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it_o in_o a_o synod_n of_o bishop_n and_o abbat_n when_o they_o make_v their_o second_o separation_n from_o nicephorus_n and_o drive_v from_o their_o monastery_n and_o the_o city_n as_o theophanes_n tell_v we_o though_o our_o author_n mention_v nothing_o it_o the_o bishop_n therefore_o force_v they_o to_o recant_v all_o the_o invective_n they_o have_v use_v against_o the_o patriarch_n not_o that_o they_o thereby_o intend_v to_o defend_v joseph_n but_o to_o assert_v their_o own_o authority_n as_o the_o only_a competent_a one_o in_o affair_n relate_v to_o communion_n against_o these_o monastical_a invasion_n st._n ambrose_n tell_v the_o great_a theodosius_n that_o his_o purple_n do_v not_o entitle_v he_o to_o the_o priesthood_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o more_o true_a of_o the_o purple_a than_o of_o the_o cowl_n thither_o therefore_o relate_v what_o our_o author_n observe_v from_o the_o patriarch_n methodius_n that_o if_o theodorus_n have_v not_o recant_v he_o have_v not_o be_v receive_v to_o communion_n he_o observe_v far_a from_o the_o testament_n of_o the_o same_o methodius_n probable_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o testament_n of_o nazianzen_n that_o he_o prescribe_v that_o whenever_o the_o studite_n be_v receive_v as_o penitent_n they_o shall_v only_o be_v receive_v to_o communion_n not_o to_o their_o sacerdotal_a dignity_n so_o in_o the_o synodicon_n draw_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o these_o schism_n and_o order_v as_o our_o author_n observe_v thenceforward_o to_o be_v read_v in_o church_n those_o invective_n against_o the_o patriarch_n be_v not_o only_o recant_v but_o anathematise_v nay_o theodorus_n be_v therein_o declare_v not_o to_o have_v do_v well_o in_o his_o separation_n and_o that_o the_o schism_n be_v on_o his_o part_n whatever_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o it_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v give_v exact_o agreeable_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o ignatius_n and_o st._n cyprian_n that_o tarasius_n and_o nicephorus_n be_v the_o church_n whence_o it_o plain_o follow_v that_o theodorus_n and_o his_o follower_n cast_v themselves_o out_o of_o the_o church_n by_o their_o be_v divide_v from_o their_o patriarch_n this_o very_a synodicon_n be_v mention_v in_o some_o fragment_n of_o this_o work_n of_o nicon_n here_o refer_v to_o and_o in_o a_o discourse_n of_o anastasius_n caesareensis_fw-la both_o publish_v by_o coâ—elerius_fw-la and_o anastasius_n be_v very_o particular_a in_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o nomocanon_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o consist_v only_o of_o three_o synod_n two_o relate_v to_o faith_n and_o the_o three_o to_o marriage_n probable_o all_o of_o they_o relate_v to_o this_o case_n and_o thus_o we_o understand_v why_o our_o author_n except_v only_o the_o case_n of_o heresy_n wherein_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a to_o separate_v from_o the_o bishop_n he_o speak_v of_o person_n subject_a to_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n act_v by_o themselves_o without_o a_o bishop_n to_o head_n they_o for_o so_o do_v plato_n and_o theodorus_n with_o their_o monk_n and_o so_o nothing_o but_o heresy_n can_v excuse_v their_o separation_n from_o their_o ordinary_n by_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n for_o the_o guilt_n of_o schism_n will_v whole_o be_v imputable_a to_o such_o subject_n who_o separate_v from_o their_o ordinary_n for_o any_o other_o cause_n but_o heresy_n 28_o and_o to_o this_o case_n agree_v exact_o the_o canon_n omit_v by_o mr._n hody_n separation_n they_o also_o speak_v of_o monk_n and_o laity_n separate_v from_o their_o respective_a ordinary_n without_o any_o episcopal_a authority_n so_o the_o synod_n call_v ab_fw-la express_o by_o which_o we_o understand_v that_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a canon_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o case_n here_o particular_o design_v be_v understand_v of_o monk_n and_o such_o person_n destitute_a of_o episcopal_a authority_n and_o very_o probable_o these_o encroachment_n of_o the_o monk_n on_o the_o sacerdotal_a authority_n be_v the_o real_a occasion_n for_o the_o synod_n ab_fw-la to_o make_v that_o canon_n the_o monk_n of_o constantinople_n be_v at_o that_o time_n admit_v into_o most_o debate_n where_o religion_n be_v concern_v we_o have_v see_v that_o they_o make_v a_o part_n in_o the_o synodi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d against_o eutychius_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o great_a justinian_n and_o now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o nicephorus_n against_o the_o schismatical_a studite_n we_o see_v they_o have_v a_o part_n in_o the_o elect_n their_o bishop_n by_o the_o opposition_n theophanes_n tell_v we_o this_o same_o theodorus_n with_o his_o studite_n make_v in_o the_o election_n of_o this_o same_o nicephorus_n we_o see_v they_o be_v consult_v by_o michael_n curopolate_v concern_v his_o war_n against_o the_o bulgarian_n and_o that_o they_o over_o rule_v he_o against_o his_o own_o inclination_n on_o account_n of_o the_o concern_v religion_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v in_o that_o affair_n nor_o be_v it_o amiss_o that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v do_v without_o the_o consent_n at_o least_o of_o so_o great_a and_o so_o numerous_a body_n of_o person_n devote_v to_o the_o service_n of_o religion_n and_o this_o consideration_n it_o be_v that_o bring_v the_o mitre_a abbat_n also_o in_o the_o west_n into_o their_o synod_n and_o into_o their_o parliament_n but_o then_o this_o only_o give_v they_o in_o the_o original_a design_n of_o it_o a_o power_n of_o interpose_v and_o intercede_v like_o that_o of_o the_o tribune_n among_o the_o roman_n not_o of_o invade_v the_o sacred_a sacerdotal_a power_n but_o among_o the_o roman_n this_o power_n of_o intercede_v be_v grant_v first_o encourage_v the_o tribune_n afterward_o to_o aspire_v far_a to_o give_v law_n even_o to_o the_o senator_n themselves_o so_o it_o succeed_v with_o these_o monk_n the_o devotedness_n of_o their_o state_n make_v they_o to_o be_v look_v on_o somewhat_o above_o the_o ordinary_a laity_n and_o some_o sacerdotal_a act_n be_v indulge_v they_o for_o the_o government_n of_o their_o own_o member_n but_o no_o doubt_n at_o first_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o ordinary_n to_o who_o they_o be_v at_o first_o all_o subject_n thus_o they_o have_v power_n of_o suspend_v their_o own_o monk_n from_o the_o communion_n then_o they_o challenge_v the_o power_n of_o consignation_n in_o the_o bishop_n absence_n this_o be_v do_v first_o in_o egypt_n as_o hilary_n the_o deacon_n observe_v in_o the_o commentary_n which_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o st._n ambrose_n there_o be_v the_o most_o numerous_a body_n of_o monk_n most_o remote_a from_o bishop_n and_o therefore_o the_o most_o inclinable_a to_o these_o sacerdotal_a encroachment_n thus_o we_o see_v there_o be_v occasion_n for_o assert_v the_o sacerdotal_a right_n against_o they_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o patriarch_n nicephorus_n and_o methodius_n for_o so_o far_o the_o schism_n of_o these_o studite_n continue_v as_o appear_v from_o the_o observation_n our_o author_n have_v make_v from_o the_o write_n of_o methodius_n it_o be_v also_o plain_a that_o the_o monk_n be_v the_o great_a part_n in_o the_o schism_n of_o the_o arsenians_n principal_o regard_v by_o our_o author_n so_o it_o appear_v from_o several_a passage_n in_o georgius_n pachymeres_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o many_o of_o the_o 10._o monk_n and_o laity_n divide_v and_o keep_v their_o separate_a assembly_n and_o the_o emperor_n michael_n in_o his_o oration_n against_o the_o schismatic_n describe_v they_o so_o as_o that_o we_o can_v doubt_v but_o that_o the_o monk_n be_v they_o who_o be_v principal_o intend_v by_o he_o he_o say_v they_o be_v such_o as_o by_o their_o course_n of_o life_n have_v be_v enure_v to_o michaelis_fw-la corner_n and_o secrecy_n that_o they_o be_v clothe_v in_o supra_fw-la sackcloth_n so_o joseph_n in_o his_o oration_n to_o germanus_n where_o he_o persuade_v he_o to_o resign_v represent_v the_o 18._o monk_n as_o the_o principal_a adversary_n with_o who_o he_o have_v to_o deal_v on_o this_o occasion_n and_o the_o name_n 28_o mention_v in_o this_o cause_n be_v general_o either_o of_o monk_n or_o nun_n such_o be_v hiacinthus_n and_o ignatius_n rhodius_n and_o martha_n and_o nostogonissa_n and_o the_o ib._n pantepoplene_n monk_n so_o call_v from_o their_o monastery_n be_v the_o most_o violent_a against_o joseph_n and_o those_o who_o side_v with_o he_o and_o now_o we_o understand_v that_o they_o be_v not_o any_o latitudinarian_a dwindle_v notion_n of_o schism_n such_o as_o our_o adversary_n fancy_n that_o make_v our_o author_n allow_v of_o no_o cause_n but_o heresy_n to_o justify_v a_o separation_n these_o be_v perfect_o unknown_a even_o to_o that_o low_a antiquity_n in_o which_o our_o author_n live_v the_o person_n he_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o be_v such_o as_o have_v no_o bishop_n to_o head_n they_o aâ—senius_n himself_o be_v dead_a now_o for_o some_o year_n before_o our_o author_n make_v this_o collection_n and_o he_o have_v substitute_v no_o successor_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o bishop_n of_o
restore_v the_o old_a term_n which_o may_v be_v do_v without_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v proper_o be_v call_v concession_n these_o thing_n if_o they_o will_v grant_v we_o we_o shall_v all_o return_n into_o their_o communion_n with_o joy_n and_o they_o will_v also_o have_v reason_n to_o partake_v in_o our_o joy_n for_o our_o have_v vindicate_v their_o sacred_a right_n against_o future_a encroachment_n but_o the_o least_o we_o can_v ask_v or_o they_o can_v grant_v be_v to_o gratify_v we_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o present_a dispute_n that_o they_o will_v not_o invade_v nor_o maintain_v injurious_a possession_n that_o they_o will_v not_o by_o do_v so_o cut_v themselves_o off_o by_o their_o own_o act_n from_o communion_n with_o we_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o part_n the_o canon_n in_o the_o baroccian_a manuscript_n omit_v by_o mr._n hody_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 31_o canon_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n instead_o of_o the_o 32._o if_o any_o presbyter_n contemn_v his_o own_o bishop_n shall_v hold_v a_o separate_a meeting_n and_o erect_v a_o opposite_a altar_n have_v nothing_o wherewith_o to_o charge_v the_o bp._n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n piety_n and_o justice_n let_v he_o be_v depose_v as_o a_o ambitious_a affector_n of_o government_n for_o he_o be_v a_o usurper_n so_o also_o as_o many_o of_o the_o clergy_n as_o shall_v join_v with_o he_o shall_v be_v depose_v and_o the_o laic_n excommunicate_v but_o all_o this_o after_o the_o one_a 2d_o and_o 3d_o admonition_n of_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 6_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o gangra_n if_o any_o man_n hold_v a_o private_a meeting_n out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o despise_v the_o church_n shall_v presume_v to_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o the_o church_n the_o officiate_a presbyter_n not_o be_v thereunto_o license_v by_o the_o bishop_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 5_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o antioch_n if_o any_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n despise_v his_o own_o bp._n have_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o church_n and_o set_v up_o a_o altar_n in_o a_o private_a meeting_n and_o shall_v disobey_v the_o admonition_n of_o the_o bp._n and_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v by_o he_o nor_o submit_v to_o he_o exhort_v he_o again_o and_o again_o he_o be_v absolute_o to_o be_v depose_v and_o ought_v no_o long_o to_o he_o treat_v as_o a_o curable_a person_n neither_o as_o one_o who_o can_v retain_v his_o honour_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v persevere_v to_o make_v tumult_n and_o disturbance_n in_o the_o church_n he_o be_v to_o be_v turn_v over_o as_o a_o seditious_a person_n to_o the_o secular_a power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 15_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o same_o synod_n if_o any_o bishop_n accuse_v of_o any_o crime_n be_v condemn_v by_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n who_o have_v all_o with_o one_o accord_n denounce_v the_o same_o sentence_n against_o he_o such_o a_o one_o by_o no_o mean_n ought_v to_o be_v judge_v again_o by_o other_o but_o the_o concordant_a sentence_n of_o the_o provincial_a bishop_n ought_v to_o remain_v firm_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 10_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o carthage_n if_o any_o presbyter_n be_v puff_v up_o against_o his_o own_o bp._n shall_v make_v a_o schism_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 13_o the_o can._n of_o the_o synod_n of_o constantinople_n the_o devil_n have_v sow_v the_o seed_n of_o heretical_a tare_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o see_v they_o cut_v up_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n have_v betake_v to_o himself_o a_o new_a way_n and_o method_n viz._n to_o divide_v the_o church_n by_o the_o madness_n of_o schismatic_n but_o the_o holy_a synod_n be_v also_o willing_a to_o obviate_v this_o strategem_fw-la of_o his_o have_v decree_v as_o follow_v if_o any_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n under_o pretence_n of_o accuse_v his_o own_o bp._n of_o any_o crime_n shall_v presume_v to_o withdraw_v from_o his_o communion_n and_o not_o mention_v 〈…〉_z in_o the_o holy_a prayer_n of_o the_o liturgy_n clergyman_n not_o excusable_a for_o appear_v in_o a_o cause_n so_o destructive_a of_o the_o interest_n of_o religion_n in_o general_n and_o of_o their_o own_o function_n in_o particular_a without_o reason_n very_o evident_a and_o convince_a the_o author_n of_o this_o manuscript_n too_o low_o to_o pass_v for_o a_o evidence_n of_o the_o fact_n mention_v by_o he_o he_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o history_n of_o nicetas_n choniates_n relate_v to_o constantinople_n which_o yet_o he_o must_v have_v know_v as_o a_o public_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n of_o cp._n if_o he_o have_v live_v near_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 25._o anastas_n de_fw-fr jejux_fw-la deipar_fw-la p._n 435._o tom._n 3._o coteler_n mon._n gr._n eccl._n fol._n 243._o fol._n 212_o 225_o 230._o the_o use_n of_o the_o public_a ecclesiastical_a rhetor_n this_o office_n very_o ancient_a in_o the_o church_n of_o cp._n perhaps_o from_o the_o first_o foundation_n of_o it_o by_o constantine_n the_o great_a l._n v._o c._n 22._o vid._n etiam_fw-la sozom._n l._n 7._o c._n 19_o l._n vii_o c._n 36._o l._n vii_o c._n 37._o this_o discourse_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v write_v by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a rhetor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o cp._n then_o in_o office_n when_o the_o schism_n happen_v that_o occasion_v it_o not_o by_o nicephorus_n callisius_fw-la coteler_n nâ—t_fw-la ad_fw-la 3_o vol._n mon._n gr._n eccl._n p._n 645._o niceph._n h._n e._n xuj_o 19_o 20_o 25_o 26_o 32._o ibid._n 35._o ad_fw-la finèm_fw-la cap._n 1._o l._n 1._o nicephorâ—_n this_o author_n no_o competent_a witness_n of_o the_o matter_n mention_v by_o he_o our_o adversary_n way_n 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to_o the_o live_n their_o acclamation_n to_o the_o dead_a be_v to_o wish_v their_o memory_n everlasting_a their_o acclamation_n to_o the_o live_a be_v to_o wish_v they_o many_o year_n this_o be_v the_o old_a form_n first_o take_v up_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n and_o from_o thence_o deduce_v to_o the_o christian_n and_o in_o this_o form_n the_o acclamation_n in_o this_o council_n run_v to_o the_o live_a emperor_n and_o empress_n and_o the_o other_o patriarch_n of_o this_o synod_n and_o so_o to_o our_o nicholas_n among_o the_o patriarch_n and_o to_o this_o late_a synod_n belong_v all_o the_o acclamation_n subjoin_v to_o the_o tomus_fw-la vnionis_fw-la that_o be_v clear_a from_o hence_o that_o even_o nichlaus_n mysticus_fw-la in_o who_o time_n the_o former_a synod_n be_v hold_v be_v here_o celebrate_v with_o the_o acclamation_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o not_o only_o he_o but_o all_o his_o successor_n between_o he_o and_o our_o present_a nicholas_n chrysoberges_n so_o little_a reason_n there_o be_v to_o think_v strange_a that_o the_o predecessor_n of_o that_o elder_a nicholaus_fw-la mysticus_fw-la shall_v be_v mention_v in_o the_o same_o form_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o little_a reason_n there_o be_v for_o this_o inference_n that_o the_o head_n of_o these_o divide_v party_n must_v therefore_o when_o live_v have_v keep_v communion_n with_o each_o other_o because_o their_o difference_n be_v at_o length_n accommodate_v so_o long_o after_o their_o death_n and_o because_o the_o church_n which_o live_v comnenus_n as_o well_o out_o of_o the_o memory_n as_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o first_o heat_n please_v at_o length_n to_o take_v up_o form_n grateful_a to_o both_o party_n in_o honour_n of_o those_o who_o at_o first_o begin_v the_o difference_n 44._o the_o next_o instance_n be_v of_o cosmas_n atticus_n depose_v unjust_o from_o the_o same_o see_v of_o constantinople_n by_o the_o emperor_n manuel_n comnenus_n yet_o he_o as_o our_o author_n tell_v we_o neither_o make_v nor_o teach_v any_o division_n of_o communion_n from_o they_o who_o have_v injure_v he_o but_o it_o be_v certain_a this_o deprivation_n be_v not_o make_v by_o a_o lay-power_n but_o synodical_o the_o synod_n be_v express_o mention_v by_o those_o who_o mention_v the_o case_n nicetas_n choniates_n to_o who_o our_o author_n refer_v we_o for_o the_o story_n tell_v we_o express_o that_o the_o patriarch_n 3._o excommunicate_v the_o synod_n that_o assemble_v to_o deprive_v himself_o for_o their_o frequent_v the_o palace_n and_o their_o manifest_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d accept_v of_o the_o emperor_n person_n in_o the_o judgement_n they_o have_v give_v against_o he_o the_o like_a expression_n there_o be_v also_o in_o 10._o cinnamus_n intimate_v that_o this_o deprivation_n be_v decree_v conciliar_o nay_o 12._o leo_n allatius_n have_v preserve_v and_o publish_v the_o synod_n itself_o by_o which_o we_o know_v the_o year_n and_o day_n of_o it_o thence_o it_o appear_v that_o cosmas_n be_v deprive_v on_o the_o 26_o of_o feb._n which_o fall_v in_o the_o 10_o indiction_n and_o the_o year_n of_o our_o vulgar_a account_n 1147._o but_o our_o author_n say_v that_o cosmas_n himself_o neither_o divide_v nor_o countenance_v any_o division_n on_o his_o own_o account_n but_o how_o come_v our_o author_n to_o know_v that_o he_o do_v not_o so_o his_o author_n nicetas_n choniates_n say_v no_o such_o matter_n and_o he_o have_v here_o neither_o dyptich_n nor_o conciliary_a acclamation_n from_o whence_o he_o may_v either_o gather_v or_o presume_v it_o his_o author_n particular_o be_v so_o far_o from_o own_v it_o that_o he_o tell_v we_o express_o of_o his_o excommunicate_v the_o bishop_n of_o the_o synod_n that_o be_v the_o constant_a notion_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o that_o signify_v a_o deprivation_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n and_o the_o crime_n he_o object_n against_o they_o be_v such_o as_o have_v be_v particular_o censure_v in_o the_o canon_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o that_o age_n they_o have_v provide_v against_o bishop_n appear_v frequent_o at_o court_n and_o against_o partiality_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judicatories_n thus_o he_o avoid_v their_o jurisdiction_n over_o himself_o as_o be_v themselves_o criminal_n and_o responsible_a for_o their_o breach_n of_o canon_n antecedent_o to_o their_o sit_v in_o that_o synod_n and_o he_o insist_v on_o his_o own_o right_a to_o put_v the_o canon_n in_o execution_n on_o those_o who_o be_v subject_n of_o his_o own_o jurisdiction_n but_o our_o author_n understand_v his_o author_n choniates_n so_o as_o if_o cosmas_n seal_v up_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o augusta_n from_o have_v any_o male_a child_n have_v be_v a_o argument_n that_o his_o resentment_n proceed_v no_o far_o and_o that_o he_o otherwise_o own_v their_o authority_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o deprivation_n but_o the_o word_n which_o the_o interpreter_n of_o nicetas_n and_o from_o he_o the_o interpreter_n of_o our_o present_a author_n translate_v by_o execration_n the_o english_a interpreter_n by_o denunciation_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o signify_v the_o infliction_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o proper_a ecclesiastical_a term_n for_o ecclesiastical_a penence_n upon_o the_o violator_n of_o the_o canon_n this_o be_v exact_o agreeable_a to_o the_o person_n he_o have_v act_v in_o the_o now_o mention_a excommunication_n of_o the_o bishop_n who_o deprive_v he_o this_o be_v as_o plain_o a_o exercise_n of_o his_o patriarchal_a authority_n over_o the_o emperor_n and_o empress_n as_o the_o other_o be_v over_o his_o suffragan_n bishop_n how_o then_o can_v it_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o any_o difference_n to_o their_o censure_n of_o any_o obligation_n that_o he_o think_v lay_v on_o he_o in_o conscience_n not_o to_o separate_v from_o their_o communion_n our_o adversary_n may_v perhaps_o fancy_v that_o our_o author_n have_v some_o other_o testimony_n for_o cosmas_n not_o separate_n than_o that_o of_o choniates_n for_o my_o part_n i_o can_v think_v he_o have_v any_o other_o but_o that_o he_o gather_v it_o not_o from_o the_o word_n of_o choniates_n but_o his_o own_o inference_n he_o say_v in_o the_o summary_n that_o cosmas_n be_v succeed_v by_o theodosius_n these_o can_v hardly_o be_v the_o word_n of_o any_o other_o summi_v than_o the_o author_n himself_o who_o have_v not_o in_o his_o tract_n so_o much_o as_o mention_v the_o name_n of_o theodosius_n yet_o he_o can_v not_o have_v make_v theodosius_n his_o immediate_a successor_n have_v he_o consult_v any_o other_o catalogue_n of_o patriarch_n but_o nicetas_n choniates_n take_v no_o occasion_n of_o mention_v any_o other_o patriarch_n between_o cosmas_n and_o theodosius_n and_o theodosius_n he_o do_v indeed_o mention_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o this_o same_o emperor_n manuel_n thence_o our_o author_n have_v a_o occasion_n likely_a enough_o to_o lead_v he_o into_o this_o mistake_n that_o theodosius_n be_v that_o immediate_a successor_n with_o who_o he_o suppose_v that_o cosmas_n still_o maintain_v communion_n but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o there_o be_v many_o patriarch_n and_o many_o year_n too_o between_o they_o and_o therefore_o it_o must_v also_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o our_o author_n can_v have_v no_o express_a testimony_n that_o cosmas_n do_v continue_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o dosius_fw-la these_o answer_n hold_v on_o the_o supposition_n that_o cosmas_n be_v deprive_v unjust_o yet_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o question_v whether_o that_o be_v indeen_v his_o case_n it_o be_v sufficient_o clear_a that_o the_o synod_n charge_v he_o with_o the_o bogomilian_a heresy_n for_o favour_v nipho_n who_o have_v be_v censure_v for_o it_o synodical_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o predecessor_n nor_o do_v nicetas_n bring_v any_o thing_n in_o his_o defenâ—e_n to_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o it_o nay_o he_o own_v that_o he_o have_v a_o excessive_a favour_n for_o the_o heretic_n without_o the_o least_o distinction_n make_v between_o his_o person_n and_o his_o heresy_n this_o at_o least_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o be_v a_o heretic_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o synod_n that_o deprive_v he_o and_o how_o then_o can_v he_o continue_v in_o their_o communion_n how_o can_v our_o author_n justify_v his_o do_v so_o when_o himself_o acknowledge_v that_o a_o precondemned_a heresy_n such_o as_o this_o be_v do_v oblige_v to_o separate_v from_o communion_n how_o can_v he_o commend_v they_o for_o do_v so_o or_o reason_n from_o their_o practice_n as_o a_o precedent_n when_o by_o his_o own_o principle_n it_o be_v not_o allowable_a 45._o as_o to_o his_o instance_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o isaacius_n angelus_n vacate_v we_o have_v a_o very_a imperfect_a account_n of_o they_o in_o history_n we_o have_v now_o no_o other_o original_a author_n of_o those_o
unitate_fw-la eccl._n ep._n 49._o edit_fw-la ox._n ep._n 52.54.55_o 52.54.55_o these_o doctrine_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o st._n cyprian_n age_n be_v also_o doctrine_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o the_o age_n of_o optatus_n and_o st._n augustine_n augustine_n till_o our_o adversary_n can_v disarm_v we_o of_o the_o advantage_n we_o have_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n signify_v on_o occasion_n of_o these_o early_a instance_n of_o schism_n in_o st._n cyprian_n age_n their_o author_n collection_n of_o late_a instance_n be_v it_o never_o so_o pertinent_a to_o their_o purpose_n can_v do_v they_o no_o service_n 7_o this_o author_n himself_o allow_v a_o separation_n in_o case_n of_o heresy_n and_o with_o that_o our_o adversary_n be_v chargeable_a one_a as_o they_o do_v not_o only_o separate_v but_o justify_v their_o separation_n by_o principle_n separation_n on_o account_n of_o opinion_n be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o less_o excusable_a if_o the_o opinion_n be_v not_o fundamental_a such_o opinion_n than_o begin_v to_o â—e_v heretical_a when_o they_o cause_v a_o actual_a separation_n as_o the_o latitudinarian_a opinion_n do_v now_o in_o our_o adversary_n 2._o even_o as_o heâ—â—sie_n signify_v a_o error_n in_o fundamental_o the_o church_n be_v a_o society_n be_v a_o fundamental_a doctrine_n it_o be_v at_o least_o fundamental_a aâ—_n to_o we_o and_o as_o to_o all_o benefit_n we_o can_v pretend_v to_o by_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n the_o intruder_n can_v be_v defend_v to_o be_v valid_a bishop_n but_o by_o principle_n fundamental_o destructive_a of_o the_o church_n as_o a_o sâ—ciety_n distinct_a from_o the_o state_n in_o a_o time_n of_o persecution_n this_o sort_n of_o error_n fundamental_a in_o the_o high_a degree_n our_o adversary_n be_v whole_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o late_a breach_n and_o have_v show_v themselves_o neither_o kind_n to_o we_o nor_o careful_a of_o themselves_o in_o it_o 1_o joh._n 2.19_o transition_n the_o use_v out_o adversary_n make_v of_o this_o collection_n be_v in_o all_o likelihood_n very_o different_a from_o the_o design_n of_o the_o author_n the_o design_n of_o the_o author_n of_o this_o discourse_n be_v to_o be_v know_v from_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o write_n it_o the_o schism_n which_o occasion_v this_o discourse_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v that_o between_o the_o arsenians_n and_o josephians_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o michael_n palaeologus_n niceph._n gregor_n lib._n 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n gregor_n lib._n 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregor_n lib._n 5._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregor_n lib._n 5._o gregor_n lib._n 6._o niceph._n gregor_n lib._n 7._o this_o case_n of_o arsenius_n be_v very_o like_a that_o of_o st._n chrysostome_n which_o our_o author_n think_v principal_o to_o deserve_v consideration_n the_o arsenians_n also_o give_v our_o author_n occasion_n to_o observe_v that_o past_a invalidity_n in_o ordination_n do_v not_o use_v to_o be_v insist_v on_o rigorous_o rigorous_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 15._o of_o the_o synod_n under_o photius_n here_o produce_v in_o the_o late_a part_n of_o this_o discourse_n under_o the_o title_n of_o ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o accusation_n to_o a_o synod_n the_o translator_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v understand_v the_o importance_n of_o this_o phrase_n neither_o in_o his_o latin_a nor_o english_a version_n nor_o the_o annotatour_n on_o the_o english_a the_o latin_a translation_n seem_v to_o imply_v that_o severianus_n and_o acacius_n personal_o appear_v before_o pope_n innocent_a which_o no_o history_n own_v they_o to_o have_v do_v the_o english_a that_o they_o be_v call_v in_o question_n by_o he_o which_o if_o mean_v juridical_o can_v not_o be_v true_a when_o he_o after_o exercise_v no_o censure_n on_o they_o either_o of_o condemnation_n or_o absolution_n the_o annotatour_n understand_v it_o of_o discovery_n but_o what_o need_v that_o when_o the_o fact_n itself_o be_v notorious_a the_o notion_n of_o accusation_n solve_v all_o so_o also_o in_o the_o n._n t._n act_n 24.1_o and_o 25.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o accuse_v or_o inform_v against_o which_o be_v a_o proper_a authority_n for_o this_o purpose_n because_o most_o of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a term_n be_v design_o take_v from_o the_o scripture_n scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregor_n lib._n 7._o p._n 183._o there_o be_v also_o in_o this_o schism_n a_o occasion_n for_o the_o author_n to_o add_v his_o exception_n of_o heresy_n and_o his_o limitation_n of_o that_o exception_n exception_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregor_n lib._n 5._o this_o case_n do_v not_o oblige_v our_o author_n to_o justify_v the_o validity_n of_o a_o lay-deprivation_n nay_o our_o author_n can_v not_o justify_v the_o validity_n of_o a_o lay-deprivation_n if_o he_o will_v be_v true_a to_o the_o canon_n here_o produce_v by_o himself_o but_o omit_v by_o the_o editor_n for_o presbyter_n to_o disow_v their_o bishop_n not_o synodical_o deprive_v be_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o these_o canon_n schismatical_a schismatical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 13._o synod_n a_fw-it b._n b._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n so_o it_o be_v also_o by_o the_o same_o canon_n for_o suffragan_n bishop_n to_o disow_v their_o metropolitan_a without_o the_o like_a synodical_a deprivation_n deprivation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 14._o ib._n this_o unpublished_a appendiz_n assert_v to_o the_o author_n this_o collection_n therefore_o can_v be_v no_o authority_n for_o our_o adversary_n neither_o as_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o author_n nor_o of_o the_o church_n he_o be_v concern_v for_o the_o case_n of_o meletius_n in_o antioch_n antioch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socr._n l._n 1._o c._n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d soz._n l._n 2._o c._n 19_o 19_o see_v the_o creed_n in_o socr._n l._n 2._o c._n 40._o 40._o so_o socrates_n concern_v the_o meletian_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2._o c._n 44._o so_o elsewhere_o paulinus_n the_o rival_n of_o meletius_n plead_v against_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 5._o c._n 5._o of_o st._n chrysostome_n in_o constantinople_n of_o flavianus_n ep._n 42._o in_o edit_n pasch._n quesnel_n ep._n 43._o quesnel_n ep._n 45_o quesnel_n ep_n 47._o quesnel_n act._n council_n chalced._n evag._n l._n 2._o c._n 11._o nicephor_n eccl._n hist._n fourteen_o 47_o zonar_n in_o the_o time_n of_o anastasius_n dicorus_n 1._o the_o instance_n of_o euphemius_n euphemius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theod._n lect._n l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophanes_n 2._o of_o macedonius_n theoph._n &_o niceph_n e._n h._n xuj_o 26_o theod._n lect._n 2._o niceph._n xuj_o 26_o theoph._n theod._n lect._n l._n 2._o theoph._n theoph._n theod._n lect._n l._n 2._o theoph._n theoph._n euphemius_n macedonius_n flavianus_n and_o elias_n be_v so_o untrue_a to_o principle_n that_o it_o â—s_v not_o easy_a to_o gather_v from_o their_o fact_n what_o even_o themselves_o think_v agreeable_a to_o principle_n evagr._fw-la iii_o 31_o theoph._n theoph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theoph._n vit._n sab._n n._n 52._o ib._n 52._o ib._n 56._o the_o deprivation_n of_o elias_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o same_o reign_n how_o synodical_a elias_n be_v in_o reason_n oblige_v to_o yield_v to_o john_n though_o not_o on_o the_o account_n of_o his_o orthodoxy_n cyrillus_n vit._n sab_n n._n 56._o maximus_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v in_o all_o likelihood_n not_o deprive_v by_o acacius_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n soc._n ii_o 38_o theod._n ii_o 26_o in_o chron._n euseb._n coâ—tin_n epiph._n hâ—r_n lxxiii_o phot._n cod._n 258._o the_o life_n of_o athanasius_n no_o good_a authority_n the_o deprivation_n of_o maximus_n if_o true_a have_v not_o be_v for_o our_o adversary_n purpose_v because_o synodical_a the_o case_n of_o eutychius_n under_o justinian_n eustath_n vit._n eutych_n ap_fw-mi sur._n apr._n 6._o 6._o episcoporum_fw-la &_o principum_fw-la eustath_n eustath_n sed_fw-la vir_fw-la sanctus_n episcopis_fw-la &_o principibus_fw-la qui_fw-la consessus_fw-la mandato_fw-la nuncium_fw-la attulerâ—nt_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la inquit_fw-la accediâ—is_fw-la &_o quem_fw-la i_o vocatis_fw-la illi_fw-la veritate_fw-la coacti_fw-la responderunt_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la &_o patrem_fw-la quibus_fw-la ipse_fw-la rursum_fw-la quis_fw-la est_fw-la inquit_fw-la iste_fw-la dominus_fw-la &_o pater_fw-la vester_fw-ge venimus_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la tanquam_fw-la occultis_fw-la quibus_fw-la dam_n verberibus_fw-la vapularent_fw-la ad_fw-la patriarcham_fw-la nostrum_fw-la dominum_fw-la eutychium_n patriarcha_fw-la ego_fw-la inquit_fw-la ille_fw-la patriarchâ—_n dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la sum_fw-la nec_fw-la à _fw-la i_o quisquam_fw-la hominum_fw-la tollet_fw-la hanc_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la quis_fw-la est_fw-la ille_fw-la quem_fw-la meo_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la