emperor_n after_o 1080_o what_o be_v establish_v by_o such_o a_o synod_n not_o general_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o overthrow_v any_o former_a right_n of_o the_o church_n neither_o be_v balsamon_n a_o late_a greek_a writer_n authority_n much_o to_o be_v stand_v upon_o in_o this_o controversy_n neither_o speak_v he_o home_o in_o this_o point_n whether_o the_o patriarch_n be_v to_o admit_v what_o the_o emperor_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o he_o have_v represent_v to_o the_o emperor_n that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o canon_n thus_o much_o of_o the_o 12_o canon_n in_o the_o 17_o canon_n and_o the_o 38th_o in_o trullo_n here_o be_v only_o upon_o the_o emperor_n building_n a_o new_a city_n or_o perhaps_o upon_o his_o transfer_v the_o civil_a right_n and_o privilege_n of_o have_v the_o seat_n of_o judicature_n etc._n etc._n from_o one_o city_n in_o a_o province_n unto_o another_o and_o upon_o this_o subject_n some_o other_o inferior_a city_n or_o town_n call_v parochia_n when_o be_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o ordinary_a bishop_n see_v hammond_n schism_n p._n 57_o unto_o it_o the_o subject_n also_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o those_o parochiae_fw-la under_o that_o city_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n where_o note_n first_o that_o these_o canon_n speak_v only_o of_o the_o subject_n of_o parochial_a bishop_n to_o new_a metropolitan_o where_o new_a city_n be_v build_v and_o not_o of_o alter_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o old_a which_o the_o 12_o canon_n of_o the_o same_o council_n so_o express_o oppose_v second_o only_o of_o subject_v parochial_a bishop_n to_o new_a metropolitan_o not_o of_o subject_v metropolitans_n to_o new_a patriarch_n nor_o yet_o to_o new_a primate_fw-la for_o it_o be_v most_o clear_a that_o this_o very_a council_n that_o make_v this_o canon_n never_o dream_v of_o any_o power_n the_o emperor_n have_v to_o erect_v a_o new_a patriarch_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o §_o 43._o and_o much_o less_o leo_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o confirm_v these_o canon_n yet_o vehement_o oppose_v the_o council_n seek_v to_o erect_v constantinople_n into_o a_o patriarchy_n much_o more_o will_v he_o have_v oppose_v the_o emperor_n three_o whatever_o privilege_n the_o emperor_n here_o receive_v methinks_v their_o order_n that_o such_o a_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v subsequatur_fw-la be_v far_o from_o sound_v that_o they_o yield_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o emperor_n by_o right_n as_o dr._n hammond_n expound_v it_o schis_fw-la p._n 119._o but_o then_o if_o the_o emperor_n hold_v such_o privilege_n from_o the_o church_n the_o church_n when_o they_o please_v may_v resume_v this_o power_n for_o so_o himself_o argue_v concern_v any_o privilege_n which_o secular_a prince_n have_v former_o concede_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o then_o hear_v what_o the_o 21th_o canon_n of_o the_o 8_o general_n council_n say_v if_o we_o will_v trust_v late_a council_n not_o far_o distant_a in_o time_n better_o to_o understand_v the_o concession_n of_o former_a definimus_fw-la neminem_fw-la prorsus_fw-la mundi_fw-la potentium_fw-la quenquam_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la patriarchalibus_fw-la sedibus_fw-la praesunt_fw-la inhonorare_fw-la aut_fw-la movere_fw-la a_o proprio_fw-la throno_fw-la tentare_fw-la sed_fw-la omni_fw-la reverentia_fw-la &_o honore_fw-la dignos_fw-la judicare_fw-la praecipue_fw-la quidem_fw-la sanctissimum_fw-la papam_fw-la senioris_fw-la romae_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 45_o as_o for_o the_o thing_n mention_v afterward_o by_o the_o doctor_n p._n 120_o etc._n etc._n the_o power_n of_o change_v the_o seat_n of_o a_o bishop_n or_o divide_v one_o province_n into_o many_o as_o likewise_o the_o presenting_z of_o particular_a person_n to_o several_a dignity_n in_o the_o church_n which_o also_o private_a patron_n do_v without_o claim_v any_o superiority_n in_o church-matter_n some_o of_o which_o seem_v of_o small_a consequence_n as_o to_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n yet_o be_v not_o these_o thing_n just_o transact_v by_o the_o prince_n sole_a authority_n without_o the_o approbation_n first_o of_o church-governor_n but_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v act_v by_o the_o church_n alone_o the_o prince_n gainsaying_n if_o he_o be_v either_o heathen_a or_o heretic_n which_o also_o show_v his_o power_n when_o orthodox_n in_o the_o regiment_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v only_o executive_a and_o dependent_a on_o the_o ecclesiastical_a magistrate_n no_o person_n be_v or_o at_o least_o ought_v to_o be_v put_v into_o any_o church-dignity_n without_o the_o authoritative_a consent_n and_o concurrence_n of_o the_o clergy_n who_o if_o they_o reject_v such_o person_n though_o present_v by_o prince_n as_o unorthodox_n or_o otherwise_o unfit_a they_o can_v be_v invest_v in_o such_o office_n hear_v what_o the_o 8_o general_n council_n say_v of_o this_o matter_n can._n 22._o sancta_fw-la &_o universalis_fw-la synodus_fw-la definit_a neminem_fw-la laicorum_fw-la principum_fw-la vel_fw-la potentum_fw-la semet_fw-la inserere_fw-la electioni_fw-la vel_fw-la promotioni_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la vel_fw-la metropolitae_n aut_fw-la cujuslibet_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ne_fw-la videlicet_fw-la etc._n etc._n praesertim_fw-la cum_fw-la nullam_fw-la in_o talibus_fw-la potestatem_fw-la quenquam_fw-la potestativorum_fw-la vel_fw-la caeterorum_fw-la laicorum_fw-la habere_fw-la conveniat_fw-la quisquis_fw-la autem_fw-la saecularium_fw-la principum_fw-la &_o potentum_fw-la vel_fw-la alterius_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la laicae_fw-la adversus_fw-la communionem_fw-la ac_fw-la consentaneam_fw-la atque_fw-la canonicam_fw-la electionem_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la ordinis_fw-la agere_fw-la tentaverit_fw-la anathema_n sit_v the_o transplant_n of_o bishopric_n and_o division_n of_o province_n probable_o be_v never_o order_v by_o prince_n but_o either_o first_o propose_v or_o assented-to_a by_o the_o clergy_n see_v that_o instance_n of_o anselm_n hammond_n of_o schis_fw-la p._n 122._o or_o upon_o some_o more_o general_a grant_n indulgent_o make_v to_o some_o pious_a prince_n from_o the_o chief_a power_n of_o the_o church_n though_o historian_n common_o in_o relation_n of_o such_o fact_n mention_v only_o the_o king_n power_n as_o by_o who_o more_o apparent_a and_o effectual_a authority_n such_o thing_n be_v put_v in_o execution_n in_o which_o thing_n negative_a argument_n that_o such_o person_n as_o be_v not_o mention_v do_v not_o concur_v especial_o when_o they_o be_v mention_v to_o concur_v in_o some_o other_o act_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n be_v very_o fallacious_a but_o imagine_v we_o once_o the_o power_n of_o erect_v patriarchy_n and_o primacy_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o the_o bestow_n and_o transfer_v the_o several_a privilege_n thereof_o sole_o cast_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o secular_a prince_n and_o then_o this_o prince_n not_o orthodox_n a_o supposition_n possible_a and_o what_o confusion_n and_o mischief_n must_v it_o need_v produce_v in_o such_o a_o body_n as_o the_o church_n strict_o tie_v in_o canonical_a obedidience_n to_o such_o superior_n and_o submit_v to_o their_o judgement_n and_o decision_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n by_o which_o the_o king_n may_v sway_v the_o controversy_n in_o religion_n within_o his_o own_o dominion_n what_o way_n he_o please_v unless_o we_o will_v imagine_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o ecclesiastic_n at_o all_o of_o his_o own_o persuasion_n who_o he_o may_v surrogate_v into_o the_o place_n of_o those_o who_o gainsay_v such_o be_v the_o time_n of_o constantius_n and_o by_o such_o violent_a and_o uncanonical_a expulsion_n and_o intrusion_n of_o prelate_n the_o face_n of_o religion_n be_v see_v change_v and_o rechanged_n so_o often_o here_o in_o england_n within_o a_o few_o year_n according_a to_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o present_a prince_n as_o if_o there_o be_v in_o she_o no_o certain_a form_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o same_o thing_n we_o have_v see_v do_v before_o our_o eye_n in_o our_o own_o day_n the_o remove_n induct_a depose_v promote_a ecclesiastical_a person_n as_o the_o secular_a power_n please_v be_v also_o a_o change_n of_o the_o church_n doctrine_n as_o it_o please_v thus_o much_o to_o what_o dr._n hammond_n have_v say_v schis_fw-la p._n 120_o etc._n etc._n §_o 46_o last_o schis_fw-la p._n 125._o he_o make_v three_o instance_n in_o the_o fact_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n in_o the_o fact_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o in_o the_o fact_n of_o the_o christian_a emperor_n tend_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o their_o authority_n be_v supreme_a in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n as_o well_o as_o civil_a and_o therefore_o may_v erect_v patriarchy_n his_o word_n there_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o king_n be_v supreme_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o cause_n even_o those_o of_o the_o church_n as_o well_o as_o civil_a as_o appear_v among_o the_o jewish_a king_n in_o scripture_n david_n order_v the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n solomon_n consecrate_v the_o temple_n hezekiah_n 2_o chron._n 29._o 2_o king_n 18._o and_o josiah_n 2_o king_n 22._o order_v many_o thing_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o so_o st._n paul_n appeal_v from_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o chief_a priest_n to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o caesar_n so_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
and_o cease_v to_o be_v any_o long_o catholic_n if_o then_o the_o former_a or_o present_a difference_n between_o the_o roman_a and_o greek_a church_n be_v such_o as_o have_v be_v by_o former_a church-authority_n superior_a to_o both_o canonical_o decide_v and_o determine_v as_o suppose_v by_o the_o lateran_n council_n under_o innocent_a iii_o or_o of_o that_o of_o lion_n under_o gregory_n x._o or_o that_o of_o florence_n under_o eugenius_n iu._n and_o the_o eastern_a church_n disobey_v these_o act_n have_v separate_v from_o or_o thereupon_o be_v reject_v by_o the_o roman_a communion_n observe_v they_o or_o again_o if_o the_o greek_a church_n have_v make_v a_o discession_n and_o rent_n from_o the_o prime_a patriarch_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o chair_n of_o st._n peter_n in_o deny_v any_o of_o those_o privilege_n and_o that_o authority_n which_o right_o belong_v to_o he_o over_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n in_o order_n to_o the_o preserve_v the_o perpetual_a peace_n and_o unity_n thereof_o thing_n which_o it_o concern_v i_o not_o here_o to_o determine_v the_o greek_a church_n by_o this_o separation_n from_o the_o roman_a must_v stand_v guilty_a of_o a_o schism_n from_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o cease_v to_o be_v any_o true_a member_n thereof_o neither_o indeed_o have_v these_o church_n since_o this_o division_n like_o wither_a branch_n retain_v any_o dignity_n authority_n growth_n or_o extent_n equal_a to_o the_o roman_a or_o such_o as_o they_o have_v former_o this_o indeed_o hap'n_v to_o they_o from_o the_o opression_n of_o a_o open_a enemy_n to_o christianity_n but_o yet_o perhaps_o the_o same_o also_o a_o instrument_n of_o god_n displeasure_n against_o they_o §_o 79_o last_o as_o for_o the_o late_a division_n of_o the_o reform_a party_n in_o the_o west_n muchwhat_a the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o it_o as_o be_v but_o now_o of_o the_o arian_n it_o be_v know_v when_o that_o single_a person_n stand_v alone_o who_o begin_v it_o and_o it_o spread_v afterward_o by_o the_o support_n of_o the_o secular_a power_n against_o church-authority_n and_o when_o in_o its_o great_a growth_n but_o a_o inconsiderable_a part_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o whole_a which_o also_o have_v cast_v it_o off_o from_o her_o communion_n condemn_v it_o by_o her_o council_n and_o permit_v not_o any_o of_o her_o member_n to_o have_v any_o external_a communion_n with_o it_o and_o though_o at_o first_o by_o reason_n both_o of_o foreign_a invasion_n from_o the_o turk_n and_o many_o civil_a war_n in_o christian_a state_n it_o make_v especial_o in_o climate_n more_o remote_a from_o the_o residence_n and_o superintendency_n of_o the_o chief_a hierarchy_n of_o the_o church_n a_o very_a great_a and_o speedy_a increase_n yet_o the_o vigour_n of_o its_o age_n may_v be_v think_v already_o past_a and_o it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o its_o wane_n and_o decadency_n expect_v still_o and_o prophesy_v to_o itself_o the_o fall_n of_o antichrist_n till_o itself_o by_o little_a and_o little_o be_v sink_v down_o into_o its_o grave_n so_o many_o part_n therefore_o as_o fall_v off_o once_o from_o their_o union_n with_o the_o main_a body_n can_v be_v account_v no_o long_o any_o member_n of_o the_o church-catholick_n nor_o yet_o lawful_o continue_v a_o church-communion_n or_o succession_n of_o clergy_n among_o themselves_o because_o there_o can_v be_v but_o unum_fw-la corpus_fw-la as_o unus_fw-la dominus_fw-la christus_fw-la eph._n 4.5_o from_o which_o body_n any_o part_n separate_v straight_o wither_v and_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n be_v so_o also_o from_o the_o head_n christ_n though_o all_o among_o these_o be_v not_o real_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o head_n or_o body_n that_o the_o church_n external_o separate_v from_o it_o by_o her_o censure_n which_o proceed_v upon_o these_o according_a to_o the_o outward_a profession_n which_o only_o the_o church_n see_v but_o can_v discern_v the_o inward_a affection_n and_o disposition_n which_o secret_o may_v still_o continue_v some_o of_o those_o to_o the_o body_n who_o her_o censure_n remove_v from_o it_o such_o be_v the_o invincible_o ignorant_a or_o those_o that_o without_o malice_n be_v involve_v in_o such_o schism_n especial_o where_o the_o fundamental_a faith_n be_v not_o diminish_v by_o any_o heresy_n add_v to_o schism_n but_o though_o this_o plea_n of_o ignorance_n invincible_a do_v seem_v good_a and_o credible_a for_o many_o in_o the_o present_a greek_a church_n if_o these_o church_n may_v be_v conclude_v schismatical_a keep_v in_o so_o much_o slavery_n illiterature_n and_o darkness_n yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v it_o will_v fail_v many_o in_o the_o reform_a church_n where_o too_o much_o presumption_n of_o knowledge_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a thing_n that_o have_v destroy_v their_o obedience_n and_o conformity_n to_o the_o whole_a finis_fw-la the_o three_o treatise_n of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o ancient_a church-government_n reflect_v on_o the_o late_a writing_n of_o several_a learned_a protestant_n bishop_n bramhall_n dr._n field_n dr._n fern_n dr._n hammond_n and_o other_o on_o this_o subject_n oxford_z print_v in_o the_o year_n m.dc.lxxxviii_o content_n svbordination_n of_o glergy_n §_o 1._o three_o patriarch_n only_o at_o the_o first_o §_o 2._o the_o first_o of_o these_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n §_o 3._o the_o extent_n of_o his_o patriarchate_n the_o second_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n §_o 4._o the_o 3d._n the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n §_o 5._o from_o whence_o their_o superiority_n over_o other_o bishop_n §_o 6._o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n advance_v to_o a_o patriarchate_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o rome_n §_o 7._o the_o great_a extent_n of_o this_o patriarchate_o in_o latter_a time_n the_o see_v of_o jerusalem_n raise_v to_o a_o patriarchate_o in_o the_o 5_o place_n §_o 8._o the_o authority_n of_o patriarch_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a governor_n for_o the_o ordination_n or_o confirmation_n and_o for_o judge_v the_o cause_n upon_o appeal_n of_o their_o inferior_n §_o 9_o where_o concern_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n §_o 11._o a_o digression_n concern_v the_o controversy_n between_o the_o bishop_n of_o africa_n and_o rome_n about_o appeals_n §_o 12._o whether_o transmarine_a appeals_n in_o some_o case_n very_o necessary_a §_o 14._o those_z not_o subject_v to_o any_o patriarch_n for_o ordination_n yet_o subject_v for_o decision_n of_o controversy_n §_o 18._o the_o patriarch_n also_o subject_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o superior_a patriarch_n §_o 20._o the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n not_o only_a primacy_n of_o dignity_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o bishop_n ib._n this_o power_n exemplify_v in_o the_o primitive_a time_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 6_o age_n the_o day_n of_o gregory_n the_o great_a §_o 21_o to_o 31._o a_o digression_n concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o ancient_a canon_n sine_fw-la romano_n pontifice_fw-la nihil_fw-la finiendum_fw-la §_o 22._o a_o digression_n concern_v the_o title_n of_o universalis_fw-la epipiscopus_fw-la assume_v by_o the_o constantinopolitan_a and_o decline_v by_o the_o roman_a bishop_n §_o 26._o a_o digression_n concern_v the_o patriarchship_n of_o ravenna_n and_o justiniana_n prima_fw-la urge_v by_o dr._n hammond_n §_o 30._o the_o authority_n of_o this_o see_v of_o rome_n by_o protestant_n allow_v to_o be_v the_o more_o orthodox_n in_o all_o other_o division_n that_o have_v be_v make_v from_o it_o save_v only_o their_o own_o §_o 31._o n._n 2._o by_o the_o former_a clear_a allegation_n some_o other_o controvert_v saying_n of_o the_o father_n expound_v §_o 32._o etc._n etc._n the_o protestant_n ordinary_a reply_n to_o the_o authority_n above_o cite_v to_o i_o seem_v not_o satisfactory_a §_o 36._o that_o such_o power_n which_o be_v ancient_o exercise_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o exercise_v by_o he_o joint_o only_o with_o a_o patriarchal_a council_n which_o be_v by_o some_o pretend_a §_o 37._o that_o it_o be_v schism_n to_o deny_v obedience_n to_o any_o ecclesiastical_a power_n establish_v by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n and_o that_o no_o such_o power_n can_v be_v lawful_o dissolve_v by_o any_o power_n secular_a §_o 38._o the_o concession_n of_o bishop_n bramhal_o and_o dr._n hammond_n in_o this_o matter_n §_o 39_o several_a pretence_n to_o weaken_v such_o canon_n to_o i_o seem_v invalid_a §_o 41._o that_o obedience_n due_a may_v not_o be_v withdraw_v upon_o governor_n undue_a claim_n §_o 47._o that_o ecclesiastical_a council_n may_v change_v their_o former_a ecclesiastical_a law_n though_o lay-magistrate_n may_v not_o change_v they_o §_o 48._o that_o prelate_n and_o other_o stand_v oblige_v to_o those_o church-canon_n which_o in_o a_o superior_a council_n be_v make_v with_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o predecessor_n till_o such_o council_n shall_v reverse_v they_o §_o 49._o reflection_n upon_o what_o have_v he_o say_v that_o the_o
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56.10_o that_o the_o watchman_n be_v blind_v that_o they_o be_v all_o ignorant_a etc._n etc._n jer._n 6.13_o that_o from_o the_o prophet_n even_o to_o the_o priest_n every_o one_o deal_v false_o and_o heal_v the_o wound_n of_o the_o people_n slight_o jer._n 2.26_o 27._o 23.11_o etc._n etc._n ezech._n 22.26_o mal._n 2.8_o zeph._n 3.4_o that_o the_o priest_n have_v do_v violence_n to_o the_o law_n have_v cause_v many_o to_o stumble_v at_o the_o law_n and_o have_v corrupt_v the_o covenant_n of_o levi._n likewise_o ezek._n 7.22_o 26._o it_o be_v foretold_a that_o in_o the_o approach_a captivity_n the_o law_n shall_v perish_v from_o the_o priest_n and_o counsel_n from_o the_o ancient_n that_o god_n will_v turn_v away_o his_o face_n and_o stranger_n shall_v pollute_v his_o secret_a place_n and_o 2_o chron._n 15.3_o β._o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o for_o a_o long_a season_n isreal_n be_v without_o the_o true_a god_n and_o without_o a_o teach_a priest_n and_o without_o law_n and_o α_n 2_o chron._n 36.14_o that_o all_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o priest_n and_o of_o the_o people_n transgress_v very_o much_o after_o all_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o heathen_a see_v likewise_o the_o prediction_n hos_n 3.4_o see_v also_o jer._n 26.11_o the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n especial_o persecute_v jeremiah_n in_o this_o a_o great_a type_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o in_o this_o persecution_n urge_v but_o mistake_v in_o it_o that_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o perish_v from_o the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n add_v to_o these_o ezech._n 44.10_o 12_o 13._o where_o it_o be_v order_v when_o god_n true_a worship_n shall_v be_v restore_v that_o the_o priest_n that_o minister_v before_o the_o idol_n shall_v not_o afterward_o come_v near_o the_o holy_a thing_n and_o 2_o king_n 23.9_o that_o the_o priest_n who_o have_v offer_v in_o the_o high_a place_n shall_v not_o
l._n 37._o c._n p._n 551._o without_o the_o patriarch_n assent_n none_o of_o the_o metropolitan_o subject_n unto_o they_o may_v be_v ordain_v and_o what_o the_o bring_v say_v he_o prove_v nothing_o that_o we_o ever_o doubt_v of_o for_o we_o know_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v the_o right_a of_o confirm_v the_o metropolitan_o within_o the_o precinct_n of_o his_o own_o patriarchship_n as_o likewise_o every_o other_o patriarch_n have_v and_o that_o therefore_o he_o may_v send_v the_o pall_n to_o sundry_a part_n of_o greece_n france_n and_o spain_n as_o bellarmin_n allege_v be_v all_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o patriarchship_n see_v bishop_n bramhal_o vindic_n 9_o c._n p._n 257._o etc._n etc._n what_o power_n the_o metropolitan_a have_v over_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o own_o province_n the_o same_o have_v a_o patriarch_n over_o the_o metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n of_o sundry_a province_n within_o his_o own_o patriarchate_o and_o afterward_o wherein_o then_o consist_v patriarchal_a authority_n in_o ordain_v their_o metropolitan_o for_o with_o inferior_a bishop_n they_o may_v not_o meddle_v or_o confirm_v they_o in_o impose_v of_o hand_n or_o give_v the_o pall_n in_o convocate_a patriarchal_a synod_n and_o preside_v in_o they_o &c_n &c_n when_o metropolitical_a synod_n do_v not_o suffice_v to_o determine_v some_o emergent_a difference_n or_o difficulty_n thus_o he_o neither_o may_v any_o metropolitan_a upon_o any_o cause_n separate_v himself_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o patriarch_n before_o the_o examination_n and_o sentence_n of_o a_o council_n first_o pass_v in_o his_o behalf_n see_v 8._o general_n council_n 10._o c._n who_o word_n be_v nullus_fw-la clericus_fw-la ante_fw-la diligentem_fw-la examinationem_fw-la &_o synodicam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la a_o communione_fw-la proprii_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la se_fw-la separet_fw-la licet_fw-la criminalem_fw-la quamlibet_fw-la causam_fw-la ejus_fw-la se_fw-la nosse_fw-la praetendat_fw-la nec_fw-la recuset_fw-la nomen_fw-la ipsius_fw-la refer_v inter_fw-la divina_fw-la mysteria_fw-la idem_fw-la statuimus_fw-la de_fw-la episcopis_fw-la erga_fw-la proprios_fw-la metropolita_n similiter_fw-la &_o de_fw-la metropolitis_fw-la circa_fw-la patriarcham_fw-la suum_fw-la qui_fw-la vero_fw-la contra_fw-la fecerit_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la sacerdotali_fw-la operatione_n &_o honore_fw-la decidat_fw-la ante_fw-la synodicam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la i._n e._n of_o a_o council_n superior_a to_o the_o metropolitan_a for_o the_o low_a can_v judge_v the_o high_a no_o not_o tho_o assemble_v together_o in_o a_o council_n see_v dr._n field_n l._n 5._o c._n 39_o p._n 567._o as_o a_o episcopal_a synod_n can_v judge_v the_o metropolitan_a and_o the_o firmly_a to_o bind_v and_o confine_v the_o inferior_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o superior_a order_n of_o the_o clergy_n the_o church_n make_v frequent_a canon_n against_o their_o start_n aside_o by_o appeal_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o secular_o whether_o of_o other_o or_o also_o of_o the_o emperor_n himself_o see_v council_n antiochen_n 11._o c._n 12._o c._n council_n sardica_n 8._o c._n council_n chalced._n 9_o c._n si_fw-mi clericus_fw-la adversus_fw-la clericum_fw-la habeat_fw-la negotium_fw-la non_fw-la relinquat_fw-la suum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la saecularia_fw-la judicia_fw-la non_fw-la concurrat_fw-la etc._n etc._n conc._n melevitanum_n 19_o c._n placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la quicunque_fw-la ab_fw-la imperatore_n cognitionem_fw-la judiciorum_fw-la publicorum_fw-la i.e._n ecclesiasticorum_fw-la petierit_n honore_fw-la proprio_fw-la privetur_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o see_v conc._n generale_fw-mi 8._o c._n 17._o &_o 21._o this_o for_o patriarch_n superiority_n over_o and_o their_o cotfirmation_n of_o metropolitans_n next_o among_o the_o patriarch_n themselves_o §_o 10_o it_o seem_v the_o low_a receive_v no_o ordination_n from_o the_o high_a but_o yet_o some_o confirmation_n or_o approbation_n they_o seem_v ordinary_o to_o have_v have_v from_o their_o superior_n or_o at_o least_o from_o the_o roman_a patriarch_n by_o those_o word_n of_o leo_n ep._n 54._o ad_fw-la martianum_fw-la the_o then_o emperor_n concern_v anatolius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n satis_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la praedicto_fw-la vestrae_fw-la pietatis_fw-la auxilio_fw-la &_o mei_fw-la favoris_fw-la assensu_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la tantae_fw-la vrbis_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la and_o custodire_fw-la debuit_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la nostro_fw-la beneficio_fw-la noscitur_fw-la consecutus_fw-la nullius_fw-la pravitatis_fw-la cupiditate_fw-la turbaret_fw-la nos_fw-la enim_fw-la vestrae_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o interventionis_fw-la habentes_fw-la intuitum_fw-la cum_fw-la secundum_fw-la suae_fw-la consecrationis_fw-la authores_fw-la ejus_fw-la initia_fw-la titubarent_fw-la benigniores_fw-la circa_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quam_fw-la justiores_fw-la esse_fw-la voluimus_fw-la quo_fw-la perturbationes_fw-la omnes_fw-la quae_fw-la operante_fw-la diabolo_fw-it fuerunt_fw-la excitatae_fw-la adhibitis_fw-la remediis_fw-la leniremus_fw-la thus_o discourse_v the_o pope_n to_o the_o emperor_n conscious_a of_o all_o those_o proceed_n concern_v his_o establish_n of_o the_o constantinopolitan_a patriarch_n and_o by_o the_o suit_n make_v to_o the_o pope_n concern_v the_o settlement_n of_o flavianus_n in_o the_o patriarchy_n of_o antioch_n of_o which_o see_v theodoret_n hist_o eccles_n 5._o l._n 23._o c._n likewise_o concern_v the_o confirm_v of_o superior_a patriarch_n by_o the_o inferior_a that_o be_v true_a which_o dr._n field_n 5._o l._n 37._o c._n p._n 551._o say_v in_o answer_n to_o such_o place_n urge_v by_o bellarmin_n that_o the_o manner_n be_v that_o the_o patriarch_n shall_v upon_o notice_n give_v of_o their_o due_a ordination_n and_o synodal_n letter_n contain_v a_o profession_n of_o their_o faith_n mutual_o give_v assent_v one_o to_o another_o therefore_o cyprian_n antoniano_n ep._n 52._o speak_v thus_o concern_v the_o 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22._o n._n 2._o and_o in_o 2._o part._n §_o 20._o 2._o §_o 11._o n._n 2._o likewise_o appeals_n be_v permit_v from_o inferior_a ecclesiastical_a to_o superior_a judge_n and_o court_n but_o not_o of_o all_o cause_n and_o person_n whatever_o to_o the_o supreme_a court_n lest_o so_o shall_v be_v no_o end_n of_o contention_n so_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n in_o their_o difference_n may_v appeal_v from_o their_o bishop_n to_o their_o metropolitan_a and_o his_o council_n provincial_a or_o national_a who_o be_v final_o to_o determine_v such_o controversy_n and_o such_o person_n to_o acquiesce_v in_o they_o again_o bishop_n may_v appeal_v from_o their_o metropolitan_a or_o from_o any_o inferior_a court_n to_o their_o patriarch_n and_o his_o council_n who_o final_a decision_n in_o ordinary_a contest_v they_o be_v to_o rest_v in_o and_o who_o from_o the_o remote_a of_o his_o province_n upon_o appeal_n may_v either_o bring_v the_o cause_n to_o be_v hear_v by_o himself_o if_o the_o moment_n of_o 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531._o he_o assent_v to_o the_o say_n of_o gelasius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n urge_v by_o bellarmin_n that_o no_o other_o particular_a church_n or_o see_v may_v judge_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n see_v every_o other_o see_v be_v inferior_a to_o it_o thus_o he._n who_o concession_n if_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o they_o be_v too_o free_a and_o too_o indulgent_a to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o testimony_n of_o this_o single_a person_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v so_o much_o press_v as_o i_o have_v and_o shall_v press_v they_o in_o this_o discourse_n i_o first_o advertise_v you_o that_o they_o be_v such_o as_o seem_v force_v from_o he_o mostwhat_a in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o authority_n out_o of_o the_o primitive_a time_n collect_v by_o bellarmin_n and_o then_o i_o desire_v that_o any_o peruse_v the_o same_o authority_n will_v try_v if_o himself_o can_v shape_v any_o less-yeilding_a answer_n that_o may_v be_v satisfactory_a except_o this_o the_o utter_a reject_v and_o renounce_v all_o such_o authority_n which_o prudent_a man_n see_v will_v give_v too_o much_o advantage_n to_o the_o roman_a cause_n and_o i_o be_o content_a that_o dr._n field_n concession_n and_o whatever_o be_v build_v thereon_o in_o this_o discourse_n be_v cancel_v and_o nullify_v but_o in_o some_o manner_n to_o second_o dr._n field_n judgement_n and_o relation_n of_o this_o matter_n i_o will_v add_v to_o it_o several_a concession_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o spalleto_n a_o copious_a writer_n also_o on_o this_o subject_n who_o of_o the_o ancient_a privilege_n of_o patriarch_n and_o among_o they_o especial_o of_o the_o roman_a speak_v thus_o 3._o l._n 10._o c._n 26._o n._n sicut_fw-la metropolitanus_n episcopus_fw-la suffraganeos_fw-la suos_fw-la errantes_fw-la corripere_fw-la &_o corrigere_fw-la debet_fw-la &_o emendare_fw-la ita_fw-la si_fw-la metropolitanus_n erret_fw-la sive_fw-la in_o moribus_fw-la sive_fw-la in_o judiciis_fw-la &_o act_n suis_fw-la ne_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la synodus_fw-la semper_fw-la cum_fw-la incommodo_fw-la conveniat_fw-la a_o patriarchis_fw-la voluit_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la &_o lex_fw-la metropolitanos_fw-la emendari_fw-la nisi_fw-la tam_fw-la gravis_fw-la sit_fw-la causa_fw-la &_o publica_fw-la praesertim_fw-la fidei_fw-la ut_fw-la totius_fw-la regionis_fw-la synodus_fw-la sive_fw-la &_o oecumenica_fw-la debeat_fw-la convenire_fw-la of_o which_o cause_n sure_o the_o patriarch_n be_v to_o judge_v since_o he_o only_o not_o they_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o convocate_a such_o council_n ita_fw-la in_o council_n chalced._n cap._n 9_o statutum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la adversus_fw-la provinicae_fw-la metropolitanum_n episcopus_fw-la vel_fw-la clericus_fw-la habeat_fw-la querelam_fw-la petat_fw-la primà tem_fw-la dioeceseos_fw-la aut_fw-la sedem_fw-la regiae_n vrbis_fw-la constantinopolitanae_n &_o apud_fw-la ipsam_fw-la judicetur_fw-la et_fw-la in_o octava_fw-la synodo_fw-la generali_fw-la canon_n expressus_fw-la ponitur_fw-la de_fw-la potestate_fw-la patriarcharum_fw-la &_o metropolitanorum_n sub_fw-la he_o verbis_fw-la haec_fw-la sancta_fw-la &_o magna_fw-la synodus_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o seniori_fw-la &_o nova_fw-la roma_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o sede_fw-la alexandria_n &c_n &c_n priscam_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la decernit_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la conservari_fw-la it_o a_o ut_fw-la eorum_fw-la praesules_fw-la the_o patriarch_n universorum_fw-la metropolitanorum_n qui_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la promoventur_fw-la sive_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la impositionem_fw-la sive_fw-la per_fw-la pallii_fw-la dationem_fw-la episcopalis_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la firmitatem_fw-la accipiant_fw-la habeant_fw-la potestatem_fw-la viz._n ad_fw-la convocandum_fw-la eos_fw-la urgente_fw-la necessitate_v ad_fw-la synodalem_fw-la conventum_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la coercendum_fw-la illos_fw-la &_o corrigendum_fw-la cum_fw-la fama_fw-la eos_fw-la super_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la delictis_fw-la forsan_fw-la accusavenit_fw-la so_o 4._o l._n 4._o c._n 5._o n._n of_o the_o constantinopolitan_a patriarch_n he_o say_v jam_fw-la introductam_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la ut_fw-la causae_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la totius_fw-la orientis_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o propriis_fw-la provinciis_fw-la terminari_fw-la vix_fw-la possent_fw-la ad_fw-la sedem_fw-la constantinopolitanam_fw-la deferrentur_fw-la concilium_fw-la hoc_fw-la chalcedonense_fw-la bis_fw-la confirmavit_fw-la and_o 9_o c._n 1._o n._n of_o the_o roman_a patriarch_n thus_o quia_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la ut_fw-la disserui_fw-la 3._o l._n 10._o c._n alia_fw-la privilegia_fw-la habent_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la superant_fw-la metropolitanos_fw-la habebit_fw-la etiam_fw-la romanus_n pontifex_fw-la omne_fw-la patriarchalia_n privilegia_fw-la palliâ—m_fw-la sibi_fw-la subjectis_fw-la metropolitanis_n illud_fw-la petentibus_fw-la concedere_fw-la &c_n &c_n eosdem_fw-la a_o lege_fw-la divina_fw-la vel_fw-la sacris_fw-la canonibus_fw-la deviantes_fw-la corripere_fw-la &_o in_o officio_fw-la continere_fw-la controversias_fw-la inter_fw-la eosdem_fw-la exortas_fw-la componere_fw-la causasque_fw-la eorundem_fw-la interdum_fw-la i._n e._n in_o causis_fw-la gravioribus_fw-la audire_fw-la &_o decidere_fw-la totius_fw-la patriarchatus_fw-la concilia_fw-la convocare_fw-la romanum_fw-la tamen_fw-la patriarcham_fw-la adhuc_fw-la in_o quibusdam_fw-la peculiari_fw-la quadam_fw-la ratione_fw-la supra_fw-la omnes_fw-la etiam_fw-la patriarchas_fw-la excellere_fw-la jam_fw-la ostendo_fw-la he_o go_v on_o there_o 14._o n._n exit_fw-la loco_fw-la svi_fw-la primi_fw-la patriarchatus_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la canonum_fw-la primus_fw-la habebatur_fw-la &_o praecipuus_fw-la observator_fw-la custos_fw-la ac_fw-la vindex_fw-la quos_fw-la si_fw-la alicubi_fw-la violari_fw-la cognosceret_fw-la acer_fw-la monitor_fw-la insurgebat_fw-la he_o seem_v loath_a to_o say_v judex_fw-la though_o he_o have_v say_v it_o before_o 15._o n._n secundum_fw-la privilegium_fw-la episcopi_fw-la romani_fw-la fuit_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quicunque_fw-la episcopi_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la provinciae_fw-la &_o regionis_fw-la not_o only_o of_o his_o patriarchy_n qui_fw-fr se_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopis_fw-la propriae_fw-la provinciae_fw-la gravari_fw-la sentirent_fw-la in_fw-la judiciis_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ad_fw-la sacram_fw-la anchoram_fw-la confugerent_fw-la apud_fw-la ipsum_fw-la innocentiam_fw-la svam_fw-la probaturi_fw-la he_o seem_v loath_a to_o say_v that_o they_o repair_v to_o he_o to_o have_v their_o cause_n hear_v and_o judge_v by_o he_o and_o to_o have_v restitution_n to_o their_o place_n from_o he_o though_o nothing_o be_v more_o clear_a than_o this_o in_o athanasius_n his_o and_o many_o other_o case_n instanced-in_a below_o but_o present_o he_o confess_v romani_fw-la pontifices_fw-la de_fw-la facto_fw-la eos_fw-la sedibus_fw-la suis_fw-la restituebant_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la objectis_fw-la criminibus_fw-la tanquam_fw-la si_fw-la essent_fw-la supremi_fw-la judices_fw-la absolvebant_fw-la and_o this_o so_o ancient_o as_o cyprian_n time_n and_o before_o the_o first_o general_n council_n of_o nice_a 16._o n._n romanus_n pontifex_fw-la propter_fw-la summam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la existimationem_fw-la commune_v quasi_fw-la vinculum_fw-la &_o nodus_fw-la erat_fw-la praecipuus_fw-la catholicae_fw-la communionis_fw-la in_o tota_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la catholicae_fw-la communionis_fw-la dux_fw-la &_o arbyter_n ut_fw-la cvi_fw-la ipse_fw-la svam_fw-la communionem_fw-la vel_fw-la daret_fw-la vel_fw-la adimeret_fw-la caeterae_fw-la quoque_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la omnes_fw-la ordinary_a darent_fw-la pariter_fw-la vel_fw-la adimerent_fw-la so_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v 8._o c._n 2._o n._n communio_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la maximi_fw-la semper_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la totius_fw-la imperii_fw-la romani_fw-la universali_fw-la propter_fw-la summam_fw-la 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latter_a canon_n but_o afterward_o many_o thing_n fall_v out_o to_o hinder_v their_o happy_a meeting_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o they_o meet_v not_o so_o often_o and_o therefore_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n appoint_v episcopal_a synod_n to_o be_v hold_v once_o every_o year_n and_o provincial_a at_o lest_o once_o in_o three_o year_n be_v so_o do_v conc._n trident._n 24._o sess_v 2._o cap._n pro_fw-la moderandis_fw-la moribus_fw-la corrigendis_fw-la excessibus_fw-la controversiis_fw-la componend_n etc._n etc._n which_o according_o be_v keep_v every_o three_o year_n by_o carlo_n borrhomeo_n metropolitan_a of_o milan_n and_o so_o in_o time_n cause_n grow_v many_o and_o the_o difficulty_n intolerable_a in_o come_v together_o and_o in_o stay_v to_o hear_v these_o cause_n thus_o multiply_v and_o increase_v which_o he_o confess_v before_o to_o be_v just_a consideration_n it_o be_v think_v fit_a to_o refer_v the_o hear_n of_o complaint_n and_o appeal_n to_o metropolitan_o and_o such_o like_a ecclesiastical_a judge_n limit_v and_o direct_v by_o canon_n and_o imperial_a law_n than_o to_o trouble_v the_o pastor_n of_o whole_a province_n and_o to_o wrong_v the_o people_n by_o the_o absence_n of_o their_o pastor_n and_o guide_n thus_o dr._n field_n and_o much_o what_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n bishop_n bramhal_o vindic._n p._n 257._o what_o power_n a_o metropolitan_a have_v over_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o own_o province_n by_o the_o canon-law_n the_o same_o and_o no_o other_o have_v the_o patriarch_n over_o the_o metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n of_o sundry_a province_n within_o his_o own_o patriarchate_o but_o a_o metropolitan_a ancient_o can_v do_v nothing_o out_o of_o his_o own_o particular_a diocese_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o province_n nor_o the_o patriarch_n in_o like_a manner_n without_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o his_o metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n wherein_o then_o consist_v patriarchal_a authority_n in_o convocate_a patriarchal_a synod_n and_o preside_v in_o they_o in_o pronounce_v sentence_n according_a to_o plurality_n of_o voice_n when_o metropolitan_a synod_n do_v not_o suffice_v to_o determine_v some_o emergent_a difficulty_n or_o difference_n i_o confess_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a difficulty_n and_o charge_n of_o convocate_a so_o many_o bishop_n and_o keep_v they_o so_o long_o together_o until_o all_o cause_n be_v hear_v and_o determine_v and_o by_o reason_n of_o those_o inconvenience_n which_o do_v fall_v upon_o their_o church_n in_o their_o absence_n provincial_a council_n be_v first_o reduce_v from_o twice_o to_o once_o in_o the_o year_n and_o afterward_o to_o once_o in_o three_o year_n and_o in_o process_n of_o time_n the_o hear_n of_o appeals_n and_o suchlike_a cause_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o canon_n in_o that_o behalf_n be_v refer_v to_o metropolitan_o until_o the_o papacy_n swallow_v up_o all_o the_o authority_n of_o patriarch_n metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n thus_o the_o bishop_n now_o concern_v what_o they_o have_v say_v note_v 1._o that_o tho_o provincial_a council_n in_o some_o age_n and_o place_n be_v more_o frequent_o assemble_v in_o the_o time_n of_o whole_a sit_v as_o the_o assemble_v can_v do_v nothing_o without_o their_o primate_n or_o metropolitan_a so_o neither_o he_o without_o they_o yet_o in_o the_o interval_n of_o such_o synod_n which_o interval_n be_v too_o long_o to_o leave_v all_o matter_n of_o controversy_n whatever_o till_o then_o in_o suspense_n and_o happen_v many_o time_n also_o ancient_o to_o be_v long_o than_o the_o canon_n permit_v the_o metropolitan_o authority_n be_v not_o void_a but_o they_o limit_v and_o direct_v by_o the_o former_a decree_n of_o such_o synod_n be_v trust_v with_o the_o execution_n thereof_o and_o with_o the_o do_v of_o many_o thing_n especial_o in_o ordinary_a cause_n by_o themselves_o alone_o but_o so_o as_o their_o act_n of_o justice_n may_v upon_o complaint_n be_v review_v in_o the_o sit_v of_o the_o next_o council_n and_o if_o