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fenceâ—_n the_o sâ—â—â—_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 6._o p._n 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v say_v that_o your_o discipline_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n wherein_o your_o presbyter_n hold_v as_o it_o be_v christ_n sceptre_n that_o the_o question_n between_o the_o bishop_n and_o you_o be_v about_o no_o less_o matter_n than_o this_o whether_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v be_v king_n or_o no_o etc._n etc._n or_o more_o true_o and_o plain_o whether_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o vice-roys_n and_o as_o pope_n over_o several_a parish_n lord_n it_o over_o their_o flock_n as_o for_o lay-chancellor_n though_o it_o be_v some_o deviation_n from_o the_o primitive_a time_n when_o bishop_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o college_n of_o presbyter_n manage_v all_o affair_n yet_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n afterward_o commit_v many_o cause_n to_o episcopal_a audience_n silvanus_n the_o famous_a bishop_n of_o troas_n delegated_a they_o with_o approbation_n 〈◊〉_d soc._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o hear_n 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