hear_v off_o to_o infer_v a_o exclusive_a distinction_n and_o limitation_n of_o authority_n from_o term_n plain_o promiscuous_a and_o from_o which_o a_o confusion_n of_o jurisdiction_n may_v more_o proper_o be_v deduce_v so_o as_o not_o a_o letter_n of_o the_o question_n be_v find_v in_o the_o testimony_n but_o what_o mr._n hammond_n with_o a_o blind_a id_fw-la est_fw-la add_v of_o his_o own_o insomuch_o as_o it_o be_v leave_v a_o draw_v match_n whether_o his_o id_fw-la est_fw-la or_o we_o know_v be_v the_o better_a testimony_n however_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o the_o doctor_n apprehension_n they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o most_o absolute_a evidence_n because_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a he_o say_v they_o both_o without_o either_o authority_n or_o reason_n he_o labour_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o found_v a_o distinction_n ibid._n of_o the_o jewish_a and_o gentile_a church_n at_o antioch_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o jot_n to_o his_o purpose_n have_v he_o demonstrate_v it_o yet_o it_o be_v pity_n to_o see_v what_o shift_v he_o be_v put_v to_o in_o prove_v it_o necessity_n make_v many_o a_o man_n forfeit_v his_o honesty_n aâ—_n this_o doctor_n have_v also_o do_v too_o plain_o here_o where_o he_o abuse_v most_o gross_o st._n peter_n with_o his_o jewish_a proselyte_n and_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n too_o cite_v gal._n 2._o 11._o that_o they_o withdraw_v from_o all_o communion_n and_o society_n with_o the_o gentile_a christian_n whereas_o in_o the_o text_n there_o be_v no_o such_o word_n as_o all_z in_o which_o alone_o he_o can_v found_v the_o distinction_n of_o the_o jewish_a and_o gentile_a church_n neither_o as_o the_o place_n allege_v manifest_v do_v they_o any_o otherwise_o withdraw_v from_o they_o thaâ—_n in_o refuse_v only_o to_o eat_v the_o gentile_a diet_n yet_o this_o he_o call_v withdraw_v from_o all_o communion_n as_o if_o the_o doctor_n make_v account_v there_o be_v no_o other_o communion_n but_o in_o eat_v and_o drink_v moreover_o since_o to_o withdraw_v from_o all_o communion_n with_o another_o church_n be_v against_o fraternal_a charity_n and_o according_a to_o his_o formerlylaid_a ground_n a_o schism_n a_o sin_n inexcusable_a by_o such_o light_a trifle_n as_o be_v then_o between_o they_o it_o follow_v most_o necessary_o that_o while_o he_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v a_o perfect_a distinction_n of_o the_o two_o church_n at_o antioch_n he_o have_v consequent_o make_v the_o jewish_a church_n for_o withdraw_v from_o all_o communion_n with_o the_o gentile_n schismatical_a and_o bless_a st._n peter_n himself_o a_o schismatic_a nay_o a_o ringleader_n of_o schismatic_n but_o god_n be_v praise_v the_o place_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v falsify_v and_o so_o good_a st._n peter_n be_v vindicate_v his_o four_o testimony_n or_o evidence_n of_o the_o 8._o mutually-exclusive_a jurisdiction_n of_o these_o two_o apostle_n be_v take_v from_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o apostolical_a constitution_n who_o as_o the_o doctor_n say_v pag._n 75._o according_o tell_v we_o that_o evodius_n and_o ignatius_n at_o the_o same_o time_n sit_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n one_o succeed_v st._n peter_n the_o other_o st._n paul_n one_o in_o the_o jewish_a the_o other_o in_o the_o gentile_a congregation_n whereas_o the_o place_n allege_v in_o the_o author_n which_o i_o will_v put_v down_o because_o he_o slubber_o omit_v it_o be_v only_o this_o lib._n 7._o cap._n 46._o antiochiae_fw-la evodius_n ordinatus_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la i_o petro_n ignatius_n à _fw-fr paulo_n at_o antioch_n evodius_n be_v ordain_v by_o i_o peter_n ignatius_n by_o paul_n this_o be_v all_o there_o be_v neither_o before_o nor_o after_o a_o syllable_n more_o concern_v that_o matter_n where_o beside_o that_o the_o doctor_n will_v i_o be_o sure_a acknowledge_v the_o book_n of_o no_o sound_a authority_n you_o see_v the_o testimony_n produce_v express_v only_o their_o ordination_n by_o the_o apostle_n but_o say_v nothing_o of_o their_o sit_v together_o nor_o succeed_v the_o apostle_n much_o less_o talk_v of_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o jewish_a or_o gentile_a congregation_n lest_o of_o all_o of_o any_o mutual_a exclusiveness_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n jurisdiction_n there_o but_o all_o these_o which_o be_v indeed_o all_o that_o be_v to_o the_o purpose_n be_v either_o voluntary_o add_v by_o the_o doctor_n or_o groundless_o suppose_v or_o else_o must_v be_v pretend_v as_o deducible_a thence_o by_o mr._n hammonds_n all-proving_a id_fw-la est._n however_o the_o story_n go_v for_o it_o matter_n not_o much_o whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o no_o it_o be_v manifest_v first_o that_o the_o doctor_n have_v not_o bring_v a_o syllable_n of_o a_o proof_n to_o serve_v his_o turn_n be_v it_o grant_v next_o that_o the_o testimony_n by_o himself_o allege_v here_o out_o of_o eusebius_n and_o origen_n call_v ignatius_n the_o second_o and_o out_o of_o st._n jerom_n call_v he_o the_o three_o make_v much_o against_o the_o sit_v of_o two_o together_o neither_o will_v he_o find_v st._n paul_n be_v ever_o account_v a_o parcel-bishop_n in_o antioch_n with_o st._n peter_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o properly-called_a successor_n there_o however_o he_o may_v perhaps_o ordain_v some_o bishop_n to_o assist_v there_o after_o his_o departure_n last_o ere_o he_o see_v what_o he_o do_v he_o blind_o sweep_v down_o all_o his_o own_o laborious_a cobweb-work_n with_o a_o testimony_n out_o of_o theodoret_n which_o affirm_v that_o ignatius_n receive_v the_o archisacerdotal_a honour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o hand_n of_o that_o great_a apostle_n st._n peter_n where_o the_o doctor_n leave_v out_o the_o word_n great_a jest_z st._n peter_n shall_v have_v too_o much_o now_o then_o the_o apostolical_a constitution_n be_v a_o book_n which_o be_v except_v against_o by_o all_o side_n and_o theodoret_n be_v a_o author_n beyond_o exception_n we_o have_v far_o more_o reason_n to_o judge_n by_o these_o testimony_n that_o great_a st._n peter_n ordain_v ignatius_n also_o rather_o than_o euodius_n only_o so_o as_o the_o doctor_n be_v far_o from_o gain_v nay_o even_o come_v off_o with_o no_o small_a loss_n from_o his_o own_o testimony_n notwithstanding_o the_o faithful_a endeavour_n of_o his_o id_fw-la est_fw-la to_o the_o contrary_n his_o five_o testimony_n be_v out_o of_o st._n irenaeus_n 9_o which_o affirm_v that_o the_o apostle_n found_v and_o build_v the_o church_n at_o rome_n the_o six_o which_o the_o doctor_n praise_n for_o more_o express_v be_v of_o st._n epiphanius_n who_o testify_v that_o peter_n and_o paul_n be_v apostles_n and_o bishop_n in_o rome_n the_o seven_o from_o eusebius_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o inscription_n on_o the_o apostle_n tomb_n mention_n they_o as_o founder_n of_o that_o church_n the_o eight_o be_v from_o gaius_n a_o ancient_a writer_n who_o call_v their_o monument_n the_o monument_n of_o they_o that_o found_v that_o church_n the_o nine_o be_v out_o of_o dionysius_n of_o corinth_n who_o affirm_v both_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o corinth_n that_o each_o of_o they_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o peter_n and_o paul_n the_o ten_o out_o of_o st._n prosper_n who_o witness_v that_o peter_n and_o paul_n the_o apostle_n consecrate_v or_o constitute_v a_o church_n in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n these_o be_v six_o testimony_n of_o he_o which_o i_o have_v put_v down_o in_o order_n as_o they_o lay_v and_o full_o as_o he_o cite_v they_o not_o omit_v a_o syllable_n and_o now_o tell_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o good_a reader_n for_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o have_v better_a eye_n than_o i_o can_v thou_o discern_v any_o the_o least_o word_n in_o any_o of_o these_o six_o testimony_n which_o even_o seem_v afar_o off_o to_o limit_v st._n peter_n authority_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o st._n paul_n to_o the_o gentile_n which_o be_v the_o point_n in_o question_n be_v there_o any_o thing_n speak_v here_o more_o than_o in_o a_o general_n and_o promiscuous_a sense_n that_o they_o build_v found_v a_o church_n be_v bishop_n etc._n etc._n do_v they_o â—ound_v any_o distinction_n or_o exclusiveness_n of_o jurisdiction_n when_o thou_o have_v well_o examine_v thiâ—_n next_o please_v to_o consider_v that_o to_o evidence_n by_o testimony_n can_v be_v do_v otherwise_o than_o by_o express_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v evidence_v which_o thing_n in_o our_o present_a case_n be_v the_o restriction_n limitation_n exception_n and_o exclusion_n of_o st._n peter_n jurisdiction_n which_o as_o give_v to_o our_o saviour_n to_o he_o and_o the_o other_o apostle_n be_v without_o controversy_n universal_a this_o can_v be_v express_v nor_o consequent_o evidence_v by_o testimony_n otherwise_o then_o by_o restrictive_a limitative_a exceptive_a and_o exclusive_a term_n such_o as_o be_v only_o sole_o alone_o to_o none_o else_o etc._n etc._n this_o once_o understand_v and_o apply_v to_o the_o present_a occasion_n and_o the_o doctor_n manner_n of_o proceed_v whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o
abuse_n by_o impose_v on_o they_o a_o false_a meaning_n border_n upon_o profaneness_n the_o first_o testimony_n be_v from_o the_o twelve_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n where_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d city_n honour_a by_o letter_n patent_n from_o the_o king_n or_o emperor_n with_o the_o name_n and_o dignity_n of_o metropolisses_n where_o say_v the_o doctor_n the_o council_n repress_n the_o ambition_n of_o the_o bishop_n but_o not_o cassate_v the_o rescript_n nor_o withdraw_v the_o honour_n from_o the_o metropolis_n so_o erect_v what_o cause_n the_o doctor_n have_v to_o brag_v of_o those_o newly-erected_n metropolitan_n we_o shall_v present_o show_v he_o proceed_v that_o balsamon_n say_v many_o emperor_n have_v erect_v many_o metropolitan_o and_o that_o they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o power_n that_o be_v give_v they_o thus_o far_o the_o doctor_n whereas_o first_o the_o council_n say_v only_o that_o those_o city_n be_v honour_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o name_n alone_o which_o the_o doctor_n fluent_a in_o his_o expression_n english_v the_o name_n and_o dignity_n the_o late_a whereof_o they_o want_v that_o which_o shall_v dignify_v they_o in_o a_o degree_n of_o a_o metropolitan_a be_v absolute_o interdict_v they_o by_o this_o very_a canon_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v they_o enjoy_v only_o the_o honour_n second_o what_o this_o honour_n be_v your_o friend_n balsamon_n tell_v you_o say_v some_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o that_o honour_n mean_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o receive_v answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o except_o only_o that_o this_o bishopric_n be_v call_v a_o metropolis_n in_o all_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o former_a metropolis_n three_o answerable_a to_o this_o be_v the_o very_a word_n in_o the_o council_n call_v the_o former_a metropolis_n in_o contradistinction_n to_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o true_a metropolis_n signify_v the_o other_o to_o be_v mere_o titular_a four_o our_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o emperor_n can_v give_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n not_o whether_o he_o can_v name_v place_n as_o he_o please_v and_o it_o be_v evident_a hence_o that_o either_o the_o emperor_n never_o give_v any_o jurisdiction_n to_o the_o new_a metropolis_n or_o if_o he_o do_v it_o be_v cassated_a by_o the_o council_n nothing_o follow_v against_o we_o but_o total_o against_o yourself_o now_o that_o they_o have_v no_o new_a jurisdiction_n give_v they_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o the_o former_a plaâ—â—_n in_o balsamon_n say_v the_o episcopacy_n be_v only_o call_v a_o metropolis_n to_o which_o he_o subjoin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o bishop_n of_o it_o this_o new_a metropolis_n shall_v be_v ordain_v by_o the_o old_a metropolitan_a and_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o he_o and_o in_o plain_a term_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o he_o five_o balsamon_n tell_v we_o the_o emperor_n do_v this_o according_a to_o the_o power_n that_o be_v give_v they_o which_o word_n the_o doctor_n cite_v but_o leave_v out_o a_o thing_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d render_v by_o the_o interpreter_n olympia_n that_o be_v once_o formerly_z or_o by_o some_o precedent_a council_n which_o balsamon_n in_o that_o very_a place_n judges_z to_o have_v be_v the_o eight_o and_o thirty_o canon_n in_o trullo_n as_o shall_v be_v more_o clear_o manifest_v hereafter_o the_o sum_n then_o of_o this_o first_o testimony_n be_v that_o the_o emperor_n confer_v only_o a_o name_n or_o title_n and_o that_o not_o without_o power_n give_v by_o the_o church_n in_o her_o council_n both_o which_o be_v perfect_o innocent_a to_o our_o cause_n and_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o alleagers_n his_o first_o observation_n hereupon_o be_v that_o this_o ibid._n council_n be_v within_o twenty_o year_n after_o that_o grant_v of_o valentinian_n and_o consequent_o say_v the_o doctor_n if_o balsamon_n say_v right_a that_o at_o that_o time_n many_o emperor_n have_v erect_v many_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v other_o before_o valentinian_n where_o the_o observer_n be_v fall_v into_o a_o great_a mistake_n balsamons_n word_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o canon_n determine_v these_o thing_n may_v some_o one_o say_v how_o then_o have_v divers_a king_n honour_v divers_a episcopacy_n to_o be_v metropolitan_o for_o now_o the_o metropolis_n of_o lacedemonia_fw-la be_v a_o bishopric_n of_o the_o metropolis_n of_o old_a patrae_n madita_n of_o heraclea_n abyous_a of_o cyricum_fw-la and_o other_o bishopric_n also_o be_v honour_v it_o â—â—ems_v therefore_o to_o i_o from_o the_o eight_o and_o thirty_o canon_n etc._n etc._n where_o to_o omit_v that_o balsamon_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o testimony_n intimate_v that_o king_n may_v be_v check_v in_o such_o thing_n by_o council_n and_o not_o free_v from_o that_o check_n but_o from_o some_o concession_n of_o another_o council_n the_o word_n be_v plain_a that_o balsamon_n speak_v of_o his_o own_o time_n in_o which_o he_o live_v that_o be_v six_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o council_n and_o that_o then_o such_o and_o such_o metropolitan_o be_v make_v not_o of_o the_o time_n when_o the_o council_n be_v hold_v but_o the_o observation_n be_v not_o much_o worth_n argue_v or_o clear_v his_o second_o observation_n be_v that_o the_o seventeen_o ibid._n canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n do_v more_o express_o attribute_v this_o power_n to_o the_o prince_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o any_o city_n be_v build_v or_o restore_v by_o the_o king_n power_n let_v the_o ecclesiastical_a order_n follow_v the_o political_a thus_o the_o doctor_n walk_v up_o and_o down_o and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n dispute_v against_o motion_n he_o be_v to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v the_o king_n proper_a right_n independent_a of_o the_o 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