give_v discharge_v from_o they_o according_o this_o the_o clergy_n of_o rome_n put_v the_o grant_n or_o deny_v communion_n upon_o in_o their_o answer_n to_o martion_n tell_v he_o they_o can_v not_o receive_v he_o to_o communion_n in_o their_o church_n 〈◊〉_d without_o his_o father_n consent_n and_o allowance_n 1_o because_o his_o father_n the_o bishop_n of_o sinope_n who_o have_v cast_v he_o out_o of_o communion_n be_v of_o the_o same_o faith_n with_o themselves_o and_o this_o discharge_v such_o defection_n give_v upon_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o fact_n itself_o before_o synodical_a cognizance_n or_o judicial_a sentence_n and_o declaration_n thereof_o as_o for_o other_o crime_n which_o concern_v only_o the_o person_n or_o conversation_n of_o bishop_n not_o their_o doctrine_n or_o ministration_n they_o give_v no_o discharge_n to_o the_o clergy_n or_o people_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o before_o the_o offend_a bishop_n be_v regular_o deprive_v for_o the_o same_o by_o judicial_a 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all_o break_v off_o from_o the_o rightful_a bishop_n to_o who_o in_o all_o their_o ministration_n they_o ought_v to_o keep_v subject_a and_o dependent_a the_o rule_n of_o communion_n for_o priest_n and_o deacon_n towards_o their_o bishop_n be_v to_o do_v all_o public_a ministration_n according_a to_o his_o allowance_n and_o consent_n ap._n let_v the_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n do_v nothing_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n say_v the_o apostolical_a canon_n and_o the_o council_n of_o 57_o laodicea_n afterward_o for_o it_o be_v the_o bishop_n to_o who_o trust_n the_o lord_n people_n be_v commit_v and_o from_o who_o a_o account_n of_o their_o soul_n will_v be_v require_v and_o 6._o if_o any_o will_v be_v for_o have_v the_o office_n of_o the_o church_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o a_o fit_a presbyter_n who_o officiate_n according_a to_o the_o bishop_n approbation_n and_o allowance_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n say_v the_o council_n of_o gangra_n and_o 31._o if_o any_o clergy_n celebrate_v divine_a office_n in_o private_a oratory_n or_o baptize_v not_o trullo_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n and_o allowance_n of_o the_o bishop_n but_o beside_o or_o contrariant_n to_o it_o let_v they_o incur_v deposition_n say_v the_o council_n in_o trullo_n and_o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n 66._o the_o church_n be_v settle_v upon_o the_o bishop_n and_o every_o act_n of_o the_o church_n â—ught_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o they_o say_v st._n cyprian_n voss._n let_v none_o do_v any_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o church_n or_o public_a service_n without_o the_o bishop_n say_v st._n ignatin_n that_o holy_a martyr_n and_o contemporary_a of_o the_o apostle_n but_o let_v that_o he_o repute_v a_o valid_a eucharist_n which_o be_v celebrate_v by_o those_o who_o keep_v under_o he_o or_o which_o be_v administer_v with_o his_o leave_n and_o that_o a_o due_a baptism_n which_o be_v with_o his_o consent_n or_o approbation_n 47._o it_o be_v necessary_a say_v he_o 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their_o bishop_n be_v fall_v to_o the_o novatian_o etc._n cyprian_a thought_n it_o behove_v he_o and_o other_o bishop_n to_o see_v the_o need_v of_o the_o faithful_a there_o supply_v that_o they_o may_v no_o long_o be_v leave_v a_o prey_n for_o wolf_n without_o all_o hope_n after_o the_o novatian_a rigour_n of_o the_o church_n peace_n and_o communion_n after_o once_o they_o have_v fall_v and_o under_o the_o arian_n heretic_n the_o great_a athanasius_n when_o out_o of_o his_o own_o district_n 115._o hold_v ordination_n in_o other_o church_n as_o he_o pass_v through_o they_o as_o socrates_n report_v even_o the_o great_a council_n of_o constantinople_n in_o that_o very_a canon_n which_o forbid_v 〈◊〉_d bishop_n to_o intermeddle_v either_o in_o ordination_n or_o in_o other_o ecclesiastical_a administration_n without_o their_o own_o precinct_n yet_o make_v a_o exception_n constantinop_n of_o those_o church_n that_o be_v in_o barbarous_a nation_n for_o who_o relief_n they_o may_v do_v this_o as_o eminent_a preacher_n when_o they_o go_v among_o they_o canonem_fw-la may_v still_o confirm_v those_o they_o have_v gain_v to_o the_o faith_n in_o other_o province_n according_a to_o their_o custom_n which_o though_o against_o the_o canon_n the_o council_n still_o allow_v say_v balsâ—mon_a and_o zonoras_n upon_o the_o canon_n for_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o thus_o also_o presbyter_n and_o people_n may_v hold_v assembly_n independent_a on_o their_o own_o defect_v bishop_n or_o on_o any_o other_o the_o apostolical_a canon_n allow_v priest_n to_o have_v meeting_n separate_v from_o their_o bishop_n when_o they_o do_v it_o ap._n as_o condemn_v they_o of_o impiety_n in_o can._n doctrine_n or_o of_o injustice_n in_o administration_n as_o depose_v they_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o truth_n or_o of_o a_o good_a thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n though_o it_o 15._o forbid_v inferior_n before_o synodical_a sentence_n to_o cast_v off_o the_o communion_n of_o their_o superior_a on_o pretence_n of_o criminal_a cause_n as_o lb._n fornication_n simony_n or_o transgression_n of_o the_o canon_n as_o balsamon_n comment_v yet_o allow_v it_o in_o case_n of_o heresy_n condemn_v by_o former_a synod_n or_o by_o the_o holy_a father_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o begin_v bare-faced_n to_o teach_v it_o in_o the_o church_n and_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n when_o it_o carth._n condemn_v presbyter_n for_o set_v up_o separate_a altar_n from_o their_o bishop_n make_v this_o exception_n carthag_n unless_o they_o have_v against_o he_o a_o just_a expostulation_n and_o a_o 11._o allegation_n of_o false_a doctrine_n or_o lead_v the_o church_n wrong_v be_v such_o a_o just_a expostulation_n as_o balsamon_n observe_v upon_o the_o canon_n these_o rule_n for_o preserve_a order_n and_o concord_n among_o bishop_n and_o church_n be_v bind_v towards_o any_o bishop_n who_o be_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o be_v orthodox_n but_o if_o either_o 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to_o unite_v with_o they_o if_o therefore_o in_o any_o division_n of_o a_o church_n it_o can_v true_o be_v object_v to_o one_o side_n that_o they_o be_v saln_v from_o holy_a and_o true_a worship_n and_o doctrine_n it_o be_v not_o for_o they_o to_o plead_v the_o duty_n of_o union_n or_o to_o tell_v people_n of_o their_o obligation_n to_o unite_v with_o they_o if_o before_o they_o be_v the_o true_a head_n and_o the_o regular_a and_o canonical_a bishop_n of_o those_o place_n yet_o will_v their_o fall_n into_o those_o unchristian_a error_n strip_v they_o of_o those_o claim_n the_o union_n teach_v by_o christ_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o direct_v by_o the_o rule_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n suppose_v man_n orthodox_n but_o be_v not_o to_o unite_v with_o such_o defector_n nor_o be_v any_o charity_n which_o they_o can_v pretend_v to_o in_o seek_v to_o keep_v all_o other_o unite_v to_o themselves_o the_o charity_n which_o he_o require_v for_o that_o charity_n which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n must_v be_v out_o of_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o faith_n unfeigned_a as_o st._n paul_n say_v 1_o tim._n 1._o 5._o it_o must_v be_v out_o of_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o so_o be_v only_o a_o seek_v to_o have_v they_o one_o with_o we_o whilst_o we_o go_v together_o in_o keep_v the_o commandment_n or_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o good_a thing_n not_o like_o the_o charity_n or_o love_n of_o thief_n and_o murderers_z that_o associate_n and_o bind_v they_o together_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o ill_a thing_n as_o st._n chrysostom_n loc._n note_n and_o it_o must_v also_o be_v out_o of_o faith_n unfeigned_a and_o so_o be_v a_o seek_v to_o unite_v they_o to_o ourselves_o not_o in_o dangerous_a error_n but_o only_o in_o orthodox_n and_o christian_a doctrine_n whereas_o the_o pain_n that_o be_v take_v to_o bring_v all_o over_o to_o they_o in_o the_o breach_n of_o god_n law_n and_o embrace_v of_o 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those_o who_o have_v be_v ordain_v by_o they_o beside_o all_o this_o instead_o of_o anti-bishop_n be_v absolute_o null_a and_o in_o reality_n no_o bishop_n to_o heal_v and_o compose_v the_o difference_n of_o a_o miserable_o harass_v and_o divide_v church_n on_o such_o competition_n it_o have_v be_v sometime_o agree_v that_o whichsoever_o of_o they_o be_v the_o right_n on_o the_o death_n of_o either_o the_o survivor_n shall_v be_v own_v and_o the_o church_n shall_v have_v no_o other_o bishop_n and_o so_o all_o the_o ordination_n and_o episcopal_a act_n therein_o shall_v pass_v through_o his_o hand_n and_o stand_v on_o his_o authority_n whilst_o he_o live_v thus_o it_o be_v at_o antioch_n where_o the_o church_n be_v divide_v into_o two_o part_n 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o both_o but_o of_o the_o bishop_n as_o socrates_n 266._o say_v some_o own_n and_o adhere_v to_o meleâ—ius_n and_o other_o to_o paulinus_n for_o to_o heal_v and_o close_v this_o lamentable_a schism_n it_o be_v agree_v which_o 262._o sozomen_n call_v a_o admirable_a counsel_n and_o expedient_a that_o on_o the_o death_n of_o either_o the_o survivor_n shall_v hold_v the_o see_v alone_o for_o his_o life_n without_o be_v confront_v and_o oppose_v by_o the_o ordination_n of_o any_o other_o person_n to_o prevent_v which_o a_o oath_n be_v exact_v of_o all_o in_o that_o church_n who_o seem_v to_o stand_v fair_a for_o the_o episcopate_n and_o of_o flavianus_n among_o the_o rest_n that_o on_o the_o death_n of_o either_o of_o the_o bishop_n they_o will_v not_o be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n whilst_o the_o other_o survive_v which_o agreement_n and_o oath_n be_v afterward_o 10._o break_v by_o flavianus_n when_o on_o the_o death_n of_o meletius_n he_o be_v ordain_v bishop_n against_o paulinus_n cost_v he_o so_o much_o trouble_v and_o difficulty_n as_o he_o find_v to_o get_v himself_o receive_v for_o the_o bishop_n thereof_o both_o in_o egypt_n arabia_n and_o 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to_o exercise_v those_o power_n which_o it_o believe_v be_v never_o confer_v on_o they_o but_o though_o these_o man_n even_o after_o they_o have_v fall_v into_o a_o schism_n or_o other_o who_o be_v ordain_v therein_o have_v order_n yet_o be_v it_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n to_o deny_v they_o the_o ministerial_a exercise_n of_o their_o order_n man_n must_v have_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n as_o well_o as_o order_n before_o they_o can_v exercise_v their_o order_n and_o minister_v to_o the_o faithful_a in_o any_o religious_a assembly_n and_o though_o their_o schism_n do_v not_o utter_o divest_v or_o exclude_v they_o from_o the_o power_n of_o order_n yet_o it_o do_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n without_o which_o the_o faithful_a who_o be_v not_o to_o seek_v but_o to_o shun_v the_o ministration_n of_o schismatic_n and_o excommunicate_a person_n must_v not_o partake_v with_o they_o in_o any_o exercise_n of_o order_n and_o to_o this_o communion_n after_o once_o they_o have_v just_o lose_v and_o fall_v from_o it_o they_o be_v to_o be_v restore_v again_o in_o degree_n more_o or_o less_o and_o to_o be_v receive_v to_o the_o communion_n either_o only_a of_o lay-member_n or_o else_o of_o clergy_n and_o to_o officiate_v according_a to_o their_o former_a honour_n as_o the_o church_n please_v and_o as_o to_o this_o admission_n and_o allowance_n to_o exercise_v their_o order_n in_o its_o communion_n the_o church_n have_v act_v various_o according_a as_o it_o see_v cause_n when_o ordination_n have_v be_v make_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o unity_n though_o the_o offender_n thereby_o receive_v order_n yet_o in_o care_n of_o these_o rule_n and_o to_o assert_v and_o keep_v up_o discipline_n it_o have_v at_o some_o time_n deny_v as_o well_o as_o at_o other_o time_n grant_v its_o communion_n to_o they_o for_o their_o exercise_n of_o the_o same_o where_o it_o judge_v that_o rigour_n expedient_a on_o their_o submission_n it_o will_v receive_v they_o to_o communicate_v as_o layman_n but_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v allow_v the_o privilege_n nor_o permit_v to_o act_n and_o officiate_v as_o bishop_n and_o priest_n in_o her_o communion_n nor_o shall_v other_o church_n receive_v they_o and_o join_v with_o they_o as_o such_o till_o moreover_o satisfaction_n have_v be_v first_o give_v to_o those_o rule_n of_o unity_n in_o ordination_n which_o have_v be_v break_v in_o they_o and_o this_o it_o have_v do_v not_o only_o in_o case_n of_o this_o great_a rule_n of_o not_o ordain_v a_o bishop_n into_o a_o full_a church_n but_o also_o in_o case_n of_o other_o rule_n which_o be_v of_o less_o account_n than_o it_o be_v thus_o of_o ordination_n into_o a_o church_n already_o vacant_a if_o it_o be_v make_v without_o the_o metropolitan_n consent_n the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o afterward_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n â—â—9_n deâ—rce_n that_o the_o church_n shall_v not_o receive_v such_o a_o one_o for_o a_o bishop_n and_o of_o ordination_n at_o large_a without_o declare_v the_o appropriate_a church_n or_o place_n wherein_o the_o person_n ordain_v be_v to_o officiate_v the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n decree_n 6._o that_o they_o shall_v be_v invalid_a not_o to_o mention_v or_o insist_v also_o on_o the_o council_n of_o nice_n reject_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d anti-bishop_n ordain_v by_o the_o schismatic_a meletius_n 9_o till_o they_o be_v confirm_v by_o a_o more_o holy_a imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o their_o synodical_a epistle_n say_v because_o there_o be_v a_o incapacity_n more_o than_o ordinary_a for_o give_v order_n not_o only_o to_o anti-bishop_n but_o to_o any_o other_o in_o his_o case_n which_o because_o it_o may_v be_v of_o use_n in_o this_o argument_n i_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n of_o meletius_n be_v bishop_n of_o lycus_n in_o egypt_n under_o the_o see_v of_o alexandria_n and_o as_o epiphanius_n 1._o relate_v be_v next_o in_o dignity_n and_o power_n to_o peter_n the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n himself_o and_o he_o with_o his_o adherent_n break_v off_o from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o set_v up_o a_o schism_n separate_v from_o peter_n the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o 3._o assemble_v for_o prayer_n and_o other_o divine_a office_n by_o themselves_o and_o 1._o ordain_v opposite_a bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n for_o the_o erection_n of_o opposite_a church_n in_o several_a place_n as_o eleutheropolis_n gaza_n and_o aelia_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o these_o separate_a erection_n of_o church_n and_o opposite_a ordination_n he_o make_v after_o he_o have_v be_v just_o depose_v by_o peter_n in_o a_o synod_n as_o we_o be_v assure_v by_o athanasius_n who_o have_v the_o best_a opportunity_n to_o understand_v the_o truth_n of_o these_o matter_n and_o the_o most_o cause_n to_o inquire_v into_o they_o and_o also_o by_o socrates_n afterward_o and_o that_o too_o 9_o among_o other_o crime_n for_o his_o have_v fall_v in_o the_o persecution_n to_o deny_v the_o faith_n and_o to_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n which_o crime_n when_o any_o bishop_n or_o clergy_n be_v once_o convict_v of_o by_o the_o great_a rule_n of_o church-discipline_n they_o be_v never_o afterward_o to_o exercise_v any_o clerical_a power_n or_o to_o officiate_v as_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n but_o upon_o their_o reconciliation_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v only_o to_o lay-communion_n after_o such_o fall_v say_v st._n cyprian_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o any_o to_o seek_v to_o usurp_v the_o episcopacy_n since_o it_o be_v manifest_a such_o man_n can_v neither_o preside_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n nor_o aught_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n chief_o since_o it_o have_v be_v decree_v by_o cornelius_n and_o by_o we_o and_o by_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n concern_v they_o that_o after_o such_o offence_n they_o may_v be_v ox._n admit_v to_o penance_n and_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n but_o must_v stand_v
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eleutherius_fw-la to_o the_o gallicane_n bishop_n and_o though_o as_o be_v more_o especial_o bishop_n of_o that_o place_n they_o have_v more_o particular_a obligation_n to_o look_v after_o their_o own_o flock_n yet_o as_o catholic_n bishop_n they_o must_v be_v concern_v for_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o look_v on_o it_o or_o any_o destitute_a part_n thereof_o as_o their_o own_o as_o occasion_n require_v 71._o it_o behoove_v we_o all_o to_o extend_v our_o care_n and_o watch_v over_o the_o body_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n who_o member_n be_v dispose_v through_o each_o of_o the_o varicus_fw-la province_n say_v the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n of_o rome_n to_o cyprian_a on_o his_o inform_v they_o of_o the_o deposition_n of_o privatus_fw-la lambesitanus_n the_o heretic_n and_o unum_fw-la gregem_fw-la pascimus_fw-la though_o we_o be_v many_o pastor_n yet_o we_o be_v to_o look_v upon_o all_o as_o one_o flock_n 178._o say_v st._n