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likelihood_n there_o be_v that_o this_o case_n can_v serve_v the_o purpose_n of_o our_o present_a adversary_n it_o concern_v a_o lay-deprivation_n 41._o however_o our_o author_n say_v that_o nicholas_n do_v not_o thereupon_o separate_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o rival-intruder_n nay_o far_o that_o when_o he_o be_v afterward_o restord_v in_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n the_o brother_n of_o leo_n in_o the_o year_n 912._o he_o do_v not_o disannul_v the_o order_n give_v by_o he_o bâ—t_o that_o a_o division_n of_o communion_n follow_v on_o this_o injurious_a deprivation_n be_v certain_o evident_a in_o the_o history_n of_o that_o age_n if_o any_o thing_n be_v so_o the_o word_n of_o the_o collector_n of_o jus_n graeco-romanum_a be_v very_o express_v 104._o that_o there_o be_v schism_n among_o they_o and_o much_o disturbance_n i_o need_v not_o mention_v the_o like_a testimony_n of_o the_o historian_n in_o a_o case_n so_o undeniable_a these_o be_v the_o schism_n which_o occasion_v the_o famous_a tome_n of_o union_n which_o make_v the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o synodicon_n here_o refer_v to_o and_o which_o be_v still_o preserve_v in_o the_o now_o mention_a collection_n so_o the_o continuator_fw-la of_o theophanes_n and_o joannes_n curopalates_n say_v that_o it_o be_v here_o that_o the_o metropolitan_n be_v unite_v who_o have_v be_v divide_v by_o nicholas_n and_o euthymius_n but_o perhaps_o this_o breach_n of_o communion_n be_v rather_o from_o the_o follower_n of_o nicholas_n than_o from_o nicholas_n himself_o so_o our_o adversary_n may_v possible_o pretend_v 4._o if_o we_o have_v not_o still_o extant_a a_o epistle_n of_o nicholas_n himself_o to_o the_o bishop_n who_o be_v out_o of_o communion_n this_o make_v it_o plain_a that_o they_o be_v out_o of_o his_o communion_n also_o when_o he_o be_v again_o resettled_a in_o his_o patriarchate_n so_o unhappy_a our_o author_n be_v in_o his_o design_n that_o even_o in_o his_o own_o collection_n he_o have_v give_v we_o another_o instance_n of_o that_o which_o he_o will_v needs_o persuade_v uâ—_n and_o persuade_v we_o from_o this_o very_a collection_n that_o it_o never_o happen_v for_o here_o we_o have_v another_o case_n when_o a_o separaration_n of_o communion_n be_v make_v for_o vindicate_v a_o personal_a right_n in_o one_o who_o have_v be_v injurious_o deprive_v even_o against_o a_o orthodox_n successor_n theophan_v for_o euhymius_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o other_o properly-called_n heresy_n that_o he_o be_v orthodox_n even_o in_o the_o point_n here_o dispute_v of_o which_o in_o that_o age_n be_v call_v heresy_n even_o in_o preserve_v the_o canon_n which_o nicholas_n have_v be_v so_o zealous_a for_o against_o four_o marriage_n leo_fw-la the_o emperor_n when_o he_o have_v gain_v his_o point_n be_v not_o content_v with_o the_o liberty_n himself_o have_v take_v but_o wouâ—d_v have_v carry_v the_o matter_n far_o he_o endeavour_v also_o to_o set_v forth_o a_o constitution_n whereby_o four_o marriage_n shall_v have_v be_v permit_v to_o other_o of_o the_o laiâ—y_n also_o so_o hiâ—_n predecessor_n valentinian_n the_o elder_a and_o the_o great_a justinian_n have_v do_v in_o like_a case_n of_o doubtful_a marriage_n practise_v by_o themselves_o no_o doubt_v they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n discreditable_a if_o themselves_o shall_v take_v a_o liberty_n that_o may_v not_o be_v allow_v to_o other_o of_o the_o laity_n but_o this_o euthymius_n also_o oppose_v as_o nicholas_n have_v do_v before_o and_o with_o such_o success_n that_o it_o do_v not_o pass_v this_o he_o do_v by_o his_o interest_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a council_n requisite_a by_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n for_o pass_a constitution_n that_o be_v ecclesiastical_a vnionis_fw-la as_o there_o be_v lay_v council_n requisite_a for_o the_o constitution_n that_o be_v pure_o temporal_a all_o therefore_o that_o euthymius_n have_v do_v to_o gratify_v the_o emperor_n be_v the_o same_o which_o have_v be_v grant_v by_o the_o legate_n of_o pope_n sergius_n at_o the_o expulsion_n of_o nicholas_n not_o to_o justify_v the_o matter_n of_o four_o marriage_n in_o general_a but_o only_o to_o dispense_v with_o the_o emperor_n be_v particular_a case_n 42._o nor_o have_v our_o author_n any_o express_a testimony_n for_o deny_v the_o schism_n which_o here_o fall_v out_o so_o contrary_a to_o his_o own_o principle_n at_o least_o as_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n zonaras_n be_v his_o author_n from_o whence_o he_o take_v his_o case_n and_o to_o who_o he_o refer_v we_o for_o it_o but_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o countenance_v our_o author_n observation_n upon_o it_o he_o neither_o tell_v we_o that_o nicholas_n do_v communicate_v with_o euthymius_n nor_o that_o he_o do_v approve_v his_o ordination_n these_o thing_n be_v our_o author_n inference_n not_o from_o he_o nor_o from_o the_o dyptich_n as_o our_o editor_n fancy_n but_o from_o the_o acclamation_n at_o the_o pass_v the_o tomus_fw-la vnionis_fw-la these_o acclamation_n he_o therefore_o take_v for_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o church_n because_o in_o his_o time_n they_o be_v read_v every_o year_n on_o the_o month_n of_o july_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a desk_n we_o do_v not_o otherwise_o find_v any_o entire_a public_a catalogue_n of_o the_o patriarch_n preserve_v in_o any_o ecclesiastical_a dyptich_n in_o our_o author_n age_n and_o our_o author_n mention_n none_o but_o those_o who_o be_v mention_v in_o that_o tomus_fw-la vnionis_fw-la as_o we_o have_v it_o now_o extant_a there_o we_o find_v all_o the_o name_n of_o those_o who_o our_o author_n reckon_v as_o still_o honourable_a in_o the_o esteem_n of_o the_o church_n of_o his_o own_o time_n and_o that_o in_o the_o form_n allude_v to_o by_o our_o author_n our_o author_n say_v a_o anathema_n be_v pronounce_v against_o all_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v write_v or_o speak_v against_o tarasius_n and_o nicephorus_n 26._o he_o mean_v by_o plato_n and_o theodorus_n and_o their_o saccudiote_n and_o studite_n monk_n and_o this_o very_a form_n he_o express_o quote_v not_o from_o the_o dyptich_n but_o the_o synodicon_n as_o it_o be_v also_o quote_v from_o the_o same_o synodicon_n in_o the_o fragment_n of_o photius_n eight_o general_n council_n first_o publish_v by_o dr._n beveridge_n and_o according_o we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o tomus_fw-la vnionis_fw-la as_o still_o extant_a in_o the_o collection_n of_o jus_n graeco-romanum_a for_o this_o tomus_fw-la vnionis_fw-la concern_v marriage_n make_v a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o synodicon_n 443._o as_o we_o be_v assure_v by_o anastasius_n caesareensis_fw-la publish_v by_o cotelerius_fw-la this_o synodicon_n our_o author_n suppose_v every_o man_n to_o know_v that_o be_v in_o his_o own_o church_n of_o constantinople_n for_o it_o be_v read_v public_o in_o the_o desk_n in_o the_o patriarchal_a church_n as_o nico_n tell_v we_o one_o of_o our_o author_n witness_n in_o a_o fragment_n of_o he_o preserve_v by_o the_o same_o cotelerius_fw-la nay_o it_o be_v read_v annual_o not_o on_o the_o first_o sunday_n of_o lent_n as_o our_o editor_n fancy_n but_o in_o the_o month_n of_o july_n as_o we_o be_v assure_v by_o balsamon_n our_o author_n again_o prove_v the_o honour_n the_o church_n have_v for_o photius_n and_o ignatius_n and_o stephanus_n and_o antonius_n cauleos_n from_o those_o word_n which_o he_o therefore_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o public_a word_n of_o the_o church_n may_v the_o memory_n of_o ignatius_n 30._o photius_n stephanus_n and_o antonius_n the_o most_o holy_a patriarch_n be_v everlasting_a and_o whatsoever_o have_v be_v speak_v against_o ignatius_n and_o photius_n and_o stephanus_n and_o antonius_n the_o most_o holy_a patriarch_n let_v it_o be_v anathema_n these_o word_n be_v also_o produce_v from_o the_o same_o synodicon_n in_o the_o fragment_n of_o dr._n beveridge_n and_o be_v also_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o tomus_fw-la vnionis_fw-la thus_o therefore_o our_o author_n reason_n that_o because_o all_o these_o person_n be_v honourable_o mention_v by_o the_o church_n therefore_o they_o all_o die_v in_o her_o communion_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o have_v be_v out_o of_o communion_n with_o each_o other_o and_o as_o from_o that_o mention_n of_o ignatius_n and_o photius_n in_o the_o tomus_fw-la vnionis_fw-la and_o the_o synodicon_n our_o author_n gather_v that_o they_o be_v not_o out_o of_o communion_n with_o each_o other_o against_o the_o express_a testimony_n of_o coaeval_fw-fr historian_n to_o the_o contrary_a so_o in_o all_o likelihood_n it_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n that_o make_v he_o presume_v the_o same_o concern_v nicholas_n mysticus_fw-la and_o euthymius_n they_o be_v as_o express_o mention_v in_o the_o synodicon_n as_o the_o other_o though_o our_o author_n be_v not_o himself_o so_o express_v in_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o why_o shall_v he_o otherwise_o refer_v we_o for_o their_o story_n to_o zonaras_n who_o mention_n nothing_o of_o their_o keep_n in_o each_o other_o communion_n if_o he_o have_v not_o presume_v
to_o the_o live_n their_o acclamation_n to_o the_o dead_a be_v to_o wish_v their_o memory_n everlasting_a their_o acclamation_n to_o the_o live_a be_v to_o wish_v they_o many_o year_n this_o be_v the_o old_a form_n first_o take_v up_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n and_o from_o thence_o deduce_v to_o the_o christian_n and_o in_o this_o form_n the_o acclamation_n in_o this_o council_n run_v to_o the_o live_a emperor_n and_o empress_n and_o the_o other_o patriarch_n of_o this_o synod_n and_o so_o to_o our_o nicholas_n among_o the_o patriarch_n and_o to_o this_o late_a synod_n belong_v all_o the_o acclamation_n subjoin_v to_o the_o tomus_fw-la vnionis_fw-la that_o be_v clear_a from_o hence_o that_o even_o nichlaus_n mysticus_fw-la in_o who_o time_n the_o former_a synod_n be_v hold_v be_v here_o celebrate_v with_o the_o acclamation_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o not_o only_o he_o but_o all_o his_o successor_n between_o he_o and_o our_o present_a nicholas_n chrysoberges_n so_o little_a reason_n there_o be_v to_o think_v strange_a that_o the_o predecessor_n of_o that_o elder_a nicholaus_fw-la mysticus_fw-la shall_v be_v mention_v in_o the_o same_o form_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o little_a reason_n there_o be_v for_o this_o inference_n that_o the_o head_n of_o these_o divide_v party_n must_v therefore_o when_o live_v have_v keep_v communion_n with_o each_o other_o because_o their_o difference_n be_v at_o length_n accommodate_v so_o long_o after_o their_o death_n and_o because_o the_o church_n which_o live_v comnenus_n as_o well_o out_o of_o the_o memory_n as_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o first_o heat_n please_v at_o length_n to_o take_v up_o form_n grateful_a to_o both_o party_n in_o honour_n of_o those_o who_o at_o first_o begin_v the_o difference_n 44._o the_o next_o instance_n be_v of_o cosmas_n atticus_n depose_v unjust_o from_o the_o same_o see_v of_o constantinople_n by_o the_o emperor_n manuel_n comnenus_n yet_o he_o as_o our_o author_n tell_v we_o neither_o make_v nor_o teach_v any_o division_n of_o communion_n from_o they_o who_o have_v injure_v he_o but_o it_o be_v certain_a this_o deprivation_n be_v not_o make_v by_o a_o lay-power_n but_o synodical_o the_o synod_n be_v express_o mention_v by_o those_o who_o mention_v the_o case_n nicetas_n choniates_n to_o who_o our_o author_n refer_v we_o for_o the_o story_n tell_v we_o express_o that_o the_o patriarch_n 3._o excommunicate_v the_o synod_n that_o assemble_v to_o deprive_v himself_o for_o their_o frequent_v the_o palace_n and_o their_o manifest_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d accept_v of_o the_o emperor_n person_n in_o the_o judgement_n they_o have_v give_v against_o he_o the_o like_a expression_n there_o be_v also_o in_o 10._o cinnamus_n intimate_v that_o this_o deprivation_n be_v decree_v conciliar_o nay_o 12._o leo_n allatius_n have_v preserve_v and_o publish_v the_o synod_n itself_o by_o which_o we_o know_v the_o year_n and_o day_n of_o it_o thence_o it_o appear_v that_o cosmas_n be_v deprive_v on_o the_o 26_o of_o feb._n which_o fall_v in_o the_o 10_o indiction_n and_o the_o year_n of_o our_o vulgar_a account_n 1147._o but_o our_o author_n say_v that_o cosmas_n himself_o neither_o divide_v nor_o countenance_v any_o division_n on_o his_o own_o account_n but_o how_o come_v our_o author_n to_o know_v that_o he_o do_v not_o so_o his_o author_n nicetas_n choniates_n say_v no_o such_o matter_n and_o he_o have_v here_o neither_o dyptich_n nor_o conciliary_a acclamation_n from_o whence_o he_o may_v either_o gather_v or_o presume_v it_o his_o author_n particular_o be_v so_o far_o from_o own_v it_o that_o he_o tell_v we_o express_o of_o his_o excommunicate_v the_o bishop_n of_o the_o synod_n that_o be_v the_o constant_a notion_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o that_o signify_v a_o deprivation_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n and_o the_o crime_n he_o object_n against_o they_o be_v such_o as_o have_v be_v particular_o censure_v in_o the_o canon_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o that_o age_n they_o have_v provide_v against_o bishop_n appear_v frequent_o at_o court_n and_o against_o partiality_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judicatories_n thus_o he_o avoid_v their_o jurisdiction_n over_o himself_o as_o be_v themselves_o criminal_n and_o responsible_a for_o their_o breach_n of_o canon_n antecedent_o to_o their_o sit_v in_o that_o synod_n and_o he_o insist_v on_o his_o own_o right_a to_o put_v the_o canon_n in_o execution_n on_o those_o who_o be_v subject_n of_o his_o own_o jurisdiction_n but_o our_o author_n understand_v his_o author_n choniates_n so_o as_o if_o cosmas_n seal_v up_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o augusta_n from_o have_v any_o male_a child_n have_v be_v a_o argument_n that_o his_o resentment_n proceed_v no_o far_o and_o that_o he_o otherwise_o own_v their_o authority_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o 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