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but_o est_fw-la certa_fw-la definita_fw-la atque_fw-la indubitata_fw-la virorum_fw-la clarissimorum_fw-la sententia_fw-la say_v f._n creswell_n i_o suppose_v 107._o vbi_fw-la saprà _fw-la p._n 107._o he_o mean_v in_o his_o own_o order_n and_o yet_o i_o must_v take_v heed_n what_o i_o say_v for_o eudaemon_n johannes_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o s_n r_o edward_n cook_n for_o say_v it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o jesuit_n do_v they_o then_o deny_v it_o no_o sure_o but_o non_fw-la est_fw-la jesuitarum_fw-la propria_fw-la it_o be_v not_o they_o alone_o â—_o apol._n pro_fw-la garnet_n â—_o â—_o sed_fw-la ut_fw-la garnett_n u_fw-mi respondit_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la ab_fw-la antiquissimis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la consensione_n recepta_fw-la doctrina_fw-la nostra_fw-la est_fw-la and_o there_o he_o reckon_v up_o seven_o and_o twenty_o famous_a author_n of_o the_o same_o opinion_n creswell_n in_o his_o philopater_n say_v as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o hinc_fw-la 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nineteen_o spaniard_n &_o these_o not_o è_fw-mi faece_fw-la plebis_fw-la but_o è_fw-la primoribus_fw-la all_o very_a famous_a and_o very_a lead_v author_n you_o see_v it_o be_v good_a divinity_n among_o they_o and_o i_o have_v make_v it_o good_a that_o it_o be_v a_o general_a opinion_n receive_v by_o all_o their_o side_n if_o you_o will_v believe_v themselves_o and_o now_o let_v we_o see_v if_o it_o will_v pass_v for_o good_a law_n as_o well_o as_o good_a divinity_n it_o be_v not_o for_o nothing_o that_o the_o church_n of_o france_n protest_v against_o some_o of_o their_o receive_a canon_n if_o they_o do_v not_o i_o know_v not_o what_o will_v become_v of_o their_o prince_n their_o lily_n may_v be_v to_o day_n and_o to_o morrow_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o oven_n if_o the_o pope_n either_o call_v their_o prince_n huguenot_n as_o he_o do_v henry_n the_o four_o or_o tyrant_n as_o henry_n the_o three_o or_o unprofitable_a for_o the_o church_n or_o kingdom_n as_o he_o do_v king_n childeric_n who_o pope_n zechary_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la do_v depose_v for_o the_o same_o cause_n and_o insert_v his_o act_n into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o law_n as_o a_o precedent_n for_o the_o future_a quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la ex_fw-la authoritate_fw-la 6._o can._n alius_fw-la cause_n 15._o q._n 6._o frequenti_fw-la agit_fw-fr sancta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la it_o be_v empale_v in_o a_o parenthesis_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o canon_n lest_o deposition_n of_o prince_n shall_v be_v take_v for_o news_n the_o law_n be_v clear_a for_o matter_n of_o fact_n the_o lawfulness_n follow_v haereticis_fw-la licitum_fw-la est_fw-la auferri_fw-la quae_fw-la habent_fw-la and_o this_o not_o only_o from_o a_o private_a man_n but_o even_o from_o prince_n 7._o cl._n 1._o in_o summa_fw-la 23._o q._n 7._o nam_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o majore_fw-la dignitate_fw-la est_fw-la plus_fw-la punitur_fw-la or_o take_v it_o if_o you_o please_v in_o more_o proper_a term_n dominus_fw-la 5._o gl._n cap._n excommunicaâ—â—â—_n tit_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d l._n 5._o papa_n principem_fw-la saecularem_fw-la deponere_fw-la potest_fw-la propter_fw-la haeresim_fw-la &_o so_o another_o may_v be_v choose_v like_o the_o palatine_n and_o castellan_n in_o poland_n just_a as_o if_o the_o king_n be_v dead_a nam_fw-la per_fw-la haeresim_fw-la plusquam_fw-la civilitèr_fw-la mortuus_fw-la censetur_fw-la say_v simancha_n and_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o constitution_n of_o gregory_n the_o nine_o by_o which_o every_o paenit_fw-la cap._n 45._o de_fw-la paenit_fw-la man_n be_v free_v from_o all_o duty_n homage_n allegiance_n or_o subordination_n whatsoever_o due_a to_o a_o heretic_n whether_o due_a by_o a_o natural_a civil_a or_o political_a right_n aliquo_fw-la pacto_fw-la aut_fw-la quâcunque_fw-la firmitate_fw-la vallatum_fw-la et_fw-la sic_fw-la nota_fw-la say_v the_o gloss_n quoth_v papa_n potest_fw-la absolvere_fw-la laâ—cum_fw-la de_fw-fr iur_fw-fr amento_fw-la fidelitatis_fw-la i_o end_v those_o thing_n with_o the_o attestation_n of_o bellarmine_n 3._o contra_fw-la barclaiumc_fw-la ap_fw-mi 3._o est_fw-la res_fw-la certa_fw-la &_o explorata_fw-la a_o posse_fw-la pontificem_fw-la maximum_fw-la just_a be_v de_fw-fr causis_fw-la temporalibus_fw-la iudicare_fw-la atque_fw-la ipsos_fw-la temporales_fw-la principes_fw-la aliquando_fw-la deponere_fw-la and_o again_o that_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o know_v of_o what_o nature_n this_o doctrine_n be_v he_o repeat_v it_o sic_fw-la igitur_fw-la de_fw-la potestate_fw-la in_o temporalibus_fw-la quod_fw-la ea_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o papa_n non_fw-la opinio_fw-la sed_fw-la certitudo_fw-la apud_fw-la catholicos_fw-la est_fw-la and_o now_o let_v any_o man_n say_v if_o this_o be_v not_o a_o catholic_a doctrine_n and_o a_o likely_a antecedent_n to_o have_v treason_n to_o be_v its_o consequent_a but_o i_o fix_v not_o here_o only_o this_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o proposition_n be_v no_o friend_n to_o loyalty_n but_o that_o which_o follow_v be_v absolute_o inconsistent_a with_o it_o 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for_o other_o i_o shall_v be_v incurious_a because_o the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o honour_v you_o be_v the_o same_o with_o they_o that_o honour_n learning_n and_o piety_n and_o they_o be_v the_o best_a theatre_n and_o the_o best_a judge_n among_o which_o the_o world_n must_v needs_o take_v notice_n of_o my_o ambition_n to_o be_v ascribe_v by_o my_o public_a pretence_n to_o be_v what_o i_o be_o in_o all_o heartiness_n of_o devotion_n and_o for_o all_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o world_n my_o honour_a lord_n your_o lordship_n most_o faithful_a and_o most_o affectionate_a servant_n j._n taylor_n the_o content_n of_o the_o section_n section_n i._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o its_o duty_n be_v complete_v in_o believe_v the_o article_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n pag._n 5._o sect_n ii_o of_o heresy_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v account_v according_a to_o the_o strict_a capacity_n of_o christian_a faith_n and_o not_o in_o opinion_n speculative_a nor_o ever_o to_o pious_a person_n pag._n 18._o sect_n iii_o of_o the_o difficulty_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o argument_n from_o scripture_n in_o question_n not_o simple_o necessary_a not_o literal_o determine_v pag._n 59_o sect_n iv_o of_o the_o difficulty_n of_o expound_v scripture_n pag._n 73._o sect_n v._o of_o the_o insufficiency_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o tradition_n to_o expound_v scripture_n or_o determine_v question_n pag._n 83._o sect_n vi_o of_o the_o uncertainty_n and_o insufficiency_n of_o counsel_n ecclesiastical_a to_o the_o same_o purpose_n pag._n 101._o sect_n vii_o of_o the_o fallibility_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o his_o expound_v scripture_n and_o resolve_v question_n pag._n 125._o sect_n viii_o of_o the_o disability_n of_o father_n or_o writer_n ecclesiastical_a to_o determine_v our_o question_n with_o certainty_n and_o truth_n pag._n 151._o sect_n ix_o of_o the_o incompetency_n of_o the_o church_n in_o its_o diffusive_a capacity_n to_o be_v judge_n of_o controversy_n and_o the_o impertinency_n of_o that_o pretence_n of_o the_o spirit_n pag._n 161._o sect_n x._o of_o the_o authority_n of_o reason_n and_o that_o it_o proceed_v upon_o the_o best_a ground_n be_v the_o best_a judge_n pag._n 165._o sect_n xi_o of_o some_o cause_n of_o error_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o reason_n which_o be_v inculpate_v in_o themselves_o pag._n 171._o sect_n xii_o of_o the_o innocency_n of_o error_n in_o opinion_n in_o a_o pious_a person_n pag._n 184._o sect_n xiii_o of_o the_o deportment_n to_o be_v use_v towards_o person_n disagree_v and_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 189._o sect_n xiiii_o of_o the_o practice_n of_o christian_a church_n towards_o person_n disagree_v and_o when_o persecution_n first_o come_v in_o pag._n 203._o sect_n xv._o how_o far_o the_o church_n or_o governor_n may_v act_v to_o the_o restrain_v false_a or_o differ_a opinion_n pag._n 210._o sect_n xvi_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o prince_n to_o give_v toleration_n to_o several_a religion_n pag._n 213._o sect_n xvii_o of_o compliance_n with_o disagree_v person_n or_o weak_a conscience_n in_o general_n pag._n 217._o sect_n xviii_o a_o particular_a consideration_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n pag._n 223_o sect_n xix_o that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o toleration_n of_o doctrine_n inconsistent_a with_o piety_n or_o the_o public_a good_a pag._n 246._o sect_n xx._n how_o far_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v tolerable_a pag._n 249._o sect_n xxi_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o particular_a church_n in_o allow_v communion_n pag._n 262._o sect_n xxii_o that_o particular_a man_n may_v communicate_v with_o church_n of_o different_a persuasion_n and_o how_o far_o they_o may_v do_v it_o pag._n 264._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o liberty_n of_o prophesy_v the_o infinite_a variety_n of_o opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o 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a_o considerable_a question_n what_o will_v the_o adversary_n stake_n against_o it_o for_o if_o episcopacy_n can_v make_v its_o title_n good_a they_o lose_v the_o benefit_n of_o their_o prescribe_a possession_n if_o it_o can_v i_o fear_v they_o will_v scarce_o gain_v so_o much_o as_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n by_o it_o which_o yet_o already_o be_v their_o due_n it_o be_v very_o unequal_a but_o so_o it_o be_v ever_o when_o authority_n be_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o question_n authority_n never_o gain_v by_o it_o for_o although_o the_o cause_n go_v on_o its_o side_n yet_o it_o lose_v cost_n and_o damage_n for_o it_o must_v either_o by_o fair_a condescension_n to_o gain_v the_o adversary_n loose_a something_o of_o itself_o or_o if_o it_o assert_v itself_o to_o the_o utmost_a it_o be_v but_o where_o it_o be_v but_o that_o seldom_o or_o never_o happen_v for_o the_o very_a question_n of_o any_o authority_n hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la make_v a_o great_a entrenchment_n even_o 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in_o switzerland_n there_o the_o minister_n and_o layman_n rule_v in_o common_a but_o a_o layman_n be_v precedent_n but_o the_o
shcapheard_n after_o the_o decay_n of_o the_o first_o generation_n but_o let_v we_o see_v further_o into_o s._n titus_n his_o commission_n and_o letter_n of_o order_n and_o institution_n a_o man_n 10._o tit._n 3._o 10._o that_o be_v a_o heretic_n after_o the_o first_o and_o second_o admonition_n reject_v cognisance_n of_o heretical_a pravity_n and_o animadversion_n against_o the_o heretic_n himself_o be_v most_o plain_o concredit_v to_o s._n titus_n for_o first_o he_o be_v to_o admonish_v he_o then_o to_o reject_v he_o upon_o his_o pertinacy_n from_o the_o catholic_a communion_n cogere_fw-la autem_fw-la illos_fw-la videtur_fw-la qui_fw-la saepe_fw-la corripit_fw-la say_v s._n ambrose_n upon_o the_o establish_n acoactive_a or_o coërcitive_a jurisdiction_n over_o the_o clergy_n and_o whole_a diocese_n but_o i_o need_v not_o specify_v any_o more_o particular_n for_o s._n paul_n commit_v to_o s._n titus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o authority_n 15._o 2._o titus_n 15._o and_o power_n the_o consequence_n be_v that_o which_o s._n ambrose_n prefix_n to_o the_o commentary_n on_o this_o epistle_n titum_fw-la apostolus_fw-la consecravit_fw-la episcopum_fw-la &_o ideò_fw-la commonet_fw-la eum_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la sollicitus_fw-la in_o ecclesiasticâ_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la quosdam_fw-la qui_fw-la simulatione_fw-la quâdam_fw-la dignos_fw-la se_fw-la ostentabant_fw-la ut_fw-la sublimem_fw-la ordinem_fw-la tenerent_fw-la simulque_fw-la &_o haereticos_fw-la ex_fw-la circumcisione_n corripiendos_fw-la and_o now_o after_o so_o fair_a preparatory_a of_o scripture_n we_o may_v hear_v the_o testimony_n of_o antiquity_n witness_v that_o titus_n be_v by_o s._n paul_n make_v bishop_n of_o crete_n sed_fw-la &_o lucas_n say_v eusebius_n in_o actibus_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la ...._o timothei_n meminit_fw-la &_o titi_fw-la quorum_fw-la alter_fw-la in_o epheso_fw-la 4._o lib._n 3._o c._n 4._o episcopus_fw-la alter_fw-la ordinandis_fw-la apud_fw-la cretam_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la ordinatus_fw-la praeficitur_fw-la that_o be_v it_o which_o s._n suprà _fw-la ubi_fw-la suprà _fw-la ambrose_n express_v something_o more_o plain_o titum_fw-la apostolus_fw-la consecravit_fw-la episcopum_fw-la the_o apostle_n consecrate_v titus_n bishop_n and_o theodoret_n call_v titus_n cretensium_fw-la episcopum_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o the_o cretan_n and_o 3._o in_o 1._o tim._n 3._o for_o this_o reason_n say_v s._n chrysost._n s._n paul_n do_v not_o write_v to_o sylvanus_n or_o silas_n or_o clemens_n but_o to_o timothy_n and_o titus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o to_o these_o he_o have_v already_o commit_v the_o government_n of_o church_n but_o a_o full_a testimony_n of_o s._n titus_n be_v a_o bishop_n who_o please_v may_v see_v in_o s._n tito_n s._n de_fw-fr script_n eccl._n in_o tito_n hierome_n in_o sinopsi_fw-la in_o in_o sinopsi_fw-la dorotheus_n in_o ssanct_a in_o de_fw-fr vitâ_fw-la &_o morte_fw-la ssanct_a isidore_n in_o 10._o in_o lib._n 38._o c._n 10._o vincentius_n in_o 3_o in_o apud_fw-la oecumen_fw-la in_o praefat_fw-la in_o tit._n &_o in_o 1_o timoth._n 3_o theodoret_n in_o 11._o in_o in_o pastor_n part_n 2._o c._n 11._o s._n gregory_n in_o 1._o in_o praefat_fw-la in_o 1._o tim._n &_o in_o 2._o tim._n 1._o primatius_fw-la 6._o primatius_fw-la in_o 1._o tim._n 1._o &_o in_o 2._o tim._n 1._o 6._o sedulius_n tit._n sedulius_n in_o 1._o tit._n theophilact_fw-mi and_o 34._o and_o lib._n 2._o c._n 34._o nicephorus_n to_o which_o if_o we_o add_v the_o subscription_n of_o the_o epistle_n assert_v from_o all_o impertinent_a objection_n by_o the_o clear_a testimony_n of_o s._n script_n s._n in_o synop_n si_fw-fr sacr._n script_n athanasius_n s_n eustoch_n s_n ad_fw-la paulam_fw-la &_o eustoch_n jerome_n the_o syriack_n translation_n titum_fw-la translation_n comment_fw-fr ad_fw-la titum_fw-la oecumenius_n and_o ibid._n and_o ibid._n theophylact_fw-mi no_o confident_a denial_n can_v ever_o break_v through_o or_o escape_v conviction_n and_o now_o i_o know_v not_o what_o objection_n can_v fair_o be_v make_v here_o for_o i_o hope_v s._n titus_n be_v no_o evangelist_n he_o be_v not_o call_v so_o in_o scripture_n and_o all_o antiquity_n call_v he_o a_o bishop_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o office_n the_o eminence_n of_o his_o dignity_n the_o superiority_n of_o jurisdiction_n the_o cognisance_n of_o cause_n criminal_a and_o the_o whole_a exigence_n of_o the_o epistle_n proclaim_v he_o bishop_n but_o suppose_v a_o while_n titus_n have_v be_v a_o evangelist_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v who_o succeed_v he_o or_o do_v all_o his_o office_n expire_v with_o his_o person_n if_o so_o than_o who_o shall_v reject_v heretic_n when_o titus_n be_v dead_a who_o shall_v silence_v factious_a preacher_n if_o not_o then_o still_o who_o succeed_v he_o the_o presbyter_n how_o can_v that_o be_v for_o if_o they_o have_v more_o power_n after_o his_o death_n then_o before_o and_o govern_v the_o church_n which_o before_o they_o do_v not_o then_o to_o be_v sure_a their_o government_n in_o common_a be_v not_o a_o apostolical_a ordinance_n much_o less_o be_v it_o a_o divine_a right_n for_o it_o be_v postnate_a to_o they_o both_o but_o if_o they_o have_v no_o more_o power_n after_o titus_n than_o they_o have_v under_o he_o how_o then_o can_v they_o succeed_v he_o there_o be_v indeed_o a_o dereliction_n of_o the_o authority_n but_o no_o succession_n the_o succession_n therefore_o both_o in_o the_o metropolis_n of_o crete_n and_o also_o in_o the_o other_o city_n be_v make_v by_o singular_a person_n not_o by_o a_o college_n for_o so_o we_o find_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d record_v by_o eusebius_n that_o in_o gnossus_n of_o crete_n pinytus_n be_v a_o most_o eminent_a bishop_n and_o that_o philip_n be_v the_o metropolitan_a at_o gortyna_n sed_fw-la &_o pinytus_n nobilissimus_fw-la apud_fw-la cretam_fw-la in_o episcopis_fw-la fuit_fw-la say_v eusebius_n but_o of_o this_o 21._o lib._n 4._o c._n 21._o enough_o my_o next_o instance_n shall_v be_v of_o one_o that_o be_v a_o evangelist_n alexandria_n §._o 16._o s._n mark_v at_o alexandria_n indeed_o one_o that_o write_v the_o gospel_n and_o he_o be_v a_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n in_o scripture_n we_o find_v nothing_o of_o he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v a_o evangelist_n and_o a_o deacon_n for_o he_o be_v deacon_n to_o s._n paul_n &_o barnabas_n when_o they_o go_v to_o the_o gentile_n by_o ordinanation_n and_o special_a designment_n make_v at_o antioch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o acts._n 12._o &_o acts._n 13._o they_o have_v john_n to_o be_v their_o minister_n viz_o john_n who_o surname_n be_v mark_n *_o but_o we_o be_v not_o to_o expect_v all_o the_o ordination_n make_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o their_o act_n write_v by_o s._n luke_n which_o end_n at_o s._n paul_n first_o go_v to_o rome_n but_o many_o other_o thing_n their_o sound_n of_o diverse_a church_n their_o ordination_n of_o bishop_n their_o 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as_o willing_a as_o any_o man_n to_o comply_v both_o with_o the_o clergy_n and_o people_n of_o his_o diocese_n yet_o he_o also_o must_v assert_v his_o own_o privilege_n and_o peculiar_a quod_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la periculum_fw-la metuere_fw-la debemus_fw-la de_fw-la offensâ_fw-la domini_fw-la quando_fw-la aliqui_fw-la de_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la nec_fw-la evangelij_fw-la nec_fw-la loci_fw-la svi_fw-la memores_fw-la sed_fw-la neque_fw-la futurum_fw-la domini_fw-la judicium_fw-la neque_fw-la nunc_fw-la praepositum_fw-la sibi_fw-la episcopum_fw-la cogitantes_fw-la quod_fw-la nunquam_fw-la omnino_fw-la sub_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la contumeliâ_fw-la &_o contemptu_fw-la praepositi_fw-la totum_fw-la sibi_fw-la vendicent_fw-la the_o matter_n be_v that_o certain_a presbyter_n have_v reconcile_v they_o that_o fall_v in_o persecution_n without_o the_o performance_n of_o penance_n according_a to_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o this_o be_v 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the_o presbyter_n do_v in_o this_o case_n s._n cyprian_n tell_v they_o write_v to_o the_o confessor_n petitiones_fw-la itaque_fw-la &_o desideria_fw-la vestra_fw-la episcopo_fw-la servant_n let_v they_o ketpe_v your_o petition_n for_o the_o bishop_n to_o consider_v of_o but_o they_o do_v not_o therefore_o he_o suspend_v 12._o epist._n 12._o they_o because_o they_o do_v not_o reservare_fw-la episcopo_fw-la honorem_fw-la sacerdotij_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o cathedrae_fw-la preserve_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o bishop_n chair_n and_o the_o episcopal_a authority_n in_o presume_v to_o reconcile_v the_o penitent_n without_o the_o bishop_n leave_n the_o same_o s._n cyprian_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o rogatianus_n 65._o epist._n 65._o resolve_v this_o affair_n for_o when_o a_o contemptuous_a bold_a deacon_n have_v abuse_v his_o bishop_n he_o complain_v to_o s._n cyprian_n who_o be_v a_o archbishop_n and_o indeed_o s._n cyprian_n tell_v he_o he_o do_v honour_v he_o in_o the_o business_n that_o he_o will_v complain_v to_o he_o cum_fw-la pro_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la vigore_fw-la &_o cathedrae_fw-la authoritate_fw-la haberes_fw-la potestatem_fw-la quâ_fw-la possess_v de_fw-fr illo_fw-la statim_fw-la vindicari_fw-la when_o as_o he_o have_v power_n episcopal_a and_o sufficient_a authority_n himself_o to_o have_v punish_v the_o deacon_n for_o his_o petulancy_n the_o whole_a epistle_n be_v very_o pertinent_a to_o this_o question_n and_o be_v clear_a evidence_n for_o the_o great_a authority_n of_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n the_o sum_n whereof_o be_v in_o this_o encouragement_n give_v to_o rogatianus_n by_o s._n cyprian_n fungaris_fw-la circa_fw-la eum_fw-la potestate_fw-la honoris_fw-la tui_fw-la ut_fw-la eum_fw-la vel_fw-la deponas_fw-la vel_fw-la abstineas_fw-la exercise_v the_o power_n of_o your_o honour_n upon_o he_o and_o either_o suspend_v he_o or_o depose_v he_o *_o and_o therefore_o he_o commend_v cornelius_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n for_o drive_v felicissimus_n the_o schismatic_a from_o 55._o epist._n 55._o the_o church_n vigore_fw-la pleno_fw-la quo_fw-la episcopum_fw-la agere_fw-la oportet_fw-la with_o full_a authority_n as_o become_v a_o bishop_n socrates_n tell_v of_o the_o promotion_n and_o quality_n of_o s._n john_n chrysostome_n say_v that_o in_o reform_v the_o life_n of_o the_o clergy_n he_o be_v too_o fastuous_a and_o severe_a mox_fw-la 3._o tripart_n hist._n lib._n 10._o cap._n 3._o igitur_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la initio_fw-la quum_fw-la clericis_fw-la asper_fw-la videretur_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la erat_fw-la plurimis_fw-la exosus_fw-la &_o veluti_fw-la furiosum_fw-la universi_fw-la declinabant_fw-la he_o be_v so_o rigid_a in_o animadversion_n against_o the_o clergy_n that_o he_o be_v hate_v by_o they_o which_o clear_o show_v that_o the_o bishop_n have_v jurisdiction_n and_o authority_n over_o they_o for_o tyranny_n be_v the_o excess_n of_o power_n &_o authority_n be_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o rigour_n and_o austerity_n but_o this_o power_n be_v intimate_v in_o that_o bold_a speech_n of_o his_o deacon_n serapio_n nunquam_fw-la poteris_fw-la o_o episcope_n hos_fw-la corrigere_fw-la nisi_fw-la uno_fw-la baculo_fw-la percusseris_fw-la vniversos_fw-la thou_o can_v not_o amend_v the_o clergy_n unless_o thou_o strike_v they_o all_o with_o thy_o pastoral_n rod._n s._n john_n chrysostome_n do_v not_o indeed_o do_v so_o but_o non_fw-la multum_fw-la post_fw-la temporis_fw-la plurimos_fw-la clericorum_fw-la pro_fw-la diversis_fw-la exemit_fw-la causis_fw-la he_o deprive_v and_o suspend_v most_o of_o the_o clergy_n man_n for_o diverse_a cause_n and_o for_o this_o his_o severity_n he_o want_v no_o slander_n against_o he_o for_o the_o delinquent_a minister_n set_v the_o people_n on_o work_n against_o he_o *_o but_o here_o we_o see_v that_o the_o power_n of_o censure_n be_v clear_o and_o only_o in_o the_o bishop_n for_o he_o be_v incite_v to_o have_v punish_v all_o his_o clergy_n vniversos_fw-la and_o he_o do_v actual_o suspend_v most_o of_o they_o plurimos_fw-la and_o i_o think_v it_o will_v not_o be_v believe_v the_o presbytery_n of_o his_o church_n shall_v join_v with_o their_o bishop_n to_o supend_v themselves_o add_v to_o this_o that_o theodoret_n 4._o ibid._n cap._n 4._o also_o affirm_v that_o chrysostome_n entreat_v the_o priest_n to_o live_v canonical_o according_a to_o the_o sanction_n of_o the_o church_n quas_fw-la quicunque_fw-la praevaricari_fw-la praesumerent_fw-la eos_fw-la ad_fw-la templum_fw-la prohibebat_fw-la accedere_fw-la all_z they_o that_o transgress_v the_o canon_n he_o forbid_v they_o entrance_n into_o the_o church_n ***_o thus_o s._n hierome_n to_o riparius_n miror_fw-la sanctum_fw-la 53._o advers._fw-la vigilant_a epist._n 53._o episcopum_fw-la in_fw-la cujus_fw-la parochiâ_fw-la esse_fw-la presbyter_n dicitur_fw-la acquiescere_fw-la furori_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la virgâ_fw-la apostolica_fw-la virgâque_fw-la ferreâ_fw-la confringere_fw-la vas_fw-la inutile_fw-la &_o tradere_fw-la in_o interitum_fw-la carnis_fw-la ut_fw-la spiritus_fw-la salvus_fw-la fiat_fw-la i_o wonder_v say_v he_o that_o the_o holy_a bishop_n be_v not_o move_v at_o the_o fury_n of_o vigilantius_n and_o do_v not_o break_v he_o with_o his_o apostolical_a rod_n that_o by_o this_o temporary_a punishment_n his_o soul_n may_v be_v save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n *_o hither_o to_o the_o bishop_n pastoral_a staff_n be_v of_o fair_a power_n and_o coërtion_n the_o council_n of_o aquileia_n convoke_v against_o the_o arian_n be_v full_a and_o mighty_a in_o assert_v the_o bishop_n power_n over_o the_o laity_n and_o do_v actual_o exercise_v censure_n upon_o the_o clergy_n where_o s._n ambrose_n be_v the_o man_n that_o give_v sentence_n against_o palladius_n the_o arian_n palladius_n will_v have_v decline_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o bishop_n for_o he_o see_v he_o shall_v certain_o be_v condemn_v and_o will_v fain_o have_v be_v judge_v by_o some_o honourable_a personage_n of_o the_o laity_n but_o s._n ambrose_n say_v sacerdotes_fw-la de_fw-la laicis_fw-la judicare_fw-la debent_fw-la non_fw-la laici_fw-la de_fw-fr sacerdotibus_fw-la bishop_n must_v judge_v of_o the_o laity_n not_o the_o laity_n of_o bishop_n that_o be_v for_o the_o jus_o and_o for_o the_o factum_fw-la it_o be_v the_o shut_n up_o of_o the_o council_n s._n ambrose_n bishop_n of_o milan_n give_v sentence_n pronuncio_fw-la illum_fw-la indignum_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la &_o carendum_fw-la &_o in_o loco_fw-la
let_v he_o communicate_v till_o he_o have_v wash_v away_o his_o sin_n by_o repentance_n and_o the_o emperor_n do_v so_o ferunt_fw-la igitur_fw-la libenter_fw-la eum_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la sacerdote_fw-la imperatum_fw-la fuer_n at_o suscepisse_fw-la he_o do_v it_o willing_o undertake_v the_o imposition_n lay_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o bishop_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o all_o the_o world_n believe_v the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n entire_o to_o belong_v to_o ecclesiastical_a ministry_n it_o be_v s._n chrysostom_n command_n matth._n homil._n 83._o in_o 26._o matth._n to_o his_o presbyter_n to_o reject_v all_o wicked_a person_n from_o the_o holy_a communion_n if_o he_o be_v a_o captain_n a_o consul_n or_o a_o crown_a king_n that_o come_v unworthy_o forbid_v he_o and_o keep_v he_o off_o thy_o power_n be_v great_a than_o he_o if_o thou_o dare_v not_o remove_v he_o tell_v it_o i_o i_o will_v not_o suffer_v it_o etc._n etc._n and_o have_v there_o never_o be_v more_o error_n in_o the_o manage_n church-censure_n then_o in_o the_o forego_n instance_n the_o church_n may_v have_v exercise_v censure_n and_o all_o the_o part_n of_o power_n that_o christ_n give_v she_o without_o either_o scandal_n or_o danger_n to_o herself_o or_o her_o penitent_n but_o when_o in_o the_o very_a censure_n of_o excommunication_n there_o be_v a_o new_a ingredient_n put_v a_o great_a proportion_n of_o secular_a inconvenience_n and_o humane_a interest_n when_o excommunication_n as_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n they_o be_v deliver_n over_o to_o satan_n so_o now_o shall_v be_v deliver_n over_o to_o a_o foreign_a enemy_n or_o the_o people_n rage_n as_o then_o to_o be_v buffet_v so_o now_o to_o be_v depose_v or_o disinterest_n in_o the_o allegiance_n of_o subject_n in_o these_o case_n excommunication_n be_v nothing_o like_o that_o which_o christ_n authorize_v and_o no_o way_n cooperate_a towards_o the_o end_n of_o its_o institution_n but_o to_o a_o end_n of_o private_a design_n and_o 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