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the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n let_v he_o be_v excommunicate_v divers_a other_o constitution_n have_v be_v make_v in_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n for_o the_o maintain_v the_o dignity_n of_o bishop_n so_o also_o the_o civil_a state_n have_v augment_v and_o enlarge_v the_o privilege_n and_o immunity_n of_o bishop_n which_o they_o have_v rather_o by_o the_o munificence_n of_o prince_n than_o by_o divine_a authority_n as_o first_o the_o division_n of_o province_n and_o city_n unto_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n and_o the_o limitation_n of_o their_o jurisdiction_n be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o prince_n second_o the_o revenue_n and_o land_n of_o bishopric_n have_v be_v give_v by_o devout_a and_o religious_a prince_n unto_o bishop_n and_o their_o successor_n and_o divers_a imperial_a law_n have_v be_v make_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o church_n three_o the_o title_n of_o honour_n annex_v to_o bishopric_n as_o that_o they_o be_v create_v baron_n and_o 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divine_a right_n on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v general_o assert_v that_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n the_o priest_n and_o bishop_n be_v the_o same_o and_o that_o the_o superiority_n of_o the_o bishop_n above_o the_o presbyter_n be_v only_o by_o ecclesiastic_a custom_n and_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n now_o different_a from_o what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n day_n willet_n indeed_o say_v that_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o order_n the_o presidence_n of_o one_o above_o the_o rest_n be_v divine_a and_o apostolical_a and_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o queen_n reign_n the_o episcopal_a government_n be_v affirm_v to_o be_v apostolical_a and_o a_o divine_a institution_n yet_o not_o to_o be_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la divine_a and_o unalterable_a saravia_n about_o the_o two_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o the_o queen_n profess_v 20._o profess_v hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la pacto_fw-la fiet_fw-la magis_fw-la clarum_fw-la quid_fw-la omnes_fw-la evangelii_n ministri_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la habeant_fw-la commune_v &_o quid_fw-la cuique_fw-la ordini_fw-la sit_fw-la peculiare_a ea_fw-la vero_fw-la in_o tres_fw-la part_n ego_fw-la distribuo_fw-la prima_fw-la est_fw-la evangelii_n praedicatioâ—_n altera_fw-la communicatio_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la &_o tertia_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la gubernationis_fw-la authoritas_fw-la de_fw-fr divers_a grad_n minist_n evang._n p._n 15._o quamvis_fw-la unum_fw-la &_o idem_fw-la evangelii_n ministerium_fw-la sit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pastoribus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la concreditum_fw-la in_fw-la hac_fw-la tertia_fw-la parte_fw-la non_fw-la parva_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la invenitur_fw-la inaequalitas_fw-la propter_fw-la diversos_fw-la authoritatis_fw-la gradus_fw-la quos_fw-la primo_fw-la dominus_fw-la statim_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la apostoli_fw-la constituerunt_fw-la p._n 7._o primum_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la domino_fw-la dvos_fw-la gradus_fw-la evangelii_n ministrorum_fw-la institutos_fw-la videmus_fw-la quorum_fw-la alter_fw-la altero_fw-la fuit_fw-la superior_a p._n 25._o consensu_fw-la totius_fw-la orbis_n ecclesiarum_fw-la probatur_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la supra_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la authoritas_fw-la quod_fw-la inde_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la temporibus_fw-la &_o patribus_fw-la per_fw-la universum_fw-la terrarum_fw-la orbem_fw-la factum_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la legimus_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la nostra_fw-la tempora_fw-la canonem_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la immutabilem_fw-la esse_fw-la judico_fw-la p._n 44._o c._n 20._o that_o the_o general_a nature_n of_o the_o evangelical_n ministry_n common_a both_o to_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n contain_v these_o three_o thing_n 1._o the_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n 2._o the_o communication_n of_o the_o sacrament_n 3._o the_o authority_n of_o church_n government_n and_o do_v only_o plead_v that_o in_o this_o last_o the_o power_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v not_o equal_a but_o the_o bishop_n power_n be_v principal_a in_o government_n whence_o arise_v a_o diversity_n of_o degree_n not_o of_o order_n between_o they_o and_o thus_o much_o he_o affirm_v have_v be_v hold_v by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n universal_o ever_o since_o the_o apostle_n day_n and_o therefore_o may_v well_o be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o unchangeable_a canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o difference_n between_o saravia_n and_o those_o who_o go_v before_o he_o lie_v here_o whit_n gift_n etc._n etc._n saravia_n the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n divine_o institute_v and_o to_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o no_o particular_a form_n of_o government_n leave_v on_o record_n in_o scripture_n the_o superiority_n of_o a_o bishop_n above_o a_o presbyter_n according_a to_o st._n hierom_n rather_o by_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n than_o a_o institution_n of_o christ._n not_o only_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n but_o the_o form_n of_o government_n institute_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o deliver_v by_o the_o apostle_n confirm_v by_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o father_n ought_v to_o continue_v for_o ever_o the_o superiority_n in_o degree_n of_o a_o bishop_n above_o a_o presbyter_n a_o divine_a institution_n and_o that_o st._n hierom_n be_v in_o the_o same_o error_n with_o aerius_n dico_fw-la privatam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la hieronymi_n opinionem_fw-la consentaneam_fw-la cum_fw-la aerio_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la verbo_fw-la contrariam_fw-la p._n 51._o a_o year_n or_o two_o after_o saravia_n book_n come_v out_o bancroft_n afterward_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n publish_v a_o survey_n of_o the_o pretend_a holy_a discipline_n as_o he_o call_v his_o book_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o which_o he_o say_v that_o we_o have_v a_o church_n government_n of_o our_o own_o which_o be_v in_o my_o conscience_n true_o apostolical_a and_o far_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o any_o other_o that_o be_v receive_v this_o day_n by_o any_o reform_a church_n in_o christendom_n and_o elsewhere_o in_o the_o book_n itself_o 105._o p._n 105._o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n after_o a_o short_a time_n diperse_v themselves_o by_o advice_n into_o divers_a region_n and_o there_o by_o painful_a preach_a and_o labour_v in_o the_o lord_n harvest_n they_o plant_v no_o doubt_n
the_o polity_n of_o the_o church_n appear_v to_o i_o to_o be_v thus_o that_o though_o polity_n in_o general_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o church_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o any_o one_o complete_a form_n of_o church_n polity_n be_v in_o scripture_n beside_o it_o be_v his_o conclusion_n 82._o sect._n 10._o p._n 82._o that_o neither_o god_n be_v author_n of_o law_n for_o government_n of_o his_o church_n nor_o his_o commit_v they_o unto_o scripture_n be_v any_o reason_n sufficient_a wherefore_o all_o church_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v they_o without_o change_n again_o if_o we_o do_v seek_v to_o maintain_v that_o which_o most_o advantage_v our_o own_o cause_n the_o very_o best_a way_n for_o we_o and_o the_o strong_a against_o they_o viz._n the_o noncon_n be_v to_o hold_v even_o as_o they_o do_v that_o in_o scripture_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v find_v some_o particular_a form_n of_o church_n polity_n which_o god_n have_v institute_v and_o which_o for_o 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sed_fw-la visitores_fw-la isidore_n mercator_n thus_o non_fw-la oportet_fw-la in_o villis_fw-la &_o vicis_fw-la episcopos_fw-la ordinari_fw-la sed_fw-la visitatores_fw-la i._n e._n qui_fw-la circumeant_fw-la constitui_fw-la no_o bishop_n ought_v to_o be_v appoint_v in_o the_o country_n town_n or_o village_n but_o visitor_n neither_o of_o these_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o various_a read_n for_o it_o may_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o be_v thus_o translate_v for_o the_o future_a there_o shall_v not_o be_v ordain_v in_o country_n place_n any_o bishop_n or_o periodeutae_fw-la or_o visitor_n make_v the_o periodeutae_fw-la and_o country_n bishop_n the_o same_o as_o de_fw-fr marca_n though_o he_o observe_v not_o this_o various_a read_n do_v vnde_fw-la constant_a asserere_fw-la audeo_fw-la eundem_fw-la esse_fw-la chorepiscopum_fw-la &_o periodeutum_n and_o as_o the_o same_o de_fw-fr marca_n further_o observe_v these_o periodeutae_fw-la be_v only_o presbyter_n as_o in_o the_o four_o action_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o alexander_n presbyter_n and_o periodeuta_n and_o in_o the_o 11_o action_n of_o valentine_n presbyter_n and_o periodeuta_n whence_o i_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v clear_a from_o this_o and_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o canon_n that_o till_o this_o council_n presbyter_n be_v not_o so_o very_a much_o under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o bishop_n but_o can_v act_v according_a to_o their_o own_o discretion_n without_o consult_v the_o city-bishop_n the_o canon_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o thus_o render_v by_o hervetus_n eos_n autem_fw-la qui_fw-la prius_fw-la constituti_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la nihil_fw-la agere_fw-la sine_fw-la ment_fw-la episcopi_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la clear_o enough_o insinuate_a that_o until_o this_o council_n the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la the_o periodeutae_fw-la who_o be_v but_o presbyter_n do_v act_n in_o 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of_o his_o holiness_n about_o they_o they_o continue_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o office_n govern_v the_o country-churche_n ordain_v presbyter_n etc._n etc._n and_o although_o hincmarus_n as_o baluzius_n in_o de_fw-fr marca_n out_o of_o flodoardus_n his_o history_n observe_v 14._o de_fw-fr marca_n de_fw-fr concord_n lib._n 2._o c._n 13_o 14._o write_v bitter_o against_o those_o city-bishop_n that_o have_v they_o in_o their_o diocese_n 29._o fbodoard_v hist_o remenf_n lib._n 3._o c._n 29._o yet_o rabanus_n maurus_n plead_v as_o warm_o in_o their_o defence_n chorepiscopus_fw-la in_o histor_n lansiaca_n apud_fw-la palladium_n c_o 106._o legimus_fw-la elpidium_fw-la monachus_fw-la presbyterum_fw-la ordinatum_fw-la à _fw-la timotheo_n chorepiscopo_n chorepiscopos_fw-la in_o ecclesiis_fw-la vacantibus_fw-la innuit_fw-la hugo_n flaviniac_a a_o 776._o &_o bercarius_n in_o hist_n episcop_n verdanensium_fw-la n._n 13._o post_fw-la hunc_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la istius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la per_fw-la 12._o annos_fw-la vacuus_fw-la extitit_fw-la sed_fw-la quidem_fw-la servus_n dei_fw-la amalbertus_n nomine_fw-la juxta_fw-la morem_fw-la illius_fw-la temporis_fw-la chorepiscopus_fw-la factus_fw-la ipsam_fw-la regebat_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la for_o all_o these_o see_v du_fw-mi fresne_n glossary_n ver_fw-la chorepiscopus_fw-la and_o they_o be_v continue_v in_o france_n and_o elsewhere_o elpidrus_n a_o monk_n be_v or_o dain_v presbyter_n by_o timothy_n a_o country_n bishop_n amalbertus_n a_o chorepiscopus_n govern_v the_o church_n of_o verdun_n during_o a_o vacancy_n of_o twelve_o year_n consecrate_a church_n confirm_v child_n etc._n etc._n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o rudolphus_n his_o life_n of_o rabanus_n maurus_n and_o in_o de_fw-fr marca_n that_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la do_v exercise_v the_o episcopal_a power_n although_o although_o they_o be_v but_o presbyter_n may_v plain_o be_v see_v in_o the_o decree_n that_o be_v against_o they_o interdict_v their_o presume_v so_o to_o do_v for_o time_n to_o come_v it_o be_v this_o that_o fill_v the_o soul_n of_o damasus_n 1._o etc._n vid._n epist_n 5._o damasi_fw-la 1._o prospero_n numidiae_fw-la primae_fw-la sedis_fw-la episcopo_fw-la leoni_n reparato_fw-la etc._n etc._n with_o so_o much_o indignation_n against_o they_o that_o they_o be_v but_o presbyter_n presume_v to_o discharge_v the_o episcopal_a office_n and_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n it_o be_v that_o leo_n the_o three_o in_o answer_n unto_o the_o question_n move_v by_o charles_n the_o great_a condemn_v they_o to_o banishment_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o select_a ecclesiastical_a capitula_fw-la of_o charles_n the_o great_a where_o it_o be_v very_o clear_a that_o though_o the_o french_a prelate_n mitigate_v somewhat_o of_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o pope_n severe_a decree_n against_o they_o yet_o concur_v so_o far_o with_o he_o as_o to_o ordain_v that_o the_o country-bishop_n do_v no_o more_o enter_v on_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o episcopal_a office_n ita_fw-la ut_fw-la amplius_fw-la nihil_fw-la de_fw-la cpiscopali_fw-la ministerio_fw-la praesumerent_fw-la and_o they_o decree_v that_o no_o country-bishop_n presume_v by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n to_o give_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o any_o or_o consecrate_v any_o priest_n levite_n or_o subdeacon_n and_o though_o these_o capitula_fw-la do_v null_a and_o make_v void_a all_o the_o ordination_n and_o consecration_n of_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la nicholas_n the_o first_o do_v ratify_v and_o confirm_v they_o 1._o vide._n epist_n 15._o nichol._n 1._o tit._n 1._o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o radolfus_n and_o thus_o he_o do_v for_o the_o very_a reason_n the_o capitula_fw-la as_o well_o as_o leo_n and_o damasus_n do_v damn_v they_o damasus_n say_v that_o they_o be_v the_o same_o with_o presbyter_n because_o they_o be_v institute_v according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o seventy_o disciple_n who_o be_v never_o vest_v with_o jura_n episcopalia_fw-la 3._o tit._n 4._o c._n 3._o so_o leo_n and_o the_o select_a capitula_fw-la of_o charles_n the_o great_a the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la be_v not_o chief_a priest_n nor_o bishop_n neither_o do_v any_o of_o the_o episcopal_a right_n belong_v unto_o they_o see_v they_o be_v institute_v according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o seventy_o for_o which_o
cause_n let_v no_o one_o say_v videatur_fw-la et_fw-fr ne_fw-fr alicui_fw-la talis_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la vel_fw-la confirmatio_fw-la aut_fw-la consecratio_fw-la reiteratio_fw-la esse_fw-la videatur_fw-la that_o when_o any_o of_o those_o who_o have_v be_v ordain_v by_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la be_v afterward_o ordain_v by_o the_o city-bishop_n that_o they_o be_v re-ordained_n but_o let_v they_o attend_v that_o say_v quod_fw-la non_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la gestum_fw-la ratio_fw-la non_fw-la sinit_fw-la ut_fw-la videntur_fw-la iteratum_fw-la and_o pope_n nicholas_n 1._o give_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n why_o he_o judge_v their_o ordination_n valid_a the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la be_v such_o as_o the_o seventy_o send_v out_o by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n who_o without_o doubt_n be_v vest_v with_o the_o episcopal_a power_n but_o though_o these_o papal_a determination_n be_v different_a yet_o they_o agree_v in_o witness_v to_o this_o truth_n that_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la exercise_v episcopal_a authority_n de_fw-fr marca_n prove_v the_o same_o out_o of_o the_o arabian_a canon_n translate_v by_o alfonsus_n pisanus_n and_o from_o the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o antioch_n dr._n parker_n himself_o make_v no_o doubt_n of_o it_o for_o say_v he_o that_o these_o chorepiscopi_fw-la have_v the_o character_n of_o proper_a bishop_n 154._o parker_n account_n p._n 154._o appear_v plain_o from_o the_o ten_o canon_n of_o antioch_n that_o allow_v they_o to_o ordain_v the_o inferior_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n this_o of_o bishop_n parker_n do_v exact_o agree_v with_o the_o 55._o chapter_n of_o nice_a as_o translate_v out_o of_o arabic_a by_o turrianus_n the_o jesuit_n when_o the_o chorepiscopus_n visit_v the_o church_n and_o monastery_n under_o his_o power_n let_v he_o gather_v together_o the_o elder_n of_o castle_n and_o expound_v unto_o they_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o inquire_v whether_o they_o have_v any_o son_n or_o daughter_n and_o give_v order_n that_o they_o be_v bring_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o may_v sign_v they_o pray_v over_o they_o impose_v hand_n on_o they_o bless_v and_o institute_v minister_n that_o be_v say_v the_o note_n on_o this_o chapter_n lectores_fw-la exorcistae_fw-la &_o hypodiaconi_fw-la and_o that_o these_o chorepiscopi_fw-la be_v but_o of_o the_o same_o order_n with_o presbyter_n and_o be_v not_o otherwise_o bishop_n than_o as_o all_o other_o presbyter_n be_v be_v as_o clear_v for_o their_o ordination_n be_v by_o one_o bishop_n only_o not_o by_o three_o and_o when_o they_o enter_v on_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o episcopal_a power_n they_o have_v no_o new_a consecration_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o 54._o chapter_n of_o nice_a translate_v out_o of_o the_o arabic_a where_o turrianus_n render_v it_o thus_o et_fw-la debet_fw-la episcopus_fw-la vid._n civitatis_fw-la recitare_fw-la super_fw-la electum_fw-la scil_n chorepiscopum_fw-la orationem_fw-la consuetam_fw-la benedicebatur_fw-la chorepiscopus_fw-la non_fw-la ordinabatur_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la oraticnem_fw-la benedicebatur_fw-la &_o benedicere_fw-la illi_fw-la dareque_fw-la illi_fw-la nomina_fw-la omnium_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la &_o monasteriorum_fw-la qua_fw-la sub_fw-la potestate_fw-la ejus_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o note_n on_o this_o chapter_n have_v it_o that_o they_o be_v not_o consecrate_v anew_o to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o country-bishop_n but_o only_o by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o city-bishop_n bless_v damasus_n 1._o express_o affirm_v they_o to_o be_v but_o presbyter_n in_o these_o word_n quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la iidem_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la &_o presbyteri_fw-la sufficienter_fw-la invenitur_fw-la quia_fw-la ad_fw-la formam_fw-la &_o exemplum_fw-la septuaginta_fw-la inveniuntur_fw-la prius_fw-la instituti_fw-la the_o select_a capitula_fw-la of_o charles_n the_o great_a concur_v with_o leo_n the_o three_o 3._o tit._n 4._o c._n 3._o and_o speak_v of_o the_o episcopal_a right_n say_v the_o same_o haec_fw-la verò_fw-la non_fw-la à _fw-la presbyteris_fw-la vel_fw-la chorepiscopis_fw-la qui_fw-la ambo_fw-la unius_fw-la formae_fw-la esse_fw-la videntur_fw-la beside_o such_o be_v some_o of_o the_o ancient_a canon_n decree_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o bishop_n in_o a_o diocese_n and_o he_o only_o in_o the_o city_n that_o make_v it_o necessary_a for_o some_o of_o those_o who_o ancient_o will_v have_v the_o bishop_n to_o be_v of_o a_o order_n superior_a above_o presbyter_n to_o hold_v that_o these_o chorepiscopi_fw-la though_o they_o have_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n give_v they_o and_o be_v vest_v with_o the_o jura_n episcopalia_fw-la be_v but_o presbyter_n usurp_v on_o the_o episcopal_a office_n so_o damasus_n leo_n and_o many_o french_a bishop_n in_o charles_n the_o great_a be_v day_n and_o it_o have_v also_o put_v some_o late_a writer_n such_o as_o bellarmine_n boverius_n in_o his_o paraenetic_a censure_n of_o de_fw-fr dominis_n archbishop_n of_o spalato_n book_n de_fw-la rep._n eccles_n and_o de_fw-fr 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testimonio_fw-la adepti_fw-la tertul._n apologet._n c._n 39_o in_o the_o church_n be_v use_v exhortation_n chastisement_n and_o divine_a censure_n for_o judgement_n be_v give_v with_o great_a advice_n as_o among_o those_o who_o be_v certain_a they_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a foreshow_v of_o the_o judgement_n which_o be_v to_o come_v if_o any_o man_n have_v so_o offend_v that_o he_o be_v banish_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o prayer_n and_o of_o the_o assembly_n and_o of_o all_o holy_a fellowship_n the_o precedent_n that_o bear_v rule_n therein_o be_v certain_a approve_a elder_n who_o have_v obtain_v this_o honour_n not_o by_o reward_n but_o by_o good_a report_n who_o be_v no_o other_o as_o he_o himself_o intimate_v elsewhere_o but_o those_o from_o who_o hand_n they_o use_v to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n 3._o nec_fw-la de_fw-la aliorum_fw-la manibus_fw-la quà m_fw-la praesidentium_fw-la sumimus_fw-la id._n de_fw-fr corona_n 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his_o letter_n to_o the_o flourish_a clergy_n cornel._n florentissimo_fw-la illic_fw-la clero_fw-la tecum_fw-la praesidenti_fw-la cypr._n epist_n 55._o ad_fw-la cornel._n which_o there_o do_v preside_n or_o rule_n with_o he_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v think_v to_o be_v so_o requisite_a in_o matter_n of_o episcopal_a audience_n that_o in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n it_o be_v conclude_v 23._o ut_fw-la episcopus_fw-la nullius_fw-la causam_fw-la audiat_fw-la absque_fw-la praesentia_fw-la clericorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la alioquin_fw-la irrita_fw-la crit_fw-fr sententia_fw-la episcopi_fw-la nisi_fw-la clericorum_fw-la praesentia_fw-la confirmetur_fw-la council_n carthag_n iu_o cap._n 23._o that_o the_o bishop_n may_v hear_v no_o man_n cause_n without_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o that_o otherwise_o the_o bishop_n sentence_n shall_v be_v void_a unless_o it_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o clergy_n which_o we_o find_v also_o to_o be_v insert_v into_o the_o canon_n of_o 43._o of_o except_o egberti_n c._n 43._o egbert_n who_o be_v archbishop_n of_o york_n in_o the_o saxon_a time_n and_o afterward_o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o nullus_fw-la the_o 15._o q._n 7._o c._n nullus_fw-la canon_n law_n itself_o true_a it_o be_v that_o in_o our_o church_n this_o kind_n of_o presbyterial_a government_n have_v be_v long_o disuse_v yet_o see_v it_o still_o profess_v that_o every_o pastor_n have_v a_o right_a to_o rule_v the_o church_n from_o whence_o the_o name_n of_o rector_n also_o be_v give_v at_o first_o unto_o he_o and_o to_o administer_v the_o discipline_n of_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o to_o dispense_v the_o doctrine_n and_o sacrament_n and_o the_o restraint_n of_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o right_n proceed_v only_o from_o the_o custom_n now_o receive_v in_o this_o realm_n no_o man_n can_v doubt_v but_o by_o another_o law_n of_o the_o land_n this_o hindrance_n may_v be_v well_o remove_v and_o this_o ancient_a form_n of_o government_n by_o the_o unite_a suffrage_n of_o the_o clergy_n may_v be_v revive_v again_o and_o with_o what_o little_a show_n of_o alteration_n the_o synodical_a convention_n of_o the_o pastor_n of_o every_o parish_n may_v be_v accord_v with_o the_o presidency_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o each_o diocese_n and_o province_n the_o indifferent_a reader_n may_v quick_o perceive_v by_o the_o perusal_n of_o the_o ensue_a proposition_n i._o in_o every_o parish_n the_o rector_n or_o incumbent_a pastor_n together_o with_o the_o churchwarden_n and_o sides-man_n may_v every_o week_n take_v notice_n of_o such_o as_o live_v scandalous_o in_o that_o congregation_n who_o be_v to_o receive_v such_o several_a admonition_n and_o reproof_n as_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o offence_n shall_v deserve_v and_o if_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o can_v be_v reclaim_v they_o may_v be_v present_v to_o the_o next_o monthly_a synod_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n debar_v by_o the_o pastor_n from_o access_n unto_o the_o lord_n table_n note_n the_o name_n rector_n which_o signify_v a_o governor_n or_o ruler_n be_v ancient_o give_v in_o common_a to_o prelate_n bishop_n abbot_n and_o parish-presbyter_n but_o chief_o to_o the_o parish-priest_n or_o parson_n that_o have_v cure_n of_o soul_n as_o dv_o fresene_n observe_v out_o of_o the_o lombardian_n law_n rector_n rectores_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la praelati_fw-la episcopi_fw-la abbates_n parochiarum_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la longob_n l._n 3._o tit_n 1._o sect._n 42._o tit_n 10._o sect._n 4._o in_o capitularibus_fw-la carol._n m._n lib._n 3._o tit_n 75._o etc._n etc._n maxim_n rector_n ecclesiae_fw-la qui_fw-la vulgo_fw-la curio_n seu_fw-la curitus_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o charta_fw-la alaman_fw-mi 43._o apud_fw-la goldastum_fw-la dv_o fresne_n glos_n in_o verb._n rector_n and_o charles_n great_a be_v capitular_o and_o the_o almain_n charter_n lindwood_n also_o in_o his_o provincial_a constitution_n declare_v the_o same_o rectorum_fw-la communiter_fw-la loquendo_fw-la per_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la rectorum_fw-la intelligas_fw-la de_fw-fr rectoribus_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la parochialium_fw-la potest_fw-la etiam_fw-la intelligi_fw-la de_fw-la omni_fw-la praelato_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la lindw_n de_fw-fr consu_n c._n nullus_fw-la ver_fw-la nullus_fw-la rector_n &_o ver_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la rectorum_fw-la and_o rector_n and_o vid._n cowel_n interpreter_n in_o verb._n rector_n
church_n recognise_v by_o all_o to_o be_v common_a at_o least_o in_o the_o three_o century_n for_o though_o bishop_n parker_n will_v not_o admit_v they_o to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o church_n till_o the_o four_o century_n because_o no_o mention_n of_o they_o in_o any_o record_n before_o the_o council_n of_o ancyra_n sit_v which_o notwithstanding_o what_o angelocrator_n aver_v who_o will_v have_v it_o be_v after_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a because_o vitalis_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n the_o first_o name_v among_o the_o bishop_n that_o sit_v in_o it_o be_v not_o make_v a_o bishop_n before_o the_o year_n 331._o it_o be_v general_o hold_v to_o be_v in_o the_o year_n 314._o and_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o imagine_v that_o these_o chorepiscopi_fw-la can_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n spring_n out_o of_o nothing_o and_o arrive_v to_o that_o height_n they_o be_v at_o an._n 314_o or_o as_o other_o 308._o beside_o there_o be_v several_a chorepiscopi_fw-la in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a that_o 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bishop_n only_o he_o omit_v this_o material_a expression_n in_o another_o parish_n or_o diocese_n which_o word_n do_v great_o confound_v the_o learned_a archbishop_n of_o paris_n de_fw-fr marca_n who_o will_v therefore_o have_v the_o greek_a copy_n correct_v 2._o quid_fw-la est_fw-la illud_fw-la in_o aliena_fw-la paraeciâ_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la chorepiscopis_fw-la libera_fw-la esset_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la in_o sva_fw-la paraecia_n sine_fw-la literis_fw-la de_fw-fr marc._n the_o concord_n sacer._n &_o imper._n l._n 2._o c._n 14._o sect._n 1_o 2._o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o alienae_n paroicia_fw-la as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v lawful_a forth_a chorepiscopi_fw-la to_o ordain_v presbyter_n in_o their_o own_o precinct_n without_o the_o leave_n of_o the_o city-bishop_n he_o will_v therefore_o have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o unaquâque_fw-la paraecia_n which_o agree_v not_o only_o with_o the_o translation_n of_o dionysius_n exiguus_fw-la but_o with_o a_o ancient_a copy_n in_o the_o library_n at_o oxford_n 140._o p._n 140._o as_o thorndike_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n report_n who_o can_v make_v no_o sense_n of_o de_fw-fr marca_n emendation_n for_o say_v he_o can_v the_o read_n of_o the_o last_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seem_v probable_a to_o reasonable_a person_n what_o consequence_n of_o sense_n be_v there_o in_o say_v unless_o licence_n be_v grant_v in_o every_o parish_n which_o be_v plain_a when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o city-presbyter_n do_v nothing_o in_o the_o parish_n that_o be_v in_o the_o country_n or_o diocese_n without_o authority_n by_o the_o bishop_n letter_n so_o far_o thorndike_n who_o be_v for_o the_o blot_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o zonara_n and_o balsanion_n copy_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o the_o copy_n at_o oxford_n and_o who_o agree_v with_o de_fw-fr marca_n in_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o canon_n and_o prefer_v isidore_n mercator_n translation_n before_o the_o original_a greek_a and_o have_v it_o thus_o vicariis_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la quos_fw-la graeci_fw-la chorepiscopos_fw-la vocant_fw-la non_fw-la licere_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la vel_fw-la diaconos_fw-la ordinare_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la civitatis_fw-la sine_fw-la episcopi_fw-la praecepto_fw-la amplius_fw-la aliquid_fw-la imperare_fw-la vel_fw-la sine_fw-la autoritate_fw-la literarum_n ejus_fw-la in_o unaquaque_fw-la parochia_fw-la aliquid_fw-la agere_fw-la whereby_o contrary_a to_o all_o rule_n by_o addition_n mutilation_n etc._n etc._n they_o impose_v a_o sense_n direct_o contradict_v the_o express_a word_n of_o the_o canon_n which_o be_v do_v in_o so_o gross_a a_o manner_n that_o thorndike_n himself_o be_v compel_v to_o acknowledge_v 142._o right_o of_o the_o church_n pag._n 141_o 142._o that_o for_o his_o part_n he_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o we_o have_v the_o true_a 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cap._n lvi_o in_o the_o same_o subject_a it_o seem_v very_o probable_a that_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o provision_n which_o the_o council_n of_o ancyra_n intend_v as_o all_o ignatius_n his_o epistle_n and_o other_o canon_n apost_n xl._n arelat_n xix_o express_v it_o to_o all_o which_o i_o reply_v 1._o the_o greek_a copy_n compare_v with_o translation_n have_v the_o reputation_n of_o a_o original_a be_v not_o to_o be_v neglect_v though_o in_o the_o arabic_a paraphrase_n the_o clause_n about_o city_n presbyter_n be_v omit_v for_o it_o may_v be_v either_o negligent_o or_o willing_o do_v beside_o if_o this_o clause_n have_v never_o be_v in_o the_o original_a there_o still_o remain_v enough_o to_o carry_v our_o point_n in_o that_o as_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o prove_v the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la be_v but_o presbyter_n and_o yet_o by_o the_o other_o part_n of_o this_o canon_n have_v power_n to_o ordain_v both_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n at_o least_o with_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o 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