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and_o censure_v it_o in_o they_o that_o so_o seek_v it_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n repress_v the_o ambition_n of_o the_o bishop_n but_o not_o cassate_v the_o rescript_n nor_o withdraw_v the_o honour_n from_o the_o metropolis_n so_o erect_v of_o this_o canon_n balsamon_n say_v that_o when_o it_o be_v make_v many_o emperor_n have_v erect_v many_o metropolitanes_n and_o name_v three_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o other_o bishopric_n be_v thus_o honour_v and_o that_o the_o emperor_n do_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o power_n that_o be_v give_v they_o where_o it_o be_v far_a to_o be_v observe_v 1._o that_o this_o council_n be_v within_o 20_o year_n after_o that_o grant_n of_o valentinian_n and_o consequent_o if_o balsamon_n say_v right_a that_o at_o that_o time_n many_o emperor_n have_v erect_v many_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v other_o before_o valentinian_n 2._o that_o the_o 17_o the_o 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the_o matrimony_n of_o her_o mother_n and_o her_o legitimation_n which_o depend_v upon_o the_o absolute_a power_n of_o the_o pope_n 4._o that_o in_o the_o 4_o the_o year_n of_o her_o reign_n when_o the_o pope_n send_v cardinal_n petow_v to_o be_v his_o legate_n in_o england_n and_o to_o be_v bishop_n of_o sarisbury_n she_o will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o come_v into_o the_o land_n neither_o can_v he_o have_v that_o bishopric_n which_o as_o it_o be_v some_o check_n to_o the_o pope_n absolute_a supremacy_n and_o a_o assertion_n and_o vindication_n of_o the_o regal_a power_n so_o be_v add_v to_o the_o former_a it_o will_v be_v less_o strange_a that_o this_o supreme_a power_n of_o the_o pope_n shall_v be_v by_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n viii_o disclaim_v and_o eject_v §_o 12._o upon_o this_o bottom_n the_o foundation_n of_o reformation_n be_v lay_v in_o england_n the_o superstructure_n be_v according_o erect_v by_o the_o king_n and_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n in_o 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age_n and_o do_v it_o himself_o or_o if_o it_o shall_v it_o will_v be_v a_o unanswerable_a objection_n against_o all_o hereditary_a successive_a monarchy_n a_o maim_n in_o that_o form_n of_o government_n which_o can_v no_o way_n be_v repair_v there_o be_v no_o amulet_n in_o the_o crown_n which_o secure_v the_o life_n of_o each_o king_n till_o his_o successor_n be_v of_o age_n nor_o promise_n from_o heaven_n that_o the_o child_n of_o such_o prince_n shall_v by_o succeed_v to_o the_o crown_n advance_v by_o miracle_n to_o the_o year_n and_o ability_n of_o their_o parent_n so_o irrational_a be_v the_o scoff_n and_o exception_n of_o some_o that_o what_o be_v do_v in_o king_n edward_n day_n be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o child_n be_v as_o such_o to_o be_v vilify_v and_o despise_v §_o 14._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o prince_n many_o change_n be_v make_v in_o the_o church_n and_o recession_n from_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o rome_n beside_o that_o of_o image_n the_o lawfulness_n 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so_o vigorous_o for_o the_o contrary_a way_n and_o the_o constitution_n of_o our_o monarchy_n invest_v equal_o either_o sex_n in_o the_o plenitude_n of_o regal_a power_n in_o sacred_a as_o well_o as_o civil_a affair_n and_o it_o be_v but_o to_o raise_v envy_n against_o the_o reformation_n that_o queen_n elizabeth_n sex_n as_o before_o king_n edward_n nonage_n have_v by_o some_o be_v think_v fit_a to_o be_v mention_v and_o can_v by_o any_o sober_a judgement_n be_v admit_v to_o have_v any_o force_n in_o it_o but_o because_o as_o it_o be_v from_o our_o history_n more_o pertinent_o object_v most_o of_o the_o bishop_n be_v by_o she_o divest_v of_o their_o dignity_n and_o new_o create_v in_o their_o stead_n to_o this_o therefore_o in_o the_o last_o place_n i_o must_v apply_v myself_o to_o give_v satisfaction_n and_o
most_o ignorant_a rustic_n some_o so_o void_a of_o all_o degree_n of_o knowledge_n say_v josephus_n that_o they_o know_v not_o what_o the_o very_a word_n priest_n signify_v the_o roman_a conqueror_n by_o their_o procurator_n put_v in_o annual_o who_o they_o please_v to_o choose_v without_o consideration_n of_o the_o aaronical_a line_n into_o the_o chief_a priest_n office_n i_o shall_v here_o demand_v of_o any_o whether_o suppose_v and_o grant_v it_o as_o undeniable_a that_o the_o zelots_n be_v formal_o schismatic_n or_o with_o some_o improvement_n in_o josephus_n his_o style_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seditious_a there_o can_v be_v any_o ground_n of_o reason_n or_o equity_n to_o involve_v or_o conclude_v under_o the_o same_o guilt_n those_o that_o live_v under_o those_o impose_v usurp_v high_a priest_n suppose_v those_o inferior_n to_o have_v be_v as_o far_o from_o consent_v to_o the_o continuance_n as_o to_o the_o begin_n of_o such_o usurpation_n and_o that_o the_o circumstance_n 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and_o heart_n that_o we_o may_v all_o be_v glorify_v with_o he_o and_o sing_v joint_a hosannah_n and_o hallelujah_n to_o he_o to_o all_o eternity_n amen_n errata_fw-la page_n 42._o line_n 3._o deal_n p._n 73._o li._n 9_o lege_fw-la s._n peter_n so_o p._n 81._o mark_fw-mi li._n 12._o lege_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 85._o l._n 24._o league_n where_o as_o p._n 91._o li._n 4._o lege_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 107._o li._n 2._o for_o three_o lege_fw-la second_o p._n 141._o li._n 25._o for_o quae_fw-la re_fw-la quo_fw-la p._n 157._o li._n 3._o lege_fw-la that_o the_o the_o content_n chap._n i._n a_o introduction_n the_o danger_n and_o sin_n of_o schism_n page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o what_o schism_n we_o together_o with_o some_o general_a consideration_n thereon_o 12_o chap._n iii_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o schism_n 31_o chap._n iu_o the_o pretend_a evidence_n of_o the_o romanist_n against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n examine_v and_o first_o that_o from_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n supremacy_n by_o christ_n donation_n to_o s._n peter_n 66_o chap._n v._o the_o evidence_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n succeed_a s._n peter_n examine_v 92_o chap._n vi_o their_o second_o plea_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v plant_v christianity_n among_o we_o 107_o chap._n vii_o their_o three_o evidence_n from_o our_o cast_n off_o obedience_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n at_o the_o reformation_n 132_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o schism_n as_o that_o be_v a_o offence_n against_o mutual_a charity_n this_o divide_v into_o three_o species_n and_o the_o first_o here_o examine_v 155_o chap._n ix_o the_o second_o species_n of_o this_o schism_n examine_v as_o it_o be_v a_o offence_n against_o external_a peace_n or_o communion_n ecclesiastical_a 163_o chap._n x._o the_o three_o species_n of_o this_o schism_n as_o a_o offence_n against_o that_o charity_n due_a from_o every_o christian_a to_o every_o christian_a examine_v 169_o chap._n xi_o concern_v the_o present_a persecution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o advantage_n seek_v from_o thence_o 174_o the_o end_n a_o catalogue_n of_o some_o book_n print_v for_o richard_n royston_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o ivy-lane_n london_n a_o paraphrase_n and_o annotation_n upon_o all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n by_o henry_n hammond_n d._n d._n in_o fol._n the_o practical_a catechism_n with_o all_o other_o english_a treatise_n of_o henry_n hammond_n d._n d._n in_o two_o volume_n in_o 4_o o_o dissertationes_fw-la quatuor_fw-la quibus_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la jura_n ex_fw-la s._n scripture_n &_o primaeva_fw-la antiquitate_fw-la adstruuntur_fw-la contra_fw-la sententiam_fw-la d._n blondelli_n &_o aliorum_fw-la authore_fw-la henrico_n hammond_n in_o 4_o o_o a_o letter_n of_o resolution_n of_o six_o quaere_n in_o 12_o o_o the_o name_n of_o several_a treatise_n and_o sermon_n write_v by_o jer._n taylor_n d._n d._n viz._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o course_n of_o sermon_n for_o all_o the_o sunday_n of_o the_o year_n together_o with_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o divine_a institution_n necessity_n sacrednesse_n and_o separation_n of_o the_o office_n ministerial_a in_o fol._n 2._o episcopacy_n assert_v in_o 4_o o_o 3._o the_o history_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o everblessed_n jesus_n christ_n 2_o d_o edit_n in_o fol._n 4._o the_o liberty_n of_o prophesy_v in_o 4_o o_o 5._o a_o apology_n for_o authorize_v and_o set-form_n of_o liturgy_n in_o 4_o o_o 6._o a_o discourse_n of_o baptism_n its_o institution_n and_o efficacy_n upon_o all_o beleiver_n in_o 4_o o_o 7._o the_o rule_n and_o exercise_n of_o holy_a live_n in_o 12_o o_o 8._o the_o rule_n and_o exercise_n of_o holy_a die_a in_o 12_o o_o 9_o a_o short_a catechism_n for_o institution_n of_o young_a person_n in_o the_o christian_a religion_n in_o 12_o o_o 10._o the_o real_a presence_n and_o spiritual_a of_o christ_n in_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n prove_v against_o 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scholae_fw-la collegialis_fw-la wigorniae_fw-la in_o 8_o o_o a_o discourse_n of_o holy_a love_n by_o sir_n geo._n strode_n knight_n in_o 12_o o_o the_o saint_n honeycomb_n full_a of_o divine_a truth_n by_o rich._n gove_n preacher_n of_o henton_n s_o gorge_fw-fr in_o somersetshire_n in_o 8_o o_o devotion_n digest_v into_o several_a discourse_n and_o meditation_n upon_o the_o lord_n most_o holy_a prayer_n together_o with_o additional_a exercitation_n upon_o baptism_n the_o lord_n supper_n heresy_n blasphemy_n the_o creature_n sin_n the_o soul_n pant_n after_o god_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n the_o soul_n complaint_n of_o its_o absence_n from_o god_n by_o peter_n samwaies_o fellow_n late_o resident_a in_o trinity_n college_n cambridge_n in_o 12_o o_o of_o the_o division_n between_o the_o english_a and_o romish_a church_n upon_o reformation_n by_o hen._n fern_n d._n d._n in_o 12_o o_o direction_n for_o the_o profitable_a read_n of_o the_o scripture_n by_o john_n white_a m._n a._n in_o 8_o o_o the_o exemplary_a life_n and_o memorable_a act_n of_o 9_o the_o most_o worthy_a woman_n of_o the_o world_n 3_o jew_n 3_o gentile_n 3_o christian_n by_o tho._n heywood_n in_o 4_o o_o the_o saint_n legacy_n or_o a_o collection_n of_o promise_n out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o 12_o o_o judicium_fw-la universitatis_fw-la oxoniensis_fw-la de_fw-la solemni_fw-la lega_fw-la &_o foedere_fw-la juramento_fw-la negativo_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o 8_o o_o certain_a sermon_n and_o letter_n of_o defence_n and_o resolution_n to_o some_o of_o the_o late_a controversary_n of_o our_o time_n by_o jasper_n mayne_n d._n d._n in_o 4_o o_o janua_n linguarum_fw-la reserata_fw-la sive_fw-la omnium_fw-la scientiarum_fw-la &_o linguarum_fw-la seminarium_fw-la auctore_fw-la cl._n viro_fw-la j._n a._n comâ—nio_n in_o 8_o o_o a_o treatise_n concern_v divine_a providence_n very_o seasonable_a for_o all_o age_n by_o tho._n morton_n bishop_n of_o duresme_fw-fr in_o 8_o o_o animadversion_n upon_o m_n hobbs_n 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against_o the_o mind_n of_o jew_n against_o their_o king_n as_o it_o have_v be_v deliver_v in_o four_o sermon_n by_o john_n allington_n b._n d._n in_o 12_o o_o the_o quaker_n question_v object_v against_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o many_o sacred_a act_n and_o office_n of_o religion_n with_o brief_a answet_v thereunto_o together_o with_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n his_o working_n and_o impression_n on_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n by_o r._n sherlock_n b._n d._n in_o 8_o o_o now_o in_o the_o press_n of_o fundamental_o in_o a_o notion_n refer_v to_o practise_v by_o h._n hammond_n d._n d._n in_o 12_o o_o
our_o king_n have_v the_o same_o authority_n in_o their_o territory_n that_o the_o roman_a emperor_n have_v in_o the_o empire_n §_o 19_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o supreme_a power_n of_o king_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o this_o be_v clear_a not_o only_o from_o the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o king_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o cause_n even_o those_o of_o the_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o common_a direct_a an_o ruler_n of_o the_o church_n both_o in_o title_n and_o reality_n demetrii_n chomateni_n resp_n ad_fw-la const_n cab_n jur._n graec_fw-la rom_n l._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o church_n for_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v celebrate_v within_o it_o but_o for_o external_a thing_n i_o be_o constitute_v overseer_n or_o bishop_n by_o god_n say_v constantine_n the_o great_a in_o a_o assembly_n of_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o king_n and_o priest_n say_v leo_n isaurus_n to_o gregory_n the_o second_o nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la à _fw-la pontifice_fw-la reprehenditur_fw-la and_o be_v not_o for_o this_o reprehend_v by_o the_o pope_n see_v j._n c._n de_fw-fr lib._n eccl_n ap_fw-mi goldast_n monarch_n t._n 1._o p._n 686._o so_o socrates_n the_o historian_n of_o the_o emperor_n in_o general_a after_o their_o receive_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n depend_v on_o they_o in_o prooem_n l._n 5._o and_o by_o optatus_n l._n 2._o it_o be_v note_v and_o censure_v as_o a_o schismatical_a piece_n of_o language_n in_o the_o donatist_n quid_fw-la enim_fw-la imperatori_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la and_o all_o this_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o civil_a policy_n acknowledge_v by_o aristotle_n pol._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n have_v power_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o god_n and_o by_o diotogenes_n in_o sâ—obaeus_n that_o a_o perfect_a king_n ought_v to_o be_v both_o a_o good_a captain_n and_o a_o judge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yea_o and_o a_o priest_n also_o and_o according_o among_o the_o ancient_a roman_a regal_a law_n this_o be_v one_o sacrorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la potestas_fw-la sub_fw-la regibus_fw-la esto_fw-la let_v the_o power_n of_o all_o sacred_a thing_n be_v under_o the_o king_n and_o so_o in_o the_o practice_n caius_n caesar_n in_o suetonius_n c._n 13._o be_v both_o augur_n and_o summus_n pontifex_n galba_n tres_fw-la pontificatus_fw-la gerebat_fw-la ibid_fw-la gal._n c._n 8._o claudius_n be_v by_o josephus_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a highpriest_n and_o tacitus_n make_v it_o his_o observation_n deûm_fw-la nunc_fw-la munere_fw-la summum_fw-la pontificem_fw-la summum_fw-la hominum_fw-la esse_fw-la annal_n l._n 3._o the_o same_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 kin_n 18._o and_o josiah_n 2_o kin_n 22._o order_v many_o thing_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o so_o s._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 see_v g_o de_fw-mi heimberg_n de_fw-mi usurp_v pap_n so_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a three_o book_n be_v make_v up_o of_o justinian_o i_o e._n the_o emperor_n constitution_n de_fw-fr episcopis_fw-la clericis_fw-la &_o sacris_fw-la concern_v bishop_n clergy_n man_n and_o sacred_a office_n and_o the_o canon_n of_o counsel_n have_v most_o be_v set_v out_o and_o receive_v their_o authority_n by_o the_o emperor_n and_o according_o in_o the_o theodosian_a code_n we_o shall_v find_v many_o of_o those_o which_o be_v now_o call_v papal_a decree_n church_n as_o well_o as_o civil_a as_o might_n be_v prove_v at_o large_a if_o here_o it_o be_v needful_a and_o can_v be_v reasonable_o so_o confine_v as_o not_o to_o belong_v to_o a_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n but_o peculiarly_a from_o that_o which_o have_v be_v already_o note_v and_o express_o order_v can._n 17._o of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n even_o now_o cite_v of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a division_n of_o province_n &c_n &c_n and_o ecclesiastical_a division_n of_o province_n follow_v the_o civil_a follow_v the_o civil_a for_o 1._o it_o be_v certain_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n to_o place_v his_o praetoria_n or_o court_n of_o assize_n where_o he_o please_v and_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o know_a original_n of_o metropoles_fw-la and_o division_n of_o province_n as_o strabo_n say_v geogr._n l._n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d province_n be_v various_o distribute_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o the_o roman_n divide_v they_o not_o by_o tribe_n or_o family_n but_o after_o another_o manner_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o city_n where_o they_o set_v up_o their_o court_n of_o assize_n and_o again_o it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a that_o as_o any_o new_a accident_n 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offend_v either_o direct_o or_o interpretative_o as_o i_o suppose_v be_v already_o clear_a from_o the_o refutation_n of_o the_o plea_n from_o s._n peter_n universal_a pastorship_n whensoever_o he_o shall_v think_v fit_a to_o make_v such_o change_n the_o conclusion_n be_v rational_a as_o well_o as_o evident_a just_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o as_o well_o as_o clear_v that_o elsewhere_o it_o have_v oft_o be_v so_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la and_o appoint_v by_o the_o canon_n of_o chalcedon_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la that_o the_o king_n may_v erect_v a_o primacy_n when_o he_o please_v and_o so_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o king_n ethelbert_n at_o the_o time_n of_o augustine_n plant_v the_o faith_n do_v at_o canterbury_n the_o seat_n of_o his_o kingdom_n imperit_n svi_fw-la totius_fw-la metropolis_n say_v bede_n l._n 1._o c_o 25._o &_o conquent_o remove_v it_o from_o any_o other_o place_n at_o his_o pleasure_n have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o this_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n assignable_a why_o this_o nation_n be_v in_o constantine_n time_n under_o three_o metropolitan_n the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o the_o primacy_n belong_v to_o that_o city_n as_o be_v then_o the_o emperor_n seat_n where_o septimius_n severus_n and_o constantius_n chlorus_n die_v and_o the_o praetorium_n of_o the_o diocese_n of_o britanny_n the_o archbishop_n of_o london_n and_o the_o archbishop_n of_o caerusk_n in_o monmouthshire_n either_o 1._o there_o shall_v be_v as_o there_o be_v a_o addition_n of_o two_o province_n more_o valentia_n and_o flavia_n caesariensis_n or_o 2._o the_o metropolitical_a power_n shall_v be_v remove_v from_o london_n to_o canterbury_n as_o also_o from_o caerusk_n to_o s._n david_n as_o have_v be_v say_v and_o the_o primacy_n from_o york_n to_o canterbury_n §_o 20._o this_o power_n of_o king_n if_o take_v away_o by_o foreign_a law_n etc._n etc._n resumable_a now_o what_o be_v thus_o vest_v in_o the_o regal_a power_n can_v be_v take_v away_o by_o foreign_a law_n or_o by_o prescription_n be_v so_o alienate_v but_o that_o it_o remain_v perfect_o lawful_a for_o the_o prince_n to_o resume_v it_o sect_n 21._o that_o law_n make_v at_o rome_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o liberty_n of_o another_o national_a church_n to_o make_v contrary_a law_n thereunto_o and_o that_o by_o such_o obviation_n no_o schism_n be_v incur_v we_o find_v deliver_v in_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n can_n 71._o according_a to_o balsamon_n division_n and_o though_o the_o canon_n be_v not_o set_v down_o by_o binius_fw-la yet_o both_o he_o and_o baronius_n acknowledge_v that_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o that_o particular_a canon_n be_v the_o main_a occasion_n of_o the_o synod_n and_o the_o antiquity_n thereof_o be_v considerable_a those_o canon_n be_v make_v say_v baronius_n and_o binius_fw-la anno_fw-la 401._o §_o 22._o so_o likewise_o that_o a_o law_n though_o make_v by_o a_o general_n council_n and_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o christian_a prince_n yet_o