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authority_n of_o bishop_n to_o be_v above_o and_o distinct_a from_o that_o of_o presbyter_n and_o also_o a_o divine_a institution_n for_o in_o his_o catalogue_n script_n ecclesiast_fw-la 3._o 15._o 3._o gal._n 1._o 18._o 19_o act_n 12._o 17._o gal._n 2._o 12._o act_n 21._o 18._o act_n 15._o jacobus_n frater_fw-la domini_fw-la cognomento_fw-la justus_n post_fw-la passionem_fw-la domini_fw-la statim_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n hierosolymorum_fw-la episcopus_fw-la ordinatus_fw-la hegesippuâ—_n vicinus_fw-la apostolicorum_fw-la temporum_fw-la in_o quinto_fw-la commentariorum_fw-la libro_fw-la de_fw-la jacobo_n narrans_fw-la ait_fw-la suscepit_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la hierosolymae_fw-la post_fw-la apostolos_fw-la frater_fw-la domini_fw-la jacobus_n cognomento_fw-la justus_n 11_o timotheus_n autem_fw-la 4._o autem_fw-la euseb._n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o ephesiorum_n episcopus_fw-la ordinatus_fw-la à _fw-la beato_fw-la paulo_n 12_o titus_n episcopus_fw-la cretae_fw-la 27_o polycarpus_n johannis_n 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ecclesiae_fw-la primus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la here_o by_o the_o way_n it_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o answer_n to_o naked_a truth_n that_o st._n hierom_n say_v that_o such_o and_o such_o person_n be_v ordain_v bishop_n by_o the_o apostle_n and_o sure_o in_o say_v so_o he_o mean_v that_o they_o have_v a_o new_a ordination_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o presbyter_n for_o it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o the_o father_n use_v the_o word_n in_o the_o signification_n it_o have_v in_o his_o own_o time_n when_o and_o long_o before_o there_o be_v a_o distinct_a ordination_n of_o bishop_n by_o a_o new_a imposition_n of_o hand_n by_o three_o person_n of_o the_o episcopal_a order_n so_o in_o euseb._n l._n 6._o c._n 4._o 3._o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n anno_fw-la dom._n 255._o write_v to_o fabius_n touch_v the_o ordination_n of_o novatianus_n hosce_fw-la tres_fw-la accitos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la manuum_fw-la impositione_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d episcopatum_n ei_fw-la dare_v coegit_fw-la and_o the_o same_o bishop_n to_o st._n cyprian_n epist._n 46._o tantummodo_fw-la circumductos_fw-la se_fw-la quoque_fw-la commisisse_fw-la schismatica_fw-la ut_fw-la paterentur_fw-la ei_fw-la manus_fw-la quâ—si_fw-la in_o episcopum_fw-la imponi_fw-la and_o cyprian_a epist._n 68_o plain_o distinguish_v the_o ordination_n of_o bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n each_o from_o other_o nec_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o episcoporum_fw-la tantum_fw-la &_o sacerdotum_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o diaconorum_fw-la ordinationibus_fw-la obseruâsse_fw-la apostolos_fw-la animadvertimus_fw-la and_o afterward_o ut_fw-la ad_fw-la ordinationes_fw-la ritè_fw-la celebrandas_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la plebem_fw-la cvi_fw-la praepositus_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la provinciae_fw-la proximi_fw-la quique_fw-la conveniant_fw-la &_o episcopus_fw-la deligatur_fw-la plebe_fw-la praesente_fw-la quae_fw-la singulorum_fw-la vitam_fw-la plenissimè_fw-la novit_fw-la &_o uniuscujusque_fw-la actum_fw-la de_fw-la ejus_fw-la conversatione_fw-la perspexit_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o apud_fw-la vos_fw-la factum_fw-la videmus_fw-la in_o sabini_n collegae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la universae_fw-la fraternitatis_fw-la suffragio_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr episcoporum_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o praesentiâ_fw-la convenerant_fw-la quique_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la ad_fw-la vos_fw-la literas_fw-la fâ—cerant_fw-la judicio_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la ei_fw-la deferretur_fw-la &_o manus_fw-la ei_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la basilidis_fw-la imponerentur_fw-la see_v also_o cyprian_n epist._n 52._o and_o eusebius_n l._n 5._o c._n 6._o of_o the_o like_a ordination_n and_o can._n 1._o and_o 2_o apost_n episcopi_fw-la à _fw-la duobus_fw-la vel_fw-la tribus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la ordinentur_fw-la presbyter_n ab_fw-la uno_fw-la ordinetur_fw-la &_o diaconus_fw-la &_o reliqui_fw-la clerici_fw-la from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o bishop_n before_o st._n hierom_n time_n have_v a_o different_a ordination_n from_o presbyter_n and_o if_o so_o than_o the_o new_a ordination_n must_v infer_v a_o new_a authority_n and_o the_o same_o authority_n which_o this_o father_n understand_v to_o have_v be_v confer_v on_o timothy_n and_o titus_n bishop_n by_o the_o apostle_n the_o same_o he_o understand_v to_o have_v be_v confer_v on_o polycarp_n and_o epaphroditus_n and_o the_o other_o bishop_n and_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o that_o notion_n of_o blondel_n which_o mr._n baxter_n hug_v so_o much_o in_o his_o nonconformist_n plea_n of_o the_o senior_a presbyter_n be_v a_o bishop_n without_o new_a ordination_n be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n and_o shift_n but_o to_o go_v on_o with_o st._n hierom_n in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o epist._n to_o evagrius_n which_o the_o presbyterian_o rely_v so_o much_o upon_o ut_fw-la sciamus_fw-la traditiones_fw-la apostolicas_fw-la sumpâ—as_fw-la de_fw-la veteri_fw-la testamento_fw-la quod_fw-la aaron_n &_o silij_fw-la ejus_fw-la atque_fw-la levitae_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la hoc_fw-la sibi_fw-la episcopi_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la sibi_fw-la vendicent_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la nepotianum_fw-la esto_fw-la subjectus_fw-la pontifici_fw-la tuo_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la animae_fw-la parentem_fw-la suscipe_fw-la quod_fw-la aaron_n &_o filios_fw-la ejus_fw-la hoc_fw-la episcopum_fw-la &_o presbyteros_fw-la esse_fw-la noverimus_fw-la and_o epist_n 54._o speak_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o own_o age_n he_o say_v apud_fw-la nos_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la locum_fw-la tenent_fw-la episcopi_fw-la and_o in_o psalm_n 45._o 16._o nunc_fw-la quia_fw-la apostoli_fw-la à _fw-la mundo_fw-la recesserunt_fw-la habes_fw-la pro_fw-la his_fw-la episcopos_fw-la filios_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o high_a patres_fw-la tui_fw-la quia_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la regeris_fw-la and_o epist._n 1._o ad_fw-la heliodor_n speak_v of_o the_o modern_a bishop_n he_o say_v stant_fw-la loco_fw-la pauli_n tenent_fw-la locum_fw-la petri_n and_o epist._n ad_fw-la riparium_fw-la adversus_fw-la vigilantium_fw-la miror_fw-la sanctum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la in_fw-la cujus_fw-la parochiâ_fw-la esse_fw-la presbyter_n dicitur_fw-la acquiescere_fw-la furori_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la virgâ_fw-la apostolica_fw-la confrigere_fw-la vas_fw-la inutile_fw-la &_o tradere_fw-la in_o interitum_fw-la carnis_fw-la here_o he_o plain_o assert_v the_o bishop_n apostolical_a rod_n or_o authority_n in_o excommunicate_v a_o presbyter_n and_o by_o that_o expression_n quid_fw-la enim_fw-la facit_fw-la exceptâ_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la episcopus_fw-la quod_fw-la presbyter_n non_fw-la faciat_fw-la he_o assert_n that_o only_a bishop_n have_v power_n of_o ordination_n and_o from_o this_o expression_n compare_v with_o the_o 29._o the_o those_o who_o desire_v to_o see_v more_z may_v consult_v dr._n hammond_n diâ—â—ert_n 2._o cap._n 29._o forecited_a passage_n i_o appeal_v to_o any_o presbyterian_a in_o the_o world_n whether_o they_o think_v that_o this_o father_n 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the_o form_n of_o the_o bond_n master_n with_o all_o other_o bond_n public_a or_o private_a contrary_a to_o our_o procurator_n i_o underscribe_v do_v faithful_o bind_v and_o oblige_v i_o that_o i_o my_o wife_n bairn_n and_o servant_n respective_o sâ—â—ll_v no_o way_n be_v present_a at_o any_o conventicle_n and_o disorderly_a meeting_n in_o time_n come_v but_o shall_v live_v orderly_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n under_o the_o penalty_n contain_v in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v there-anent_a as_o also_o i_o bound_v and_o oblige_v i_o that_o my_o whole_a tenant_n and_o cotters_n respective_o their_o wife_n bairn_n and_o servant_n shall_v likewise_o refrain_v and_o abstain_v from_o the_o say_a conventicle_n and_o other_o illegal_a meeting_n not_o authorize_v by_o law_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v live_v orderly_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n and_o further_o that_o i_o nor_o they_o shall_v recept_n supply_v or_o commune_v with_o forfeit_a person_n intercommune_v minister_n or_o vagrant_a preacher_n but_o shall_v do_v our_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o apprehend_v their_o person_n and_o in_o case_n my_o say_a tenant_n cotters_n and_o their_o foresaid_n shall_v contraveâ—â—_n i_o shall_v take_v or_o apprehend_v any_o person_n or_o person_n guilty_a thereof_o and_o present_v they_o to_o the_o judge_n ordinar_fw-mi that_o they_o may_v be_v fine_v or_o imprison_v therefore_o as_o be_v provide_v in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v thereanent_a otherwise_o i_o shall_v remove_v they_o and_o their_o family_n from_o my_o ground_n and_o if_o i_o shall_v fail_v herein_o i_o shall_v be_v liable_a to_o such_o penalty_n as_o the_o say_a delinquent_n have_v incur_v by_o the_o law_n consent_v to_o the_o registration_n hereof_o in_o the_o book_n of_o his_o majesty_n privy-council_n or_o book_n of_o any_o other_o judge_n competent_a that_o letter_n and_o executorial_n may_v be_v direct_a hereupon_o in_o form_n as_o effeir_n and_o constitute_v my_o 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fine_n as_o the_o privy_a council_n shall_v think_v fit_a to_o inflict_v to_o punish_v they_o for_o their_o crime_n and_o repair_v the_o damage_n that_o shall_v accrue_v to_o the_o heritor_n or_o master_n who_o tenant_n or_o servant_n they_o do_v receive_v 1678._o while_o the_o feud_n be_v keep_v up_o in_o scotland_n it_o be_v usual_a for_o the_o king_n to_o bind_v the_o chief_a for_o the_o peaceable_a behaviour_n of_o the_o whole_a tribe_n or_o clan_n and_o because_o the_o heritor_n or_o landlord_n of_o that_o country_n have_v such_o a_o despotical_a power_n over_o their_o tenant_n it_o have_v be_v the_o immemorial_n practice_n of_o the_o king_n privy-council_n and_o parliament_n upon_o occasion_n to_o bind_v landlord_n of_o all_o quality_n for_o the_o peaceable_a demeanour_n of_o their_o tenant_n and_o to_o give_v they_o power_n and_o warrant_v to_o take_v bond_n from_o they_o or_o upon_o their_o refusal_n to_o remove_v they_o from_o their_o possession_n if_o they_o be_v rack-renters_a but_o if_o they_o have_v lease_n to_o denounce_v