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prototype_n call_v he_o the_o great_a shepherd_n and_o bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n it_o have_v obtain_v in_o all_o antiquity_n that_o pastor_n and_o bishop_n be_v coincident_a and_o we_o shall_v very_o hardly_o meet_v with_o a_o instance_n to_o the_o contrary_n *_o if_o bishop_n be_v pastor_n than_o they_o be_v doctor_n also_o for_o these_o be_v conjunct_a when_o other_o office_n which_o may_v in_o person_n be_v unite_v yet_o in_o themselves_o be_v make_v disparate_a 4._o for_o god_n have_v give_v some_o apostle_n some_o prophet_n some_o evangelist_n some_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o pastor_n than_o also_o doctor_n and_o teacher_n and_o this_o be_v observe_v by_o s._n austin_n paulinum_n pastor_n &_o doctor_n who_o you_o will_v have_v i_o to_o distinguish_v i_o think_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o for_o paul_n do_v not_o say_v some_o pastor_n some_o doctor_n but_o to_o pastor_n he_o join_v doctor_n that_o pastor_n may_v understand_v it_o belong_v to_o 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in_o appropriation_n to_o he_o that_o 〈◊〉_d ordinary_a ruler_n &_o precedent_n of_o the_o church_n above_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o laity_n be_v 24_o time_n express_o distinguish_v from_o presbyter_n and_o in_o the_o other_o 14_o have_v particular_a care_n for_o government_n jurisdiction_n censure_n and_o ordination_n commit_v to_o he_o as_o i_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o and_o all_o this_o be_v within_o the_o verge_n of_o the_o first_o 50_o which_o be_v receive_v as_o authentic_a by_o the_o council_n of_o 16._o nice_a of_o alibi_fw-la antioch_n 25_o canon_n whereof_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o council_n of_o gangra_n call_v they_o canon_n ecclesiasticos_fw-la and_o apostolicas_fw-la traditiones_fw-la by_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o constantinople_n to_o damasus_n which_o theodoret_n have_v insert_v into_o his_o story_n by_o the_o cypri_n council_n of_o ephesus_n by_o praxeam_n tertullian_n by_o const._n constantine_n the_o great_a and_o be_v sometime_o by_o way_n of_o eminency_n call_v the_o canon_n sometime_o the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n sometime_o the_o ancient_a and_o receive_v canon_n of_o our_o father_n sometime_o the_o apostolical_a canon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fide_fw-la say_v the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n in_o trullo_n and_o damascen_n put_v they_o in_o order_n next_o to_o the_o canon_n of_o holy_a scripture_n so_o in_o effect_n do_v isidore_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o counsel_n for_o he_o set_v these_o canon_n in_o front_n because_o sancti_fw-la patres_fw-la eorum_fw-la sententias_fw-la authoritate_fw-la synodali_n roborarunt_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la canonicas_fw-la posuerunt_fw-la constitutiones_fw-la the_o h._n father_n have_v establish_v these_o canon_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o counsel_n and_o have_v put_v they_o among_o the_o canonical_a constitution_n and_o great_a reason_n for_o in_o pope_n stephen_n time_n they_o be_v translate_v into_o latin_a by_o one_o dionysius_n at_o the_o entreaty_n of_o laurentius_n 257._o because_o then_o the_o old_a latin_a copy_n be_v rude_a and_o barbarous_a now_o than_o this_o second_o translation_n of_o they_o be_v make_v in_o pope_n stephen_n time_n who_o be_v contemporary_a with_o s._n irenaeus_n and_o s._n cyprian_n the_o old_a copy_n elder_a than_o this_o and_o yet_o after_o the_o original_a to_o be_v sure_a show_v they_o to_o be_v of_o prime_a antiquity_n and_o they_o be_v mention_v by_o s._n stephen_n in_o a_o epistle_n of_o he_o to_o bishop_n hilarius_n where_o he_o be_v severe_a in_o censure_n of_o they_o who_o do_v prevaricate_v these_o canon_n *_o but_o for_o far_a satisfaction_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o epistle_n of_o gregory_n holloander_n to_o the_o moderator_n of_o the_o city_n of_o norimberg_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o they_o be_v call_v apocryphal_a by_o gratian_n and_o some_o other_o viz._n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o church_n just_a as_o the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n or_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la but_o yet_o by_o most_o believe_v to_o be_v write_v by_o s._n clement_n from_o the_o dictate_v of_o the_o apostle_n and_o without_o all_o question_n be_v so_o far_o canonical_a as_o to_o be_v of_o undoubted_a ecclesiastical_a authority_n and_o of_o the_o first_o antiquity_n ignatius_n his_o testimony_n be_v next_o in_o time_n and_o in_o authority_n trall_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n bear_v the_o image_n and_o representment_n of_o the_o father_n of_o all_o and_o a_o little_a after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n what_o be_v the_o bishop_n but_o he_o that_o have_v all_o authority_n and_o rule_n what_o be_v the_o presbytery_n but_o a_o sacred_a college_n counsellor_n and_o helper_n or_o assessor_n to_o the_o bishop_n what_o be_v deacon_n &c_n &c_n so_o that_o here_o be_v the_o real_a and_o exact_a distinction_n of_o dignity_n the_o appropriation_n of_o name_n and_o intimation_n of_o office_n the_o bishop_n be_v above_o all_o the_o presbyter_n his_o helper_n the_o deacon_n his_o minister_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imitator_n of_o the_o angel_n who_o be_v minister_a spirit_n but_o this_o be_v of_o so_o know_v so_o evident_a a_o truth_n that_o it_o be_v but_o impertinent_a to_o insist_v long_o upon_o it_o himself_o in_o three_o of_o his_o epistle_n use_v it_o nine_o time_n in_o distinct_a enumeration_n viz._n to_o the_o trallian_n to_o the_o philadelphian_o to_o the_o philippian_n *_o and_o now_o i_o shall_v insert_v these_o consideration_n 1._o although_o it_o be_v so_o that_o episcopus_fw-la and_o presbyter_n be_v distinct_a in_o the_o begin_n after_o the_o apostle_n death_n yet_o sometime_o the_o name_n be_v use_v promiscuous_o which_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o confusion_n of_o name_n be_v no_o intimation_n much_o less_o a_o argument_n for_o the_o parity_n of_o office_n since_o themselves_o who_o sometime_o though_o indeed_o very_o seldom_o confound_v the_o name_n yet_o distinguish_v the_o office_n frequent_o and_o dogmatical_o heron_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o mean_v the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n so_o indeed_o some_o say_v and_o though_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o admit_v this_o meaning_n because_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o may_v mean_v the_o suffragan_a bishop_n of_o syria_n yet_o the_o other_o may_v be_v fair_o admit_v for_o himself_o their_o bishop_n be_v absent_a from_o his_o church_n and_o have_v delegated_a to_o the_o presbytery_n episcopal_a jurisdiction_n to_o rule_v the_o church_n till_o he_o be_v dead_a another_o bishop_n shall_v be_v choose_v so_o that_o they_o be_v episcopi_fw-la vicarii_fw-la and_o by_o representment_n of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o execution_n of_o the_o bishop_n power_n by_o delegation_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o be_v do_v lest_o the_o church_n shall_v not_o be_v only_o without_o a_o father_n
be_v evident_a that_o this_o word_n brethren_n do_v not_o distinguish_v the_o laity_n from_o the_o clergy_n now_o when_o they_o hear_v this_o they_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o say_v unto_o peter_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v judas_n and_o silas_n who_o be_v apostolical_a man_n be_v call_v in_o scripture_n chief_a man_n among_o the_o brethren_n but_o this_o be_v too_o know_v to_o need_v a_o contestation_n i_o only_o insert_v the_o say_n of_o basilius_n the_o emperor_n in_o the_o 8_o the_o synod_n de_fw-fr vobis_fw-la autem_fw-la laicis_fw-la tam_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o dignitatibus_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la absolutè_fw-la versamini_fw-la quid_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la dicam_fw-la non_fw-la habeo_fw-la quam_fw-la quòd_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la vobis_fw-la licet_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la causis_fw-la sermonem_fw-la movere_fw-la neque_fw-la penitùs_fw-la resistere_fw-la integritati_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o universali_fw-la synodo_fw-la adversari_fw-la layman_n say_v the_o emperor_n must_v by_o no_o mean_n meddle_v with_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a nor_o oppose_v themselves_o to_o the_o catholic_n church_n or_o counsel_n ecumenical_a they_o must_v not_o meddle_v for_o these_o thing_n appertain_v to_o the_o cognisance_n of_o bishop_n and_o their_o decision_n *_o and_o now_o after_o all_o this_o what_o authority_n be_v equal_a to_o this_o legislative_a of_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o say_v aristotle_n they_o be_v all_o evidence_n of_o power_n and_o authority_n to_o deliberate_v to_o determine_v or_o judge_n to_o make_v law_n but_o to_o make_v law_n be_v the_o great_a power_n that_o be_v imaginable_a the_o first_o may_v belong_v fair_o enough_o to_o presbyter_n but_o i_o have_v prove_v the_o two_o latter_a to_o be_v appropriate_a to_o bishop_n last_o clerk_n as_o if_o all_o the_o act_n of_o jurisdiction_n and_o every_o imaginable_a part_n of_o power_n be_v in_o the_o bishop_n over_o the_o presbyter_n &_o subordinate_a clergy_n the_o presbyter_n be_v say_v to_o be_v episcoporum_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la the_o bishop_n presbyter_n as_o have_v a_o propriety_n in_o they_o and_o therefore_o a_o superiority_n over_o they_o and_o as_o the_o bishop_n be_v a_o dispenser_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o bonis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la so_o he_o be_v of_o the_o person_n too_o a_o ruler_n in_o propriety_n *_o s._n hilary_n in_o the_o book_n which_o himself_o deliver_v to_o constantine_n ecclesiae_fw-la adhuc_fw-la say_v he_o per_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la meos_fw-la communionem_fw-la distribuens_fw-la i_o still_o give_v the_o holy_a communion_n to_o the_o faithful_a people_n by_o my_o presbyter_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n a_o great_a deliberation_n be_v have_v about_o require_v a_o clerk_n of_o his_o bishop_n to_o be_v promote_v in_o another_o church_n ...._o denique_fw-la qui_fw-la unum_fw-la habuerit_fw-la numquid_fw-la debet_fw-la illi_fw-la ipse_fw-la unus_fw-la presbyter_n auferri_fw-la 3._o say_v posthumianus_n if_o the_o bishop_n have_v but_o one_o presbyter_n must_v that_o one_o be_v take_v from_o he_o id_fw-la sequor_fw-la say_v aurelius_n ut_fw-la conveniam_fw-la episcopum_fw-la ejus_fw-la atque_fw-la ei_fw-la inculcem_fw-la quod_fw-la ejus_fw-la clericus_fw-la à _fw-la quâlibet_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la postuletur_fw-la and_o it_o be_v resolve_v ut_fw-la clericum_fw-la alienum_fw-la nisi_fw-la concedente_fw-la ejus_fw-la episcopo_fw-la no_o man_n shall_v retain_v another_o bishop_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n who_o clerk_n he_o be_v *_o when_o athanasius_n be_v abuse_v by_o the_o calumny_n of_o the_o heretic_n his_o adversary_n and_o enter_v to_o purge_v himself_o 17._o athanasius_n ingreditur_fw-la cum_fw-la timotheo_n presbytero_fw-la svo_fw-la he_o come_v in_o with_o timothy_n his_o presbyter_n and_o arsenius_n cujus_fw-la brachium_fw-la dicebatur_fw-la excisum_fw-la lector_n 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delegate_v his_o power_n to_o the_o presbyter_n in_o his_o voyage_n to_o his_o martyrdom_n antioch_n presbyteri_fw-la pascite_fw-la gregem_fw-la qui_fw-la inter_fw-la vos_fw-la est_fw-la donec_fw-la deus_fw-la designaverit_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la principatum_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la habiturus_fw-la est_fw-la you_o presbyter_n do_v you_o feed_v the_o flock_n till_o god_n shall_v design_n you_o a_o bishop_n till_o then_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o a_o delegate_v power_n it_o can_v not_o else_o have_v expire_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o superior_a *_o 56._o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o of_o the_o laodicean_n council_n non_fw-la oportet_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la ante_fw-la ingressum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ingredi_fw-la &_o sedere_fw-la in_o tribunalibus_fw-la nisi_fw-la fortè_fw-la aut_fw-la aegrotet_fw-la episcopus_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o peregrinis_fw-la â—um_fw-la esse_fw-la constiterit_fw-la presbyter_n must_v not_o sit_v in_o consistory_n without_o the_o bishop_n unless_o the_o bishop_n be_v sick_a or_o absent_a so_o that_o it_o seem_v what_o the_o bishop_n do_v when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o church_n that_o may_v be_v commit_v to_o other_o in_o his_o absence_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n s._n cyprian_n send_v a_o plain_a commission_n to_o his_o presbyter_n fretus_fw-la ergo_fw-la dilectione_n &_o religione_fw-la vestrâ_fw-la ...._o his_o literis_fw-la horror_n 9_o &_o mando_n ut_fw-la vos_fw-fr ..._o vice_n mea_fw-la fungamini_fw-la circa_fw-la gerenda_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la administratio_fw-la religiosa_fw-la deposcit_fw-la i_o entreat_v and_o command_v you_o that_o you_o do_v my_o office_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n and_o another_o time_n he_o put_v herculanus_n and_o caldonius_n two_o of_o his_o suffragans_fw-la together_o with_o rogatianus_n and_o numidicus_n two_o priest_n 39_o in_o substitution_n for_o the_o excommunicate_a faelicissimus_fw-la and_o four_o more_o cum_fw-la ego_fw-la vos_fw-la pro_fw-la i_o vicarios_fw-la miserim_fw-la so_o it_o be_v just_a in_o the_o case_n of_o hierocles_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o melitius_fw-la he_o surrogate_v in_o epiphanius_n 68_o videbatur_fw-la autem_fw-la &_o melitius_fw-la praeminere_fw-la &c_n &c_n ut_fw-la qui_fw-la secundum_fw-la locum_fw-la habebat_fw-la post_fw-la petrum_fw-la in_o archiepiscopatu_fw-la velut_fw-la adjuvandi_fw-la ejus_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la sub_fw-la ipso_fw-la existens_fw-la &_o sub_fw-la ipso_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la curans_fw-la he_o do_v church_n office_n under_o and_o for_o hierocles_n and_o i_o can_v never_o find_v any_o canon_n or_o personal_a declamatory_n clause_n in_o any_o council_n or_o primitive_a father_n against_o a_o bishop_n give_v more_o or_o less_o of_o his_o jurisdiction_n by_o way_n of_o delegation_n *_o hitherto_o also_o may_v be_v refer_v that_o when_o the_o good_n of_o all_o the_o church_n which_o then_o be_v of_o a_o perplex_v and_o buisy_n dispensation_n be_v all_o in_o the_o bishop_n hand_n 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professio_fw-la quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o divinâ_fw-la lege_fw-la prohibetur_fw-la &c_n &c_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o office_n the_o law_n of_o god_n forbid_v to_o join_v man_n of_o disparate_a capacity_n this_o than_o will_v be_v consider_v for_o the_o canon_n pretend_v scripture_n precept_n of_o father_n and_o tradition_n of_o antiquity_n for_o its_o sanction_n *_o for_o although_o antiquity_n approve_v of_o episcopal_a delegation_n of_o their_o power_n to_o their_o vicar_n 37._o yet_o these_o vicar_n and_o delegate_n must_v be_v priest_n at_o least_o melitius_fw-la be_v a_o bishop_n and_o yet_o the_o chancellor_n of_o hierocles_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n so_o be_v herculanus_n and_o caldonius_n to_o s._n cyprian_n but_o they_o never_o delegated_a to_o any_o layman_n any_o part_n of_o their_o episcopal_a power_n precise_o of_o their_o lay-power_n or_o the_o cognisance_n of_o secular_a cause_n of_o the_o people_n i_o find_v one_o delegation_n make_v to_o some_o gentleman_n of_o the_o laity_n by_o sylvanus_n bishop_n of_o troas_n when_o his_o clerk_n grow_v covetous_a he_o cure_v their_o itch_n of_o gold_n by_o trust_v man_n of_o another_o profession_n so_o to_o shame_v they_o into_o justice_n and_o contempt_n of_o money_n *_o si_fw-la quis_fw-la autem_fw-la episcopus_fw-la posthâc_fw-la ecclesiasticam_fw-la rem_fw-la aut_fw-la laicali_fw-la procuratione_fw-la administrandam_fw-la elegerit_fw-la ...._o non_fw-it solùm_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la pauperum_fw-la judicatur_fw-la reus_fw-la suprà _fw-la sed_fw-la etià m_fw-la &_o concilio_n manebit_fw-la obnoxius_fw-la if_o any_o bishop_n shall_v hereafter_o concredit_fw-la any_o church_n affair_n to_o lay_v administration_n he_o shall_v be_v responsive_a to_o christ_n and_o in_o danger_n of_o the_o council_n but_o the_o thing_n be_v of_o more_o ancient_a constitution_n for_o in_o that_o epistle_n which_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o s._n clement_n dom._n which_o be_v most_o certain_o 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testimony_n that_o as_o the_o church_n itself_o so_o the_o dowry_n of_o it_o too_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n disposition_n by_o the_o ancient_a canon_n for_o so_o the_o three_o council_n of_o toledo_n call_v it_o antiquam_fw-la constitutionem_fw-la and_o itself_o be_v almost_o 1100._o year_n old_a so_o that_o still_o i_o be_o precise_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n though_o it_o be_v take_v in_o a_o narrow_a sense_n canonem_fw-la for_o so_o it_o be_v determine_v in_o the_o great_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n command_v that_o the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v dispense_v by_o a_o clergy_n steward_n martyris_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o pleasure_n or_o sentence_n of_o the_o bishop_n add_v to_o this_o that_o without_o the_o bishop_n dimissory_a letter_n presbyter_n may_v not_o go_v to_o another_o diocese_n bishop_n so_o it_o be_v decree_v in_o the_o fifteen_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n under_o pain_n of_o suspension_n or_o deposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o censure_n and_o that_o especial_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o he_o will_v not_o return_v when_o his_o bishop_n call_v he_o the_o same_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n cap._n 3._o and_o in_o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n in_o trullo_n cap._n 17._o the_o censure_n there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v he_o be_v depose_v that_o shall_v without_o dimissory_a letter_n from_o his_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fixâ—_n himself_o in_o the_o diocese_n of_o another_o bishop_n but_o with_o licence_n of_o his_o bishop_n he_o may_v sacerdotes_fw-la vel_fw-la alii_fw-la clerici_fw-la concessione_n suorum_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la possunt_fw-la ad_fw-la alius_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la transmigrare_fw-la 10._o but_o this_o be_v frequent_o renew_v in_o many_o other_o synodall_n decree_n these_o may_v suffice_v for_o this_o instance_n *_o but_o this_o not_o leave_v the_o diocese_n be_v not_o only_o mean_v of_o promotion_n in_o another_o church_n but_o clergy_n man_n may_v not_o travail_v from_o city_n to_o city_n without_o the_o bishop_n licence_n which_o be_v not_o only_o a_o argument_n of_o his_o regiment_n in_o genere_fw-la politico_fw-la but_o extend_v it_o almost_o to_o a_o despotic_a but_o so_o strict_a be_v the_o primitive_a church_n in_o preserve_v the_o strict_a tie_n of_o duty_n and_o clericall_a subordination_n to_o their_o bishop_n 41._o the_o council_n of_o laâ—dicea_n command_v a_o priest_n or_o clergy_n man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o to_o travail_v without_o canonical_a or_o dimissory_a letter_n and_o who_o be_v to_o grant_v these_o letter_n be_v express_v in_o the_o next_o canon_n which_o repeat_v the_o same_o prohibition_n 42._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o priest_n or_o a_o clerk_n must_v not_o travail_v without_o the_o command_n of_o his_o bishop_n and_o this_o prohibition_n be_v insert_v into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o law_n de_fw-fr consecrat_fw-mi do_v 5._o can_n non_fw-la oportet_fw-la which_o put_v in_o the_o clause_n of_o neque_fw-la etiam_fw-la laicum_fw-la but_o this_o be_v beyond_o the_o council_n the_o same_o be_v in_o the_o council_n of_o 38._o agatho_n the_o council_n of_o 5._o venice_n add_v a_o censure_n that_o those_o clerk_n shall_v be_v like_a person_n excommunicate_a in_o all_o those_o place_n whither_o they_o go_v without_o letter_n of_o licence_n from_o their_o bishop_n the_o same_o penalty_n be_v inflict_v by_o the_o council_n of_o epaunum_n 6._o presbytero_fw-la vel_fw-la diacono_fw-la sine_fw-la antistitis_fw-la svi_fw-la epistolis_fw-la ambulanti_fw-la communionem_fw-la nullus_fw-la impendat_fw-la the_o first_o council_n of_o tourayne_n in_o france_n and_o the_o three_o council_n of_o orleans_n attest_v the_o self_n same_o power_n in_o the_o bishop_n and_o duty_n in_o all_o his_o clergy_n but_o a_o coërcitive_a authority_n make_v not_o a_o complete_a jurisdiction_n please_v unless_o it_o be_v also_o remunerative_a &_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d benefactor_n for_o it_o be_v but_o half_a a_o tie_n to_o endear_v obedience_n when_o the_o subject_a only_o fear_v quod_fw-la prodesse_fw-la non_fw-la poterit_fw-la that_o which_o can_v profit_v and_o therefore_o the_o primitive_a church_n to_o make_v the_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n up_o entire_a give_v power_n to_o the_o bishop_n to_o present_v the_o clerk_n of_o his_o diocese_n to_o the_o high_a order_n and_o near_a degree_n of_o approximation_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o clerk_n may_v not_o refuse_v to_o be_v so_o promote_v item_n placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la quicunque_fw-la clerici_fw-la vel_fw-la diaconi_fw-la pro_fw-la necessitatibus_fw-la ecclesiarnm_fw-la non_fw-la obtemperaverint_fw-la episcopis_fw-la suis_fw-la volentibus_fw-la eos_n ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la ampliorem_fw-la in_o sua_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la promovere_fw-la nec_fw-la illic_fw-la ministrent_fw-la in_o gradu_fw-la svo_fw-la unde_fw-la recedere_fw-la noluerunt_fw-la 31._o so_o it_o be_v decree_v in_o the_o african_a code_n they_o that_o will_v not_o by_o their_o by_o bishop_n be_v promote_v to_o a_o great_a honour_n in_o the_o church_n must_v not_o enjoy_v what_o they_o have_v already_o but_o it_o be_v a_o question_n of_o great_a consideration_n and_o worth_a a_o strict_a inquiry_n in_o who_o the_o right_a and_o power_n of_o elect_a clerk_n be_v resident_a in_o the_o primitive_a church_n for_o the_o right_n and_o the_o power_n do_v not_o always_o go_v together_o and_o also_o several_a order_n have_v several_a manner_n of_o election_n presbyter_n and_o inferior_a clergy_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o bishop_n alone_o the_o bishop_n by_o a_o synod_n of_o bishop_n or_o by_o their_o chapter_n and_o last_o because_o of_o late_a strong_a outcry_n be_v make_v upon_o several_a pretension_n among_o which_o the_o people_n make_v the_o big_a noise_n though_o of_o all_o their_o title_n to_o election_n of_o clerk_n be_v most_o empty_a therefore_o let_v we_o consider_v it_o upon_o all_o its_o ground_n 1._o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v most_o certain_o the_o best_a precedent_n for_o all_o act_n of_o holy_a church_n we_o find_v that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o church_n and_o they_o pass_v through_o lystra_n iconium_n antioch_n and_o derbe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appoint_v they_o elder_n *_o s._n paul_n choose_v timothy_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n and_o he_o say_v of_o himself_o and_o titus_n for_o this_o cause_n i_o send_v thou_o to_o crete_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o thou_o shall_v oppoint_z presbyter_n or_o bishop_n be_v they_o which_o they_o will_v in_o every_o city_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v that_o the_o whole_a action_n be_v he_o for_o that_o he_o ordain_v they_o no_o man_n question_n but_o he_o also_o appoint_v they_o 5._o and_o that_o be_v say_v s._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o i_o command_v thou_o it_o be_v therefore_o a_o apostolical_a ordinance_n that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v appoint_v presbyter_n let_v there_o be_v half_a so_o much_o show_v for_o the_o people_n and_o
i_o will_v also_o endeavour_v to_o promote_v their_o interest_n ****_o there_o be_v only_o one_o pretence_n of_o a_o popular_a election_n in_o scripture_n it_o be_v of_o the_o seven_o that_o be_v set_v over_o the_o widow_n *_o but_o first_o this_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o hierarchy_n this_o be_v no_o cure_n of_o soul_n this_o be_v no_o divine_a institution_n it_o be_v in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o money_n it_o be_v by_o command_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o election_n be_v make_v and_o they_o may_v recede_v from_o their_o own_o right_n it_o be_v to_o satisfy_v the_o multitude_n it_o be_v to_o avoid_v scandal_n which_o in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o money_n may_v easy_o arise_v it_o be_v in_o a_o temporary_a office_n it_o be_v with_o such_o limitation_n and_o condition_n as_o the_o apostle_n prescribe_v they_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o 70_o that_o the_o election_n be_v make_v if_o we_o may_v believe_v s._n epiphanus_n so_o that_o they_o be_v presbyter_n before_o this_o choice_n and_o last_o it_o be_v only_o a_o nomination_n of_o seven_o man_n the_o determination_n of_o the_o business_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o rejection_n be_v still_o in_o the_o apostle_n and_o indeed_o the_o whole_a power_n who_o we_o may_v appoint_v over_o this_o business_n &_o after_o all_o this_o there_o can_v be_v no_o hurt_n do_v by_o the_o objection_n especial_o since_o clear_o and_o indubious_o the_o election_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v in_o the_o apostle_n own_o person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v s._n ignatius_n of_o evodias_n evodias_n be_v first_o appoint_v to_o be_v your_o governor_n or_o bishop_n antioch_n by_o the_o apostle_n and_o themselves_o do_v commit_v it_o to_o other_o that_o be_v bishop_n as_o in_o the_o instance_n before_o reckon_v thus_o the_o case_n stand_v in_o scripture_n 2._o in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n it_o go_v according_a to_o the_o same_o law_n and_o practise_v apostolical_a the_o people_n do_v not_o may_v not_o choose_v the_o minister_n of_o holy_a church_n 13._o so_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o people_n must_v not_o choose_v those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v promote_v to_o the_o priesthood_n the_o prohibition_n extend_v to_o their_o nonelection_n of_o all_o the_o superior_a clergy_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n but_o who_o then_o must_v elect_v they_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a determine_v that_o for_o in_o 16_o and_o 17_o canon_n the_o council_n forbid_v any_o promotion_n of_o clerk_n to_o be_v make_v but_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o church_n where_o they_o be_v first_o ordain_v which_o clear_o reserve_v to_o the_o bishop_n the_o power_n of_o retain_v or_o promote_a all_o his_o clergy_n *_o 3._o all_o ordination_n be_v make_v by_o bishop_n alone_o as_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v now_o let_v this_o be_v confront_v with_o the_o practice_n of_o primitive_a christendom_n that_o no_o presbyter_n may_v be_v ordain_v sine_fw-la titulo_fw-la without_o a_o particular_a charge_n which_o be_v always_o custom_n and_o at_o last_o grow_v to_o be_v a_o law_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o we_o shall_v perceive_v that_o the_o ordainer_n be_v the_o only_a chooser_n for_o then_o to_o ordain_v a_o presbyter_n be_v also_o to_o give_v he_o a_o charge_n and_o the_o patronage_n of_o a_o church_n be_v not_o a_o lie_v inheritance_n but_o part_n of_o the_o bishop_n cure_n for_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o care_n of_o the_o church_n in_o all_o the_o diocese_n as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v and_o therefore_o when_o s._n jerome_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o christendom_n 62._o have_v specify_v some_o particular_a ordination_n or_o election_n of_o presbyter_n by_o bishop_n as_o how_o himself_o be_v make_v priest_n by_o paulinus_n and_o paulinus_n by_o epiphanius_n of_o cyprus_n nepotian_n gaudeat_fw-la episcopus_fw-la judicio_fw-la svo_fw-la cum_fw-la tale_n christo_fw-la elegerit_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la let_v the_o bishop_n rejoice_v in_o his_o own_o act_n have_v choose_v such_o worthy_a priest_n for_o the_o service_n of_o christ._n thus_o s._n ambrose_n give_v intimation_n that_o the_o dispense_n all_o the_o office_n in_o the_o clergy_n be_v sole_o in_o the_o bishop_n 44._o haec_fw-la spectet_fw-la sacerdos_n &_o quod_fw-la cuique_fw-la congruat_fw-la id_fw-la officij_fw-la deputet_fw-la let_v the_o bishop_n observe_v these_o rule_n and_o appoint_v every_o one_o his_o office_n as_o be_v best_a answerable_a to_o his_o condition_n and_o capacity_n and_o theodoret_n report_v of_o leontius_n the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n 32._o how_o be_v a_o arian_n adversarios_fw-la recti_fw-la dogmatis_fw-la suscipiens_fw-la licèt_fw-la turpem_fw-la habentes_fw-la vitam_fw-la ad_fw-la presbyteratûs_fw-la tamen_fw-la ordinem_fw-la &_o diaconatûs_fw-la evexit_fw-la eos_n autem_fw-la qui_fw-la universis_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la ornabantur_fw-la &_o apostolica_fw-la dogmata_fw-la defendebant_fw-la absque_fw-la honore_fw-la deseruit_fw-la he_o advance_v his_o own_o faction_n but_o will_v not_o promote_v any_o man_n that_o be_v catholic_a and_o pious_a so_o he_o do_v the_o power_n therefore_o of_o clericall_a promotion_n be_v in_o his_o own_o hand_n this_o thing_n be_v evident_a and_o notorious_a and_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o example_n in_o antiquity_n of_o either_o presbyter_n or_o people_n choose_v any_o priest_n but_o only_o in_o the_o case_n of_o s._n austin_n who_o the_o people_n haste_n snatch_v and_o carry_v he_o to_o their_o bishop_n valerius_n entreat_v he_o to_o ordain_v he_o priest_n this_o indeed_o be_v true_a that_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o people_n for_o the_o life_n of_o they_o that_o be_v to_o be_v ordain_v be_v by_o s._n cyprian_n ordinary_o require_v in_o ordinandis_fw-la clericis_fw-la fratres_n charissimi_fw-la solemus_fw-la vos_fw-la ante_fw-la consulere_fw-la 5._o &_o mores_fw-la ac_fw-la merita_fw-la singulorum_fw-la communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la ponderare_fw-la it_o be_v his_o custom_n to_o advise_v with_o his_o people_n concern_v the_o public_a fame_n of_o clerk_n to_o be_v ordain_v it_o be_v usual_a i_o say_v with_o he_o but_o not_o perpetual_a for_o it_o be_v otherwise_o in_o the_o case_n of_o celerinus_n and_o divers_a other_o as_o i_o show_v elsewhere_o 4._o in_o election_n of_o bishop_n though_o not_o of_o priest_n the_o clergy_n and_o the_o people_n have_v a_o great_a actual_a interest_n and_o do_v often_o intervene_v with_o their_o silent_a consent_v suffrage_n or_o public_a acclamation_n but_o first_o this_o be_v not_o necessary_a it_o be_v otherwise_o among_o the_o apostle_n and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o timothy_n of_o titus_n of_o s._n james_n of_o s._n mark_v and_o all_o the_o successor_n who_o they_o do_v constitute_v in_o the_o several_a chair_n 2_o lie_n this_o be_v not_o by_o law_n or_o right_a but_o in_o fact_n only_o it_o be_v against_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o laodicean_n council_n and_o the_o 31_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o under_o pain_n of_o deposition_n command_v that_o a_o bishop_n be_v not_o promote_v to_o his_o church_n by_o the_o intervening_a of_o any_o lie_v power_n against_o this_o discourse_n s._n cyprian_n be_v strong_o pretend_v 68_o quando_fw-la ipsa_fw-la plebs_fw-la maximè_fw-la habeat_fw-la potestatem_fw-la vel_fw-la eligendi_fw-la dignos_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la vel_fw-la indignos_fw-la recusandi_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la videmus_fw-la de_fw-la divinâ_fw-la authoritate_fw-la descendere_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o be_v usual_o cite_v the_o people_n have_v power_n to_o choose_v or_o to_o refuse_v their_o bishop_n and_o this_o come_v to_o they_o from_o divine_a authority_n no_o such_o matter_n the_o follow_a word_n expound_v he_o better_o quod_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la videmus_fw-la de_fw-la divinâ_fw-la authoritate_fw-la descendere_fw-la ut_fw-la sacerdos_n plebe_n praesente_fw-la sub_fw-la omnium_fw-la oculis_fw-la deligatur_fw-la &_o dignus_fw-la atque_fw-la idoneus_fw-la publico_fw-la judicio_fw-la ac_fw-la testimonio_fw-la comprobetur_fw-la that_o the_o bishop_n be_v choose_v public_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o people_n and_o he_o only_o be_v think_v fit_a who_o be_v approve_v by_o public_a judgement_n and_o testimony_n or_o as_o s._n paul_n phrase_n be_v he_o must_v have_v a_o good_a report_n of_o all_o man_n that_o be_v indeed_o a_o divine_a institution_n and_o that_o to_o this_o purpose_n and_o for_o the_o public_a attestation_n of_o the_o act_n of_o election_n and_o ordination_n the_o people_n presence_n be_v require_v appear_v clear_o by_o s._n cyprian_n discourse_n in_o this_o epistle_n for_o what_o be_v the_o divine_a authority_n that_o he_o mention_n it_o be_v only_o the_o example_n of_o moses_n who_o god_n command_v to_o take_v the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n and_o clothe_v he_o with_o his_o father_n robe_n coram_fw-la omni_fw-la synagogâ_fw-la before_o all_o the_o congregation_n the_o people_n choose_v not_o god_n choose_v eleazar_n and_o moses_n consecrate_v he_o and_o the_o people_n stand_v and_o look_v on_o that_o be_v all_o that_o this_o argument_n can_v supply_v *_o