A07402:78
A civil nosegayA ciuile nosgay
A civil nosegay wherein is contained not only the office and duty of all magistrates and judges but also of of [sic] all subjects with a preface concerning the liberty of justice in this our time newly collected and gathered out of latin and so translated in to the English tongue by I.G.A ciuile nosgay wherin is contayned not onelye the offyce and dewty of all magestrates and iudges but also of of [sic] all subiectes with a preface concernynge the lyberty of iustice in this our tyme newly collected and gethered out of latyn and so translated in to the Inglyshe tonge by I.G.
printed for John goodale, 1550printed for Ihon goodale, 1550
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¶ For a lawful ordinance doth contain a vocation or election which is made of the people or of then to whom the people doth commit that thing and the approbation of come Bishops. Further to Bishops doth pertain to constitute Judgements of learnings, and to convocate synods as the old constitution was, that every Bishop, should twice 1every year, have synods of their Churches, and the Apostles had their synods, and when Paul Samosathen did sow wicked and ungodly teachings the Bishops next adjoining came ⟨image 35⟩together to Antioch, and the church of Antioch adhibited they damned the Bishop.
¶ For a laufull ordenaunte dothe contayne a vocacion or eleccion whiche is made of the people or of then to whom the people dothe cōmit that thynge and the approbacion of come Bysshoppes. Further to Bysshoppes dothe partayne to constitute Iudgementes of learnynges, and to conuocate synodes as the olde constitucion was, that euery Bysshoppe, shoulde twyse 1euery yere, haue synodes of theyr Churches, and the Apostles had theyr synodes, and when Paule Samosathen dyd sow wicked and vngodly teachynges the Bysshops next adioynynge came ⟨image 35⟩together to Antioche, and the churche of Antioche adhybytyd they damned the Bysshop.
- 1Bishops to have twy•e every year their synodsBisshoppes to haue twy•e euery yeare theyr synodes
¶ But as it is said before in controversies of learning Bishops ought not only to Judge but mete