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assist_v from_o the_o sea_n apostolic_a macarius_n bishop_n of_o hist._n jerusalem_n eustachius_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n alexander_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o 16._o as_o for_o julius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n he_o assist_v not_o at_o it_o because_o of_o his_o age_n but_o in_o his_o steed_n there_o assist_v vito_n and_o vincentius_n priest_n of_o the_o same_o church_n and_o from_o thence_o calvin_n infer_v that_o the_o legate_n of_o julius_n be_v only_o then_o in_o the_o four_o place_n and_o consequent_o that_o julius_n do_v not_o preside_v there_o now_o can_v i_o note_v in_o pass_v by_o that_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n be_v not_o hold_v under_o julius_n as_o calvin_n think_v but_o under_o sybuester_v the_o predecessor_n of_o julius_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o depravation_n of_o sozomen_n copy_n that_o have_v deceive_v calvin_n and_o before_o he_o cassiodorus_n beda_n and_o many_o other_o for_o first_o chron._n eusebius_n chron._n saint_n jerom_n 27._o socrates_n 3._o theodoret_n nic._n gelasius_n of_o cyzica_n and_o the_o ancient_a latin_a subscription_n and_o after_o all_o those_o hincmarus_n archbishop_n of_o rheims_n testify_v the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o time_n of_o sylvester_n and_o not_o of_o julius_n 20._o and_o second_o sozomene_n note_n that_o under_o the_o three_o consulship_n of_o crispus_n and_o constantine_n caesar_n which_o be_v he_o by_o who_o he_o have_v begin_v his_o history_n 2._o sylvester_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n now_o the_o three_o consulship_n of_o crispus_n and_o constantine_n end_v but_o four_o month_n before_o the_o overture_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n which_o begin_v in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n under_o the_o consulship_n of_o paulinus_n &_o julianus_n by_o which_o mean_v julius_n can_v not_o have_v send_v his_o legate_n see_v 9_o between_o sylvester_n and_o julius_n sozomene_n report_v that_o there_o be_v a_o papacy_n interpose_v which_o be_v that_o of_o marcus_n which_o according_a to_o s._n jerom_n ibid._n 25._o 2._o 20._o chron._n last_v eight_o month_n and_o three_o the_o cause_n wherefore_o sozomene_n observe_v 7._o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n assist_v not_o at_o the_o council_n which_o be_v his_o extreme_a age_n or_o as_o theodoret_n say_v his_o profound_a age_n can_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o person_n of_o julius_n who_o live_v till_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o council_n and_o four_a sozomene_n assign_v but_o twenty_o five_o year_n to_o julius_n 27._o papacy_n in_o which_o place_n we_o must_v read_v but_o fifteen_o with_o socrates_n and_o consequent_o he_o can_v not_o presuppose_v that_o julius_n have_v be_v pope_n in_o ibid._n the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n see_v aswell_o he_o as_o socrates_n affirm_v ibid._n that_o julius_n die_v after_o the_o death_n of_o magnentius_n gallus_n and_o silvanus_n ibid._n ibid._n that_o be_v to_o say_v thirty_o year_n after_o the_o council_n for_o magnentius_n be_v slay_v according_a to_o socrates_n under_o the_o six_o consulship_n of_o constantine_n and_o the_o second_o of_o gallus_n which_o be_v the_o twenty_o eigth_n year_n after_o the_o council_n and_o gallus_n under_o the_o seven_o of_o constantine_n and_o the_o three_o of_o his_o ownen_n which_o be_v the_o twenty_o nine_o year_n after_o the_o 15._o council_n and_o siluáńus_fw-la according_a to_o amianus_n marcellinus_n after_o gallus_n i_o add_v that_o julius_n will_v never_o have_v reproach_v to_o those_o of_o the_o east_n that_o 9_o they_o do_v not_o request_v he_o to_o assist_v at_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n which_o be_v hold_v sixteen_o year_n after_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n if_o he_o have_v be_v so_o old_a 7._o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n as_o he_o can_v not_o be_v there_o i_o add_v that_o sozomene_n have_v have_v much_o more_o cause_n to_o impute_v it_o to_o julius_n his_o age_n that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n which_o be_v hold_v twenty_o 20._o two_o year_n after_o that_o of_o nicaea_n then_o that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o that_o of_o nicaea_n and_o final_o i_o add_v that_o sozomene_n himself_o decide_v the_o point_n of_o the_o question_n and_o teach_v we_o that_o it_o be_v a_o vice_n in_o the_o writing_n which_o be_v slip_v into_o the_o text_n of_o the_o history_n for_o after_o he_o have_v finish_v in_o the_o close_n up_o of_o the_o first_o book_n the_o whole_a narration_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n with_o these_o word_n here_o 〈◊〉_d this_o place_n end_v all_o that_o concern_v the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n 1._o and_o after_o he_o have_v employ_v all_o the_o ninteen_o first_o chapter_n of_o his_o second_o book_n to_o set_v down_o what_o pass_v between_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n and_o that_o of_o antioch_n against_o eustathius_n when_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o recital_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n against_o
eustathius_n he_o begin_v the_o twenty_o chapter_n 20._o of_o his_o second_o book_n with_o these_o word_n in_o this_o time_n marcus_n have_v for_o a_o short_a space_n hold_v the_o bishop_n sea_n of_o rome_n after_o sylvester_n julius_n take_v the_o government_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n and_o maximus_n after_o macarius_n of_o that_o of_o jerusalem_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v manifest_o either_o that_o the_o word_n julius_n which_o be_v in_o the_o precedent_a book_n where_o sozomene_n say_v speak_v of_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n julius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n because_o of_o his_o age_n be_v not_o there_o be_v a_o note_n which_o slip_v out_o of_o the_o margin_n into_o the_o text_n and_o that_o sozomene_n have_v simple_o say_v as_o eusebius_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n because_o of_o his_o 7._o age_n be_v not_o there_o or_o that_o instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o must_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v ancient_a or_o venerable_a but_o because_o we_o have_v handle_v this_o matter_n more_o at_o large_a elsewhere_o to_o wit_n in_o the_o preface_n compose_v by_o we_o at_o rome_n but_o publish_v without_o our_o name_n before_o gelasius_n of_o cyzica_n we_o 1._o will_v here_o content_v ourselves_o to_o remit_v the_o reader_n to_o that_o and_o the_o while_o we_o will_v examine_v the_o place_n of_o sozomene_n sozomene_n then_o say_v 〈◊〉_d write_v at_o this_o council_n assist_v of_o the_o sea_n 16._o apostolic_a macarius_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n eustathius_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n alexander_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o as_o for_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n he_o be_v not_o there_o because_o of_o his_o age_n but_o in_o his_o steed_n there_o assist_v vito_n and_o uincentius_n priest_n of_o the_o same_o church_n this_o be_v true_a but_o so_o far_o of_o be_v it_o that_o from_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o sozomene_n put_v the_o pope_n legate_n in_o the_o four_o place_n as_o contrariwise_o it_o be_v evident_a even_o 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more_o note_n to_o testify_v the_o primacy_n of_o the_o pope_n a_o man_n that_o be_v to_o describe_v a_o imperial_a diet_n where_o the_o emperor_n assist_v but_o representativelie_a will_v begin_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n who_o have_v assist_v there_o in_o person_n but_o to_o keep_v the_o great_a dignity_n to_o the_o emperor_n will_v invert_v the_o order_n of_o the_o other_o prince_n and_o will_v say_v rise_v from_o the_o last_o to_o the_o first_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n there_o assist_v at_o the_o imperial_a diet_n the_o marquese_n of_o brandenbourg_n the_o count_n palatine_n the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n the_o archbishop_n of_o collen_n the_o archbishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o archbishop_n of_o mentz_n and_o the_o king_n of_o bohemia_n and_o as_o for_o the_o emperor_n he_o be_v not_o there_o but_o depute_v two_o vicar_n there_o to_o hold_v his_o place_n shall_v he_o in_o do_v so_o give_v the_o last_o rank_n to_o the_o emperor_n or_o the_o first_o for_o that_o the_o order_n report_v in_o sozomene_n be_v the_o invert_v order_n and_o not_o the_o direct_a order_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o patriarch_n it_o appear_v both_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o calvin_n who_o cry_v out_o among_o the_o patriarch_n jerusalem_n 6._o have_v â—enâ—_n the_o last_o and_o by_o all_o the_o ecclesiastical_a history_n which_o teach_v we_o that_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o four_o of_o the_o patriarkship_n and_o antioch_n the_o three_o and_o alexandria_n the_o second_o and_o by_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nicoa_n itself_o which_o set_v alexandria_n before_o antioch_n and_o antioch_n before_o jerusalem_n and_o by_o the_o express_a report_n that_o socrates_n 12._o make_v of_o the_o direct_a order_n of_o the_o council_n take_v by_o the_o very_a synodical_a book_n of_o s._n athanasius_n which_o be_v thus_o osius_n bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d uito_fw-la and_o vincentius_n priest_n alexander_n of_o egypt_n eustathius_n of_o great_a antioch_n macarius_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o which_o catalogue_n saint_n athanasius_n and_o socrates_n put_v osius_n the_o bishop_n and_o uito_fw-la and_o uincentius_n priest_n as_o hold_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o place_n in_o the_o first_o rank_n and_o alexander_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n who_o be_v the_o second_o patriarch_n in_o the_o second_o place_n and_o eustachius_n patriarch_n of_o antioch_n who_o be_v the_o three_o patriarch_n in_o the_o three_o and_o macarius_n patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o be_v the_o four_o patriarch_n in_o the_o four_o place_n but_o they_o will_v reply_v that_o eusebius_n and_o after_o he_o theodoret_n and_o soâ—omene_n make_v mention_v but_o of_o two_o legate_n of_o the_o pope_n vito_n and_o vincentio_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o consequent_o that_o s._n athanasius_n and_o socrates_n can_v not_o place_n osius_n vito_n and_o vincentius_n as_o be_v all_o three_o legate_n to_o the_o pope_n in_o one_o same_o place_n to_o this_o reply_n then_o the_o answer_n shall_v be_v that_o the_o pope_n 〈◊〉_d accustom_v to_o send_v two_o sort_n of_o legate_n to_o the_o general_a counsel_n celebrate_v in_o the_o east_n the_o one_o bishop_n take_v out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o roman_a patriarchall_a church_n as_o arcadius_n and_o proiectas_fw-la bishop_n to_o the_o first_o council_n of_o ephesus_n julian_n bishop_n of_o pozzoly_a to_o the_o second_o paschasinus_n bishop_n of_o lilybea_n to_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o the_o other_o priest_n take_v out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o particular_a roman_a church_n 〈◊〉_d vito_n and_o vincentius_n to_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n archidamus_n and_o philoâ—elius_n to_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n philip_n to_o the_o first_o council_n of_o epheâ—â—â—â—_n boniface_n to_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d church_n be_v never_o at_o the_o general_a counsel_n celebrate_v out_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o west_n but_o the_o pope_n hold_v at_o rome_n a_o council_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o west_n who_o resolution_n he_o send_v by_o a_o legation_n to_o the_o council_n of_o the_o other_o patriarchall_a division_n assemble_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o 〈◊〉_d confirm_v by_o a_o council_n hold_v afterward_o that_o which_o have_v be_v decide_v at_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o other_o patriarchall_a division_n assemble_v in_o the_o east_n and_o from_o this_o concourse_n arise_v the_o absolute_a title_n of_o general_a council_n the_o legate_n then_o that_o the_o pope_n send_v to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o voice_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d church_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d counsel_n assemble_v in_o the_o east_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n the_o one_o take_v from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o bishop_n to_o represent_v in_o general_a the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d church_n that_o be_v to_o say_v 〈◊〉_d the_o person_n of_o the_o pope_n as_o of_o the_o other_o bishop_n of_o the_o west_n and_o the_o other_o priest_n and_o deacon_n take_v from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d clergy_n of_o the_o 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office_n which_o be_v compose_v to_o impugn_v certain_a religious_a person_n slothful_a and_o long_o hear_a that_o saint_n austin_n combat_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o travail_n of_o religious_a person_n who_o hold_v it_o monath_n for_o a_o oprobry_n that_o religious_a man_n shall_v labour_v with_o their_o hand_n or_o shave_v their_o head_n the_o other_o reason_n be_v that_o the_o decree_n of_o this_o council_n be_v acknowledge_v and_o cite_v not_o only_o by_o all_o the_o canonist_n that_o have_v write_v since_o six_o hundred_o year_n as_o burchard_n juon_n and_o gratian_n but_o also_o by_o isidorus_n bishop_n of_o hispalis_n now_o call_v seville_a a_o city_n neighbour_a upon_o africa_n who_o live_v a_o thousand_o year_n ago_o who_o report_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o ordination_n of_o exorcist_n in_o these_o word_n when_o the_o exorcist_n exorcist_n be_v ordain_v they_o take_v as_o say_v the_o canon_n from_o the_o bishop_n hand_n the_o little_a book_n where_o the_o exorcism_n be_v write_v receive_v the_o power_n to_o impose_v hand_n upon_o the_o energumenes_n whether_o they_o be_v baptize_v or_o catechuman_n which_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o seven_o canon_n of_o the_o fowrth_a council_n of_o carthage_n and_o by_o hincmarus_n ancient_a archbishop_n of_o rheims_n who_o cite_v the_o canon_n where_o it_o be_v forbid_v to_o the_o bishop_n to_o judge_v the_o cause_n 55._o of_o any_o without_o his_o clergy_n in_o these_o term_n let_v the_o bishop_n hear_v no_o man_n cause_n without_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o clergy_n which_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o twenty_o three_o canon_n of_o the_o fowrth_a council_n of_o carthage_n the_o fowrth_a difference_n be_v upon_o the_o order_n of_o the_o five_o council_n of_o carthage_n that_o the_o illustrious_a cardinal_n baronius_n pretend_v to_o have_v be_v transfer_v from_o the_o degree_n and_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v place_v again_o in_o the_o three_o place_n that_o be_v to_o say_v between_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n hold_v under_o the_o consulship_n of_o cesarius_n and_o atticus_n that_o he_o place_n in_o the_o second_o rank_n and_o the_o fowrth_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o illustrious_a cardinal_n baronius_n be_v the_o one_o that_o the_o date_n of_o this_o council_n which_o be_v not_o fill_v up_o in_o the_o print_a edition_n but_o only_o bear_v the_o six_o of_o the_o calend_n of_o june_n after_o the_o consulship_n without_o specify_v the_o consuls_n name_n be_v find_v in_o some_o manuscript_n fill_v up_o with_o these_o word_n cesarius_n and_o atticus_n by_o which_o mean_v this_o council_n must_v have_v be_v hold_v the_o next_o year_n after_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o council_n that_o we_o call_v the_o three_o of_o carthage_n and_o he_o the_o second_o which_o be_v hold_v under_o the_o consulship_n of_o cesarius_n and_o atticus_n and_o the_o other_o that_o there_o be_v a_o 15._o canon_n in_o the_o five_o council_n of_o carthage_n which_o ordain_v that_o the_o emperor_n may_v be_v beseech_v to_o root_v out_o the_o relic_n of_o idolatry_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o this_o council_n have_v precede_v the_o commandment_n that_o the_o emperor_n give_v to_o abolish_v the_o remainder_n of_o idolatry_n now_o this_o commandment_n be_v give_v under_o the_o consulship_n of_o theodosius_n the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n according_a to_o our_o computation_n three_o hundred_o nintie_n nine_o by_o two_o edict_n the_o one_o address_v to_o apollodorus_n vicar_n of_o 16._o africa_n where_o the_o emperor_n command_n that_o the_o pagan_n idol_n shall_v be_v take_v out_o of_o their_o temple_n and_o their_o sacrifice_n abolish_v and_o the_o other_o address_v to_o eutychianus_n provost_n of_o the_o eastern_a pretory_n where_o they_o command_v that_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o pagan_n that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n 18._o shall_v be_v demolish_v without_o trouble_n or_o tumult_n and_o consequent_o say_v he_o the_o council_n have_v be_v hold_v the_o year_n before_o which_o be_v the_o year_n after_o the_o consulship_n of_o cesarius_n &_o atticus_n to_o the_o first_o then_o of_o these_o reason_n we_o answer_v that_o the_o manuscript_n which_o say_v after_o the_o consulship_n of_o cesarius_n and_o atticus_n be_v not_o confirm_v by_o the_o universal_a consent_n of_o the_o other_o manuscripte_n for_o there_o be_v collection_n in_o manuscript_n of_o mercator_n as_o the_o new_a publisher_n of_o the_o counsel_n of_o africa_n have_v note_v which_o say_v after_o the_o consulship_n of_o flavius_n stelicon_n and_o to_o the_o second_o we_o say_v that_o the_o canon_n that_o ordain_v the_o request_n for_o the_o abolishment_n of_o the_o remainder_n of_o idolatry_n have_v nothing_o in_o it_o common_a with_o the_o edict_n of_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o year_n three_o hundred_o nintie_n nine_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o emperor_n have_v only_o ordain_v by_o one_o of_o the_o edict_n that_o the_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o idol_n deposit_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o empire_n but_o that_o the_o building_n shall_v still_o be_v keep_v entire_a and_o by_o the_o other_o that_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o pagan_n which_o be_v in_o the_o field_n 15._o shall_v be_v demolish_v and_o the_o five_o council_n of_o carthage_n demaun_n des_fw-fr that_o the_o remainder_n of_o idolatry_n shall_v be_v abolish_v not_o only_o in_o the_o idol_n but_o also_o in_o the_o wood_n and_o in_o the_o tree_n for_o the_o pagan_n adore_v not_o only_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o false_a god_n but_o also_o adore_v certain_a 〈◊〉_d thickett_n and_o certain_a ancient_a tree_n that_o they_o believe_v to_o be_v the_o dwelling_n and_o mansion_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o their_o god_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o quintilian_n speak_v of_o ennius_n say_v we_o adore_v ennius_n as_o we_o do_v 10._o thickett_n that_o be_v become_v sacred_a through_o age_n these_o tree_n then_o and_o these_o grove_n pollute_v by_o the_o worship_n that_o the_o pagan_n yield_v to_o they_o the_o canon_n demand_v to_o be_v root_v out_o as_o well_o as_o the_o idol_n and_o similitude_n from_o whence_o may_v be_v draw_v that_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o follow_v thence_o that_o this_o canon_n be_v before_o the_o emperor_n edict_n as_o contrariwise_o it_o appear_v hereby_o that_o it_o be_v after_o they_o for_o as_o for_o the_o decree_n where_o be_v require_v 25._o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n build_v in_o field_n which_o give_v no_o ornament_n to_o city_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v precede_v the_o edict_n of_o the_o emperor_n address_v to_o the_o provost_n of_o the_o east_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o five_o council_n of_o carthage_n in_o chief_a but_o in_o the_o only_a rhapsody_n of_o the_o council_n of_o africa_n which_o have_v transfer_v this_o canon_n and_o many_o other_o from_o the_o council_n hold_v after_o the_o consulship_n of_o honorius_n and_o eutychianus_n praefat._n where_o the_o first_o legation_n to_o the_o emperor_n be_v decree_v to_o the_o council_n hold_v after_o the_o consulship_n of_o stelicon_n where_o the_o second_o be_v decree_v by_o post_fw-la mean_n whereof_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o illustrious_a cardinal_n baronius_n be_v eutych_n good_a to_o overthrow_v the_o order_n of_o the_o african_a rhapsody_n and_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v make_v by_o some_o gross_a and_o ignorant_a rapsodist_n and_o not_o to_o remove_v the_o chronology_n of_o the_o five_o council_n of_o carthage_n but_o we_o have_v say_v 35_o enough_o of_o these_o reason_n it_o be_v time_n to_o propound_v we_o the_o motive_n then_o that_o incite_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o council_n that_o we_o call_v the_o five_o of_o carthage_n have_v be_v hold_v in_o the_o time_n wherein_o we_o place_v it_o that_o be_v to_o say_v between_o the_o fowrth_a council_n of_o carthage_n and_o the_o six_o consist_v beside_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o copy_n and_o the_o universal_a voice_n of_o canonist_n in_o two_o 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in_o the_o six_o council_n of_o carthage_n for_o the_o dereee_v of_o the_o anniversarie_n hold_v of_o the_o national_n counsel_n of_o africa_n first_o entitle_v in_o the_o council_n of_o hippo_n and_o since_o renew_v by_o this_o canon_n in_o the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n have_v be_v suppress_v and_o abrogate_a more_o than_o 7._o twelf_n year_n before_o the_o six_o council_n of_o carthage_n by_o the_o council_n hold_v 18._o under_o the_o seven_o consulship_n of_o honorius_n in_o these_o word_n because_o it_o have_v be_v ordain_v in_o that_o council_n of_o hippo_n the_o there_o shall_v be_v hold_v every_o year_n a_o general_n council_n of_o africa_n not_o only_o here_o at_o carthage_n but_o in_o all_o the_o other_o province_n eiusdem_fw-la every_o one_o in_o his_o turn_n it_o have_v be_v reserve_v to_o be_v keep_v sometime_o in_o the_o province_n of_o numidia_n and_o sometime_o in_o that_o of_o byzacia_n but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o this_o have_v seem_v laborious_a to_o all_o 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to_o excommunicate_v accuse_v priest_n but_o after_o citation_n and_o refusal_n of_o appearance_n be_v institute_v in_o the_o time_n that_o proculian_a be_v bishop_n for_o the_o donatist_n at_o hippo._n now_o proculian_a 137._o have_v live_v and_o be_v dead_a à _fw-fr long_a while_n before_o the_o six_o council_n of_o carthage_n 68_o as_o it_o appear_v both_o by_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o clergy_n of_o hippo_n to_o januarius_n 201._o which_o testify_v that_o proculian_a be_v bishop_n of_o hippo_n before_o the_o law_n of_o the_o emperor_n against_o the_o donatist_n come_v into_o africa_n and_o by_o the_o conference_n of_o carthage_n which_o be_v hold_v eight_o year_n before_o the_o six_o council_n of_o 24._o carthage_n in_o which_o time_n it_o be_v no_o more_o proculian_a but_o macrobius_n that_o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o donatist_n at_o hippo._n in_o the_o twenty_o four_o canon_n which_o be_v of_o the_o canonical_a book_n the_o collection_n say_v be_v it_o also_o make_v know_v to_o 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calend_n of_o september_n under_o the_o consulship_n of_o cesarius_n and_o attic._n atticus_n in_o which_o be_v propound_v the_o extract_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o hippo._n moreover_o we_o have_v prove_v that_o pope_n innocent_a the_o first_o have_v already_o frame_v a_o roll_n of_o the_o canonical_a book_n agreeable_a to_o that_o of_o the_o 3._o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n more_o than_o fourteen_o year_n before_o boniface_n and_o the_o six_o council_n of_o carthage_n by_o mean_n whereof_o it_o have_v be_v a_o impertinent_a thing_n for_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o six_o council_n of_o carthage_n to_o write_v to_o pope_n boniface_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o canon_n and_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o perchance_o the_o african_n know_v it_o not_o for_o faustinus_n the_o pope_n legate_n who_o be_v present_a at_o this_o council_n and_o phillippus_n and_o asellus_n priest_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n who_o assist_v he_o will_v not_o have_v permit_v 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