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in_o another_o diocese_n without_o commendatory_a letter_n both_o he_o that_o receive_v he_o 15._o and_o he_o that_o be_v receive_v shall_v be_v excommunicate_a and_o if_o any_o clergyman_n shall_v quit_v his_o own_o diocese_n without_o his_o bishop_n leave_n he_o shall_v be_v degrade_v from_o his_o office_n and_o the_o bishop_n that_o shall_v receive_v such_o a_o 16._o one_o in_o his_o clerical_a capacity_n shall_v be_v excommunicate_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o master_n of_o confusion_n or_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o peace_n and_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n no_o clergyman_n that_o be_v excommunicate_a by_o his_o own_o bishop_n shall_v be_v absolve_v 32._o by_o another_o as_o long_o as_o that_o bishop_n live_v and_o no_o clergyman_n of_o what_o order_n 33._o soever_o not_o a_o bishop_n himself_o be_v to_o be_v so_o much_o as_o relieve_v without_o commendatory_a letter_n no_o bishop_n be_v to_o ordain_v in_o 35._o another_o diocese_n upon_o pain_n of_o deposition_n 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a_o competition_n between_o these_o two_o power_n whole_o avoid_v by_o the_o church_n power_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o cross._n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o cross_n explain_v pag._n 65._o §_o vi_o the_o right_n of_o sovereign_a prince_n secure_v and_o improve_v by_o divers_a particular_a law_n of_o the_o christian_a institution_n the_o folly_n of_o limit_v the_o obligation_n of_o these_o law_n to_o such_o governor_n as_o govern_v by_o law_n demonstrate_v against_o mr._n rutherford_n and_o mr._n baxter_n pag._n 77._o §_o vii_o submission_n to_o the_o worst_a of_o prince_n prove_v much_o wise_a and_o much_o more_o advantageous_a to_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o subject_a than_o the_o liberty_n of_o resistance_n or_o rebellion_n in_o any_o case_n whatsoever_o barclay_n concession_n of_o its_o be_v lawful_a in_o any_o case_n show_v to_o be_v a_o inlet_n to_o the_o subversion_n of_o all_o government_n in_o all_o case_n pag._n 109._o §_o viii_o those_o that_o be_v 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church_n collect_v into_o one_o view_n out_o of_o the_o write_n of_o st._n câ—prian_n with_o a_o account_n of_o the_o birth_n growth_n and_o death_n of_o the_o novatian_a schism_n his_o first_o principle_n of_o unity_n be_v the_o duty_n of_o communion_n with_o the_o bishop_n in_o every_o particular_a church_n pag._n 198._o §_o xiii_o his_o second_o principle_n of_o unity_n be_v the_o obligation_n upon_o all_o christian_a bishop_n to_o keep_v up_o correspondence_n and_o communion_n among_o themselves_o pag._n 227._o §_o fourteen_o mr._n thorndike'_v notion_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n by_o way_n of_o external_n polity_n vindicate_v against_o the_o objection_n of_o dr._n barrow_n and_o the_o doctor_n treatise_n concern_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n confute_v pag._n 236._o part._n ii_o §_o i._o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o imperial_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o donatist_n and_o arian_n a_o account_n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o donatist_n from_o their_o beginning_n to_o the_o council_n at_o rome_n under_o melchiade_n pag._n 265._o §_o ii_o a_o chasm_n discover_v in_o optatus_n from_o the_o council_n of_o rome_n till_o after_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n the_o sentence_n of_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n against_o the_o schismatic_n their_o illegal_a appeal_n to_o the_o emperor_n his_o resentment_n of_o it_o the_o forgery_n of_o ingentius_fw-la against_o foelix_fw-la of_o aptung_n discover_v constantine_n sentence_n against_o they_o at_o milan_n without_o accept_v their_o appeal_n pag._n 285._o §_o iii_o constantine_n proceed_n against_o they_o but_o force_v to_o grant_v they_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n upon_o his_o war_n with_o licinius_n their_o insolence_n upon_o it_o their_o case_n parallel_n with_o our_o present_a schismatic_n pag._n 300._o §_o iv._o a_o character_n of_o donatus_n the_o great_a and_o his_o circumcellian_n their_o behaviour_n towards_o the_o emperor_n commissioner_n their_o flattery_n of_o julian_n pag._n 307._o §_o v._o their_o division_n and_o subdivision_n among_o themselves_o their_o outrage_n and_o side_v with_o gildo_n the_o african_a rebel_n their_o disingenuity_n public_o expose_v both_o by_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o church_n the_o imperial_a law_n against_o they_o and_o their_o great_a efficacy_n liberty_n of_o conscience_n again_o grant_v they_o upon_o the_o invasion_n of_o the_o goth_n pag._n 316._o §_o vi_o a_o account_n of_o the_o conference_n at_o carthage_n before_o marcellinus_n the_o donatists_n design_n in_o procure_v his_o murder_n the_o faction_n forever_o break_v by_o the_o effectual_a execution_n of_o law_n against_o they_o under_o honorius_n p._n 333._o §_o vii_o the_o history_n of_o arianism_n from_o its_o beginning_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n eusebius_n of_o caesarea_n and_o petavius_n vindicate_v from_o suspicion_n of_o the_o heresy_n eusebius_n of_o nicomedia_n and_o his_o faction_n no_o arian_n p._n 348._o §_o viii_o after_o the_o council_n
grant_n and_o commission_n and_o that_o certain_o be_v as_o high_a a_o prerogative_n as_o any_o prince_n can_v care_v to_o demand_v to_o have_v a_o sovereign_a power_n over_o all_o the_o power_n within_o his_o own_o dominion_n so_o that_o whether_o they_o be_v derive_v from_o his_o authority_n or_o not_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o entire_o subject_a to_o it_o as_o if_o they_o have_v subsist_v by_o no_o other_o charter_n and_o that_o be_v as_o high_a a_o supremacy_n as_o mr._n hobbs_n himself_o have_v be_v please_v to_o challenge_v for_o sovereign_a prince_n when_o he_o take_v away_o all_o power_n from_o the_o church_n to_o vest_n it_o in_o they_o for_o though_o it_o be_v a_o very_a gross_a profaneness_n in_o he_o to_o allow_v no_o authority_n for_o religion_n itself_o then_o as_o it_o be_v enjoin_v and_o make_v law_n by_o they_o yet_o that_o authority_n that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n by_o divine_a right_n be_v as_o absolute_o subject_a to_o their_o dominion_n as_o it_o can_v have_v be_v 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be_v no_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n so_o that_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o leave_v the_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n in_o the_o same_o posture_n in_o which_o they_o have_v ever_o stand_v be_v over_o he_o come_v into_o it_o and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o alteration_n much_o less_o abatement_n of_o the_o civil_a government_n any_o where_o upon_o the_o score_n of_o his_o authority_n otherwise_o the_o institution_n of_o his_o kingdom_n have_v be_v a_o breach_n upon_o the_o ancient_a right_n of_o those_o sovereign_a power_n in_o who_o dominion_n it_o be_v erect_v which_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n that_o our_o saviour_n whilst_o himself_o converse_v upon_o earth_n be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v this_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o first_o place_n as_o the_o fundamental_a article_n of_o his_o religion_n that_o neither_o himself_n nor_o any_o of_o those_o that_o he_o have_v depute_v for_o the_o government_n of_o 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inconsistent_a with_o his_o commission_n thus_o john_n 6._o 15._o when_o the_o people_n suppose_v he_o to_o be_v that_o temporal_a messiah_n that_o they_o expect_v will_v have_v force_v he_o to_o take_v the_o kingdom_n upon_o himself_o he_o immediate_o withdraw_v into_o a_o solitude_n to_o shift_v their_o importunity_n and_o luke_n 12._o 13_o 14._o when_o one_o solicit_v he_o only_o to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o arbitrator_n he_o perfect_o disavow_v it_o as_o if_o he_o be_v solicitous_a not_o to_o give_v they_o the_o least_o pretence_n of_o objection_n against_o he_o for_o his_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o civil_a government_n and_o yet_o he_o may_v lawful_o have_v do_v â—t_a according_a to_o the_o receive_a custom_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o that_o time_n for_o in_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n to_o avoid_v the_o scandal_n of_o contention_n before_o heathen_n they_o refer_v all_o their_o controversy_n to_o the_o rabbi_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n and_o such_o 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imagine_v to_o pass_v any_o sentence_n upon_o she_o according_a to_o their_o law_n so_o that_o if_o she_o be_v not_o legal_o condemn_v before_o they_o bring_v she_o before_o he_o she_o be_v at_o liberty_n for_o any_o such_o power_n that_o he_o have_v to_o pass_v sentence_n upon_o she_o but_o the_o most_o remarkable_a passage_n for_o his_o disclaim_v all_o earthly_a power_n be_v in_o his_o examination_n before_o pontius_n pilate_n joh._n 18._o 36._o to_o who_o he_o free_o confess_v that_o he_o be_v a_o king_n but_o to_o prevent_v his_o jealousy_n or_o mistake_n he_o both_o immediate_o declare_v that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n *_o and_o clear_o explain_v what_o 115._o he_o mean_v by_o it_o for_o if_o my_o kingdom_n be_v of_o this_o world_n then_o will_v my_o servant_n fight_v that_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o jew_n from_o which_o word_n we_o understand_v his_o evident_a meaning_n when_o he_o profess_v that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o 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apostolical_a canon_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o institutes_n or_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o be_v withal_o enact_v in_o this_o period_n of_o time_n that_o we_o be_v now_o in_o by_o pure_a ecclesiastical_a authority_n i_o shall_v give_v a_o brief_a view_n of_o they_o to_o let_v the_o reader_n see_v the_o exact_a model_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n as_o reduce_v to_o practice_n and_o bring_v to_o perfection_n by_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o immediate_a successor_n in_o the_o first_o place_n therefore_o because_o nothing_o have_v so_o great_a a_o influence_n upon_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o church_n as_o the_o set_n up_o good_a and_o wise_a governor_n over_o it_o great_a care_n be_v take_v against_o rash_a ordination_n of_o bishop_n so_o that_o though_o every_o bishop_n have_v a_o inherent_a right_n in_o himself_o to_o convey_v his_o own_o authority_n to_o another_o yet_o be_v it_o here_o fix_v and_o have_v remain_v so_o through_o all_o age_n as_o a_o stand_a law_n to_o the_o church_n that_o every_o bishop_n be_v consecrate_a by_o three_o bishop_n at_o least_o or_o two_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n now_o though_o this_o rule_n have_v be_v observe_v and_o practise_v in_o all_o church_n over_o all_o the_o world_n and_o be_v so_o high_o useful_a to_o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o church_n by_o not_o entrust_v a_o matter_n of_o such_o weight_n to_o the_o discretion_n of_o a_o single_a person_n yet_o i_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v a_o very_a hard_a task_n to_o find_v any_o thing_n like_o a_o clear_a precept_n require_v it_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n so_o apparent_o repugnant_a be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o projector_n of_o accommodation_n against_o unscriptural_a imposition_n to_o the_o very_a first_o law_n that_o be_v make_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n after_o the_o apostle_n and_o if_o they_o please_v it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v use_v to_o take_v away_o this_o prudent_a practice_n
judicium_fw-la neque_fw-la nunc_fw-la sibi_fw-la praepositum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la cogitantes_fw-la quod_fw-la nunquam_fw-la omnino_fw-la sub_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la contumeliâ_fw-la &_o contemptupraepositi_fw-la totum_fw-la sibi_fw-la vendicent_fw-la ought_v we_o to_o expect_v from_o the_o divine_a displeasure_n when_o some_o of_o the_o presbyter_n forget_v both_o the_o gospel_n and_o themselves_o neither_o regard_v the_o future_a judgement_n of_o god_n nor_o the_o authority_n of_o their_o bishop_n challenge_v what_o be_v never_o do_v under_o our_o predecessor_n the_o whole_a power_n of_o the_o church_n to_o themselves_o to_o the_o reproach_n and_o contempt_n of_o their_o bishop_n these_o be_v very_o severe_a word_n and_o the_o crime_n it_o seem_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o thing_n so_o horrid_a at_o that_o time_n that_o it_o be_v till_o then_o without_o precedent_n and_o therefore_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o any_o further_a mischief_n and_o scandal_n he_o write_v at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o earnest_a letter_n to_o the_o people_n themselves_o to_o warn_v they_o against_o the_o disorderly_a act_n of_o his_o presbyter_n but_o in_o his_o 17._o epist._n 17._o next_o letter_n consider_v the_o sickly_a season_n of_o the_o year_n he_o give_v power_n not_o only_o to_o the_o presbyter_n but_o to_o the_o deacon_n to_o grant_v absolution_n in_o case_n of_o sickness_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o hiscommission_n for_o the_o deacon_n have_v no_o authority_n of_o their_o own_o to_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o what_o they_o do_v be_v valid_a pure_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o deputation_n and_o the_o validity_n of_o ecclesiastical_a ministration_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o outward_a act_n but_o theauthority_n by_o which_o they_o be_v warrant_v but_o it_o happen_v that_o about_o this_o time_n celerinus_n a_o confessor_n at_o rome_n write_v to_o lucianus_n a_o confessor_n at_o carthage_n to_o grantabsolution_n to_o some_o woman_n that_o have_v fall_v in_o the_o persecution_n but_o have_v make_v ample_a satisfaction_n for_o it_o by_o their_o eminent_a hospitality_n to_o the_o confessor_n upon_o this_o lucianus_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n 22._o epist._n 22._o with_o great_a heat_n and_o rashness_n grant_v their_o peremptory_a absolution_n and_o signify_v their_o resolution_n to_o st._n cyprian_n with_o a_o threaten_a if_o he_o refuse_v to_o join_v with_o they_o that_o they_o will_v not_o communicate_v with_o he_o to_o such_o a_o wild_a abuse_n be_v the_o customary_a privilege_n of_o mere_a intercession_n grow_v that_o they_o come_v at_o last_o to_o supersede_n and_o over-rule_v all_o the_o episcopal_a authority_n upon_o this_o st._n cyprian_n write_v a_o peremptory_a epistle_n to_o his_o clergy_n command_v obedience_n to_o his_o former_a order_n 26._o epist._n 26._o to_o restore_v no_o man_n to_o the_o church_n till_o it_o first_o please_v god_n to_o restore_v peace_n to_o it_o instâ—tur_fw-la interim_n epistolis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o mischief_n of_o this_o licentious_a practice_n to_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n he_o represent_v in_o a_o epistle_n to_o the_o clergy_n of_o rome_n that_o this_o do_v but_o expose_v the_o bishop_n to_o the_o hatred_n etc._n quae_fw-la res_fw-la majorem_fw-la nobis_fw-la conflat_fw-la invidiam_fw-la ut_fw-la nos_fw-la cum_fw-la singulorum_fw-la causas_fw-la audire_fw-la &_o excutere_fw-la caeperimus_fw-la videamur_fw-la multis_fw-la negare_fw-la quod_fw-la se_fw-la nunc_fw-la omnes_fw-la jactant_fw-la à _fw-la martyribus_fw-la &_o confessoribus_fw-la accepisse_fw-la denique_fw-la huius_fw-la seditionis_fw-la origo_fw-la jam_fw-la cepit_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o envy_n of_o the_o people_n that_o when_o they_o will_v make_v particular_a enquiry_n into_o every_o man_n case_n they_o will_v seem_v to_o the_o people_n to_o defraud_v they_o of_o that_o favour_n that_o be_v bestow_v on_o they_o by_o the_o martyr_n which_o have_v be_v already_o the_o cause_n of_o some_o sedition_n in_o his_o province_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o in_o a_o eloquent_a epistle_n 30._o epist._n 30._o write_v by_o novatian_n himself_o as_o st._n cyprian_n inform_v we_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o antonianus_n approve_v his_o judgement_n and_o declare_v themselves_o peremptory_a in_o his_o opinion_n and_o so_o do_v moses_n and_o the_o confessor_n then_o 31._o epist._n 28._o 31._o in_o prison_n at_o rome_n to_o who_o st._n cyprian_n at_o the_o same_o time_n write_v about_o the_o same_o matter_n upon_o this_o he_o write_v to_o the_o lapsi_fw-la themselves_o that_o have_v receive_v absolution_n without_o his_o authority_n to_o let_v they_o know_v that_o whatever_o be_v do_v without_o the_o bishop_n be_v void_a and_o good_a for_o nothing_o the_o ordination_n of_o bishop_n and_o the_o succession_n constituta_fw-la per_fw-la temporum_fw-la &_o successionum_fw-la vice_n episcoporum_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la &_o ecclesiaeratio_fw-la decurrit_fw-la ut_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la super_fw-la episcopos_fw-la constituatur_fw-la &_o omnis_fw-la actus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la perâ—eosdem_fw-la praepositos_fw-la gubernetur_fw-la cum_fw-la hoc_fw-la itaque_fw-la divina_fw-la lege_fw-la fundatum_fw-la sit_fw-la miror_fw-la quosdam_fw-la audaci_fw-la temeritate_fw-la sic_fw-la mihi_fw-la scribere_fw-la voluisse_fw-la ut_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la nomine_fw-la literas_fw-la facerent_fw-la quando_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la in_o episcopo_fw-la &_o clero_fw-la &_o in_fw-la omnibus_fw-la stantibus_fw-la sit_fw-la constituta_fw-la of_o the_o church_n run_v together_o hand_n in_o hand_n through_o all_o time_n and_o age_n so_o as_o that_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o the_o bishop_n and_o every_o act_n of_o the_o church_n be_v authorise_v by_o the_o bishop_n see_v therefore_o this_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n i_o can_v but_o stand_v amaze_v at_o the_o bold_a rashness_n of_o some_o i._n e._n lucianus_n &_o the_o confessor_n that_o dare_v write_v to_o i_o that_o they_o may_v give_v letter_n of_o pardon_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n when_o the_o church_n be_v make_v up_o of_o the_o bishop_n the_o clergy_n and_o the_o faithful_a laity_n novatus_n the_o first_o contriver_n of_o theschism_n see_v himself_o and_o his_o party_n thus_o universal_o run_v down_o sets_z faelicissimus_fw-la in_o the_o head_n of_o it_o by_o his_o boldness_n and_o impudence_n to_o keep_v up_o the_o sink_a cause_n though_o baronius_n be_v here_o so_o far_o mistake_v as_o to_o make_v 32._o an._n 254._o n._n 32._o faelicissimus_fw-la the_o first_o founder_n of_o the_o schism_n notwithstanding_o st._n cyprian_n have_v so_o express_o give_v that_o honour_n to_o donatus_n together_o with_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o quarrel_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o then_o a_o design_n to_o escape_v the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n to_o which_o he_o know_v himself_o so_o obnoxious_a that_o he_o can_v no_o other_o way_n avoid_v it_o but_o by_o raise_v tumult_n st._n cyprian_n after_o a_o very_a severe_a character_n of_o his_o wicked_a temper_n of_o mind_n thus_o tell_v the_o story_n plain_o this_o be_v the_o novatus_n that_o first_o sow_v the_o idem_fw-la est_fw-la novatus_n 53._o epist._n 53._o qui_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la primum_fw-la discordiae_fw-la &_o schismatis_fw-la incendium_fw-la seminavit_fw-la qui_fw-la quosdam_fw-la istic_fw-la ex_fw-la fratribus_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopo_fw-la segregavit_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o ipsâ_fw-la persecutione_n ad_fw-la evertendas_fw-la fratrum_fw-la mentes_fw-la alia_fw-la quaedam_fw-la persecutionostris_fw-la fuit_fw-la ipse_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la faelicissimum_fw-la satellitem_fw-la suum_fw-la diaconum_fw-la nec_fw-la permittente_fw-la i_o nec_fw-la sciente_fw-la suâ_fw-la factione_n &_o ambitione_n constituit_fw-la seed_n of_o schism_n and_o discord_n among_o we_o that_o separate_v the_o brethren_n from_o their_o bishop_n that_o in_o the_o very_a time_n of_o persecution_n become_v another_o persecution_n himself_o to_o subvert_v the_o mind_n of_o our_o brethren_n it_o be_v he_o that_o make_v faelicissimus_fw-la the_o hector_n his_o deacon_n without_o my_o knowledge_n or_o permission_n by_o faction_n and_o ambition_n and_o after_o this_o account_n of_o the_o author_n he_o let_v we_o know_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o schism_n that_o beside_o many_o other_o scandalous_a enormity_n commit_v by_o he_o not_o long_o before_o the_o break_n out_o of_o this_o sententiam_fw-la uterus_fw-la uxoris_fw-la calce_fw-la percussus_fw-la &_o abortione_fw-la properante_fw-la in_o paricidium_fw-la partus_fw-la expressus_fw-la hanc_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la criminum_fw-la jampridem_fw-la timebat_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-fr presbyterio_n excitaritantùm_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o communicatione_n prohiberi_fw-la pro_fw-la certo_fw-la tenebat_fw-la &_o urgentibus_fw-la fratribus_fw-la imminebat_fw-la cognitionis_fw-la dies_fw-la quo_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la causa_fw-la ejus_fw-la ageretur_fw-la nisi_fw-la persecutio_fw-la antè_fw-la venisset_fw-la quam_fw-la iste_fw-la voto_fw-la quodam_fw-la evadendae_fw-la &_o lucrandae_fw-la damnationis_fw-la excipiens_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la commisit_fw-la &_o miscuit_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la ejici_fw-la de_fw-fr ecclesiâ_fw-la &_o excludi_fw-la habebat_fw-la judicium_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la voluntariâ_fw-la discessione_n praecederet_fw-la quasi_fw-la evasisse_fw-la sit_fw-la paenam_fw-la praevenisse_fw-la sententiam_fw-la persecution_n he_o have_v so_o wound_v his_o wife_n by_o a_o kick_n
upon_o the_o belly_n that_o it_o cause_v a_o miscarriage_n for_o which_o brutish_a behaviour_n he_o be_v cite_v to_o appear_v before_o his_o bishop_n st._n cyprian_n but_o before_o they_o come_v to_o judgement_n the_o persecution_n overtake_v they_o by_o which_o mean_v donatus_n escape_v his_o punishment_n at_o present_a and_o to_o avoid_v it_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v set_v afoot_o this_o schism_n to_o overthrow_v all_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n such_o be_v the_o author_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o pernicious_a schism_n and_o he_o now_o see_v the_o persecution_n begin_v to_o cool_v and_o st._n cyprian_n resolute_a to_o keep_v up_o the_o efficacy_n of_o discipline_n cunning_o set_v up_o faelicissimus_fw-la to_o be_v head_n of_o the_o party_n who_o he_o know_v will_v thrust_v himself_o forward_o enough_o into_o the_o quarrel_n mere_o out_o of_o his_o factious_a nature_n and_o for_o the_o mere_a love_n of_o discord_n and_o contention_n as_o st._n cyprian_n express_v it_o that_o out_o of_o a_o natural_a instinct_n instinctu_fw-la svo_fw-la quietem_fw-la 41._o epist._n 41._o fratrum_fw-la turban_n proripuit_fw-la se_fw-la cum_fw-la plurimis_fw-la ducem_fw-la se_fw-la factionis_fw-la &_o seditionis_fw-la principem_fw-la temerario_fw-la furore_fw-la contestans_fw-la to_o disturb_v the_o quiet_a of_o his_o brethren_n he_o conspire_v with_o many_o other_o with_o the_o rage_n and_o rashness_n of_o a_o mad_a man_n to_o declare_v himself_o the_o head_n of_o the_o faction_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o seditious_a association_n and_o according_a to_o this_o temper_n of_o he_o when_o st._n cyprian_n a_o while_n after_o send_v his_o commissioner_n to_o carthage_n for_o the_o settlement_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n this_o boutefeu_n with_o his_o rabble_n open_o oppose_v and_o affront_v they_o and_o threaten_v excommunication_n to_o all_o that_o shall_v obey_v either_o they_o or_o st._n cyprian_n of_o which_o st._n cyprian_n be_v inform_v he_o immediate_o send_v his_o peremptory_a sentence_n of_o excommunication_n against_o he_o and_o his_o accomplice_n against_o he_o because_o he_o attempt_v quod_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopo_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n portionem_fw-la plebis_fw-la dividere_fw-la i._n e._n à _fw-fr pastore_n oves_fw-la &_o filios_fw-la à _fw-la parent_n separare_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la membra_fw-la dissipare_fw-la tentaverit_fw-la to_o share_v the_o flock_n with_o his_o bishop_n which_o be_v to_o divide_v the_o sheep_n from_o the_o shepherd_n child_n from_o their_o father_n and_o to_o disperse_v the_o member_n of_o christ._n and_o against_o they_o that_o not_o regard_v separari_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o augendus_n qui_fw-la nec_fw-la episcopum_fw-la nec_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la cogitans_fw-la pariter_fw-la se_fw-la cum_fw-la illius_fw-la conspiration_n sociavit_fw-la siâ—â—_n ultra_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la perseveraverit_fw-la sententiam_fw-la ferat_fw-la quam_fw-la ille_fw-la in_o se_fw-la factiosus_fw-la &_o temerarius_fw-la provocavit_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o quisquis_fw-la se_fw-la conspirationi_fw-la &_o factioni_fw-la ejus_fw-la adjunxerit_fw-la sciat_fw-la se_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la communicaturum_fw-la qui_fw-la sponte_fw-la maluit_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la separari_fw-la the_o bishop_n or_o the_o church_n they_o have_v associate_v themselves_o to_o his_o conspiracy_n and_o therefore_o have_v bring_v the_o same_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n upon_o their_o own_o head_n that_o his_o schismatical_a folly_n &_o rashness_n have_v draw_v down_o upon_o he_o and_o for_o that_o reason_n whoever_o join_v with_o his_o faction_n be_v denounce_v excommunicate_a from_o thechristianchurch_n as_o one_o who_o have_v make_v himself_o so_o by_o his_o own_o separation_n this_o be_v do_v he_o signify_v his_o sentence_n to_o his_o people_n require_v they_o as_o 43._o epist._n 43._o they_o will_v not_o ineur_n the_o same_o sentence_n not_o to_o communicate_v with_o the_o schismatic_n against_o their_o bishop_n and_o press_v they_o to_o it_o with_o this_o argument_n there_o potest_fw-la deus_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la â—â—us_fw-la &_o una_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o cathedra_fw-la una_fw-la super_fw-la petrum_fw-la domini_fw-la voce_fw-la fundata_fw-la aliud_fw-la altar_n constituiaut_fw-fr sacerdotium_fw-la novum_fw-la fieri_fw-la praeter_fw-la unum_fw-la altar_n &_o unum_fw-la sacerdot_n '_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la be_v one_o god_n one_o christ_n one_o church_n one_o chair_n found_v by_o our_o lord_n be_v say_v upon_o peter_n another_o altar_n beside_o that_o one_o altar_n &_o priesthood_n can_v be_v erect_v to_o divide_v from_o their_o bishop_n as_o faelicissimus_fw-la have_v do_v be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o that_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v here_o express_v by_o the_o word_n altar_n as_o it_o be_v frequent_o in_o the_o ancient_a writer_n of_o the_o church_n but_o especial_o those_o that_o write_v against_o the_o novatian_o and_o the_o donatist_n all_o the_o christian_n under_o one_o bishop_n be_v say_v to_o appertain_v to_o the_o same_o altar_n because_o they_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o communion_n and_o therefore_o when_o any_o separate_v from_o he_o they_o be_v say_v to_o erect_v a_o new_a altar_n because_o they_o set_v up_o a_o new_a communion_n and_o this_o rebellion_n against_o the_o bishop_n he_o far_o aggravate_v as_o a_o utter_a subversion_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n it_o be_v adulterous_a ibid._n ibid._n it_o be_v profane_a violetur_fw-la 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 it_o be_v sacrilegious_a whatever_o be_v innovate_v by_o the_o passion_n of_o man_n to_o the_o injury_n of_o god_n own_o institution_n and_o then_o passionate_o exhort_v the_o people_n to_o avoid_v they_o he_o thus_o express_v himself_o let_v no_o man_n draw_v you_o christian_o rebellârunt_fw-la nemo_n vos_fw-fr christianos_n ab_fw-la evangelio_n christi_fw-la rapiat_fw-la nemo_fw-la filios_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la tollat_fw-la pereant_fw-la sibi_fw-la soli_fw-la qui_fw-la perire_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la extra_n ecclesiam_fw-la soli_fw-la remaneant_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la recesserunt_fw-la soli_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la qui_fw-la contra_fw-la episcopos_fw-la rebellârunt_fw-la from_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n let_v no_o man_n take_v away_o the_o son_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o church_n let_v they_o perish_v alone_o who_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o perish_v let_v they_o alone_o remain_v out_o of_o the_o church_n who_o have_v depart_v from_o the_o church_n let_v they_o alone_o not_o communicate_v with_o the_o bishop_n who_o have_v rebel_v against_o the_o bishop_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o it_o be_v all_o along_o with_o he_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o communion_n with_o the_o bishop_n and_o with_o the_o christian_a church_n whilst_o the_o bishop_n be_v in_o communion_n with_o that_o but_o matter_n be_v thus_o prepare_v and_o the_o storm_n of_o persecution_n lay_v st._n cyprian_n in_o a_o little_a time_n return_v home_o and_o summon_v a_o provincial_a council_n in_o which_o the_o cause_n of_o faelicissimus_fw-la who_o zeal_n have_v now_o make_v he_o proud_a of_o be_v head_n of_o the_o party_n and_o his_o factious_a associate_n be_v examine_v and_o after_o a_o full_a and_o fair_a hear_n the_o former_a sentence_n of_o excommunication_n by_o their_o own_o bishop_n be_v synodical_o ratify_v but_o schism_n never_o end_v where_o it_o begin_v for_o the_o incendiary_n find_v themselves_o thus_o defeat_v in_o africa_n they_o fly_v to_o rome_n and_o carry_v the_o flame_n with_o they_o from_o carthage_n thither_o where_o they_o find_v combustible_a matter_n enough_o at_o that_o time_n to_o set_v the_o whole_a christian_a world_n on_o fire_n from_o the_o contest_v between_o cornelius_n and_o novatian_n for_o the_o bishopric_n for_o as_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n so_o this_o contest_v happen_v the_o june_n follow_v as_o the_o learned_a annalist_n have_v make_v it_o evident_o appear_v cornelius_n be_v choose_a bishop_n by_o the_o much_o great_a majority_n of_o vote_n novatian_n remonstrate_v to_o his_o election_n load_v he_o with_o a_o great_a heap_n of_o crime_n that_o will_v render_v he_o uncapable_a of_o the_o episcopal_a office_n but_o chief_o refuse_v communion_n with_o he_o because_o he_o have_v communicate_v with_o the_o lapsi_fw-la and_o upon_o this_o severe_a principle_n that_o they_o be_v never_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o absolution_n he_o build_v his_o schism_n at_o which_o lucky_a juncture_n of_o time_n the_o african_a schismatic_n come_v to_o rome_n they_o join_v interest_n with_o he_o and_o set_v he_o up_o anti-bishop_n against_o cornelius_n and_o by_o the_o severity_n of_o their_o pretence_n draw_v into_o the_o party_n many_o well-meaning_a man_n that_o have_v be_v eminent_a confessor_n in_o the_o late_a decian_a persecution_n and_o by_o their_o reputation_n for_o some_o time_n keep_v up_o the_o schism_n with_o some_o credit_n and_o confidence_n but_o here_o the_o honesty_n of_o schismatic_n be_v not_o
a_o little_a observable_a in_o that_o though_o their_o opinion_n be_v extreme_a yet_o they_o join_v in_o the_o same_o schism_n against_o the_o catholic_a church_n for_o novatus_n and_o his_o party_n be_v so_o loose_a as_o to_o be_v for_o absolution_n without_o any_o due_a course_n of_o penance_n and_o satisfaction_n but_o novatian_n be_v so_o severe_a as_o to_o be_v against_o allow_v any_o absolution_n at_o all_o and_o yet_o in_o this_o distance_n from_o one_o another_o they_o both_z piec't_z together_o against_o the_o catholic_a church_n that_o teach_v and_o practise_v the_o middle_a way_n of_o absolution_n upon_o penance_n and_o satisfaction_n but_o the_o opinion_n of_o novatian_n be_v the_o most_o plausible_a for_o that_o of_o novatus_n be_v a_o mere_a inlet_n to_o all_o debauchery_n it_o soon_o swallow_v up_o the_o african_a schismatic_n into_o it_o for_o novatus_n have_v by_o his_o schism_n escape_v with_o all_o his_o crime_n the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n he_o care_v not_o what_o become_v of_o his_o opinion_n schism_n be_v his_o only_a business_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v quit_v his_o opinion_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o to_o strengthen_v himself_o by_o a_o strong_a faction_n and_o the_o faction_n be_v now_o embolden_v by_o their_o strength_n and_o number_n they_o signify_v the_o election_n of_o novatian_n to_o the_o several_a provincial_a church_n and_o among_o other_o to_o st._n cyprian_n but_o he_o and_o his_o colleague_n then_o assemble_v in_o synod_n have_v be_v beforehand_o certify_v of_o the_o canonical_a election_n of_o cornelius_n by_o synodical_a letter_n like_o man_n wise_a and_o stout_a be_v so_o move_v with_o the_o irregularity_n of_o the_o action_n that_o they_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o give_v they_o audience_n but_o immediate_o throw_v they_o out_o of_o all_o communion_n when_o by_o their_o letter_n sed_fw-la enim_fw-la cum_fw-la ex_fw-la 44._o epist._n 44._o literis_fw-la quas_fw-la secum_fw-la ferebant_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la 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all_o his_o proceed_n in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o lapsi_fw-la and_o the_o illegal_a pardon_n of_o the_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n lest_o say_v he_o our_o resolution_n that_o discreparet_fw-la ought_v to_o be_v uniform_a and_o agreeable_a in_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v dissonant_n in_o any_o the_o very_a same_o that_o be_v do_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o caldonius_n in_o which_o he_o tell_v 25._o he_o that_o he_o have_v send_v the_o same_o account_n to_o divers_a other_o church_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o convey_v it_o to_o as_o many_o bishop_n or_o colleague_n as_o he_o can_v that_o the_o same_o resolution_n and_o agreement_n in_o all_o thing_n may_v according_a to_o our_o lord_n command_v be_v preserve_v in_o all_o church_n ut_fw-la apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la unus_fw-la actus_fw-la &_o una_fw-la consensio_fw-la secundùm_fw-la domini_fw-la proecepta_fw-la teneatur_fw-la and_o again_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o clergy_n of_o rome_n he_o inform_v they_o of_o the_o disorderly_a 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