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that_o manner_n and_o form_n of_o do_v thing_n must_v be_v choose_v which_o tend_v direct_o thereunto_o haec_fw-la beza_n out_o of_o these_o most_o excellent_a and_o golden_a discourse_n of_o these_o great_a learned_a man_n who_o be_v very_o famous_a and_o high_o renown_v in_o the_o best_a reform_a church_n i_o gather_v these_o memorable_a observation_n first_o that_o the_o church_n be_v not_o fix_v or_o tie_v to_o any_o one_o settle_a kind_n of_o government_n but_o may_v be_v change_v in_o her_o governance_n as_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n and_o person_n shall_v require_v second_o that_o it_o be_v very_o fit_a and_o convenient_a sometime_o to_o alter_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n three_o that_o the_o church_n may_v not_o be_v govern_v now_o as_o it_o be_v in_o those_o day_n when_o there_o be_v no_o christian_n magistrate_n four_o that_o we_o must_v not_o respect_v so_o much_o what_o the_o apostle_n do_v as_o their_o intent_n and_o purpose_n the_o scope_n and_o mark_n which_o they_o aim_v at_o chap._n xii_o
same_o canon_n be_v confirm_v as_o very_o authentical_a both_o by_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n and_o by_o the_o 16._o first_o council_n of_o nice_a celebrate_v in_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a the_o ancient_a and_o famous_a council_n of_o sardica_n have_v these_o word_n hoc_fw-la quoque_fw-la omnibus_fw-la placeat_fw-la ut_fw-la sive_fw-la diaconus_fw-la sive_fw-la presbyter_n sive_fw-la quis_fw-la clericorum_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopo_fw-la svo_fw-la communione_fw-la fuerit_fw-la privatus_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la alterum_fw-la perrexerit_fw-la episcopum_fw-la et_fw-la scierit_fw-la ille_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la confugit_fw-la cum_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopo_fw-la svo_fw-la fuisse_fw-la abiectum_fw-la non_fw-la opertere_fw-la ut_fw-la ei_fw-la communionem_fw-la indulgeat_fw-la let_v we_o all_o agree_v hereunto_o that_o if_o a_o deacon_n or_o a_o priest_n or_o any_o of_o the_o clergy_n be_v excommunicate_v of_o his_o own_o bishop_n and_o shall_v flee_v to_o a_o other_o bishop_n than_o he_o may_v not_o give_v he_o the_o communion_n if_o he_o know_v that_o his_o own_o bishop_n do_v excommunicate_v he_o the_o second_o council_n hold_v at_o carthage_n have_v these_o word_n 8._o placet_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la presbyter_n excommunicatut_o aut_fw-la correctus_fw-la a_o svo_fw-la episcopo_fw-la sacrificare_fw-la praesumpserit_fw-la anathematizetur_fw-la we_o agree_v that_o if_o a_o priest_n be_v excommunicate_v or_o punish_v by_o his_o own_o bishop_n shall_v presume_v to_o celebrate_v accurse_a be_v that_o man_n and_o the_o self_n same_o decree_n be_v to_o be_v read_v 10._o in_o the_o six_o council_n of_o carthage_n ex_fw-la patribus_fw-la saint_n ambrose_n that_o grave_n learned_a and_o holy_a bishop_n do_v alone_o excommunicate_v the_o emperor_n theodosius_n theototus_fw-la bishop_n of_o laodicea_n do_v himself_o alone_o excommunicate_a two_o apolliâ—aries_n the_o father_n be_v a_o priest_n and_o 25._o the_o son_n be_v a_o reader_n the_o cause_n thereof_o be_v this_o viz._n because_o they_o keep_v company_n with_o a_o profane_a sophister_n epiphanius_n and_o hear_v his_o ungodly_a rhyme_n which_o he_o have_v make_v in_o the_o honour_n of_o bacchus_n alezander_n that_o godly_a and_o famous_a bishop_n of_o alexandria_n do_v by_o himself_o alone_o excommunicate_a arrtus_fw-la as_o both_o sozomenus_n 5._o and_o nioephorus_fw-la do_v contest_v in_o their_o story_n nicephorus_n have_v these_o express_a word_n alexander_n illum_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la qui_fw-la part_n cius_fw-la sequerentur_fw-la clericos_fw-la omnes_fw-la excommunie_a avit_fw-la alexander_n do_v both_o excommunicate_a arrius_n and_o all_o the_o clerk_n that_o hold_v his_o opinion_n yea_o this_o be_v a_o rule_n so_o receive_v and_o a_o practice_n so_o common_a in_o the_o ancient_a church_n that_o when_o a_o controversy_n arise_v about_o the_o celebration_n of_o easter_n 183._o victor_n that_o zealous_a bishop_n of_o rome_n about_o one_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o year_n ago_o will_v have_v excommunicate_v all_o the_o bishop_n of_o ausâ—_n if_o irenaeus_n the_o good_a bishop_n of_o lion_n have_v not_o dissuade_v he_o from_o that_o attempt_n the_o first_o objection_n saint_n paul_n do_v not_o alone_o excommunicate_v the_o incestuous_a 4._o corinthian_a but_o together_o with_o the_o whole_a congregation_n for_o he_o say_v when_o you_o be_v gather_v together_o and_o my_o spirit_n the_o answer_n i_o answer_v first_o that_o though_o christ_n give_v the_o key_n and_o 20._o the_o power_n of_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n unto_o the_o whole_a church_n yet_o do_v he_o commit_v the_o use_n and_o execution_n of_o that_o power_n unto_o his_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n till_o the_o world_n end_n second_o that_o the_o apostle_n himself_o alone_a do_v excommunicate_v the_o corinthian_a and_o require_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o people_n no_o otherwise_o than_o the_o same_o be_v this_o day_n require_v in_o our_o english_a church_n viz_n 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and_o ask_v forgiveness_n of_o the_o same_o and_o thereupon_o be_v absolve_v and_o so_o it_o appear_v that_o ambrose_n alone_o do_v not_o excommunicate_v the_o emperor_n the_o answer_n it_o be_v the_o usual_a practice_n in_o our_o english_a church_n that_o no_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n again_o until_o he_o have_v make_v public_a confession_n and_o ask_v pardon_n for_o his_o offence_n and_o this_o notwithstanding_o the_o bishop_n alone_o do_v excommunicate_a as_o s._n ambrose_n do_v the_o emperor_n the_o reply_n you_o say_v that_o the_o execution_n of_o excommunication_n pertain_v only_o to_o the_o successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n &_o so_o consequent_o it_o must_v pertain_v to_o all_o minister_n of_o god_n holy_a word_n and_o sacrament_n and_o not_o only_o to_o your_o lordly_a bishop_n the_o answer_n i_o answer_v first_o that_o no_o such_o consequence_n can_v be_v infer_v upon_o my_o grant_n for_o though_o i_o grant_v and_o that_o true_o that_o 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