274 Church-Hiory of Difhops and all his Bifhops had mifcarried , both thole ordained by Photiuu and thole Ordained by Ignatius: they had turned with the timesnot knowing how the times would turn, and incurred fuch guilt that he defired the Pope to pardon them, left he thould want Bifhops: fi- fencing one party would not ferve turn, while all had been fofar guilty. [Tuna á fanftijmo Patriarchs Ignatio confeerati fecundum fcripturee fits confefonem in veritate non permanferunt ; nec non et de hisfummis Sacer- dotibu atqueA6batibus qni diverfimodé fcripferunt, quorum alii vi vel ty- rannide, alii verb fimplicitate aut levitate, quidamverb feduftione et ver- futiis , quidam verb muneribus et honoribus diverfimodé deceptifuns-- -Imo verb dicendum eft quad pene ensues facrati, tam priores quampofteriores qui fub nobi.efunt,ma/b,et ut non opportebat,traftatifitnt---09,tratentes non Eccle- fa noftree fish mis Sacerdotibus et Sacerdotibus,qui fubOmni regimine noftro font, commune occurrat naufragiuns, propemodum univerfis illis defalfis et impotabilabosgufiantibus iniquitatis Rheumatibus.Super bis itaque poftula- mus compatienti/jimum Sacerdotibm man, ut manumporrigat humanita- tis et carom difpenfetfalutem, &c. faith Bafiliue ibid. § '53. Here alfo another difficulty arofe (as there ever doth in ravel- led works.). The Pope had been againft Hincmarue and his Council for depofing the Bithops ordained by Ebbs. And yet to fubdue the Greeks he was for the depofing of thole ordained by ¡'horine. This made him feem contrary to himfelf: Ana/lafitu Bibliothecarius (who then lived and was employed at Conftantinople in this matter) to recon- cile the contradiftion,faith that Ebbo was a true Bithop, but Photieos was nor, becaufe he was a Lay-man before his confecration; and therefore his ordinations are nullities. This nullifying of ordinations maketh greatdifturbances in the Church. The prefnt Bifhops of Englandre- quire thole that were heretofore ordained byParochial Paftors to be-re- ordained, and on this and filchother accounts about 2006 were fijenced at One day (Aug. 24. 166z.) The filenced Nonconformifts do force of them fay that the Bithops have much lets than Photitu to thew for their authority to ordain. He had learning, he had the Emperors authority for him He had lawful) Bithops to ordain him ; He had a great Coun- cil or two to approve him and confirm him : And though he was a lay- man before , fo is .every one when he cometh to his firft ordination. And though he was made Bithop per faltum, fo was Neftaritu, Thala- faus, Ambrofe, 1 c. And every Uncanonical irregularity nullifieth not the ordination. It bath been ordinary for Deacons to be made Popes: And is not that perfultum ? whydoth not that interrupt and nullifie the Papacie? But, fay they , on this account i.. Romer fueceffion is long ague interrupted : There having been far greater incapacities in . Simo- nifts, common Adulterers, Perjured, Rebels, Hereticks, Infidels, (as Councils have judged.) 2. And (they fay) that fo the Englilh Prelates are noBilhops, being chofen by the King , and wanting that choice of the Clergy and people, which the Canons have over and over again made
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