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be_v not_o about_o the_o name_n but_o dignity_n of_o episcopacy_n for_o it_o be_v about_o the_o deposition_n of_o their_o godly_a presbyter_n p._n 57_o 58._o and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v thus_o interpret_v by_o beza_n eph._n 1._o 21._o phil._n 2._o 9_o &_o heb._n 1._o 4._o and_o mead_n in_o apoc._n 11._o p._n 156._o in_o which_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v render_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o all_o this_o we_o see_v that_o the_o most_o genuine_a and_o near_a successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n know_v no_o such_o difference_n last_o it_o be_v worth_a our_o observation_n that_o the_o same_o writer_n who_o as_o they_o say_v testify_v that_o these_o 7._o angel_n be_v in_o a_o superior_a degree_n to_o presbyter_n do_v likewise_o affirm_v
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prophet_n evangelist_n pastor_n &_o teacher_n if_o we_o shall_v conclude_v ergo_fw-la there_o be_v no_o bishop_n the_o remonstrant_a will_v cry_v out_o again_o away_o with_o these_o negative_a argument_n yet_o such_o a_o argument_n from_o scripture_n may_v be_v valid_a though_o from_o no_o other_o authority_n as_o for_o optatus_n first_o though_o in_o these_o place_n he_o mention_n not_o elder_n yet_o that_o other_o place_n which_o we_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o same_o author_n do_v which_o the_o learned_a antiquary_n albaspinaeus_n though_o a_o papist_n with_o we_o acknowledge_v second_o these_o place_n produce_v by_o the_o remonstrant_a cross_a one_o another_o as_o much_o as_o they_o cross_v we_o for_o ministri_fw-la be_v leave_v out_o in_o one_o as_o well_o as_o seniores_fw-la in_o both_o three_o these_o seniores_fw-la be_v include_v in_o turba_fw-la fidelium_fw-la as_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 10._o 14._o comprehend_v all_o the_o church_n under_o these_o two_o hearer_n and_o teacher_n 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