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annual_o be_v remove_v and_o return_v at_o the_o year_n end_v to_o their_o trade_n and_o occupation_n again_o but_o that_o these_o and_o the_o like_a be_v but_o idle_a fancy_n appear_v both_o in_o regard_n of_o christ_n own_o order_n or_o institution_n when_o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o church_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o apostle_n own_o time_n and_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n after_o they_o as_o for_o the_o first_o thus_o it_o be_v the_o apostle_n do_v not_o ordain_v the_o difference_n they_o only_o proceed_v as_o christ_n have_v ordain_v for_o as_o there_o be_v chief_a and_o inferior_a priest_n in_o the_o time_n before_o christ_n in_o like_a manner_n at_o the_o first_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n be_v so_o lay_v that_o all_o priest_n be_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n equal_a for_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n be_v first_o call_v and_o send_v
3._o see_v mat._n 10._o and_o luk._n ch_z 2.8_o 10._o ver_fw-la 3._o then_o after_o they_o the_o seventie_o disciple_n christ_n liken_v the_o first_o to_o sheep_n the_o second_o to_o lamb_n thereby_o declare_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a dignity_n in_o the_o one_o then_o in_o the_o other_o and_o that_o the_o first-sent_a have_v not_o only_o the_o priority_n of_o time_n but_o of_o place_n and_o authority_n it_o be_v christ_n own_o act_n and_o therefore_o let_v no_o man_n presume_v not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o think_v of_o join_v together_o those_o who_o christ_n have_v put_v asunder_o and_o so_o say_v the_o ordinary_a gloss_n sicut_fw-la in_o apostolis_n forma_fw-la est_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la sic_fw-la in_o septuaginta_fw-la discipulis_fw-la forma_fw-la est_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la secundi_fw-la ordinis_fw-la as_o it_o be_v allege_v by_o stella_n and_o aquinas_n it_o be_v also_o so_o understand_v by_o theophilact_n and_o sundry_a other_o upon_o the_o ten_o of_o luke_n viz._n that_o the_o seventy_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o twelve_o some_o express_v it_o thus_o that_o the_o seventy_o in_o stead_n of_o aaron_n son_n shall_v be_v among_o we_o as_o inferior_a priest_n other_o thus_o that_o the_o twelve_o be_v as_o the_o chief_a captain_n and_o commander_n in_o the_o church_n and_o although_o in_o these_o ordinance_n it_o be_v as_o if_o christ_n take_v pattern_n from_o the_o law_n wherein_o all_o priest_n be_v not_o equal_a yet_o be_v it_o nothing_o against_o the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o law_n for_o the_o ceremony_n both_o may_v be_v and_o be_v abolish_v although_o the_o form_n of_o the_o old_a government_n be_v still_o retain_v see_v that_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o pertain_v not_o so_o much_o to_o type_n and_o figure_n as_o to_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o rule_v of_o do_v thing_n decent_o and_o in_o order_n for_o parity_n be_v the_o next_o way_n to_o bring_v all_o thing_n to_o a_o anarchy_n and_o so_o no_o order_n unless_o there_o be_v a_o order_n in_o confusion_n and_o without_o doubt_n when_o our_o saviour_n say_v dic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tell_v it_o to_o the_o church_n he_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o those_o who_o he_o have_v make_v chief_a in_o authority_n above_o the_o rest_n and_o all_o this_o whilst_o christ_n live_v next_o if_o we_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o saint_n paul_n though_o last_o call_v 11.5_o 2_o cor._n 11.5_o yet_o not_o a_o whit_n inferior_a to_o the_o chief_a aposle_n by_o warrant_n from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n appoint_v timothy_n to_o be_v a_o bishop_n over_o all_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n say_v i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o abide_v still_o at_o ephesus_n when_o i_o go_v into_o macedâ—nia_n 3._o 1_o tim._n 1_o 3._o to_o charge_v some_o that_o they_o teach_v no_o other_o doctrine_n at_o the_o end_n therefore_o of_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v write_v from_o rome_n to_o timotheus_n the_o first_o elect_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n 1.5_o tit._n 1.5_o and_o to_o titus_n he_o also_o write_v thus_o for_o this_o cause_n i_o leave_v thou_o still_o in_o crete_n that_o thou_o shall_v set_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v and_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n the_o end_n likewise_o of_o that_o epistle_n witness_v that_o it_o be_v direct_v to_o titus_n the_o first_o elect_v bishop_n of_o the_o cretan_n and_o in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o church_n declare_v the_o act_n and_o monument_n of_o ancient_a time_n thus_o we_o read_v eusebius_n report_v in_o his_o three_o book_n and_o four_o chapter_n of_o ecclesiastical_a history_n that_o timothy_n be_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o the_o whole_a precinct_n of_o ephesus_n in_o as_o ample_a manner_n as_o titus_n be_v chief_a bishop_n of_o all_o the_o church_n of_o crete_n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o c._n 16._o he_o also_o write_v that_o saint_n mark_v do_v institute_v the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n 24._o lib._n 2._o c._n 24._o and_o in_o another_o place_n that_o anianus_n do_v immediate_o succeed_v mark_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o say_a church_n of_o alexandria_n and_o again_o julian_n the_o ten_o have_v the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o same_o church_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 5._o c_o 9_o and_o in_o his_o three_o book_n and_o 20._o chapter_n speak_v of_o saint_n john_n when_o he_o return_v say_v he_o out_o of_o pathmos_n to_o ephesus_n at_o the_o request_n of_o other_o he_o visit_v the_o place_n border_v thereupon_o that_o he_o may_v ordain_v bishop_n constitute_v church_n and_o elect_a clergy_n man_n by_o lot_n who_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v assign_v and_o come_v to_o a_o city_n not_o far_o of_o he_o cast_v his_o eye_n upon_o that_o bishop_n which_o be_v set_v over_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o unto_o he_o he_o commit_v the_o tuition_n of_o a_o young_a gentleman_n say_v i_o do_v earnest_o commend_v this_o young_a man_n unto_o thou_o witness_n christ_n and_o his_o church_n nay_o before_o this_o allege_a of_o these_o apostle_n we_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o philip_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o deacon_n who_o be_v send_v forth_o a_o evangelist_n preach_v and_o baptize_v but_o neither_o might_n nor_o do_v ordain_v other_o to_o do_v the_o like_a for_o when_o the_o apostle_n hear_v that_o samaria_n have_v receive_v the_o word_n of_o god_n they_o send_v thither_o peter_n and_o john_n because_o they_o have_v power_n of_o imposition_n of_o hand_n which_o philip_n have_v not_o as_o be_v record_v in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n 8.14.17_o act._n 8.14.17_o nor_o do_v saint_n paul_n but_o set_v down_o rule_n how_o bishop_n shall_v behave_v themselves_o which_o be_v in_o vain_a if_o the_o church_n ought_v of_o right_a to_o be_v without_o they_o but_o among_o all_o passage_n this_o may_v not_o slip_v namely_o that_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asiae_n have_v their_o bishop_n even_o at_o the_o very_a time_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n endeavour_v to_o lay_v open_a the_o particular_n of_o their_o 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church_n then_o one_o for_o there_o be_v but_o one_o and_o therefore_o by_o church_n be_v mean_v the_o several_a plantation_n of_o church_n to_o be_v settle_v and_o govern_v by_o their_o bishop_n some_o one_o have_v the_o chief_a oversight_n of_o as_o many_o as_o be_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o one_o precinct_n and_o some_o other_o of_o as_o many_o as_o be_v within_o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o another_o precinct_n for_o that_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v by_o eusebius_n be_v thus_o to_o be_v take_v both_o the_o word_n church_n former_o mention_v as_o also_o the_o grammatical_a signification_n thereof_o do_v full_o witness_v of_o which_o scapula_n in_o his_o lexicon_n write_v after_o this_o manner_n namely_o that_o it_o signify_v accolarum_fw-la conventus_fw-la et_fw-la accolatus_fw-la sacraque_fw-la vicinia_fw-la and_o therefore_o may_v be_v take_v for_o many_o church_n within_o any_o limit_a precinct_n or_o jurisdiction_n namely_o for_o a_o diocese_n either_o 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shall_v show_v thou_o the_o sentence_n of_o judgement_n upon_o which_o ground_n david_n set_v the_o kingdom_n in_o better_a order_n than_o in_o process_n of_o time_n it_o be_v grow_v into_o 23.4_o 1_o chro._n 23.4_o appoint_v six_o thousand_o levite_n to_o be_v judge_n and_o magistrate_n over_o the_o people_n and_o beyond_o jordan_n towards_o the_o west_n 26.30_o 1_o chron._n 26.30_o a_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o both_o to_o serve_v god_n in_o the_o place_n of_o levite_n and_o also_o to_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o office_n of_o state_n 32._o ibid._n verse_n 32._o he_o also_o set_v two_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o to_o be_v over_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n gad_n and_o manasseth_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v in_o cause_n both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a the_o like_a also_o do_v jehosophat_n in_o his_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o commonweal_n 19.5.8.11_o 2_o chron._n 19.5.8.11_o ezra_n be_v a_o priest_n 8._o ezr._n c._n 7._o &_o 8._o yet_o who_o but_o he_o that_o first_o of_o all_o after_o the_o captivity_n order_v all_o matter_n both_o for_o the_o church_n 1._o nehe._n c._n 1._o and_o state_n nehemiah_n come_v not_o up_o until_o 13._o year_n after_o for_o nehemiah_n be_v in_o the_o twenty_o and_o ezra_n in_o the_o 7._o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n zorobabel_n i_o grant_v be_v long_o before_o but_o he_o do_v little_a or_o nothing_o for_o the_o reduce_n of_o thing_n into_o a_o form_n of_o government_n or_o suppose_v he_o do_v ezra_n we_o be_v sure_o do_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o neither_o be_v it_o 7.15.16_o 1_o sam._n c._n 2.18_o etc._n etc._n 7.15.16_o but_o that_o even_o before_o all_o these_o samuel_n as_o a_o priest_n minister_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o linen_n ephod_n and_o as_o a_o judge_n do_v ride_v his_o circuit_n every_o year_n over_o all_o the_o land_n yea_o and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o saul_n although_o he_o be_v the_o anoint_a king_n yet_o samuel_n rule_v joint_o with_o he_o so_o long_o as_o they_o live_v each_o 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the_o spoil_n be_v divide_v among_o the_o soldier_n by_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o chief_a father_n of_o the_o congregation_n verse_n 26._o the_o people_n also_o be_v number_v by_o moses_n and_o eleazar_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o moab_n as_o they_o have_v be_v number_v former_o by_o moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n numb_a 26.63.64_o from_o which_o testimony_n it_o be_v plain_a and_o manifest_a that_o some_o such_o priest_n as_o the_o king_n think_v fit_a may_v when_o he_o please_v be_v lawful_o employ_v in_o civil_a affair_n or_o office_n and_o may_v even_o thus_o be_v honour_v as_o be_v those_o priest_n of_o old_a and_o whereas_o some_o object_n that_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o old_a testament_n answer_v a_o objection_n answer_v prove_v nothing_o now_o under_o the_o new_a it_o be_v answer_v first_o that_o they_o may_v as_o well_o deny_v the_o argument_n take_v from_o thence_o against_o the_o pope_n authority_n and_o domineer_a 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