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An inquiry into the constitution, discipline, unity, and worship of the primitive church; that flourished within the first three hundred years after Christ
Lord Peter King King
Paperback. General Books LLC 2012-02-07.
ISBN 9781151111333
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1841 Excerpt: ... in bishops and people, as that each had some share in it: the bishop had the whole executive, and part of the legislative power, and the people had a part in the legislative, though not in the executive. As for the executive power, by which I understand the formal pronunciation of suspensions and excommunications, the imposition of hands in the absolution of penitents, and such like, that could be done by none but by the bishop, or by persons in holy orders deputed and commissioned by him, as the sequel will evince. But as for the legislative, decretive, or judicatorial power, that appertained both to clergy and laity, who conjunctly made up that supreme consistorial court, which was in every parish, before which all offenders were tried; and, if found guilty, sentenced and condemned. Now that the clergy were members of this ecclesiastical court, is a thing so evidently known and granted by all, as that it would be superfluous to heap up many quotations to prove it, so that I shall but just confirm it, after I have proved that which may seem more strange, and that is, that the laity were members thereof, and judges therein, being sharers with the clergy in the judicial power of the spiritual court: and this will most evidently appear by the consideration of these following testimonies. The first shall be out of that place of Clemens Romanus, where he writes, " Who will say, according to the example of Moses, if seditions, contentions, and schisms, are happened because of me, I will depart, I will go wheresoever you please, and I will do what is enjoined me by the people, so the church of Christ be in peace." So Origen describes a criminal as appearing M mow Tvc iKKkvaiac, "before the whole church."b And Diony aEl 5t' ifii r«"f K" fpif "" axiafiara, iyx
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