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write_v to_o his_o presbyter_n deacon_n and_o people_n at_o carthage_n tell_v they_o how_o earnest_a he_o be_v to_o suffer_v at_o carthage_n because_o as_o he_o reason_n it_o be_v most_o congruous_a and_o become_v that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v confess_v christ_n in_o that_o city_n in_o which_o he_o rule_v christ_n church_n that_o by_o confess_v in_o their_o presence_n they_o may_v be_v all_o ennoble_v for_o whatever_o say_v he_o in_o the_o moment_n of_o confession_n the_o confess_v bishop_n speak_v god_n assist_v he_o he_o speak_v with_o the_o mouth_n of_o all._n and_o he_o go_v on_o tell_v they_o how_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o glorious_a church_n of_o carthage_n shall_v be_v mutilate_v as_o he_o word_v it_o if_o he_o shall_v suffer_v at_o utica_n especial_o consider_v how_o earnest_a and_o frequent_a he_o have_v be_v in_o his_o prayer_n and_o wish_n that_o he_o may_v both_o for_o himself_o and_o they_o confess_v in_o their_o presence_n at_o carthage_n 239._o and_o upon_o the_o same_o 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in_o the_o hear_n of_o their_o bishop_n do_v in_o a_o manner_n send_v a_o embassy_n to_o heaven_n by_o one_o who_o be_v a_o competent_a witness_n of_o their_o wish_n 10._o 5._o neither_o be_v this_o of_o the_o bishop_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o unity_n to_o the_o church_n which_o he_o govern_v a_o novel_a notion_n new_o mint_v in_o the_o cyprianic_n age_n for_o beside_o that_o episcopacy_n be_v general_o believe_v then_o to_o be_v of_o divine_a institution_n beside_o that_o st._n cyprian_n still_o argue_v upon_o the_o supposition_n of_o a_o divine_a institution_n as_o particular_o in_o the_o same_o very_a case_n of_o the_o bishop_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o unity_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o his_o reason_v against_o the_o lapse_v which_o i_o have_v already_o cite_v from_o ep._n 33._o and_o might_n be_v more_o full_o make_v appear_v if_o it_o be_v needful_a beside_o these_o thing_n i_o say_v we_o have_v the_o same_o thing_n frequent_o insist_v on_o by_o the_o holy_a ignatius_n who_o 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jure_fw-la praesidendi_fw-la convocandi_fw-la ordinandi_fw-la etc._n etc._n epit._n isag._n ad_fw-la hist_o eccles._n nou._n test._n saec._n 3_o sect._n 6._o pag._n miâ—i_o 117._o 117._o sect._n 32._o p._n 28._o 28._o sed_fw-la nec_fw-la huius_fw-la aevi_fw-la ordines_fw-la minores_fw-la quales_fw-la ostiariorum_fw-la copiatarum_fw-la acolythorum_fw-la exorcistarum_fw-la p._n 119._o 119._o suffrag_v 1_o 8_o 31_o 37._o 37._o ep._n 23._o p._n 49._o ep._n 69._o p._n 187._o ep._n 75._o p._n 223._o 223._o hist._n ecd._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 43._o 43._o presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la in_o adrumâ—tina_fw-la consistentes_fw-la polycarpo_n co-â—piscopo_a nostro_fw-la absente_n ignorabant_fw-la quid_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o commune_fw-la placuissit_v etc._n etc._n ep._n 49._o p._n 91._o 91._o ep._n 43._o 43._o ep._n 59_o 59_o ep._n 59_o p._n 139._o 139._o h._n e._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 11._o 11._o cum_fw-la sit_fw-la a_o christo_n una_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la mundum_fw-la in_fw-la multa_fw-la membra_fw-la divisa_fw-la item_n episcopatus_fw-la unus_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la multorum_fw-la concordi_fw-la numerositate_fw-la diffâ—sus_fw-la ille_fw-la post_fw-la dei_fw-la traditionem_fw-la post_fw-la connexam_fw-la &_o ubique_fw-la conjunctam_fw-la catholicae_fw-la ecclâ—siae_fw-la unitatuâ—m_fw-la humanam_fw-la conetur_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o per_fw-la plurimas_fw-la civitates_fw-la noves_fw-la apoâ—tolos_fw-la suos_fw-la mittat_fw-la ut_fw-la quaedam_fw-la râ—câ—ntia_fw-la institutionis_fw-la suae_fw-la fundamâ—nta_fw-la constituat_fw-la cumque_fw-la jampridem_fw-la per_fw-la omnes_fw-la provincias_fw-la &_o per_fw-la urbes_fw-la singulas_fw-la ordinati_fw-la sâ—nt_fw-la episcopi_fw-la in_o aetate_fw-la antiqui_fw-la in_o â—ide_v integri_fw-la in_fw-la prâ—ssura_fw-la probati_fw-la in_o persecutione_n proscripti_fw-la ille_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d alios_fw-la pseudoepiscopos_a audâ—at_fw-la ep._n 55._o p._n 112._o 112._o quanquam_fw-la sciam_fw-la frater_fw-la charissime_fw-la episcopos_fw-la plurimos_fw-la ecclestis_fw-la dominicis_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la mundo_fw-la divina_fw-la dignatione_fw-la praepâ—sitos_fw-la etc._n etc._n ep._n 63._o ab_fw-la init_fw-la init_fw-la divino_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la honorati_fw-la &_o in_o claricis_fw-la ministeriis_fw-la constituti_fw-la non_fw-la nist_n altari_fw-la &_o saâ—rificiiâ—_n the_o fervirâ—_n &_o precibus_fw-la atque_fw-la orationibus_fw-la vacare_fw-la debeant_fw-la ep._n 1._o p._n 1._o 1._o ut_fw-la eum_fw-la clero_fw-la nostro_fw-la dominus_fw-la adjungeret_fw-la &_o desolatam_fw-la per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la quorundam_fw-la presbyterii_fw-la nostri_fw-la copiâ_fw-la gloriosis_n sacerdotibus_fw-la adornarâ—t_fw-la ep._n 40._o p._n 79._o 79._o ep._n 5._o p._n 11._o 11._o ep._n 59_o p._n 134._o &_o de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la p._n 128._o 128._o ep._n 15_o 16_o 17._o susâ—_n susâ—_n ep._n 61._o p._n 144_o 144_o 〈◊〉_d plane_n &_o ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d frater_fw-la carissâ—me_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o authoâ—itate_fw-la communi_fw-la â—t_a etiam_fw-la sâ—_n qui_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la contrâ—_n altar_n unum_fw-la atque_fw-la diviâ—um_fw-la sacrificiâ—_n foris_fw-la falsa_fw-la &_o sacrilege_n offer_v conati_fw-la sinâ—_n choose_fw-la quoque_fw-la â—ac_fw-la conditione_n suscipi_fw-la cum_fw-la revertuntâ—â—_n at_o communicent_fw-la laici_fw-la nec_fw-la debere_fw-la choose_fw-la râ—vertentes_fw-la eâ—_n apud_fw-la nos_fw-la ordinationis_fw-la &_o honoris_fw-la arma_fw-la retinere_fw-la quibus_fw-la contra_fw-la nos_fw-la rebellaverunt_fw-la oportâ—t_fw-la enim_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la qui_fw-la altari_fw-la &_o sacrificiis_fw-la deserviunt_fw-la intâ—gros_n atque_fw-la immaculatâ—s_fw-la essâ—_n etc._n etc._n ep._n 72._o p._n 197._o 197._o christo_fw-la sunt_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la plebs_fw-la sacâ—rdoti_n adunata_fw-la &_o pastori_fw-la svo_fw-la grex_n adhaerens_fw-la unde_fw-la scire_fw-la dâ—bes_fw-la episcopum_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ—m_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o ecclesia_fw-la in_o episcopo_fw-la &_o si_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopo_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la ep._n 66._o p._n 168._o 168._o quis_fw-la namquâ—_n hic_fw-la est_fw-la superbiae_fw-la tumour_n quae_fw-la arrogantia_fw-la animi_fw-la quae_fw-la mentis_fw-la inflatio_fw-la ad_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la svam_fw-la praepâ—sitos_fw-la &_o sacerdotes_fw-la vocare_fw-la ac_fw-la nisâ—_n apud_fw-la te_fw-la purgati_fw-la fucrimus_fw-la &_o sententia_fw-la tua_fw-la absoluti_fw-la ecce_fw-la jam_fw-la sex_n annis_fw-la nec_fw-la fraternitas_fw-la habuit_fw-la episcopum_fw-la nec_fw-la plâ—bs_fw-la praepositum_fw-la nec_fw-la grex_n
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