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or_o at_o least_o know_v it_o will_v be_v to_o little_a purpose_n they_o address_v themselves_o to_o the_o emperor_n parmen_fw-la constantin_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o command_v their_o cause_n to_o be_v hear_v by_o some_o bishop_n of_o the_o gaul_n in_o france_n where_o the_o emperor_n then_o reside_v but_o the_o emperor_n be_v so_o far_o from_o favour_v they_o 92._o that_o he_o show_v a_o great_a dislike_n of_o their_o proceed_n tell_v they_o 166._o express_o that_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o he_o neither_o dare_v he_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o judge_n in_o a_o cause_n of_o bishop_n nevertheless_o know_v very_o well_o the_o turbulent_a disposition_n of_o schismatic_n and_o perceive_v they_o mean_v not_o to_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o sentence_n of_o any_o ecclesiastical_a tribunal_n to_o which_o they_o be_v immediate_o subject_a he_o think_v good_a to_o take_v a_o middle_a way_n which_o be_v to_o send_v they_o to_o rome_n there_o to_o be_v hear_v and_o judge_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o who_o the_o cause_n do_v most_o proper_o belong_v 5._o but_o yet_o
of_o such_o superior_a court_n to_o receive_v and_o determine_v cause_n of_o appeal_n to_o prevent_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v all_o occasion_n of_o complaint_n in_o this_o kind_n the_o council_n of_o sardica_n provide_v this_o expedient_a that_o no_o ecclesiastic_n under_o the_o degree_n of_o bishop_n shall_v usual_o be_v allow_v to_o appeal_v to_o rome_n which_o may_v easy_o serve_v to_o reconcile_v all_o seem_a contradiction_n in_o author_n touch_v this_o matter_n and_o it_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o though_o the_o canon_n prohibit_v priest_n and_o inferior_a clergyman_n to_o appeal_v out_o of_o their_o own_o province_n yet_o they_o forbid_v not_o the_o pope_n to_o call_v what_o cause_v of_o they_o he_o see_v necessary_a before_o he_o although_o indeed_o in_o the_o business_n of_o apiarius_n the_o pope_n proper_o speak_v do_v neither_o call_v he_o out_o of_o his_o own_o province_n to_o be_v hear_v by_o himself_o nor_o yet_o admit_v his_o appeal_n but_o remand_v he_o back_o to_o his_o proper_a judge_n with_o command_n they_o shall_v hear_v his_o cause_n once_o again_o and_o do_v he_o right_o in_o case_n it_o be_v find_v that_o any_o injustice_n have_v be_v use_v towards_o he_o in_o the_o former_a sentence_n however_o bishop_n be_v never_o prohibit_v the_o liberty_n of_o appeal_n to_o rome_n by_o any_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n whatever_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o the_o african_n in_o their_o epistle_n abovementioned_a think_v good_a by_o way_n of_o argument_n and_o deduction_n to_o extend_v the_o canon_n prohibit_v appeal_n even_o unto_o bishop_n cause_n but_o the_o general_a custom_n of_o the_o church_n be_v ever_o against_o they_o as_o be_v manifest_a by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v 10._o the_o father_n in_o the_o six_o council_n of_o carthage_n petition_v i_o confess_v the_o pope_n not_o easy_o to_o give_v ear_n to_o those_o who_o appeal_v to_o rome_n from_o africa_n especial_o where_o the_o crime_n be_v manifest_a they_o except_z also_o against_o the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v in_o the_o case_n of_o apiarius_n and_o some_o other_o in_o which_o the_o pope_n legate_n send_v into_o africa_n carry_v not_o themselves_o as_o judge_n but_o rather_o as_o patron_n and_o advocate_n of_o the_o appealer_n wherefore_o the_o prelate_n at_o that_o council_n request_v his_o holiness_n he_o will_v rather_o please_v to_o give_v power_n to_o some_o in_o africa_n to_o end_v such_o cause_n then_o send_v from_o rome_n such_o as_o shall_v give_v encouragement_n to_o delinquent_n ne_fw-la fumosum_fw-la typhum_fw-la saeculi_fw-la in_o ecclesiam_fw-la christi_fw-la videretur_fw-la inducere_fw-la lest_o otherwise_o say_v they_o his_o holiness_n shall_v seem_v to_o introduce_v the_o swell_a pride_n or_o haughtiness_n of_o the_o world_n into_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o school_n and_o mistress_n of_o humility_n we_o confess_v also_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n zosimus_n boniface_n the_o first_o and_o pope_n celestin_n there_o be_v much_o search_n into_o the_o record_n of_o the_o nicen_n council_n to_o find_v the_o matter_n of_o appeal_n therein_o decide_v the_o occasion_n be_v this_o pope_n zosimus_n to_o show_v his_o proceed_n in_o that_o affair_n to_o be_v not_o only_o just_a but_o canonical_a have_v by_o a_o little_a mistake_n the_o error_n probable_o be_v rather_o his_o secretary_n than_o his_o own_o cite_v the_o council_n of_o nice_a for_o his_o right_n touch_v appeal_n whereas_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v the_o council_n of_o sardica_n in_o the_o canon_n whereof_o that_o power_n be_v clear_o allow_v the_o pope_n now_o this_o council_n of_o sardica_n be_v rather_o a_o appendix_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a then_o otherwise_o and_o call_v present_o after_o it_o consist_v likewise_o for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o same_o prelate_n and_o assemble_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o confirm_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o nicen_n council_n and_o supply_v some_o canon_n necessary_a for_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n what_o matter_n it_o that_o such_o a_o mis-citation_n of_o one_o council_n for_o another_o happen_v or_o how_o do_v it_o prejudice_v the_o pope_n right_a do_v the_o african_a father_n or_o any_o other_o catholic_a author_n of_o succeed_a age_n ever_o charge_v the_o pope_n with_o falsify_v the_o canon_n upon_o this_o account_n as_o protestant_n now_o do_v let_v they_o show_v this_o if_o they_o can_v chap._n 16._o of_o the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n argument_n 1._o the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n often_o give_v by_o antiquity_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o never_o use_v by_o they_o 2._o though_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n assume_v the_o title_n yet_o they_o never_o conceive_v it_o do_v exempt_v they_o from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n 3._o a_o double_a signification_n of_o the_o term_n universal_a bishop_n the_o one_o grammatical_a the_o other_o metaphorical_a and_o how_o they_o differ_v 4._o st._n gregory_n condemn_v it_o only_o in_o the_o first_o sense_n assert_v the_o second_o express_o to_o himself_o 5._o phocas_n give_v no_o new_a title_n to_o boniface_n but_o only_o declare_v that_o the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n do_v of_o right_o belong_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o not_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n 6._o st._n irenaeus_n not_o right_o translate_v by_o the_o bishop_n 7._o ruffinus_n corrupt_v the_o nicen_n canon_n and_o the_o bishop_n mistake_v ruffinus_n 8._o the_o bishop_n even_o with_o calvin_n help_v can_v clear_v himself_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o st._n irenaeus_n 9_o st._n epiphanius_n miscit_v and_o mistake_v by_o the_o bishop_n 10._o primacy_n and_o supremacy_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a sense_n all_o one_o and_o as_o necessary_a in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n now_o as_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n after_o many_o wind_n the_o bishop_n lead_v we_o at_o last_o into_o a_o trite_a and_o beat_a way_n fall_v upon_o the_o question_n of_o john_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n so_o much_o censure_v by_o st._n gregory_n for_o assume_v the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n a_o objection_n satisfy_v a_o hundred_o time_n over_o yet_o 12._o though_o never_o so_o clear_a in_o itself_o the_o bishop_n still_o endeavour_v to_o overshadow_v it_o with_o difficulty_n and_o amuse_v his_o reader_n to_o the_o end_n therefore_o all_o obscurity_n may_v be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o truth_n clear_o appear_v i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o set_v down_o the_o whole_a matter_n historical_o as_o i_o find_v it_o register_v in_o the_o monument_n of_o the_o church_n 1._o know_v then_o that_o the_o title_n of_o universal_a or_o ecumenical_a bishop_n in_o ecclesiastical_a history_n be_v ancient_o attribute_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n this_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v that_o read_v the_o act_n of_o that_o famous_a general_n council_n of_o chalcedon_n where_o in_o a_o letter_n approve_v by_o the_o whole_a council_n and_o afterward_o by_o order_n of_o the_o bishop_n there_o assemble_v insert_v into_o the_o act_n thereof_o the_o priest_n and_o deacon_n of_o alexandria_n style_n pope_n 3._o leo_n the_o most_o holy_a and_o most_o bless_a ecumenical_a or_o universal_a patriarch_n of_o great_a rome_n etc._n etc._n the_o national_a council_n of_o constantinople_n do_v the_o same_o to_o pope_n agapet_n call_v he_o their_o 5._o most_o holy_a lord_n the_o archbishop_n of_o old_a rome_n and_o ecumenical_a patriarch_n agapet_n etc._n etc._n john_n bishop_n of_o nicopolis_n with_o other_o style_v pope_n hormisda_n rom._n universi_fw-la orbis_fw-la terrarum_fw-la patriarcha_fw-la which_o be_v in_o full_a sense_n the_o same_o with_o ecumenical_a constantinus_n pogonatus_n the_o emperor_n in_o the_o three_o council_n of_o constantinople_n which_o be_v the_o six_o general_n call_v leo_n the_o second_o ecumenical_a pope_n as_o witness_v both_o rom._n baronius_n and_o 1636._o binius_fw-la so_o likewise_o do_v basil_n the_o young_a emperor_n with_o eustathius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o act_n of_o their_o 1._o reconciliation_n yea_o balsamon_n himself_o notwithstanding_o his_o know_a rancour_n against_o the_o roman_a sea_n be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o greek_n have_v a_o 7._o ancient_a custom_n to_o style_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n ecumenical_a or_o universal_a pope_n nevertheless_o it_o can_v be_v show_v they_o ever_o make_v use_n of_o this_o honourable_a title_n but_o rather_o content_v themselves_o with_o that_o of_o servus_n servorum_fw-la dei_fw-la as_o relish_v more_o of_o humility_n and_o apostolical_a meekness_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n have_v for_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n usurp_v it_o in_o all_o their_o brief_n letter_n etc._n etc._n as_o appear_v by_o the_o greek_a 3_o canon_n law_n itself_o viz._n in_o the_o title_n of_o sisinnius_n german_n constantin_n alexius_n and_o several_a other_o patriarch_n 2._o it_o be_v further_a observable_a that_o
the_o ancient_a bishop_n of_o constantinople_n never_o intend_v by_o this_o usurp_a title_n to_o deny_v the_o pope_n universal_a authority_n even_o over_o themselves_o they_o never_o pretend_v to_o be_v either_o superior_a or_o equal_a to_o the_o roman_a bishop_n in_o regard_n of_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n but_o only_o to_o be_v next_o after_o or_o under_o he_o and_o above_o all_o other_o patriarch_n for_o touch_v that_o matter_n the_o emperor_n justinian_n have_v long_o since_o by_o a_o express_a law_n decree_v 7._o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v supreme_a judge_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o head_n of_o all_o the_o prelate_n of_o god_n and_o anthimus_n 4._o even_o while_o he_o usurp_v the_o sea_n of_o constantinople_n protest_a obedience_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o write_v to_o all_o the_o other_o patriarch_n that_o he_o follow_v in_o all_o thing_n the_o sea_n apostolic_a suprà _fw-la menas_n also_o his_o competitour_n make_v public_a profession_n in_o the_o same_o council_n to_o do_v the_o like_a and_o to_o obey_v in_o every_o thing_n the_o sea_n apostolic_a yea_o john_n himself_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n even_o whilst_o he_o contend_v so_o eager_o for_o the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n neither_o can_v nor_o dare_v hinder_v the_o appeal_n of_o a_o certain_a priest_n of_o chalcedon_n a_o city_n under_o the_o patriarchal_a jurisdiction_n of_o constantinople_n to_o pope_n gregory_n by_o who_o it_o 39_o be_v admit_v the_o priest_n right_v and_o the_o judgement_n of_o that_o patriarch_n former_o give_v against_o he_o reverse_v by_o the_o pope_n sentence_n which_o be_v also_o accept_v as_o valid_a by_o the_o say_a patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n i_o add_v that_o st._n gregory_n himself_o even_o whilst_o he_o inveigh_v most_o sharp_o against_o the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n express_o 63._o avouch_v that_o both_o the_o emperor_n and_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n profess_v continual_o 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