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the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o vicarius_fw-la vrbis_fw-la as_o his_o patriarchal_a diocese_n for_o sicily_n be_v one_o of_o the_o ten_o province_n belong_v thereto_o but_o our_o 108._o author_n say_v that_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a speak_v there_o only_o of_o provincial_a council_n and_o not_o of_o patriarchal_a what_o then_o be_v sicily_n within_o the_o roman_a province_n consider_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n mere_o as_o a_o metropolitan_a that_o be_v very_o absurd_a since_o sicily_n be_v a_o province_n of_o itself_o and_o as_o such_o aught_o to_o have_v have_v a_o metropolitan_a of_o its_o own_o and_o so_o all_o the_o other_o neighbour_n province_n to_o rome_n whereas_o we_o read_v of_o none_o there_o but_o as_o far_o as_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n jurisdiction_n extend_v it_o be_v immediate_a and_o swallow_v up_o all_o metropolitan_a right_n i_o know_v 4._o petrus_n de_fw-fr marca_n think_v there_o be_v metropolitanes_n within_o the_o suburbicary_n church_n but_o i_o see_v no_o authority_n he_o bring_v for_o it_o beside_o the_o nicene_n canon_n and_o the_o decree_n of_o innocentius_n and_o leo_n which_o relate_v to_o other_o church_n but_o any_o one_o that_o careful_o read_v the_o epistle_n of_o leo_n to_o the_o bishop_n within_o those_o province_n and_o compare_v they_o with_o those_o write_v to_o the_o bishop_n without_o they_o will_n as_o 17._o quesnel_n have_v well_o observe_v find_v so_o different_a a_o strain_n in_o they_o that_o from_o thence_o he_o may_v just_o infer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o metropolitanes_n in_o the_o former_a but_o there_o be_v in_o the_o latter_a when_o he_o 2._o write_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o aquileia_n he_o take_v notice_n of_o his_o provincial_a synod_n and_o direct_v the_o epistle_n of_o general_a concernment_n to_o the_o metropolitan_a as_o he_o do_v not_o only_o to_o he_o but_o to_o 120._o the_o bishop_n of_o ravenna_n too_o and_o when_o 135._o eusebius_n bishop_n of_o milan_n write_v to_o he_o he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o provincial_a council_n which_o he_o hold_v but_o there_o be_v nothing_o like_o this_o in_o the_o epistle_n send_v to_o the_o bishop_n within_o the_o ten_o province_n no_o mention_n be_v therein_o make_v of_o metropolitanes_n or_o of_o any_o provincial_a synod_n but_o here_o we_o find_v the_o bishop_n of_o sicily_n in_o common_a summon_v to_o send_v three_o of_o their_o number_n to_o a_o annual_a council_n at_o rome_n from_o whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o the_o pope_n patriarchal_a council_n lie_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o these_o suburbicary_n churches_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o upon_o occasion_n there_o may_v be_v more_o bishop_n summon_v to_o meet_v at_o a_o council_n in_o rome_n as_o when_o 24._o aurelian_a give_v the_o bishop_n of_o italy_n leave_v to_o meet_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o case_n of_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la and_o when_o they_o meet_v with_o julius_n in_o the_o case_n of_o athanasius_n and_o such_o like_a instance_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a nature_n and_o very_o different_a from_o the_o fix_a canonical_a council_n which_o be_v provincial_a elsewhere_o but_o in_o the_o roman_a diocese_n they_o be_v patriarchal_a yet_o they_o extend_v no_o far_a than_o to_o the_o bishop_n within_o the_o suburbicary_n church_n and_o whosoever_o consider_v the_o council_n of_o italy_n in_o saint_n ambrose_n time_n publish_v by_o 97._o sirmondus_n will_v find_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o italic_a diocese_n do_v not_o think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o resort_v to_o rome_n for_o a_o patriarchal_a council_n and_o which_o be_v more_o observable_a the_o latter_a of_o they_o extreme_o differ_v from_o damasus_n about_o the_o same_o matter_n which_o be_v the_o consecration_n of_o maximus_n to_o be_v bishop_n of_o constantinople_n for_o 37._o damasus_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o acholius_n etc._n etc._n bitter_o exclaim_v against_o the_o set_n up_o maximus_n as_o though_o all_o religion_n lay_v at_o stake_n and_o admonish_v they_o at_o
the_o next_o council_n at_o constantinople_n to_o take_v care_n that_o a_o fit_a person_n be_v choose_v in_o his_o room_n and_o the_o same_o he_o reinforces_a in_o another_o epistle_n to_o acholius_n alone_o but_o 104._o st._n ambrose_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o italy_n with_o he_o in_o a_o conciliar_a address_n to_o theodosius_n justify_v the_o consecration_n of_o maximus_n and_o dislike_v that_o of_o gregory_n and_o nectarius_n now_o in_o this_o case_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v whether_o this_o council_n own_a the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n patriarchal_a power_n for_o 109._o em._n à _fw-fr schelstraet_n follow_v christianus_n lupus_n say_v that_o in_o the_o pope_n patriarchal_a power_n be_v imply_v that_o the_o bishop_n be_v only_o to_o consult_v and_o advise_v but_o the_o determination_n do_v whole_o belong_v to_o the_o pope_n as_o patriarch_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n have_v the_o same_o power_n appear_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o egypt_n declare_v they_o can_v not_o 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epistle_n to_o theophilus_n about_o the_o proceed_n of_o this_o council_n for_o he_o say_v he_o hope_v what_o theophilus_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o egypt_n shall_v determine_v in_o that_o cause_n about_o flavianus_n will_v not_o be_v displease_v to_o their_o holy_a brother_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o there_o follow_v another_o erasm._n epistle_n in_o st._n ambrose_n which_o overthrow_v the_o pope_n patriarchal_a power_n over_o the_o western_a church_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o pope_n himself_o for_o that_o which_o have_v pass_v under_o the_o name_n of_o st._n ambrose_n be_v now_o find_v by_o 189._o holstenius_fw-la to_o be_v write_v by_o siricius_n and_o be_v so_o publish_v in_o the_o roman_a collection_n and_o since_o in_o the_o 1033._o collection_n of_o council_n at_o paris_n this_o epistle_n be_v write_v by_o siricius_n to_o anysius_n and_o other_o bishop_n of_o illyricum_n concern_v the_o case_n of_o bonosus_n which_o have_v be_v refer_v to_o they_o by_o the_o 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they_o owe_v the_o subjection_n of_o brotherly_a kindness_n and_o charity_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n and_o to_o all_o christian_n but_o other_o obedience_n than_o that_o they_o do_v not_o know_v to_o be_v due_a to_o he_o who_o they_o call_v pope_n and_o for_o their_o part_n they_o be_v under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o caerleon_n upon_o usk_n who_o be_v under_o god_n their_o spiritual_a overseer_n and_o directour_n but_o say_v the_o objector_n there_o be_v then_o no_o bishop_n of_o caerleon_n upon_o usk_n and_o have_v not_o be_v since_o the_o time_n the_o metropolitan_a jurisdiction_n be_v by_o st._n david_n transfer_v to_o menevia_n i_o grant_v that_o from_o the_o time_n of_o dubricius_n the_o see_v be_v transfer_v first_o to_o landaff_n and_o then_o to_o st._n david_n but_o this_o latter_a translation_n be_v not_o agree_v to_o by_o all_o the_o british_a bishop_n and_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o forego_n discourse_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o landaff_n do_v at_o that_o time_n when_o oudocëus_fw-la live_v challenge_v the_o metropolitical_a power_n of_o caerleon_n to_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o will_v not_o be_v consecrate_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o st._n david_n and_o caerleon_n have_v be_v the_o ancient_a metropolitical_n see_v it_o be_v no_o absurdity_n at_o all_o to_o mention_v that_o in_o a_o dispute_n which_o depend_v upon_o ancient_a right_n for_o the_o authority_n over_o the_o british_a church_n be_v not_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o st._n david_n or_o landaff_n but_o the_o metropolitan_a right_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o see_v of_o caerleon_n as_o if_o in_o the_o british_a time_n the_o metropolitan_a see_v have_v be_v remove_v from_o london_n to_o canterbury_n what_o incongruity_n have_v it_o be_v in_o a_o dispute_n of_o superiority_n to_o have_v allege_v that_o the_o british_a church_n of_o these_o part_n be_v under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o london_n although_o at_o that_o time_n the_o see_v be_v remove_v to_o another_o place_n and_o if_o this_o be_v all_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o forgery_n as_o mr._n cressy_n pretend_v for_o all_o that_o i_o can_v see_v it_o may_v be_v a_o very_a ancient_a and_o genuine_a ms._n but_o alford_n go_v deep_a for_o he_o disprove_v it_o because_o it_o contradict_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o british_a church_n before_o which_o profess_v subjection_n to_o the_o roman_a see_n this_o be_v indeed_o to_o the_o purpose_n if_o it_o be_v well_o prove_v which_o in_o the_o last_o place_n come_v to_o be_v consider_v 3._o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o allege_v 1._o the_o confirmation_n of_o st._n david_n be_v synod_n by_o the_o pope_n authority_n but_o from_o whence_o have_v he_o this_o from_o no_o other_o testimony_n than_o that_o of_o giraldus_n cambrensis_fw-la cite_v by_o bishop_n usher_n who_o in_o the_o same_o place_n confess_v that_o there_o be_v no_o monument_n of_o those_o synod_n at_o all_o remain_a nor_o of_o the_o pope_n confirmation_n of_o they_o and_o the_o other_o mss._n and_o legend_n of_o st._n david_n life_n say_v not_o a_o word_n of_o this_o how_o then_o come_v giraldus_n to_o affirm_v it_o we_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o giraldus_n have_v a_o cause_n depend_v in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n about_o the_o bishopric_n of_o st._n david_n and_o he_o know_v well_o enough_o what_o doctrine_n be_v please_v there_o and_o therefore_o the_o testimony_n of_o such_o a_o one_o have_v no_o concurrent_a evidence_n to_o support_v it_o be_v of_o very_o little_a force_n in_o this_o matter_n 2._o he_o mention_n the_o respect_n kentigern_n show_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n go_v seven_o time_n thither_o and_o have_v at_o last_o his_o uncanonical_a ordination_n purge_v or_o confirm_v by_o the_o pope_n as_o the_o author_n of_o his_o legend_n relate_v but_o
scicambri_n r._n sicambri_n 330._o l._n 12._o for_o when_o r._n who_o p._n 338._o l._n 8._o for_o island_n r._n iseland_n the_o content_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o first_o plant_v a_o christian_a church_n in_o britain_n by_o s._n paul_n no_o christian_a church_n plant_v in_o britain_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n page_n 2._o gildas_n his_o word_n misunderstand_v p._n 4._o the_o tradition_n concern_v joseph_n of_o arimathea_n and_o his_o brethren_n come_v to_o glassenbury_n at_o large_a examine_v p._n 6._o the_o pretend_a testimony_n of_o british_a writer_n disprove_v p._n 8._o st._n patrick_n epistle_n a_o forgery_n p._n 14._o of_o the_o saxon_a charter_n especial_o the_o large_a one_o of_o king_n ina._n p._n 17._o the_o antiquity_n of_o seal_n in_o england_n p._n 19_o ingulphus_n his_o testimony_n explain_v p._n 20._o all_o the_o saxon_a charter_n suspicious_a till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seven_o century_n p._n 18_o 22._o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o tradition_n from_o a_o old_a british_a church_n there_o p._n 10_o 26_o 28._o the_o circumstance_n about_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n and_o arviragus_n very_a improbale_n p._n 29._o sir_n h._n spelman_n vindicate_v p._n 30._o the_o state_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n about_o that_o time_n p._n 31._o no_o such_o king_n as_o arviragus_n then_o p._n 32._o not_o the_o same_o with_o caractacus_n p._n 34._o a_o christian_a church_n prove_v to_o be_v plant_v here_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n p._n 35._o the_o authentic_a testimony_n of_o eusebius_n theodoret_n clemens_n romanus_n to_o that_o purpose_n p._n 36._o st._n paul_n in_o probability_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o a_o church_n here_o p._n 38._o the_o time_n and_o opportunity_n he_o have_v for_o it_o after_o his_o release_n p._n 39_o of_o pomponia_n graecina_n and_o claudea_n rufina_n christian_n at_o rome_n and_o their_o influence_n on_o his_o come_n hither_o p._n 43._o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n compare_v as_o to_o their_o preach_v here_o and_o the_o far_o great_a probability_n of_o st._n paul_n p._n 45._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o british_a church_n to_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a the_o testimony_n of_o tertullian_n concern_v they_o clear_v p._n 50._o the_o national_a conversion_n of_o the_o scot_n under_o king_n donald_n fabulous_a p._n 51._o of_o dempster_n old_a annal_n p._n 52._o prosper_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o scot_n in_o britain_n p._n 53._o the_o testimony_n of_o severus_n sulpicius_n examine_v p._n 55._o several_a testimony_n of_o origen_n concern_v the_o british_a church_n in_o his_o time_n p._n 57_o the_o different_a tradition_n about_o king_n lucius_n p._n 58._o the_o state_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n here_o overthrow_v his_o be_v king_n over_o all_o britain_n p._n 60._o great_a probability_n there_o be_v such_o a_o king_n in_o some_o part_n of_o britain_n and_o then_o convert_v to_o christianity_n p._n 62._o a_o conjecture_n propose_v in_o what_o part_n of_o britain_n he_o reign_v p._n 63._o the_o most_o probable_a mean_n of_o his_o conversion_n and_o the_o story_n clear_v from_o monkish_a fable_n p._n 66._o of_o dioclesian_n persecution_n in_o britain_n and_o the_o stop_n of_o it_o by_o mean_n of_o constantius_n p._n 70._o the_o flourish_a of_o the_o british_a church_n under_o constantine_n p._n 74._o the_o reason_n of_o three_o bishop_n of_o britain_n only_o present_a in_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n p._n 75._o of_o the_o great_a antiquity_n of_o episcopal_a government_n here_o p._n 77._o of_o geffrey_n flamen_fw-la and_o archiflamines_fw-la how_o far_o agreeable_a to_o the_o roman_a constitution_n p._n 78._o maximinus_n his_o pagan_a hierarchy_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o christian_a p._n 81._o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n not_o send_v to_o the_o pope_n to_o confirm_v but_o to_o publish_v they_o p._n 83._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o british_a church_n from_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a to_o the_o council_n of_o ariminum_n great_a probability_n that_o the_o british_a bishop_n be_v present_a in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a p._n 89._o the_o testimony_n of_o constantine_n be_v bear_v in_o britain_n clear_v p._n 90._o the_o particular_a canon_n of_o that_o council_n explain_v p._n 92._o especial_o those_o relate_n to_o the_o government_n of_o church_n p._n 95._o how_o far_o the_o right_n of_o election_n be_v devolve_v to_o the_o bishop_n p._n 96._o of_o the_o authority_n of_o provincial_a synod_n there_o settle_v p._n 99_o particular_a exception_n as_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n rome_n and_o antioch_n from_o ancient_a custom_n p._n 101._o they_o have_v then_o a_o patriarchal_a power_n within_o certain_a bound_n p._n 103._o no_o metropolitan_n under_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o alexandria_n p._n 104._o the_o just_a right_n of_o the_o british_a church_n clear_v p._n 108._o no_o evidence_n that_o they_o be_v under_o the_o roman_a patriarchate_n p._n 110._o the_o cyprian_a privilege_n vindicate_v from_o all_o late_a exception_n p._n 106._o the_o patriarchal_a right_n examine_v and_o from_o they_o the_o pope_n patriarchal_a power_n over_o the_o western_a church_n at_o large_a dispute_v and_o overthrow_v p._n 111._o pope_n leo_n argument_n against_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n hold_v for_o the_o western_a church_n against_o he_o p._n 132._o the_o british_a bishop_n present_a in_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n with_o those_o of_o gaul_n p._n 135._o what_o authority_n grant_v by_o they_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o how_o far_o it_o extend_v p._n 138._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o faith_n and_o service_n of_o the_o british_a church_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o british_a church_n inquire_v into_o p._n 146._o the_o charge_n of_o arianism_n consider_v ibid._n the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o arian_n controversy_n from_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a to_o that_o of_o ariminum_n and_o some_o late_o mistake_v rectify_v p._n 147._o of_o several_a 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