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A50343 A vindication of the primitive church, and diocesan episcopacy in answer to Mr. Baxter's Church history of bishops, and their councils abridged : as also to some part of his Treatise of episcopacy. Maurice, Henry, 1648-1691. 1682 (1682) Wing M1371; ESTC R21664 320,021 648

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only_o and_o not_o the_o divine_a nature_n but_o nothing_o can_v be_v plain_a than_o this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n or_o distance_n between_o the_o divinity_n and_o humanity_n of_o christ_n nestor_n l._n 2._o contra_fw-la nestor_n i_o must_v needs_o confess_v for_o they_o be_v different_a thing_n that_o be_v signify_v by_o these_o two_o name_n as_o to_o what_o regard_v their_o essence_n and_o have_v nothing_o the_o one_o like_o the_o other_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o union_n do_v admit_v a_o difference_n but_o exclude_v all_o division_n nest_n ep._n ad_fw-la nest_n and_o last_o he_o show_v the_o absurdity_n of_o reject_v this_o hypostatical_a union_n as_o incomprehensible_a because_o it_o will_v unavoidable_o force_v we_o to_o allow_v two_o son_n the_o son_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o himself_o and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n again_o by_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o plain_o confute_v if_o this_o do_v not_o 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conjunction_n of_o dignity_n and_o filiation_n and_o then_o the_o son_n be_v twofold_a not_o in_o respect_n of_o dignity_n but_o of_o nature_n and_o the_o error_n which_o he_o charge_v cyril_n with_o be_v as_o if_o all_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v of_o christ_n as_o god_n and_o as_o man_n 33._o p._n 33._o be_v understand_v by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o according_a to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o conjunction_n but_o according_a to_o nature_n or_o natural_o than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v plain_o cyril_n answer_n do_v plain_o show_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o what_o nestorius_n by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d why_o therefore_o say_v he_o do_v thou_o pretend_v to_o maintain_v the_o true_a faith_n when_o thou_o do_v manifest_o divide_v christ_n into_o two_o person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o do_v destroy_v the_o manner_n of_o that_o true_a and_o real_a union_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v with_o he_o the_o same_o thing_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereby_o christ_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d real_o one_o but_o thou_o on_o the_o other_o side_n make_v that_o equality_n of_o honour_n to_o be_v unity_n which_o be_v not_o a_o real_a substantial_a but_o a_o imaginary_a unity_n so_o that_o nestorius_n do_v evident_o hold_v two_o natural_a person_n for_o so_o i_o must_v speak_v still_o distinct_a in_o christ_n verbi_fw-la vid._n zanch._n the_o incarnate_a verbi_fw-la join_v together_o not_o hypostatical_o but_o into_o one_o title_n or_o dignity_n which_o cyril_n explain_v sometime_o very_o proper_o by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v premise_v concern_v nestorius_n his_o hold_v two_o nature_n in_o one_o person_n we_o shall_v see_v more_o clear_o how_o all_o his_o expression_n do_v point_n at_o this_o notion_n we_o have_v now_o observe_v nest_n cyr._n count_v nest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o there_o be_v two_o generation_n 21._o p._n 21._o there_o be_v two_o son_n but_o the_o church_n know_v but_o one_o son_n therefore_o the_o word_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v with_o the_o flesh_n as_o one_o person_n and_o so_o consequent_o god_n and_o man_n be_v not_o the_o person_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n and_o christ_n be_v a_o person_n distinct_a from_o the_o word_n nor_o do_v he_o hold_v this_o consequential_o only_o but_o in_o express_a term_n therefore_o say_v he_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o word_n 47._o p._n 47._o because_o he_o i._o e._n christ_n be_v join_v for_o ever_o to_o the_o word_n what_o be_v not_o christ_n the_o name_n of_o the_o person_n and_o if_o there_o be_v not_o two_o what_o can_v this_o conjunction_n of_o christ_n with_o the_o word_n signify_v and_o therefore_o cyril_n make_v this_o advantage_n of_o it_o 52._o p._n 52._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o thing_n be_v observable_a from_o nestorius_n divide_v his_o worship_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n and_o man_n the_o first_o he_o worship_v upon_o his_o own_o account_n the_o latter_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o cyril_n take_v to_o imply_v another_o person_n there_o be_v many_o more_o instance_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n par._n p._n 74_o 84_o 90_o 100_o 108_o 126._o ed._n par._n cite_v and_o confute_v by_o cyril_n in_o the_o same_o book_n when_o cyril_n and_o the_o eastern_a bishop_n be_v agree_v the_o nestorian_n cavile_v as_o if_o cyril_n have_v receive_v those_o that_o maintain_v the_o same_o doctrine_n with_o nestorius_n and_o as_o if_o john_n and_o the_o rest_n have_v condemn_v those_o that_o hold_v the_o same_o faith_n with_o they_o acac_fw-la ep._n ad_fw-la acac_fw-la but_o cyril_n make_v it_o sufficient_o appear_v what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o they_o and_o nestorius_n for_o he_o destroy_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o incarnation_n deny_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n for_o these_o be_v nestorius_n his_o own_o word_n i_o have_v read_v say_v he_o in_o scripture_n that_o god_n proceed_v or_o pass_v through_o the_o virgin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o he_o read_v not_o where_o that_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o she_o and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n therefore_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o word_n of_o god_n because_o he_o be_v join_v for_o ever_o to_o the_o word_n christ_n then_o in_o his_o sense_n be_v not_o the_o word_n but_o belong_v to_o it_o which_o manifest_o make_v two_o person_n and_o a_o while_n after_o i_o separate_v the_o nature_n but_o i_o join_v the_o adoration_n and_o that_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o that_o equality_n of_o honour_n and_o authority_n which_o the_o man_n have_v by_o his_o conjunction_n with_o god_n not_o into_o one_o natural_a person_n and_o proper_o so_o call_v but_o into_o a_o union_n of_o title_n
author_n make_v eutyches_n as_o orthodox_n as_o cyril_n and_o will_v show_v that_o he_o be_v condemn_v for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n eutych_n brevic._n de_fw-fr hist_n eutych_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o we_o shall_v understand_v by_o consider_v the_o follow_a particular_n of_o his_o doctrine_n he_o hold_v christum_fw-la verum_fw-la hominem_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o co_fw-la esse_fw-la dvas_fw-la naturas_fw-la sed_fw-la unam_fw-la dei_fw-la verbi_fw-la incarnatam_fw-la though_o the_o last_o word_n be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o those_o of_o cyril_n alib_a ep._n 2._o ad_fw-la nest_n &_o alib_a yet_o the_o rest_n be_v express_o condemn_v by_o he_o for_o he_o maintain_v upon_o every_o occasion_n that_o christ_n be_v true_o man_n as_o well_o as_o god_n and_o perfect_a too_o as_o consist_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n nor_o do_v he_o deny_v two_o nature_n in_o christ_n but_o only_o say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o separate_v or_o divide_v that_o there_o be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o both_o be_v unite_v in_o one_o subsistence_n he_o do_v indeed_o frequent_o assert_v one_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la eulog_n l._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o his_o sense_n be_v no_o more_o than_o personal_a unity_n and_o sometime_o too_o say_v there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d melit_fw-la ad_fw-la acac._n melit_fw-la unless_o we_o shall_v read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v much_o more_o agreeable_a to_o cyril_n ordinary_a way_n of_o express_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o conc._n chalc._n act._n 1._o and_o yet_o eustath_n beryt_n cite_v cyril_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n according_a to_o the_o first_o read_v but_o not_o to_o make_v any_o difficulty_n about_o this_o professio_fw-la flau._n exempl_n fidei_fw-la theodos_fw-la dat._n conc._n chalc._n part_n 1._o ep._n 5._o it._n maxentii_fw-la cathol_n professio_fw-la flavian_n it_o seem_v do_v not_o stand_v much_o upon_o that_o expression_n for_o he_o own_v it_o with_o this_o interpretation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o far_o he_o own_a one_o nature_n as_o be_v consistent_a with_o one_o christ_n that_o must_v be_v god_n and_o man_n but_o he_o condemn_v all_o those_o that_o shall_v teach_v that_o there_o be_v two_o son_n or_o two_o hypostasis_n or_o two_o person_n and_o so_o dissolve_v that_o unity_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o he_o be_v condemn_v as_o a_o nestorian_a and_o although_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v the_o same_o word_n with_o eutyches_n yet_o he_o condemn_v he_o flau._n brevic._n &_o ep._n flau._n but_o you_o have_v already_o see_v some_o difference_n and_o shall_v sin_v yet_o more_o he_o go_v on_o concern_v eutyches_n say_v christum_fw-la nobis_fw-la esse_fw-la consubstantialem_fw-la negavit_fw-la which_o be_v a_o express_a contradiction_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o cyril_n who_o all_o along_o affirm_v christ_n to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o we_o as_o to_o his_o humanity_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o father_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n deinde_fw-la dixit_fw-la virginem_fw-la quidem_fw-la quae_fw-la cum_fw-la genuit_fw-la secundum_fw-la carnem_fw-la consubstantialem_fw-la nobis_fw-la esse_fw-la leon._n rescript_n flau._n ad_fw-la leon._n ipsum_fw-la antem_fw-la dominum_fw-la non_fw-la suscepisse_fw-la ex_fw-la eâ_fw-la carnem_fw-la nobis_fw-la consubstantialem_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la domini_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la quidem_fw-la corpus_fw-la hominis_fw-la humanum_fw-la verò_fw-la corpus_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la virgin_n adjecit_fw-la autem_fw-la &_o aliam_fw-la impietatem_fw-la leon._n ep._n ad_fw-la leon._n corpus_fw-la domini_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la maria_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la nostrae_fw-la substantiae_fw-la neque_fw-la humanae_fw-la conspersionis_fw-la this_o be_v something_o hard_o to_o be_v understand_v at_o first_o sight_n but_o the_o breviculus_fw-la hist_n eutych_n do_v explain_v it_o speak_v of_o eutyches_n his_o opinion_n concern_v christ_n flesh_n quam_fw-la quidem_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la hominis_fw-la perhibuit_fw-la sed_fw-la humanum_fw-la ut_fw-la similitudo_fw-la magis_fw-la humani_fw-la corporis_fw-la quàm_fw-la veritas_fw-la suaderetur_fw-la but_o to_o return_v to_o that_o which_o be_v more_o insist_v upon_o for_o heresy_n his_o affirm_v of_o one_o nature_n which_o these_o passage_n will_v serve_v to_o explain_v the_o great_a complaint_n of_o eusebius_n doryl_n to_o flavian_n and_o of_o flavian_n to_o leo_n against_o eutyches_n be_v that_o he_o affirm_v one_o nature_n after_o the_o incarnation_n do_v not_o cyril_n say_v the_o same_o thing_n do_v not_o flavian_n himself_o say_v that_o he_o do_v not_o reject_v it_o what_o then_o be_v the_o controversy_n sure_o these_o man_n can_v be_v so_o mad_a as_o to_o fall_v out_o so_o violent_o when_o they_o all_o say_v not_o only_o the_o same_o thing_n but_o the_o same_o word_n shall_v we_o imagine_v that_o flavian_n will_v prevaricate_v and_o accuse_v eutyches_n to_o leo_n of_o that_o heresy_n which_o he_o own_v for_o sound_a doctrine_n to_o theodosius_n theod._n flau._n ep._n ad_fw-la theod._n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v conceive_v that_o any_o one_o much_o less_o so_o great_a a_o man_n as_o flavian_n shall_v be_v either_o so_o foolish_a or_o so_o wicked_a and_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o accusation_n we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o unriddle_v this_o difficulty_n leon._n flau._n ep._n ad_fw-la leon._n for_o after_o he_o have_v charge_v eutyches_n with_o hold_v but_o one_o nature_n after_o the_o union_n he_o add_v for_o a_o confutation_n of_o that_o error_n neque_fw-la vero_fw-la unitas_fw-la convenientium_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la duarum_fw-la naturarum_fw-la sicut_fw-la unâ_fw-la re_fw-la proprietates_fw-la svas_fw-la in_o unitate_fw-la confudit_fw-la sed_fw-la manent_fw-la in_o unitate_fw-la perfectae_fw-la naturarum_fw-la proprietates_fw-la the_o one_o nature_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o eutyches_n do_v it_o seem_v take_v away_o and_o confound_v the_o property_n of_o humanity_n but_o according_a to_o flavian_n they_o still_o remain_v for_o how_o else_o can_v christ_n suffer_v and_o the_o divine_a nature_n not_o have_v suffer_v too_o the_o monothelite_n speak_v out_o what_o eutyches_n disguise_v who_o principle_n extend_v to_o much_o absurd_a consequence_n than_o that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v pursue_v and_o the_o deny_v of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n for_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o mention_n any_o thing_n of_o his_o soul_n to_o be_v like_o we_o tend_v manifest_o to_o this_o confusion_n of_o the_o nature_n the_o form_n and_o property_n of_o the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n with_o that_o of_o his_o divinity_n there_o be_v one_o thing_n more_o in_o eutyches_n his_o way_n of_o express_v himself_o which_o be_v liable_a to_o exception_n and_o that_o be_v that_o before_o the_o union_n there_o be_v two_o nature_n afterward_o they_o be_v but_o one_o if_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o particular_a nature_n of_o christ_n this_o must_v be_v very_o impious_a or_o absurd_a either_o it_o must_v imply_v that_o the_o divinity_n be_v unite_v to_o christ_n after_o he_o be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n or_o that_o he_o be_v at_o first_o but_o a_o mere_a man_n and_o the_o divinity_n be_v unite_v to_o he_o afterward_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o obedience_n or_o else_o that_o the_o man_n be_v before_o his_o birth_n the_o first_o i_o think_v eutyches_n do_v not_o hold_v the_o latter_a be_v suspect_v by_o leo_n julian_n ep._n ad_fw-la flau._n &_o julian_n who_o wish_v he_o have_v be_v ask_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o this_o expression_n for_o where_o be_v the_o two_o nature_n before_o the_o incarnation_n his_o humanity_n can_v not_o antecede_v itself_o and_o be_v before_o he_o be_v man_n and_o he_o be_v never_o pure_o and_o simple_o man_n but_o ever_o from_o the_o first_o moment_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o godhead_n therefore_o leo_n fancy_n that_o eutyches_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o christ_n pre-existed_n and_o so_o indeed_o there_o will_v be_v two_o nature_n but_o it_o be_v still_o absurd_a to_o say_v they_o be_v both_o in_o christ_n for_o christ_n denote_v the_o person_n that_o be_v constitute_v of_o both_o and_o so_o they_o can_v be_v never_o in_o he_o until_o they_o be_v unite_v 1._o ch._n 6._o ject_n 1._o mr._n b._n make_v cyril_n say_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a will_v either_o justify_v eutyches_n or_o involve_v cyril_n in_o the_o same_o condemnation_n with_o he_o but_o our_o author_n have_v mistake_v cyril_n or_o derodon_n who_o furnish_v he_o with_o this_o notion_n and_o the_o citation_n upon_o which_o it_o depend_v for_o cyril_n never_o say_v there_o be_v two_o nature_n in_o christ_n before_o the_o union_n but_o only_o consider_v the_o divinity_n and_o humanity_n abstract_o not_o that_o the_o humanity_n ever_o have_v a_o separate_a existence_n from_o the_o godhead_n in_o christ_n and_o the_o result_n of_o all_o cyril_n discourse_n upon_o this_o point_n be_v only_o this_o that_o two_o
a_o vindication_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o diocesan_n episcopacy_n in_o answer_n to_o mr._n baxter_n church_n history_n of_o bishop_n and_o their_o council_n abridge_v as_o also_o to_o some_o part_n of_o his_o treatise_n of_o episcopacy_n ecclesiae_fw-la salus_fw-la in_o summi_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la dignitate_fw-la pendet_fw-la cvi_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la exhort_v quaedam_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la eminens_fw-la detur_fw-la potestas_fw-la tot_fw-la in_o ecclesiis_fw-la efficerentur_fw-la schismata_fw-la quot_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la hieron_n adv_fw-la lucif_n ab_fw-la illo_fw-la deo_fw-la patre_fw-la ab_fw-la hac_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la matre_fw-la nullius_fw-la i_o hominis_fw-la crimina_fw-la nullius_fw-la calumnia_fw-la separabunt_fw-la augustin_n coll._n carth._n 3_o ego_fw-la illam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la defendo_fw-la hanc_fw-la assero_fw-la qualicunque_fw-la voce_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la quisquid_fw-la fuero_fw-la illa_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n ibid._n london_n print_v for_o moses_n pitt_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1682._o preface_n it_o be_v a_o very_a just_a censure_n that_o polybius_n pass_v upon_o phylarchus_n one_o that_o write_v the_o history_n of_o the_o achaean_n war_n that_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v the_o principal_a business_n of_o a_o historian_n because_o he_o conceal_v all_o the_o virtuous_a and_o generous_a action_n of_o one_o side_n 〈◊〉_d polyb._n l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o insist_v only_o upon_o such_o as_o may_v render_v they_o odious_a to_o the_o reader_n the_o rigour_n and_o seveverity_n of_o execution_n which_o the_o achaian_n be_v sometime_o oblige_v to_o use_v be_v set_v out_o with_o all_o the_o miserable_a circumstance_n that_o can_v be_v conceive_v on_o such_o occasion_n but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o their_o clemency_n and_o humanity_n which_o they_o common_o use_v towards_o their_o enemy_n when_o they_o fall_v into_o their_o power_n as_o if_o say_v that_o noble_a 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