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business_n wherefore_o shall_v it_o not_o permit_v two_o provincial_a synod_n to_o choose_v a_o three_o to_o judge_v of_o their_o difference_n the_o first_o and_o second_o cannon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o turin_n in_o the_o year_n 397_o be_v yet_o more_o positive_a in_o this_o matter_n xii_o the_o synod_n in_o each_o province_n shall_v represent_v the_o widow_n and_o child_n of_o minister_n which_o die_v in_o the_o service_n of_o their_o church_n to_o be_v support_v and_o maintain_v at_o the_o common_a charge_n of_o each_o province_n as_o necessity_n shall_v require_v and_o where_o the_o province_n shall_v be_v ingrateful_a the_o deputy_n thereof_o shall_v report_v it_o to_o the_o national_a synod_n to_o take_v care_n therein_o conformity_n this_o article_n be_v not_o only_o ground_v on_o christian_a charity_n but_o also_o on_o the_o acknowledgement_n which_o the_o church_n owe_v to_o minister_n dead_a in_o their_o service_n whereof_o they_o shall_v show_v the_o mark_n to_o their_o 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council_n certain_a fragment_n attribute_v to_o a_o council_n of_o sevil_n in_o spain_n assemble_v about_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n gregory_n the_o i._o in_o the_o x._o of_o which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v word_n for_o word_n the_o decree_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o arles_n which_o make_v i_o believe_v that_o burchardus_fw-la 521._o pag._n 521._o from_o who_o garsias_n have_v take_v this_o cannon_n be_v mistake_v when_o he_o attribute_v it_o to_o the_o council_n of_o sevil_n and_o i_o the_o rather_o believe_v it_o when_o i_o consider_v that_o the_o compilation_n of_o cannon_n make_v by_o this_o writer_n be_v full_a of_o this_o kind_n of_o mistake_n the_o four_o council_n of_o toledo_n assemble_v in_o the_o year_n 633_o do_v defend_v also_o in_o the_o four_o cannon_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o council_n until_o all_o thing_n be_v decide_v by_o the_o major_a vote_n and_o sign_v by_o all_o the_o bishop_n 583._o tom._n 4._o conc._n p._n 583._o the_o sixteenth_o of_o that_o of_o worm_n of_o 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the_o eight_o cannon_n where_o this_o power_n be_v grant_v to_o metropolitan_o say_v express_o that_o it_o be_v for_o their_o own_o surety_n that_o be_v to_o say_v for_o conservation_n of_o the_o right_n of_o their_o province_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o right_n of_o all_o the_o suffragan_n bishop_n see_v what_o shall_v be_v say_v on_o the_o ten_o article_n of_o the_o follow_a chapter_n fourteen_o the_o authority_n of_o provincial_a synod_n be_v inferior_a to_o that_o of_o national_a synod_n conformity_n there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n at_o all_o in_o this_o constitution_n especial_o after_o what_o we_o have_v observe_v on_o the_o ten_o article_n where_o i_o have_v prove_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o several_a cannon_n of_o constantinople_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o the_o african_a code_n that_o appeal_n be_v make_v from_o provincial_a synod_n to_o those_o of_o the_o whole_a diocese_n to_o which_o our_o national_a once_o at_o this_o time_n do_v agree_v xv._o colloques_fw-la and_o 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be_v believe_v in_o the_o church_n so_o it_o be_v practise_v by_o the_o universal_a council_n of_o constantinople_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a the_o same_o symbol_n be_v read_v in_o the_o first_o action_n of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o ephesus_n and_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n renew_v and_o confirm_v the_o symbol_n of_o nice_a and_o constantinople_n the_o copy_n whereof_o be_v produce_v and_o moreover_o approve_v all_o that_o be_v establish_v at_o ephesus_n against_o nestorius_n in_o the_o year_n 431._o as_o for_o read_v the_o canon_n which_o contain_v the_o discipline_n of_o those_o time_n it_o may_v plain_o be_v collect_v from_o the_o first_o cannon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n which_o appoint_v to_o observe_v all_o the_o cannon_n which_o have_v be_v former_o make_v 583._o tom._n 4._o conc_fw-fr pag._n 583._o and_o the_o four_o of_o the_o four_o of_o toledo_n anno_fw-la dom._n 633._o do_v formal_o command_v 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of_o our_o religion_n to_o establish_v what_o we_o do_v condemn_v and_o to_o destroy_v what_o we_o set_v up_o viii_o neither_o bishop_n nor_o official_o nor_o arch-deacon_n such_o as_o they_o be_v at_o present_a have_v by_o right_n any_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a nor_o civil_a nevertheless_o because_o believer_n be_v sometime_o constrain_v to_o appear_v before_o they_o to_o gain_v their_o right_n which_o otherwise_o be_v not_o to_o be_v obtain_v they_o may_v thither_o make_v their_o address_n be_v refer_v by_o the_o magistrate_n to_o who_o they_o be_v first_o to_o apply_v themselves_o conformity_n one_o may_v and_o ought_v also_o submit_v to_o all_o the_o jurisdiction_n establish_v in_o a_o country_n by_o consent_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o sovereign_n especial_o when_o one_o be_v appoint_v so_o to_o do_v by_o order_n of_o the_o magistrate_n under_o this_o condition_n nevertheless_o that_o the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v not_o thereby_o injure_v nor_o the_o conscience_n concern_v ix_o advocate_n that_o be_v believer_n ought_v not_o to_o plead_v on_o any_o account_n whatsoever_o before_o official_o but_o only_o in_o case_n for_o which_o one_o may_v prosecute_v their_o right_n before_o they_o according_a to_o the_o precedent_a article_n conformity_n this_o article_n depend_v of_o the_o former_a its_o needless_a to_o look_v for_o any_o other_o explication_n x._o it_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n unlawful_a in_o itself_o to_o exercise_v civil_a jurisdiction_n and_o procuration_n under_o ecclesiastical_a person_n which_o do_v not_o at_o all_o concern_v that_o which_o they_o call_v the_o spirituality_n conformity_n see_v it_o be_v permit_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n on_o certain_a occasion_n and_o in_o the_o manner_n above_o establish_v it_o may_v also_o be_v permit_v to_o exercise_n they_o xi_o believer_n may_v not_o obtain_v nor_o publish_v monitory_n nor_o excommunication_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n conformity_n the_o protestant_n not_o acknowledge_v the_o pope_n authority_n to_o be_v legitimate_a they_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o it_o direct_o nor_o indirect_o xii_o inasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a nor_o expedient_a to_o go_v hear_v the_o preacher_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o other_o that_o intrude_v themselves_o without_o be_v lawful_o call_v the_o flock_n shall_v be_v hinder_v by_o the_o minister_n from_o go_v thither_o and_o those_o that_o will_v go_v shall_v be_v summon_v before_o the_o consistory_n and_o sensure_v as_o the_o case_n shall_v require_v conformity_n it_o be_v above_o thirteen_o hundred_o year_n ago_o that_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n make_v this_o decree_n those_o which_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v not_o be_v permit_v to_o go_v to_o church_n yard_n nor_o to_o oratory_n of_o any_o heretic_n whatsoever_o either_o to_o pray_v or_o to_o obtain_v the_o heal_n of_o any_o sickness_n but_o the_o believer_n that_o have_v so_o do_v shall_v for_o a_o time_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o holy_a communion_n and_o upon_o confess_v and_o repent_v their_o fault_n shall_v afterward_o be_v restore_v again_o xiii_o lord_n gentleman_n and_o other_o shall_v be_v advertise_v not_o to_o entertain_v in_o their_o house_n scandalous_a and_o incorrigible_a person_n and_o especial_o if_o they_o suffer_v priest_n sing_v mass_n or_o discourse_v to_o debauch_v their_o servant_n or_o if_o they_o do_v anew_o take_v and_o receive_v such_o into_o their_o service_n conformity_n this_o establishment_n tend_v only_o to_o the_o purity_n of_o life_n and_o preservation_n of_o true_a religion_n which_o be_v thing_n to_o which_o every_o body_n ought_v diligent_o to_o apply_v themselves_o fourteen_o father_n and_o mother_n shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o take_v great_a care_n in_o teach_v and_o educate_v their_o child_n which_o be_v the_o seed_n and_o nursery_n of_o the_o church_n and_o those_o which_o send_v they_o to_o the_o school_n of_o priest_n friar_n jesuit_n and_o nun_n shall_v be_v prosecute_v by_o the_o severe_a church_n censure_v those_o also_o which_o put_v their_o child_n to_o be_v page_n or_o otherwise_o to_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n of_o the_o contrary_a religion_n shall_v be_v advise_v how_o they_o do_v so_o conformity_n this_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o principle_n the_o other_o do_v and_o be_v make_v by_o the_o same_o motive_n which_o be_v motive_n very_o reasonable_a and_o very_o conformable_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n xv._o those_o who_o have_v brother_n sister_n and_o other_o relation_n who_o have_v quit_v monastery_n to_o serve_v god_n with_o a_o pure_a and_o good_a conscience_n shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o assist_v they_o and_o to_o do_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o humanity_n and_o affinity_n conformity_n if_o christian_n be_v oblige_v and_o they_o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o ancient_a cannon_n to_o exercise_v towards_o all_o man_n work_n of_o charity_n of_o great_a reason_n shall_v they_o do_v they_o to_o their_o near_a friend_n and_o relation_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v reduce_v to_o necessity_n for_o serve_v god_n with_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o depart_v from_o a_o communion_n wherein_o they_o be_v full_o persuade_v they_o can_v not_o be_v save_v xvi_o minister_n nor_o any_o else_o in_o the_o church_n can_v print_v book_n make_v by_o themselves_o or_o other_o touch_v religion_n nor_o any_o way_n publish_v they_o without_o communicate_v they_o to_o the_o colloque_n or_o if_o need_v be_v to_o the_o provincial_a synod_n and_o if_o the_o matter_n require_v haste_n to_o the_o academy_n or_o to_o two_o pastor_n which_o shall_v be_v nominate_v by_o the_o synod_n and_o shall_v attest_v the_o examination_n by_o they_o make_v of_o the_o say_v write_n conformity_n this_o ordinance_n be_v very_o necessary_a to_o prevent_v all_o the_o evil_a consequence_n as_o may_v sometime_o ensue_v without_o the_o examination_n therein_o 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transform_v into_o comedy_n nor_o