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vel_fw-la tuos_fw-la instituas_fw-la vel_fw-la si_fw-la qui_fw-la a_o romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la institutionibus_fw-la errant_a aut_fw-la commoneas_fw-la aut_fw-la indicare_fw-la i._n e._n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n non_o differas_fw-la ut_fw-la scire_fw-la valeamus_fw-la qui_fw-la sint_fw-la qui_fw-la aut_fw-la novitates_fw-la inducunt_fw-la aut_fw-la alterius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quam_fw-la romanae_fw-la existimant_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la esse_fw-la servandam_fw-la the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o reason_n give_v here_o i_o will_v not_o now_o dispute_v but_o this_o appear_v that_o over_o all_o those_o church_n he_o then_o exercise_v some_o authority_n and_o see_v below_o §_o 23._o and_o elsewhere_o many_o instance_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n authority_n exercise_v over_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n of_o spain_n and_o other_o western_a province_n before_o the_o sit_v of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a to_o all_o which_o therefore_o and_o not_o only_o to_o the_o regiones_fw-la suburbicariae_fw-la must_v the_o 6_o nicene_n canon_n mos_fw-la antiquus_fw-la perduret_fw-la be_v extend_v §_o 4_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o first_o patriarch_n the_o second_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n alexandria_n the_o second_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n contain_v under_o his_o patriarchship_n all_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o egypt_n and_o lybia_n §_o 5_o the_o three_o of_o antioch_n contain_v under_o he_o all_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n antioch_n the_o three_o the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o metropolitan_a as_o also_o of_o all_o palestine_n be_v the_o bishop_n of_o caesarea_n but_o he_o subject_a to_o the_o antiochian_a patriarch_n see_v hierom_n epistle_n to_o pammachius_n against_o john_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n ni_fw-fr fallor_fw-la hoc_fw-la ibi_fw-la i._n e._n in_o concilio_n niceno_n ut_fw-la palestinae_fw-la metropolis_n caesarea_n sit_v &_o totius_fw-la orientis_fw-la antiochia_n aut_fw-la igitur_fw-la ad_fw-la caesariensem_fw-la archiepiscopum_fw-la refer_v debueras_fw-la cvi_fw-la spreta_fw-la communione_fw-la tua_fw-la communicare_fw-la nos_fw-la noveras_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la procul_fw-la expetendum_fw-la judicium_fw-la erat_fw-la antiochiam_fw-la potius_fw-la literae_fw-la dirigendae_fw-la §_o 6_o and_o these_o
three_o bishop_n have_v a_o superiority_n to_o the_o rest_n from_o most_o ancient_a custom_n and_o tradition_n bishop_n from_o whence_o their_o superiority_n over_o other_o bishop_n which_o be_v rather_o confirm_v than_o give_v to_o they_o in_o the_o nicene_n council_n as_o appear_v by_o those_o word_n in_o the_o 6_o canon_n thereof_o mos_fw-la antiquus_fw-la perduret_fw-la and_o by_o those_o in_o the_o seven_o concern_v some_o honour_n also_o allow_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n yet_o manente_fw-la metropolitanae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la dignitate_fw-la quoniam_fw-la mos_fw-la antiquus_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la &_o vetusta_fw-la traditio_fw-la such_o expression_n we_o find_v also_o in_o conc._n antioch_n can_v 9_o secundum_fw-la antiquam_fw-la a_o patribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la regulam_fw-la constitutam_fw-la and_o in_o conc._n ephes_n can_v 8._o singulis_fw-la provinciis_fw-la pura_fw-la &_o inviolata_fw-la quae_fw-la jam_fw-la inde_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la habent_fw-la jura_fw-la serventur_fw-la wherein_o the_o council_n show_v themselves_o very_o zealous_a for_o preserve_v all_o ancient_a custom_n and_o privilege_n so_o st._n ignatius_n the_o martyr_n live_v present_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n style_v himself_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o syria_n because_o that_o whole_a region_n belong_v also_o in_o those_o time_n to_o the_o metropolis_n of_o antioch_n as_o dr._n hammond_n observe_v out_o of_o he_o sch._n p._n 50._o and_o this_o superiority_n over_o the_o rest_n these_o three_o metropolitan_o have_v as_o be_v ancient_o conjecture_v from_o st._n peter_n who_o be_v first_o or_o primate_n of_o the_o apostle_n his_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o former_o of_o antioch_n and_o his_o have_v also_o by_o his_o disciple_n mark_n send_v thither_o a_o more_o particular_a relation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n these_o therefore_o be_v call_v apostolicae_fw-la sedes_fw-la which_o title_n be_v also_o sometime_o ancient_o communicate_v to_o some_o other_o church_n beside_o these_o where_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n have_v for_o any_o long_a time_n make_v their_o residence_n as_o to_o ephesus_n to_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o roman_a see_v the_o last_o and_o most_o eminent_a seat_n of_o the_o two_o great_a apostle_n 27._o vid._n bell._n de_fw-fr roman_n pont._n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o l._n 2._o c._n 27._o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n not_o dispute_v here_o what_o subordination_n there_o be_v between_o these_o two_o who_o government_n the_o divine_a wisdom_n think_v meet_v to_o conclude_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o succession_n be_v so_o style_v which_o place_n from_o this_o rather_o than_o from_o the_o secular_a eminency_n and_o power_n of_o that_o city_n or_o from_o any_o other_o cause_n whatever_o if_o we_o may_v judge_n by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o antiquity_n have_v the_o honour_n and_o primacy_n above_o all_o other_o church_n the_o secular_a eminency_n of_o that_o city_n be_v the_o reason_n indeed_o mention_v by_o the_o bishop_n in_o conc._n chalc._n act._n 16._o propter_fw-la imperium_fw-la civitatis_fw-la illius_fw-la because_o they_o endeavour_v the_o advancement_n of_o the_o constantinopolitan_a bishop_n the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n dioscorus_n be_v condemn_v by_o that_o council_n as_o a_o defender_n of_o eutyches_n to_o the_o same_o privilege_n with_o the_o roman_a in_o the_o second_o place_n upon_o the_o like_a ground_n but_o a_o reason_n disclaim_v by_o leo_n the_o then_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o by_o his_o legate_n and_o a_o reason_n also_o omit_v and_o leave_v out_o by_o themselves_o when_o they_o write_v to_o leo_n for_o his_o confirmation_n of_o their_o canon_n who_o there_o give_v another_o reason_n of_o his_o primacy_n viz._n his_o successorship_n in_o st._n peter_n chair_n as_o appear_v below_o §_o 25._o n._n 2._o see_v also_o syricius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n a.d._n 389._o his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la episcopum_fw-la tarraconensem_fw-la a_o city_n in_o spain_n nobis_fw-la major_n cunctis_fw-la christianae_n religionis_fw-la zelus_fw-la incumbit_fw-la portamus_fw-la onera_fw-la omnium_fw-la qui_fw-la gravantur_fw-la quinimo_fw-la haec_fw-la portat_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la beatus_fw-la apostolus_fw-la petrus_n qui_fw-la nos_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la ut_fw-la confidimus_fw-la administrationis_fw-la suae_fw-la protegit_fw-la &_o tuetur_fw-la haeredes_fw-la see_v leo_n serm_fw-la 1._o de_fw-la natali_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la thus_o speak_v to_o rome_n per_fw-la sacram_fw-la beati_fw-la petri_n sedem_fw-la caput_fw-la orbis_n effecta_fw-la latius_fw-la praesides_fw-la religione_fw-la divina_fw-la quam_fw-la dominatione_fw-la terrena_fw-la and_o his_o epist_n 58._o to_o anatolius_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o ep._n 66._o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o chalced._n conc._n in_o answer_n to_o the_o letter_n send_v from_o they_o where_o he_o have_v these_o word_n nihil_fw-la alexandrinae_n sedi_fw-la ejus_fw-la pereat_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la sanctum_fw-la marcum_fw-la evangelistam_fw-la b._n petri_n discipulum_fw-la meruit_fw-la antiochena_fw-la quoque_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la primum_fw-la praedicante_fw-la apostolo_n petro_n christianum_fw-la nomen_fw-la exortum_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la paternae_fw-la i.e._n patrum_fw-la concilii_fw-la niceni_n constitutionis_fw-la ordine_fw-la perseveret_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o ep._n ad_fw-la marcinamum_fw-la augustum_fw-la he_o say_v habeat_fw-la constantinopolitana_n civitas_fw-la gloriam_fw-la svam_fw-la alia_fw-la tamen_fw-la ratio_fw-la est_fw-la rerum_fw-la saecularium_fw-la alia_fw-la divinarum_fw-la c._n and_o in_o conc_fw-fr chalced._n 16._o sess_v see_v the_o answer_n of_o the_o roman_a legate_n contradictio_fw-la nostra_fw-la his_fw-la gestis_fw-la inhaereat_fw-la ut_fw-la noverimus_fw-la quid_fw-la apostolico_fw-la viro_fw-la vniversalis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la papae_fw-la defer_v valeamus_fw-la and_o see_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n itself_o in_o act._n 2._o petrus_n per_fw-la leonem_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la and_o in_o their_o epistle_n to_o leo_n set_v down_o below_o §_o 25._o n._n 2._o which_o clear_o show_v they_o not_o to_o have_v hold_v the_o primacy_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o have_v spring_v only_o from_o the_o secular_a greatness_n of_o the_o city_n but_o also_o from_o the_o succession_n of_o s._n peter_n i_o have_v stay_v the_o long_a upon_o this_o because_o of_o that_o passage_n in_o dr._n hammond_n schism_n 5._o c._n 4._o s._n see_v the_o word_n of_o anacletus_fw-la ep._n 3._o if_o those_o epistle_n he_o his_v in_o dr._n field_n 5._o l._n 31._o c._n p._n 515._o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n as_o leo_n see_v cyprian_n ep._n 55._o ad_fw-la cornelium_n bishop_n of_o rome_n de_fw-fr fortunato_n &_o faelicissimo_fw-la haereticis_fw-la insuper_fw-la navigare_fw-la audent_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la petri_n cathedram_fw-la atque_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la principalem_fw-la and_o ep._n 52._o antoniano_n cum_fw-la fabiani_n locus_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la locus_fw-la petri_n vacaret_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la cornelius_n episcopus_fw-la i._n e._n of_o rome_n after_o fabianus_n irenaeus_n who_o live_v in_o the_o 2d_o age_n 3_o l._n 3._o c._n maximae_fw-la &_o antiquissime_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la cognitae_fw-la a_o gloriosissimis_fw-la duobus_fw-la apostolis_n petro_n &_o paulo_n fundatae_fw-la &_o constitutae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la eam_fw-la quam_fw-la habet_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n traditionem_fw-la &_o annunciatam_fw-la hominibus_fw-la fidem_fw-la per_fw-la successiones_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la pervenientem_fw-la indicantes_fw-la confundimus_fw-la omnes_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la svi_fw-la placentiam_fw-la &c_n &c_n praeterquam_fw-la oportet_fw-la colligunt_fw-la hosius_n in_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n can_v 3._o concern_v appeals_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n propose_v thus_o si_fw-la vobis_fw-la placet_fw-la s._n petri_n apostoli_fw-la memoriam_fw-la honoremus_fw-la ut_fw-la scribatur_fw-la julio_n romano_n episcopo_fw-la etc._n etc._n hieron_n ep._n to_o damasus_n concern_v the_o word_n hypostasis_fw-la whether_o he_o may_v admit_v it_o ideo_fw-la mihi_fw-la cathedram_fw-la petri_n &_o fidem_fw-la apostolico_fw-la ore_fw-la laudatam_fw-la censui_fw-la consulendam_fw-la apud_fw-la vos_fw-la solos_fw-la incorrupta_fw-la patrum_fw-la servatur_fw-la authoritas_fw-la alius_fw-la haereditas_fw-la ego_fw-la nullum_fw-la primum_fw-la nisi_fw-la christum_fw-la sequens_fw-la beatitudinis_fw-la tuus_fw-la i._n e._n cathedrae_fw-la petri_n communione_fw-la consocior_fw-la super_fw-la illam_fw-la petram_fw-la adificatam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la scio_fw-la and_o in_o another_o ep._n ad_fw-la eundem_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la cathedrae_fw-la petri_n jungitur_fw-la meus_fw-la est_fw-la greg._n l._n 4._o ep._n 36._o quod_fw-la mox_fw-la idem_fw-la decessor_fw-la meus_fw-la ut_fw-la agnovit_fw-la directis_fw-la literis_fw-la ex_fw-la authoritate_fw-la s._n petri_n apostoli_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la synodi_fw-la acta_fw-la cassavit_fw-la and_o l._n 6._o ep._n 37._o eulogio_fw-la episcopo_fw-la alex._n quis_fw-la nesciat_fw-la sanctam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la in_o apostolorum_fw-la principis_fw-la soliditate_fw-la firmatam_fw-la etc._n etc._n cum_fw-la multi_fw-la sint_fw-la apostoli_fw-la pro_fw-la ipso_fw-la tamen_fw-la principatu_fw-la sola_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la principis_fw-la sedes_fw-la in_o authoritate_fw-la convaluit_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o tribus_fw-la locis_fw-la unius_fw-la est_fw-la ipse_fw-la enim_fw-la sublimavit_fw-la sedem_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la etiam_fw-la quiescere_fw-la &_o praesentem_fw-la vitam_fw-la finire_fw-la dignatus_fw-la
&_o reformare_fw-la &_o judicia_fw-la quae_fw-la putabantur_fw-la romam_fw-la esse_fw-la deferenda_fw-la leviora_fw-la absolvere_fw-la graviora_fw-la domino_fw-la papae_fw-la refer_v thus_o he._n and_o indeed_o 2._o §_o 20._o n_o 2._o frequent_a example_n there_o be_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n use_v a_o judicial_a authority_n in_o some_o matter_n over_o the_o chief_a member_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n frequent_a example_n of_o wrong_a both_o bishop_n and_o patriarch_n appeal_n and_o repair_n unto_o he_o for_o redress_n even_o in_o early_a time_n when_o his_o power_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v so_o great_a which_o redress_n he_o afford_v they_o by_o summon_v their_o adversary_n also_o though_o under_o another_o patriarchat_n to_o appear_v before_o he_o by_o examine_v their_o cause_n and_o declare_v they_o innocent_a by_o and_o with_o his_o own_o patriarchal_a council_n or_o with_o so_o many_o bishop_n as_o can_v well_o be_v convene_v if_o the_o cause_n be_v of_o moment_n 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urbe_fw-la in_o rome_n schisma_fw-la factum_fw-la animos_fw-la absentium_fw-la i.e._n of_o those_o in_o africa_n incerta_fw-la opinion_n confunderet_fw-la which_o party_n they_o shall_v adhere_v to_o placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la episcopos_fw-la istic_fw-la positos_fw-la african_a bishop_n reside_v at_o rome_n literae_fw-la fierent_fw-la to_o the_o african_a province_n ut_fw-la te_fw-mi universi_fw-la collegae_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o communicationem_fw-la tuam_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la catholicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la unitatem_fw-la pariter_fw-la ac_fw-la charitatem_fw-la probarent_fw-la firmiter_fw-la ac_fw-la tenerent_fw-la and_o epist_n 52._o antoniano_n fratti_fw-la a_o bishop_n not_o communicate_v with_o novatianus_n scripsisti_fw-la etiam_fw-la ut_fw-la exemplum_fw-la earundum_fw-la literarum_fw-la ad_fw-la cornelium_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n collegam_fw-la nostrum_fw-la transmitterem_fw-la ut_fw-la depositum_fw-la omni_fw-la solicitudine_fw-la jam_fw-la sciret_fw-la te_fw-la 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tale_n esse_fw-la romanos_fw-la quorum_fw-la fides_fw-la apostolo_n praedicante_fw-la laudata_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la persidia_fw-la habere_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la accessum_fw-la add_v to_o these_o in_o the_o 46th_o epistle_n the_o confession_n of_o those_o who_o return_v to_o cornelius_n from_o the_o schism_n of_o novatianus_n make_v in_o this_o form_n nos_fw-la cornelium_n episcopum_fw-la sanctissimae_fw-la catholicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la electum_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la domino_fw-la nostro_fw-la scimus_fw-la
that_o no_o one_o bishop_n nor_o council_n have_v any_o power_n over_o another_o but_o all_o bishop_n leave_v to_o their_o supreme_a liberty_n only_o rationem_fw-la reddituri_fw-la domino_fw-la of_o their_o action_n contrary_a to_o the_o universal_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n such_o superior_a council_n ordinary_o censure_v and_o also_o anathematise_v bishop_n or_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o reform_a who_o also_o maintain_v such_o subordination_n s._n cyprian_n must_v be_v in_o a_o error_n now_o in_o the_o vacancy_n of_o any_o general_n or_o patriarchal_a council_n the_o patriarch_n at_o least_o for_o his_o own_o patriarchat_n as_o cyprian_n be_v within_o the_o roman_a patriarchat_n be_v the_o supreme_a judge_n and_o therefore_o cyprian_n not_o exempt_a from_o all_o subjection_n or_o subordination_n to_o he_o see_v for_o this_o dr._n field_n concession_n before_o §_o 18._o supreme_a judge_n for_o the_o execute_n of_o the_o former_a ecclesiastical_a canon_n and_o preserve_v 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nos_fw-la homines_fw-la sensum_fw-la habemus_fw-la ideo_fw-la quod_fw-la alibi_fw-la rectius_fw-la servatur_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la recte_fw-la custodiamus_fw-la ipsum_fw-la sequimur_fw-la apostolum_n petrum_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o neither_o be_v cyprian_n authority_n whatever_o he_o do_v in_o this_o matter_n nor_o any_o decree_n of_o a_o african_a council_n as_o dr._n hammond_n schism_n 6._o c._n p._n 128._o urge_v a_o canon_n of_o a_o african_a council_n in_o anastasius_n his_o time_n a.d._n 401._o the_o 71._o in_o balsamon_n the_o 35._o in_o crab_n and_o binnius_n which_o import_v thus_o much_o that_o law_n make_v at_o rome_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o liberty_n of_o another_o national_a church_n to_o make_v contrary_a law_n thereunto_o a_o sufficient_a argument_n clear_o to_o decide_v this_o point_n namely_o that_o the_o african_a church_n be_v subject_n to_o this_o patriarch_n may_v promulgate_v a_o doctrine_n contrary_n to_o his_o judgement_n for_o there_o be_v no_o more_o reason_n we_o shall_v justify_v cyprian_n or_o a_o african_a council_n authority_n against_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o his_o council_n than_o this_o bishop_n and_o his_o council_n against_o they_o where_o if_o cyprian_a for_o his_o person_n be_v a_o martyr_n for_o christ_n so_o be_v stephen_n too_o especial_o when_o we_o find_v cyprian_a so_o much_o err_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o controversy_n whilst_o he_o say_v epist_n 74._o pompeio_n qui_fw-la stephanus_n haereticorum_fw-la causam_fw-la contra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la dei_fw-la asserere_fw-la conatur_fw-la and_o when_o we_o consider_v the_o modest_a and_o safe_a ground_n stephen_n go_v upon_o nihil_fw-la innovetur_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la traditum_fw-la est_fw-la have_v the_o former_a custom_n of_o the_o church_n on_o his_o side_n to_o which_o st._n cyprian_n plead_v consuetudo_fw-la sine_fw-la veritate_fw-la est_fw-la vetustas_fw-la erroris_fw-la and_o epist_n 71._o quinto_fw-la fratti_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la perscribendum_fw-la sed_fw-la ratione_fw-la vincendum_fw-la whereas_o in_o this_o contest_v it_o have_v be_v a_o happy_a thing_n for_o the_o church_n and_o have_v save_v st._n austin_n many_o sheet_n against_o the_o donatist_n have_v he_o and_o his_o council_n acquiesce_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o patriarch_n thus_o much_o to_o those_o place_n object_v out_o of_o cyprian_a §_o 35_o as_o for_o that_o pretend_a canon_n of_o the_o african_a council_n i_o find_v the_o passage_n in_o binnius_n with_o who_o the_o dr._n say_v balsamon_n agree_v in_o set_v down_o this_o canon_n but_o indeed_o there_o be_v some_o difference_n and_o balsamon_n translation_n hardly_o intelligible_a otherwise_o then_o the_o doctor_n in_o his_o reply_n to_o schism_n disarm_v p._n 209._o relate_v they_o the_o business_n there_o consult_v upon_o be_v about_o the_o readmission_n of_o the_o recant_v donatist_n not_o only_o to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n but_o also_o to_o the_o former_a dignity_n which_o such_o have_v hold_v in_o the_o church_n concern_v this_o a_o council_n have_v be_v hold_v already_o in_o italy_n by_o anastasius_n and_o his_o bishop_n wherein_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o such_o donatist_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o their_o former_a honour_n and_o place_n and_o a_o letter_n be_v to_o this_o purpose_n send_v to_o the_o african_n by_o anastasius_n concern_v which_o letter_n first_o this_o council_n say_v recitatis_fw-la epistolis_fw-la beatissimi_fw-la fratris_fw-la &_o consacerdoti_fw-la nostri_fw-la anastasii_n quibus_fw-la nos_fw-la paternae_fw-la &_o fraternae_fw-la charitatis_fw-la solicitudine_fw-la &_o sinceritate_fw-la adhortatus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &c_n &c_n gratias_fw-la agimus_fw-la domino_fw-la nostro_fw-la quod_fw-la illi_fw-la optimo_fw-la ac_fw-la sanâ—â—o_fw-la antâ—stiti_fw-la svo_fw-la tam_fw-la piam_fw-la curam_fw-la pro_fw-la membris_fw-la christi_fw-la qâ—amvis_fw-la in_fw-la diuâ—rsitate_fw-la terrarum_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o una_fw-la compage_fw-la corporis_fw-la con_v tuta_n inspirare_fw-la dignatus_fw-la est_fw-la then_o in_o can._n 33._o they_o say_v onsideratis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n eligimâ—s_fw-la cum_fw-la memoratis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la the_o donatist_n leniter_fw-la &_o pacifice_fw-la agere_fw-la upon_o this_o reason_n that_o so_o they_o may_v reduce_v together_o with_o they_o many_o other_o seduce_v by_o they_o last_o in_o c._n 35._o which_o be_v the_o canon_n urge_v they_o say_v itaque_fw-la placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la literae_fw-la mittantur_fw-la ad_fw-la fratres_fw-la &_o coâ—p_fw-fr scopos_fw-fr nostros_fw-la i._n e._n those_o of_o the_o council_n which_o anastasius_n have_v hold_v in_o italy_n &_o maxim_n ad_fw-la sedem_fw-la apostolâ—cam_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la praesidet_fw-la memoratus_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la frater_fw-la &_o collega_n noster_fw-la anastasius_n quo_fw-la noverit_fw-la habere_fw-la aphricam_fw-la magnam_fw-la nec_fw-la ssitatem_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la ipsis_fw-la donatistis_fw-la quicunque_fw-la transire_fw-la voluerint_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_fw-la suis_fw-la honoribus_fw-la suscipiantur_fw-la si_fw-la hoc_fw-la paci_fw-la christianae_n prodâ—sse_fw-la visum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la i._n e._n as_o they_o explain_v themselves_o afterward_o in_o the_o same_o canon_n that_o such_o clerk_n of_o the_o donatist_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o their_o former_a dignity_n upon_o who_o reconcilement_n depend_v the_o gain_n and_o reduction_n of_o a_o multitude_n also_o of_o other_o soul_n who_o be_v their_o follower_n this_o than_o they_o be_v to_o write_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o italian_a council_n that_o such_o donatist-leader_n may_v be_v readmit_v not_o only_o into_o the_o church_n bosom_n but_o to_o their_o former_a place_n they_o go_v on_o non_fw-la ut_fw-la concilium_fw-la quod_fw-la in_fw-la transmarinis_fw-la partibus_fw-la de_fw-la hac_fw-la refactum_fw-la est_fw-la who_o have_v decree_v the_o contrary_a dissolvatur_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la illud_fw-la maneat_fw-la the_o council_n stand_v good_a cirea_v eos_fw-la qui_fw-la sic_fw-la transire_fw-la ad_fw-la catholicam_fw-la volunt_fw-la ut_fw-la nulla_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la unitatis_fw-la compensatio_fw-la procuretur_fw-la i._n e._n who_o do_v not_o procure_v the_o unite_n of_o many_o other_o per_fw-la quos_fw-la autem_fw-la adjuvari_fw-la manifestis_fw-la fraternarum_fw-la animarum_fw-la of_o those_o under_o the_o donatist_n clergy_n spiritual_a conduct_n lucris_fw-la catholica_fw-la unitas_fw-la
thereof_o and_o consequent_o by_o what_o be_v say_v §_o 40._o to_o their_o posterity_n until_o a_o council_n of_o equal_a authority_n reverse_v they_o 6._o whereas_o dr._n hammond_n think_v to_o free_a prince_n and_o people_n §_o 60_o laity_n and_o clergy_n from_o any_o submission_n that_o former_a canon_n may_v require_v erroneous_a that_o the_o principle_n upon_o which_o dr._n hammond_n set_v the_o english_a clergy_n &_o nation_n free_a from_o such_o former_a obligation_n have_v be_v show_v to_o be_v erroneous_a or_o from_o any_o concession_n that_o the_o clergy_n or_o the_o former_a or_o also_o the_o present_a prince_z have_v make_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n or_o to_o any_o other_o patriarch_n upon_o this_o ground_n which_o he_o build_v much_o upon_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o christian_a prince_n within_o their_o dominion_n to_o erect_v or_o translate_v patriarchates_n for_o thus_o he_o say_v schis_fw-la p._n 115._o to_z put_v this_o whole_a matter_n out_o of_o controversy_n it_o be_v and_o have_v always_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o christian_a emperor_n and_o prince_n within_o their_o dominion_n to_o erect_v patriarchates_n or_o to_o translate_v they_o etc._n etc._n and_o p._n 132._o upon_o that_o one_o ground_n lay_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n the_o power_n of_o king_n in_o general_a and_o particular_o ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la actum_fw-la to_o remove_v patriarchate_n whatever_o can_v be_v pretend_v against_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o reformation_n in_o these_o kingdom_n will_v easy_o be_v answer_v and_o p._n 137._o the_o whole_a difficulty_n devolve_v to_o this_o one_o enquiry_n whether_o at_o that_o time_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o hen._n 8._o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v any_o real_a authority_n here_o which_o the_o king_n may_v not_o lawful_o remove_v from_o he_o to_o some_o other_o and_o p._n 138._o the_o 3d._n will_v appear_v to_o have_v receive_v its_o determination_n also_o by_o the_o absoluteness_n of_o the_o power_n of_o 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