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reckon_v the_o roman_a church_n in_o the_o same_o rank_n with_o the_o church_n of_o egypt_n and_o alexandria_n so_o that_o if_o they_o be_v particular_a or_o topical_a church_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n must_v be_v so_o too_o the_o same_o thing_n do_v pope_n ephesino_n pope_n apud_fw-la binium_fw-la in_o council_n ephesino_n celestine_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o john_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n where_o he_o reckon_v up_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o alexandria_n as_o member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n asseret_fw-la se_fw-la nestorius_n fidem_fw-la tenere_fw-la quam_fw-la secundum_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la romana_fw-la alexandrina_n &_o catholica_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la tenet_fw-la nay_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o epistle_n of_o pope_n innocent_a iii_o to_o john_n 200._o lib._n 2._o epist_n 200._o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n that_o in_o the_o 12_o century_n the_o pope_n himself_o do_v not_o believe_v it_o dicitur_fw-la autem_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la universis_fw-la constet_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la quae_fw-la graeco_fw-la verbo_fw-la catholica_fw-la nominatur_fw-la say_v he_o ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la sic_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sed_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pars_fw-la beside_o this_o i_o find_v this_o very_a proposition_n condemn_v in_o the_o donatist_n and_o look_v upon_o by_o the_o father_n as_o the_o grand_a fundamental_a principle_n of_o their_o schism_n and_o division_n for_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o write_n of_o st._n augustine_n and_o optatus_n do_v affirm_v that_o christ_n have_v no_o church_n on_o earth_n but_o in_o the_o part_n of_o donatus_n that_o the_o church_n be_v perish_v in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n except_o their_o own_o assembly_n and_o that_o salvation_n no_o where_n can_v be_v have_v but_o in_o their_o communion_n they_o esteem_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o christian_n to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o pagan_n they_o break_v their_o chalice_n scrape_v their_o altar_n and_o wash_v their_o vestment_n and_o the_o wall_n of_o their_o church_n pretend_v that_o all_o be_v pollute_v by_o their_o touch_n of_o they_o how_o much_o of_o this_o spirit_n do_v reign_v in_o our_o modern_a donatist_n be_v easy_o observe_v by_o any_o man_n that_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o compare_v their_o write_n and_o practice_n with_o those_o of_o their_o ancestor_n the_o ancient_a donatist_n in_o africa_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o every_o man_n to_o leave_v the_o society_n of_o that_o person_n that_o think_v himself_o alone_o to_o have_v reason_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n to_o be_v mad_a and_o out_o of_o their_o wit_n nor_o be_v this_o proposition_n only_o unreasonable_a but_o be_v also_o very_o uncharitable_a in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o condemn_v not_o only_a protestant_n church_n but_o all_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o roman_a faith_n the_o greek_n and_o arminian_o the_o jacobite_n and_o nestorian_n the_o maronites_n and_o abyssine_n and_o cophtite_n or_o christian_n of_o egypt_n and_o for_o ever_o exclude_v they_o from_o hope_n of_o salvation_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o unchurch_n the_o great_a part_n of_o christian_n and_o condemn_v they_o to_o everlasting_a burn_n who_o be_v more_o in_o number_n and_o more_o extend_v in_o territory_n then_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o present_a roman_a faith_n can_v pretend_v to_o be_v notwithstanding_o all_o their_o brag_n of_o universality_n it_o may_v be_v perhaps_o say_v that_o the_o eastern_a christian_n and_o protestant_n be_v heretic_n but_o i_o think_v it_o much_o easy_a to_o say_v so_o than_o make_v it_o good_a and_o if_o they_o be_v yet_o the_o charity_n of_o the_o modern_a bomanists_n be_v much_o more_o straighten_v than_o that_o of_o st._n augustine_n be_v 27._o de_fw-fr baptis_n contra_fw-la don._n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o l._n 5._o c._n 27._o who_o dare_v not_o deny_v a_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n even_o to_o heretic_n themselves_o for_o when_o the_o donatist_n do_v object_n that_o heresio_n be_v a_o harlot_n that_o if_o baptism_n of_o heretic_n be_v good_a than_o son_n be_v bear_v to_o god_n of_o heresy_n and_o so_o of_o a_o harlot_n his_o answer_n be_v that_o the_o conventicle_n of_o heretic_n do_v bear_v child_n unto_o god_n not_o in_o that_o wherein_o they_o be_v divide_v but_o in_o that_o wherein_o they_o still_o remain_v join_v with_o the_o true_a &_o catholic_n church_n not_o in_o that_o they_o be_v heretic_n but_o as_o much_o as_o they_o profess_v and_o practice_v that_o which_o other_o christian_n do_v nay_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o roman_a doctor_n they_o have_v no_o reason_n if_o they_o stand_v to_o their_o own_o principle_n to_o judge_n so_o severe_o of_o heretic_n for_o they_o grant_v that_o the_o honour_n of_o martyrdom_n be_v only_o peculiar_a to_o the_o member_n of_o the_o 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18._o c._n 47._o andr._n id_fw-la
the_o manichee_n will_v have_v go_v undiscovered_a hence_o i_o can_v not_o but_o conclude_v that_o leo_n and_o all_o orthodox_n believer_n of_o his_o time_n be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n in_o this_o point_n with_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o england_n since_o that_o reverend_a bishop_n look_v upon_o receive_v the_o cup_n as_o a_o certain_a sign_n of_o a_o orthodox_n and_o true_a christian_a and_o esteem_v the_o contrary_a practice_n a_o infallible_a mark_n of_o a_o detestable_a and_o sacrilegious_a heretic_n and_o i_o be_o exceed_o confirm_v in_o this_o opinion_n because_o i_o find_v that_o pope_n gelasius_n one_o who_o sit_v in_o the_o episcopal_a chair_n of_o rome_n about_o thirty_o year_n after_o leo_n death_n have_v in_o a_o most_o public_a solemn_a and_o authentic_a manner_n declare_v the_o necessity_n of_o receive_v in_o both_o kind_n and_o the_o contrary_a practice_n to_o be_v sacrilegious_a for_o he_o make_v a_o canon_n against_o the_o corrupt_a custom_n of_o receive_v in_o one_o kind_n which_o some_o superstitious_a people_n be_v then_o endeavour_v to_o introduce_v and_o this_o very_a canon_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o gratian'ss_n body_n of_o the_o canon_n law._n de_fw-fr consecrat_fw-mi do_v 2._o c._n 12._o it_o be_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n it_o be_v also_o in_o the_o annal_n of_o cardinal_n baronius_n ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 496._o but_o in_o short_a there_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o its_o be_v the_o true_a and_o genuine_a canon_n of_o gelasius_n and_o consequent_o no_o man_n can_v rational_o deny_v this_o to_o be_v a_o very_a convince_a proof_n that_o the_o judgement_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o modern_a bishop_n and_o church_n thereof_o i_o shall_v here_o produce_v the_o word_n of_o the_o canon_n itself_o that_o the_o impartial_a reader_n may_v judge_v whether_o i_o have_v not_o reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o the_o present_a roman_a church_n be_v guilty_a 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the_o host_n thus_o we_o find_v the_o author_n of_o the_o annotation_n upon_o gratian_n endeavour_v to_o escape_v the_o difficulty_n but_o undoubted_o neither_o the_o protestant_n nor_o any_o rational_a man_n have_v any_o reason_n to_o regard_v this_o vain_a and_o idle_a supposition_n especial_o when_o so_o eminent_a a_o man_n as_o cardinal_z baronius_n have_v assure_v we_o that_o this_o be_v a_o senseless_a and_o foolish_a solution_n he_o call_v it_o frigidam_fw-la solutionem_fw-la ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 496_o num_fw-la 20._o &_o 21._o and_o say_v he_o reject_v it_o and_o have_v no_o need_n of_o such_o foolery_n but_o there_o be_v another_o evasion_n which_o be_v common_o make_v use_n of_o by_o the_o romanist_n in_o order_n to_o elude_v the_o force_n of_o this_o canon_n and_o because_o this_o evasion_n be_v most_o in_o vogue_n among_o they_o therefore_o particular_o i_o do_v consider_v it_o many_o of_o their_o controvertist_n do_v pretend_v that_o the_o ancient_a decree_n of_o 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