this_o bishop_n be_v come_v he_o have_v a_o episcopal_a seâ—_n provide_v for_o he_o so_o bede_n most_o express_o veniente_fw-la igitur_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la episcopo_fw-la rex_fw-la lâ—cum_fw-la sedis_fw-la episcopalis_fw-la in_o insula_fw-la lindisfarnensi_fw-la ubi_fw-la ipse_fw-la petebat_fw-la tribuit_fw-la again_o monachus_n ipse_fw-la episcopus_fw-la aidanus_fw-la he_o elsewhere_o tell_v we_o the_o very_a time_n when_o he_o be_v make_v bishop_n 5._o accepto_fw-la gradu_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la quo_fw-la tempore_fw-la eidem_fw-la monasterio_n segenius_n abbas_n &_o presbyter_n praefecit_fw-la where_o the_o saxon_a also_o give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o bishop_n though_o it_o omit_v the_o particularise_v of_o the_o time_n when_o he_o receive_v it_o he_o therefore_o also_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o reason_n why_o his_o monastery_n pitch_v on_o he_o particular_o as_o a_o person_n fit_a for_o that_o employment_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o thereupon_o they_o judge_v he_o dignum_fw-la episcopatu_fw-la that_o according_o illum_fw-la ordinantes_fw-la ad_fw-la praedicandum_fw-la miserunt_fw-la 6._o again_o he_o be_v call_v reverendissimus_fw-la antistes_fw-la biscop_n in_o the_o saxon_a and_o praefatus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la the_o same_o title_n be_v very_o frequent_o give_v he_o cap._n 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o &_o l._n 4._o 23_o 27._o l._n 5._o 23._o so_o frequent_o as_o that_o i_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v worth_a while_n to_o transcribe_v each_o particular_a instance_n and_o the_o time_n of_o his_o bishopric_n distinct_o note_v so_o also_o in_o his_o epitome_n at_o the_o year_n dcli_o aidanus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la defunctus_fw-la est_fw-la so_o extreme_o little_a occasion_n he_o have_v of_o even_o mistake_v in_o this_o matter_n from_o bede_n himself_o nor_o can_v he_o have_v much_o great_a from_o those_o other_o to_o who_o he_o refer_v we_o who_o must_v have_v take_v what_o they_o have_v from_o bede_n if_o they_o have_v any_o authority_n the_o 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episcopo_fw-la duma_n also_o mention_v by_o mr._n baxter_n be_v send_v as_o bishop_n of_o that_o new_a colony_n of_o christian_n ordinatus_fw-la à _fw-la finano_n episcopo_fw-la 22._o sigbercht_v king_n of_o the_o east_n saxon_n be_v baptize_v by_o the_o same_o finan_n baptizatus_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la finano_n episcopo_fw-la and_o when_o cedd_v a_o holy_a person_n be_v invite_v by_o sigbercht_v for_o the_o conversion_n of_o his_o people_n he_o take_v occasion_n to_o make_v a_o visit_n at_o lindisfarn_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n bishop_n propter_fw-la colloquium_fw-la finani_fw-la episcopi_fw-la where_o he_o be_v make_v bishop_n by_o finan_n vocatis_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la in_o ministerium_fw-la ordinationis_fw-la aliis_fw-la duobus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la qui_fw-la accepto_fw-la gradu_fw-la episcopatûs_fw-la rediit_fw-la ad_fw-la provinciam_fw-la &_o majore_fw-la autoritate_fw-la coeptum_fw-la opus_fw-la explens_fw-la fecit_fw-la per_fw-la loca_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la 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guilty_a of_o if_o he_o have_v be_v either_o so_o ingenuous_a or_o skilful_a in_o church_n history_n as_o he_o will_v fain_o persuade_v we_o but_o so_o far_o be_v those_o ancient_a scot_n from_o invade_v this_o right_n of_o episcopacy_n that_o as_o to_o ordination_n they_o strict_o observe_v even_o our_o present_a canon_n three_o bishop_n be_v at_o the_o consecration_n of_o a_o bishop_n who_o when_o he_o be_v thus_o consecrate_v and_o not_o before_o have_v that_o great_a authority_n of_o ordain_v presbyter_n and_o deacon_n which_o it_o hence_o appear_v be_v not_o allow_v to_o any_o under_o bishop_n but_o to_o return_v from_o whence_o i_o have_v digress_v finan_n and_o aidan_n be_v both_o of_o they_o express_o say_v again_o to_o have_v be_v bishop_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o finan_n be_v mention_v again_o by_o bede_n 25._o interim_n aidano_n episcopo_fw-la de_fw-fr hac_fw-la vita_fw-la sublato_fw-la finan_n pro_fw-la illo_fw-la gradum_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la à _fw-la scotis_n ordinatus_fw-la ac_fw-la missus_fw-la acceperat_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o insula_fw-la landisfarnensi_fw-la fecit_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la episcopali_fw-la sedi_fw-la congruam_fw-la 26._o again_o concern_v the_o dispute_n between_o wilfred_n and_o coleman_n facta_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la haec_fw-la quaestio_fw-la anno_fw-la dominicae_fw-la incarnationis_fw-la dclxiv_o qui_fw-la fuit_fw-la annus_fw-la oswi_n regis_fw-la xii_o episcopatus_fw-la autem_fw-la scotorum_fw-la quem_fw-la gesserunt_fw-la in_o provincia_fw-la anglorum_fw-la annus_fw-la xxx_o siquidem_fw-la aidanus_fw-la xvii_o annis_fw-la finan_n x_o coleman_n iii_n episcopatum_fw-la tenuere_fw-la yet_o after_o all_o it_o be_v very_o well_o know_v that_o our_o english_a succession_n even_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o northumberland_n be_v not_o derive_v down_o to_o we_o from_o coleman_n the_o last_o of_o those_o scotish_n bishop_n but_o from_o wilfrede_v a_o saxon_a who_o succeed_v he_o i_o wish_v he_o will_v not_o write_v such_o thing_n of_o such_o consequence_n and_o so_o often_o with_o such_o confidence_n without_o once_o consult_v his_o author_n as_o for_o his_o other_o author_n he_o will_v oblige_v we_o to_o tell_v we_o who_o they_o be_v that_o can_v know_v any_o thing_n concern_v those_o time_n but_o what_o they_o must_v have_v from_o bede_n as_o well_o as_o we_o §_o xi_o the_o other_o particular_a be_v that_o which_o do_v indeed_o look_v most_o like_a reason_n and_o principle_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v by_o he_o in_o his_o whole_a book_n and_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o show_v he_o all_o the_o fair_a deal_n i_o can_v in_o represent_v what_o he_o say_v to_o the_o best_a advantage_n the_o sum_n therefore_o of_o what_o he_o say_v seem_v most_o convenient_o reducible_a to_o these_o proposition_n 1._o that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o gift_n and_o qualification_n of_o the_o person_n immediate_o so_o that_o whoever_o have_v those_o gift_n and_o qualification_n have_v thereby_o a_o essential_a right_n to_o the_o power_n and_o he_o that_o bestow_v those_o gift_n do_v thereby_o bestow_v the_o power_n and_o they_o who_o can_v bestow_v they_o can_v consequent_o dispose_v of_o the_o power_n 2._o that_o god_n alone_o have_v the_o disposal_n of_o these_o
concern_v the_o reason_n of_o nonconformity_n mention_v in_o mr._n baxter_n letter_n §_o 5._o content_n of_o letter_n ii_o introduction_n §_o 1._o quest_n 1._o whether_o the_o bishop_n be_v bind_v to_o discharge_v his_o whole_a duty_n in_o his_o own_o person_n or_o whether_o he_o may_v not_o take_v in_o the_o assistance_n of_o other_o that_o he_o may_v grant_v by_o mr._n baxter_n quest_n 2._o wave_v by_o i_o §_o 2._o mr._n baxter_n reason_n do_v as_o solid_o disprove_v a_o possibility_n of_o secular_a discipline_n under_o a_o secular_a monarch_n of_o a_o precinct_n as_o large_a as_o a_o diocese_n as_o of_o diocesan_n discipline_n §_o 3._o secular_a monarch_n as_o well_o responsible_a for_o the_o miscarriage_n of_o particular_a subject_n as_o bishop_n and_o their_o charge_n be_v as_o great_a the_o person_n crime_n and_o law_n belong_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o secular_a governor_n more_o numerous_a than_o they_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a §_o 4_o 5._o so_o be_v the_o necessity_n to_o be_v provide_v for_o by_o the_o secular_a governor_n §_o 6_o 7_o 8._o a_o objection_n prevent_v §_o 9_o mr._n baxter_n first_o answer_v refute_v the_o government_n of_o a_o diocese_n may_v be_v administer_v without_o any_o more_o than_o three_o order_n §_o 10._o the_o church_n may_v for_o prudential_a reason_n constitute_v new_a officer_n though_o not_o order_n §_o 11._o mr._n baxter_n second_o answer_v refute_v personal_a capacity_n as_o requisite_a in_o a_o prince_n as_o in_o a_o bishop_n §_o 12._o a_o objection_n prevent_v §_o 13._o mr._n baxter_n three_o four_o and_o five_o answer_v refute_v §_o 14_o 15._o his_o six_o answer_n reject_v §_o 16._o what_o i_o mean_v when_o i_o make_v the_o decretory_a power_n of_o government_n proper_a to_o the_o supreme_a and_o the_o executive_a only_o to_o be_v communicate_v to_o inferior_a governor_n §_o 17._o the_o decretory_a power_n of_o government_n do_v not_o necessary_o include_v personal_a or_o particular_a exploration_n §_o 18_o 19_o his_o seven_o answer_n consider_v good_a man_n need_v government_n as_o well_o as_o other_o their_o mistake_n more_o dangerous_a to_o government_n than_o the_o mistake_v of_o other_o §_o 20._o mr._n baxter_n objection_n in_o favour_n of_o i_o his_o first_o answer_n refute_v §_o 21._o his_o second_o answer_n refute_v declaration_n be_v no_o act_n of_o power_n §_o 22._o the_o unbecomingness_n of_o doctrine_n so_o disparage_v to_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n to_o mr._n baxter_n as_o a_o curer_n of_o church-division_n §_o 23._o the_o first_o reformer_n at_o length_n sensible_a of_o the_o necessity_n of_o church_n authority_n to_o peace_n and_o discipline_n §_o 24._o mr._n baxter_n uncandid_a character_n of_o a_o prelatic_a christian_n §_o 25._o the_o use_n of_o external_a coercion_n in_o religion_n be_v not_o to_o make_v man_n only_a dissembler_n §_o 26_o 27_o 28._o no_o discipline_n to_o be_v expect_v without_o a_o coercive_a power_n somewhere_o §_o 29._o the_o liberty_n desire_v by_o mr._n baxter_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o ignatian_a episcopacy_n so_o much_o recommend_v by_o himself_o on_o other_o occasion_n §_o 30._o inconsistent_a with_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n describe_v by_o tertullian_n and_o firmilian_a §_o 31._o inconsistent_a with_o that_o of_o s._n cyprian_n no_o reason_n why_o mr._n baxter_n shall_v desire_v to_o disow_v they_o from_o be_v part_n of_o his_o cure_n who_o do_v not_o observe_v rule_n of_o discipline_n §_o 32._o my_o second_o argument_n for_o the_o possibility_n of_o diocesan_n discipline_n from_o the_o actual_a experience_n of_o former_a time_n §_o 33._o the_o notion_n of_o a_o church_n for_o no_o more_o than_o be_v capable_a of_o personal_a inspection_n of_o a_o single_a presbyter_n not_o prove_v to_o be_v of_o divine_a institution_n from_o act_n 14._o 23._o §_o 34_o 35._o his_o second_o and_o three_o answer_v refute_v the_o distribution_n of_o particular_a cure_n to_o particular_a presbyter_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o one_o diocese_n include_v many_o such_o society_n as_o be_v fit_v for_o personal_a communion_n be_v more_o convenient_a than_o their_o govern_v the_o same_o multitude_n in_o common_a very_o probable_o as_o ancient_a as_o they_o have_v settle_v place_n of_o meet_v how_o ancient_a in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o alexandria_n §_o 36._o how_o vigorous_a notwithstanding_o discipline_n be_v at_o that_o very_a time_n at_o alexandria_n §_o 37._o his_o four_o answer_n refute_v §_o 38._o his_o five_o answer_n refute_v §_o 39_o his_o six_o answer_n refute_v §_o 40._o his_o seven_o answer_n refute_v the_o ancient_a city_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n that_o have_v single_a bishop_n more_o general_o as_o great_a and_o populous_a as_o now_o §_o 41_o 42._o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n of_o those_o city_n proportion_v to_o the_o civil_a §_o 43._o whether_o our_o diocesan_n office_n be_v a_o drive_a man_n to_o sin_n §_o 44_o 45_o 46._o his_o eight_o answer_n refute_v great_a city_n than_o have_v great_a number_n of_o christian_n instance_a in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n samaria_n antioch_n antiochia_n pisidiae_fw-la thessalonica_n beroea_n ephesus_n §_o 47._o these_o be_v church_n in_o all_o likelihood_n design_v by_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o as_o precedent_n for_o other_o the_o multitude_n of_o christian_n every_o where_o in_o the_o roman_a empire_n in_o the_o time_n of_o tertullian_n §_o 48._o instance_n of_o other_o church_n very_o numerous_a beside_o rome_n and_o alexandria_n neocaesarea_n carthage_n the_o passage_n of_o s._n cyprian_a concern_v his_o contribution_n explain_v §_o 49_o 50._o the_o ancient_a numerousness_n of_o christian_n prove_v from_o pliny_n §_o 51._o the_o possibility_n of_o their_o meeting_n in_o the_o same_o assembly_n §_o 52._o several_a way_n how_o great_a number_n may_v communicate_v from_o the_o same_o altar_n than_o can_v ordinary_o meet_v in_o the_o same_o assembly_n §_o 53._o s._n patrick_n diocese_n not_o equivalent_a to_o our_o modern_a parish_n §_o 54._o my_o argument_n from_o the_o numerousness_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o time_n of_o cornelius_n his_o answer_n refute_v §_o 55._o his_o endeavour_n to_o give_v a_o account_n how_o the_o clergy_n than_o may_v have_v be_v numerous_a though_o their_o people_n have_v be_v few_o §_o 56._o his_o first_o five_o answer_v §_o 57_o his_o six_o §_o 58._o his_o seven_o §_o 59_o his_o eight_o §_o 60._o his_o nine_o §_o 61._o his_o ten_o §_o 62._o no_o instance_n of_o mr._n baxter_n notion_n of_o a_o church_n of_o a_o society_n under_o the_o cure_n of_o one_o single_a priest_n but_o only_o in_o those_o two_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o alexandria_n so_o much_o disow_v in_o this_o very_a matter_n by_o himself_o §_o 63._o ulphilas_n bishop_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o goth_n whether_o a_o arrian_n §_o 64._o frumentius_n bishop_n of_o the_o indian_n and_o moses_n of_o the_o 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16._o what_o i_o mean_v when_o i_o make_v the_o decretory_a power_n of_o government_n proper_a to_o the_o supreme_a and_o the_o executive_a only_o to_o be_v communicate_v to_o inferior_a governor_n §_o 17._o the_o decretory_a power_n of_o government_n do_v not_o necessary_o include_v personal_a or_o particular_a exploration_n §_o 18_o 19_o his_o seven_o answer_n consider_v good_a man_n need_v government_n as_o well_o as_o other_o their_o mistake_n more_o dangerous_a to_o government_n than_o the_o mistake_v of_o other_o §_o 20._o mr._n baxter_n objection_n in_o favour_n of_o i_o his_o first_o answer_n refute_v §_o 21._o his_o second_o answer_n refute_v declaration_n be_v no_o act_n of_o power_n §_o 22._o the_o unbecomingness_n of_o doctrine_n so_o disparage_v to_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n to_o mr._n baxter_n as_o a_o curer_n of_o church-division_n §_o 23._o the_o first_o reformer_n at_o length_n sensible_a of_o the_o necessity_n of_o church_n authority_n to_o peace_n and_o discipline_n §_o 24._o mr._n baxter_n uncandid_a character_n of_o a_o prelatic_a christian_n §_o 25._o the_o use_n of_o external_a coercion_n in_o religion_n be_v not_o to_o make_v man_n only_a dissembler_n §_o 26_o 27_o 28._o no_o discipline_n to_o be_v expect_v without_o a_o coercive_a power_n somewhere_o §_o 29._o the_o liberty_n desire_v by_o mr._n baxter_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o ignatian_a episcopacy_n so_o much_o recommend_v by_o himself_o on_o other_o occasion_n §_o 30._o inconsistent_a with_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n describe_v by_o tertullian_n and_o firmilian_a §_o 31._o inconsistent_a with_o that_o of_o s._n cyprian_n no_o reason_n why_o mr._n baxter_n shall_v desire_v to_o disow_v they_o from_o be_v part_n of_o his_o cure_n who_o do_v not_o observe_v rule_n of_o discipline_n §_o 32._o my_o second_o argument_n for_o the_o possibility_n of_o diocesan_n discipline_n from_o the_o actual_a experience_n of_o former_a time_n §_o 33._o 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the_o ancient_a city_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n that_o have_v single_a bishop_n be_v general_o as_o great_a and_o populous_a as_o now_o §_o 41_o 42._o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n of_o those_o city_n proportion_v to_o the_o civil_a §_o 43._o whether_o our_o diocesan_n office_n be_v a_o drive_a man_n to_o sin_n §_o 44_o 45_o 46._o his_o eight_o answer_n refute_v great_a city_n than_o have_v great_a number_n of_o christian_n instance_a in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n samaria_n antioch_n antiochia_n pisidiae_fw-la thessalonica_n beroea_n ephesus_n §_o 47._o these_o be_v church_n in_o all_o likelihood_n design_v by_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o as_o precedent_n for_o other_o the_o multitude_n of_o christian_n every_o where_o in_o the_o roman_a empire_n in_o the_o time_n of_o tertullian_n §_o 48._o instance_n of_o other_o church_n very_o numerous_a beside_o rome_n and_o alexandria_n neocaesarea_n carthage_n the_o passage_n of_o s._n cyprian_a concern_v his_o contribution_n 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single_a priest_n but_o only_o in_o those_o two_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o alexandria_n so_o much_o disow_v in_o this_o very_a matter_n by_o himself_o §_o 63._o ulphilas_n bishop_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o goth_n whether_o a_o arrian_n §_o 64._o frumentius_n bishop_n of_o the_o indian_n and_o moses_n of_o the_o arabian_n the_o christian_n of_o both_o more_o numerous_a than_o our_o single_a parish_n §_o 65._o his_o first_o answer_n refute_v §_o 56._o his_o second_o answer_n refute_v §_o 67._o a_o conclusory_a exhortation_n §_o 68_o reverend_a sir_n §_o i_o as_o i_o have_v before_o express_v my_o sorrow_n for_o deal_v in_o such_o a_o controversy_n that_o divide_v communion_n with_o a_o person_n of_o your_o piety_n and_o candour_n and_o from_o who_o i_o be_o so_o unwilling_a to_o differ_v upon_o any_o tolerable_a term_n so_o i_o be_o withal_o glad_a that_o we_o can_v still_o maintain_v a_o unpassionate_a way_n of_o debate_v it_o which_o for_o my_o part_n i_o conceive_v 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history_n can_v inform_v we_o for_o all_o blondell_n vast_a read_n and_o diligence_n when_o thorough_o examine_v will_v not_o afford_v you_o a_o different_a example_n in_o that_o very_a form_n of_o government_n from_o which_o they_o separate_v the_o question_n will_v not_o be_v whether_o a_o surplice_n etc._n etc._n be_v necessary_a to_o be_v impose_v but_o whether_o the_o first_o separator_n can_v be_v excuse_v for_o their_o disobedience_n to_o a_o government_n so_o firm_o settle_v by_o so_o long_a and_o so_o peaceable_a a_o prescription_n under_o who_o jurisdiction_n themselves_o be_v bear_v not_o whether_o episcopacy_n be_v the_o form_n establish_v by_o god_n as_o obligatory_a on_o all_o where_o they_o be_v suppose_v in_o their_o own_o liberty_n of_o choice_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o submit_v to_o it_o or_o whether_o subject_n can_v be_v excuse_v for_o their_o disobedience_n to_o a_o government_n under_o who_o jurisdiction_n they_o be_v bear_v if_o acknowledge_v as_o lawful_a though_o not_o most_o perfect_a not_o whether_o episcopacy_n ought_v to_o be_v change_v but_o whether_o subject_n can_v lawful_o do_v it_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o superior_n whether_o subject_n erect_v a_o new_a form_n of_o government_n independent_a on_o that_o of_o the_o bishop_n within_o his_o jurisdiction_n be_v so_o much_o as_o passive_a obedience_n whether_o if_o it_o be_v not_o it_o can_v be_v a_o excuse_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o schism_n whether_o erect_v a_o altar_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o one_o altar_n of_o the_o bishop_n be_v not_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o schism_n condemn_v by_o the_o church_n as_o such_o as_o soon_o as_o ecclesiastical_a history_n inform_v we_o of_o any_o such_o thing_n as_o schism_n in_o the_o world_n whether_o by_o this_o way_n of_o proceed_v there_o be_v any_o security_n for_o the_o future_a against_o the_o erterprise_n of_o any_o
these_o disingenuous_a suspicion_n concern_v i_o that_o he_o have_v refer_v he_o to_o my_o book_n he_o can_v mean_v my_o two_o book_n designodly_a against_o the_o romanist_n but_o only_o the_o last_o of_o schism_n upon_o which_o the_o controversy_n will_v be_v reduce_v to_o this_o short_a issue_n they_o who_o will_v have_v the_o defence_n of_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n to_o pass_v for_o popery_n will_v judge_v i_o a_o papist_n but_o they_o who_o will_v take_v the_o estimate_n of_o popery_n from_o what_o the_o law_n and_o church_n of_o england_n have_v condemn_v under_o that_o name_n will_v find_v no_o shadow_n for_o so_o base_a a_o accusation_n i_o be_o hearty_o content_a to_o abide_v this_o trial_n but_o mr._n baxter_n have_v deal_v more_o sincere_o if_o he_o who_o be_v on_o other_o occasion_n where_o there_o be_v no_o need_n so_o offend_v at_o other_o for_o not_o explain_v term_n not_o understand_v by_o the_o party_n in_o different_a sense_n have_v be_v here_o as_o careful_a to_o warn_v his_o reader_n that_o this_o be_v all_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o name_n of_o popery_n he_o can_v but_o know_v that_o the_o commonalty_n to_o who_o he_o will_v make_v i_o odious_a by_o this_o insinuation_n mean_v far_o different_a and_o worse_a thing_n by_o it_o than_o the_o bare_a defence_n of_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n free_a from_o any_o of_o the_o romish_a encroachment_n and_o usurpation_n considerate_a of_o present_a concernment_n part_v 3_o ch._n 9_o sect._n 32._o term_n of_o conc._n part_n 2._o chap._n 5._o sect_n 39_o part_v 3_o ch._n 2._o sect._n 11._o part_v 1_o ch._n 13._o sect._n 2._o 2._o since_o my_o writing_n of_o this_o i_o find_v mr._n baxter_n once_o refer_v to_o the_o second_o of_o these_o letter_n in_o his_o church_n history_n but_o he_o have_v add_v nothing_o that_o i_o find_v against_o what_o have_v here_o be_v argue_v except_v his_o account_n of_o the_o small_a number_n of_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n from_o mr._n clarkson_n which_o i_o shall_v here_o have_v consider_v if_o that_o as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o design_n of_o his_o church_n history_n have_v not_o be_v already_o undertake_v by_o a_o excellent_a and_o learned_a friend_n from_o who_o i_o hope_v the_o world_n will_v short_o have_v a_o account_n of_o it_o let._n 3._o sect_n 3._o part_n 3._o ch_n 9_o sect_n 20._o see_v the_o summary_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o reply_n ibid._n sect_n 29._o part_n 3._o ch_n 9_o sect_n 12._o ib._n sect_n 11._o ch._n 23._o ch._n 28._o sect_n 29_o etc._n etc._n ch._n 27._o part_n 3._o ch_n 9_o sect_n 19_o 20._o ch._n 20._o sect_n 21._o pref._n sect_n 11_o etc._n etc._n premonition_n term_n of_o conc._n p._n 11._o chap._n 5._o sect_n 23._o &_o church_n history_n part_n 3._o ch_n 9_o sect_n 4_o 13_o bede_n hist_o angl._n iii_o 3_o 5._o ib._n c._n 5._o â—_o 6._o 6._o simeon_n dunelm_n in_o collect._n seldeni_n seldeni_n simeon_n dunelm_n in_o collect._n seldeni_n seldeni_n malmesb._n de_fw-fr gest_n angl._n l._n 3._o the_o gest_n pontif._n angl._n l._n 3._o 3._o huntingd._n hist_o l._n 3._o bede_n eccl._n hist_n jiâ—_n 17_o l._n 3._o c._n 21._o ibid._n l._n 3._o c._n 22._o see_v bishop_n bramhall_n vind._n of_o the_o church_n of_o engl._n c._n 9_o bishop_n pearson_n vind._n ign._n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o l._n 3._o c._n 25._o c._n 26._o part_n 3._o c._n 9_o sect_n 7._o p._n 75_o separate_a prove_v scismat_n ch_n 20._o 15_o etc._n etc._n §_o xviii_o §_o xix_o §_o xx._n §_o xxi_o §_o xxii_o §_o xxiii_o §_o xxiv_o prologue_n ad_fw-la d._n stearn_n de_fw-fr obstin_n eph._n 4._o 11._o gal._n 1._o 1._o gal._n 11._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o §_o xxv_o xxv_o 1_o cor._n 14._o 29_o 30_o 31._o 31._o v._o 13._o 13._o v._o 34._o 34._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 5_o 6_o 10_o 13_o 15._o 15._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 30_o 31._o 31._o v._o 26._o 26._o v._o 40._o 40._o v._o 29._o 29._o v._o 34_o 35._o §_o xxvi_o rom._n 12._o 6_o 7_o 8._o v_o 7._o act_n 14._o 23_o tit._n 1._o 5._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 6._o 1_o tim._n 4_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_v 1._o 26._o §_o xxvii_o xxvii_o 1_o sam._n 10._o 9_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 16._o 14._o 14._o s._n john_n 20._o 20_o 21._o §_o xxviii_o §_o xxix_o ch._n hist_o profess_o and_o elsewhere_o §_o xxx_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 17._o rom._n 12._o 6_o 7_o 8._o act_n 15._o 32._o §_o xxxi_o part_n 3._o c._n 9_o sect_n 21._o p._n 92_o part_n 3._o c._n 9_o sect_n 13._o p_o 85._o ib._n sect_n 33._o p._n 102_o 103_o ib._n sect_n 2._o p._n 74_o 100_o ib._n p._n 92_o 90._o ib._n sect_n 19_o p._n 90._o ib._n sect_n 2._o p._n 74._o ib._n p._n 81._o ib._n sect_n 2._o p._n 47._o sect_n 29._o p._n 97._o p._n 92._o ib._n sect_n 13._o p._n 85._o §_o xxxii_o pref._n sect_n 19_o 1._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a._n b._n a._n a_o b._n c._n b._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cornel_n â—d_a fab._n ant._n apud_fw-la euseb_n eccles_n hist_o 6._o 43._o 1._o 2._o contra_fw-la parm._n l._n 3._o petr._n de_fw-fr marca_n de_fw-fr concord_n sac._n &_o imp._n l._n 3._o c._n 6._o mon._n soci_fw-la §_o xvii_o §_o xviii_o §_o xix_o §_o xx._n §_o xxi_o §_o xxii_o §_o xxiii_o §_o xxiv_o §_o xxv_o §_o xxvi_o §_o xxvii_o §_o xxviii_o §_o xxix_o §_o xxx_o edit_fw-la vsser_n p._n 3._o ep._n ad_fw-la magn._n p._n 11._o p._n 17._o p._n 28._o p._n 30._o p._n 36._o §_o xxxi_o de_fw-fr baptism_n c._n 17_o ep._n 75._o apud_fw-la s._n cyprian_n p._n 182._o ed._n pamel_n p._n 184._o §_o xxxii_o in_o council_n carthag_n init_fw-la ep._n 4._o ad_fw-la cornel._n §_o xxxiii_o §_o xxxiv_o exhort_v cast_n §_o xxxv_o p._n 54._o edit_n junii_fw-la §_o xxxvi_o under_o domitian_n in_o the_o year_n 83_o according_a to_o eurychius_fw-la tertul._n praescr_n iren._n l._n 3._o adv_n hoer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 69._o n._n 1._o vide_fw-la etiam_fw-la haeres_fw-la 68_o n._n 4._o act._n council_n nicen._n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o §_o xxxvii_o apud_fw-la euseb_n l._n 4._o c._n 40_o 41._o l._n 7._o 10_o 11._o â—_o 8._o c._n 10_o 12_o 13._o euseb_n l._n 9_o c._n 8._o epiph._n haeres_fw-la 68_o n._n 3._o §_o xxxviii_o xxxviii_o the_o place_n intend_v be_v i_o believe_v ep._n ad_fw-la polycrap_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n p._n 139._o ed._n vsser_n §_o thirty-nine_o §_o xl._o can._n 6._o council_n sandicens_fw-la can._n 57_o conc._n laodic_n epist_n 1._o pseudo-clementin_a ad_fw-la jacob_n ep_n 1._o pseudo-anacleti_a &_o dist_n 80._o ep_n 3._o pseudo-anacleti_a n._n 2._o §_o xli_o the_o 15_o part_n in_o tax_n 14_o real_o p._n 83_o 84_o §_o xlii_o polit._n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o §_o xliii_o §_o xliv_o §_o xlv_o §_o xlvi_o §_o xlvii_o §_o xlviii_o sect._n 37._o &_o anno_fw-la 200._o sect._n 7._o §_o xlix_o xlix_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n s._n greg._n nysser_n vit._n s._n greg._n thaumaturgi_n edit_n inter_fw-la opera_fw-la thaumaturgi_n à _fw-la gerard._n voss_n p._n 255._o p._n 313._o ib._n pont_n in_o vit_fw-mi s._n cypr._n fin_n ep._n 60._o ed._n pamel_n §_o l._n apolog._n 11._o p._n 99_o pont._n vit_fw-fr cypr._n cypr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strabol_n 11._o greg._n p._n 131._o vide_fw-la l._n 18._o p._n 833._o l._n 18._o strabo_n ib._n ib._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n ib._n ib._n ptolem._n l._n 4._o greg._n c._n 3._o 3._o tertullian_n de_fw-fr pall._n pall._n apul._n florid._n florid._n see_v pamel_n in_o tertullian_n de_fw-fr pall._n &_o s._n cyprian_n epist_n 45_o 49._o conso_fw-la ad_fw-la helu._n c._n 10_o §_o li._n plin._n ep_n l._n 10._o ep_n 97._o tertul._n apol._n euseb_n chron._n num_fw-la 2223_o oros_n l._n 7._o §_o lii_o §_o liii_o apol._n 11._o p._n 97._o ib._n p._n 98._o §_o liv._o §_o lv._o optat._v milev_n l._n 11._o cont_n parm._n interp._n of_o the_o number_n 666_o c._n 19_o §_o lvi_o §_o lvii_o prudent_a perist_n in_o laurent_n can._n 14._o conc._n neocaesar_n pseudo-euarist_a ep_n 1._o perist_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la vid._n orig._n tract_n 24._o in_o matth._n §_o lviii_o §_o lix_n §_o lx._n §_o lxi_o §_o lxii_o §_o lxiii_o §_o lxiv_o soc._n l._n 1._o c._n 18._o ib._n l._n 11._o c._n 41._o sozom._n l._n 6._o c._n 37._o theod._n l._n 4._o c._n 37._o sozom._n l._n 6._o c._n 37._o socr._n hist_o eccl._n 4._o 33_o soz._n 4._o 37._o theod._n ubi_fw-la suprae_fw-la of_o this_o kind_n of_o dispensation_n even_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n see_v example_n of_o s._n greg._n naz._n s._n basil_n maximus_n in_o petr._n de_fw-fr marc._n l._n 3._o the_o concord_n sacr._n &_o imper._n c._n 13._o sect_n 10_o 11._o §_o lxv_o socr._n l._n 1._o c._n 19_o soz._n l._n 11._o c._n 24._o theod._n l._n 1._o c._n 23._o soz._n l._n 4._o c._n 38._o theod._n l._n 4._o c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_o lxvi_o §_o lxvii_o §_o lxviii_o