ARGUMENTS FOR ROMISH UNITY ANSWERED. 411 each other by formed, communicatory, pacificatory, commendatory, synodical epistles. Ep., p. 69; Lat., p. 222.' Ans.1. This signifies that the churches, by admonition, advice, &c., helpedone another in maintenanceof the common faith, endeavoured to preserve charity, friendship, and peace. This is all which thence may be concluded. Ans. 2. Secular princes are wont to send ambassadors and envoys with letters and instructions for settlement of correspondence and preserving peace; they sometimes recommend their subjects to other princes; they expect offices of humanity toward their subjects travel- lingor trading anywhere in theworld ; common reason requires such things; but may common union of polity from hence be inferred? Arg. X. The effectual preservation of unity in the primitive church is alleged as a strong argument of its being united in one govern- ment.Ep., p. 64; Lat., p. 221. Ans. 1. That unity of faith, and charity, and discipline, which we admit, was indeed preserved, not by influence of any one sovereign authority, whereof there is no mention, but by the concurrent vigi- lance of bishops, declaring and disputing against any novelty in doc- trine or practice which did start, up; by their adherence to the doc- trine asserted in Scripture and confirmed by tradition; by their aiding and abetting one another as confederates against errors and disorders creeping in. Ans. 2. The many differences which arose concerning the observa- tion of Easter, the rebaptization of heretics, the reconciliation of re- volters and scandalous criminals, concerning the decision of causes and controversies, &c., more clearly show that there was no standing common jurisdiction in the church; for had there been such an one, recourse would have been had thereto, and such differences by its authority would easily have been quashed. Arg. XI. Another argument is grounded on the relief which one church yielded to another, which supposes all churches under one government, imposing such tribute.Ep., p. 119; Lat., p. 209. Ans. 1. This is a strange fetch, as if all who wereunder obligation 1 Liter formatee.Optat. ii.; Conc. Miley., can. xx. Communicatoriæ. Aug., Ep. clxii., clxiii. Kai reZ srapá Token, 551 , eza.Euseb. vii. 30; Cypr., Ep. Iv. lxvii. rpáps- puara 000rarez í. Apost. Can. xii. Elpoo.aí. Cone. Chale., can. xi. xuvohzal.Soo. vii. 11 ; Cone. VI. Act. 11, p. 158, 198, 223 ; Greg. M., Ep. P. Zach., Baron., ann. 743, sect. 29. Significa plane nobis quis in locumMarciani Arelate fuerit substitutus, ut sciamus ad quem fratres nostros dirigere, et cui scribere debenmus, &c. Cypr. Ep. xlii. llvii., ad P. Steph., p. 161; Ep. lv. N. B., p. 113. 'Evò; otúpsaroç for., rñ; ,, o- xez'nç izzxno'aç, ivTO).eç rs along iv rceç Seiaeç ypa(paiç rnpe7v oivSsapwv rqç ó¡.eovoíoe am) sipñvne, ázóxoudív ¡Pr/ ytépsry ñpmç, sal anteaívnv áx7ñxo; r,rap' 6140704 yeyáp:sva, &C. Alexandri Ep. Socr. i. 6. "The catholic churchbeing one body, there being, moreover, a command in the holy Scriptures to preserve the bond of peace and concord ; hence it follows, that what things (happen to, or) are done by any of us, we ought to write and signify to each other."
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