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B20551
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A discourse concerning excommunication. By THomas Comber DD. Precentor of York.
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Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699.
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1684
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divine_v right_o to_o excommunicate_v be_v despise_v and_o the_o imperial_a authority_n so_o oft_o make_v use_n of_o as_o a_o shield_n against_o it_o do_v manifest_o show_v that_o god_n himself_o have_v put_v this_o power_n into_o the_o bishop_n hand_n and_o that_o no_o external_n force_n can_v wrest_v it_o from_o they_o or_o hinder_v its_o due_a effect_n to_o proceed_v the_o canon_n of_o divers_a council_n do_v declare_v that_o those_o who_o be_v excommunicate_a be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o privilege_n which_o other_o christian_n enjoy_v and_o therefore_o as_o jew_n and_o pagan_n testimony_n be_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v against_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n so_o the_o second_o general_n council_n at_o constantinople_n forbid_v those_o who_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n or_o excommunicate_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o accuse_v a_o bishop_n 6._o bishop_n an._n 381._o council_n 2._o constantinop_n can._n 6._o where_o we_o may_v note_v the_o distinction_n between_o the_o great_a and_o the_o lesser_a excommunication_n those_o who_o be_v cast_v out_o be_v such_o as_o be_v for_o ever_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o church_n and_o the_o excommunicate_a such_o as_o be_v separate_v for_o a_o time_n 〈◊〉_d time_n zonara_n in_o loc_n ap_fw-mi bever_n tom._n i._o p._n 95._o the_o signif_n verb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o zonaras_n expound_v the_o phrase_n but_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v admit_v to_o bear_v witness_n against_o a_o bishop_n as_o be_v suppose_v unworthy_a of_o credit_n and_o inclinable_a to_o be_v revenge_v on_o their_o censurer_n which_o law_n be_v revive_v in_o divers_a other_o succeed_a council_n 1063._o council_n cod._n can._n eccl._n african_n can._n 128._o capit_fw-la tom._n i._o l._n 7._o cap._n 181._o p._n 1063._o and_o as_o they_o do_v take_v away_o their_o external_n privilege_n so_o they_o also_o deprive_v they_o of_o all_o the_o comfort_n and_o benefit_n of_o religious_a office_n which_o be_v not_o only_o signify_v by_o the_o phrase_n before_o mention_v but_o express_o decree_v for_o first_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n declare_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o communicate_v with_o those_o who_o be_v excommunicate_a and_o if_o these_o person_n after_o their_o exclusion_n from_o the_o church_n prayer_n go_v into_o any_o house_n or_o other_o church_n to_o pray_v whoever_o pray_v with_o they_o especial_o if_o he_o be_v of_o the_o clergy_n shall_v be_v excommunicate_v 2._o excommunicate_v an._n 341._o council_n antiochen_n can._n 2._o which_o canon_n be_v renew_v in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n 73._o carthage_n an._n 398._o council_n 4._o carthag_n can._n 73._o and_o as_o it_o be_v ground_v on_o former_a canon_n and_o a_o constant_a usage_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o apostle_n time_n so_o it_o be_v repeat_v in_o almost_o every_o succeed_a council_n so_o that_o the_o particular_n need_v not_o to_o be_v cite_v now_o can_v any_o have_v so_o hard_a a_o opinion_n of_o these_o holy_a father_n who_o live_v so_o near_o the_o apostle_n to_o imagine_v they_o arbitrary_o assume_v this_o power_n of_o exclude_v criminal_n from_o holy_a office_n and_o retain_v it_o even_o after_o the_o emperor_n be_v christian_n and_o have_v make_v secular_a law_n to_o punish_v they_o or_o that_o they_o pretend_v christ_n the_o author_n of_o it_o if_o he_o leave_v they_o no_o such_o power_n the_o first_o council_n of_o toledo_n ordain_v that_o if_o any_o layman_n be_v excommunicate_v none_o of_o the_o clergy_n or_o religious_a shall_v converse_v with_o he_o or_o come_v at_o his_o house_n and_o a_o clerk_n deprive_v shall_v be_v avoid_v by_o the_o clergy_n and_o if_o any_o be_v find_v to_o discourse_n or_o to_o eat_v with_o they_o they_o shall_v be_v also_o excommunicate_v if_o they_o know_v they_o to_o be_v under_o the_o censure_n 15._o censure_n an._n 400._o conc._n 1._o tolet._n can._n 15._o the_o same_o council_n decree_v that_o a_o profess_a virgin_n offend_v shall_v not_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n till_o she_o have_v do_v ten_o year_n penance_n and_o none_o may_v pray_v or_o eat_v with_o she_o till_o she_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o church_n 16._o church_n ibid._n can._n 16._o not_o long_o after_o this_o we_o meet_v with_o the_o accustom_a form_n of_o excommunication_n use_v in_o that_o age_n which_o show_v both_o the_o original_a and_o effect_n of_o this_o sentence_n and_o the_o word_n be_v these_o follow_v the_o canonical_a sanction_n and_o the_o example_n of_o our_o holy_a father_n we_o excommunicate_a ......_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n from_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o holy_a mother_n the_o church_n and_o from_o the_o conversation_n of_o all_o christian_n until_o they_o repent_v and_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n gratian._n god_n an._n 441._o council_n 1._o araus_n apud_fw-la gratian._n which_o form_n show_v that_o they_o believe_v their_o authority_n be_v from_o god_n and_o their_o direction_n from_o the_o spirit_n in_o lay_v on_o this_o censure_n and_o that_o the_o person_n so_o censure_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o all_o civil_a and_o religious_a commerce_n with_o other_o christian_n and_o that_o this_o opinion_n prevail_v even_o in_o these_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n may_v be_v see_v by_o those_o ancient_a synod_n hold_v in_o these_o island_n under_o s._n patrick_n where_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o none_o who_o be_v excommunicate_v shall_v come_v into_o the_o church_n till_o he_o have_v receive_v his_o penance_n 53._o penance_n an._n 456._o synod_n patric_n can._n 18._o spelm._n tom._n i._o p._n 53._o and_o if_o a_o clergyman_n be_v excommunicate_a he_o must_v pray_v alone_o and_o neither_o presume_v to_o offer_v or_o consecrate_v 28._o consecrate_v ibid._n can._n 28._o and_o again_o hear_v the_o lord_n say_v if_o he_o hear_v thou_o not_o let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n do_v not_o curse_v the_o excommunicate_a but_o repel_v he_o from_o the_o communion_n from_o the_o table_n from_o the_o prayer_n and_o from_o the_o blessing_n spelm._n blessing_n alter_fw-la syn._n ejus_fw-la can._n 4._o item_n ap_fw-mi spelm._n where_o ground_v the_o censure_n upon_o our_o saviour_n word_n they_o charitable_o condemn_v all_o dreadful_a anathematise_v and_o allow_v only_o the_o separation_n which_o be_v more_o primitive_a and_o more_o agree_v to_o the_o gospel_n spirit_n for_o in_o this_o age_n they_o consider_v the_o dreadful_a effect_n of_o excommunication_n even_o of_o the_o mild_a sort_n and_o be_v not_o forward_o to_o proceed_v that_o way_n in_o light_a cause_n for_o it_o be_v about_o this_o time_n that_o pope_n leo_n i._o in_o one_o of_o his_o decretal_a epistle_n say_v let_v not_o the_o communion_n light_o be_v deny_v to_o any_o christian_a neither_o let_v that_o sentence_n be_v utter_v by_o any_o priest_n in_o anger_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v lay_v on_o unwilling_o and_o with_o grief_n as_o a_o punishment_n for_o the_o great_a crime_n for_o we_o know_v some_o who_o for_o little_a offence_n or_o slight_a word_n have_v be_v deprive_v of_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o communion_n so_o that_o the_o soul_n for_o which_o christ_n blood_n be_v shed_v by_o the_o inflict_a of_o this_o dreadful_a punishment_n be_v expose_v naked_a disable_v and_o without_o any_o defence_n to_o the_o devil_n assault_n so_o that_o he_o may_v take_v it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n 469._o pleasure_n an._n 450._o leon._n decret_a epist_n 89._o ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la episc_n provenc_n pag._n 469._o where_o we_o see_v he_o suppose_v the_o excommunicate_a to_o be_v deliver_v into_o satan_n power_n and_o in_o extreme_a danger_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n it_o be_v that_o those_o holy_a bishop_n be_v so_o loath_a to_o inflict_v this_o dreadful_a sentence_n till_o nothing_o else_o will_v do_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o age_n live_v the_o author_n of_o the_o apostolical_a constitution_n as_o they_o confess_v who_o dispute_n against_o that_o pretend_a antiquity_n which_o the_o romanist_n attribute_n to_o this_o work_n and_o all_o do_v grant_v it_o contain_v a_o true_a scheme_n of_o the_o church_n discipline_n about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o century_n and_o in_o this_o book_n we_o find_v divers_a passage_n to_o confirm_v this_o opinion_n as_o where_o it_o be_v order_v that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v sit_v down_o when_o he_o preach_v as_o have_v power_n to_o judge_v sinner_n for_o to_o you_o o_o bishop_n it_o be_v say_v whatever_o you_o bound_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatever_o you_o lose_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n 11._o heaven_n an._n 400._o const_n apostol_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o again_o the_o bishop_n be_v command_v when_o he_o know_v any_o one_o to_o have_v sin_v to_o order_v he_o to_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o church_n with_o indignation_n
and_o that_o they_o be_v odious_a to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o though_o this_o may_v seem_v severe_a yet_o many_o good_a end_n be_v gain_v by_o this_o discipline_n for_o this_o tend_v exceed_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n which_o thus_o show_v its_o detestation_n of_o all_o wickedness_n and_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a mean_n to_o bring_v the_o sinner_n to_o a_o sense_n of_o their_o transgression_n and_o a_o purpose_n to_o amend_v as_o well_o as_o to_o preserve_v and_o warn_v the_o faithful_a that_o they_o do_v not_o fall_v into_o the_o like_a crime_n lest_o they_o suffer_v in_o the_o like_a kind_n soon_o after_o this_o the_o famous_a origen_n flourish_v an._n 230_o who_o be_v very_o clear_a as_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o discipline_n affirm_v that_o among_o the_o christian_n some_o be_v ordain_v to_o inquire_v into_o the_o life_n and_o action_n of_o those_o who_o be_v admit_v and_o such_o as_o do_v unlawful_a thing_n be_v by_o these_o forbid_a to_o come_v to_o their_o common_a assembly_n p._n assembly_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o p_o p._n and_o their_o discipline_n be_v very_o severe_a towards_o all_o sinner_n especial_o those_o who_o be_v defile_v with_o lust_n who_o they_o drive_v out_o of_o their_o communion_n and_o like_o the_o pythagorean_n lament_v they_o as_o dead_a to_o god_n 142._o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n in_o cell_n l._n 3._o p._n 142._o where_o these_o ordain_a censor_n of_o manner_n be_v no_o doubt_n the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n and_o the_o criminal_n be_v not_o only_o deprive_v of_o sacred_a but_o civil_a commerce_n also_o yea_o and_o esteem_v as_o quit_v out_o of_o god_n favour_n and_o dead_a to_o all_o hope_n of_o salvation_n while_o they_o remain_v in_o that_o estate_n the_o same_o author_n also_o in_o his_o homily_n frequent_o mention_n this_o rite_n tell_v we_o that_o every_o unclean_a person_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o pious_a 12._o pious_a orig._n hom_n 8._o in_o leu._n 12._o and_o though_o he_o shall_v be_v conceal_v from_o the_o bishop_n or_o escape_v be_v cast_v out_o by_o partiality_n yet_o he_o be_v condemn_v by_o his_o own_o conscience_n 21._o conscience_n idem_fw-la hom_n 12._o in_o leu._n 21._o and_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v the_o bishop_n cast_v one_o out_o of_o the_o church_n that_o many_o may_v be_v preserve_v sound_n 13._o sound_n idem_fw-la hom_n 9_o in_o jesai_n 13._o yea_o he_o express_o interpret_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n of_o this_o very_a discipline_n he_o that_o judge_v upright_o have_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o open_v to_o they_o that_o be_v absolve_v on_o earth_n so_o that_o they_o be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n again_o he_o shut_v to_o they_o who_o by_o right_a judgement_n be_v bind_v on_o earth_n so_o that_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v bind_v and_o judge_v in_o heaven_n 16._o heaven_n idem_fw-la hom_n 1_o in_o matth._n 16._o final_o to_o this_o matter_n also_o he_o apply_v the_o phrase_n of_o deliver_v to_o satan_n 20._o satan_n idem_fw-la hom_n 12._o in_o matth._n 20._o say_v the_o bishop_n ought_v sometime_o to_o use_v his_o power_n and_o deliver_v sinner_n to_o satan_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v save_v in_o all_o which_o place_n this_o learned_a father_n plain_o show_v that_o the_o excommunication_n in_o his_o time_n be_v lay_v on_o by_o the_o bishop_n and_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o power_n leave_v by_o christ_n and_o exercise_v by_o his_o apostle_n so_o that_o no_o doubt_n he_o think_v they_o of_o divine_a right_n not_o long_o after_o he_o follow_v that_o excommunication_n of_o the_o heretic_n noetius_fw-la author_n of_o the_o patripassian_a blasphemy_n who_o be_v cite_v before_o the_o presbyter_n of_o ephesus_n they_o have_v then_o no_o bishop_n ann._n 240_o and_o after_o two_o admonition_n he_o and_o his_o companion_n persist_v in_o their_o heresy_n be_v expel_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n continue_v obstinate_a to_o their_o death_n be_v deny_v christian_a burial_n 213._o burial_n epiphan_n panar_n lib._n 2._o tom._n i._o haeres_fw-la 57_o p._n 213._o which_o be_v another_o ceremony_n attend_v these_o primitive_a excommunication_n to_o show_v the_o detestation_n they_o have_v of_o they_o and_o this_o continue_v among_o we_o to_o this_o day_n but_o none_o be_v more_o full_a of_o instance_n and_o clear_a in_o the_o divine_a original_n of_o this_o holy_a discipline_n than_o s._n cyprian_n that_o bless_a martyr_n who_o live_v about_o the_o year_n 250._o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o cornelius_n bp._n of_o rome_n he_o express_v his_o joy_n that_o cornelius_n have_v excommunicate_v felicissimus_n the_o novatian_a and_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o the_o church_n there_o who_o in_o africa_n long_v before_o have_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o it_o by_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n and_o the_o severity_n of_o christ_n the_o great_a judge_n so_o s._n cyprian_n call_v the_o censure_n which_o he_o and_o his_o fellow_n bishop_n have_v inflict_v on_o he_o for_o as_o he_o there_o observe_v the_o bp._n be_v for_o the_o present_a a_o judge_n in_o christ_n stead_n to_o who_o if_o all_o christian_n be_v obedient_a none_o will_v presume_v after_o his_o consecration_n to_o make_v themselves_o judge_n not_o of_o the_o bishop_n but_o of_o god_n 3._o god_n pulsum_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la esse_fw-la de_fw-la quâ_fw-la jampridem_fw-la dei_fw-la majestate_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la domini_fw-la judicis_fw-la nostri_fw-la severitate_fw-la depulsus_fw-la est_fw-la sacerdos_n ad_fw-la tempus_fw-la juden_n vice_fw-la christi_fw-la etc._n etc._n vide_fw-la cypr._n ad_fw-la cornel._n l._n i._o ep_v 3._o and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o mention_n fortunatus_n maximus_n privatus_fw-la foelix_fw-la and_o jovinus_n novatian_n heretic_n all_o which_o he_o have_v excommunicate_v and_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n at_o carthage_n and_o though_o they_o do_v as_o he_o speak_v despise_v the_o majesty_n and_o censure_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o desire_v cornelius_n not_o to_o receive_v they_o into_o his_o communion_n but_o to_o warn_v all_o his_o people_n to_o avoid_v their_o company_n and_o discourse_n to_o have_v no_o commerce_n with_o they_o no_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o to_o eat_v with_o they_o and_o for_o this_o he_o cite_v those_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o we_o have_v quote_v before_o viz._n if_o he_o hear_v not_o the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n matth._n xviii_o 17._o and_o withdraw_v from_o every_o brother_n which_o walk_v disorderly_a 2_o thess_n iii._o 6._o and_o a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o heretic_n after_o the_o first_o and_o second_o admonition_n reject_v titus_n iii._o 10._o so_o that_o we_o be_v not_o the_o first_o who_o have_v apply_v these_o place_n to_o excommunication_n but_o s._n cyprian_n do_v it_o above_o 1400_o year_n ago_o and_o his_o exposition_n may_v well_o be_v more_o authentic_a than_o our_o yesterday_n critic_n who_o will_v extort_v some_o other_o meaning_n from_o they_o and_o since_o he_o be_v so_o clear_a for_o the_o divine_a right_n upon_o which_o excommunication_n be_v found_v we_o shall_v not_o much_o value_n what_o interest_n and_o design_n have_v since_o persuade_v some_o to_o say_v to_o the_o contrary_a but_o to_o proceed_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o pomponius_n the_o same_o s._n cyprian_n commend_v he_o for_o excommunicate_v a_o deacon_n and_o other_o for_o fornication_n tell_v he_o that_o if_o they_o be_v obstinate_a they_o can_v not_o on_o good_a ground_n hope_v for_o salvation_n for_o if_o under_o the_o old_a law_n those_o who_o obey_v not_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o be_v slay_v with_o the_o material_a sword_n doubtless_o by_o parity_n of_o reason_n the_o proud_a and_o contumacious_a be_v slay_v with_o the_o spiritual_a sword_n when_o they_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n for_o there_o be_v no_o life_n out_o of_o it_o since_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v but_o one_o and_o there_o be_v no_o salvation_n but_o in_o the_o church_n 11._o church_n spirituali_fw-la gladio_fw-la superbi_fw-la &_o contumaces_fw-la necantur_fw-la dum_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la ejiciuntur_fw-la cypr._n ad_fw-la pompon_n l._n 1._o ep_v 11._o again_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o rogatianus_n who_o have_v complain_v to_o he_o of_o one_o of_o his_o deacon_n who_o have_v reproach_v and_o abuse_v he_o he_o bid_v he_o use_v the_o power_n of_o his_o honourable_a office_n against_o he_o and_o either_o depose_v he_o or_o excommunicate_v he_o together_o with_o his_o companion_n in_o that_o crime_n 9_o crime_n fungaris_fw-la circa_fw-la cum_fw-la potestate_fw-la honoris_fw-la tui_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la vel_fw-la deponas_fw-la vel_fw-la abstineas_fw-la etc._n etc._n cypr._n ad_fw-la rogat_fw-la l._n 3._o ep_v 9_o another_o instance_n there_o be_v of_o novatian_n the_o heretic_n who_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o s._n