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extraordinary_a and_o wonderful_a power_n exercise_v by_o the_o apostle_n next_o confirmation_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n but_o of_o order_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v equal_a in_o the_o power_n of_o order_n as_o not_o only_o many_o schoolman_n of_o old_a but_o also_o some_o of_o our_o opposite_n of_o late_a do_v acknowledge_v if_o they_o will_v say_v that_o they_o differ_v only_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o rhis_n power_n it_o may_v be_v easy_o answer_v that_o a_o power_n grant_v and_o never_o permit_v to_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n agree_v not_o with_o the_o wisdom_n of_o christ_n as_o swarez_n say_v in_o aquin_n part_n 3._o quaest_n 27._o si_fw-mi presbyteri_fw-la ex_fw-la vi_fw-la sua_fw-la ordinationis_fw-la haberent_fw-la sufficient_a â—m_n potestalem_fw-la ordinis_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la ministrandum_fw-la sine_fw-la causa_fw-la in_o universum_fw-la prohiberentur_fw-la illud_fw-la confer_v three_o they_o may_v impose_v hand_n in_o ordination_n therefore_o they_o may_v do_v it_o also_o in_o confirmation_n armacanus_n reason_v after_o this_o manner_n out_o of_o 1._o tim._n 4.14_o four_o they_o may_v minister_v the_o lord_n supper_n therefore_o they_o may_v minister_v it_o also_o for_o it_o be_v not_o more_o excellent_a than_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o supper_n hierome_n reason_v after_o this_o manner_n narbonensem_fw-la five_o the_o sacrament_n that_o be_v for_o the_o utility_n of_o the_o people_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v reserve_v to_o the_o bishop_n because_o it_o may_v often_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o people_n depart_v without_o this_o benefit_n which_o they_o may_v easy_o have_v have_v at_o home_n six_o we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n hierome_n ibid._n say_v it_o be_v the_o custom_n in_o the_o orient_a in_o ilyricum_fw-la in_o italy_n in_o africa_n and_o in_o all_o place_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n ambrose_n 4_o say_v apud_fw-la egiptum_n presbyteri_fw-la consignant_fw-la si_fw-la presen_v non_fw-la sit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la that_o the_o presbyter_n consign_v that_o be_v confirm_v in_o egypt_n if_o the_o bishop_n be_v not_o present_a augustine_n say_v the_o like_a 101._o in_o the_o decretales_fw-la 4._o it_o be_v say_v that_o simple_a priest_n at_o constantinople_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n do_v minister_v the_o sacrament_n of_o confirmation_n turrianus_n report_v that_o the_o grecian_n reprove_v the_o latin_n because_o they_o inhibit_v priest_n to_o anoint_v the_o forehead_n of_o the_o baptize_v with_o chrism_n as_o swarez_n testify_v in_o the_o place_n above_o cite_v and_o the_o councile_v of_o florence_n 25._o say_v apud_fw-la grecos_n sacerdotes_fw-la non_fw-la episcopi_fw-la chrismant_fw-fr that_o the_o priest_n make_v chrism_n to_o make_v chrism_n be_v more_o than_o to_o confirm_v with_o chrism_n hierom_n lucifer_n say_v if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v come_v down_o only_o at_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o bishop_n thâ—se_a be_v to_o be_v lament_v 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