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§_o 31._o but_o if_o these_o two_o great_a city_n have_v indeed_o have_v yet_o more_o altar_n and_o church_n orbis_n major_a est_fw-la urbe_fw-la say_v hierome_n two_o singular_a city_n may_v not_o over-weigh_a the_o contrary_a case_n of_o all_o the_o church_n if_o any_o other_o have_v be_v like_o they_o it_o will_v have_v be_v antioch_n the_o three_o patriarchate_n when_o as_o in_o ignatius_n time_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a the_o church_n unity_n there_o and_o elsewhere_o be_v notify_v bishop_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o altar_n or_o altar-place_n and_o one_o bishop_n with_o his_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n and_o hence_o come_v it_o to_o be_v the_o note_n of_o a_o schism_n to_o set_v up_o altar_n contra_fw-la altar_n because_o one_o bishop_n and_o church_n have_v but_o one_o altar_n mr._n mede_n no_o injudicious_a nor_o faction_n man_n see_v this_o and_o assert_v it_o from_o the_o plain_a word_n of_o ignatius_n §_o 32._o how_o the_o case_n come_v to_o be_v alter_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o know_v but_o whether_o it_o be_v well_o or_o ill_o do_v be_v all_o the_o controversy_n or_o the_o chief_a i_o confess_v there_o want_v not_o some_o that_o think_v that_o the_o apostle_n have_v their_o several_a assign_a province_n and_o that_o they_o leave_v they_o to_o twelve_o successor_n and_o this_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o patriarchal_a or_o provincial_a church_n with_o such_o unproved_a dream_n 1._o we_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o the_o apostle_n wise_o distribute_v their_o labour_n but_o we_o believe_v not_o that_o they_o divide_v the_o country_n into_o their_o several_a diocese_n or_o province_n nor_o that_o two_o of_o they_o e._n g_o john_n and_o paul_n peter_n and_o paul_n james_n and_o other_o apostle_n may_v not_o and_o do_v not_o do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o apostle_n in_o the_o same_o country_n and_o city_n much_o less_o do_v we_o believe_v that_o one_o of_o they_o e._n g._n james_n at_o jerusalem_n whether_o a_o apostle_n or_o not_o i_o contend_v not_o be_v a_o bishop_n over_o the_o apostle_n when_o they_o reside_v there_o 2._o nor_o do_v we_o believe_v that_o they_o leave_v any_o such_o divide_a province_n to_o their_o successor_n if_o they_o have_v it_o be_v strange_a that_o we_o have_v not_o twelve_o or_o thirteen_o patriarchal_a or_o provincial_a church_n hence_o note_v which_o be_v they_o and_o how_o come_v they_o so_o soon_o to_o be_v forget_v and_o unknown_a and_o why_o have_v we_o first_o but_o three_o patriarch_n and_o one_o of_o those_o alexandria_n account_v from_o no_o apostle_n but_o from_o s._n mark_n and_o the_o other_o two_o reckon_n from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o apostle_n save_v that_o rome_n reckon_v from_o two_o at_o once_o peter_n and_o paul_n when_o as_o one_o city_n must_v say_v they_o have_v but_o one_o bishop_n §_o 33._o the_o case_n be_v know_v that_o 1._o when_o christian_n so_o multiply_v that_o one_o assembly_n will_v not_o serve_v but_o they_o become_v enough_o for_o many_o the_o bishop_n greatness_n and_o wealth_n increase_v with_o the_o people_n they_o continue_v they_o all_o under_o their_o own_o government_n and_o so_o take_v they_o all_o to_o be_v their_o chapel_n settle_v divers_a altar_n but_o not_o divers_a bishop_n in_o one_o church_n 2._o and_o herewith_o their_o work_n also_o by_o degree_n be_v much_o change_v and_o they_o that_o at_o first_o be_v most_o employ_v in_o guide_v the_o whole_a church_n in_o god_n public_a worship_n and_o exercise_v present_a discipline_n before_o they_o and_o be_v the_o sole_a usual_a preacher_n to_o they_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o elder_n preach_v but_o when_o the_o bishop_n can_v not_o or_o bid_v they_o do_v after_o become_v distant_a judge_n and_o their_o government_n by_o degree_n degenerate_v to_o a_o similitude_n of_o civil_a magistracy_n 3._o and_o then_o they_o set_v up_o the_o old_a explode_a question_n which_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o chief_a or_o great_a and_o then_o they_o that_o have_v the_o great_a city_n be_v the_o rich_a and_o great_a bishop_n in_o interest_n because_o of_o the_o greatness_n and_o riches_n of_o their_o flock_n they_o get_v the_o church_n government_n to_o be_v distribute_v much_o like_o the_o roman_a civil_a government_n within_o that_o empire_n and_o where_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v most_o and_o large_a command_n they_o give_v the_o ecclesiastical_a bishop_n the_o like_a and_o so_o they_o set_v up_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o three_o chief_a city_n as_o patriarch_n rome_n be_v the_o first_o because_o it_o be_v the_o great_a imperial_a seat_n as_o the_o chalcedon_n council_n give_v the_o true_a reason_n afterward_o constantinople_n and_o jerusalem_n be_v add_v they_o turn_v they_o into_o five_o and_o carthage_n and_o other_o place_n not_o call_v patriarchal_a seat_n have_v exempt_a peculiar_a jurisdiction_n with_o a_o power_n near_o to_o patriarch_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n strive_v much_o for_o precedency_n and_o get_v as_o large_a territory_n as_o they_o can_v and_o as_o numerous_a flock_n and_o many_o parish_n though_o still_o the_o name_n paroeciae_fw-la be_v use_v for_o the_o whole_a episcopal_a church_n when_o it_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o diocese_n §_o 34._o i_o conceive_v that_o this_o change_n of_o one_o altar_n into_o a_o diocesane_a church_n of_o many_o altar_n and_o parish_n be_v not_o well_o do_v but_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o have_v confound_v the_o christian_a world_n and_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v increase_v the_o number_n of_o church_n as_o the_o number_n of_o christian_n do_v increase_v as_o the_o bee_n swarm_v into_o another_o hive_n my_o reason_n be_v 1._o christ_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o apostle_n have_v settle_v a_o church_n species_n and_o order_n like_o that_o of_o the_o synagogue_n and_o not_o like_o that_o of_o the_o temple_n no_o man_n ought_v to_o have_v change_v that_o form_n because_o they_o can_v prove_v no_o power_n to_o do_v it_o and_o because_o it_o accuse_v the_o institution_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o insufficiency_n or_o error_n which_o must_v so_o soon_o be_v alter_v by_o they_o perfective_a addition_n as_o a_o infant_n grow_v up_o to_o manhood_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o who_o give_v they_o power_n to_o abrogate_v the_o very_a specice_n of_o the_o first_o institute_v church_n that_o the_o species_n be_v alter_v be_v certain_o prove_v by_o the_o different_a use_n and_o termini_fw-la of_o the_o relation_n for_o a_o church_n of_o the_o first_o institution_n be_v a_o society_n join_v for_o personal_a communion_n in_o doctrine_n worship_n and_o holy_a live_n but_o a_o diocese_n consist_v of_o many_o score_n or_o hundred_o parish_n that_o never_o see_v or_o know_v or_o come_v near_o one_o another_o be_v uncapable_a of_o any_o such_o present_a personal_a communion_n and_o have_v none_o but_o mental_a and_o by_o officer_n or_o delegate_n 2._o by_o this_o mean_n all_o the_o parish-church_n be_v turn_v into_o chapel_n and_o un-churched_n be_v all_o rob_v of_o their_o right_n see_v each_o one_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o that_o office_n and_o order_n which_o be_v now_o deny_v they_o and_o many_o hundred_o such_o parish_n turn_v into_o chapel_n have_v no_o bishop_n to_o themselves_o but_o one_o among_o they_o all_o to_o the_o diocese_n 3._o because_o by_o this_o mean_v true_a discipline_n be_v become_v impossible_a and_o unpracticable_a by_o the_o distance_n and_o multitude_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o distance_n and_o paucity_n of_o bishop_n what_o christ_n command_v mat._n 18._o be_v as_o impossible_a to_o be_v do_v in_o many_o hundred_o parish_n by_o one_o bishop_n and_o his_o consistory_n as_o the_o discipline_n of_o so_o many_o hundred_o school_n by_o one_o schoolmaster_n though_o each_o school_n have_v a_o usher_n or_o the_o care_n of_o many_o hundred_o hospital_n by_o one_o physician_n perhaps_o at_o twenty_o or_o forty_o or_o eighty_o or_o a_o hundred_o mile_n distance_n 4._o because_o it_o alter_v the_o ancient_a office_n of_o a_o bishop_n and_o of_o a_o presbyter_n and_o set_v new_a one_o in_o the_o stead_n as_o a_o bishop_n be_v the_o bishop_n of_o one_o church_n so_o a_o presbyter_n be_v his_o assistant_n ejusdem_fw-la ordinis_fw-la in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n who_o now_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o mere_a usher_n or_o worshipping-teacher_n or_o chaplain_n 5._o because_o it_o certain_o divide_v the_o church_n for_o christian_n will_v unite_v in_o a_o divine_a institution_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o true_a discipline_n that_o will_v never_o unite_v in_o a_o humane_a policy_n which_o abrogate_v the_o divine_a and_o certain_o destroy_v command_v necessary_a discipline_n §_o 35._o the_o very_a work_n also_o of_o the_o bishop_n and_o so_o the_o office_n come_v thus_o to_o be_v change_v christ_n have_v appoint_v no_o other_o church_n
more_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr imag._n c._n 9_o that_o it_o be_v concilium_fw-la non_fw-la confirmatum_fw-la frequent_a errâsse_n etc._n etc._n a_o bishop_n priest_n or_o deacon_n in_o office_n that_o have_v commit_v fornication_n be_v not_o to_o have_v communion_n no_o not_o at_o death_n and_o divers_a other_o no_o bishop_n be_v to_o receive_v any_o gift_n from_o any_o one_o that_o do_v not_o communicate_v it_o pose_v the_o papist_n themselves_o to_o expound_v can._n 34._o cereos_fw-la per_fw-la diem_fw-la placuit_fw-la iâ—_n coemiterio_fw-la nâ—n_fw-la incendi_fw-la inquietandi_fw-la enim_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la spiritus_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la binnius_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o live_a saint_n that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v disquiet_v with_o trouble_n about_o light_n set_v up_o by_o day_n but_o i_o wish_v that_o be_v the_o meaning_n but_o the_o 36_o can._n more_o trouble_v they_o placuit_fw-la picturas_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la debere_fw-la nè_fw-la quod_fw-la colitur_fw-la aut_fw-la adoratur_fw-la in_fw-la parietibus_fw-la depingatur_fw-la can._n 38._o a_o layman_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n be_v enable_v to_o baptise_v can._n 39_o gentile_n unbaptise_v may_v be_v make_v christian_n at_o last_o by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n can._n 65._o if_o a_o clergy-man_n wife_n play_v the_o whore_n and_o he_o do_v not_o present_o cast_v she_o out_o he_o must_v not_o be_v receive_v to_o the_o communion_n to_o the_o last_o can._n 73._o if_o a_o christian_a turn_n accuser_n delator_n and_o upon_o his_o accusation_n any_o one_o be_v banish_v or_o put_v to_o death_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v to_o communion_n no_o not_o at_o last_o can._n 75._o nor_o he_o that_o false_o accuse_v a_o bishop_n presbyter_n or_o deacon_n and_o can_v prove_v it_o can._n 79._o he_o that_o play_v at_o dice_n or_o table_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v from_o the_o communion_n many_o other_o canon_n savour_n some_o of_o piety_n and_o some_o of_o the_o novatian_o thirty_o six_o presbyter_n sit_v with_o these_o nineteen_o bishop_n pope_n innocent_a approve_v these_o almost_o novatian_a canon_n and_o binnius_n excuse_v they_o p._n 246._o §_o 40._o xix_o anno_fw-la 306._o a_o council_n at_o carthage_n of_o about_o 70_o bishop_n begin_v the_o schism_n of_o the_o donatist_n contend_v who_o shall_v have_v the_o bishopric_n of_o carthage_n one_o party_n have_v choose_v caecilianus_n to_o succeed_v mensurius_n the_o other_o party_n accuse_v he_o as_o be_v a_o traditor_n and_o ordain_v by_o foelix_n a_o traditor_n and_o have_v forbid_v bring_v food_n to_o the_o martyr_n in_o prison_n they_o ordain_v one_o majorinus_n bishop_n in_o his_o stead_n caecilianus_n have_v the_o countenance_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o stand_v it_o out_o and_o keep_v the_o place_n hereupon_o the_o church_n be_v divide_v the_o division_n run_v through_o all_o africa_a and_o numidia_n while_o the_o accuse_a party_n renounce_v communion_n with_o caecilianus_n so_o that_o for_o many_o year_n after_o two_o hundred_o at_o least_o they_o do_v with_o plausible_a pretence_n claim_v the_o title_n of_o catholic_n though_o they_o be_v after_o call_v donatist_n from_o donatus_n a_o very_a good_a bishop_n of_o carthage_n heretofore_o who_o they_o praise_v and_o not_o from_o donatus_n à _fw-fr casis_n nigris_fw-la as_o some_o think_v secundus_fw-la tigisitanus_n primate_n of_o numidia_n further_v the_o breach_n and_o the_o ordination_n of_o majorinus_n fix_v it_o thus_o the_o doleful_a tragedy_n of_o the_o donatist_n begin_v by_o bishop_n divide_v about_o a_o carthageâ—bishop_n â—bishop_z §_o 41._o xx._n anno_fw-la 308._o another_o council_n be_v hold_v at_o carthage_n where_o no_o less_o than_o 270_o donatist_n bishop_n for_o moderation_n agree_v to_o communicate_v with_o penitent_a traditor_n without_o rebaptise_v they_o and_o so_o do_v for_o 40_o year_n §_o 42._o xxi_o anno_fw-la 313._o the_o schism_n continue_v the_o donatist_n cleave_v to_o majorinus_n appeal_v against_o caecilianus_n to_o constantine_n now_o emperor_n he_o first_o appoint_v three_o french_a bishop_n to_o judge_v the_o cause_n but_o after_o 19_o bishop_n call_v a_o roman_a council_n meet_v at_o rome_n to_o hear_v both_o party_n where_o melchiade_n and_o the_o rest_n acquit_v caecilianus_n and_o condemn_v donatus_n à _fw-fr casis_n nigris_fw-la a_o promoter_n of_o the_o donatists_n cause_n as_o guilty_a of_o schism_n but_o the_o donatist_n accuse_v melchiade_n also_o as_o a_o traditor_n the_o schism_n be_v never_o the_o more_o end_v a_o motion_n be_v make_v that_o both_o the_o bishop_n shall_v remove_v caecilianus_n and_o majorinus_n to_o end_v the_o schism_n but_o the_o donatist_n bishop_n be_v so_o very_a many_o in_o number_n that_o they_o think_v they_o be_v to_o be_v call_v the_o church_n and_o the_o caecilianist_n the_o schismatic_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o so_o agree_v thus_o bishop_n about_o bishopric_n set_v all_o the_o country_n on_o a_o flame_n §_o 43._o xxii_o next_o constantine_n will_v hear_v the_o cause_n of_o these_o contend_a bishop_n at_o a_o council_n at_o arles_n in_o france_n before_o 200_o bishop_n at_o least_o where_o caecilianus_n be_v again_o acquit_v and_o the_o donatist_n bishop_n cast_v by_o the_o witness_n of_o their_o scribe_n ingentius_fw-la who_o be_v rack_v confess_v that_o he_o be_v hire_v to_o give_v false_a witness_n in_o the_o case_n several_a good_a canon_n be_v here_o make_v for_o church-order_n §_o 44._o i_o have_v hear_v many_o popish_a person_n liken_v the_o separatist_n among_o we_o to_o the_o donatist_n but_o so_o unlike_o they_o be_v they_o that_o 1._o the_o say_v separatist_n be_v against_o all_o episcopacy_n but_o the_o donatist_n be_v bishop_n and_o contend_v for_o the_o high_a place_n of_o prelacy_n 2._o the_o separatist_n be_v confess_o a_o minor_a part_n depart_v from_o the_o major_a part._n but_o the_o donatist_n be_v the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o bishop_n 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nice_a name_v none_o patriarch_n 2._o ☞_o they_o nullify_v the_o ordination_n
western_a empire_n and_o africa_n be_v divide_v between_o many_o late_a conquer_a king_n they_o all_o labour_n to_o settle_v themselves_o in_o a_o peaceable_a possession_n by_o please_v the_o clergy_n who_o as_o they_o find_v have_v no_o small_a interest_n in_o the_o people_n §_o 71._o cxlvii_o hincmazus_fw-la in_o the_o life_n of_o remigius_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o strange_a thing_n do_v at_o a_o council_n at_o rheims_n that_o one_o arian_n bishop_n challenge_v all_o the_o rest_n to_o dispute_v and_o when_o rhemigius_n come_v in_o will_v not_o rise_v to_o he_o but_o upon_o the_o shadow_n of_o remigius_n pass_v by_o he_o he_o be_v strike_v dumb_a and_o fall_v at_o rhemigius_n foot_n by_o sign_n ask_v pardon_v and_o be_v sudden_o cure_v of_o his_o dumbness_n and_o heresy_n confess_v the_o deity_n of_o christ._n §_o 72._o cxlviii_o because_o johan._n nicopolit_fw-la do_v but_o call_v some_o of_o his_o bishop_n to_o flatter_v the_o pope_n and_o to_o curse_v all_o heresy_n and_o acacius_n 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will_v say_v be_v 1._o let_v he_o that_o be_v without_o error_n be_v the_o first_o in_o damn_v he_o 2._o but_o it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o leave_v he_o to_o be_v number_v with_o heretic_n who_o be_v so_o blind_o zealous_a in_o execute_v the_o sentence_n of_o hereticate_a prelate_n the_o case_n of_o nestorius_n and_o many_o other_o before_o §_o 3._o in_o his_o time_n the_o indian_a auxumite_n turn_v to_o christ_n and_o justinian_n joyful_o send_v they_o a_o bishop_n and_o i_o take_v it_o for_o more_o dishonour_n to_o the_o bishop_n than_o to_o he_o that_o nicephorus_n say_v c._n 32._o in_o pontifices_fw-la quos_fw-la admodum_fw-la de_fw-la sodomorum_fw-la haeresi_fw-la insanire_fw-la compererat_fw-la acerbe_fw-la seu_fw-la potius_fw-la faede_fw-la justinianus_n animadvertit_fw-la and_o it_o be_v note_v ibid._n that_o in_o a_o famine_n he_o command_v flesh_n to_o be_v sell_v in_o lent_n but_o the_o people_n will_v die_v rather_o than_o buy_v it_o and_o break_v their_o custom_n §_o 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orleans_n under_o king_n childebert_n among_o other_o order_n say_v can._n 3._o that_o the_o synod_n forbid_v the_o citizen_n to_o celebrate_v easter_n out_o of_o the_o city_n because_o they_o must_v keep_v the_o principal_a festivity_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o bishop_n ☞_o where_o the_o holy_a assembly_n must_v be_v keep_v but_o if_o any_o have_v a_o necessity_n to_o go_v abroad_o let_v he_o ask_v leave_n of_o the_o bishop_n this_o canon_n and_o many_o other_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n tell_v we_o that_o then_o the_o infidel_n be_v still_o so_o many_o that_o a_o bishop_n city-church_n can_v all_o meet_v in_o his_o presence_n in_o one_o place_n the_o 5_o canon_n decree_v that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v ordain_v in_o his_o own_o church_n which_o he_o be_v to_o oversee_v which_o imply_v that_o then_o ordinary_o there_o be_v but_o one_o episcopal_a church_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v long_o before_o the_o country_n meeting_n be_v any_o other_o than_o oratory_n or_o chapel_n 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the_o council_n have_v receive_v it_o will_v satisfy_v they_o this_o seem_v to_o the_o emperor_n a_o happy_a way_n of_o concord_n the_o empress_n put_v he_o on_o and_o so_o he_o set_v himself_o earnest_o to_o effect_v it_o these_o three_o man_n have_v be_v account_v nestorian_n and_o two_o of_o they_o have_v write_v smart_o against_o cyril_n as_o heretical_a and_o turbulent_a but_o yet_o renounce_v nestorius_n they_o be_v receive_v and_o justify_v at_o chalcedon_n against_o their_o accuser_n and_o if_o one_o may_v judge_v impartial_o by_o the_o evidence_n that_o be_v leave_v we_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v far_o wise_a and_o better_a man_n than_o the_o majority_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o those_o time_n but_o neither_o learning_n piety_n nor_o soundness_n in_o the_o faith_n be_v any_o security_n in_o such_o time_n against_o hereticaters_n that_o can_v but_o get_v the_o upper_a hand_n and_o major_a vote_n and_o ignorance_n usual_o be_v most_o proud_a and_o loud_o most_o confident_a and_o furious_a and_o such_o can_v easy_o make_v wise_a man_n pass_v for_o heretic_n than_o learn_v of_o they_o to_o be_v wise_a but_o the_o final_a judgement_n set_v a_o strait_a when_o justinian_n be_v earnest_o set_v upon_o this_o project_n the_o defender_n of_o the_o chalcedon_n council_n perceive_v themselves_o in_o a_o difficulty_n shall_v they_o condemn_v these_o three_o man_n they_o will_v seem_v to_o condemn_v the_o council_n about_o which_o there_o have_v be_v such_o a_o stir_n in_o the_o empire_n and_o they_o shall_v seem_v to_o justify_v the_o eutychian_o and_o to_o strengthen_v they_o and_o if_o council_n be_v against_o council_n it_o will_v dishonour_v council_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v refuse_v the_o condemnation_n they_o will_v seem_v to_o desert_n cyril_n and_o the_o first_o ephesian_a council_n and_o perhaps_o may_v be_v call_v nestorian_n but_o worst_a of_o all_o they_o shall_v displease_v the_o emperor_n and_o may_v occasion_v his_o favour_v the_o eutychian_o therefore_o they_o take_v this_o prudent_a course_n to_o put_v off_o the_o business_n to_o a_o general_n council_n and_o to_o delay_v till_o then_o the_o emperor_n attempt_n but_o the_o emperor_n do_v first_o publish_v his_o edict_n in_o which_o after_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o praise_n of_o the_o four_o council_n he_o add_v ten_o curse_n anathematism_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n and_o religion_n of_o those_o time_n of_o which_o the_o three_o last_o be_v against_o the_o tria_fw-la capitula_fw-la or_o the_o council_n seem_v approbation_n of_o the_o three_o forename_a man_n the_o bishop_n resist_v a_o great_a while_n but_o at_o last_o be_v force_v to_o submit_v §_o 10._o clxxi_o to_o this_o purpose_n vigilius_n romanus_n have_v a_o meeting_n of_o about_o 30_o bishop_n 547._o where_o vigilius_n yield_v be_v call_v a_o desertor_n as_o prevaricate_a to_o please_v the_o emperor_n he_o get_v they_o to_o give_v in_o their_o reason_n on_o both_o side_n in_o writing_n and_o then_o give_v all_o to_o the_o emperor_n party_n and_o persuade_v the_o rest_n to_o silence_n and_o communion_n till_o a_o council_n because_o it_o be_v not_o a_o controversy_n about_o faith_n but_o about_o person_n §_o 11._o the_o emperor_n party_n act_v by_o theodore_n caesar_n get_v some_o bishop_n to_o assemble_v at_o mopsâ—est_n an._n 550._o to_o prepare_v a_o condemnation_n of_o their_o former_a bishop_n theodore_n by_o say_v that_o his_o name_n be_v not_o in_o their_o book_n §_o 12._o clxxii_o king_n childebert_n call_v another_o council_n at_o orleans_n where_o many_o old_a disciplinary_a canon_n be_v repeat_v among_o other_o can._n 9_o that_o no_o layman_n be_v make_v a_o bishop_n without_o a_o year_n time_n to_o learn_v his_o function_n you_o may_v conjecture_v what_o scholar_n they_o be_v then_o can._n 10._o that_o none_o get_v a_o bishopric_n by_o gift_n or_o seek_v but_o with_o the_o will_n of_o the_o king_n by_o
shall_v sing_v so_o many_o psalm_n and_o get_v thirty_o mass_n to_o be_v say_v and_o a_o notable_a privilege_n be_v grant_v to_o all_o that_o will_v but_o seek_v liberty_n or_o shelter_n in_o the_o church_n that_o both_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n shall_v be_v free_a unless_o they_o bring_v a_o debt_n undischargeable_a on_o themselves_o §_o 51._o there_o be_v by_o canisius_n publish_v a_o epitome_n of_o the_o old_a canon_n except_o the_o nicene_n as_o gather_v by_o this_o adrian_n and_o send_v to_o charles_n mag._n i_o will_v recite_v a_o few_o of_o they_o exit_fw-la clem._n c._n 23._o let_v a_o bishop_n or_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n take_v in_o fornication_n perjury_n or_o theft_n be_v depose_v but_o not_o excommunicate_v c._n 28._o that_o a_o bishop_n who_o obtain_v a_o church_n by_o the_o secular_a power_n be_v depose_v ☜_o can._n antioch_n 8._o country_n presbyter_n may_v not_o give_v canonical_a epistle_n but_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la by_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o 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