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constantinople_n depose_v without_o any_o synod_n by_o the_o emperor_n isaacius_n angelus_n yet_o no_o division_n in_o the_o church_n on_o their_o account_n §_o 3_o 4._o the_o patriarch_n of_o the_o present_a greek_a church_n very_o frequent_o deprive_v by_o the_o turk_n yet_o no_o division_n in_o the_o church_n as_o great_a reason_n to_o submit_v to_o the_o present_a possessor_n here_o as_o in_o the_o greek_a church_n the_o necessity_n the_o same_o page_n 170._o chap._n xvi_o the_o sentence_n of_o a_o uncanonical_a synod_n esteem_v by_o the_o ancients_n invalid_a s._n chrysostom_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n unjust_o and_o invalid_o depose_v by_o a_o synod_n he_o declare_v however_o at_o first_o against_o all_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n on_o his_o account_n he_o afterward_o yield_v to_o resentment_n and_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o his_o successor_n arsacius_n and_o atticus_n because_o they_o have_v be_v his_o enemy_n and_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o his_o deprivation_n the_o joannite_v act_v by_o their_o passion_n not_o by_o principle_n they_o separate_z from_o the_o church_n not_o because_o there_o be_v another_o make_a patriarch_n in_o s._n chrysostom_n place_n but_o before_o that_o be_v do_v arsacius_n be_v make_v patriarch_n they_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o he_o not_o because_o he_o be_v put_v into_o s._n chrysostom_n place_n but_o through_o hatred_n against_o st._n chrysostom_n deposer_n because_o they_o frequent_v his_o church_n pope_n innocent_a of_o rome_n not_o consistent_a with_o himself_o his_o practice_n contradict_v his_o word_n he_o do_v not_o think_v arsacius_n and_o atticus_n no_o bishop_n his_o zeal_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o own_o see_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o his_o oppose_v '_o they_o he_o at_o last_o receive_v atticus_n as_o a_o true_a patriarch_n the_o vindicator_n exception_n against_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o baroccian_a treatise_n confute_v 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yet_o reckon_v both_o arsacius_n and_o atticus_n among_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n they_o be_v both_o own_a in_o all_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o patriarch_n their_o ordination_n never_o question_v by_o any_o atticus_n praise_v by_o p._n celestine_n i._n and_o own_v to_o be_v a_o true_a successor_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n page_n 176._o chap._n xvii_o deprivation_n by_o heretical_a synod_n invalid_a s._n eustathius_n patriarch_n of_o antioch_n depose_v by_o a_o heretical_a synod_n he_o himself_o account_v his_o deprivation_n invalid_a the_o orthodox_n separate_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o successor_n not_o because_o he_o be_v invalid_o deprive_v but_o because_o they_o account_v they_o heretic_n eustathius_n act_n as_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n though_o in_o banishment_n as_o long_o as_o his_o successor_n be_v heretic_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o meletius_n a_o orthodox_n person_n be_v ordain_v his_o successor_n he_o desist_v and_o concern_v himself_o no_o more_o as_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n that_o he_o live_v till_o meletius_n be_v make_v patriarch_n demonstrate_v against_o baronius_n valesius_fw-la etc._n etc._n why_o some_o of_o the_o orthodox_n refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o meletius_n the_o vindicator_n asseâ—rtion_n that_o none_o account_v meletius_n on_o arian_n whilst_o he_o be_v bishop_n confute_v the_o schism_n between_o the_o meletian_o and_o the_o paulinist_n no_o example_n against_o we_o §_o 1_o 2._o the_o instance_n of_o maximus_n and_o cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n examine_v §_o 3._o euphemius_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n depose_v by_o a_o heretical_a synod_n yet_o macedonius_n a_o orthodox_n and_o a_o good_a man_n accepts_z of_o his_o see_v though_o he_o own_a he_o to_o be_v the_o rightful_a patriarch_n macedonius_n be_v receive_v by_o the_o catholic_n though_o they_o love_v euphemius_n and_o account_v he_o unjust_o deprive_v he_o be_v own_a by_o s._n elias_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n though_o elias_n at_o the_o same_o time_n declare_v euphemius_n deprivation_n unjust_a and_o refuse_v to_o subscribe_v to_o it_o §_o 4._o the_o schism_n of_o the_o novatian_o donatist_n and_o meletian_o of_o egypt_n no_o example_n against_o we_o §_o 5._o two_o fragment_n of_o photius_n out_o of_o a_o m_o s._n §_o 1_o 3._o page_n 186._o chap._n xviii_o the_o conclusion_n bishop_n depose_v by_o the_o civil_a authority_n oblige_v even_o in_o common_a charity_n to_o acquiesce_v but_o whether_o they_o acquiesce_v or_o not_o the_o church_n be_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o present_a possessor_n page_n 196._o the_o case_n of_o see_v vacant_a by_o a_o unjust_a or_o uncanonical_a deprivation_n state_v etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n 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 the_o doctrine_n maintain_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o baroccian_a treatise_n be_v this_o that_o suppose_v a_o bishop_n deprive_v without_o any_o synod_n by_o the_o civil_a power_n be_v unjust_o deprive_v yet_o neither_o he_o himself_o nor_o the_o people_n aught_o to_o separate_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o successor_n provide_v that_o successor_n be_v not_o a_o heretic_n in_o answer_n to_o that_o treatise_n it_o be_v allege_v by_o some_o of_o our_o adversary_n that_o not_o only_a heresy_n but_o schism_n likewise_o and_o excommunication_n make_v a_o person_n uncapable_a of_o be_v receive_v as_o a_o bishop_n it_o be_v manifest_a say_v one_o of_o our_o preface_n answerer_n that_o the_o principle_n advance_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o baroccian_a treatise_n make_v all_o church-censure_n 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authority_n to_o depose_v a_o bishop_n for_o a_o political_a crime_n or_o if_o it_o have_v no_o such_o authority_n when_o once_o it_o have_v depose_v a_o bishop_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o acknowledge_v the_o successor_n and_o in_o consequence_n of_o that_o opinion_n submit_v now_o to_o the_o present_a possessor_n be_v therefore_o heretic_n because_o he_o and_o his_o party_n can_v join_v with_o we_o in_o that_o practice_n as_o be_v of_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n here_o it_o come_v into_o my_o mind_n what_o s._n jerom_n somewhere_o say_v that_o he_o that_o can_v with_o patience_n hear_v himself_o call_v heretic_n be_v no_o good_a christian._n this_o be_v true_a of_o those_o heresy_n which_o be_v so_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n but_o in_o this_o case_n we_o dare_v to_o be_v patient_a ego_fw-la tibi_fw-la haereticus_fw-la tu_fw-la mihi_fw-la that_o be_v all_o the_o return_v we_o shall_v make_v the_o vindicator_n in_o consequence_n of_o his_o opinion_n that_o the_o civil_a authority_n have_v no_o power_n to_o depose_v a_o bishop_n and_o that_o if_o a_o bishop_n be_v so_o depose_v his_o successor_n ought_v to_o be_v reject_v though_o otherwise_o never_o so_o worthy_a adhere_v to_o the_o bishop_n deprive_v and_o disow_v those_o that_o be_v put_v into_o their_o place_n in_o this_o practice_n of_o the_o vindicator_n we_o can_v join_v with_o he_o and_o for_o that_o very_a reason_n because_o we_o can_v join_v with_o he_o in_o his_o opinion_n and_o what_o now_o follow_v from_o our_o author_n notion_n of_o heresy_n but_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v a_o heretic_n it_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o our_o purpose_n but_o for_o his_o own_o sake_n i_o shall_v here_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o add_v with_o a_o pace_n maximi_fw-la viri_fw-la that_o this_o notion_n of_o heresy_n be_v a_o groundless_a and_o a_o fancyfull_a notion_n that_o he_o may_v be_v proper_o call_v a_o heretic_n who_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n because_o the_o church_n be_v not_o of_o his_o 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episcoporum_fw-la &_o principum_fw-la concern_v these_o principes_fw-la what_o they_o be_v the_o vindicator_n have_v these_o word_n what_o the_o greek_a word_n be_v here_o say_v he_o we_o know_v not_o nor_o therefore_o can_v we_o determine_v whether_o the_o prince_n be_v chorepiscopi_fw-la or_o prefect_n of_o monastery_n who_o by_o this_o time_n begin_v to_o take_v upon_o they_o in_o affair_n relate_v to_o ecclesiastical_a cognisance_n as_o have_v very_o considerable_a ecclesiastical_a body_n under_o they_o who_o will_v be_v conclude_v by_o their_o suffrage_n certain_o they_o be_v ecclesiastic_n for_o in_o the_o synod_n of_o those_o time_n though_o there_o be_v present_a secular_a person_n to_o represent_v the_o emperor_n yet_o they_o never_o use_v to_o vote_n only_o they_o take_v care_n that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v fair_o manage_v and_o make_v their_o report_n to_o the_o emperor_n according_o and_o indeed_o the_o secular_a part_n of_o the_o deprivation_n have_v already_o be_v perform_v in_o send_v the_o patriarch_n into_o exile_n nor_o be_v it_o requisite_a by_o the_o lex_fw-la regius_fw-la as_o it_o be_v call_v in_o those_o time_n that_o the_o emperor_n shall_v have_v any_o concurrence_n of_o council_n for_o affair_n of_o this_o nature_n it_o be_v therefore_o undoubted_o a_o synod_n and_o be_v own_a for_o such_o in_o the_o greek_a synodicon_n and_o according_o they_o send_v their_o summons_n to_o eutychius_n by_o person_n of_o their_o own_o rank_n bishop_n and_o prince_n which_o be_v the_o way_n of_o synod_n not_o of_o imperial_a council_n in_o answer_n to_o all_o this_o lest_o the_o learned_a vindicator_n shall_v be_v apt_a to_o fancy_n that_o what_o he_o say_v be_v not_o confute_v by_o the_o greek_a title_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lest_o he_o shall_v persuade_v himself_o that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o in_o this_o place_n may_v be_v understand_v ecclesiastic_n i_o shall_v desire_v he_o to_o consult_v dufresne_n etc._n glossaries_n from_o they_o he_o may_v be_v convince_v that_o by_o the_o title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o any_o ecclesiastic_n but_o only_a lay-governour_n and_o nobleman_n or_o the_o grandee_n of_o the_o emperor_n court_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v so_o the_o noble_n be_v simple_o entitle_v and_o their_o lady_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o order_n of_o nobleman_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o latin_a historian_n when_o they_o mention_v the_o lora_n of_o the_o constantinopolitan_a court_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v they_o archontes_n exit_fw-la quo_fw-la câ—im_fw-la in_o aegyptum_fw-la descenderant_fw-la ejus_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la constantinopolitanis_n archontes_n say_v 18._o gulielmus_fw-la tyrius_n romanae_fw-la constantinopolitanae_n dignitatis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n principes_fw-la ses_fw-fr 9_o luitprandus_fw-la a_o hundred_o example_n be_v produce_v by_o the_o learned_a dufresne_n and_o a_o thousand_o more_o may_v be_v easy_o produce_v if_o need_n be_v i_o shall_v only_o advise_v my_o reader_n that_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n the_o lay-lord_n or_o nobleman_n who_o sit_v in_o the_o council_n together_o with_o the_o ecclesiastic_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o ecclesiastic_n by_o this_o title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n not_o all_o the_o noble_n that_o sit_v in_o that_o council_n but_o only_o some_o few_o of_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o court_n have_v the_o honour_n of_o that_o title_n and_o by_o that_o be_v distinguish_v as_o well_o from_o the_o senate_n which_o be_v likewise_o present_a in_o that_o council_n as_o from_o actionum_fw-la the_o bishop_n or_o ecclesiastic_n in_o the_o second_o council_n of_o nice_a the_o two_o great_a temporal_a lord_n that_o sit_v there_o
jerusalem_n his_o be_v translate_v from_o the_o see_v of_o jerusalem_n to_o that_o of_o constantinople_n and_o of_o his_o be_v depose_v at_o constantinople_n because_o translation_n from_o one_o see_v to_o another_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o canon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o nicetas_n choviates_n express_v after_o this_o manner_n he_o be_v depose_v say_v he_o at_o constantinople_n and_o suffer_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o aesop_n '_o s_o dog_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n and_o lose_v likewise_o that_o of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v then_o possess_v by_o another_o §_o 5._o after_o these_o time_n we_o read_v of_o no_o patriarch_n depose_v by_o the_o emperor_n be_v bare_a authority_n as_o long_o as_o constantinople_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o christian_n for_o leontius_n nicetas_n successor_n be_v not_o bare_o depose_v by_o the_o emperor_n but_o after_o he_o be_v depose_v resign_v what_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o 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will_v excuse_v a_o action_n a_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o oppression_n it_o will_v as_o well_o excuse_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o it_o it_o be_v as_o strong_a in_o the_o beginning_n as_o afterward_o but_o the_o jew_n say_v our_o author_n be_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o present_a greek_n be_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o turk_n we_o grant_v it_o and_o that_o be_v the_o necessity_n we_o plead_v how_o do_v that_o make_v our_o case_n not_o to_o be_v parallel_n be_v not_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o much_o at_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n here_o as_o the_o jew_n be_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o roman_n or_o as_o the_o greek_n be_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o turk_n be_v not_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n as_o powerful_a here_o as_o the_o roman_n in_o judaea_n or_o the_o grand_a signior_n at_o constantinople_n if_o necessity_n will_v excuse_v they_o our_o necessity_n be_v the_o same_o and_o that_o will_v justify_v we_o chap._n xvi_o the_o sentence_n of_o a_o uncanonical_a synod_n esteem_v by_o the_o ancient_n invalid_a s_o chrysostom_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n unjust_o and_o invalid_o depose_v by_o a_o synod_n he_o declare_v however_o at_o first_o against_o all_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n on_o his_o account_n he_o afterward_o yield_v to_o resentment_n and_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o his_o successor_n arsacius_n and_o atticus_n because_o they_o have_v be_v his_o enemy_n and_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o his_o deprivation_n the_o joannite_v act_v by_o their_o passion_n not_o by_o principle_n they_o separate_z from_o the_o church_n not_o because_o there_o be_v another_o make_a patriarch_n in_o s._n chrysostom_n place_n but_o before_o that_o be_v do_v arsacius_n be_v make_v patriarch_n they_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o he_o not_o because_o he_o be_v put_v into_o s._n chrysostom_n place_n but_o through_o hatred_n against_o st._n chrysostom_n deposer_n because_o they_o frequent_v his_o church_n pope_n innocent_a of_o rome_n not_o consistent_a with_o himself_o his_o practice_n contradict_v his_o word_n he_o do_v not_o think_v arsacius_n and_o atticus_n no_o bishop_n his_o zeal_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o own_o see_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o his_o oppose_v '_o they_o he_o at_o last_o receive_v atticus_n as_o a_o true_a patriarch_n the_o vindicator_n exception_n against_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o barroccian_a treatise_n confute_v the_o eastern_a bishop_n refuse_v to_o separate_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n though_o s._n chrysostom_n lay_v claim_v to_o his_o see_n and_o actual_o separate_v and_o though_o they_o esteem_v his_o deprivation_n invalid_a so_o do_v the_o monk_n of_o egypt_n the_o testimony_n of_o s._n nicon_n out_o of_o a_o m_o s._n s._n nicon_n himself_o though_o he_o esteem_v his_o deprivation_n extreme_o unjust_a yet_o approve_v of_o those_o that_o do_v not_o separate_v on_o his_o account_n s._n chrysostom_n take_v it_o for_o grant_v as_o a_o thing_n of_o course_n that_o all_o will_v immediate_o resolve_v to_o choose_v a_o new_a patriarch_n in_o his_o room_n the_o patriarch_n atticus_n high_o esteem_v by_o the_o whole_a african_a church_n the_o ecclesiastical_a historian_n socrates_n disapprove_v of_o s._n chrysostom_n deprivation_n yet_o speak_v of_o arsacius_n and_o atticus_n as_o of_o true_a patriarch_n theodoret_n extreme_o offend_v at_o the_o injustice_n of_o his_o deposer_n yet_o reckon_v both_o arsacius_n and_o atticus_n among_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n they_o be_v both_o own_a in_o all_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o patriarch_n their_o ordination_n never_o question_v by_o any_o atticus_n praise_v by_o p._n celestine_n i._n and_o own_v to_o be_v a_o true_a successor_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n i_o have_v now_o conclude_v my_o history_n of_o the_o
and_o banish_v by_o the_o heretical_a emperor_n constans_n though_o he_o never_o resign_v yet_o eugenius_n be_v choose_v his_o successor_n by_o the_o clergy_n of_o rome_n though_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o be_v zealous_a assertor_n of_o the_o orthodox_n faith_n and_o have_v likewise_o a_o great_a love_n for_o s._n martin_n eugenius_n be_v receive_v and_o own_a by_o all_o as_o a_o true_a pope_n and_o have_v be_v honour_v all_o along_o by_o the_o church_n as_o a_o saint_n s._n martin_n himself_o own_v he_o as_o a_o true_a pope_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o he_o as_o such_o page_n 128._o chap._n xiii_o callinicus_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n be_v depose_v without_o any_o synod_n by_o the_o emperor_n justinianus_n rhinotmetus_n his_o successor_n cyrus_n be_v receive_v as_o a_o true_a patriarch_n §_o 1._o so_o likewise_o be_v nicetas_n who_o be_v put_v into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o patriarch_n constantine_n depose_v without_o any_o synod_n by_o the_o emperor_n constantinus_n copronymus_n §_o 2._o page_n 135._o chap._n fourteen_o a_o account_n of_o the_o schism_n between_o photlus_fw-la and_o ignatius_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n photius_n who_o be_v put_v into_o ignatius_n place_n when_o depose_v by_o the_o emperor_n no_o such_o person_n as_o his_o enemy_n report_v he_o by_o how_o great_a a_o party_n he_o be_v receive_v the_o reason_n why_o some_o refuse_v to_o acknowledge_v he_o be_v not_o so_o much_o because_o he_o be_v so_o constitute_v as_o because_o he_o be_v a_o neophytus_n and_o be_v beside_o ordain_v by_o a_o bishop_n excommunicate_v and_o in_o their_o judgement_n stand_v himself_o excommunicate_v at_o that_o time_n ignatius_n profess_v that_o if_o photius_n have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o church_n i._n e._n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v a_o excommunicate_v person_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o consecration_n he_o will_v willing_o have_v yield_v to_o he_o ignatius_n value_v the_o council_n that_o condemn_v he_o no_o more_o than_o he_o do_v the_o lay_n power_n the_o vindicator_n in_o a_o error_n concern_v that_o matter_n his_o error_n concern_v the_o council_n call_v the_o first_o and_o second_o a_o new_a account_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o title_n his_o error_n concern_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o rome_n call_v by_o p._n nicholas_n against_o photius_n photius_n after_o he_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o church_n and_o confirm_v by_o a_o general_a council_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o bare_a authority_n of_o the_o emperor_n leo_n yet_o his_o successor_n stephen_n be_v receive_v by_o the_o church_n page_n 139._o chap._n xv._n nicolaus_n mysticus_fw-la patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n not_o deprive_v by_o a_o synod_n as_o the_o vindicator_n contend_v but_o by_o the_o emperor_n leo_n the_o wife_n §_o 1._o joseph_n bishop_n of_o brixia_n in_o italy_n depose_v without_o any_o synod_n by_o king_n berengarius_fw-la yet_o his_o successor_n antony_n be_v own_a and_o receive_v by_o the_o church_n particular_o by_o the_o pope_n the_o synod_n of_o augspurg_n and_o ravenna_n and_o continue_v in_o the_o see_v many_o year_n §_o 2._o basilius_n camaterus_n and_o nicetas_n muntanes_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n depose_v without_o any_o synod_n by_o the_o emperor_n isaacius_n angelus_n yet_o no_o division_n in_o the_o church_n on_o their_o account_n §_o 3_o 4._o the_o patriarch_n of_o the_o present_a greek_a church_n very_o frequent_o deprive_v by_o the_o turk_n yet_o no_o division_n in_o the_o church_n as_o great_a reason_n to_o submit_v to_o the_o present_a possessor_n here_o as_o in_o the_o greek_a church_n the_o necessity_n the_o same_o page_n 170._o chap._n xvi_o the_o sentence_n of_o a_o uncanonical_a synod_n esteem_v by_o the_o ancient_n invalid_a s._n chrysostom_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n unjust_o and_o invalid_o depose_v by_o a_o synod_n he_o declare_v however_o at_o first_o against_o all_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n on_o his_o account_n he_o afterward_o yield_v to_o resentment_n and_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o his_o successor_n arsacius_n and_o atticus_n because_o they_o have_v be_v his_o enemy_n and_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o his_o deprivation_n the_o joannite_v act_v by_o their_o passion_n not_o by_o principle_n they_o separate_z from_o the_o church_n not_o because_o there_o be_v another_o make_a patriarch_n in_o s._n chrysostom_n place_n but_o before_o that_o be_v do_v arsacius_n be_v make_v patriarch_n they_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o he_o not_o because_o he_o be_v put_v into_o s._n chrysostom_n place_n but_o through_o hatred_n against_o st._n chrysostom_n deposer_n because_o they_o frequent_v his_o church_n pope_n innocent_a of_o rome_n not_o consistent_a with_o himself_o his_o practice_n contradict_v his_o word_n he_o do_v not_o think_v arsacius_n and_o atticus_n no_o bishop_n his_o zeal_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o own_o see_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o his_o oppose_v '_o they_o he_o at_o last_o receive_v atticus_n as_o a_o true_a patriarch_n the_o vindicator_n exception_n against_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o baroccian_a treatise_n confute_v the_o eastern_a bishop_n refuse_v to_o separate_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n though_o s._n chrysostom_n lay_v claim_v to_o his_o see_n and_o actual_o separate_v and_o though_o they_o esteem_v his_o deprivation_n invalid_a so_o do_v the_o monk_n of_o egypt_n the_o testimony_n of_o s._n nicon_n out_o of_o a_o ms._n s._n nicon_n himself_o though_o he_o esteem_v his_o deprivation_n extreme_o unjust_a yet_o approve_v of_o those_o that_o do_v not_o separate_v on_o his_o account_n s._n chrysostom_n take_v it_o for_o grant_v as_o a_o thing_n of_o course_n that_o all_o will_v immediate_o resolve_v to_o choose_v a_o new_a patriarch_n in_o his_o room_n the_o patriarch_n atticus_n high_o esteem_v by_o the_o whole_a african_a church_n the_o ecclesiastical_a historian_n socrates_n disapprove_v of_o s._n chrysostom_n deprivation_n yet_o speak_v of_o arsacius_n and_o atticus_n as_o of_o true_a patriarch_n theodoret_n extreme_o offend_v at_o the_o injustice_n of_o his_o deposer_n yet_o reckon_v both_o arsacius_n and_o atticus_n among_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n they_o be_v both_o own_a in_o all_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o patriarch_n their_o ordination_n never_o question_v by_o any_o atticus_n praise_v by_o p._n celestine_n i._n and_o own_v to_o be_v a_o true_a successor_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n page_n 176._o chap._n xvii_o deprivation_n by_o heretical_a synod_n invalid_a s._n eustathius_n patriarch_n of_o antioch_n depose_v by_o a_o heretical_a synod_n he_o himself_o account_v his_o deprivation_n invalid_a the_o orthodox_n separate_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o successor_n not_o because_o he_o be_v invalid_o deprive_v but_o because_o they_o account_v they_o heretic_n eustathius_n act_n as_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n though_o in_o banishment_n as_o long_o as_o his_o successor_n be_v heretic_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o meletius_n a_o orthodox_n person_n be_v ordain_v his_o successor_n he_o desist_v and_o concern_v himself_o no_o more_o as_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n that_o he_o live_v till_o meletius_n be_v make_v patriarch_n demonstrate_v against_o baronius_n valesius_fw-la etc._n etc._n why_o some_o of_o the_o orthodox_n refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o meletius_n the_o vindicator_n assertion_n that_o none_o account_v meletius_n a_o arian_n whilst_o he_o be_v bishop_n confute_v the_o schism_n between_o the_o meletian_o and_o the_o paulinist_n no_o example_n against_o we_o §_o 1_o 2._o the_o instance_n of_o maximus_n and_o cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n examine_v §_o 3._o euphemius_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n depose_v by_o a_o heretical_a synod_n yet_o macedonius_n a_o orthodox_n and_o a_o good_a man_n accepts_z of_o his_o see_v though_o he_o own_a he_o to_o be_v the_o rightful_a patriarch_n macedonius_n be_v receive_v by_o the_o catholic_n though_o they_o love_v euphemius_n and_o account_v he_o unjust_o deprive_v he_o be_v own_a by_o s._n elias_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n though_o elias_n at_o the_o same_o time_n declare_v euphemius_n deprivation_n unjust_a and_o refuse_v to_o subscribe_v to_o it_o §_o 4._o the_o schism_n of_o the_o novatian_o donatist_n and_o meletian_o of_o egypt_n no_o example_n against_o we_o §_o 5._o two_o fragment_n of_o photius_n out_o of_o a_o m_o s._n §_o 1_o 3._o page_n 186._o chap._n xviii_o the_o conclusion_n bishop_n depose_v by_o the_o civil_a authority_n oblige_v even_o in_o common_a charity_n to_o acquiesce_v but_o whether_o they_o acquiesce_v or_o not_o the_o church_n be_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o present_a possessor_n page_n 196._o the_o case_n of_o see_v vacant_a by_o a_o unjust_a or_o uncanonical_a deprivation_n state_v etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n 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
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