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Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries

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THE THIRD AGE OF THE MARTYR CHURCH.327the Holy Ghost: whosesoever sins ye remit, theyshall be remitted to him, and whosesoever sins yetain, they shall be retained;-yet in order toI I a jja " ^ j t , i. j " j l^t_J_J»JLU V * as by His own authority soplaced the source <strong>of</strong> the same unity as to bone. Certainly the other Apostles also werewhat Peter was, endued with an equal fellowshipboth <strong>of</strong> honour and power ; but a commis made from unity, that the Church may be sbefore us as one: which one Church in the Canticle<strong>of</strong> Canticles doth the Holy Spirit design andname in the Person <strong>of</strong> our Lord: My dove, myspotless one is but one ; she is the only one <strong>of</strong> hermother, elect <strong>of</strong> her that bare her." He who holds not this unity <strong>of</strong> the Church,does he think that he holds the faith ? He whostrives against and resists the Church, is he assuredthat he is in the Church ? For the blessedApostle Paul teaches this same thing, and mani-ts the sacrament <strong>of</strong> unity thus speaking: ThBody and one Spirit, even as ye are cHope <strong>of</strong> your calling ; one Lord, one FaithBaptism, one God. This unity firmlywe hold and maintain, especially we bishops, pre-n the Church, in order that we ine the Episcopate itself to be oneno one deceive the brotherhood byfalsehood ; no one corrupt the truth <strong>of</strong> our faithby a faithless treachery. <strong>The</strong> Episcopat ,f which a part is held by each without divi

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