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discourse_n p._n 16._o that_n whereas_o it_o be_v say_v act_v fourteen_o 23._o that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n ordain_v presbyter_n in_o every_o church_n s._n paul_n say_v that_o he_o leave_v titus_n in_o crete_n to_o ordain_v presbyter_n in_o every_o city_n tit._n i._n 5._o and_o again_o act_v xvi_o 4._o as_o they_o pass_v by_o the_o city_n they_o deliver_v unto_o they_o the_o decree_v determine_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o presbyter_n at_o jerusalem_n the_o city_n of_o which_o he_o have_v say_v before_o that_o they_o ordain_v presbyter_n in_o every_o church_n plant_v in_o those_o city_n as_o titus_n in_o every_o city_n so_o nice_a as_o this_o evidence_n may_v seem_v to_o those_o that_o consider_v not_o the_o state_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n when_o it_o shall_v appear_v to_o any_o man_n as_o to_o all_o that_o consider_v with_o their_o eye_n open_v it_o must_v appear_v that_o always_o every_o where_o all_o congregation_n of_o christian_n remain_v in_o the_o country_n adjoin_v to_o any_o city_n make_v one_o church_n with_o the_o christian_n of_o that_o city_n common_a sense_n will_v enforce_v that_o the_o apostle_n design_n be_v the_o model_n from_o which_o this_o form_n be_v copy_v out_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o church_n to_o which_o purpose_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v in_o the_o next_o place_n a_o excellent_a observation_n of_o that_o pious_a &_o learned_a prelate_n the_o l._n primate_n of_o ireland_n publish_v in_o a_o little_a discourse_n of_o the_o original_a of_o bishop_n upon_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n to_o which_o s._n john_n be_v command_v to_o direct_v that_o epistle_n contain_v in_o the_o two_o &_o iii_o chapter_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n the_o observation_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o the_o seven_o city_n wherein_o those_o seven_o church_n be_v say_v to_o be_v be_v seven_o chief_a city_n or_o mother_n city_n of_o the_o province_n of_o asia_n whereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o chief_a church_n upon_o which_o inferior_a church_n be_v to_o depend_v be_v plant_v in_o the_o chief_a mother_n city_n to_o which_o the_o country_n about_o they_o resort_v for_o justice_n for_o certain_o no_o man_n will_v offer_v such_o violence_n to_o his_o own_o common_a sense_n as_o to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o write_v this_o epistle_n but_o seven_o congregation_n of_o christian_n in_o that_o province_n where_o s._n paul_n first_o and_o after_o he_o s._n john_n have_v take_v such_o pain_n and_o if_o more_o congregation_n but_o only_o seven_o church_n for_o what_o reason_n but_o because_o many_o congregation_n make_v but_o one_o church_n when_o they_o be_v under_o the_o city_n in_o which_o that_o church_n be_v plant_v there_o have_v be_v indeed_o a_o objection_n make_v from_o the_o word_n of_o this_o epistle_n when_o it_o be_v say_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o address_n to_o every_o particular_a church_n he_o that_o have_v ear_n to_o hear_v let_v he_o hear_v what_o the_o spirit_n say_v to_o the_o church_n the_o address_n beginning_n always_o thus_o to_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n thus_o say_v the_o spirit_n to_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n thus_o say_v the_o spirit_n and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n the_o objection_n pretend_v that_o by_o these_o word_n it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v in_o ephesus_z for_o example_n many_o church_n constitute_v the_o presbytery_n of_o that_o city_n which_o be_v there_o call_v the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n for_o if_o this_o be_v so_o i_o will_v acknowledge_v that_o this_o argument_n be_v overthrow_v and_o that_o church_n be_v not_o convertible_a with_o city_n but_o that_o many_o church_n be_v here_o call_v the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n because_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o presbytery_n be_v at_o ephesus_n according_a to_o the_o presbyterian_a design_n but_o this_o objection_n both_o carry_v with_o it_o a_o answer_n to_o discover_v the_o mistake_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v ground_v and_o draw_v after_o in_o a_o effectual_a argument_n to_o choke_v the_o opinion_n which_o it_o support_v for_o be_v not_o s._n john_n express_o command_v apoc._n i._n 11._o to_o write_v and_o send_v one_o letter_n to_o all_o those_o seven_o church_n and_o can_v any_o man_n be_v so_o senseless_a as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v what_o the_o spirit_n say_v to_o the_o church_n to_o understand_v several_a church_n of_o ephesus_n smyrna_n and_o the_o rest_n and_o not_o the_o seven_o church_n to_o which_o the_o one_o letter_n be_v direct_v and_o therefore_o the_o argument_n stand_v good_a that_o in_o these_o seven_o city_n there_o be_v but_o seven_o church_n and_o that_o the_o letter_n be_v direct_v to_o these_o mother_n church_n plant_v in_o the_o mother_n city_n because_o inferior_a city_n receive_v their_o christianity_n from_o they_o be_v to_o depend_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o regulate_v of_o all_o thing_n concern_v the_o exercise_n of_o it_o as_o the_o original_a and_o universal_a condition_n and_o state_n of_o the_o church_n convince_v now_o the_o argument_n which_o this_o objection_n and_o the_o answer_n draw_v after_o it_o be_v this_o that_o in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n you_o shall_v never_o find_v any_o mention_n of_o several_a church_n in_o any_o city_n as_o rome_n ephesus_n antiochia_n jerusalem_n but_o when_o there_o be_v speech_n of_o any_o province_n be_v it_o never_o so_o small_a you_o shall_v find_v mention_n of_o a_o plural_a number_n of_o church_n in_o it_o for_o of_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n syria_n cilicia_n macedonia_n achaia_n galatia_n judaea_n and_o samaria_n and_o of_o the_o hebrew_n in_o their_o dispersion_n we_o find_v express_v mention_n upon_o several_a occasion_n act_n ix_o 31._o viii_o 5_o 40._o xv._o 41._o 1_o cor._n xvi_o 1._o 2_o cor._n viii_o 2._o 1_o thessaly_n ii_o 14._o apoc._n i._n 11._o ii_o 7_o 11_o 17_o 29._o iii_o 6_o 13_o 22._o though_o samaria_n among_o the_o rest_n be_v a_o province_n of_o no_o great_a extent_n yet_o for_o example_n you_o have_v in_o that_o province_n the_o city_n whereof_o simon_n magus_n be_v call_v gittha_n say_v epiphan_n haer._n xxi_o now_o a_o village_n but_o in_o those_o day_n a_o city_n say_v he_o of_o which_o act_v viii_o 5._o and_o philip_n go_v down_o to_o a_o city_n of_o samaria_n not_o the_o city_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o and_o caesarea_n which_o joseph_n show_v we_o be_v in_o that_o province_n xxi_o 7._o now_o tell_v i_o what_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v for_o this_o by_o any_o man_n that_o will_v pretend_v to_o understand_v either_o scripture_n or_o any_o record_n of_o learning_n but_o that_o church_n be_v convertible_a with_o city_n for_o have_v there_o be_v many_o church_n within_o the_o city_n of_o ephesus_n for_o example_n of_o parallel_a power_n and_o privilege_n make_v up_o one_o classis_fw-la or_o presbytery_n or_o whatsoever_o new_a name_n can_v be_v give_v a_o new_a thing_n without_o the_o least_o syllable_n of_o example_n from_o the_o apostle_n to_o calvin_n must_v not_o these_o have_v be_v call_v the_o church_n not_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n i_o come_v now_o to_o a_o very_a express_a mark_n of_o this_o dependence_n during_o the_o time_n and_o in_o the_o action_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o therefore_o by_o their_o order_n acknowledge_v not_o only_o by_o themselves_o but_o by_o all_o employ_v by_o they_o in_o the_o plant_n of_o the_o church_n and_o it_o be_v the_o go_v of_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n to_o jerusalem_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o church_n of_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n trouble_v by_o some_o that_o teach_v at_o antiochia_n from_o whence_o those_o church_n receive_v their_o christianity_n that_o christian_n be_v to_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n act_v xiii_o 1._o xv._o 1._o for_o be_v not_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n able_a to_o resolve_v this_o question_n at_o antiochia_n paul_n especial_o protest_v that_o he_o receive_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o he_o preach_v from_o man_n or_o by_o man_n gal._n i._n 1._o who_o be_v constrain_v both_o to_o the_o galatian_n and_o elsewhere_o to_o oppose_v his_o call_n as_o a_o bulwark_n against_o all_o that_o labour_v to_o bring_v judaisme_n into_o the_o church_n sure_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o thing_n they_o be_v but_o in_o regard_n of_o authority_n to_o the_o church_n they_o be_v not_o barnabas_n be_v employ_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o antiochia_n who_o find_v christian_n there_o but_o make_v they_o a_o church_n by_o order_v their_o assembly_n act_n xi_o 20_o 24_o 25_o 26._o and_o he_o it_o be_v that_o first_o bring_v saul_n into_o that_o service_n by_o his_o authority_n from_o the_o apostle_n though_o afterward_o both_o of_o they_o be_v extraordinary_o employ_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o plant_v church_n act_n xiii_o 1._o all_o this_o while_n the_o church_n can_v not_o look_v upon_o saul_n in_o the_o quality_n and_o
of_o deut._n xvii_o 18._o the_o jew_n need_v not_o tell_v we_o as_o they_o do_v maimoni_fw-la by_o name_n tit._n de_fw-fr syncdrio_n that_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o observe_v that_o in_o their_o dispersion_n for_o how_o can_v there_o be_v consistory_n for_o the_o jew_n in_o all_o city_n all_o over_o the_o world_n but_o this_o they_o tell_v we_o withal_o in_o particular_a arba_n thurim_n in_o the_o same_o title_n sub_fw-la init_fw-la that_o thereby_o they_o hold_v themselves_o bind_v to_o erect_v consistory_n in_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o their_o dispersion_n in_o this_o condition_n what_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o state_n of_o the_o synagogue_n and_o the_o church_n set_v aside_o that_o essential_a difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n by_o which_o judaisme_n be_v confine_v to_o one_o nation_n but_o christianity_n have_v a_o promise_n to_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o gentile_n by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o law_n cease_v as_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o jew_n and_o christian_n become_v oblige_v only_o to_o the_o perpetual_a law_n of_o god_n beside_o a_o very_a few_o positive_a precept_n of_o our_o lord_n as_o of_o baptism_n &_o the_o eucharist_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o and_o by_o the_o general_a commission_n of_o the_o apostle_n all_o ordinance_n whereby_o they_o shall_v regulate_v the_o society_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v as_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n here_o be_v the_o reason_n for_o which_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o apostle_n in_o design_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v follow_v no_o other_o pattern_n then_o that_o which_o they_o see_v in_o use_n by_o the_o law_n in_o the_o synagogue_n for_o the_o design_n in_o both_o be_v to_o maintain_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o unity_n of_o his_o people_n in_o his_o service_n save_v the_o difference_n between_o they_o what_o form_n shall_v they_o follow_v but_o that_o which_o the_o law_n have_v teach_v their_o forefather_n but_o when_o the_o effect_n hereof_o appear_v in_o the_o first_o line_n of_o this_o model_n trace_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o fill_v up_o by_o their_o successor_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o these_o law_n be_v the_o pattern_n but_o the_o order_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o act_n which_o put_v it_o in_o be_v and_o force_n the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n antiochia_n rome_n and_o alexandria_n no_o man_n can_v deny_v be_v plant_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o person_n and_o by_o their_o deputy_n that_o they_o become_v afterward_o head_n of_o the_o church_n that_o lay_v about_o they_o be_v no_o more_o than_o that_o which_o the_o consistory_n plant_v at_o jerusalem_n or_o tiberias_n and_o in_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o jew_n dispersion_n be_v to_o the_o synagogue_n underneath_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o law_n this_o be_v therefore_o the_o original_a of_o the_o dependence_n of_o church_n upon_o the_o great_a mother_n church_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o jerusalem_n once_o the_o mother_n city_n of_o christianity_n become_v afterward_o the_o seat_n of_o a_o patriarch_n indeed_o in_o remembrance_n of_o that_o privilege_n but_o inferior_a in_o dignity_n and_o nothing_o comparable_a in_o bound_n to_o the_o rest_n because_o it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o great_a and_o most_o capital_a city_n the_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n design_v be_v this_o that_o the_o great_a city_n shall_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o great_a church_n and_o that_o constantinople_n when_o it_o come_v afterward_o to_o be_v a_o seat_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v put_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o the_o chief_a as_o it_o be_v no_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n so_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o the_o rule_n by_o which_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v order_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n as_o for_o the_o other_o law_n of_o deu._n xvi_o 18._o i_o know_v not_o what_o can_v be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o it_o than_o that_o rule_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v not_o only_o in_o those_o few_o ancient_a canon_n allege_v in_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o primitive_a government_n of_o church_n p._n 67._o but_o in_o innumerable_a passage_n of_o church_n writer_n that_o cathedral_n church_n and_o city_n be_v convertible_a that_o be_v both_o of_o the_o same_o extent_n thus_o the_o epistle_n of_o ignatius_n to_o the_o roman_n be_v inscribe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o presidence_n here_o express_v argue_v the_o eminence_n of_o that_o church_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n about_o it_o but_o clemens_n direct_v his_o epistle_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o that_o of_o corinth_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereby_o we_o understand_v that_o the_o country_n lie_v under_o the_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n found_v in_o the_o city_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v that_o which_o we_o now_o call_v the_o diocese_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o mother_n church_n that_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appear_v because_o polycarp_n address_v his_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n in_o this_o style_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o if_o the_o church_n of_o the_o philippian_n dwell_v near_o philippi_n than_o the_o country_n adjoin_v belong_v to_o the_o church_n of_o that_o city_n this_o reason_n therefore_o be_v well_o understand_v by_o he_o that_o write_v the_o epistle_n to_o the_o antiochian_o in_o ignatius_n his_o name_n grant_v it_o to_o be_v of_o a_o age_n much_o inferior_a to_o his_o for_o he_o inscribe_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v thereby_o that_o all_o the_o christian_n of_o syria_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n of_o antiochia_n for_o which_o reason_n ignatius_n himself_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n call_v himself_o bishop_n of_o syria_n not_o of_o antiochia_n because_o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o head_n city_n church_n the_o christian_n of_o syria_n 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precept_n of_o our_o lord_n mat._n xxviii_o 19_o 20._o go_v preach_v and_o make_v disciple_n all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n teach_v they_o to_o observe_v all_o that_o i_o have_v command_v you_o which_o be_v give_v the_o apostle_n be_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n give_v to_o all_o who_o they_o shall_v assume_v or_o ordain_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v ordain_v to_o exercise_v their_o power_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o in_o dependence_n upon_o the_o same_o and_o according_a as_o the_o same_o shall_v determine_v in_o time_n or_o place_n but_o that_o any_o thing_n be_v determine_v as_o of_o divine_a right_n or_o by_o the_o scripture_n when_o where_o how_o often_o how_o seldom_o in_o what_o manner_n and_o how_o frequent_a preach_v be_v by_o the_o church_n to_o be_v furnish_v to_o the_o church_n he_o will_v make_v himself_o ridiculous_a that_o undertake_v to_o affirm_v that_o the_o church_n be_v to_o endeavour_v that_o this_o 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upon_o the_o do_n of_o the_o act_n it_o be_v to_o be_v signify_v that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v the_o excommunication_n of_o andronicus_n be_v by_o synesius_n his_o eight_o and_o fifty_o epistle_n signify_v to_o the_o church_n with_o this_o protestation_n that_o if_o any_o church_n admit_v he_o without_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o they_o it_o will_v thereby_o cause_v schism_n and_o dissolve_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n infinite_a more_o may_v be_v produce_v to_o this_o purpose_n for_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o all_o bishop_n be_v many_o time_n in_o the_o primitive_a record_n of_o the_o church_n account_v to_o have_v a_o charge_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n because_o of_o their_o interest_n to_o give_v advise_v and_o thereby_o to_o concur_v in_o the_o settle_n of_o all_o affair_n of_o other_o church_n that_o may_v conduce_v to_o the_o quiet_a or_o unquietness_n of_o the_o whole_a which_o as_o it_o be_v solemn_o do_v by_o the_o assembly_n of_o synod_n 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synagogue_n which_o it_o be_v manifest_a our_o lord_n himself_o point_v at_o in_o choose_v xii_o apostle_n and_o lxx_o disciple_n as_o it_o be_v touch_v here_o p._n 72._o we_o be_v to_o deduce_v it_o from_o the_o vail_n of_o the_o gospel_n within_o the_o law_n and_o the_o discover_v of_o the_o new_a testament_n by_o take_v away_o the_o vail_n of_o the_o old_a by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o church_n be_v the_o spiritual_a israel_n as_o the_o synagogue_n be_v israel_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n no_o otherwise_o then_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o law_n spiritual_o understand_v a_o thing_n so_o manifest_a by_o all_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n produce_v expound_v and_o apply_v not_o only_o by_o the_o apostle_n but_o by_o our_o lord_n himself_o in_o the_o new_a that_o he_o shall_v of_o necessity_n do_v great_a wrong_n to_o christianity_n that_o shall_v take_v in_o hand_n to_o maintain_v it_o against_o judaisme_n without_o draw_v this_o ground_n into_o consequence_n now_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v make_v a_o free_a people_n by_o the_o act_n of_o god_n bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o entitle_v they_o to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n upon_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o law_n have_v moses_n not_o only_o for_o their_o prophet_n and_o chief_a priest_n for_o by_o he_o aaron_n and_o his_o successor_n be_v put_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o the_o tabernacle_n itself_o and_o all_o the_o pertinence_n thereof_o make_v and_o consecrate_v but_o also_o for_o their_o king_n their_o lawgiver_n their_o judge_n and_o commander_n in_o chief_a of_o their_o force_n under_o god_n if_o not_o rather_o god_n by_o moses_n for_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o moses_n we_o see_v that_o either_o god_n by_o some_o extraordinary_a immediate_a signification_n of_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n stir_v up_o some_o man_n to_o be_v in_o his_o stead_n for_o the_o time_n or_o if_o there_o be_v none_o such_o than_o he_o take_v 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