say_v that_o excommunication_n be_v especial_o requisite_a to_o be_v retain_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n he_o grant_v also_o that_o the_o gallican_n confession_n declare_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o that_o beza_n and_o calvin_n both_o have_v write_v for_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o excommunication_n 176._o excommunication_n idem_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 176._o and_o for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o form_n of_o excommunicate_v since_o the_o reformation_n agree_v upon_o in_o a_o synod_n under_o queen_n elizabeth_n an._n 1571._o do_v full_o declare_v the_o same_o opinion_n for_o the_o bishop_n be_v appoint_v in_o the_o name_n and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o almighty_n god_n to_o excommunicate_v such_o a_o one_o from_o all_o fellowship_n with_o god_n church_n and_o as_o a_o dead_a limb_n to_o cut_v he_o off_o from_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n p._n christ_n canon_n anni_fw-la 1571._o ap_fw-mi spar._n collec_n p._n and_o that_o admirable_a apology_n of_o bishop_n jewel_n which_o be_v own_v by_o all_o to_o contain_v the_o pure_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n say_v in_o the_o name_n of_o this_o church_n we_o say_v that_o christ_n have_v give_v to_o minister_n the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v shut_v and_o open_v and_o this_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o shut_v we_o say_v they_o exercise_v when_o they_o shut_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o the_o unbelieving_a and_o contumacious_a and_o denounce_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o eternal_a punishment_n on_o they_o or_o when_o they_o public_o excommunicate_v they_o out_o of_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o sentence_n which_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n thus_o inflict_v god_n himself_o do_v so_o approve_v that_o whatsoever_o by_o their_o mean_n be_v lose_v or_o bind_v on_o earth_n he_o will_v bound_v or_o loose_v and_o make_v valid_a in_o heaven_n etc._n heaven_n juelli_fw-la apol._n eccles_n angl._n §._o 5._o p._n 30_o etc._n etc._n the_o canon_n of_o king_n james_n also_o declare_v that_o such_o as_o offend_v their_o brethren_n by_o adultery_n whoredom_n incest_n drunkenness_n swear_v ribaldry_n usury_n or_o by_o any_o other_o uncleanness_n or_o wickedness_n of_o life_n shall_v be_v present_v to_o the_o ordinary_n to_o be_v punish_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o communion_n till_o they_o be_v reform_v 109._o reform_v can._n an._n 1603._o can._n 109._o i_o can_v give_v many_o other_o clear_a proof_n that_o this_o be_v and_o always_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o england_n but_o this_o be_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v all_o impartial_a person_n that_o the_o opinion_n we_o maintain_v have_v be_v own_v for_o truth_n in_o all_o age_n as_o well_o in_o ancient_a as_o late_a time_n and_o we_o may_v now_o conclude_v that_o the_o bishop_n have_v a_o right_a to_o excommunicate_v by_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o express_a institution_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n record_v in_o scripture_n which_o power_n they_o have_v claim_v as_o belong_v to_o they_o of_o divine_a right_n in_o all_o age_n and_o upon_o that_o principle_n have_v use_v it_o in_o censure_v notorious_a offender_n by_o exclude_v they_o from_o civil_a and_o sacred_a commerce_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o shame_n and_o so_o to_o repentance_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n and_o their_o sentence_n when_o pronounce_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o gospel_n on_o the_o sinful_a and_o contumacious_a have_v be_v fear_v by_o all_o orderly_a christian_n as_o a_o sentence_n which_o god_n will_v ratify_v and_o which_o without_o repentance_n will_v deliver_v over_o the_o criminal_a to_o his_o eternal_a vengeance_n §_o vi_o the_o three_o particular_a propose_v concern_v the_o end_n for_o which_o excommunication_n be_v institute_v have_v be_v often_o touch_v at_o already_o may_v now_o serve_v for_o a_o conclusion_n and_o there_o be_v three_o principal_a end_n of_o this_o holy_a rite_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o scripture_n first_o it_o be_v institute_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n and_o the_o credit_n of_o christian_a religion_n our_o lord_n himself_o be_v pure_a from_o all_o sin_n his_o religion_n oblige_v all_o that_o profess_v it_o to_o depart_v from_o all_o iniquity_n 779._o iniquity_n 2_o tim._n two_o 19_o professio_fw-la fidei_fw-la christianae_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zosim_fw-la hist_o l._n 4._o p._n 779._o and_o he_o design_n his_o church_n shall_v be_v without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n ephes_n v._o 27._o a_o holy_a nation_n a_o peculiar_a people_n 1_o peter_z two_o 6._o free_a from_o the_o leaven_n of_o malice_n and_o wickedness_n 1_o cor._n v._o 7._o and_o therefore_o he_o have_v leave_v power_n with_o his_o church_n to_o cast_v out_o all_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n revel_v xxii_o 15._o there_o will_v be_v offender_n and_o offence_n but_o if_o the_o church_n do_v admonish_v the_o criminal_n and_o censure_v they_o public_o that_o clear_v she_o from_o all_o suspicion_n of_o gild_n and_o from_o all_o just_a ground_n of_o calumny_n and_o preserve_v not_o only_o her_o purity_n but_o her_o reputation_n it_o be_v the_o great_a honour_n of_o sparta_n as_o a_o senator_n there_o say_v that_o none_o can_v be_v wicked_a in_o that_o city_n and_o be_v unpunished_a and_o this_o discipline_n keep_v up_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n for_o many_o age_n so_o that_o its_o very_a enemy_n do_v admire_v it_o and_o million_o of_o proselyte_n come_v over_o to_o it_o but_o when_o this_o primitive_a discipline_n do_v abate_v the_o church_n evident_o decay_v in_o its_o esteem_n as_o well_o as_o its_o manner_n and_o this_o be_v but_o too_o plain_o verify_v in_o our_o day_n for_o since_o these_o censure_n have_v be_v bring_v into_o contempt_n we_o be_v almost_o overwhelm_v with_o a_o flood_n of_o those_o wickedness_n which_o the_o secular_a law_n seldom_o punish_v adultery_n fornication_n and_o incest_n drunkenness_n blasphemy_n and_o swear_v sacrilege_n faction_n and_o malice_n commun_n malice_n canon_n 109._o can._n 4_o 6_o 7._o rubric_n before_o the_o commun_n which_o be_v proper_o of_o ecclesiastical_a cognizance_n be_v grow_v so_o common_a and_o so_o dare_v that_o they_o have_v bring_v a_o infinite_a disgrace_n and_o a_o deplorable_a scandal_n on_o our_o most_o holy_a religion_n this_o drive_v some_o from_o the_o church_n harden_v other_o in_o their_o sinful_a separation_n and_o open_v the_o mouth_n of_o all_o our_o adversary_n as_o if_o they_o just_o leave_v that_o church_n where_o such_o wickedness_n go_v unpunished_a it_o be_v true_a their_o argument_n be_v as_o ill_o ground_v as_o their_o separation_n for_o they_o may_v be_v as_o virtuous_a as_o they_o please_v in_o a_o church_n wherein_o many_o be_v vicious_a and_o while_o wickedness_n displease_v they_o it_o can_v hurt_v they_o for_o lot_n be_v innocent_a in_o sodom_n so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v vex_v at_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o wicked_a 2_o pet._n two_o 7_o 8._o and_o beside_o it_o be_v not_o the_o church_n fault_n that_o these_o crime_n be_v not_o amend_v and_o therefore_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v as_o free_v of_o the_o blame_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o gild_n of_o this_o impunity_n the_o priest_n lament_v it_o and_o complain_v of_o it_o the_o bishop_n do_v all_o they_o can_v to_o suppress_v these_o grow_a evil_n but_o be_v judge_n they_o must_v not_o be_v informer_n and_o one_o cause_n of_o this_o mischief_n be_v the_o neglect_n of_o present_v such_o offender_n to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a tribunal_n those_o who_o office_n it_o be_v though_o solemn_o swear_v to_o do_v it_o yet_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o rich_a and_o in_o favour_n to_o the_o poor_a neglect_v this_o useful_a duty_n choose_v rather_o to_o offend_v god_n by_o perjury_n and_o to_o offend_v the_o church_n by_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o scandal_n than_o to_o disoblige_v their_o vicious_a neighbour_n but_o if_o they_o will_v present_v they_o then_o if_o they_o be_v not_o either_o amend_v or_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o society_n the_o fault_n will_v lie_v at_o the_o church_n door_n i_o know_v these_o officer_n excuse_v their_o negligence_n and_o perjury_n by_o pretend_v that_o sometime_o the_o criminal_n get_v off_o by_o money_n or_o friend_n and_o then_o they_o be_v expose_v to_o their_o revenge_n for_o be_v instrumental_a to_o their_o conviction_n but_o our_o bishop_n do_v inquire_v after_o and_o punish_v this_o maladministration_n whensoever_o they_o discover_v it_o and_o i_o know_v it_o be_v their_o desire_n and_o endeavour_v that_o no_o scandalous_a offender_n shall_v get_v loose_a from_o this_o salutary_a bond_n till_o they_o have_v give_v good_a evidence_n of_o their_o sorrow_n for_o their_o fault_n their_o purpose_n of_o amendment_n and_o their_o charity_n to_o such_o as_o be_v
save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n judic_n jesus_n origen_n hom_n 2._o in_o libr._n judic_n and_o we_o may_v also_o here_o remark_n that_o all_o those_o place_n which_o we_o produce_v before_o out_o of_o scripture_n to_o prove_v the_o divine_a right_n of_o excommunication_n be_v so_o expound_v and_o apply_v by_o the_o father_n but_o to_o proceed_v with_o s._n hierom_n he_o have_v declare_v vigilantius_n a_o heretic_n wonder_v very_o much_o why_o he_o be_v not_o excommunicate_v by_o his_o own_o bishop_n 154._o bishop_n hieron_n ep_v 53._o advers._fw-la vigil_n tom._n ii_o pag._n 154._o and_o speak_v of_o john_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o have_v undeserved_o censure_v as_o he_o think_v some_o who_o hold_v the_o right_a faith_n he_o there_o inform_v we_o wherein_o the_o censure_n do_v consist_v for_o he_o say_v that_o this_o bishop_n have_v prohibit_v they_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n and_o forbid_v any_o to_o receive_v they_o into_o their_o house_n while_o they_o live_v or_o to_o bury_v they_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a 258._o dead_a hieron_n adv_fw-la error_n joan._n hi._n tom._n ii_o pag._n 258._o in_o another_o place_n he_o reckon_v this_o censure_n to_o be_v from_o the_o lord_n say_v if_o we_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o congregation_n of_o our_o brethren_n and_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n for_o any_o sin_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o resist_v but_o to_o bear_v the_o sentence_n patient_o and_o to_o say_v with_o the_o prophet_n i_o will_v bear_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n mich._n seven_o 9_o 844._o 9_o idem_fw-la in_o ezek._n lib._n 5._o tom._n iu._n pag._n 844._o and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n in_o his_o time_n for_o the_o bishop_n to_o expel_v out_o of_o the_o church_n fornicator_n adulterer_n murderer_n and_o other_o vicious_a person_n 466._o person_n idem_fw-la com._n in_o tit._n cap._n 3._o tom._n vi_o p._n 466._o these_o with_o many_o more_o place_n in_o this_o father_n do_v still_o confirm_v our_o opinion_n of_o the_o practice_n and_o the_o original_a of_o excommunication_n to_o he_o we_o may_v add_v s._n augustine_n who_o grow_v eminent_a for_o his_o learning_n and_o piety_n about_o the_o year_n 410._o and_o he_o interdict_v his_o friend_n bonifacius_n a_o count_n of_o the_o empire_n from_o the_o communion_n for_o take_v a_o criminal_a by_o force_n from_o the_o altar_n before_o the_o bishop_n have_v see_v he_o and_o the_o count_n own_v his_o fault_n with_o sorrow_n and_o send_v the_o man_n to_o s._n augustine_n beg_v his_o pardon_n and_o entreat_v he_o may_v not_o be_v shut_v out_o of_o the_o church_n nor_o his_o oblation_n reject_v which_o he_o have_v make_v b_o make_v augustin_n epist_n 187_o &_o 188._o tom._n ii_o pag._n 166._o b_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v it_o be_v usual_a for_o offender_n in_o the_o church_n to_o be_v remove_v from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n by_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n b_o discipline_n idem_fw-la de_fw-fr genes_n ad_fw-la literam_fw-la lib._n 11._o cap._n 40._o tom._n iii_o pag._n 152._o b_o and_o again_o to_o show_v the_o custom_n be_v universal_a he_o tell_v we_o man_n must_v repent_v of_o sin_n after_o baptism_n that_o if_o they_o be_v excommunicate_v they_o may_v be_v receive_v again_o as_o they_o which_o be_v proper_o call_v penitent_n do_v in_o all_o the_o church_n ah_o church_n id._n ep_v 108._o tom._n ii_o pag._n 105._o ah_o yea_o he_o ground_n the_o right_a of_o excommunication_n upon_o the_o express_a command_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o holy_a apostle_n affirm_v that_o as_o phineas_n under_o the_o law_n slay_v the_o adulterer_n so_o now_o the_o visible_a sword_n be_v cease_v from_o the_o church_n we_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n by_o excommunication_n 13._o excommunication_n idem_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o oper_n cap._n 2._o tom._n iu._n pag._n 13._o which_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v do_v the_o same_o under_o the_o gospel_n as_o put_v to_o death_n do_v under_o the_o law_n 62._o law_n id._n quaest_n in_o deut._n lib._n 5._o tom._n iu._n pag._n 62._o again_o he_o reckon_v up_o three_o deadly_a sin_n which_o be_v especial_o to_o be_v punish_v with_o excommunication_n uncleanness_n apostasy_n and_o murder_n 19_o murder_n idem_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o oper_n cap._n 19_o and_o for_o his_o sense_n of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o this_o divine_a sentence_n he_o teach_v that_o when_o the_o church_n do_v excommunicate_a the_o person_n be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o when_o he_o be_v restore_v by_o the_o church_n this_o reconciliation_n make_v he_o loose_v in_o heaven_n b_o heaven_n idem_fw-la tract_n in_o johan_n 50._o tom._n ix_o pag._n 80._o b_o which_o he_o prove_v by_o christ_n promise_n to_o s._n peter_n and_o in_o he_o to_o the_o whole_a church_n as_o s._n augustine_n there_o observe_v and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o another_o place_n the_o church_n which_o be_v found_v on_o christ_n do_v from_o he_o in_o peter_n receive_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v sin_n 123._o sin_n idem_fw-la tract_n 124._o ibid._n p._n 123._o and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o this_o eminent_a father_n always_o ground_n excommunication_n upon_o the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o loose_v which_o christ_n give_v the_o church_n as_o in_o that_o epistle_n where_o he_o reprove_v a_o young_a bishop_n auxilius_n for_o excommunicate_v a_o whole_a family_n for_o the_o master_n fault_n by_o which_o mean_v as_o s._n augustine_n note_v if_o a_o child_n shall_v be_v bear_v in_o that_o house_n it_o can_v not_o be_v baptize_v no_o not_o though_o it_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o death_n such_o be_v the_o force_n of_o this_o sentence_n which_o he_o there_o call_v a_o spiritual_a penalty_n bind_v the_o soul_n according_a to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n whatsoever_o you_o bound_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n ah_o heaven_n aug._n epist_n 75._o tom._n ii_o pag._n 71._o ah_o so_o that_o we_o see_v this_o be_v the_o constant_a and_o current_a opinion_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o thus_o the_o most_o eminent_a father_n do_v expound_v holy_a scripture_n here_o therefore_o we_o may_v conclude_v but_o only_o we_o must_v not_o omit_v that_o solemn_a instance_n of_o synesius_n bishop_n of_o ptolemais_n his_o excommunicate_v andronicus_n the_o perfect_a of_o pentapolis_n in_o egypt_n under_o theodosius_n an._n 411._o for_o horrible_a impiety_n and_o cruelty_n which_o he_o and_o his_o companion_n have_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o form_n of_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o tractatorian_a epistle_n which_o the_o bishop_n send_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ptolemais_n to_o all_o her_o sister_n church_n throughout_o the_o world_n in_o these_o word_n let_v no_o church_n of_o god_n be_v open_a to_o andronicus_n and_o his_o companion_n to_o thoas_n and_o his_o associate_n let_v every_o holy_a place_n chapel_n and_o church-yard_n be_v shut_v against_o they_o the_o devil_n have_v no_o part_n in_o paradise_n and_o if_o he_o privy_o creep_v in_o he_o will_v be_v cast_v out_o again_o i_o therefore_o admonish_v all_o private_a person_n and_o ruler_n that_o they_o neither_o dwell_v in_o the_o same_o house_n nor_o eat_v at_o the_o same_o table_n with_o they_o and_o especial_o i_o charge_v all_o priest_n neither_o to_o speak_v to_o they_o while_o they_o live_v nor_o attend_v they_o to_o their_o grave_n when_o they_o die_v and_o if_o any_o despise_v this_o as_o the_o church_n of_o a_o little_a city_n and_o communicate_v with_o these_o excommunicate_a person_n as_o if_o he_o need_v not_o obey_v so_o poor_a a_o place_n he_o make_v a_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n which_o christ_n will_v have_v to_o be_v but_o one_o and_o if_o he_o be_v a_o deacon_n priest_n or_o bishop_n we_o will_v account_v he_o in_o the_o same_o state_n with_o andronicus_n and_o will_v never_o shake_v hand_n or_o eat_v with_o such_o a_o man_n much_o less_o will_v we_o communicate_v with_o they_o in_o the_o holy_a mystery_n who_o take_v part_n with_o thoas_n and_o andronicus_n 411._o andronicus_n synesij_fw-la epist_n 58._o pag._n 203._o an._n 411._o where_o we_o see_v how_o strict_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v and_o how_o perfect_o they_o be_v exclude_v from_o all_o civil_a and_o religious_a converse_n and_o communion_n yea_o synesius_n say_v no_o man_n ought_v to_o call_v or_o count_n andronicus_n for_o a_o christian_a 201._o christian_a idem_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 201._o for_o this_o put_v he_o into_o the_o state_n of_o a_o heathen_a and_o whole_o cut_v he_o off_o from_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n church_n afterward_o write_v to_o his_o metropolitan_a theophilus_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n he_o inform_v he_o that_o he_o have_v separate_v lamponianus_n a_o priest_n from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n for_o
the_o people_n also_o deny_v he_o all_o common_a civility_n as_o one_o odious_a to_o god_n and_o men._n and_o we_o ought_v not_o with_o mr._n selden_n to_o think_v this_o a_o mere_a civil_a punishment_n because_o the_o deprivation_n of_o civil_a conversation_n do_v follow_v upon_o the_o excommunication_n from_o sacred_a office_n as_o caesar_n clear_o express_v it_o and_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n at_o rome_n for_o private_a person_n sometime_o 595._o sometime_o majores_fw-la quoties_fw-la dirimerent_fw-la amicitias_fw-la solent_fw-la interdicere_fw-la domo_fw-la tacit_fw-la annal._n lib._n 6._o p._n 595._o even_o for_o private_a injury_n to_o forbid_v man_n their_o house_n and_o for_o the_o magistrate_n for_o crime_n against_o the_o state_n only_o to_o interdict_v all_o man_n the_o accommodate_v criminal_n with_o fire_n or_o water_n halicarn_n water_n appian_n de_fw-fr bell._n givil_a lib._n 1._o livius_n passim_fw-la &_o dion_n halicarn_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o same_o interdict_v of_o civil_a commerce_n may_v not_o be_v observe_v upon_o the_o priest_n excommunicate_v man_n from_o sacred_a office_n since_o it_o seem_v very_o natural_a for_o the_o people_n to_o infer_v that_o those_o who_o the_o sacred_a officer_n declare_v to_o be_v unworthy_a to_o converse_v with_o the_o god_n be_v also_o unworthy_a to_o have_v any_o conversation_n with_o they_o and_o when_o the_o great_a privilege_n be_v take_v away_o the_o less_o will_v follow_v of_o itself_o so_o that_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o druid_n and_o german_a priest_n do_v principal_o use_v this_o as_o a_o religious_a punishment_n on_o the_o most_o notorious_a offender_n and_o that_o this_o exclusion_n from_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v esteem_v the_o worst_a and_o most_o grievous_a penalty_n that_o can_v be_v inflict_v though_o they_o have_v other_o kind_n of_o panishment_n from_o all_o antiquity_n for_o aventinus_n say_v tuisco_n the_o first_o lawgiver_n of_o the_o german_n allow_v none_o but_o the_o priest_n to_o execute_v bound_v or_o chastise_v malefactor_n that_o so_o man_n may_v not_o only_o take_v it_o for_o a_o corporal_a penalty_n by_o the_o prince_n command_n but_o as_o due_a vengeance_n from_o the_o god_n 12._o god_n aventin_n annal._n l._n 1._o p._n 12._o wherefore_o excommunication_n be_v then_o think_v a_o sad_a penalty_n than_o stripe_n imprisonment_n or_o death_n itself_o which_o opinion_n of_o these_o poor_a barbarian_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n one_o day_n against_o those_o wretched_a pretender_n to_o christianity_n who_o slight_a the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o value_v not_o their_o just_a exclusion_n from_o those_o divine_a ordinance_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v final_o this_o general_a consent_n of_o all_o nation_n thus_o explain_v do_v declare_v that_o natural_a reason_n do_v teach_v the_o very_a heathen_n who_o want_v the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n that_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o be_v and_o the_o honour_n of_o religion_n to_o give_v their_o priest_n a_o power_n to_o cast_v out_o all_o notorious_a infamous_a and_o scandalous_a criminal_n from_o their_o temple_n and_o to_o exclude_v they_o from_o all_o communion_n in_o their_o sacrifice_n which_o prove_v my_o first_o assertion_n that_o excommunication_n be_v partly_o found_v on_o natural_a reason_n but_o whereas_o some_o especial_o those_o who_o belong_v to_o the_o civil_a court_n and_o for_o their_o interest_n will_v decry_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n will_v persuade_v we_o there_o be_v no_o other_o foundation_n of_o church_n censure_n but_o only_o this_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n 224._o roman_n vid._n selden_n de_fw-fr synedriis_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 10._o p._n 224._o i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o show_v the_o evidence_n we_o have_v to_o prove_v it_o be_v of_o divine_a institution_n §_o iii_o the_o second_o ground_n of_o excommunication_n be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o which_o i_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o conceit_n of_o those_o rabbin_n who_o live_v long_o after_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jewish_a polity_n who_o have_v discourse_v frivolous_o about_o this_o rite_n and_o load_v it_o with_o many_o superstitious_a if_o not_o ridiculous_a adherency_n which_o while_o some_o learned_a man_n industrious_o hunt_v after_o they_o lose_v the_o substance_n and_o that_o which_o be_v principal_o considerable_a to_o we_o christian_n that_o be_v the_o ground_n we_o have_v in_o scripture_n to_o prove_v that_o something_o analogous_a to_o our_o excommunication_n be_v in_o use_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o we_o must_v begin_v this_o account_n with_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o world_n because_o what_o god_n do_v in_o the_o patriarchal_a time_n be_v write_v to_o guide_v the_o jew_n when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v the_o only_a church_n and_o people_n of_o the_o most_o high_a and_o first_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o adam_n upon_o his_o transgression_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o paradise_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o a_o angel_n which_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o excommunicate_v he_o from_o the_o place_n where_o he_o enjoy_v the_o divine_a presence_n in_o the_o most_o immediate_a manner_n genes_n iii._o 24._o and_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n make_v this_o the_o first_o pattern_n of_o this_o sacred_a rite_n again_o this_o discipline_n be_v more_o plain_o exercise_v upon_o cain_n who_o have_v be_v instruct_v in_o the_o way_n of_o worship_v god_n gen._n four_o 3._o and_o make_v solemn_a offering_n with_o his_o father_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o family_n but_o when_o he_o wilful_o murder_v his_o pious_a brother_n abel_n god_n pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n upon_o he_o which_o cain_n profess_v be_v a_o intolerable_a punisnment_n ver_fw-la 13._o for_o hereby_o first_o he_o be_v to_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o assembly_n for_o religion_n which_o he_o call_v be_v hide_v from_o god_n face_n second_o he_o be_v declare_v unworthy_a to_o converse_v with_o the_o innocent_a which_o be_v express_v by_o his_o be_v a_o fugitive_n and_o a_o vagabond_n in_o the_o earth_n three_o he_o be_v devote_v to_o destruction_n so_o that_o it_o will_v have_v be_v no_o crime_n to_o kill_v he_o as_o he_o complain_v when_o he_o say_v that_o every_o one_o who_o find_v he_o will_v slay_v he_o ver_fw-la 14._o which_o be_v so_o express_v a_o place_n that_o some_o learned_a man_n find_v all_o the_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n asterwards_o use_v among_o the_o jew_n in_o this_o divine_a censure_n 1._o the_o niddui_n or_o separation_n 2._o the_o cherem_n anathema_n or_o curse_n and_o 3_o the_o schamatha_n or_o expose_v he_o to_o divine_a vengeance_n for_o god_n set_v a_o mark_n on_o he_o to_o reserve_v the_o judgement_n upon_o cain_n sole_o to_o his_o own_o inflict_v however_o this_o plain_o declare_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v all_o wilful_a and_o obstinate_a offender_n separate_v and_o exclude_v from_o the_o founder_n part_n of_o the_o church_n and_o since_o noah_n be_v the_o great_a highpriest_n after_o the_o flood_n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o the_o curse_v he_o pronounce_v upon_o cham_n for_o despise_v his_o father_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o cherem_n since_o he_o take_v japhet_n into_o the_o tent_n of_o sem_fw-mi the_o design_a highpriest_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o leave_v cham_n and_o his_o race_n out_o of_o that_o bless_a privilege_n genes_n viij_o 27._o the_o like_a curse_n old_a jacob_n pronounce_v upon_o those_o two_o cruel_a and_o treacherous_a son_n of_o he_o who_o have_v murder_v the_o poor_a sechemite_n viz._n simeon_n and_o levi_n gen._n xlix_o 6._o where_o he_o seem_v to_o renounce_v their_o communion_n in_o those_o word_n o_o my_o soul_n come_v not_o thou_o into_o their_o secret_n unto_o their_o assembly_n my_o honour_n be_v not_o thou_o unite_v which_o show_v that_o such_o as_o be_v accurse_v for_o 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according_a to_o the_o priest_n
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loc_n and_o as_o he_o can_v lock_v up_o man_n in_o prison_n or_o release_v they_o according_a as_o they_o deserve_v and_o have_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n commit_v to_o he_o to_o separate_v the_o innocent_a from_o the_o mischievous_a so_o christ_n here_o give_v his_o apostle_n like_o authority_n in_o order_n to_o the_o well_o govern_v of_o his_o church_n only_o this_o be_v no_o temporal_a coercive_a power_n as_o many_o other_o text_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n do_v declare_v but_o a_o spiritual_a power_n suitable_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o end_n of_o this_o sacred_a society_n this_o be_v therefore_o the_o plain_a and_o natural_a sense_n of_o the_o place_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o our_o lord_n do_v here_o give_v his_o apostle_n a_o commission_n as_o well_o to_o exclude_v notorious_a criminal_n out_o of_o his_o church_n by_o excommunication_n as_o to_o readmit_v they_o upon_o their_o repentance_n promise_v to_o confirm_v their_o act_n so_o long_o as_o they_o judge_v by_o his_o rule_n and_o this_o may_v well_o be_v reckon_v a_o proof_n that_o excommunication_n be_v of_o divine_a institution_n i_o confess_v this_o text_n have_v be_v strain_v too_o high_a by_o the_o romanist_n who_o though_o they_o can_v easy_o prove_v themselves_o peter_n successor_n yet_o will_v glad_o ground_v their_o unjust_a claim_n to_o a_o universal_a monarchy_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n upon_o this_o weak_a pretence_n that_o peter_n himself_o be_v the_o rock_n on_o which_o christ_n be_v to_o build_v his_o church_n and_o that_o this_o privilege_n of_o the_o key_n be_v grant_v only_o to_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n at_o rome_n which_o other_o have_v large_o and_o learned_o confute_v and_o i_o need_v only_o say_v that_o some_o of_o their_o own_o communion_n a_o few_o age_n since_o do_v confess_v this_o power_n be_v give_v
cyprian_a and_o the_o african_a bishop_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o also_o rebuke_v and_o confute_v yea_o excommunicate_v by_o all_o the_o holy_a bishop_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n 13._o world_n novatiano_n nuper_fw-la retuso_fw-la &_o refutato_fw-la &_o per_fw-la totum_fw-la orbem_fw-la à _fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la dei_fw-la abstento_fw-mi cypr._n stephan_n lib._n 3._o ep._n 13._o and_o he_o advise_v stephen_n bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o send_v letter_n into_o france_n to_o declare_v martion_n bishop_n of_o arles_n one_o of_o novatus_n his_o follower_n excommunicate_a and_o that_o another_o may_v be_v put_v in_o his_o place_n ibid._n place_n idem_fw-la ibid._n which_o passage_n about_o novatian_n or_o novatus_n as_o he_o be_v sometime_o call_v be_v also_o in_o eusebius_n who_o say_v by_o a_o roman_a council_n of_o sixty_o bishop_n and_o more_o than_o so_o many_o priest_n and_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o divers_a other_o province_n in_o their_o synod_n he_o be_v declare_v excommunicate_a 178._o excommunicate_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 35._o pag._n 178._o and_o he_o also_o mention_n his_o excommunication_n by_o the_o african_a bishop_n as_o before_z which_o zonaras_n express_v by_o his_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o anathematise_v niceen_n anathematise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zonar_n in_o 8._o can._n council_n 1._o niceen_n word_n of_o the_o same_o import_n with_o the_o former_a and_o imply_v his_o be_v declare_v accurse_v as_o well_o as_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n to_o this_o we_o may_v add_v more_o out_o of_o the_o same_o father_n as_o where_o he_o call_v papianus_n his_o judge_v of_o his_o bishop_n make_v himself_o a_o judge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n who_o say_v to_o his_o apostle_n and_o so_o to_o all_o bishop_n that_o succeed_v they_o in_o that_o office_n he_o that_o hear_v you_o hear_v i_o 9_o i_o te_fw-la judicem_fw-la dei_fw-la constituas_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la qui_fw-la dicit_fw-la ad_fw-la apostolos_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la praepositos_fw-la qui_fw-la apostolis_n vicariâ_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la succedunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n cypr._n epist_n lib._n 4._o ep._n 9_o and_o where_o he_o say_v no_o man_n can_v have_v god_n for_o his_o father_n who_o have_v not_o the_o church_n for_o his_o mother_n and_o if_o any_o can_v escape_v out_o of_o noah_n ark_n than_o they_o may_v escape_v who_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n praelat_fw-la church_n cypr._n lib._n the_o simple_o praelat_fw-la but_o these_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v that_o s._n cyprian_n believe_v the_o bishop_n be_v the_o apostle_n successor_n and_o christ_n vicegerent_n and_o have_v their_o power_n from_o he_o to_o censure_v the_o disorderly_a who_o by_o that_o sentence_n be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o church_n in_o which_o alone_a salvation_n can_v be_v have_v about_o the_o year_n 270_o that_o numerous_a council_n of_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n assemble_v at_o antioch_n and_o depose_v paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la from_o the_o bishopric_n of_o that_o city_n for_o heresy_n and_o other_o heinous_a crime_n yea_o they_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n under_o heaven_n 205._o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 23._o pag._n 205._o and_o when_o he_o will_v not_o yield_v up_o his_o possession_n to_o that_o successor_n which_o the_o council_n have_v place_v in_o his_o stead_n they_o entreat_v aurelian_a who_o be_v then_o emperor_n to_o compel_v he_o thereunto_o who_o decree_v the_o possession_n shall_v be_v grant_v to_o he_o who_o the_o bishop_n have_v choose_v 24._o choose_v idem_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 24._o for_o he_o though_o a_o idolater_n think_v it_o just_a that_o he_o who_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o sentence_n of_o those_o of_o his_o own_o faith_n shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o have_v any_o part_n with_o they_o 8._o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d haeret._n sab_n 8._o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o dividend_n or_o share_v of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o church_n so_o that_o mr._n selden_n may_v have_v spare_v that_o note_n 13._o note_n seld._n synedr_n l._n 1._o cap._n 13._o pag._n 274._o de_fw-fr voce_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n jul._n polluc_n l._n 15._o c._n 13._o that_o this_o look_v not_o like_o a_o opinion_n of_o divine_a right_n for_o the_o bishop_n to_o desire_v a_o heathen_a emperor_n to_o do_v that_o which_o they_o can_v not_o effect_v for_o they_o have_v first_o reject_v this_o heretic_n according_a to_o the_o power_n give_v they_o by_o christ_n and_o if_o he_o yet_o keep_v possession_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o profit_n it_o be_v no_o diminution_n of_o their_o spiritual_a power_n to_o call_v in_o the_o secular_a magistrate_n to_o compel_v he_o to_o quit_v the_o place_n and_o temporal_a advantage_n which_o be_v all_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o eusebius_n his_o say_n that_o he_o be_v with_o extreme_a disgrace_n drive_v out_o of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o secular_a power_n 24._o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n l._n 7._o c._n 24._o but_o his_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o council_n and_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o the_o bishop_n be_v mention_v also_o by_o theodoret_n who_o further_o observe_v that_o lucian_n who_o be_v paulus_n his_o scholar_n in_o this_o error_n remain_v a_o long_a time_n excommunicate_v for_o the_o same_o viz._n during_o the_o time_n of_o three_o bishop_n 10._o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apost_n can._n 10._o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v myself_o to_o produce_v any_o more_o instance_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o discipline_n during_o the_o time_n that_o the_o empire_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o heathen_n only_o i_o shall_v note_v what_o those_o famous_a apostolical_a canon_n which_o be_v undoubted_o make_v in_o this_o period_n by_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n say_v with_o respect_n to_o this_o matter_n and_o first_o the_o ten_o canon_n be_v remarkable_a which_o say_v he_o that_o pray_v with_o a_o excommunicate_a person_n though_o it_o be_v in_o a_o private_a house_n shall_v be_v excommunicate_v himself_o 79._o himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 5._o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 29_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 51._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 73._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 79._o by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o whatever_o the_o jewish_a custom_n be_v the_o christian_n renounce_v all_o communion_n with_o the_o excommunicate_a in_o religious_a office_n in_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o canon_n there_o be_v frequent_a mention_n make_v of_o excommunication_n under_o divers_a phrase_n yet_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n viz._n of_o be_v separate_v be_v whole_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o church_n and_o whole_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o communion_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n be_v punish_v with_o separation_n not_o be_v allow_v to_o pray_v with_o the_o faithful_a and_o in_o all_o those_o canon_n the_o penalty_n for_o the_o great_a crime_n in_o the_o clergy_n be_v to_o be_v depose_v in_o the_o laity_n to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o particular_o he_o that_o receive_v one_o that_o be_v excommunicate_v in_o one_o city_n when_o he_o come_v to_o another_o city_n without_o commendatory_a letter_n be_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v himself_o xiii_o himself_o apostol_n can._n twelve_o xiii_o in_o the_o case_n of_o simony_n perpetual_a excommunication_n be_v decree_v xxix_o decree_v ibid._n can._n xxix_o in_o the_o case_n of_o schism_n three_o admonition_n must_v precede_v the_o censure_n xxxi_o censure_n ibid._n can._n xxxi_o and_o none_o must_v absolve_v but_o the_o same_o bishop_n who_o excommunicate_v xxxii_o excommunicate_v ibid._n can._n xxxii_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n or_o a_o meeting_n of_o heretic_n to_o pray_v with_o they_o be_v excommunication_n lxiv_o excommunication_n ibid._n can._n lxiv_o which_o with_o many_o other_o canon_n do_v show_v that_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n be_v then_o strict_o observe_v when_o the_o bishop_n have_v no_o authority_n from_o secular_a power_n and_o when_o it_o be_v only_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o divine_a commission_n grant_v to_o they_o which_o prevail_v upon_o the_o people_n to_o submit_v to_o it_o to_o these_o canon_n we_o will_v add_v the_o council_n of_o elliberis_n which_o be_v hold_v before_o constantine_n begin_v to_o reign_v anno_fw-la 305._o and_o in_o this_o council_n there_o be_v many_o plain_a evidence_n concern_v the_o use_n of_o this_o rite_n for_o there_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o apostate_n to_o idolatry_n murderer_n adulterer_n and_o such_o like_a heinous_a offender_n shall_v be_v excommunicate_v and_o never_o receive_v into_o the_o church_n again_o can._n 1_o 2_o 5_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n parent_n that_o marry_v their_o daughter_n to_o jew_n or_o heretic_n be_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v for_o five_o
speak_v of_o his_o apostle_n determine_v in_o the_o school_n or_o solve_v case_n of_o conscience_n but_o of_o the_o power_n they_o shall_v have_v to_o punish_v contumacious_a offender_n and_o injurious_a person_n and_o though_o mr._n selden_n object_n it_o be_v not_o whosoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v but_o whatsoever_o yet_o he_o answer_v himself_o say_v that_o it_o be_v true_a person_n may_v be_v signify_v by_o the_o neuter_n gender_n pag._n 159._o final_o for_o his_o fancy_n that_o the_o force_n of_o excommunication_n depend_v on_o private_a pact_n among_o the_o christian_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o murderer_n and_o adulterer_n perjure_a person_n and_o apostate_n will_v have_v scruple_v break_v these_o part_n or_o have_v be_v so_o terrify_v and_o deject_v by_o a_o excommunication_n if_o it_o have_v only_o rely_v on_o their_o own_o promise_n to_o obey_v it_o i_o grant_v indeed_o the_o christian_n do_v vow_n in_o baptism_n and_o the_o eucharist_n to_o observe_v christ_n command_n and_o submit_v to_o his_o injunction_n among_o which_o doubtless_o they_o reckon_v this_o so_o much_o reverence_v discipline_n to_o which_o they_o be_v subject_a for_o that_o they_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v exercise_v in_o christ_n name_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o authority_n we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o mr._n selden_n have_v gain_v nothing_o by_o this_o prolix_a excursion_n but_o only_o to_o convince_v we_o that_o he_o wish_v excommunication_n be_v not_o of_o divine_a right_n though_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o prove_v it_o and_o no_o question_n we_o be_v much_o safe_a in_o believe_v with_o those_o holy_a primitive_a bishop_n who_o may_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n much_o better_o than_o our_o modern_a critic_n and_o who_o be_v more_o likely_a to_o tell_v we_o the_o truth_n than_o those_o who_o espouse_v a_o party_n and_o serve_v end_n of_o revenge_n for_o censure_n not_o undeserved_o lay_v upon_o they_o §_o iii_o our_o next_o enquiry_n as_o to_o practice_n be_v whether_o this_o rite_n of_o excommunication_n be_v use_v and_o believe_v of_o divine_a right_n after_o the_o empire_n become_v christian_n and_o this_o we_o must_v do_v the_o more_o large_o to_o confute_v the_o error_n of_o erastus_n espouse_v also_o by_o mr._n selden_n who_o attempt_v to_o prove_v that_o in_o a_o christian_a state_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o power_n of_o excommunication_n in_o the_o churchman_n because_o the_o magistrate_n now_o may_v punish_v all_o crime_n and_o that_o it_o be_v only_o for_o want_n of_o this_o blessing_n of_o christian_a magistrate_n which_o force_v the_o primitive_a bishop_n to_o use_v excommunication_n to_o which_o mr._n selden_n add_v that_o after_o the_o empire_n become_v christian_n the_o bishop_n derive_v their_o power_n to_o excommunicate_v from_o the_o prince_n grant_n there_o be_v no_o better_a way_n to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n herein_o than_o to_o consult_v the_o record_n of_o those_o age_n and_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o eminent_a father_n after_o constantine_n time_n and_o into_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o age_n which_o retain_v the_o primitive_a purity_n and_o though_o we_o can_v bring_v in_o all_o thing_n of_o this_o kind_n between_o the_o year_n 300._o and_o 500_o for_o that_o will_v be_v to_o write_v a_o church_n history_n not_o a_o discourse_n upon_o one_o single_a point_n yet_o we_o will_v remark_n that_o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o baffle_v this_o modern_a and_o ill_a ground_a conceit_n and_o first_o whereas_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o the_o bishop_n do_v excommunicate_a in_o constantine_n time_n yet_o no_o writer_n of_o that_o age_n do_v affirm_v they_o do_v it_o by_o any_o power_n from_o the_o emperor_n and_o mr._n selden_n out_o of_o his_o vast_a stock_n of_o read_v at_o this_o dead_a lift_n can_v not_o bring_v one_o single_a memorial_n of_o the_o emperor_n give_v the_o bishop_n a_o power_n to_o excommunicate_v in_o all_o this_o period_n of_o time_n it_o be_v true_a these_o first_o christian_a emperor_n and_o constantine_n particular_o do_v ordain_v that_o if_o any_o litigant_n desire_v to_o have_v their_o cause_n try_v before_o the_o bishop_n they_o may_v leave_v the_o secular_a tribunal_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n sentence_n shall_v be_v firm_a and_o of_o more_o authority_n than_o those_o of_o other_o judge_n yea_o as_o valid_a as_o if_o they_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o emperor_n himself_o as_o also_o that_o the_o magistrate_n and_o their_o officer_n shall_v execute_v their_o sentence_n and_o that_o the_o decree_n of_o their_o council_n shall_v be_v valid_a fine_a valid_a sozomen_n hist_o eccles_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o p._n 206._o circa_n an._n 314._o vide_fw-la cod._n theodos_fw-la l._n 16._o tit._n 2._o in_o fine_a which_o law_n do_v indeed_o give_v they_o a_o new_a power_n not_o grant_v by_o christ_n but_o never_o mention_n excommunication_n yea_o it_o ordain_v that_o these_o sentence_n shall_v be_v execute_v by_o another_o method_n even_o by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o his_o officer_n mr._n selden_n indeed_o produce_v another_o law_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o repeal_n of_o this_o in_o the_o time_n of_o valens_n gratian_n and_o valentinian_n ann._n 376._o above_o 60._o year_n after_o but_o that_o law_n seem_v to_o except_v only_o criminal_a action_n from_o the_o bishop_n cognizance_n 187._o cognizance_n vid._n seld._n synedr_n l._n 1._o cap._n 10._o p._n 187._o and_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o complaint_n of_o the_o good_a bishop_n in_o that_o age_n who_o be_v burden_a with_o divers_a civil_a cause_n or_o look_v upon_o those_o law_n of_o arcadius_n and_o honorius_n 408._o honorius_n cod._n justin_n lib._n 1._o tit._n 4._o the_o epist_n aud._n l._n 7._o an._n 398._o &_o l._n 8._o an._n 408._o and_o of_o honorius_n and_o theodosius_n which_o allow_v man_n to_o choose_v bishop_n for_o decide_v their_o civil_a cause_n and_o declare_v their_o sentence_n to_o be_v firm_a and_o valid_a we_o shall_v easy_o perceive_v that_o constantine_n law_n be_v never_o repeal_v nor_o this_o practice_n difuse_v but_o this_o do_v not_o at_o all_o belong_v to_o excommunication_n which_o power_n the_o bishop_n exercise_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o christ_n commission_n in_o case_n of_o heresy_n and_o scandal_n and_o that_o not_o by_o consent_n of_o the_o party_n as_o they_o do_v this_o power_n of_o decision_n of_o civil_a cause_n so_o that_o mr._n selden_n ought_v not_o to_o make_v excommunication_n depend_v on_o these_o grant_n for_o the_o emperor_n authority_n do_v not_o precede_v but_o follow_v the_o bishop_n act_n in_o excommunication_n so_o that_o if_o the_o person_n censure_v prove_v obstinate_a or_o troublesome_a he_o be_v banish_v or_o imprison_v by_o the_o imperial_a power_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o arian_n who_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o first_o general_n council_n of_o nice_a and_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n do_v ordain_v that_o those_o who_o submit_v not_o to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n shall_v be_v banish_v 221._o banish_v sozom_o eccles_n hist_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 19_o p._n 221._o and_o that_o the_o bishop_n do_v exercise_v this_o power_n in_o their_o own_o right_n as_o derive_v from_o christ_n be_v manifest_a from_o the_o whole_a history_n of_o that_o age_n arius_n himself_o and_o all_o his_o associate_n be_v excommunicate_v at_o alexandria_n first_o by_o peter_n and_o then_o by_o alexander_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n 215._o city_n idem_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 14._o p._n 215._o before_o any_o application_n be_v make_v to_o the_o emperor_n and_o before_o the_o nicene_n council_n be_v call_v and_o that_o most_o famous_a council_n in_o almost_o every_o canon_n suppose_v the_o bishop_n to_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v out_o and_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v let_v into_o the_o church_n and_o those_o holy_a father_n do_v decree_n concern_v penitent_n and_o lapse_v person_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a usage_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n under_o heathen_a emperor_n without_o any_o alteration_n make_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o constantine_n be_v a_o christian_n make_v the_o bishop_n the_o sole_a judge_n of_o the_o time_n of_o exclude_v these_o offender_n from_o communion_n in_o sacred_a office_n to_o this_o we_o may_v add_v that_o accurate_a scheme_n of_o the_o admirable_a discipline_n of_o these_o primitive_a age_n which_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o canonical_a epistle_n of_o gregory_n thaumaturgus_n s._n basil_n and_o other_o of_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o such_o as_o be_v first_o excommunicate_v by_o the_o bishop_n for_o fornication_n adultery_n murder_n perjury_n apostasy_n and_o other_o crime_n 72._o crime_n vid._n leonem_fw-la allatium_fw-la de_fw-la narthece_n vet._n eccl._n §._o 19_o p._n 94._o et_fw-la bevereg_n not._n ad_fw-la can._n xi_o
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secular_a power_n it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v found_v original_o on_o a_o divine_a right_n which_o great_a truth_n we_o will_v now_o further_o confirm_v from_o the_o practice_n and_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o eminent_a holy_a bishop_n of_o these_o age_n st._n athanasius_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n excommunicate_v one_o of_o the_o emperor_n prefect_n who_o do_v much_o oppress_v the_o church_n of_o libya_n and_o certify_v s._n basil_n of_o it_o by_o his_o letter_n whereupon_o s._n basil_n also_o excommunicate_v the_o same_o person_n in_o his_o church_n 370._o church_n baron_fw-fr annal_n an._n dom._n 370._o where_o we_o may_v observe_v the_o custom_n of_o bishop_n send_v epistle_n to_o other_o church_n that_o they_o also_o may_v avoid_v the_o communion_n of_o such_o as_o they_o have_v excommunicate_v of_o which_o we_o have_v a_o memorable_a instance_n in_o s._n augustine_n who_o excommunicate_v primianus_n the_o donatist_n and_o send_v his_o tractatorian_a letter_n to_o all_o his_o fellow_n bishop_n to_o avoid_v he_o 162._o he_o conducibile_fw-la existimavimus_fw-la omnes_fw-la sanctos_fw-la consacerdotes_fw-la etc._n etc._n hâc_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la tractatoriâ_fw-la commonere_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la primiani_fw-la communionem_fw-la diligenti_fw-la curâ_fw-la horreant_fw-la aug._n conc._n 2._o in_o psal_n 36._o vide_fw-la item_n epist_n 162._o for_o he_o that_o be_v censure_v and_o exclude_v in_o one_o church_n be_v so_o in_o all_o and_o not_o to_o be_v admit_v into_o communion_n again_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o he_o that_o first_o cast_v he_o out_o about_o this_o time_n live_v that_o famous_a bishop_n gregory_n nyssen_n who_o be_v very_o clear_a for_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o excommunication_n say_v do_v not_o believe_v that_o excommunication_n be_v a_o piece_n of_o episcopal_a presumption_n for_o it_o be_v a_o law_n of_o our_o father_n a_o ancient_a order_n of_o the_o church_n begin_v from_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o be_v establish_v in_o the_o gospel_n castigat_fw-la gospel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n nyssen_n orat._n de_fw-fr castigat_fw-la where_o we_o see_v it_o be_v evident_o affirm_v that_o though_o it_o have_v be_v practise_v under_o the_o law_n yet_o it_o be_v establish_v under_o the_o dispensation_n of_o grace_n and_o on_o that_o ground_n always_o use_v in_o the_o church_n before_o his_o time_n and_o here_o we_o can_v but_o note_v mr._n selden_n partiality_n who_o design_v to_o make_v this_o a_o proof_n that_o christian_a excommunication_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o jew_n translate_v the_o last_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quae_fw-la à _fw-fr lege_fw-la traxit_fw-la originem_fw-la et_fw-la in_o gratiâ_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la 226._o obtinuit_fw-la seld._n synedr_n l._n 1._o cap._n 10._o p._n 226._o contrary_a to_o the_o plain_a sense_n of_o the_o phrase_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o father_n who_o do_v not_o say_v it_o have_v its_o original_a from_o the_o law_n and_o obtain_v under_o the_o gospel_n but_o only_o that_o it_o begin_v under_o the_o law_n and_o be_v confirm_v or_o establish_v in_o the_o gospel_n s._n ambrose_n live_v not_o long_o after_o viz._n an._n 380._o and_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o power_n of_o absolve_v penitent_n say_v christ_n grant_v this_o to_o his_o apostle_n which_o from_o the_o apostle_n be_v transmit_v to_o the_o episcopal_a office_n 403._o office_n ambros_n de_fw-fr poenit_fw-la l._n 2._o cap._n 2._o tom._n 4._o p._n 403._o and_o add_v the_o prodigal_n which_o go_v into_o a_o far_a country_n be_v he_o that_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o holy_a altar_n for_o he_o be_v remove_v from_o hierusalen_n that_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o from_o be_v a_o fellow-citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o of_o the_o household_n of_o god_n 404._o god_n ibid._n cap._n 3._o p._n 404._o again_o he_o note_v that_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o good_a bishop_n to_o labour_n to_o heal_v the_o weak_a and_o to_o take_v away_o spread_a ulcer_n to_o scorch_v some_o rather_o than_o take_v they_o whole_o away_o yet_o final_o what_o can_v be_v heal_v to_o cut_v it_o off_o with_o grief_n 61._o grief_n de_fw-fr officijs_fw-la l._n 2._o cap._n 27._o tom._n 4._o p._n 61._o so_o that_o he_o reckon_v this_o proper_o and_o only_o the_o bishop_n office_n yea_o to_o show_v how_o little_o he_o think_v this_o power_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o emperor_n it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o he_o do_v interdict_v the_o emperor_n theodosius_n from_o the_o communion_n for_o some_o time_n tell_v he_o that_o after_o the_o bloody_a slaughter_n of_o so_o many_o man_n he_o ought_v to_o submit_v to_o that_o bond_n which_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o god_n above_o be_v lay_v upon_o he_o be_v a_o bond_n that_o be_v medicinal_a and_o design_v for_o his_o cure_n which_o advice_n the_o good_a emperor_n submit_v to_o and_o return_v very_o penitent_a to_o his_o palace_n for_o he_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n word_n and_o understand_v what_o be_v proper_o the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n and_o what_o be_v the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n 158._o king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodoret_n histor_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 17._o pag._n 158._o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o theodoret_n and_o show_v that_o excommunication_n be_v then_o know_v to_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o prince_n office_n but_o only_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o that_o by_o authority_n give_v they_o from_o god_n whence_o the_o same_o historian_n say_v that_o the_o emperor_n a_o while_n after_o lament_v because_o he_o be_v not_o only_o exclude_v from_o the_o church_n but_o from_o heaven_n itself_o since_o christ_n have_v declare_v what_o they_o bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n ibidem_fw-la heaven_n idem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la so_o that_o no_o doubt_n the_o emperor_n who_o believe_v this_o do_v think_v excommunication_n be_v of_o divine_a right_n and_o found_v upon_o the_o same_o text_n we_o now_o allege_v for_o
it_o yet_o that_o none_o may_v think_v this_o instance_n favour_v the_o bold_a fact_n of_o late_a pope_n in_o excommunicate_v sovereign_a prince_n and_o then_o absolve_v their_o subject_n from_o their_o allegiance_n to_o they_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o s._n ambrose_n do_v then_o offer_v to_o suffer_v quiet_o if_o the_o emperor_n will_v oppose_v his_o sentence_n nor_o do_v he_o pretend_v either_o to_o use_v force_n against_o he_o or_o allow_v any_o to_o do_v so_o but_o go_v in_o a_o way_n of_o persuasion_n and_o advise_v he_o to_o submit_v to_o this_o which_o be_v only_o a_o spiritual_a penalty_n for_o his_o soul_n health_n and_o he_o be_v only_o under_o the_o least_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n and_o bare_o suspend_v from_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n so_o also_o pope_n innocent_a deal_v with_o arcadius_n and_o eudoxia_n for_o the_o injury_n they_o have_v do_v to_o s._n chrysostom_n interdict_v they_o in_o this_o gentle_a form_n i_o the_o mean_a of_o all_o and_o a_o sinful_a man_n to_o who_o the_o throne_n of_o s._n peter_n be_v now_o give_v do_v separate_a and_o reject_v you_o and_o your_o empress_n from_o partake_v of_o the_o immaculate_a mystery_n of_o our_o lord_n christ_n 407._o christ_n michael_n glycas_n annal._n par_fw-fr 3._o an._n 407._o this_o be_v all_o and_o this_o be_v far_o from_o give_v countenance_n to_o that_o impious_a usage_n of_o the_o late_a pope_n who_o have_v anathematise_v sovereign_a prince_n and_o stir_v up_o foreign_a force_n against_o they_o as_o well_o as_o incite_v their_o own_o subject_n to_o perjury_n and_o rebellion_n yea_o to_o murder_v they_o and_o take_v their_o kingdom_n from_o they_o which_o be_v to_o turn_v the_o spiritual_a into_o a_o carnal_a sword_n and_o prostitute_v a_o divine_a institution_n to_o serve_v the_o end_n of_o avarice_n injustice_n and_o ambition_n yea_o to_o use_v it_o to_o quite_o contrary_a purpose_n than_o christ_n intend_v it_o for_o viz._n to_o make_v it_o to_o serve_v for_o destruction_n and_o not_o for_o edification_n but_o though_o this_o accurse_a practice_n receive_v no_o advantage_n from_o these_o instance_n yet_o they_o do_v abundant_o prove_v that_o bishop_n in_o this_o age_n do_v not_o as_o mr._n selden_n will_v persuade_v we_o derive_v their_o power_n to_o excommunicate_v from_o the_o emperor_n being_n pontifices_fw-la maximi_fw-la and_o so_o from_o their_o grant_n to_o proceed_v s._n chrysostom_n flourish_v about_o this_o time_n an._n 390._o and_o we_o be_v to_o inquire_v into_o his_o opinion_n the_o rather_o because_o some_o have_v pretend_v he_o be_v against_o the_o use_n of_o excommunication_n it_o be_v true_a he_o have_v a_o oration_n with_o this_o title_n concern_v the_o unfitness_n of_o anathematise_v the_o live_n or_o the_o dead_a 439._o dead_a chrysost_n tom._n 6._o hom_n 37._o pag._n 439._o in_o which_o he_o severe_o inveigh_v against_o the_o rash_a use_n of_o this_o dreadful_a curse_n which_o he_o think_v the_o apostle_n use_v not_o against_o person_n but_o opinion_n and_o indeed_o in_o the_o best_a age_n of_o the_o church_n the_o accurse_v particular_a person_n be_v very_o rare_a and_o this_o high_a sort_n of_o excommunitate_v by_o anathema_n so_o much_o use_v by_o the_o roman_a church_n against_o particular_a man_n be_v seldom_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o and_o according_o it_o be_v total_o disuse_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o not_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o christianity_n luk._n ix_o 55._o nor_o with_o the_o primitive_a practice_n it_o suffice_v we_o as_o it_o do_v general_o satisfy_v the_o ancient_a christian_n to_o exclude_v notorious_a offender_n from_o sacred_a office_n and_o assembly_n till_o they_o repent_v and_o against_o this_o sort_n of_o excommunication_n s._n chrysostom_n have_v no_o objection_n for_o he_o himself_o practise_v it_o in_o divers_a case_n as_o the_o history_n of_o his_o life_n show_v and_o particular_o in_o the_o case_n of_o eudoxia_n the_o empress_n to_o who_o he_o deny_v access_n to_o the_o church_n because_o be_v admonish_v to_o restore_v a_o widow_n vineyard_n unjust_o take_v away_o she_o refuse_v it_o 9_o it_o baron_fw-fr annal_n an._n 401._o §._o 9_o and_o for_o his_o opinion_n mr._n selden_n say_v that_o s._n chrysostom_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o father_n of_o this_o age_n do_v often_o own_o and_o admit_v the_o use_n of_o excommunication_n 212._o excommunication_n seld._n de_fw-fr synedr_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o pag._n 212._o yea_o he_o reckon_v it_o of_o divine_a right_n for_o he_o say_v concern_v bind_v and_o lose_v matth._n xviii_o what_o great_a honour_n can_v be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n than_o this_o when_o heaven_n itself_o take_v the_o beginning_n of_o its_o judgement_n from_o earth_n the_o judge_n sit_v on_o earth_n the_o master_n follow_v the_o servant_n and_o what_o he_o judge_v below_o his_o lord_n ratify_v above_o 152._o above_o chrysost_n hom_n 5._o in_o jesaiam_n tom._n v._o pag._n 152._o again_o he_o explain_v the_o 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church_n till_o she_o have_v do_v ten_o year_n penance_n and_o none_o may_v pray_v or_o eat_v with_o she_o till_o she_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o church_n 16._o church_n ibid._n can._n 16._o not_o long_o after_o this_o we_o meet_v with_o the_o accustom_a form_n of_o excommunication_n use_v in_o that_o age_n which_o show_v both_o the_o original_a and_o effect_n of_o this_o sentence_n and_o the_o word_n be_v these_o follow_v the_o canonical_a sanction_n and_o the_o example_n of_o our_o holy_a father_n we_o excommunicate_a ......_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n from_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o holy_a mother_n the_o church_n and_o from_o the_o conversation_n of_o all_o christian_n until_o they_o repent_v and_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n gratian._n god_n an._n 441._o council_n 1._o araus_n apud_fw-la gratian._n which_o form_n show_v that_o they_o believe_v their_o authority_n be_v from_o god_n and_o their_o direction_n from_o the_o spirit_n in_o lay_v on_o this_o censure_n and_o that_o the_o person_n so_o censure_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o all_o civil_a and_o religious_a commerce_n with_o other_o christian_n and_o that_o this_o opinion_n prevail_v even_o in_o these_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n may_v be_v see_v by_o those_o ancient_a synod_n hold_v in_o these_o island_n under_o s._n patrick_n where_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o none_o who_o be_v excommunicate_v shall_v come_v into_o the_o church_n till_o he_o have_v receive_v his_o penance_n 53._o penance_n an._n 456._o synod_n patric_n can._n 18._o spelm._n tom._n i._o p._n 53._o and_o if_o a_o clergyman_n be_v excommunicate_a he_o must_v pray_v alone_o and_o neither_o presume_v to_o offer_v or_o consecrate_v 28._o consecrate_v ibid._n can._n 28._o and_o again_o hear_v the_o lord_n say_v if_o he_o hear_v thou_o not_o let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n do_v not_o curse_v the_o excommunicate_a but_o repel_v he_o from_o the_o communion_n from_o the_o table_n from_o the_o prayer_n and_o from_o the_o blessing_n spelm._n blessing_n alter_fw-la syn._n ejus_fw-la can._n 4._o item_n ap_fw-mi spelm._n where_o ground_v the_o censure_n upon_o our_o saviour_n word_n they_o charitable_o condemn_v all_o dreadful_a anathematise_v and_o allow_v only_o the_o separation_n which_o be_v more_o primitive_a and_o more_o agree_v to_o the_o gospel_n spirit_n for_o in_o this_o age_n they_o consider_v the_o dreadful_a effect_n of_o excommunication_n even_o of_o the_o mild_a sort_n and_o be_v not_o forward_o to_o proceed_v that_o way_n in_o light_a cause_n for_o it_o be_v about_o this_o time_n that_o pope_n leo_n i._o in_o one_o of_o his_o decretal_a epistle_n say_v let_v not_o the_o communion_n light_o be_v deny_v to_o any_o christian_a neither_o let_v that_o sentence_n be_v utter_v by_o any_o priest_n in_o anger_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v lay_v on_o unwilling_o and_o with_o grief_n as_o a_o punishment_n for_o the_o great_a crime_n for_o we_o know_v some_o who_o for_o little_a offence_n or_o slight_a word_n have_v be_v deprive_v of_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o communion_n so_o that_o the_o soul_n for_o which_o christ_n blood_n be_v shed_v by_o the_o inflict_a of_o this_o dreadful_a punishment_n be_v expose_v naked_a disable_v and_o without_o any_o defence_n to_o the_o devil_n assault_n so_o that_o he_o may_v take_v it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n 469._o pleasure_n an._n 450._o leon._n decret_a epist_n 89._o ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la episc_n provenc_n pag._n 469._o where_o we_o see_v he_o suppose_v the_o excommunicate_a to_o be_v deliver_v into_o satan_n power_n and_o in_o extreme_a danger_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n it_o be_v that_o those_o holy_a bishop_n be_v so_o loath_a to_o inflict_v this_o dreadful_a sentence_n till_o nothing_o else_o will_v do_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o age_n live_v the_o author_n of_o the_o apostolical_a 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633._o council_n 4._o tolet._n can._n 75._o bin._n tom._n ii_o par_fw-fr 2._o pag._n 357._o which_o kind_n of_o anathema_n or_o sentence_n of_o great_a excommunication_n be_v also_o use_v afterward_o in_o the_o eastern_a empire_n 212._o empire_n an._n 1026._o vid._n seld._n pag._n 212._o against_o rebel_n and_o seditious_a these_o therefore_o be_v the_o culpati_fw-la offender_n who_o the_o bishop_n be_v to_o absolve_v if_o the_o king_n forgive_v they_o who_o be_v the_o party_n principal_o offend_v and_o to_o prove_v this_o we_o need_v go_v no_o further_o than_o the_o three_o canon_n of_o the_o twelve_o council_n of_o toledo_n out_o of_o which_o this_o law_n of_o the_o capitular_o be_v verbatim_o transcribe_v and_o of_o which_o it_o be_v a_o abbreviation_n the_o word_n of_o which_o be_v we_o see_v with_o grief_n some_o of_o the_o offender_n exit_fw-la numero_fw-la culpatorum_fw-la receive_v into_o the_o prince_n favour_n but_o remain_v banish_v by_o the_o college_n of_o priest_n which_o 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