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the_o archdeacon_n and_o other_o inferior_a prelate_n to_o the_o bishop_n say_v canisius_n 92._o unless_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n have_v bring_v in_o another_o order_n the_o archdeacon_n have_v a_o certain_a circuit_n of_o the_o diocie_n wherein_o he_o exercise_v his_o office_n and_o jurisdiction_n for_o every_o diocie_n be_v divide_v into_o certain_a archdeaconry_n comprehend_v about_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o diocy_n if_o they_o be_v great_a diocy_n â—4_n but_o if_o they_o be_v lesser_a diocy_n they_o have_v but_o one_o archdeacon_n as_o canterbury_n rochester_n gloucester_n bristol_n worcester_n etc._n etc._n the_o archdeacon_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o degree_n and_o order_n have_v no_o jurisdiction_n but_o only_o by_o prescription_n of_o time_n that_o be_v a_o papal_a custom_n which_o be_v yet_o retain_v in_o the_o english_a church_n 85._o in_o hieroms_n time_n at_o rome_n the_o deacon_n begin_v to_o exalt_v themselves_o above_o minister_n against_o which_o 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appoint_v to_o be_v his_o official_a they_o
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or_o but_o in_o a_o part_n of_o it_o through_o one_fw-mi whole_a diocie_n as_o the_o titular_a bishop_n who_o be_v of_o old_a call_v chorepiscopi_n that_o be_v rural_a bishop_n now_o they_o be_v call_v suffragans_n they_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v either_o according_a to_o the_o place_n which_o they_o hold_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o wit_n next_o unto_o barones_n or_o according_a to_o the_o place_n which_o they_o have_v in_o the_o church_n to_o wit_n that_o they_o be_v bishop_n both_o in_o call_v and_o order_n but_o want_v jurisdiction_n 2._o dedicate_v church_n 3._o confirm_v child_n instruct_v before_o in_o the_o rudiment_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o that_o in_o a_o diocie_n allot_v unto_o they_o that_o which_o be_v here_o say_v of_o suffragans_n that_o of_o old_a they_o be_v call_v chorepiscopi_fw-la be_v control_v by_o mucket_n himself_o 339._o for_o he_o say_v that_o the_o rural_a dâ—â—nes_n be_v like_o the_o old_a chorepiscopi_fw-la deâ—â—ni_fw-it 〈…〉_z be_v ecclesiae_fw-la chorepiscopis_fw-la &_o aâ—chipresbyteris_fw-la regionarijs_fw-la haud_fw-la absimiles_fw-la 422._o and_o so_o do_v bleynianus_n also_o in_o his_o introduction_n into_o the_o theory_n and_o practic_a of_o benefice_n at_o the_o first_o where_o the_o gospel_n be_v spread_v through_o the_o country_n town_n and_o village_n as_o it_o be_v through_o city_n so_o they_o have_v country_n or_o rural_a bishop_n as_o well_o as_o bishop_n in_o city_n but_o ambition_n and_o pomp_n in_o city_n bishop_n increase_v it_o be_v think_v a_o disgrace_n that_o such_o a_o dignity_n shall_v be_v obscure_v with_o a_o mean_a place_n of_o residence_n decretal_a therefore_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a to_o ordain_v any_o bishop_n either_o in_o village_n little_a fort_n or_o small_a city_n lest_o the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o a_o bishop_n shall_v wax_v vile_a satan_n be_v advance_v this_o way_n the_o great_a mystery_n of_o iniquity_n because_o he_o will_v make_v 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