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nothing_o of_o moment_n without_o his_o consent_n every_o other_o bishop_n to_o employ_v himself_o only_o about_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v business_n of_o his_o proper_a diocesâ—_n and_o the_o village_n or_o place_n thereunto_o belong_v neither_o let_v he_o i._n e._n the_o chief_a do_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o rest_n and_o so_o unity_n shall_v be_v preserve_v and_o god_n shall_v be_v gloryfy_v etc._n etc._n to_o this_o very_a canon_n the_o council_n of_o nice_a relate_v and_o explain_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o among_o they_o for_o after_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o care_n take_v about_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a as_o a_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n for_o the_o church_n security_n they_o conclude_v the_o canon_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 4._o i._n e._n let_v the_o authority_n or_o confirmation_n of_o thing_n do_v throughout_o every_o province_n belong_v to_o the_o metropolitan_a upon_o this_o very_a canon_n do_v the_o african_a father_n find_v their_o authority_n for_o that_o say_n in_o their_o epistle_n to_o celestine_n bishop_n of_o rome_n decreta_fw-la nicoena_fw-la sieve_n inferioris_fw-la gradûs_fw-la clericus_fw-la sive_fw-la ipsos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la suis_fw-la metropolitanis_n apertissime_fw-la commiserunt_fw-la i_o e._n the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a have_v most_o plain_o put_v not_o only_o the_o clergy_n of_o inferior_a rank_n but_o even_o the_o bishop_n themselves_o under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o their_o metropolitan_o and_o to_o both_o the_o forego_n canon_n the_o council_n of_o antioch_n seem_v plain_o to_o refer_v in_o their_o 9th_o can._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n e._n it_o behoove_v the_o bishop_n in_o every_o province_n to_o know_v the_o bishop_n of_o the_o metropolitical_a see_v and_o that_o he_o undertake_v the_o care_n and_o management_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n and_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n from_o all_o place_n to_o the_o metropolis_n upon_o account_n of_o business_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v thus_o confirm_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o metropolitan_o they_o tell_v you_o that_o they_o do_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n according_a to_o a_o ancient_a canon_n of_o our_o father_n bind_v or_o in_o force_n and_o that_o you_o may_v know_v what_o particular_a canon_n in_o this_o they_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n speak_v of_o the_o duty_n of_o bishop_n they_o express_v it_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o very_a word_n use_v in_o the_o apostle_n canon_n for_o the_o same_o purpose_n as_o any_o one_o may_v see_v who_o will_v compare_v they_o together_o from_o all_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o even_o bishop_n place_n at_o rome_n it_o make_v a_o schism_n and_o it_o have_v be_v a_o very_a pernicious_a one_o have_v not_o felix_n opportune_o die_v i_o will_v not_o urge_v upon_o our_o author_n that_o his_o frequent_a loose_a way_n of_o express_v himself_o do_v in_o effect_n base_o give_v up_o not_o only_o the_o episcopal_a order_n but_o all_o the_o order_n in_o christ_n church_n and_o consequent_o the_o church_n itself_o to_o the_o secular_a power_n be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v if_o this_o be_v do_v design_o as_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v it_o be_v so_o much_o the_o worse_o but_o i_o will_v keep_v myself_o to_o regular_a ecclesiastical_a practice_n and_o authority_n and_o if_o a_o clergyman_n will_v not_o abide_v by_o these_o or_o return_v they_o a_o fair_a answer_n he_o be_v much_o more_o fit_a for_o a_o censure_n than_o a_o disputation_n it_o be_v a_o rule_n so_o well_o know_v to_o be_v universal_o receive_v by_o the_o ancient_a church_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o bishop_n in_o a_o city_n that_o i_o need_v not_o spend_v time_n to_o prove_v it_o that_o of_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la do_v not_o alter_v the_o case_n and_o particular_o be_v nothing_o to_o our_o case_n for_o these_o two_o reason_n first_o that_o though_o they_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o rural_a bishop_n yet_o they_o be_v only_o as_o assistant_n and_o act_v in_o subordination_n to_o and_o by_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o city_n bishop_n second_o that_o we_o have_v none_o such_o now_o and_o as_o for_o those_o who_o be_v so_o hasty_a to_o get_v into_o the_o place_n of_o our_o pretendly_a deprive_a bishop_n they_o will_v never_o own_v themselves_o to_o be_v chorepiscopi_fw-la but_o challenge_v the_o whole_a entire_a jurisdiction_n and_o absolute_o thrust_v out_o the_o lawful_a canonical_a bishop_n contrary_a to_o all_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n the_o reason_n why_o this_o rule_n both_o be_v hold_v so_o sacred_a be_v partly_o because_o to_o do_v otherwise_o will_v be_v to_o make_v the_o church_n a_o monster_n for_o in_o st._n cyprian_n sense_n a_o church_n be_v a_o people_n unite_v to_o their_o bishop_n where_o by_o the_o way_n observe_v that_o the_o word_n plebs_fw-la or_o people_n be_v take_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n as_o well_o for_o the_o clergy_n as_o laity_n under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o one_o bishop_n and_o here_o the_o bishop_n supply_v the_o place_n of_o the_o head_n and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o body_n to_o set_v up_o two_o bishop_n be_v to_o make_v two_o head_n partly_o because_o if_o two_o power_n independent_a upon_o each_o other_o command_n and_o direct_v in_o the_o same_o church_n it_o will_v breed_v such_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n as_o usual_o end_v in_o schism_n and_o indeed_o it_o may_v make_v the_o obedience_n of_o the_o people_n impossible_a whilst_o they_o may_v command_v different_a thing_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n both_o so_o great_a power_n be_v give_v to_o metropolitan_o in_o provincial_a church_n and_o all_o bishop_n be_v prohibit_v any_o act_n of_o jurisdiction_n out_o of_o their_o own_o precincts_n which_o may_v be_v any_o way_n prejudicial_a to_o the_o canonical_a bishop_n of_o the_o place_n and_o therefore_o where_o there_o be_v a_o lawful_a bishop_n another_z ought_v not_o to_o be_v place_v there_o if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o the_o whole_a act_n be_v void_a and_o this_o sir_n your_o good_a friend_n st._n cyprian_n will_v tell_v you_o episcopo_fw-la semel_fw-la facto_fw-la &_o collegarum_fw-la ac_fw-la plebis_fw-la testimonio_fw-la &_o judicio_fw-la comprobato_fw-la alium_fw-la constitui_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la posse_fw-la ep._n 41._o ad_fw-la cornel._n this_o i_o think_v be_v plain_a enough_o but_o because_o our_o author_n be_v for_o abundance_n of_o word_n if_o he_o please_v to_o read_v st._n cyprian_n epistle_n to_o antosvianus_n who_o favour_v novatianus_n in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o be_v daily_o expect_a will_v be_v we_o he_o may_v there_o find_v reason_n as_o well_o as_o bare_a assertion_n of_o which_o take_v this_o taste_n cum_fw-la nemo_fw-la ante_fw-la se_fw-la he_o speak_v of_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n factus_fw-la esset_fw-la cùm_fw-la fabiani_n locus_fw-la i._n e._n cum_fw-la loous_a petri_n &_o gradus_fw-la cathedrâ—e_fw-la sacerdotalis_fw-la vacaret_fw-la quo_fw-la occupato_fw-la de_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntate_fw-la atque_fw-la omnium_fw-la nostrúm_fw-la conseasione_n firmato_fw-la quisquis_fw-la jam_fw-la episcopus_fw-la fieri_fw-la voluit_fw-la foris_fw-la fiat_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la habeat_fw-la ecclesiasticam_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la qui_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la non_fw-la tenct_n vnitatem_fw-la quisquis_fw-la ille_fw-la fuerit_fw-la multum_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la jactans_fw-la &_o sibi_fw-la plurimum_fw-la vindicans_fw-la profanus_fw-la est_fw-la alâ—…nus_fw-la est_fw-la foris_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la cùm_fw-la post_fw-la primum_fw-la secundus_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la quisquis_fw-la post_fw-la unum_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la esse_fw-la debeat_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la jam_fw-la secundus_fw-la ille_fw-la sed_fw-la nullus_fw-la est_fw-la ep._n 52._o thus_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o grand_a reason_n why_o st._n cyprian_n give_v the_o cause_n against_o novatian_n be_v because_o cornelius_n in_o the_o vacancy_n of_o the_o see_v be_v canâ—…nically_o place_v there_o before_o he_o if_o therefore_o a_o bishop_n be_v thrust_v into_o the_o place_n of_o another_o who_o be_v lawful_o bishop_n of_o the_o place_n all_o such_o transaction_n be_v void_a and_o null_a in_o themselves_o and_o all_o that_o forsake_v their_o true_a bishop_n and_o join_v with_o he_o who_o be_v thrust_v in_o be_v schismatic_n and_o though_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o penalty_n or_o deprivation_n befall_v the_o bishop_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v such_o which_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n do_v only_o amount_v to_o a_o suspension_n it_o can_v make_v the_o place_n capable_a of_o another_o bishop_n because_o notwithstanding_o the_o present_a restraint_n he_o remain_v bishop_n still_o though_o under_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o arrest_n and_o in_o such_o case_n the_o return_n of_o the_o use_n and_o exercise_v of_o that_o authority_n which_o all_o this_o while_n be_v real_o lodge_v in_o he_o be_v to_o be_v