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opinion_n be_v not_o fundamental_a such_o opinion_n than_o begin_v to_o â—e_v heretical_a when_o they_o cause_v a_o actual_a separation_n as_o the_o latitudinarian_a opinion_n do_v now_o in_o our_o adversary_n 2._o even_o as_o heâ—â—sie_n signify_v a_o error_n in_o fundamental_o the_o church_n be_v a_o society_n be_v a_o fundamental_a doctrine_n it_o be_v at_o least_o fundamental_a aâ—_n to_o we_o and_o as_o to_o all_o benefit_n we_o can_v pretend_v to_o by_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n the_o intruder_n can_v be_v defend_v to_o be_v valid_a bishop_n but_o by_o principle_n fundamental_o destructive_a of_o the_o church_n as_o a_o sâ—ciety_n distinct_a from_o the_o state_n in_o a_o time_n of_o persecution_n this_o sort_n of_o error_n fundamental_a in_o the_o high_a degree_n our_o adversary_n be_v whole_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o late_a breach_n and_o have_v show_v themselves_o neither_o kind_n to_o we_o nor_o careful_a of_o themselves_o in_o it_o 1_o joh._n 2.19_o transition_n the_o use_v out_o adversary_n make_v of_o this_o collection_n be_v in_o all_o likelihood_n very_o different_a from_o the_o design_n of_o the_o author_n the_o design_n of_o the_o author_n of_o this_o discourse_n be_v to_o be_v know_v from_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o write_n it_o the_o schism_n which_o occasion_v this_o discourse_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v that_o between_o the_o arsenians_n and_o josephians_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o michael_n palaeologus_n niceph._n gregor_n lib._n 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n gregor_n lib._n 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregor_n lib._n 5._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregor_n lib._n 5._o gregor_n lib._n 6._o niceph._n gregor_n lib._n 7._o this_o case_n of_o arsenius_n be_v very_o like_a that_o of_o st._n chrysostome_n which_o our_o author_n think_v principal_o to_o deserve_v consideration_n the_o arsenians_n also_o give_v our_o author_n occasion_n to_o observe_v that_o past_a invalidity_n in_o ordination_n do_v not_o use_v to_o be_v insist_v on_o rigorous_o rigorous_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 15._o of_o the_o synod_n under_o photius_n here_o produce_v in_o the_o late_a part_n of_o this_o discourse_n under_o the_o title_n of_o ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o accusation_n to_o a_o synod_n the_o translator_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v understand_v the_o importance_n of_o this_o phrase_n neither_o in_o his_o latin_a nor_o english_a version_n nor_o the_o annotatour_n on_o the_o english_a the_o latin_a translation_n seem_v to_o imply_v that_o severianus_n and_o acacius_n personal_o appear_v before_o pope_n innocent_a which_o no_o history_n own_v they_o to_o have_v do_v the_o english_a that_o they_o be_v call_v in_o question_n by_o he_o which_o if_o mean_v juridical_o can_v not_o be_v true_a when_o he_o after_o exercise_v no_o censure_n on_o they_o either_o of_o condemnation_n or_o absolution_n the_o annotatour_n understand_v it_o of_o discovery_n but_o what_o need_v that_o when_o the_o fact_n itself_o be_v notorious_a the_o notion_n of_o accusation_n solve_v all_o so_o also_o in_o the_o n._n t._n act_n 24.1_o and_o 25.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o accuse_v or_o inform_v against_o which_o be_v a_o proper_a authority_n for_o this_o purpose_n because_o most_o of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a term_n be_v design_o take_v from_o the_o scripture_n scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregor_n lib._n 7._o p._n 183._o there_o be_v also_o in_o this_o schism_n a_o occasion_n for_o the_o author_n to_o add_v his_o exception_n of_o heresy_n and_o his_o limitation_n of_o that_o exception_n exception_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregor_n lib._n 5._o this_o case_n do_v not_o oblige_v our_o author_n to_o justify_v the_o validity_n of_o a_o lay-deprivation_n nay_o our_o author_n can_v not_o justify_v the_o validity_n of_o a_o lay-deprivation_n if_o he_o will_v be_v true_a to_o the_o canon_n here_o produce_v by_o himself_o but_o omit_v by_o the_o editor_n for_o presbyter_n to_o disow_v their_o bishop_n not_o synodical_o deprive_v be_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o these_o canon_n schismatical_a schismatical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 13._o synod_n a_fw-it b._n b._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n so_o it_o be_v also_o by_o the_o same_o canon_n for_o suffragan_n bishop_n to_o disow_v their_o metropolitan_a without_o the_o like_a synodical_a deprivation_n deprivation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 14._o ib._n this_o unpublished_a appendiz_n assert_v to_o the_o author_n this_o collection_n therefore_o can_v be_v no_o authority_n for_o our_o adversary_n neither_o as_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o author_n nor_o of_o the_o church_n he_o be_v concern_v for_o the_o case_n of_o meletius_n in_o antioch_n antioch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socr._n l._n 1._o c._n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d soz._n l._n 2._o c._n 19_o 19_o see_v the_o creed_n in_o socr._n l._n 2._o c._n 40._o 40._o so_o socrates_n concern_v the_o meletian_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2._o c._n 44._o so_o elsewhere_o paulinus_n the_o rival_n of_o meletius_n plead_v against_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 5._o c._n 5._o of_o st._n chrysostome_n in_o constantinople_n of_o flavianus_n ep._n 42._o in_o edit_n pasch._n quesnel_n ep._n 43._o quesnel_n ep._n 45_o quesnel_n ep_n 47._o quesnel_n act._n council_n chalced._n evag._n l._n 2._o c._n 11._o nicephor_n eccl._n hist._n fourteen_o 47_o zonar_n in_o the_o time_n of_o anastasius_n dicorus_n 1._o the_o instance_n of_o euphemius_n euphemius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theod._n lect._n l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophanes_n 2._o of_o macedonius_n theoph._n &_o niceph_n e._n h._n xuj_o 26_o theod._n lect._n 2._o niceph._n xuj_o 26_o theoph._n theod._n lect._n l._n 2._o theoph._n theoph._n theod._n lect._n l._n 2._o theoph._n theoph._n euphemius_n macedonius_n flavianus_n and_o elias_n be_v so_o untrue_a to_o principle_n that_o it_o â—s_v not_o easy_a to_o gather_v from_o their_o fact_n what_o even_o themselves_o think_v agreeable_a to_o principle_n evagr._fw-la iii_o 31_o theoph._n theoph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theoph._n vit._n sab._n n._n 52._o ib._n 52._o ib._n 56._o the_o deprivation_n of_o elias_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o same_o reign_n how_o synodical_a elias_n be_v in_o reason_n oblige_v to_o yield_v to_o john_n though_o not_o on_o the_o account_n of_o his_o orthodoxy_n cyrillus_n vit._n sab_n n._n 56._o maximus_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v in_o all_o likelihood_n not_o deprive_v by_o acacius_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n soc._n ii_o 38_o theod._n ii_o 26_o in_o chron._n euseb._n coâ—tin_n epiph._n hâ—r_n lxxiii_o phot._n cod._n 258._o the_o life_n of_o athanasius_n no_o good_a authority_n the_o deprivation_n of_o maximus_n if_o true_a have_v not_o be_v for_o our_o adversary_n purpose_v because_o synodical_a the_o case_n of_o eutychius_n under_o justinian_n eustath_n vit._n eutych_n ap_fw-mi sur._n apr._n 6._o 6._o episcoporum_fw-la &_o principum_fw-la eustath_n eustath_n sed_fw-la vir_fw-la sanctus_n episcopis_fw-la &_o principibus_fw-la qui_fw-la consessus_fw-la mandato_fw-la nuncium_fw-la attulerâ—nt_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la inquit_fw-la accediâ—is_fw-la &_o quem_fw-la i_o vocatis_fw-la illi_fw-la veritate_fw-la coacti_fw-la responderunt_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la &_o patrem_fw-la quibus_fw-la ipse_fw-la rursum_fw-la quis_fw-la est_fw-la inquit_fw-la iste_fw-la dominus_fw-la &_o pater_fw-la vester_fw-ge venimus_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la tanquam_fw-la occultis_fw-la quibus_fw-la dam_n verberibus_fw-la vapularent_fw-la ad_fw-la patriarcham_fw-la nostrum_fw-la dominum_fw-la eutychium_n patriarcha_fw-la ego_fw-la inquit_fw-la ille_fw-la patriarchâ—_n dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la sum_fw-la nec_fw-la à _fw-la i_o quisquam_fw-la hominum_fw-la tollet_fw-la hanc_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la quis_fw-la est_fw-la ille_fw-la quem_fw-la meo_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la