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twice_o every_o year_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n he_o quote_v conc._n chalced._n 18._o c._n see_v likewise_o canon_n apostol_n 38._o but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n when_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n can_v not_o convenient_o assemble_v in_o synod_n twice_o a_o year_n the_o father_n of_o the_o six_o general_n council_n decree_v can._n 8._o that_o yet_o in_o any_o case_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o synod_n of_o bishop_n once_o every_o year_n for_o ecclesiastical_a question_n likewise_o the_o seven_o general_n council_n can_v 6._o decree_v in_o this_o sort_n whereas_o the_o canon_n will_v judicial_a inquisition_n to_o be_v make_v twice_o every_o year_n by_o the_o assembly_n of_o bishop_n in_o every_o province_n and_o yet_o for_o the_o misery_n and_o poverty_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v travel_v to_o synod_n the_o father_n of_o the_o 6_o general_n council_n decree_v it_o shall_v be_v once_o in_o the_o year_n and_o then_o thing_n amiss_o to_o be_v redress_v we_o renew_v this_o latter_a canon_n but_o afterward_o many_o thing_n fall_v out_o to_o hinder_v their_o happy_a meeting_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o they_o meet_v not_o so_o often_o and_o therefore_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n appoint_v episcopal_a synod_n to_o be_v hold_v once_o every_o year_n and_o provincial_a at_o lest_o once_o in_o three_o year_n be_v so_o do_v conc._n trident._n 24._o sess_v 2._o cap._n pro_fw-la moderandis_fw-la moribus_fw-la corrigendis_fw-la excessibus_fw-la controversiis_fw-la componend_n etc._n etc._n which_o according_o be_v keep_v every_o three_o year_n by_o carlo_n borrhomeo_n metropolitan_a of_o milan_n and_o so_o in_o time_n cause_n grow_v many_o and_o the_o difficulty_n intolerable_a in_o come_v together_o and_o in_o stay_v to_o hear_v these_o cause_n thus_o multiply_v and_o increase_v which_o he_o confess_v before_o to_o be_v just_a consideration_n it_o be_v think_v fit_a to_o refer_v the_o hear_n of_o complaint_n and_o appeal_n to_o metropolitan_o and_o such_o like_a 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in_o convocate_a patriarchal_a synod_n and_o preside_v in_o they_o in_o pronounce_v sentence_n according_a to_o plurality_n of_o voice_n when_o metropolitan_a synod_n do_v not_o suffice_v to_o determine_v some_o emergent_a difficulty_n or_o difference_n i_o confess_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a difficulty_n and_o charge_n of_o convocate_a so_o many_o bishop_n and_o keep_v they_o so_o long_o together_o until_o all_o cause_n be_v hear_v and_o determine_v and_o by_o reason_n of_o those_o inconvenience_n which_o do_v fall_v upon_o their_o church_n in_o their_o absence_n provincial_a council_n be_v first_o reduce_v from_o twice_o to_o once_o in_o the_o year_n and_o afterward_o to_o once_o in_o three_o year_n and_o in_o process_n of_o time_n the_o hear_n of_o appeals_n and_o suchlike_a cause_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o canon_n in_o that_o behalf_n be_v refer_v to_o metropolitan_o until_o the_o papacy_n swallow_v up_o all_o the_o authority_n of_o patriarch_n metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n thus_o the_o bishop_n now_o concern_v what_o they_o have_v say_v note_v 1._o that_o tho_o provincial_a council_n in_o some_o age_n and_o place_n be_v more_o frequent_o assemble_v in_o the_o time_n of_o whole_a sit_v as_o the_o assemble_v can_v do_v nothing_o without_o their_o primate_n or_o metropolitan_a so_o neither_o he_o without_o they_o yet_o in_o the_o interval_n of_o such_o synod_n which_o interval_n be_v too_o long_o to_o leave_v all_o matter_n of_o controversy_n whatever_o till_o then_o in_o suspense_n and_o happen_v many_o time_n also_o ancient_o to_o be_v long_o than_o the_o canon_n permit_v the_o metropolitan_o authority_n be_v not_o void_a but_o they_o limit_v and_o direct_v by_o the_o former_a decree_n of_o such_o synod_n be_v trust_v with_o the_o execution_n thereof_o and_o with_o the_o do_v of_o many_o thing_n especial_o in_o ordinary_a cause_n by_o themselves_o alone_o but_o so_o as_o their_o act_n of_o justice_n may_v upon_o complaint_n be_v review_v in_o the_o sit_v of_o the_o next_o council_n and_o if_o
emperor_n after_o 1080_o what_o be_v establish_v by_o such_o a_o synod_n not_o general_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o overthrow_v any_o former_a right_n of_o the_o church_n neither_o be_v balsamon_n a_o late_a greek_a writer_n authority_n much_o to_o be_v stand_v upon_o in_o this_o controversy_n neither_o speak_v he_o home_o in_o this_o point_n whether_o the_o patriarch_n be_v to_o admit_v what_o the_o emperor_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o he_o have_v represent_v to_o the_o emperor_n that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o canon_n thus_o much_o of_o the_o 12_o canon_n in_o the_o 17_o canon_n and_o the_o 38th_o in_o trullo_n here_o be_v only_o upon_o the_o emperor_n building_n a_o new_a city_n or_o perhaps_o upon_o his_o transfer_v the_o civil_a right_n and_o privilege_n of_o have_v the_o seat_n of_o judicature_n etc._n etc._n from_o one_o city_n in_o a_o province_n unto_o another_o and_o upon_o this_o subject_n some_o other_o inferior_a city_n or_o town_n call_v parochia_n when_o be_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o ordinary_a bishop_n see_v hammond_n schism_n p._n 57_o unto_o it_o the_o subject_n also_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o those_o parochiae_fw-la under_o that_o city_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n where_o note_n first_o that_o these_o canon_n speak_v only_o of_o the_o subject_n of_o parochial_a bishop_n to_o new_a metropolitan_o where_o new_a city_n be_v build_v and_o not_o of_o alter_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o old_a which_o the_o 12_o canon_n of_o the_o same_o council_n so_o express_o oppose_v second_o only_o of_o subject_v parochial_a bishop_n to_o new_a metropolitan_o not_o of_o subject_v metropolitans_n to_o new_a patriarch_n nor_o yet_o to_o new_a primate_fw-la for_o it_o be_v most_o clear_a that_o this_o very_a council_n that_o make_v this_o canon_n never_o dream_v of_o any_o power_n the_o emperor_n have_v to_o erect_v a_o new_a patriarch_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o §_o 43._o and_o much_o less_o leo_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o confirm_v these_o canon_n yet_o vehement_o oppose_v the_o council_n seek_v to_o erect_v constantinople_n into_o a_o patriarchy_n much_o more_o will_v he_o have_v oppose_v the_o emperor_n three_o whatever_o privilege_n the_o emperor_n here_o receive_v methinks_v their_o order_n that_o such_o a_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v subsequatur_fw-la be_v far_o from_o sound_v that_o they_o yield_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o emperor_n by_o right_n as_o dr._n hammond_n expound_v it_o schis_fw-la p._n 119._o but_o then_o if_o the_o emperor_n hold_v such_o privilege_n from_o the_o church_n the_o church_n when_o they_o please_v may_v resume_v this_o power_n for_o so_o himself_o argue_v concern_v any_o privilege_n which_o secular_a prince_n have_v former_o concede_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o then_o hear_v what_o the_o 21th_o canon_n of_o the_o 8_o general_n council_n say_v if_o we_o will_v trust_v late_a council_n not_o far_o distant_a in_o time_n better_o to_o understand_v the_o concession_n of_o former_a definimus_fw-la neminem_fw-la prorsus_fw-la mundi_fw-la potentium_fw-la quenquam_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la patriarchalibus_fw-la sedibus_fw-la praesunt_fw-la inhonorare_fw-la aut_fw-la movere_fw-la a_o proprio_fw-la throno_fw-la tentare_fw-la sed_fw-la omni_fw-la reverentia_fw-la &_o honore_fw-la dignos_fw-la judicare_fw-la praecipue_fw-la quidem_fw-la sanctissimum_fw-la papam_fw-la senioris_fw-la romae_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 45_o as_o for_o the_o thing_n mention_v afterward_o by_o the_o doctor_n p._n 120_o etc._n etc._n the_o power_n of_o change_v the_o seat_n of_o a_o bishop_n or_o divide_v one_o province_n into_o many_o as_o likewise_o the_o presenting_z of_o particular_a person_n to_o several_a dignity_n in_o the_o church_n which_o also_o private_a patron_n do_v without_o claim_v any_o superiority_n in_o church-matter_n some_o of_o which_o seem_v of_o small_a consequence_n as_o to_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n yet_o be_v not_o these_o thing_n just_o transact_v by_o the_o prince_n sole_a authority_n without_o the_o approbation_n first_o of_o church-governor_n but_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v act_v by_o the_o church_n alone_o the_o prince_n gainsaying_n if_o he_o be_v either_o heathen_a or_o heretic_n which_o also_o show_v his_o power_n when_o orthodox_n in_o the_o regiment_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v only_o executive_a and_o dependent_a on_o the_o ecclesiastical_a magistrate_n no_o person_n be_v or_o at_o least_o ought_v to_o be_v put_v into_o any_o church-dignity_n without_o the_o authoritative_a consent_n and_o concurrence_n of_o the_o clergy_n who_o if_o they_o reject_v such_o person_n though_o present_v by_o prince_n as_o unorthodox_n or_o otherwise_o unfit_a they_o can_v be_v invest_v in_o such_o office_n hear_v what_o the_o 8_o general_n council_n say_v of_o this_o matter_n can._n 22._o sancta_fw-la &_o universalis_fw-la synodus_fw-la definit_a neminem_fw-la laicorum_fw-la principum_fw-la 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some_o more_o general_a grant_n indulgent_o make_v to_o some_o pious_a prince_n from_o the_o chief_a power_n of_o the_o church_n though_o historian_n common_o in_o relation_n of_o such_o fact_n mention_v only_o the_o king_n power_n as_o by_o who_o more_o apparent_a and_o effectual_a authority_n such_o thing_n be_v put_v in_o execution_n in_o which_o thing_n negative_a argument_n that_o such_o person_n as_o be_v not_o mention_v do_v not_o concur_v especial_o when_o they_o be_v mention_v to_o concur_v in_o some_o other_o act_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n be_v very_o fallacious_a but_o imagine_v we_o once_o the_o power_n of_o erect_v patriarchy_n and_o primacy_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o the_o bestow_n and_o transfer_v the_o several_a privilege_n thereof_o sole_o cast_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o secular_a prince_n and_o then_o this_o prince_n not_o orthodox_n a_o supposition_n possible_a and_o what_o confusion_n and_o mischief_n must_v it_o need_v produce_v in_o such_o a_o body_n as_o the_o church_n strict_o tie_v in_o canonical_a obedidience_n to_o such_o superior_n and_o submit_v to_o their_o judgement_n and_o decision_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n by_o which_o the_o king_n may_v sway_v the_o controversy_n in_o religion_n within_o his_o own_o dominion_n what_o way_n he_o please_v unless_o we_o will_v imagine_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o ecclesiastic_n at_o all_o of_o his_o own_o persuasion_n who_o he_o may_v surrogate_v into_o the_o place_n of_o those_o who_o gainsay_v such_o be_v the_o time_n of_o constantius_n and_o by_o such_o violent_a and_o uncanonical_a expulsion_n and_o intrusion_n of_o prelate_n the_o face_n of_o religion_n be_v see_v change_v and_o rechanged_n so_o often_o here_o in_o england_n within_o a_o few_o year_n according_a to_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o present_a prince_n as_o if_o there_o be_v in_o she_o no_o certain_a form_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o same_o thing_n we_o have_v see_v do_v before_o our_o eye_n in_o our_o own_o day_n the_o remove_n induct_a depose_v promote_a ecclesiastical_a person_n as_o the_o secular_a power_n please_v be_v also_o a_o change_n of_o the_o church_n doctrine_n as_o it_o please_v thus_o much_o to_o what_o dr._n hammond_n have_v say_v schis_fw-la p._n 120_o etc._n etc._n §_o 46_o last_o schis_fw-la p._n 125._o he_o make_v three_o instance_n in_o the_o fact_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n in_o the_o fact_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o in_o the_o fact_n of_o the_o christian_a emperor_n tend_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o their_o authority_n be_v supreme_a in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n as_o well_o as_o civil_a and_o therefore_o may_v erect_v patriarchy_n his_o word_n there_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o king_n be_v supreme_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o cause_n even_o those_o of_o the_o church_n as_o well_o as_o civil_a as_o appear_v among_o the_o jewish_a king_n in_o scripture_n david_n order_v the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n solomon_n consecrate_v the_o temple_n hezekiah_n 2_o chron._n 29._o 2_o king_n 18._o and_o josiah_n 2_o king_n 22._o order_v many_o thing_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o so_o st._n paul_n appeal_v from_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o chief_a priest_n to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o caesar_n so_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
law_n teach_v to_o the_o people_n so_o much_o truth_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o their_o salvation_n till_o the_o come_n of_o the_o baptist_n and_o of_o our_o saviour_n i_o press_v they_o not_o so_o far_o as_o that_o these_o teach_v no_o error_n and_o if_o they_o teach_v not_o the_o former_a truth_n judge_v what_o a_o case_n the_o people_n be_v in_o who_o have_v no_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n themselves_o and_o also_o have_v such_o a_o injunction_n in_o deut._n 17.18_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n for_o their_o presumption_n v._o 12,13_o to_o obey_v these_o law-expounder_n §_o 15_o but_o against_o what_o have_v be_v say_v be_v urge_v several_a thing_n considerable_a α_n first_o here_o be_v urge_v our_o saviour_n manifest_o declare_v elsewhere_o not_o only_o against_o the_o life_n but_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pharisee_n and_o warn_v the_o people_n or_o at_o least_o his_o disciple_n to_o be_v aware_a of_o these_o doctrine_n see_v matt._n 16.6_o compare_v with_o 12._o β_n declare_v that_o they_o transgress_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n by_o their_o tradition_n and_o that_o in_o vain_a they_o worship_v god_n teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n matt._n 15.3.9_o γ_n again_o that_o they_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o man_n or_o as_o s._n luke_n have_v it_o c._n 11._o v._n 52._o that_o they_o have_v take_v away_o the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n neither_o go_v in_o themselves_o nor_o suffer_v those_o that_o be_v enter_v to_o go_v in_o matt._n 23.13_o δ_n that_o those_o who_o they_o make_v proselyte_n they_o make_v they_o twofold_a more_o the_o chlldren_n of_o hell_n than_o themselves_o matt._n 23.15_o ε_n and_o that_o they_o be_v blind_a leader_n of_o the_o blind_a and_o that_o if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a both_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n matt_n 15.14_o ζ_n and_o what_o dangerous_a blind_a leader_n they_o be_v we_o see_v when_o as_o they_o teach_v the_o people_n that_o jesus_n be_v not_o the_o messiah_n and_o excommunicate_v his_o follower_n jo._n 9.34_o and_o at_o last_o this_o high_a spiritual_a court_n or_o ecclesiastical_a synod_n condemn_v this_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n to_o death_n for_o a_o seducer_n a_o blasphemer_n a_o destroyer_n of_o the_o law_n and_o so_o also_o his_o apostle_n after_o he_o η_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v esai_n 8.20_o where_o the_o prophet_n direct_v the_o people_n immediate_o to_o the_o law_n and_o testimony_n to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n if_o they_o speak_v not_o according_a to_o this_o word_n it_o be_v because_o there_o be_v no_o light_n in_o they_o all_o which_o seem_v inconsistible_a with_o mat._n 23.2_o as_o it_o be_v interpret_v §_o 16_o i_o answer_v no._n 1._o because_o though_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o some_o doctrine_n or_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pharisee_n there_o be_v that_o be_v damnable_a and_o destructive_a of_o salvation_n such_o be_v that_o wherein_o they_o teach_v the_o people_n contrary_a to_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o law_n jo._n 5.39_o 45._o etc._n etc._n that_o jesus_n be_v not_o the_o messiah_n yet_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o baptist_n and_o the_o twelve_o disciple_n send_v abroad_o in_o these_o teach_v the_o people_n contrary_a to_o they_o who_o as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o believe_v and_o not_o they_o because_o now_o the_o messiah_n not_o the_o sanedrim_n be_v the_o supreme_a judge_n upon_o which_o the_o cardinal_n no_o enemy_n to_o the_o high_a priest_n supremacy_n be_v facile_a to_o grant_v that_o non_fw-la fuit_fw-la necessarium_fw-la ut_fw-la pontifices_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la non_fw-la possent_fw-la errare_fw-la quando_fw-la christus_fw-la summus_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pontifex_fw-la praesens_fw-la aderat_fw-la &_o ecclesiam_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la administrabat_fw-la which_o high_a priest_n to_o guard_v the_o people_n from_o this_o pernicious_a pharisee-doctrine_n send_v forth_o not_o only_o twelve_o at_o one_o time_n but_o seventy_o disciple_n at_o another_o and_o both_o with_o miracle_n to_o publish_v in_o all_o the_o coast_n of_o israel_n the_o come_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n that_o none_o may_v plead_v ignorance_n of_o his_o come_n or_o be_v mislead_v in_o these_o thing_n by_o their_o former_a master_n denounce_v the_o great_a woe_n to_o they_o who_o shall_v reject_v he_o or_o his._n matt._n 10.14_o 15._o 11.21_o §_o 17_o 2._o because_o though_o other_o doctrine_n of_o these_o pharisee_n there_o be_v that_o be_v erroneous_a as_o several_a misinterpretation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prefer_v also_o the_o observance_n of_o several_a tradition_n of_o their_o own_o before_o some_o great_a thing_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o so_o as_o they_o teach_v the_o observance_n of_o both_o which_o doctrine_n also_o i_o know_v not_o how_o far_o they_o may_v be_v damnable_a to_o themselves_o who_o have_v light_n enough_o to_o have_v know_v the_o contrary_a have_v not_o corrupt_a affection_n ambition_n covetousness_n hypocrisy_n etc._n etc._n blind_v their_o judgement_n yet_o these_o error_n of_o they_o be_v not_o damnable_a i.e._n such_o as_o will_v bring_v damnation_n to_o all_o those_o other_o who_o submit_v to_o they_o because_o that_o inculpable_a ignorance_n in_o people_n that_o neither_o have_v nor_o be_v able_a to_o study_v the_o law_n themselves_o and_o their_o obedience_n yield_v in_o these_o thing_n to_o none_o but_o their_o appoint_a guide_n and_o superior_n excuse_v so_o many_o of_o they_o at_o least_o as_o never_o have_v the_o opportunity_n from_o our_o saviour_n or_o his_o mission_n to_o learn_v the_o contrary_n some_o of_o those_o particular_a doctrine_n of_o the_o pharisee_n in_o this_o kind_n which_o we_o find_v our_o saviour_n to_o have_v tax_v be_v these_o their_o tenet_n mark_v c._n 7._o v._n 3._o that_o eat_v with_o unwashen_n hand_n or_o in_o a_o unwashen_n dish_n or_o on_o a_o nuwashed_a table_n etc._n etc._n which_o perhaps_o some_o unclean_a person_n or_o thing_n have_v use_v or_o touch_v defile_v a_o man_n and_o their_o more_o scrupulous_o observe_v this_o and_o by_o their_o example_n induce_v other_o to_o it_o than_o the_o much_o weighty_a matter_n of_o god_n law_n see_v matt._n 23.23_o mark_v 7.21_o that_o not_o work_v though_o a_o act_n of_o mercy_n among_o the_o rest_n some_o say_v no_o medicinal_a cure_n except_o some_o thing_n that_o seem_v more_o necessary_a perhaps_o because_o of_o their_o profit_n the_o water_v or_o the_o save_v the_o life_n of_o their_o beast_n luk._n 13.15_o 14.15_o may_v be_v do_v on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n that_o one_o who_o have_v vow_v his_o good_n or_o supernecessaries_n to_o god_n or_o to_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o temple_n though_o perhaps_o do_v this_o on_o set_a purpose_n be_v upon_o this_o free_a from_o relieve_v his_o indigent_a parent_n therewith_o the_o pharisee_n many_o of_o who_o be_v priest_n perhaps_o eye_v also_o herein_o their_o own_o profit_n or_o as_o other_o one_o who_o have_v make_v a_o folemn_a oath_n upon_o some_o offence_n take_v never_o to_o relieve_v his_o parent_n be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v such_o oath_n see_v matt._n 15.5_o that_o in_o a_o assertory_n oath_n the_o voluntary_a swear_n of_o some_o truth_n by_o some_o thing_n more_o remote_o sacred_a as_o by_o the_o temple_n or_o altar_n be_v not_o faulty_a or_o in_o promissory_a oath_n be_v not_o obligatory_a but_o the_o swear_n by_o thing_n of_o a_o high_a sanctity_n and_o more_o near_o consecrate_v to_o he_o as_o they_o conceive_v the_o golden-inside_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n offer_v to_o god_n on_o the_o altar_n to_o be_v this_o rendeed_o man_n accountable_a see_v matt._n 23.16_o etc._n etc._n compare_v with_o matt._n 5.33_o etc._n etc._n such_o as_o these_o i_o say_v be_v the_o pharisee_n erroneous_a doctrine_n but_o provide_v that_o a_o subject_n of_o the_o church_n be_v teach_v by_o the_o same_o doctor_n all_o other_o necessary_a point_n of_o god_n law_n and_o walk_v in_o they_o with_o sincerity_n though_o in_o these_o he_o be_v deceive_v or_o also_o in_o his_o action_n prefer_v some_o of_o these_o before_o great_a duty_n yet_o not_o so_o far_o as_o by_o the_o pharisee_n wicked_a example_n to_o omit_v those_o great_a duty_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o such_o a_o disciple_n of_o they_o upon_o a_o general_a repentance_n for_o all_o unknown_a sin_n may_v attain_v salvation_n §_o 18_o 3._o concern_v these_o particular_a error_n which_o our_o saviour_n reprehend_v we_o know_v not_o whether_o several_a of_o they_o be_v not_o the_o tenant_n only_o of_o some_o of_o the_o violent_a and_o worse_a but_o a_o small_a part_n of_o that_o sect_n and_o not_o of_o the_o whole_a chair_n of_o moses_n in_o which_o chair_n some_o sit_v who_o be_v not_o pharisees_n and_o some_o pharisee_n also_o be_v good_a man_n and_o believer_n in_o christ_n jo._n 12.42_o among_o who_o be_v nicodemus_n and_o joseph_n of_o
ubi_fw-la tot_fw-la a_o huius_fw-la authoritate_fw-la justa_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerit_fw-la pronunciatio_fw-la firmaretur_fw-la indeque_fw-la sumerent_fw-la caeterae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la velut_fw-la de_fw-la natali_fw-la svo_fw-la fonte_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o mention_v in_o socrates_n l._n 2._o c._n 13._o canonibus_fw-la nimirum_fw-la jubentibus_fw-la proeter_fw-la romanum_fw-la nihil_fw-la decerni_fw-la pontificem_fw-la and_o in_o sozomen_n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o concern_v which_o canon_n much_o stand_v upon_o finiendum_fw-la §_o 22._o n_o 1._o a_o digression_n concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o ancient_a canon_n sine_fw-la romano_n pontifice_fw-la nihil_fw-la finiendum_fw-la give_v i_o leave_v to_o dilate_v a_o little_a before_o i_o produce_v any_o more_o authority_n nothing_o say_v some_o of_o great_a consequence_n for_o the_o unity_n and_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n or_o also_o which_o shall_v universal_o oblige_v to_o be_v conclude_v without_o he_o that_o be_v without_o his_o knowledge_n or_o without_o ask_v his_o consent_n so_o calvin_n instit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 7._o s._n 8._o ut_fw-la absente_n romano_n episcopo_fw-la universale_fw-la de_fw-la religiose_fw-la decretum_fw-la non_fw-la fiat_fw-la siquidem_fw-la interest_n non_fw-la recuset_fw-la the_o same_o say_v dr._n field_n p._n 651._o no_o not_o only_o so_o for_o this_o as_o bellarmin_n reply_v will_v signify_v no_o more_o privilege_n to_o this_o see_v than_o any_o other_o patriarch_n have_v and_o why_o canonical_o and_o singular_o be_v that_o grant_v to_o one_o which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o in_o the_o second_o place_n therefore_o nothing_o to_o be_v conclude_v by_o council_n without_o he_o i._n e._n without_o his_o give_v his_o consent_n for_o in_o this_o sense_n and_o not_o only_o in_o the_o former_a julius_n and_o the_o roman_a bishop_n urge_v it_o and_o that_o ancient_o it_o be_v take_v in_o this_o sense_n be_v show_v by_o the_o frequent_a appeals_n of_o bishop_n and_o patriarch_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n not_o so_o to_o other_o for_o redress_v from_o the_o decree_n of_o council_n and_o those_o council_n some_o of_o they_o in_o some_o sense_n general_n as_o the_o second_o ephesin_n council_n general_n for_o the_o meeting_n but_o not_o for_o the_o vote_n since_o neither_o the_o roman_a patriarch_n nor_o his_o legate_n nor_o the_o western_a bishop_n do_v vote_n with_o they_o when_o they_o think_v themselves_o injure_v thereby_o so_o flavianus_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n see_v leo_n epist_n 23._o ad_fw-la theodosium_n quia_fw-la &_o nostri_fw-la fideliter_fw-la reclamarunt_fw-la &_o eisdem_fw-la libellum_fw-la appellationis_fw-la flavianus_n episcopus_fw-la dedit_fw-la and_o conc._n chalced._n act._n 3._o and_o theodoret_n appeal_v to_o he_o from_o the_o second_o ephesin_n council_n which_o side_v with_o eutyches_n so_o athanasius_n and_o paulus_n and_o chrysostom_n from_o several_a and_o numerous_a eastern_a council_n without_o his_o give_v his_o consent_n then_o nothing_o of_o moment_n stand_v firm_a but_o three_o without_o his_o give_v his_o consent_n indeed_o but_o so_o ample_o understand_v as_o that_o this_o his_o consent_n involve_v also_o that_o of_o all_o the_o western_a bishop_n of_o his_o patriarchy_n few_o of_o which_o except_v the_o pope_n legate_n can_v be_v personal_o present_a at_o those_o remote_a council_n of_o the_o east_n or_o of_o so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o he_o can_v convenient_o call_v to_o council_n against_o who_o it_o be_v presume_v he_o will_v do_v nothing_o as_o a_o person_n stand_v whole_o singular_a and_o universal_o dissent_v from_o for_z these_o make_v so_o considerable_a a_o part_n of_o the_o church_n and_o as_o it_o seem_v by_o that_o passage_n in_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o eastern_a bishop_n to_o julius_n sozomen_n l._n 3._o c._n 7._o esteem_v more_o numerous_a than_o the_o east_n it_o be_v most_o unreasonable_a that_o any_o thing_n of_o moment_n and_o worthy_a the_o cognizance_n of_o a_o general_n council_n among_o which_o this_o be_v one_o remove_v bishop_n of_o note_n from_o their_o seat_n or_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n which_o may_v cause_v great_a schism_n shall_v stand_v in_o force_n without_o their_o approbation_n and_o upon_o this_o that_o canon_n of_o chalcedon_n advance_v the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n so_o much_o urge_v just_o can_v have_v no_o force_n till_o afterward_o it_o be_v condescend_v to_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n because_o as_o not_o he_o so_o neither_o the_o western_a bishop_n allow_v it_o neither_o upon_o this_o can_v the_o five_o constantinopolitan_a council_n be_v just_o call_v general_n no_o more_o than_o the_o 2d_o ephesin_n council_n which_o be_v never_o confirm_v be_v never_o account_v such_o when-as_a neither_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n nor_o his_o legate_n nor_o his_o western_a bishop_n will_v be_v present_a therein_o upon_o a_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o the_o oriental_n not_o the_o fide_fw-la wherein_o 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quod_fw-la qui_fw-fr fuerat_fw-la super_fw-la haeresi_fw-la accusatus_fw-la propter_fw-la quam_fw-la solum_fw-la licitum_fw-la est_fw-la minoribus_fw-la majorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la motibus_fw-la resistere_fw-la vel_fw-la pravos_fw-la suos_fw-la sensus_fw-la libere_fw-la respuere_fw-la quamvis_fw-la &_o ibi_fw-la nec_fw-la patriarcharum_fw-la nec_fw-la caeterorum_fw-la antistitum_fw-la cuipiam_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la quamlibet_fw-la fas_fw-la fuerit_fw-la proffer_v sententiam_fw-la nisi_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la primae_fw-la sedis_fw-la pontificis_fw-la consensus_fw-la proecessisset_fw-la and_o what_o that_o council_n say_v can._n 21._o sed_fw-la ne_fw-la alium_fw-la quenquam_fw-la conscriptiones_fw-la contra_fw-la sanctissimum_fw-la papam_fw-la senioris_fw-la romae_fw-la ac_fw-la verba_fw-la complicare_fw-la vel_fw-la componere_fw-la liceat_fw-la &c_n &c_n quod_fw-la &_o nuper_fw-la photius_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n who_o this_o council_n depose_v fecit_fw-la &_o multo_fw-la 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