vel_fw-la tempus_fw-la accepturus_fw-la locum_fw-la satisfactionis_fw-la desinitio_fw-la thomae_fw-la episcopi_fw-la tyri_fw-la in_o concilio_n act_n 1._o p._n 993._o à _fw-la toto_fw-la concilio_n rata_fw-la p._n 994._o 994._o actio_fw-la secunda_fw-la fuit_fw-la nâ—v_fw-la 7._o ind._n 13._o ut_fw-la patet_fw-la ex_fw-la act_v act_v nicetas_n v._n ignatii_n ignatii_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 1225._o 1225._o among_o they_o be_v two_o volume_n contain_v the_o act_n of_o his_o two_o general_a council_n that_o against_o ignatius_n and_o that_o against_o pope_n nicholas_n which_o be_v burn_v with_o the_o rest_n together_o with_o two_o other_o copy_n of_o the_o same_o council_n which_o photius_n have_v send_v into_o the_o west_n and_o the_o emperor_n basilius_n have_v recall_v by_o send_v some_o that_o overtake_v the_o messenger_n messenger_n p._n 1228._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n 3._o p._n 67._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n 8._o ad_fw-la bardam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n hâ—ec_fw-la epistola_fw-la say_v bishop_n montague_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o it_o uti_fw-la &_o praecedentes_fw-la ad_fw-la bardam_n scriptae_fw-la photium_fw-la impium_fw-la improbum_fw-la &_o hypocritam_fw-la non_fw-la repraesentant_fw-la quod_fw-la calumniatur_fw-la baronius_n sed_fw-la verè_fw-la pium_fw-la &_o divine_v providentiâ—e_o se_fw-la submittentem_fw-la submittentem_fw-la p._n john_n epist_n ad_fw-la basil._n imp._n ap_fw-mi conc._n juxta_fw-la graecos_n 8._o in_o pandect_a bevereg_n to_o 2._o p._n 276._o say_v he_o be_v force_v likewise_o when_o he_o be_v restore_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o pope_n mention_n in_o a_o epistle_n of_o he_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n 6._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n annal._n l._n 16._o c._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o joannes_n thracesius_fw-la scylitzes_n ap_fw-mi append._n actorum_fw-la graec._n concilii_fw-la viii_o c._n 12._o p._n 1432._o and_o out_o of_o he_o cedrenus_n say_v he_o expel_v photius_n by_o a_o synod_n by_o which_o they_o mean_v the_o viii_o gen._n council_n as_o the_o latin_n call_v it_o but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o photius_n waâ—_n expel_v before_o that_o council_n by_o the_o emperor_n be_v bare_a authority_n who_o pretend_v that_o he_o do_v it_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o decree_n of_o pope_n nicholas_n synod_n synod_n ad_fw-la a_o 867._o p._n 380._o 380._o p._n 179._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chronogr_n p._n 471._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr novis_fw-la imp._n p._n 544._o 544._o cit._n à _fw-la labbâ—eo_fw-la not_o in_o append._n actorum_fw-la graec._n concilii_fw-la viii_o p._n 1431._o 1431._o hist._n basilii_n macedonis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n 44._o 44._o ap._n acta_fw-la conc._n viii_o juxta_fw-la graecos_n pandect_a bevereg_n to_o 2._o p._n 277._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sic_fw-la leg_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o word_n be_v not_o in_o the_o epistle_n publish_v conc._n labbaei_n tom_n 8._o p._n 1452._o which_o the_o popish_a editor_n call_v the_o genuine_a epistle_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o corrupt_v by_o photius_n but_o it_o be_v this_o be_v the_o genuine_a one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v corrupt_v corrupt_v ep._n 3._o p._n 66._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vita_fw-la ign._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anonymus_fw-la de_fw-la photianorum_n perjuriis_fw-la ap_fw-mi append._n actorum_fw-la graec._n concilii_fw-la viii_o p._n 1413._o 1413._o ep._n ad_fw-la manuclem_fw-la patricium_n ap_fw-mi append._n actorum_fw-la graec._n conc._n viii_o p._n 1385._o 1385._o p._n 1388._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n how_o then_o can_v the_o other_o synod_n consist_v of_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o district_n of_o constantinople_n constantinople_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 1392._o 1392._o 1._o he_o say_v that_o ignatius_n be_v carry_v prisoner_n to_o mitylene_n after_o he_o be_v depose_v by_o photius_n in_o a_o synod_n whereas_o it_o appear_v by_o nicetas_n in_o his_o life_n that_o he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n a_o prisoner_n in_o mitylene_n 2._o the_o three_o synod_n which_o as_o he_o say_v condemn_v photius_n he_o make_v to_o be_v call_v by_o pope_n nicholas_n before_o he_o send_v away_o his_o legate_n radoaldus_n and_o zacharias_n to_o constantinople_n but_o it_o be_v certain_a from_o pope_n nicholas_n first_o epistle_n to_o the_o emperor_n michael_n and_o from_o his_o first_o to_o photius_n that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o that_o time_n condemn_v in_o any_o synod_n call_v at_o rome_n the_o pope_n indeed_o refuse_v to_o own_v he_o as_o patriarch_n but_o he_o send_v his_o legate_n to_o constantinople_n to_o inquire_v into_o his_o cause_n intend_v to_o act_v according_a to_o the_o account_n they_o shall_v give_v he_o so_o the_o author_n de_fw-fr perjuriis_fw-la photianorum_n p._n 1415._o mention_n only_o two_o roman_n synod_n in_o which_o photius_n be_v condemn_v viz._n that_o call_v by_o pope_n nicholaes_n after_o the_o return_n of_o his_o legate_n from_o constantinople_n and_o that_o call_v by_o pope_n hadrian_n the_o emperor_n basilius_n legate_n to_o pope_n hadrian_n in_o their_o speech_n which_o they_o speak_v before_o the_o pope_n have_v call_v his_o synod_n record_v by_o joannes_n bibl._n in_o pontificalis_fw-la contenuat_fw-la v._o hadr._fw-la ii_o assert_v that_o before_o that_o he_o be_v bis_fw-la à _fw-la sede_n apostolicâ_fw-la judicatus_fw-la bisque_fw-la damnatus_fw-la but_o that_o speech_n seem_v to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o author_n himself_o who_o therefore_o make_v they_o speak_v so_o because_o when_o he_o write_v it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o have_v be_v twice_o condemn_v at_o rome_n unless_o we_o will_v suppose_v that_o pope_n nicholas_n second_o synod_n which_o he_o call_v to_o condemn_v radoaldus_n for_o consent_v to_o ignatius_n condemnation_n may_v be_v mean_v for_o one_o 3._o he_o say_v that_o the_o pope_n legate_n be_v at_o constantinople_n eight_o month_n before_o they_o can_v be_v persuade_v to_o join_v with_o photius_n which_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v for_o the_o legate_n do_v not_o leave_v rome_n before_o septemb_n 25._o 860._o and_o the_o council_n in_o which_o they_o condemn_v ignatius_n must_v needs_o be_v end_v in_o february_n follow_v as_o have_v be_v already_o prove_v prove_v praef._n conc._n viii_o his_o ergo_fw-la compertis_fw-la coeperunt_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la metropolitani_n antistites_fw-la ac_fw-la inferioris_fw-la sacerdotii_fw-la vel_fw-la laici_fw-la pontificis_fw-la svi_fw-la tormentis_fw-la compatientes_fw-la dejectionémque_fw-la dolentes_fw-la rectorem_fw-la sibi_fw-la proprium_fw-la reddi_fw-la magnopere_fw-la clamitarc_n clamitarc_n ep._n ad_fw-la steph._n p._n p._n quo_fw-la gesto_fw-la magis_fw-la ac_fw-la magis_fw-la pietas_fw-la fidelium_fw-la accenditur_fw-la &_o eo_fw-la constantiùs_fw-la ab_fw-la universis_fw-la ovibus_fw-la proprius_fw-la pastor_n exquiritur_fw-la quo_fw-la versutiùs_fw-la lupi_fw-la crudelitas_fw-la fuerit_fw-la fuerit_fw-la cujus_fw-la censure_n photio_n minimè_fw-la parent_n sacratus_fw-la fidelium_fw-la catalogus_fw-la magis_fw-la inâ—lammatur_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la ejus_fw-la se_fw-la communione_fw-la catervatim_fw-la sequestrate_n horrescens_fw-la quod_fw-la nec_fw-la à _fw-la tantâ_fw-la sede_fw-la perculsus_fw-la corrigi_fw-la consenserit_fw-la consenserit_fw-la ap._n theognosti_n libel_n pro_fw-la ignatio_n ad_fw-la nic._n p._n p._n comment_fw-fr in_o canon_n istius_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n ap._n nicetam_fw-la v._o ignatii_n p._n 1205._o 1205._o nicholaus_fw-la p._n ep._n ad_fw-la photium_fw-la ap_fw-mi conc._n viii_o act_n 4._o p._n 1033._o quod_fw-la verò_fw-la dicitis_fw-la neque_fw-la sardicense_n concilium_fw-la neque_fw-la decretalia_fw-la vos_fw-la habere_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la pontificum_fw-la vel_fw-la recipere_fw-la non_fw-la facilè_fw-la nobis_fw-la facultas_fw-la credendi_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la maximè_fw-la cum_fw-la sardidicense_n concilium_fw-la quod_fw-la penès_fw-la vos_fw-la in_o vestris_fw-la regionibus_fw-la actum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o omnis_fw-la recipit_fw-la quâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la convenerat_fw-la ut_fw-la hoc_fw-la sancta_fw-la constantinopolitana_n ecclesia_fw-la abjiceret_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la dignum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la retineret_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n p._n 78._o 78._o zonara_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not._n in_o hoc_fw-la conc._n pandect_a tom_fw-mi 2._o p._n 170._o 170._o ap._n conc._n viii_o act_n 7._o p._n 1068._o 1068._o p._n 1069._o 1069._o pontificali_fw-la v._o nicholai_n i._n i._n v._o ign._n p._n 1225._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theognostus_n speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o ignatius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._o ign._n p._n 1224._o 1224._o praef._n conc._n viii_o mille_fw-la circiter_fw-la antistisam_fw-la subscriptiones_fw-la subscriptiones_fw-la act._n 8._o p._n 1103._o 1103._o ibid._n act_n 1._o p._n 997._o act_n 4._o p._n 1035._o 1035._o ibid._n act_n 4._o p._n 1035._o act_n 5._o p._n 1042._o 1042._o act_n 8._o p._n 1102_o 1103._o act_n 9_o p._n 1121_o 1122._o 1122._o nicetas_n v._n ignatii_n metrophanes_n ep._n ad_fw-la manuelem_fw-la patricium_n
bishop_n disow_v by_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n for_o this_o reason_n because_o put_v into_o the_o place_n of_o another_o depose_v by_o the_o civil_a authority_n if_o they_o can_v show_v i_o i_o say_v any_o one_o single_a instance_n i_o shall_v own_v myself_o oblige_v for_o the_o instruction_n i_o assure_v my_o reader_n that_o after_o a_o nice_a and_o very_o search_v i_o know_v not_o one_o shall_v our_o adversary_n be_v able_a to_o produce_v such_o a_o example_n as_o i_o think_v they_o will_v never_o be_v able_a it_o will_v advantage_v their_o cause_n but_o little_a especial_o if_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o late_a age_n since_o it_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o general_n but_o if_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o produce_v so_o much_o as_o one_o single_a example_n how_o rash_o have_v they_o act_v who_o have_v separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o church_n on_o such_o a_o account_n i_o conclude_v in_o the_o word_n of_o drusius_n which_o i_o here_o make_v my_o own_o scripsi_fw-la haec_fw-la animo_fw-la juvandi_fw-la non_fw-la laedendi_fw-la si_fw-mi laesi_fw-la quempiam_fw-la jam_fw-la i_o poenitet_fw-la si_fw-mi offendi_fw-la pias_fw-la aures_fw-la monitus_fw-la lubenter_fw-la mutabo_fw-la si_fw-mi erravi_fw-la uspiam_fw-la monstretur_fw-la mihi_fw-la error_n non_fw-la ero_fw-la pertinax_fw-la ☞_o pag._n 5._o lin_v 40._o whatsoever_o be_v notorious_o repugnant_a to_o the_o church_n interest_n so_o as_o to_o be_v necessary_o productive_a of_o very_o great_a evil_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v oblige_v that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o sin_n to_o act_v according_a to_o it_o lest_o that_o proposition_n shall_v be_v misunderstand_v after_o the_o word_n of_o very_o great_a evil_n add_v i_o speak_v of_o oath_n of_o canonical_a obedience_n the_o content_n chap._n 1._o the_o reasonableness_n of_o submit_v to_o the_o present_a possessor_n if_o otherwise_o unexceptionable_a though_o the_o predecessor_n be_v unjust_o or_o invalid_o depose_v by_o the_o secular_a power_n demonstrate_v objection_n answer_v no_o obligation_n to_o the_o contrary_a by_o the_o oath_n of_o canonical_a obedience_n the_o authority_n of_o s._n cyprian_n unreasonable_o allege_v by_o our_o adversary_n the_o vindicator_n notion_n of_o heresy_n not_o at_o all_o to_o his_o purpose_n page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o that_o the_o jewish_a high-priest_n who_o be_v put_v into_o the_o place_n of_o other_o unjust_o depose_v by_o the_o civil_a authority_n be_v all_o along_o own_a and_o receive_v as_o true_a high-priest_n a_o account_n of_o all_o those_o high-priest_n from_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n solomon_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o instance_n of_o abiathar_n and_o zadok_v nice_o examine_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o god_n approbation_n of_o such_o high-priest_n a_o sufficient_a warrant_n to_o we_o page_n 16._o chap._n iii_o that_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o his_o apostle_n acknowlege_v and_o communicate_v with_o those_o high-priest_n who_o be_v put_v into_o the_o place_n of_o other_o unjust_o depose_v by_o the_o civil_a authority_n as_o true_a high-priest_n mr._n selden_n conjecture_n that_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o often_o as_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o the_o highpriest_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o the_o highpriest_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n confute_v a_o reply_n to_o a_o answer_n of_o our_o adversary_n concern_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o jew_n our_o saviour_n and_o the_o apostle_n submit_v to_o the_o present_a possessor_n page_n 33._o chap._n iu._n that_o the_o ancient_a christian_n submit_v all_o along_o to_o such_o bishop_n if_o account_v orthodox_n as_o be_v put_v into_o the_o place_n of_o other_o depose_v by_o the_o secular_a power_n though_o never_o so_o unjust_o no_o example_n either_o for_o or_o against_o we_o in_o the_o three_o first_o century_n all_o the_o emperor_n be_v then_o heathen_n the_o example_n of_o felix_n ii_o bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o put_v into_o the_o place_n of_o liberius_n unjust_o depose_v by_o the_o bare_a authority_n of_o the_o emperor_n constantius_n and_o against_o liberius_n consent_n yet_o he_o be_v own_a by_o all_o that_o account_v he_o orthodox_n by_o the_o roman_a clergy_n among_o they_o by_o the_o famous_a damasus_n who_o be_v afterward_o pope_n he_o be_v own_a as_o metropolitan_a by_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o district_n of_o rome_n his_o ordination_n be_v allow_v of_o as_o valid_a by_o even_o his_o adversary_n liberius_n he_o have_v be_v all_o along_o own_a by_o the_o church_n as_o a_o saint_n and_o true_a pope_n page_n 40._o chap._n v._n the_o catholic_n of_o alexandria_n reject_v lucius_n because_o he_o be_v a_o arian_n not_o because_o his_o predecessor_n peter_n be_v unjust_o depose_v by_o the_o emperor_n our_o adversary_n doctrine_n not_o know_v to_o the_o say_v peter_n §_o 1._o s._n briccius_n of_o tours_n depose_v 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