metropolis_n of_o ephesus_n and_o can_v we_o think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o precept_n of_o separate_a watch_n and_o not_o rather_o common_a and_o unite_a care_n there_o be_v many_o of_o they_o fix_v in_o that_o one_o provincial_a church_n of_o asia_n but_o if_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o joint_a care_n it_o must_v be_v by_o joint_a counsel_n and_o such_o will_v justify_v and_o require_v conference_n and_o synod_n thereunto_o such_o as_o even_o this_o at_o miletus_n be_v be_v a_o meeting_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n upon_o a_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n presbytery_n presbytery_n act_v 20._o presbytery_n further_o be_v a_o synod_n or_o council_n of_o elder_n and_o such_o there_o be_v in_o those_o day_n such_o as_o convene_v unto_o james_n their_o bishop_n at_o jerusalem_n where_o paul_n find_v they_o assemble_v at_o his_o last_o be_v there_o act_v 21._o and_o that_o presbytery_n by_o which_o timothy_n be_v ordain_v be_v such_o a_o ecclesiastical_a convention_n as_o quadrate_n with_o the_o drs._n definition_n 1_o tim._n 4.14_o §_o 3._o beside_o in_o judicial_a process_n public_a st._n paul_n censure_n in_o public_a as_o st._n paul_n do_v pass_v censure_n in_o the_o most_o solemn_a and_o public_a convention_n of_o church_n as_o that_o of_o corinth_n wherein_o no_o doubt_n there_o be_v a_o hierarchical_a college_n either_o in_o person_n or_o by_o deputy_n upon_o epistle_n or_o mandate_n and_o thereby_o deliver_v wicked_a man_n over_o unto_o satan_n when_o out_o of_o the_o protection_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n so_o do_v he_o give_v order_n to_o bishop_n by_o he_o constitute_v thus_o to_o govern_v all_o inferior_a order_n by_o judicial_a discipline_n to_o the_o authority_n whereof_o as_o every_o bishop_n have_v a_o divine_a right_n bishop_n presbyter_n of_o council_n to_o the_o bishop_n so_o all_o bishop_n that_o have_v not_o the_o miraculous_a spirit_n of_o discern_v do_v need_v many_o time_n a_o council_n of_o their_o elder_n as_o to_o assist_v their_o authority_n and_o greaten_v the_o solemnity_n so_o to_o advise_v they_o in_o casuistical_a and_o doubtful_a question_n in_o order_n to_o a_o just_a and_o convince_v determination_n where_o as_o single_a and_o unconsult_v procedure_v procedure_v unconsult_v procedure_v as_o they_o be_v liable_a to_o many_o real_a obliquity_n so_o do_v they_o lie_v open_a to_o far_o more_o suspicion_n and_o calumny_n than_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o fair_a and_o well_o establish_v judgement_n to_o do_v a_o method_n therefore_o always_o observe_v where_o it_o can_v be_v in_o the_o primitive_a age_n as_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o canon_n apostolical_a but_o because_o by_o mere_a divine_a right_n of_o order_n all_o bishop_n be_v of_o equal_a power_n &_o consequent_o no_o one_o single_o have_v any_o judiciary_n authority_n over_o another_o caeteri_fw-la cyp._n ad_fw-la sreph_n ep._n 67._o iccirco_fw-mi copiosam_fw-la corpus_fw-la est_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la concordiae_fw-la muâ—â—ae_fw-la â—utino_fw-la atque_fw-la uniâ—atis_fw-la vinculo_fw-la copâ—latum_fw-la ut_fw-la siquit_fw-la ex_fw-la collegio_fw-la nostro_fw-la haeresin_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o gregem_fw-la christi_fw-la lacerare_fw-la &_o vastare_fw-la â—entaverit_fw-la subveniant_fw-la caeteri_fw-la therefore_o to_o the_o examination_n and_o censure_n of_o a_o disorderly_a bishop_n and_o his_o act_n whether_o public_a or_o private_a upon_o information_n or_o appeal_n a_o synod_n of_o bishop_n have_v be_v ever_o think_v and_o convened_a as_o necessary_a and_o of_o divine_a right_n as_o well_o as_o apostolical_a canon_n chap._n vi_o of_o cathedral_n synod_n in_o the_o three_o first_o century_n and_o their_o authority_n §_o 1._o whether_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o alexandrian_a library_n be_v worthy_a the_o complaint_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n i_o leave_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o curious_a and_o admirer_n of_o the_o heathen_a rarity_n but_o though_o the_o bulk_n of_o those_o christian_a monument_n which_o be_v lose_v in_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o three_o first_o gentury_n be_v not_o very_o great_a as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v judge_v by_o eusebius_n and_o other_o author_n and_o catalogist_n yet_o the_o want_n of_o their_o testimony_n and_o sense_n about_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a convince_v we_o that_o the_o loss_n of_o they_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a misfortune_n and_o damage_n that_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o bewail_v from_o the_o ruin_n of_o time_n and_o as_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o those_o memorial_n will_v have_v give_v great_a authority_n to_o our_o doctrine_n and_o usage_n which_o the_o ignorant_a or_o wanton_a world_n now_o controvert_n so_o particular_o we_o have_v have_v thence_o a_o vast_a light_n in_o the_o matter_n before_o we_o concern_v the_o doctrine_n authority_n form_n rule_n use_v and_o veneration_n of_o the_o primitive_a synod_n especial_o in_o the_o volume_n of_o their_o act_n and_o epistle_n of_o which_o very_o little_o now_o remain_v in_o the_o write_n that_o be_v preserve_v §_o 2._o however_o bishop_n presbytery_n under_o the_o bishop_n notwithstanding_o these_o invaluable_a loss_n yet_o so_o much_o appear_v in_o what_o we_o have_v leave_v we_o that_o every_o bishopric_n be_v a_o polity_n consist_v of_o a_o bishop_n with_o his_o subordinate_a presbyter_n and_o deacon_n to_o consult_v advise_v and_o assist_v the_o bishop_n and_o to_o execute_v his_o decree_n upon_o the_o result_n of_o their_o common_a consideration_n and_o not_o only_o so_o primate_fw-la metropolitan_o and_o primate_fw-la but_o that_o bishop_n be_v consociate_v into_o provincal_n system_n under_o the_o priority_n of_o their_o metropolitan_o and_o primate_fw-la chief_o in_o the_o see_v of_o apostolical_a foundation_n and_o above_o all_o other_o that_o of_o jerusalem_n over_o the_o church_n of_o the_o circumcision_n till_o the_o last_o ruin_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o city_n under_o adrian_n and_o rome_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n in_o the_o gentile_a world_n §_o 3._o to_o offer_v proof_n for_o this_o to_o the_o dr._n or_o any_o profess_a member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v a_o unnecessary_a and_o impertinent_a trouble_n and_o the_o more_o needless_a because_o the_o truth_n thereof_o have_v be_v make_v illustrious_o appear_v in_o many_o volume_n write_v for_o the_o episcopal_a hierarchy_n against_o all_o its_o modern_a enemy_n of_o what_o character_n or_o extraction_n soever_o but_o some_o little_a stricture_n and_o notice_n that_o may_v more_o apposite_o quadrate_n with_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o present_a debate_n i_o must_v beg_v the_o doctor_n his_o patience_n to_o admit_v §_o 4._o and_o first_o concern_v the_o state_n of_o see_v episcopal_a it_o be_v not_o only_o evident_a that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o succession_n from_o the_o apostle_n presbyter_n under_o the_o bishop_n if_o the_o see_v be_v full_a but_o these_o be_v concorporate_v into_o college_n for_o counsel_n to_o the_o bishop_n for_o the_o respective_a bishopric_n 3._o vide_fw-la origen_n con_fw-mi cell_n l._n 3._o and_o he_o that_o in_o this_o age_n give_v we_o the_o clear_a account_n of_o the_o prelacy_n i._n e._n ignatius_n the_o martyr_n give_v we_o the_o like_a of_o these_o conciliar_a college_n which_o he_o on_o that_o very_a notion_n collective_o call_v presbytery_n have_v he_o only_o name_v they_o plural_o and_o masculine_o elder_n i_o can_v not_o have_v lay_v so_o much_o stress_n upon_o it_o but_o when_o he_o call_v they_o as_o in_o one_o system_fw-la neutral_o a_o prethytery_n and_o a_o synedrium_fw-la or_o council_n this_o convince_v every_o man_n that_o admit_v the_o medicean_n copy_n for_o genuine_a wherein_o they_o be_v so_o style_v that_o they_o be_v a_o council_n for_o the_o see_v or_o bishopric_n represent_v and_o recommend_v by_o this_o father_n as_o a_o polity_n of_o divine_a constitution_n 〈◊〉_d ign._n ad_fw-la eph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._n g._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o he_o suggest_v to_o the_o ephesian_n that_o a_o obedience_n to_o their_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbytery_n be_v necessary_a to_o their_o sanctification_n which_o therefore_o must_v suppose_v a_o divine_o institute_v subjection_n hereto_o as_o to_o a_o ordinance_n of_o divine_a authority_n no_o humane_a coalition_n upon_o mere_a rational_a prudence_n be_v of_o any_o so_o high_a a_o virtue_n as_o to_o sanctify_v so_o he_o enjoin_v they_o to_o assemble_v in_o one_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o obey_v though_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbytery_n with_o a_o indiscerpible_a resolution_n which_o therefore_o must_v be_v the_o effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o one_o faith_n and_o consequent_o of_o divine_a intention_n as_o be_v state_v under_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n vide._n id._n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o synedrium_fw-la of_o the_o apostle_n under_o god_n so_o for_o the_o magnesian_o he_o call_v the_o presbytery_n the_o spiritual_a corona_n of_o the_o bishop_n not_o the_o prudential_n nor_o be_v
these_o little_a occasional_a transport_v but_o fix_v sense_n in_o the_o holy_a martyr_n 3._o ep._n ad_fw-la trall_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._n g._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n ep._n ad_fw-la smyr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la plura_fw-la ap_fw-mi v._o g._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n ad_fw-la philad_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n ad_fw-la polycarp_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n vide_fw-la plura_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la in_o psendepig_n ign._n &_o inscriptionem_fw-la epist_n polycarp_n ad_fw-la philippens_n cypr._n ed._n 34._o §_o 4._o presbyterii_fw-la honorem_fw-la etc._n etc._n sessuri_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ita_fw-la ep._n 35_o 42._o §_o 2_o 3._o as_o appear_v by_o their_o frequent_a repetition_n require_v a_o obedience_n still_o to_o the_o presbytery_n as_o to_o the_o apostle_n which_o have_v be_v extravagant_a to_o a_o miracle_n have_v not_o presbytery_n be_v of_o divine_a institution_n on_o faith_n of_o which_o he_o call_v it_o the_o council_n of_o god_n without_o which_o whosoever_o act_v any_o thing_n ecclesiastical_a be_v not_o of_o a_o pure_a conscience_n as_o be_v concorporate_v for_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v but_o one_o lord_n supper_n and_o one_o altar_n of_o god_n as_o there_o be_v but_o one_o bishop_n together_o with_o his_o presbytery_n to_o unity_n with_o which_o all_o penitent_a schismatic_n must_v return_v in_o order_n to_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n so_o that_o such_o a_o system_fw-la of_o presbytery_n in_o every_o bishopric_n appear_v by_o this_o disciple_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o bishop_n of_o their_o consecration_n to_o be_v of_o divine_a ordinance_n for_o a_o council_n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o bishopric_n in_o all_o its_o occasion_n so_o that_o so_o many_o place_n attest_v such_o a_o systematick_a consociation_n of_o presbytery_n in_o every_o see_v will_v bid_v a_o fair_a interpretation_n for_o all_o those_o other_o place_n which_o require_v observance_n to_o elder_n plural_o only_o name_v 24._o see_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n ep._n 6._o §_o 5._o solus_fw-la rescribere_fw-la nibil_n potui_fw-la nibil_n sine_fw-la consilio_fw-la usstro_fw-la etc._n etc._n ep._n 18._o &_o 24._o but_o collective_o understand_v as_o a_o ecclesiastic_a council_n and_o so_o of_o the_o deacon_n the_o same_o be_v most_o probable_a because_o they_o be_v general_o set_v with_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbytery_n in_o these_o rule_n of_o hierarchical_a discipline_n and_o union_n according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o those_o synod_n of_o st._n cyprian_n which_v general_o contain_v the_o deacon_n as_o well_o as_o presbyter_n gather_v together_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o affair_n that_o do_v concern_v all_o the_o order_n thereof_o of_o which_o more_o will_v be_v speak_v when_o we_o come_v to_o particular_n §_o 5._o rick_n in_o the_o vacancy_n the_o clergy_n of_o council_n for_o the_o bishop_n rick_n nor_o be_v they_o only_o of_o counsel_n and_o sub_n society_n to_o the_o bishop_n while_o the_o see_v be_v full_a but_o they_o be_v a_o council_n for_o the_o vacant_a bishopric_n during_o the_o interval_n to_o inspect_v and_o conduct_v the_o public_a state_n thereof_o and_o to_o give_v and_o receive_v letter_n of_o communion_n between_o other_o church_n for_o though_o in_o the_o vacancy_n presbyter_n be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v all_o episcopal_a office_n in_o their_o own_o right_n as_o ordination_n anathematise_v absolution_n etc._n etc._n yet_o all_o thing_n preparatory_a hereunto_o be_v in_o their_o power_n as_o examination_n regulation_n suspension_n injunction_n of_o penance_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o the_o vacant_a bishopric_n be_v to_o be_v canonical_o subject_a and_o obedient_a reserve_v high_a procedure_n to_o the_o high_a authority_n of_o either_o the_o neighbour_a bishop_n at_o the_o present_a or_o their_o proper_a bishop_n next_o to_o succeed_v rom._n ign._n ad_fw-la rom._n for_o though_o ignatius_n tell_v the_o roman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n ad_fw-la antiochen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o his_o church_n in_o syria_n at_o antioch_n have_v now_o in_o his_o steed_n christ_n and_o christ_n only_o for_o her_o pastor_n and_o bishop_n yet_o in_o that_o ascribe_v to_o he_o send_v to_o his_o own_o antiochian_o he_o charge_v the_o presbyter_n to_o feed_v the_o flock_n till_o god_n shall_v give_v they_o a_o governor_n and_o the_o people_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n and_o though_o this_o be_v indeed_o a_o apocryphal_a epistle_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o unexceptionable_a canon_n specisy_v in_o it_o and_o far_o from_o a_o imposture_n that_o the_o clergy_n shall_v govern_v the_o laity_n in_o the_o vacancy_n so_o polycarp_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n at_o philippi_n then_o as_o it_o seem_v etc._n polycarp_n ad_fw-la philippen_v charge_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o laity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la cypr._n ep._n 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n without_o a_o bishop_n for_o otherwise_o the_o canon_n require_v he_o to_o have_v mention_v he_o in_o the_o first_o place_n direct_v the_o presbyter_n to_o be_v merciful_a visiter_n of_o the_o needy_a converter_n of_o they_o that_o err_v forbear_v wrath_n partiality_n unjust_a judgement_n severity_n etc._n etc._n the_o laity_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o and_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v consider_v that_o in_o these_o day_n the_o several_a presbyter_n have_v not_o several_a congregation_n apart_o to_o themselves_o but_o be_v all_o one_o common_a college_n over_o one_o people_n in_o every_o see_v and_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o government_n and_o obedience_n setin_n this_o epistle_n be_v to_o the_o elder_n in_o common_a without_o any_o distributive_a appropriation_n it_o will_v then_o be_v as_o clear_v that_o they_o be_v a_o council_n for_o the_o church_n in_o the_o vacancy_n as_o a_o council_n to_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o plenarty_n to_o which_o the_o express_a testimony_n of_o the_o epistle_n reciprocate_v between_o bishop_n and_o vacant_a see_v under_o the_o conciliar_a conduct_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v full_a and_o convince_a see_v cler._n rom._n clero_fw-la carthag_n in_o it_o epist_n cypr._n ep._n 3._o §_o 1._o &_o cum_fw-la incumbat_fw-la whis_fw-la qui_fw-la videmur_fw-la praepositi_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o vice_n pastor_n be_v custodire_fw-la gregem_fw-la etc._n etc._n speak_v of_o the_o clergy_n of_o both_o see_v thus_o the_o clergy_n at_o rome_n write_v under_o their_o vacancy_n to_o the_o clergy_n at_o carthage_n under_o the_o absence_n of_o st._n cyprian_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o duty_n incumbent_n upon_o they_o in_o the_o absence_n or_o want_n of_o the_o bishop_n to_o supply_v their_o place_n in_o what_o their_o order_n will_v admit_v in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o flock_n and_o they_o therefore_o have_v receive_v letter_n from_o the_o clergy_n of_o carthage_n of_o the_o recess_n of_o st._n cyprian_n the_o bishop_n by_o clement_n the_o carthaginian_a sub-deacon_n and_o messenger_n send_v back_o this_o their_o epistle_n by_o their_o agent_n bassianus_n to_o the_o clergy_n of_o carthage_n 2._o ibid._n harum_fw-la literarum_fw-la exemplum_fw-la ad_fw-la quoscunque_fw-la poteritis_fw-la transmittere_fw-la per_fw-la idoneas_fw-la occasiones_fw-la etc._n etc._n vid._n cyp._n ad_fw-la cler._n ep._n 6._o §_o 2._o and_o desire_v they_o to_o communicate_v it_o by_o all_o mean_n and_o opportunity_n possible_a to_o other_o church_n which_o be_v plain_o act_n of_o form_n and_o nature_n conciliar_a and_o such_o as_o they_o look_v on_o as_o matter_n of_o duty_n and_o not_o prudence_n only_o it_o be_v true_a where_o bishop_n be_v only_o absent_a it_o may_v be_v presume_v that_o the_o presbytery_n do_v act_n by_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o absent_a bishop_n but_o than_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a 1._o cyp._n ad_fw-la cler._n ep._n 6._o vice_n meâ_fw-la fungamini_fw-la cirea_fw-la gerendaca_fw-la quae_fw-la administratio_fw-la religiosa_fw-la deposcit_fw-la vid._n ep._n 5._o §_o 1._o that_o the_o absent_a bishop_n be_v canonical_o oblige_v so_o to_o authorize_v or_o concede_fw-la that_o vicarious_a administration_n which_o they_o upon_o their_o own_o right_n before_o such_o actual_a commission_n may_v assume_v for_o it_o be_v the_o disobedience_n of_o some_o proud_a consessor_n to_o the_o authority_n and_o conduct_n of_o the_o deacon_n and_o presbyter_n posse_fw-la cyp._n ibid._n §_o 4._o quando_fw-la audio_fw-la quosdam_fw-la nec_fw-la à _fw-la diaconis_fw-la aut_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la regi_fw-la posse_fw-la that_o occasion_v st._n cyprian_n six_o epistle_n to_o authorize_v the_o clergy_n that_o can_v safe_o stay_v at_o carthage_n under_o the_o then_o persecution_n in_o his_o stead_n name_n and_o concede_v authority_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o ecclesiastical_a administration_n which_o be_v not_o the_o first_o original_a of_o the_o clergy_n authority_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o bishop_n
§_o 21._o pag._n 295._o the_o ancient_a emperor_n we_o be_v well_o assure_v tie_v up_o their_o council_n to_o very_o strict_a rule_n they_o send_v commissioner_n to_o sit_v with_o the_o bishop_n that_o so_o they_o may_v take_v care_n to_o keep_v they_o within_o bound_n and_o see_v that_o they_o act_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n they_o have_v prescribe_v to_o they_o p._n 296._o it_o be_v true_a the_o clergy_n in_o those_o day_n do_v take_v the_o liberty_n to_o transact_v many_o thing_n in_o their_o convocation_n without_o any_o particular_a licence_n from_o the_o king_n but_o that_o they_o do_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o do_v this_o be_v no_o proof_n that_o they_o have_v a_o right_a to_o do_v it_o how_o this_o agree_v with_o itself_o or_o with_o the_o design_n of_o prove_v the_o right_n of_o king_n from_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o usage_n i_o know_v not_o nor_o with_o what_o he_o assert_n in_o fact_n chap._n 2._o §_o 23._o p._n 47_o 48._o this_o be_v certain_a that_o as_o the_o call_n of_o such_o assembly_n have_v always_o depend_v upon_o the_o consent_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n so_o when_o they_o be_v assemble_v the_o subject_a of_o their_o debate_n have_v be_v prescribe_v they_o by_o the_o same_o power_n and_o they_o have_v deliberate_v on_o nothing_o but_o what_o they_o have_v be_v direct_v or_o allow_v by_o the_o prince_n to_o do_v book_n chap._n 2._o §_o 2._o p._n 10_o 11._o it_o be_v a_o famous_a say_v of_o constantine_n the_o first_o christian_n emperor_n to_o his_o bishop_n that_o they_o indeed_o be_v bishop_n in_o thing_n within_o the_o church_n but_o that_o he_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n to_o be_v bishop_n as_o to_o those_o without_o remark_n this_o say_v be_v direct_o against_o that_o universal_a right_n and_o authority_n in_o synod_n ecclesiastical_a which_o the_o dr._n so_o frank_o give_v all_o christian_a prince_n if_o constantine_n be_v a_o bishop_n in_o thing_n only_o without_o the_o church_n of_o synod_n less_o than_o general_a content_v p._n 10._o he_o assert_v all_o lesser_a synod_n under_o the_o roman_a emperor_n to_o have_v be_v actual_o call_v by_o the_o emperor_n authority_n and_o so_o according_o book_n chap._n 2._o §_o 6._o p._n 16._o 41._o these_o also_o viz._n lesser_a synod_n be_v convene_v by_o they_o or_o be_v summon_v by_o some_o authovity_n that_o be_v derive_v from_o they_o p._n 17._o they_o suffer_v not_o any_o assembly_n of_o the_o clergy_n to_o be_v make_v but_o by_o their_o leave_n and_o according_a to_o their_o direction_n so_o §_o 13._o p._n 29_o and_o §_o 19_o p._n 41._o but_o chap._n 2._o §_o 2._o p._n 10._o he_o cite_v socrates_n say_v the_o great_a synod_n have_v be_v assemble_v by_o their_o order_n and_o still_o continue_v to_o be_v assemble_v by_o they_o which_o plain_o show_v lesser_a one_o usual_o be_v not_o and_o §_o 26._o p._n 62._o he_o report_v that_o john_n of_o antioch_n arrive_v at_o ephesus_n after_o the_o council_n there_o have_v condemend_v nestorius_n form_v another_o synod_n there_o of_o about_o thirty_o metropolitan_n that_o come_v thither_o with_o he_o and_o depose_v cyril_n precedent_n of_o the_o imperial_a council_n etc._n etc._n vide_fw-la so_o §_o 36._o p._n 86._o he_o mention_n two_o provincial_a synod_n one_o at_o rome_n under_o celestine_n and_o another_o at_o alexandria_n under_o cyril_n condemn_v nestorius_n before_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n yet_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v call_v by_o the_o imperial_a authority_n and_o ibid._n p._n 88_o he_o relate_v another_o synod_n at_o rome_n hold_v by_o pope_n leo_n reject_v the_o act_n of_o the_o second_o ephesine_n council_n under_o dioscorus_n call_v and_o support_v by_o the_o emperor_n which_o roman_a synod_n therefore_o can_v not_o be_v call_v nor_o authorize_v by_o the_o emperor_n chap._n 2._o §_o 4._o p._n 14._o they_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o in_o order_n to_o their_o meeting_n lawful_o the_o express_a command_n or_o allowance_n of_o the_o emperor_n shall_v be_v have_v for_o their_o so_o do_v §_o 19_o p._n 41_o they_o can_v lawful_o meet_v but_o as_o they_o be_v command_v or_o allow_v of_o by_o they_o that_o they_o prince_n and_o not_o the_o clergy_n be_v judge_n when_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o convene_v they_o but_o p._n 43._o he_o thus_o yield_v when_o ever_o the_o civik_a magistrate_n shall_v so_o far_o abuse_v his_o authority_n as_o to_o render_v it_o necessary_a for_o the_o clergy_n by_o some_o extraordinary_a method_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o church_n welfare_n that_o necessity_n will_v warrant_v that_o take_n of_o themâ—_n and_o ch._n 5._o §_o 4._o p._n 267_o 268._o when_o the_o exigence_n of_o the_o church_n call_v for_o a_o convocation_n than_o i_o do_v confess_v the_o church_n have_v a_o right_a to_o its_o sit_v and_o if_o its_o circum_v ance_n be_v such_o as_o to_o require_v their_o frequent_a sit_v during_o those_o circumstance_n it_o have_v a_o right_a to_o their_o frequent_a meeting_n and_o sit_v &_o vide._n remark_n but_o if_o the_o church_n have_v no_o right_a to_o judge_n of_o the_o time_n proper_a for_o their_o sit_v what_o benefit_n or_o use_n be_v there_o to_o be_v have_v of_o their_o right_n or_o what_o extraordinary_a method_n of_o session_n can_v they_o pretend_v to_o in_o provision_n for_o the_o church_n welfare_n especial_o if_o that_o be_v true_a which_o he_o say_v ch._n 2._o §_o 14._o p._n 32._o that_o the_o great_a bishop_n of_o the_o church_n in_o constantius_n his_o day_n which_o he_o reckon_v absurd_o among_o the_o best_a time_n §_o 15._o p._n 34._o do_v think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o hold_v a_o council_n against_o the_o prince_n will_v so_o that_o be_v forbid_v by_o a_o heretical_a emperor_n and_o that_o against_o all_o right_a and_o justice_n on_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v oppress_v they_o so_o to_o do_v they_o yet_o submit_v to_o his_o command_n and_o choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v by_o their_o obedience_n i_o suppose_v rather_o not_o to_o suffer_v by_o obedience_n than_o to_o usurp_v a_o authority_n which_o they_o be_v sensible_a do_v not_o belong_v to_o they_o see_v p._n 34._o remark_n now_o if_o this_o have_v be_v speak_v only_o of_o general_n council_n it_o have_v be_v agreeable_a to_o church_n history_n and_o our_o 21_o article_n but_o the_o apply_v this_o against_o the_o right_n of_o all_o council_n and_o convention_n whatsoever_o be_v what_o comport_v neither_o with_o truth_n nor_o with_o his_o other_o fore_n quote_v concession_n chap._n 2._o §_o 2._o p._n 19_o when_o the_o vandal_n have_v overrun_v the_o great_a part_n of_o africa_n and_o by_o their_o authority_n set_v up_o the_o arrian_n heresy_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o catholic_n faith_n which_o beforce_o prevail_v in_o those_o part_n hunericus_n their_o king_n at_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o arrian_n bishop_n summon_v a_o general_a convention_n of_o all_o the_o catholic_n bishop_n to_o meet_v at_o carthage_n and_o according_o upon_o his_o summons_n they_o all_o come_v thither_o and_o refuse_v to_o renounce_v the_o term_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a they_o be_v deprive_v of_o their_o bishopric_n and_o send_v into_o banishment_n by_o he_o remark_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a inadvertency_n to_o bring_v a_o arian_n instance_n for_o a_o proper_a authority_n in_o matter_n of_o christianity_n nay_o and_o against_o the_o catholic_n faith_n too_o against_o which_o no_o prince_n have_v authority_n to_o set_v up_o heresy_n against_o the_o great_a authority_n of_o god_n yet_o that_o arian_n prince_n have_v as_o good_a authority_n to_o depose_v the_o faith_n as_o he_o have_v to_o convene_v and_o depose_v the_o catholic_n bishop_n that_o be_v none_o at_o all_o it_o be_v all_o a_o perfect_a unllity_n bâ—â—_n every_o act_n of_o un_fw-fr controulable_a tyranny_n pass_v with_o the_o dr._n under_o the_o reputation_n of_o authority_n chap._n 2._o §_o 15._o p._n 34._o i_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v difficult_a in_o those_o best_a and_o most_o early_a time_n of_o the_o church_n to_o find_v out_o any_o instance_n wherein_o the_o orthodox_n bishop_n have_v ever_o depart_v from_o this_o rule_n or_o which_o be_v much_o the_o same_o thing_n have_v ever_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o church_n in_o those_o case_n in_o which_o they_o have_v depart_v from_o it_o remark_n this_o be_v in_o effect_n a_o revocation_n of_o his_o former_a avow_a assertion_n that_o no_o lesser_a synod_n be_v ever_o convene_v without_o the_o allowance_n of_o the_o emperor_n for_o though_o he_o say_v it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o find_v any_o contrary_a instance_n yet_o have_v himself_o give_v four_o in_o john_n of_o antioch_n celestine_n cyril_n and_o leo_n and_o there_o be_v infinite_o more_o such_o to_o be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o empire_n he_o be_v force_v in_o conscience_n hereof_o to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v never_o justify_v
municipium_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la or_o the_o right_n liberty_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n assert_v against_o all_o oppressive_a doctrine_n and_o constitution_n occasion_v by_o dr._n wabe_n book_n concern_v the_o authority_n of_o christian_a prince_n over_o ecclesiastical_a synod_n etc._n etc._n hilar._n in_o psal_n 52._o et_fw-la plerumque_fw-la nos_fw-la tanquam_fw-la pro_fw-la debiti_fw-la ossicii_fw-la religione_fw-la pié_fw-fr adulari_fw-la regibus_fw-la existimamus_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la nostrum_fw-la sit_fw-la aliquid_fw-la potestatis_fw-la quibus_fw-la nihil_fw-la ultra_fw-la in_o nos_fw-la licet_fw-la quam_fw-la febri_fw-la quam_fw-la incendio_fw-la quam_fw-la naufragio_fw-la quam_fw-la ruinae_fw-la his_o enim_fw-la casibus_fw-la corporum_fw-la pro_fw-la summa_fw-la potestate_fw-la desaeviunt_fw-la &_o propter_fw-la brevem_fw-la dolorem_fw-la libertatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la spei_fw-la nostrae_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la confessionem_fw-la dei_fw-la addicimus_fw-la inutilis_fw-la est_fw-la humanae_fw-la gratiae_fw-la &_o irreligiosa_fw-la sectatio_fw-la cypr._n ep._n 40._o sect._n 4._o adulterum_fw-la est_fw-la impium_fw-la est_fw-la sacrilegum_fw-la est_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la humano_fw-la furore_fw-la instituitur_fw-la ut_fw-la dispositio_fw-la divina_fw-la violetur_fw-la &_o ep._n 63._o sect._n 11._o neque_fw-la hominis_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la sequi_fw-la oporter_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la veritatem_fw-la print_v and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o bookseller_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n 1697._o to_o the_o reverend_a dr._n wake_v chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n the_o irreligious_a world_n be_v not_o so_o dull_a as_o to_o need_v information_n what_o way_n be_v most_o effectual_a to_o the_o suppression_n of_o christianity_n a_o popular_a contempt_n of_o the_o mystery_n and_o a_o radical_a aversion_n to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n do_v the_o business_n smooth_o and_o without_o hazard_n by_o ambition_n and_o avarice_n by_o fanaticism_n and_o sedition_n the_o latter_a be_v whole_o extinct_a and_o on_o the_o sense_n hereof_o infidelity_n and_o heresy_n have_v make_v their_o insolent_a advance_n against_o the_o former_a in_o condolence_n whereat_o the_o letter_n to_o a_o convocation-man_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v offer_v to_o the_o world_n for_o the_o use_n and_o freedom_n of_o the_o convocation_n against_o the_o present_a impiety_n in_o religion_n and_o rigorous_a opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o law_n it_o be_v natural_a hereupon_o to_o expect_v the_o insurrection_n of_o the_o insidel_n and_o heretic_n against_o the_o proposal_n and_o power_n of_o a_o convocation_n to_o prevent_v their_o censure_n as_o well_o as_o a_o assertion_n of_o the_o law_n and_o judgement_n herein_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o lawyer_n but_o who_o will_v have_v dream_v that_o any_o clergyman_n of_o dignity_n and_o value_n in_o the_o church_n shall_v lift_v up_o his_o heel_n against_o she_o the_o wound_n of_o adversary_n how_o sharp_a soever_o be_v never_o mortal_a to_o the_o church_n the_o judgement_n of_o lawyer_n be_v ambulatory_a according_a to_o the_o prevalency_n of_o time_n and_o power_n they_o be_v only_a interpreter_n of_o what_o the_o kingdom_n admit_v or_o constitute_v for_o right_a and_o law_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o nation_n submit_v to_o the_o pope_n the_o court_v acknowledge_v and_o act_v upon_o his_o right_n or_o claim_v of_o supremacy_n and_o when_o the_o nation_n can_v shake_v it_o oâ—_n and_o the_o king_n grasp_v it_o then_o past_o the_o judgement_n and_o rule_n of_o court_n according_o nor_o can_v they_o be_v blame_v herein_o for_o so_o their_o office_n determine_v they_o but_o when_o the_o great_a laminary_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v sign_v the_o theta_n upon_o her_o right_n liberty_n and_o authority_n divine_a and_o humane_a and_o this_o voluntary_o and_o without_o any_o bribe_n offer_v or_o menace_v denounce_v the_o concession_n be_v take_v for_o sincere_a and_o for_o that_o cause_n just_a so_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n suffer_v more_o by_o your_o book_n herein_o than_o by_o all_o other_o lay_v or_o law_n opposition_n whatsoever_o and_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a but_o that_o it_o may_v animate_v the_o secular_a power_n not_o only_o to_o lay_v great_a restriction_n on_o the_o church_n but_o even_o to_o abolish_v all_o the_o remainder_n of_o her_o legal_a right_n and_o power_n and_o put_v we_o out_o of_o all_o our_o interest_n in_o the_o great_a charter_n of_o the_o land_n for_o the_o lay_v power_n how_o strong_o soever_o they_o desire_v to_o settle_v themselves_o over_o all_o interest_n yet_o general_o have_v such_o a_o modesty_n towards_o what_o be_v divine_a or_o sacred_a as_o to_o attempt_v nothing_o notorious_o violent_a without_o the_o concession_n of_o the_o church_n or_o her_o most_o eminent_a doctor_n so_o k._n h._n viii_o of_o famous_a memory_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o 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be_v either_o natural_a between_o parent_n and_o child_n or_o positive_a as_o between_o tutor_n and_o pupil_n master_n and_o servant_n §_o 5._o society_n civil_a society_n the_o last_o general_n sort_v of_o subordinate_a society_n fundamental_o design_v by_o god_n providence_n for_o the_o conservation_n of_o mankind_n be_v the_o civil_a entrust_v with_o the_o power_n of_o the_o swórd_n in_o defence_n against_o all_o violence_n and_o oppression_n domestic_a or_o foreign_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o those_o right_n and_o liberty_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o good_a order_n and_o well_o be_v of_o mankind_n in_o all_o its_o form_n of_o society_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v found_v by_o nature_n constitution_n or_o providence_n for_o a_o regular_a and_o undisturbed_a lâ—se_n for_o thus_o st._n paul_n say_v design_n god_n ordinance_n for_o the_o good_a of_o mankind_n though_o not_o always_o actual_o fulsil_v god_n design_n they_o be_v god_n ordinance_n and_o as_o such_o his_o 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