constantius_n lucifer_n calaritanus_n come_v to_o antioch_n consecrate_a pauâ—inus_n bishop_n of_o that_o city_n which_o when_o he_o see_v the_o orthodox_n bishop_n and_o particular_o eusebius_n of_o vercelles_n disapprove_v of_o it_o give_v the_o first_o occasion_n to_o lucifer_n to_o begin_v that_o sect_n which_o from_o he_o take_v its_o denomination_n meletius_n at_o his_o return_n from_o exile_n under_o julian_n find_v 13._o socr._n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o sozom._n l_o 5._o c._n 13._o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n divide_v into_o three_o party_n one_o that_o follow_v euroius_n the_o arian_n bishop_n another_o that_o communicate_v with_o paulinus_n and_o a_o three_o that_o adhere_v still_o to_o himself_o as_o their_o lawful_a bishop_n the_o arian_n have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o all_o the_o church_n within_o the_o city_n but_o one_o of_o the_o small_a church_n which_o they_o allow_v paulinus_n so_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o hold_v his_o assembly_n without_o the_o gate_n meletius_n suffer_v a_o second_o banishment_n under_o valens_n and_o when_o he_o be_v restore_v by_o gratian_n paulinus_n be_v then_o ancient_a 5._o socr._n l._n â—_o c._n 5._o those_o who_o be_v of_o meletius_n communion_n endeavour_v to_o have_v the_o difference_n so_o compose_v that_o both_o he_o and_o paulinus_n may_v together_o preside_v in_o that_o see_n but_o paulinus_n refuse_v to_o agree_v to_o it_o allege_v that_o meletius_n have_v receive_v his_o ordination_n from_o arian_n bishop_n upon_o this_o the_o people_n be_v in_o a_o ferment_n and_o cause_v meletius_n to_o resume_v the_o throne_n in_o one_o of_o the_o church_n without_o the_o city_n this_o breed_v great_a contention_n between_o the_o party_n but_o at_o last_o they_o come_v to_o this_o agreement_n that_o whosoever_o of_o these_o two_o bishop_n shall_v die_v first_o the_o survivor_n shall_v be_v the_o sole_a bishop_n of_o the_o see_v and_o there_o be_v six_o man_n then_o in_o antioch_n who_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o they_o may_v probable_o make_v pretension_n to_o the_o succession_n they_o be_v all_o swear_v to_o this_o agreement_n and_o thus_o the_o difference_n be_v compose_v only_o the_o luciferian_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v prevail_v with_o to_o communicate_v with_o he_o but_o set_v up_o separate_a congregation_n thus_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o account_n socrates_n give_v of_o this_o matter_n but_o as_o theodorite_n relate_v it_o sapores_fw-la who_o the_o emperor_n have_v send_v to_o inspect_v and_o regulate_v this_o business_n see_v the_o great_a equity_n and_o condescension_n of_o meletius_n put_v he_o into_o possession_n 3._o theod._n l._n 5._o c._n 3._o of_o the_o bishopric_n for_o he_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o agreement_n between_o he_o and_o paulinus_n but_o only_o say_v that_o meletius_n have_v the_o see_v deliver_v up_o to_o he_o and_o paulinuus_n remain_v bishop_n only_o of_o that_o party_n which_o adhere_v to_o he_o this_o be_v the_o case_n since_o meletius_n be_v so_o eminent_a a_o defender_n of_o the_o orthodox_n faith_n as_o he_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o to_o have_v be_v and_o have_v twice_o suffer_v banishment_n for_o it_o and_o during_o his_o first_o banishment_n have_v one_o irregular_o place_v in_o his_o see_n and_o do_v afterward_o notwithstanding_o so_o great_a a_o provocation_n use_v all_o the_o condescension_n that_o can_v be_v expect_v in_o such_o a_o case_n it_o can_v be_v no_o just_a prejudice_n against_o he_o that_o he_o be_v at_o first_o make_v bishop_n by_o the_o arian_n or_o rather_o by_o the_o semi-arians_a or_o acacian_o who_o upon_o occasion_n will_v subscribe_v 25._o scer_n l._n 3._o c._n 25._o the_o nicene_n creed_n and_o pretend_v to_o have_v no_o exception_n to_o the_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o it_o but_o be_v for_o take_v away_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o not_o be_v find_v in_o scripture_n as_o if_o the_o difference_n have_v be_v only_o in_o term_n contrive_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n all_o the_o way_n possible_a to_o undermine_v the_o faith_n by_o their_o own_o exposition_n but_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o meletius_n ever_o be_v a_o arian_n himself_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o orthodox_n father_n never_o mention_v he_o but_o with_o the_o great_a commendation_n and_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v impose_v upon_o by_o the_o acacian_o and_o semi-arians_a for_o a_o while_n who_o disguised_z and_o dissemble_v their_o opinion_n for_o when_o he_o be_v call_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o faith_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o constantius_n himself_o in_o the_o synod_n 31._o theod._n l._n 2._o c._n 31._o at_o antioch_n he_o declare_v himself_o to_o the_o entire_a satisfaction_n of_o the_o orthodox_n bishop_n and_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o they_o expect_v from_o he_o and_o be_v before_o well_o assure_v of_o which_o make_v they_o so_o desirous_a to_o have_v he_o advance_v to_o the_o see_v of_o antioch_n and_o though_o socrates_n 44._o socr._n l._n 2._o c._n 44._o say_v that_o meletius_n subscribe_v the_o form_n of_o faith_n which_o acacius_n produce_v in_o the_o synod_n of_o selencia_fw-la yet_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o mistake_n which_o perhaps_o the_o partiality_n which_o he_o plain_o enough_o discover_v for_o paulinus_n may_v betray_v he_o to_o for_o meletius_n name_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v among_o the_o subscription_n to_o the_o creed_n of_o acacius_n set_v down_o in_o epiphanius_n 73._o epiphan_n haer._n 73._o now_o it_o be_v determine_v in_o this_o case_n in_o a_o council_n at_o alexandria_n 75._o alexandria_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athanas_n epiâ—t_fw-la ad_fw-la ruhnianum_fw-la inter_fw-la ejus_fw-la open_fw-mi tom._n 2._o p._n 40._o &_o apud_fw-la conc._n nicen._n 2._o act._n 1._o col._n 75._o that_o the_o worst_a of_o heretic_n the_o very_a principal_a and_o lead_a man_n among_o they_o upon_o the_o renounce_v their_o error_n and_o reconcile_a themselves_o to_o the_o church_n by_o repentance_n shall_v be_v receive_v to_o communion_n though_o not_o to_o officiate_v as_o clergyman_n but_o the_o less_o culpable_a who_o have_v be_v abuse_v and_o mislead_v be_v likewise_o to_o be_v permit_v the_o exercise_n and_o administration_n of_o their_o function_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a itself_o towards_o the_o arian_n bishop_n who_o renounce_v their_o heresy_n and_o sign_v the_o nicene_n creed_n as_o s._n hierom_n urge_v in_o his_o dialogue_n adversus_fw-la luciferianos_fw-la where_o he_o dispute_v this_o point_n at_o large_a this_o be_v donatist_n conc._n nic._n can._n 8._o socr._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o vale_n de_fw-fr schism_n donatist_n all_o along_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n towards_o the_o arian_n and_o novation_n and_o donatist_n and_o the_o meletian_o who_o be_v so_o denominate_v from_o meletius_n the_o african_a bishop_n to_o admit_v of_o their_o order_n upon_o their_o reconcile_a themselves_o to_o the_o church_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v confirm_v and_o establish_v in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o to_o the_o determination_n of_o this_o council_n of_o alexandria_n lucifer_n calaritanus_n himself_o have_v 13._o socr._n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o sozom._n l._n 5._o â—_o 13._o give_v his_o assent_n by_o his_o deacon_n who_o he_o have_v send_v thither_o for_o that_o purpose_n and_o luciferian_n and_o assensus_fw-la est_fw-la huic_fw-la sententiae_fw-la occidens_fw-la &_o per_fw-la tam_fw-la necessarium_fw-la concilium_fw-la satanae_n faucibus_fw-la mundus_fw-la â—reptus_fw-la est_fw-la hieron_n adv_fw-la luciferian_n all_o the_o western_a church_n approve_v of_o this_o decree_n as_o the_o only_a remedy_n against_o the_o arian_n heresy_n for_o the_o true_a reason_n why_o the_o western_a bishop_n espouse_v the_o cause_n of_o paulinus_n against_o meletius_n be_v not_o for_o any_o objection_n they_o have_v against_o his_o ordination_n which_o be_v make_v a_o objection_n by_o none_o but_o the_o luciferian_o but_o because_o he_o have_v be_v represent_v in_o the_o west_n as_o a_o heretic_n as_o s._n basil_n complain_v and_o 349._o basil_n ep._n 321._o 349._o as_o it_o appear_v from_o s._n hierom_n two_o epistle_n to_o damasus_n wherein_o he_o desire_v to_o know_v of_o he_o with_o who_o he_o shall_v communicate_v at_o antioch_n and_o paulinus_n be_v think_v little_o better_a of_o in_o the_o east_n for_o receive_v to_o communion_n the_o associate_n of_o marcellus_n but_o meletius_n 77._o â—d_a epist_n 74._o &_o epiphan_n haer._n 77._o be_v receive_v as_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n in_o the_o general_n council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o die_v there_o s._n gregory_n nyssen_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o that_o venerable_a assembly_n celebrate_v his_o memory_n with_o the_o high_a praise_n in_o his_o funeral_n oration_n and_o upon_o his_o death_n flavianus_n be_v by_o unanimous_a consent_n choose_v 15._o epist_n synod_n c._n p._n apud_fw-la theod._n l._n 5._o c._n 9_o socr._n l._n 5._o c._n 15._o bishop_n of_o antioch_n and_o the_o choice_n confirm_v in_o that_o
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extraordinary_a case_n and_o he_o retain_v the_o authority_n still_o to_o himself_o or_o it_o be_v at_o his_o own_o choice_n whether_o he_o will_v part_v with_o any_o of_o it_o and_o if_o the_o bishop_n in_o possession_n be_v to_o be_v the_o one_o bishop_n meletius_n have_v be_v preclude_v by_o paulinus_n when_o he_o return_v from_o banishment_n and_o paulinus_n be_v afterward_o leave_v in_o possession_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o meletius_n it_o be_v plain_a then_o that_o this_o doctrine_n be_v unknown_a to_o the_o whole_a church_n at_o that_o time_n and_o particular_o to_o s._n chrysostom_n upon_o who_o account_n this_o be_v bring_v and_o who_o case_n come_v now_o to_o be_v consider_v the_o author_n observe_v that_o upon_o the_o 2._o pag._n 2._o depose_v of_o s._n chrysostom_n arsacius_n be_v place_v in_o his_o see_n who_o in_o fourteen_o month_n time_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o ordain_v bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n or_o if_o he_o do_v not_o yet_o atticus_n succeed_v he_o whilst_o s._n chrysostom_n be_v yet_o alive_a and_o in_o exile_n atticus_n sit_v as_o patriarch_n twenty_o year_n and_o yet_o all_o his_o ordination_n be_v never_o question_v but_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o church_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v canonical_a atticus_n be_v succeed_v by_o sisinnius_n and_o he_o by_o nestorius_n and_o both_o atticus_n and_o sisinnius_n be_v own_v as_o patriarch_n by_o celestine_n bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o nâ—storius_n and_o in_o the_o general_n council_n of_o ephesus_n no_o exception_n be_v make_v to_o the_o promotion_n of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o coâ—stantinople_n only_a nestorius_n himself_o be_v depose_v for_o heresy_n to_o enforce_v all_o this_o yet_o further_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o preface_n cite_v some_o passage_n out_o of_o the_o life_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n write_v by_o palladius_n to_o show_v what_o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o father_n be_v in_o his_o own_o case_n and_o how_o far_o he_o be_v from_o insist_v upon_o any_o right_n he_o have_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v still_o as_o patriarch_n when_o he_o be_v once_o depose_v for_o say_v he_o s._n chrysostom_n advise_v and_o charge_v the_o bishop_n his_o friend_n more_o than_o once_o that_o as_o they_o love_v christ_n none_o of_o they_o shall_v leave_v his_o church_n upon_o his_o account_n that_o they_o must_v keep_v communion_n with_o his_o deposer_n and_o not_o rend_v and_o divide_v the_o church_n and_o he_o enjoin_v some_o devout_a woman_n that_o attend_v there_o that_o as_o they_o hope_v to_o obtain_v mercy_n from_o god_n they_o shall_v pay_v the_o same_o service_n and_o good_a will_n to_o his_o successor_n by_o a_o fair_a election_n that_o they_o have_v do_v to_o himself_o for_o the_o church_n can_v not_o be_v without_o a_o bishop_n but_o this_o notwithstanding_o upon_o examination_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o s._n chrysostom_n be_v clear_o of_o another_o mind_n than_o he_o be_v here_o represent_v to_o be_v of_o and_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o his_o case_n which_o will_v in_o the_o least_o favour_n this_o author_n doctrine_n i_o have_v already_o observe_v how_o much_o contrary_a s_n chrysostom_n act_v to_o these_o principle_n in_o the_o case_n of_o meletius_n and_o i_o shall_v now_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o be_v evident_o against_o they_o in_o his_o own_o the_o account_n palladius_n give_v we_o be_v â—â—_o palâ—aâ—vit_fw-la châ—â—â—_n p._n â—â—_o this_o s._n chrysostâ—m_n before_o his_o first_o banishment_n when_o he_o perceive_v what_o violent_a method_n his_o adversary_n will_v take_v speak_v to_o the_o forty_o bishop_n who_o be_v meet_v with_o he_o that_o as_o they_o love_v christ_n none_o of_o they_o will_v leave_v his_o church_n upon_o his_o account_n for_o say_v he_o i_o be_o nâ—w_o ready_a to_o be_v offer_v and_o the_o time_n of_o my_o departure_n be_v at_o hand_n in_o s._n paul_n be_v word_n i_o shall_v undergo_v many_o suffering_n i_o see_v and_o so_o depart_v this_o life_n and_o afterward_o to_o i_o to_o live_v be_v christ_n and_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v and_o be_o i_o better_a than_o the_o patriarch_n 68_o ib._n p._n 68_o than_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v immortal_a from_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o be_v very_o apprehensive_a that_o his_o enemy_n have_v a_o design_n upon_o his_o life_n and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o live_v much_o long_o 68_o long_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n pallad_n pâ—g_v 68_o for_o it_o be_v common_o report_v that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v behead_v at_o this_o one_o of_o they_o express_v how_o much_o they_o be_v trouble_v for_o the_o desolation_n and_o confusion_n that_o will_v befall_v the_o church_n when_o wicked_a man_n shall_v usurp_v the_o government_n of_o it_o upon_o which_o he_o again_o exhort_v they_o not_o to_o forsake_v their_o church_n for_o say_v he_o preach_v do_v not_o begin_v with_o i_o nor_o 69._o ib._n p._n 69._o will_v it_o end_v with_o i_o do_v not_o moses_n die_v and_o be_v not_o joshua_n appoint_v to_o succeed_v he_o do_v not_o samuel_n die_v and_o be_v not_o david_n anoint_v jeremiah_n depart_v this_o life_n but_o do_v he_o not_o leave_v baruch_n behind_o elijah_n be_v take_v up_o into_o heaven_n but_o then_o do_v not_o elisha_n prophecy_n s._n paul_n be_v behead_v but_o do_v he_o not_o leave_v timothy_n titus_n apollo_n and_o innumerable_a other_o behind_o he_o when_o he_o have_v say_v this_o â—ulysius_fw-la bishop_n of_o apamea_n in_o bythinia_n put_v he_o in_o mind_n that_o if_o they_o retain_v their_o church_n they_o must_v be_v force_v to_o communicate_v and_o to_o subscribe_v to_o the_o depose_v he_o to_o which_o s._n chrysostom_n answer_v that_o he_o will_v have_v they_o hold_v communion_n to_o prevent_v a_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o subscribe_v for_o
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porphyrius_n suceee_v 29._o sozom._n l._n 8._o c._n 29._o he_o who_o agree_v to_o it_o many_o of_o syria_n break_v off_o communion_n with_o that_o church_n our_o author_n next_o observe_v that_o 6._o p._n 5_o 6._o whereas_o dioscorus_n in_o the_o second_o council_n of_o ephâ—sus_n absolve_v euâ—yches_n and_o depose_v flavianus_n and_o then_o murder_v he_o and_o consecrate_a anatolius_n in_o his_o room_n none_o of_o those_o bishop_n who_o concur_v and_o act_v with_o dioscorus_n in_o the_o unjust_a ejectment_n of_o flavianus_n and_o the_o unlawful_a ordination_n of_o anatolius_n in_o his_o place_n be_v reject_v in_o the_o four_o general_n council_n of_o chalcedon_n only_a eutyches_n and_o dioscorus_n that_o persist_v in_o their_o heresy_n for_o that_o holy_a synod_n concern_v not_o itself_o about_o the_o ordination_n of_o uncanonical_a and_o illegal_a patriarch_n but_o only_o require_v of_o every_o one_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o orthodox_n faith_n by_o this_o representation_n of_o 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bishop_n of_o berytus_n and_o basil_n bishop_n of_o seleucia_n in_o isauria_n 313._o isauria_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conc._n chalced._n act._n 1._o col_fw-fr 323._o euagr._fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 18._o p._n 313._o shall_v be_v put_v under_o the_o same_o censure_n with_o dioscorus_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n and_o shall_v according_a to_o the_o canon_n be_v deprive_v of_o their_o be_fw-mi which_o be_v assent_v to_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n who_o say_v it_o be_v a_o just_a ib._n just_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ib._n conc._n châ—â—c_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euagr._fw-la ib._n sentence_n they_o agree_v that_o it_o be_v just_a to_o reject_v those_o bishop_n who_o name_n i_o have_v now_o recite_v and_o who_o be_v the_o same_o that_o onâ—_n author_n by_o name_n set_v down_o as_o not_o reject_v in_o the_o four_o general_n council_n only_o he_o have_v leave_v out_o eusebius_n bishop_n of_o ancyra_n and_o insert_v photius_n bishop_n of_o isauria_n in_o 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very_o necessary_a in_o a_o ill_a cause_n but_o will_v never_o sure_o be_v use_v in_o a_o good_a one_o be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o confession_n of_o the_o badness_n of_o a_o cause_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o defence_n that_o it_o be_v a_o evident_a sign_n that_o it_o can_v be_v defend_v the_o canon_n in_o the_o baroccian_a manuscript_n omit_v by_o mr._n hody_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o xxxi_o canon_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n by_o a_o mistake_n for_o the_o xxxii_o if_o any_o presbyter_n contemn_v 32._o can._n ap._n 32._o his_o own_o bishop_n shall_v hold_v a_o separate_a meeting_n and_o erect_v a_o opposite_a altar_n have_v nothing_o wherewith_o to_o charge_v the_o bishop_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n of_o or_o faith_n piety_n and_o justice_n let_v he_o be_v depose_v as_o a_o ambitious_a affector_n of_o government_n for_o he_o be_v a_o usurper_n in_o like_a manner_n as_o many_o of_o the_o clergy_n that_o shall_v join_v with_o he_o shall_v be_v depose_v and_o the_o laic_n excommunicate_v but_o all_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v do_v after_o the_o first_o the_o second_o and_o three_o admonition_n of_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vi_o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o gangra_n if_o any_o man_n hold_v a_o private_a meeting_n 6._o synod_n gangr_n can._n 6._o out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o despise_v the_o church_n shall_v presume_v to_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o the_o church_n it_o church_n note_v that_o in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o print_a canon_n have_v it_o the_o officiate_a presbyter_n not_o be_v thereunto_o license_v by_o the_o bishop_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o v._o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o antioch_n if_o any_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n despise_v 5._o syn._n antioch_n can._n 5._o his_o own_o bishop_n have_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o church_n and_o set_v up_o a_o altar_n in_o a_o private_a meeting_n and_o shall_v disobey_v the_o admonition_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v by_o he_o nor_o submit_v to_o he_o exhort_v he_o again_o and_o again_o he_o be_v absolute_o to_o be_v depose_v and_o ought_v no_o long_o to_o be_v treat_v as_o a_o curable_a person_n neither_o as_o one_o who_o can_v retain_v his_o honour_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v persevere_v to_o make_v tumult_n and_o disturbance_n in_o the_o church_n he_o be_v to_o be_v turn_v over_o as_o a_o seditious_a person_n to_o the_o secular_a power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o xv._o canon_n of_o the_o same_o synod_n if_o any_o bishop_n accuse_v of_o any_o crime_n 15._o eiusd_v synodi_fw-la can._n 15._o be_v condemn_v by_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n who_o have_v all_o with_o one_o accord_n denounce_v the_o same_o sentence_n against_o he_o such_o a_o one_o by_o no_o mean_n ought_v to_o be_v judge_v again_o by_o other_o but_o the_o concordant_a sentence_n of_o the_o provincial_a bishop_n ought_v to_o remain_v firm_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o x._o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o carthage_n if_o any_o presbyter_n be_v puff_v up_o 10._o syn._n carth._n can._n 10._o against_o his_o own_o bishop_n shall_v make_v a_o schism_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o xiii_o can._n of_o the_o syn._n of_o constantinople_n call_v the_o one_a and_o 2_o d._n synod_n the_o devil_n have_v sow_o the_o seed_n 1â—_n iâ—_n 〈…〉_o caâ—_n 1â—_n of_o heretical_a tare_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o see_v they_o cut_v up_o by_o the_o root_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n have_v betake_v himself_o to_o a_o new_a way_n and_o method_n viz_o to_o divide_v the_o church_n by_o the_o madness_n of_o shismaticks_n but_o the_o holy_a synod_n be_v also_o willing_a to_o obviate_v this_o stratagem_n of_o he_o have_v decree_v as_o follow_v if_o any_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o accuse_v his_o own_o bishop_n of_o any_o crime_n shall_v presume_v to_o withdraw_v from_o his_o communion_n and_o not_o mention_v his_o name_n in_o the_o holy_a prayer_n of_o the_o liturgy_n according_a to_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o synodical_a judgement_n and_o trial_n such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v depose_v and_o deprive_v of_o all_o sacerdotal_a honour_n for_o he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o order_n of_o a_o priest_n and_o shall_v usurp_v the_o power_n of_o judge_v belong_v to_o the_o metropolitan_o and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v shall_v condemn_v his_o own_o father_n and_o bishop_n before_o sentence_n pronounce_v by_o they_o he_o be_v worthy_a neither_o of_o the_o honour_n nor_o appellation_n of_o a_o presbyter_n and_o those_o who_o be_v follower_n of_o such_o a_o one_o if_o they_o be_v in_o holy_a order_n even_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v degrade_v from_o his_o proper_a honour_n but_o if_o they_o be_v monk_n or_o laic_n they_o shall_v by_o all_o mean_n be_v excommunicate_v from_o the_o church_n until_o abhor_v the_o conversation_n of_o schismatic_n they_o shall_v return_v unto_o their_o proper_a bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fourteen_o canon_n of_o the_o same_o synod_n if_o any_o bishop_n pretend_v a_o accusation_n 14._o 〈◊〉_d synodi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 14._o against_o his_o metropolitan_a 〈◊〉_d metropolitan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o synodical_a judgement_n shall_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o communion_n with_o he_o and_o shall_v not_o recite_v his_o name_n according_a to_o custom_n in_o divine_a service_n the_o holy_a synod_n have_v decree_v that_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v depose_v if_o after_o private_a conviction_n private_a or_o conviction_n admonition_n he_o shall_v depart_v from_o his_o own_o metropolitan_a and_o make_v a_o schism_n for_o it_o behoove_v every_o one_o to_o know_v his_o own_o proper_a bound_n and_o that_o neither_o the_o presbyter_n despise_v his_o own_o proper_a bishop_n nor_o the_o bishop_n his_o own_o metropolitan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o xv._o canon_n of_o the_o same_o synod_n these_o decree_n concern_v presbyter_n 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d synodi_fw-la 〈…〉_o bishop_n and_o metropolitan_o agree_v also_o to_o patriarch_n so_o that_o if_o any_o bishop_n or_o metropolitan_a shall_v presume_v to_o depart_v from_o communion_n with_o his_o own_o patriarch_n and_o shall_v not_o mention_v his_o name_n in_o the_o divine_a office_n as_o be_v decree_v and_o order_v but_o shall_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o separation_n *_o before_o synodical_a conviction_n and_o final_a condemnation_n of_o he_o the_o holy_a synod_n have_v decree_v that_o such_o a_o one_o be_v absolute_o depose_v from_o all_o sacred_a order_n if_o he_o offend_v in_o this_o kind_n after_o private_a conviction_n private_a or_o conviction_n admonition_n and_o these_o thing_n be_v decree_v and_o enact_v concern_v those_o who_o under_o pretence_n of_o any_o accusation_n revolt_v from_o their_o own_o superior_n and_o make_v a_o schism_n canon_n schism_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o print_a canon_n and_o break_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n but_o if_o any_o shall_v separate_v themselves_o from_o communion_n with_o their_o superior_a for_o any_o heresy_n condemn_v by_o the_o holy_a synod_n and_o father_n he_o public_o preach_v the_o same_o heresy_n to_o the_o people_n and_o teach_v it_o bare-faced_n in_o the_o church_n such_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v free_a from_o canonical_a censure_n for_o separate_a themselves_o from_o communion_n with_o the_o bishop_n so_o call_v 〈◊〉_d call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o synodical_a condemnation_n but_o they_o shall_v be_v think_v worthy_a of_o the_o honour_n that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o orthodox_n because_o they_o have_v not_o condemn_v a_o bishop_n but_o a_o false_a bishop_n and_o a_o false_a teacher_n and_o have_v not_o divide_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n by_o schism_n but_o have_v studious_o endeavour_v to_o preserve_v the_o church_n from_o schism_n and_o division_n finis_fw-la
be_v force_v to_o relax_v his_o rigour_n and_o to_o register_n the_o name_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n in_o the_o diptyck_n of_o the_o church_n endeavour_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o bring_v over_o the_o joannite_n as_o they_o be_v call_v who_o assert_v his_o cause_n and_o when_o s._n chrysostom_n have_v be_v so_o long_a time_n dead_a and_o this_o right_n have_v be_v do_v to_o his_o memory_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o atticus_n and_o sisinnius_n shall_v have_v the_o title_n of_o patriarch_n give_v they_o and_o that_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n shall_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o injustice_n that_o s._n chrysostom_n have_v have_v do_v he_o when_o both_o he_o and_o those_o that_o have_v do_v it_o be_v dead_a and_o their_o name_n be_v read_v together_o in_o the_o diptyck_n when_o the_o joannite_n have_v have_v this_o satisfaction_n give_v they_o and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n now_o alive_a who_o can_v pretend_v any_o injury_n do_v he_o by_o the_o promotion_n of_o the_o present_a patriarch_n it_o can_v not_o become_v the_o wisdom_n and_o the_o charity_n of_o a_o general_n council_n to_o revive_v the_o memory_n of_o a_o thing_n which_o after_o so_o long_a a_o time_n can_v admit_v of_o no_o remedy_n but_o what_o may_v be_v of_o worse_a consequence_n and_o may_v increase_v and_o prolong_v the_o division_n which_o now_o be_v much_o abate_v and_o soon_o after_o cease_v the_o western_a church_n have_v long_o before_o 34._o theod._n l._n 5._o c._n 34._o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n renew_v communion_n with_o the_o eastern_a when_o once_o s._n chrysostom_n name_n be_v write_v among_o the_o name_n of_o the_o other_o patriarch_n decease_v for_o they_o never_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o arsacius_n at_o all_o and_o reject_v all_o the_o message_n that_o atticus_n send_v to_o get_v himself_o acknowledge_v by_o they_o till_o he_o have_v make_v this_o amends_o to_o the_o memory_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n but_o as_o theodorite_n observe_v these_o bishop_n who_o be_v thus_o injurious_a to_o s._n chrysostom_n be_v otherwise_o excellent_a man_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o be_v find_v in_o they_o which_o may_v deserve_v the_o church_n censure_n and_o therefore_o after_o the_o church_n have_v be_v satisfy_v as_o to_o this_o matter_n they_o be_v mention_v with_o those_o title_n that_o be_v due_a to_o their_o station_n and_o to_o their_o virtue_n for_o the_o title_n which_o celestine_n give_v to_o atticus_n 361._o conc._n ephes_n part_n 1._o col_fw-fr 353._o 361._o and_o sisinnius_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o nestorius_n be_v only_o such_o as_o suppose_v their_o name_n to_o be_v write_v in_o the_o diptyck_n among_o the_o other_o patriarch_n and_o that_o they_o be_v assertor_n of_o the_o catholic_n faith_n he_o suppose_v atticus_n at_o last_o to_o have_v be_v the_o rightful_a patriarch_n and_o consequent_o sisinnius_n who_o succeed_v he_o by_o a_o canonical_a election_n to_o have_v be_v so_o too_o and_o he_o high_o commend_v both_o of_o they_o for_o their_o zeal_n in_o maintain_v the_o true_a faith_n which_o nestorius_n the_o next_o in_o succession_n have_v so_o shameful_o betray_v atticus_n after_o the_o death_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n and_o sisinnius_n who_o succeed_v he_o be_v in_o their_o time_n the_o only_a patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n and_o though_o arsacius_n and_o atticus_n have_v not_o come_v in_o regular_o yet_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n upon_o due_a satisfaction_n make_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o peace_n and_o order_n to_o pass_v by_o such_o a_o defect_n and_o dispense_v with_o it_o and_o when_o atticus_n have_v register_v s._n chrysostom_n name_n in_o the_o diptyck_n as_o rightful_a patriarch_n this_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v a_o usurper_n during_o his_o life_n which_o be_v accept_v of_o by_o the_o church_n as_o a_o sufficient_a declaration_n of_o his_o repentance_n and_o as_o it_o have_v be_v already_o show_v heretic_n themselves_o upon_o their_o repentance_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v not_o only_o to_o lay_v communion_n but_o according_a to_o their_o order_n and_o degree_n in_o the_o church_n if_o our_o author_n can_v have_v show_v that_o celestine_n have_v say_v as_o much_o of_o arsacius_n as_o he_o have_v do_v of_o atticus_n and_o sisinnius_n that_o have_v be_v to_o his_o purpose_n because_o s._n chrysostom_n survive_v arsacius_n but_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n atticus_n be_v at_o last_o rightful_a patriarch_n and_o own_a by_o the_o western_a church_n for_o such_o what_o be_v add_v of_o maximian_n and_o proclus_n that_o they_o be_v acknowledge_v as_o rightful_a patriarch_n by_o the_o church_n need_v no_o other_o answer_n than_o what_o have_v be_v already_o give_v for_o if_o atticus_n be_v rightful_a the_o rest_n who_o succeed_v he_o be_v such_o too_o if_o no_o other_o exception_n lie_v against_o they_o than_o that_o concern_v what_o have_v be_v do_v to_o s._n chrysostom_n but_o beside_o maximian_n be_v 100l_n conc._n ephâ—s_o part_n 3._o col_fw-fr 100l_n make_v patriarch_n in_o the_o room_n of_o nestorius_n in_o the_o general_n council_n of_o ephesus_n and_o this_o sure_o be_v enough_o to_o purge_v all_o defect_n in_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n for_o where_o a_o general_a council_n do_v not_o only_o approve_v of_o but_o appoint_v the_o successor_n of_o a_o bishop_n depose_v for_o heresy_n it_o can_v no_o long_o be_v pretend_v that_o there_o remain_v any_o defect_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o injustice_n do_v to_o a_o patriarch_n who_o have_v be_v so_o long_o dead_a for_o if_o the_o succession_n have_v be_v interrupt_v till_o now_o from_o the_o time_n that_o s._n chrysostom_n be_v depose_v yet_o this_o will_v put_v it_o in_o its_o due_a course_n again_o proclus_n who_o be_v next_o mention_v and_o be_v next_o in_o succession_n to_o maximian_n have_v be_v breed_v up_o under_o s._n chrysostom_n and_o can_v little_o suspect_v that_o he_o shall_v ever_o have_v be_v reckon_v among_o his_o uncanonical_a successor_n for_o as_o atticus_n have_v insert_v his_o name_n among_o the_o other_o patriarch_n so_o proclus_n be_v zealous_a to_o make_v he_o 45._o socr._n l._n 7._o c._n 45._o all_o the_o further_a reparation_n that_o can_v be_v make_v by_o cause_v his_o body_n to_o be_v remove_v to_o constantinople_n and_o there_o inter_v with_o all_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o funeral_n solemnity_n if_o severianus_n bishop_n of_o gabala_n 4._o pag._n 4._o and_o acacius_n bishop_n of_o berrhea_n be_v afterward_o discover_v to_o pope_n innocent_a be_v neither_o depose_v nor_o reprehend_v by_o he_o the_o reason_n must_v be_v that_o that_o pope_n do_v not_o assume_v to_o himself_o so_o much_o as_o his_o successor_n have_v do_v but_o say_v he_o will_v procure_v a_o general_n council_n to_o be_v call_v to_o redress_v the_o grievance_n of_o the_o greck_n church_n upon_o this_o account_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n deny_v all_o authority_n in_o arsacius_n as_o be_v a_o intruder_n nay_o in_o a_o 26._o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d innocentii_n epist_n apud_fw-la sozom._n lib._n 8._o c_o 26._o epistle_n write_v to_o the_o emperor_n arcadius_n he_o depose_v arsacius_n after_o his_o death_n or_o declare_v he_o never_o to_o have_v be_v patriarch_n and_o command_v his_o name_n to_o be_v raze_v out_o of_o the_o diptyck_n and_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n excommunicate_v arcadius_n himself_o and_o the_o empress_n eudoxia_n and_o both_o depose_v and_o anathematise_v and_o excommunicate_v theophilus_n of_o alexandria_n i_o will_v not_o suppose_v that_o this_o epistle_n 1310._o biondell_n pseudo_fw-la isid_n p._n 562_o georg._n alex._n vit_fw-mi chrys_n c._n 68_o mich._n glyc_a an._n part_n 4_o p._n 259._o niceph._n l._n 13._o c._n 34._o cedren_n p._n 332._o conc._n tom._n 2._o col._n 1310._o to_o arcadius_n deserve_v much_o credit_n for_o it_o be_v reject_v by_o blondel_n because_o georgius_n alexandrinus_n be_v the_o first_o that_o produce_v it_o from_o who_o glycas_n and_o nicephorus_n have_v it_o and_o before_o they_o both_o cedrenus_n make_v mention_v of_o it_o and_o whereas_o pope_n innocent_a in_o this_o epistle_n wherein_o s_n chrysostom_n be_v mention_v as_o already_o dead_a threaten_v eudoxia_n the_o empress_n with_o punishment_n in_o this_o world_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v it_o be_v note_v in_o the_o margin_n over_o against_o this_o epistle_n in_o labbe_n edition_n of_o the_o council_n that_o eudoxia_n die_v before_o s._n chrysostom_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a intimation_n that_o the_o epistle_n be_v spurious_a but_o i_o produce_v this_o epistle_n to_o observe_v that_o if_o it_o can_v pass_v for_o authentic_a in_o the_o several_a age_n in_o which_o these_o author_n live_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o endeavour_v to_o make_v it_o be_v believe_v that_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n