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and_o approve_v the_o synod_n which_o may_v be_v call_v a_o personal_a truth_n or_o a_o personal_a profession_n in_o the_o pope_n the_o benefit_n whereof_o be_v only_o to_o redound_v to_o himself_o either_o to_o free_v he_o from_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o synod_n or_o procure_v the_o emperor_n favour_n &_o goodwill_n that_o he_o may_v return_v home_o to_o his_o see_n but_o that_o this_o profess_v suppose_v he_o make_v it_o be_v doctrinal_a or_o cathedral_n deliver_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la by_o the_o pope_n as_o pope_n so_o that_o by_o it_o he_o intend_v to_o bind_v the_o whole_a church_n to_o do_v the_o like_a neither_o baronius_n nor_o any_o of_o all_o his_o favourer_n can_v ever_o prove_v now_o be_v i_o sure_o that_o the_o cardinal_n or_o his_o friend_n will_v be_v content_a with_o this_o grant_n of_o a_o personal_a truth_n in_o pope_n vigilius_n i_o can_v be_v willing_a to_o let_v it_o pass_v for_o currant_n without_o further_a examination_n but_o alas_o they_o be_v no_o man_n of_o such_o low_a thought_n and_o look_n their_o eye_n be_v ever_o upon_o the_o supremacy_n and_o infallibility_n of_o the_o pope_n judgement_n as_o personal_a error_n hurt_v they_o not_o so_o personal_a truth_n help_v they_o not_o baronius_n will_v either_o have_v this_o consent_n of_o vigilius_n to_o be_v judicial_a doctrinal_a apostolical_a 7._o and_o cathedral_n or_o he_o will_v have_v none_o at_o all_o and_o therefore_o to_o demonstrate_v how_o far_o vigilius_n be_v from_o decree_a this_n i_o will_v now_o enter_v into_o a_o further_a discussion_n of_o this_o point_n than_o i_o first_o intend_v not_o doubt_v to_o make_v it_o evident_a that_o none_o of_o all_o the_o cardinal_n reason_n be_v of_o force_n to_o prove_v so_o much_o as_o a_o private_a or_o personal_a consent_n in_o vigilius_n to_o condemn_v the_o three_o chapter_n and_o approve_v the_o five_o council_n after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o five_o synod_n or_o after_o that_o exile_n which_o the_o cardinal_n so_o often_o mention_v 8._o
that_o decree_n be_v by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o counsel_n most_o evident_a for_o both_o their_o consent_a judgement_n pronounce_v by_o word_n of_o mouth_n and_o after_o that_o their_o subscription_n to_o their_o decree_n do_v ratify_v and_o confirm_v their_o sentence_n in_o that_o which_o they_o call_v the_o eight_o general_a synod_n after_o the_o sentence_n pronounce_v the_o pope_n legate_n say_v 10._o oportet_fw-la ut_fw-la haec_fw-la manu_fw-la nostra_fw-la subscribendo_fw-la confirmemus_fw-la it_o be_v needful_a that_o we_o confirm_v these_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v decree_v by_o our_o subscribe_v unto_o they_o of_o the_o great_a nicene_n council_n eusebius_n this_o write_v 13._o those_o thing_n which_o with_o one_o consent_n they_o have_v decree_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v full_o authorize_v ratify_v confirm_v or_o approve_v the_o greek_a word_n be_v very_o emphatical_a by_o their_o subscription_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n when_o the_o agreement_n betwixt_o juvenalis_n and_o maximus_n be_v decree_v they_o subscribe_v 6._o in_o this_o form_n that_o which_o be_v consent_v upon_o confirmo_fw-la i_o by_o my_o sentence_n do_v confirm_v or_o firma_fw-la esse_fw-la decerno_fw-la i_o decree_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v firm_a and_o to_o the_o like_a effect_n subscribe_v all_o the_o rest_n whereupon_o the_o glorious_a judge_n without_o expect_v any_o other_o confirmation_n either_o from_o pope_n leo_n or_o any_o that_o be_v absent_a say_v this_o which_o be_v consent_v upon_o shall_v abide_v firm_a in_o omni_fw-la tempore_fw-la for_o ever_o by_o our_o decree_n and_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o the_o second_o general_a council_n a_o synod_n at_o hellespont_n say_v a._n hanc_fw-la synodum_fw-la timotheus_n unà _fw-la cum_fw-la eye_n praesens_fw-la firmavit_fw-la timotheus_n with_o the_o other_o bishop_n then_o present_a confirm_v this_o synod_n the_o consent_n and_o subscription_n of_o the_o bishop_n present_a in_o the_o synod_n they_o call_v a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o synod_n in_o the_o synod_n 155._o at_o maesia_n after_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o synod_n be_v give_v they_o all_o subscribe_v in_o this_o form_n i_o m.p.d._n etc._n etc._n confirmavi_fw-la &_o subscripsi_fw-la have_v confirm_v this_o synodall_n sentence_n and_o subscribe_v unto_o it_o in_o the_o second_o council_n at_o carthage_n hold_v about_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n celestine_n gennadius_n say_v 541._o quae_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la sunt_fw-la dicta_fw-la propria_fw-la debemus_fw-la subscriptione_n firmare_fw-la what_o have_v be_v say_v and_o decree_v by_o we_o all_o we_o ought_v by_o our_o own_o subscription_n to_o confirm_v and_o all_o the_o bishop_n answer_v fiat_n fiat_fw-la let_v we_o so_o do_v and_o then_o they_o subscribe_v so_o clear_v it_o be_v that_o whatsoever_o decree_n be_v make_v by_o any_o council_n the_o same_o be_v true_o and_o right_o say_v to_o be_v confirm_v by_o those_o very_a bishop_n who_o make_v the_o decree_n confirm_v i_o say_v both_o by_o their_o joint_a consent_n in_o make_v that_o decree_n and_o by_o their_o subscribe_v unto_o it_o when_o it_o be_v make_v 26._o upon_o this_o confirmation_n or_o approbation_n of_o any_o decree_n by_o the_o bishop_n present_a in_o the_o council_n do_v the_o whole_a strength_n and_o authority_n of_o any_o synodall_n decree_n rely_v and_o upon_o no_o other_o confirmation_n of_o any_o bishop_n whatsoever_o when_o the_o council_n be_v general_a and_o lawful_a for_o in_o such_o a_o council_n lawful_o call_v lawful_o govern_v and_o lawful_o proceed_v as_o well_o in_o the_o free_a discuss_n as_o free_a sentence_n of_o the_o cause_n there_o be_v in_o true_a account_n the_o joint_a consent_n of_o all_o bishop_n and_o ecclesiastical_a person_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n no_o bishop_n can_v then_o complain_v that_o either_o he_o be_v not_o call_v or_o not_o admit_v with_o freedom_n into_o such_o a_o council_n unless_o that_o he_o be_v excommunicate_v or_o suspend_v or_o for_o some_o such_o like_a reason_n just_o debar_v if_o all_o do_v come_v they_o may_v and_o do_v free_o deliver_v their_o own_o judgement_n and_o that_o not_o only_o for_o themselves_o but_o for_o all_o the_o presbyter_n in_o their_o whole_a diocese_n for_o see_v the_o pastoral_a care_n of_o every_o diocese_n even_o from_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o by_o they_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o bishop_n thereof_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v by_o he_o admit_v but_o only_o into_o a_o part_n of_o his_o care_n and_o to_o assist_v he_o in_o some_o part_n of_o his_o episcopal_a function_n he_o do_v at_o least_o because_o he_o shall_v he_o be_v suppose_v to_o admit_v none_o but_o such_o as_o he_o know_v to_o profess_v the_o same_o faith_n with_o himself_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o his_o voice_n be_v include_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o whole_a diocesan_n church_n and_o of_o all_o the_o presbyter_n therein_o they_o all_o believe_a as_o he_o do_v speak_v also_o in_o the_o council_n by_o his_o mouth_n the_o same_o that_o he_o do_v if_o some_o of_o the_o bishop_n come_v not_o personal_o but_o either_o depute_v other_o in_o their_o room_n or_o pass_v their_o suffrage_n as_o often_o they_o do_v in_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o metropolitan_a than_o their_o consent_n be_v express_v in_o they_o who_o they_o put_v in_o trust_n to_o be_v their_o agent_n at_o that_o time_n if_o any_o negligent_o absent_a themselves_o neither_o personal_o nor_o yet_o by_o delegate_n signify_v their_o mind_n these_o be_v suppose_v to_o give_v a_o tacit_n consent_n unto_o the_o judgement_n which_o be_v give_v by_o they_o who_o be_v present_a who_o the_o other_o be_v suppose_v to_o think_v not_o only_o to_o be_v able_a and_o sufficient_a without_o themselves_o to_o define_v that_o cause_n but_o that_o they_o will_v define_v it_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o themselves_o do_v wish_v and_o desire_v for_o otherwise_o they_o will_v have_v afford_v their_o presence_n or_o at_o least_o send_v some_o deputy_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o so_o great_a and_o necessary_a a_o service_n if_o any_o out_o of_o stomach_n or_o hatred_n to_o the_o truth_n do_v wilful_o refuse_v to_o come_v because_o they_o dissent_v from_o the_o other_o in_o that_o doctrine_n yet_o even_o these_o also_o be_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o reason_n suppose_v to_o give_v a_o implicit_a consent_n unto_o that_o which_o be_v decree_v yea_o though_o explicitè_fw-fr they_o do_v dissent_v from_o it_o for_o every_o one_o do_v and_o in_o reason_n be_v suppose_v to_o consent_v on_o this_o general_a point_n that_o a_o synodall_n judgement_n must_v be_v give_v in_o that_o doubt_n &_o controversy_n there_o be_v no_o better_o nor_o high_a humane_a court_n than_o be_v that_o of_o a_o general_a council_n by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v direct_v now_o because_o there_o never_o possible_o can_v any_o synodall_n judgement_n be_v give_v if_o the_o wilful_a absence_n of_o one_o or_o a_o few_o shall_v be_v a_o just_a bar_n to_o their_o sentence_n therefore_o all_o in_o reason_n be_v think_v to_o consent_v that_o the_o judgement_n must_v be_v give_v by_o those_o who_o will_v come_v or_o who_o do_v come_v to_o the_o council_n and_o that_o their_o decree_n or_o sentence_n shall_v stand_v for_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o general_a council_n notwithstanding_o their_o absence_n who_o wilful_o refuse_v to_o come_v 27._o if_o then_o all_o the_o bishop_n present_a in_o the_o council_n do_v consent_n upon_o any_o decree_n there_o be_v in_o it_o one_o of_o those_o way_n which_o we_o have_v mention_v either_o by_o personal_a declaration_n or_o by_o signification_n make_v by_o their_o delegate_n and_o agent_n or_o by_o a_o tacit_n or_o by_o a_o implicit_a consent_n the_o consent_a judgement_n of_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n in_o the_o whole_a church_n that_o be_v of_o all_o who_o either_o have_v judicatory_a power_n or_o authority_n to_o preach_v public_o and_o therefore_o such_o a_o decree_n be_v as_o full_o authorize_v confirm_v and_o approve_v as_o if_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n in_o the_o world_n have_v personal_o subscribe_v in_o this_o manner_n i_o confirm_v this_o decree_n hereof_o there_o be_v a_o worthy_a example_n in_o the_o three_o general_a council_n no_o presbyter_n at_o all_o be_v therein_o not_o in_o their_o own_o right_n very_o many_o bishop_n be_v personal_o absent_a and_o present_v only_o by_o their_o legate_n or_o agent_n as_o almost_o all_o the_o western_a bishop_n and_o by_o name_n celestine_n patriarch_n of_o rome_n some_o no_o question_n upon_o other_o occasion_n neglect_v that_o business_n as_o it_o may_v be_v the_o bishop_n of_o gangra_n and_o of_o heraclèa_n in_o macedonia_n who_o be_v not_o at_o this_o council_n divers_a other_o wilful_o and_o obstinate_o refuse_v to_o come_v to_o that_o holy_a synod_n as_o by_o name_n nestorius_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n john_n patriarch_n of_o antioch_n and_o some_o forty_o bishop_n who_o at_o the_o
same_o time_n while_o the_o holy_a council_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o church_n at_o ephesus_n hold_v a_o conventicle_n by_o themselves_o in_o a_o inn_n in_o the_o same_o city_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o personal_a absence_n of_o the_o first_o the_o negligent_a of_o the_o second_o and_o wilful_a absence_n of_o the_o last_o the_o holy_a 17._o general_a council_n say_v of_o their_o synodall_n judgement_n give_v by_o those_o who_o be_v then_o present_a that_o it_o be_v nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la communis_fw-la &_o concor_fw-la terrarum_fw-la orbis_fw-la sensus_fw-la &_o consensus_fw-la nothing_o else_o but_o the_o common_a and_o consent_a judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n how_o can_v this_o be_v when_o so_o many_o bishop_n beside_o three_o patriarch_n be_v either_o personal_o or_o negligent_o or_o wiful_o absent_a how_o be_v there_o in_o that_o decree_n the_o consent_n of_o these_o true_o because_o they_o all_o even_o all_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o world_n do_v either_o personal_o or_o by_o their_o agent_n express_v or_o else_o in_o such_o a_o tacit_n and_o implicit_a manner_n as_o we_o declare_v wrap_v up_o their_o judgement_n in_o the_o synodall_n decree_v make_v by_o the_o bishop_n present_a in_o the_o council_n 28._o but_o what_o if_o many_o of_o those_o who_o be_v present_a do_v dissent_n from_o that_o which_o the_o rest_n be_v the_o great_a part_n do_v decree_n true_o even_o these_o also_o do_v implicitè_fw-fr and_o be_v in_o reason_n to_o be_v judge_v to_o consent_v to_o that_o same_o decree_n for_o every_o one_o be_v suppose_v to_o agree_v on_o that_o general_a maxim_n of_o reason_n that_o in_o such_o a_o assembly_n of_o judge_n what_o the_o great_a part_n decree_v shall_v stand_v as_o the_o act_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a see_v otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v impossible_a that_o such_o a_o multitude_n of_o bishop_n shall_v ever_o give_v any_o judgement_n in_o a_o cause_n for_o still_o some_o in_o perverseness_n and_o 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that_o true_o say_v by_o bellarmine_n at._n that_o whereon_o the_o great_a part_n do_v consent_n est_fw-la verum_fw-la decretum_fw-la concilij_fw-la be_v the_o true_a decree_n of_o the_o council_n even_o of_o the_o whole_a council_n upon_o the_o equity_n of_o this_o rule_n be_v it_o say_v in_o the_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n b._n when_o ten_o bishop_n dissent_v from_o the_o rest_n non_fw-la est_fw-la justum_fw-la decem_fw-la audiri_fw-la it_o be_v not_o just_a that_o the_o sentence_n of_o ten_o shall_v prevail_v against_o a_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o bishop_n upon_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o same_o rule_n do_v the_o five_o general_a council_n true_o &_o constant_o judge_v b._n that_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n even_o in_o that_o definition_n of_o faith_n which_o they_o all_o with_o one_o consent_n agree_v upon_o condemn_v the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n as_o heretical_a although_o they_o know_v that_o maximus_n with_o pascasinus_n and_o the_o other_o legate_n of_o pope_n leo_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n adjudge_v that_o epistle_n to_o be_v orthodoxal_a how_o be_v it_o the_o consent_a judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n when_o yet_o some_o do_v express_v their_o dissent_n therein_o how_o but_o by_o that_o implicit_a consent_n which_o all_o give_v to_o that_o rule_n of_o reason_n that_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a part_n shall_v stand_v for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a which_o the_o five_o council_n do_v plain_o signify_v say_v b._n in_o counsel_n we_o must_v not_o attend_v the_o interlocution_n of_o one_o or_o two_o but_o what_o be_v define_v in_o common_a ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aut_fw-la amplioribus_fw-la either_o by_o all_o or_o by_o the_o great_a part_n to_o that_o we_o must_v attend_v as_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a council_n but_o omit_v all_o the_o rest_n there_o be_v one_o example_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n most_o pregnant_a to_o this_o purpose_n 29._o all_o a._n the_o council_n save_v only_o the_o pope_n legate_n consent_v upon_o that_o three_o canon_n decree_v in_o the_o second_o and_o now_o confirm_v in_o this_o four_o council_n that_o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n shall_v have_v patriarchall_a dignity_n over_o thrace_n asia_n and_o pontus_n and_o have_v precedence_n before_o other_o patriarch_n as_o the_o next_o after_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o legate_n follow_v the_o instruction_n of_o leo_n be_v so_o averse_a in_o this_o matter_n that_o they_o say_v b._n not_o without_o some_o choler_n contradictio_fw-la nostra_fw-la his_fw-la gestis_fw-la inhaereat_fw-la let_v our_o contradiction_n cleave_v to_o these_o act_n and_o so_o it_o do_v to_o the_o eternal_a disgrace_n both_o of_o they_o and_o their_o master_n the_o glorious_a judge_n notwithstanding_o this_o dissent_v of_o the_o legate_n and_o of_o pope_n leo_n himself_o in_o they_o say_v ibid._n concern_v that_o canon_n that_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v that_o the_o see_v of_o 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