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Show of war Ana PeAte with Maoifiracies , or Offices of War, as may be i~en in the E:piflles of Syr!cius and Jnnountitu, and 10 the Counc1l of Toledo. The Clergy, we may be fure, were cbo1en, not out of .,rdinary Chri· fHans, but of thofe that had given te .. flimony of a mofl exa~ co?~erfation. Add~, that the military, and {orne of the civil offices brought with them a perpe· mal obligation ; but, it was not fit that the petfons devoted to the Holy Mini· it J'iJ, t J~M~t• ftry, thou \d be diverted from it • by any C•n;,:~~ogun- other daily careand la~our. Wherefo~e ,,.; apud Gra· the 6. Canon too ordams, That no B1• rianurn~ ,,cut•, {hop, Presbyter or Deacon, adminifter ll' ctr••" 'lltl any iecular charoe : the 80. That he aon~Cble · r 0 intrude not htm1e lf ·m to pu bl'1 c k ad f fi·l• niftratious: and the 6. among the A· • J'ult EPifl. frican Canons, That he undertake not JJitvonJmi ad f l t£ • Ntp .. t 4411um. the procuration * o ot 1er mens anau~, jl,. E.pt{}ol• or the defence of caufes : and Cypn• 1tl P~t\tJyteros an judgeth, it is unlawful fuch perfons cfi,,,,.,s & plt-,fhould be appointed t Guardians. 6un F 11rt1H ,on. Jiflmc•'"· Adde I. Gt,,.r,tiur, C. dr Epi{'• Oo g,,;,;s. XXXIII. The !Aft proofs tJHt of {hurch-ftory. BUtforour opinion we have thee~· prefs judgement of the Church 1rt the firft Council of .Aries, held under Conftantine ; the 3· Canon whereof determines thus : It feemet h good sm· to us to k_!ep them from Communioll, wht~hrow Jlwn their .Arms in peace: that 6)' that is, ·who for lake che War in the time.s w.h en tfh e Chh urch is free from,. T•"r ruu·1 anus periecutlOn J or t e Chrifl:ians under- idolatr ia : lmo Rood .this by the name of pe~ce ", asap- fJUomodo e~ia• pearsm Cyt;rian and others. Adde the ~~~;~e 'm1114 • . . acmdc fu-example o the Sould1ers under Jultt~n ,a pcrfc · Ch •fl· , "' ccuuo- . nu1ans of no me.an proficiency, be- nu~l: No{ir.e : mg ready to b(!ar Wltnefs to ChriH: .even naee quDd ~~~ to the death; of whom faith .Art;brof'e bet~nn qu,,. ,..,..,. C' J . ,. J•' pti'Jl &lltiO! Cy. J rJe cmperou~ uhan, thou.uh an Apo"' prianusEpiftt• ft~t e, had CLr~(lian Souldiers under Ja Io.' ~1and4 hu command. WLen he gave them the ipfaantt "' •ttr word, Draw otfl (or the ;/tenfe of the no/lrR Eultfi.• (ommon-w(a/th, they obeve him . hut p~&emd deDmi(t-. h h · ' ·· ,. rt ooOI 111 omm1 w en t - ~ word of command WJU, 1Jraw prior fum[erit. out agamft the Chriftians then thq Epil'l.:z.:z..c~o~m ack_now/edged the Empero;r of H~a- ~o~i11ta ccepe· ven. And of the tame refolurioa was w lp{i F.ccltfl• .t h e hrJ.r '~h e.b t tan L eno ·w n l ono~ before ' whl'cl ;p,a;cJle. m darEt. rl . · 1 r u. J J. "e• m t e ttn:e .of the Emperour Dioc/~tir:m f/11 pacem fu-had rccetv d th¢ ChrHl:ian Relioion fimt~tdt~m,i. e. from the hanq of ZabdM the thi f h exfpeetandam. Bilhop of Hierltra/cm and ihre tetd J:?c }apfis, Vi{· ~ h ' J' ' we ezplr,am pax ort 2n exa~ple of Chritlian conHan- longa corrupe-cy ~nd pa.ttence memorable to. all 0 _ r_at. Sulpi[ius ltenty, 'Whtch we fhalt relate he p ~e•cru~; Anto- H . reafter · p · . ere 1t may. fuffi~·e to fet d h • mno 10 Jmpt- f h f h · . own t at rantt pax f!. ccle-pcec 0 r, CJrs, whtch with fo lid brevi- flu f•ir. Mox ty 1 exprdleth the Duty of a ChriHian Jnttrfeil~& d,;11 • S· ou hd ler: . We o.rl'er auam/1. Jea m~« 38 (1ax 'J 'JJ' 6 'J• anJ enemy h ·a · tnt ev;or/" thdc our hA d h . h . c r;,,.,"1liJ fuit. J n J, w tG 11 e Er inConlbQ· Exindt trii"'JMiPisrebNs fA&t tr'Y . - . • , . . r1ni. cru ce : mht~e '''P cbr ·tr.. · ..-~ P ''.141111ur.Er 1 0ltlohdlonor.Vtxati"~ r ' . ~16111nl ...,. max pacu tempora. F |