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enlarge_v to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o want_n it_o be_v justin_n martyr_n affirmation_n of_o the_o first_o time_n that_o all_o the_o offering_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o precedent_n and_o that_o he_o be_v thereby_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o curator_n of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o want_n and_o when_o what_o be_v send_v to_o the_o bishop_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v send_v to_o he_o as_o the_o oeconomus_fw-la or_o steward_n of_o the_o church_n not_o for_o the_o enrich_n himself_o but_o to_o provide_v for_o those_o that_o want_v i_o can_v imagine_v why_o this_o may_v not_o be_v as_o convenient_o suppose_v as_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v send_v to_o the_o presbyter_n only_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 14._o 23._o be_v bishop_n again_o and_o such_o and_o only_o such_o as_o far_o as_o we_o have_v any_o footstep_n of_o it_o be_v at_o that_o time_n ordain_v in_o the_o church_n one_o in_o every_o city_n where_o the_o gospel_n be_v receive_v with_o one_o or_o more_o deacon_n to_o attend_v he_o and_o to_o this_o as_o the_o word_n so_o often_o mention_v out_o of_o clemens_n romanus_n be_v most_o evident_a that_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n preach_v through_o city_n and_o region_n constitute_v their_o first_o fruit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n so_o the_o context_n in_o this_o place_n of_o the_o act_n be_v very_o agreeable_a for_o here_o when_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n have_v preach_v and_o convert_v a_o competent_a number_n at_o derbe_n v_o 12._o and_o return_v to_o the_o city_n of_o lystra_n iconium_n and_o antioch_n v._n 22._o confirm_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o brethren_n i.e._n the_o faithful_a there_o it_o follow_v before_o their_o part_n that_o they_o ordain_v elder_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o every_o church_n that_o sure_o be_v in_o every_o of_o the_o church_n here_o name_v not_o many_o in_o each_o but_o elder_n in_o all_o one_o bishop_n 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falsity_n yet_o i_o that_o will_v much_o more_o be_v ashamed_a to_o have_v be_v presumptuous_a than_o mistake_v and_o deem_v it_o not_o a_o sin_n to_o have_v err_v modest_o be_o concern_v to_o avert_v the_o envy_n of_o this_o their_o prooeme_n and_o to_o give_v this_o essay_n how_o far_o any_o the_o most_o moderate_a speech_n may_v be_v disguise_v and_o deform_v by_o a_o disadvantageous_a interpretation_n 4._o these_o word_n in_o tantâ_fw-la luce_fw-fr lie_v thus_o in_o the_o dissertation_n ad_fw-la tertium_fw-la accedo_fw-la i_o proceed_v to_o the_o three_o thing_n that_o which_o concern_v the_o angel_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n that_o by_o they_o be_v note_v so_o many_o prefect_n of_o the_o chief_a city_n or_o church_n in_o asia_n who_o you_o may_v call_v not_o only_a bishop_n but_o primate_fw-la enarch_n or_o metropolitan_n each_o of_o these_o thing_n must_v be_v brief_o take_v notice_n of_o first_o that_o each_o of_o these_o be_v single_a and_o proper_o call_v bishop_n so_o andreas_n 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