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see_v in_o st._n ambrose_n â—82_n ambrose_n ambros_n de_fw-fr dignit_fw-la sacerd._n c._n 5._o tom._n 4._o p._n â—82_n and_o in_o st._n augustine_n who_o declare_v eradius_fw-la his_o successor_n the_o people_n cry_v out_o divers_a time_n he_o be_v worthy_a he_o be_v worthy_a he_o be_v just_o 107._o just_o aug._n epist_n cx_o edit_fw-la venet._n 1552._o t._n 2._o p._n 107._o so_o when_o rusticus_n be_v choose_v bishop_n of_o auvergne_n all_o the_o people_n immediate_o cry_v out_o he_o be_v worthy_a and_o just_a 13_o just_a greg._n turon_n hist_o franc._n l._n 2._o c._n 13_o yea_o in_o this_o church_n of_o england_n it_o be_v record_v of_o gundulphus_n that_o his_o excuse_v himself_o as_o unworthy_a to_o be_v a_o bishop_n be_v drown_v by_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o people_n that_o he_o be_v worthy_a n_o 196._o vox_fw-la se_fw-la indignum_fw-la clamantis_fw-la opprimitur_fw-la cùm_fw-la quo_fw-la se_fw-la clamat_fw-la indigniorem_fw-la eo_fw-la dignior_fw-la acclamatur_fw-la selden_n not_o 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able_a to_o make_v a_o bishop_n without_o the_o king_n allowance_n wilfrid_n allowance_n malmsbur_fw-la de_fw-fr gest_n pontif._n l._n 3._o in_o wilfrid_n king_n alfred_n name_v denewolf_n to_o be_v make_v bishop_n of_o winchester_n 138._o winchester_n idem_fw-la ibid._n p._n 138._o and_o he_o choose_v asserius_fw-la bishop_n of_o schireburn_n 24._o schireburn_n id._n the_o gest_n regum_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o p._n 24._o robert_n be_v prefer_v to_o the_o archbishopric_a of_o canterbury_n upon_o the_o nomination_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n 45._o confessor_n id._n ibid._n cap._n 13._o pag._n 45._o and_o ingulphus_n speak_v of_o that_o prince_n time_n say_v for_o many_o year_n before_o that_o the_o election_n of_o prelate_n have_v not_o be_v free_a and_o canonical_a that_o be_v make_v by_o the_o clergy_n but_o the_o court_n confer_v all_o dignity_n of_o abbot_n and_o bishop_n as_o they_o think_v fit_a b._n fit_a a_o multis_fw-la annis_fw-la retroactis_fw-la nulla_fw-la 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canone_o carthag_a etc._n etc._n secundum_fw-la apostoli_fw-la dictum_fw-la morin_n de_fw-fr lat._n ordin_n p._n 275._o and_o then_o all_o the_o question_n like_o we_o tend_v only_o to_o try_v his_o faith_n and_o his_o life_n but_o after_o the_o papal_a monarchy_n be_v set_v up_o about_o the_o year_n 900._o two_o question_n more_o be_v add_v about_o receive_v and_o keep_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o apostolical_a see_v and_o about_o fidelity_n to_o st._n peter_n and_o his_o vicar_n 320._o vicar_n vis_fw-fr traditiones_fw-la patrum_fw-la ac_fw-la decretales_fw-la s._n &_o ap._n sedis_fw-la etc._n etc._n vis_fw-fr b._n petro_n ejusque_fw-la vicario_n etc._n etc._n morin_n ibid._n p._n 320._o and_o the_o modern_a roman_a pontifical_a have_v make_v this_o second_o question_n still_o large_a put_v in_o the_o pope_n name_n and_o bind_v they_o to_o pay_v fidelity_n subjection_n and_o obedience_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n 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they_o zealous_o and_o prudent_o labour_v to_o punish_v the_o offence_n and_o reform_v the_o offender_n they_o not_o only_o save_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o church_n but_o probable_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o criminal_a also_o which_o shall_v be_v the_o great_a end_n of_o church_n censure_n be_v a_o power_n that_o be_v give_v for_o edification_n and_o not_o for_o destruction_n as_o the_o apostle_n declare_v 10._o declare_v see_v ch_n 8._o §._o 2._o 2_o corinth_n xiii_o 10._o now_o since_o bishop_n can_v amend_v the_o evil_n they_o do_v not_o know_v therefore_o the_o ancient_a canon_n require_v that_o they_o shall_v personal_o visit_v their_o whole_a diocese_n once_o every_o year_n 193._o year_n unusquisque_fw-la episcopus_fw-la parochiam_fw-la svam_fw-la omni_fw-la anno_fw-la semel_fw-la circumeat_fw-la council_n calcuth_n can._n 3._o an._n 857._o spelm._n t._n 1._o p._n 193._o and_o the_o present_a usage_n be_v for_o they_o to_o do_v this_o annual_o by_o their_o arch-deacon_n and_o once_o in_o three_o year_n by_o themselves_o
so_o that_o there_o lie_v no_o appeal_n from_o they_o and_o their_o sentence_n be_v to_o be_v more_o bind_v than_o that_o of_o the_o secular_a judge_n as_o constantine_n decree_v and_o beside_o the_o laity_n out_o of_o the_o esteem_n they_o have_v for_o this_o order_n do_v so_o often_o choose_v they_o arbitrator_n that_o divers_a good_a bishop_n complain_v of_o it_o as_o a_o very_a great_a burden_n yet_o for_o make_v peace_n they_o submit_v to_o it_o and_o the_o law_n confirm_v their_o decision_n 25._o decision_n posidon_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr august_n cap._n 19_o vid._n cod._n just_o l._n 1._o tit._n 14._o de_fw-fr episc_n and_o p._n 25._o i_o may_v further_o observe_v that_o bishop_n be_v very_o often_o send_v on_o embassy_n especial_o in_o order_n to_o make_v peace_n thus_o maruthus_fw-la a_o bishop_n in_o mesopotamia_n be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o persian_a king_n 736._o king_n socrat._v hist_o lib._n c._n 8._o p._n 736._o st._n ambrose_n be_v twice_o send_v on_o embassy_n from_o the_o emperor_n to_o maximus_n 387._o maximus_n baron_fw-fr an._n 381._o &_o an._n 387._o and_o epiphanius_n bishop_n of_o pavy_n be_v twice_o ambassador_n between_o the_o gothic_a prince_n and_o the_o emperor_n and_o be_v both_o time_n successful_a in_o make_v peace_n 474._o peace_n idem_fw-la baron_n anno_fw-la 471._o &_o 474._o i_o will_v conclude_v what_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o first_o order_n by_o note_v the_o honourable_a title_n give_v to_o the_o bishop_n and_o first_o they_o be_v general_o call_v father_n 36._o father_n ecclesia_fw-la patres_fw-la ipsos_fw-la appellat_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 45._o const_n apostol_n l._n 2._o c._n 36._o and_o the_o emperor_n write_v to_o they_o or_o speak_v of_o they_o give_v they_o the_o title_n of_o your_o holiness_n 3._o holiness_n cod._n justin_n l._n 1._o tit._n 1._o l._n 7._o p._n 3._o most_o bless_a and_o most_o religious_a 8._o religious_a ib._n tit._n 2._o l._n 16._o p._n 8._o most_o venerable_a or_o most_o reverend_a 13._o reverend_a ib._n tit._n 3._o l._n 25._o p._n 13._o most_o belove_a of_o god_n 17._o god_n ib._n l._n 42._o pag._n 17._o with_o many_o such_o like_a expression_n some_o of_o which_o be_v use_v to_o the_o emperor_n themselves_o and_o though_o the_o greek_a church_n be_v now_o in_o miserable_a poverty_n and_o slavery_n yet_o the_o christian_n there_o call_v even_o ordinary_a priest_n father_n and_o kiss_v their_o hand_n lift_v they_o up_o to_o their_o forehead_n when_o they_o meet_v they_o which_o among_o the_o eastern_a people_n be_v mark_n of_o the_o high_a respect_n 61._o respect_n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la ordinarii_fw-la debito_fw-la fraudantur_fw-la honore_fw-la quorum_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appellatur_fw-la nec_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la manibus_fw-la osculandis_fw-la iisque_fw-la fronti_fw-la apponendis_fw-la abstinetur_fw-la smith_n de_fw-fr hody_a stat_fw-la eccl._n graec._n p._n 61._o and_o this_o mighty_a reverence_n to_o the_o clergy_n be_v one_o great_a mean_n to_o preserve_v religion_n among_o those_o poor_a oppress_a people_n to_o this_o we_o may_v add_v for_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n what_o we_o find_v in_o the_o french_a capitular_o and_o our_o own_o ancient_a law_n relate_v to_o this_o subject_n in_o the_o former_a the_o law_n require_v that_o all_o man_n by_o all_o mean_n shall_v pay_v all_o honour_n to_o their_o bishop_n and_o priest_n 373._o priest_n ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la omnino_fw-la episcopos_fw-la &_o presbyteros_fw-la suos_fw-la omni_fw-la honore_fw-la venerentur_fw-la capit_fw-la car._n mag._n an._n 802._o c._n 35._o p._n 373._o and_o another_o ordain_v that_o all_o shall_v be_v obedient_a to_o those_o of_o the_o low_a as_o well_o as_o the_o high_a order_n as_o to_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n who_o vicegerent_n they_o be_v in_o the_o church_n 437._o church_n ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la suis_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la tam_fw-la majoris_fw-la ordinis_fw-la quam_fw-la inferioris_fw-la à _fw-la minimus_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la maximum_fw-la ut_fw-la summo_fw-la deo_fw-la cujus_fw-la vice_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la legatione_fw-la funguntur_fw-la obedientes_fw-la existant_fw-la cap._n an._n 805._o ibid._n p._n 437._o and_o the_o penalty_n be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o place_n at_o and_o banishment_n from_o the_o court_n 440._o court_n id._n ibid._n p._n 440._o and_o by_o those_o law_n all_o injury_n do_v to_o the_o clergy_n be_v punish_v with_o a_o mulct_n thrice_o as_o great_a as_o for_o the_o like_a fault_n to_o a_o common_a person_n 627._o person_n leg._n bavar_n an._n 630._o p._n 99_o capit._fw-la lud._n pii_fw-la an._n 822._o p._n 627._o and_o final_o all_o clerk_n be_v exempt_a from_o secular_a tribunal_n 941._o tribunal_n capit._fw-la car._n mag._n 37._o p._n 227._o an._n 789._o &_o cap._n lib._n 8._o c._n 3._o p._n 941._o as_o for_o our_o own_o nation_n even_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n of_o old_a have_v so_o great_a a_o 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