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the_o creed_n proportionable_a to_o the_o capacity_n of_o those_o who_o he_o instruct_v to_o put_v they_o into_o a_o state_n fit_a to_o receive_v baptism_n and_o to_o be_v plunge_v in_o the_o mystical_a water_n of_o this_o sacrament_n of_o our_o regeneration_n but_o to_o ascend_v high_a than_o st._n cyril_n 29._o euseb_n hist_o l._n 5._o c._n 10._o &_o l._n 6._o c._n 6._o can._n 3._o etc._n etc._n 26._o can._n 15_o &_o 29._o from_o the_o very_a first_o beginning_n of_o christian_a religion_n there_o be_v public_a school_n at_o alexandria_n and_o place_n appoint_v for_o this_o exercise_n and_o where_o the_o rudiment_n of_o faith_n be_v teach_v or_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v the_o rudiment_n of_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o the_o 2d_o century_n pantenus_n a_o eminent_a philosop_n keep_v this_o school_n and_o then_o exercise_v the_o office_n of_o catechist_n clement_n of_o alexandria_n succeed_v he_o and_o he_o have_v origen_n for_o his_o successor_n 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priest_n or_o any_o thing_n of_o like_a nature_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o high_a see_v but_o let_v he_o only_o be_v call_v bishop_n of_o the_o first_o see_n st._n cyprian_n have_v say_v a_o great_a while_n before_o of_o himself_o 1666._o de_fw-fr haeret._n baptiz_n p._n 282._o vol._n edit_n paris_n 1666._o and_o the_o bishop_n in_o africa_n let_v none_o of_o we_o assume_v to_o be_v call_v bishop_n of_o bishop_n or_o as_o be_v read_v in_o some_o copy_n none_o of_o we_o have_v resolve_v with_o ourselves_o to_o be_v call_v or_o term_v bishop_n of_o bishop_n xix_o a_o minister_n can_v together_o with_o the_o holy_a ministry_n practice_v physic_n or_o the_o law_n nevertheless_o he_o may_v for_o charity_n give_v counsel_n and_o assistance_n to_o they_o which_o be_v sick_a of_o his_o flock_n in_o the_o neighbour_a part_n provide_v it_o do_v hinder_v he_o from_o do_v the_o duty_n of_o his_o charge_n and_o that_o he_o make_v no_o gain_n of_o it_o except_o it_o be_v in_o time_n of_o trouble_n 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great_a part_n of_o the_o time_n which_o belong_v to_o it_o to_o employ_v it_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o any_o other_o profession_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o that_o whereunto_o it_o be_v principal_o dedicate_v thence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o 10_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o mayence_n in_o the_o year_n 813_o gall._n tom._n 2._o council_n gall._n and_o the_o 100_o of_o that_o of_o aix_n la_fw-fr chapell_n in_o the_o year_n 816._o prohibit_v ecclesiastic_n of_o take_v any_o thing_n for_o help_v any_o sick_a person_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o physic_n which_o be_v not_o unknown_a to_o they_o doubtless_o for_o warn_v they_o that_o have_v be_v consecrate_a to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o church_n they_o ought_v not_o to_o spend_v time_n in_o the_o common_a practice_n of_o physic_n by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o which_o they_o have_v liberty_n in_o certain_a
our_o lord_n 506._o 165._o tom._n 1._o conc._n gall._n can._n 21._o p._n 165._o the_o council_n of_o agde_v in_o languedoc_n make_v a_o decree_n which_o in_o some_o sort_n refer_v to_o this_o settlement_n for_o it_o suffer_v those_o who_o for_o the_o convenience_n of_o their_o family_n desire_v to_o have_v a_o oratory_n or_o as_o they_o speak_v nowadays_o a_o chapel_n in_o the_o country_n beside_o the_o common_a place_n of_o assemble_v it_o permit_v they_o there_o to_o serve_v god_n except_o it_o be_v on_o principal_a feast-day_n for_o on_o this_o occasion_n it_o enjoin_v they_o to_o come_v to_o their_o parish_n excommunicate_v the_o churchman_n that_o shall_v serve_v in_o those_o oratory_n if_o they_o attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o this_o decree_n 132._o collect._n rom._n part_n 2._o c._n 41._o p._n 132._o unless_o it_o be_v by_o the_o order_n or_o permission_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o who_o diocese_n the_o chapel_n be_v thence_o be_v it_o that_o pope_n leo_n the_o ivth_o forbid_v layman_n to_o establish_v a_o priest_n in_o any_o church_n whatever_o without_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n the_o council_n of_o meaux_n in_o the_o year_n 845._o exhort_v prince_n and_o lord_n to_o order_v it_o so_o that_o the_o priest_n which_o serve_v in_o their_o chapel_n shall_v be_v ready_a to_o hinder_v and_o banish_v from_o their_o house_n all_o manner_n of_o vice_n and_o be_v careful_a to_o instruct_v the_o domestic_n because_o parish-priest_n and_o bishop_n and_o minister_n be_v to_o do_v so_o unto_o the_o poor_a and_o mean_a of_o the_o people_n agabard_n bishop_n of_o lion_n in_o the_o same_o century_n complain_v in_o a_o book_n he_o write_v of_o the_o law_n of_o priesthood_n he_o complain_v i_o say_v 1666._o tom._n 1_o p._n 134_o 135_o paris_n 1666._o of_o the_o abuse_n which_o reign_v among_o great_a lord_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o priest_n and_o chaplain_n and_o of_o the_o little_a esteem_n they_o make_v of_o they_o require_v of_o they_o service_n altogether_o 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after_o have_v degrade_v he_o of_o the_o honour_n and_o degree_n of_o a_o minister_n but_o without_o take_v away_o from_o he_o all_o hope_n of_o be_v restore_v after_o a_o punishment_n proportion_v to_o his_o fault_n to_o the_o end_n by_o this_o mean_n to_o restrain_v the_o libertinism_n of_o deserter_n gratian_n cite_v this_o canon_n in_o his_o decret_n cap._n 21._o q._n 2._o placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la xxiv_o minister_n shall_v not_o be_v vagabond_n and_o shall_v not_o have_v liberty_n of_o their_o own_o free_a authority_n to_o intrude_v themselves_o where_o they_o please_v conformity_n the_o council_n of_o ancyra_n in_o the_o year_n 314._o make_v a_o decree_n which_o be_v very_o conformable_a to_o this_o of_o our_o discipline_n if_o those_o which_o have_v be_v orduine_v bishop_n say_v he_o 18._o can._n 18._o be_v not_o receive_v into_o the_o church_n for_o which_o they_o have_v be_v name_v and_o that_o nevertheless_o they_o endeavour_v to_o get_v into_o other_o and_o to_o offer_v violence_n to_o those_o that_o be_v due_o establish_v and_o to_o stir_v up_o trouble_n against_o they_o let_v such_o be_v depose_v but_o if_o they_o will_v continue_v in_o the_o presbytery_n wherein_o they_o be_v former_o priest_n let_v they_o not_o lose_v the_o honour_n of_o episcopacy_n whereas_o if_o they_o stir_v up_o sedition_n against_o those_o which_o be_v settle_v bishop_n it_o be_v fit_a they_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o preshytery_n 11._o tom._n 1._o conc_fw-fr gal._n p._n 126._o câ—n._n 11._o and_o intirelâ—d_v pose_v the_o it_v council_n of_o tâ—â—rs_n assemble_v ann_n 46._o require_v that_o he_o be_v excommunicate_v from_o the_o clergy_n which_o forsake_v his_o church_n without_o the_o bishop_n permission_n to_o settle_v himself_o in_o any_o other_o place_n 5._o ibid._n p._n 138._o c._n 5._o that_o of_o rheims_n order_n almost_o the_o very_a same_o thing_n again_o church-vagabond_n in_o the_o year_n 465._o in_o the_o council_n of_o valentia_n in_o spain_n assemble_v ann._n 524._o the_o like_a edict_n be_v make_v against_o inconstant_a and_o wander_a clerk_n can._n 5._o tom._n 3._o conc._n pag._n 820._o see_v synesius_n on_o the_o 22d_o article_n in_o his_o 67th_o epistle_n how_o he_o declaim_v against_o these_o wander_a clergyman_n whether_o they_o be_v bishop_n or_o other_o and_o judge_n it_o be_v not_o fit_a they_o shall_v have_v any_o public_a mark_n of_o honour_n among_o the_o clergy_n nor_o admission_n into_o any_o other_o church_n to_o oblige_v they_o to_o return_v to_o their_o own_o xxv_o the_o minister_n of_o one_o church_n can_v preach_v in_o another_o without_o first_o obtain_v leave_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o it_o unless_o in_o case_n of_o his_o absence_n in_o which_o case_n it_o must_v be_v the_o consistory_n must_v give_v he_o leave_v and_o if_o the_o flock_n be_v disperse_v by_o reason_n of_o persecution_n or_o other_o trouble_n the_o foreign_a minister_n shall_v endeavour_v to_o assemble_v the_o deacon_n and_o elder_n which_o if_o he_o can_v do_v he_o shall_v nevertheless_o be_v permit_v to_o preach_v to_o reunite_v the_o flock_n conformity_n we_o former_o observe_v on_o the_o 18_o article_n that_o a_o bishop_n have_v no_o power_n to_o undertake_v any_o thing_n without_o his_o diocese_n within_o the_o compass_n whereof_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o limit_v all_o the_o function_n of_o his_o ministry_n and_o we_o prove_v it_o by_o sundry_a canon_n needless_a here_o to_o be_v repeat_v it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o add_v unto_o they_o the_o 20_o canon_n of_o the_o vith_o ecumenical_a council_n which_o be_v yet_o more_o formal_a than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o matter_n now_o in_o question_n see_v here_o in_o what_o sort_n the_o father_n have_v lay_v it_o down_o that_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v for_o a_o bishop_n to_o preach_v public_o in_o any_o city_n which_o be_v not_o
be_v do_v by_o approbation_n of_o the_o synod_n which_o shall_v put_v another_o in_o the_o place_n of_o he_o they_o send_v away_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o pope_n gellasius_fw-la the_o first_o do_v not_o always_o simple_o condemn_v these_o translation_n but_o only_o then_o when_o they_o be_v make_v without_o cause_n hinemar_n archbishop_n of_o rheims_n in_o the_o nine_o century_n authorise_v these_o change_n when_o there_o be_v good_a cause_n for_o they_o or_o necessity_n and_o that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o order_n of_o the_o synod_n and_o he_o also_o produce_v sundry_a instance_n of_o this_o practice_n i_o do_v not_o mention_v the_o first_o epistle_n of_o pelagius_n the_o second_o who_o establish_v or_o rather_o approve_v for_o the_o like_a motive_n these_o kind_n of_o translation_n because_o i_o be_o persuade_v it_o be_v false_a and_o spurious_a xxxi_o when_o a_o minister_n be_v persecute_v or_o for_o some_o other_o cause_n can_v exercise_v his_o office_n in_o the_o church_n whereunto_o 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and_o deserter_n but_o this_o decree_n be_v not_o so_o soon_o observe_v in_o all_o place_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o write_n of_o st._n pacian_a bishop_n of_o barcelona_n who_o write_v after_o the_o sit_v of_o this_o council_n and_o it_o may_v also_o be_v say_v that_o before_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o three_o century_n bare_a desertâ—rs_n be_v not_o receive_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n but_o they_o be_v still_o leave_v under_o the_o labour_n of_o penance_n without_o any_o hope_n of_o absolution_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n it_o be_v at_o least_o the_o practice_n of_o most_o of_o the_o western_a church_n tertullian_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o pudicity_fw-la 31._o cypr._n ep._n 52._o cum_fw-la 14_o &_o 31._o and_o st._n cyprian_n in_o some_o of_o his_o epistle_n suffer_v we_o not_o to_o call_v in_o question_n the_o use_n of_o this_o hard_a and_o severe_a discipline_n no_o more_o than_o the_o mitigation_n which_o be_v begin_v 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the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n call_v it_o simple_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n 730._o tom._n 1._o council_n p._n 730._o without_o which_o it_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o have_v sick_a penitent_n to_o be_v absolve_v in_o case_n they_o recover_v although_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o sacrament_n during_o their_o sickness_n pope_n leo_n i._o call_v it_o the_o door_n of_o reconciliation_n in_o his_o 41st_o epistle_n to_o theodorus_n xxi_o see_v adultery_n bring_v a_o mark_n of_o infamy_n especial_o on_o woman_n the_o publish_v such_o offence_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o discretion_n of_o consistory_n conformity_n st._n basil_n in_o his_o canonical_a epistle_n have_v prescribe_v something_o of_o this_o kind_n 32._o ep._n 2._o can._n 34._o tom._n 3._o p._n 32._o our_o father_n say_v he_o have_v forbid_v to_o publish_v that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o make_v know_v to_o the_o people_n the_o woman_n guilty_a of_o adultery_n whether_o they_o confess_v it_o by_o a_o movement_n of_o 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one_a canon_n of_o his_o one_a canonical_a epistle_n to_o amphilochius_n prescribe_v after_o what_o manner_n one_o shall_v act_v not_o only_o against_o true_a schismatic_n but_o likewise_o against_o all_o those_o which_o stir_v up_o division_n in_o the_o church_n and_o which_o also_o make_v conventicle_n and_o assembly_n apart_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o heretic_n and_o as_o these_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o person_n very_o different_a one_o from_o another_o this_o doctor_n do_v also_o adjudge_v diversity_n of_o punishment_n but_o beside_o what_o i_o have_v now_o remark_v we_o have_v also_o several_a canon_n of_o ancient_a council_n which_o do_v favour_v the_o order_n of_o our_o discipline_n the_o 6_o of_o the_o one_a universal_a council_n of_o constantinople_n be_v against_o those_o which_o endeavour_n to_o confound_v and_o overthrow_v the_o ecclesiastical_a order_n the_o vii_o first_o of_o the_o one_a of_o ephesus_n which_o be_v the_o 3d_o ecumenical_a be_v compose_v against_o all_o such_o of_o the_o clergy_n as_o well_o as_o people_n which_o shall_v depart_v from_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n and_o that_o shall_v adhere_v to_o revolt_n or_o apostatise_v the_o 18_o of_o chalcedon_n forbid_v all_o sort_n of_o fraternity_n and_o combination_n against_o the_o church_n observe_v that_o see_v this_o crime_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n that_o it_o ought_v much_o more_o to_o be_v defend_v in_o the_o church_n it_o be_v for_o this_o cause_n ought_v to_o be_v cite_v the_o 21_o canon_n of_o the_o 3d_o council_n of_o orleans_n in_o the_o year_n 538._o 480._o tom._n 1._o conc_fw-fr gal._n p._n 254._o ib._n p._n 480._o and_o the_o second_o decree_n make_v by_o the_o synod_n of_o rheims_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 630._o xxxiii_o in_o each_o church_n there_o shall_v memorial_n be_v make_v of_o all_o remarkable_a thing_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o a_o minister_n shall_v be_v depute_v to_o each_o colloque_n to_o receive_v and_o carry_v they_o to_o the_o provincial_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o national_a synod_n conformity_n pope_n fabian_n who_o finish_v his_o day_n by_o a_o glorious_a martyrdom_n for_o the_o cause_n of_o jesus_n christ_n during_o the_o persecution_n of_o decius_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 250._o pope_n fabian_n 113â—_n tom._n 1._o coâ—il_n p._n 113â—_n i_o say_v establish_v person_n to_o collect_v the_o act_n of_o martyr_n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o pontifical_a book_n common_o attribute_v to_o damasus_n and_o it_o may_v true_o be_v say_v this_o be_v the_o principal_a subject_n our_o discipline_n aim_v at_o in_o the_o article_n which_o we_o examine_v as_o appear_v by_o this_o establishment_n of_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o privas_n in_o the_o year_n 1612._o the_o province_n shall_v be_v exhort_v careful_o to_o recollect_v the_o history_n of_o pastor_n and_o other_o believer_n which_o in_o these_o last_o time_n have_v suffer_v for_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o such_o memoir_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o geneva_n to_o be_v make_v public_a in_o the_o same_o pontifical_a of_o damasus_n 30._o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la p._n 30._o which_o i_o but_o now_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o st._n clement_n disciple_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v a_o long_a time_n before_o fabian_n divide_v the_o seven_o quarter_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n to_o seven_o faithful_a person_n of_o the_o church_n that_o each_o may_v exact_o inquire_v in_o his_o district_n the_o act_n of_o martyr_n in_o the_o number_n of_o which_o he_o be_v put_v himself_o 110._o ib._n p._n 110._o about_o the_o year_n our_o lord_n 100_o pope_n anterus_n predecessor_n to_o fabian_n do_v near-hand_o the_o same_o as_o be_v do_v by_o clement_n but_o if_o that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v also_o practise_v in_o divers_a other_o st._n cyprian_n testify_v it_o be_v practise_v by_o that_o of_o africa_n in_o his_o 37th_o epistle_n where_o he_o ordain_v that_o the_o day_n of_o the_o death_n of_o martyr_n shall_v be_v take_v account_n of_o to_o the_o end_n to_o celebrate_v their_o memory_n it_o be_v in_o this_o regard_n tertullian_n speak_v 13._o de_fw-fr coron_n c._n 13._o des_fw-fr fast_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n touch_v the_o martyrdom_n of_o st._n pollycarp_n give_v we_o also_o a_o proof_n of_o the_o thing_n now_o in_o question_n and_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o original_a of_o what_o we_o call_v martyrology_n which_o comprehend_v not_o the_o martyr_n of_o one_o church_n only_o but_o general_o of_o all_o as_o can_v be_v discover_v in_o which_o it_o be_v think_v eusebius_n first_o labour_v chap._n vi_o of_o the_o union_n of_o church_n article_n i._n no_o church_n can_v pretend_v precedency_n nor_o domination_n over_o another_o nor_o one_o province_n over_o another_o conformity_n let_v the_o reader_n see_v what_o i_o have_v say_v already_o on_o the_o sixteen_o and_o eighteen_o article_n of_o the_o first_o chap._n where_o he_o will_v find_v this_o article_n establish_v and_o its_o conformity_n to_o the_o ancient_a cannon_n ii_o no_o church_n can_v transact_v any_o matter_n of_o great_a consequence_n wherein_o the_o interest_n or_o damage_n of_o other_o church_n may_v be_v concern_v without_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o provincial_a synod_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o assemble_v it_o and_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v press_v it_o shall_v communicate_v and_o have_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o other_o church_n of_o the_o province_n at_o least_o by_o letter_n conformity_n this_o second_o article_n be_v also_o very_o conformable_a to_o the_o ancient_a discipline_n according_a to_o which_o the_o affair_n of_o each_o province_n be_v administer_v by_o the_o provincial_a synod_n it_o be_v partly_o the_o subject_a of_o the_o second_o cannon_n of_o the_o first_o ecumenical_a council_n of_o constantinople_n
to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n this_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o discretion_n of_o province_n and_o there_o the_o minister_n shall_v meet_v with_o one_o elder_a of_o each_o church_n conformity_n our_o colloques_fw-la do_v in_o a_o manner_n agree_v with_o the_o diocesan_n synod_n of_o each_o bishop_n gall._n tom._n 1._o conc._n gall._n like_o that_o of_o anacharius_fw-la bishop_n of_o auxer_n in_o the_o year_n 578_o or_o to_o the_o assembly_n of_o some_o neighbour_a bishop_n to_o decide_v the_o difference_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o adjacent_a part_n it_o be_v to_o what_o do_v amount_v the_o cannon_n 11_o 20_o 28_o 125._o of_o the_o african_a code_n of_o mr._n justel_n however_o it_o be_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o 100_o cannon_n of_o the_o same_o code_n that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a elder_n and_o of_o the_o order_n of_o layick_n assist_v at_o these_o sort_n of_o judgement_n 144._o apâ—d_a cypr._n contral_a p._n steph._n pag._n 144._o i_o know_v not_o but_o firmillian_a bishop_n of_o 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than_o the_o cannon_n of_o constantinople_n and_o the_o law_n of_o this_o emperor_n but_o what_o surprise_v i_o be_v to_o see_v pope_n nicholas_n the_o first_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o interrogatory_n of_o the_o bulgarian_n in_o not_o make_v these_o impediment_n of_o marriage_n proceed_v from_o the_o decree_n of_o his_o predecessor_n but_o from_o the_o law_n of_o prince_n and_o sovereign_n as_o if_o what_o the_o church_n have_v do_v in_o this_o occasion_n be_v only_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o command_n of_o king_n and_o emperor_n i_o will_v say_v nothing_o of_o the_o arabian_a cannon_n attribute_v to_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a the_o 21th_o and_o 23th_o of_o which_o treat_v of_o spiritual_a cognation_n because_o by_o confession_n of_o the_o learned_a which_o have_v any_o candour_n and_o sincerity_n these_o be_v forge_v cannon_n and_o be_v forge_v several_a year_n after_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a it_o be_v better_a i_o shall_v finish_v the_o examine_n of_o this_o 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church_n which_o suffer_v it_o not_o but_o not_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o latin_a where_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n grant_v dispensation_n for_o two_o brother_n and_o two_o sister_n to_o marry_v and_o i_o admire_v balsamon_n know_v nothing_o of_o it_o or_o if_o he_o do_v that_o he_o say_v nothing_o of_o it_o see_v that_o even_o in_o the_o age_n he_o live_v that_o be_v in_o the_o 12_o century_n there_o be_v find_v among_o the_o latin_n these_o kind_n of_o marriage_n the_o friar_n blastares_n in_o the_o same_o tome_n of_o pandect_n but_o now_o mention_v 9_o pag._n 68_o 59_o lett._n â—_o c._n 9_o follow_v the_o authority_n of_o ancient_a cannon_n which_o prohibit_v the_o marriage_n we_o now_o treat_v of_o avitus_n of_o vienna_n do_v not_o otherwise_o in_o his_o 14.15_o and_o 16._o letter_n i_o may_v also_o allege_v against_o these_o same_o marriage_n a_o great_a number_n of_o other_o cannon_n as_o the_o 18_o of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o orleans_n of_o the_o year_n 511_o the_o 65_o 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sister_n of_o the_o decease_a wife_n our_o discipline_n do_v not_o condemn_v marry_v the_o sister_n of_o one_o contract_v that_o be_v dead_a because_o it_o suppose_v that_o a_o alliance_n be_v not_o consummate_v but_o by_o commixtion_n of_o blood_n or_o as_o st._n austin_n speak_v in_o gratian_n 2._o cap._n 27._o q._n 2._o by_o commixture_n of_o sex_n say_v without_o this_o accouplement_n there_o be_v no_o marriage_n nevertheless_o this_o discipline_n enjoin_v to_o act_n so_o as_o not_o to_o give_v distaste_n to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n nor_o weak_a brethren_n scandalize_v there_o can_v nothing_o be_v more_o prudent_a nor_o more_o circumspect_a pope_n alexander_n the_o 3d._n in_o the_o appendix_n of_o the_o council_n of_o latran_n anno_fw-la 1180_o report_v this_o decree_n from_o one_o benedict_n his_o predecessor_n of_o who_o it_o have_v be_v demand_v if_o one_o may_v marry_v the_o sister_n of_o one_o he_o have_v be_v contract_v too_o who_o die_v before_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o marriage_n 692._o tom._n 7._o conc_fw-fr pag._n 692._o we_o order_n and_o command_v by_o apostolical_a censure_n that_o it_o may_v be_v do_v without_o danger_n for_o wherefore_o shall_v i_o forbid_v what_o the_o scripture_n never_o say_v be_v prohibit_v and_o that_o the_o very_a law_n of_o the_o land_n say_v nothing_o against_o when_o they_o reckon_v up_o the_o person_n betwixt_o who_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o contract_v marriage_n and_o this_o show_v by_o the_o way_n 2._o cap._n 27._o q._n 2._o that_o the_o decree_n which_o gratian_n attribute_n to_o julius_n the_o i._o and_o to_o gregory_n the_o i._o be_v but_o forge_v decree_n or_o at_o least_o that_o they_o be_v of_o no_o use_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n x._o the_o betroth_a may_v not_o marry_v the_o mother_n of_o his_o betroth_a decease_a conformity_n this_o article_n have_v something_o in_o it_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o former_a it_o be_v with_o great_a justice_n the_o rule_n of_o our_o national_a synod_n refer_v it_o to_o the_o magistrate_n without_o who_o authority_n they_o will_v not_o have_v we_o proceed_v in_o our_o church_n to_o the_o celebration_n of_o such_o marriage_n as_o be_v now_o treat_v of_o see_v here_o how_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o charanton_n in_o the_o year_n 1644_o clear_v up_o the_o article_n the_o betroth_a may_v not_o marry_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o betroth_a defunct_a unless_o it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v authorize_v it_o by_o his_o order_n which_o shall_v be_v know_v as_o well_o by_o the_o pastor_n as_o by_o the_o party_n contract_v which_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o reasonable_a as_o that_o the_o law_n of_o emperor_n former_o prohibit_v such_o marriage_n xi_o neither_o shall_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o one_o to_o marry_v the_o aunt_n of_o his_o wife_n such_o marriage_n
the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o our_o invincible_a monarch_n its_o very_a just_o severe_o to_o censure_n transgressor_n and_o all_o those_o which_o pass_v over_o the_o law_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n give_v way_n to_o these_o fury_n and_o passion_n which_o proceed_v from_o a_o insatiable_a desire_n of_o anger_n and_o revenge_n xxxiii_o these_o article_n here_o contain_v touch_v discipline_n be_v not_o so_o settle_v among_o we_o but_o if_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n require_v it_o they_o may_v be_v change_v but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o minister_n consistory_n colloques_fw-la and_o provincial_a synod_n thereunto_o to_o add_v alter_v or_o diminish_v without_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o a_o natiâ—nal_n synod_n conformity_n upon_o the_o least_o knowledge_n of_o ecclesiastical_a antiquity_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o conductor_n of_o christian_a church_n have_v on_o several_a occasion_n do_v what_o our_o discipline_n tolerate_v in_o this_o last_o article_n and_o after_o the_o manner_n it_o prescribe_v thence_o it_o be_v that_o when_o there_o be_v any_o question_n make_v of_o a_o point_n of_o discipline_n which_o regard_v the_o church_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n all_o in_o general_n it_o be_v only_o a_o ecumenical_a council_n can_v determine_v it_o as_o i_o have_v make_v appear_v on_o the_o second_o article_n of_o the_o 6_o chap._n to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n moreover_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o produce_v sundry_a example_n of_o change_n make_v at_o several_a time_n in_o the_o ancient_a discipline_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n own_a by_o all_o the_o world_n i_o will_v only_o touch_v at_o the_o matter_n of_o penance_n the_o practice_n whereof_o have_v be_v various_a according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o time_n council_n have_v therein_o make_v several_a change_n as_o occasion_n have_v require_v as_o appear_v by_o read_v the_o ancient_a cannon_n see_v what_o i_o have_v write_v on_o the_o 19_o article_n of_o the_o 5_o chap._n which_o be_v that_o of_o consistory_n however_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n shall_v always_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o genius_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o to_o the_o mind_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o have_v for_o its_o foundation_n this_o maxim_n of_o st._n paul_n that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 40._o â—ib_fw-la 2._o de_fw-fr bapt._n c._n 3._o tom._n 7._o p._n 40._o this_o be_v so_o the_o chrch_n have_v always_o have_v power_n to_o change_v what_o it_o think_v fit_a in_o matter_n of_o discipline_n see_v that_o according_a to_o st._n augustine_n remark_n the_o last_o ecumenical_a council_n have_v often_o correct_v the_o former_a its_o true_a he_o say_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v without_o arrogancy_n or_o pride_n without_o strife_n or_o contention_n wirh_n oâ—_n spirit_n of_o love_n and_o charity_n for_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n remain_v entire_a say_v tertullian_n the_o rest_n which_o relate_v to_o discipline_n admit_v the_o novelty_n of_o correction_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o operate_v and_o make_v far_a progress_n in_o we_o to_o the_o end_n finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n chap._n 1_o of_o minister_n page_n 1_o chap._n 2_o of_o school_n page_n 111_o chap._n 3_o of_o elder_n and_o deacon_n page_n 118_o chap._n 4_o of_o deaconship_n page_n 138_o chap._n 5_o of_o consistory_n page_n 146_o chap._n 6_o of_o unite_n church_n page_n 153_o chap._n 7_o of_o colloques_fw-la page_n 158_o chap._n 8_o of_o provincial_a synod_n page_n 161_o chap._n 9_o of_o national_a synod_n page_n 181_o chap._n 10_o of_o exercise_n of_o believer_n page_n 191_o chap._n 11_o of_o baptism_n page_n 197_o chap._n 12_o of_o the_o lord_n supper_n page_n 239_o chap._n 13_o of_o marriage_n page_n 250_o chap._n 14_o of_o particular_a rule_n page_n 289_o finis_fw-la advertisement_n liptines_n vulgar_o lestine_n be_v a_o royal_a house_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o cambray_n vernum_fw-la palatium_n be_v another_o betwixt_o compiegne_n and_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n dennys_n and_o if_o i_o have_v call_v it_o vernum_fw-la in_o some_o place_n of_o this_o work_n it_o be_v because_o vernum_fw-la have_v more_o likeness_n to_o vernon_n than_o to_o vernevil_n in_o the_o main_a whatsoever_o it_o be_v call_v it_o be_v know_v it_o be_v not_o vernon_n on_o the_o river_n sein_fw-fr forum_n july_n fruil_n in_o austria_n urbs_fw-la carnorum_fw-la edition_n of_o some_o book_n i_o have_v make_v use_n of_o the_o library_n of_o the_o father_n paris_n 1664_o the_o tome_n of_o general_n and_o particular_a council_n ibid._n 1636_o the_o council_n of_o france_n by_o sirmond_n ibid._n 1629_o supplement_n of_o the_o council_n of_o france_n ibid._n 1666_o the_o code_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n which_o contain_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n nice_n of_o auryra_n of_o neoraesaria_n of_o gangre_n of_o antioch_n of_o laodicea_n of_o constantinople_n of_o ephesus_n of_o chalcedonia_n paris_n 1661._o the_o african_a code_n ibid._n 1661._o eusebius_n his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n ibid._n 1659._o socrates_n and_o zosoman_n ibid._n 1668_o theodoret_n evagrius_n theodous_n lector_fw-la ibid._n 1673_o
through_o all_o the_o church_n these_o be_v the_o ardent_a prayer_n that_o be_v make_v for_o you_o all_o by_o gentleman_n and_o honour_a brethren_n your_o most_o humble_a servant_n and_o brother_n in_o christ_n jesus_n m._n la_fw-fr rocque_n roven_n 24o._o june_n 1678._o the_o author_n preface_n what_o law_n be_v in_o a_o state_n the_o same_o thing_n be_v canon_n in_o the_o church_n all_o society_n of_o man_n as_o well_o civil_a as_o sacred_a have_v always_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o some_o rule_n for_o the_o conduct_n of_o those_o whereof_o it_o be_v compose_v and_o under_o their_o direction_n to_o attain_v the_o design_a end_n which_o be_v pleasure_n of_o life_n with_o the_o repose_n of_o conscience_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n man_z aught_o of_o his_o own_o free_a will_v be_v incline_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o these_o in_o the_o main_a prospect_n of_o the_o pleasure_n there_o be_v in_o do_v his_o duty_n and_o in_o the_o delight_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n beside_o that_o in_o so_o do_v depend_v the_o happiness_n all_o man_n seek_v after_o but_o which_o few_o do_v find_v because_o they_o seek_v amiss_o nevertheless_o according_a to_o the_o manner_n we_o be_v make_v it_o be_v necessary_a we_o shall_v be_v excite_v by_o other_o motive_n and_o be_v set_v a_o work_n by_o other_o principle_n these_o motive_n be_v fear_v of_o punishment_n and_o hope_v of_o reward_n the_o two_o great_a spring_n that_o give_v motion_n if_o it_o may_v be_v so_o say_v to_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o which_o do_v powerful_o engage_v man_n to_o eschew_v evil_a and_o do_v good_a legislator_n have_v also_o employ_v it_o in_o the_o world_n the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n in_o the_o church_n and_o god_n himself_o make_v use_v of_o it_o in_o regard_n of_o adam_n promise_v he_o life_n and_o immortality_n if_o he_o continue_v faithful_a and_o obedient_a to_o he_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a threaten_v he_o with_o death_n if_o he_o be_v 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several_a place_n be_v exclude_v from_o all_o hope_n of_o pardon_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n as_o be_v make_v appear_v by_o the_o 16_o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o ancyra_n in_o the_o year_n 314._o xxvi_o those_o which_o in_o a_o church_n shall_v fall_v into_o idolatry_n thereupon_o shall_v come_v to_o live_v in_o another_o church_n where_o the_o fault_n be_v not_o know_v shall_v confess_v their_o fault_n only_o in_o consistory_n on_o condition_n that_o return_v to_o the_o say_a church_n which_o they_o have_v offend_v they_o also_o acknowledge_v their_o fault_n public_o in_o it_o however_o refer_v to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o consistory_n to_o do_v otherwise_o if_o they_o shall_v so_o think_v expedient_a for_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o church_n the_o same_o judgement_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o all_o other_o fault_n which_o shall_v require_v public_a confession_n conformity_n among_o the_o primitive_a christian_n when_o a_o sinner_n have_v be_v excommunicate_v 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