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lib._n 3._o sect._n 2._o cap._n 8._o observe_v that_o the_o more_o knowledge_n the_o oriental_a church_n and_o those_o in_o the_o western_a part_n of_o europe_n have_v of_o the_o estate_n of_o one_o anosher_n the_o more_o the_o alienation_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n from_o the_o roman_a and_o their_o affection_n to_o protestant_n do_v appear_v and_o particular_o in_o that_o they_o do_v yearly_o excommunicate_v the_o roman_a church_n but_o not_o the_o protestant_a church_n d._n hornbeck_n insumma_fw-la contrev_n lib._n 11._o de_fw-la graecis_fw-la pag._n 977._o regate_n passionate_o that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o correspondence_n betwixt_o protestant_a church_n and_o the_o greek_a church_n by_o which_o these_o afflict_a christian_n may_v be_v strengthen_v under_o their_o tentation_n and_o we_o better_o understand_v the_o state_n of_o the_o oriental_a church_n but_o this_o i_o hope_v at_o the_o time_n shall_v suffice_v for_o the_o agreement_n of_o our_o church_n with_o the_o grecian_a 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of_o the_o ancient_a church_n particular_o of_o st._n augustin_n will_v it_o not_o be_v hard_a to_o reconcile_v the_o opinion_n of_o univerâ—alists_n with_o that_o say_n of_o s._n austin_n epist_n 102_o ad_fw-la evod._n non_fw-la perit_fw-la â—nus_fw-la ex_fw-la illis_fw-la pro_fw-la quibus_fw-la christus_fw-la est_fw-la mortuus_fw-la i_o e._n not_o one_o do_v perish_v for_o who_o christ_n die_v the_o scripture_n cite_v by_o the_o pamphleter_n be_v most_o impertinent_o allege_v 1_o cor._n 15.22_o as_o in_o adam_n all_o die_v so_o in_o christ_n shall_v all_o be_v make_v alive_a if_o the_o all_o there_o be_v universal_o to_o be_v understand_v for_o every_o one_o of_o mankind_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o all_o mankind_n shall_v have_v eternal_a life_n and_o be_v save_v eternal_o which_o none_o but_o a_o origenist_n can_v affirm_v therefore_o that_o all_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o all_o they_o who_o christ_n the_o second_o adam_n do_v represent_v viz._n the_o elect_a not_o 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give_v of_o the_o same_o in_o another_o learned_a but_o anonymous_a tractat_fw-la of_o confessionâ—_n entitle_v sin_n dilmantle_v cap._n 7._o sect._n 2._o and_o before_o they_o both_o in_o chemnitius_n examine_v council_n trid._n part_n 4._o the_o indulg_n cap._n 4._o pag._n 724._o edit_v genev._n 1641._o and_o that_o the_o publication_n of_o these_o secret_a fault_n may_v be_v do_v to_o the_o more_o edification_n some_o prudent_a minister_n be_v first_o acquaint_v therewith_o by_o who_o direction_n the_o delinquent_n may_v understand_v what_o sin_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o public_a notice_n of_o the_o church_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o confession_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v hence_o origen_n homil_n 2._o in_o psal_n 37._o be_v so_o earnest_a in_o advise_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o skilful_a physician_n to_o who_o to_o disclose_v grief_n of_o this_o kind_n but_o about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o decian_a presecution_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o in_o every_o church_n on_o discreet_a minister_n shall_v be_v appoint_v to_o receive_v the_o confession_n of_o those_o who_o relapse_v into_o sin_n after_o baptism_n and_o then_o the_o penitent_a have_v no_o more_o the_o choice_n of_o his_o confessor_n this_o be_v that_o addition_n which_o socrates_n note_n to_o have_v be_v make_v to_o the_o penitential_a canon_n lib._n 5._o hist._n cap._n 19_o this_o be_v observe_v until_o the_o time_n of_o nectarius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n who_o because_o of_o a_o notorious_a trespass_n of_o a_o deacon_n to_o wipe_v of_o the_o infamy_n from_o the_o clergy_n and_o to_o prevent_v the_o like_a scandal_n abrogate_a these_o private_a confession_n if_o nectarius_n chrysost_n and_o the_o greek_a church_n have_v look_v upon_o this_o confession_n as_o appoint_v by_o a_o divine_a ordinance_n or_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n will_v they_o have_v abrogate_a it_o or_o have_v the_o roman_a church_n then_o be_v of_o the_o now_o trent_n faith_n will_v they_o not_o have_v expostulate_v with_o the_o greek_a church_n on_o this_o account_n how_o much_o be_v romanist_n nettle_v with_o this_o argument_n when_o bell._n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la paenit_fw-la cap._n 14._o to_o evite_v the_o dint_n of_o it_o accuse_v sozomen_n and_o socrates_n the_o ecclesiastic_a historian_n as_o liar_n though_o he_o have_v no_o ground_n to_o convict_v they_o in_o that_o matter_n yea_o they_o be_v assoil_v by_o his_o fellow_n jesuit_n suarez_n in_o partem_fw-la 3._o tom_n 4._o disp_n 17._o sect_n 2._o num._n 31._o and_o therefore_o be_v afraid_a that_o this_o shift_n will_v not_o prove_v sufficient_a he_o further_a allege_n that_o nectarius_n abrogate_a only_o public_a confession_n a_o most_o ludibrious_a fiction_n when_o a_o infamy_n be_v bring_v on_o the_o clergy_n by_o a_o trespass_n commit_v under_o the_o covert_n of_o secret_a confession_n have_v this_o be_v a_o way_n to_o wipe_v of_o the_o blot_n or_o to_o prevent_v more_o evil_n of_o that_o kind_n to_o ordain_v that_o thence_o forth_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o confession_n but_o in_o secret_a certain_o this_o will_v have_v increase_v the_o infamy_n on_o the_o clergy_n and_o give_v further_a opportunity_n to_o these_o impure_a dalliance_n but_o what_o need_v i_o more_o when_o chrysost_o immediate_a successor_n to_o nectarius_n in_o persuance_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o nectarius_n be_v so_o full_a and_o frequent_a in_o preach_v against_o the_o necessity_n of_o secret_a confession_n as_o homil_n 31._o in_o heb_n eum_fw-la qui_fw-la agit_fw-fr paenitentiam_fw-la nunquam_fw-la opertet_fw-la predere_fw-la peccatum_fw-la sed_fw-la deum_fw-la rogare_fw-la ne_fw-la ejus_fw-la meminerit_fw-la and_o homil_n de_fw-fr paenit_fw-la &_o confess_v solus_fw-la te_fw-la deus_fw-la confitentem_fw-la videat_fw-la in_o so_o much_o that_o f._n barnes_n spare_v not_o to_o say_v chrysostomus_n apertus_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la hac_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la who_o desire_v a_o large_a confutation_n of_o the_o pretend_a necessity_n antiquity_n or_o jus_o divinum_fw-la of_o these_o secret_a confession_n together_o with_o the_o inextricable_a perplexity_n in_o which_o they_o involve_v the_o conscience_n of_o poor_a people_n and_o the_o most_o impious_a consequence_n of_o they_o as_o they_o be_v manage_v by_o romanist_n i_o remit_v they_o among_o other_o to_o dr._n tailor_n diswasive_a part_n 2._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o and_o to_o the_o foresay_a anonymous_a tractat_fw-la cap._n 6._o and_o 7._o for_o my_o purpose_n at_o present_a it_o will_v be_v enough_o to_o advertise_v the_o reader_n that_o platina_n the_o pope_n secretary_n in_o vita_fw-la zepherini_fw-la can_v find_v no_o high_o rise_v for_o the_o impose_v necessity_n of_o this_o confession_n then_o from_o innocent_a the_o three_o about_o 1200._o year_n after_o christ_n yea_o bernes_n loc_fw-la cit_fw-la think_v the_o impose_v of_o it_o as_o a_o jus_o divinum_fw-la no_o old_a than_o the_o council_n of_o trenâ—_n and_o for_o it_o have_v this_o argument_n because_o in_o the_o florentin_n council_n the_o roman_a church_n be_v willing_a to_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o greek_n albeit_o notorie_a
persistente_n in_o hac_fw-la sententia_fw-la they_o notorious_o persist_v in_o that_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o such_o confession_n instance_n seven_o the_o present_a roman_a church_n maintain_v indulgence_n for_o the_o ease_n of_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n yea_o if_o we_o may_v credit_v bell._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr indulg_n cap._n 14._o this_o be_v apud_fw-la catholicos_fw-la res_fw-la certissima_fw-la &_o indubitata_fw-la a_o most_o sure_a and_o undoubted_a point_n yet_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o know_v to_o antiquity_n as_o i_o prove_v in_o my_o paper_n eight_o against_o mr._n demster_n pag._n 172._o 173._o and_o yet_o remain_v unanswered_a and_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o famous_a romanist_n roffensis_n count_v luth._o art_n 18._o alphonsus_n a_o castro_n lib._n 8._o de_fw-la haeres_fw-la do_fw-mi indulg_n antoninus_n part_n 1._o sum._n tit_n 10._o cap._n 3._o durand_n in_o 4._o scent_n disp_n 20._o to_o who_o now_o i_o add_v suarez_n tom_n 4._o in_o 3._o part_n disp_n 49._o sect._n 2._o num._n 14._o nec_fw-la movere_fw-la debet_fw-la quemquem_fw-la say_v he_o quod_fw-la apud_fw-la antiquos_fw-la doctores_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la graecos_n &_o latino_n nulla_fw-la inveniatur_fw-la expressa_fw-la mentio_fw-la indulgentiarum_fw-la learned_a cassander_n in_o consult_v art_n 12._o sect._n de_fw-fr indulg_n assert_n that_o the_o ancient_a church_n know_v no_o indulgence_n but_o relaxation_n from_o canonical_a censure_n impose_v by_o the_o church_n on_o delinquent_n in_o this_o life_n so_o also_o barnes_n in_o cathol_n rom._n pacif_n sect._n 9_o where_o also_o he_o cite_v for_o it_o vicelius_n cajetan_n and_o cassander_n loc_fw-la cit_fw-la breath_n after_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o this_o matter_n but_o the_o mercat_n of_o indulgence_n be_v so_o lucrative_a that_o such_o proposal_n can_v be_v hear_v it_o be_v long_a since_o the_o german_n in_o their_o centum_fw-la gravamina_fw-la grav_fw-mi 3._o complain_v that_o their_o country_n be_v spoil_v of_o money_n and_o that_o incest_n adultery_n murder_n perjury_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n be_v nourish_v by_o the_o pope_n pardon_n i_o shall_v not_o take_v up_o time_n to_o reckon_v out_o the_o religious_a work_n which_o they_o require_v for_o obtain_v these_o pardon_n as_o pilgrimage_n visit_v such_o a_o chapel_n stand_v on_o easter_n day_n at_o peter_n church_n door_n when_o the_o pope_n do_v solemn_o pass_v by_o and_o bless_v the_o people_n etc._n etc._n be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v cheat_v with_o such_o toy_n i_o will_v not_o trifle_v time_n with_o their_o ave_fw-la maries_n and_o pater_fw-la noster_n and_o be_v of_o such_o a_o society_n which_o they_o reward_v with_o ample_a indulgence_n bloody_a i_o be_o sure_a be_v the_o bull_n of_o jul._n 2._o who_o as_o dr._n taylour_n have_v the_o relation_n diss_fw-la p._n 2._o lib._n 2._o sect._n 1._o give_v indulgence_n to_o he_o who_o meet_v a_o frenchman_n or_o venetian_a shall_v kill_v he_o how_o contrary_a be_v this_o to_o the_o real_a piety_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n instance_n eight_o the_o popedom_n itself_o be_v a_o bundle_n of_o innovation_n for_o first_o be_v not_o the_o election_n of_o pope_n by_o a_o conclave_n of_o cardinal_n a_o mere_a novelty_n be_v these_o creature_n who_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o cardinal_n invest_v with_o such_o dignity_n privilege_n power_n and_o function_n within_o the_o first_o three_o century_n azor._n the_o jesuit_n anxious_o inquire_v after_o their_o original_a part_n 2._o justit_fw-la moral_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 1._o quest_n 4._o can_v bring_v their_o pedigree_n no_o high_o then_o to_o pope_n sylvester_n in_o the_o four_o century_n but_o they_o be_v nothing_o then_o like_o what_o they_o be_v now_o for_o till_o boniface_n the_o three_o obtain_v from_o phocas_n the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n they_o be_v inferior_a to_o bishop_n s_z ay_o pol._n virgil._n de_fw-fr invent_v lib._n 4._o cap._n 9_o and_o bell._n confess_v as_o much_o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr cler._n cap._n 16._o the_o restrain_v of_o the_o election_n of_o pope_n to_o cardinal_n be_v only_o do_v by_o pope_n alexander_n the_o three_o in_o 12._o cent_n say_v azor._n loc_fw-fr cit_fw-la cap._n 2._o q._n 2._o and_o the_o same_o jesuit_n ibid._n cap._n 1._o q._n 3._o confess_v the_o name_n office_n dignity_n number_n and_o privilege_n of_o cardinal_n to_o be_v only_o papal_a institution_n and_o not_o juris_fw-la divini_fw-la yea_o bell._n grant_v lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr cler_n cap._n 16._o that_o be_v within_o these_o six_o or_o seven_o hundred_o year_n that_o necessity_n by_o little_a and_o little_o force_v the_o pope_n to_o leave_v of_o episcopal_a council_n and_o to_o rule_v all_o thing_n by_o a_o council_n of_o cardinal_n second_o be_v not_o the_o impropriate_a the_o power_n of_o convocate_a synod_n to_o the_o pope_n a_o manifest_a novelty_n be_v not_o the_o first_o four_o oecumenick_n council_n convocate_v by_o the_o emperor_n the_o nicen_n by_o constantin_n as_o be_v witness_v by_o euseb_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la constan._n c._n 6._o socrates_n hist._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o theod._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o the_o second_o at_o constantinople_n by_o theodos_n the_o elder_a see_v sozomen_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 7._o socrates_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 8._o the_o three_o at_o ephesus_n by_o theodosius_n the_o young_a see_v evag._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o and_o frequent_o the_o council_n atte_v this_o in_o her_o acts._n the_o four_o at_o chalcedon_n by_o marcianus_n so_o liberat_fw-la in_o breviar_n cap._n 13._o and_o the_o council_n itself_o confess_v the_o convocation_n to_o be_v ex_fw-la decreto_fw-la pientissimorum_fw-la imperatorum_fw-la valentiniani_n &_o marciani_n it_o be_v therefore_o untollerable_a impudence_n in_o bell._n barron_n azor._n and_o other_o romanist_n to_o say_v that_o emperor_n do_v only_o petition_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o convocate_v council_n nay_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n do_v petition_v the_o emperor_n do_v not_o pope_n leo_n make_v many_o instant_a and_o humble_a supplication_n to_o theodosius_n and_o marcianus_n before_o the_o four_o general_a council_n at_o chalcedon_n be_v convocate_v yea_o it_o can_v not_o be_v obtain_v at_o all_o during_o the_o life_n of_o theodosius_n so_o clear_a be_v it_o that_o ancient_o oecumenick_n council_n be_v convocate_v by_o emperor_n that_o hierom_n in_o apol._n 2._o adversus_fw-la ruffin_n say_v quis_fw-la imperator_fw-la jussit_fw-la synodum_fw-la hanc_fw-la congregari_fw-la three_o do_v the_o presidency_n in_o oecumenick_n council_n belong_v to_o bishop_n of_o rome_n alone_o can_v any_o ancient_a canon_n of_o council_n oecumenick_n or_o provincial_a to_o this_o purpose_n be_v allege_v in_o the_o nicen_n the_o pope_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o present_a neither_o do_v his_o legate_n preside_v else_o how_o come_v it_o that_o hosius_n bishop_n of_o corduba_n do_v subscribe_v before_o they_o it_o be_v a_o bold_a allegation_n contrary_a to_o all_o antiquity_n that_o hosius_n be_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n legat._n euseb_n sozom._n theodoret_n mention_v only_o two_o of_o his_o legate_n vitus_n or_o victor_n and_o vincentius_n presbyter_n neither_o do_v hosius_n subscribe_v as_o legate_n but_o only_o as_o bishop_n of_o corduba_n that_o hosius_n preside_v in_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n which_o romanist_n hold_v as_o oecumenick_n be_v clear_a from_o the_o council_n nor_o can_v romanist_n deny_v but_o nectarius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n preside_v in_o the_o first_o oecumenick_n council_n hold_v in_o that_o place_n do_v not_o cyril_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n preside_v in_o the_o ephesin_n council_n nor_o do_v he_o thus_o mere_o as_o legate_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n though_o indeed_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o synod_n he_o do_v represent_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n even_o as_o flavianus_n bishop_n of_o 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