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excellency_n of_o function_n apostles_n yet_o maâ—thias_n entitle_v to_o a_o bishopric_n act._n 1.20_o peter_n style_v himself_o co-presbyte_a 1_o pet._n 5.1_o john_n term_v himself_o a_o presbyter_n twice_o 2_o joh._n 1._o and_o 3_o joh._n 1._o and_o paul_n descend_v a_o degree_n low_a to_o name_v himself_o thrice_o a_o deacon_n col._n 1.23_o 25._o &_o 2_o cor._n 3.6_o yea_o reciprocal_o those_o that_o be_v but_o assistant_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v the_o name_n of_o apostle_n attribute_v unto_o they_o as_o barnabas_n act._n 14.14_o andronicus_n and_o junias_n rom._n 16.7_o titus_n and_o other_o graece_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 8._o in_o all_o which_o communicableness_n of_o name_n of_o bishop_n presbyter_n sympresbyter_n and_o deacon_n attribute_v to_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o and_o of_o the_o title_n of_o apostle_n give_v to_o some_o of_o inferior_a rank_n our_o opposite_n we_o dare_v say_v will_v not_o presume_v to_o conclude_v any_o necessity_n of_o indistinction_n of_o office_n either_o between_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o or_o between_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n and_o the_o same_o apostle_n therefore_o to_o draw_v near_o to_o our_o mark_n we_o add_v more_o particular_o sect_n ii_o that_o the_o former_a objection_n be_v reject_v by_o the_o choice_a and_o most_o acceptable_a divine_n which_o our_o opposite_n themselves_o can_v name_v we_o beside_o the_o current_a testimony_n of_o father_n to_o be_v allege_v in_o the_o follow_a section_n seek_v to_o satisfy_v our_o opposite_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o three_o such_o protestant_n divine_n who_o very_a name_n and_o that_o deserve_o be_v of_o great_a authority_n with_o they_o 1._o calvin_n upon_o that_o very_a object_v text_n tit._n 1.5_o for_o this_o cause_n leave_v i_o thou_o at_o crect_n etc._n etc._n praesset_fw-la from_o hence_o we_o learn_v say_v he_o that_o there_o be_v not_o then_o any_o equality_n among_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n but_o that_o one_o be_v place_v over_o the_o rest_n in_o authority_n and_o counsel_n 2._o beza_n successor_n to_o calvin_n express_o confess_v appellatione_fw-la that_o the_o presbyter_n even_o then_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n have_v a_o precedent_n over_o they_o while_o the_o appellation_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v communicable_a according_o hereunto_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o dr._n reynolds_n tell_v we_o 3._o that_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n the_o presbyter_n do_v choose_v one_o among_o they_o to_o be_v precedent_n etc._n etc._n who_o afterward_o say_v he_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n the_o father_n call_v bishop_n so_o that_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o these_o exquisite_a judicious_a divine_n the_o office_n or_o function_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v distinct_a from_o that_o of_o presbyter_n notwithstanding_o the_o identical_a communicableness_n of_o title_n or_o name_n sect_n iii_o the_o second_o objection_n out_o of_o scripture_n in_o that_o place_n phil._n 1.1_o with_o the_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n etc._n etc._n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o general_a exposition_n of_o ancient_a father_n it_o use_v to_o be_v object_v that_o see_v as_o the_o father_n hold_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o than_o one_o bishop_n in_o any_o one_o city_n how_o then_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o the_o apostle_n mention_v bishop_n in_o the_o plural_a and_o immediate_o subjoin_v deacon_n without_o insinuation_n of_o presbyter_n either_o we_o must_v suppose_v that_o there_o be_v no_o presbyter_n at_o all_o in_o that_o city_n or_o else_o that_o by_o bishop_n here_o presbyter_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v the_o testimony_n of_o antiquity_n have_v untwine_v this_o thread_n long_o since_o tell_v we_o that_o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o word_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v then_o communicable_a notwithstanding_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o degree_n and_o function_n therefore_o by_o the_o word_n bishop_n in_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v presbyter_n so_o 〈◊〉_d chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d occumendus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d theophylact_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d theodoret._n this_o last_o for_o further_a illustration_n thereof_o show_v that_o st._n paul_n do_v in_o this_o epistle_n attribute_v likewise_o this_o title_n of_o apostle_n to_o epaphroditus_n though_o he_o be_v distinct_o a_o bishop_n our_o opposite_n we_o know_v be_v in_o all_o these_o question_n most_o addict_v to_o hierome_n who_o notwithstanding_o upon_o the_o same_o reason_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n infer_v the_o same_o conclusion_n say_v 85._o here_o by_o bishop_n we_o understand_v presbyter_n because_o there_o can_v not_o then_o have_v be_v two_o bishop_n in_o one_o city_n but_o if_o epaphroditus_n be_v bishop_n of_o philippi_n as_o theodoret_n both_o here_o and_o elsewhere_o assure_v we_o he_o be_v why_o will_n some_o say_v be_v not_o this_o epistle_n inscribe_v unto_o he_o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n theophylact_fw-mi give_v the_o answer_n 1.1_o because_o say_v he_o at_o this_o time_n the_o philippian_n have_v send_v epaphroditus_n to_o carry_v such_o thing_n to_o the_o apostle_n as_o he_o have_v need_n of_o so_o he_o which_o answer_v of_o he_o have_v sufficient_a ground_n upon_o phil._n 2.25_o and_o 4.18_o to_o which_o we_o refer_v our_o reader_n sect_n iv._o the_o three_o objection_n be_v against_o the_o appropriation_n of_o the_o word_n bishop_n unto_o one_o which_o appellation_n be_v show_v to_o be_v most_o justifiable_a both_o house_n of_o parliament_n have_v be_v advise_v concern_v presbyterial_a ordination_n vind_z that_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n have_v be_v communicable_a to_o presbyter_n therefore_o the_o appropriation_n of_o the_o word_n bishop_n to_o one_o have_v be_v say_v they_o by_o corrupt_a custom_n both_o which_o we_o take_v to_o have_v be_v so_o unadvised_o speak_v concern_v appropriation_n as_o if_o they_o have_v mean_v to_o cross_v the_o judicious_a confession_n of_o the_o three_o worthy_n mr._n calvin_n mr._n beza_n 3_o and_o dr._n reynolds_n who_o have_v express_o testify_v and_o