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apostle_n shall_v say_v one_o thing_n twice_o to_o wit_n these_o pastor_n who_o rule_v well_o in_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n be_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n especial_o these_o pastor_n who_o labour_v well_o in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n 5._o to_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 1_o cor._n 3._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 38._o 1_o thes._n 1._o 3._o mat._n 11_o 28._o be_v a_o word_n in_o the_o positive_a and_o not_o in_o the_o superlative_a degree_n and_o let_v it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o the_o superlative_a degree_n if_o the_o well-governing_a elder_n here_o signify_v the_o prelate_n as_o the_o currant_n exposition_n of_o formalists_n be_v and_o the_o elder_a labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n signify_v the_o painful_a preach_a presbyter_n than_o the_o presbyter_n who_o be_v a_o poor_a pulpit-man_n be_v more_o worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n and_o double_a maintenance_n and_o the_o lordly_a benefice_n than_o my_o lord_n prelate_n this_o gloze_n will_v offend_v the_o proud_a prelate_n doctor_n hall_n fetch_v from_o sculâetus_n another_o poor_a interpretation_n 199._o the_o elder_n who_o rule_v well_o that_o be_v administer_v the_o sacrament_n make_v public_a prayer_n and_o private_o admonish_v faithful_a people_n be_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n especial_o these_o who_o excel_v in_o the_o gift_n of_o teach_v which_o be_v more_o excellent_a than_o baptise_v 1_o cor._n 1._o 17._o answ._n 1._o we_o have_v a_o new_a office_n bring_v in_o in_o odium_fw-la tertij_fw-la out_o of_o hatred_n to_o roll_a elder_n and_o this_o be_v a_o creature_n who_o can_v baptize_v administer_v the_o lord_n supper_n and_o pray_v far_o off_o a_o print_n book_n and_o admonish_v in_o corner_n but_o can_v preach_v but_o first_o i_o ask_v this_o fellow_n name_n 2._o where_o be_v such_o a_o officer_n in_o god_n word_n 3._o by_o what_o warrant_n have_v one_o power_n to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n and_o that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d well_o as_o a_o well-governing_a elder_n who_o can_v preach_v the_o word_n and_o pray_v this_o be_v but_o the_o read_a priest_n who_o say_v service_n for_o hire_n and_o yet_o he_o baptize_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la by_o his_o office_n christ_n conjoyn_v the_o public_a preach_n and_o baptise_v mat._n 28._o 18_o 19_o as_o two_o part_n of_o a_o office_n and_o here_o they_o be_v separate_v and_o give_v to_o different_a officer_n 4._o how_o be_v a_o man_n call_v on_o that_o rule_v well_o because_o he_o baptize_v well_o and_o read_v fair_a in_o the_o book_n and_o be_v not_o call_v on_o who_o rule_v well_o because_o he_o preach_v well_o for_o it_o can_v be_v conceive_v how_o baptise_v belong_v rather_o to_o well_o govern_v then_o good_a preach_v 3._o good_a govern_v be_v the_o prelate_n element_n for_o so_o he_o say_v himself_o but_o to_o preach_v base_a it_o be_v for_o his_o chaplain_n and_o by_o this_o to_o read_v service_n to_o baptize_v to_o exhort_v private_o shall_v make_v the_o prelate_n a_o good_a govern_v elder_a but_o worthy_a of_o less_o honour_n than_o the_o preach_a presbyter_n but_o the_o right_a bishop_n 1_o tim._n 3._o must_v both_o be_v apt_a to_o teach_v and_o one_o who_o can_v govern_v well_o and_o this_o make_v the_o prelate_n in_o office_n only_o a_o reader_n â6_n but_o neither_o can_v doctor_n field_n other_o gloss_n stand_v the_o guide_v of_o the_o church_n be_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o govern_v and_o teach_v but_o especial_o for_o their_o pain_n in_o teach_v so_o he_o note_v two_o part_n or_o duty_n of_o presbyterial_a office_n not_o two_o sort_n of_o presbytery_n answ._n 1._o by_o this_o it_o be_v the_o prelate_n glory_n to_o preach_v but_o he_o cry_v up_o court_v and_o lordly_a command_n and_o in_o his_o practice_n cry_v down_o preach_v 2._o this_o interpretation_n wrong_v the_o text_n for_o the_o divers_a pronoun_n must_v note_v divers_a person_n as_o be_v clear_a in_o the_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o paul_n shall_v say_v that_o archippus_n who_o rule_v well_o be_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n especial_o that_o archippus_n who_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n where_o as_o it_o be_v one_o archippus_n who_o rule_v well_o and_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n none_o use_v to_o speak_v so_o supersluous_o or_o ignorant_o person_n who_o understand_v the_o greek_a language_n except_o by_o way_n of_o excellency_n person_n be_v note_v which_o be_v not_o here_o also_o it_o shall_v be_v untrue_a that_o any_o shall_v be_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n for_o well_o govern_v except_o only_o he_o who_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n which_o be_v against_o reason_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text._n neither_o can_v these_o word_n tell_v the_o church_n stand_v in_o a_o particular_a congregation_n if_o roll_a elder_n be_v remove_v especial_o where_o there_o be_v a_o pastor_n in_o the_o congregation_n for_o then_o the_o church_n shall_v either_o signify_v the_o multitude_n of_o believer_n which_o i_o have_v abundant_o refute_v or_o the_o pastor_n with_o the_o deacon_n but_o deacon_n have_v no_o jurisdiction_n in_o god_n church_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o three_o the_o word_n pastor_n it_o alone_o shall_v signify_v the_o church_n which_o be_v popish_a therefore_o of_o necessity_n there_o must_v be_v some_o ruler_n with_o the_o pastor_n which_o make_v the_o ministerial_a church_n of_o which_o our_o saviour_n speak_v neither_o can_v the_o famous_a council_n at_o jerusalem_n consist_v of_o apostle_n elder_n and_o brethren_n exclude_v rule_v elder_n 26._o d._n field_n cit_v cyprian_a tertullian_n hierom_n ambrose_n for_o rule_v elder_n â1_n but_o do_v no_o way_n satisfy_v the_o reader_n for_o he_o
14._o leo_fw-la epist_n 89._o ad_fw-la episcop_n per_fw-la vâennensem_fw-la provinc_fw-la gregor_n madge_n epist_n l_o 2_o c._n 69._o graâian_n do_v 32_o 34_o ãâã_d 63._o object_n 3._o syrus_n sinistrorse_n periphrasis_n beza_n ib._n erasm._n calvin_n bull_v marlorat_n suââvius_n brightman_n scultetuâ_n object_n 4._o m._n best_a prâsb_n gov_fw-mi exam_n kath._n childley_n p._n 19_o brightman_n apoc._n c._n 2._o bull_v ib._n didoclav_n 11._o alta_fw-la damasc._n p._n 132_o 133_o 135._o august_n hom_n 2._o in_o apoc_n prapositis_fw-la ecclâsiaram_fw-la gregor_n mor._n in_o job_n l._n 34._o c._n 4._o primasius_n beda_n haymo_fw-la fulk_n against_o rhâmest_a rev._n 1._o 20._o perkins_n fox_n 5._o object_n m._n best_a parker_n de_fw-fr poliâ_n 3._o c_o 24._o guâl_n voeâ_n de_fw-fr pol._n âccl_n thes_n 7._o edmuâd_n rich_a de_fw-fr pol._n &_o eccles._n potest_fw-la p._n 14._o do_v paris_n de_fw-fr pol._n eccl._n p_o 13._o gerson_n de_fw-fr potest_fw-la eccl._n consid_n 4._o object_n 6._o 1_o cor._n 12_o 20._o 27._o with_o 4._o 17._o and_o 5._o 12._o ând_n 11._o 23._o 26._o and_o â4_n 33._o mat_n 18_o r._n 7_o â0_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 3._o 15._o separatist_n 3._o petit_fw-la â_o pos_fw-gr p._n 43._o act._n 10._o 34._o 7._o object_n ames_n medul_a theol._n l._n 1._o c_o 32._o â_o thes_n 22._o object_n 8._o bellarm._n ãâã_d fuchr_n pâeââr_o in_o exod_n 10._o 9_o object_n 10._o object_n object_n 11._o separate_a 3_o pet_n 4._o posit_v p._n 5_o ãâã_d against_o ãâã_d aânsworth_n communion_n of_o saint_n râbinson_n against_o tatâr_n p_o 28._o 28._o gen_n 10._o 7._o exod_n 7_o â_o deut._n 8_o 55._o judge_n 6._o â_o 1_o saâ_n 3._o â0_n 1_o sam._n 22._o 5._o 1_o saâ_n 7._o 2._o 1_o king_n 1_o 8._o 1_o kâng_v 1â_n 29._o 1_o king_n 13_o 11._o 2_o king_n 3._o 1._o kââg_v 6_o 12._o 2_o king_n 20_o 1._o 2_o chron._n 12._o 5._o psal_n 7â_n 9_o lam._n 2._o 20_o hab._n 1_o 1._o mat_n 1._o 2_o mââ_n 2_o 17._o ãâ¦ã_z 7._o 6._o act_n ãâã_d 10._o ãâ¦ã_z 8_o ãâ¦ã_z 15._o rev._n 11_o 10._o partââ_n come_v bull_v ib._n calvin_n pareus_n prolego_n in_o hos._n hieroâ_n epist._n 125._o trium_fw-la questionum_fw-la ad_fw-la damas_n q_o â_o inâ_n thes_n gregor_n mor._n l._n 2._o c_o ult_n thom._n 22._o q._n 172._o aât_n 2._o suarez_n dâ_n tripl_n virt_n disp_n 8._o sec._n 8._o n_o 7._o thomas_n 22._o q._n 172._o be_v 2_o caââtan_n coâ_n in_o 22._o q._n 171._o arâ_n 2._o pareus_n prolog_n in_o comân_n hos_fw-la âr_n 1._o anton_n walleus_n iâ_n loc_n come_v de_fw-fr theol_n p._n 18._o â_o kin_n 3._o 15._o ãâã_d come_v in_o 2_o ãâã_d 3_o ad_fw-la ãâ¦ã_z consequenter_o ãâ¦ã_z ad_fw-la deâm_fw-la roâiâs_n against_o yale_n p._n 37_o 38._o episââp_fw-mi this_fw-mi 26._o thes_n 2_o â_o ãâã_d trac_n the_o ãâã_d 10._o p._n 88_o &_o ãâã_d c_o 10._o p_o ãâã_d 87_o 88_o ãâ¦ã_z nedo_n gâr_fw-fr c._n 1_o p._n 3._o catâch_o ãâã_d de_fw-fr ãâã_d c._n 11._o p._n ãâã_d 306_o ãâã_d insti_n c_o 42._o socin_n tract_n the_o eccl_n ad_fw-la 10_o c_o rom._n 10._o 4._o 15_o &_o the_o ext_a reg_fw-la ãâ¦ã_z foe_n 252._o remââstr_n confess_v c._n â2_n sec._n 1._o apol_n âo_o 295._o 2._o conclusion_n heb._n 3._o 13_o leu._n 19_o 17._o 1_o thess_n 5._o 11_o 12._o col._n 3._o 16._o heb._n 10._o 23._o mal_fw-fr 4._o 16._o zach._n 8._o 21._o calv._n come_v hos._n 2._o ãâã_d bull_v in_o âcl_n 46._o beza_n ib._n dauânanit_fw-la in_o col._n 3._o 16._o whittak_n tom._n 2._o the_o auth_v scrip_n l._n 3._o c._n 14._o ad_fw-la 14._o parcus_n in_o hos._n 2._o 2._o zanch._n muscul_fw-la in_o es._n c._n 2._o 2._o gualib_n hom_n 17._o aug._n the_o civ_o dâi_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 9_o choice_n hom_n in_o âx_n 23._o ambros._n in_o luâ_n 17._o hyer_n in_o mat._n 18._o thom_n â_o q._n 33._o barn_n in_o 22._o q._n 33._o art_n 2._o suarez_n vasquez_n ib_n valentia_n jesuita_fw-la object_n 13._o council_n saâd_v c_o 17._o conââl_n laodic_n c._n 12_o conâ_n africa_n c._n 127_o conc._n toledo_n 4._o c._n 25_o august_n con_fw-mi donaââââ_n l._n 2._o c_o 3_o cypr._n l._n 2._o ep_n 3._o english_fw-fr puritanis_fw-la c._n 2._o aâ_n 6._o p._n 5._o m._n best_a against_o paget_n p._n 133_o 134._o paget_n answer_v to_o daveâport_n p._n â35_n m._n best_a church_n plea_n p._n 30_o 31._o 31._o heb_n 5_o 4_o â_o rome_n â_o 14_o 15._o 1_o tim._n â_o 21._o acts._n 23._o act_n 6_o 5._o act_n 13._o 2._o act_n 1â_n 23._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 2._o 1_o tim_n 3_o 1_o 1._o it_o be_v 1_o 5._o enerist_n ep_n 2._o calâtuâ_n ep_n 2_o add_v epise_v gal_n c_o 3._o ãâã_d 3_o c._n de_fw-fr ãâ¦ã_z episc_n vasquez_n in_o 3._o tho._n toââ_n de_fw-fr sacr_n disp_n 240._o c._n 1._o n._n 2._o 4._o arg._n theâââ_n in_o 1._o tim._n 4._o 14._o cypr._n ep_n 33._o athan_n ep_n ad_fw-la oâth_n ambros._n come_v in_o 1_o tim._n 5._o âhrys_n âom_n 13._o in_o 1_o tim._n hyper._n in_o 1_o tim._n 4._o arââ_n in_o 1_o tim._n 4._o profess_v leyd_n disp_n 42._o ân_n 32._o ecc_n m._n plesseus_n de_fw-fr p._n 30._o zanch_n in_o 4_o praecep_v willeâ_n synop._n pap_n p._n 2._o cont_n 5._o q._n 3_o gers_n buceâ_n degub_n eccl._n sect_n 86._o p._n â35_n zippâr_n de_fw-fr pol._n eccl._n 2._o c._n 1â_n n._n 8_o 9_o 10._o 1._o object_n mat._n 10._o object_n 2._o hen._n jac._n of_o chuâ_n govern_v c_o 7_o p._n 168._o object_n 3._o separatist_n protest_v anno_o 1616._o aâ_n 10._o 3._o peâ_n pos_fw-la 5._o p._n 47._o m_o jacob_n church_n govern_v ãâã_d 7._o p._n 47._o object_n 4._o smith_n ceâs_v paral_a p_o 112_o 113._o object_n 5._o smith_n paral_a â2_n 6._o object_n smith_n ib._n â_o object_n 8._o object_n psal._n â9_n 36._o 37_o psal._n 72._o v_o 4_o 5_o 6._o 9_o object_n 10._o object_n calv_n in_o tit._n 1._o cartwright_n l._n 3._o p._n 35._o juâus_fw-la ãâ¦ã_z ââvey_v c._n 12._o tilââ_n par_fw-fr ad_fw-la scot._n diloâl_n alt_z daââas_n p._n 918._o rule_v elder_n prove_v from_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 17._o hals_n humble_a remonst_z to_o the_o parliament_n an_z 1641._o p._n 198_o 199._o fieldâ_n book_n of_o the_o church_n c_o â6_n this_o speech_n where_o the_o article_n ãâã_d be_v double_v anâ_n the_o adverbe_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d intervening_a signify_v ever_o divers_a person_n field_n 5._o book_n of_o the_o church_n c._n 26._o cypâ_n l._n 4._o ep_n 4._o l._n 3._o ep_n â1_n târâ_n in_o apol._n c._n 39_o hier._n in_o 3_o âsa_fw-la &_o in_o sit_v 1._o ambr._n in_o â_o tim_n 5._o ambr._n in_o 1_o tim._n â_o suruây_v c._n 16._o p._n 17_o ââld_a chur._n l._n â_o c._n 26_o beza_n in_o mât._n 16._o 19_o cartwright_n l._n 3._o p_o 83._o nâellius_n thes_n theol._n p_o 243._o survey_v c._n 17â_n ãâ¦ã_z bâllar_n de_fw-fr conâ_n l_o â_o c_o 15._o council_n basil._n eccâus_fw-fr de_fw-fr council_n wâlus_n l._n 2_o the_o pâiââ_n deacon_n can_v baptize_v and_o preach_v 2._o arg._n 3._o arg._n 4._o arg._n 5._o arg._n 6._o arg._n 7._o arg._n valent._n suarez_n vasquez_n bucanus_n 8._o arg._n survey_v c._n 18._o p._n 20â_n cââtwright_n l._n ãâã_d p._n 100l_n ãâã_d defen_n p._n 135._o tâav_n do_v âccl_n p._n 118_o â19_n âun_v eâcl_n l_o 2_o c._n 4._o sarvay_v of_o discipl_n c._n 32_o 33._o 1._o conclus_fw-la 2._o conclus_fw-la cartwright_n p._n 1._o p._n 93._o virâtus_fw-la dial_n 3._o calv_v admonition_n to_o the_o paâl_n 2._o of_o eng._n p._n 61._o 3._o conclus_fw-la cartwright_n l._n 3._o p_o 163._o obtrude_v ãâã_d c._n â_o v_o 2._o whytgift_n against_o ãâã_d 4._o conclus_fw-la 2_o chron._n 29._o 2_o king_n 2d_o whâtgift_n tract_n 3_o to_o the_o adââ_n c._n 6._o 5._o devil_n against_o cartwright_n p._n 18â_n camâro_n ãâ¦ã_z magistrate_n have_v â_o no_o negative_a voice_n in_o synodâ_n 3._o arg._n 4._o arg._n 5._o arg._n 6._o arg._n 7._o arg._n 8._o arg._n 1_o cor._n 9_o 6._o act._n â_o 19_o 9_o arg._n 5._o conclus_fw-la davenant_n de_fw-fr iud_fw-la controver_n c._n 13._o p._n 7â_n barclaius_n the_o priest_n c._n 14._o p._n 110_o balth_n meisnerus_n in_o sobr_n philo._n par_fw-fr 3._o sect._n 2._o c._n 2._o anto_n spalâââ_n de_fw-fr rep_n âc_z l._n 6._o c._n 3._o â_o 17._o glossa_fw-la in_o c._n hadâi_n a_o do_v 36_o ãâã_d art_n cusan_a de_fw-fr conc_fw-fr l._n 3._o c._n 3._o berengarius_fw-la l_o de_fw-fr mist_n sign_n tâm_fw-la â_o bibloth_n patr_n gelasius_n nicolaus_n i._n m_o antonio_n de_fw-fr domin_n arthâepist_v spala_n de_fw-fr rep_n eccl_n l._n 6._o c._n 3._o n._n 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o bellarm._n contra_fw-la barcl_n c._n 2._o spal_n ib._n n._n 9_o clemens_n 5._o &_o tempârales_n sua_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o sub_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenet_fw-la rex_fw-la clemens_n l._n â_o c_o 11._o azorius_fw-la inst_n mor._n p._n â_o l._n 4._o c._n 10_o papa_n subditos_fw-la à _fw-la sacrament_n religione_fw-la erga_fw-la regem_fw-la solvit_fw-la so_o saunder_n deviâ_n monat_n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o council_n goâ_n 8._o c._n 14._o bellar._n contra_fw-la barclatum_fw-la c._n 19_o see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o bosius_n dâ_n sig_n eccles_n l._n 17._o c_o 3_o and_o bâsius_n de_fw-fr âuinis_fw-la gentium_fw-la l_o 1._o c._n 18._o fazellus_n de_fw-mi reb_fw-mi zion_n l._n 8._o c_o â_o saunder_n de_fw-fr visib_n monat_n l._n 2_o c._n 4_o papirius_n masson_n de_fw-fr epist._n vrb._n l._n 5._o in_o vita_fw-la bânifacij_fw-la 8._o bârrom_n anal_n tom_fw-mi 12._o anno_o 1106._o n._n 14._o all_o trumpet_n of_o treason_n that_o the_o pope_n may_v dethrone_v king_n assembly_n at_o glask_n assembly_n at_o edinburg_n act_n at_o edinburg_n assembly_n a_o 641_o