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date_v from_o geneva_n january_n 12_o ann._n 1559._o among_o many_o other_o reformation_n he_o be_v for_o reform_v their_o bishopric_n indeed_o but_o how_o by_o abolish_n they_o nothing_o like_o it_o how_o then_o take_v it_o in_o his_o own_o word_n 110._o let_v no_o man_n be_v charge_v in_o preach_v of_o christ_n jesus_n above_o that_o a_o man_n may_v do_v i_o mean_v that_o your_o bishopric_n be_v so_o divide_v that_o of_o every_o one_o as_o they_o be_v nâ—w_o for_o the_o most_o part_n may_v be_v make_v ten_o and_o so_o in_o every_o city_n and_o great_a town_n there_o may_v be_v place_v a_o godly_a learned_a man_n with_o so_o many_o join_v with_o he_o for_o preach_v and_o instruction_n as_o shall_v be_v think_v sufficient_a for_o the_o bound_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n so_o he_o and_o let_v our_o parity-man_n if_o they_o can_v give_v this_o testimony_n a_o gloss_n favourable_a to_o their_o side_n of_o the_o question_n without_o destroy_v the_o text_n the_o truth_n be_v this_o 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370._o have_v thus_o remove_v this_o seem_a difficulty_n i_o return_v to_o my_o purpose_n the_o earl_n of_o lennox_n be_v then_o regent_n he_o be_v murder_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o parliament_n so_o at_o that_o time_n thing_n be_v in_o confusion_n and_o these_o commissioner_n from_o the_o general_n assembly_n can_v do_v nothing_o in_o their_o business_n the_o earl_n of_o mar_n succeed_v in_o the_o regency_n application_n be_v make_v to_o he_o it_o be_v agree_v to_o between_o his_o grace_n and_o the_o clergy_n who_o apply_v to_o he_o that_o a_o meeting_n shall_v be_v keep_v between_o so_o many_o for_o the_o church_n and_o so_o many_o for_o the_o state_n for_o adjust_v matter_n for_o this_o end_n one_fw-mi assembly_n be_v keep_v at_o leith_n on_o the_o 12_o of_o january_n 1571_o 2._o by_o this_o assembly_n six_o be_v delegated_a to_o meet_v with_o as_o many_o to_o be_v nominate_v by_o the_o council_n to_o treat_v reason_n and_o conclude_v concern_v the_o settlement_n of_o the_o 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the_o book_n i_o omit_v therefore_o his_o make_v presbyterian_a rule_v elder_n as_o contradistinct_a from_o teach_v elder_n of_o divine_a institution_n his_o make_v the_o seniores_fw-la sometime_o mention_v by_o the_o father_n such_o rule_v elder_n and_o his_o lay_v stress_n on_o the_o old_a blunder_n about_o st._n ambrose_n testimony_n to_o that_o purpose_n vide_fw-la true_n represent_v of_o presbyterian_a government_n prop._n 3_o these_o i_o omit_v because_o not_o peculiar_a to_o he_o i_o omit_v even_o that_o which_o for_o any_o thing_n i_o know_v may_v be_v peculiar_a to_o he_o viz._n that_o his_o rule_v elder_n be_v call_v bishop_n and_o that_o their_o necessary_a qualification_n be_v set_v down_o at_o length_n in_o scrip._n e._n g._n 1_o tim._n 3.2_o and_o tit._n 1.6_o ibid._n prop._n 3.4_o i_o omit_v his_o learned_a affirmative_a that_o patronage_n be_v not_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n till_o the_o 7_o the_o or_o 8_o the_o centurie_n or_o late_a and_o that_o they_o come_v in_o among_o the_o late_a antichristian_a corruption_n and_o usurpation_n ibid._n answ._n to_o object_n 9_o the_o i_o omit_v all_o such_o assertion_n as_o these_o that_o the_o most_o and_o most_o eminent_a of_o the_o prelatist_n acknowledge_v that_o by_o our_o saviour_n appointment_n and_o according_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o first_o and_o best_a age_n of_o the_o church_n she_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o be_v govern_v in_o common_a by_o minister_n act_v in_o parity_n ibid._n prop._n 12._o that_o diocesan_n episcopacy_n be_v not_o settle_v in_o st._n cyprian_n be_v time_n rational_a defence_n of_o nonconformity_n etc._n etc._n p._n 157_o that_o diocesan_n episcopacy_n prevail_v not_o for_o the_o first_o three_o century_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o general_o in_o the_o 4_o the_o centurie_n ibid._n 158._o that_o the_o bishop_n s_o cyprian_n all_o alongst_o speak_v of_o be_v a_o presbyterian_a moderator_n ibid._n 179._o that_o cyprian_n austin_n athanasius_n etc._n etc._n be_v only_o such_o moderator_n ibid._n 175_o 176_o 177_o 178._o i_o omit_v his_o insist_v on_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o decretal_a epistle_n attribute_v to_o pope_n anacletus_fw-la as_o if_o they_o be_v genuine_a ibid._n 202._o and_o that_o great_a evidence_n of_o his_o skill_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n viz._n that_o episcopacy_n be_v not_o to_o be_v see_v in_o any_o one_o of_o they_o except_o england_n ibid._n p._n 10._o nay_o i_o omit_v his_o nimble_a and_o learned_a gloss_n he_o have_v put_v on_o st._n ierom_n toto_fw-la orbe_n decretum_fw-la etc._n etc._n viz._n that_o this_o remedy_n of_o schism_n in_o many_o place_n begin_v then_o i._n e._n in_o st._n ierom_n time_n to_o be_v think_v on_o and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o this_o corruption_n begin_v then_o to_o creep_v in_o it_o be_v then_o about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o centurie_n when_o i_o write_v etc._n etc._n ibid._n 170._o neither_o shall_v i_o insist_v on_o his_o famous_a exposition_n of_o st._n ierom_n quid_fw-la facit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o it_o have_v be_v sufficient_o expose_v already_o in_o the_o historical_a relation_n of_o the_o general_n ass._n 1690._o nor_o on_o his_o make_n plutarch_n simonides_n chrysostom_n etc._n etc._n every_o grecian_a speak_v latin_n when_o he_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o cite_v they_o these_o and_o 50_o more_o such_o surprise_a argument_n of_o our_o author_n singular_a learning_n i_o shall_v pass_v over_o and_o shall_v insist_v only_o a_o little_a on_o two_o or_o three_o instance_n which_o to_o my_o taste_n seem_v superlative_o pleasant_a and_o 1._o in_o that_o profound_a book_n which_o he_o call_v a_o rational_a defence_n of_o nonconformity_n etc._n etc._n in_o answer_n to_o d._n stillingfleet_n vnreasonableness_n of_o the_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n of_o england_n pag._n 172._o he_o have_v gloss_v st._n chrysostom_n yet_o more_o ridiculous_o than_o he_o do_v st._n jerom._n the_o passage_n as_o 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