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approach_v god_n altar_n at_o jerusalem_n several_a instance_n likewise_o be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o story_n γ._a aaron_n make_v the_o golden_a calf_n and_o the_o people_n worship_v it_o δ._fw-la vriah_n the_o priest_n building_n a_o altar_n like_a to_o that_o at_o damascus_n at_o the_o king_n command_n and_o offer_v upon_o it_o 2_o kin._n 16.11_o 16._o â—_o ahab_n four_o hundred_o false_a prophet_n to_o one_o true_a 2_o kin._n 22.6_o and_o elijah_n complaint_n 1_o kin._n 19.10_o ζ._fw-la the_o priest_n offer_v sacrifice_n in_o the_o high_a place_n where_o be_v neither_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o moses_n nor_o the_o ark_n nor_o the_o temple_n contrary_a to_o god_n express_a command_n in_o the_o law_n and_o that_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n see_v leu._n 17.4_o 9_o deut_n 12_o 13._o and_o this_o custom_n use_v for_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n till_o at_o last_o hezechiah_n reform_v it_o the_o shut_v up_o the_o door_n of_o god_n house_n put_v out_o the_o lamp_n and_o hinder_v the_o 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god_n have_v always_o be_v preserve_v upon_o earth_n in_o some_o person_n or_o other_o laic_n or_o clergy_n or_o both_o jo._n 4.22_o luke_n 16.16_o gen._n 49.10_o see_v rom._n 11.2_o 5._o 9.6_o 7_o 29._o 3.3_o psal_n 89.33_o etc._n etc._n see_v benef._n of_o our_o saviour_n h._n ult_n §_o 24_o 2._o i_o think_v it_o will_v not_o be_v pretend_v or_o at_o least_o that_o it_o can_v be_v show_v that_o in_o any_o time_n mere_a laic_n only_o retain_v this_o true_a worship_n without_o any_o clergy_n at_o all_o orthodox_n so_o that_o in_o such_o time_n the_o catholic_n church_n the_o belief_n of_o which_o we_o profess_v in_o our_o creed_n consist_v whole_o of_o laic_n destitute_a of_o a_o minister_n of_o holy_a thing_n of_o public_a liturgy_n power_n of_o the_o key_n administration_n of_o sacrament_n teach_v god_n law_n ordination_n of_o successor_n in_o these_o holy_a function_n etc._n etc._n except_o perhaps_o these_o such_o as_o be_v vain_a false_a pernicious_a but_o however_o else_o it_o be_v yet_o under_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n which_o only_o be_v to_o our_o purpose_n at_o present_a can_v be_v show_v no_o such_o thing_n for_o in_o the_o two_o great_a apostasy_n that_o be_v in_o these_o time_n that_o of_o ahaz_n before_o hezechias_n reformation_n and_o that_o of_o manasses_n before_o josiah_n for_o who_o enormous_a sin_n chief_o judah_n be_v doom_v by_o god_n to_o the_o babilonish_a captivity_n irreversible_a either_o by_o his_o own_o or_o by_o his_o righteous_a son_n josiah_n repentance_n and_o reformation_n see_v 2_o king_n 23.26_o compare_v with_o 25._o 24.3_o 4._o 21.10_o 11._o jer._n 15_o 4._o 2_o chron._n 35.15_o etc._n etc._n yet_o i_o say_v in_o these_o two_o the_o great_a apostasy_n we_o find_v that_o there_o be_v some_o clergy_n still_o remain_v orthodox_n for_o the_o one_o see_v 2_o chron._n 29.4_o 13._o where_o hezechias_n reformation_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v assist_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o these_o reintroduce_v into_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n out_o of_o which_o they_o have_v be_v not_o long_o before_o exclude_v by_o ahaz_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o reign_n 2_o chr._n 28.24_o but_o yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o ahaz_n his_o reign_n also_o we_o find_v the_o daily_a morning_n and_o evening_n sacrifice_n in_o the_o temple_n not_o intermit_v see_v 2_o king_n 16.15_o in_o who_o time_n also_o hezethiah_o his_o son_n be_v right_o educate_v and_o instruct_v in_o the_o true_a religion_n reform_v all_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n in_o who_o time_n also_o be_v many_o prophet_n isaiah_n hosea_n amos_n micah_n and_o other_o who_o both_o instruct_v the_o people_n and_o animate_v and_o confirm_v the_o priest_n in_o god_n true_a worship_n and_o the_o dishonourable_a burial_n of_o ahaz_n 2_o chron._n 28.17_o show_v neither_o the_o nobility_n nor_o clergy_n nor_o people_n general_o addict_v to_o his_o apostasy_n who_o progenitor_n also_o vzziah_n and_o jotham_n be_v orthodox_n prince_n it_o be_v not_o well_o imaginable_a how_o so_o short_a a_o reign_n as_o he_o which_o last_v only_o sixteen_o year_n can_v produce_v any_o general_a defection_n but_o if_o this_o in_o other_o yet_o especial_o not_o in_o the_o levite_n and_o in_o aaron_n posterity_n because_o these_o who_o be_v select_v for_o the_o sacred_a ministry_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n yet_o have_v no_o such_o privilege_n in_o the_o service_n of_o other_o go_n for_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o their_o idol_n the_o king_n as_o of_o israel_n 2_o chron._n 11.15_o 13.9_o so_o of_o judah_n make_v other_o priest_n who_o be_v not_o descend_v from_o aaron_n consecrate_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o levitical_a priest_n only_o with_o more_o sacrifice_n 2_o chr._n 13.9_o compare_v with_o exod._n 29.1_o who_o be_v call_v chemarim_n 2_o king_n 23.5_o and_n josiah_n put_v down_o the_o chemarim_n i.e._n the_o idolatrous_a priest_n who_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n have_v ordain_v etc._n etc._n see_v concern_v these_o likewise_o in_o zeph._n 1.4_o and_o hos_n 10.5_o though_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o sometime_o some_o of_o the_o levitical_a priest_n may_v fall_v away_o to_o idolatry_n and_o officiate_v among_o these_o yet_o see_v their_o constancy_n in_o the_o defection_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o his_o son_n who_o it_o be_v say_v two_o chr._n 11.13_o 14._o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v in_o all_o israel_n leave_v their_o suburb_n and_o their_o possession_n and_o come_v to_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n because_o jeroboam_n and_o his_o son_n will_v not_o permit_v they_o to_o execute_v their_o office_n unto_o the_o lord_n but_o then_o when_o any_o of_o these_o priest_n so_o apostatise_v they_o be_v never_o afterward_o permit_v though_o penitent_a to_o approach_v to_o god_n altar_n or_o officiate_v in_o holy_a thing_n before_o the_o lord_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o present_o §_o 25_o this_o concern_v the_o time_n of_o ahaz_n next_o 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more_o and_o grosser_n error_n as_o daily_a experience_n thereof_o show_v than_o will_v in_o probability_n either_o of_o the_o other_o but_o yet_o this_o please_v because_o thus_o the_o stater_n of_o the_o question_n make_v themselves_o also_o judge_n see_v more_o of_o this_o subject_n in_o ancient_a church-government_n etc._n etc._n §_o 72_o christ_n therefore_o to_o avoid_v such_o confusion_n have_v establish_v his_o church_n for_o guide_v the_o world_n for_o ever_o in_o his_o truth_n upon_o such_o firm_a law_n and_o canonical_a order_n that_o no_o civil_a authority_n may_v be_v admit_v at_o any_o time_n to_o meddle_v in_o state_v any_o church-affair_n against_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o its_o governor_n and_o if_o secular_a prince_n ancient_o in_o a_o council_n even_o when_o they_o general_o agree_v in_o opinion_n with_o the_o bishop_n have_v in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n no_o define_v but_o only_o a_o consent_n suffrage_n how_o come_v they_o enable_v to_o define_v any_o thing_n in_o these_o when_o they_o be_v against_o the_o bishop_n see_v st._n ambrose_n his_o word_n l._n 2._o ep_n 13._o quote_v by_o dr._n field_n l._n 5._o c._n 53._o when_o he_o be_v cite_v to_o be_v judge_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o faith_n by_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n which_o conclude_v it_o can_v be_v without_o usurpation_n of_o that_o which_o no_o way_n pertain_v to_o they_o that_o prince_n shall_v at_o all_o meddle_v with_o the_o judge_n of_o matter_n of_o faith_n neither_o have_v it_o be_v hear_v of_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o bishop_n may_v and_o have_v judge_v emperor_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n quando_fw-la say_v he_o speak_v to_o valentinian_n audisti_fw-la clementissime_fw-la imperator_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la fidei_fw-la laicos_fw-la de_fw-la episcopo_fw-la judicasse_n ita_fw-la ergo_fw-la quadam_fw-la adulatione_fw-la curvamur_fw-la ut_fw-la sacerdotalis_fw-la juris_fw-la simus_fw-la immemores_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la deus_fw-la donavit_fw-la mihi_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipse_fw-la aliis_fw-la putem_fw-la esse_fw-la credendum_fw-la si_fw-mi docendus_fw-la est_fw-la episcopus_fw-la a_o laicis_fw-la quid_fw-la sequetur_fw-la laicus_fw-la ergo_fw-la disputet_fw-la &_o episcopus_fw-la audiat_fw-la episcopus_fw-la discat_fw-la a_o laico_fw-la at_o certe_fw-la si_fw-la vel_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la seriem_fw-la divinarum_fw-la vel_fw-la vetera_fw-la tempora_fw-la a_o tractemus_fw-la quis_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la abnuat_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la sidei_fw-la in_fw-la causa_fw-la inquam_fw-la fidei_fw-la episcopos_fw-la solere_fw-la de_fw-la imperatoribus_fw-la christianis_fw-la non_fw-la imperatores_fw-la de_fw-fr episcopis_fw-la judicare_fw-la pater_fw-la tuus_fw-la valen._n sen_fw-la imp._n vir_fw-la maturioris_fw-la aevi_fw-la dicebat_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la meum_fw-la judicare_fw-la inter_fw-la episcopos_fw-la &_o see_v the_o like_a in_o athanasius_n epist_n ad_fw-la solitariam_fw-la vitam_fw-la agentes_fw-la quando_fw-la unquam_fw-la judicium_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ab_fw-la imperatore_n authoritatem_fw-la habuit_fw-la see_v many_o more_o like_a testimony_n collect_v by_o champney_n de_fw-fr vocatione_n minist_n c_o 15._o and_o see_v the_o concession_n of_o bishop_n andrews_n resp_n ad_fw-la apol._n p._n 29_o &_o 332._o and_o of_o calvin_n no_o zealous_a vindicator_n of_o the_o church_n authority_n inst_z l._n 4._o c._n 11._o §_o 15._o and_o of_o many_o other_o cite_v in_o church-government_n par._n 5._o and_o see_v more_o of_o this_o matter_n in_o church-government_n par._n 1._o and_o if_o the_o church_n to_o use_v some_o of_o mr._n thorndikes_n word_n subsist_v before_o any_o secular_a power_n be_v christian_a extend_v beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o any_o one_o dominion_n in_o one_o visible_a society_n with_o equal_a interest_n in_o the_o part_n of_o it_o through_o several_a dominion_n endow_v with_o such_o power_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n as_o be_v set_v down_o before_o what_o title_n but_o force_v can_v any_o 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supreme_a judicature_n so_o commit_v unto_o he_o that_o his_o judgement_n only_o stand_v in_o force_n till_o such_o a_o meeting_n and_o may_v be_v review_v and_o where_o contrary_a to_o former_a canon_n reverse_v by_o it_o concern_v which_o see_v the_o say_n of_o s._n austin_n quote_v before_o §_o 22._o restabat_fw-la adhuc_fw-la plenarium_fw-la ecclesie_n universae_fw-la concilium_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o say_n of_o zosimus_n quote_v §_o 22._o n._n 2._o and_o the_o epistle_n of_o gelasius_n quote_v §_o 25._o n._n 3._o and_o what_o be_v say_v §_o 22._o now_o all_o metropolitan_a and_o patriarchal_a authority_n in_o the_o interval_n of_o council_n be_v limit_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o conciliary_a law_n and_o canon_n or_o at_o least_o to_o the_o act_v nothing_o against_o they_o if_o the_o question_n be_v ask_v who_o shall_v judge_v whether_o so_o they_o do_v i_o answer_v none_o but_o a_o superior_a council_n till_o which_o their_o judgement_n stand_v good_a for_o as_o i_o 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above_o other_o and_o among_o they_o supereminent_o above_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o roman_a bishop_n and_o give_v to_o these_o person_n not_o only_o as_o join_v with_o council_n but_o as_o single_a magistrate_n in_o the_o vacancy_n thereof_o in_o the_o next_o place_n these_o proposition_n also_o i_o think_v must_v necessary_o be_v grant_v first_o that_o whatever_o authority_n be_v thus_o settle_a upon_o any_o person_n by_o the_o canon_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n concern_v the_o manage_n of_o affair_n not_o civil_a but_o mere_o spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a can_v be_v annul_v and_o dissolve_v nor_o can_v be_v confer_v contrary_a to_o the_o church_n constitution_n on_o any_o other_o person_n by_o any_o secular_a power_n neither_o by_o heathen_a and_o unbelieving_a prince_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o church_n nor_o by_o christian_a much_o less_o because_o these_o be_v in_o spiritual_a matter_n son_n and_o subject_n of_o the_o church_n and_o now_o oblige_v to_o obey_v her_o law_n neither_o by_o the_o one_o who_o so_o may_v easy_o hinder_v the_o propagation_n of_o christianity_n nor_o by_o the_o other_o who_o if_o happen_v at_o any_o time_n to_o be_v heretical_a or_o schismatical_a may_v easy_o hinder_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o orthodox_n faith_n or_o disturb_v the_o church_n peace_n thus_o grotius_n a_o great_a lawyer_n in_o rivet_n apol._n discuss_v p._n 70._o imperatorum_fw-la &_o regum_fw-la aliquod_fw-la esse_fw-la officium_fw-la etiam_fw-la circa_fw-la res_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_fw-la confesso_fw-la est_fw-la at_o non_fw-la tale_n quale_fw-la in_o saeculi_fw-la negotiis_fw-la ad_fw-la tutando_n non_fw-la ad_fw-la violandos_fw-la canon_n jus_o hoc_fw-la comparatum_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la cum_fw-la principes_fw-la silij_fw-la sint_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la non_fw-la debent_fw-la vi_fw-la in_o matrem_fw-la uti_fw-la omne_fw-la corpus_fw-la sociale_a jus_o habet_fw-la quaedam_fw-la constituendi_fw-la quibus_fw-la membra_fw-la obligentur_fw-la hoc_fw-la jus_o etiam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la competere_fw-la apparet_fw-la act._n 15.28_o heb._n 13.17_o where_o he_o quote_v facundus_n say_v of_o martianus_n cognovit_fw-la ille_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o causis_fw-la uteretur_fw-la principis_fw-la potestate_fw-la &_o in_o quibus_fw-la exhiberet_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la christiani_n and_o obedite_fw-la praepositis_fw-la etiam_fw-la regibus_fw-la dictum_fw-la see_v this_o discourse_v more_o large_o in_o success_n clerg_n §_o 64_o 65._o 2._o and_o further_o that_o it_o be_v schism_n to_o deny_v obedience_n to_o any_o ecclesiastical_a power_n so_o establish_v and_o never_o since_o by_o the_o same_o ecclesiastical_a law_n reverse_v i_o say_v here_o concern_v matter_n ecclesiastical_a not_o civil_a therefore_o let_v that_o proposition_n of_o dr._n hammond_n schism_n 6._o c._n p._n 129._o for_o i_o stand_v good_a that_o a_o law_n though_o make_v by_o a_o general_n council_n and_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o christian_a prince_n i._n e._n of_o that_o time_n yet_o if_o it_o have_v respect_n to_o a_o civil_a right_n may_v in_o this_o or_o that_o nation_n be_v repeal_v i._n e._n by_o that_o prince_n successor_n provide_v only_o that_o the_o ordain_v or_o confirm_v of_o inferior_a governor_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n the_o assemble_v of_o synod_n and_o decision_n of_o controversy_n of_o religion_n the_o order_v church-service_n and_o discipline_n the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n upon_o delinquent_n and_o the_o like_a for_o prevent_v or_o suppress_v of_o heresy_n schism_n and_o faction_n and_o for_o preserve_v the_o church_n in_o unity_n of_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n provide_v i_o say_v that_o such_o thing_n be_v not_o reckon_v among_o civil_a right_n as_o they_o may_v not_o be_v because_o all_o these_o be_v thing_n use_v by_o the_o church_n under_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n even_o against_o their_o frequent_a edict_n yet_o can_v they_o not_o have_v be_v lawful_o so_o use_v if_o any_o of_o these_o have_v encroach_v on_o civil_a right_n in_o any_o of_o which_o civil_a right_n the_o heathen_a prince_n may_v claim_v as_o much_o lawful_a power_n to_o prohibit_v they_o as_o the_o christian_a
can_v and_o because_o all_o these_o be_v continue_v to_o be_v use_v by_o the_o church_n also_o under_o christian_a emperor_n without_o ask_v their_o leave_n to_o decree_v such_o thing_n or_o subject_v they_o to_o their_o authority_n or_o depend_v on_o their_o consent_n only_o with_o humble_o desire_v their_o assistance_n yet_o so_o as_o without_z it_z resolve_v to_o proceed_v in_o the_o execution_n thereof_o as_o under_o heathen_a as_o clear_o appear_v under_o the_o the_o arian_n emperor_n yet_o which_o thing_n she_o can_v not_o lawful_o have_v do_v be_v any_o of_o these_o entrench_v upon_o another_o right_n for_o example_n the_o 6_o canon_n of_o nice_a and_o 5._o can._n of_o constant_a council_n will_v have_v be_v a_o usurpation_n of_o a_o unjust_a authority_n if_o the_o subordination_n of_o episcopal_n see_v and_o erect_v of_o patriarch_n have_v belong_v to_o the_o prince_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n let_v also_o those_o instance_n collect_v by_o bishop_n bramhal_o vindic._n 7._o c._n of_o several_a prince_n and_o state_n on_o many_o occasion_n oppose_v the_o pope_n authority_n stand_v good_a and_o be_v justify_v so_o far_o as_o he_o do_v not_o show_v these_o secular_a power_n to_o have_v oppose_v he_o in_o any_o right_n belong_v to_o he_o by_o church-canon_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n but_o if_o in_o any_o of_o those_o example_n they_o be_v also_o find_v to_o oppose_v he_o in_o these_o the_o prove_v of_o such_o fact_n to_o have_v be_v do_v justify_v not_o their_o lawfulness_n to_o be_v do_v though_o also_o he_o confess_v that_o this_o fact_n of_o hen._n 8._o in_o abolish_n the_o usurp_v as_o he_o call_v it_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n within_o his_o dominion_n he_o can_v fellow_n abroad_o see_v what_o he_o say_v vindic._n 7._o c._n p._n 184._o neither_o do_v such_o fact_n as_o he_o urge_v to_o be_v do_v abroad_o hinder_v such_o prince_n for_o live_v still_o in_o the_o external_a communion_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o 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oblige_v the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n under_o his_o dominion_n this_o they_o seem_v to_o i_o not_o free_o to_o speak_v to_o most_o what_o to_o pass_v over_o and_o some_o of_o our_o late_a writer_n when_o they_o be_v force_v upon_o it_o rather_o to_o deny_v it_o and_o indeed_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n except_o it_o be_v in_o that_o general_a clause_n i_o will_v defend_v all_o jurisdiction_n etc._n etc._n grant_v nor_o in_o the_o 37_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o treat_v of_o the_o king_n power_n in_o ecclesiastical_n that_o may_v seem_v to_o affirm_v or_o determine_v it_o for_o whereas_o the_o oath_n in_o general_n make_v the_o king_n only_o supreme_a governor_n in_o ecclesiastical_n he_o may_v be_v so_o for_o some_o thing_n and_o yet_o not_o for_o every_o thing_n not_o therefore_o the_o supreme_a decider_n of_o all_o divinity_n controversy_n and_o whereas_o the_o 34th_o article_n expound_v the_o 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of_o temporal_a state_n if_o any_o thing_n happen_v to_o be_v unjust_o demand_v it_o excuse_v we_o not_o from_o pay_v just_n debt_n the_o office_n must_v not_o be_v violate_v for_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o person_n neither_o can_v never_o so_o many_o example_n bring_v for_o such_o thing_n do_v by_o prince_n §_o 48_o not_o that_o ecclesiastical_a council_n may_v change_v their_o former_a eccl._n law_n though_o lay-magistrate_n may_v not_o be_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n to_o any_o prince_n to_o do_v the_o like_a much_o less_o to_o advance_v beyond_o such_o pattern_n and_o do_v something_o more_o see_v before_o §_o 42._o after_o these_o a_o three_o proposition_n must_v also_o be_v grant_v that_o though_o secular_o prince_n or_o other_o can_v yet_o council_n may_v change_v some_o former_a ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o custom_n and_o when_o they_o do_v so_o be_v to_o be_v obey_v in_o their_o change_n therefore_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o nicene_n council_n and_z jura_n quae_fw-la jam_fw-la inde_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la habent_fw-la serventur_fw-la and_z nullus_fw-la invadat_fw-la provinciam_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la prius_fw-la atque_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la sub_fw-la illius_fw-la fuerat_fw-la potestate_fw-la in_o the_o ephesine_fw-la council_n frequent_o press_v by_o dr._n hammond_n see_v sch._n p._n 61_o 65_o 100_o so_o far_o as_o these_o refer_v not_o to_o apostolical_a tradition_n but_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o oblige_v all_o the_o church_n subject_n only_o so_o long_o till_o the_o church_n shall_v think_v fit_a to_o change_v any_o thing_n in_o they_o nor_o do_v they_o hinder_v but_o that_o afterward_o she_o advance_v the_o roman_a church_n at_o last_o yield_v also_o her_o consent_n the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n contrary_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o before_o alexandria_n and_o antioch_n into_o a_o supremacy_n the_o next_o to_o rome_n in_o who_o power_n it_o be_v as_o in_o secular_a lawgiver_n to_o alter_v her_o law_n at_o pleasure_n nor_o can_v any_o g._n council_n decree_n that_o no_o general_n council_n after_o they_o in_o matter_n of_o humane_a institution_n shall_v change_v their_o decree_n §_o 49_o nor_o can_v any_o particular_a church_n claim_v that_o liberty_n unto_o they_o by_o any_o former_a canon_n they_o that_o prelate_n and_o other_o stand_v oblige_v to_o those_o church-canon_n which_o in_o a_o superior_a council_n be_v make_v with_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o predecessor_n till_o such_o council_n shall_v reverse_v they_o of_o which_o by_o late_a canon_n make_v by_o the_o same_o authority_n they_o receive_v a_o restraint_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o four_o proposition_n also_o i_o think_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v of_o that_o where_o the_o bishop_n or_o metropolitan_o suppose_n subject_v to_o no_o patriarch_n yet_o be_v present_a in_o council_n preside_v in_o by_o one_o or_o more_o patriarch_n and_o do_v consent_n to_o the_o decree_n thereof_o such_o province_n and_o the_o prelate_n thereof_o stand_v oblige_v to_o those_o decree_n and_o can_v afterward_o at_o pleasure_n reverse_v they_o and_o restore_v to_o themselves_o their_o former_a liberty_n else_o metropolitans_n who_o be_v under_o no_o patriarch_n will_v be_v liable_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o no_o council_n at_o all_o no_o not_o of_o such_o wherein_o they_o appear_v wherein_o they_o vote_v wherein_o they_o oblige_v themselves_o but_o suppose_v they_o be_v as_o free_a as_o patriarch_n themselves_o yet_o where_o in_o council_n many_o patriarch_n meet_v the_o vote_n of_o the_o major_a part_n oblige_v all_o review_n what_o be_v say_v before_o §_o 18._o §_o 50_o now_o to_o make_v some_o reflection_n if_o you_o have_v not_o make_v they_o already_o upon_o what_o have_v be_v discourse_v here_o say_v reflection_n on_o what_o have_v be_v say_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n §_o 51_o 1._o it_o can_v reasonable_o be_v deny_v that_o suppose_v she_o have_v not_o 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