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if_o that_o be_v observe_v still_o p._n 370._o sure_o then_o their_o diocese_n we_o re_fw-mi not_o very_o large_a if_o all_o the_o several_a parish_n can_v communicate_v on_o the_o same_o day_n with_o what_o be_v send_v from_o the_o cathedral_n church_n p._n 361._o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o philippi_n be_v not_o the_o metropolis_n of_o macedonia_n and_o therefore_o the_o bishop_n there_o mention_v can_v not_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o the_o several_a city_n under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o philippi_n but_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o bishop_n resident_a in_o that_o city_n p._n 157._o there_o must_v be_v a_o form_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n over_o a_o nation_n as_o a_o church_n as_o well_o as_o of_o civil_a government_n over_o it_o as_o a_o society_n govern_v by_o the_o same_o law_n for_o every_o society_n must_v have_v its_o government_n belong_v to_o it_o as_o such_o a_o society_n and_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o make_v government_n 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far_o from_o be_v schism_n that_o be_v cast_v our_o 〈◊〉_d that_o church_n on_o those_o term_n only_o return_v they_o to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n on_o which_o ground_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o you_o 〈◊〉_d the_o schismatical_a church_n and_o not_o we_o for_o although_o before_o this_o impose_v humour_n come_v into_o particular_a church_n schism_n be_v define_v by_o the_o father_n and_o other_o to_o be_v a_o voluntary_a departure_n out_o of_o the_o church_n yet_o that_o can_v in_o reason_n be_v understand_v of_o any_o particular_a but_o the_o true_a catholic_n church_n for_o not_o only_a person_n but_o church_n may_v depart_v from_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o in_o such_o case_n not_o those_o who_o depart_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o such_o church_n but_o those_o church_n which_o depart_v from_o the_o catholic_n be_v guilty_a of_o schism_n these_o thing_n i_o think_v necessary_a to_o be_v further_o explain_v not_o only_o to_o show_v how_o false_a that_o 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canon_n which_o say_v if_o any_o bishop_n use_v the_o secular_a magistrate_n to_o obtain_v by_o they_o a_o church_n let_v he_o be_v depose_v and_o separate_v and_o all_o that_o communicate_v with_o he_o how_o much_o more_o say_v these_o than_o my_o intolerable_a indiscretion_n i_o fear_v some_o will_v think_v that_o all_o this_o bind_v they_o to_o more_o separation_n than_o i_o be_o for_o the_o 15_o can._n forbid_v they_o to_o have_v two_o church_n can._n 4._o condemn_v those_o to_o lex_fw-la talionis_fw-la as_o unsufferable_o mad_a that_o faulty_o drive_v any_o from_o the_o ministry_n and_o segregate_v they_o from_o the_o clergy_n or_o shut_v up_o the_o temple_n forbid_v god_n worship_n 21._o by_o the_o way_n a_o council_n at_o chalons_n under_o charles_n magn._n find_v some_o prelate_n set_v on_o foot_n a_o oath_n of_o obedience_n to_o they_o thus_o condemn_v it_o it_o be_v report_v of_o some_o brethren_n bishop_n that_o they_o force_v they_o that_o they_o be_v about_o to_o ordain_v 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matter_n of_o the_o next_o accusation_n be_v p._n 139_o 140._o have_v say_v plea_n p._n 41._o 42._o if_o any_o make_v sinful_a term_n of_o communion_n by_o law_n or_o mandate_n impose_v thing_n forbid_v by_o god_n on_o those_o that_o will_v have_v communion_n and_o expel_v those_o that_o will_v not_o so_o sin_v i_o add_v if_o any_o shall_v not_o only_o excommunicate_v such_o person_n for_o not_o comply_v with_o they_o in_o sin_n but_o also_o prosecute_v they_o with_o malice_n imprisonment_n banishment_n or_o other_o persecution_n to_o force_v they_o to_o transgress_v this_o be_v heinous_a aggravate_v schism_n ans_fw-fr and_o be_v not_o this_o true_a or_o do_v his_o bare_a repeat_v it_o disprove_v it_o be_v he_o a_o zealous_a enemy_n of_o schisin_n that_o take_v all_o this_o for_o none_o i_o do_v not_o steal_v it_o out_o of_o his_o defence_n of_o archbishop_n laud_n but_o less_o than_o this_o be_v there_o make_v schism_n yet_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o set_v not_o man_n law_n above_o 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