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A29276
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The churches resurrection, or, The creating of the new heavens written by an unworthy gospel-minister, John Bryan.
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Brayne, John.
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1649
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Wing B4321; ESTC R23804
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universus_fw-la populus_fw-la concreditus_fw-la erat_fw-la quid_fw-la ergo_fw-la juniores_fw-la erant_fw-la pastor_n ac_fw-la doctores_fw-la admodum_fw-la erant_fw-la enim_fw-la circumeuntibus_fw-la &_o evangelizantibus_fw-la inferiores_fw-la qui_fw-la habitando_fw-la quieti_fw-la circa_fw-la unum_fw-la duntaâ—at_fw-la locum_fw-la occupabantur_fw-la ut_fw-la timotheus_n ac_fw-la titus_n verùm_fw-la alius_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la subjectio_fw-la &_o praelatura_fw-la colligi_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la and_o after_o nè_fw-la quid_fw-la huic_fw-la expositionis_fw-la meae_fw-la contradicas_fw-la potest_fw-la fieri_fw-la ut_fw-la evangelistas_n eos_fw-la hic_fw-la intelligta_fw-la qui_fw-la evangelium_fw-la conscripserunt_fw-la if_o chrysostome_n be_v thus_o ignorant_a of_o the_o office_n of_o evangelist_n no_o wonder_n if_o we_o be_v one_o while_o he_o be_v for_o walk_a evangelist_n then_o for_o those_o abide_v in_o one_o place_n and_o to_o these_o he_o adhere_v or_o else_o 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as_o the_o jewish_a they_o in_o nature_n which_o through_o negligence_n be_v out_o of_o use_n of_o who_o ordination_n he_o thus_o write_v prophetia_fw-la est_fw-la qua_fw-la eligitur_fw-la quasi_fw-la doctor_n futurus_fw-la idoneus_fw-la manus_fw-la verò_fw-la impositiones_fw-la verba_fw-la sunt_fw-la mystica_fw-la quibus_fw-la confirmatur_fw-la ad_fw-la opus_fw-la electus_fw-la auctoritatem_fw-la testae_fw-la conscientia_fw-la sva_fw-la ut_fw-la audeat_fw-la vice_fw-la domini_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la deo_fw-la offer_n 1_o timoth._n 4.14_o 1_o timoth._n 5._o apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la utique_fw-la gentes_fw-la honorabilis_fw-la est_fw-la senectus_fw-la unde_fw-la synagoga_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la seniores_fw-la habuit_fw-la quorum_fw-la sine_fw-la consilio_fw-la nihil_fw-la agebatur_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la quòd_fw-la qua_fw-la negligentia_fw-la obsoluerit_fw-la nescio_fw-la nisi_fw-la fortè_fw-la doctorum_fw-la desidiâ_fw-la aut_fw-la magis_fw-la superbiâ_fw-la dum_fw-la soli_fw-la volunt_fw-la aliquid_fw-la videri_fw-la hereby_o seniores_fw-la m._n b_o lson_n will_v not_o admit_v the_o help_a governor_n or_o rule_v elder_a to_o be_v understand_v but_o that_o advice_n which_o bishop_n use_v to_o take_v of_o presbyter_n be_v now_o not_o take_v in_o church-government_n 1._o he_o allude_v in_o this_o place_n as_o i_o suppose_v to_o that_o
gradu_fw-la collocatum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la nominabant_fw-la heraclas_n be_v origen_n scholar_n in_o who_o time_n the_o old_a form_n observe_v by_o the_o church_n from_o mark_n to_o that_o day_n be_v break_v and_o who_o be_v more_o like_a to_o break_v it_o then_o origen_n who_o be_v of_o that_o church_n and_o a_o man_n not_o unknown_a to_o any_o that_o have_v read_v he_o of_o unsound_a and_o uncertain_a judgement_n yet_o learned_a and_o witty_a who_o do_v acknowledge_v in_o take_v ordination_n from_o demetrius_n at_o the_o first_o for_o catechise_v that_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n do_v reside_v in_o every_o true_a constitute_v church_n and_o who_o know_v where_o god_n permit_v he_o to_o emasculinate_v himself_o as_o a_o judgement_n on_o he_o for_o destroy_v that_o order_n by_o which_o god_n raise_v up_o seed_n in_o the_o church_n he_o be_v best_o to_o take_v the_o literal_a no_o man_n since_o but_o have_v take_v mystical_o as_o other_o thing_n be_v all_o force_a it_o may_v be_v 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city-bishop_n jurisdiction_n and_o this_o grant_v by_o a_o bishop_n confession_n which_o show_v the_o subtle_a course_n take_v to_o raise_v antichrist_n the_o 4._o century_n eusebius_n caesariensis_n 320._o lactantius_n write_v to_o the_o gentile_n but_o nothing_o of_o the_o church-discipline_n at_o all_o athanasius_n 370._o hylarius_fw-la 370._o bazilius_fw-la chrysost_fw-la 370._o hieronimus_fw-la ambrose_n 370._o augustinus_n 370._o the_o church_n be_v to_o go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o be_v hide_v to_o the_o world_n in_o the_o year_n 406._o it_o be_v to_o remain_v hide_v 1260._o year_n that_o the_o number_n of_o antichrist_n may_v be_v 1666._o 1._o eusebius_n l._n 5._o cap._n 9_o say_v of_o the_o time_n of_o pantenus_n about_o 210._o erant_fw-la enim_fw-la adhuc_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la &_o evangelistae_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la imitationem_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la in_o diversis_fw-la orbis_fw-la partibus_fw-la oberrante_n 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throne_n council_n of_o antioch_n take_v down_o the_o country_n evangelist_n or_o bishop_n as_o nice_a the_o city_n conceditur_fw-la chorepiscopis_fw-la ut_fw-la ordinent_fw-la lectores_fw-la subdiaconos_fw-la &_o exorcistas_n de_fw-fr superioribus_fw-la ordinibus_fw-la decernitur_fw-la ut_fw-la nec_fw-la presbyterium_fw-la nec_fw-la diaconum_fw-la ordinare_fw-la audeant_fw-la praeter_fw-la civitatis_fw-la episcopum_fw-la cvi_fw-la ipse_fw-la cum_fw-la possessione_n subjectus_fw-la est_fw-la 1._o have_v not_o country_n bishop_n ordain_v all_o degree_n of_o order_n in_o the_o church_n they_o by_o a_o council_n will_v not_o have_v grant_v the_o lesser_a and_o have_v deny_v the_o great_a 2._o whereas_o he_o may_v do_v it_o by_o leave_n of_o the_o city_n bishop_n though_o not_o without_o show_v the_o act_n be_v lawful_a according_a to_o god_n or_o how_o can_v it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o allowance_n of_o man_n 3._o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a according_a to_o god_n than_o the_o tyranny_n of_o antichrist_n be_v great_a in_o these_o time_n zozomen_fw-fr l._n 7._o cap._n 19_o etenim_fw-la per_fw-la scithiam_n cum_fw-la civitates_fw-la multae_fw-la unum_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la hae_fw-la omnes_fw-la episcopum_fw-la habent_fw-la apud_fw-la alius_fw-la vero_fw-la nationes_fw-la reperias_fw-la ubi_fw-la in_o pagis_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ordinantur_fw-la sicut_fw-la apud_fw-la arabe_n cyprios_fw-la apud_fw-la novatianos_n montanistas_n 1._o this_o be_v more_o than_o be_v write_v of_o any_o after_o his_o time_n this_o be_v quick_o alter_v when_o antichrist_n come_v to_o his_o throne_n in_o the_o world_n 2._o these_o that_o hold_v the_o church_n form_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o novatian_n montanist_n sectary_n the_o ground_n they_o have_v to_o distinquish_v the_o country_n from_o the_o city_n bishop_n be_v that_o the_o country_n bishop_n be_v resemble_v in_o the_o 70._o the_o city_n bishop_n in_o the_o apostle_n but_o as_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v of_o mr._n rutherford_n p._n 476._o of_o a_o presby_n church_n at_o antioch_n look_v what_o frame_n of_o church_n the_o apostle_n do_v institute_v in_o city_n that_o same_o they_o behove_v to_o institute_v in_o village_n also_o for_o place_n can_v change_v the_o institution_n of_o christ_n and_o before_o p._n 470._o on_o acts._n 8.5.6_o when_o peter_n and_o john_n come_v to_o samaria_n to_o help_v philip_n it_o can_v be_v that_o they_o all_o go_v to_o one_o house_n and_o to_o one_o single_a assembly_n to_o preach_v the_o word_n and_o page_n before_o 460._o on_o 1._o cor._n 14.15_o i_o baptize_v none_o but_o cryspus_fw-la and_o gaius_n etc._n etc._n if_o many_o be_v baptize_v other_o pastor_n not_o paul_n baptize_v they_o and_o so_o they_o be_v baptize_v in_o other_o assembly_n then_o in_o those_o in_o which_o paul_n baptize_v acts._n 18.8_o many_o corinthian_n be_v baptize_v i_o pass_v by_o these_o and_o come_v to_o my_o task_n though_o these_o be_v the_o truth_n i_o intend_v chrysost_n on_o eph._n 4.11_o tertio_fw-la evangelistas_n non_fw-la circumeuntes_fw-la sed_fw-la evangelizantes_fw-la ut_fw-la erant_fw-la priscilla_n &_o acyla_n pastor_n &_o doctores_fw-la quibus_fw-la viz