416 DISCOURSE ON THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH. 6. All that withdraw their communion or obeisance from particu- lar churches fairly established, unto which they belong, or where they reside, incur the guilt of schism: for such persons being dejure subject to those particular churches, and excommunicating them- selves, consequentially sever themselves from the catholic church; they commit great wrong toward that particular church, and toward the whole church of Christ.'* 7. Neither does their pretence of joining themselves to the Roman churchexcuse them from schism: for theRoman church has no reason or right to admit or to avow them; it has no power to exempt or excuse them from their duty; it thereby abets their crime and involves itself therein; it wrongs other churches.Syn. Sard. can. xiii. Gr. As no man is freed from his allegiance by pretending to put himself under the protection of another prince, neither can another princejustly receive such disloyal revolters into his patron- age. It is a rule grounded upon apparent equity, and frequently de- clared by ecclesiastical canons, that no church shall admit into its protection or communion any persons who are excommunicated by another church, or who withdraw themselves from it (Thornd. Lat., p. 220); for self-excommunication, or spiritual felony de se, involves the church's excommunication, deserving it and preventing it:' Airoxarceprroç, " Condemned of himself," Tit. iii. 11. Which canon, as the African fathers allege and expound it, pro- hibits the "pope himself" from receiving persons rejected by any other church.' xaTao,íXXôvmo; (Compressing) ávepaxivnv srpoovrsehleev, Tflv ói ÉxxXxTrWV oixaóopamv apoTrpea- Tópav TadtiVTO; Táis arpaç Táv aced' Ëva ovpevraAEías 4 x6prTaç alma, yap ToFiTS Tñs aaTTEas vupa0aysAivTos?íyou, zai Tïrç xrroTravrzñç xupadsion; Év iipe ;v ayávrns vraveópaila T.Éyov.rEç TÓ orapá Tn,v avraoTiatáv xamsyvaapcivov, 'Eyñ, p.ív siptr IIa(Aav, iyo) lì 'Avroa.xñv, tyn'l ós Knrpa 9rávmss Ss Xpromaü 1pavivTES, le i ñary oú p"p.iproTar äaxraTav Tá oa- "pea Tñs laxílnaías Tspir- etaasv, xai TPl AripeaTr TO-2; Kvpíou pasmá vraPPnoías vrapaaTnaípeoAa.Theod. V. 9. 1 Aug. contra Jul. Ep. ii. Te certe occidentalis terra generavit, occidentalis re- generavit ecclesia: quid ei queens inferre quod in ea non invenisti, quando in ejus membra venisti? imo quid, &c. This sentiment does not seem tobe sufficiently qualified, unless by " churches fairly established" is meant churches established upon a scriptural foundation. Barrow himself elsewhere admits that there must be " lawful and orthodox bishops" in the church to render separation " a mortal schism," or, as he explains it, " a very grave sin." De Regimine Episcopali. En. 2 EI Trç xXxpacaç ñ xa;xó; árpreprapaivos, ;Tor lasaTaç áorE7.Aiwv, iv lipep aíXoo óE,C1 ä01u wapapaárav eveTaTrxav, agoçríaia xai ó lo,ápcsvaç, xai ó l,xAEís.Apost. Can. xii. Kpa Tolva ¿0 loan xa'a Táv xaváva TÓV to opooíe,ra Toú; avro5X ívvas, úrp' kípaY pail arorísodar Conc. Nic., can v. If any clerk or laic, who bath been excommunicated, and not yet re-admitted (by his own church), shall depart thence, and be received in another city without letters commendatory, both be who receives him and he that is received let them be excommunicated. Let the sentence be ratified which is according to that canon which commands others not toadmit those whomothers have ejected." ' M51ì mobs vrap' lì o v avroxorvavkrovs sis 1Lavalvíav m:;/ :1000ral aiXnvo l_gaada,, iovo'lav ToaTo xai Tñ iv Nrxaiá Tura?, íprooiìo siyspo,ç oiípor ¿ ai osßaop ívnç. Syn. Afr. Ep. adP. Z lr
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