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those_o great_a city_n jerusalem_n alexandria_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o a_o schismatic_a do_v sometime_o creep_v in_o as_o the_o novatian_o and_o donatist_n do_v in_o troublesome_a time_n they_o be_v always_o condemn_v by_o the_o church_n which_o do_v constant_o maintain_v there_o aught_o to_o be_v but_o one_o bishop_n in_o a_o city_n or_o diocese_n and_o all_o priest_n and_o lay_v person_n ought_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o he_o to_o assemble_v and_o celebrate_v the_o eucharist_n beside_o the_o bishop_n 117._o thornd_v prim._n gou._n ch._n p._n 117._o appointment_n be_v then_o in_fw-la st._n ignatius_n his_o time_n the_o due_a mark_n of_o a_o schismatic_a if_o the_o church_n unite_v upon_o schismatical_a principle_n whatever_o anonym_n sherl_n ans_fw-fr to_o anonym_n the_o bishop_n do_v in_o pursuance_n of_o such_o principle_n be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o church_n and_o if_o the_o bishop_n be_v schismatic_n the_o church_n be_v so_o too_o the_o church_n be_v by_o st._n cyprian_a define_v 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falkner_n christian_a loyalty_n p._n 272._o in_o his_o prosecution_n thereof_o do_v involve_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o crime_n q._n if_o a_o bishop_n or_o other_o clergy_n man_n be_v guilty_a of_o any_o offence_n by_o who_o be_v he_o to_o be_v try_v and_o punish_v a._n touch_v the_o deprive_v or_o degrade_n of_o bishop_n presbyter_n 512._o field_n of_o the_o ch._n p._n 512._o and_o deacon_n the_o ancient_a canon_n require_v the_o concurrence_n and_o consent_n of_o 3_o bishop_n for_o the_o censure_v and_o deprive_v of_o a_o deacon_n of_o 6_o for_o the_o deprive_v of_o a_o presbyter_n and_o of_o 12_o for_o the_o censure_v judge_v and_o depose_v of_o a_o bishop_n if_o a_o bishop_n be_v convict_v of_o heresy_n or_o schism_n or_o some_o great_a 128._o vind._n of_o def._n p._n 128._o wickedness_n and_o injustice_n his_o colleague_n that_o be_v bishop_n may_v depose_v he_o and_o forbid_v his_o people_n to_o communicate_v with_o he_o and_o ordain_v another_o in_o his_o stead_n for_o one_o 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