207_o parish_n in_o crete_n which_o divide_v between_o twenty_o five_o bishop_n there_o fall_v but_o eight_o parish_n to_o the_o share_n of_o each_o bishop_n and_o a_o overplus_n of_o 7_o 25_o part_n how_o different_a be_v these_o from_o modern_a bishopric_n a_o bishop_n may_v better_v oversee_a eight_o or_o nine_o parish_n than_o eight_o or_o nine_o score_n of_o parish_n j._n o._n prove_v that_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n consist_v of_o no_o more_o member_n than_o can_v ordinary_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n because_o that_o church_n have_v but_o one_o altar_n at_o which_o the_o whole_a congregation_n ordinary_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n in_o ignatius_n his_o time_n mr._n g._n answer_n that_o ignatius_n one_o altar_n signify_v not_o one_o numerical_a 143._o p._n 143._o but_o one_o specifical_a altar_n then_o ignatius_n one_o bishop_n must_v signify_v not_o one_o numerical_a but_o one_o specifical_a bishop_n he_o think_v there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o numerical_a altar_n 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the_o catholic_n church_n nothing_o can_v have_v be_v produce_v more_o impertinent_o than_o this_o passage_n which_o show_v that_o the_o multitude_n must_v be_v where_o the_o bishop_n be_v or_o appear_v his_o appearance_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o his_o personal_a visible_a appearance_n to_o talk_v of_o a_o invisible_a appearance_n be_v ridiculous_a and_o yet_o you_o must_v understand_v it_o so_o say_v our_o author_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o person_n but_o authority_n say_v he_o even_o as_o jesus_n christ_n be_v with_o the_o catholic_n church_n not_o in_o his_o person_n but_o in_o his_o spiritual_a power_n 1._o this_o be_v worse_a and_o worse_o ignatius_n do_v not_o say_v where_o christ_n appear_v as_o he_o to_o serve_v a_o design_n false_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o where_o jesus_n christ_n be_v ignatius_n know_v jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v invisible_a on_o earth_n since_o his_o ascension_n and_o that_o a_o bishop_n be_v visible_a and_o therefore_o say_v where_o the_o bishop_n appear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o where_o christ_n be_v 2._o to_o deny_v christ_n to_o be_v personal_o present_a with_o his_o church_n be_v to_o deny_v he_o to_o be_v the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n i_o hope_v he_o believe_v the_o divinity_n and_o omnipresence_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n though_o in_o a_o transport_v of_o zeal_n he_o forget_v the_o form_n of_o sound_a word_n the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o exclude_v his_o personal_a presence_n some_o man_n will_v talk_v any_o thing_n though_o never_o so_o little_a to_o the_o purpose_n rather_o than_o yield_v to_o the_o evidence_n of_o truth_n 145._o p._n 145._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n take_v in_o all_o asia_n the_o proper_a because_o all_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o asia_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n viz._n at_o ephesus_n he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v say_v that_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n take_v in_o the_o parthian_n and_o dweller_n in_o mesopotamia_n cappadocia_n pontus_n and_o asia_n etc._n etc._n for_o those_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n at_o jerusalem_n act_v 2.9_o 11._o he_o say_v j._n o._n shall_v have_v enter_v the_o list_n with_o dr._n maurice_n 146._o p._n 146._o who_o answer_v mr._n b._n and_o mr._n cl._n about_o the_o extent_n of_o bishopric_n j._n oh_o subject_a be_v ordination_n he_o be_v not_o concern_v in_o dr._n maurice_n book_n though_o he_o say_v something_o occasional_o concern_v the_o extent_n of_o church_n from_o ignatius_n and_o other_o he_o complain_v j._n o._n have_v trouble_v they_o with_o a_o new_a book_n upon_o a_o old_a subject_n ibid._n ibid._n without_o add_v any_o thing_n considerable_a to_o it_o it_o seem_v j._n oh_o book_n have_v create_v some_o trouble_n to_o they_o but_o what_o be_v the_o trouble_n be_v it_o that_o he_o write_v a_o new_a book_n upon_o a_o old_a subject_n that_o can_v be_v it_o for_o the_o rector_n have_v do_v so_o himself_o if_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n to_o write_v upon_o a_o old_a subject_n no_o man_n must_v write_v at_o all_o for_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n new_a under_o the_o sun_n or_o do_v it_o trouble_v he_o that_o j._n o._n have_v not_o add_v any_o thing_n considerable_a to_o the_o subject_a that_o can_v be_v also_o except_o we_o suppose_v his_o own_o performance_n which_o have_v little_a of_o addition_n to_o what_o be_v find_v in_o bellarmine_n and_o other_o popish_a author_n to_o be_v a_o trouble_n to_o he_o i_o doubt_v then_o something_o else_o in_o the_o book_n trouble_v he_o he_o can_v tell_v what_o it_o be_v for_o he_o have_v good_a reason_n why_o he_o will_v not_o answer_v a_o book_n which_o he_o undertake_v to_o answer_n but_o content_v himself_o with_o a_o few_o slight_a remark_n upon_o two_o or_o three_o chapter_n and_o leave_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o book_n untouched_a i_o leave_v it_o to_o such_o as_o have_v read_v other_o author_n upon_o the_o subject_a of_o ordination_n by_o presbyter_n to_o judge_n of_o j._n oh_o performance_n whether_o the_o subject_n have_v receive_v any_o improvement_n by_o it_o he_o take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o prove_v what_o no_o body_n deny_v 149._o p._n 146_o 147_o 148_o 149._o viz._n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v sometime_o agreement_n or_o unity_n and_o not_o always_o one_o place_n as_o j._n o._n render_v it_o in_o those_o word_n of_o ignatius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v diligence_n to_o assemble_v together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o frequent_o for_o when_o you_o often_o come_v together_o 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ign._n ad_fw-la eph._n p._n 25._o or_o into_o one_o place_n the_o power_n of_o satan_n be_v destroy_v one_o will_v think_v j._n oh_o translation_n very_o natural_a for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d refer_v to_o one_o place_n and_o so_o must_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o follow_v immediate_o after_o but_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v so_o render_v here_o say_v our_o author_n and_o the_o proof_n be_v there_o may_v have_v be_v several_a place_n for_o worship_n at_o ephesus_n p._n 148._o but_o he_o do_v not_o prove_v there_o be_v several_a place_n i_o have_v prove_v the_o contrary_a from_o the_o one_o altar_n mention_v in_o igna._n ad_fw-la magna_fw-la p._n 34._o he_o think_v ignatius_n do_v not_o intend_v one_o place_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 149._o p._n 149._o because_o he_o speak_v a_o little_a after_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o their_o faith_n may_v they_o not_o have_v unity_n of_o faith_n in_o one_o place_n but_o we_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v above_o that_o ignatius_n his_o church_n ordinary_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n dr._n burnet_n acknowledge_v there_o be_v but_o one_o numerical_a altar_n to_o one_o diocese_n in_o ignatius_n time_n as_o j._n o._n quote_v he_o p._n 30._o mr._n g._n pass_v by_o the_o bishop_n unsaluted_a the_o learned_a mr._n mede_n confess_v that_o in_o 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in_o his_o day_n some_o indiscreet_a person_n say_v he_o have_v be_v tell_v bold_n tell_v fort_n leg._n bold_n in_o open_a preach_n to_o use_v derogatory_n speech_n and_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n abroad_o and_o that_o so_o far_o as_o some_o of_o our_o man_n as_o i_o have_v hear_v ordain_v in_o foreign_a part_n have_v be_v pronounce_v to_o be_v no_o lawful_a minister_n 137._o minister_n resusc_n part_n i._n p._n 137._o the_o jus_fw-la divinum_fw-la of_o episcopacy_n begin_v to_o be_v urge_v about_o that_o time_n to_o the_o great_a joy_n and_o advantage_n of_o the_o popish_a party_n as_o appear_v by_o a_o letter_n to_o a_o popish_a peer_n in_o ireland_n from_o t._n white_n dat._n lond._n feb._n 12._o 1639._o in_o which_o be_v these_o word_n we_o be_v in_o a_o fair_a way_n ever_o long_o to_o assuage_v heresy_n and_o her_o episcopacy_n for_o exetor_n be_v book_n have_v do_v more_o for_o the_o catholic_n than_o they_o can_v have_v do_v themselves_o for_o have_v write_v that_o 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ut_fw-la eorum_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la more_fw-it pontiâ—icum_fw-la novos_fw-la crearent_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la hist_o arg._n p._n 339._o ad_fw-la a._n d._n 1389_o that_o their_o presbyter_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o pontiff_n or_o bishop_n create_v new_a presbyter_n affirm_v that_o every_o priest_n have_v as_o great_a power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v and_o perform_v all_o other_o ecclesiastical_a act_n as_o the_o pope_n himself_o have_v or_o can_v give_v this_o be_v not_o a_o case_n of_o mere_a necessity_n for_o they_o assert_v a_o inherent_a power_n in_o presbyter_n to_o ordain_v these_o presbyter_n make_v by_o presbyter_n be_v the_o eminent_a witness_n against_o anti-christian_n usurpation_n in_o this_o land_n and_o many_o of_o they_o sacrifice_v their_o life_n for_o the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n their_o ordination_n though_o private_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o time_n be_v many_o and_o considerable_a if_o they_o ordain_v minister_n in_o k._n rich._n ii_o 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1._o the_o succession_n rom._n episc_n cap._n ix_o s._n 5._o ad_fw-la s._n 10._o but_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o the_o rector_n have_v to_o offer_v out_o of_o dr._n pearson_n thus_o he_o go_v on_o the_o characteristic_a of_o the_o precise_a time_n of_o paul_n beseech_v timothy_n to_o abide_v at_o ephesus_n be_v set_v down_o by_o paul_n himself_o 80._o p._n 80._o 1_o tim._n 1.3_o when_o i_o go_v into_o macedonia_n this_o be_v not_o say_v he_o at_o any_o of_o those_o time_n of_o paul_n go_v into_o macedonia_n remember_v in_o the_o act_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v after_o the_o apostle_n bid_v the_o ephesian_n farewell_n at_o miletus_n here_o he_o spend_v several_a page_n to_o show_v it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o time_n mention_v by_o st._n luke_n 1._o though_o luke_n do_v not_o mention_v in_o act_n 20._o timothy_n be_v leave_v at_o ephesus_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o paul_n mention_n it_o 1_o tim._n 1.3_o in_o act_n 19.21.22_o paul_n send_v timothy_n into_o macedonia_n appoint_v he_o 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be_v omit_v by_o another_o and_o in_o scripture-history_n what_o be_v omit_v in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n be_v insert_v in_o the_o chronicle_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n omit_v by_o the_o lxx._n what_o be_v omit_v by_o one_o evangelist_n be_v report_v by_o another_o so_o what_o be_v omit_v by_o luke_n be_v mention_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o timothy_n to_o wit_n that_o he_o beseech_v he_o to_o stay_v at_o ephesus_n 1_o tim._n 1.3_o luke_n no_o where_o mention_n titus_n pawles_n companion_n who_o the_o apostle_n so_o often_o mention_n in_o his_o epistle_n paul_n after_o his_o release_n from_o his_o first_o imprisonment_n at_o rome_n continue_v our_o author_n go_v back_o to_o visit_v the_o eastern_a church_n 87._o p._n 87._o as_o he_o intend_v phil._n 1.25_o 26._o and_o 2.24_o philem_n 22._o heb._n 13.23_o he_o go_v from_o italy_n to_o crete_n and_o so_o to_o judea_n in_o his_o passage_n by_o crete_n which_o be_v his_o way_n by_o sea_n to_o judea_n he_o plant_v a_o church_n there_o for_o no_o other_o time_n can_v be_v assign_v for_o it_o but_o this_o all_o this_o be_v confident_o affirm_v after_o the_o rector_n usual_a way_n but_o 1._o here_o be_v no_o express_a proof_n that_o he_o visit_v the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n after_o his_o imprisonment_n at_o rome_n he_o may_v visit_v the_o philippian_n colossian_n and_o the_o church_n of_o judea_n without_o ever_o see_v ephesus_n as_o he_o have_v positive_o say_v he_o shall_v not_o act_n 20.25_o 2._o it_o be_v not_o certain_a whether_o he_o visit_v the_o philippian_n and_o colossian_n after_o his_o imprisonment_n at_o rome_n for_o he_o do_v not_o positive_o promise_v it_o he_o seem_v uncertain_a what_o will_v become_v of_o he_o phil._n 2.23_o 24._o he_o have_v some_o hope_n of_o see_v they_o but_o be_v not_o certain_a philem_n 22._o nay_o have_v he_o pass_v a_o promise_n of_o see_v they_o again_o it_o do_v not_o necessary_o follow_v he_o do_v see_v they_o many_o thing_n may_v 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he_o sail_v into_o asia_n act_v 20.6_o he_o have_v some_o thought_n of_o winter_v in_o corinth_n 1_o cor._n 16.6_o but_o it_o seem_v alter_v his_o resolution_n he_o determine_v to_o winter_n in_o nicopolis_n a_o city_n in_o epirus_n not_o very_o far_o distant_a from_o corinth_n titus_n according_a to_o appointment_n come_v to_o he_o and_o be_v send_v by_o he_o to_o corinth_n to_o hasten_v the_o collection_n for_o the_o saint_n in_o judea_n 2_o cor._n 8.16_o 17._o we_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o st._n paul_n may_v go_v into_o spain_n and_o perhaps_o to_o britain_n also_o as_o some_o affirm_v but_o no_o man_n ever_o affirm_v so_o palpable_a a_o untruth_n as_o that_o all_o the_o father_n shall_v say_v so_o before_o this_o man_n who_o
what_o can_v our_o author_n say_v to_o this_o instead_o of_o answer_v j._n oh_o 170._o p._n 170._o argument_n he_o say_v he_o know_v not_o by_o what_o authority_n j._n o._n have_v enter_v into_o the_o comparison_n his_o scripture-reason_n be_v his_o authority_n which_o mr._n g._n have_v not_o touch_v only_o he_o nibble_v at_o 1_o cor._n 1.17_o which_o be_v a_o text_n say_v he_o that_o few_o understand_v but_o at_o length_n he_o give_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o paul_n main_a work_n say_v he_o be_v to_o preach_v not_o to_o baptise_v 171._o p._n 171._o if_o preach_v be_v his_o main_a work_n it_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o ordination_n it_o do_v not_o hence_o follow_v that_o preach_v be_v a_o more_o honourable_a office_n than_o baptise_v 172._o p._n 172._o say_v the_o rector_n none_o ever_o affirm_v the_o office_n to_o be_v more_o honourable_a for_o the_o office_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o preach_v and_o baptise_v be_v act_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o office_n the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o prefer_v the_o work_n of_o preach_v before_o that_o of_o baptise_v so_o do_v christ_n also_o who_o preach_v himself_o but_o commit_v the_o work_n of_o baptise_v to_o his_o disciple_n john_n 4.2_o though_o he_o blame_v j._n o._n for_o compare_v ministerial_a act_n yet_o he_o can_v forbear_v do_v it_o himself_o ordain_v say_v he_o be_v a_o high_a ministerial_a act_n than_o baptise_v 173._o p._n 173._o turpe_fw-la est_fw-la doctori_fw-la cùm_fw-la culpa_fw-la redarguit_fw-la ipsum_fw-la j._n o._n think_v christ_n mention_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o a_o minister_n work_n in_o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o go_v teach_v baptise_v etc._n etc._n if_o ordination_n have_v be_v the_o main_a and_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o apostle_n commission_n he_o will_v have_v say_v go_v ordain_v preach_v baptise_v etc._n etc._n ordination_n therefore_o be_v not_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o a_o minister_n office_n but_o rather_o subordinate_a to_o preach_v and_o baptise_v and_o include_v here_o as_o the_o 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ministry_n v._o 20._o i_o be_o with_o you_o always_o even_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n amen_n either_o this_o commission_n do_v empower_v they_o to_o ordain_v successor_n in_o the_o ordinary_a part_n of_o their_o ministry_n or_o it_o do_v not_o if_o it_o do_v not_o it_o be_v imperfect_a and_o insufficient_a for_o the_o continuance_n of_o a_o gospel-ministry_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o that_o end_n v._o 20._o ordination_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o john_n 20.21_o and_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v imply_v in_o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o as_o a_o necessary_a mean_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o church_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o time_n if_o this_o commission_n in_o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o do_v empower_v the_o apostle_n to_o ordain_v as_o doubtless_o it_o do_v than_o the_o ordain_v power_n must_v be_v include_v in_o teach_v and_o baptise_v as_o subordinate_a and_o subservient_fw-fr to_o they_o he_o say_v the_o power_n of_o confer_v other_o power_n 174._o p._n 174._o be_v great_a than_o those_o other_o power_n john_n 13.16_o if_o this_o be_v true_a the_o bishop_n who_o make_v a_o archbishop_n be_v great_a than_o he_o and_o those_o who_o consecrate_v the_o pope_n be_v great_a than_o the_o pope_n john_n 13.16_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o ordination_n all_o that_o can_v be_v gather_v from_o it_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v learn_v humility_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o master_n john_n 13.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o inferior_n often_o confer_v superior_a power_n bishop_n do_v crown_n king_n a_o recorder_n or_o town-clerk_n may_v swear_v a_o mayor_n it_o be_v endless_a to_o follow_v our_o author_n in_o all_o his_o undidigested_a notion_n and_o yet_o i_o can_v but_o touch_v on_o they_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o less_o judicious_a reader_n who_o expect_v his_o book_n answer_v paragraph_n by_o paragraph_n he_o affirm_v but_o can_v prove_v that_o the_o apostle_n reserve_v ordination_n to_o themselves_o 175._o p._n 175._o we_o have_v prove_v the_o contrary_a already_o he_o ask_v with_o what_o effrontery_n dare_v j._n o_o call_v peter_n lombard_n to_o his_o assistance_n ibid._n ibid._n who_o say_v the_o ancient_n argue_v from_o baptism_n to_o ordination_n lomb._n lib._n 4._o dist_n 25._o i_o have_v answer_v this_o already_o in_o short_a the_o testimony_n of_o a_o adversary_n be_v valid_a against_o himself_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o if_o the_o ordain_v power_n do_v by_o scripture-charter_n belong_v to_o the_o presbyter_n 176._o p._n 176._o then_o to_o pretend_v to_o deprive_v they_o of_o it_o be_v a_o nullity_n i_o have_v prove_v that_o it_o do_v belong_v to_o they_o by_o scripture-charter_n and_o therefore_o his_o instance_n of_o a_o presbyter_n baptise_v a_o believer_n who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o baptise_v another_o be_v not_o to_o the_o purpose_n he_o have_v often_o profess_v that_o he_o will_v not_o trace_v j._n o._n through_o the_o father_n and_o ancient_a writer_n so_o he_o do_v p._n 122._o and_o p._n 175._o and_o yet_o as_o a_o man_n who_o be_v no_o slave_n to_o his_o word_n he_o will_v needs_o be_v nibble_v at_o antiquity_n where_o he_o think_v he_o have_v any_o advantage_n so_o he_o do_v p._n 116._o and_o p._n 119._o and_o in_o the_o conclude_a page_n of_o his_o book_n he_o make_v a_o long_a stride_n from_o p._n 58._o of_o j._n oh_o plea_n 188._o p._n 177_o 188._o to_o p._n 179._o and_o there_o he_o pick_v quarrel_n with_o two_o quotation_n of_o he_o which_o show_v the_o presbyter_n to_o succeed_v the_o apostle_n as_o much_o as_o the_o bishop_n he_o skip_v over_o but_o 120_o page_n of_o j._n oh_o book_n and_o yet_o will_v persuade_v the_o world_n he_o have_v answer_v it_o suppose_v i_o have_v do_v so_o by_o his_o book_n which_o i_o have_v answer_v in_o all_o that_o be_v material_a paragraph_n by_o paragraph_n will_v not_o some_o people_n be_v tempt_v to_o think_v it_o unanswerable_a and_o that_o i_o undertake_v what_o i_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v but_o to_o proceed_v to_o the_o remark_n on_o j._n oh_o quotation_n ignatius_n say_v that_o the_o presbyter_n succeed_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o bench_n of_o the_o apostle_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o unfair_a say_v my_o author_n 178._o p._n 178._o than_o to_o misrepresent_v the_o mean_v of_o a_o author_n j._n o._n only_o quote_v the_o word_n without_o explication_n how_o then_o can_v he_o misrepresent_v the_o meaning_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v as_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o presbyter_n be_v the_o bishop_n second_o as_o the_o apostle_n be_v jesus_n christ_n second_o our_o rector_n want_v a_o second_o to_o explain_v his_o explication_n it_o be_v so_o obscure_a and_o unintelligible_a i_o hope_v he_o will_v not_o make_v ignatius_n say_v that_o the_o bishop_n be_v as_o much_o the_o head_n of_o the_o presbyter_n as_o christ_n be_v of_o the_o apostle_n but_o let_v we_o hear_v ignatius_n himself_o i_o exhort_v you_o say_v he_o 33._o he_o ad_fw-la mag._n p._n 33._o do_v all_o your_o work_n in_o the_o concord_n of_o god_n the_o bishop_n preside_v in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n and_o the_o presbyter_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o bench_n or_o council_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o deacon_n who_o be_v precious_a to_o i_o to_o who_o be_v commit_v the_o ministry_n of_o jesus_n christ._n so_o in_o another_o place_n let_v all_o of_o you_o follow_v the_o bishop_n as_o jesus_n christ_n follow_v the_o father_n and_o follow_v the_o presbytery_n as_o the_o apostle_n and_o reverence_v the_o deacon_n as_o the_o command_n of_o god_n 6._o god_n ign._n ad_fw-la smyr_n p._n 6._o he_o say_v one_o bishop_n with_o the_o presbytery_n and_o the_o deacon_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o call_v the_o apostle_n the_o presbytery_n of_o the_o church_n 41._o church_n ad_fw-la phil._n p._n