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nicene_n synod_n intend_v no_o more_o nor_o be_v any_o thing_n of_o institution_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o of_o apostolical_a tradition_n plead_v therein_o the_o follow_a age_n be_v of_o the_o same_o persuasion_n hence_o in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n the_o archiepiscopacy_n of_o constantinople_n be_v advance_v into_o a_o patriarchat_n and_o many_o province_n cast_v in_o subjection_n thereunto_o wherein_o the_o primate_fw-la of_o ephesus_n and_o thrace_n be_v cut_v short_a of_o what_o they_o may_v plead_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o and_o sundry_a other_o alteration_n be_v likewise_o make_v in_o the_o same_o kind_n socrat_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 8._o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o which_o procedure_n the_o father_n assemble_v sufficient_o manifest_a in_o the_o reason_n assign_v for_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n which_o be_v for_o the_o city_n sake_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 3._o con._n constan_n and_o what_o be_v the_o 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〈◊〉_d 5._o the_o truth_n be_v 16._o the_o whole_a subordination_n of_o this_o kind_n which_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la have_v be_v in_o the_o world_n be_v so_o clear_o a_o humane_a invention_n or_o a_o prudentiall_a constitution_n as_o have_v be_v show_v which_o be_v do_v by_o man_n profess_v authority_n in_o the_o church_n give_v it_o as_o it_o be_v call_v viâ—_n ecclesiasticam_fw-la that_o nothing_o else_o in_o the_o issue_n be_v plead_v for_o it_o and_o now_o though_o i_o shall_v if_o call_v thereunto_o manifest_a both_o the_o unreasonableness_n &_o unsuitablenes_n to_o the_o design_n of_o christ_n for_o his_o worship_n under_o the_o gospel_n comparative_a novelty_n and_o mischievous_a issue_n of_o that_o constitution_n yet_o at_o the_o present_a be_v no_o far_o concern_v but_o only_o to_o evince_v that_o the_o union_n of_o the_o general_n visible_a church_n do_v not_o therein_o consist_v i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o what_o have_v be_v speak_v the_o nicene_n 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any_o man_n or_o man_n 26._o from_o the_o society_n or_o communion_n of_o any_o church_n whatever_o so_o it_o be_v do_v without_o strife_n variance_n judge_v and_o condemn_v of_o other_o because_o according_a to_o the_o light_n of_o their_o conscience_n they_o can_v in_o all_o thing_n in_o they_o worship_n god_n according_a to_o his_o mind_n can_v be_v render_v evil_a but_o from_o circumstance_n take_v from_o the_o person_n so_o do_v or_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n whereby_o and_o wherein_o they_o do_v it_o unto_o these_o i_o add_v 27._o that_o if_o any_o one_o can_v show_v and_o evince_v that_o we_o have_v depart_v from_o and_o leave_v the_o communion_n of_o any_o particular_a church_n of_o christ_n with_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o order_n above_o mention_v or_o have_v disturb_v and_o break_v the_o order_n and_o union_n of_o christ_n institution_n wherein_o we_o be_v or_o be_v enwrap_v we_o put_v ourselves_o on_o the_o mercy_n of_o our_o judge_n the_o 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