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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conc._n tom._n 8._o col_fw-fr 1360._o so_o that_o this_o council_n of_o nice_a be_v receive_v neither_o in_o the_o east_n nor_o in_o the_o west_n during_o one_o century_n after_o it_o be_v hold_v nay_o it_o have_v be_v late_o show_v that_o till_o the_o fifteen_o century_n the_o veneration_n of_o image_n be_v reject_v by_o the_o most_o eminent_a person_n of_o the_o western_a church_n 6._o church_n fallibility_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n demonstrate_v from_o the_o second_o council_n of_o nice_a c._n 4._o sess_v 6._o afterward_o image_n and_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a have_v a_o bless_a time_n of_o it_o and_o the_o people_n grow_v fond_a of_o these_o which_o they_o call_v laymens_n book_n when_o their_o priest_n can_v scarce_o read_v any_o other_o and_o though_o it_o may_v well_o be_v expect_v that_o the_o extravagance_n of_o this_o dotage_n shall_v be_v much_o abate_v since_o the_o reformation_n especial_o in_o france_n where_o popery_n be_v new_o model_v and_o refine_v to_o that_o degree_n yet_o even_o there_o sober_a man_n complain_v and_o lament_v but_o can_v remedy_v the_o excess_n of_o it_o in_o our_o day_n 11._o day_n mabil_n ib._n p._n 28._o &_o rich_a hist_o gen._n conc._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o edition_n 11._o 13._o the_o eight_o gen._n council_n or_o the_o four_o c._n of_o c._n p._n an._n dccclxx_o the_o date_n of_o these_o 3_o council_n be_v according_a to_o labbe_n edition_n vii_o 1._o there_o be_v no_o few_o than_o four_o council_n which_o lay_v claim_v to_o the_o title_n of_o the_o eight_o general_n council_n and_o the_o pope_n be_v present_a either_o in_o person_n or_o by_o his_o legate_n in_o they_o all_o three_o of_o these_o be_v hold_v at_o c._n p._n the_o first_o dccclxi_o in_o which_o ignatius_n patriarch_n of_o c._n p._n be_v depose_v the_o next_o dccclxx_o in_o which_o he_o be_v restore_v and_o photius_n depose_v the_o three_o dccclxxix_o when_o after_o the_o death_n of_o ignatius_n photius_n be_v again_o place_v in_o that_o see._n the_o four_o viii_o four_o vid._n not._n ad_fw-la conc._n c.p._n iu._n col_fw-fr 1491._o conc._n vol._n viii_o which_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o eight_o general_n council_n be_v that_o of_o florence_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v forbear_v to_o speak_v till_o we_o come_v to_o it_o in_o order_n 2._o the_o council_n of_o c._n p._n which_o condemn_v photius_n be_v esteem_v the_o eight_o general_n council_n by_o the_o latin_n general_o and_o that_o which_o restore_v he_o by_o the_o greek_n by_o zonaras_n balsamon_n psellus_n nilus_n etc._n etc._n marcus_n ephesinus_n principio_fw-la ephesinus_n sess_n vi_o in_o principio_fw-la in_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n maintain_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a greek_a church_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d marc._n ephes_n in_o conc._n flor._n sesse_n 6._o col_fw-fr 87._o conc._n vol._n 13._o that_o the_o council_n of_o c._n p._n which_o restore_v photius_n have_v null_v the_o council_n which_o the_o latin_n 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marcus_n ephesinus_n know_v very_o little_a of_o the_o matter_n for_o he_o pretend_v to_o speak_v only_o upon_o probability_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o say_v that_o this_o do_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n seem_v probable_a he_o object_n that_o the_o pope_n nor_o his_o legate_n do_v not_o preside_v in_o photius_n council_n as_o if_o the_o greek_n have_v ever_o think_v that_o necessary_a he_o make_v no_o exception_n against_o any_o particular_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o synod_n as_o not_o authentic_a but_o will_v prove_v in_o general_a that_o there_o never_o be_v such_o a_o synod_n because_o the_o pope_n nor_o his_o legate_n do_v not_o preside_v in_o it_o 127._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ib._n col_fw-fr 127._o for_o if_o they_o have_v argue_v he_o there_o will_v have_v be_v some_o remembrance_n of_o that_o synod_n in_o the_o latin_a church_n whereas_o the_o epistle_n and_o commonitorium_fw-la of_o john_n the_o eight_o show_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o synod_n and_o that_o his_o legate_n do_v preside_v in_o it_o and_o baronius_n prove_v that_o his_o legate_n for_o their_o compliance_n be_v excommunicate_v at_o their_o return_n to_o rome_n 3._o nor_o be_v it_o a_o pretence_n of_o the_o greek_n only_o that_o this_o style_v the_o four_o council_n of_o c.p._n wherein_o photius_n be_v condemn_v be_v vacate_v but_o the_o epistle_n of_o pope_n john_n the_o eight_o to_o this_o very_a purpose_n be_v cite_v by_o ivo_n carnutensis_fw-la 77._o carnutensis_fw-la parti_fw-la 4._o cap._n 76_o 77._o in_o his_o collection_n of_o decree_n the_o constantinopolitan_a synod_n which_o be_v make_v against_o photius_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v delemus_fw-la constantinopolitanam_fw-la synodum_fw-la eam_fw-la quae_fw-la contra_fw-la photium_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la recipiendam_fw-la joannes_n viii_o patriarchae_fw-la photino_fw-la illam_fw-la quae_fw-la contra_fw-la photium_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la constantinopolitanam_fw-la synodum_fw-la irritam_fw-la fecimus_fw-la &_o omnino_fw-la delevimus_fw-la tum_fw-la propter_fw-la alia_fw-la tum_fw-la quoniam_fw-la adrianus_n papa_n non_fw-la subscripsit_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la de_fw-fr eodem_fw-la joannes_n apocrisiariis_fw-la suis_fw-la dicetis_fw-la quod_fw-la illas_fw-la synodos_fw-la quae_fw-la contra_fw-la phorium_n sub_fw-la adriano_n papa_n romae_fw-la vel_fw-la constantinopoli_fw-it sunt_fw-la facta_fw-la cassamus_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr numero_fw-la sanctarum_fw-la synodorum_n delemus_fw-la john_n the_o eight_o to_o photinus_n the_o patriarch_n we_o have_v vacate_v and_o entire_o abolish_v the_o constantinopolitan_a synod_n which_o be_v make_v against_o photius_n as_o well_o for_o other_o reason_n as_o because_o pope_n adrian_n do_v not_o subscribe_v in_o it_o of_o the_o same_o thing_n john_n to_o his_o apocrisiarii_n you_o shall_v say_v that_o we_o vacate_v and_o dash_v out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o holy_a synod_n all_o those_o synod_n which_o be_v hold_v against_o photius_n under_o pope_n adrian_n at_o rome_n or_o at_o constantinople_n the_o same_o author_n in_o his_o prologue_n or_o preface_n quote_v another_o of_o pope_n john_n epistle_n at_o large_a write_v to_o the_o eastern_a church_n wherein_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o have_v be_v too_o hasty_a in_o restore_v photius_n without_o his_o knowledge_n but_o for_o all_o that_o he_o be_v well_o enough_o content_v and_o bring_v several_a argument_n to_o show_v that_o photius_n may_v be_v restore_v notwithstanding_o any_o sentence_n which_o have_v pass_v upon_o he_o he_o there_o compare_v photius_n cafe_z not_o with_o that_o of_o the_o donatist_n but_o of_o st._n athanasius_n st._n cyril_n and_o polichronius_fw-la of_o st._n chrysostome_n and_o flavianus_n and_o then_o conclude_v that_o if_o the_o donatist_n who_o have_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n by_o a_o general_n council_n 5._o nullâ—s_fw-la excuset_fw-la pro_fw-la synodis_fw-la contra_fw-la eum_fw-la peractis_fw-la nullus_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la 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