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upon_o all_o occasion_n afford_v ready_a help_n and_o assistance_n to_o one_o another_o that_o dilectio_fw-la communis_fw-la that_o cyprian_a so_o often_o speak_v of_o 41._o the_o common_a bond_n of_o love_n and_o charity_n oblige_v they_o to_o advise_v together_o that_o so_o by_o joint_a consultation_n thing_n may_v be_v carry_v on_o to_o the_o best_a advantage_n of_o ecclesiastic_a administration_n for_o they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o he_o tell_v we_o 42._o as_o member_n of_o the_o same_o body_n of_o the_o church_n though_o stretch_v out_o into_o many_o several_a province_n and_o that_o therefore_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o have_v care_n one_o of_o another_o and_o to_o watch_v over_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n upon_o a_o person_n election_n to_o any_o of_o the_o great_a see_v they_o be_v wont_a to_o send_v their_o congratulatory_a letter_n to_o give_v he_o joy_n of_o that_o place_n to_o signify_v their_o concurrence_n with_o his_o advancement_n to_o a_o share_n of_o 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between_o he_o and_o epiphanius_n have_v appeal_v to_o theophilus_n of_o alexandria_n that_o if_o he_o will_v have_v appeal_v it_o shall_v have_v be_v either_o to_o he_o of_o caesarea_n who_o be_v his_o metropolitan_a or_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n as_o metropolitan_a of_o the_o whole_a east_n that_o be_v of_o the_o eastern_a diocese_n but_o when_o he_o say_v this_o course_n be_v settle_v by_o the_o synod_n of_o nice_a it_o be_v plain_a it_o be_v his_o mistake_n and_o indeed_o his_o own_o ni_fw-fr fallor_fw-la show_v he_o be_v not_o very_o confident_a and_o peremptory_a in_o the_o case_n the_o account_n of_o this_o patriarchate_n as_o deliver_v by_o 165._o nilus_n doxopatrius_fw-la with_o who_o in_o the_o main_n concur_v many_o other_o ancient_a notitiae_fw-la etc._n stand_v thus_o immediate_o subject_a to_o the_o patriarch_n be_v viii_o metropolitan_o who_o have_v no_o suffragan_a bishop_n under_o they_o and_o viii_o or_o as_o other_o reckon_v xii_o archbishopric_n beside_o which_o he_o have_v xiii_o metropolitick_a see_v tyre_n contain_v under_o it_o xiii_o bishopric_n tarsus_n vi_o edessa_n xi_o or_o as_o other_o x_o apamea_n vii_o hierapolis_n xi_o the_o latin_a notitiae_fw-la reckon_v but_o viii_o bostra_n xix_o or_o xx_o azarbus_n ix_o seleucia_n in_o isauria_n xxiv_o damascus_n xi_o amida_n viii_o or_o as_o the_o latin_n vii_o sergiopolis_n v._o but_o by_o some_o one_o less_o daras_n x_o the_o latin_a notitiae_fw-la call_v it_o theodosiopolis_n and_o allow_v but_o vii_o episcopal_n see_v and_o last_o emesa_n contain_v vi_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o that_o once_o venerable_a patriarchate_n vii_o the_o next_o that_o succeed_v be_v the_o patriarchate_o of_o constantinople_n which_o though_o start_n late_a in_o time_n soon_o get_v beyond_o the_o other_o two_o the_o bishop_n of_o byzantium_n or_o constantinople_n have_v for_o several_a age_n be_v only_o a_o private_a bishop_n subject_a to_o the_o metropolitan_a of_o heraclea_n which_o ancient_o have_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o procopius_n 666._o tell_v we_o the_o primacy_n of_o all_o the_o city_n of_o that_o country_n in_o acknowledgement_n of_o which_o subjection_n the_o bishop_n of_o heraclea_n have_v ever_o the_o privilege_n to_o ordain_v the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n but_o no_o soon_o be_v that_o city_n make_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o empire_n but_o great_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o it_o it_o be_v style_v the_o govern_n city_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n 865._o a_o great_a city_n say_v nazianzen_n 472._o in_o one_o of_o his_o sermon_n to_o the_o people_n of_o that_o place_n and_o the_o very_a next_o to_o rome_n nay_o not_o at_o all_o yield_a the_o primacy_n to_o it_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o and_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o now_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n begin_v to_o appear_v considerable_a in_o the_o world_n and_o both_o church_n and_o state_n conspire_v to_o render_v he_o 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bishop_n of_o constantinople_n be_v therein_o put_v in_o the_o five_o place_n the_o bishop_n present_o raise_v a_o clamour_n why_o have_v he_o not_o his_o proper_a place_n why_o be_v he_o thrust_v down_o into_o the_o five_o place_n whereupon_o paschasinus_n the_o pope_n legate_n declare_v that_o he_o hold_v anatolius_n of_o constantinople_n in_o the_o first_o place_n which_o diogenes_n of_o cyzicum_n affirm_v be_v according_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o father_n but_o to_o return_v to_o what_o we_o be_v upon_o though_o this_o canon_n of_o constantinople_n give_v the_o bishop_n no_o direct_a power_n yet_o it_o give_v he_o so_o mighty_a a_o value_n and_o reputation_n that_o he_o want_v not_o opportunity_n enough_o to_o carve_v for_o himself_o he_o be_v soon_o court_v on_o all_o hand_n his_o mediation_n request_v and_o his_o interposal_n desire_v for_o the_o end_a difference_n and_o where_o provincial_a bishop_n can_v not_o agree_v about_o the_o election_n of_o their_o 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pope_n legate_n and_o to_o have_v do_v all_o this_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o absolute_a and_o supreme_a authority_n so_o quick-sighted_a and_o acute_a be_v man_n to_o discern_v what_o never_o be_v and_o so_o willing_a to_o believe_v what_o it_o be_v their_o interest_n shall_v be_v true_a viii_o but_o to_o proceed_v with_o our_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n he_o hold_v on_o much_o at_o this_o rate_n till_o the_o general_a council_n at_o chalcedon_n hold_v there_o ann._n ccccli_n when_o what_o he_o have_v hitherto_o hold_v by_o custom_n canonical_a authority_n make_v his_o right_n by_o their_o nine_o canon_n they_o provide_v that_o if_o any_o bishop_n or_o clergyman_n have_v a_o controversy_n with_o his_o own_o metropolitan_a it_o shall_v be_v at_o his_o liberty_n to_o appeal_v either_o to_o the_o exarch_n that_o be_v primate_n of_o the_o diocese_n or_o to_o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n where_o his_o cause_n shall_v be_v hear_v a_o canon_n that_o invest_v
he_o with_o a_o vast_a power_n put_v he_o into_o a_o capacity_n of_o receive_v and_o determ_v final_a appeal_n from_o all_o those_o part_n the_o same_o they_o again_o ratify_v by_o their_o seventeen_o canon_n and_o by_o their_o twenty-eight_a make_v a_o more_o particular_a provision_n for_o he_o first_o they_o profess_v in_o general_a altogether_o to_o follow_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n than_o they_o recognize_v the_o three_o canon_n of_o the_o second_o general_a council_n which_o be_v then_o read_v before_o they_o and_o decree_v the_o same_o privilege_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n as_o that_o have_v do_v to_o the_o church_n of_o constantinople_n forasmuch_o say_v they_o as_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o father_n confer_v such_o privilege_n upon_o the_o see_v of_o old_a rome_n be_v that_o it_o be_v the_o imperial_a city_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o consideration_n the_o bishop_n illyrici_n of_o that_o second_o general_a council_n give_v 421_o equal_a privilege_n 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the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o now_o he_o look_v like_o bishop_n of_o the_o imperial_a city_n be_v invest_v with_o so_o ample_a and_o extensive_a a_o jurisdiction_n for_o the_o three_o diocese_n of_o asiana_n pontica_fw-la and_o thrace_n be_v great_a and_o large_a the_o first_o 78._o contain_v eight_o province_n viz._n pamphylia_n lydia_n caria_n lycia_n lycaonia_n pisidia_n phrygia_n pacatiand_n and_o phrygia_n salutaris_n both_o which_o be_v ancient_o comprehend_v under_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o great_a phrygia_n as_o it_o stand_v oppose_v to_o the_o lesser_a that_o lie_v upon_o the_o hellespont_n the_o second_o 79._o eleven_o bythinia_n galalatia_n paphlagonia_n honorias_n galatia_n salutaris_n cappadocia_n prima_fw-la cappadocia_n secunda_fw-la hellenopontus_fw-la pontus_n polemoniacus_fw-la armenia_n prima_fw-la armenia_n secunda_fw-la the_o three_o 82._o six_o europa_n thracia_n haemimontus_n rhodopa_n maesia_n secunda_fw-la scythia_n the_o pope_n legate_n be_v infinite_o enrage_v at_o this_o canon_n and_o the_o power_n and_o privilege_n hereby_o give_v to_o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n and_o use_v all_o possible_a art_n to_o overthrow_v it_o but_o all_o in_o vain_a it_o pass_v clear_o and_o be_v subscribe_v by_o all_o the_o bishop_n then_o present_a in_o the_o synod_n amount_v to_o a_o very_a great_a number_n who_o subscription_n be_v still_o extant_a four_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n after_o a_o full_a discussion_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n that_o no_o pretence_n of_o force_n or_o fraud_n may_v be_v object_v as_o many_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o asiana_n and_o pontica_fw-la as_o be_v then_o in_o the_o synod_n be_v desire_v to_o declare_v whether_o they_o have_v free_o submit_v to_o this_o constitution_n who_o according_o stand_v up_o and_o one_o after_o another_o do_v most_o solemn_o protest_v that_o they_o have_v voluntary_o and_o unconstrain_o assent_v to_o and_o subscribe_v the_o canon_n and_o that_o 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