learned_a person_n of_o the_o latin_a communion_n now_o agree_v in_o that_o doctrine_n if_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o her_o first_o reform_v ritual_n give_v as_o clear_v a_o assignation_n to_o his_o particular_a office_n to_o the_o person_n ordain_v as_o either_o the_o greek_a or_o roman_a church_n do_v at_o present_a and_o final_o if_o real_a heresy_n or_o schism_n can_v annihilate_v episcopal_a sacerdotal_a power_n the_o consequence_n of_o all_o must_v be_v that_o our_o order_n be_v still_o good_a and_o valid_a and_o the_o establish_v church_n of_o england_n so_o far_o at_o least_o a_o true_a and_o sound_a member_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n of_o christ_n and_o now_o it_o be_v no_o difficult_a matter_n to_o retort_v the_o objection_n against_o our_o adversary_n and_o prove_v the_o invalidity_n of_o their_o order_n upon_o the_o principle_n and_o practice_n of_o their_o own_o church_n for_o 1._o they_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o priest_n not_o the_o form_n or_o matter_n of_o institution_n that_o make_v the_o sacrament_n so_o that_o though_o a_o man_n be_v ordain_v a_o priest_n or_o a_o bishop_n with_o all_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o pontifical_a and_o by_o a_o bishop_n with_o those_o very_a word_n now_o make_v use_n of_o in_o the_o exhibition_n of_o the_o vessel_n yet_o if_o the_o bishop_n mind_v not_o what_o he_o be_v about_o or_o intend_v not_o to_o do_v what_o the_o church_n intend_v the_o ordain_v remain_v still_o without_o either_o character_n or_o power_n by_o which_o mean_v if_o one_o bishop_n have_v but_o once_o fail_v in_o the_o collation_n of_o order_n they_o run_v down_o for_o aught_o they_o know_v in_o infinitum_fw-la without_o any_o due_a consecration_n and_o since_o humane_a frailty_n be_v so_o many_o and_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o hell_n so_o incessant_a and_o prevail_a as_o we_o must_v needs_o have_v a_o great_a many_o doubt_n natural_o grow_v upon_o we_o concern_v the_o intention_n of_o those_o whole_a life_n we_o see_v extravagant_a and_o impious_a so_o from_o thence_o we_o necessary_o deduce_v a_o infinity_o of_o uncertaintys_n if_o this_o conceit_n be_v only_o the_o caprice_n of_o some_o wild_a head_n it_o be_v the_o less_o considerable_a but_o it_o be_v the_o determination_n of_o their_o oraculous_a council_n of_o trent_n 11._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la in_fw-la ministris_fw-la dum_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la conficiunt_fw-la &_o conferunt_fw-la non_fw-la requiri_fw-la intentionem_fw-la saltem_fw-la faciendi_fw-la quod_fw-la facit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la anathema_n sit_v sessio_fw-la 7._o can._n 11._o that_o if_o any_o shall_v say_v there_o be_v not_o require_v in_o minister_n while_o they_o consecrate_v and_o dispense_v the_o sacrament_n a_o intention_n at_o least_o of_o do_v what_o the_o church_n do_v let_v that_o person_n so_o say_v be_v accurse_v and_o the_o annotator_n upon_o the_o plantin_n edition_n of_o that_o council_n refer_v we_o to_o the_o decree_n of_o eugenius_n the_o four_o in_o the_o florentine_a council_n where_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v perfect_v by_o three_o thing_n by_o outward_a sign_n 535._o omnia_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la tribus_fw-la persiciuntur_fw-la videlicet_fw-la rebus_fw-la tanquam_fw-la materia_fw-la verbis_fw-la tanquam_fw-la forma_fw-la &_o persona_fw-la ministri_fw-la conferentis_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la cum_fw-la intention_n faciendi_fw-la quod_fw-la facit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quorum_fw-la si_fw-la aliquod_fw-la desit_fw-la non_fw-la perficit_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la instruct_v ad_fw-la armenos_n conc._n gen_fw-la t._n 13._o p._n 535._o as_o the_o matter_n by_o word_n as_o the_o form_n and_o by_o the_o person_n of_o the_o minister_n dispense_n the_o sacrament_n with_o a_o intention_n of_o do_v that_o which_o the_o church_n do_v of_o which_o three_o thing_n if_o any_o one_o be_v want_v there_o can_v be_v no_o sacrament_n it_o be_v a_o easy_a work_n to_o confute_v this_o opinion_n as_o be_v both_o unscriptural_a and_o irrational_a 2._o sacramenta_fw-la ministrari_fw-la possunt_fw-la à _fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o à _fw-la malis_fw-la à _fw-la fidelibus_fw-la &_o infidelibus_fw-la infra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la quia_fw-la si_fw-la dispensari_fw-la possint_fw-la tantum_fw-la à _fw-la bonis_fw-la nullus_fw-la esset_fw-la certus_fw-la de_fw-la susceptione_n sacramenti_fw-la cum_fw-la nullus_fw-la fit_a certus_fw-la de_fw-la bonitate_fw-la ministri_fw-la sicut_fw-la nec_fw-la de_fw-la propria_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la oporteret_fw-la semper_fw-la iterari_fw-la &_o malitia_fw-la unius_fw-la praejudicaret_fw-la alienae_n saluti_fw-la lindwood_n constit_fw-la prov_fw-mi l._n 1._o tit_n 7._o gl_n pro_fw-la quibus_fw-la citat_fw-la b._n thom._n edit_n oxon._n 1679._o intra_fw-la catholicam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la in_fw-la mysterio_fw-la corporis_fw-la &_o sanguinis_fw-la domini_fw-la nihil_fw-la à _fw-la bono_fw-mi majus_fw-la nihil_fw-la à _fw-la malo_fw-la minus_fw-la perficitur_fw-la sacerdote_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la in_o merito_fw-la consecratis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o verbo_fw-la perficitur_fw-la creatoris_fw-la &_o virtute_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la decreti_fw-la p._n 2._o c._n 1._o qu._n 1._o citat_fw-la ex_fw-la augustino_n contra_fw-la epist_n parmen_fw-la l._n 2._o and_o how_o it_o thwart_v the_o doctrine_n of_o some_o great_a man_n of_o your_o own_o may_v be_v see_v by_o those_o passage_n in_o the_o margin_n but_o as_o they_o assert_v it_o it_o be_v argumentum_fw-la ad_fw-la homines_fw-la the_o consequence_n of_o which_o we_o know_v well_o enough_o the_o truth_n we_o shall_v leave_v they_o to_o make_v good_a as_o well_o as_o they_o can_v but_o if_o we_o look_v upon_o consecration_n to_o church_n office_n only_o as_o a_o holy_a ordinance_n but_o no_o sacrament_n we_o may_v then_o challenge_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o introduce_v a_o nullity_n in_o their_o order_n by_o so_o notorious_a a_o deviation_n from_o the_o example_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n from_o the_o method_n of_o the_o ancient_a universal_a church_n and_o from_o their_o own_o authentic_a constitution_n to_o prove_v which_o crime_n of_o they_o we_o may_v recur_v to_o those_o authority_n before_o insist_v on_o from_o which_o we_o learn_v that_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v the_o only_a essence_n of_o order_n that_o their_o modern_a ceremony_n be_v mere_a innovation_n and_o as_o by_o they_o use_v shameful_a corruption_n of_o the_o first_o institution_n for_o though_o we_o allow_v that_o power_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o every_o true_a christian_a church_n to_o add_v some_o significant_a ceremony_n to_o a_o divine_a ordinance_n provide_v they_o be_v neither_o indecent_a superstitious_a nor_o troublesome_a and_o therefore_o may_v pass_v by_o that_o addition_n of_o touch_v the_o consecrate_a vessel_n among_o other_o little_a foolery_n of_o that_o church_n yet_o since_o they_o have_v fix_v the_o essence_n of_o that_o ordinance_n in_o that_o touch_n of_o those_o vessel_n and_o have_v make_v imposition_n of_o hand_n rather_o a_o impertinent_a formality_n than_o a_o matter_n of_o necessity_n as_o may_v appear_v from_o that_o of_o gregory_n the_o nine_o in_o fragmentis_fw-la decretalium_fw-la we_o can_v but_o conclude_v that_o they_o have_v go_v beyond_o all_o bound_n of_o just_a ecclesiastical_a authority_n for_o in_o that_o decree_n as_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v make_v a_o mere_a non-essential_a circumstance_n so_o it_o infer_v a_o power_n in_o person_n ordain_v to_o execute_v their_o function_n in_o all_o part_n lugdunensem_fw-la presbyter_n &_o diaconus_fw-la cum_fw-la ordinantur_fw-la manus_fw-la impositionem_fw-la tactu_fw-la corporali_fw-la â—itu_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n introducto_fw-la recipiunt_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la omissum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aliquatenus_fw-la iterandum_fw-la sed_fw-la statuto_fw-la tempore_fw-la ad_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la ordines_fw-la conferendos_fw-la cautè_fw-la supplendum_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la errorem_fw-la extitit_fw-la praetermissum_fw-la council_n general_a t._n 11._o p._n 384._o c._n 52._o epist_n ad_fw-la archiepiesc_n lond._n in_o margin_n vero_fw-la decretalium_fw-la melius_fw-la legitur_fw-la lugdunensem_fw-la as_o occasion_n require_v without_o it_o for_o it_o lay_v no_o prohibition_n on_o they_o and_o yet_o order_v the_o supply_n of_o all_o defect_n only_o at_o canonical_a time_n the_o interstice_n of_o which_o be_v long_o enough_o to_o admit_v various_a exertion_n of_o diaconal_a or_o sacerdotal_a power_n nor_o do_v the_o gloss_n upon_o this_o part_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n help_v the_o matter_n at_o all_o though_o it_o be_v clog_v with_o a_o superfaetation_n of_o note_n for_o though_o the_o first_o be_v that_o a_o deacon_n and_o presbyter_n ought_v to_o be_v ordain_v by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n the_o second_o that_o that_o manner_n of_o ordination_n be_v deduce_v from_o apostolical_a example_n 1671._o nota_fw-la 1._o quòd_fw-la presbyter_n &_o diaconus_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la impositionem_fw-la debet_fw-la ordinari_fw-la item_n nota._n quòd_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la introducta_fw-la est_fw-la exemplo_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la item_n nota_fw-la quòd_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la in_o parte_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la item_n quòd_fw-la duo_fw-la imperfecta_fw-la faciunt_fw-la unum_fw-la perfectum_fw-la decretal_a greg._n l._n 1._o tit._n 16._o c._n 3._o gl_n p._n 282._o
as_o once_o mention_v ibid._n cum_fw-la in_o universâ_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la unam_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la administrandorum_fw-la rationem_fw-la essentialem_fw-la materiam_fw-la nimirum_fw-la &_o formam_fw-la statuere_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o graeca_n illius_fw-la portione_fw-la alia_fw-la quam_fw-la manus_fw-la impositio_fw-la queat_fw-la assignari_fw-la indubie_n sequitur_fw-la in_fw-la latinâ_fw-la eandem_fw-la quoque_fw-la essentialem_fw-la esse_fw-la reputandam_fw-la ibid._n but_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o his_o inference_n from_o all_o be_v very_o remarkable_a and_o much_o against_o the_o now_o prevail_a tenet_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n that_o since_o it_o be_v necessary_a there_o shall_v be_v some_o one_o essential_a rule_n or_o method_n of_o dispense_n holy_a order_n in_o the_o universal_a church_n and_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o matter_n of_o order_n assign_v in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o that_o church_n but_o only_a imposition_n of_o hand_n it_o must_v follow_v without_o dispute_n that_o even_o in_o the_o latin_a church_n the_o same_o exclusive_a of_o all_o other_o ceremony_n be_v essential_a to_o they_o and_o to_o this_o opinion_n of_o he_o methinks_v that_o of_o st._n chrysostome_n agree_v very_o well_o who_o tell_v we_o in_o plain_a term_n this_o be_v ordination_n the_o hand_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o man_n but_o god_n operate_v the_o whole_a 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n in_o act._n ap._n hom_o 14._o and_o it_o be_v god_n hand_n which_o touch_v the_o head_n of_o the_o person_n ordain_v if_o he_o be_v ordain_v regular_o if_o then_o all_o this_o be_v true_a if_o we_o have_v indeed_o the_o concurrence_n of_o so_o large_a a_o part_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n as_o the_o greek_a be_v and_o that_o the_o form_n of_o word_n use_v by_o they_o be_v no_o more_o demonstrative_a of_o the_o order_n to_o be_v confer_v than_o we_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n we_o can_v be_v no_o more_o deny_v to_o have_v a_o regular_a succession_n of_o church_n officer_n than_o they_o and_o we_o may_v suppose_v such_o consideration_n move_v st._n clara_n p._n walsh_n and_o other_o of_o the_o roman_a communion_n to_o allow_v our_o order_n as_o full_a and_o valid_a to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n but_o that_o we_o want_v a_o power_n to_o offer_v other_o sacrifice_n than_o those_o of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n be_v a_o want_n no_o more_o intolerable_a in_o our_o priest_n or_o presbyter_n than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o and_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o hear_v of_o any_o catholic_n tradition_n that_o either_o our_o saviour_n use_v those_o word_n receive_v thou_o power_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n to_o any_o apostle_n or_o that_o the_o apostle_n use_v it_o to_o any_o of_o those_o who_o they_o afterward_o commission_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n 5._o our_o order_n then_o be_v valid_a as_o to_o to_o their_o essential_o notwithstanding_o that_o great_a pretend_a defect_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o all_o that_o charge_v lay_v upon_o our_o church_n of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n can_v no_o way_n render_v they_o imperfect_a or_o ineffectual_a and_o if_o the_o roman_a doctrine_n of_o the_o indelible_a character_n be_v true_a those_o who_o assert_v that_o must_v for_o their_o own_o sake_n defend_v our_o church_n especial_o since_o it_o be_v apprehend_v by_o some_o as_o we_o observe_v before_o that_o a_o denial_n of_o the_o indelible_a character_n will_v irrecoverable_o ruin_v the_o sacrament_n and_o such_o indeed_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n in_o which_o the_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n be_v with_o all_o severity_n prohibit_v to_o ordain_v any_o or_o to_o administer_v sacrament_n yet_o if_o they_o will_v still_o without_o fear_n of_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n presume_v to_o do_v such_o thing_n their_o action_n be_v good_a and_o in_o full_a force_n antiquity_n so_o concur_v with_o that_o common_a law_n maxim_n quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la factum_fw-la valet_fw-la that_o which_o of_o itself_o or_o so_o and_o so_o circumstatiate_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v yet_o when_o it_o be_v once_o do_v stand_v good_a and_o irreversible_a i_o wonder_v not_o indeed_o that_o baptism_n though_o give_v by_o heretic_n shall_v be_v approve_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n since_o they_o allow_v layman_n woman_n person_n unbaptise_v nay_o jew_n or_o turk_n to_o baptize_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n but_o in_o so_o do_v they_o seem_v much_o to_o forget_v a_o stand_a rule_n of_o their_o own_o that_o none_o can_v give_v that_o to_o another_o which_o he_o never_o have_v himself_o for_o as_o i_o remember_v they_o tell_v we_o that_o baptism_n be_v one_o of_o those_o sacrament_n which_o imprint_n a_o indelible_a character_n yet_o such_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o their_o great_a aquinas_n they_o deny_v indeed_o that_o any_o can_v give_v holy_a order_n except_o bishop_n but_o he_o who_o be_v once_o make_v a_o bishop_n must_v continue_v so_o to_o his_o life_n end_n nor_o can_v the_o irregularity_n of_o his_o conversation_n nor_o any_o schism_n create_v by_o he_o in_o the_o church_n nor_o any_o heresy_n invest_v or_o propagate_v by_o he_o take_v away_o that_o episcopal_a power_n personal_o invest_v in_o he_o howsoever_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o power_n may_v be_v restrain_v by_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n and_o consequent_o those_o capable_a of_o order_n who_o be_v consecrate_v by_o such_o bishop_n be_v real_o deacon_n priest_n or_o bishop_n according_a to_o the_o particular_a character_n impress_v on_o they_o so_o we_o may_v find_v arrian_n bishop_n ordain_v other_o of_o equal_o heretical_a sentiment_n with_o themselves_o which_o person_n so_o ordain_v if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o abjure_v their_o heretical_a pravity_n be_v receive_v into_o the_o orthodox_n church_n and_o admit_v to_o exercise_v the_o same_o 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touch_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n with_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o both_o the_o chalice_n which_o contain_v the_o blood_n and_o the_o patten_n which_o hold_v the_o body_n be_v anoint_v but_o the_o collation_n of_o their_o power_n and_o authority_n consist_v in_o deliver_v something_o to_o they_o which_o belong_v to_o their_o proper_a work_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v his_o second_o argument_n or_o objection_n against_o this_o conclusion_n that_o our_o lord_n give_v his_o disciple_n the_o sacerdotal_a power_n when_o he_o say_v ibid._n dominus_fw-la dedit_fw-la discipulis_fw-la potestatem_fw-la sacerdotalem_fw-la quando_fw-la dixit_fw-la accipite_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la quorum_fw-la remiseritis_fw-la peccata_fw-la etc._n etc._n joan._n 20._o sed_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n datur_fw-la per_fw-la manûs_fw-la impositionem_fw-la ergo_fw-la &_o in_fw-la ipsâ_fw-la manus_fw-la impositione_n imprimitur_fw-la character_n ordinis_fw-la respondit_fw-la dominus_fw-la discipulis_fw-la dedit_fw-la sacerdotalem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la principalem_fw-la actum_fw-la ante_fw-la passionem_fw-la in_o coenâ_fw-la quando_fw-la dixit_fw-la accipite_fw-la &_o manducate_v unde_fw-la subjunxit_fw-la hoc_fw-la facite_fw-la in_o meam_fw-la commemorationem_fw-la sed_fw-la post_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la dedit_fw-la eye_n potestatem_fw-la sacerdotalem_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la actum_fw-la secundarium_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la ligare_fw-la &_o solvere_fw-la ibid._n receive_v you_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v etc._n etc._n john_n 20._o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v by_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n that_o therefore_o the_o character_n of_o order_n be_v impress_v by_o that_o imposition_n of_o hand_n he_o endeavour_v to_o answer_v it_o but_o with_o absurdity_n enough_o that_o our_o lord_n give_v his_o disciple_n sacerdotal_a power_n as_o to_o its_o principal_a act_n before_o his_o passion_n in_o his_o supper_n when_o he_o say_v take_v and_o eat_v and_o therefore_o he_o subjoin_v do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o but_o after_o his_o resurrection_n he_o bestow_v upon_o they_o priestly_a power_n only_o as_o to_o its_o secondary_a or_o inferior_a act_n i._n e._n as_o to_o the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v which_o be_v give_v as_o allege_v in_o the_o objection_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n in_o which_o answer_n he_o pervert_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o saviour_n word_n take_v and_o eat_v by_o restrain_v they_o to_o the_o apostle_n alone_o whereas_o they_o be_v intend_v to_o all_o believer_n and_o he_o mistake_v the_o evangelical_n story_n for_o though_o st._n john_n tell_v we_o of_o that_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v as_o give_v after_o the_o resurrection_n in_o the_o chapter_n by_o he_o cite_v v._o 22_o 23._o yet_o he_o may_v have_v find_v the_o same_o commission_n give_v to_o all_o the_o apostle_n even_o before_o the_o institution_n of_o that_o supper_n matth._n 18.18_o but_o to_o pass_v by_o such_o ordinary_a mistake_n the_o determination_n of_o pope_n eugenius_n the_o four_o in_o that_o famous_a council_n of_o florence_n be_v very_o positive_a in_o the_o case_n for_o enumerate_v the_o sacrament_n receive_v by_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o give_v some_o account_n of_o their_o nature_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o armenian_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o six_o sacrament_n be_v that_o of_o order_n who_o matter_n that_o be_v by_o the_o touch_n of_o which_o the_o order_n be_v confer_v 538._o sextum_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la est_fw-la ordinis_fw-la cujus_fw-la
materia_fw-la est_fw-la illud_fw-la per_fw-la cujus_fw-la traditionem_fw-la confertur_fw-la ordo_fw-la sicut_fw-la presbyteratus_n traditur_fw-la per_fw-la calicis_fw-la cum_fw-la vino_fw-la &_o patenae_fw-la cum_fw-la pane_fw-la porrectionem_fw-la forma_fw-la sacerdotii_fw-la talis_fw-la est_fw-la accipe_fw-la potestatem_fw-la offerendi_fw-la etc._n etc._n council_n g._n t._n 13._o p._n 538._o as_o the_o order_n of_o priesthood_n be_v give_v by_o offer_v the_o chalice_n with_o wine_n and_o the_o patten_n with_o bread_n to_o be_v touch_v by_o the_o person_n ordain_v and_o the_o form_n of_o priesthood_n be_v that_o receive_v thou_o power_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o passage_n the_o formerly-cited_n merbesius_n give_v a_o very_a trifle_a answer_n that_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n forsooth_o do_v not_o determine_v this_o conciliariter_fw-la or_o as_o a_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o dogmatical_o but_o only_o at_o the_o rate_n of_o common_a discourse_n without_o tell_v whether_o the_o patten_n or_o chalice_n be_v the_o essential_a or_o only_o the_o accidental_a matter_n of_o order_n which_o be_v whole_o impertinent_a and_o no_o way_n reconcileable_a to_o what_o follow_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o that_o decree_n viz._n these_o thing_n be_v thus_o explicate_v the_o armenian_a orator_n in_o their_o own_o name_n 540._o his_o omnibus_fw-la explicatis_fw-la armenorum_n oratores_fw-la nomine_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o svi_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la armenorum_n hoc_fw-la saluberrimum_fw-la synodale_n decretum_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la suis_fw-la capitulis_fw-la declarationibus_fw-la definitionibus_fw-la traditionibus_fw-la praeceptis_fw-la &_o statutis_fw-la omnem_fw-la que_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la in_o ipsâ_fw-la descriptam_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la quicquid_fw-la tenet_fw-la &_o docet_fw-la sancta_fw-la sedes_fw-la apostolica_fw-la &_o romana_fw-la ecclesi_n cum_fw-la omne_fw-la devotione_fw-la &_o obedientiâ_fw-la acceptant_fw-la suscipiunt_fw-la &_o amplectuntur_fw-la p._n 540._o and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o their_o patriarch_n and_o of_o all_o the_o armenian_n do_v with_o all_o devotion_n and_o obedience_n submit_v to_o and_o embrace_v this_o most_o wholesome_a synodical_a decree_n with_o all_o its_o canon_n declaration_n definition_n tradition_n precept_n and_o appointment_n with_o all_o that_o doctrine_n lay_v down_o in_o it_o and_o whatsoever_o else_o that_o holy_a apostolic_a see_v and_o the_o roman_a church_n maintain_v and_o teach_v and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o almost_o in_o the_o same_o word_n speak_v cardinal_n pool_n 1740._o council_n t._n 14._o p._n 1740._o our_o countryman_n in_o his_o decree_n concern_v the_o reduction_n of_o england_n to_o the_o roman_a communion_n but_o notwithstanding_o the_o expressiveness_n of_o three_o such_o very_a considerable_a authority_n other_o of_o the_o same_o communion_n have_v presume_v to_o think_v otherwise_o and_o to_o fix_v the_o essence_n of_o ordination_n only_o in_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n without_o regard_n to_o any_o form_n of_o word_n whatsoever_o declare_v lay_v on_o of_o hand_n and_o prayer_n to_o be_v the_o only_a ancient_n and_o catholic_n ceremony_n in_o the_o confer_v of_o holy_a order_n so_o durandus_fw-la give_v a_o account_n of_o what_o constitute_v a_o priest_n assure_v we_o that_o according_a to_o canonical_a tradition_n when_o a_o priest_n be_v ordain_v the_o bishop_n give_v he_o his_o blessing_n 10._o secundúm_fw-la canonicam_fw-la traditionem_fw-la presbyter_n cum_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la episcopo_fw-la cum_fw-la benedicente_fw-la &_o manum_fw-la benedictoriam_fw-la supra_fw-la caput_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenente_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la qui_fw-la adsunt_fw-la manus_fw-la svas_fw-la juxta_fw-la manus_fw-la episcopi_fw-la teneant_fw-la supra_fw-la caput_fw-la illius_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la invocantes_fw-la quae_fw-la manus_fw-la impositio_fw-la operum_fw-la sancti_fw-la spiritus_fw-la exercitationem_fw-la significat_fw-la durand_n rational_a l._n 2._o c._n 10._o and_o hold_v that_o hand_n with_o which_o he_o give_v the_o blessing_n upon_o his_o head_n all_o those_o priest_n who_o be_v present_a lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o his_o head_n too_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o bishop_n invoke_v the_o influence_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o he_o which_o imposition_n of_o hand_n signify_v the_o power_n of_o exercise_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o which_o word_n since_o he_o agree_v so_o exact_o with_o as_o to_o transcribe_v the_o three_o canon_n of_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n i_o need_v not_o repeat_v that_o again_o it_o be_v true_a he_o mention_n afterward_o the_o ceremony_n of_o touch_v the_o chalice_n and_o patten_n but_o of_o that_o only_a as_o additional_a or_o accidental_a not_o essential_a and_o casalius_n in_o his_o book_n concern_v ancient_a christian_a rite_n though_o he_o plain_o determine_v order_n to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a law_n yet_o never_o mention_n the_o touch_v the_o vessel_n but_o only_a imposition_n of_o hand_n which_o 26._o ordo_fw-la est_fw-la signaculum_fw-la quoddam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quo_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la potestas_fw-la traditur_fw-la ordinato_fw-la impositio_fw-la autem_fw-la manuum_fw-la confert_fw-la gratiam_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la effectu_fw-la consistit_fw-la casal_n de_fw-fr vet_z christ_n rit_fw-fr c._n 26._o as_o he_o prove_v from_o scripture_n confer_v grace_n and_o have_v its_o due_a effect_n and_o yet_o he_o give_v we_o aquinas_n his_o definition_n of_o that_o pretend_a sacrament_n the_o first_o council_n hold_v at_o cologne_n in_o the_o year_n 1536._o assert_n the_o same_o doctrine_n that_o the_o episcopal_a office_n consist_v chief_o in_o two_o thing_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v the_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n 3._o episcopi_fw-la munus_fw-la in_o ducibus_fw-la poâ—â—ssimum_fw-la consistit_fw-la 1._o in_o imposiâ—iâ—ne_fw-la manuum_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la ordinum_fw-la ecclesiasti_fw-la corum_fw-la collatio_fw-la &_o institutio_fw-la ministrorum_fw-la postea_fw-la vero_fw-la impositio_fw-la manuum_fw-la est_fw-la ostâ—um_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la intrant_fw-la qui_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la gubernaculis_fw-la admoventur_fw-la conc._n t._n 14._o p._n â—_o 3._o which_o be_v the_o collation_n of_o ecclesiastical_a order_n and_o the_o institution_n of_o minister_n and_o afterward_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v that_o door_n by_o which_o those_o be_v admit_v who_o be_v raise_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n so_o the_o council_n at_o mentz_n anno_fw-la 1549._o let_v the_o parish_n priest_n teach_v their_o people_n 679._o in_o collatione_fw-la ordinum_fw-la quae_fw-la cum_fw-la impositione_n manuum_fw-la velut_fw-la visibili_fw-la signo_fw-la traditur_fw-la doceant_fw-la parochi_fw-la ritè_fw-la ordinatis_fw-la gratiam_fw-la divinitùs_fw-la conferri_fw-la quâ_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la munera_fw-la ritè_fw-la &_o utiliter_fw-la exercenda_fw-la apti_fw-la &_o idonei_fw-la efficiantur_fw-la &_o quà _fw-la rata_fw-la sint_fw-la &_o efficacia_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la ritè_fw-la ordinatis_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la juxta_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la institutionem_fw-la geruntur_fw-la hanc_fw-la vero_fw-la gratiam_fw-la esse_fw-la ordinis_fw-la &_o muneris_fw-la non_fw-la hominum_fw-la aut_fw-la personarum_fw-la nec_fw-la ad_fw-la cujusquam_fw-la privatam_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la communem_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la accomodari_fw-la ideoque_fw-la in_o ritè_fw-la ordinatis_fw-la sive_fw-la boni_fw-la sive_fw-la mali_fw-la sint_fw-la efficacem_fw-la esse_fw-la atque_fw-la ita_fw-la inter_fw-la dispares_fw-la ministros_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la dona_fw-la semper_fw-la aequalia_fw-la semper_fw-la bona_fw-la &_o sacra_fw-la permanere_fw-la council_n t._n 14._o p._n 679._o that_o in_o the_o collation_n of_o order_n which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o the_o visible_a sign_n that_o grace_n be_v confer_v by_o heaven_n upon_o those_o who_o be_v regular_o ordain_v by_o which_o they_o be_v make_v apt_a and_o fit_a to_o exercise_v office_n in_o the_o church_n due_o and_o profitable_o and_o by_o virtue_n of_o which_o those_o church_n matter_n which_o be_v manage_v by_o man_n ordain_v according_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n be_v rarify_v and_o make_v efficacious_a that_o this_o grace_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o person_n but_o to_o the_o office_n and_o be_v accommodate_v not_o to_o any_o man_n private_a but_o to_o the_o public_a benefit_n of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o be_v effectual_a in_o those_o right_o ordain_v be_v they_o good_a or_o bad_a and_o therefore_o the_o gift_n of_o our_o lord_n though_o give_v to_o minister_n very_o different_o qualify_v be_v still_o the_o same_o always_o good_a and_o always_o holy_a which_o doctrine_n perhaps_o even_o in_o some_o other_o particular_n be_v not_o very_o agreeable_a to_o those_o opinion_n espouse_v by_o divers_a of_o the_o roman_a communion_n i_o need_v not_o add_v here_o the_o sentiment_n of_o habertus_n and_o goar_n the_o learned_a editor_n of_o the_o greek_a pontifical_a and_o euchology_n intend_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o afterward_o but_o i_o can_v well_o pass_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o bonus_n merbesius_n in_o the_o case_n who_o though_o he_o take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o appear_v neuter_n in_o it_o yet_o apparent_o enough_o incline_v to_o this_o that_o the_o essence_n of_o order_n consist_v in_o this_o imposition_n of_o hand_n for_o which_o he_o refer_v
edit_fw-la lugd._n 1671._o yet_o sure_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o virtue_n in_o a_o semi-ordination_a as_o in_o our_o complete_v and_o that_o two_o imperfect_v make_v one_o perfect_a we_o can_v deduce_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o whole_a but_o that_o a_o ordinance_n unquestionable_o sacred_a and_o of_o divine_a original_a be_v so_o far_o pervert_v by_o those_o of_o the_o roman_a church_n as_o to_o have_v lose_v its_o nature_n which_o conclusion_n we_o may_v be_v the_o more_o confirm_v in_o if_o we_o observe_v that_o assertion_n of_o some_o modern_a casuist_n that_o where_o by_o any_o mistake_v it_o have_v so_o happen_v that_o the_o person_n to_o be_v ordain_v do_v not_o touch_v both_o the_o patten_n and_o chalice_n with_o that_o exactness_n require_v by_o the_o roman_a rubric_n 3._o bonacina_n d._n 8._o q._n 2._o puncto_fw-la 3._o or_o where_o it_o be_v rational_o doubt_v whether_o they_o do_v touch_v they_o or_o not_o there_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v 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