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prâ—pter_fw-la evangelium_fw-la quod_fw-la praedicatur_fw-la sicut_fw-la dicit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la in_fw-la omni_fw-la creatura_fw-la quae_fw-la sub_fw-la coelo_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n sancta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la nos_fw-la sumus_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la sic_fw-la dico_fw-la nos_fw-la quasi_fw-la ecce_fw-la qui_fw-la hic_fw-la sumus_fw-la qui_fw-la i_o modo_fw-la auditis_fw-la sed_fw-la quot_fw-la quot_fw-la sunt_fw-la christiani_n fideles_fw-la in_o universo_fw-it terrarunt_fw-la orbe_fw-la quoniam_fw-la a_o solis_fw-la ortu_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la occasum_fw-la laudatur_fw-la nomen_fw-la domini_fw-la sic_fw-la se_fw-la habet_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la catholica_fw-la mater_fw-la nostra_fw-la aug._n serm._n 99_o adhuc_fw-la habet_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quo_fw-la crescat_fw-la donec_fw-la illud_fw-la impleatur_fw-la dominabitur_fw-la a_fw-fr mari_fw-fr usque_fw-la ad_fw-la mare_fw-la aug._n in_o matth._n disseminaâ—a_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la super_fw-la omnem_fw-la terram_fw-la iren._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o non_fw-la altera_fw-la romana_fw-la vrbis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la altera_fw-la totius_fw-la orbis_fw-la aestimanda_fw-la gallia_n &_o bithynia_n &_o persis_n &_o oriens_fw-la &_o india_n &_o omnes_fw-la barbarae_fw-la geâ—tes_fw-la nationes_fw-la unum_fw-la christum_fw-la adorant_a unam_fw-la observant_a regulam_fw-la veritatis_fw-la si_fw-mi authoritas_fw-la quaeritur_fw-la orbis_n major_a est_fw-la urbe_fw-la jerom._n ad_fw-la evanâ—r_n distincti_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la conventus_fw-la unam_fw-la catholicam_fw-la faciunt_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la beda_n in_o 1_o pet._n 2._o catholica_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la diffusa_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la universum_fw-la orbem_fw-la cyril_n hierosol_n catech._n 18._o quum_fw-la unus_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la una_fw-la fides_fw-la unus_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o hominum_fw-la mediator_n jesus_n christus_fw-la unicum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la caput_fw-la consequitur_fw-la necessariò_fw-la unam_fw-la quoque_fw-la esse_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la bezae_fw-la conf_n fid_fw-we cap._n 5._o art_n 2._o saepe_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la nomine_fw-la universam_fw-la hominum_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la diffusam_fw-la designamus_fw-la quae_fw-la unum_fw-la se_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o christum_fw-la colere_fw-la profitetur_fw-la calv._n justit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 1._o s_o 7._o est_fw-la congregatio_fw-la omnium_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la universum_fw-la qui_fw-la consentifide_v evangelica_n bull_v est_fw-la caetus_fw-la hominum_fw-la christum_fw-la suum_fw-la regem_fw-la sacerdotem_fw-la &_o prophetum_fw-la profitentium_fw-la keckerm_n in_o novo_fw-la testamento_fw-la vocamus_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la qui_fw-la christo_fw-la nomen_fw-la dederunt_fw-la zuingl_n vniversa_fw-la multitudo_fw-la christianorum_fw-la quae_fw-la se_fw-la fidelem_fw-la censet_fw-la simul_fw-la num_fw-la fidelis_fw-la populus_fw-la una_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dicitur_fw-la 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jerusalem_n to_o antinch_n and_o breed_v the_o broil_n there_o and_o those_o that_o preach_v the_o gospel_n of_o envy_n and_o strife_n phil._n 2._o â—5_n who_o certain_o be_v no_o evangelist_n neither_o do_v i_o allow_v of_o their_o false_a doctrine_n yet_o it_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v ordinary_a for_o minister_n to_o preach_v to_o more_o congregation_n than_o one_o and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o those_o disperse_v which_o go_v up_o and_o down_o preach_v act._n 8.4_o be_v officer_n as_o one_o have_v late_o show_v for_o what_o shall_v the_o apostle_n do_v at_o jerusalem_n if_o there_o be_v no_o private_a christian_n there_o and_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o persecution_n fall_v most_o upon_o the_o officer_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v general_o scatter_v abroad_o except_o the_o apostle_n and_o in_o the_o after_o age_n of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o frequent_a then_o for_o minister_n to_o act_v out_o of_o their_o own_o congregation_n we_o find_v indeed_o provision_n make_v by_o canon_n for_o the_o order_n of_o minister_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o function_n in_o other_o place_n then_o their_o own_o but_o no_o prohibition_n to_o exclude_v they_o from_o it_o as_o first_o that_o they_o must_v have_v leave_n to_o do_v what_o they_o do_v which_o be_v a_o wise_a provision_n against_o such_o as_o creep_v into_o other_o church_n without_o a_o call_n it_o be_v provide_v in_o conc._n nic._n can._n 17._o caranza_n that_o no_o bishop_n shall_v ordain_v any_o that_o belong_v to_o another_o bishop_n cum_fw-la non_fw-la habeat_fw-la consensum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ipsius_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la recessit_fw-la clericus_fw-la and_o conc._n constinop_n can._n 2._o secundum_fw-la zonaram_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n non_fw-la vocati_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ultra_fw-la diocesim_n ne_fw-la transeant_fw-la ad_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la vel_fw-la aliquam_fw-la aliam_fw-la administrationem_fw-la ecclesiasticam_fw-la there_o be_v not_o take_v away_o from_o they_o power_n of_o exercise_v of_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n in_o other_o diocese_n when_o they_o be_v call_v by_o other_o to_o help_v therein_o nullus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la ex_fw-la alia_fw-la provincia_fw-la audeat_fw-la ad_fw-la aliam_fw-la transgredi_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la promotionem_fw-la ministerij_fw-la aliquos_fw-la in_o ecclesijs_fw-la ordinare_fw-la nisi_fw-la literis_fw-la regatus_fw-la adveniat_fw-la conc._n antioch_n can._n 13._o caranz_n nisi_fw-la fortè_fw-la cum_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o voluntatâ—_n regionis_fw-la episcopi_fw-la can._n 22._o yea_o the_o council_n of_o sardice_n provide_v that_o if_o a_o bishop_n in_o a_o province_n where_o there_o have_v be_v more_o bishop_n do_v neglect_v to_o ordain_v more_o bishop_n then_o may_v the_o bishop_n of_o the_o neighbour_a province_n be_v desire_v by_o the_o people_n of_o that_o province_n come_v ex_fw-la vicinâ_fw-la provincia_fw-la &_o ordinent_fw-la episcopum_fw-la conc._n saâ—d_n can._n 2._o secund_a isidor_n sed_fw-la can._n â—_o secund_a caranz_n second_o no_o bishop_n ought_v to_o solicit_v a_o ecclesiastical_a officer_n of_o another_o diocese_n into_o his_o own_o and_o ordain_v he_o there_o conc._n sardic_n can._n â—8_o caraâ—â—12_n 2_o three_o when_o presbyter_n travel_v abroad_o they_o can_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o officiate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d absque_fw-la literis_fw-la commendatitijs_fw-la proprij_fw-la episcopi_fw-la nusquam_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la ministrare_fw-la conc._n chalced._n can._n 13._o secundum_fw-la zonaâ—â—â—_fw-la 1â—_n sec_fw-la caranz_n then_o if_o they_o come_v commend_v by_o their_o bishop_n they_o may_v perform_v any_o ecclesiastical_a duty_n vide_fw-la concilij_fw-la septimi_fw-la canon_n â—0_n apud_fw-la zonaram_n four_o they_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o stay_v too_o long_o abroad_o non_fw-la multo_fw-la tempore_fw-la in_o alicua_fw-la civitâ—te_fw-la residere_fw-la definire_fw-la ergo_fw-la tempus_fw-la quâ—a_fw-la &_o non_fw-la recipi_fw-la episcopum_fw-la inhumanum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o si_fw-la diutùs_fw-la resideat_fw-la perâ—ciosum_fw-la est_fw-la conc._n sard._n can._n 14._o car._n per_fw-la multa_fw-la tempora_fw-la nititur_fw-la immorâ—â—ri_fw-la con._n antioch_n can._n 3._o five_o