render_v they_o no_o long_o any_o part_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n nor_o member_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n 1._o from_o whence_o they_o conclude_v 1._o that_o a_o particular_a person_n or_o church_n differ_v or_o divide_v from_o the_o whole_a in_o any_o one_o point_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v define_v by_o the_o whole_a and_o their_o assent_n or_o belief_n require_v thereto_o can_v plead_v itself_o any_o more_o to_o be_v one_o church_n with_o or_o a_o part_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n because_o that_o it_o agree_v with_o it_o still_o in_o many_o or_o in_o all_o other_o point_n of_o faith_n as_o the_o arian_n church_n agree_v in_o all_o other_o credend_n save_v consubstantiallity_n of_o god_n the_o son_n with_o the_o father_n become_v by_o this_o no_o long_o a_o part_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n 2._o and_o likewise_o from_o hence_o they_o conclude_v that_o those_o who_o in_o their_o separation_n 1._o first_o deny_v not_o the_o church_n or_o church_n they_o separate_v 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so_o true_o or_o valid_o ordaion_v utter_o unlawful_a and_o the_o sacrament_n and_o other_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o receiver_n in_o such_o church_n unbeneficial_a i._n e._n to_o so_o many_o as_o be_v conscious_a of_o the_o schism_n or_o only_o through_o a_o culpable_a ignorance_n nescient_fw-la head_n xi_o concern_v the_o judgement_n and_o discovery_n of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n schism_n concern_v the_o judgement_n and_o discovery_n of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n 1._o catholics_n affirm_v that_o all_o maintain_n of_o any_o tenent_n contrary_a to_o the_o know_a determination_n of_o the_o supreme_a judgement_n of_o the_o church_n in_o matter_n which_o she_o declare_v of_o necessary_a faith_n be_v guilty_a of_o obstinacy_n and_o so_o be_v heresy_n likewise_o that_o all_o voluntary_a departure_n from_o the_o external_a communion_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n upon_o what_o pretence_n soever_o of_o its_o err_a in_o faith_n or_o manner_n be_v true_o causeless_a the_o 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which_o this_o judge_n pronounce_v to_o be_v so_o else_o what_o none_o can_v know_v and_o judge_v of_o none_o can_v punish_v or_o separate_v from_o nor_o the_o true_a extent_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n and_o its_o distinction_n from_o the_o heretical_a and_o schismatical_a ever_o be_v discover_v 3._o it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a that_o in_o any_o difference_n of_o judgement_n concern_v these_o among_o ecclesiastical_a magistrate_n or_o court_n of_o judicature_n the_o most_o supreme_a for_o the_o time_n be_v must_v be_v the_o judge_n to_o who_o all_o aught_o to_o acquiesce_v else_o if_o a_o particular_a person_n or_o church_n may_v undertake_v to_o judge_v these_o against_o superior_n heresy_n and_o schism_n will_v remain_v equal_o undiscovered_a between_o these_o two_o contrary_a judge_n as_o if_o there_o be_v none_o and_o heretical_a and_o schismatical_a church_n will_v still_o free_v themselves_o of_o it_o by_o their_o own_o judgement_n and_o that_o person_n or_o church_n which_o contend_v for_o such_o privilege_n at_o any_o time_n give_v great_a suspicion_n that_o they_o be_v in_o such_o manner_n faulty_a 4._o it_o seem_v clear_a that_o all_o separation_n of_o a_o particular_a person_n or_o church_n from_o the_o external_a communion_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n will_v always_o by_o such_o judge_n either_o be_v pronounce_v causeless_a or_o the_o cause_n thereof_o be_v rectify_v and_o so_o the_o division_n cease_v if_o these_o church_n that_o be_v depart_v from_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o it_o for_o doubtless_o these_o if_o they_o shall_v condemn_v themselves_o will_v also_o correct_v in_o themselves_o what_o they_o do_v condemn_v head_n xii_o concern_v submission_n of_o private_a judgement_n to_o this_o church-authority_n indicate_v in_o the_o former_a head_n judgement_n concern_v submission_n of_o private_a judgement_n 1._o it_o be_v concede_v by_o catholic_n that_o no_o man_n can_v believe_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o or_o do_v any_o thing_n lawful_o against_o his_o own_o judgement_n or_o conscience_n as_o judgement_n be_v take_v here_o for_o the_o final_a determination_n upon_o review_v the_o former_a act_n of_o the_o intellect_n and_o upon_o consider_v all_o reason_n as_o well_o those_o take_v from_o authority_n as_o those_o take_v from_o the_o thing_n themselves_o of_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v 2._o but_o notwithstanding_o this_o 2_o it_o be_v take_v for_o grant_v that_o one_o follow_v his_o own_o judgement_n in_o believe_v or_o act_v be_v not_o thereby_o secure_a from_o believe_v amiss_o or_o act_v unlawful_o and_o therefore_o that_o every_o one_o be_v much_o oblige_v to_o take_v care_n of_o rectify_v his_o judgement_n or_o direct_v aright_o his_o conscience_n 3._o that_o the_o same_o judgement_n may_v be_v sway_v contrary_a way_n by_o several_a argument_n viz._n one_o way_n from_o the_o argument_n draw_v from_o authority_n and_o another_o way_n from_o his_o private_a reason_n and_o that_o when_o this_o happen_v he_o be_v no_o less_o true_o say_v to_o
132._o upon_o that_o one_o ground_n the_o power_n of_o king_n in_o general_n and_o particular_o ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la actum_fw-la to_o remove_v patriarchates_n whatsoever_o can_v be_v pretend_v against_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o reformation_n in_o these_o kingdom_n will_v easy_o be_v answer_v by_o these_o place_n you_o see_v he_o make_v this_o the_o regal_a power_n to_o remove_v patriarchates_n the_o main_a bulwark_n for_o defend_v the_o reformation_n from_o schism_n and_o for_o proof_n of_o such_o a_o power_n in_o king_n he_o instance_v α._n α_n α_n in_o the_o emperor_n justinian_n §_o 60_o his_o erect_v the_o bishopric_n of_o justiniana_n prima_fw-la and_o afterward_o of_o carthage_n β._n β_n β_n and_o the_o emperor_n valentinian_n before_o he_o his_o erect_n ravenna_n into_o a_o patriarchship_n independent_a in_o jurisdiction_n on_o that_o of_o rome_n γ._fw-la γ_n γ_n next_o he_o urge_v the_o 12_o and_o 17_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n 38th_o of_o the_o council_n in_o trullo_n mention_v the_o emperor_n authority_n to_o erect_v new_a mother_n city_n for_o place_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o council_n order_v the_o church_n metropolitan_a dignity_n to_o follow_v it_o ibid._n 6._o c._n §_o 14._o δ._n δ_n δ_n and_o last_o he_o instance_v in_o the_o king_n of_o england_n ancient_o transfer_v or_o divide_v bishopric_n and_o erect_v new_a ibid._n §_o 15._o see_v in_o the_o author_n how_o he_o prosecute_v these_o they_o labour_v thus_o by_o such_o pretend_a power_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o free_v a_o national_a church_n from_o any_o ecclesiastical_a dependency_n abroad_o §_o 61_o in_o answer_n to_o which_o 1._o let_v it_o be_v concede_v that_o sovereign_a prince_n may_v present_v such_o person_n as_o they_o approve_v for_o discharge_v ecclesiastical_a function_n within_o their_o kingdom_n may_v join_v divide_v bishopric_n transfer_a metropolitanship_n or_o erect_v new_a one_o etc._n etc._n provide_v that_o the_o canonical_a ecclesiastical_a superior_n consent_v to_o the_o introduction_n of_o the_o person_n they_o present_v into_o such_o place_n and_o confer_v the_o spiritual_a authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n such_o person_n shall_v exercise_v in_o they_o and_o that_o nothing_o herein_o be_v do_v contrary_a to_o the_o thing_n establish_v by_o former_a ecclesiastical_a canon_n which_o canon_n if_o lawful_o make_v by_o the_o church_n can_v be_v dissolve_v by_o none_o save_o the_o same_o authority_n the_o question_n therefore_o here_o be_v whether_o there_o be_v already_o a_o subordination_n of_o metropolitan_o and_o primate_fw-la and_o their_o synod_n to_o the_o high_a patriarch_n and_o their_o synod_n establish_v by_o the_o church_n canon_n concern_v which_o see_v consid_fw-la on_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n §_o 9_o and_o the_o guide_n second_o discourse_n §_o 24._o etc._n etc._n a_o prince_n have_v authority_n to_o dissolve_v this_o as_o to_o its_o oblige_v the_o clergy_n that_o be_v within_o his_o dominion_n by_o settle_v this_o patriarchal_a authority_n on_o one_o of_o his_o own_o metropolitans_n or_o primate_fw-la which_o be_v settle_v former_o by_o the_o church_n on_o another_o for_o example_n whether_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n of_o pentapolis_n or_o lybia_n can_v release_v the_o bishop_n of_o pentapolis_n from_o their_o canonical_a obedience_n to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n and_o his_o synod_n and_o subject_v they_o to_o another_o bishop_n of_o his_o own_o nomination_n within_o pentapolis_n §_o 62_o and_o herein_o 1._o their_o own_o concession_n seem_v against_o it_o for_o bishop_n bramhal_v thus_o free_v the_o church_n of_o england_n from_o schism_n vindic._n p._n 257._o 1._o num._n 1._o neither_o the_o papal_a power_n which_o we_o have_v cashier_v nor_o any_o part_n of_o it_o be_v ever_o give_v to_o any_o patriarch_n by_o the_o ancient_a canon_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o separation_n be_v not_o schismatical_a and_o a_o power_n say_v dr._n hammond_n in_o answer_n to_o s._n w._n answer_v to_o schism_n disarm_v p._n 164._o prince_n have_v have_v to_o erect_v metropoles_fw-la but_o if_o it_o be_v exercise_v so_o as_o to_o thwart_v know_v canon_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n this_o certain_o be_v a_o abuse_n and_o schism_n p._n 60._o the_o uppermost_a of_o the_o stand_a power_n in_o the_o church_n be_v arch-bishop_n primate_fw-la and_o patriarch_n to_o who_o the_o bishop_n themselves_o be_v in_o many_o thing_n appoint_v to_o be_v subject_a and_o this_o power_n and_o subjection_n be_v define_v and_o assert_v by_o the_o ancient_a canon_n and_o the_o most_o ancient_a even_o im-memorial_n apostolical_a tradition_n and_o custom_n be_v avouch_v for_o it_o as_o may_v appear_v conc._n nicen._n 1._o can._n 4.6_o council_n antioch_n c._n 9.20_o council_n chalced._n c._n 19_o conclude_v afterward_o p._n 66._o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o disobedience_n and_o irregularity_n and_o so_o a_o schism_n even_o in_o the_o bishop_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o metropolitan_o and_o of_o the_o authority_n which_o they_o have_v by_o canon_n and_o primitive_a custom_n over_o they_o from_o which_o all_o i_o observe_v here_o be_v that_o he_o charge_v schism_n upon_o the_o disobedience_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n when_o former_o establish_v by_o church_n canon_n §_o 62_o 2._o if_o this_o be_v the_o prince_n right_a to_o erect_v new_a patriarch_n and_o null_n former_a ecclesiastical_a subordination_n 1._o 2._o num._n 2._o either_o they_o must_v claim_v it_o as_o a_o civil_a right_n and_o then_o the_o council_n have_v be_v guilty_a of_o violate_v it_o in_o meeting_n and_o establish_v such_o subordination_n without_o ask_v they_o leave_v for_o example_n the_o 6_o canon_n of_o nice_a the_o first_o general_n council_n and_o 5_o of_o the_o 2d_o and_o 9th_o and_o 16_o of_o the_o four_o will_v have_v be_v a_o usurpation_n of_o a_o unjust_a authority_n if_o the_o subordination_n of_o episcopal_n see_v and_o erect_v of_o patriarch_n have_v belong_v to_o the_o prince_n or_o emperor_n as_o a_o civil_a right_n nor_o can_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v just_o expostulate_v with_o the_o oriental_a bishop_n in_o the_o last_o of_o these_o council_n for_o pass_v such_o a_o canon_n for_o advance_v the_o bishopric_n of_o constantinople_n into_o a_o patriarchate_o next_o to_o that_o of_o rome_n without_o his_o consent_n if_o this_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o emperor_n civil_a power_n who_o much_o desire_v such_o a_o exaltation_n of_o the_o constantinopolitan_a bishop_n nor_o will_v the_o oriental_a bishop_n have_v forbear_v to_o have_v plead_v this_o title_n especial_o this_o council_n be_v call_v after_o the_o precedent_n that_o be_v urge_v of_o valentinian_n touch_v ravenna_n and_o in_o his_o day_n yet_o such_o right_n of_o the_o emperor_n the_o eastern_a bishop_n do_v not_o pretend_v to_o at_o all_o but_o in_o their_o epistle_n to_o leo_n earnest_o request_v his_o consent_n use_v this_o as_o one_o argument_n to_o obtain_v it_o sic_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o pii_fw-la principes_fw-la the_o two_o emperor_n valentinian_n and_o theodosius_n complacebunt_fw-la quae_fw-la tanquam_fw-la legem_fw-la tuus_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la judicium_fw-la firmaverunt_fw-la and_o the_o emperor_n precedent_n in_o the_o council_n do_v act._n 16_o leave_v the_o disposal_n thereof_o whole_o in_o the_o council_n hand_n and_o to_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o former_a church_n canon_n where_o conc._n nic._n 6._o mos_fw-la antiquus_fw-la obtineat_fw-la be_v strong_o plead_v by_o the_o roman_a legate_n and_o also_o afterward_o by_o leo_n which_o void_v both_o justinjan_n and_o valentinian_n or_o any_o other_o emperor_n innovation_n against_o the_o roman_a bishop_n former_a jurisdiction_n further_o than_o his_o consent_n be_v obtain_v therein_o again_o since_o heathen_a prince_n have_v the_o same_o title_n with_o christian_a to_o all_o civil_a right_n neither_o can_v the_o church_n when_o under_o they_o have_v lawful_o practise_v such_o a_o jurisdiction_n 2._o or_o else_o prince_n must_v claim_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n concede_v to_o they_o by_o the_o church_n to_o change_v and_o alter_v such_o subordination_n now_o any_o such_o concession_n from_o the_o church_n we_o find_v not_o but_o this_o we_o find_v in_o the_o 8_o general_n council_n 21._o c._n definimus_fw-la neminem_fw-la prorsus_fw-la mundi_fw-la potentium_fw-la quenquam_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la patriarchalibus_fw-la sedibus_fw-la praesunt_fw-la inhonorare_a aut_fw-la movere_fw-la a_o proprio_fw-la throno_fw-la tentare_fw-la sed_fw-la omni_fw-la reverentia_fw-la &_o honore_fw-la dignos_fw-la judicare_fw-la and_o yet_o further_o si_fw-mi vero_fw-la quis_fw-la aliqua_fw-la seculari_fw-la potestate_fw-la fruens_fw-la pellere_fw-la tentaverit_fw-la praefatum_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la papam_fw-la aut_fw-la aliorum_fw-la patriarcharum_fw-la quenquam_fw-la anathema_n sit_v and_o 22._o canon_n definit_a neminem_fw-la laicorum_fw-la principam_fw-la vel_fw-la 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quidem_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o provincia_n episcopis_fw-la ordinari_fw-la si_fw-mi autem_fw-la hoc_fw-la difficile_fw-la fuerit_fw-la aut_fw-la propter_fw-la instantem_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la aut_fw-la propter_fw-la itineris_fw-la longitudinem_fw-la tribus_fw-la tamen_fw-la omnimodis_fw-la in_o idipsum_fw-la convenientibus_fw-la &_o absentibus_fw-la quoque_fw-la pari_fw-la modo_fw-la decernentibus_fw-la &_o per_fw-la scripta_fw-la consentientibus_fw-la tunc_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la celebretur_fw-la firmitas_fw-la autem_fw-la corum_fw-la quae_fw-la geruntur_fw-la per_fw-la unamquamque_fw-la provinciam_fw-la metropolitano_fw-it tribuatur_fw-la episcopo_fw-la can._n 5._o de_fw-fr his_o qui._n communione_fw-la privantur_fw-la seu_fw-la ex_fw-la clero_fw-la seu_fw-la ex_fw-la laico_fw-la ordine_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopis_fw-la per_fw-la unamquamque_fw-la provinciam_fw-la sententia_fw-la regularis_fw-la obtineat_fw-la ut_fw-la hi_o qui_fw-la abjiciuntur_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la non_fw-la recipiantur_fw-la can._n 6._o antiqua_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la servetur_fw-la per_fw-la aegyptum_fw-la lybiam_fw-la &_o pentapolim_n ita_fw-la ut_fw-la alexandrinus_n episcopus_fw-la horum_fw-la omnium_fw-la habeat_fw-la potestatem_fw-la quia_fw-la &_o vrbis_fw-la romae_fw-la episcopo_fw-la parilis_fw-la mos_fw-la est_fw-la similiter_fw-la autem_fw-la &_o apud_fw-la antiochiam_fw-la ceterasque_fw-la provincias_fw-la suis_fw-la privilegia_fw-la serventur_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la illud_fw-la autem_fw-la generaliter_fw-la clarum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la praeter_fw-la sententiam_fw-la metropolitani_n fuerit_fw-la factus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la hunc_fw-la magna_fw-la synodus_fw-la definivit_fw-la episcopum_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la oportere_fw-la sin_n autem_fw-la communi_fw-la cunctorum_fw-la decreto_fw-la rationabili_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la ecclesiasticam_fw-la regulam_fw-la comprobato_fw-la duo_fw-la aut_fw-la tres_fw-la propter_fw-la contentiones_fw-la proprias_fw-la contradicant_fw-la obtineat_fw-la sententia_fw-la plurimorum_fw-la i_o may_v spare_v the_o recital_n of_o any_o more_o though_o the_o same_o be_v frequent_o iterate_v in_o the_o follow_a council_n see_v conc._n laodic_n c._n 12._o 2._o conc._n arelat_n c._n 5._o 2._o carth._n c._n 12._o rhegiense_n c._n 1._o cabilon_n c._n 10._o epist_n synodal_n conc._n romani_fw-la sub_fw-la siricio_n papa_n c._n 1._o and_o see_v what_o be_v say_v of_o this_o matter_n in_o consideration_n on_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n §_o 10._o etc._n etc._n see_v likewise_o the_o caution_n use_v by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n sess_n 24._o de_fw-fr reform_v c._n 1._o and_o sess_n 22._o de_fw-fr reform_v c._n 2._o concern_v the_o approbation_n of_o such_o person_n as_o be_v nominate_v for_o bishopric_n by_o other_o ecclesiastical_a superior_n and_o so_o the_o collation_n of_o these_o preferment_n upon_o they_o by_o the_o pope_n §_o 12_o this_o confirmation_n of_o all_o ordination_n by_o their_o ecclesiastical_a superior_n for_o preserve_v the_o church_n unity_n be_v free_o acknowledge_v by_o mr._n thorndike_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n 5._o c._n p._n 248._o where_o he_o mention_n also_o some_o of_o the_o former_a canon_n the_o four_o canon_n say_v he_o of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a require_v that_o all_o bishop_n be_v ordain_v by_o a_o council_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n si_fw-fr fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la which_o council_n because_o it_o can_v always_o be_v have_v therefore_o it_o be_v provide_v there_o that_o two_o or_o three_o may_v do_v the_o work_v the_o rest_n consent_v and_o authorise_v the_o proceed_v and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v provide_v to_o keep_v the_o visible_a communion_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o unity_n but_o when_o among_o the_o bishop_n of_o any_o province_n part_n consent_n to_o ordination_n part_v not_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n can_v be_v preserve_v unless_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a follow_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o great_a part_n and_o therefore_o it_o seem_v that_o there_o can_v no_o valid_a ordination_n be_v make_v where_o the_o great_a number_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n dissent_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o ordination_n of_o novatianus_n for_o bishop_n of_o rome_n which_o though_o do_v by_o three_o bishop_n yet_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o that_o great_a schism_n because_o cornelius_n be_v ordain_v on_o the_o other_o side_n by_o sixteen_o after_o which_o in_o application_n of_o these_o thing_n to_o the_o ordination_n make_v in_o the_o church_n england_n at_o the_o reformation_n he_o have_v this_o reflection_n ibid._n p._n 250._o now_o it_o be_v manifest_a say_v he_o that_o the_o ordination_n by_o which_o that_o order_n of_o bishop_n be_v propagate_v in_o england_n at_o and_o since_o the_o reformation_n be_v not_o make_v by_o consent_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o each_o province_n but_o against_o their_o mind_n though_o they_o make_v no_o contrary_a ordination_n and_o by_o the_o same_o mean_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o all_o those_o ecclesiastical_a law_n by_o which_o the_o reformation_n be_v establish_v in_o england_n i._n e._n by_o these_o new_a bishop_n be_v not_o make_v by_o a_o consent_n capable_a to_o oblige_v the_o church_n if_o we_o set_v aside_o the_o secular_a power_n that_o give_v force_n unto_o that_o which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o bishop_n contrary_v to_o that_o rule_n wherein_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n consist_v but_o in_o other_o part_n the_o reformation_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v do_v by_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n or_o any_o consent_n which_o be_v able_a to_o conclude_v the_o church_n by_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n that_o the_o very_a order_n of_o bishop_n be_v lay_v aside_o and_o forget_v if_o not_o worse_o i._n e._n detest_a among_o they_o upon_o which_o precedent_n it_o sound_v plausible_o with_o the_o great_a part_n among_o we_o that_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v thus_o dissolve_v by_o the_o reformation_n i._n e._n by_o the_o reformer_n either_o be_v against_o bishop_n or_o be_v bishop_n make_v against_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o former_a bishop_n the_o unity_n of_o the_o reformation_n can_v be_v preserve_v but_o by_o dissolve_v the_o order_n of_o bishop_n among_o we_o the_o like_a he_o say_v before_o p._n 248._o if_o the_o clergy_n of_o that_o time_n i._n e._n in_o the_o begin_n of_o qu._n elizabeth_n reformation_n have_v be_v support_v in_o that_o power_n which_o by_o the_o premise_n set_n down_o and_o justify_v in_o his_o book_n be_v challenge_v on_o behalf_n of_o the_o clergy_n this_o reformation_n can_v not_o have_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o learned_a man_n think_v himself_o still_o secure_a in_o that_o communion_n by_o imagine_v first_o that_o the_o apostolical_a succession_n of_o the_o govern_v clergy_n which_o canonical_o conclude_v the_o whole_a have_v in_o several_a thing_n violate_v christ_n law_n but_o quo_fw-la judice_fw-la will_n any_o such_o thing_n be_v clear_v see_v below_o §_o 37._o and_o two_o that_o in_o any_o such_o case_n the_o secular_a power_n may_v oppose_v their_o authority_n the_o this_o establish_v by_o the_o apostle_n viz._n so_o often_o as_o either_o the_o apostle_n ordinance_n or_o christ_n law_n must_v necessary_o one_o of_o they_o be_v infringe_v γ_n γ_n γ_n see_v conc._n nicen._n c._n 6._o conc._n chalced._n c._n 28._o and_o act._n 16._o 8._o gen._n conc._n c._n 10.17.21_o where_o in_o c._n 17._o be_v mention_v the_o 6_o canon_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n §_o 13_o and_o thus_o explain_v qua_fw-la pro_fw-la causa_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la magna_fw-la &_o sancta_fw-la synodus_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o seniori_fw-la &_o nova_fw-la roma_fw-it constantinopoli_fw-it quam_fw-la in_o sede_fw-la antiochiae_fw-la &_o hierosolymorum_fw-la priscam_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la decernit_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la conservari_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la earum_fw-la praesules_fw-la universorum_fw-la metrapolitanorum_n qui_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la promoventur_fw-la &_o sive_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la impositionem_fw-la sive_fw-la per_fw-la pallii_fw-la dationem_fw-la episcopalis_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la firmitatem_fw-la accipiant_fw-la habeant_fw-la potestatem_fw-la viz._n ad_fw-la convocandum_fw-la eos_fw-la urgente_fw-la necessitate_v ad_fw-la synodalem_fw-la conventum_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la coercendunt_fw-la illos_fw-la &_o corrigendum_fw-la cum_fw-la fama_fw-la eos_fw-la super_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la delictis-forsitan_a
accusaverit_fw-la of_o which_o canon_n thus_o dr._n field_n p._n 518._o patriarch_n be_v by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o 8_o general_n council_n can._n 17._o to_o confirm_v the_o metropolitan_o subject_n unto_o they_o either_o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n or_o give_v the_o pall._n and_o l._n 5._o c._n 37._o p._n 551._o '_o without_o the_o patriarch_n consent_v none_o of_o the_o metropolitan_o subject_n unto_o they_o may_v be_v ordain_v and_o what_o they_o bring_v say_v he_o prove_v nothing_o that_o we_o ever_o doubt_v of_o for_o we_o know_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v the_o right_a of_o confirm_v the_o metropolitan_o within_o the_o precincts_n of_o his_o own_o patriarchship_n as_o likewise_o every_o other_o patriarch_n have_v and_o thus_o bishop_n bramhal_o vindic._n c._n 9_o p._n 259._o etc._n etc._n what_o power_n the_o metropolitan_a have_v over_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o own_o province_n the_o same_o have_v a_o patriarch_n over_o the_o metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n of_o sundry_a province_n within_o his_o own_o patriarchate_o and_o afterward_o wherein_o then_o consist_v patiarchal_a authority_n in_o ordain_v their_o metropolitan_o or_o confirm_v they_o δ._fw-la δ_n δ_n bishop_n carleton_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o jurisdiction_n regal_a and_o episcopal_a 4._o c._n p._n 42._o §_o 14_o external_n jurisdiction_n be_v either_o definitive_a or_o mulctative_a authority_n definitive_a in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n mulctative_a power_n be_v understand_v either_o as_o it_o be_v with_o coaction_n i._n e._n use_v secular_a force_n or_o as_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o spiritual_a censure_n as_o it_o stand_v in_o spiritual_a censure_n it_o be_v the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n and_o be_v practise_v by_o the_o church_n when_o without_o christian_a magistrate_n and_o since_o but_o coactive_a jurisdiction_n be_v always_o understand_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n whether_o christian_n or_o heathen_a ibid._n 1._o 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clergy_n or_o even_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o ecclesiastical_a power_n which_o shall_v be_v necessary_a to_o preserve_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v necessary_a for_o those_o that_o be_v trust_v with_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n not_o only_o to_o disobey_v the_o command_n of_o the_o sovereign_n but_o to_o use_v that_o power_n which_o their_o quality_n in_o the_o society_n of_o the_o church_n give_v they_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o subsistence_n thereof_o without_o the_o assistance_n of_o secular_a power_n a_o thing_n manifest_o suppose_v by_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n in_o all_o those_o action_n wherein_o they_o refuse_v to_o obey_v their_o emperor_n seduce_v by_o heretic_n refuse_v to_o obey_v they_o in_o forbear_v to_o teach_v still_o and_o publish_v the_o catholic_n doctrine_n when_o prohibit_v by_o they_o and_o to_o suffer_v their_o church_n to_o be_v regulate_v by_o they_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o christianity_n which_o action_n whosoever_o justify_v not_o he_o will_v lay_v the_o church_n open_a to_o ruin_v whensoever_o the_o sovereign_a power_n be_v seduce_v by_o heretic_n and_o such_o a_o difference_n fall_v out_o i._n e._n between_o prince_n and_o clergy_n in_o church_n matter_n as_o that_o to_o particular_a person_n it_o can_v be_v clear_a who_o be_v in_o the_o right_a it_o will_v be_v requisite_a say_v he_o for_o christian_n in_o a_o doubtful_a case_n at_o their_o utmost_a peril_n to_o adhere_v to_o the_o guide_n of_o the_o church_n against_o their_o lawful_a sovereign_n though_o to_o no_o other_o effect_n than_o to_o suffer_v if_o the_o prince_n impose_v it_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o christianity_n and_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o society_n of_o the_o church_n in_o unity_n see_v the_o same_o author_n epilog_n 1._o l._n 19_o c._n the_o content_n whereof_o touch_v this_o subject_n he_o have_v brief_o express_v thus_o that_o that_o power_n which_o be_v in_o the_o church_n under_o the_o apostle_n can_v never_o be_v in_o any_o christian_a sovereign_a that_o the_o interest_n of_o secular_a power_n in_o determine_v matter_n of_o faith_n presuppose_v the_o society_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o act_n of_o it_o and_o there_o he_o give_v reason_n why_o the_o church_n be_v to_o decide_v matter_n of_o faith_n rather_o than_o the_o state_n suppose_v neither_o to_o be_v infallible_a ibid._n c._n 20._o p._n 158._o he_o say_v that_o he_o who_o disturb_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n remain_v punishable_a by_o the_o secular_a power_n to_o inflict_v temporal_a penalty_n not_o absolute_o because_o it_o be_v christian_a but_o upon_o supposition_n that_o this_o temporal_a power_n maintain_v the_o true_a church_n and_o afterward_o that_o the_o secular_a power_n be_v not_o able_a of_o itself_o to_o do_v any_o of_o those_o act_n which_o the_o church_n i.e._n those_o who_o be_v qualify_v by_o and_o for_o the_o church_n be_v qualify_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o commission_n from_o christ_n to_o do_v without_o commit_v the_o sin_n of_o sacrilege_n in_o seize_v into_o its_o own_o hand_n the_o power_n which_o by_o god_n act_n be_v constitute_v and_o therefore_o consecrate_v and_o dedicate_v to_o his_o own_o service_n not_o suppose_v the_o free_a act_n of_o the_o church_n without_o fraud_n and_o violence_n concur_v to_o the_o do_v of_o it_o now_o among_o the_o act_n and_o power_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n which_o he_o call_v a_o corporation_n by_o divine_a right_n and_o appointment_n he_o name_v these_o 1._o l._n 16._o c._n p._n 116._o the_o power_n of_o make_v law_n within_o themselves_o and_o then_o i_o suppose_v of_o publish_v they_o make_v among_o all_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o church_n in_o whatever_o prince_n dominion_n else_o why_o make_v they_o of_o elect_v church_n governor_n of_o which_o see_v 3._o l._n 32._o c._n p._n 398._o and_o of_o excommunicate_v and_o 3_o l._n 32._o c._n p._n 385._o the_o power_n to_o determine_v all_o 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service_n