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a_o single_a congregation_n but_o since_o he_o please_v himself_o so_o much_o with_o this_o performance_n that_o he_o seem_v to_o triumph_v and_o say_v that_o the_o instance_n of_o bishop_n in_o village_n be_v more_o than_o some_o be_v willing_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o he_o have_v lay_v a_o sort_n of_o a_o necessity_n upon_o his_o answerer_n not_o to_o pass_v they_o by_o lest_o his_o disciple_n may_v mistake_v a_o just_a neglect_n of_o impertinence_n for_o a_o despair_n or_o diffidence_n of_o be_v able_a to_o reply_v i_o will_v therefore_o take_v notice_n of_o every_o instance_n he_o have_v produce_v upon_o this_o head_n though_o i_o may_v have_v just_a reason_n to_o apprehend_v the_o censure_n or_o contempt_n of_o my_o reader_n for_o insist_v so_o minutely_o upon_o the_o examination_n of_o thing_n which_o to_o the_o first_o view_n sufficient_o appear_v to_o be_v beside_o the_o purpose_n but_o i_o hope_v the_o defiance_n and_o importunity_n of_o my_o adversary_n may_v excuse_v this_o 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he_o wherefore_o they_o beseech_v synesius_n in_o the_o most_o earnest_a and_o importunate_a manner_n in_o the_o world_n that_o he_o will_v not_o force_v they_o to_o choose_v another_o but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o continue_v in_o their_o former_a condition_n as_o parish_n and_o dependence_n ibid._n dependence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syne_n ibid._n of_o erythros_n for_o they_o have_v put_v themselves_o already_o under_o paul_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n and_o pray_v they_o may_v not_o be_v make_v orphan_n in_o their_o father_n life_n time_n nor_o be_v violent_o tear_v from_o their_o mother-church_n especial_o since_o they_o have_v return_v to_o their_o first_o estate_n by_o the_o approbation_n of_o theophilus_n of_o alexandria_n judge_v then_o by_o this_o instance_n which_o be_v the_o primitive_a episcopacy_n of_o this_o place_n by_o apostolic_a authority_n and_o prescription_n they_o be_v member_n of_o a_o diocese_n and_o depend_v on_o a_o city_n but_o 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ordination_n the_o next_o exception_n against_o this_o synod_n be_v 62._o be_v prim._n ep_v p._n 62._o that_o it_o be_v of_o little_a authority_n not_o admit_v by_o the_o greek_n into_o their_o code_n till_o the_o trullan_n council_n nor_o by_o the_o latin_v some_o age_n after_o it_o be_v hold_v etc._n etc._n nor_o by_o the_o african_a church_n who_o reject_v and_o will_v not_o be_v oblige_v by_o its_o canon_n for_o appeal_n to_o rome_n how_o soon_o or_o late_a this_o synod_n be_v general_o receive_v do_v little_o concern_v the_o canon_n in_o dispute_n which_o do_v not_o establish_v any_o thing_n new_a but_o only_o affirm_v ancient_a practice_n and_o if_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o canon_n be_v general_o observe_v where_o the_o synod_n of_o sardica_n be_v not_o yet_o own_v it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o matter_n depend_v upon_o better_a authority_n than_o the_o sanction_n of_o a_o council_n immemorial_n custom_n and_o the_o general_a agreement_n of_o church_n without_o regard_n to_o 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ignat._n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n or._n in_o ignat._n who_o affirm_v that_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o soul_n be_v think_v as_o much_o as_o one_o pastor_n can_v well_o and_o more_o than_o he_o can_v without_o great_a labour_n discharge_v his_o word_n be_v it_o be_v a_o very_a laborious_a thing_n for_o one_o man_n to_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o how_o much_o this_o be_v to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o mr._n clerkson_n i_o will_v not_o inquire_v how_o little_a it_o be_v to_o the_o purpose_n will_v i_o hope_v sufficient_o appear_v from_o what_o i_o be_o go_v to_o reply_v first_o then_o chrysostom_n make_v not_o the_o least_o mention_n of_o a_o presbyter_n nor_o of_o the_o number_n sufficient_a for_o his_o cure_n but_o in_o general_n say_v it_o be_v a_o difficult_a thing_n for_o one_o man_n to_o take_v the_o care_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o only_a whether_o one_o presbyter_n or_o one_o bishop_n or_o one_o captain_n he_o do_v 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author_n may_v have_v let_v this_o place_n too_o pass_v among_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o egypt_n for_o scaliger_n 19_o scaliger_n scalig._n animad_fw-la in_o euseb_n chron._n p._n 18_o 19_o place_v it_o beyond_o and_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o country_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o withal_o set_v it_o beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n for_o 2._o for_o heliod_n aethiop_n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o these_o barbarous_a people_n give_v great_a trouble_n to_o the_o roman_a perfect_a who_o guard_v that_o part_n with_o a_o strong_a garrison_n which_o be_v name_v from_o this_o wild_a people_n against_o who_o they_o be_v place_v this_o agree_v with_o their_o character_n in_o jerom_n hilarion_n jerom_n barbara_n &_o ferox_fw-la natio_fw-la bubulcorum_fw-la sedes_fw-la erat_fw-la vit._n hilarion_n that_o they_o be_v a_o fierce_a and_o a_o barbarous_a nation_n 75._o nation_n prim._n ep_v p._n 75._o but_o that_o which_o hilary_n fix_v on_o the_o whole_a country_n be_v not_o much_o 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great_a part_n of_o the_o african_n do_v worship_n juno_n and_o venus_n if_o our_o author_n have_v look_v but_o into_o the_o title_n page_n of_o fermicus_fw-la he_o will_v scarce_o have_v tell_v we_o of_o this_o writer_n affirm_v this_o matter_n in_o constantine_n time_n when_o the_o book_n be_v dedicate_v to_o constantius_n and_o constans_n after_o they_o have_v be_v emperor_n a_o considerable_a time_n and_o if_o he_o have_v look_v into_o the_o book_n we_o have_v in_o all_o probability_n escape_v this_o instance_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o centuriator_n deceive_v he_o and_o he_o seldom_o look_v far_o upon_o this_o head_n of_o the_o remain_v of_o heathenism_n firmicus_n rel._n firmicus_n assyrij_fw-la &_o pars_fw-la afrorum_fw-la aerem_fw-la ducatum_fw-la habere_fw-la elementorum_fw-la volunt_fw-la nomine_fw-la junonis_fw-la &_o veneris_fw-la consecrarunt_fw-la jul._n firmic_n de_fw-fr err_v prof_o rel._n then_o affirm_v that_o a_o part_n not_o a_o great_a part_n of_o africa_n worship_v 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which_o the_o african_a bishop_n desire_v the_o emperor_n that_o the_o relic_n of_o idol_n may_v be_v destroy_v whereupon_o zonara_n 64._o zonara_n zonar_n in_o can._n 64._o note_n that_o the_o gospel_n have_v enlarge_v its_o self_n the_o tail_n of_o the_o dragon_n can_v only_o move_v for_o the_o head_n of_o it_o have_v be_v bruise_v before_o to_o conclude_v then_o with_o africa_n this_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n our_o author_n 76._o author_n prim._n ep_v p._n 76._o think_v why_o there_o be_v but_o five_o bishopric_n in_o the_o province_n of_o tripoli_n when_o they_o be_v so_o numerous_a in_o other_o province_n and_o it_o be_v suggest_v by_o one_o of_o their_o council_n gentes_fw-la council_n interjacere_fw-la videntur_fw-la barbarae_fw-la gentes_fw-la those_o part_n of_o the_o country_n be_v take_v up_o with_o heathen_n he_o guess_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o like_o a_o man_n who_o have_v never_o see_v those_o canon_n he_o speak_v of_o tripoli_n be_v the_o remote_a of_o the_o african_a 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