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A28225 Unity of priesthood necessary to the unity of communion in a church with some reflections on the Oxford manuscript and the preface annexed : also a collection of canons, part of the said manuscript, faithfully translated into English from the original, but concealed by Mr. Hody and his prefacer. Bisbie, Nathaniel, 1635-1695. 1692 (1692) Wing B2985; ESTC R31591 83,217 72

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they_o come_v possess_v that_o the_o authority_n to_o handle_v and_o define_v such_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o 113._o heyl._n q._n eliz._n p._n 113._o faith_n in_o the_o sacrament_n and_o discipline_n ecclesiastical_a have_v hitherto_o ever_o belong_v and_o only_o ought_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n who_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v place_v in_o the_o church_n and_o not_o unto_o lay-man_n no_o though_o in_o parliament_n as_o then_o they_o be_v assemble_v 3._o that_o the_o power_n whereby_o q._n mary_n act_v for_o dissolve_v the_o reformation_n and_o for_o the_o lay_v aside_o the_o bishop_n that_o assert_v it_o be_v a_o less_o authority_n than_o that_o by_o which_o at_o first_o it_o be_v establish_v for_o no_o soon_o be_v she_o come_v unto_o the_o crown_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o k._n edw._n vi_o but_o and_o before_o ever_o a_o 22._o heyl._n hist_o q._n marry_o p._n 22._o parliament_n be_v call_v she_o pure_o
because_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o this_o anonymous_a treatise_n now_o publish_v against_o we_o be_v write_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o schism_n the_o emperor_n theodosius_n lascaris_n the_o second_o son_n of_o theodorus_n ducas_n 3._o lib._n 3._o by_o irene_n daughter_n of_o theodorus_n lascaris_n the_o first_o die_v in_o the_o 36th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n leave_v john_n lascaris_n his_o son_n a_o minor_a of_o six_o year_n of_o age_n under_o the_o tutorship_n of_o muzalon_n and_o arsenius_n the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n but_o muzalon_n a_o man_n of_o inferior_a quality_n perceive_v he_o be_v envy_v by_o the_o noble_n and_o common_a people_n offer_v to_o resign_v his_o trust_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o noble_n convene_v for_o this_o purpose_n but_o they_o refuse_v to_o let_v he_o part_v with_o his_o trust_n and_o not_o long_o after_o with_o the_o whole_a army_n take_v a_o oath_n to_o he_o under_o the_o high_a imprecation_n to_o themselves_o and_o 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court_n and_o comply_v with_o every_o base_a usurper_n to_o get_v preferment_n and_o 〈◊〉_d every_o thing_n to_o his_o and_o their_o covetousness_n and_o ambition_n but_o their_o quarrel_n with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o church_n thus_o much_o i_o have_v think_v fit_a to_o say_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o baroccian_a manuscript_n of_o 〈◊〉_d i_o be_v bind_v to_o take_v some_o notice_n in_o behalf_n of_o my_o own_o book_n which_o be_v take_v out_o of_o best_a and_o pure_a antiquity_n that_o call_v for_o much_o more_o deference_n and_o veneration_n fro●_n than_o the_o thing_n collect_v by_o the_o author_n of_o that_o tract_n and_o if_o our_o new_a bishop_n hau●_n better_a authority_n than_o those_o they_o find_v in_o he_o to_o justify_v and_o support_v they_o the_o go●_n peace_n and_o unity_n be_v merciful_a unto_o they_o and_o give_v they_o grace_n to_o consider_v that_o number_n and_o str●●●_n can_v alter_v the_o primitive_a notion_n of_o schism_n nor_o change_v the_o sinful_a and_o direful_a nature_n thereo●_n september_n 29._o 1691._o finis_fw-la