two_o bishop_n at_o a_o time_n occasion_v by_o the_o banishment_n of_o liberius_n and_o the_o investiture_n of_o felix_n during_o his_o banishment_n let_v they_o say_v they_o receive_v liberius_n 14._o soz._n hist_o l._n 4._o cap._n 14._o their_o former_a bishop_n since_o he_o be_v permit_v to_o return_v and_o let_v felix_n and_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joint_o enjoy_v the_o apostolical_a throne_n and_o do_v all_o thing_n amicable_o and_o in_o conjunction_n together_o that_o so_o the_o irregularity_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o misfortune_n of_o the_o other_o may_v both_o be_v bury_v neither_o can_v it_o be_v blame_v worthy_a when_o two_o bishop_n do_v arise_v which_o yet_o sozomen_n in_o the_o place_n before_o quote_v say_v be_v in_o itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a sign_n of_o schism_n and_o against_o the_o rule_n of_o holy_a church_n thus_o to_o make_v up_o the_o feud_n and_o reconcile_v the_o division_n persuade_v they_o like_o zadock_n and_o abiathar_n to_o go_v hand_n in_o hand_n and_o bear_v up_o the_o ark_n together_o whilst_o both_o of_o 29._o 2_o sam._n 15._o 24_o 29._o they_o do_v live_v nay_o so_o desirable_a a_o thing_n be_v unity_n and_o amity_n in_o the_o case_n that_o when_o melâ—tius_n and_o paulinus_n the_o two_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n will_v not_o be_v persuade_v to_o agree_v the_o matter_n among_o themselves_o in_o their_o life_n time_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o clergy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v account_v the_o fit_a to_o be_v make_v bishop_n after_o they_o 4._o soz._n l._n 7._o c._n 3._o socr._n l._n 9_o c._n 4._o or_o who_o have_v the_o great_a expectation_n of_o be_v so_o bind_v themselves_o mutual_o by_o a_o oath_n that_o they_o will_v never_o so_o much_o as_o attempt_v to_o be_v bishop_n in_o either_o of_o their_o room_n or_o so_o much_o as_o accept_v if_o they_o be_v choose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o long_o as_o either_o paulinus_n or_o meletius_n shall_v live_v but_o that_o when_o either_o of_o they_o shall_v die_v the_o bishopric_n shall_v remain_v entire_a to_o the_o survivor_n of_o they_o and_o from_o thenceforth_o continue_v undivided_a 33._o neither_o will_v the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o objection_n much_o affect_v we_o that_o i_o mean_v of_o solomon_n depose_v abiathar_n for_o it_o be_v in_o a_o case_n of_o high_a treason_n drive_v perhaps_o thereunto_o out_o of_o hope_n that_o if_o adonijah_n have_v prevail_v against_o solomon_n he_o may_v have_v regain_v the_o priesthood_n back_o unto_o his_o family_n which_o he_o can_v not_o but_o foresee_v be_v quite_o go_v from_o it_o a_o crime_n of_o so_o high_a and_o malignant_a a_o nature_n that_o the_o church_n will_v not_o advocate_n for_o it_o nay_o though_o she_o be_v industrious_a to_o defend_v her_o clergy_n under_o other_o accusation_n that_o they_o be_v not_o too_o much_o oppress_v by_o secular_a power_n yet_o as_o to_o a_o delinquent_n of_o this_o nature_n she_o utter_o throw_v he_o off_o and_o expose_v he_o to_o all_o the_o hardship_n he_o can_v meet_v with_o in_o matthew_n blaster_n syntagma_n chapter_n de_fw-fr episcopis_fw-la ob_fw-la crimina_fw-la sva_fw-la judicatis_fw-la i_o find_v this_o law_n or_o canon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8._o tit._n δ._n cap._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v none_o of_o the_o laity_n judge_v the_o clergy_n unless_o they_o be_v accuse_v of_o treason_n intimate_v that_o if_o accuse_v of_o that_o no_o sacredness_n of_o office_n no_o sublimity_n of_o honour_n must_v either_o indemnify_v except_v or_o excuse_v they_o from_o punishment_n and_o yet_o how_o far_o this_o deposition_n wrought_v be_v not_o to_o i_o altogether_o so_o plain_a the_o scripture_n say_v no_o more_o concern_v it_o than_o that_o solomon_n thrust_v out_o abiathar_n from_o 27._o 1_o king_n 2._o 27._o be_v priest_n unto_o the_o lord_n it_o neither_o show_v how_o far_o he_o thrust_v he_o out_o nor_o by_o what_o method_n he_o do_v it_o nihusius_n as_o cite_v by_o frischmuth_n in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr rege_fw-la eligendo_fw-la &_o deponendo_fw-la will_v have_v we_o believe_v it_o be_v ex_fw-la aula_n solum_fw-la 1653._o s._n 63._o edit_fw-la jenae_n 1653._o only_o from_o appear_v at_o court_n and_o exercise_v his_o office_n in_o or_o about_o jerusalem_n where_o the_o king_n have_v his_o abode_n with_o liberty_n however_o to_o execute_v it_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o gibeon_n as_o zadock_n before_o he_o have_v do_v when_o he_o be_v copartner_n with_o abiathar_n and_o this_o perhaps_o may_v be_v ground_v on_o the_o 39_o 1_o chron._n 16._o 39_o relation_n that_o josephus_n make_v of_o the_o matter_n where_o he_o bring_v in_o solomon_n thus_o speak_v to_o abiathar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pain_n say_v he_o that_o thou_o have_v endure_v by_o accompany_v 1._o ant._n l._n 8._o c._n 1._o my_o father_n david_n and_o attend_v and_o bear_v the_o ark_n with_o he_o make_v thou_o to_o escape_v from_o death_n yet_o forasmuch_o as_o thou_o have_v take_v part_n with_o adonijah_n i_o so_o far_o condemn_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o thou_o depart_v hence_o and_o see_v my_o face_n no_o more_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o since_o thou_o have_v so_o offend_v i_o it_o be_v not_o convenient_a that_o thou_o shall_v be_v in_o honour_n with_o i_o carthusianus_n go_v far_a than_o nihusius_n and_o tell_v we_o abiatharem_fw-la de_fw-la integro_fw-la singulari_fw-la clementia_fw-la regis_fw-la pristino_fw-la officio_fw-la restitutum_fw-la that_o he_o be_v by_o the_o special_a 64._o frisch_n loc._n cit_fw-la s._n 64._o clemency_n of_o the_o king_n whole_o restore_v to_o his_o office_n again_o gersomides_n bring_v he_o down_o to_o a_o much_o low_a station_n yet_o make_v he_o however_o to_o be_v cit_fw-la loc._n cit_fw-la zadock_n substitute_n when_o ever_o he_o be_v hinder_v by_o any_o defect_n from_o execute_v the_o office_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n himself_o and_o such_o a_o one_o josephus_n make_v ellem_fw-la the_o son_n of_o joseph_n to_o be_v unto_o mathias_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o 8._o ant._n l._n 17._o c._n 8._o uncleanness_n but_o be_v it_o as_o it_o will_v most_o certain_a it_o be_v from_o scripture_n 1._o that_o he_o have_v his_o life_n give_v he_o 2._o that_o he_o have_v liberty_n to_o retire_v unto_o his_o city_n and_o to_o dwell_v quiet_o there_o 3._o that_o he_o have_v still_o the_o name_n and_o the_o title_n of_o high_a priest_n continue_v to_o he_o i_o will_v not_o say_v solomon_n 4._o 1_o king_n 4._o 4._o at_o this_o time_n put_v thou_o to_o death_n because_o thou_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o lord_n before_o david_n my_o father_n and_o because_o thou_o have_v be_v afflict_v in_o all_o wherein_o my_o father_n be_v afflict_v it_o seem_v gratitude_n to_o past_a service_n and_o a_o veneration_n to_o the_o high_a dignity_n of_o priesthood_n be_v not_o then_o perish_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o land_n nondam_fw-la terras_fw-la astraea_n neither_o be_v we_o less_o in_o the_o dark_a as_o to_o the_o manner_n how_o he_o be_v depose_v we_o read_v of_o no_o formal_a procedure_n in_o the_o case_n all_o that_o be_v say_v about_o it_o be_v that_o solomon_n thrust_v out_o abiathar_n from_o be_v priest_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o if_o we_o will_v credit_v menochius_fw-la 6._o menochius_fw-la de_fw-fr rep_n heb._n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o s_o 6._o he_o will_v tell_v we_o that_o among_o many_o other_o thing_n to_o be_v transact_v in_o the_o great_a synedrion_fw-mi the_o punish_v of_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v one_o and_o so_o say_v the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o tit._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n 1._o l._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d misna_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o judge_v not_o the_o high_a priest_n unless_o in_o the_o sanedrim_n or_o great_a consistory_n meaning_n say_v selden_n out_o of_o mamonides_n 1._o mamonides_n de_fw-fr synod_n l._n 3._o c._n 8._o s._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o far_o as_o life_n be_v concern_v nay_o though_o in_o other_o matter_n not_o concern_v life_n they_o may_v judge_v of_o he_o in_o other_o court_n yet_o both_o 1._o both_o l._n 3._o c._n 6._o s._n 1._o selden_n and_o 20._o and_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n c._n 3._o s._n 20._o grotius_n affirm_v that_o in_o that_o point_n ne_fw-fr regi_fw-la quidem_fw-la ipsi_fw-la permitteretur_fw-la it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o king_n himself_o to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o he_o yea_o the_o former_a of_o the_o two_o have_v reckon_v up_o above_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o irregularity_n and_o defect_n in_o reference_n to_o his_o body_n beside_o many_o more_o incident_a to_o his_o mind_n which_o hinder_v he_o from_o be_v admit_v at_o all_o into_o his_o office_n and_o render_v he_o after_o liable_a to_o be_v turn_v out_o conclude_v notwithstanding_o dum_fw-la svi_fw-la juris_fw-la
in_o the_o church_n about_o the_o episcopal_a office_n do_v thereupon_o constitute_v bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o for_o the_o future_a order_v the_o rule_n of_o succession_n for_o they_o that_o when_o they_o themselves_o or_o the_o bishop_n constitute_v by_o they_o shall_v happen_v to_o die_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o person_n of_o approve_a worth_n may_v be_v substitute_v in_o their_o place_n irenaeus_n confirm_v the_o same_o for_o say_v he_o habemus_fw-la annumer_n be_v eos_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n instituti_fw-la sunt_fw-la episcopi_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la &_o successores_fw-la eorum_fw-la we_o can_v name_v the_o very_a man_n who_o the_o apostle_n 1528._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o basil_n 1528._o make_v bishop_n in_o several_a church_n and_o the_o successor_n of_o they_o down_o to_o our_o selveâ—_n give_v we_o thereby_o to_o know_v that_o the_o office_n of_o episcopacy_n be_v as_o true_o of_o diâ—ine_a institution_n as_o the_o apostolate_a itself_o 4._o and_o as_o there_o must_v be_v one_o bishop_n to_o head_n and_o unite_v the_o several_a christian_n into_o one_o so_o if_o primitive_a institution_n and_o practice_n may_v umpire_n in_o the_o case_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v but_o one_o single_a bishop_n in_o one_o single_a church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v say_v ignatius_n but_o one_o flesh_n of_o our_o lord_n 4._o ep._n ad_fw-la philadelph_n cap._n 4._o and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n one_o blood_n of_o his_o shed_n for_o we_o all_o one_o bread_n break_v to_o we_o one_o cup_n distribute_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o one_o altar_n to_o a_o church_n and_o one_o bishop_n deus_fw-la unus_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la unus_fw-la there_o be_v say_v st._n cyprian_n but_o one_o god_n one_o christ_n one_o church_n one_o chair_n 43._o ep._n 43._o found_v by_o our_o lord_n another_o altar_n beside_o that_o one_o altar_n and_o priesthood_n can_v be_v erect_v and_o again_o christ_n warn_v and_o teach_v we_o in_o his_o eccles_n de_fw-fr unitat_fw-la eccles_n gospel_n say_v there_o shall_v be_v one_o flock_n and_o one_o shepherd_n and_o can_v any_o man_n think_v aut_fw-la multos_fw-la pastor_n aut_fw-la multos_fw-la greges_fw-la there_o can_v be_v in_o one_o place_n either_o many_o shepherd_n or_o many_o flock_n the_o bee_n say_v st._n jerome_n 1565._o ep._n ad_fw-la rust_n mon._n edit_n basil_n 1565._o have_v their_o king_n the_o crane_n fly_v after_o one_o there_o be_v one_o emperor_n one_o judge_n of_o a_o province_n singuli_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la one_o single_a bishop_n to_o one_o single_a church_n be_v there_o many_o bishop_n of_o one_o city_n say_v st._n philip._n hom._n 1_o in_o ep._n ad_fw-la philip._n chrysostome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o no_o mean_n god_n say_v st._n ambrose_n singulis_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la singulos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la have_v determine_v to_o 12._o 1_o cor._n 12._o every_o church_n one_o proper_a bishop_n it_o can_v be_v say_v theodoret_n that_o many_o bishop_n shall_v be_v at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n pastor_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o church_n philip._n in_o 1_o cap._n ad_fw-la philip._n thus_o it_o be_v careful_o provide_v against_o by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o first_o nicene_n council_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o two_o bishop_n shall_v not_o be_v 8._o can._n 8._o place_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o city_n the_o like_a determination_n be_v make_v in_o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16._o can._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o no_o bishop_n shall_v be_v constitute_v in_o a_o church_n where_o one_o that_o be_v alive_a and_o have_v not_o voluntary_o resign_v be_v preside_v and_o so_o it_o be_v also_o decree_v by_o the_o five_o aurelian_a council_n nulli_fw-la viventi_fw-la episcopo_fw-la 5._o can._n 5._o alius_fw-la superponatur_fw-la aut_fw-la superordinetur_fw-la episcopus_fw-la that_o no_o bishop_n be_v ordain_v or_o place_v over_o the_o head_n of_o another_o whilst_o that_o other_o be_v live_n the_o like_a in_o the_o cabilon_n council_n ut_fw-la duo_fw-la in_o una_fw-la civitate_fw-la penitus_fw-la in_o uno_fw-la tempore_fw-la nec_fw-la 4._o can._n 4._o ordinentur_fw-la nec_fw-la habeantur_fw-la episcopi_fw-la that_o two_o bishop_n be_v not_o to_o be_v ordain_v and_o place_v together_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o city_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n to_o this_o custom_n and_o particular_o to_o the_o aforesaid_a canon_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n pope_n innocent_n have_v respect_n when_o write_v to_o the_o clergy_n of_o constantinople_n he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d allobr_n soz._n l._n 8._o c._n 26._o edit_fw-la col._n allobr_n we_o never_o know_v any_o such_o thing_n to_o be_v act_v by_o our_o forefather_n but_o rather_o forbid_v that_o any_o shall_v have_v power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o ordain_v another_o into_o the_o place_n of_o one_o that_o be_v live_v 5._o and_o this_o of_o one_o bishop_n and_o but_o of_o one_o bishop_n in_o a_o place_n be_v a_o rule_n so_o general_o know_v and_o so_o universal_o receive_v in_o those_o early_a day_n of_o christianity_n that_o cornelius_n upbraid_v novatus_n that_o father_n of_o puritan_n and_o pretend_v gospeller_n as_o he_o call_v he_o for_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o 35._o euseb_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o but_o one_o bishop_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o one_o catholic_n church_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o rule_n as_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v and_o practise_v for_o the_o well_o govern_v of_o the_o church_n and_o for_o keep_v it_o in_o last_a peace_n and_o unity_n as_o any_o one_o canon_n throughout_o the_o scripture_n beside_o and_o therefore_o st._n augustin_n though_o it_o be_v his_o fortune_n to_o be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o hippo_n whilst_o valerius_n live_v will_v by_o no_o mean_n suffer_v eradius_fw-la and_o perhaps_o he_o at_o that_o time_n need_v a_o coadjutor_n 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