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regulars_n as_o they_o be_v so_o choose_v most_o frequent_o and_o in_o some_o church_n as_o in_o the_o abyssine_n 347._o abyssine_n terre_fw-fr saint_n p._n 347._o and_o i_o think_v in_o the_o greek_a they_o only_o can_v bechosen_a bishop_n for_o the_o four_o auricular_a or_o sacramental_a confession_n 2._o §._o 179._o n._n 2._o and_o penance_n though_o such_o confession_n in_o few_o or_o none_o of_o these_o church_n wherein_o the_o church-discipline_n in_o such_o a_o commixture_n of_o mahometanism_n and_o heathenism_n be_v much_o decay_v be_v so_o strict_o observe_v as_o in_o the_o roman_a or_o yet_o as_o in_o the_o greek_a church_n either_o as_o to_o their_o make_n it_o so_o often_o as_o they_o receive_v the_o communion_n or_o as_o to_o a_o enumeration_n of_o their_o particular_a fault_n when_o they_o make_v it_o yet_o it_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v altogether_o omit_v or_o disuse_v as_o with_o protestant_n it_o be_v zaga_n zabo_n a_o abyssine_a bishop_n say_v morth_o say_v apud_fw-la 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by_o daille_n 1._o daille_n de_fw-fr confession_n auriculari_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 1._o to_o say_v the_o contrary_a well_o agree_v whilst_o they_o speak_v of_o several_a part_n of_o a_o vast_a country_n or_o of_o a_o usual_a omission_n of_o it_o by_o some_o of_o these_o sonthern_a christian_n before_o they_o receive_v for_o all_o receive_v frequent_o viz._n on_o all_o festival_n 371._o festival_n thom._n a_o jesus_n p._n 371._o and_o of_o a_o perfunctory_a performance_n of_o it_o only_o in_o general_n by_o many_o when_o they_o do_v it_o so_o thom._n a_o jesus_n out_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o sidon_n relation_n 387._o relation_n p._n 387._o say_v of_o the_o jacobite_n and_o armenian_n sacramentum_fw-la confessionis_fw-la rarissimè_fw-la not_o nunquam_fw-la apud_fw-la nationes_fw-la illas_fw-la frequentatur_fw-la multique_fw-la not_o omnes_fw-la communicant_a sine_fw-la auriculari_fw-la confession_n and_o of_o the_o cophthites_n 361._o cophthites_n p._n 361._o moris_n non_fw-la est_fw-la ante_fw-la vigesimum_fw-la aut_fw-la circiter_fw-la annum_fw-la unquam_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la paenitentiae_fw-la reciper_n and_o 416._o and_o ib._n p._n 416._o sacramentum_fw-la confesâ—ionis_fw-la auriculart_n ut_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la romanam_n confirmationis_fw-la &_o extremae_fw-la vnctionis_fw-la ferè_fw-la non_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la sacramental_a confession_n therefore_o in_o these_o church_n seem_v rather_o the_o facto_fw-la much_o neglect_a than_o the_o jure_v not_o allow_v or_o require_v and_o look_v rather_o like_o a_o custom_n by_o the_o malignity_n of_o time_n somewhat_o deface_v than_o never_o at_o all_o know_v or_o use_v and_o this_o neglect_n of_o confession_n perhaps_o may_v partly_o arise_v from_o a_o different_a judgement_n they_o have_v of_o mortal_a sin_n the_o only_a necessary_a matter_n of_o confession_n whilst_o they_o account_v some_o few_o of_o the_o great_a only_o such_o §_o 180_o yet_o for_o external_a penance_n and_o austerity_n 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will_v premise_v some_o undeniable_a truth_n which_o speak_v the_o authority_n of_o church_n governor_n the_o obedience_n due_a thereunto_o the_o condition_n of_o schism_n and_o the_o danger_n and_o guilt_n of_o it_o the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o society_n or_o company_n under_o a_o regiment_n discipline_n government_n and_o the_o member_n constitute_v that_o society_n be_v either_o person_n teach_v guide_v govern_v or_o person_n teach_v guide_v govern_v and_o this_o in_o order_n to_o preserve_v all_o in_o unity_n and_o to_o advance_v every_o member_n of_o this_o visible_a society_n to_o a_o effectual_a and_o real_a participation_n of_o grace_n and_o union_n with_o christ_n the_o head_n and_o therefore_o and_o upon_o no_o less_o account_n be_v obedience_n due_a unto_o they_o eph._n 4.11_o 12_o 13_o 16_o and_o heb._n 13.17_o and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n to_o be_v as_o a_o heathen_a and_o publican_n mat._n 16._o etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o and_o thus_o clear-sighted_a man_n be_v in_o the_o case_n where_o they_o be_v to_o require_v obedience_n but_o not_o so_o where_o to_o yield_v it_o this_o say_v of_o the_o schism_n of_o presbyter_n depart_v from_o their_o bishop_n the_o same_o dr._n hammond_n say_v 3._o say_v of_o schism_n c._n 3._o of_o the_o schism_n of_o bishop_n depart_v from_o their_o metropolitan_n and_o of_o metropolitan_o from_o their_o primat_n or_o patriarch_n now_o to_o go_v on_o if_o then_o for_o example_n the_o presbyter_n be_v bind_v upon_o such_o a_o guilt_n to_o obey_v his_o bishop_n than_o the_o subject_n of_o both_o the_o presbyter_n and_o the_o bishop_n when_o these_o two_o dissent_n be_v tie_v to_o adhere_v to_o the_o bishop_n not_o to_o the_o presbyter_n i.e._n to_o obey_v he_o who_o the_o other_o if_o he_o continue_v in_o his_o duty_n ought_v also_o to_o obey_v and_o sic_fw-la de_fw-la caeteris_fw-la these_o subordination_n therefore_o know_v christian_n also_o can_v but_o know_v in_o the_o division_n of_o church-governor_n distinct_a in_o dignity_n still_o those_o to_o who_o their_o obedience_n be_v thus_o fasten_v 2._o next_o 1._o §._o 25._o n._n 1._o in_o a_o body_n or_o court_n consist_v of_o many_o of_o a_o equal_a rank_n as_o council_n the_o supreme_a ecclesiastical_a judge_n do_v in_o which_o body_n in_o all_o or_o most_o cause_n or_o decision_n may_v and_o usual_o do_v happen_v some_o dissenter_n that_o here_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o rend_v the_o decree_n of_o such_o complex_fw-la body_n effectual_a that_o at_o least_o the_o much_o major_a part_n thereof_o join_v with_o the_o prime_a apostolic_a see_v conclude_v the_o whole_a the_o traditionary_a practice_n of_o the_o most_o universal_o allow_v council_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o christianity_n as_o likewise_o the_o same_o practice_n in_o all_o civil_a court_n of_o the_o same_o composition_n do_v sufficient_o put_v this_o out_o of_o dispute_n if_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v so_o see_v what_o be_v say_v of_o this_o disc_n 1._o §_o 31_o 36_o 38._o where_o if_o it_o be_v further_o demand_v for_o legitimate_v the_o act_n of_o such_o a_o council_n or_o also_o for_o the_o sufficient_a acceptation_n by_o the_o church_n catholic_n of_o such_o act_n or_o definition_n what_o proportion_n this_o major_a part_n whether_o define_v in_o council_n or_o accept_v out_o of_o it_o be_v to_o bear_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o minor_a or_o how_o much_o to_o exceed_v it_o i_o know_v not_o what_o better_a director_n herein_o we_o can_v have_v than_o the_o former_a custom_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o the_o example_n and_o pattern_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n nor_o what_o great_a justification_n the_o proceed_n of_o late_a council_n can_v receive_v herein_o than_o the_o same_o practice_n as_o they_o be_v appear_v in_o those_o ancient_a council_n that_o be_v universal_o allow_v if_o then_o we_o stay_v here_o a_o little_a to_o review_v the_o proceed_n 2._o §._o 25._o n._n 2._o of_o the_o first_o council_n and_o think_v the_o late_a time_n may_v safe_o steer_v according_a to_o their_o course_n look_v into_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a we_o find_v in_o hilarius_n syncdis_n hilarius_n de_fw-fr syncdis_n no_o less_o than_o eighty_o bishop_n before_o this_o council_n be_v assemble_v mention_v to_o have_v disallow_v the_o reception_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v also_o what_o bishop_n arius_n pretend_v to_o have_v side_v with_o he_o in_o his_o letter_n to_o euseb_n nicome_v write_v some_o year_n before_o the_o nicene_n council_n 5._o council_n apud_fw-la epiph_n haer._n 69._o theodoret._n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o and_o in_o the_o council_n also_o ⋆_o seventeen_o bishop_n some_o of_o note_n at_o the_o first_o to_o have_v dissent_v from_o the_o rest_n and_o after_o the_o council_n *_o arianism_n in_o the_o eastern_a part_n to_o have_v grow_v in_o a_o small_a time_n to_o a_o much_o great_a bulk_n support_v their_o cause_n with_o several_a unwary_a expression_n of_o former_a ecclesiastical_a writer_n as_o justin_n martyr_n irenaeus_n tertullian_n clemens_n alexand._n origen_n 69._o origen_n see_v pelavins_n in_o epiph._n she_o 69._o before_o a_o strict_a discussion_n of_o this_o controversy_n yet_o be_v this_o no_o diminution_n to_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o nicene_n decree_n or_o to_o a_o valid_a acceptation_n thereof_o both_o be_v do_v by_o a_o much_o great_a part_n of_o the_o church_n again_o in_o the_o three_o general_n council_n of_o ephesus_n 3._o §._o 25._o n._n 3._o we_o find_v john_n the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n with_o his_o oriental_a bishop_n above_o thirty_o favour_v nestorianism_n and_o oppose_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o council_n yet_o do_v not_o the_o other_o part_n of_o that_o council_n forbear_v to_o define_v anti-nestorianism_a without_o and_o against_o they_o and_o also_o to_o excommunicate_v they_o for_o their_o nonconformity_n to_o the_o major_a part_n nor_o do_v the_o christian_a world_n cease_v to_o account_v the_o act_n of_o this_o council_n valid_a without_o the_o acceptation_n thereof_o by_o this_o patriarch_n and_o his_o party_n these_o act_n be_v justify_v by_o the_o much_o great_a part_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n join_v with_o the_o roman_a patriarch_n neither_o suppose_v that_o this_o patriarch_n and_o his_o bishop_n and_o their_o successor_n have_v continue_v to_o this_o day_n as_o too_o many_o ever_o since_o in_o those_o part_n do_v and_o as_o they_o do_v for_o some_o time_n to_o oppose_v this_o decree_n can_v it_o have_v rescue_v nestorianism_n from_o be_v just_o repute_v a_o heresy_n though_o this_o party_n be_v so_o considerable_a as_o that_o the_o emperor_n retard_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o council_n censure_n upon_o they_o till_o that_o in_o the_o year_n next_o ensue_v the_o patriarch_n and_o most_o of_o the_o rest_n be_v regain_v to_o a_o peaceable_a submission_n to_o the_o church_n catholic_n and_o her_o doctrine_n come_v we_o to_o the_o four_o general_n council_n of_o chalcedon_n 4._o §._o 25._o n._n 4._o two_o year_n before_o it_o in_o a_o question_n concern_v our_o lord_n consist_v of_o and_o in_o two_o nature_n distinct_a not_o only_o before_o but_o after_o their_o union_n in_o one_o person_n the_o prevalent_a party_n in_o a_o council_n of_o above_o 120_o bishop_n have_v define_v the_o contrary_a tanquam_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la for_o which_o also_o they_o pretend_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o father_n athanasius_n cyril_n alexand._n and_o gregory_n nazianz._n concern_v which_o father_n you_o may_v find_v eutyches_n 1._o eutyches_n in_o council_n constantinop_n apud_fw-la conc_fw-fr chalc._n act_n 1._o plead_v thus_o for_o himself_o vae_fw-la mihi_fw-la si_fw-la sanctos_fw-la patres_fw-la anathematizavero_fw-la and_o dioscorus_n thus_o prima_fw-la thus_o conc._n chalc_n actione_n prima_fw-la ego_fw-la testimonium_fw-la habeo_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la athanasii_fw-la gregorii_n cyrilli_n in_o multis_fw-la locis_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la dicere_fw-la post_fw-la adunationem_fw-la dvas_fw-la naturas_fw-la sed_fw-la unam_fw-la naturam_fw-la dei_fw-la verbi_fw-la incarnatam_fw-la ego_fw-la cum_fw-la patribus_fw-la ejicior_fw-la ego_fw-la defendo_fw-la patrum_fw-la dogmata_fw-la non_fw-la transgredior_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la &_o horum_fw-la testimonia_fw-la non_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la neque_fw-la transitoriè_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o libris_fw-la habeo_fw-la thus_o dioscorus_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o we_o find_v the_o subscription_n of_o 96_o bishop_n either_o delude_v or_o force_v as_o they_o complain_v afterward_o 4._o afterward_o v._o conc._n chalc._n act._n 1_o 4._o to_o dioscorus_n his_o definition_n in_o that_o former_a council_n but_o the_o great_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n notwithstanding_o such_o a_o opposition_n define_v the_o contrary_a doctrine_n as_o of_o faith_n and_o depose_v the_o chief_a actor_n in_o this_o former_a council_n among_o which_o be_v the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n and_o alexandria_n and_o to_o the_o great_a authority_n of_o this_o council_n all_o the_o rest_n save_o
fauteres_fw-la compositionem_fw-la verborum_fw-la quòd_fw-la sacrae_fw-la litera_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la minimè_fw-la complecterentur_fw-la insectari_fw-la possent_fw-la after_o this_o upon_o the_o call_n of_o the_o council_n at_o sardica_n a._n d._n 347._o the_o eastern_a bishop_n assemble_v at_o philippopolis_n and_o though_o they_o condemn_v arrianisme_n yet_o maintain_v semi-arrianisme_a be_v only_o 76._o whilst_o the_o orthodox_n sardican_n bishop_n be_v about_o 300._o in_o the_o next_o council_n follow_v at_o sirmium_n convene_v for_o destroy_v the_o new_a heresy_n of_o photinus_n both_o the_o first_o and_o last_o form_n of_o the_o faith_n that_o be_v compose_v by_o the_o eastern_a bishop_n there_o for_o the_o second_o themselves_o disallow_v though_o defective_a yet_o contain_v nothing_o in_o they_o that_o may_v not_o well_o be_v take_v in_o a_o catholic_n sense_n and_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n be_v the_o first_o explain_v by_o s._n hilarius_n synodis_fw-la hilarius_n lib._n de_fw-fr synodis_fw-la write_v in_o those_o very_a time_n from_o which_o it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o all_o the_o subscriber_n of_o these_o creed_n shall_v either_o be_v arrian_n or_o semi-arrian_a and_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o great_a hand_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n in_o it_o that_o it_o be_v profess_v in_o these_o creed_n that_o filius_fw-la do_v ex_fw-la patris_fw-la substantiâ_fw-la constare_fw-la or_o that_o he_o be_v patri_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la similis_fw-la etiam_fw-la quoad_fw-la substantiam_fw-la or_o essentiam_fw-la again_o that_o he_o be_v ante_fw-la omne_fw-la tempus_fw-la aut_fw-la secúlum_fw-la all_o which_o be_v most_o true_a but_o not_o profess_v there_o what_o these_o semi-arrians_a hold_v further_a that_o the_o son_n though_o he_o have_v altogether_o the_o like_a yet_o have_v not_o the_o selfsame_a essence_n with_o the_o father_n which_o they_o think_v can_v not_o consist_v with_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o person_n and_o that_o the_o son_n though_o ante_fw-la omne_fw-la tempus_fw-la yet_o be_v not_o coeternal_a with_o the_o father_n for_o this_o they_o think_v consist_v not_o with_o his_o generation_n this_o i_o say_v in_o those_o creed_n be_v not_o mention_v they_o it_o seem_v either_o think_v it_o enough_o as_o to_o the_o abatement_n of_o the_o former_a nicene_n decree_n if_o they_o can_v free_v themselves_o and_o other_o from_o be_v force_v to_o profess_v any_o more_o in_o the_o public_a faith_n than_o consist_v with_o their_o private_a opinion_n or_o else_o know_v the_o party_n that_o reverence_v and_o contend_v for_o the_o nicene_n faith_n so_o considerable_a as_o that_o if_o their_o own_o tenant_n be_v insert_v they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v at_o such_o time_n by_o a_o major_a part_n subscribe_v thus_o thing_n stand_v in_o the_o east_n till_o the_o council_n of_o seleucia_n there_o and_o of_o ariminum_n in_o the_o west_n 2._o next_o 4_o §._o 26._o n._n 4_o as_o for_o the_o west_n till_o that_o council_n of_o ariminum_n though_o some_o chief_a bishop_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n liberius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n suffer_v persecution_n for_o some_o three_o or_o four_o year_n before_o it_o for_o not_o subscribe_v to_o the_o condemnation_n of_o athanasius_n unheard_a against_o who_o the_o emperor_n be_v much_o incense_v as_o suppose_v he_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o enmity_n between_o his_o brethren_n constance_n and_o constantine_n and_o himself_o 16._o himself_o see_v theodocet_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 16._o yet_o the_o main_a body_n thereof_o both_o remain_v catholic_n and_o possess_v of_o their_o chair_n till_o the_o meeting_n of_o this_o council_n and_o liberius_n be_v by_o the_o importunity_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n recall_v from_o his_o banishment_n where_o he_o be_v say_v *_o to_o have_v subscribe_v to_o one_o of_o the_o sirmian_n form_n of_o faith_n but_o as_o i_o say_v before_o express_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o what_o be_v catholic_n &_o *_o interdixisse_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la illis_fw-la qui_fw-la filium_fw-la patri_fw-la non_fw-la substantiâ_fw-la &_o caeteris_fw-la rebus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la similem_fw-la asseverarent_fw-la i._n e._n the_o arrian_n 14._o arrian_n sozom._n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o be_v now_o as_o constant_a a_o oppugner_n of_o arrianisme_n as_o any_o other_o deny_v also_o his_o consent_n to_o the_o decree_n of_o this_o council_n 22._o council_n see_v theodl_n 2._o c._n 22._o now_o also_o the_o roman_a clergy_n be_v very_o famous_a for_o their_o constancy_n in_o the_o nicene_n faith_n and_o their_o refuse_v the_o admission_n of_o felix_n suppose_v a_o arrian_n into_o liberius_n his_o chair_n and_o of_o the_o orthodoxness_n at_o this_o time_n of_o the_o other_o western_a prelate_n see_v what_o hilarius_n say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr synodis_fw-la direct_v in_o his_o exile_n to_o these_o bishop_n and_o last_o s._n jerom_n new_a wonder_n ingemuit_fw-la totus_fw-la orbis_n &_o arrianum_n se_fw-la esse_fw-la miratus_fw-la est_fw-la speak_v upon_o a_o strange_a and_o unexpected_a issue_n of_o this_o council_n at_o ariminum_n show_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n before_o it_o to_o come_v to_o the_o council_n then_o 9_o §._o 26._o n._n 9_o one_a as_o this_o meeting_n of_o about_o 400_o bishop_n assemble_v there_o appear_v not_o above_o 80._o or_o as_o athanasius_n sydno_n athanasius_n athan._n de_fw-fr sydno_n say_v 50._o addict_v to_o arrianisme_n though_o some_o of_o these_o indeed_o the_o emperor_n favority_n according_o the_o decree_n of_o this_o council_n confirm_v that_o of_o nice_n and_o condemn_a arrianisme_n be_v send_v by_o they_o though_o never_o deliver_v â—o_o the_o emperor_n and_o a_o dismission_n desire_v which_o long_o delay_v several_a of_o they_o without_o leave_v depart_v the_o rest_n hinder_v from_o dissolve_v upon_o much_o solicitation_n of_o the_o emperor_n agent_n and_o the_o specious_a pretence_n of_o a_o firm_a peace_n and_o union_n so_o to_o 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