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complaint_n be_v particular_a as_o to_o the_o province_n of_o cyprus_n yet_o they_o make_v it_o a_o common_a cause_n say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o concern_v the_o liberty_n of_o all_o church_n they_o compare_v it_o to_o a_o common_a disease_n which_o need_v a_o strong_a medicine_n or_o cure_n and_o then_o haâ—ing_v restore_v the_o cyprian_a to_o their_o right_n lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v negligent_a of_o other_o church_n and_o leave_v they_o open_v to_o usurper_n they_o make_v their_o 〈◊〉_d general_n against_o all_o other_o person_n who_o shall_v invade_v the_o right_n of_o any_o â—ther_a church_n whatsoever_o and_o that_o twice_o in_o the_o same_o canon_n so_o jealous_a 〈◊〉_d tender_a be_v they_o in_o this_o point_n first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o the_o same_o thing_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d observe_v in_o all_o other_o diocese_n and_o province_n whatsoever_o that_o none_o of_o the_o most_o holy_a bishop_n shall_v invade_v 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〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o of_o some_o time_n backward_o but_o from_o the_o beginning_n and_o if_o these_o be_v they_o which_o must_v carry_v the_o cause_n i_o think_v the_o church_n of_o these_o isle_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v as_o safe_a as_o ever_o be_v the_o cyprian_a for_o these_o have_v not_o then_o so_o much_o as_o be_v attempt_v when_o the_o other_o be_v but_o a_o small_a matter_n from_o be_v quite_o ravish_v and_o have_v undoubted_o be_v swallow_v up_o have_v a_o general_n council_n be_v keep_v off_o but_o some_o few_o year_n long_o but_o that_o they_o may_v more_o effectual_o prevent_v the_o mischief_n which_o attend_v such_o encroachment_n and_o the_o detriment_n and_o dishonour_v do_v to_o religion_n by_o they_o the_o holy_a father_n give_v no_o less_o than_o three_o reason_n for_o this_o their_o constitution_n first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o father_n may_v not_o be_v transgress_v it_o seem_v the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n have_v be_v all_o along_o against_o it_o but_o what_o of_o that_o what_o be_v canon_n to_o the_o pope_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o none_o it_o be_v pity_n he_o be_v not_o except_v but_o the_o true_a reason_n be_v because_o the_o father_n thought_n he_o ought_v not_o the_o plenitudo_fw-la potestatis_fw-la now_o so_o much_o boast_v of_o be_v not_o then_o think_v of_o or_o if_o it_o be_v dare_v not_o appear_v abroad_o lest_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v knock_v of_o the_o head_n for_o a_o monster_n pope_n themselves_o in_o those_o day_n plead_v the_o canon_n and_o be_v judge_v by_o they_o and_o this_o canon_n have_v a_o peculiar_a evil_a aspect_n upon_o he_o for_o it_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o his_o declare_a opinion_n and_o determination_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n so_o that_o if_o the_o pope_n now_o do_v not_o regard_v the_o canon_n it_o seem_v heretofore_o they_o as_o little_o regard_v he_o the_o second_o reason_n of_o the_o canon_n be_v 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therefore_o the_o father_n yet_o take_v a_o further_a care_n to_o compel_v they_o by_o law_n and_o determine_v in_o the_o same_o canon_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n if_o any_o man_n do_v seize_v another_o province_n and_o subject_v it_o to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o shall_v restore_v it_o and_o that_o they_o may_v take_v away_o all_o pretence_n they_o conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v produce_v a_o constitution_n contrary_n to_o what_o be_v now_o determine_v it_o shall_v be_v void_a or_o of_o no_o authority_n now_o if_o there_o be_v any_o reverence_n for_o or_o force_v in_o a_o canon_n so_o careful_o pen_v by_o so_o venerable_a a_o council_n than_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o we_o have_v withdraw_v
christo_fw-la christus_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la suscepit_fw-la roliquam_fw-la vero_fw-la omnem_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la de_fw-la 〈◊〉_d praejudicandum_fw-la quae_fw-la sapiat_fw-la contra_fw-la veritatem_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la &_o apostolorum_fw-la &_o câ—risti_fw-la &_o dei._n and_o again_o speak_v of_o heretic_n in_o general_a ipsa_fw-la enim_fw-la 〈◊〉_d corum_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolicà _fw-la comparata_fw-la ex_fw-la diversitate_fw-la &_o contrâ—rietate_fw-la sua_fw-la pronunâ—â—â—it_fw-la neque_fw-la apostoli_fw-la alicujus_fw-la aâ—toris_fw-la esse_fw-la neque_fw-la apostolici_fw-la and_o then_o show_v how_o 〈◊〉_d church_n or_o such_o which_o shall_v at_o any_o time_n after_o be_v constitute_v â—ight_n defend_v themselves_o against_o heretic_n he_o say_v thus_o ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la itaque_fw-la 〈◊〉_d provocabuntur_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la quae_fw-la liuâ—â—â—â—ullum_fw-la ex_fw-la apostolis_n vel_fw-la apostolicis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d svam_fw-la proferant_fw-la ut_fw-la 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in_o opposition_n to_o several_a of_o their_o opinion_n and_o practice_n the_o author_n of_o church-government_n part_n 5._o page_n 206._o have_v discover_v a_o sense_n wherein_o that_o great_a grievance_n
such_o church_n if_o there_o be_v no_o prospect_n of_o another_o general_a council_n near_o at_o hand_n a_o provincial_a council_n of_o their_o own_o who_o understand_v their_o state_n and_o necessity_n may_v relieve_v they_o by_o make_v other_o order_n more_o fit_a and_o practicable_a sore_n they_o but_o always_o with_o honour_n and_o observance_n of_o those_o constitution_n where_o they_o do_v take_v place_n and_o without_o any_o contempt_n or_o disrespect_n where_o they_o be_v lay_v aside_o to_o this_o effect_n be_v that_o answer_n of_o our_o learned_a dr._n beveridge_n to_o his_o froward_a observator_fw-la nemo_fw-la nescit_fw-la synodos_fw-la posteriores_fw-la saepe_fw-la alia_fw-la nonnunquam_fw-la &_o contraria_fw-la câ—nstituisse_fw-la ac_fw-la quae_fw-la prioribus_fw-la constituta_fw-la fuerant_fw-la idque_fw-la licèt_fw-la priores_fw-la illae_fw-la aecuenenicae_fw-la siâ—e_fw-la vniversales_fw-la &_o posteriores_fw-la singularium_fw-la tantummodò_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la 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