magistrate_n to_o who_o the_o civil_a in_o honour_n to_o the_o clergy_n have_v remit_v it_o till_o in_o case_n of_o heinous_a crime_n after_o degradation_n from_o the_o sacerdotal_a dignity_n they_o be_v return_v to_o the_o secular_a justice_n β._o β_n β_n see_v canon_n apostol_n 35._o episcopos_fw-la gentium_fw-la singularum_fw-la scire_fw-la convenit_fw-la quis_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la primus_fw-la habeatur_fw-la quem_fw-la velut_fw-la caput_fw-la existiment_fw-la §_o 11_o &_o nihil_fw-la amplius_fw-la praeter_fw-la ejus_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la gerant_fw-la quam_fw-la illa_fw-la sola_fw-la singuli_fw-la quae_fw-la parochiae_fw-la propriae_fw-la &_o villis_fw-la quae_fw-la sub_fw-la ea_fw-la sunt_fw-la competunt_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la ille_fw-la praeter_fw-la omnium_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la faciat_fw-la aiiquid_fw-la in_o eorum_fw-la parochiis_fw-la sic_fw-la enim_fw-la unanimitas_fw-la erit_fw-la council_n nicen._n can._n 4._o episcopum_fw-la convenit_fw-la maxim_n 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 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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 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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 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matter_n the_o determination_n whereof_o be_v requisite_a to_o maintain_v the_o communion_n of_o christian_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o power_n to_o oblige_v christian_n to_o stand_v to_o that_o determination_n under_o pain_n of_o forfeit_v that_o communion_n the_o power_n of_o hold_v assembly_n which_o must_v be_v by_o meet_v together_o in_o some_o place_n or_o other_o and_o by_o some_o church_n authority_n call_v they_o of_o which_o he_o speak_v thus_o 1._o l._n 8._o c._n p._n 53._o i_o must_v not_o omit_v to_o allege_v the_o authority_n of_o council_n and_o to_o maintain_v the_o right_n and_o power_n of_o hold_v they_o and_o the_o obligation_n which_o the_o decree_n of_o they_o regular_o make_v be_v able_a to_o create_v to_o stand_v by_o the_o same_o authority_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o afterward_o i_o that_o pretend_v the_o church_n to_o be_v a_o corporation_n found_v by_o god_n upon_o a_o privilege_n of_o hold_v visible_a assembly_n for_o the_o common_a service_n
controversy_n of_o faith_n to_o a_o general_n council_n and_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o spiritual_a censure_n which_o be_v coactive_a only_o in_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n and_o suitable_o in_o the_o interval_n of_o general_n council_n he_o must_v allow_v to_o national_a synod_n the_o same_o judicature_n and_o censure_n abstract_v from_o the_o prince_n ibid._n p._n 92._o he_o say_v we_o see_v the_o primitive_a father_n do_v assemble_v synod_n and_o make_v canon_n before_o there_o be_v any_o christian_a emperor_n and_n then_o may_v not_o they_o do_v the_o same_o still_o both_o assemble_v synod_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v at_o jerusalem_n act._n 15._o and_o make_v canon_n and_o then_o also_o publish_v they_o make_v as_o the_o apostle_n do_v when_o a_o heretical_a prince_n concur_v not_o with_o or_o also_o oppose_v they_o provide_v that_o there_o be_v no_o apparent_a danger_n to_o the_o prince_n or_o state_n of_o any_o sedition_n by_o such_o meeting_n but_o they_o have_v no_o coactive_a power_n to_o compel_v any_o man_n against_o his_o will_n this_o therefore_o be_v the_o power_n which_o emperor_n when_o become_v christian_n and_o her_o subject_n bring_v in_o and_o add_v to_o the_o church_n without_o take_v away_o from_o it_o any_o of_o that_o power_n which_o before_o from_o christ_n time_n it_o be_v possess_v of_o under_o heathen_a prince_n the_o sum_n be_v he_o challenge_v for_o the_o prince_n only_o a_o double_a coactive_a power_n with_o his_o temporal_a sword_n which_o be_v either_o execute_v by_o himself_o or_o commit_v to_o the_o church_n governor_n one_o for_o constrain_a of_o the_o laity_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o church_n the_o other_o of_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o their_o superior_n in_o all_o spiritual_a matter_n §_o 18_o the_o same_o say_v dr._n fern_n answer_n to_o champny_n 9_o c._n p._n 284._o it_o be_v a_o mistake_n that_o the_o prince_n by_o his_o supreme_a power_n in_o spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a thing_n be_v make_v supreme_a judge_n of_o faith_n and_o decider_n of_o all_o controversy_n thereunto_o belong_v and_o may_v ordain_v what_o he_o think_v fit_a in_o matter_n of_o religion_n who_o also_o in_o his_o discourse_n of_o presbytery_n and_o episcopacy_n p._n 19_o grant_n that_o no_o secular_a prince_n can_v just_o prohibit_v within_o his_o dominion_n the_o exercise_n of_o ordination_n and_o of_o judicature_n so_o far_o as_o the_o key_n leave_v by_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n do_v extend_v nor_o prohibit_v be_v to_o be_v obey_v and_o christ_n substitute_n herein_o be_v deny_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o civil_a power_n be_v to_o proceed_v without_o it_o and_o exam._n champny_n p._n 290._o say_v that_o the_o bishop_n and_o chief_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o immediate_a proper_a and_o ordinary_a judge_n in_o define_v and_o declare_v what_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n be_v for_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n that_o they_o have_v a_o coercive_a power_n in_o a_o spiritual_a restraint_n of_o those_o that_o obstinate_o gainsay_v so_o dr._n fern._n §_o 19_o mason_n de_fw-fr ministerio_fw-la anglicano_n 3._o l._n 3._o c._n ask_v the_o question_n quis_fw-la enim_fw-la nostrum_fw-la unquam_fw-la affirmavit_fw-la principes_fw-la in_o cause_n fidei_fw-la &_o religionis_fw-la supremos_fw-la esse_fw-la cognitores_fw-la &_o judices_fw-la de_fw-fr hac_fw-la a_o cardinale_n bellarmino_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la pontificiis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n illata_fw-la injuria_fw-la sic_fw-la olim_fw-la conquestus_fw-la est_fw-la doctissimus_fw-la whitakerus_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 20_o dr._n field_n of_o the_o church_n p_o 667._o the_o state_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n the_o good_a thing_n it_o enjoy_v and_o the_o felicity_n it_o promise_v be_v spiritual_a be_v such_o that_o it_o may_v stand_v though_o not_o only_o forsake_v but_o great_o oppress_v by_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v by_o all_o resolve_v on_o that_o the_o church_n have_v her_o guide_n and_o ruler_n distinct_a from_o they_o that_o bear_v the_o sword_n and_o that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o church_n a_o power_n of_o convocate_a these_o her_o spiritual_a pastor_n to_o consult_v of_o thing_n concern_v her_o welfare_n though_o none_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n do_v favour_n she_o and_o p._n 81._o touch_v error_n of_o faith_n or_o oberration_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o that_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n to_o who_o it_o pertain_v to_o teach_v the_o truth_n be_v the_o ordinary_a and_o fit_a judge_n and_o that_o ordinary_o and_o regular_o prince_n be_v to_o leave_v the_o judgement_n thereof_o unto_o they_o and_o below_o we_o do_v not_o attribute_v to_o our_o prince_n with_o their_o civil_a estate_n power_n new_o to_o adjudge_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v heresy_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o state_n of_o their_o clergy_n but_o only_o to_o judge_v in_o those_o matter_n of_o faith_n that_o be_v resolve_v on_o i._n e._n in_o former_a council_n according_o to_o former_a resolution_n and_o the_o same_o much_o what_o be_v say_v by_o dr._n heylin_n reformation_n justify_v p._n 80_o 81._o in_o affirm_v that_o if_o the_o reformation_n be_v in_o such_o point_n of_o doctrine_n as_o have_v not_o be_v before_o define_v in_o such_o manner_n i._n e._n in_o a_o general_n council_n or_o in_o a_o particular_a council_n universal_o receive_a the_o king_n only_o with_o a_o few_o of_o his_o bishop_n and_o learned_a clergy_n though_o never_o so_o well_o study_v in_o the_o point_n dispute_v can_v do_v nothing_o in_o it_o that_o belong_v only_o to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o their_o convocation_n right_o call_v and_o constitute_v by_o these_o expression_n the_o reformation_n allow_v to_o christian_a prince_n seem_v only_o of_o error_n first_o declare_v such_o either_o by_o the_o resolution_n of_o former_a lawful_a council_n or_o of_o a_o new_a lawful_a council_n of_o clergy_n first_o have_v which_o will_v easy_o be_v grant_v they_o provide_v that_o council_n be_v understand_v in_o their_o due_a subordination_n and_o according_a to_o their_o due_a vote_n not_o the_o decree_n of_o some_o inferior_a synod_n prefer_v by_o such_o prince_n to_o the_o decree_n of_o a_o superior_a nor_o the_o vote_n of_o a_o minor_a part_n in_o a_o synod_n or_o of_o some_o clergy_n out_o of_o it_o before_o that_o of_o a_o major_a part_n but_o if_o they_o mean_v the_o prince_n take_v the_o guidance_n of_o some_o council_n against_o a_o superior_a or_o of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o clergy_n oppose_v by_o a_o major_n this_o be_v only_o delude_v the_o reader_n and_o in_o effect_n grant_v nothing_o §_o 21_o again_o thus_o dr._n field_n of_o the_o enter_v of_o any_o person_n into_o or_o his_o deposition_n from_o the_o ecclesiastical_a ministry_n ibid._n p._n 681._o it_o be_v resolve_v that_o none_o may_v ordain_v i_o add_v or_o force_v the_o clergy_n to_o ordain_v any_o to_o serve_v in_o the_o work_n of_o ministry_n but_o the_o spiritual_a pastor_n and_o guide_n of_o the_o church_n two_o that_o none_o may_v judicial_o degrade_v or_o put_v any_o one_o lawful_o admit_v from_o his_o degree_n and_o order_n but_o they_o alone_o else_o have_v the_o secular_a magistrate_n no_o other_o power_n yet_o if_o he_o may_v place_v and_o displace_v clergy_n at_o his_o pleasure_n within_o his_o dominion_n he_o may_v hereby_o advance_v or_o depress_v what_o sect_n of_o religion_n what_o doctrine_n what_o discipline_n he_o please_v next_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o prelate_n of_o the_o church_n to_o call_v council_n independent_o on_o prince_n p._n 668._o it_o be_v evident_a say_v he_o that_o there_o be_v a_o power_n in_o bishop_n metropolitan_o primate_fw-la and_o patriarch_n to_o all_o episcopal_a provincial_a national_a and_o patriarchal_a synod_n and_o that_o neither_o so_o depend_v on_o nor_o subject_n to_o the_o power_n of_o prince_n but_o that_o when_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o faith_n they_o may_v exercise_v the_o same_o without_o their_o consent_n and_o privity_n and_o subject_n they_o that_o refuse_v to_o obey_v their_o summons_n to_o such_o punishment_n as_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n do_v prescribe_v in_o case_n of_o such_o contempt_n or_o wilful_a negligence_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o of_o bishop_n bilson_n government_n of_o christ_n church_n 16._o c._n when_o the_o magistrate_n do_v not_o regard_n but_o rather_o afflict_v the_o church_n as_o in_o time_n of_o infidelity_n and_o heresy_n who_o shall_v then_o assemble_v the_o pastor_n of_o any_o province_n to_o determine_v matter_n of_o doubt_n or_o danger_n to_o which_o question_n he_o answer_v the_o metropolitan_a when_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o faith_n say_v dr._n field_n i_o understand_v he_o either_o when_o enemy_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n as_o heathen_a prince_n or_o if_o christian_a
have_v be_v still_o a_o schismatic_a and_o a_o usurper_n §_o 6_o 6._o hence_o also_o shall_v a_o christian_a secular_a power_n suppose_v arian_n refuse_v to_o nominate_v and_o present_v any_o person_n to_o the_o clergy_n to_o be_v admit_v to_o such_o office_n and_o jurisdiction_n within_o his_o dominion_n save_o such_o as_o be_v arian_n here_o the_o church-governor_n authorize_v by_o the_o canon_n aught_o to_o take_v the_o same_o care_n for_o these_o christian_a province_n in_o such_o dominion_n in_o the_o time_n of_o christian_a as_o they_o do_v in_o time_n of_o heathen_a prince_n in_o appoint_v such_o other_o pastor_n over_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n there_o as_o will_v still_o preserve_v the_o faith_n and_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o shall_v the_o church-governor_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la appoint_v none_o because_o they_o see_v the_o possession_n of_o such_o place_n be_v by_o violence_n hinder_v yet_o will_v he_o who_o in_o the_o manner_n aforesaid_a invade_v such_o office_n be_v as_o much_o a_o usurper_n as_o if_o he_o enter_v upon_o a_o chair_n already_o possess_v when_o it_o be_v only_o by_o reason_n of_o he_o and_o such_o like_a that_o those_o man_n be_v keep_v out_o who_o may_v right_o possess_v it_o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v the_o same_o delinquency_n as_o if_o such_o chair_n have_v actual_o two_o bishop_n §_o 7_o 7._o they_o hold_v that_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o episcopal_a function_n in_o any_o province_n so_o that_o it_o may_v continue_v undevide_v from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church-catholick_n and_o so_o that_o the_o subject_n of_o such_o province_n may_v receive_v any_o benefit_n thereby_o two_o thing_n be_v require_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o the_o church_n make_v for_o preserve_a unity_n for_o ever_o 1._o three_o bishop_n to_o confer_v the_o order_n or_o in_o some_o dispensable_a case_n one_o at_o least_o 2._o the_o consent_n at_o least_o non-opposition_n of_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o same_o province_n to_o such_o ordination_n and_o the_o licence_n or_o confirmation_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a or_o yet_o high_o of_o the_o patriarch_n himself_o β_n it_o matter_a little_a as_o to_o preserve_v the_o church_n unity_n so_o long_o as_o the_o metropolitan_o and_o their_o action_n be_v subject_v to_o their_o patriarch_n whether_o one_o or_o both_o or_o the_o high_a without_o the_o low_a do_v ratify_v the_o election_n of_o the_o bishop_n so_o that_o any_o ordination_n make_v by_o three_o or_o four_o bishop_n of_o a_o person_n want_v the_o foresay_a consent_n and_o confirmation_n from_o superior_n though_o it_o be_v valid_a the_o order_n be_v frustrate_v from_o any_o jurisdiction_n or_o lawful_a exercise_n thereof_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o that_o of_o a_o true_a bishop_n be_v frustrate_v when_o afterward_o he_o be_v just_o excommunicate_v as_o be_v give_v and_o receive_v out_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n and_o as_o expose_v the_o church_n to_o all_o the_o division_n and_o faction_n which_o the_o lust_n of_o two_o or_o three_o ecclesiastic_n assist_v with_o a_o secular_a power_n seduce_v may_v please_v to_o set_v up_o §_o 8_o 8._o it_o seem_v evident_a from_o antiquity_n as_o likewise_o confess_v by_o learned_a protestant_n that_o as_o the_o bishop_n can_v not_o exercise_v in_o any_o diocese_n a_o lawful_a spiritual_a jurisdiction_n without_o the_o metropolitan_o licence_n and_o confirmation_n so_o neither_o can_v the_o metropolitan_a in_o any_o province_n without_o that_o of_o the_o patriarch_n γ._n there_o seem_v as_o great_a reason_n and_o necessity_n of_o this_o for_o preserve_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n among_o the_o metropolitan_o and_o primate_fw-la in_o the_o several_a province_n thereof_o as_o among_o bishop_n in_o the_o several_a diocese_n and_o therefore_o ancient_o these_o metropolitan_o obtain_v also_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o co-metropolitans_a in_o other_o province_n by_o the_o literae_fw-la communicatoriae_fw-la or_o formatae_fw-la of_o those_o bishop_n upon_o the_o send_n to_o they_o a_o copy_n of_o their_o faith_n according_a as_o it_o be_v settle_v and_o profess_v in_o the_o several_a article_n thereof_o exclusive_o to_o heresy_n in_o those_o present_a time_n and_o a_o testimonial_a of_o their_o legitimate_a election_n which_o also_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o patriarch_n themselves_o who_o upon_o their_o send_v the_o like_a confession_n and_o information_n receive_v a_o confirmation_n from_o the_o primate_n of_o they_o the_o roman_a bishop_n and_o the_o other_o co-patriarch_n §_o 9_o 9_o as_o for_o the_o supreme_a bishop_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n who_o therefore_o can_v not_o receive_v this_o his_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n from_o any_o superior_a yet_o ancient_o neither_o be_v he_o conceive_v to_o have_v any_o lawful_a jurisdiction_n unless_o possess_v thereof_o by_o the_o designation_n and_o suffrage_n of_o the_o major_a part_n at_o least_o of_o the_o clergy_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n in_o late_a time_n for_o peace_n sake_n tranfer_v upon_o the_o cardinal_n to_o which_o be_v usual_o add_v also_o the_o communicatory_a letter_n of_o other_o patriarch_n and_o primate_fw-la upon_o his_o profess_v to_o they_o if_o need_n be_v the_o catholic_n faith_n of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o the_o legalness_n of_o his_o election_n and_o if_o in_o latter_a time_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o investiture_n with_o this_o supreme_a authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n be_v not_o altogether_o the_o same_o yet_o since_o we_o find_v in_o all_o age_n a_o major_a part_n of_o christian_a church_n such_o as_o be_v guilty_a of_o no_o ancient_a condemn_v heresy_n adhere_v to_o the_o roman_a bishop_n and_o faith_n when_o as_o meanwhile_o several_a of_o the_o other_o patriarch_n have_v be_v condemn_v for_o heretic_n we_o may_v presume_v also_o that_o not_o only_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n but_o all_o or_o at_o least_o a_o major_a part_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o these_o church_n be_v and_o have_v be_v from_o age_n to_o age_n ready_a to_o afford_v the_o same_o testimony_n to_o his_o just_a and_o canonical_a authority_n and_o these_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o necessary_a foundation_n and_o pillar_n that_o support_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n α._fw-la α_n α_n bellarm_n de_fw-fr rom._n pontif._n 5._o l._n 3._o c._n exit_fw-la scripture_n nihil_fw-la habemus_fw-la nisi_fw-la data_fw-la pontifici_fw-la clave_n regni_fw-la caelorum_fw-la §_o 10_o de_fw-la clavibus_fw-la regni_fw-la terrarum_fw-la nulla_fw-la mentio_fw-la fit_a traditio_fw-la apostolica_fw-la nulla_fw-la quando_fw-la rex_fw-la fit_a christianus_n non_fw-la perdit_fw-la regnum_fw-la terrarum_fw-la quod_fw-la jam_fw-la obtinebat_fw-la suitable_a to_o the_o church_n hymn_n crudelis_fw-la herodes_n deum_fw-la regem_fw-la venire_fw-la quid_fw-la time_n non_fw-la eripit_fw-la mortalia_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o cardinal_n quote_v a_o passage_n out_o of_o a_o epistle_n of_o pope_n nicholaus_fw-la quicquid_fw-la say_v he_o imperatores_fw-la habent_fw-la dicet_fw-la nicholaus_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la eos_fw-la habere_fw-la peto_z igitur_fw-la vel_fw-la potest_fw-la summus_fw-la pontifex_fw-la auferre_fw-la a_o regibus_fw-la &_o imperatoribus_fw-la hoc_fw-la tanquam_fw-la summus_n ipse_fw-la rex_fw-la &_o imperator_n aut_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la si_fw-mi potest_fw-la ergo_fw-la est_fw-la major_a christo_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la veer_fw-la potestatem_fw-la regiam_fw-la neither_o be_v any_o such_o power_n in_o temporal_n absolute_o necessary_a to_o the_o church_n in_o order_n to_o spiritual_n without_o the_o exercise_n of_o which_o power_n the_o primitive_a church_n though_o most_o grievous_o oppress_v by_o secular_a state_n yet_o enjoy_v this_o government_n in_o spiritual_n perfect_a and_o entire_a and_o concern_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o clergy_n also_o tho_o sequester_v to_o god_n service_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o prince_n together_o with_o their_o other_o fellow_n subject_n thus_o the_o same_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr clericis_fw-la 1._o l._n 28._o c._n clerici_fw-la praeterquam_fw-la quod_fw-la clerici_fw-la sunt_fw-la sunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la cives_fw-la &_o part_n quaedam_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la politicae_fw-la igitur_fw-la ut_fw-la tale_n vivere_fw-la debent_fw-la civilibus_fw-la legibus_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la autem_fw-la aliae_fw-la ut_fw-la nunc_fw-la ponimus_fw-la nisi_fw-la quae_fw-la a_o politico_fw-la magistratu_fw-la sunt_fw-la latae_fw-la igitur_fw-la illas_fw-la clerici_fw-la seruare_fw-la dehent_fw-mi alioqui_fw-la magna_fw-la perturbatio_fw-la &_o confusio_fw-la in_o republica_n oriretur_fw-la etc._n etc._n quote_v st._n chrysostome_n in_o 13._o ad_fw-la rom._n christi_fw-la evangelio_n non_fw-la tolli_fw-la politicas_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la debere_fw-la etiam_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la &_o monachos_fw-la eye_v parere_fw-la and_o parere_fw-la not_o only_a in_o a_o directive_n but_o coactive_a way_n not_o only_o to_o be_v guide_v in_o their_o duty_n by_o the_o law_n but_o force_v to_o obedience_n of_o it_o but_o this_o coaction_n to_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o civil_a but_o ecclesiastical_a
right_n and_o estate_n that_o the_o clergy_n pass_v nothing_o prejudicial_a to_o these_o right_n for_o which_o there_o be_v all_o good_a reason_n again_o the_o emperor_n say_v he_o in_o make_v use_n of_o their_o authority_n in_o council_n take_v not_o upon_o they_o to_o be_v infallible_a judge_n of_o doctrine_n but_o only_o that_o they_o may_v see_v and_o judge_v whether_o bishop_n do_v propound_v nothing_o in_o their_o convocation_n and_o consultation_n but_o most_o of_o all_o in_o their_o determination_n to_o undermine_v the_o emperor_n authority_n to_o disturb_v the_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n i._n e._n in_o their_o meddle_v in_o civil_a affair_n and_o to_o cross_v the_o determination_n of_o precedent_a council_n thus_o king_n james_n §_o 26_o king_n charles_n in_o his_o last_o paper_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n p._n 3._o speak_v of_o the_o several_a branch_n of_o episcopal_a authority_n practise_v under_o heathen_a prince_n though_o the_o bishop_n say_v he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o pagan_a prince_n have_v no_o outward_a coercive_a power_n over_o man_n person_n or_o estate_n as_o also_o no_o more_o have_v they_o now_o except_o from_o and_o during_o the_o prince_n pleasure_n yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o every_o christian_a man_n when_o he_o become_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n do_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la and_o by_o that_o his_o own_o voluntary_a act_n put_v himself_o under_o their_o government_n so_o christian_a man_n do_v still_o prince_n and_o all_o they_o then_o exercise_v a_o very_a large_a power_n of_o jurisdiction_n in_o spiritualibus_fw-la in_o make_v ecclesiastical_a canon_n receive_v accusation_n convent_v the_o accuse_v examine_v witness_n judge_v of_o crime_n against_o the_o evangelical_n law_n exclude_v such_o man_n as_o they_o find_v guilty_a of_o scandalous_a offence_n from_o the_o lord_n supper_n enjoin_v penance_n upon_o they_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o the_o church_n receive_v they_o again_o upon_o their_o repentance_n etc._n 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§_o 27_o after_o this_o copious_a account_n give_v you_o of_o learned_a and_o judicious_a protestant_n touch_v so_o weighty_a a_o matter_n let_v we_o now_o look_v back_o upon_o they_o and_o see_v in_o what_o posture_n thing_n be_v leave_v the_o ecclesiastical_a supremacy_n that_o be_v common_o attribute_v to_o the_o civil_a power_n seem_v to_o consist_v chief_o in_o all_o or_o in_o some_o one_o of_o these_o three_o 1._o his_o strengthen_n and_o promote_a the_o act_n of_o the_o church_n and_o its_o governor_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o secular_a sword_n and_o his_o make_v their_o law_n the_o law_n also_o of_o the_o state_n one_o branch_n of_o which_o power_n consequent_o be_v the_o oppose_a and_o suppress_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o civil_a justice_n any_o such_o ecclsiastical_a act_n of_o inferior_a and_o uncanonical_a and_o illegal_a person_n or_o synod_n as_o go_v against_o the_o superior_a and_o legal_a the_o church_n be_v always_o the_o judge_n in_o this_o matter_n what_o 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which_o the_o church_n have_v never_o deny_v to_o belong_v to_o secular_a prince_n but_o as_o oblige_v to_o they_o for_o it_o and_o many_o act_n thereof_o may_v be_v and_o sometime_o have_v be_v perform_v even_o by_o prince_n heathen_a or_o heretical_a many_o instance_n thereof_o be_v collect_v by_o mason_n de_fw-fr ministerio_fw-la anglicano_n p._n 313._o in_o nabuchadonosor_n cyrus_n darius_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n tiberius_n adrian_n antoninus_n pius_n etc._n etc._n and_o afterward_o of_o several_a of_o the_o gothick_n king_n under_o the_o new_a for_o the_o other_o two_o these_o protestant_a author_n forecited_a grant_n that_o so_o often_o as_o any_o prince_n fall_v into_o heresy_n or_o in_o general_n oppose_v the_o christian_a faith_n the_o exercise_n of_o such_o supremacy_n concern_v matter_n of_o faith_n and_o church_n government_n return_v to_o the_o church_n alone_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o church_n alone_o before_o constantine_n again_o the_o judgement_n of_o 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the_o church_n under_o the_o