but_o like_o they_o in_o subordination_n and_o inferiority_n of_o jurisdiction_n but_o the_o city_n presbyter_n may_v not_o ordain_v neither_o with_o nor_o without_o licence_n for_o they_o be_v in_o the_o canon_n only_o by_o way_n of_o parenthesis_n and_o the_o sequence_n of_o procure_v a_o faculty_n from_o the_o bishop_n to_o collate_v order_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o chorepiscopi_fw-la not_o to_o presbyteri_fw-la civitat_fw-la be_v unless_o we_o shall_v strain_v this_o canon_n into_o a_o sense_n contrary_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n res_fw-la evim_fw-la ordinis_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la delegari_fw-la be_v a_o most_o certain_a rule_n in_o divinity_n and_o admit_v by_o man_n of_o all_o side_n and_o most_o different_a interest_n *_o however_o we_o see_v here_o that_o they_o be_v prohibit_v and_o we_o never_o find_v before_o this_o time_n that_o any_o of_o they_o actual_o do_v give_v order_n neither_o by_o ordinary_a power_n nor_o extraordinary_a 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as_o ever_o we_o hear_v that_o they_o have_v have_v episcopal_a ordination_n for_o those_o who_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 10_o the_o canon_n of_o antioch_n we_o find_v have_v be_v consecrate_v as_o bishop_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o cahon_n we_o find_v it_o decree_v de_fw-fr novo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chorepiscopus_n or_o country_n bishop_n must_v be_v ordain_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o city_n in_o who_o jurisdiction_n he_o be_v which_o be_v clear_o ordination_n to_o the_o order_n of_o a_o presbyter_n and_o no_o more_o and_o ever_o after_o this_o all_o the_o ordination_n they_o make_v be_v only_o to_o the_o inferior_a ministery_n with_o the_o bishop_n licence_n too_o but_o they_o never_o ordain_v any_o to_o be_v deacon_n or_o priest_n for_o these_o be_v order_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n appoint_v and_o therefore_o be_v gratiae_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la sancti_fw-la and_o issue_n of_o order_n but_o the_o inferior_a ministery_n as_o of_o a_o reader_n a_o ostiary_n etc._n etc._n be_v humane_a constitution_n and_o require_v not_o the_o capacity_n of_o episcopal_a order_n to_o collate_v they_o for_o they_o be_v not_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o all_o order_n proper_o so_o call_v be_v but_o may_v by_o humane_a dispensation_n be_v bestow_v as_o well_o as_o by_o humane_a ordinance_n they_o have_v their_o first_o constitution_n **_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la last_v in_o this_o consistence_n till_o they_o be_v quite_o take_v away_o by_o the_o council_n of_o hispalis_n save_v only_o that_o such_o man_n also_o be_v call_v chorepiscopi_fw-la who_o have_v be_v bishop_n of_o city_v but_o have_v fall_v from_o their_o honour_n by_o communicate_v in_o gentile_a sacrifice_n and_o by_o be_v traditor_n but_o in_o case_n they_o repent_v and_o be_v reconcile_v they_o have_v not_o indeed_o restintution_n to_o their_o see_n but_o because_o they_o have_v the_o indelible_a character_n of_o a_o bishop_n they_o be_v allow_v the_o name_n and_o honour_n and_o sometime_o the_o execution_n of_o office_n chorepiscopall_a now_o of_o this_o sort_n of_o chorepiscopi_fw-la no_o objection_n can_v be_v pretend_v if_o they_o have_v make_v ordination_n and_o of_o the_o other_o nothing_o pertinent_a for_o they_o also_o have_v the_o ordination_n and_o order_n of_o bishop_n the_o former_a be_v the_o case_n of_o meletius_n in_o the_o nicene_n council_n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n *_o but_o however_o all_o this_o while_n theodoret._n the_o power_n of_o ordination_n be_v so_o fast_o hold_v in_o the_o bishop_n hand_n that_o it_o be_v communicate_v to_o none_o though_o of_o the_o great_a privilege_n *_o ay_o find_v the_o like_a care_n take_v in_o the_o council_n of_o sardis_n 19_o for_o when_o musaeus_n and_o eutychianus_n have_v ordain_v some_o clerk_n themselves_o not_o be_v bishop_n gaudentius_n one_o of_o the_o moderate_a man_n it_o be_v likely_a for_o quietness_n sake_n and_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o time_n will_v fain_o have_v have_v those_o clerk_n receive_v into_o clericall_a communion_n but_o the_o council_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n admit_v that_o any_o shall_v be_v receive_v into_o the_o clergy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o bâ—lâ—amon_n express_v upon_o that_o canon_n but_o such_o as_o be_v ordain_v by_o they_o who_o be_v bishop_n very_o and_o indecd_v but_o with_o those_o who_o be_v ordain_v by_o musaeus_n and_o eâ—tychianus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o will_v communicate_v as_o with_o layman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o they_o be_v no_o bishop_n that_o impose_v hand_n â—n_v they_o and_o therefore_o the_o clerk_n be_v not_o ordain_v true_o but_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dissembler_n of_o ordination_n quae_fw-la autem_fw-la de_fw-la musaeo_n &_o entychiano_n dicta_fw-la sunt_fw-la trahe_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la alios_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la ordinati_fw-la fveront_fw-fr etc._n etc._n say_v balsamon_n intimate_v that_o it_o be_v a_o rule_v case_n and_o of_o public_a interest_n *_o the_o same_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o those_o two_o famous_a case_n the_o one_o of_o ischiras_n ordain_v of_o colluthus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o dream_v only_o he_o be_v a_o bishop_n ischiras_n be_v ordain_v by_o he_o can_v be_v no_o priest_n nor_o any_o else_o of_o his_o ordain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o ischyr_n as_o himself_o be_v reduce_v into_o laycommunion_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o synod_n of_o alexandria_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fall_v from_o the_o imagination_n of_o his_o presbyterate_a philagrium_fw-la say_v the_o priest_n and_o deacon_n of_o mareotis_n and_o of_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v ordain_v with_o ischir_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v s._n athanasius_n and_o this_o so_o know_v a_o business_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o man_n make_v scruple_n of_o the_o nullity_n **_o the_o parallel_v case_n be_v of_o the_o presbyter_n ordain_v by_o maximus_n who_o be_v another_o bishop_n in_o the_o air_n too_o all_o his_o ordination_n be_v pronounce_v null_n by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n in_o constantinople_n 4._o a_o three_o be_v of_o the_o blind_a bishop_n of_o agabra_fw-la impose_v hand_n while_o his_o presbyter_n read_v the_o word_n of_o ordination_n the_o ordination_n be_v pronounce_v invalid_a by_o the_o first_o council_n of_o sevill_n 5._o these_o case_n be_v so_o know_v i_o need_v not_o insist_v on_o they_o this_o only_a in_o diverse_a case_n of_o transgression_n of_o the_o canon_n clergy_n man_n be_v reduce_v to_o lay_v communion_n either_o be_v suspend_v or_o depose_v that_o be_v from_o their_o place_n of_o honour_n and_o execution_n of_o their_o function_n with_o or_o without_o hope_n of_o restitution_n respective_o but_o then_o still_o they_o have_v their_o order_n and_o the_o sacrament_n confer_v by_o they_o be_v valid_a though_o they_o indeed_o be_v prohibit_v to_o minister_n
convert_n and_o s._n mark_n be_v send_v bishop_n to_o alexandria_n by_o s._n peter_n before_o any_o be_v convert_v *_o but_o ordinary_o the_o apostle_n when_o they_o have_v convert_v a_o city_n or_o nation_n than_o fix_a bishop_n upon_o their_o charge_n and_o there_o indeed_o the_o particular_a congregation_n be_v before_o the_o bishop_n take_v of_o the_o diocese_n but_o then_o this_o city_n or_o nation_n although_o it_o be_v not_o the_o bishop_n diocese_n before_o it_o be_v a_o particular_a congregation_n yet_o it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o apostle_n diocese_n and_o this_o they_o concredit_v to_o the_o bishop_n respective_o s._n paul_n be_v ordain_v by_o the_o prophet_n at_o antioch_n apostle_n of_o the_o uncircumcision_n all_o the_o gentile_n be_v his_o diocese_n and_o even_o of_o those_o place_n he_o then_o receive_v power_n which_o as_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o convert_v so_o that_o absolute_o a_o diocese_n be_v before_o a_o particular_a congregation_n but_o if_o a_o diocese_n be_v take_v collective_o as_o now_o it_o be_v for_o a_o multitude_n of_o parish_n unite_v under_o one_o bishop_n than_o one_o must_v needs_o be_v before_o 20_o and_o a_o particular_a congregation_n before_o a_o diocese_n but_o then_o that_o particular_a congregation_n be_v not_o a_o parish_n in_o the_o present_a sense_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o part_n of_o a_o diocese_n take_v a_o diocese_n for_o a_o collection_n of_o parish_n but_o that_o particular_a congregation_n be_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o his_o diocese_n and_o like_o a_o grain_n of_o mustardseed_n that_o in_o time_n may_v and_o do_v grow_v up_o to_o a_o considerable_a height_n even_o to_o a_o necessity_n of_o distinguish_a title_n and_o part_n of_o the_o diocese_n assign_v several_a part_n to_o several_a priest_n 2._o we_o see_v that_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n before_o the_o division_n of_o parish_n have_v the_o city_n and_o country_n and_o after_o the_o division_n of_o parish_n have_v they_o all_o under_o his_o jurisdiction_n and_o ever_o even_o from_o the_o apostle_n time_n have_v several_a province_n some_o of_o they_o i_o mean_v within_o their_o limit_n and_o charge_n *_o the_o 35_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n give_v power_n to_o the_o bishop_n to_o dispose_v only_o of_o those_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v under_o his_o diocese_n &_o the_o neighbour_n village_n and_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v repeat_v in_o the_o nine_o and_o ten_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ancient_a canon_n of_o our_o fore_a father_n and_o yet_o itself_o be_v elder_a than_o three_o of_o the_o general_a counsel_n and_o if_o then_o it_o be_v a_o ancient_a canon_n of_o the_o father_n that_o the_o city_n and_o village_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o bishop_n sure_o a_o primitive_a bishop_n be_v a_o diocesan_n but_o a_o little_a before_o this_o be_v the_o nicene_n council_n 6._o and_o there_o i_o be_o sure_a we_o have_v a_o bishop_n that_o be_v at_o least_o a_o diocesan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v the_o old_a custom_n be_v keep_v what_o be_v those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n have_v power_n over_o all_z egypt_n libya_n and_o pentapolis_n it_o be_v a_o good_a large_a parish_n and_o yet_o this_o parish_n if_o we_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o call_v it_o so_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o old_a custom_n of_o their_o forefather_n and_o yet_o that_o be_v so_o early_a that_o s._n anthony_n be_v then_o alive_a who_o be_v bear_v in_o s._n irenaeus_n his_o time_n who_o be_v himself_o but_o second_o from_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v also_o a_o good_a large_a parish_n that_o ignatius_n be_v bishop_n of_o even_o all_o syria_n caelesyria_n mesopotamia_n and_o both_o the_o ciliciae_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n of_o syria_n he_o call_v himself_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 23._o so_o theodoret_n and_o beside_o all_o these_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n 7._o have_v the_o two_o phaeniciae_fw-la and_o arabia_n yield_v to_o they_o by_o composition_n these_o alone_a will_v have_v make_v two_o or_o three_o reasonable_a good_a parish_n and_o will_v have_v take_v up_o time_n enough_o to_o preambulate_v have_v that_o be_v then_o the_o guise_n of_o christendom_n *_o but_o example_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v infinite_a 1._o theodorus_n bishop_n of_o cyrus_n be_v pastor_n over_o 800_o parish_n 68_o athanasius_n be_v bishop_n of_o alexandria_n egypt_n thebais_n marcotis_n libya_n ammoniaca_n and_o pen_v apolis_n say_v s._n epiphanius_n and_o his_o predecessor_n julianus_n successor_n of_o agrippinus_n be_v bishop_n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o church_n about_o alexandria_n either_o it_o be_v a_o diocese_n or_o at_o least_o a_o plurality_n *_o 28._o s._n chrysostome_n have_v pontus_n asia_n and_o all_o thrace_n in_o his_o parish_n even_o as_o much_o as_o come_v to_o sixteen_o prefecture_n a_o fair_a bound_n sure_o and_o so_o it_o be_v with_o all_o the_o bishop_n a_o great_a or_o a_o lesser_a diocese_n they_o have_v but_o all_o be_v diocesan_n for_o they_o have_v several_a parish_n singuli_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la habent_fw-la sub_fw-la se_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la say_v epiphanius_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o john_n of_o jerusalem_n 69._o and_o in_o his_o book_n contra_fw-la haereses_fw-la quotquot_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o alexandriâ_fw-la catholicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sunt_fw-la sub_fw-la uno_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la sunt_fw-la privatimque_fw-la ad_fw-la have_v destinati_fw-la sunt_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la propter_fw-la ecclesiasticas_fw-la necessitate_v it_o aut_fw-la habitatores_fw-la vicini_fw-la sint_fw-la uniuscujusque_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la cyprian_a *_o all_o italy_n be_v the_o parish_n of_o liberius_n say_v socrates_n africa_n be_v s._n cyprian_n parish_n say_v s._n gregory_n nazianzen_n 18._o and_o s._n basil_n the_o great_a be_v parish-priest_n to_o all_o cappadocia_n but_o i_o rather_o believe_v if_o we_o examine_v their_o several_a story_n they_o will_v rather_o prove_v metropolitan_o 22._o then_o mere_a parochian_n 3_o lie_v the_o ancient_a canon_n forbid_v a_o bishop_n to_o be_v ordain_v in_o a_o village_n castle_n or_o town_n it_o be_v so_o decree_v in_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n before_o the_o first_o nicene_n 56._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o village_n or_o country_n bishop_n must_v not_o be_v constitute_v and_o this_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o council_n of_o sardis_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o ordain_v bishop_n in_o village_n or_o little_a town_n to_o which_o one_o presbyter_n be_v sufficient_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o bishop_n must_v ordain_v bishop_n in_o those_o city_n where_o bishop_n former_o have_v be_v *_o so_o that_o this_o canon_n do_v not_o make_v a_o new_a constitution_n but_o perpetuate_v the_o old_a sanction_n bishop_n ab_fw-la antiquo_fw-la be_v only_o ordain_v in_o great_a city_n and_o presbyter_n to_o little_a village_n who_o then_o be_v the_o parish_n curate_n the_o bishop_n or_o the_o priest_n the_o case_n be_v too_o apparent_a only_o here_o it_o be_v object_v that_o some_o bishop_n be_v of_o small_a town_n and_o therefore_o these_o canon_n be_v not_o observe_v and_o bishop_n may_v be_v and_o be_v parochial_a as_o s._n gregory_n of_o nazianzum_fw-la zoticus_n of_o comana_n maris_n in_o dolicha_n the_o one_o of_o these_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 16._o eusebius_n and_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 4._o theodoret_n a_o little_a town_n this_o be_v all_o be_v pretend_v for_o this_o great_a scarecrow_n of_o parochial_a bishop_n *_o but_o first_o suppose_v these_o have_v be_v parish_n and_o these_o three_o parochial_a bishop_n it_o follow_v not_o that_o all_o be_v not_o those_o to_o be_v sure_a which_o i_o have_v prove_v to_o have_v be_v bishop_n of_o province_n and_o kingdom_n 2_o lie_v it_o be_v a_o clear_a case_n that_o nazianzum_fw-la though_o a_o small_a city_n yet_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o a_o bishop_n throne_n so_o it_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v by_o leo_n the_o emperor_n 89._o where_o it_o be_v account_v inter_fw-la thronos_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la constantinopolitano_fw-it subjectarum_fw-la &_o be_v in_o the_o same_o account_n with_o caesarea_n with_o ephesus_n with_o crete_n with_o philippi_n and_o almost_o fourscore_o more_o *_o as_o for_o zoticus_n 27._o he_o indeed_o come_v from_o comana_n a_o village_n town_n for_o there_o he_o be_v bear_v but_o he_o be_v episcopus_fw-la otrenus_n bishop_n of_o otrea_n in_o armenia_n say_v 25._o nicephorus_n *_o and_o for_o maris_n the_o bishop_n of_o dolicha_n it_o be_v indeed_o such_o a_o small_a city_n as_o nazianzus_n be_v but_o that_o prove_v not_o but_o his_o diocese_n and_o territory_n be_v large_a
enough_o hieron_n thus_o be_v asclepius_n vici_fw-la non_fw-la grandis_fw-la eccles._n but_o yet_o he_o be_v vagensis_fw-la territorii_fw-la episcopus_fw-la his_o seat_n may_v usual_o be_v in_o a_o little_a city_n if_o it_o be_v one_o of_o those_o town_n in_o which_o according_a to_o the_o exigence_n of_o the_o canon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o bishop_n ancient_o be_v ordain_v and_o yet_o the_o appurtenance_n of_o his_o diocese_n large_a and_o extend_v and_o too_o great_a for_o 100_o parish_n priest_n 4_o lie_n the_o institution_n of_o chorepiscopi_fw-la prove_v most_o evident_o that_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n be_v diocesan_n not_o parochial_a for_o they_o be_v institute_v to_o assist_v the_o bishop_n in_o part_n of_o his_o country-charge_n and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d visiter_n as_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n call_v they_o but_o what_o need_v such_o suffragans_fw-la such_o coadjutor_n to_o the_o manage_n of_o a_o parish_n indeed_o they_o may_v possible_o have_v be_v needful_a for_o the_o manage_n of_o a_o citty-parish_n especial_o if_o a_o whole_a city_n be_v a_o parish_n as_o these_o objector_n must_v pretend_v or_o not_o say_v primitive_a bishop_n be_v parochial_a but_o be_v these_o chorepiscopi_fw-la be_v suffragans_fw-la to_o the_o bishop_n and_o do_v their_o office_n in_o the_o country_n while_o the_o bishop_n be_v resident_a in_o the_o city_n either_o the_o bishop_n parish_n extend_v itself_o from_o city_n to_o country_n and_o than_o it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o a_o diocese_n or_o else_o we_o can_v find_v no_o employment_n for_o a_o chorepiscopus_n or_o visitor_n *_o the_o ten_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n describe_v their_o use_n and_o power_n qui_fw-la in_o villis_fw-la &_o vicis_fw-la constituti_fw-la sunt_fw-la chorepiscopi_fw-la ...._o placuit_fw-la sanctae_fw-la synodo_fw-la ut_fw-la modum_fw-la proprium_fw-la recognoscant_fw-la ut_fw-la gubernent_fw-la sibi_fw-la subjectas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la they_o be_v to_o govern_v the_o church_n delegated_a to_o their_o charge_n it_o seem_v they_o have_v many_o church_n under_o their_o provision_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v but_o the_o bishop_n vicar_n for_o so_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o canon_n he_o must_v not_o ordain_v any_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n absque_fw-la vrbis_fw-la episcopo_fw-la cui_fw-la ipse_fw-la subjicituâ—_n &_o regio_n without_o leave_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o city_n to_o who_o both_o himself_o and_o all_o the_o country_n be_v subordinate_a 5._o the_o bishop_n be_v one_o in_o a_o city_n wherein_o be_v many_o presbyter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v s._n ignatius_n philadelph_n there_o be_v one_o altar_n in_o every_o church_n and_o one_o bishop_n together_o with_o the_o presbytery_n and_o the_o deacon_n either_o then_o a_o whole_a city_n such_o as_o rome_n or_o jerusalem_n which_o as_o josephus_n report_v have_v 400_o synagogue_n must_v be_v but_o one_o parish_n and_o then_o they_o have_v as_o good_a call_v a_o bishop_n charge_v a_o diocese_n as_o a_o parish_n in_o that_o latitude_n or_o if_o there_o be_v many_o parish_n in_o a_o city_n and_o the_o bishop_n can_v have_v but_o one_o of_o they_o why_o what_o hinder_v but_o that_o there_o may_v in_o a_o city_n be_v as_o many_o bishop_n as_o presbyter_n for_o if_o a_o bishop_n can_v have_v but_o one_o parish_n why_o may_v not_o every_o parish_n have_v a_o bishop_n but_o by_o the_o ancient_a canon_n a_o city_n though_o never_o so_o great_a can_v have_v but_o one_o for_o itself_o and_o all_o the_o country_n therefore_o every_o parish-priest_n be_v not_o a_o bishop_n nor_o the_o bishop_n a_o mere_a parish-priest_n ne_o in_o unâ_fw-la civitate_fw-la duo_fw-la sint_fw-la episcopi_fw-la hist._n be_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o nicene_n father_n as_o say_v ruffinus_n and_o long_o before_o this_o it_o be_v so_o know_v a_o business_n that_o one_o city_n shall_v have_v but_o one_o bishop_n that_o cornelius_n exprobrate_v to_o novatus_n his_o ignorance_n 33._o be_v ergo_fw-la qui_fw-la evangelium_fw-la vendicabat_fw-la nesciebat_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la catholicâ_fw-la unum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la esse_fw-la debere_fw-la ubi_fw-la videbat_fw-la esse_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la &_o sex_n novatus_n the_o father_n of_o the_o old_a puritan_n be_v a_o goodly_a gospeller_n that_o do_v not_o know_v that_o in_o a_o catholic_n church_n there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o bishop_n wherein_o there_o be_v 46_o presbyter_n intimate_v clear_o that_o a_o church_n that_o have_v two_o bishop_n be_v not_o catholic_n but_o schismatic_a at_o least_o if_o both_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v of_o a_o fix_a residence_n what_o then_o be_v he_o that_o will_v make_v as_o many_o bishop_n in_o a_o church_n as_o presbyter_n he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o fight_v against_o god_n if_o s._n ambrose_n say_v true_a 12._o deus_fw-la enim_fw-la singulis_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la singulos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la praeesse_fw-la decrevit_fw-la god_n have_v decree_v that_o one_o bishop_n shall_v rule_v in_o one_o church_n and_o of_o what_o extent_n his_o one_o church_n be_v may_v easy_o be_v guess_v by_o himself_o who_o be_v the_o ruler_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o great_a city_n and_o province_n of_o milan_n *_o and_o therefore_o when_o valerius_n 8._o as_o it_o be_v then_o sometime_o use_v in_o several_a church_n have_v ordain_v s._n austin_n to_o be_v bishop_n of_o hippo_n whereof_o valerius_n be_v also_o bishop_n at_o the_o same_o time_n s._n austin_n be_v trouble_v at_o it_o as_o a_o act_n most_o uncanonicall_a and_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o ordain_v to_o rule_v in_o common_a with_o valerius_n but_o to_o rule_v in_o succession_n and_o after_o the_o consummation_n of_o valerius_n it_o be_v the_o same_o case_n in_o agelius_n 21._o a_o novatian_a bishop_n ordain_v marcian_n to_o be_v his_o successor_n and_o sisinnius_n to_o succeed_v he_o the_o act_n be_v indeed_o irregular_a but_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o harm_n in_o it_o to_o this_o cause_n they_o be_v ordain_v to_o succeed_v not_o in_o conjunction_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v sozomen_n it_o be_v a_o note_n of_o schism_n and_o against_o the_o rule_n of_o h._n church_n to_o have_v two_o bishop_n in_o one_o chair_n secundus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la nullus_fw-la est_fw-la say_v s._n 2._o cyprian_n and_o as_o cornelius_n report_v it_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o s._n cyprian_n it_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o confessor_n that_o have_v be_v the_o instrument_n and_o occasion_n of_o the_o novatian_a schism_n by_o erect_v another_o bishop_n nec_fw-la non_fw-la ignoramus_fw-la unum_fw-la deum_fw-la esse_fw-la unum_fw-la christum_fw-la esse_fw-la dominum_fw-la quem_fw-la confessi_fw-la sumus_fw-la unum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la unum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la in_o catholicâ_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la esse_fw-la debere_fw-la and_o these_o very_a word_n the_o people_n also_o use_v in_o the_o contestation_n about_o liberius_n and_o faelix_fw-la for_o when_o the_o emperor_n be_v willing_a that_o liberius_n shall_v return_v to_o his_o see_n on_o condition_n that_o faelix_fw-la the_o arian_n may_v be_v bishop_n there_o too_o they_o deride_v the_o suggestion_n cry_v out_o one_o god_n 11._o one_o christ_n one_o bishop_n so_o theodoret_n report_v but_o who_o list_v to_o see_v more_o of_o this_o may_v be_v satisfy_v if_o plenty_n will_v do_v it_o in_o philip._n s._n chrysostome_n philip_n theodoret_n s._n philip_n hierom_n philip_n oecumenius_n parmen_fw-la optatus_n s._n phil._n ambrose_n and_o if_o he_o please_v he_o may_v read_v a_o whole_a book_n of_o it_o write_v by_o s._n cyprian_n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sive_fw-la de_fw-la singularitate_fw-la prelatorum_fw-la 6_o lie_n suppose_v the_o ordinary_a diocese_n have_v be_v parish_n yet_o what_o be_v the_o metropolitan_o and_o the_o primate_fw-la be_v they_o also_o parish-bishop_n sure_o if_o bishop_n be_v parochial_a than_o these_o be_v at_o least_o diocesan_n by_o their_o own_o argument_n for_o to_o be_v sure_a they_o have_v many_o bishop_n under_o they_o but_o there_o be_v none_o such_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n yes_o most_o certain_o the_o 35_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o so_o most_o plain_o and_o at_o the_o worst_a they_o be_v a_o very_a primitive_a record_n episcopos_fw-la gentium_fw-la singularum_fw-la scire_fw-la convenit_fw-la quis_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la primus_fw-la habeatur_fw-la quem_fw-la velut_fw-la caput_fw-la existiment_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la amplius_fw-la praeter_fw-la ejus_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la gerant_fw-la quam_fw-la ea_fw-la sola_fw-la quae_fw-la parochiae_fw-la propriae_fw-la &_o villis_fw-la quae_fw-la sub_fw-la eâ_fw-la sunt_fw-la competunt_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o every_o nation_n must_v know_v who_o be_v their_o primate_n and_o esteem_v he_o as_o their_o head_n and_o do_v nothing_o without_o his_o consent_n but_o those_o thing_n that_o appertain_v to_o their_o own_o diocese_n and_o from_o hence_o the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n derive_v their_o sanction_n 9_o per_fw-la singulas_fw-la regiones_fw-la episcopos_fw-la convenit_fw-la nosse_fw-la metropolitanum_n episcopum_fw-la sollicitudinem_fw-la totius_fw-la provinciae_fw
timothy_n for_o his_o own_o person_n and_o all_o bishop_n in_o he_o for_o their_o deportment_n in_o the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v the_o unite_a concurrent_a testimony_n of_o s._n haeres_fw-la vincentius_n 5._o tertullian_n s._n timoth._n chrysostome_n s._n tim._n ambrose_n c._n oecumenius_n 75._o epiphanius_n 4._o primasius_n and_o s._n 11._o gregory_n as_o for_o epiphanius_n in_o the_o place_n now_o quote_v he_o use_v it_o as_o a_o argument_n against_o the_o madness_n and_o stupidity_n of_o aërius_n contend_v a_o bishop_n and_o a_o presbyter_n to_o be_v all_o one_o docet_fw-la divinus_fw-la apostoli_fw-la sermo_fw-la quis_fw-la sit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la &_o quis_fw-la presbyter_n quum_fw-la dicit_fw-la ad_fw-la timotheum_n qui_fw-la erat_fw-la episcopus_fw-la presbyterum_fw-la ne_fw-la objurges_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v transcribe_v no_o more_o testimony_n for_o this_o particular_a but_o that_o of_o the_o general_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n in_o the_o case_n of_o 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he_o will_v forbid_v to_o those_o eminent_a pillar_n of_o his_o church_n those_o light_n of_o christendom_n who_o he_o real_o endue_v with_o a_o plenitude_n of_o power_n for_o the_o regiment_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n credat_fw-la apella_n 4._o pastor_n and_o father_n be_v as_o honourable_a title_n as_o any_o they_o be_v honourable_a in_o scripture_n honour_n thy_o father_n &c_n &c_n thy_o father_n in_o all_o sense_n they_o be_v also_o make_v sacred_a by_o be_v the_o appellative_n of_o king_n and_o bishop_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o secular_a address_n but_o even_o in_o holy_a scripture_n as_o be_v know_v *_o add_v to_o this_o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o scripture_n for_o the_o prelate_n of_o the_o church_n and_o i_o be_o certain_a that_o duke_z and_o captain_n ruler_n and_o commander_n be_v but_o just_a the_o same_o in_o english_a that_o the_o other_o be_v in_o greek_a and_o the_o least_o of_o these_o be_v as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o lord_n and_o then_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o since_o christ_n erect_v a_o spiritual_a regiment_n and_o use_v word_n of_o secular_a honour_n to_o express_v it_o as_o in_o the_o instance_n above_o although_o christ_n do_v interdict_v a_o secular_a principality_n yet_o he_o forbid_v not_o a_o secular_a title_n he_o use_v many_o himself_o 5._o the_o voice_n of_o the_o spouse_n the_o holy_a church_n have_v always_o express_v their_o honourable_a estimate_n in_o reverential_a compellation_n and_o epithet_n of_o honour_n to_o their_o bishop_n and_o have_v teach_v we_o so_o to_o do_v *_o bishop_n be_v call_v principes_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la prince_n of_o the_o church_n i_o have_v occasion_n to_o instance_n it_o in_o the_o question_n of_o jurisdiction_n indeed_o the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n forbid_v the_o bishop_n of_o carthage_n to_o be_v call_v princeps_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la or_o summus_fw-la sacerdos_n or_o aliquid_fw-la 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council_n of_o constantinople_n be_v inscribe_v dominiâ—_n reverendissimis_fw-la 9_o ac_fw-la pijssimis_fw-la fratribus_fw-la ac_fw-la collegis_fw-la damaso_n ambrosio_n &c_n &c_n to_o our_o most_o reverend_a lord_n and_o holy_a brethren_n &c_n &c_n and_o the_o council_n of_o illyricum_n send_v their_o synodall_n letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o asia_n by_o bishop_n elpidius_n haecpluribus_n say_v they_o persequi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la visum_fw-la quòd_fw-la miserimus_fw-la unum_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la 9_o dominum_fw-la &_o collegam_fw-la nostrum_fw-la elpidium_fw-la qui_fw-la cognosceret_fw-la esset_fw-la ne_fw-la sicut_fw-la dictum_fw-la fuerat_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la &_o collegâ_fw-la nostro_fw-la eustathio_n our_o lord_n and_o brother_n elpidius_n our_o lord_n and_o brother_n eustathius_n *_o the_o oration_n in_o the_o council_n of_o epaunum_n begin_v thus_o quod_fw-la praecipientibus_fw-la tantis_fw-la dominis_n meis_fw-la ministerium_fw-la proferendi_fw-la 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didicerunt_fw-la heretic_n have_v learn_v of_o the_o devil_n not_o to_o give_v due_a title_n of_o honour_n to_o bishop_n the_o good_a patriarch_n be_v angry_a sure_o when_o he_o say_v so_o