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man_n can_v doubt_v of_o it_o that_o have_v but_o once_o
look_v either_o into_o the_o justinian_n or_o theodosian_a code_n ii_o that_o the_o chief_a church-governour_n within_o every_o province_n be_v the_o metropolitan_a that_o be_v the_o bishop_n that_o reside_v in_o the_o metropolis_n or_o mother-city_n of_o the_o province_n for_o as_o the_o prevent_a schism_n and_o disorder_n have_v necessitate_v provincial_a bishop_n who_o be_v all_o equal_a have_v no_o power_n one_o over_o the_o other_o to_o choose_v one_o common_a precedent_n to_o umpire_n and_o determine_v difference_n and_o manage_v those_o affair_n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v by_o every_o single_a bishop_n so_o reason_n and_o conveniency_n the_o example_n of_o the_o civil_a government_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o place_n plead_v for_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o metropolis_n to_o be_v the_o person_n who_o hence_o derive_v the_o title_n of_o metropolitan_a and_o this_o salmasius_n 273._o himself_o how_o ill_o a_o friend_n soever_o to_o the_o whole_a episcopal_a order_n can_v but_o confess_v be_v wise_o contrive_v and_o that_o have_v but_o metropolitan_n contain_v themselves_o within_o their_o proper_a bound_n there_o can_v not_o have_v heen_fw-mi a_o more_o useful_a and_o laudable_a institution_n his_o business_n be_v upon_o all_o important_a occasion_n synodical_o to_o summon_v together_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o province_n and_o therein_o to_o inquire_v into_o their_o miscarriage_n and_o misdemeanour_n to_o judge_n of_o the_o contention_n that_o arise_v between_o they_o to_o ordain_v person_n to_o vacant_a bishopric_n or_o at_o least_o to_o ratify_v their_o ordination_n and_o to_o direct_v all_o transaction_n that_o be_v of_o great_a and_o more_o general_a concernment_n therefore_o the_o father_n of_o antioch_n take_v care_n that_o ix_o forasmuch_o as_o all_o that_o have_v any_o business_n to_o dispatch_v be_v force_v to_o go_v to_o the_o metropolis_n therefore_o the_o bishop_n in_o every_o province_n shall_v own_v honour_n and_o give_v precedence_n to_o the_o bishop_n that_o preside_v in_o the_o metropolis_n and_o attempt_v nothing_o of_o moment_n without_o his_o concurrence_n and_o this_o according_a to_o a_o more_o ancient_a canon_n derive_v to_o they_o from_o their_o forefather_n by_o the_o ancient_a canon_n here_o speak_v of_o can_v be_v mean_v this_o of_o nice_n which_o be_v but_o sixteen_o year_n before_o it_o and_o therefore_o without_o doubt_n refer_v to_o the_o xxxiv_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o almost_o in_o the_o same_o word_n command_v the_o bishop_n in_o every_o nation_n to_o own_v he_o who_o be_v first_o or_o chief_a among_o they_o and_o to_o esteem_v he_o as_o head_n and_o to_o do_v nothing_o of_o moment_n without_o his_o consent_n which_o true_o express_v the_o ancient_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n these_o apostolic_a canon_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o collection_n of_o rule_n and_o custom_n agree_v upon_o in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o christianity_n for_o that_o i_o may_v note_v this_o by_o the_o way_n it_o be_v vain_a to_o think_v that_o a_o thing_n than_o first_o begin_v to_o be_v when_o we_o find_v it_o first_o mention_v or_o enjoin_v by_o a_o synodal_n decree_n the_o canon_n in_o such_o case_n be_v very_o oft_o expressive_a of_o a_o more_o ancient_a practice_n which_o they_o then_o take_v notice_n of_o or_o enforce_v only_o because_o some_o extraordinary_a accident_n at_o that_o time_n may_v have_v give_v particular_a occasion_n for_o it_o as_o here_o at_o nice_a in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o right_n of_o metropolitan_n which_o the_o canon_n mention_n and_o resettle_n only_o because_o meletius_n usurpation_n have_v bring_v it_o into_o question_n it_o have_v be_v long_o before_o a_o ancient_a custom_n and_o have_v late_o receive_v some_o little_a shock_n the_o church_n no_o soon_o have_v a_o opportunity_n of_o meet_v together_o in_o a_o general_a council_n but_o it_o establish_v these_o metropolitical_a privilege_n by_o its_o ecumenical_a authority_n there_o be_v i_o know_v and_o they_o too_o man_n of_o no_o mean_a name_n and_o note_n both_o heretofore_o and_o of_o late_a time_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o nicene_n canon_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o metropolitan_n but_o patriarch_n but_o where_o do_v the_o council_n say_v or_o so_o much_o as_o hint_n any_o such_o thing_n the_o synod_n both_o here_o and_o in_o all_o other_o place_n constant_o call_v they_o metropolitan_n and_o make_v the_o bound_n of_o their_o jurisdiction_n to_o be_v province_n not_o diocese_n and_o indeed_o the_o word_n diocese_n as_o relate_v to_o this_o extent_n of_o ecclesiastic_a government_n be_v not_o in_o use_n till_o above_o a_o entire_a age_n after_o nay_o perhaps_o at_o this_o time_n it_o be_v scarce_o in_o use_n for_o the_o large_a division_n of_o country_n in_o the_o civil_a state_n for_o it_o be_v but_o about_o this_o time_n that_o constantine_n new_o model_v the_o government_n and_o bring_v in_o diocese_n as_o comprehend_v several_a province_n under_o they_o so_o that_o either_o here_o must_v be_v patriarch_n without_o diocese_n or_o if_o the_o canon_n be_v mean_v as_o some_o explain_v it_o of_o metropolitani_n metropolitanorum_n of_o some_o prime_n and_o principal_n metropolitan_o that_o preside_v over_o the_o metropolitan_o of_o the_o several_a province_n within_o their_o jurisdiction_n then_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o synod_n must_v intend_v such_o wherever_o it_o mention_n metropolitan_o for_o it_o all_o along_o speak_v of_o they_o as_o of_o the_o same_o in_o the_o four_o canon_n it_o provide_v that_o in_o every_o province_n a_o bishop_n ordain_v shall_v be_v confirm_v by_o the_o metropolitan_a which_o be_v necessary_o to_o be_v restrain_v to_o proper_a provincial_a metropolitan_o in_o this_o six_o canon_n it_o speak_v more_o particular_o and_o because_o the_o metropolitick_a right_n have_v be_v invade_v in_o egypt_n ordain_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n no_o less_o than_o he_o of_o rome_n and_o that_o he_o of_o antioch_n and_o the_o church_n in_o all_o other_o province_n shall_v still_o enjoy_v their_o ancient_a privilege_n where_o we_o see_v it_o speak_v of_o they_o all_o without_o any_o difference_n in_o this_o respect_n as_o provincial_a church_n and_o thus_o the_o ancient_a version_n of_o this_o canon_n whereof_o more_o hereafter_o understand_v it_o when_o it_o render_v it_o thus_o in_o caeteris_fw-la provinciis_fw-la privilegia_fw-la propria_fw-la reserventur_fw-la metropolitanis_n ecclesiis_fw-la that_o at_o antioch_n and_o in_o the_o other_o province_n the_o metropolitan_a church_n shall_v have_v their_o own_o privilege_n and_o to_o put_v the_o case_n out_o of_o doubt_n what_o the_o council_n mean_v the_o canon_n add_v in_o the_o close_a that_o no_o bishop_n shall_v be_v make_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a nothing_o therefore_o can_v be_v more_o absurd_a than_o to_o say_v that_o patriarch_n be_v mean_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o metropolitan_o only_o in_o the_o latter_a when_o as_o the_o canon_n itself_o make_v no_o difference_n and_o indeed_o be_v that_o the_o meaning_n the_o grave_n and_o wise_a father_n of_o that_o council_n take_v a_o effectual_a course_n that_o posterity_n shall_v never_o understand_v their_o mind_n if_o we_o look_v into_o the_o follow_a canon_n that_o secure_v the_o right_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a church_n of_o caesarea_n in_o palestine_n and_o though_o it_o grant_v the_o next_o place_n of_o honour_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n yet_o still_o it_o subject_n he_o to_o his_o own_o metropolitan_a and_o i_o suppose_v it_o will_v puzzle_v any_o man_n to_o give_v a_o wise_a reason_n why_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o which_o the_o christian_a world_n ever_o have_v so_o great_a and_o so_o just_a a_o veneration_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o that_o of_o caesarea_n but_o only_o that_o caesarea_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o that_o province_n and_o so_o have_v be_v ever_o since_o the_o time_n of_o vespasian_n and_o according_o josephus_n say_v 854._o it_o be_v the_o great_a city_n in_o the_o country_n and_o tacitus_n 359._o call_v it_o the_o head_n of_o judaea_n so_o miserable_o do_v alexander_n aristinus_n blunder_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o this_o canon_n when_o by_o virtue_n of_o it_o he_o make_v the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o become_v a_o patriarch_n and_o yet_o withal_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o metropolitan_a of_o caesarea_n or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o that_o the_o metropolitan_a of_o caesarea_n shall_v not_o hereby_o lose_v his_o ancient_a power_n and_o dignity_n as_o if_o any_o patriarch_n and_o much_o more_o one_o of_o the_o five_o great_a can_v be_v subject_a to_o a_o private_a metropolitan_a or_o a_o metropolitan_a can_v have_v his_o ancient_a right_n reserve_v to_o he_o when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o considerable_a part_n of_o they_o be_v take_v from_o he_o but_o patriarch_n be_v not_o then_o hear_v or_o so_o much_o as_o dream_v of_o in_o the_o church_n nothing_o be_v true_o than_o what_o
balsamon_n have_v observe_v 88_o in_o this_o case_n that_o ancient_o all_o the_o metropolitan_o of_o province_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d absolute_a and_o independent_a and_o ordain_v by_o none_o but_o their_o own_o provincial_a bishop_n iii_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n no_o less_o than_o the_o rest_n have_v his_o proper_a and_o limit_a metropolitical_a power_n this_o be_v so_o evident_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o canon_n that_o few_o who_o have_v otherwise_o will_v good_a enough_o have_v yet_o the_o hardiness_n to_o oppose_v it_o the_o sun_n itself_o be_v not_o clear_a at_o noonday_n than_o that_o hereby_o the_o council_n design_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o power_n within_o his_o province_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v in_o he_o let_v the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n say_v the_o canon_n have_v all_o his_o ancient_a and_o accustom_a power_n and_o privilege_n in_o egypt_n libya_n and_o pentapolis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d since_o or_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v the_o like_a custom_n that_o be_v as_o a_o learned_a and_o zealous_a champion_n 190._o for_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n do_v yet_o with_o great_a ingenuity_n expound_v it_o that_o he_o and_o none_o but_o he_o shall_v exercise_v jurisdiction_n within_o his_o own_o bound_n as_o the_o alexandrian_a bishop_n have_v prescribe_v limit_n to_o his_o diocese_n so_o also_o have_v he_o of_o rome_n and_o as_o he_o of_o rome_n manage_n the_o affair_n of_o his_o own_o diocese_n without_o the_o interposal_n or_o meddle_v of_o any_o other_o person_n so_o we_o will_v that_o he_o of_o alexandria_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o power_n and_o that_o none_o shall_v obstruct_v he_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o the_o canon_n than_o make_v a_o double_a comparison_n between_o these_o two_o metropolitan_o the_o one_o respect_v the_o extent_n of_o their_o jurisdiction_n that_o one_o be_v confine_v and_o limit_v as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o the_o other_o the_o fullness_n of_o their_o power_n which_o they_o may_v exercise_v within_o their_o respective_a limit_n and_o that_o none_o may_v presume_v to_o invade_v or_o hinder_v it_o but_o by_o the_o same_o right_n by_o which_o the_o roman_a prelate_n govern_v his_o church_n by_o the_o same_o may_v he_o of_o alexandria_n the_o church_n subject_n to_o he_o one_o of_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n loc_n sum_v up_o the_o canon_n into_o these_o word_n let_v the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n have_v power_n over_o egypt_n libya_n and_o pentapolis_n and_o the_o roman_a bishop_n over_o those_o place_n that_o be_v subject_a to_o rome_n harmenopulus_n 1._o express_v it_o in_o somewhat_o more_o general_a term_n let_v the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o arch-bishop_n still_o prevail_v and_o every_o one_o have_v power_n over_o his_o own_o province_n i_o inquire_v not_o now_o what_o be_v the_o peculiar_a bound_n within_o which_o the_o power_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v terminate_v it_o be_v enough_o at_o present_a that_o whether_o large_a or_o narrow_a limit_n he_o have_v which_o he_o may_v not_o regular_o pass_v and_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v in_o those_o day_n account_v a_o particular_a church_n and_o as_o much_o a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n universal_a as_o alexandria_n antioch_n or_o that_o of_o any_o other_o province_n iv._o that_o the_o metropolitick_a see_v of_o rome_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n be_v ever_o of_o great_a note_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o of_o these_o rome_n the_o chief_a hence_o they_o be_v here_o particular_o name_v while_o other_o be_v dismiss_v with_o a_o et_fw-la cetera_fw-la and_o rome_n as_o the_o most_o eminent_a make_v the_o exemplar_n according_a to_o which_o the_o right_n of_o alexandria_n be_v to_o be_v recover_v and_o resettled_a it_o be_v impertinent_a to_o show_v that_o respect_n be_v always_o pay_v to_o place_n proportionable_a to_o their_o temporal_a power_n and_o greatness_n s._n cyprian_n 63._o long_v since_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o reason_n why_o rome_n have_v the_o precedency_n of_o carthage_n be_v pro_fw-la magnitudine_fw-la sua_fw-la because_o it_o be_v the_o great_a city_n and_o it_o be_v as_o endless_a as_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o prove_v that_o the_o place_n mention_v in_o this_o canon_n be_v capital_a city_n of_o the_o empire_n rome_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o athanasius_n style_v 644._o it_o the_o metropolis_n or_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o roman_a world_n it_o have_v for_o several_a age_n be_v the_o govern_n city_n and_o be_v still_o the_o seat_n of_o empire_n the_o greatness_n whereof_o the_o geographical_a poet_n 8._o have_v no_o less_o brief_o than_o elegant_o thus_o sum_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rome_n triumph_v in_o the_o imperial_a seat_n and_o be_v wealth_n be_v storehouse_n and_o the_o world_n metropolis_n alexandria_n beside_o the_o vastness_n of_o the_o place_n numerousness_n of_o its_o inhabitant_n the_o riches_n and_o plenty_n of_o its_o traffic_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o imperial_a viceroy_n call_v the_o augustal_n perfect_a indeed_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 362_o the_o second_o city_n under_o the_o sun_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o aristides_n 1._o style_v it_o the_o great_a next_z to_o rome_n and_o thence_o by_o ancient_a writer_n 〈◊〉_d emphatical_o call_v the_o city_n antioch_n be_v frequent_o the_o court_n of_o emperor_n constant_o the_o residence_n of_o their_o lieutenant_n the_o most_o ancient_a rich_a and_o populous_a city_n of_o the_o east_n common_o style_v antioch_n the_o great_a now_o the_o greatness_n of_o these_o place_n add_v a_o proportionable_a reputation_n to_o their_o several_a bishop_n it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a that_o they_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o father_n at_o antioch_n speak_v ix_o precede_v other_o in_o honour_n who_o preside_v in_o the_o most_o eminent_a and_o honourable_a city_n and_o because_o rome_n be_v confess_o the_o great_a and_o noble_a city_n of_o the_o empire_n hence_o the_o church_n there_o have_v a_o honorary_a precedency_n before_o all_o other_o and_o the_o bishop_n of_o it_o in_o all_o public_a meeting_n and_o consultation_n have_v the_o first_o place_n allow_v they_o and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n a_o mighty_a deference_n and_o respect_n pay_v to_o they_o and_o their_o favour_n be_v court_v and_o address_n make_v to_o they_o from_o all_o part_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v plain_a the_o ancient_n understand_v the_o honour_n due_a to_o the_o roman_a bishop_n when_o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n decree_n two_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n shall_v have_v the_o next_o place_n to_o he_o of_o rome_n for_o that_o constantinople_n be_v new_a rome_n it_o sufficient_o show_v upon_o what_o foundation_n the_o precedency_n of_o the_o roman_a prelate_n stand_v and_o that_o of_o chalcedon_n xxviii_o much_o more_o express_o that_o the_o cause_n why_o 26._o the_o father_n give_v privilege_n to_o the_o see_v of_o old_a rome_n be_v because_o that_o be_v the_o imperial_a city_n and_o in_o pursuance_n of_o these_o canon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o emperor_n justinian_n enact_v graec._n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o old_a rome_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o of_o all_o bishop_n i_o know_v there_o be_v 9_o who_o place_n the_o eminency_n of_o these_o three_o great_a see_v upon_o another_o bottom_n and_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v all_o found_v by_o s._n peter_n two_o of_o they_o by_o himself_o and_o that_o of_o alexandria_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o s._n mark_v his_o peculiar_a disciple_n send_v thither_o by_o his_o immediate_a direction_n and_o authority_n and_o the_o assertion_n further_o improve_v that_o these_o three_o city_n be_v several_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o three_o then_o know_v part_n of_o the_o world_n europe_n asia_n and_o africa_n thence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o government_n of_o these_o three_o great_a church_n and_o in_o they_o of_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n be_v lodge_v in_o s._n peter_n successor_n and_o it_o be_v add_v 90._o with_o great_a boldness_n shall_v i_o say_v or_o blasphemy_n that_o s._n peter_n herein_o express_v a_o lively_a representation_n both_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n and_o that_o as_o it_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o episcopal_a office_n that_o be_v in_o a_o bishop_n a_o metropolitan_a and_o a_o patriarch_n so_o a_o trinity_n of_o patriarch_n meet_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o pope_n so_o that_o in_o the_o see_v of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n there_o be_v a_o unity_n in_o trinity_n and_o a_o trinity_n in_o unity_n but_o where_o man_n can_v suffer_v their_o wit_n want_v only_o to_o sport_n at_o this_o rate_n though_o it_o be_v grave_o bring_v in_o by_o
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jurisdiction_n that_o they_o who_o have_v pervert_v many_o in_o the_o capital_a city_n shall_v not_o be_v leave_v within_o any_o part_n of_o his_o diocese_n to_o infect_v the_o people_n and_o this_o be_v do_v in_o compliance_n with_o the_o course_n observe_v in_o civil_a case_n where_o notorious_a malefactor_n be_v so_o use_v thus_o symmachus_n 60._o the_o gentile_n be_v for_o his_o insolence_n banish_v a_o hundred_o mile_n out_o of_o rome_n and_o some_o age_n before_o that_o severus_n have_v cashier_v the_o soldier_n that_o murder_v the_o emperor_n pertinax_n banish_v 97._o they_o and_o charge_v they_o at_o the_o peril_n of_o their_o head_n not_o to_o come_v within_o a_o hundred_o mile_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o city-praefecture_a and_o more_o plain_o yet_o in_o the_o case_n of_o ursicinus_n who_o have_v raise_v infinite_a stir_n at_o rome_n about_o the_o choice_n of_o pope_n damasus_n and_o have_v set_v up_o himself_o as_o competitor_n in_o that_o election_n for_o which_o he_o have_v be_v banish_v into_o france_n valentinian_n the_o elder_a afterward_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o rescript_n ibid._n direct_v to_o ampelius_n the_o city-provost_a give_v he_o and_o his_o companion_n leave_v to_o return_v into_o italy_n provide_v they_o come_v not_o to_o rome_n nor_o any_o place_n within_o the_o suburbicary_n region_n that_o be_v within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n but_o rufinus_n have_v put_v the_o case_n beyond_o all_o question_n who_o in_o his_o short_a paraphrase_n for_o for_o a_o translation_n we_o may_v be_v sure_o he_o never_o intend_v it_o of_o the_o six_o nicene_n canon_n tell_v 6._o we_o that_o according_a to_o ancient_a custom_n as_o he_o of_o alexandria_n have_v in_o egypt_n so_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v the_o care_n and_o charge_n of_o the_o suburbicary_n church_n the_o champion_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n find_v themselves_o sore_o pinch_v with_o this_o authority_n have_v no_o other_o way_n to_o relieve_v themselves_o but_o to_o throw_v it_o quite_o off_o their_o neck_n and_o to_o fall_v foul_a upon_o rufinus_n load_v he_o with_o all_o the_o hard_a name_n and_o character_n of_o reproach_n charge_v he_o with_o malice_n falsehood_n ignorance_n want_v of_o learning_n and_o indeed_o what_o not_o but_o the_o world_n be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v teach_v that_o rufinus_n be_v a_o man_n of_o part_n and_o learning_n witness_v the_o reputation_n which_o his_o work_n have_v of_o old_a and_o still_o have_v to_o this_o day_n pope_n gelasius_n with_o his_o synod_n of_o seventy_o bishop_n allow_v 34._o they_o the_o case_n only_o of_o freewill_n except_v and_o among_o the_o rest_n his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n wherein_o this_o very_a nicene_n canon_n be_v extant_a and_o give_v he_o too_o the_o title_n of_o a_o religious_a man_n into_o the_o bargain_n so_o that_o rufinus_n his_o exposition_n have_v the_o pope_n own_o approbation_n on_o its_o side_n and_o sure_o if_o ever_o his_o judgement_n be_v infallible_a it_o be_v when_o he_o have_v his_o council_n about_o he_o to_o advise_v and_o assist_v he_o and_o though_o perhaps_o that_o gelasian_a synod_n if_o search_v into_o may_v not_o be_v of_o that_o authentic_a credit_n as_o to_o lay_v any_o considerable_a stress_n upon_o it_o yet_o however_o it_o stand_v good_a against_o they_o that_o own_o its_o authority_n and_o thereby_o approve_v its_o determination_n and_o though_o it_o have_v not_o give_v this_o testimony_n to_o rufinus_n yet_o there_o want_v not_o other_o evidence_n that_o the_o thing_n be_v so_o according_o hincmar_v of_o rheims_n speak_v of_o this_o very_a book_n of_o rufinus_n whence_o this_o passage_n be_v take_v assure_v we_o 100_o it_o be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o be_v receive_v in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o apostolic_a see_n nay_o his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n obtain_v such_o credit_n that_o it_o be_v wont_n solemn_o to_o be_v appeal_v 1143._o to_o by_o father_n and_o council_n in_o some_o of_o the_o most_o weighty_a and_o important_a case_n of_o the_o church_n v._n nor_o be_v there_o any_o shadow_n of_o probability_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v mistake_v either_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o nicene_n canon_n or_o in_o the_o province_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n he_o be_v himself_o a_o italian_a bear_v not_o above_o twenty_o year_n after_o the_o synod_n of_o nice_a baptise_a and_o perhaps_o bear_v at_o aquileia_n a_o famous_a city_n of_o friuli_n honour_v heretofore_o with_o the_o residence_n of_o augustus_n and_o some_o other_o emperor_n and_o make_v afterward_o a_o metropolis_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o praetorian_a perfect_a and_o himself_o a_o presbyter_n of_o that_o church_n he_o have_v be_v frequent_o conversant_a at_o rome_n have_v travel_v over_o most_o part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n and_o have_v converse_v with_o person_n of_o the_o great_a note_n and_o eminency_n in_o every_o place_n in_o all_o which_o respect_n he_o can_v no_o more_o mistake_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o see_v of_o
city_n which_o take_v not_o in_o half_a the_o suburb_n be_v yet_o a_o more_o honourable_a authority_n than_o that_o of_o a_o sheriff_n of_o the_o large_a county_n in_o england_n in_o this_o regard_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v though_o a_o short_a cut_n a_o better_a and_o more_o noble_a jurisdiction_n than_o any_o other_o prelate_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o rome_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o majesty_n and_o power_n the_o residence_n of_o the_o emperor_n the_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n the_o place_n to_o which_o all_o part_n pay_v either_o homage_n or_o at_o least_o respect_n and_o veneration_n honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o rome_n the_o great_a the_o provost_n whereof_o be_v reckon_v next_o 147._o in_o honour_n to_o the_o emperor_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n go_v equal_a in_o dignity_n to_o the_o praetorian_a perfect_a who_o yet_o command_v ten_o time_n as_o many_o province_n he_o have_v the_o precedence_n 503._o of_o all_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o rome_n and_o to_o he_o belong_v civilium_fw-la rerum_fw-la summa_fw-la 459._o the_o management_n of_o all_o civil_a affair_n hence_o the_o title_n give_v to_o sylvester_n be_v that_o of_o bishop_n of_o the_o imperial_a city_n 28._o and_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o father_n therefore_o give_v a_o prerogative_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o that_o be_v the_o govern_n and_o imperial_a city_n and_o constantius_n the_o emperor_n though_o he_o have_v already_o condemn_v and_o depose_v athanasius_n do_v yet_o to_o put_v the_o better_a colour_n upon_o it_o desire_n to_o have_v it_o ratify_v by_o the_o authority_n enjoy_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o eternal_a city_n as_o the_o heathen_a historian_n 1454._o have_v remark_v and_o thus_o much_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o metropolitical_a bound_n of_o the_o roman_a prelate_n chap._n iu._n a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o rise_n and_o original_a of_o patriarch_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n a_o 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they_o with_o a_o ambitious_a affectation_n of_o extend_v their_o superiority_n and_o jurisdiction_n and_o prepare_v the_o way_n among_o their_o brethren_n for_o the_o easy_a reception_n of_o it_o socrates_n observe_v 347._o that_o long_o before_o his_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o must_v reach_v as_o far_o as_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a at_o least_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o he_o also_o of_o alexandria_n have_v go_v beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o his_o place_n and_o have_v aspire_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o a_o power_n and_o dominion_n over_o his_o brethren_n a_o remark_n so_o very_o clear_a and_o plain_a especial_o as_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o nothing_o be_v more_o obvious_a in_o the_o whole_a history_n of_o the_o church_n the_o synod_n of_o nice_n be_v behold_v by_o all_o with_o a_o just_a regard_n and_o veneration_n and_o its_o decree_n receive_v as_o oracle_n from_o heaven_n and_o the_o christian_a world_n find_v what_o particular_a care_n it_o have_v take_v of_o those_o three_o great_a see_v be_v the_o more_o ready_a to_o submit_v and_o strike_v sail_n to_o their_o usurpation_n hence_o the_o follow_a pope_n but_o especial_o leo_n the_o first_o do_v upon_o all_o occasion_n magnify_v the_o nicene_n canon_n and_o amplify_v their_o meaning_n beyond_o what_o be_v at_o first_o intend_v by_o they_o second_o the_o late_a division_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o alteration_n of_o it_o from_o that_o form_n whereinto_o it_o have_v be_v cast_v first_o by_o augustus_n and_o afterward_o by_o the_o emperor_n hadrian_n new_o model_v by_o constantine_n the_o great_a much_o about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n give_v a_o singular_a advantage_n and_o opportunity_n to_o promote_v and_o further_o this_o design_n ii_o for_o constantine_n introduce_v four_o praetorian_a praefecture_n each_o praefecture_n contain_v several_a diocese_n xiii_o in_o all_o and_o each_o diocese_n comprehend_v several_a province_n the_o vicar_n or_o civil_a lieutenant_n reside_v in_o the_o metropolis_n of_o every_o diocese_n and_o preside_v over_o all_o the_o province_n within_o that_o division_n and_o how_o easy_a be_v it_o the_o world_n be_v so_o prepare_v and_o dispose_v and_o the_o church_n so_o ready_o embrace_v the_o form_n of_o the_o civil_a state_n for_o the_o chief_a metropolitan_a of_o every_o diocese_n to_o set_v up_o for_o himself_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o city_n where_o he_o reside_v and_o the_o resort_n of_o people_n thither_o for_o the_o dispatch_n of_o business_n make_v he_o at_o first_o be_v esteem_v and_o honour_v as_o the_o first_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n and_o this_o in_o a_o little_a time_n bring_v on_o the_o privilege_n of_o ordain_v the_o metropolitan_o of_o the_o several_a province_n and_o to_o be_v entrust_v with_o almost_o the_o same_o power_n over_o metropolitan_o which_o they_o have_v over_o provincial_a bishop_n and_o no_o doubt_n it_o make_v person_n more_o willing_a to_o comply_v with_o such_o a_o model_n that_o have_v frequent_a occasion_n of_o repair_v to_o the_o
metropolis_n as_o be_v intimate_v in_o the_o nine_o canon_n of_o antioch_n they_o may_v with_o the_o great_a conveniency_n dispatch_v their_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n both_o at_o once_o it_o serve_v not_o a_o little_a to_o help_v on_o this_o business_n that_o the_o second_o general_a council_n give_v the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n the_o next_o place_n of_o honour_n to_o he_o of_o rome_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o its_o be_v the_o imperial_a city_n which_o give_v no_o small_a encouragement_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o all_o diocesan_n metropoles_fw-la to_o attempt_v the_o extend_v their_o superiority_n equal_a to_o that_o of_o the_o imperial_a governor_n that_o keep_v his_o residence_n in_o that_o city_n but_o that_o which_o put_v the_o case_n past_o dispute_n be_v that_o that_o council_n take_v in_o the_o form_n of_o civil_a diocese_n into_o the_o church_n at_o least_o approve_v what_o be_v already_o take_v in_o for_o so_o they_o provide_v 11._o that_o bishop_n shall_v not_o go_v beyond_o the_o diocese_n to_o meddle_v in_o church_n that_o be_v without_o their_o bound_n socrates_n 275._o give_v a_o account_n of_o this_o canon_n say_v express_o that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o synod_n have_v make_v division_n of_o the_o province_n constitute_v patriarch_n and_o though_o perhaps_o by_o patriarch_n socrates_n mean_v no_o more_o than_o those_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la commissioner_n who_o be_v within_o such_o and_o such_o place_n appoint_v to_o judge_v who_o shall_v be_v receive_v to_o catholic_n communion_n as_o we_o have_v elsewhere_o 8._o observe_v yet_o very_o plain_o it_o be_v that_o the_o council_n there_o intend_v diocese_n proper_o and_o in_o a_o ecclesiastic_a sense_n and_o therefore_o oppose_v it_o to_o province_n ordain_v that_o bishop_n shall_v not_o ordinary_o go_v out_o of_o the_o diocese_n to_o celebrate_v ordination_n or_o any_o other_o church-office_n and_o that_o the_o canon_n concern_v dioceses_n be_v observe_v the_o synod_n in_o every_o province_n shall_v manage_v the_o affair_n of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o nicene_n constitution_n and_o in_o the_o six_o canon_n they_o speak_v yet_o more_o express_o that_o if_o any_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o accuse_v a_o bishop_n he_o shall_v first_o exhibit_v and_o prosecute_v his_o charge_n before_o the_o provincial_a synod_n and_o in_o case_n they_o can_v end_v it_o that_o then_o the_o accuser_n shall_v apply_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o great_a synod_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o diocese_n who_o shall_v be_v assemble_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o if_o any_o slight_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n shall_v sue_v to_o the_o emperor_n or_o the_o secular_a tribunal_n or_o to_o a_o general_a council_n he_o shall_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a be_v admit_v to_o exhibit_v a_o accusation_n but_o be_v reject_v as_o a_o violator_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o a_o disturber_n of_o ecclesiastic_a order_n and_o to_o name_v no_o more_o in_o a_o case_n so_o evident_a pope_n innocent_a abinit_a in_o a_o letter_n write_v about_o the_o year_n ccccviii_n say_v of_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n that_o its_o authority_n reach_v not_o over_o a_o single_a province_n but_o over_o a_o diocese_n though_o withal_o he_o false_o make_v it_o to_o have_v be_v so_o settle_v by_o the_o synod_n of_o nice_a nay_o long_a before_o all_o this_o we_o meet_v with_o ecclesiastic_a diocese_n in_o this_o sense_n for_o by_o a_o law_n 23._o of_o the_o emperor_n gratian_n bear_v date_n may_v the_o xvii_o ann._n ccclxxvi_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o same_o custom_n that_o be_v in_o use_n in_o civil_a judicature_n shall_v obtain_v in_o church_n matter_n and_o the_o final_a decision_n and_o determination_n of_o ecclesiastic_a cause_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o their_o proper_a place_n and_o by_o the_o synod_n of_o every_o diocese_n and_o this_o course_n the_o emperor_n insinuate_v as_o that_o which_o be_v not_o then_o first_o introduce_v iii_o from_o all_z this_o it_o appear_v that_o according_a to_o the_o political_a constitution_n diocesan_n or_o as_o it_o be_v after_o call_v patriarchal_a jurisdiction_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o church_n and_o that_o according_o the_o bishop_n of_o some_o of_o those_o city_n who_o have_v hitherto_o be_v but_o metropolitan_o advance_v into_o the_o title_n and_o dignity_n of_o primate_fw-la which_o be_v the_o word_n that_o general_o obtain_v in_o the_o western_a part_n the_o word_n patriarch_n be_v late_o and_o little_o use_v in_o the_o western_a church_n extend_v their_o superintendency_n commensurate_a to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o vicar_n of_o the_o diocese_n and_o because_o some_o of_o these_o metropoles_fw-la be_v city_n of_o far_o great_a eminency_n and_o account_n than_o other_o as_o rome_n alexandria_n &c_n &c_n therefore_o the_o bishop_n of_o they_o be_v in_o the_o east_n especial_o honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o patriarch_n differ_v at_o first_o from_o other_o primate_fw-la not_o so_o much_o in_o power_n as_o in_o dignity_n and_o honour_n they_o be_v diversorum_fw-la nominum_fw-la sed_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la officii_fw-la as_o gratian_n 302._o note_v that_o this_o title_n of_o patriarch_n be_v borrow_v from_o the_o jew_n there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n upon_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o their_o church_n and_o state_n they_o be_v disperse_v into_o several_a country_n especial_o in_o the_o eastern_a part_n where_o not_o be_v capable_a of_o continue_v their_o levitical_a polity_n exact_o according_a to_o the_o mosaic_a institution_n they_o constitute_v some_o person_n to_o exercise_v the_o chief_a authority_n among_o that_o people_n who_o keep_v their_o residence_n in_o some_o of_o the_o great_a city_n as_o at_o babylon_n alexandria_n tiberias_n and_o afterward_o probable_o at_o jerusalem_n the_o person_n thus_o make_v choice_n of_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o more_o particular_o to_o have_v descend_v from_o the_o line_n of_o david_n epiphanius_n 60._o seem_v to_o make_v they_o at_o least_o they_o of_o tiberias_n to_o have_v be_v the_o posterity_n of_o gamaliel_n the_o great_a counsellor_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o acts._n but_o theodorit_n 22._o have_v a_o more_o peculiar_a fancy_n that_o they_o be_v the_o descendant_n of_o herod_n the_o great_a who_o be_v by_o his_o father_n side_n a_o ascalonite_n by_o his_o mother_n a_o idumaean_a but_o however_o descend_v they_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o chief_a power_n and_o government_n over_o the_o jew_n within_o their_o particular_a jurisdiction_n these_o be_v they_o who_o so_o often_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o head_n of_o the_o exile_n and_o otherwhiles_o prince_n and_o frequent_o patriarch_n though_o beside_o these_o supreme_a it_o seem_v probable_a from_o some_o of_o the_o imperial_a law_n that_o they_o have_v a_o inferior_a sort_n of_o patriarch_n who_o be_v but_o just_o superior_a to_o their_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n of_o these_o jewish_a patriarch_n there_o be_v frequent_a mention_n both_o in_o jewish_a etc._n and_o christian_a 960._o writer_n and_o especial_o in_o the_o theodosian_a 29._o code_n whence_o also_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o office_n and_o title_n cease_v or_o rather_o be_v abolish_v by_o the_o imperial_a authority_n not_o long_o before_o the_o year_n citat_fw-la ccccxxix_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o young_a theodosius_n but_o though_o it_o be_v plain_a whence_o this_o title_n be_v derive_v yet_o when_o it_o first_o spring_v up_o in_o the_o christian_a church_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v in_o the_o canon_n xvii_o of_o the_o chalcedon_n council_n he_o be_v call_v exarch_n of_o the_o diocese_n and_o any_o bishop_n or_o clergyman_n that_o have_v a_o controversy_n with_o his_o own_o metropolitan_a be_v allow_v to_o appeal_v to_o he_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d indifferent_o note_v any_o chief_a person_n in_o place_n or_o power_n and_o the_o sense_n or_o it_o be_v to_o be_v determine_v according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o case_n thus_o the_o canon_n mention_v both_o exarch_n vi_fw-la of_o the_o province_n and_o exarch_v of_o the_o diocese_n the_o first_o denote_v a_o metropolitan_a the_o second_o a_o patriarch_n but_o in_o the_o act_n 4._o of_o that_o council_n we_o be_v tell_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o holy_a patriarch_n of_o every_o diocese_n and_o in_o the_o several_a libel_n 395._o exhibit_v against_o dioscurus_n pope_n leo_n be_v entitle_v patriarch_n of_o great_a rome_n and_o that_o this_o title_n be_v not_o then_o new_o take_v up_o we_o be_v assure_v from_o the_o letter_n 57_o of_o theodosius_n and_o his_o empress_n placidia_n about_o call_v the_o three_o general_a council_n hold_v at_o ephesus_n ann._n ccccxxxi_n in_o both_o which_o leo_n be_v style_v the_o most_o reverend_a patriarch_n this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o i_o remember_v to_o have_v meet_v with_o a_o patriarch_n strict_o so_o call_v unless_o we_o will_v understand_v the_o
whole_a matter_n the_o council_n adjudge_v it_o for_o the_o cyprian_a church_n that_o they_o shall_v still_o enjoy_v their_o ancient_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o liberty_n independent_a upon_o the_o see_v of_o antioch_n and_o pass_v a_o particular_a canon_n in_o favour_n of_o they_o and_o so_o they_o continue_v for_o many_o age_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o old_a notitia_fw-la 147._o cyprus_n be_v not_o place_v under_o any_o of_o the_o patriarchates_n but_o be_v note_v to_o be_v a_o province_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v jurisdiction_n within_o itself_o but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o province_n for_o any_o thing_n that_o appear_v submit_v and_o the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o his_o metropolitan_a of_o caesarea_n be_v both_o for_o some_o time_n under_o the_o see_v of_o antioch_n and_o this_o render_v s._n jerom_n meaning_n plain_a enough_o in_o that_o know_a passage_n 178_o when_o he_o tell_v john_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o in_o the_o controversy_n between_o he_o and_o epiphanius_n have_v appeal_v to_o theophilus_n of_o alexandria_n that_o if_o he_o will_v have_v appeal_v it_o shall_v have_v be_v either_o to_o he_o of_o caesarea_n who_o be_v his_o metropolitan_a or_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n as_o metropolitan_a of_o the_o whole_a east_n that_o be_v of_o the_o eastern_a diocese_n but_o when_o he_o say_v this_o course_n be_v settle_v by_o the_o synod_n of_o nice_a it_o be_v plain_a it_o be_v his_o mistake_n and_o indeed_o his_o own_o ni_fw-fr fallor_fw-la show_v he_o be_v not_o very_o confident_a and_o peremptory_a in_o the_o case_n the_o account_n of_o this_o patriarchate_n as_o deliver_v by_o 165._o nilus_n doxopatrius_fw-la with_o who_o in_o the_o main_n concur_v many_o other_o ancient_a notitiae_fw-la etc._n stand_v thus_o immediate_o subject_a to_o the_o patriarch_n be_v viii_o metropolitan_o who_o have_v no_o suffragan_a bishop_n under_o they_o and_o viii_o or_o as_o other_o reckon_v xii_o archbishopric_n beside_o which_o he_o have_v xiii_o metropolitick_a see_v tyre_n contain_v under_o it_o xiii_o bishopric_n tarsus_n vi_o edessa_n xi_o or_o as_o other_o x_o apamea_n vii_o hierapolis_n xi_o the_o latin_a notitiae_fw-la reckon_v but_o viii_o bostra_n xix_o or_o xx_o azarbus_n ix_o seleucia_n in_o isauria_n xxiv_o damascus_n xi_o amida_n viii_o or_o as_o the_o latin_n vii_o sergiopolis_n v._o but_o by_o some_o one_o less_o daras_n x_o the_o latin_a notitiae_fw-la call_v it_o theodosiopolis_n and_o allow_v but_o vii_o episcopal_n see_v and_o last_o emesa_n contain_v vi_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o that_o once_o venerable_a patriarchate_n vii_o the_o next_o that_o succeed_v be_v the_o patriarchate_o of_o constantinople_n which_o though_o start_n late_a in_o time_n soon_o get_v beyond_o the_o other_o two_o the_o bishop_n of_o byzantium_n or_o constantinople_n have_v for_o several_a age_n be_v only_o a_o private_a bishop_n subject_a to_o the_o metropolitan_a of_o heraclea_n which_o ancient_o have_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o procopius_n 666._o tell_v we_o the_o primacy_n of_o all_o the_o city_n of_o that_o country_n in_o acknowledgement_n of_o which_o subjection_n the_o bishop_n of_o heraclea_n have_v ever_o the_o privilege_n to_o ordain_v the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n but_o no_o soon_o be_v that_o city_n make_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o empire_n but_o great_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o it_o it_o be_v style_v the_o govern_n city_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n 865._o a_o great_a city_n say_v nazianzen_n 472._o in_o one_o of_o his_o sermon_n to_o the_o people_n of_o that_o place_n and_o the_o very_a next_o to_o rome_n nay_o not_o at_o all_o yield_a the_o primacy_n to_o it_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o and_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o now_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n begin_v to_o appear_v considerable_a in_o the_o world_n and_o both_o church_n and_o state_n conspire_v to_o render_v he_o great_a and_o powerful_a the_o father_n of_o the_o second_o general_a council_n hold_v in_o that_o city_n consider_v that_o constantinople_n be_v new_a rome_n confer_v iii._o upon_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o privilege_n of_o honour_n and_o respect_n next_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n this_o at_o one_o lift_v set_v he_o over_o the_o head_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o antioch_n according_o in_o the_o precede_a canon_n of_o that_o council_n and_o in_o a_o law_n 3._o of_o theodosius_n conform_v thereto_o concern_v the_o bound_n of_o diocese_n and_o catholic_n communion_n he_o be_v set_v before_o both_o the_o bishop_n of_o those_o see_v and_o if_o the_o subscription_n to_o this_o synod_n be_v of_o any_o credit_n we_o find_v nectarius_n subscribe_v first_o to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n and_o when_o the_o act_n of_o the_o clancular_a synod_n at_o ephesus_n be_v read_v in_o the_o chalcedon_n council_n 116._o and_o it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n be_v therein_o put_v in_o the_o five_o place_n the_o bishop_n present_o raise_v a_o clamour_n why_o have_v he_o not_o his_o proper_a place_n why_o be_v he_o thrust_v down_o into_o the_o five_o place_n whereupon_o paschasinus_n the_o pope_n legate_n declare_v that_o he_o hold_v anatolius_n of_o constantinople_n in_o the_o first_o place_n which_o diogenes_n of_o cyzicum_n affirm_v be_v according_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o father_n but_o to_o return_v to_o what_o we_o be_v upon_o though_o this_o canon_n of_o constantinople_n give_v the_o bishop_n no_o direct_a power_n yet_o it_o give_v he_o so_o mighty_a a_o value_n and_o reputation_n that_o he_o want_v not_o opportunity_n enough_o to_o carve_v for_o himself_o he_o be_v soon_o court_v on_o all_o hand_n his_o mediation_n request_v and_o his_o interposal_n desire_v for_o the_o end_a difference_n and_o where_o provincial_a bishop_n can_v not_o agree_v about_o the_o election_n of_o their_o metropolitan_o the_o case_n be_v very_o often_o refer_v to_o he_o and_o he_o perform_v the_o ordination_n this_o in_o time_n beget_v a_o right_a at_o least_o a_o claim_n over_o the_o church_n in_o those_o country_n that_o lie_v next_o he_o especial_o the_o diocese_n of_o asiana_n pontica_fw-la and_o thrace_n in_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o exercise_v a_o patriarchal_a power_n thus_o to_o omit_v other_o instance_n s._n chrysostom_n synodical_o hear_v the_o cause_n of_o antoninus_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o asian_a diocese_n and_o afterward_o go_v himself_o in_o person_n thither_o where_o he_o convene_v a_o synod_n of_o lxx_o bishop_n of_o those_o part_n hear_v the_o cause_n over_o again_o give_v judgement_n upon_o it_o and_o ordain_v a_o metropolitan_a in_o that_o city_n he_o likewise_o depose_v gerontius_n bishop_n of_o nicomedia_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o diocese_n of_o pontica_fw-la and_o some_o other_o and_o fill_v up_o their_o see_z whereof_o we_o have_v elsewhere_o give_v a_o account_n at_o large_a and_o this_o very_a instance_n we_o find_v produce_v and_o plead_v in_o the_o chalcedon_n synod_n 669._o to_o prove_v the_o right_n of_o the_o constantinopolitan_a see_v over_o those_o church_n i_o know_v the_o validity_n of_o these_o good_a man_n proceed_n in_o this_o matter_n be_v dispute_v by_o some_o and_o be_v of_o old_a put_v among_o the_o article_n exhibit_v against_o he_o to_o the_o synod_n at_o the_o oak_n but_o no_o doubt_n can_v be_v make_v but_o chrysostom_n think_v he_o have_v sufficient_a authority_n and_o right_a to_o do_v it_o and_o will_v not_o have_v attempt_v it_o have_v it_o not_o be_v warrant_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o his_o predecessor_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o can_v but_o smile_v at_o the_o grave_a fancy_n of_o a_o learned_a man_n 102._o who_o without_o the_o least_o shadow_n of_o any_o other_o warrant_v than_o his_o own_o conjecture_n will_v have_v chrysostom_n to_o have_v act_v herein_o as_o the_o pope_n legate_n and_o to_o have_v do_v all_o this_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o absolute_a and_o supreme_a authority_n so_o quick-sighted_a and_o acute_a be_v man_n to_o discern_v what_o never_o be_v and_o so_o willing_a to_o believe_v what_o it_o be_v their_o interest_n shall_v be_v true_a viii_o but_o to_o proceed_v with_o our_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n he_o hold_v on_o much_o at_o this_o rate_n till_o the_o general_a council_n at_o chalcedon_n hold_v there_o ann._n ccccli_n when_o what_o he_o have_v hitherto_o hold_v by_o custom_n canonical_a authority_n make_v his_o right_n by_o their_o nine_o canon_n they_o provide_v that_o if_o any_o bishop_n or_o clergyman_n have_v a_o controversy_n with_o his_o own_o metropolitan_a it_o shall_v be_v at_o his_o liberty_n to_o appeal_v either_o to_o the_o exarch_n that_o be_v primate_n of_o the_o diocese_n or_o to_o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n where_o his_o cause_n shall_v be_v hear_v a_o canon_n that_o invest_v
he_o with_o a_o vast_a power_n put_v he_o into_o a_o capacity_n of_o receive_v and_o determ_v final_a appeal_n from_o all_o those_o part_n the_o same_o they_o again_o ratify_v by_o their_o seventeen_o canon_n and_o by_o their_o twenty-eight_a make_v a_o more_o particular_a provision_n for_o he_o first_o they_o profess_v in_o general_a altogether_o to_o follow_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n than_o they_o recognize_v the_o three_o canon_n of_o the_o second_o general_a council_n which_o be_v then_o read_v before_o they_o and_o decree_v the_o same_o privilege_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n as_o that_o have_v do_v to_o the_o church_n of_o constantinople_n forasmuch_o say_v they_o as_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o father_n confer_v such_o privilege_n upon_o the_o see_v of_o old_a rome_n be_v that_o it_o be_v the_o imperial_a city_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o consideration_n the_o bishop_n illyrici_n of_o that_o second_o general_a council_n give_v 421_o equal_a privilege_n to_o the_o see_v of_o new_a rome_n right_o judge_v as_o the_o canon_n go_v on_o that_o the_o city_n which_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o senate_n and_o enjoy_v equal_a privilege_n with_o old_a imperial_a rome_n shall_v also_o in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n have_v the_o same_o honour_n with_o it_o only_o come_v after_o it_o in_o the_o second_o place_n and_o because_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n have_v hitherto_o have_v no_o certain_a diocese_n nor_o any_o place_n wherein_o to_o exercise_v jurisdiction_n but_o what_o he_o hold_v precarious_o and_o as_o it_o be_v by_o courtesy_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o canon_n they_o fix_v his_o bound_n give_v he_o power_n over_o the_o three_o diocese_n of_o pontica_fw-la asiana_n and_o thrace_n that_o the_o metropolitan_o of_o all_o those_o place_n and_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o barbarous_a country_n belong_v to_o those_o diocese_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o come_v and_o receive_v their_o ordination_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o now_o he_o look_v like_o bishop_n of_o the_o imperial_a city_n be_v invest_v with_o so_o ample_a and_o extensive_a a_o jurisdiction_n for_o the_o three_o diocese_n of_o asiana_n pontica_fw-la and_o thrace_n be_v great_a and_o large_a the_o first_o 78._o contain_v eight_o province_n viz._n pamphylia_n lydia_n caria_n lycia_n lycaonia_n pisidia_n phrygia_n pacatiand_n and_o phrygia_n salutaris_n both_o which_o be_v ancient_o comprehend_v under_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o great_a phrygia_n as_o it_o stand_v oppose_v to_o the_o lesser_a that_o lie_v upon_o the_o hellespont_n the_o second_o 79._o eleven_o bythinia_n galalatia_n paphlagonia_n honorias_n galatia_n salutaris_n cappadocia_n prima_fw-la cappadocia_n secunda_fw-la hellenopontus_fw-la pontus_n polemoniacus_fw-la armenia_n prima_fw-la armenia_n secunda_fw-la the_o three_o 82._o six_o europa_n thracia_n haemimontus_n rhodopa_n maesia_n secunda_fw-la scythia_n the_o pope_n legate_n be_v infinite_o enrage_v at_o this_o canon_n and_o the_o power_n and_o privilege_n hereby_o give_v to_o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n and_o use_v all_o possible_a art_n to_o overthrow_v it_o but_o all_o in_o vain_a it_o pass_v clear_o and_o be_v subscribe_v by_o all_o the_o bishop_n then_o present_a in_o the_o synod_n amount_v to_o a_o very_a great_a number_n who_o subscription_n be_v still_o extant_a four_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n after_o a_o full_a discussion_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n that_o no_o pretence_n of_o force_n or_o fraud_n may_v be_v object_v as_o many_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o asiana_n and_o pontica_fw-la as_o be_v then_o in_o the_o synod_n be_v desire_v to_o declare_v whether_o they_o have_v free_o submit_v to_o this_o constitution_n who_o according_o stand_v up_o and_o one_o after_o another_o do_v most_o solemn_o protest_v that_o they_o have_v voluntary_o and_o unconstrain_o assent_v to_o and_o subscribe_v the_o canon_n and_o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o they_o and_o many_o of_o they_o express_o declare_v they_o do_v it_o for_o this_o reason_n because_o not_o only_a themselves_o but_o their_o predecessor_n have_v be_v ordain_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o that_o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n have_v these_o right_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o canon_n and_o precedent_a custom_n so_o that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n have_v exercise_v this_o power_n within_o those_o diocese_n almost_o ever_o since_o the_o time_n of_o and_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o three_o canon_n of_o the_o second_o general_a council_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a what_o eusebius_n bishop_n of_o dorylaeum_n a_o city_n of_o the_o great_a phrygia_n tell_v the_o synod_n upon_o this_o occasion_n that_o he_o have_v be_v at_o rome_n and_o there_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o clergy_n of_o constantinople_n that_o be_v with_o he_o have_v read_v the_o canon_n i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v that_o of_o the_o second_o general_a council_n to_o the_o pope_n who_o approve_v and_o receive_v it_o which_o i_o the_o rather_o take_v notice_n of_o because_o not_o only_o modern_a writer_n but_o gregory_n the_o great_a 614._o so_o confident_o affirm_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n neither_o have_v copy_n nor_o do_v admit_v the_o act_n and_o canon_n of_o that_o council_n and_o whereas_o eusebius_n of_o ancyra_n scruple_v to_o subscribe_v yet_o he_o confess_v that_o he_o himself_o have_v be_v ordain_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n that_o he_o have_v ever_o decline_v ordain_v provincial_a bishop_n and_o have_v do_v it_o only_o by_o direction_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o after_o thalassius_n of_o caesarea_n in_o cappadocia_n tell_v the_o synod_n that_o they_o be_v of_o archbishop_n anatolius_n his_o side_n and_o do_v decree_v the_o same_o thing_n the_o judge_n hereupon_o have_v weigh_v all_o that_o have_v pass_v declare_v that_o in_o the_o first_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o precedency_n and_o singular_a honour_n shall_v according_a to_o the_o canon_n be_v pay_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o old_a rome_n and_o that_o withal_o the_o archbishop_n of_o the_o imperial_a city_n of_o constantinople_n be_v new_a rome_n aught_o to_o enjoy_v the_o same_o privilege_n of_o honour_n and_o to_o have_v beside_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n of_o himself_o and_o by_o his_o own_o authority_n to_o ordain_v the_o metropolitan_o within_o the_o diocese_n of_o asiana_n pontica_fw-la and_o thrace_n the_o election_n be_v first_o due_o make_v within_o every_o province_n and_o that_o then_o it_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o constantinople_n whether_o the_o metropolitan_a elect_n shall_v come_v to_o he_o for_o his_o consecration_n or_o whether_o by_o his_o permission_n it_o shall_v be_v do_v at_o home_n by_o the_o provincial_a bishop_n and_o that_o this_o shall_v no_o way_n prejudice_v the_o right_n of_o metropolitan_n and_o provincial_a bishop_n in_o ordain_v private_a and_o particular_a bishop_n wherein_o the_o archbishop_n of_o constantinople_n shall_v not_o interpose_v whereupon_o all_o with_o one_o voice_n cry_v out_o it_o be_v a_o righteous_a sentence_n that_o they_o be_v all_o of_o that_o mind_n that_o this_o just_a judgement_n please_v they_o all_o that_o the_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v establish_v shall_v take_v place_n and_o that_o every_o thing_n have_v be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n in_o conclusion_n they_o write_v a_o synodical_a letter_n a._n to_o pope_n leo_n acquaint_v he_o with_o what_o have_v pass_v and_o upon_o what_o ground_n they_o have_v do_v it_o and_o desire_v his_o concurrence_n in_o it_o and_o we_o may_v observe_v they_o tell_v he_o that_o in_o settle_v this_o power_n upon_o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n they_o do_v but_o confirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o custom_n which_o that_o church_n have_v of_o a_o long_a time_n obtain_v over_o those_o three_o diocese_n which_o put_v it_o past_o all_o peradventure_o what_o we_o note_v before_o that_o from_o the_o very_a time_n of_o the_o second_o general_a council_n the_o constantinopolitan_a bishop_n have_v exercise_v a_o kind_n of_o patriarchal_a jurisdiction_n over_o those_o church_n though_o never_o till_o now_o settle_v by_o canon_n ix_o and_o now_o let_v the_o reader_n impartial_o reflect_v upon_o the_o whole_a affair_n and_o when_o he_o have_v consider_v what_o this_o wise_a and_o great_a council_n express_o affirm_v that_o the_o privilege_n which_o the_o father_n give_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n be_v mere_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o its_o be_v the_o imperial_a city_n and_o that_o for_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n they_o give_v equal_a privilege_n to_o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n only_o reserve_v a_o honorary_a precedence_n to_o he_o of_o rome_n let_v he_o tell_v i_o whether_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v they_o can_v or_o will_v have_v say_v and_o do_v this_o have_v they_o know_v
church_n and_o of_o these_o rome_n the_o chief_a the_o eminency_n of_o see_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o city_n wherein_o they_o be_v plant_v this_o give_v precedency_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o three_o see_v of_o rome_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n ascribe_v to_o s._n peter_n blasphemous_a thing_n speak_v of_o the_o pope_n upon_o that_o account_n primacy_n allow_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n no_o supremacy_n belong_v to_o it_o the_o christian_a church_n then_o know_v of_o no_o such_o supereininent_a power_n v._o that_o the_o right_n of_o the_o roman_a metropolitan_a be_v not_o due_a by_o any_o divine_a constitution_n but_o by_o custom_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n this_o plain_o show_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o and_o other_o follow_v council_n vi_o that_o the_o ordination_n of_o provincial_a bishop_n be_v one_o of_o the_o prime_a right_n and_o privilege_n of_o every_o metropolitan_a within_o his_o own_o jurisdiction_n the_o four_o six_o and_o seven_o canon_n of_o this_o council_n note_v to_o that_o purpose_n the_o same_o show_v to_o be_v the_o determination_n of_o other_o synod_n what_o other_o right_n belong_v to_o metropolitan_n vii_o that_o this_o way_n of_o ecclesiastic_a administration_n be_v not_o any_o late_a novel_a institution_n but_o found_v upon_o ancient_a custom_n and_o practice_n what_o this_o antiquity_n imply_v the_o original_n of_o metropolitan_o brief_o inquire_v into_o several_a instance_n of_o this_o way_n of_o government_n note_v in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o century_n the_o word_n metropolitan_a not_o meet_v with_o till_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a but_o the_o thing_n long_o before_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o observation_n upon_o this_o canon_n page_n 46_o chap._n iii_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n jurisdiction_n consider_v as_o a_o metropolitan_a a_o search_n into_o the_o proper_a bound_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n his_o power_n fourfold_o episcopal_a 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other_o no_o probability_n of_o his_o be_v mistake_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o canon_n or_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o roman_a metropolitanship_n or_o the_o suburbicary_n church_n his_o explication_n confirm_v by_o most_o ancient_a interpreter_n of_o this_o canon_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o italy_n distinct_a the_o bishop_n of_o milan_n rank_v with_o he_o of_o rome_n the_o objection_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v confine_v to_o so_o narrow_a a_o compass_n consider_v and_o answer_v the_o majores_fw-la dioeceses_fw-la in_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o arles_n what_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n show_v to_o have_v be_v heretofore_o small_a from_o a_o ancient_a notitia_fw-la episcopatuum_fw-la the_o fraud_n in_o the_o first_o publication_n of_o that_o notitia_fw-la morinus_n note_v the_o greatness_n of_o rome_n equivalent_a to_o a_o large_a extent_n page_n 98_o chap._n iu_o a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o rise_n and_o original_a of_o patriarch_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o rise_n and_o original_a of_o patriarch_n in_o general_n none_o before_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a what_o that_o council_n contribute_v to_o they_o civil_a diocese_n when_o and_o by_o who_o introduce_v these_o give_v start_v to_o primary_n metropolitan_n diocese_n when_o first_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n the_o title_n of_o patriarch_n borrow_a from_o the_o jew_n who_o their_o patriarch_n and_o whence_o descend_v exarch_n what_o the_o word_n patriarch_n when_o first_o use_v by_o church-writer_n in_o a_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n the_o patriarch_n among_o the_o montanist_n who_o a_o short_a survey_n of_o the_o four_o great_a patriarchates_n the_o extent_n of_o the_o patriarchate_o of_o alexandria_n the_o dioecesis_fw-la aegyptiaca_n what_o the_o patriarchal_a jurisdiction_n in_o what_o sense_n large_a than_o that_o of_o the_o augustal_n perfect_a little_o gain_v to_o this_o patriarchate_o more_o than_o a_o title_n of_o 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geo._n coressius_fw-la gabriel_n philadelphensis_n maximus_fw-la margunius_fw-la meletius_n alexandrinus_n etc._n etc._n who_o leo_n allatius_n 240._o in_o a_o scornful_a insultation_n over_o the_o deplorable_a state_n of_o his_o own_o country_n be_v please_v to_o style_n graecanica_fw-la ingenia_fw-la the_o wit_n of_o greece_n and_o by_o they_o of_o the_o reform_a religion_n and_o by_o some_o too_o of_o their_o own_o church_n by_o who_o all_o plea_n and_o pretence_n to_o this_o power_n have_v be_v so_o often_o and_o so_o shameful_o baffle_v that_o a_o man_n will_v wonder_v if_o at_o this_o time_n of_o the_o day_n they_o shall_v be_v again_o rally_v and_o bring_v into_o open_a field_n it_o remain_v then_o that_o we_o consider_v he_o in_o his_o metropolitical_a and_o patriarchal_a capacity_n ii_o and_o first_o we_o shall_v inquire_v what_o be_v the_o bound_n of_o his_o metropolitical_a power_n and_o the_o best_a measure_n we_o can_v take_v in_o this_o matter_n will_v be_v to_o inquire_v 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te_fw-la protendere_fw-la antiqua_fw-la jura_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la as_o his_o patent_n run_v in_o 207_o cassiodore_n within_o this_o compass_n be_v several_a country_n which_o partly_o from_o their_o lie_v round_o about_o partly_o from_o their_o subjection_n to_o and_o dependence_n upon_o the_o praefecture_n of_o rome_n be_v usual_o style_v urbicariae_n ib._n and_o suburbicariae_fw-la 28._o and_o suburbanae_fw-la regiones_fw-la 1._o sometime_o also_o regiones_fw-la solitae_fw-la 13._o the_o country_n within_o which_o the_o governor_n of_o rome_n be_v wont_a to_o exercise_v his_o solemn_a jurisdiction_n and_o vicinae_fw-la regiones_fw-la 10._o country_n that_o lie_v next_o to_o the_o city_n and_o these_o i_o doubt_v not_o be_v those_o four_o region_n mention_v in_o a_o law_n 6._o of_o constantine_n m._n direct_v to_o orfitus_n praefect_n of_o the_o city_n iii_o this_o circumference_n salmasius_n conceive_v 249._o though_o herein_o stiff_o oppose_v by_o his_o learned_a antagonist_n to_o 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