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A28225 Unity of priesthood necessary to the unity of communion in a church with some reflections on the Oxford manuscript and the preface annexed : also a collection of canons, part of the said manuscript, faithfully translated into English from the original, but concealed by Mr. Hody and his prefacer. Bisbie, Nathaniel, 1635-1695. 1692 (1692) Wing B2985; ESTC R31591 83,217 72

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despise_v the_o church_n shall_v presume_v to_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o the_o church_n it_o church_n church_n in_o the_o orig._n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o print_a canon_n have_v it_o the_o officiate_a presbyter_n not_o be_v thereunto_o license_v by_o the_o bishop_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 5._o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o antioch_n if_o any_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n despise_v his_o own_o bishop_n have_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o church_n and_o set_v up_o a_o altar_n in_o a_o private_a meeting_n and_o shall_v disobey_v the_o admonition_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v by_o he_o nor_o submit_v to_o he_o exhort_v of_o he_o again_o and_o again_o he_o be_v absolute_o to_o be_v depose_v and_o ought_v no_o long_o to_o be_v treat_v as_o a_o curable_a person_n neither_o as_o one_o who_o can_v retain_v his_o 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