Roman Letters

Letter 24

Innocent I→Unknown|innocent i
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Pope Innocent I to Unknown.

to ALEXANDRIJM EPI9C0PUM ANTIOCHENIM. I. Qiwd printa seiti's beitli Pelii at Anliotliiuin c.se memorelnr. — II. Qnod not oporteat scciindiim coltstitula Imperalorum ditos to be melropoliliiiins epimopos. — III that Ariattornm bltffci not siltt suscipiendi in suis officiis, qitttmvis b btiplismd, quvd through eos dutur, confirmct Ecclcsia. Innocentius AlevanDuo EPiscoro. Cap. I. — I. Ei onns and lionnr to us a tui Iralerniiale impositus, nece-.sarii iracialus causas indnxii, qm» liiiens or coinmonilorio vestro, so that dal sancii Spii iins grace, respomleie possimus. RevoW vcnies ilaque auctoritalem Nicienaj symdi, which (C.iiii. 0) iina 01 it 11 i 11 m through orbem terrarum menieni explicat sacerdnium, qu;e censuit concerning Aniinchcna ccclesia cuuciis fiilelilius, lest dixerini saeerdoiilnis, to be necessarium cusiodire, qca above dieecesira suain pi;ciliciam the church, not above aliquaiii proNTII I PAP.E 5« \ vinciam c recognoscinius consiiiuiani. from which adverliiniis, n n laui for civilaiis magniiicentia hoceideni atiribuium, quain qund •' prima priini apogtoli the see essc monstreiur, where and nonien received religio Cliristiaua, and qu;e convenliim « Apostolonun at himself liori celeliei liiniiin nieniit (Act. xi), quicque urbis Uom.r sedi nnii cederei, unless that that in Iransitu ineruii, i-ia suscepinui at himself cniisunimaliiinque gauderet (Nicol. I, epist. 8). llaquc arbiiraniur, 1 fraier chnissime, ulsicul meiropolitaiios auclorilaie ordinas siugulari, thus. and c;eieios not without pcrmi-.su conscientiaque tua sinas cpiscopos procreari. ln quibus liunc uioduin rccte servabis, ui lnnge positos liileris dalis ordinari censeas ab liis, who liiioc eus suo lanlum ordiuant arbilralu: vicinos Cap. II. — 2. for (Sicolaus \,ltwc laudat. epist. 52, n. 6) that sciscitaris, iiiiuiii divisis Lmperiali juilieio proyinciis, so that dure meiropoles lianl, thus duo rnclropolilani cpiscopi debeant iiominari; not h to be °lu edii. Conoil. 18. Qii;n alitein was 24, iinnc 29. in edii. Koiii, eiiani epislola: hnic comiininis cuin -uperoi.i iluis apponliur noia, from Cresconio. Ipse Cresconius Breviar. c. 55eam secundum divisionem Alcxainlriiiii liinocoulii eiiislol l 211 invitaliini ul i|isuin litteris suis crebriits recrc.iri'1, ublalain amicitiam colere, el scrupnlis, qmbus mnveliaiui', qliaui primum proposiiis uiilcin to himself elliceie nmi diaiulisse. Orienl ili diceie-i, qu e quiudeciin iirnvinciis constibal, prffiesse deoei-e cnostiiliil. Istnd Auliocbeioc scdis in Oii 'iiietn jus a Nic;ena -ynnilo sei linn llieionyniiiepisi. 01, to Panitnnli. adversns.loanneui Jeio-.ol. vinilieat ei evpliial his vei bi : Tn qni retjnlaa quwris ecclesiusncas, and Nka'ni Cdklilii canoniiius ulens, rcspnnde nlihi, nd Ale.iHiiidrinum eiriscopunt in 1'alti'stina qnid periines? Ni fallnr, Itoc ibi dccermtur, lil Pntiestinm meirop lis Ciw trcasit, cl totiHs Orieiilis Anlioclua. Aul iqilnr ud Ctvsuriensem episcnpum referrc d b cras; aiti, if procnt repclendiini judiciuiit eriit, Aniiich am pvlinn dirtijenda' littertv. where respicit Hierooyiinis to NicaBnos canones 0 and 7. Porro Nieiena -ynodiis Antioclii.iin noli lain Coosliluil, quain consliiiiuim fecognoscil above dioe''csinl suaui, ei.|ue banc pi.erouaiivam ilUesain servari vuli, ll in Heg. n:s. decsl piimi. in iinn (allb, exslat, priinti scdes apnstolica to be. from bnc ioco pei'spiciiiiin is cur IiiiKiceoiius epist. 19, n. I, Aniiocbenos «postelica! of the see condisctputos vocel. C linin loai. I llisl. Kccl. paa. S23. Scil is Iiinucenlii ficus saliem arijtiiiiotiio is, llhfl rcccns fnissc scfiptilm illiul, that for Antiocbcno coiieilio ab ApoSlolis celeb:uo pr;cilicius bishop lamlavit; aiico |iie. speinenilaii, uon to be qiiain that for imaginilnis from co pronilit.vicioritatcin: iion quo caiion that Aposinlis vcrc ailjudiceitir. but iuo liou iccenlior s.eciilo IV, to be vcrisimililer credatur. I Corb. ms., frutrcs cltarissimi, nt sicul melropolitantis ordinat: nicnilose. s' Nicolaus I, epist. al. 42, n. 9, bunc Inciim to scdcm stiam accomiuoilans ila loquiliir: Omnilim lilique who Ecdesiam faciunt ciiru conslriiiiiimnr, iitque omiiium (Torre oltMts) ipiornm nosnwxiiiia citra exspeclal, nosirum pnvcipue debent promereri jwticiiun, scnt Innocentiits nd Atexandrum, elc. and epist. al. I, append. i, where ipsa reitilit Inilocentil verba, iliferl: Eiqo because totius we Ecctesive cura prtVslotattir. l'.\ ijiio scqniiilr. nl Nicolnis bic vcrbuiu e.\spcr. ctal. for eo qtiod Villgo sonat, Imc esl \)riiprirstola'hr, ' ilictmi: csse i.tdlexci it. to us tainen pcrMiasiini esi, that this autiqiio more pingi for speclal, lest<- alind to himself Vclle isliul you exspccial, nisl to ic pcrtinet. Qu.c inlorpreiatio ipsi Nicolai scopo longe npiior fni-scl. II Edili. ni-s. coll. Ilispan. etlsid., iioii verevisttm; INicolaus 1 el cndiees coll. Hadr., not efqo risuin; corrigiiniur ope Dion\si.ini excmplari; fregli. tn qno cx-i ii noii isere i'is»m. Ab liac liitioccotii scntentia dissfinal. quoil Cbalccdonensis synoilns can. COosliluit, »1 if riliitii.s uliijito ub imperatoria anrlOriiaic iiiiiociiia is, or tleinccps innorata fncril, civiles el pnblicas (urinas cccle.iaslicarnm qtt ■qneparxeciatnm order sequttliir. Tamnin ailversus co-, qni prtvter Ccclesiaslicn stalula facicitles lilterarilin itiipcrialiiun aucioiiiaie in duo proeinciam nnaln dititlnnl, thus so that from lioc facto duo melropolilani to be v.derintnr m una pnMntia, eadem syiiodus to whom. 12, ilcccrnit, ui who lircc deinccps tenlaveiil, giadus piopiii ainissione inulcteiur. S49 EPISTOLiE and DEt.RETA. 550 vere visumesl to niobilitaiem nccessitaiuin inunda- ' ceterasque bujusntodi pesles, because their laicos narum of God Eeclesiain commutari; honoresque or conveisos to Oi.muiuin, suli imagiite d pceiiiiciiiia; divisiones perpeli, quas pio suis causis laciendas duac sancli Spii itus saiiculic.uioiie through m.iiins ini|uisixerit Iinperator. therefore secundiiiu piisiiiimn provintionem su-cipiiuus, not videlur clcru oeoiiiin ciiiu cianiin morem metropolitanus episeopbs cenveuil sacerdolii or ministerii cujuspiam suscipi delicie 5. Cyprios sanc asscris olim Ariana? impietatis poesse e permittimus, that tiliu.ue in noniine Pati is and tentia latigatos not lenuisse Nicoanos canones Fiiii el Spirilus sancli pcrfieitur, nor sanctuin Spiri- (5 and (?) in ordinaudis to himself to the bishops, ct usque adbiic tuui cos b.ibeie from illo bapiismale illisque my1<- 1 iis haheie pi.rsiiiiipium, so that suo arbiiratu ordineni, uearbilramur: since cuin a eatholica lide eoium niinein consuletites. Quocirca persuademus ei-, so that auctores desciscerent, perfcciioneiu Spiriius, qnam ciireut jnxla canonum (blem b catliolicam sapere, acccperant, aiuiseruiii. Nee dare ejus pleuitudiiiein alque iimim ciiiii cderis senlire provinciis, utappossunt, qu;c especially in ordiiialionibiis opeiatur, pareat holy Spiriius gralia ipsos qumjue so that all quain through iiripieialis suae perfidiam pulius, qu > m ' liEcle-ias guhernari. dem dixerim, perdiderunl. who lieii ootest, uleorum i. Cap. III. — Arianos prtclerea (t, q. i, c, 75), profanos sacerdoles dignos Cbrisii honoribus e arbi- " Iia mss. At in vulgaiis, nominari. Illc repciiil verliinn fulem: ra tamcn lep-lilin lll seqiieniibiis etlil. relenla esl. Ncque vero bic concerning liib' agiiur, but concerning disciplina canonum rrgiilis insiituiaet miiversa' Erdesiie usu recepta. Horlatuf Iuiiocniiiis Cyprios so that curenl sapere jtixla ratliolicam caiioimni iiiiclligeiniaiii. not Alcxandei lanimii, but el successores ejns Cypriorum episcoporiini oidinaiiones to himself ftrrogaruiit: but feclamaruut coiisiantcr Cypiii. concerning linc contiovrsia exsiai EplteMmc «■ynodi aciio 7, in qoa ciiiii Zeno Carii Cypri cpiscopos dixlMet. A sanctis Apo tnlis ninnquam posaunl 061611(1611', that adf, ei.ti AntiochenUs el ordinarerit, or communicaverii uimiunm in nlcc ttfttiiMlbnis Qtttiiam holy syildrfus said: Memor sii saiu ta ynodus canonis (s< il. t>) un - cturum patm: in Niccea of those gathered, who eonservd uuicuiqne pfisciim digiiilatem. Vide cl qite aiuecediinl and quaeoiiscqiiuiilur. Ilnc aiilein in ncgn lio loHHcemius-, Cyprii ci Ephcsin > synodns iu eo couseiiiionl, that nrancs veliul Nicanos cauoncs scrv.iri. N-que hticlof fuii Inrioce; lios Cypfiis, ulab Antioehfutl piicsule ciiliiiaii sip.ileicillid', ni-i qoatemis ix A ixaiidri lide pio rnio poneiiat illns silii hor jus against priscum morem usurpasse. Calur, that qiiaiMlaiu Citlttllica: fulci SpPCletH brftl himself ffint; iia i'l lnc i|iunl qiiaiiulaio pi;c sc lert | ce inlciiiia' iniagiiiciii, pirnitniliie iiimqo iicociipaiur. Ncc inniieriio bifroceiitttis iiii|M'S,iioiiciii mamfs, qua obm hcreliii cnrncii liilclilms siainn socialiaotiir, inuiqinem pceititrniiir Kpperfavil: because nimirilni isia iiopnsiliii ip;iiiiiI;iiii li.alieliil |HT'iiiicnti:r pii.lc-siniiein.Oinciici \iigns'intn lih. Ui.pl. i omra Dmialisi. c. "i.ippo-iic:ul n letn liiiius p.tptfrati: Manii imp >iitiri xi noit adliiln retnr ub lurrcsi V'iinnlititt.i, tniuqit in rxlrn omtttnt culpain cs.ic judicnrentnr. Prvpler churiliim nnlan capttlitlhtteM, qcod cst itiir.tiiiitim donum Sp runn.wii.ll, >i)ir quo iioii v.:len! tul stllnltth qitarumiitti' alin ititttia m hOilitlie faeiint, iirantir, /.(nctieis cottettk impnnilin. \ lucc inanu nnposiiin rcm pceiiin-nli.i' n in halicl;al, boe csl vesliiioi sonles, crebra jcjunia. aluisquc luciuusa' pceuilentuc lalmres and appaiatus, qinlnis sutijiciebaiitur, because Hdelint» coetu scgrrgati, to euunlcni nonnisi after longatti satisB factinnem admiHeliaitlui'. \Ui]VtS fgittff pceiiilenli.e adlimbint o iliimtiixat and iin i"o eral. Porrn hxreticorum to the church redeuiitium duo genera Siiicius, Innocenlius ac Vigiiius papa di-iinguiini: tiiium ciniiiii ijui apnd harreticns, pira Niivaliano-, Donaiisias aul Atianos bapii?..iti adEcYlesiaui himself rcciponi; alleriiiu coiinn, nui ba|ilisnm in Erclesia catbolica suscento ab haerciicis illis rel;iptizaii sc |iciiiiiscriinl. Eiiiirisqtie quulciii manu.s iinposiiiiiiiciu pricarilniiii, scil qihi» in pritois pftnilenlia' imaginciii pr;e himself fcrai lanluiii, in poslrniMs rcm exhibeat. I>e primis Siricius epist. 1, n. -i, ic loqiiiiuf: Quos noscum Novuiiams aliisque hmettcis, Sicul esl in t.yn do (Nicria i tVhStiitlllmt, prr iiihhii lioticnt solnm rcptifiniiiis Spintiif cplscopitli mttttus-imposttione Cnlliolicoruin concen ui sociunius. fte iisdem lursimi episl. 4. c. 8, lisecliabel: l't venientes a b\ovmmnis vrl MrniteiiSibus through ninniis htrptJiitirihem mscipiuntur. Al ab Iiib itlioR ilistiilgne. il s HlltlH Milijrcia nientem iiinocemius no-tcr epist. i, n. Il.cxplicai, nbi pariter pi;i'cipil. L'i veuietites a i\ovtuiauis or Motitemtbiis through mamlr. impOsiliouein siiscipiantnr': snl excepiionem explicatiorem sabjicil in litmc umd, precler eos, who if forle a to us tut illos Irauseuntes rebuptizati i.unl: lu if resrptscefites cl fuiham suam cngjItinles redire lnaluerin', under loiigu jnrn.tentin: kttitfactione admilleiuti suni. Priiin 'gitursuscii iebatilursuA iniiigine pasiiiteutia' • because iiiaiiiisiUis ilnpiiiclialiir to iiccipiemliitii Siiiriluni sanctutii, thus Ui ntill a ptci ilciiiuc -alisf.niio sripicrcdtr. Al alii nflti jun under iniagmr, scd snb rc ip-a | oe iicdia' ailuiiticlianiur; qtna noiinisi under longa ptrnit. utitr satisfnclioiir, qu;C iuiposiiionftii itianus cxci|iiebai, cis i imiiiiii.io mdiilgrbatnr. Dupliccm illatll iuanus iui, osiiiniiein aperle distiligtteirS Vi ilins papa cpil. , to ('rrlnluruni (-eii iu corrupte in vulgatis ci i <-inn li rin r to Elliriitlin), n.4, cxplicalionriu nnslrain ilttlstfal el cotilii inal, obi ilc iisqui irliiptizaii smii parlrr ediD cil: Qitorinii tiinien icconcilintio not pcr illum imposi lioncin iiiniiiis, qna' through iiivocitticiieiii snnrti Spatttts CipratUr, but pcr illnii. qna piriutcntic fnirt s acputth iur rl stincUr c.itimumoiii* rcsiiiuiio ptr/icilttr. ' l.xeiupla coll. Iladf. prnmtttimus. Il.iii. s Hioo. Cllin alii-' coiliciluis sci ijiiis, Itnn eiliii-, pcru.illiiniis. Quutl lilinc not pcniiinit lliiinicnlins, ipiia nillla SlllirSt lirc S-ilas, prn itccessilnt, rl rruudio, pciitulli pos-c siq.ra cpi-t. I(j, n. 9 ct III, (aiciiii. ' in vulgalis, qitum through fidcm. Contiiinitis a mss. a!ei particula through. this noialur, liaielicorum liilcm jurr peilidiain \o. u i, t|iii a llt liil.ifidn llb. cotura Const. n. 21 nliscitai, rjttidijitiii pnri.r faith umu.i esl, pcrfulia tton fnirr, esti * Httcspdctii that Donatisia', qtiilius clcilcattts bouor tcrvandtis promiltebatur, at AtiguslinUtl) S. 1NN0CENTII I PAP.E 552 tremur, r|uorum laicos imperfectos, nt dixi, to. ancti A -Uhl a beatis Apostolis iradiia, in_egravellentserv.iic Spirims percipiendam grace when pcenilentiae imagine recipiamus? Gravitas iiaque uia bac atl noiilixm coepiscoporum, or through synodum, if can, vcl through harum recilat oium f.iciat pervenire: ul qua; ipse so necessario percontaius es, ei we so eliinate respondimus, comniuni omnium consensu siudioque serveniur. EPISTCLA XXV *. from Diony-in Exiguo. I. h Dc pucis osculo dundo after confecta mysleria. - — II. Dc nominibus untc preciin sncerdotis not recitundis. — III. Qnod not dcb:anl bi plizali unless tib to the bishop consignuri. — IV. that rite every sttbb:ilo jejunelur. — • V. concerning fcrmcnto, that civitatis tunium,.,.., v,,..,.. Tj bere servan; nor superduci or iniroduci alimiid, presbyicns tlirigatnr. — VI. concerning energumcnis bt pit> zatis. — VII. concerning pccnitentibus. — VIII. concerning episloDoniini sacerdoies, no divcrsilas, no varictas in ipsis ordinibtis elconsecralionibus babereiur. but duni unusquisque not qund traditum is, but that to himself visum may have been, lioc tesiimat to be tenendum, inde diversa iu iliversis locis or ecclesiis or teneri, or celebrari videntur; ac fit scandalum populis, who dmn nescinnt tradiliones antiqnasliumana praesumplione corruptas, puient to himself or the churches not convenire, auidab Aposiolis or apo -tolicis virisconliarietitem induciani (Disl. 5, c. 11 ). 2. Qnis eniin nesciat or not advertat, id that a principe Aposioloium Petro Romanx Eccle. ic tradiiiini esl, ac now usque cuslodilur, ab to all dela S. Jncubi aposloli i/i qua for infinnis orarc pra'- cipitur. from ms. Colbertino 932. I. Vl pacein in the church peractis mysteriis communicaturi to himself invicem tradant. — II. so that nomina offerenlium not prius, but intra nnjsteriu recilentur. — III. concerning consignandis infitnlibus; sotis concerning eonsecrato olco liccre dare to the bishops. — IV. concerning fcrmcmo in die holy PaschtB, his tanlum saccrdolibus, qni intrn urbcm are. trttdi must. — V. Dc jejunio stibbnti. — VI concerning bis who posl bapiismiim a dcemonio corripiuntur. — VII. concerning pceuitentibus who modus circu diem sanclum Puschoe leneri debeal. — VIII. so that quoil auctorilaiem not babeal, ant alinnde accipere videalur exempluin? praesenim ciim sii manifcsinm, inomiiem lialiam, Galiias, Hispanias, Africam aiquc Siciliam, and insulas e interjacenies, millum insiituisse the churches, unless ens qnos veiierabilis apostolns P.trus ani cjii« successores constituerint sacerdoies. or leganl, if in bis provinciis other Aposlnlorum invenitnr, ant legiiur docuisse. who if not legnnt, because i iii-,11:1111 inveniuiit, oportel eos boc sequi, that the church Romana cuslodil, a qua eos principium accepis--e not dubiuni esl, lest dnm peiegrinis assertiombus siudent, caput instiiutionum videantur oiniitere. 5. S.Tpe dileciionem liiam to Urbem venisse, ac oleitm sanclum not solum sacerdotibus, but and omniC nobiscum in the church coiiveni>se, not dubium esl, bus C.hrislianis, in sua suorumque inccssittttc tingerc liceut. — IX. Vl pantitentibits oleuin ittnclum, sicut ct alia sacramentu, pceiiilcnlitv lempare iton conccdatiir. Innocentius Decentio to the bishop Eiignbino c greeting. 1. if (Ico p. 4, c 67) iiislituta ecclesiastica, so that and qiiem morem or in conseciaiiilis niysleriis, or in caeieris agendis arcanis teneat, cognovisse. Qiiod siilficere f to iiiformationem ecclesix lure', or reformalionein, if prrecessores tni mimis aliquid or aliler tenuerunt, salis certum babercnius, unless concerning aliqnibus consiilendos we to be duxisepisl. 185, n. 44, objiciunl: if therefore oportet ul nas lur. VI. concerning inunguendis infinnis r.,.. _i c i__.- _-._■...... - i. — i„.. _\.o. f extra Ecclesium and adversus the church to have been pceniieul, quomodo after istum poenitenliam at eos clerici or eliiim of the bishop permi neinus? Quibns respondel Aitgustinus: this not fierei, quoni nn rerera, that falendum is, fieri not deberei, unless ptcis ipsius compensutione siinirctur. Fieri auieni not deberet, because i.lnisii bonoribus not suntdigni, who reprebensionis experles llllil suot. Epistolain banc exbilicni Corbeiense exemplar sa:- culo sex o exaraium, ei Code. a QucSnello vnlgaius, Uihis codex Colb., Capuano. Alii proha» nol_c, Egtib.no. in exeniplis Dmii. nbi legilnr Eugubtno, addiiur saluiem, that and in vulgaiis indc expvessniii csl. J Gorb. ms. when unn Colb. iiul Apostolis. Tnni when i sdem alii lies, or tipostolicis ip>is, nnn ruis. Dcinde iinus Colb., contraria el not utenda ind cttt. Jain supra epist. 17, n. 9, Inn centuiii audivinius couimendaiiiem regulas veteres, quas ub Apo.tolis or apostolicis viris tradittis Ecclesiu liomana custodit. L Supple lerrasqne. IMariuS iis qoi una lidei comneciion collectiones DionysiiExi«ui, lladriani I llis|ia " munione ac societaie cuin Giliis copiilabantur, libium 1 1 _k |L. _-. _-.-_«.v.-tl_i..--- ..--.-•«/... -.../-. _-l.v L_- ■• >-..-. _J ■ «. i-aal .'. _..-....,., i.. _, ■,,....,,-n n _.]... tft • na and lsidori. A Dionysiu appellalur epistolu regula ris, aique omiiibus Innocenlii decrelis under limlis ocio, id esi i, ii, eic, to vm pra-ponilur. Eam laudanl tacito indeed Ionoeeiitii in the name of conciliuin llispalen-e ii aimo 6i9 liabiium c. 7, Parisiense vi ann. 829, lib. 2, c. 27; illo aiuein appellaio Isidorus Hispal. lib. ii OHic. eccl. c 26, Meldeuse comilium iniii. 845 c. 44, and Nicolans 1, epist. alias 2, appeod. 2. for subnexis lilulis, who from Dionysianis alque codicis a Qicsnello \ulgati exeinplaribus dcscribuntnr lios c\bibet veius codex Corbeiensis. 1. concerning peace quuliler it> the church dure must. II. concerning nommibus recian. 111. concerning signandts infunlibus. IV. concerning fermento. V. be baplixatis who postea a dcemonio vexande Synodis scribens, when iisdem Germani_e priina; and secunde, Britanniarumque episcopos recensel. llis if adjung niiiii' varia. Illyrici proviucia>, qaas Innoceniius episi. 15, n. 2, suam in eas viceni linfo coiumiileiis recensei, diceceseon, quse to Koni.umm paiii.ircliaimii attinent, satis accurala babebilur euumeratio. from ecclesiis autein al> this \iapa noini(iati_i, not desunt who excipiendam censeani Lugdunensem, quam neqiie a Petro ne.pie a succi-ssoribus ejns primum sacerdoiem suum accepisse arbiirantur. Scd opmionishujusauclor, a quoimmPoiinus priuius cjusdem eeclesiiB pra-sul or ordinatus or inissus may be, to himself incouiperiuin to be alibi fatetur. ' Verbum arbitrarer in priscis edit concil. so that in mss. bic additur. Bba EPISTOL/E and ses.Qiiilms idcireorespondemiis, not quori lealiqua \ ignorarccredamus, but ui majori aucloritalevel tuos insiituas, or if who a Romanoe Ecclesice insiilulioniIius crrant, or commoneas, or indicare not difieras, nt scire valeamus who sint, «f n i aui uovitatcs inducunt, or alterius ecclesix, quam Romance, existimani consueiudinem to be servandam. CkfI. — 4. peace igilur asseris anle confecta niysteria quosdam populis imperarc (concerning consec. dist.2, c. 9), or to himself among himself sacerdoies iradere, when after all things, qux aperire nnn ricbco, peace may be Cap. II. — 5. concerning nominibus vero (concerning consecr. p disi. i, c. uli.) recitandis, antequam precem sacerJiistino mariyreapolog. 2,to Antoninum Pium, icstc, i|i>:uu oblalionem antecedebat. Precibus finitis, inqnil, iiiutuis we oscnlis sttliititmus. then ei, qni frairibns prtvesi, offertur panu ei poculmn aquw and vini. Ritiiiii illinn Laodieena synodus can. 19 iia enuntial: Posleaquam dederit bishop prcsbyteris osculum of peace, lunc laici pace.n to himself Iribiient, etita holy cclebrabiiitr oblniio. in Mozarabum Missali to Domiuicam Adventus peace anie Illalioneni, seu ui loquimur prsefaliunem, indicenda atque oflerenda pnpulis piacscribilur, ul apli sint sncrosnnclis mysleriis of God interesse, Eadem ratione in quibusdam aliis, puta Snisberiensis ecclesice, jubetur priest diacono and subdiacono of peace osculum offerre, quo sint apti sacrosancti nltaris of the Lord minisicrh, adenque anp tequam sacra mysleria celebrentur. Ilis suffragalur veius order Galltcanus, in qun collectio to pucem, seu, after peace datani, Illationi passim praeponitur. Notinda that Innocentii cautio ac reverentia, i|ua eiiam to the bishop srribens, dc mysteriis dicil, qiuv npcrirc not debeo. Rcc ceite novae heterodoxorum concerning illis mysteriis npinioni locum not permillit. i' Meil. Prius eniin oblaliones sunl commendandce, ac lnnc nominaedicenda. ln unoaulem ms. Colb. posl verbum commendandas, subjicitur: Etnomina offerentiiun not before unless infra mysteria recitenlur. Ac tnnc their oblationes sunl cdicendte, ul inler sacra, elc., Iiaud dubie from marginali nota scholiastis, whom in suo exemplari, so that in aliero Colb. habeiur, quorum snnt nlilationcs edicendw, for quorum sunl edicenda, legisse liquel. which leetio favereimori, whom Hieronyiniis in Ezechielis caputlS carpendum ccnsuithis vcrbis: Mullos compicimtts, who opprimunt through polenliam, vcl furla commillunl, so that «V mutlisparva paupeiibus tribuant, and in suis sceleribus glorieiilur, puD bliceqm di tconus recitet offerentium nomina: Tantuh OFFERT that, TANTUM II. LE POLLICITUS is, placeillque silii «rf plausum popuii. but apertuui is, Innocentium hujnsn.odi jactantiam not probaie, uipote who velil ul fidelium oblationcs to God, not populo, ncc public diaconi recitatione, but lacita sacerdotis oratione commendentur. Priccepuun lllius anno 7D4 Fiancofordiense conciliumrenovavit, eduo decreto dc not recilandu nominibus antequam oblatio offiralur. that cniin ibi Ikcc synodus oblalhncm, boc Innocenlius supra precem vocat. and utroinie illo in the name of iil quud Canonem appellamus inielligitur. Ilmc Gregorius Maguus in eadem cpistola adJoannem alias M, Indict. v2, where proemisit a nonnullis e\posiul»ium essc, that oralionem Dominicttm mox after Canonew Pathol. y.x. dos faciat, at(|ticeorum oblationes, qunrum nomina rccitanda are, sua nraiione commendet, quam superlliium may be, ct ipsepro luaprudentia recognoscis, ul cujus hostiam necduin to God offeras, cjus antc nomcn insinucs, quamvis illi incognitnm sii nibil. Prius L therefore ol)lationessunlcommend:ind;e, ac then their nomina, quorum are, edicenda; so that among sacra mysteria nominentur, not inler alia, t\ux anle praiiiittinnis, so that ip is mysteriis viam futuris precibus aperiamns. Cap. III. — G. concerning consignandis vero infanlibus manifestum is, not abalio, quani ab to the bishop fieri licrre (concerning consecr. dist. i,c. 119). for priests liccl c secundi sini saccidoies, pontificatus however apicem not habcnt (Ivo ».1, c. 2G5). this auiem ■' ponlificium solis dcberi to the bishops, so that or consignent, or paiaclelum Spiritum tradant, not tolum, dici slatuisset, then sobdil, O.ationem Dominicam idcirco mox posl precem dicimits. Ivninlem sacrorum mysteriorum parlem euam e0 «sSocraies lib. vn, c. 25, nuncupal. Quocirca Innocentius ac Francofordiensis synodus not probant eos, i|iii cuin Urientali the church before canonem nomina recilabant, seu, so that Cypriaiuis epist. 10, to cleium suum loquitur, noinina offerebant. Euin lameii usum, whom improbant, eiiaui postea inGalliis;iti|iic Hispaniis receplum to have been antiquus order Gallicanus atijiie MozoraI Ki in Missale faith faciunl. Lucifer. docet eiim usum, qno in the church baplizlitus unless through manus of the bishop not accipil Spiritum holy, to lionorcm poiius sncerdotii, qaitm to leqis nccessitatemesse instilulum. nor soium idem Doctor consignaudi jus presbyleris asserere it seems, but and ejus iisuin aliquando to them permilli in epistola to Evangcliim innuil, ulii ail: what for facil exccpta ortlinatione bishop, that prcsbyter not faeittt /to whom consent.ineiiin esi that Clirysosiomus homil. n, in i epislolam to Timollieum, concerning to the bishops scribit: Sola quippe ordimtlionc superiores are, nlque Itoc tantum plus qutitn priests liabere vidcnlitr. Gregorins because dem lili. iv, epist. 9, to Jaiiiiaiiimi Caralis in Sardinia episcopuin scribil: Presbytcribiiptizandos ungant in pectore, so that of the bishop postmodttm itntiere debeunl in fronte. Veriini ibid., cpist. alias 2i, to eumdem resciibit: Percenit also to we quosdttm scandalizttlos [ttissc, qitod presbyteros chrismate lungere eos qni buptizandi are prohibuimus. Qiiilius primo respondet, E/ we indeed secundumusum veleremecclesiai nostnv fecimus; iiini addit, Sedsiomnino hac concerning re uliqui contristanlur; nbi of the bishop desunt, so that presbyieri elium in frontibus buptizundos claismale langere debennt concedimus. nor his a>lversaiur Gelasius, cuni ei>ist. 12, c. G, presbyieris praecipit not conficiendi chrismalis, not consignttiionis pontificalis adliibcntliv sibimct tiniperc facuitatem. Aliud esl for liujusmodi facnliateni sibimei arripere, and aliud concessa potestate uti. in commentariis Ambrosii in the name of vul atis in Eplus. c. iv legeie is: at JEgyptum presbyleri consignanl, if prwsens not may be bishop. Quihus concinil and that anliquus auctor quaestionum from utroque Testam. mixtim at Au555 S. 1NN0CENT1I I PAPjE 556 consuelndo ecclcsiasiica dcmonstrat, verum ct that sacrameiita penitus not celebrari. Quaniiiquc fornin lectio Acluum Aposiolortim, qure asserit, Pelrum and d through singulas tenenda is liebdomadas proplcr id,.loanncm to be directos, who jam baptizaiis traderenl that commemoratio diei iliius always esl coleSpiritmn sancluni. for presbyleris, sive exlra epibranda. that if piilani, semel aique uno sabbato scopum sive proesente to the bishop when bapiizant, jejunandum; therefore and e Dominica, and sexla feria secbrismale baplizalos ungere licel, but that ab to the bishop may have been consecralum, not however frontem cx eodem oleo signare, that solis debelur to the bishops, when tradunt Spiritum paracletum. Verba vero dicere a not possum, lest more prodere videar, quam to coiisultalionem respondere. Cap. IV. — 7. Sabbato vero (concerning consecr. dist. 5, c. 13) jejiinandum to be, raiio evidentissima demonstrat. for (lvo p. 4, c. 28) if diem Dominicum ob venerabilem resurrectioneni of the Lord noslri Jesu mcl in Pascba crit utique celebranda. if aiitem Dominici diei ac sextaj feriaj through singulas bebdomadas reparanda imago is; demenlis csi, bidui agerc consueludinemsahbaloprxtcrmisso; cumnon disparem baheal cause, a sexla videlicet feria, in qua Domiiuis passus est,quando and to inferos fuit,ul lertia die resurgens redderet Iacliti:im after bidtianam irisliiiam pracedentem. not therefore we negamus sexla feria jejunandum; but dicimus ct sabbato boc agcndum, because ambo dics tristiliam Apostolis, or Cbrisli not solum in Pascba celebramus, vertim JJ hjs who Christnm scculi siini, indixerunt. who dio Doetiain through singulos circulos liebdomadaruin, ipsius minico bilaraii, not solum ipsum feslivissimum ess , diei imaginem frequentamus, ac sexta feria propicr voluerunl, veruni also through all bebdomadasfrepassionem of the Lord jejiinamiis, sabbatum pralermitqueniandum to be duxeiiint. lerenon debemus, h that inler tristiliam alque licliCap. V. — 8. concerning fcrniento vero, that dieDomitiam lemporis illius it seems inclusum. for utique conslal, Apostolos biduo islo and in mcerore to have been, el proplermetum Judseortim himself occuluisse.Quodutiqne nondubiumest, in taniunieos jejiinassebiduomeniorato(Jo««.xx),ut'tradiiio Ecelesia: liabeai,0 islobiduo xandria el through lotnm /Egyptum, if desil cpiscopus, consecrttt ( reciius Colb. ms, consignul) presbyler. Atque bic usus etiamnum at Gijjcos oblinet. nor ab eo abhorrerc videlur concilmm Toletanuin I, can. 20, quo statutum esl diaconum not chrisn i H'i ', but presbylerum ttbsente ephcopo; pioeseule vero, if ab ipso fuerh praiceptitm; sicut iiec Arausicauuni I, can. 11, and Epaonense can. 16, duni lncreiicos in morlis discrimine posilos, if calholici csse dcsideranl, if bishop desil, a presbyteris ciim benedictione cl clirismule consiynnri vulttnt. to Innoce.nl.ium that ailinci, luiii from boc, luiii cx superioribus dccrciis ac totius epistola; pvoceniiu apparei, boc eum especially cavere voluisse, lest ccclesi;e, qua? a Uomana lidem susceperunt, to alier.os ab ejusdcm ecclesi?e eonsuetudinc vitiis decliiiarent. Morem illi gerens eonciliiim llispalensc n anno 619 hahitum c. 7 definit, presbyteris not licere nor chrismu confucre, ncc chrismnte baplizatoritm frantem siynnre. to ipsius quoqiie iinilaiionem Theodulfus Aurelianensis episc. lih. concerning Uapl. c. 17 concludil: that eryo presbylcris buplizttlos chnsmttte nnyere licel, Spirilum vero stinctum pcr manus imposilioncm trialerc nonlicet, tinlitiuus iste mos ub Aposlolis (boc is Aposlolorum exeniplo in Aciibus cpnsignaloj e$t tnidittis. nor presbyteris soliiin, scdeiiam choropiscopis and roncilium 1'aiisicnse vi, anu. 827, parl. u, c. 27, el Meldeuse anu. 855, c. ii, bane polcstalem neganl. (Jiiocitca Uaae Lmgoiiensis bishop lil. if, cau. 30, docernil: if yuis not ub episQopo, but a chorepiscopo may have been confirmaius, reiterttn nliisbeneiliC.ionibus dtbel. Idipsum el Capilulare anni 8Q3, at B.tltiz. pag. 381, ul Leonis Jll anlea consiilli auctorilatc fulliiui edicil. ''Ininss. who (Quesn. bic addit dies) inclusus. nica through litulos mitiimus, superflue we consulere voluisti, when all ccclesise uostr;e intra civiialem sint constiluiae. Qiiarum presbyicri, qnia die ipsa because of plebem to himself creditam nobiscum convcnirc not possunl; idcirco fermentiim ' a to us confeclum lcin concerning jejutiio sitbbati inecclesitt Romantt Dissertaliiiuem coiisulc, if lubet. C.ipilularium lib. vn, c. 150, where habetur, Cnno-, nibus qnippe jubentibiis biduo isto sacrtimcnta not concerning- ' bcnl celcbr.tri, to Imiic lociim rcsjiici haud temoic coii.ieclemiis. Iluuc ipsuin morcm bbro pouliliciili pr.TScriplum to be Uotbomagcnse coucilium ann. 1072 c. 22 memorat. * Supple, jejunii ab Apostolis servuti. for proxinms concerning sacrainenlisbiduoanlc resiirrcclimiemDoinini not cclebraiis sermo tautiiin in iransciirsn lil, utjiolead asserendum sabbali jejiiniuin unice adjeelus, idque iipsa oralionis series conlirmal. Ait quidein Socrates lib. v, c. 22: Ch»i omncs ubique lcrrnnim ecclesim through sinyulns hebdomndus die sabbati sticra mysteria celebrenl, Ale.rnndrini lumen and liomtnii. vetusltim iritditioncm tccitti, id fncere detrectttnt. but secus suadenl Gregoiii Gelasiique liturgiic, qusc also Quadragesima; sabbalis Missas pra;sciibiinl. Nee llieronymus epist. 28, to Lucinium seripsisset: concerning sttbbalo that quccris, utrum jejiinundnm may be; el i!e Kuchtiristia, tin ticcipiendn qitotidie, qnvd Iitimance ecclcsia; obiervnre pcrhibentur, unless sacra mysleria, from quibus Eucliaiisiia percipitur, quoiidie fnissent celebraia. Eunidein Eucbaii-iia: quotidie peroipienil.c iisnm Augiisliniis cpisl. bi, to Jaiiuaiiiiin, n. i, tradil. from quo scqnitiir, ul elquolidie cclebraia sint diviua mysieria. not for vulgo exira illorum cclebrationem Euebarisiia unless ab a;gioiis percipisbatur. Id lorte that mox attulimus, said Socraies, because Romani Alexandrinique, sabbaiisoIeimiiiaicinDominicaui Iranslaia, utiumque illuni dieni pari religione celebrare dcireciarent. Feruienli nomiiic alii beiieilieliim pancin, qiii Eu— charistiao vice may be, alii vero longe plures Eucbarisliani ipsani bic inlclliguiil. El vero illam in Ordine lioinano lermenli vocabulo saqiius designari Mabillonius nosler observai. nor verenduin, lest bac postrcma inlelligenlia their juvetur opinio, who D EPiSTOL.'E and DF.CftETA. 5;.s through ncolythos aecipiunt, so that sc n noslra communion- \ a thcmonio, vitio aliquo or pcccato intervcnicnte, no, niaxime that tlie, not jutlicenl separatos. that pcr " parcecias (ieri debcre not puio; because nor longc porlamla sunl sacramentn (ncc we pcr cceincleria iliversa constitutis presbyleris destinainus) b ct presbyleri coriim conficientlortim jus habeant alqiie liccnlinm. Cap. VI. — 9. concerning his vero baplizatis, qni postea arripiuntur, « is sollieita tlilcciio lua, if a presbytero or diacono possinl aul debcant d designari. Qui.d lioc, unless cpiscopus pr;rceperit, not licei. for cis nianus imponcnda entirely not csi, unless bishop authority dederit id cfliciendi. Utaulem liat, of the bishop is imperare, so that mnnus to them or a presbyiero or a c.cteris clericis c ini[ionatur. for quomodo Eucbarisliain from fermcnlnio pane olim iu Ecelesia Latina confectnm poianlVnlde eniui leve csi that inile in opinionis liiijus gialiam dcduciiur nrguinentiim. Quippe venerandum that sacramcntum, pr<> illoruin lemporum coiisuetudine, qua saene rei arcaiiiiui ptofaau legero affeclaliani, tum atl eeclesias mitiereinr, api.osiie vociiuiu cst leiiuentiim, so that r. buiu cvnsignaii, quo supcrius Conlirii quemndmodiiin feriiicnliim in farinam iiiiniis-iitn, menluiii enuntiauir, virum ciudituu ciquc eommixluin, lolam congluliuai, ila ci. quoddnm iinumnis nlque coniniunionis niulua: vinciilum to be sigoilieaieuii'. Ea raliniic i[.se Christ also exira EucharisiUc sacrameniiim in encyelio cpistolarum nd Leonem augustum inis- |iag. 920, fermentum appellatur, ol. idque eoncilinm Chalredonense ah to the bishops IMiueniciui ninnliuiic laudntur, that eos, who prodigia&e, not e.v Bei geniiricc virgine eue our fi;iimei>tum creditnt, deslruxil. Feinieuli aulein vncabulo lest iiierani eulogiani ah liiiiocentio intelligi censcninus, vetal subjecia ipsius rnlio, i|iia liunc niillendi lenncnii ritiini nor in Eugubinam ecclcsiam, nor iu cseieras, which plures inira iinniii eiviialein tilulos uou habe reiil, conveniie docei, because niiiiinini saeramenta not longe pvrlundtt are. Nain eulogiam seu henedicliun panein without ullo discriniine longius lerri posse unless episeopum prcecipere not liceal. Innocentiiini iioe loco diaconis, cnin necessitas tirgel, Coiilirinnlionis adminislramhc potestaiem le. cisse Joh. Moiinus iti quodam opere posthumo opinalur: but ejus cdilor Moretus niillum lnc concerning sacramento illo scimoiieiii e>se reete observal. Vernlionis sncrade bapliztttis, hoe is fidelibus, not who in i,isa baptisini susceptione, but postea, a diemonio arripiebanliir, qmcslio inslilula esl. Hac autein actale e sacro baplisini lavacro egressis sacrainenliim Coflfirmationis conferri consuevisse nor doctus Morinus, nor ullus antii|iiilaiis peritus ignorat: idque doceni Tertiillianuslib.de Baptismo e. 7 and 8, Cyprimus episl. 75 to Jnbaiaiiuni, Ainbrosius lib. concerning.Vlystei iis c. 7, nieronyiniis Dial. athersus Luciler., Augusliiius Serni. 524, Leo pnpa Sern\ 4 concerning Nat. Duiu.. ac longe postea great Scimueiisis episcojiii; in lihello whom concerning bapiismalis inysterio Caroli Hl.ju6.su coiitinnavit, ac nosler Ednuinilus Marieuc tle Anliquis Ecel. nl. lo. I, pag. 160, edidil. Quo in opere legimus, Omuibus moreover peraciis sacramenlis btiplismalis, itovissimc pen nianiis iinposiiioitetn a snmtno mcerdole scplifortuis gralitv accipiuat Spiriitim:auctutn. Prscterea niilluin esi iu lolo this capiiulo concerning if who negaret, revincereliir episiolis iuni Paulini C Spirilu holy verbuia, ciim concerning co Iiiiii.ccniius silere Nniani aputl Aiigusliiiiim 24 u. 6, 25 u. 5, el 52 n. 5, necnon ipsius Augiisiini epistola olim 54, niinc 51, n, 9, in quihus snuclos illos viros ab llalia in Alricam, ac vicissim, benediclos panessibi inviecm in unitatis seu cominuiiionis muuisc symbolum misisse leginius. Fcrmeiiti aulem to the churches niillendi usiis, who lorsiian lioinanse civilali peculi aris was, Melchiatli atliihuilur, uli supia pag. 559 obiervalum esi, uhi and [ilura concerning linc re ilisseruimus. • Editi, ptirocliitis. in exemplis Dion. and Uadr. pa* roecias seu parrcecitis. ln veteirimo Corb. proicias, haud tluliie for pttroicias. E\ quo colligere is noii id |.riiniim, but tempoiis deeursu obtinuisse, so that parochius seu panechias nnliquarii seriberent. Hiic moreover noinine this intelligil Innocenliiis eeelesias exlra civitaiem episcopalem sims. Ccemeieria also npud Uomnnos, utpole quihus corpora inlia iiiuios coiulere religioni ei.it, cxira tiil.es exstiiissc nulUis igm.ral. '' Quesn. after veteies edit, concil. nccnon mss. COll. Hisp. and Isid.. itl and picdttjlcri corinti. Duo niSS. «f piicibtts cvniin. Pilh., and prccibtt; evrum. Lcclio postmiitlum vnlgnla el sanier el poiieniin is mss. Innocenliiis prieri rationi, qua sner.inienta in pnicecias [lortari nmi decere iheueral, now nllernm adjicit, qua isiud nor necessaiium ostendit. Qnesn. vulgnti exein |nribiis, iiecnon alin p/obce 110110 111-. tiob Imel legis-e vid>'lur Dinnvsuis, cujus e\em|iluin Regium eiiniiinuio hnbcl tissiijiiun. lo casteris aulem libns exslal consignari. Tuin edil. Koin., (/i(«k/ /'nc tf.\i ejriseopis prtxcipre. Qnesn., quotl unless, sn, nresso hnc prtBter ouiniiiiii codicum f.iHiseiisinn, hii-egra eril omlio, if nole that tptod, verbiiin,c:i,■■• sii[>p!eiiliir, aiu eiiin Itegio Dion. exemplnri aliisquc nonnullis prxrerMw, Qtntdhvc P not solent, uhi concerning Conliriiiaiionis sacr.iiueiilo loqniliir. Deniqne i|ui superiori capiluloS, n. f>, asseitiit, kpc pitttificibits sulis debeci, so that cel fonsignenl, or Iraduiti Spiritimi holy, ae presbyleris hanc poleslalem negavit, procul aherat ul eaindemdiiconis concederet. Evidens is igilur, rilus quibns ei succui ralnr who Ediiiundus Marteue concerning Antiq. Eccl. ril. Iih. m, e. 9, fuse expheni. Nominaliiii vero inler ens, i|iiob from veiusto codice liegio 5800, el altero Vinduciiiensi ib:d. pig. 500, descrihit; pi aicipiliir so that.acerdos, to queiu diiclus liierit eiiergiimeiius, omniu u peecaioruni ejus eonfessionem enoipiat, ponat maaum in su.nmitate capilis infirmi, el orueem facial tribiis vicibus, nc. after i.mltas preces siguct eum to fcontcm, to oculos, to aures, to narcs, to peclus, ttd os, to pedei, to ainbas iuaiiits, piopria iinieni pie membro henediclione adhibita. Qoociica nulliis prtipe is tlubiliindi loeus, qtiin iiovissiinum lninc riitiin verho dmqnan loiioceniitis notet. Quominus tainen consignari retiuealur, nibil repugno: nor ililfiteor leetioni huic linere, that in latidatig i 'odicihus a Martenio noslio c\sei'i|iiis [>ng. 5-20 tluplex nlfeinlui' siguandi forniula, nc posirema inscribaiur: Mia cuiisignatio capitis, cl oculormn, sice oiniiium inembrtiriim. Cavenduiu however, lest consitj itindi verbiiin bic i o sensu, qno snpin ca[>. 5 tisiirpari exisiiiueiui'. Forle to ulrnmque rem tlislingiiendnio Innocenliii supra c,<nsiynattdi, ntinc dcsignandt verbo USUS esl. but this Sive designari sive consignari mnlis, neiili iiiu aliud sonare ttediere videlor, qiiani simples sigiiaii. id lieii sinc great labore poterit, ui longe consti- lilius inens Coelesiinus diaconiis in epistola sua, essc tulus energumenus to the bishop deducatur, ciim if lalis casus ei in itinere aeciderit, nor perferri to cpiscopum, nor referri to sua facile possil? Cap. VII. — 10. concerning poenitenlibus auteni, who sive from gravioribus commissis, sive from levioribus pcenilenliara gerunt, if no inlerveniat aegritudo, quinta feria anle Pascba to them remitiendum Romanse Ecclesi;e consuetudo demonstrat ( concerning consecr. dist. 3, c. 17; Ivo p. 15, c. 10; haac Lingon. c. 15). Cxlerum concerning pondere avstimando delictorum, sacerdotis is jttdicare, so that altendat to eonfessionem pcenitentis, and nd fleius alque lacrymas corrigenlis, ac lum jubere dimiiti, when videril congruam a salisfactionem suam. or if who ir-gritudinem ineurrerit, atqne Dominns, J el if peccatum did, rcmiltel ci (Jacob. v, 2i ). that not is dubium concerning fidelibus srgrolauiiuus aceipi or intelligi must, who holy oleo clirismalis perungi possunl, e that ab to the bishop confectum, not solum sacerdolibus, but and to all uti Chrislianis licet, in sua or in suorum necessitale f ungendum. Cseterum (Disl. 95, c. 9; Ivo p. 2, c. 75) illtid superfluum to be videmus adjectum, so that dc to the bishop ambigatur.quodprcsbytcris licere not dubium usque to desperationem devenerit, ei is before lemg cst. for idcirco e presbyleris diclum is, because epipus Pascba; relaxandum, lest concerning saeculo absque eomscopi occupationibus aliis impediti, to all lanmutiione discedat. gttidos ire iion possttnt. Caelerum if bishop or Cap. VIII. — 11certainly since concerning this, sicuti concerning! potcsi, atit dignum ducit. aliquent a himself visitandum, ctcteris, consulere voluit dileclio lua, adjecit also ct benedicere and h langere chrismale; without cunccpist. 10, to clerum suum, queritur qttod when in minoribus peccalis agant peccatores pceniienliatn tongo lempore. and secundum discipimw ordinem to exomologesin venianl, el through impositionem maiius of the bishop and cleri jus communionis accipianl; now crudo lemporc... nnndum pcenilentia acta, nondum exomologesi farta, nondiim manu to them ab to the bishop el clero impositu, cucliarisiia illis datur. Veruni bishop, when aberai,ac ncc necessitasurgebat,hoc ipsum presbyteris or also diaconis permittebat. Quocirca cl to cleium suiim iilem Cyprianus epist. 15 scribit: if incommodo aliquo and infirmilalis periculo occupali vetustioribus, salvabit laborantem: where in vulgalis, salvabil infiimum. Crab. ahique deinceps edili, quo ab to the bishop confcclo. Merl. etmss.renitenlibus. ApudCraecosoleum illudeiiam a presbyterisconfici solerenosierEdmundus to ungendum. Cx0("*LL'",", """"""/"/ r ' / J » & — fuerinl, not exspeclata priesenlia nostra, aputt presby- *-• ter;i;, innngcndo. Ventis mss., unge.ndum, seu, ul in terum quemtumque pnvsentem, or if presbijler repertus not fiteril, el urgere exilus cozperit, upttd diaetmum qitoque exomotogesin (acere de.licti sui pussinl, nl maiiu ds in pcenilcntiam imposiia, veniant to the Lord when pace. Huc spectat qnod Rcgino lib. i, c. 295 and 296, necnon Burchardus lib. x, c. 155 and 156, velut from Poeniieniiali Romano proferunt: Sicul enirnsacrificiumofferrenon debcnt unless of the bishop and presbijleri, thus nor pozniientiuin judiviaatii usurpare debent. if aittem necessitasevenerit,el priest nonfiierit prwscns, diacouus suscipiat pcenilentem ud sanctam cominunionem. Ethoecquidemdepoenitentereconciliando.ubi periculum ntortis imminet, dicia snnt: atlnnocentius circa energumenos quamdam ab episeopo potestatem iribui posse delinit, which not presbytero or diacono holis, ed and cwteris clericis competere \ ideatur, inler quos infimus esl exorcistarutn order. Qnod thus intelligendum, ul eos rilus, quos exercere solis sacerdotiplerisque pingilur, unynendum. nor verogrammaticis insolens is verbo uti quartuni casuin adjttngere, ttt vidcre is in his Plauii, Ccelera gum utimur. Porro ab Innocentii menie aberraut, who eum boc IocoomnibusChrislianistum himself, tum stios oleosancto ungendi jus attribuere, and lideles all Inijus sacramenii ministros pra?dicare arbilranlur. Tanlum opinionem refutal their, who iinn lorle to himself persuaserani, olei holy usum sacerdotibus a quihus conficitur, ila propiiuni to be, so that eo nulli alii ungendi essenl; ac docet that ab iis confici, not tit inde ipsi soli, verum also all Christiani unganttir. Nondum quippe this concerning unctionis niinistto, but concerning eo lanlum to whom conferri may be able, sernio is. Inde to alieram progrediens quxstionem, an scilicet of the priests thus proprium may be this sacramentum administrarc, so that that conferre to the bishops not liceat, falsam ea concerning re nonnulloriini opinionem, concerning qua illum iiiis concessttm est,inferiores clerici praclermiserinl. Deceniius consulenduin duxeral, confutat. and h;ec certainly if who. Quam sollicili fuerinl anliqui lest pcenitentes aulanle congruam satisfactioueiu absolverenlur, or without reconcilialione el in communion des;cculo discederenl, testis esl, utalios initlam, locis mox allatis Cyprianus. lbi also holy that martyr concerning minoribus peccalis actam pcenitentiam memorat, but bajc ciim gravioribns comparata, quamvis el ipsa inoriifera fuerint, minora ac leviora dici haudlemere senliamus. Tum duoCutb.,ut orenl for eo: Pilh., el orent for eo. qiiidemDeceniiiinlerrogaiio, quantumabhorreret ab illorum temporum fide,uiChrisiiani quique infirmos sacrooleo ungere posse crederentnr, aperte indicat. Edil. Rom. and concil. after Crab. when uno ms. Colb., concerning presbyteris. Merl. when ca:teris mss., presbyl ris, that thus iiitelligiinus, so that siibaudiatur licere. nor dispiicet that at Quesn. presbyteros, eo scil. inlelleciu: ideirvo (a Jacobo) dictumest presbyleros, supplendo vocvl. Toleiani 1 of the council, can. 2, where statuiiur, diaconum not chiismare. Loculione aiilem vhrismule tangcre Gregorius lib. i, episl. 20, to Jannuaiium, semel acsecuiido uiitur. EPISTOL E taiionc can, cujus is chrisma 'conDcere. Nnm poenilentibus isinil infundi not polcst, because genns cst a saciamenli. for quibus relii|na sacramenia neganlur, quomodo uniim genus pulaiur posse concedi? 12. Ilis therefore, fraier charissime, oinnibus qua: tua love voluit a to us exponi, proul potuimus, responderecuravimus, so that Eeclesia ina Romanam consuetudinem, a qua originem dncii, servare valeat atque custodire. Reliqua vero, which scribi fas not was, when adfueris, inierrogati poteriinus edicere. Eril autein of the Lord potcnliae, eliam id procurare, so that and tuam the church and clericos nosnos, who under luo poniilicio divinis fainulaniur olliciis, bcne instiluas, and aliis formam tribuas, quam debeant imilari. Dala xiv kalendarum Aprilium ( Muriii xix, ann. 416 ), Tlieodosio augusto vn el Palladio b viro most distinguished consulibus. MONITUM in EPISTOLAS SUBSEQUENTES. l.Sexepisiolassequentes repraesentant velerescodicesqnam pturimiinnovissima Augusiinieditionerecensiti, Easdemuna when subsequentc.32, not soluni colleclionis Isidori, but ei llispaiue, necnon Codicis Innoceniium, prscter conciliorum relationes, liiteras familiares, where concerning ipsa cause aliquanto diuiius egimus. to oinnia to us that rescripsil eodem modo, quo las was atque oportebal apostolicam the see. i Noiiiiiialim vero concerning lniiocenlii episinlis lib. i conira Jiilianuni c. 4 brec eloquitur: « what euim potuit vir that sanclus Aliieanis respondere conciliis, unless that anliquitus aposlolica of the see ct Romana when ca-teris lcnet perseveranler the church? > Tum exscripiis quibusdam senientiis, qnas lnnocenlius in epistolis illis depromii, Julianum thus nrget: i lluic responde, imnio ipsi to the Lord cujus illeantisies usus is teslimonio. » Iiem lit». n against ilnas cpistolasPelagian. c. 4, n. 6, where nonnulhi prolulil epistolse 29 verba, excl.nnai: i what ista of the see apostolicse senteniia clarius? » Riirsumqne num. 7 verbis aliis cx epistola 30 in ineilio posilis subdil: Prosperuni, Ccelestinum papam aliosque tacemus and DECRETA. A scriptnrcs, who lilierns illas Iniiocenlio conceptis verbis asciiliunt. Neipie cur that concerning maieria lam aliundanii lamque anipla uequaquam fusius edisserat, explicare pluribus opus is, when hujusce rei raiioneni ipse rediliderii. 2. Qu;e Afris to Innocentium scribendi cause may have been ipsi not siluerunt. Cupere himself leslantur, so that in gravi adeo tempestale, quam Pelagius atque Coslesiius cxcilarant, concerning lidei veriiaie ceniores (iant; atque so that sua ipsoruin sentenlia Inuocentii jndicio comprobelur; eaque ratione staluiis suis lirma of the see apo-toIicae accedal aucioriias. Tuin demiiin sperare himself significani, eos who so perversa lamque perniciosa sentiunt, ejusdem of the see auctoriiaii, utpoie idesanclarum Scripturarum aucloritale depromptae (cpist. 27, n. 3), » lacilius to be cessuros. 3. Qiiantum apostolic sedi deferendum censeant Afri, suis in liileris luculenier probant. Ilinc and ejus extollendae ansam Innocentius arripuil. in quomoPelagio, Ccelestio eorumque consonibus judicavii, not iieni qu:c epistolis 29 and30 concerning of the see suu: pncrogativa pradoqnilur, approbasse censendi sunt?Ista eliam ab ipsis comprobata esseex eo colligilur, qnod scnbunt corum posteri in exordio episiolae, qiuca Iribus Africae conciliis to Tbeodorum papam missa, pnsimodum in Laieranensi concilio under Martino I reciiaia is. Ibi euiin quidquid concerning Romame of the church digniiaie Innoceuiius epist 29 astruit, iisdem sentenliis, lantiim not iisdem entirely verhis, suo in the name of repctunt (Lnb. i. 6, p. 118). but to coiumendandani aposlolicie of the see prseslantiam illuslrius nihil desiderari polcst, quam nund Auguslinus acccptis Innocentii liticris serm. 131, n. 10, palam pradicavit: < Jain for deea causi duo concilia missa suut G to the see aposiolicam, inde also rescripia venerunl: cause finita esi, ulinain aliquando finialur error! > lloc esi, Pelagiana cause duobus in conciliis Africanis diligenter discussa judicataque is. when aincni illis congrual and jiidicium aposiolicse of the see, triplici lantae aucloriiatis judicio causadecisa, merito liniia judicatur. 4. Ua concionabatur Angustinus, when ulrum rescriptis illis slarent Pclagiani, nccne, adbuc incerlus cssel; adeoquc cinn recens in Afiicain pervenissenl. Aiqui Sermonem illum < babiium ix kal. octi.bris die Dominica » in velcri codice prsenotari, atque anno 417 noiniin kalendarum oclobrium diem in Dominicam incidisse, in nova Augustini edilione (ibservaiuin is. from quo ct conlicitur, rescripla that inense sepleinbri anni 417 uon csse recenliora. but nianet ceria eoruni epocba in optime noiae niss. asservata, which < vi kal. februarii after consulalum Tbcodosii vn ei Junii iv V.C., » bocest 27 die ment» sis januarii anni 417 consignaniur. nor epocham illam ancipilem f.icit, but poiius conlirmat h;cc allera, quam nonnulli codiccs exbibent, « vi kal. felnuarii lionorio and Constantio V. C. conss. > Nain ■ in iinomss. Colb., sacramentorum. to whom favet that in veiusto Corh. legitur sacratorum, Hancquippe lectioncni mendosani to be, atque inlirmorum inunctioneni noii inler sacrata lanluiii, veriim eliam inler sacraincnii ab Innocentio compuiari from subnexis perspicuiim esi. where vero lioc sacramentum iis negal pceniicniibus, f/ui(ms reliqua sacramenta negantur, saiis aperic docel nsu tiini luisse receptuni, ui aliis lidelilnis ( ilra periculuin nioiiis laborantibus concedcrciin. for el poenitenlibus, if in desperatam segritudinem incurrissent, reliqua sacramenia without niora conferri supra n. 10 prcecipit. Grteci aniein teste Petro Arcudio lib. v, c. 4, eo proccssere, so that not solum inlirmos no periculosa agrinidine laborantes, but el pcenitentes well valentes, adtnbiia also forma sacramenli, not aliter atque infirmos inungant. '■ Ediii, viris clarissimis. Rectius mss. v. c. boc is iitro most distinguished: that in unnni Palladium cadit. Ulii vero noiarii riris clarissimis expiimere voluiit, notam eanidem geminant in Imnc modum: rv. cc. qua: iniii dc duobiis consulibus praditari inlelligitur. S64 re ipsa Honorius ol Conslanlius aiuio 417 consiilaluin A gesserunt. llanc auiem mnlalloneni liaud lemere senlienms cohtigiSBti (mn opera anliquarii, who consuluiii preeteriii anni loeo, ipsius anni consules, quos iunc forie ignorabat Innoreniitis,.*ul in:irgincm annotarit, lum simpfciiate librarii, t|iii stinoiationeni illam, nrimreva lecUune sulunoia, in lexiumtrnnsiuleril. Porro e sepieni subseiineniiluis episiolis prior paulo before 27 and 28 scripta, soii una eiim liis through eunidein Juliiim episcopuni Africanuin nuno4IO labente irausmissa esi. Qualuor vcm subseqiienles uno die datas eodentque episeopo Julio deloreiite perlalse are. Ilas and anle mensem ociobrcm aniii Afi is reddilas to be, from nota Augiisiini Sermoni 131 prsefixa tnnlicilor, mi pneuionuimns. 5. Pelrus Marca lib. vn ile Concord. c. 12, n. 3, and Joannes Caineiius Dissert. concerning syimdis in cnusa Pelaix. habitis Iniiocenl.iuui to Afros from aliqua synodo Ronnna rescripsisse asseruut: but boc Ani. Pagiiisad nnn. 410,n. 19, negat, ac sentenliam suarti *, vcrbis Auguskini Iib. tvad Bmiifaciuiti conlirmal. oed dupltix iila opinio h.iud inagno negoiio compunalur. Ntim if Polagii Coelesiiiquc dogmaia sinecongregatione synodi damnala to have been jnctautilius Pelagianis Augustinus lib. iv conl. duns epist. Pelag. c. 12, ii. 54, this to them not negat; idem Docior in eodem opere lib. n, c. 3, iisdein luereticis elericos Ronianos proevaricatinnis argtienlilius respooclet: « if, that absii, ila then fuisset concerning Coelestio or Pelagio in Roinnna the church judicnium, ul that their doginala, qu:e in ipsis ei niin ipsis papa Innoccnliiis damnavcrat, approbamla cl. lencnda pioniiniiaienlur; from boc |iolius esset pnevaiicalionis noti Roinanis clericis inureiidu. » Alvcm undc eiilpueniur bi clerici, nibil essei, if cilra corum conscientiam Inooceniiiis adversiis Pelagiuin ac Ccelestium scripsi-set. Has ergu episfcdas sanetus that papa without congregalioue synotli of the bishops e diversis provinciis convocaionmi, but not without congregatioue clcricorum Romnunnim conseripsil: cuque puct iconeilinnC lur in specicoi pugu.nUcs seiiientice; ac mos perpeIrcs of the bishop legriuluf Fitlentii in the name of dwiaii. ''Apiiil Cr.ib. in niarg. Anlonius: qubd cl liabeiil liic niss. Scd epistola, qua Innocentius Imic rescripsit,in mss. Curb. and Gcrm. Anlonio, llun Autoniiio, iiiscribilur. Collatione Caitbag., cap. 120, Pannonius episccpus plebis Puppitttnce legitur. in mss. Corb. el Germ. nomcn dcsidefaliir liujus episcopl, quiin iisdem m s.iu rescriplo lnliocentii Ambivius vocalur, noiaturquc in Coilatione C.irihagin.jC 133, Pisitensis bishop. At at Qucsn. so that in mss. Pitb., Colb. and cpll. lsid., Avivius, and at Merl., Crab. so that in eilit. Rom., Avinius appellatur. Merl., Voiturianus; tum cadem editio, Trispulus; n Merl. el Crab., when mss. Uid., Crispotis. in Collal. Carlliag. c. 123, Postliumianus bishop plcbisTagorensis; el c. 128, Crispulus bishop the church; Volilauiv memorantur. Corb.j so that at Mcrl., Lcutius. other Colb., Lucius, Collal. Carlhag. favente; Vatic, Leon.ius; Germ., Elculiu.i. then cdit. Roin. Matinus, Merl. Marinus, Crab. Maiiiiianus. in Coll. Cartb. duo leguntur cpiscopi noiiiine Mariuni iiiimopali. t' Qucsn.ac duoinss. Colb., Maijerius; AliusColb., Magarus; Pilh., Meynrius; Capuc. Coll. lsid., Magorus; Merl. Crab. and edit. Roin., Maijnrius. Lx mss. Corb. ac Gcrm. necnoii from edit. Aug. rcvocainus il/egasius. (uus flrmatnr, tjMfl Roinaiios pontifices ab Ecclesiis constiltos noiinisi congrrgato saliem clericornm suorum ccelu rcspondere consuevisse haclenus vidimiis.

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