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church_n and_o come_v 145._o to_o his_o church_n of_o england_n he_o fetch_v her_o ministry_n out_o of_o the_o popish_a church_n and_o from_o the_o prelate_n thereof_o it_o can_v be_v if_o his_o last_o word_n agree_v with_o his_o first_o but_o the_o poâ—ish_a church_n be_v a_o true_a church_n and_o their_o prelate_n true_a minister_n otherweise_v hâ—s_n reason_v be_v absurd_a to_o say_v god_n ordain_v adam_n moses_n odeyn_v aaron_n christ_n ordain_v the_o apostle_n the_o apostle_n ordain_v orth_o minister_n in_a church_n therefore_o antichrist_n of_o rome_n his_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n &_o hâ—s_v elder_a sonâ—es_n the_o prelate_n must_v or_o may_v ordeyn_a minister_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n if_o this_o be_v a_o good_a consequence_n let_v all_o man_n judge_v if_o â—â—â—s_v it_o be_v not_o then_o mr._n bern._n hold_v the_o popish_a church_n and_o the_o â—opish_a minister_n true_a minister_n and_o so_o himself_o and_o his_o church_n of_o england_n must_v needs_o be_v schismatik_n for_o leave_v that_o church_n of_o rome_n when_o he_o have_v clear_v himself_o of_o this_o his_o absurd_a doctrine_n than_o if_o he_o can_v see_v that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n have_v power_n to_o ordeyn_a her_o own_o minister_n it_o shall_v be_v show_v hâ—m_n by_o the_o scripture_n tâ—ll_v then_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v follow_v of_o a_o waver_a reed_n who_o we_o can_v tell_v by_o his_o writing_n whether_o he_o be_v papist_n or_o protestant_n and_o that_o the_o reader_n may_v see_v into_o what_o a_o intricate_a labyrinth_n the_o minister_n of_o england_n have_v bring_v themselves_o about_o this_o matter_n of_o their_o ministry_n by_o write_v as_o they_o have_v doâ—_n both_o of_o the_o papist_n and_o of_o we_o i_o will_v set_v down_o a_o papist_n argument_n against_o they_o from_o which_o how_o handsome_o they_o can_v defend_v themselves_o i_o will_v fain_o see_v there_o come_v out_o in_o anno_fw-la 1602_o a_o book_n call_v a_o detection_n of_o diverse_a notable_a untruth_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o the_o author_n have_v to_o deal_v wit_n mr_n sâ—â—cliff_n who_o as_o he_o say_v have_v reason_v thus_o 85._o the_o true_a church_n be_v a_o society_n of_o faithful_a people_n under_o lawful_a pastor_n &c_n &c_n but_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v long_o want_v true_a pastor_n and_o bishop_n for_o the_o romish_a bishop_n have_v no_o authority_n â—r_o mission_n but_o from_o the_o pope_n to_o who_o also_o they_o swear_v feal_o but_o he_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o send_v they_o or_o ordeyn_a they_o â—eing_v himself_o no_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n this_o argument_n of_o mr_n sutcliff_n the_o papist_n 100_o retort_v uâ—on_v they_o thus_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n have_v always_o true_a pastor_n and_o bishop_n but_o the_o english_a congregation_n want_v true_a priest_n and_o bishop_n therefore_o the_o english_a congreagation_n 〈◊〉_d not_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ._n the_o fiâ—st_a proposition_n say_v the_o papist_n he_o must_v not_o deny_v be_v of_o his_o own_o make_n etc._n etc._n the_o 2_o proposition_n be_v apparent_a according_a to_o mr_n sutcliff_n divinity_n for_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o their_o first_o bishop_n receive_v their_o order_n and_o consecration_n from_o our_o catholic_a bishop_n as_o his_o brother_n bel_n confess_v survey_v pag._n 201._o and_o the_o thing_n itself_o speak_v see_v when_o lâ—ther_o begin_v there_o be_v not_o any_o protestant_n bishop_n or_o priest_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o mr_n sutâ—liffe_n dare_v deny_v that_o their_o bishop_n be_v câ—nsâ—cratedlâ—_n we_o then_o let_v he_o name_v who_o they_o be_v that_o do_v lay_v hand_n upon_o mr_n parker_n the_o first_o of_o cant._n that_o derive_v not_o their_o mission_n authority_n and_o consecration_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n certain_a it_o be_v thâ—t_v â—yther_o none_o at_o all_o can_v be_v name_v or_o else_o none_o besides_o therefore_o if_o our_o bishop_n be_v