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again_o ibid._n he_o apply_v himself_o whole_o to_o appease_v the_o spirit_n of_o leo_n with_o a_o prostrate_a humility_n have_v plead_v his_o cause_n &_o be_v find_v guilty_a he_o depart_v from_o rome_n without_o stay_v his_o sentence_n and_o return_v present_o to_o arles_n never_o lay_v any_o further_a claim_n to_o the_o jurisdiction_n which_o former_o he_o have_v usurp_v as_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n which_o leo_n write_v against_o he_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n of_o vienna_n 89._o vienna_n leo_fw-la ep._n 89._o wherein_o have_v full_o declare_v and_o prove_v the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o the_o see_v apostolic_a to_o be_v institute_v by_o christ_n himself_o he_o annul_v what_o have_v be_v injust_o presume_v by_o hilary_n and_o prescribe_v a_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o creation_n of_o bishop_n and_o lest_o hilary_n shall_v raise_v tumult_n seek_v to_o support_v his_o cause_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n as_o former_o he_o have_v do_v leo_n require_v of_o valentinian_n the_o three_o that_o if_o any_o such_o attempt_n be_v make_v he_o will_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v suppress_v by_o aetius_n commander_n of_o the_o soldier_n in_o france_n this_o the_o emperor_n perform_v write_v to_o aetius_n that_o famous_a rescript_n which_o afterward_o theodosius_n the_o young_a insert_v in_o his_o new_a constitution_n intitul_a it_o the_o law_n of_o theodosius_n and_o valentinian_n in_o which_o he_o relate_v the_o whole_a story_n of_o hilary_n and_o profess_v his_o great_a veneration_n of_o the_o see_v apostolic_a and_o of_o the_o pope_n supreme_a authority_n over_o all_o church_n &_o bishop_n and_o particular_o his_o right_n to_o convent_n they_o before_o he_o and_o prescribe_v law_n unto_o they_o ordain_v withal_o that_o if_o any_o bishop_n be_v summon_v by_o he_o shall_v refuse_v to_o appear_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n shall_v enforce_v he_o to_o obey_v to_o the_o end_n say_v he_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o 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and_o practise_v the_o same_o authority_n 7._o not_o unlike_a to_o these_o be_v the_o answer_v you_o give_v to_o s._n athanasius_n 254._o athanasius_n pag._n 254._o s._n chrysostome_n 255._o chrysostome_n pag._n 255._o and_o theodoret_n who_o be_v injust_o depose_v from_o their_o bishopricke_n appeal_v to_o to_o julius_n innocentius_n and_o leo_n pope_n with_o manifest_a acknowledgement_n of_o their_o authority_n over_o all_o bishop_n and_o church_n of_o the_o world_n as_o shall_v be_v prove_v sect_n ii_o other_o of_o doctor_n mortons_n answer_n to_o the_o ancient_a father_n examine_v some_o eastern_a bishop_n who_o with_o great_a scandal_n of_o the_o church_n and_o perturbation_n of_o the_o people_n refuse_v to_o insert_v the_o name_n of_o chrysostome_n into_o the_o dyptike_n or_o table_n of_o public_a record_n be_v for_o that_o cause_n excommunicate_v by_o innocentius_n with_o command_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o peace_n and_o communion_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n until_o they_o restore_v he_o this_o though_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o the_o b._n of_o rome_n you_o wrest_v it_o to_o a_o contrary_a sense_n among_o they_o that_o refuse_v to_o restore_v the_o name_n of_o chrysostome_n be_v alexander_z patriarch_n of_o antioch_n and_o acacius_n bishop_n of_o beroë_n but_o these_o two_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v admit_v into_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n restore_v his_o name_n and_o perform_v what_o else_o innocentius_n in_o join_v they_o 11._o they_o spond_n anno_o 408._o n._n 11._o of_o these_o two_o you_o be_v silent_a they_o be_v not_o for_o your_o purpose_n but_o because_o some_o other_o stand_v out_o for_o a_o time_n you_o lay_v hold_v on_o they_o who_o upon_o due_a examination_n will_v prove_v as_o little_a to_o your_o purpose_n as_o the_o two_o you_o conceal_v your_o first_o example_n 258.259_o example_n pag._n 258.259_o be_v of_o theophilus_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n who_o stand_v out_o until_o the_o end_n of_o his_o life_n but_o god_n that_o will_v not_o have_v a_o man_n so_o well_o deserve_v of_o his_o church_n to_o die_v in_o the_o state_n of_o excommunication_n ordain_v by_o his_o providence_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o theophilus_n can_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o his_o body_n until_o a_o image_n of_o s._n chrysostome_n be_v bring_v unto_o he_o he_o adore_v it_o do_v penance_n for_o his_o former_a error_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v restore_v himself_o to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n this_o his_o recantation_n be_v report_v by_o isidorus_n diaconus_fw-la and_o out_o of_o he_o by_o s._n john_n damascen_n fin_n damascen_n l._n 3._o the_o imag_n prope_fw-la fin_n wherefore_o your_o denial_n of_o it_o be_v a_o falsity_n frame_v without_o ground_n by_o yourself_o out_o a_o desire_n that_o theophilus_n shall_v have_v die_v out_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n as_o you_o live_v your_o second_o example_n 257._o example_n pag._n 257._o be_v of_o atticus_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n who_o be_v excommunicate_v for_o the_o same_o cause_n persist_v sometime_o in_o his_o error_n but_o at_o length_n move_v by_o the_o example_n of_o theophilus_n and_o maximianus_n a_o bishop_n of_o macedonia_n make_v intercession_n for_o he_o 408._o he_o baron_fw-fr anno_o 408._o innocentius_n yield_v to_o absolve_v he_o provide_v that_o he_o will_v himself_o ask_v absolution_n and_o restore_v the_o name_n of_o chrysostome_n hereupon_o atticus_n witness_n theodoret_n 34._o theodoret_n l._n 5._o hist._n c._n 34._o send_v many_o embassage_n to_o rome_n to_o obtain_v the_o communion_n of_o innocentius_n but_o can_v never_o obtain_v it_o until_o partly_o by_o persuasion_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o partly_o fear_v a_o tumult_n of_o the_o people_n he_o restore_v the_o name_n of_o chrysostome_n and_o write_v letter_n to_o cyrill_v b._n of_o alexandria_n persuade_v he_o to_o do_v the_o like_a wherefore_o baronius_n true_o say_v 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