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blondel_n in_o his_o apology_n for_o ierom_n opinion_n quote_v most_o that_o be_v considerable_a who_o unanimous_o affirm_v the_o identity_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n the_o testimony_n of_o clemens_n romanus_n polycarp_n irenoeus_n clemens_n alexandrin_n jerom_n austin_n hilarius_n isidore_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o the_o say_v learned_a author_n to_o which_o i_o can_v add_v several_a more_o if_o it_o be_v needful_a 2._o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o schoolman_n be_v the_o same_o in_o this_o point_n the_o master_n of_o the_o sentence_n say_v j._n apud_fw-la veteres_fw-la iidem_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o presbyteri_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la he_o add_v excellenter_n canon_n duos_fw-la tantum_fw-la sacros_fw-la ordines_fw-la appellari_fw-la censent_fw-la diaconatus_fw-la sc_n &_o presbyteratus_n quia_fw-la hos_fw-la solos_fw-la primitiva_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la legitur_fw-la habuisse_fw-la &_o the_o his_o solis_fw-la proeceptum_fw-la apostoli_fw-la habemus_fw-la bonaventure_n in_o 4_o scent_n do_v 24._o q._n 1._o a._n 1._o episcopatus_fw-la deficit_fw-la ab_fw-la ordine_fw-la etc._n etc._n includit_fw-la necessariò_fw-la ordinem_fw-la perfectissimum_fw-la sc_n sacerdotium_fw-la with_o who_o agree_v durand_n dominic_n soto_n aureolus_n etc._n etc._n who_o all_o comment_n upon_o lombard_n text._n see_v aquinas_n supplem_n quaest_n 37._o art_n 2._o mr._n fran._n mason_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o ordination_n of_o minister_n beyond_o the_o sea_n have_v more_o quotation_n of_o schoolman_n 3._o to_o this_o opinion_n some_o canonist_n subscribe_v gratian_n papa_n sacros_fw-la ordines_fw-la dicimus_fw-la diaconatuâ—_n &_o presbyteratum_fw-la hos_fw-la quidem_fw-la solos_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la primitiva_fw-la habuisse_fw-la dicitur_fw-la johannes_n seâ—eca_n in_o his_o gloss_n on_o the_o caâ—on_n laâ—_n â—â—â—unt_fw-la quidem_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la primâ_fw-la primitiuâ_fw-la commune_fw-la erat_fw-la officium_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la &_o sacerdotum_fw-la &_o nomina_fw-la erant_fw-la communia_fw-la dist._n 95._o c._n olim_fw-la et_fw-la officium_fw-la erat_fw-la commune_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o secunda_fw-la primitiuâ_fw-la caeperunt_fw-la distingui_fw-la &_o nomina_fw-la &_o officia_fw-la etc._n etc._n gloss._n in_o dist._n
95._o c._n legimus_fw-la in_o verb._n postea_fw-la archbishop_n usher_n appeal_v to_o this_o first_o primitive_a church_n in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n 19_o and_o why_o may_v not_o we_o appeal_v to_o it_o in_o point_n of_o discipline_n as_o well_o as_o doctrine_n see_v many_o more_o canonist_n quote_v in_o mr._n mason_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la 4._o some_o council_n also_o attest_v to_o this_o truth_n the_o council_n of_o aix_n le_fw-fr chapelle_n own_v the_o identity_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n 8._o sed_fw-la solum_fw-la propter_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la summo_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la clericorum_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la reservata_fw-la est_fw-la to_o the_o same_o purpose_n speak_v the_o council_n of_o hispalis_n or_o sevil._n council_n hispal_n 2._o can_v 7._o in_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n and_o basil_n after_o long_a debate_n it_o be_v conclude_v that_o presbyter_n shall_v have_v decisive_a suffrage_n in_o council_n as_o well_o as_o bishop_n because_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n bishop_n be_v no_o more_o than_o presbyter_n and_o it_o be_v express_o give_v they_o act_v 15._o 23._o in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 619._o all_o the_o spaniard_n with_o some_o other_o move_v that_o the_o superiority_n of_o bishop_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la divino_fw-la may_v be_v define_v next_o morning_n come_v into_o the_o legate_n chamber_n three_o patriarch_n six_o arch-bishop_n and_o eleven_o bishop_n with_o a_o request_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v put_v into_o the_o canon_n that_o the_o superiority_n be_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la divino_fw-la because_o it_o savour_v of_o ambition_n and_o it_o be_v not_o seemly_a themselves_o shall_v give_v sentence_n in_o their_o own_o cause_n and_o beside_o the_o great_a part_n will_v not_o have_v it_o put_v in_o at_o length_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o spaniard_n prevail_v and_o be_v insert_v into_o the_o canon_n though_o in_o such_o ambiguous_a word_n as_o may_v not_o offend_v the_o other_o party_n the_o word_n of_o the_o canon_n be_v these_o 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archbishop_n of_o granata_n be_v assure_v that_o if_o the_o bishop_n authority_n be_v diminish_v the_o obedience_n to_o the_o holy_a see_n will_v decrease_v also_o the_o very_a council_n of_o trent_n do_v not_o express_o determine_v bishop_n to_o be_v a_o superior_a order_n to_o presbyter_n and_o the_o general_a definition_n which_o they_o make_v of_o their_o superiority_n above_o presbyter_n and_o of_o their_o sole_a power_n of_o ordination_n and_o confirmation_n be_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o protestant_n and_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o pope_n which_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o passage_n in_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n where_o that_o bless_a man_n of_o god_n mr._n john_n wickleff_n be_v condemn_v for_o a_o heretic_n 8_o and_o his_o bone_n order_v to_o be_v take_v up_o and_o burn_v one_o of_o the_o article_n for_o which_o he_o be_v condemn_v be_v this_o confirmatio_fw-la juvenum_fw-la clericorum_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la locorum_fw-la consecratio_fw-la reservantur_fw-la papae_fw-la &_o episcopis_fw-la propter_fw-la cupiditatem_fw-la lucri_fw-la temporalis_fw-la &_o honoris_fw-la 5._o this_o doctrine_n have_v be_v maintain_v also_o by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n both_o popish_a and_o protestant_n the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o tim_n of_o popery_n we_o have_v in_o the_o canon_n of_o elfrick_n ad_fw-la wolfin_n episc_n 576._o where_o the_o bishop_n be_v declare_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o order_n with_o the_o presbyter_n haud_fw-la pluris_fw-la interest_n inter_fw-la missalem_fw-la presbyterum_fw-la &_o episcopum_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la episcopus_fw-la constitutus_fw-la sit_fw-la ad_fw-la ordinationes_fw-la conferendas_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la visitandum_fw-la seu_fw-la inspiciendum_fw-la curandúmque_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la pertinent_a quod_fw-la nimiae_fw-la crederetur_fw-la multitudini_fw-la si_fw-la omnis_fw-la presbyter_n hoc_fw-la idem_fw-la faceret_fw-la ambo._fw-la siquidem_fw-la 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