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presbyterian_o rule_v elder_n who_o he_o vindicate_v by_o his_o kind_a paraphrase_n have_v this_o gentleman_n be_v retain_v by_o they_o he_o can_v not_o better_o have_v plead_v their_o cause_n and_o although_o the_o elder_n 130._o p._n 130._o proceed_v he_o receive_v a_o commission_n from_o st._n paul_n and_o peter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_n 20.28_o 1_o pet._n 5.1_o 2._o will_n it_o thence_o follow_v that_o there_o be_v none_o to_o overrule_a they_o or_o do_v it_o hence_o appear_v that_o these_o elder_n have_v power_n to_o ordain_v 1._o it_o hence_o follow_v they_o be_v real_a bishop_n as_o he_o have_v confess_v and_o if_o ordination_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o episcopal_a power_n as_o he_o say_v it_o be_v these_o elder_n have_v power_n to_o ordain_v 2._o it_o hence_o follow_v that_o these_o presbyter_n be_v the_o supreme_a ordinary_a church-ruler_n if_o bishop_n be_v such_o the_o extraordinary_a superior_a ruler_n be_v temporary_a he_o dare_v almost_o swear_v it_o ibid._n ibid._n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imply_v not_o the_o ordain_v power_n very_o say_v he_o if_o this_o be_v so_o every_o believer_n have_v the_o same_o power_n for_o they_o be_v bid_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o play_v the_o bishop_n or_o as_o we_o translate_v it_o to_o look_v diligent_o lest_o any_o man_n fail_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n heb._n 12.15_o be_v all_o believer_n bid_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o look_v diligent_o to_o the_o flock_n as_o the_o pastor_n of_o it_o if_o they_o be_v not_o this_o allegation_n be_v impertinent_a he_o say_v the_o ordinary_a elder_n have_v not_o the_o supreme_a authority_n over_o the_o church_n ibid._n ibid._n after_o the_o time_n we_o have_v assign_v nor_o do_v they_o ever_o ordain_v elder_n this_o imply_v that_o the_o ordinary_a elder_n have_v the_o supreme_a authority_n before_o the_o time_n he_o assign_v and_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o elder_n of_o ephesus_n have_v it_o in_o act_n 20.28_o he_o can_v prove_v they_o be_v ever_o deprive_v of_o it_o we_o have_v prove_v that_o they_o have_v the_o supreme_a authority_n after_o the_o write_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n and_o titus_n we_o have_v also_o prove_v out_o of_o act_n 13.1_o 2._o and_o 1_o tim._n 4.14_o that_o ordinary_a elder_n do_v ordain_v and_o have_v vindicated_n those_o text_n from_o his_o corrupt_a gloss_n j._n o._n observe_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o mention_v superior_a bishop_n in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o gospel-minister_n ibid._n ibid._n eph._n 4.11_o mr._n g._n assign_v this_o for_o a_o reason_n bishop_n as_o a_o distinct_a species_n of_o church-officer_n be_v not_o as_o yet_o establish_v the_o itenerant_a or_o unfixed_a evangelist_n govern_v the_o church_n under_o the_o apostle_n and_o ordain_v elder_n for_o '_o they_o 1._o here_o be_v a_o fair_a confession_n there_o be_v no_o bishop_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n when_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n be_v write_v which_o be_v in_o paul_n first_o bond_n at_o rome_n we_o have_v prove_v that_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n be_v write_v before_o his_o first_o bond_n and_o so_o timothy_n can_v be_v no_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n 2._o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n be_v govern_v by_o presbyter_n act_n 20.28_o without_o either_o evangelist_n or_o apostle_n to_o oversee_v they_o that_o we_o read_v of_o the_o apostle_n commit_v the_o flock_n whole_o and_o sole_o to_o they_o when_o he_o part_v with_o they_o have_v no_o thought_n of_o ever_o see_v they_o again_o v._o 25._o 3._o he_o grant_v that_o evangelist_n be_v unfixed_a officer_n under_o the_o apostle_n and_o ordain_v elder_n as_o such_o timothy_n and_o titus_n may_v ordain_v elder_n in_o ephesus_n and_o crete_n as_o unfixed_a evangelist_n for_o such_o they_o be_v after_o the_o epistle_n write_v to_o they_o 2_o tim._n 4.9_o 21._o tit._n 3.12_o 2_o tim._n 4.10_o therefore_o those_o epistle_n do_v not_o make_v they_o fix_v governor_n as_o he_o suppose_v j._n o._n take_v notice_n that_o the_o papist_n urge_v the_o instance_n of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n for_o superior_a bishop_n against_o the_o protestant_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n best_a argument_n have_v be_v dextrous_o manage_v against_o the_o whole_a reformation_n what_o can_v the_o rector_n say_v to_o this_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v so_o plain_a that_o he_o can_v deny_v it_o and_o therefore_o endeavour_v to_o palliate_v it_o as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v j._n o._n say_v he_o in_o this_o very_a book_n have_v make_v use_n of_o the_o popish_a schoolman_n 131._o p._n 131._o p._n 55._o 107._o and_o therefore_o i_o can_v avoid_v tax_v he_o with_o great_a insincerity_n and_o partiality_n the_o rector_n invention_n run_v low_a that_o he_o can_v find_v nothing_o but_o the_o old_a dull_a threadbare_a charge_n of_o insincerity_n which_o we_o have_v have_v over_o and_o over_o but_o the_o comfort_n of_o it_o be_v his_o tongue_n be_v no_o slander_n all_o the_o difference_n between_o j._n oh_o argument_n out_o of_o the_o popish_a doctor_n and_o mr._n g's_o argument_n out_o of_o they_o be_v this_o 1._o he_o tread_v in_o their_o step_n without_o once_o name_v they_o j._n o._n name_n they_o all_o along_o when_o he_o make_v use_v of_o they_o 2._o j._n o._n quote_v the_o popish_a doctor_n against_o themselves_o and_o for_o the_o reform_a church_n who_o most_o of_o they_o have_v no_o bishop_n and_o all_o will_v allow_v that_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o adversary_n be_v good_a against_o himself_o mr._n g._n improve_v their_o argument_n against_o the_o reform_a church_n who_o they_o and_o he_o condemn_v as_o no_o church_n for_o want_v of_o ordain_v bishop_n the_o rector_n be_v too_o cunning_a to_o deliver_v thc_a conclusion_n in_o express_a word_n but_o he_o lay_v down_o and_o endeavour_n to_o establish_v those_o premise_n that_o necessary_o infer_v this_o conclusion_n that_o popish_a ordination_n be_v valid_a and_o that_o all_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n except_o those_o in_o england_n and_o ireland_n by_o bishop_n be_v a_o nullity_n this_o be_v the_o design_n of_o his_o book_n in_o which_o he_o pretend_v to_o prove_v that_o no_o ordinary_a presbyter_n have_v power_n to_o ordain_v and_o that_o no_o instance_n can_v be_v give_v in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n of_o any_o ordain_v presbyter_n and_o that_o bishop_n be_v superior_a to_o presbyter_n by_o a_o divine_a right_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o performance_n be_v as_o weak_a as_o the_o undertake_n be_v bold_a i_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o reader_n to_o judge_n who_o be_v to_o be_v charge_v with_o insincerity_n one_o that_o defend_v the_o reform_a church_n against_o the_o popish_a writer_n though_o he_o quote_v they_o sometime_o against_o themselves_o or_o one_o who_o under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o protestant_n join_v with_o the_o popish_a church_n and_o doctor_n in_o destroy_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o protestant_a reform_a church_n since_o we_o like_v not_o popish_a argument_n 132._o p._n 132._o one_o thing_n he_o will_v be_v bold_a to_o tell_v j._n o._n that_o he_o will_v here_o meet_v with_o a_o argument_n borrow_v from_o bishop_n pearson_n which_o he_o think_v neither_o any_o papist_n nor_o j._n o._n himself_o ever_o think_v of_o before_o who_o so_o bold_a as_o blind_a bayard_n this_o man_n bold_o tell_v we_o that_o no_o papist_n ever_o think_v of_o bishop_n pearson_n argument_n draw_v from_o the_o time_n of_o write_v the_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n etc._n etc._n i_o show_v before_o that_o the_o seminary_n at_o rheims_n think_v of_o the_o bishop_n argument_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v the_o rector_n have_v a_o great_a many_o quality_n that_o be_v very_o singular_a this_o among_o other_o that_o when_o he_o be_v remote_a from_o truth_n he_o be_v then_o most_o confident_a he_o think_v j._n o._n never_o think_v of_o this_o argument_n before_o his_o memory_n be_v as_o defective_a as_o his_o read_n j._n o._n tell_v he_o before_o his_o book_n be_v talk_v of_o that_o he_o have_v think_v of_o this_o argument_n and_o have_v prepare_v a_o dissertation_n to_o vindicate_v the_o old_a chronology_n some_o gentleman_n that_o be_v then_o present_a may_v relieve_v his_o memory_n if_o need_v he_o j._n o._n argue_v that_o those_o word_n lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n do_v not_o prove_v the_o sole_a power_n of_o ordination_n in_o timothy_n to_o this_o he_o answer_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v hence_o conclude_v that_o the_o sole_a power_n of_o ordination_n be_v in_o timothy_n 133._o p._n 133._o till_o j._n o._n can_v produce_v a_o like_a commission_n give_v to_o the_o presbyter_n that_o have_v be_v prove_v from_o act_n 13.1_o 2._o 1_o tim._n 4.14_o he_o add_v j._n oh_o reason_n be_v a_o very_a pleasant_a one_o it_o may_v as_o well_o follow_v say_v j._n o._n that_o the_o sole_a power_n of_o teach_v belong_v
with_o judas_n it_o be_v no_o more_o impossible_a say_v he_o that_o timothy_n shall_v leave_v his_o first_o love_n rev._n 2.2_o than_o that_o judas_n the_o apostle_n shall_v betray_v his_o master_n 162._o p._n 162._o we_o must_v not_o think_v but_o that_o some_o of_o the_o apostle_n friend_n and_o disciple_n make_v shipwreck_n of_o the_o faith_n alexander_n do_v so_o act_v 19.33_o and_o why_o not_o timothy_n so_o do_v demas_n the_o apostle_n say_v of_o timothy_n there_o be_v no_o man_n like-minded_n phil._n 2.20_o 22._o and_o that_o there_o be_v prophecy_n concern_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v war_n a_o good_a warfare_n 1_o tim._n 1.18_o can_v any_o such_o thing_n be_v say_v of_o judas_n we_o say_v comparison_n be_v odious_a be_v there_o ever_o a_o more_o odious_a one_o than_o to_o compare_v one_o of_o the_o most_o excellent_a new_a testament_n saint_n with_o the_o vile_a of_o hypocrite_n i_o will_v refer_v he_o to_o his_o own_o word_n if_o it_o be_v not_o offensive_a to_o he_o to_o review_v they_o critic_n will_v be_v busy_a and_o advance_v paradox_n and_o who_o can_v help_v it_o 163._o p._n 163._o timothy_n shall_v be_v a_o apostate-bishop_n rather_o than_o no_o bishop_n but_o he_o think_v to_o mend_v the_o matter_n by_o suppose_v timothy_n may_v be_v dead_a when_o the_o revelation_n be_v write_v because_o he_o be_v a_o infirm_a man_n 1_o tim._n 5.23_o and_o will_v scarce_o live_v to_o seventy_o year_n we_o have_v know_v infirm_a man_n that_o be_v temperate_a to_o live_v above_o seventy_o j._n o._n observe_v that_o many_o chronologer_n affirm_v that_o timothy_n be_v alive_a then_o this_o he_o overlook_v j._n o._n show_v out_o of_o dr._n lightfoot_n that_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n be_v a_o parish-bishop_n in_o conformity_n to_o the_o jewish_a synagogue_n each_o of_o which_o have_v its_o angel_n or_o bishop_n our_o author_n here_o enter_v the_o list_n with_o dr._n lightfoot_n not_o with_o j._n o._n he_o have_v not_o show_v we_o say_v he_o 165._o p._n 164_o 165._o that_o every_o synagogue_n have_v a_o presbytery_n let_v he_o consult_v dr._n lightf_n vol._n 1._o p._n 302._o &_o p._n 611._o &_o vol._n ii_o p._n 133._o but_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n add_v he_o 165._o p._n 165._o be_v subject_a to_o the_o high-priest_n and_o their_o presbytery_n so_o be_v the_o presbyter_n to_o jesus_n christ_n our_o great_a highpriest_n and_o to_o all_o ruler_n of_o his_o appointment_n he_o tell_v we_o above_o that_o the_o highpriest_n and_o presbytery_n be_v the_o chief_a court_n of_o judicature_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o have_v the_o high_a jurisdiction_n and_o so_o it_o have_v in_o thing_n civil_a and_o sacred_a what_o be_v this_o to_o episcopal_a power_n over_o the_o presbyter_n let_v the_o bishop_n produce_v as_o clear_v a_o charter_n for_o their_o order_n as_o the_o high_a priest_n do_v for_o they_o and_o we_o will_v submit_v he_o remember_v mr._n bois_n scoff_v at_o the_o bishop_n of_o l._n for_o argue_v with_o dr._n lightfoot_n 166._o p._n 166._o but_o do_v not_o refer_v to_o the_o place_n lest_o we_o shall_v see_v what_o great_a reason_n mr._n b._n may_v have_v to_o reject_v rabbinical_a tradition_n and_o what_o little_a reason_n our_o author_n have_v to_o charge_v he_o with_o scoff_v when_o rabbinical_a learning_n be_v of_o any_o advantage_n we_o be_v content_a to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o if_o against_o we_o 167_o p._n 167_o we_o deride_v it_o say_v he_o when_o it_o be_v against_o the_o truth_n we_o reject_v it_o when_o there_o be_v a_o harmony_n between_o it_o and_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o receive_v it_o not_o for_o confirmation_n of_o divine_a truth_n but_o for_o illustration_n mr._n g._n can_v deny_v but_o the_o minister_n of_o every_o synagogue_n be_v call_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o congregation_n as_o dr._n lightfoot_n have_v prove_v therefore_o it_o look_v high_o rational_a that_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o asian_a church_n shall_v be_v so_o call_v in_o allusion_n to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o synagogue_n christian_n oratory_n be_v call_v synagogue_n james_n 2.2_o our_o author_n can_v deny_v the_o agreement_n in_o many_o thing_n between_o both_o but_o say_v he_o the_o temple-worship_n whereof_o a_o great_a deal_n be_v moral_a be_v as_o much_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o christian_a as_o be_v the_o synagogue-worship_n and_o if_o so_o the_o jewish_a priesthood_n be_v the_o pattern_n of_o the_o christian_a hierarchy_n p._n 166._o 1._o the_o jewish_a priesthood_n be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o ceremonial_a worship_n of_o the_o temple_n though_o they_o perform_v the_o moral_a part_n there_o also_o the_o legal_a priest_n and_o the_o legal_a altar_n be_v relate_v heb._n 7.13_o 14._o and_o both_o be_v abolish_v together_o heb._n 7.12_o for_o the_o priesthood_n be_v change_v there_o be_v make_v of_o necessity_n a_o change_n also_o of_o the_o law_n what_o law_n not_o that_o which_o concern_v the_o moral_a worship_n but_o the_o law_n of_o ceremony_n to_o which_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n be_v adapt_v 2._o the_o moral_a worship_n in_o the_o synagogue_n may_v be_v perform_v by_o such_o as_o be_v no_o priest_n 135._o priest_n lightf_n vol._n ii_o p._n 133_o 134_o 135._o but_o none_o but_o priest_n give_v attendance_n at_o the_o altar_n heb._n 7.13_o therefore_o the_o ceremonial_a worship_n temple_n and_o priesthood_n be_v abolish_v and_o the_o moral_a worship_n which_o be_v the_o only_a synagogue-worship_n be_v transplant_v into_o the_o christian_a church_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o jewish_a priesthood_n be_v no_o pattern_n of_o the_o gospel-ministry_n but_o this_o have_v be_v consider_v before_o j._n oh_o first_o instance_n of_o ordination_n by_o presbyter_n from_o act_n 13.1_o 2_o 3._o have_v be_v sufficient_o vindicate_v above_o cap._n 2._o he_o be_v in_o one_o of_o his_o hot_a fit_n again_o 168._o p._n 168._o and_o charge_n j._n o._n with_o insufferable_a artifice_n fallacy_n sophistry_n etc._n etc._n for_o say_v that_o if_o barnabas_n be_v one_o of_o the_o seventy_o disciple_n as_o the_o ancient_n affirm_v he_o be_v then_o be_v he_o of_o the_o order_n of_o presbyter_n according_a to_o that_o hypothesis_n that_o make_v bishop_n to_o succeed_v the_o twelve_o apostle_n and_o presbyter_n the_o seventy_o disciple_n j._n o._n do_v not_o call_v barnabas_n a_o presbyter_n but_o argue_v ad_fw-la bominem_fw-la he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v affirm_v say_v he_o that_o mathias_n another_o of_o the_o seventy_o be_v but_o a_o presbyter_n who_o succeed_v judas_n we_o read_v of_o mathias_n his_o solemn_a call_n to_o the_o apostleship_n and_o that_o he_o be_v number_v with_o the_o eleven_o act_v 1.26_o but_o we_o have_v not_o the_o like_a account_n of_o barnabas_n it_o be_v true_a he_o be_v call_v a_o apostle_n act_v 14.4.14_o so_o be_v evangelist_n sometime_o as_o we_o prove_v before_o many_o conceive_v he_o be_v but_o a_o evangelist_n paul_n seem_v to_o own_v no_o apostle_n in_o a_o strict_a sense_n but_o the_o twelve_o 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our_o solemn_a dedication_n to_o god_n ordination_n be_v no_o more_o only_o the_o former_a be_v to_o christianity_n as_o such_o the_o latter_a to_o a_o particular_a work_n 2._o baptism_n be_v a_o sacramental_a dedication_n which_o ordination_n be_v not_o 3._o in_o the_o lord_n supper_n the_o minister_n set_v apart_o bread_n and_o wine_n as_o symbolical_a representation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n jerom_n say_v of_o presbyter_n ad_fw-la quorum_fw-la preces_fw-la corpus_fw-la &_o sanguis_fw-la christi_fw-la consicitur_fw-la now_o which_o be_v great_a to_o impose_v hand_n or_o to_o make_v the_o sacramental_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n if_o they_o have_v power_n to_o consecrate_v holy_a thing_n why_o not_o holy_a person_n also_o thus_o j._n o._n who_o prove_v also_o that_o the_o ministerial_a act_n now_o mention_v be_v not_o inferior_a to_o ordination_n from_o 1_o cor._n 1.17_o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o
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to_o prefer_v the_o work_n of_o preach_v before_o that_o of_o baptise_v so_o do_v christ_n also_o who_o preach_v himself_o but_o commit_v the_o work_n of_o baptise_v to_o his_o disciple_n john_n 4.2_o though_o he_o blame_v j._n o._n for_o compare_v ministerial_a act_n yet_o he_o can_v forbear_v do_v it_o himself_o ordain_v say_v he_o be_v a_o high_a ministerial_a act_n than_o baptise_v 173._o p._n 173._o turpe_fw-la est_fw-la doctori_fw-la cùm_fw-la culpa_fw-la redarguit_fw-la ipsum_fw-la j._n o._n think_v christ_n mention_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o a_o minister_n work_n in_o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o go_v teach_v baptise_v etc._n etc._n if_o ordination_n have_v be_v the_o main_a and_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o apostle_n commission_n he_o will_v have_v say_v go_v ordain_v preach_v baptise_v etc._n etc._n ordination_n therefore_o be_v not_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o a_o minister_n office_n but_o rather_o subordinate_a to_o preach_v and_o baptise_v and_o include_v here_o as_o the_o lesser_a in_o the_o great_a a_o commission_n usual_o specify_v the_o principal_a act_n which_o one_o be_v impower_v to_o do_v and_o do_v not_o run_v à _fw-fr minori_fw-la ad_fw-la majus_fw-la mr._n g._n take_v no_o notice_n of_o j._n oh_o argument_n but_o pretend_v that_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o lord_n supper_n ibid._n ibid._n and_o ordination_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o be_v because_o they_o be_v mention_v before_o luke_n 22.19_o john_n 20.21_o so_o teach_v and_o baptise_v be_v mention_v before_o and_o practise_v by_o the_o apostle_n christ_n give_v they_o no_o new_a commission_n at_o this_o time_n only_o enlarge_v their_o former_a commission_n they_o teach_v and_o baptise_a before_o but_o in_o one_o nation_n only_o now_o they_o be_v send_v to_o all_o nation_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o contain_v the_o commission_n not_o only_o of_o the_o apostle_n but_o of_o their_o successor_n to_o the_o end_n of_o time_n for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n v._o 20._o i_o be_o with_o you_o always_o even_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n amen_n either_o this_o commission_n do_v empower_v they_o to_o ordain_v successor_n in_o the_o ordinary_a part_n of_o their_o ministry_n or_o it_o do_v not_o if_o it_o do_v not_o it_o be_v imperfect_a and_o insufficient_a for_o the_o continuance_n of_o a_o gospel-ministry_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o that_o end_n v._o 20._o ordination_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o john_n 20.21_o and_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v imply_v in_o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o as_o a_o necessary_a mean_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o church_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o time_n if_o this_o commission_n in_o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o do_v empower_v the_o apostle_n to_o ordain_v as_o doubtless_o it_o do_v than_o the_o ordain_v power_n must_v be_v include_v in_o teach_v and_o baptise_v as_o subordinate_a and_o subservient_fw-fr to_o they_o he_o say_v the_o power_n of_o confer_v other_o power_n 174._o p._n 174._o be_v great_a than_o those_o other_o power_n john_n 13.16_o if_o this_o be_v true_a the_o bishop_n who_o make_v a_o archbishop_n be_v great_a than_o he_o and_o those_o who_o consecrate_v the_o pope_n be_v great_a than_o the_o pope_n john_n 13.16_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o ordination_n all_o that_o can_v be_v gather_v from_o it_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v learn_v humility_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o master_n john_n 13.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o inferior_n often_o confer_v superior_a power_n bishop_n do_v crown_n king_n a_o recorder_n or_o town-clerk_n may_v swear_v a_o mayor_n it_o be_v endless_a to_o follow_v our_o author_n in_o all_o his_o undidigested_a notion_n and_o yet_o i_o can_v but_o touch_v on_o they_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o less_o judicious_a reader_n who_o expect_v his_o book_n answer_v paragraph_n by_o paragraph_n he_o affirm_v but_o can_v prove_v that_o the_o apostle_n reserve_v ordination_n to_o themselves_o 175._o p._n 175._o we_o have_v prove_v the_o contrary_a already_o he_o ask_v with_o what_o effrontery_n dare_v j._n o_o call_v peter_n lombard_n to_o his_o assistance_n ibid._n ibid._n who_o say_v the_o ancient_n argue_v from_o baptism_n to_o ordination_n lomb._n lib._n 4._o dist_n 25._o i_o have_v answer_v this_o already_o in_o short_a the_o testimony_n of_o a_o adversary_n be_v valid_a against_o himself_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o if_o the_o ordain_v power_n do_v by_o scripture-charter_n belong_v to_o the_o presbyter_n 176._o p._n 176._o then_o to_o pretend_v to_o deprive_v they_o of_o it_o be_v a_o nullity_n i_o have_v prove_v that_o it_o do_v belong_v to_o they_o by_o scripture-charter_n and_o therefore_o his_o instance_n of_o a_o presbyter_n baptise_v a_o believer_n who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o baptise_v another_o be_v not_o to_o the_o purpose_n he_o have_v often_o profess_v that_o he_o will_v not_o trace_v j._n o._n through_o the_o father_n and_o ancient_a writer_n so_o he_o do_v p._n 122._o and_o p._n 175._o and_o yet_o as_o a_o man_n who_o be_v no_o slave_n to_o his_o word_n he_o will_v needs_o be_v nibble_v at_o antiquity_n where_o he_o think_v he_o have_v any_o advantage_n so_o he_o do_v p._n 116._o and_o p._n 119._o and_o in_o the_o conclude_a page_n of_o his_o book_n he_o make_v a_o long_a stride_n from_o p._n 58._o of_o j._n oh_o plea_n 188._o p._n 177_o 188._o to_o p._n 179._o and_o there_o he_o pick_v quarrel_n with_o two_o quotation_n of_o he_o which_o show_v the_o presbyter_n to_o succeed_v the_o apostle_n as_o much_o as_o the_o bishop_n he_o skip_v over_o but_o 120_o page_n of_o j._n oh_o book_n and_o yet_o will_v persuade_v the_o world_n he_o have_v answer_v it_o suppose_v i_o have_v do_v so_o by_o his_o book_n which_o i_o have_v answer_v in_o all_o that_o be_v material_a paragraph_n by_o paragraph_n will_v not_o some_o people_n be_v tempt_v to_o think_v it_o unanswerable_a and_o that_o i_o undertake_v what_o i_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v but_o to_o proceed_v to_o the_o remark_n on_o j._n oh_o quotation_n ignatius_n say_v that_o the_o presbyter_n succeed_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o bench_n of_o the_o apostle_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o unfair_a say_v my_o author_n 178._o p._n 178._o than_o to_o misrepresent_v the_o mean_v of_o a_o author_n j._n o._n only_o quote_v the_o word_n without_o explication_n how_o then_o can_v he_o misrepresent_v the_o meaning_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v as_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o presbyter_n be_v the_o bishop_n second_o as_o the_o apostle_n be_v jesus_n christ_n second_o our_o rector_n want_v a_o second_o to_o explain_v his_o explication_n it_o be_v so_o obscure_a and_o unintelligible_a i_o hope_v he_o will_v not_o make_v ignatius_n say_v that_o the_o bishop_n be_v as_o much_o the_o head_n of_o the_o presbyter_n as_o christ_n be_v of_o the_o apostle_n but_o let_v we_o hear_v ignatius_n himself_o i_o exhort_v you_o say_v he_o 33._o he_o ad_fw-la mag._n p._n 33._o do_v all_o your_o work_n in_o the_o concord_n of_o god_n the_o bishop_n preside_v in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n and_o the_o presbyter_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o bench_n or_o council_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o deacon_n who_o be_v precious_a to_o i_o to_o who_o be_v commit_v the_o ministry_n of_o jesus_n christ._n so_o in_o another_o place_n let_v all_o of_o you_o follow_v the_o bishop_n as_o jesus_n christ_n follow_v the_o father_n and_o follow_v the_o presbytery_n as_o the_o apostle_n and_o reverence_v the_o deacon_n as_o the_o command_n of_o god_n 6._o god_n ign._n ad_fw-la smyr_n p._n 6._o he_o say_v one_o bishop_n with_o the_o presbytery_n and_o the_o deacon_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o call_v the_o apostle_n the_o presbytery_n of_o the_o church_n 41._o church_n ad_fw-la phil._n p._n