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which_o be_v whole_o irregular_a and_o blame_v worthy_a he_o next_o to_o the_o presbyter_n meet_v sede_fw-la vacant_a answer_v that_o they_o may_v meet_v but_o they_o may_v only_o determine_v in_o rule_v case_n that_o be_v gratis_o dictum_fw-la but_o if_o they_o may_v act_v in_o any_o case_n it_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o they_o have_v church_n power_n in_o their_o person_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o sole_o in_o the_o bishop_n the_o last_o of_o the_o bishop_n prerogative_n that_o he_o plead_v for_o though_o he_o tell_v we_o p._n 50._o that_o he_o can_v collect_v more_o be_v his_o delegate_a not_o his_o presbyter_n in_o common_a but_o two_o of_o they_o rogatianus_n and_o numidicus_n with_o two_o bishop_n caldonius_n and_o herculanus_n to_o consider_v the_o state_n of_o the_o poor_a at_o carthage_n and_o to_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n
against_o felicissimus_n and_o augendus_n which_o they_o execute_v against_o they_o and_o some_o other_o if_o this_o discourse_n prove_v such_o a_o power_n of_o delegation_n it_o will_v also_o prove_v such_o a_o power_n in_o one_o bishop_n over_o another_o which_o our_o author_n will_v not_o allow_v see_v he_o assert_v p._n 27_o 28_o 35._o that_o every_o bishop_n be_v supreme_a and_o have_v no_o ecclesiastical_a superior_n on_o earth_n 2._o send_v a_o messenger_n to_o do_v for_o we_o what_o we_o be_v restrain_v from_o do_v be_v not_o always_o a_o act_n of_o authority_n one_o friend_n may_v send_v another_o if_o he_o yield_v to_o it_o as_o well_o as_o a_o master_n may_v send_v his_o servant_n 3._o that_o which_o have_v most_o weight_n in_o our_o main_a cause_n though_o it_o be_v impertinent_a to_o the_o present_a purpose_n be_v that_o these_o person_n be_v to_o excommunicate_v felicissimus_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o excommunication_n may_v be_v determine_v by_o the_o presbytery_n and_o it_o be_v cyprian_n part_n as_o moderator_n to_o intimate_v it_o for_o which_o he_o substitute_v the_o person_n name_v here_o be_v no_o sole_a power_n of_o excommunication_n this_o be_v countenance_v by_o cyprian_n own_v word_n in_o that_o ep._n §_o 2._o that_o felicissimus_n have_v despise_v both_o he_o and_o the_o presbytery_n nec_fw-la meo_fw-la honore_fw-la motus_fw-la nec_fw-la vestra_fw-la authoritate_fw-la fractus_fw-la it_o seem_v he_o have_v be_v try_v before_o they_o and_o sentence_v for_o contumacy_n further_o he_o be_v also_o suspect_v of_o adultery_n which_o cyprian_n will_v not_o judge_v by_o himself_o but_o refer_v it_o to_o their_o meeting_n ibid._n §_o 48._o have_v now_o examine_v our_o author_n first_o principle_n i_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o which_o he_o advance_v p._n 50_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v that_o in_o every_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o her_o discipline_n the_o bishop_n have_v a_o 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consistory_n by_o which_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o congregation_n be_v manage_v these_o i_o confess_v can_v administer_v no_o sacrament_n neither_o without_o nor_o with_o the_o bishop_n licence_n and_o for_o act_n of_o rule_v in_o the_o church_n it_o be_v probable_a enough_o that_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o without_o he_o who_o be_v praeses_fw-la in_o their_o meeting_n except_o may_v be_v in_o some_o extraordinary_a case_n 2._o there_o be_v in_o some_o church_n especial_o in_o great_a city_n some_o presbyter_n who_o be_v ordain_v to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n but_o have_v no_o particular_a charge_n and_o be_v as_o our_o probationer_n or_o student_n in_o divinity_n school_n only_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o we_o be_v not_o ordain_v these_o may_v not_o baptise_v nor_o administer_v the_o eucharist_n yea_o nor_o preach_v without_o the_o allowance_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o parish_n minister_n and_o it_o be_v so_o also_o among_o we_o if_o some_o ordain_v minister_n happen_v to_o live_v in_o a_o parish_n whereof_o they_o be_v not_o pastor_n as_o sometime_o fall_v out_o in_o great_a city_n it_o be_v disorderly_a for_o they_o to_o exercise_v their_o ministry_n within_o another_o man_n charge_n without_o his_o call_n or_o allowance_n these_o presbyter_n in_o cyprian_n time_n be_v in_o something_n like_o evangelist_n who_o the_o bishop_n employ_v when_o themselves_o can_v not_o overtake_v all_o their_o work_n and_o if_o these_o be_v call_v the_o bishop_n curate_n as_o our_o author_n do_v all_o presbyter_n i_o shall_v not_o much_o reclaim_v these_o be_v as_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n breed_v by_o the_o bishop_n for_o the_o ministry_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o presbyter_n see_v p._n baynes_n diocesan_n trial_n p._n 63._o a_o three_o sort_n of_o presbyter_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o several_a parish_n among_o who_o the_o moderator_n of_o the_o presbytery_n or_o other_o church_n judicatory_a be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n call_v the_o bishop_n and_o they_o also_o often_o be_v call_v bishop_n with_o respect_n to_o their_o own_o parochial_a charge_n now_o if_o our_o author_n mean_a that_o a_o bishop_n in_o a_o city_n have_v such_o power_n over_o the_o presbyter_n or_o minister_n in_o the_o village_n or_o place_n about_o that_o they_o may_v not_o baptise_v etc._n etc._n without_o his_o allowance_n i_o utter_o deny_v it_o and_o maintain_v that_o every_o such_o presbyter_n minister_n or_o parochial_a bishop_n by_o what_o ever_o name_n you_o design_v he_o have_v in_o cyprian_n time_n as_o full_a power_n in_o his_o parish_n as_o the_o great_a bishop_n have_v in_o his_o though_o the_o one_o be_v more_o in_o esteem_n than_o the_o other_o §_o 49._o i_o shall_v now_o consider_v his_o proof_n for_o what_o he_o affirm_v he_o begin_v with_o baptism_n and_o pretend_v to_o prove_v that_o presbyter_n can_v not_o baptise_v without_o the_o bishop_n leave_n his_o first_o citation_n be_v cyprian_a say_v bishop_n give_v the_o first_o baptism_n to_o believer_n which_o we_o deny_v not_o if_o you_o understand_v it_o of_o parish_n minister_n but_o if_o he_o mean_v bishop_n in_o city_n who_o be_v the_o precedent_n in_o presbytery_n we_o deny_v that_o cyprian_a assert_v that_o his_o next_o testimony_n be_v out_o of_o cyprian_a ep._n 73._o and_o firmil_n and_o fortunatus_n bishop_n of_o thurobaris_n but_o it_o be_v evident_a and_o he_o confess_v it_o that_o the_o question_n by_o they_o treat_v be_v whether_o presbyter_n who_o by_o heresy_n or_o schism_n have_v depart_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n may_v baptise_v and_o if_o they_o they_o do_v whether_o that_o baptism_n be_v valid_a or_o the_o person_n be_v to_o be_v again_o baptise_a and_o that_o baptism_n esteem_v null_a and_o in_o this_o we_o do_v so_o far_o agree_v with_o these_o father_n as_o to_o think_v that_o all_o the_o administration_n of_o such_o heretic_n or_o schismatic_n be_v irregular_a and_o to_o be_v condemn_v and_o that_o none_o ought_v so_o to_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n while_o she_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o require_v no_o unlawful_a term_n of_o communion_n of_o her_o minister_n or_o other_o member_n but_o none_o of_o these_o father_n do_v ever_o assert_v that_o in_o the_o church_n a_o sound_a presbyter_n can_v not_o baptise_v without_o the_o bishop_n leave_n within_o the_o limit_n of_o his_o own_o charge_n that_o they_o mean_v no_o more_o than_o i_o say_v be_v evident_a for_o they_o plead_v that_o none_o can_v baptise_v out_o of_o the_o church_n nor_o bind_v or_o loose_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o they_o say_v express_o that_o none_o can_v baptise_v but_o they_o who_o be_v found_v in_o the_o evangelical_n law_n and_o i_o hope_v it_o will_v not_o be_v deny_v that_o minister_n of_o congregation_n be_v found_v on_o that_o law_n as_o well_o as_o these_o of_o great_a city_n who_o be_v then_o call_v bishop_n because_o of_o their_o praecedency_n in_o church_n meeting_n that_o bishop_n be_v name_v 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pastor_n of_o particular_a flock_n but_o from_o presbyter_n who_o have_v no_o charge_n if_o this_o author_n put_v another_o meaning_n on_o his_o word_n let_v he_o prove_v it_o 2._o tertullian_n a_o little_a above_o puto_fw-la autem_fw-la licuit_fw-la &_o tingere_fw-la cui_fw-la licuit_fw-la praedicare_fw-la i_o hope_v he_o will_v not_o say_v that_o tertullian_n think_v that_o no_o minister_n may_v preach_v without_o the_o bishop_n leave_n though_o he_o may_v think_v that_o the_o unsettle_a presbyter_n aught_o to_o preach_v in_o no_o man_n charge_n without_o his_o leave_n 3._o tertullian_n a_o little_a below_o allow_v laic_n yea_o woman_n to_o baptise_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n without_o the_o bishop_n leave_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o place_n cite_v the_o deacon_n to_o do_v it_o with_o the_o bishop_n leave_n all_o which_o i_o look_v on_o as_o speak_v without_o warrant_n 4._o tertullian_n ground_v his_o discourse_n on_o this_o that_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o church_n require_v that_o the_o bishop_n allowance_n shall_v be_v have_v and_o on_o this_o occasion_n condemn_v emulation_n as_o the_o mother_n of_o schism_n and_o cit_v that_o place_n all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a but_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o expedient_a from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o gather_v that_o he_o only_o condemn_v they_o who_o baptise_a without_o church_n authority_n which_o the_o bishop_n as_o mouth_n of_o the_o presbytery_n do_v communicate_v 5._o it_o be_v whole_o without_o warrant_n that_o this_o learned_a author_n add_v to_o tertullian_n word_n and_o in_o subordination_n to_o he_o dehinc_fw-la which_o be_v that_o father_n word_n do_v neither_o signify_v nor_o can_v import_v so_o much_o all_o that_o can_v be_v build_v on_o it_o be_v a_o prior_n dignity_n to_o the_o bishop_n in_o this_o and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o ministerial_a work_n his_o last_o citation_n be_v ignatius_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o baptise_v without_o the_o bishop_n a._n that_o be_v without_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o presbytery_n which_o the_o bishop_n as_o their_o praeses_fw-la convey_v §_o 50._o he_o assert_v next_o p._n 52._o that_o no_o presbyter_n can_v administer_v the_o eucharist_n within_o the_o the_o bishop_n district_n without_o his_o leave_n or_o against_o his_o interdict_v to_o this_o what_o have_v already_o be_v say_v be_v a_o full_a answer_n no_o presbyter_n may_v do_v this_o within_o the_o charge_n of_o a_o parish_n bishop_n without_o his_o leave_n nor_o yet_o in_o a_o presbyterial_a district_n without_o the_o allowance_n of_o the_o presbytery_n give_v out_o by_o their_o episcopus_fw-la praeses_fw-la his_o proof_n be_v exact_o like_o the_o former_a cyprian_n severe_o and_o just_o lash_v some_o schismatical_a presbyter_n who_o by_o themselves_o without_o cyprian_a and_o without_o the_o presbytery_n do_v administer_v the_o lord_n supper_n to_o some_o of_o the_o lapse_v who_o be_v not_o due_o reconcile_v to_o the_o church_n i_o know_v no_o presbytery_n that_o will_v not_o condemn_v this_o if_o it_o be_v do_v within_o their_o bound_n yea_o they_o will_v think_v their_o authority_n contemn_v and_o their_o moderator_n slight_v who_o shall_v have_v be_v apply_v to_o to_o call_v the_o presbytery_n for_o consult_v about_o this_o who_o with_o they_o shall_v have_v authoritative_o determine_v in_o this_o matter_n and_o this_o neglect_v of_o the_o bishop_n be_v in_o that_o time_n the_o more_o conspicuous_a that_o his_o praecedency_n be_v constant_a and_o know_v to_o all_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n the_o bishop_n be_v so_o often_o name_v in_o these_o thing_n that_o concern_v not_o he_o alone_o but_o the_o whole_a community_n it_o be_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n which_o he_o next_o allege_v of_o dionysius_n bishop_n of_o alexandrià _fw-la give_v a_o command_n that_o any_o lapse_v in_o danger_n of_o death_n if_o supplicate_v for_o it_o shall_v have_v the_o eucharist_n for_o that_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o dionysius_n enjoin_v this_o to_o the_o 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against_o the_o novatian_o declare_v that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a sacrament_n among_o they_o because_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o have_v assume_v to_o themselves_o a_o episcopal_a chair_n and_o a_o power_n of_o baptise_v and_o offer_v it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o be_v mean_v of_o they_o who_o have_v cast_v off_o the_o church_n authority_n that_o be_v exercise_v by_o her_o pastor_n who_o be_v here_o call_v bishop_n but_o it_o no_o way_n prove_v that_o some_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n must_v depend_v on_o one_o of_o they_o for_o this_o authority_n it_o be_v tedious_a to_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n so_o often_o in_o answer_n to_o so_o many_o argument_n which_o be_v material_o the_o same_o after_o all_o these_o numerous_a testimony_n he_o come_v p._n 55._o to_o a_o artificial_a argument_n in_o which_o kind_n of_o arguing_n he_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v very_o formidable_a he_o suppose_v he_o have_v full_o prove_v the_o bishop_n to_o be_v the_o principle_n 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seniores_fw-la scitis_fw-la et_fw-fr ibid._n c._n 56._o peregrinus_n presbyter_n &_o seniores_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la musticanae_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o same_o augustin_n in_o his_o account_n of_o the_o purgation_n of_o caecilianus_n and_o felix_n accuse_v by_o the_o donatist_n mention_v several_a letter_n record_v in_o the_o public_a act_n which_o must_v certain_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o that_o age_n wherein_o rule_v elder_n distinguish_v from_o preach_a presbyter_n be_v plain_o and_o often_o mention_v as_o episcopi_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la diaconi_fw-la seniores_fw-la again_o clerici_fw-la &_o seniores_fw-la cirthensium_fw-la also_o a_o letter_n direct_v clero_fw-la &_o senioribus_fw-la and_o another_o clericis_fw-la &_o senioribus_fw-la likewise_o the_o epistle_n of_o purpurens_n to_o sylvanus_n have_v these_o word_n adhibeâ—e_fw-la clericos_fw-la &_o seniores_fw-la plebis_fw-la ecclesiasticos_fw-la viros_fw-la &_o inquirant_fw-la diligenter_fw-la quae_fw-la sint_fw-la 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act_n of_o these_o council_n for_o every_o one_o of_o his_o citation_n which_o be_v not_o a_o few_o 2._o we_o may_v from_o this_o discourse_n gather_v what_o sentiment_n this_o author_n have_v of_o presbyterian_o see_v the_o design_n of_o his_o book_n be_v to_o prove_v they_o schismatic_n that_o be_v according_a to_o his_o citation_n renegado_n apostat_n antichrist_n malignant_n parricide_n false_a christ_n christ_n enemy_n blasphemer_n the_o devil_n priest_n retainer_n to_o korah_n to_o judas_n villain_n and_o much_o more_o of_o this_o stuff_n either_o he_o applaud_v all_o this_o or_o not_o if_o not_o his_o citation_n be_v impertinent_a if_o so_o he_o charge_v we_o with_o all_o this_o gild_n and_o i_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o think_v it_o just_a that_o we_o shall_v throw_v back_o all_o this_o dirt_n on_o himself_o and_o his_o party_n who_o we_o reckon_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o schism_n that_o be_v now_o in_o this_o church_n for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o far_o from_o deal_v so_o by_o they_o i_o think_v they_o be_v in_o a_o error_n and_o that_o that_o error_n mislead_v they_o into_o some_o practice_n that_o be_v sinful_a and_o that_o have_v bad_a consequecens_fw-la to_o the_o church_n but_o i_o hope_v there_o be_v good_a man_n among_o they_o for_o all_o that_o 3._o the_o schism_n that_o occasion_v these_o vehement_a discourse_n among_o the_o father_n be_v chief_o these_o of_o the_o donatist_n and_o novatian_n which_o be_v like_a to_o ruin_n christianity_n and_o to_o make_v the_o world_n cast_v at_o it_o while_o it_o be_v not_o well_o settle_v nor_o universal_o receive_v i_o hope_v our_o difference_n though_o they_o have_v sad_a effect_n than_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o mention_v yet_o go_v not_o that_o far_o 4._o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o the_o holy_a zeal_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o excellent_a rhetoric_n they_o be_v endow_v with_o make_v they_o overlash_v sometime_o in_o their_o expression_n and_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o not_o a_o few_o of_o the_o popish_a error_n have_v their_o original_a and_o some_o seem_a patrociny_n from_o their_o flight_n of_o rhetoric_n their_o figurative_a expression_n and_o some_o logical_a nicety_n that_o they_o use_v this_o be_v not_o my_o apprehension_n alone_o the_o learned_a daille_n right_o use_v of_o the_o father_n have_v the_o same_o observation_n chap._n 5._o the_o father_n themselves_o be_v aware_a of_o this_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o write_n of_o one_o another_o hieron_n ep._n 139._o ad_fw-la cyprian_n plerumque_fw-la nimium_fw-la disertis_fw-la accidere_fw-la solet_fw-la ut_fw-la major_n sit_fw-la intelligentiae_fw-la difficultas_fw-la in_o eorum_fw-la explanationibus_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la quae_fw-la explanare_fw-la conantur_fw-la and_o in_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n they_o speak_v sometime_o unwary_o not_o foresee_v what_o ill_a use_n may_v be_v make_v of_o their_o expression_n as_o jerom_n also_o give_v we_o ground_n to_o think_v apolog._n contra_fw-la ruffin_n vel_fw-la certe_fw-la say_v he_o antequam_fw-la in_fw-la alexandria_n quasi_fw-la daemonium_fw-la meridianum_fw-la arius_n nasceretur_fw-la innocenter_n quaedam_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la cautè_fw-la locuti_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la perversorum_fw-la hominum_fw-la calumniam_fw-la declinare_fw-la petavius_n make_v also_o the_o same_o observation_n though_o a_o jesuit_n in_o panar_n epiphan_n ad_fw-la haer._n 6_o 9_o yea_o the_o same_o author_n have_v this_o passage_n not._n in_o epiphan_n multa_fw-la sunt_fw-la à _fw-la sanctissimis_fw-la patribus_fw-la presertim_fw-la à _fw-la chrysostomo_fw-la in_o homiliis_fw-la aspersa_fw-la quae_fw-la si_fw-la ad_fw-la exactae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la regulam_fw-la accommodare_fw-la volueris_fw-la boni_fw-la sensus_fw-la manca_fw-la videbuntur_fw-la §_o 28._o i_o observe_v 5._o that_o though_o our_o author_n will_v fright_v we_o also_o with_o what_o the_o scripture_n say_v of_o unity_n and_o against_o schism_n which_o i_o confess_v be_v enough_o to_o make_v we_o love_v the_o one_o and_o hate_v the_o other_o yet_o i_o do_v not_o find_v this_o strain_n use_v against_o all_o division_n in_o scripture_n without_o discrimination_n but_o that_o another_o spirit_n appear_v in_o these_o inspire_a write_n and_o that_o more_o of_o christian_a forbearance_n be_v recommend_v 1_o cor._n 1._o 11._o and_o 3._o ch._n 1._o division_n be_v reprove_v and_o with_o strong_a reason_n condemn_v so_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 18._o but_o that_o weight_n be_v not_o lay_v on_o they_o that_o our_o author_n speak_v of_o and_o philip._n 15._o 16._o forbearance_n and_o join_v in_o uncontested_a truth_n and_o duty_n be_v enjoin_v and_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o difference_n of_o these_o time_n be_v thing_n of_o more_o moment_n than_o our_o bishop_n mitre_n or_o lordly_a domination_n be_v the_o church_n may_v be_v in_o peace_n if_o they_o either_o will_v show_v we_o divine_a warrant_n for_o their_o prelation_n or_o not_o trouble_v we_o with_o their_o usurpation_n §_o 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ep._n 27._o it_o make_v nothing_o at_o all_o for_o the_o bishop_n sole_a power_n nor_o for_o his_o be_v further_o the_o principle_n of_o unity_n than_o what_o i_o have_v above_o grant_v the_o case_n be_v this_o some_o of_o the_o lapse_v who_o have_v be_v receive_v to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n as_o they_o pretend_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o some_o martyr_n write_v to_o cyprian_a that_o they_o be_v now_o receive_v by_o the_o church_n and_o desire_v that_o they_o may_v be_v more_o full_o restore_v by_o cyprian_a and_o the_o church_n with_o he_o cyprian_n take_v it_o ill_o that_o they_o shall_v write_v to_o he_o as_o from_o a_o church_n whereas_o they_o that_o have_v receive_v they_o nor_o they_o themselves_o be_v no_o church_n but_o in_o this_o have_v neglect_v the_o authority_n of_o they_o who_o be_v true_o the_o church_n in_o all_o this_o cyprian_a say_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o presbyterian_o if_o any_o shall_v pretend_v to_o receive_v 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much_o alter_v to_o the_o worse_o i_o shall_v begin_v with_o ignatius_n both_o because_o his_o testimony_n be_v argumentum_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la at_o least_o see_v my_o antagonist_n and_o his_o party_n lay_v so_o much_o stress_n on_o his_o epistle_n also_o because_o if_o he_o speak_v for_o parity_n it_o may_v abate_v the_o force_n of_o all_o that_o they_o bring_v out_o of_o his_o write_n to_o the_o contrary_n what_o i_o shall_v allege_v from_o he_o i_o find_v cite_v by_o the_o famous_a archbishop_n usher_n in_o his_o original_a of_o bishop_n and_o metropolitan_o ignat._n ep._n ad_fw-la trallianos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n be_v subject_n to_o the_o bishop_n as_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o after_o be_v subject_n to_o the_o presbytery_n as_o to_o the_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o hope_n also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n he_o that_o do_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbyter_n and_o the_o deacon_n such_o a_o one_o be_v defile_v in_o conscience_n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n farewell_o in_o christ_n jesus_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o bishop_n and_o also_o to_o the_o presbyter_n here_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o church_n authority_n to_o which_o the_o people_n must_v be_v subject_a be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o bishop_n alone_o but_o to_o the_o presbytery_n also_o and_o indeed_o to_o they_o both_o act_v conjunct_o i_o need_v not_o transcribe_v what_o be_v with_o much_o plainness_n cite_v to_o our_o purpose_n by_o blondel_n out_o of_o both_o the_o clements_n polycarpus_n justin_n and_o other_o of_o the_o first_o of_o the_o father_n i_o only_o mention_v clem._n alexand._n strom._n lib._n 7._o penes_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la est_fw-la disciplina_fw-la quae_fw-la facit_fw-la homines_fw-la meliores_fw-la tertullian_n apolog._n c._n 39_o president_n probati_fw-la quique_fw-la seniores_fw-la viz._n in_o their_o meeting_n for_o discipline_n where_o be_v admonitiones_fw-la castigationes_fw-la &_o censurae_fw-la divinae_fw-la he_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o discipline_n of_o a_o congregation_n and_o ascribe_v the_o government_n of_o it_o to_o a_o community_n not_o to_o a_o single_a person_n the_o clergy_n of_o rome_n in_o their_o epistle_n to_o cyprian_a which_o be_v ep._n 31._o do_v plain_o declare_v their_o opinion_n about_o the_o receive_v the_o lapse_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v collatione_fw-la consiliorum_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la diaconis_fw-la confessoribus_fw-la &_o stantibus_fw-la laicis_fw-la this_o they_o mean_v of_o the_o general_a method_n that_o shall_v be_v lay_v down_o for_o it_o it_o shall_v be_v advise_v about_o by_o as_o many_o as_o can_v give_v counsel_n but_o when_o they_o speak_v of_o the_o authoritative_a sentence_n they_o say_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v do_v ab_fw-la uno_fw-la than_o not_o by_o a_o bishop_n act_v by_o sole_a authority_n cypr._n ep._n 10._o §_o 3._o write_v to_o the_o clergy_n of_o carthage_n and_o show_v the_o evil_a of_o overturning_a church_n discipline_n as_o have_v be_v do_v by_o some_o of_o their_o number_n he_o tell_v they_o erunt_fw-la rei_fw-la qui_fw-la praesunt_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la fratribus_fw-la non_fw-la suggerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la instructi_fw-la à _fw-la praepositis_fw-la faciant_fw-la omne_fw-la cum_fw-la dei_fw-la timore_fw-la where_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o own_v they_o as_o praepositi_fw-la and_o charge_v on_o they_o the_o duty_n of_o give_v faithful_a warn_v according_a to_o that_o their_o character_n whence_o it_o follow_v that_o he_o do_v not_o look_v on_o himself_o as_o be_v the_o only_a praepositus_fw-la or_o ruler_n of_o that_o church_n and_o ep._n 28._o he_o commend_v the_o clergy_n of_o carthage_n while_o himself_o be_v absent_a from_o they_o that_o they_o have_v debar_v from_o communicate_v with_o they_o gaius_n presbyter_n diddensis_fw-la and_o his_o deacon_n who_o have_v communicate_v with_o the_o lapse_v and_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o 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and_o in_o the_o same_o epist_n epist_n 21._o speak_v to_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n he_o express_o mention_v the_o clergy_n as_o rule_v the_o church_n with_o cornelius_n his_o word_n be_v florentissimo_fw-la clero_fw-la illic_fw-la tecum_fw-la praesidenti_fw-la also_o epist_n 58._o he_o have_v word_n of_o the_o like_a importance_n §_o 2._o qui_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopo_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la sacerdotali_fw-la honore_fw-la conjuncti_fw-la it_o be_v also_o evident_a in_o many_o of_o cyprian_n epistle_n that_o he_o divide_v the_o clergy_n in_o praepositos_fw-la which_o word_n do_v manifest_o signify_v ruler_n and_o deacon_n so_o epist_n 62_o 65._o and_o elsewhere_o i_o only_o add_v out_o of_o cyprian_a epist_n 6._o §_o 4._o doleo_fw-la enim_fw-la quando_fw-la audio_fw-la nec_fw-la à _fw-la diaconis_fw-la aut_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la regi_fw-la posse_fw-la pamelius_n note_n on_o this_o passage_n make_v it_o yet_o more_o plain_a for_o we_o though_o he_o be_v a_o papist_n and_o no_o presbyterian_a hinc_fw-la say_v he_o non_fw-la obscurè_fw-la colligitur_fw-la viguisse_fw-la adhuc_fw-la carthagini_fw-la aetate_fw-la auctoris_fw-la praerogativam_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la &_o diaconorum_fw-la primitivae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la qua_fw-la communi_fw-la totius_fw-la presbyterii_fw-la i._n e._n presbyterorum_fw-la &_o diaconorum_fw-la collegii_fw-la consilio_fw-la administrabantur_fw-la omne_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopis_fw-la and_o he_o cit_v to_o confirm_v this_o ignatius_n as_o i_o have_v before_o cite_v he_o if_o any_o say_v pamelius_n attribute_v to_o the_o presbytery_n but_o consilium_fw-la it_o be_v plain_a that_o cyprian_n speak_v of_o their_o rule_v power_n §_o 37._o contemporary_a with_o cyprian_a be_v firmilianus_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n in_o cappadocia_n who_o do_v full_o declare_v for_o presbyterial_a government_n in_o his_o epist_n to_o cyprian_a which_o be_v the_o 75._o of_o ep._n cypr._n for_o §_o 3._o he_o have_v these_o word_n qua_fw-la ex_fw-la re_fw-la necessario_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la fit_n ut_fw-la per_fw-la singulos_fw-la annos_fw-la seniores_fw-la &_o praepositi_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la conveniamus_fw-la ad_fw-la disponenda_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la curae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la commissa_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la quae_fw-la graviora_fw-la sunt_fw-la communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la dirigantur_fw-la and_o §_o 6._o omnis_fw-la potestas_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la constituta_fw-la ubi_fw-la president_n majores_fw-la natu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la &_o baptizandi_fw-la &_o manum_fw-la imponendi_fw-la &_o ordinandi_fw-la possident_fw-la potestatem_fw-la it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o frequent_a mention_n be_v make_v in_o this_o epistle_n of_o episcopi_fw-la bishop_n and_o pamelius_n think_v that_o this_o ep._n be_v turn_v out_o of_o greek_a into_o latin_a by_o cyprian_a to_o who_o it_o be_v write_v by_o praepositus_fw-la be_v mean_v bishop_n and_o by_o senior_a presbyter_n whence_o 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