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after_o all_o ingenuous_o confess_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o how_o many_o or_o who_o be_v the_o true_a successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o think_v sufficient_a to_o govern_v the_o church_n found_v by_o they_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v except_v those_o which_o perhaps_o some_o one_o may_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o writing_n of_o st._n paul_n upon_o which_o a_o learned_a prelate_n say_v what_o become_v then_o of_o our_o unquestionable_a line_n of_o succession_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o several_a church_n and_o the_o large_a diagramm_v make_v of_o the_o apostolical_a church_n with_o every_o one_o name_v set_v down_o in_o his_o order_n as_o if_o the_o writer_n have_v be_v clarencieux_n to_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v it_o come_v to_o this_o at_o last_o that_o we_o have_v nothing_o certain_a but_o what_o we_o have_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v all_o the_o outcry_n of_o apostolical_a tradition_n of_o personal_a succession_n of_o unquestionable_a record_n resolve_v at_o last_o into_o scripture_n itself_o by_o he_o from_o who_o all_o these_o pedigree_n be_v fetch_v then_o let_v succession_n know_v its_o place_n and_o vail_v bonnet_n to_o the_o scripture_n and_o withal_o let_v man_n take_v heed_n of_o overreach_v themselves_o when_o they_o will_v bring_v down_o so_o large_a a_o catalogue_n of_o single_a bishop_n from_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a time_n of_o the_o church_n for_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a for_o other_o to_o believe_v they_o when_o eusebius_n profess_v it_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o find_v they_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v before_o a_o man_n can_v prove_v this_o uninterrupted_a line_n first_o he_o must_v have_v a_o true_a catalogue_n of_o the_o name_n of_o all_o such_o bishop_n as_o have_v fill_v the_o see_v and_o then_o he_o must_v be_v able_a to_o demonstrate_v that_o none_o of_o they_o come_v in_o after_o a_o surreptitious_a manner_n without_o episcopal_a ordination_n the_o former_a be_v difficult_a but_o the_o latter_a much_o hard_o and_o yet_o without_o it_o the_o former_a will_v amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o a_o wild-goose_n row_v of_o hard_a word_n and_o name_n 1._o it_o be_v extreme_o difficult_a to_o get_v a_o satisfactory_a catalogue_n even_o in_o that_o see_v who_o bishop_n have_v make_v the_o great_a noise_n and_o figure_n in_o the_o world_n and_o if_o this_o gentleman_n have_v any_o friend_n that_o will_v consult_v baronius_n for_o he_o i_o suppose_v he_o will_v forbear_v make_v challenge_n for_o the_o future_a licet_fw-la plerique_fw-la sive_fw-la vitio_fw-la scriptoris_fw-la acciderit_fw-la sive_fw-la alia_fw-la ex_fw-la causa_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o learned_a annalist_n show_v 41._o tom._n 1._o ad_fw-la ann._n 69._o num._n 41._o that_o optatus_n milevitanus_fw-la rehearse_v the_o catalogue_n of_o roman_a bishop_n down_o to_o his_o own_o time_n begin_v thus_o in_o the_o principal_a chair_n sit_v first_o peter_n than_o linus_n succeed_v to_o he_o clemens_n to_o he_o anacletus_fw-la pass_v by_o cletus_n as_o think_v he_o the_o same_o with_o anacletus_fw-la but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n epiphanius_n omit_v anacletus_fw-la mention_n cletus_n speak_v thus_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v in_o this_o order_n peter_n and_o paul_n linus_n cletus_n clemens_n evaristus_n st._n austin_n follow_v optatus_n omit_v cletus_n think_v he_o the_o same_o with_o anacletus_fw-la st._n jerom_n speak_v of_o clemens_n say_v he_o be_v the_o four_o bishop_n of_o rome_n from_o peter_n that_o linus_n be_v the_o second_o and_o cletus_n the_o three_o although_o many_o of_o the_o latin_n think_v that_o clemens_n be_v the_o second_o of_o these_o jar_a account_n baronius_n say_v 48._o num._n 48._o si_fw-mi in_o ordine_fw-la &_o tempore_fw-la primorum_fw-la romanorum_fw-la pontificum_fw-la quempiam_fw-la errare_fw-la contigerit_fw-la in_fw-la multos_fw-la errores_fw-la ferri_fw-la omnino_fw-la cogetur_fw-la the_o author_n of_o the_o roman_a ceremonial_a endeavour_n to_o reconcile_v these_o thing_n by_o a_o fine_a conjecture_n 2._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o ipse_fw-la jesus_n primum_fw-la denominatione_fw-la successorem_fw-la constituit_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la ratione_fw-la etc._n etc._n jesus_n christ_n appoint_v his_o successor_n by_o name_n and_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n peter_n also_o name_v clemens_n but_o on_o this_o condition_n that_o the_o senate_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n will_v admit_v of_o he_o but_o they_o know_v that_o this_o way_n of_o name_v one_o successor_n will_v in_o time_n be_v very_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o church_n will_v not_o accept_v of_o clemens_n but_o choose_v linus_n to_o hold_v the_o pontificate_n after_o peter_n but_o that_o afterward_o when_o both_o linus_n and_o cletus_n be_v dead_a clemens_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o senate_n itself_o of_o these_o primitive_a time_n the_o great_a scaliger_n thus_o speak_v chron._n prologue_n in_o euseb_n chron._n intervallum_n illud_fw-la ab_fw-la ultimo_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o interval_n of_o time_n
warrantable_a and_o advantageous_a to_o the_o public_a interest_n that_o they_o may_v formal_o oblige_v to_o obedience_n how_o then_o shall_v we_o find_v out_o what_o law_n be_v pure_o penal_a and_o what_o be_v not_o so_o true_o here_o the_o gentleman_n leave_v we_o in_o the_o dark_a he_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v by_o accident_n that_o any_o law_n be_v pure_o penal_a and_o not_o from_o the_o specific_a nature_n of_o the_o law_n themselves_o but_o these_o logical_a term_n of_o accident_n and_o specific_a nature_n be_v not_o so_o proper_a in_o matter_n of_o law_n nor_o be_v we_o ever_o the_o wise_a in_o this_o case_n for_o they_o for_o who_o can_v tell_v what_o accident_n those_o be_v that_o make_v this_o difference_n since_o he_o have_v not_o be_v please_v to_o inform_v we_o and_o though_o he_o add_v it_o be_v not_o from_o the_o different_a authority_n of_o the_o law_n but_o from_o the_o different_a intention_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n that_o any_o law_n be_v pure_o penal_a that_o be_v do_v 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human_a law_n into_o the_o will_n of_o man_n which_o be_v liable_a to_o considerable_a prejudices_fw-la and_o i_o find_v this_o same_o ingenious_a gentleman_n in_o another_o treatise_n 371._o miscellan_o consid_fw-la of_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n sect._n 11_o p._n 370_o 371._o have_v choose_v to_o resolve_v the_o oblige_a power_n of_o all_o law_n divine_a as_o well_o as_o human_a not_o into_o the_o bare_a will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n but_o in_o the_o fitness_n of_o the_o law_n themselves_o to_o promote_v the_o common_a good_a and_o this_o aptness_n fitness_n or_o tendency_n to_o promote_v the_o common_a good_a he_o tell_v we_o be_v the_o supreme_a eternal_a and_o irreversible_a law_n which_o prescribe_v measure_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o be_v the_o last_o reason_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o he_o thus_o analysis_n the_o immorality_n of_o a_o action_n into_o its_o last_o principle_n it_o be_v to_o be_v avoid_v because_o it_o be_v sin_n it_o be_v sin_n because_o forbid_a it_o be_v forbid_v because_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o fit_a to_o be_v forbid_v it_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v forbid_v because_o natural_o apt_a to_o prejudice_v the_o common_a interest_n which_o be_v above_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v regard_v and_o prosecute_v as_o the_o best_a and_o great_a end_n and_o though_o he_o acknowledge_v authority_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v let_v the_o instance_n wherein_o obedience_n be_v require_v be_v never_o so_o indifferent_a yet_o still_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o obligation_n be_v not_o derive_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n but_o from_o the_o common_a good_a 372._o p._n 372._o which_o require_v that_o the_o supreme_a authority_n be_v obey_v and_o yet_o by_o the_o way_n i_o can_v see_v how_o his_o forego_n chain_n of_o cause_n will_v admit_v of_o any_o mere_a positive_a law_n for_o do_v he_o not_o say_v a_o thing_n be_v therefore_o forbid_a because_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o fit_a to_o be_v forbid_v as_o natural_o apt_a to_o prejudice_v the_o common_a good_a now_o if_o this_o be_v so_o a_o indifferent_a action_n which_o be_v not_o natural_o and_o in_o itself_o apt_a to_o prejudice_v the_o common_a good_a can_v be_v either_o forbid_v or_o command_v for_o according_a to_o his_o scheme_n the_o fitness_n to_o promote_v the_o common_a good_a be_v not_o only_o the_o reason_n of_o our_o obey_a law_n but_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n make_v they_o also_o be_v as_o before_o the_o supreme_a eternal_a and_o irreversible_a law_n which_o prescribe_v to_o all_o the_o rest_n now_o if_o the_o will_n of_o god_n must_v not_o be_v make_v the_o ultimate_a reason_n of_o our_o obligation_n to_o obey_v his_o law_n but_o their_o fitness_n to_o promote_v the_o common_a good_a certain_o the_o will_n of_o man_n must_v not_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o obligation_n of_o human_a law_n it_o will_v be_v very_o odd_a and_o dangerous_a to_o ascribe_v more_o to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n than_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n therefore_o we_o must_v inquire_v for_o some_o better_a reason_n why_o some_o law_n oblige_v absolute_o to_o obedience_n and_o other_o not_o than_o mere_o the_o different_a will_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n and_o i_o suppose_v the_o true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o kind_n of_o law_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o they_o and_o those_o law_n be_v pure_o penal_a which_o require_v thing_n so_o very_o trivial_a and_o indifferent_a as_o natural_o and_o in_o themselves_o have_v no_o fitness_n at_o all_o to_o promote_v the_o common_a good_a nor_o any_o tendency_n that_o way_n and_o though_o i_o dare_v by_o no_o mean_n say_v that_o this_o tendency_n to_o common_a good_a be_v a_o law_n so_o supreme_a as_o that_o god_n himself_o must_v always_o observe_v it_o in_o his_o command_n and_o prohibition_n and_o that_o the_o oblige_a power_n of_o his_o law_n be_v to_o be_v resolve_v into_o it_o for_o i_o doubt_v not_o god_n may_v command_v thing_n that_o have_v no_o such_o tendency_n in_o themselves_o mere_o to_o try_v whether_o man_n will_v obey_v the_o authority_n of_o god_n for_o its_o own_o sake_n yet_o i_o be_o very_o persuade_v man_n shall_v make_v the_o common_a good_a their_o rule_n in_o every_o law_n of_o they_o and_o that_o among_o man_n salus_n populi_n est_fw-la suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la and_o that_o god_n have_v not_o give_v they_o authority_n to_o command_v any_o thing_n amen_n demosthenes_n natal_n comit._n mythol_n l_o 2._o c._n 7._o aquinas_n q._n 95._o camero_n praelec_fw-la tom_fw-mi 1._o p._n 367._o there_o be_v one_o say_v the_o bp._n of_o winch._n on_o john_n 16._o that_o will_v have_v his_o will_v stand_v for_o a_o reason_n 1_o sam._n ch_z 2._o thus_o it_o must_v be_v for_o hophni_n will_v have_v it_o so_o his_o reason_n be_v because_o he_o will_n god_n grant_v sayshe_n there_o be_v none_o such_o find_v among_o christian_n and_o i_o say_v amen_n but_o what_o have_v a_o tendency_n thereunto_o and_o therefore_o cicero_n and_o other_o 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