business_n wherefore_o shall_v it_o not_o permit_v two_o provincial_a synod_n to_o choose_v a_o three_o to_o judge_v of_o their_o difference_n the_o first_o and_o second_o cannon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o turin_n in_o the_o year_n 397_o be_v yet_o more_o positive_a in_o this_o matter_n xii_o the_o synod_n in_o each_o province_n shall_v represent_v the_o widow_n and_o child_n of_o minister_n which_o die_v in_o the_o service_n of_o their_o church_n to_o be_v support_v and_o maintain_v at_o the_o common_a charge_n of_o each_o province_n as_o necessity_n shall_v require_v and_o where_o the_o province_n shall_v be_v ingrateful_a the_o deputy_n thereof_o shall_v report_v it_o to_o the_o national_a synod_n to_o take_v care_n therein_o conformity_n this_o article_n be_v not_o only_o ground_v on_o christian_a charity_n but_o also_o on_o the_o acknowledgement_n which_o the_o church_n owe_v to_o minister_n dead_a in_o their_o service_n whereof_o they_o shall_v show_v the_o mark_n to_o their_o family_n especial_o when_o there_o be_v occasion_n for_o it_o xiii_o deputy_n of_o church_n shall_v not_o be_v go_v from_o synod_n without_o leave_n and_o till_o they_o carry_v along_o with_o they_o the_o decision_n which_o shall_v there_o be_v make_v conformity_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o this_o article_n first_o that_o deputy_n be_v not_o suffer_v to_o depart_v from_o the_o synod_n without_o leave_n the_o second_o council_n of_o arles_n make_v this_o decree_n in_o its_o 19_o cannon_n anno_fw-la dom._n 452_o if_o any_o one_o think_v he_o may_v abandon_v the_o assembly_n of_o his_o brethren_n before_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o council_n 105._o tom._n 1._o conc._n gall._n p._n 105._o let_v he_o know_v that_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o that_o he_o can_v be_v thereunto_o receive_v until_o he_o be_v first_o of_o all_o absolve_v in_o the_o follow_a synod_n there_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o four_o tome_n of_o council_n certain_a fragment_n attribute_v to_o a_o council_n of_o sevil_n in_o spain_n assemble_v about_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n gregory_n the_o i._o in_o the_o x._o of_o which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v word_n for_o word_n the_o decree_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o arles_n which_o make_v i_o believe_v that_o burchardus_fw-la 521._o pag._n 521._o from_o who_o garsias_n have_v take_v this_o cannon_n be_v mistake_v when_o he_o attribute_v it_o to_o the_o council_n of_o sevil_n and_o i_o the_o rather_o believe_v it_o when_o i_o consider_v that_o the_o compilation_n of_o cannon_n make_v by_o this_o writer_n be_v full_a of_o this_o kind_n of_o mistake_n the_o four_o council_n of_o toledo_n assemble_v in_o the_o year_n 633_o do_v defend_v also_o in_o the_o four_o cannon_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o council_n until_o all_o thing_n be_v decide_v by_o the_o major_a vote_n and_o sign_v by_o all_o the_o bishop_n 583._o tom._n 4._o conc._n p._n 583._o the_o sixteenth_o of_o that_o of_o worm_n of_o the_o year_n 868_o prescribe_v the_o same_o thing_n to._n 6._o conc._n pag._n 695._o the_o second_o thing_n our_o discipline_n prescribe_v those_o which_o be_v deputy_n to_o synod_n be_v to_o carry_v along_o with_o they_o the_o decision_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v i_o find_v the_o same_o thing_n practise_v in_o the_o ancient_a church_n in_o effect_n it_o may_v be_v see_v by_o the_o 29_o cannon_n of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o orange_n in_o the_o year_n 451_o that_o each_o bishop_n carry_v away_o with_o he_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o act_n and_o resolution_n make_v in_o the_o assembly_n and_o that_o the_o like_a be_v send_v even_o to_o those_o as_o be_v absent_a to_o advertise_v they_o of_o their_o duty_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a and_o in_o the_o year_n 431_o the_o first_o ecumenical_a council_n of_o ephesus_n permit_v each_o metropolitan_a to_o take_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o act_n whereof_o his_o brother_n bishop_n may_v have_v communication_n by_o his_o mean_n the_o eight_o cannon_n where_o this_o power_n be_v grant_v to_o metropolitan_o say_v express_o that_o it_o be_v for_o their_o own_o surety_n that_o be_v to_o say_v for_o conservation_n of_o the_o right_n of_o their_o province_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o right_n of_o all_o the_o suffragan_n bishop_n see_v what_o shall_v be_v say_v on_o the_o ten_o article_n of_o the_o follow_a chapter_n fourteen_o the_o authority_n of_o provincial_a synod_n be_v inferior_a to_o that_o of_o national_a synod_n conformity_n there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n at_o all_o in_o this_o constitution_n especial_o after_o what_o we_o have_v observe_v on_o the_o ten_o article_n where_o i_o have_v prove_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o several_a cannon_n of_o constantinople_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o the_o african_a code_n that_o appeal_n be_v make_v from_o provincial_a synod_n to_o those_o of_o the_o whole_a diocese_n to_o which_o our_o national_a once_o at_o this_o time_n do_v agree_v xv._o colloques_fw-la and_o provincial_a synod_n shall_v be_v regulate_v according_a to_o the_o several_a government_n so_o that_o one_o may_v not_o pretend_v to_o be_v great_a than_o another_o and_o for_o the_o present_a this_o shall_v be_v the_o distribution_n of_o provincial_a synod_n 1_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n country_n of_o chartrain_n piccardy_n champagne_n and_o brie_n 2_o normandy_n 3_o britain_n 4_o orleans_n blesois_n dunois_n nivernois_n berry_n bourbonnois_n and_o la_fw-fr march_n 5_o tourain_n anjou_n loudunois_n le_fw-fr maine_n vandomois_n and_o le_fw-fr perche_n 6_o upper_a and_o low_a poictou_n 7_o zantonge_n aunis_n city_n and_o government_n of_o rochel_n angoulmois_n 8_o lower_v guienne_n perrigord_n gascogne_n and_o limosin_n 9_o upper_a and_o low_a vivarez_n with_o the_o uclay_n and_o forest_n 10_o lower_v languedock_n viz_o nimes_n usez_fw-fr montpelier_n to_o bezier_n inclusive_o 11_o the_o rest_n of_o languedock_n upper_a guienne_n tholouse_n carcassona_fw-la quercy_n rovergue_n armagnack_n upper_a auvergne_n 12_o bourgundy_n lyonnois_n beaujolois_n bresse_n low_a auvergne_n gex_n 13_o provence_n 14_o dauphine_n and_o the_o principality_n of_o orange_n 15_o the_o church_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o bearn_n 16_o the_o sevennes_n and_o givaudan_n if_o it_o so_o fall_v cut_v for_o the_o convenience_n of_o church_n that_o one_o or_o two_o shall_v be_v part_v or_o to_o unite_v several_a in_o one_o it_o may_v be_v do_v in_o the_o provincial_a synod_n whereof_o notice_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o national_a synod_n conformity_n those_o who_o please_v to_o read_v the_o second_o cannon_n of_o the_o first_o universal_a council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o the_o eight_o of_o that_o of_o ephesus_n will_v easy_o perceive_v our_o discipline_n agree_v exact_o with_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n and_o as_o for_o the_o divide_v one_o church_n into_o two_o or_o join_v several_a into_o one_o when_o necessity_n require_v there_o be_v example_n to_o be_v see_v in_o ancient_a record_n as_o for_o join_v several_a into_o one_o 430._o tom._n 5._o conc._n p._n 430._o the_o eight_o letter_n of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o gregory_n the_o great_a give_v we_o a_o example_n and_o the_o father_n of_o the_o sixteenth_o council_n of_o toledo_n an._n 693_o in_o the_o v._o cannon_n authorise_v the_o join_n and_o divide_v and_o declare_v also_o in_o what_o manner_n it_o must_v be_v do_v the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o bald_a in_o his_o capitulary_n anno_fw-la 844_o give_v power_n to_o the_o bishop_n to_o divide_v a_o church_n into_o two_o when_o the_o necessity_n and_o edification_n of_o the_o people_n require_v it_o and_o if_o it_o give_v they_o power_n to_o divide_v church_n 1677_o tom._n 2._o capit_fw-la c._n 7._o p._n 23._o edit_fw-la balux_n 1677_o there_o be_v no_o question_n to_o be_v make_v but_o it_o give_v they_o power_n also_o to_o join_v several_a in_o one_o for_o good_a and_o lawful_a cause_n in_o process_n of_o time_n the_o pope_n have_v assume_v to_o themselves_o this_o power_n of_o join_v and_o divide_v church_n although_o in_o france_n they_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o exercise_v it_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o our_o king_n as_o the_o late_a mr._n de_fw-fr marca_n have_v well_o observe_v in_o the_o thirteen_o chap._n of_o the_o four_o book_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gallcian_a church_n where_o he_o treat_v of_o these_o matter_n xvi_o a_o minister_n depute_v by_o a_o provincial_a synod_n to_o go_v to_o a_o synod_n or_o colloque_n of_o another_o province_n for_o some_o public_a affair_n may_v have_v a_o deliberative_a vote_n and_o that_o not_o only_o for_o the_o business_n he_o be_v come_v about_o but_o also_o during_o the_o whole_a sit_v if_o his_o particular_a affair_n be_v not_o in_o agitation_n conformity_n i_o do_v not_o think_v any_o need_n question_n but_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v practise_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n 27._o tom._n 1._o conc._n gall._n p._n 27._o
settle_n of_o new_a bishop_n instead_o of_o those_o which_o be_v dead_a 112._o tom._n 3._o bibl._n pat._n p._n 94_o &_o 112._o and_o say_v to_o they_o write_v to_o these_o and_o receive_v from_o they_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o pacisick_n and_o ecclesiastical_a letter_n as_o for_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o rule_n which_o oblige_v those_o of_o the_o clergy_n to_o observe_v the_o canon_n whereof_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o ancient_a christian_n be_v make_v so_o that_o neither_o bishop_n nor_o priest_n nor_o deacon_n be_v admit_v who_o have_v not_o first_o submit_v to_o these_o law_n and_o who_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v in_o submit_v to_o they_o that_o it_o be_v by_o they_o he_o be_v to_o conduct_v the_o soul_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o his_o care_n i_o shall_v be_v too_o prolix_a to_o mention_v all_o the_o passage_n of_o antiquity_n where_o ecclesiastic_n be_v enjoin_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o discipline_n and_o observe_v of_o the_o canon_n it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o mention_v some_o to_o justfy_v a_o truth_n acknowledge_v by_o all_o those_o which_o have_v apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o read_v the_o work_n of_o ancient_a doctor_n and_o especial_o of_o the_o council_n 18._o cod._n afric_n justell_n canon_n 18._o that_o of_o carthage_n an._n dom._n 419._o appoint_v those_o who_o be_v to_o impose_v hand_n on_o a_o bishop_n or_o to_o any_o other_o clergy_n man_n to_o let_v they_o know_v first_o of_o all_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o synod_n that_o so_o they_o may_v have_v no_o cause_n to_o repent_v of_o have_v do_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o council_n pope_n celestin_n about_o the_o same_o time_n thus_o begin_v his_o letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o poulia_n and_o calabria_n which_o be_v the_o three_o in_o course_n 902._o tom._n 1._o council_n pag._n 902._o that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o any_o priest_n nor_o prelate_n to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o canon_n nor_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o father_n for_o what_o be_v it_o may_v be_v worthy_a of_o our_o care_n if_o give_v too_o great_a a_o latitude_n to_o the_o people_n at_o the_o desire_n of_o some_o person_n the_o rule_n of_o the_o canon_n be_v infringe_v the_o first_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n require_v that_o one_o observe_v all_o the_o canon_n have_v be_v make_v till_o then_o in_o the_o synod_n gall._n tom._n 1._o council_n gall._n the_o 33d_o of_o the_o 3d_o council_n of_o orleans_n in_o the_o year_n 538_o and_o the_o 6_o of_o the_o four_o of_o the_o year_n 541._o with_o several_a other_o which_o i_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n do_v enjoin_v the_o same_o thing_n the_o father_n stop_v not_o there_o for_o not_o content_a to_o have_v recommend_v to_o the_o clergy_n the_o observation_n of_o the_o canon_n which_o also_o they_o have_v formal_o require_v of_o they_o at_o the_o very_a moment_n of_o their_o consecration_n it_o be_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o father_n of_o the_o four_o council_n of_o toledo_n have_v explain_v themselves_o in_o canon_n 27._o anno_fw-la dom._n 633._o for_o they_o oblige_v the_o priest_n and_o deacon_n establish_v in_o parish_n 824._o tom._n 4._o council_n pa._n 589._o ibid._n p._n 824._o to_o promise_v the_o bishop_n to_o live_v chaste_a and_o holy_o and_o religious_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n the_o 10_o canon_n of_o the_o 11_o council_n of_o the_o same_o place_n assemble_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n oblige_v all_o those_o which_o take_v on_o they_o holy_a order_n to_o keep_v the_o catholic_n faith_n and_o whole_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o canonical_a rule_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v think_v it_o be_v only_a priest_n and_o deacon_n which_o be_v oblige_v to_o the_o strict_a observe_v the_o canon_n and_o ecclesiastical_a law_n the_o council_n of_o merida_n in_o portugal_n 802._o ibid._n p._n 802._o extend_v this_o obligation_n to_o bishop_n also_o and_o to_o metropolitan_o in_o the_o four_o canon_n anno_fw-la dom._n 666._o x._o minister_n shall_v not_o be_v ordain_v without_o assign_v they_o a_o particular_a flock_n and_o shall_v be_v fit_a for_o the_o flock_n which_o shall_v be_v assign_v they_o and_o one_o church_n can_v pretend_v a_o right_n to_o a_o minister_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o particular_a promise_n make_v by_o he_o without_o approbation_n of_o the_o colloque_n or_o provincial_a synod_n conformity_n the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n make_v a_o considerable_a decree_n on_o this_o subject_a which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o 6_o of_o its_o canon_n where_o the_o synod_n forbid_v to_o receive_v priest_n nor_o deacon_n nor_o any_o ecclesiastical_a person_n whatever_o without_o assign_v they_o a_o flock_n that_o be_v to_o say_v without_o a_o title_n to_o speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o writer_n of_o these_o time_n it_o make_v void_a all_o ordination_n which_o be_v not_o make_v in_o the_o manner_n it_o prescribe_v and_o suspend_v the_o ministry_n of_o those_o which_o have_v be_v establish_v in_o any_o other_o manner_n by_o this_o mean_n to_o correct_v the_o boldness_n of_o the_o ordainer_n but_o right_o to_o understand_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o canon_n it_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o council_n call_v absolute_a ordination_n a_o ordination_n which_o oblige_v not_o to_o any_o certain_a place_n it_o be_v what_o the_o greek_a term_n import_n use_v by_o he_o which_o amount_v just_a to_o what_o we_o say_v to_o elect_a without_o assign_v a_o certain_a flock_n see_v here_o the_o term_n of_o the_o canon_n you_o must_v not_o lay_v hand_n on_o any_o body_n neither_o priest_n nor_o deacon_n nor_o on_o any_o in_o ecclesiastical_a order_n unless_o he_o that_o be_v to_o receive_v ordination_n have_v be_v before_o publish_v and_o name_v in_o some_o church_n in_o the_o city_n or_o country_n or_o in_o some_o martyr_n chapel_n or_o in_o some_o monastery_n and_o as_o for_o those_o who_o be_v absolute_o establish_v the_o synod_n appoint_v that_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v null_a and_o that_o those_o which_o receive_v it_o can_v serve_v in_o the_o church_n which_o shall_v reflect_v on_o those_o which_o have_v do_v it_o france_n cause_v the_o execution_n of_o this_o decree_n to_o be_v demand_v of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 1654._o p._n 639._o c._n 3._o paris_n 1654._o as_o we_o find_v by_o the_o memoir_n of_o mr._n du_n puy_n and_o we_o have_v see_v in_o the_o four_o article_n what_o the_o emperor_n alexander_n severus_n say_v of_o this_o practice_n of_o christian_n which_o he_o mighty_o approve_v the_o council_n of_o valentia_n in_o spain_n prescribe_v almost_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o that_o of_o chalcedon_n in_o the_o year_n 524._o in_o the_o four_o canon_n 162._o tom._n 3._o council_n p._n 820._o collect._n rom._n part_n 2._o c._n 14._o p._n 162._o that_o none_o of_o the_o holy_a bishop_n do_v ordain_v any_o body_n until_o he_o first_o promise_n to_o six_o in_o one_o place_n to_o the_o end_n that_o by_o this_o mean_n man_n shall_v not_o have_v liberty_n to_o shun_v the_o rule_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n pope_n john_n the_o viii_o in_o a_o synod_n of_o 130_o bishop_n make_v this_o decree_n him_n that_o think_v fit_a to_o establish_v a_o priest_n let_v he_o assign_v he_o a_o church_n where_o he_o may_v still_o reside_v serve_v the_o lord_n atto_n bishop_n of_o verceill_n who_o live_v in_o the_o xth_o century_n cite_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n in_o his_o capitulary_a chap._n 30._o and_o in_o his_o 31st_o he_o say_v 1668._o tom._n 8._o spirit_n dach_fw-mi p._n 13._o paris_n 1668._o church_n ought_v to_o be_v build_v in_o convenient_a place_n consecrate_v they_o by_o prayer_n and_o settle_v pastor_n in_o each_o of_o they_o however_o these_o decree_n hinder_v not_o but_o there_o be_v some_o person_n ordain_v and_o establish_v in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o church_n without_o be_v engage_v to_o any_o particular_a flock_n as_o paulinus_n who_o afterward_o be_v bishop_n of_o nole_n in_o italy_n st._n jerom_n and_o the_o friar_n macedonius_n they_o be_v make_v priest_n without_o assign_v they_o flock_n but_o this_o do_v not_o prejudice_v what_o have_v be_v say_v for_o the_o two_o former_a accept_v only_o the_o employ_v wherein_o it_o be_v desire_v to_o engage_v they_o only_o on_o this_o condition_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o 6_o epist_n of_o paulinus_n to_o severus_n by_o the_o 45th_o to_o alipius_n and_o by_o the_o 61st_o of_o st._n jerom_n chap._n 10._o as_o for_o macedonius_n something_o of_o constraint_n be_v use_v in_o regard_n of_o he_o if_o we_o credit_v theodoret_n in_o the_o 13_o chapter_n of_o his_o religious_a history_n to_o these_o example_n may_v be_v add_v that_o of_o the_o friar_n barse_n and_o eulogius_n who_o by_o
confer_v with_o the_o minister_n and_o elder_n if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v sufficient_o instruct_v and_o in_o case_n the_o gainsay_n brethren_n refuse_v to_o make_v the_o say_a promise_n they_o shall_v be_v censure_v as_o rebel_n according_a to_o the_o discipline_n and_o the_o colloque_n be_v assemble_v shall_v proceed_v as_o above_o and_o if_o the_o say_a opposer_n have_v be_v patient_o hear_v and_o refute_v by_o consent_n the_o whole_a shall_v be_v register_v if_o not_o the_o provincial_a synod_n shall_v be_v desire_v to_o meet_v extraordinary_o if_o need_v require_v at_o the_o time_n and_o place_n that_o the_o say_a colloque_n shall_v judge_v most_o convenient_a after_o the_o promise_n as_o abovementioned_a reiterated_a by_o the_o say_a opposer_n the_o synod_n assemble_v shall_v first_o of_o all_o consider_v with_o good_a deliberation_n and_o consideration_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o place_n the_o time_n and_o person_n whether_o it_o shall_v be_v expedient_a that_o the_o 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one_a canon_n of_o his_o one_a canonical_a epistle_n to_o amphilochius_n prescribe_v after_o what_o manner_n one_o shall_v act_v not_o only_o against_o true_a schismatic_n but_o likewise_o against_o all_o those_o which_o stir_v up_o division_n in_o the_o church_n and_o which_o also_o make_v conventicle_n and_o assembly_n apart_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o heretic_n and_o as_o these_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o person_n very_o different_a one_o from_o another_o this_o doctor_n do_v also_o adjudge_v diversity_n of_o punishment_n but_o beside_o what_o i_o have_v now_o remark_v we_o have_v also_o several_a canon_n of_o ancient_a council_n which_o do_v favour_v the_o order_n of_o our_o discipline_n the_o 6_o of_o the_o one_a universal_a council_n of_o constantinople_n be_v against_o those_o which_o endeavour_n to_o confound_v and_o overthrow_v the_o ecclesiastical_a order_n the_o vii_o first_o of_o the_o one_a of_o ephesus_n which_o be_v the_o 3d_o ecumenical_a be_v compose_v 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of_o god_n and_o such_o memoir_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o geneva_n to_o be_v make_v public_a in_o the_o same_o pontifical_a of_o damasus_n 30._o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la p._n 30._o which_o i_o but_o now_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o st._n clement_n disciple_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v a_o long_a time_n before_o fabian_n divide_v the_o seven_o quarter_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n to_o seven_o faithful_a person_n of_o the_o church_n that_o each_o may_v exact_o inquire_v in_o his_o district_n the_o act_n of_o martyr_n in_o the_o number_n of_o which_o he_o be_v put_v himself_o 110._o ib._n p._n 110._o about_o the_o year_n our_o lord_n 100_o pope_n anterus_n predecessor_n to_o fabian_n do_v near-hand_o the_o same_o as_o be_v do_v by_o clement_n but_o if_o that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v also_o practise_v in_o divers_a other_o st._n cyprian_n testify_v it_o be_v practise_v by_o that_o of_o africa_n in_o his_o 37th_o epistle_n where_o he_o ordain_v that_o the_o day_n of_o the_o death_n of_o martyr_n shall_v be_v take_v account_n of_o to_o the_o end_n to_o celebrate_v their_o memory_n it_o be_v in_o this_o regard_n tertullian_n speak_v 13._o de_fw-fr coron_n c._n 13._o des_fw-fr fast_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n touch_v the_o martyrdom_n of_o st._n pollycarp_n give_v we_o also_o a_o proof_n of_o the_o thing_n now_o in_o question_n and_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o original_a of_o what_o we_o call_v martyrology_n which_o comprehend_v not_o the_o martyr_n of_o one_o church_n only_o but_o general_o of_o all_o as_o can_v be_v discover_v in_o which_o it_o be_v think_v eusebius_n first_o labour_v chap._n vi_o of_o the_o union_n of_o church_n article_n i._n no_o church_n can_v pretend_v precedency_n nor_o domination_n over_o another_o nor_o one_o province_n over_o another_o conformity_n let_v the_o reader_n see_v what_o i_o have_v say_v already_o 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wife_n if_o she_o will_v and_o if_o she_o can_v contain_v if_o after_o she_o come_v to_o know_v the_o husband_n commit_v adultery_n with_o her_o daughter_n she_o have_v no_o far_a carnal_a knowledge_n with_o he_o she_o may_v marry_v another_o person_n unless_o she_o will_v voluntary_o abstain_v and_o in_o the_o ten_o cannon_n if_o a_o son_n have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o the_o wife_n of_o his_o father_n neither_o he_o nor_o she_o can_v marry_v but_o as_o for_o the_o husband_n if_o he_o will_v he_o may_v marry_v another_o wife_n yet_o it_o be_v better_a to_o abstain_v that_o of_o compiegne_n make_v this_o decree_n seven_o year_n after_o 43._o ib._n can._n 8._o p._n 43._o if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o lawful_a wife_n if_o his_o brother_n commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o let_v not_o the_o brother_n nor_o wife_n which_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o adultery_n never_o marry_v during_o life_n but_o as_o for_o the_o husband_n of_o the_o wife_n he_o be_v at_o his_o liberty_n to_o marry_v again_o 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pag._n 73_o 74._o testify_v that_o the_o greek_a church_n use_v so_o in_o his_o time_n that_o be_v in_o the_o 14_o century_n for_o among_o the_o several_a reason_n for_o dissolve_v marriage_n he_o reckon_v adultery_n for_o the_o which_o he_o declare_v marriage_n may_v lawful_o be_v dissolve_v and_o contract_v another_o after_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n it_o be_v in_o regard_n to_o this_o practice_n of_o the_o eastern_a nation_n 921._o hist_o of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n by_o p._n saovo_n lib._n 8._o pag._n 920_o 921._o that_o the_o ambassador_n of_o venice_n cause_v to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n a_o demand_n they_o make_v on_o the_o anathema_n of_o divorce_n which_o contain_v in_o substance_n that_o their_o republic_n hold_v the_o island_n and_o kingdom_n of_o cyprus_n candy_n corfou_n zante_n and_o cephalony_n inhabit_v by_o greek_n who_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n have_v be_v wont_a to_o put_v away_o the_o wife_n guilty_a of_o adultery_n and_o to_o marry_v 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