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be_v still_o assert_v while_o the_o people_n turn_v to_o both_o side_n with_o the_o secular_a wind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o i_o believe_v no_o body_n can_v make_v it_o out_o and_o i_o think_v we_o must_v make_v the_o proceed_n of_o the_o church_n at_o the_o best_a to_o follow_v the_o pretend_a measure_n of_o right_n and_o rule_v or_o condemn_v they_o for_o wrong_v in_o every_o instance_n produce_v by_o the_o dr._n dyscher_fw-fr what_o course_n then_o will_v you_o take_v to_o excuse_v the_o church_n in_o admit_v and_o maintain_v anti-bishop_n against_o the_o invalid_o eject_v proprietor_n still_o claim_v eucher_n upon_o what_o particular_a motive_n they_o do_v act_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o i_o to_o determine_v but_o i_o think_v i_o can_v set_v such_o rule_n according_a to_o which_o they_o may_v act_v valid_o not_o otherwise_o first_o then_o i_o admit_v that_o all_o the_o imperial_a ejection_n be_v not_o proper_a deposition_n but_o either_o antecedent_n or_o 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when_o all_o come_v to_o all_o none_o of_o this_o hypothesis_n these_o question_n or_o instance_n be_v applicable_a to_o our_o case_n for_o our_o eject_v father_n be_v not_o remove_v from_o the_o free_a presence_n of_o and_o communication_n with_o their_o diocese_n so_o that_o they_o need_v not_o any_o other_o substitute_n for_o want_n of_o their_o presence_n and_o authority_n from_o who_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o cause_n or_o reason_n we_o can_v not_o recede_v without_o their_o concession_n and_o this_o be_v conclusible_a from_o 41._o from_o case_n of_o etc._n etc._n ch._n 4._o §._o 1._o pag._n 41._o the_o drs._n own_o word_n and_o instance_n for_o say_v he_o shall_v our_o magistrate_n like_o the_o persecutor_n those_o age_n viz._n the_o three_o first_o century_n endeavour_v to_o destroy_v christianity_n by_o deprive_v we_o of_o our_o bishop_n and_o by_o suffer_v none_o to_o be_v substitute_v in_o their_o room_n than_o those_o bishop_n will_v be_v our_o own_o bishop_n and_o as_o 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who_o can_v think_v that_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o antioch_n by_o admit_v meletius_n do_v depose_v eustathius_n to_o who_o they_o ever_o have_v so_o firm_o adhere_v during_o all_o the_o arian_n persecution_n it_o must_v therefore_o be_v resolve_v that_o eustathius_n direct_v or_o admit_v the_o introduction_n of_o meletius_n in_o that_o hereupon_o he_o omit_v and_o quit_v his_o episcopal_a care_n or_o that_o the_o church_n admit_v he_o not_o against_o eustathius_n but_o in_o his_o stead_n until_o his_o return_n and_o restitution_n upon_o which_o eustathius_n whole_o resign_v or_o discontinue_v and_o give_v place_n and_o so_o the_o same_o may_v be_v well_o judge_v 17._o judge_v case_n of_o etc._n etc._n ch._n 17._o in_o the_o succession_n of_o macedonius_n to_o euphemius_n in_o the_o constantinopolitan_a patriarchate_n even_o as_o the_o case_n be_v state_v by_o the_o dr._n especial_o since_o macedonius_n beside_o other_o good_a office_n will_v not_o wear_v his_o omophorion_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o euphemius_n show_v
remind_v i_o of_o your_o own_o principle_n and_o sense_n i_o fear_v i_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o spirit_n of_o t._n b._n again_o and_o not_o use_v you_o very_o partial_o in_o some_o of_o my_o reflection_n eucher_n i_o be_o sensible_a by_o experience_n of_o your_o infirmity_n and_o since_o good_a nature_a man_n be_v sometime_o passionate_a i_o know_v how_o to_o bear_v as_o well_o as_o to_o correct_v a_o little_a rudeness_n i_o pray_v good_a brother_n let_v i_o know_v what_o it_o be_v now_o that_o begin_v to_o provoke_v your_o choler_n dyscher_fw-fr when_o you_o have_v spend_v a_o great_a many_o argument_n draw_v out_o with_o much_o pomp_n and_o ostentation_n be_v baste_v in_o they_o you_o grow_v weary_a with_o struggle_v and_o fair_o give_v up_o all_o and_o acknowledge_v that_o 27.29_o that_o sol._n &_o ab_fw-la pag._n 27.29_o a_o act_n of_o state_n christian_n can_v alone_o vacate_v a_o spiritual_a charge_n charge_v by_o any_o divine_a law_n primitive_a canon_n or_o prescription_n 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