that_o procedure_n or_o conclusion_n of_o the_o council_n of_o ariminum_n relate_v immediate_o upon_o the_o rule_n and_o he_o bring_v moreover_o the_o emperor_n disgust_v at_o that_o dissolution_n as_o a_o affront_n a_o great_a affront_n put_v upon_o he_o and_o as_o a_o corroboration_n to_o his_o rule_n against_o that_o act_n of_o the_o council_n as_o also_o his_o suggestion_n that_o theodosius_n and_o valentinian_n take_v more_o care_n than_o to_o be_v so_o trick_v or_o affront_v by_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n 77._o ephesus_n p._n 77._o the_o same_o right_n he_o again_o assert_n to_o prince_n against_o self-dissolution_n of_o synod_n 78._o synod_n p._n 78._o and_o then_o final_o conclude_v 79._o conclude_v p._n 79._o it_o be_v therefore_o the_o duty_n of_o all_o synod_n as_o they_o be_v convene_v by_o the_o prince_n authority_n so_o to_o tarry_v till_o they_o have_v the_o same_o authority_n for_o their_o dissolution_n and_o if_o all_o this_o do_v not_o import_v a_o sense_n against_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o council_n of_o arminium_n we_o know_v not_o what_o can_v we_o be_v sure_o no_o man_n can_v think_v otherwise_o from_o the_o precedent_n and_o consequent_n in_o this_o relation_n but_o since_o he_o be_v now_o so_o candid_a as_o to_o suppose_v that_o these_o father_n have_v good_a reason_n for_o their_o unlicensed_a recess_n and_o so_o will_v not_o pretend_v at_o this_o distance_n and_o under_o so_o much_o ignorance_n of_o their_o motive_n to_o condemn_v they_o we_o mighty_o applaud_v this_o force_a ingenuity_n if_o such_o a_o virtue_n can_v be_v force_v but_o then_o withal_o we_o must_v engage_v he_o either_o total_o to_o expunge_v or_o else_o to_o qualify_v his_o rule_n herein_o with_o exception_n for_o extraordinary_a reason_n 3._o that_o p._n 166._o he_o be_v unjust_o charge_v with_o contradiction_n in_o argument_n from_o matter_n of_o fact_n see_v pref._n to_o app._n p._n xxj_o to_o which_o we_o answer_v negative_o the_o distinction_n of_o regularity_n of_o the_o more_o ancient_a age_n and_o the_o irregularity_n of_o the_o late_a age_n set_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o appeal_n not_o appear_v in_o the_o original_a book_n 296._o book_n p._n 295_o 296._o for_o he_o never_o use_v the_o method_n of_o prove_v imperial_a act_n regular_a by_o compare_v they_o with_o or_o justify_v they_o by_o any_o produce_v rule_n or_o principle_n but_o he_o only_o produce_v their_o act_n to_o assert_v their_o right_n now_o if_o such_o bare_a fact_n argue_v or_o legal_o presume_v right_o without_o any_o other_o apparent_a rule_n of_o right_n why_o shall_v not_o such_o fact_n public_o use_v in_o synod_n by_o the_o clergy_n without_o royal_a licence_n or_o rebuke_v or_o any_o rule_n to_o the_o contrary_a then_o apparent_a as_o there_o be_v none_o allege_v in_o the_o page_n above_o note_a be_v as_o good_a argument_n for_o the_o right_n of_o the_o liberty_n synodical_o use_v without_o exception_n now_o since_o the_o doctor_n set_v no_o rule_n against_o that_o liberty_n of_o synod_n in_o the_o above_o note_a page_n then_o it_o be_v too_o late_a to_o hale_v they_o in_o now_o so_o as_o to_o charge_v the_o remark_n make_v upon_o he_o herein_o for_o injurious_a and_o if_o a_o man_n compare_v pag._n 295._o with_o pag._n 112._o he_o will_v conclude_v that_o the_o letter_n to_o a_o convocation-man_n argue_v fair_o and_o strong_o for_o that_o right_n of_o liberty_n 58._o liberty_n letter_n to_o a_o conu._n m._n p._n 58._o except_o we_o can_v suppose_v that_o the_o king_n than_o have_v no_o better_a esteem_n of_o their_o synod_n than_o as_o a_o pack_n of_o dangerous_a villain_n who_o no_o law_n can_v restrain_v without_o guard_n and_o jailer_n over_o they_o which_o every_o one_o know_v be_v not_o the_o common_a apprehension_n against_o the_o clergy_n in_o those_o time_n 4._o that_o pag._n 167._o he_o be_v unjust_o tax_v for_o a_o absurd_a or_o contradictious_a relation_n of_o genstentines_n word_n pref._n to_o app._n pag._n xxj_o xxij_o to_o which_o we_o answer_v that_o here_o the_o doctor_n notorious_o forge_v word_n of_o remark_n that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o municipium_fw-la contrary_a to_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o the_o emperor_n intention_n for_o it_o be_v not_o remark_v from_o those_o his_o word_n that_o prince_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o affair_n of_o synod_n for_o the_o municipium_fw-la assort_v the_o contrary_a of_o constantine_n in_o right_a and_o fact_n but_o the_o remark_n be_v that_o this_o say_v be_v direct_o against_o that_o universal_a right_n and_o authority_n in_o synod_n ecclesiastical_a capitulate_v by_o we_o into_o nine_o aphorism_n give_v by_o the_o doctor_n to_o all_o prince_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o remark_n be_v immutable_o true_a and_o uncapable_a of_o impeachment_n 5._o that_o pag._n 168._o the_o remark_n of_o contradiction_n upon_o the_o say_v of_o socrates_n be_v injurious_a pref._n to_o app._n p._n xxij_o to_o which_o we_o answer_v that_o as_o the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o municipium_fw-la the_o charge_n be_v evident_o true_a and_o just_a and_o we_o desire_v our_o judge_n to_o view_v the_o column_n and_o to_o note_v first_o that_o the_o doctor_n leave_v out_o the_o word_n usual_o to_o represent_v the_o sense_n that_o no_o lesser_a council_n be_v call_v by_o emperor_n which_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o intention_n but_o only_o that_o lesser_a council_n common_o be_v not_o as_o appear_v also_o municip_n p._n 132._o and_o this_o be_v prove_v by_o we_o of_o four_o synod_n out_o of_o the_o doctor_n himself_o in_o the_o place_n complain_v of_o though_o the_o doctor_n pass_v it_o over_o in_o silence_n to_o beguile_v his_o reader_n 6._o that_o pag._n 169._o he_o be_v injurious_o charge_v with_o contradiction_n in_o assert_v the_o right_n of_o godly_a prince_n in_o conven_a synod_n and_o yet_o assert_v the_o church_n right_o herein_o under_o ill_a one_o pref._n to_o app._n p._n xxij_o twenty-three_o to_o which_o we_o answer_v that_o the_o contradiction_n in_o the_o column_n appear_v undeniable_a there_o be_v no_o distinction_n in_o his_o word_n between_o good_a and_o evil_a prince_n that_o provide_v for_o or_o neglect_v the_o church_n and_o for_o confirmation_n hereof_o we_o refer_v also_o to_o the_o follow_a remark_n in_o which_o lie_v the_o most_o convictive_a force_n and_o evidence_n of_o the_o charge_n to_o conclude_v therefore_o all_o possible_a pretensible_a matter_n of_o appeal_n as_o to_o his_o principle_n against_o the_o church_n divine_a right_n of_o synod_n and_o for_o his_o unlimited_a domination_n of_o all_o prince_n in_o ecclesiastical_n he_o have_v not_o offer_v one_o word_n in_o 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