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A66973 The second and third treatises of the first part of ancient church-government the second treatise containing a discourse of the succession of clergy. R. H., 1609-1678.; R. H., 1609-1678. Third treatise of the first part of ancient church-government. 1688 (1688) Wing W3457; ESTC R38759 176,787 312

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under_o several_a other_o law_n beside_o that_o of_o nature_n write_v in_o every_o man_n conscience_n rom._n 2._o 14_o 15._o law_n and_o rule_n of_o worship_n reveal_v and_o deliver_v by_o god_n to_o adam_n himself_o at_o first_o or_o to_o other_o holy_a man_n even_o of_o the_o first_o time_n and_o many_o of_o these_o law_n the_o same_o with_o those_o after_o ward_v record_v by_o moses_n so_o for_o the_o church_n we_o find_v righteous_a abel_n serve_v god_n in_o a_o way_n well_o please_v to_o he_o and_o offer_v acceptable_a sacrifice_n and_o a_o early_a type_n of_o our_o saviour_n slay_a and_o martyr_v by_o the_o nead_n of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o church_n persecutor_n out_o of_o envy_n to_o his_o sanctity_n heb._n 11.4_o 1_o joh._n 3.12_o upon_o his_o death_n seth_n raise_v in_o his_o stead_n a_o father_n of_o the_o holy_a race_n gen._n 5.1_o 2_o 3._o his_o son_n enos_n the_o first_o more_o eminent_a public_a preacher_n of_o righteousness_n see_v 2_o pet._n 2.5_o in_o who_o time_n 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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 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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 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thereof_o and_o consequent_o by_o what_o be_v say_v §_o 40._o to_o their_o posterity_n until_o a_o council_n of_o equal_a authority_n reverse_v they_o 6._o whereas_o dr._n hammond_n think_v to_o free_a prince_n and_o people_n §_o 60_o laity_n and_o clergy_n from_o any_o submission_n that_o former_a canon_n may_v require_v erroneous_a that_o the_o principle_n upon_o which_o dr._n hammond_n set_v the_o english_a clergy_n &_o nation_n free_a from_o such_o former_a obligation_n have_v be_v show_v to_o be_v erroneous_a or_o from_o any_o concession_n that_o the_o clergy_n or_o the_o former_a or_o also_o the_o present_a prince_z have_v make_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n or_o to_o any_o other_o patriarch_n upon_o this_o ground_n which_o he_o build_v much_o upon_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o christian_a prince_n within_o their_o dominion_n to_o erect_v or_o translate_v patriarchates_n for_o thus_o he_o say_v schis_fw-la p._n 115._o to_z put_v this_o whole_a matter_n out_o of_o 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