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suppose_v that_o disposition_n which_o qualifi_v for_o pardon_v visible_a to_o the_o church_n and_o procure_v by_o those_o action_n which_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n injoyn_v all_o this_o i_o be_o content_a to_o refer_v to_o that_o common_a sense_n which_o be_v capable_a to_o understand_v these_o particular_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o say_v much_o of_o the_o novatian_o at_o rome_n and_o elsewhere_o the_o donatist_n in_o africa_n of_o the_o meletian_o in_o egypt_n have_v say_v this_o of_o the_o montanist_n all_o of_o they_o if_o we_o regard_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o separation_n which_o they_o make_v in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o church_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o branch_n of_o the_o same_o sect_n and_o forsake_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n for_o their_o part_n of_o that_o cause_n which_o engage_v montanus_n the_o novatian_o because_o they_o will_v not_o endure_v that_o those_o who_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o faith_n in_o the_o persecution_n of_o decius_n 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of_o several_a church_n begin_v to_o be_v both_o reduce_v into_o writing_n and_o also_o more_o express_o determine_v by_o the_o canon_n of_o several_a council_n great_a and_o less_o it_o be_v too_o vain_a to_o prove_v that_o by_o discourse_v which_o of_o itself_o be_v as_o evident_a as_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o there_o be_v such_o rule_v extant_a which_o in_o their_o time_n have_v the_o force_n of_o law_n to_o those_o part_n of_o the_o church_n for_o which_o they_o be_v respective_o make_v only_o i_o do_v observe_v the_o agreement_n that_o be_v find_v between_o the_o original_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o this_o point_n and_o that_o order_n which_o i_o have_v show_v you_o out_o of_o the_o apostle_n writing_n evidence_v that_o interpretation_n which_o i_o have_v give_v of_o they_o by_o that_o rule_n which_o common_a sense_n enforce_v that_o the_o meaning_n and_o intent_n of_o every_o law_n be_v to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o primitive_a practice_n of_o it_o for_o we_o see_v so_o much_o doubt_v make_v whether_o those_o three_o great_a crime_n of_o idolatry_n murder_n and_o adultery_n be_v to_o be_v reconcile_v by_o penance_n that_o be_v by_o the_o visible_a and_o outward_a demonstration_n of_o inward_a repentance_n to_o the_o church_n not_o only_o by_o montanus_n but_o partly_o by_o novatiann_n that_o that_o great_a church_n of_o antiochia_n remain_v doubtful_a a_o great_a while_n whether_o cornelius_n or_o novatian_o shall_v be_v acknowledge_v the_o true_a bishop_n of_o rome_n we_o see_v the_o eliberitane_n canon_n which_o be_v unquestionable_o make_v divers_a year_n before_o the_o council_n at_o nicaea_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v count_v as_o ancient_a as_o any_o that_o the_o church_n have_v exclude_v some_o branch_n of_o those_o sin_n from_o reconciliation_n with_o the_o church_n we_o see_v this_o vigour_n abate_v by_o the_o succeed_a discipline_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v indeed_o say_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n at_o this_o time_n that_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o heresy_n as_o without_o ground_n they_o call_v it_o of_o the_o montanist_n and_o novatian_n be_v this_o that_o acknowledge_v the_o church_n to_o have_v power_n to_o forgive_v less_o sin_n they_o the_o novatian_o deny_v it_o the_o power_n to_o forgive_v apostasy_n or_o idolatry_n to_o which_o the_o montanist_n add_v murder_n and_o adultery_n but_o i_o have_v show_v in_o my_o book_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 17-27_a that_o within_o the_o church_n also_o as_o well_o as_o among_o the_o montanist_n and_o novatian_n some_o of_o these_o sin_n be_v not_o admit_v to_o communion_n no_o not_o at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n and_o that_o there_o never_o be_v any_o opinion_n in_o the_o ancient_a church_n that_o the_o church_n have_v any_o power_n to_o forgive_v sin_n immediate_o but_o only_o by_o the_o medicine_n of_o penance_n which_o it_o injoyn_v i_o refer_v myself_o to_o that_o which_o here_o follow_v now_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o neither_o those_o part_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o the_o novatian_o do_v hold_v those_o sin_n desperate_a but_o exhort_v they_o to_o penance_n as_o their_o cure_n in_o god_n sight_n agree_v in_o not_o readmit_v they_o whither_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o discipline_n or_o for_o fear_v the_o church_n warrant_v their_o pardon_n who_o may_v prove_v not_o qualify_v for_o it_o shall_v become_v guilty_a of_o their_o sin_n according_a to_o s._n paul_n 1_o tim._n v._o 22._o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n nor_o partake_v in_o other_o man_n sin_n for_o s._n john_n and_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n have_v authorize_v the_o church_n to_o make_v difficulty_n of_o it_o though_o s._n paul_n have_v readmit_v a_o branch_n of_o one_o of_o they_o the_o incestuous_a person_n at_o corinth_n whether_o for_o the_o unity_n of_o that_o church_n then_o in_o danger_n to_o be_v divide_v upon_o that_o occasion_n or_o as_o reasonable_o satisfy_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o repentance_n but_o when_o the_o zeal_n of_o christianity_n decrease_v as_o the_o number_n of_o christian_n increase_v within_o and_o persecution_n without_o withdraw_v so_o many_o that_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n leave_v to_o preserve_v the_o body_n without_o abate_v this_o severity_n the_o number_n of_o apostate_n in_o some_o persecution_n be_v considerable_a to_o the_o number_n of_o christian_n we_o need_v seek_v no_o other_o reason_n why_o the_o montanist_n and_o novatian_n shall_v be_v schismatic_n not_o proper_o heretic_n than_o their_o separate_n from_o the_o church_n rather_o than_o condescend_v to_o that_o which_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n find_v requisite_a to_o be_v grant_v let_v we_o see_v what_o crime_n they_o be_v which_o the_o eliberitane_n canon_n that_o be_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o elvira_n in_o spain_n exclude_v from_o the_o communion_n even_o in_o case_n of_o death_n as_o if_o a_o man_n at_o age_n after_o baptism_n commit_v adultery_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o a_o idol_n cap._n i._o if_o a_o idol_n priest_n have_v be_v baptize_v shall_v sacrifice_v again_o ii_o if_o such_o a_o one_o after_o penance_n shall_v have_v commit_v adultery_n iii_o if_o a_o christian_a kill_v a_o man_n by_o witchcraft_n wherein_o there_o be_v idolatry_n vi_o if_o a_o christian_a commit_v adultery_n after_o penance_n vii_o if_o a_o woman_n leave_v her_o husband_n without_o cause_n marry_o another_o viii_o if_o a_o father_n or_o mother_n sell_v a_o child_n into_o the_o stew_n or_o a_o child_n itself_o xii_o if_o a_o profess_a virgin_n shall_v live_v in_o uncleanness_n xiii_o if_o a_o man_n marry_v his_o daughter_n to_o a_o idol_n priest_n xvii_o if_o a_o clergyman_n commit_v adultery_n xviii_o if_o he_o who_o be_v admit_v to_o communion_n upon_o adultery_n in_o danger_n of_o death_n shall_v commit_v adultery_n again_o xlvii_o if_o a_o woman_n kill_v the_o child_n which_o she_o have_v conceive_v of_o adultery_n
change_n which_o temporal_a power_n remain_v in_o the_o same_o hand_n be_v able_a to_o produce_v within_o its_o own_o dominion_n the_o consequence_n of_o which_o consideration_n will_v be_v this_o that_o where_o temporal_a power_n make_v such_o a_o change_n in_o the_o state_n of_o those_o city_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o church_n that_o the_o government_n and_o advancement_n of_o christianity_n either_o may_v proceed_v change_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n or_o can_v proceed_v otherwise_o there_o the_o church_n either_o may_v or_o aught_o to_o transfer_v the_o pre-eminences_a of_o church_n from_o city_n to_o city_n and_o therefore_o that_o where_o the_o case_n be_v otherwise_o the_o church_n be_v not_o bind_v upon_o every_o act_n of_o temporal_a power_n to_o proceed_v to_o any_o change_n if_o this_o seem_v obscure_a be_v thus_o general_o say_v let_v not_o the_o reader_n despair_n before_o we_o have_v do_v to_o find_v instance_n in_o thing_n that_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v not_o only_o to_o clear_v my_o meaning_n but_o also_o to_o evidence_n the_o reason_n upon_o which_o i_o proceed_v it_o be_v likewise_o easy_a for_o he_o that_o consider_v this_o supposition_n and_o the_o effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o it_o to_o see_v that_o it_o give_v no_o jurisdiction_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n much_o less_o to_o the_o head_n thereof_o in_o behalf_n of_o it_o over_o other_o church_n than_o those_o which_o resort_v immediate_o to_o it_o as_o every_o diocese_n be_v conclude_v by_o the_o mother_n church_n and_o every_o province_n by_o the_o synod_n of_o it_o much_o less_o the_o power_n of_o give_v law_n to_o the_o whole_a but_o by_o the_o act_n of_o those_o synod_n whereof_o the_o whole_a consist_v or_o of_o judge_a â—ny_n appeal_v that_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o it_o but_o it_o make_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o other_o head_n church_n the_o centre_n to_o which_o the_o cause_n that_o concern_v first_o the_o western_a church_n in_o particular_a than_o the_o whole_a be_v to_o resort_v that_o they_o may_v find_v issue_n and_o be_v decide_v by_o the_o consent_n and_o to_o the_o unity_n of_o all_o who_o they_o concern_v it_o be_v also_o easy_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o this_o eminence_n of_o the_o great_a church_n over_o their_o inferior_n which_o original_o be_v no_o further_o define_v and_o limit_v then_o the_o consequence_n of_o this_o ground_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o christendom_n require_v may_v lawful_o be_v define_v and_o limit_v further_o either_o by_o sâ—lent_a custom_n or_o by_o express_a law_n of_o the_o church_n consent_v at_o leaâ—â—â—â—â—ffect_n and_o practice_n which_o be_v the_o only_a real_a positive_a law_n that_o rule_v all_o society_n whereby_o new_a right_n and_o privilege_n may_v come_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o well_o as_o to_o other_o church_n which_o may_v also_o be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o whole_a in_o maintain_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n together_o with_o the_o common_a interest_n of_o christianity_n but_o i_o deny_v not_o on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o this_o power_n the_o beginning_n whereof_o be_v so_o necessary_a and_o just_a the_o intent_n so_o excellent_a by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o state_n of_o thing_n in_o it_o may_v be_v so_o inhanse_v that_o though_o it_o do_v provide_v for_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o it_o shall_v not_o provide_v for_o the_o interess_n of_o chistianity_n but_o of_o this_o and_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o in_o due_a time_n for_o the_o present_a the_o reason_n upon_o which_o my_o position_n the_o effect_n and_o consequence_n whereof_o i_o have_v hitherto_o set_v forth_o be_v ground_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o it_o in_o all_o proceed_n of_o the_o church_n record_v first_o in_o the_o scripture_n and_o afterward_o in_o church_n writer_n as_o they_o succeed_v those_o that_o i_o must_v here_o principal_o consider_v be_v the_o very_a same_o that_o i_o consider_v in_o the_o first_o book_n to_o make_v evidence_n of_o the_o be_v of_o the_o church_n in_o point_n of_o fact_n as_o a_o body_n out_o of_o which_o now_o the_o right_n which_o hold_v it_o together_o as_o the_o soul_n must_v appear_v add_v the_o consideration_n of_o such_o eminent_a passage_n in_o succeed_a time_n as_o may_v serve_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n i_o will_v not_o here_o repeat_v the_o mark_n of_o it_o which_o i_o have_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n ii_o for_o the_o dependence_n of_o church_n be_v part_n of_o this_o position_n as_o a_o ingredient_n without_o which_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v not_o attainable_a i_o will_v only_o add_v here_o the_o consideration_n of_o that_o which_o i_o allege_v in_o the_o first_o book_n out_o of_o s._n john_n last_o epistle_n 5-10_a some_o have_v think_v it_o so_o strange_a that_o diotrephes_n and_o his_o faction_n shall_v not_o acknowledge_v those_o that_o be_v recommend_v by_o s._n john_n a_o apostle_n that_o they_o have_v rather_o entitle_v the_o epistle_n to_o a_o successor_n of_o he_o in_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n who_o tomb_n s._n i_o see_v there_o beside_o s._n john_n the_o apostle_n who_o papias_n call_v john_n the_o elder_a as_o he_o be_v call_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o these_o two_o epistle_n hieron_n catal._n in_o johanne_n &_o papiâ_fw-la ens._n ecclesiast_fw-la hist_o ii_o 25._o but_o he_o that_o consider_v what_o s._n paul_n write_v to_o the_o corinthian_n of_o his_o adversary_n there_o will_v not_o marvel_n that_o s._n john_n shall_v find_v opposition_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o diotrephes_n aspire_v to_o the_o bishopric_n by_o band_v a_o faction_n against_o the_o jewish_a christian_n who_o it_o appear_v sufficient_o that_o s._n john_n cherish_v and_o therefore_o the_o mark_n here_o set_v upon_o diotrephes_n be_v not_o for_o introduce_v episcopacy_n as_o the_o presbyterian_o will_v have_v it_o but_o for_o disobey_v the_o superior_a church_n whereof_o s._n john_n be_v head_n to_o the_o endanger_n of_o unity_n in_o the_o whole_a for_o can_v diotrephes_n hope_v to_o make_v himself_o bishop_n in_o his_o own_o church_n when_o no_o body_n be_v bishop_n in_o any_o church_n beside_o or_o may_v not_o diotrephes_n hope_v to_o do_v it_o by_o head_v a_o party_n that_o disallow_v compliance_n with_o judaisme_n at_o that_o time_n if_o then_o the_o apostle_n provide_v not_o that_o the_o church_n shall_v continue_v always_o one_o if_o this_o unity_n be_v not_o always_o maintain_v by_o the_o dependence_n of_o church_n let_v this_o reproof_n have_v no_o effect_n in_o any_o succeed_a time_n of_o the_o church_n but_o if_o the_o eminence_n of_o s._n john_n church_n above_o the_o neighbour_n church_n in_o ensue_a age_n be_v a_o necessary_a ingredient_n to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o whole_a then_o be_v it_o acknowledge_v that_o s._n john_n successor_n may_v lay_v the_o blame_n of_o diotrephes_n his_o ambition_n upon_o any_o successor_n of_o his_o that_o shall_v follow_v it_o before_o i_o go_v any_o further_a i_o will_v here_o allege_v those_o father_n which_o do_v teach_v that_o our_o lord_n give_v s._n peter_n the_o key_n of_o his_o church_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o church_n and_o as_o the_o figure_n of_o it_o namely_o s._n cyprian_n pacianus_n s._n hierom_n s._n augustine_n and_o optatus_n who_o word_n i_o will_v not_o here_o write_v out_o to_o inflame_v the_o bulk_n of_o this_o book_n because_o you_o have_v they_o in_o the_o archbishop_n of_o spalleto_n de_fw-fr rep._n eccl._n 1_o vii_o 17-29_a viii_o 8._o 9_o add_v only_o to_o they_o s._n ambrose_n de_fw-fr dignitate_fw-la sacerdotali_fw-la cap._n 1._o affirm_v that_o in_o s._n peter_n the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v give_v to_o all_o priest_n and_o cap._n ii_o speak_v of_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n to_o s._n peter_n feed_v my_o sheep_n quas_fw-la oves_fw-la &_o quem_fw-la gregem_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la tunc_fw-la beatus_fw-la suscepit_fw-la petrus_n sed_fw-la &_o nobiscum_fw-la eas_fw-la suscepit_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la illo_fw-la eas_fw-la nos_fw-la suscepimus_fw-la omnes_fw-la which_o sheep_n and_o which_o flock_n not_o only_a s._n peter_n then_o undertake_v but_o also_o he_o with_o we_o and_o with_o he_o we_o all_o undertake_v they_o and_o venerable_a bede_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n tell_v the_o church_n haec_fw-la potestas_fw-la sanctae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la episcopis_fw-la specialiter_fw-la commissa_fw-la est_fw-la generaliter_fw-la vero_fw-la omni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la data_fw-la creditur_fw-la nam_fw-la quod_fw-la dominus_fw-la alibi_fw-la hanc_fw-la ligandi_fw-la solvendique_fw-la potestatem_fw-la petro_n tribuit_fw-la utique_fw-la in_o petro_n qui_fw-la typum_fw-la gerebat_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la omnibus_fw-la apostolis_n hoc_fw-la concessisse_fw-la non_fw-la dubitatur_fw-la the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n be_v commit_v especial_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n but_o be_v believe_v to_o 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brother_n satyrus_n as_o likewise_o gregory_n nazianzene_n for_o his_o brother_n caesarius_n who_o nevertheless_o they_o suppose_v to_o be_v in_o happiness_n their_o word_n you_o may_v see_v there_o p._n 188._o to_o which_o he_o that_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n may_v add_v all_o that_o blâ—ndel_n have_v collect_v in_o his_o second_o book_n of_o the_o sibyl_n cap._n xli_o of_o epitaph_n which_o pray_v for_o they_o who_o they_o describe_v in_o happiness_n for_o in_o short_a where_o there_o be_v hope_n that_o the_o decease_a be_v among_o god_n saint_n there_o be_v there_o doubt_v on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o he_o may_v have_v need_n of_o light_n and_o peace_n and_o refreshment_n and_o therefore_o the_o suppose_a dionysius_n eccl._n hierarch_n cap._n vii_o where_o he_o relate_v the_o custom_n of_o pray_v for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o dead_a relate_v the_o sing_n of_o psalm_n of_o thanksgiving_n at_o funeral_n and_o s._n austin_n tell_v how_o euodius_n 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