of_o the_o homily_n against_o disobedience_n &_o wilful_a rebellion_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n throughout_o catalogue_n testium_fw-la veritatis_fw-la veritatis_fw-la com._n in_o phil_n 1._o 1._o in_o tit._n 1._o 5._o 7._o in_o 1._o tim_n 3_o &_o 4._o 4._o de_fw-fr quest._n armenorum_n l._n 11._o c._n 1._o to_o 8._o 8._o balaeus_n cent._n 8._o c._n 19_o 19_o fox_n act_v monument_n p._n 9_o 2._o 973._o 973._o on_o the_o 8_o commandment_n commandment_n defence_n of_o the_o apology_n part_n 2._o c._n 3._o divis_n 1._o 5._o p._n 85._o 99_o 100_o 101._o etc._n etc._n 9_o divis_n 1_o p._n 196._o 202._o 202._o poor_a man_n library_n part_n 1._o f._n 95._o 96._o 96._o exposit_n on_o aggius_n vers_fw-la 1._o &_o 2._o 2._o against_o cartwright_n p._n 389._o 389._o of_o the_o prince_n supremacy_n p._n 359._o 359._o maith_n 6._o 24._o lu._n 16._o 13._o 1._o john_n 2._o 15._o 16._o 16._o see_v chownaeus_n collect_v theolog._n and_o shelford_n his_o 5._o treatise_n treatise_n pag._n 2._o 43._o 44._o 44._o see_v henry_n stalbridge_n his_o exhortatory_n epistle_n william_n wraghton_n his_o hunt_v of_o the_o romish_a fox_n roderick_n mors_fw-la his_o complaint_n c._n 23._o master_n tyndal_n his_o obedience_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n and_o practise_v of_o popish_a prelate_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n paâ—_n 414._o 514._o 516._o 518._o master_n whethenhall_n his_o discourse_n of_o the_o corruption_n now_o in_o question_n with_o other_o other_o matth._n 7._o 26._o 27._o 27._o see_v sir_n john_n davis_n his_o irish_a report_n f._n 97._o 98_o a_o excellent_a passage_n to_o this_o purpose_n q_o math._n 7._o 27._o 27._o doctor_n barnes_n article_n artic._n 8._o p._n 211._o master_n tyndal_n practise_v of_o popish_a prelate_n p._n 342_o 343._o etc._n etc._n and_o obedience_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n man_n 37._o h._n 8._o c._n 17._o 17._o what_o the_o key_n of_o the_o church_n be_v p._n 266._o u_fw-la prov._n 16._o 18._o 18._o 1._o pet._n 5._o 5._o 5._o psa_fw-la 119._o 119._o 119._o see_v thomas_n beâ—â—_n on_o his_o supplication_n vol._n 3._o of_o his_o work_n in_o folio_n f._n 21._o to_o 25._o a_o most_o excellent_a passage_n to_o this_o purpose_n suitable_a to_o our_o time_n time_n magna_fw-la charta_fw-la c._n 29._o the_o petition_n of_o right_n 3._o caroli_n and_o other_o statute_n in_o ractall_n accusation_n accusation_n 1._o cor._n 1._o 27._o 28._o 29._o 29._o in_o master_n thomas_n brewer_n doctor_n bastweeke_n and_o sundry_a other_o case_n case_n an._n melvini_n patricij_fw-la adamsoni_fw-la palinodia_fw-la print_v an._n 1630._o 1630._o see_v master_n tyndals_n obedience_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n the_o holy_a practice_n of_o popish_a prelate_n prelate_n 1._o tim._n 3._o 2._o 3._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 1._o to_o 5_o tit_n 1._o &_o 2._o 1_o pet._n 〈◊〉_d 2._o 3._o 3._o 31._o h_o s._n c_o 9_o 37._o h._n 8_o c._n 17._o 1._o e_o 6._o c._n 〈◊〉_d &_o all_o the_o bishop_n patent_n for_o their_o consecration_n and_o cong_n cong_n not_o archbishop_n or_o bishop_n who_o can_v make_v no_o chancellor_n vicar_n general_n commissary_n or_o official_o unless_o the_o king_n by_o his_o special_a patent_n give_v they_o power_n so_o to_o do_v in_o express_a word_n as_o these_o statute_n evidence_n and_o the_o bishop_n patent_n in_o edward_n the_o 6._o reign_v reign_v matth._n 22._o 20._o 21._o sir_n john_n davis_n his_o irish_a report_n p._n 97._o 98._o 98._o 26._o h._n 8._o c._n 1._o 37._o h._n 8._o c._n 17._o 1._o e._n 6._o c._n 2._o 1._o eliz._n c._n 1._o 5._o eliz._n c._n 1._o 8._o eliz._n c._n 1._o 1._o in_o case_n they_o have_v 〈…〉_z character_n or_o commission_n under_o his_o majesty_n seal_n which_o all_o of_o they_o now_o want_v and_o so_o be_v mere_a usurper_n on_o his_o majesty_n crown_n and_o ecclesiastical_a prerogative_n in_o keep_v confistory_n visitation_n and_o exercise_v episcopal_a jurisdiction_n in_o their_o own_o name_n with_o patent_n or_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n king_n sunday_n no_o sabath_n p._n 〈◊〉_d &_o 44._o 44._o w._n bray_n bray_n see_v antiquit_n eccles_n brit._n bodwines_n conversion_n of_o brittany_n with_o other_o who_o write_v of_o king_n â—ucius_fw-la and_o speed_v history_n book_n 6._o c._n 9_o p._n 73._o to_o 82._o 82._o defence_n of_o the_o apolog._n part_n 5._o c._n 1._o divis_n 1._o artic._n 1._o divis_n 24._o 24._o act_n and_o monum_fw-la f._n 2._o p._n 9â—_n to_o 120._o 120._o speed_v hist._n l._n 6._o c._n 9_o 9_o page_n 43._o 43._o see_v quest._n 1._o object_n 6._o answer_v 2._o and_o most_o of_o our_o learned_a writer_n who_o have_v affirm_v that_o peter_n be_v never_o at_o rome_n much_o less_o bishop_n there_o upon_o such_o ground_n as_o this_o doctor_n can_v answer_v answer_v epiphanius_n contr._n haereses_fw-la l._n 1._o haer._n 27._o col_fw-fr 88_o 89._o eusebius_n eccles_n hist._n l._n 3._o c._n 21._o irenaeus_n l._n 3._o c._n 3._o 4._o 5._o write_v that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n at_o once_o and_o not_o peter_n the_o sole_a bishop_n and_o eusebius_n write_v paul_n in_o the_o first_o place_n before_o peter_n peter_n see_v euseb_n s_o 3._o c._n 10._o 11._o or_o soâ—r_o schol._n eccl._n hist._n l._n 7._o c._n 3_o 3_o 28._o h._n 8._o c._n 10._o 1._o eliz._n c._n 1._o 1._o see_v rastall_a tit._n rome_n rome_n oratio_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 50._o episcopus_fw-la in_o his_o life_n before_o his_o work_n socrates_n eccles_n hist_n l._n 5._o c_o 7._o p_o isidor_n pe'usiotae_n epist_n l._n 3_o epist_n 223._o 223._o nicephorus_n eccles_n hist._n l._n 10._o c_o 11._o 11._o socr._n scholast_n l._n 4._o c._n 18._o in_o the_o greek_a 23._o niceph._n eccles_n hist._n l._n 11._o c._n 37._o petrus_n blesensis_n epist_n 23._o 23._o socrates_n eccl._n hist_n l._n 4._o c._n 18._o niceph._n l._n 11._o c._n 37._o 37._o nicephori_n gregorae_fw-la hist_n rom._n l._n 3._o c._n 1._o 2._o f._n 9_o cent._n magd._n 13._o col._n 982._o 982._o cent._n magd._n 10._o col._n 599._o 599._o cent._n magd._n 6._o col._n 644._o 644._o niceph._n greg._n hist_o rom._n l._n 4._o 2._o 1._o f._n 11._o 13_o 14._o l._n 5._o fol._n 16._o l._n 6._o f._n 20._o 21._o 22._o 24._o l._n 7._o f._n 29._o l._n 8_o f._n 31._o cent._n magd._n 8._o col._n 669._o 672._o cent._n 11._o col._n 516._o 518._o cent._n 12._o col._n 1384._o cent._n 13._o col._n 932._o 983._o 983._o vincentius_n spec._n hist._n l._n 24._o c._n 25._o cent._n magd._n 7._o col._n 502._o 507._o 508._o cent._n 8._o col._n 763._o 786._o cent._n 10._o col._n 586._o cent._n 11._o col._n 515._o 576._o cent._n 12._o col._n 1387._o 1458._o 1468._o 1484._o 1486._o 1491._o 1519._o 1530._o 1544._o cent._n 13._o col._n 1042._o 1052._o 1057._o 1062._o 1078._o 1092._o 1093._o 1094._o 1102._o 1146._o 1146._o godwine_n catalogue_n of_o bishop_n london_n 1615._o p._n 70._o 113._o 118._o 120._o 188._o 192._o 219._o 305._o 306._o 313._o 318._o 323._o 336._o 353._o 397._o 413._o 414._o 437._o 438_o 446._o 447._o 456._o 477._o 487._o 504._o 508._o 532._o 536._o 543._o 559._o 565._o 567._o 581._o 596._o 629._o 631._o 632._o 635._o 636._o 654._o 655._o 675._o 676._o 676._o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 1578._o his_o 2._o 3._o and_o 4._o sermon_n before_o king_n edward_n edward_n epist._n 2._o 83._o 85._o in_o tit._n 1._o phil._n 1._o &_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 3._o in_o eph._n 4._o &_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 3._o rom._n 1._o in_o phil._n hom._n 11._o in_o 1._o tim_n 3_o hom._n 2._o in_o tit._n 1._o 1._o ep._n 19_o 83._o 85._o quaest._n ex_fw-la utroque_fw-la impert_v 100_o 101._o 101._o in_o phil._n 1._o 1._o tit._n 1._o 5._o 7._o 1._o tim._n c._n 3._o &_o 4._o acts._n 15._o &_o 20._o 17._o 28._o 28._o ori._n l._n 7._o c._n 12._o l._n 8._o c._n 5._o de_fw-fr ecclesiast_n officiis_n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o 7._o de_fw-fr divinis_fw-la officiis_fw-la l._n 2._o c_o 35._o 36._o 36._o in_o acts._n 15._o &_o 20._o 1._o tim_n 3_o phil._n 1._o 1._o tit._n 1._o 5._o 7_o 7_o distinct_a 80._o 93._o causa_fw-la 2._o qu._n 7._o 7._o decretal_a pars_fw-la 5._o c._n 58._o 59_o 72._o 107._o 143._o 144._o 144._o sent._n l._n 4._o distinct._n 24._o 24._o in_o phil._n 1._o tit._n 1._o &_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 3._o amalarius_fw-la fortunatus_n de_fw-fr eccles_n officiis_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 13._o basilius_n magnus_n in_o c._n 3._o isayae_n nizianzen_n orat._n 9_o 13._o 15._o 21._o 28._o 28._o quote_v by_o gersonius_fw-la bucerus_n the_o petition_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n master_n parker_n &_o doctor_n bastweek_n book_n book_n matth._n 20_o 20_o to_o 29_o marc._n 10_o 35_o to_o 48_o lu._n 22._o 23_o to_o 28._o 28._o 1._o pet._n 5_o 1_o to_z 6_o acts._n 14_o 23_o c._n 20_o 17_o 28_o phil._n l_o 1_o tit._n 1_o 5_o 7._o 1._o tim._n 3_o etc._n etc._n c._n 5_o 17_o c._n 4._o 14_o jam._n 5_o 14_o m_o see_v bp._n jewel_n defence_n of_o the_o apology_n part_n 2_o c._n
but_o a_o mere_a priest_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o want_n or_o defect_n of_o bishop_n all_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n archdeacon_n and_o clergy_n of_o england_n in_o their_o book_n entitle_v the_o institution_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n subscribe_v with_o all_o their_o hand_n and_o dedicate_v to_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o an._n 1537._o chapter_n of_o order_n and_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o himself_n in_o his_o book_n style_v a_o necessary_a erudition_n for_o any_o christian_a man_n set_v out_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 32._o h._n 8._o c._n 26._o approve_a by_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o netherhowse_n of_o parliament_n prefaced_a with_o the_o king_n own_o royal_a epistle_n and_o publish_v by_o his_o special_a command_n in_o the_o year_n 1543._o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o order_n express_o resolve_v that_o priest_n and_o bishop_n by_o god_n law_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o that_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n and_o excommunication_n belong_v equal_o to_o they_o both_o learned_a martin_n bucer_n in_o his_o book_n of_o recall_v and_o bring_v into_o use_n again_o the_o lawful_a ordination_n of_o minister_n and_o of_o the_o office_n of_o pastor_n in_o his_o scripta_fw-la anglicana_n write_v here_o in_o england_n p._n 254._o 255._o 259._o 291._o 292._o 293._o and_o on_o math._n 16._o lay_n down_o these_o conclusion_n first_o that_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n rest_v principal_o and_o original_o in_o christ_n himself_o prince_n of_o pastor_n second_o that_o this_o power_n be_v secondary_o and_o derivate_o in_o the_o whole_a church_n who_o consent_n be_v requisite_a in_o the_o election_n and_o ordination_n of_o minister_n three_o that_o the_o actual_a power_n of_o ordination_n and_o imposition_n of_o hand_n belong_v as_o well_o to_o presbyter_n as_o to_o bishop_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o join_v with_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o lay_n on_o hand_n and_o that_o timothy_n be_v ordain_v by_o the_o presbyter_n four_o that_o bishop_n and_o minister_n have_v the_o power_n of_o imposition_n of_o hand_n in_o they_o only_o instrumental_o not_o original_o as_o servant_n to_o the_o whole_a congregation_n fifâ—ly_o that_o the_o examination_n and_o ordination_n of_o minister_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v public_o in_o the_o church_n where_o they_o be_v elect_v to_o be_v minister_n before_o all_o the_o congregation_n all_o which_o he_o prove_v by_o sundry_a scripture_n and_o history_n peter_n martyr_v his_o coaetaman_n regius_n professor_n in_o the_o â—niversity_n of_o oxford_n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o 6._o in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o 2._o king_n 2._o 23._o and_o in_o his_o common_a place_n print_v at_o london_n cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la an._n 1576._o class_n 4._o loc._n 1._o sect._n 23._o p._n 849._o write_v thus_o the_o papist_n can_v object_v grievous_a sin_n against_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o they_o oppose_v only_o some_o slight_n that_o i_o say_v not_o ridiculous_a thing_n they_o say_v that_o our_o pastor_n have_v no_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o thence_o they_o endeavour_v to_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v repute_v just_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o the_o congregation_n which_o be_v teach_v and_o govern_v by_o they_o be_v no_o true_a church_n but_o conventicle_n of_o revolter_n and_o this_o they_o say_v as_o if_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v so_o necessary_a that_o without_o it_o there_o can_v be_v no_o ministry_n in_o the_o church_n when_o notwithstanding_o moses_n consecrate_a aaron_n his_o brother_n and_o his_o child_n offer_v divers_a kind_n of_o sacrifice_n on_o which_o no_o man_n former_o have_v lay_v on_o hand_n likewise_o john_n the_o baptist_n bring_v in_o a_o new_a right_n of_o baptism_n and_o administer_v it_o to_o the_o jew_n when_o as_o yet_o no_o hand_n have_v be_v lay_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o himself_o have_v be_v baptize_v of_o no_o man_n paul_n also_o call_v by_o christ_n in_o his_o journey_n do_v not_o present_o go_v to_o the_o apostle_n that_o they_o may_v lay_v hand_n upon_o he_o but_o he_o teach_v in_o arabia_n for_o 3._o year_n space_n and_o minister_v to_o the_o church_n before_o that_o he_o go_v up_o to_o the_o apostle_n his_o antecessor_n as_o himself_o witness_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n we_o reject_v not_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n but_o retain_v it_o in_o many_o church_n which_o if_o we_o receive_v not_o from_o their_o bishop_n we_o be_v not_o to_o be_v blame_v for_o it_o for_o they_o will_v not_o confer_v it_o on_o we_o unless_o we_o will_v depart_v from_o sound_a doctrine_n and_o likewise_o bind_v ourselves_o by_o oâ—th_n to_o the_o roman_a antichrist_n in_o which_o word_n he_o resolve_v first_o that_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v no_o such_o essential_a part_n of_o a_o minister_n ordination_n but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v omit_v and_o that_o those_o who_o be_v elect_v and_o lawful_o call_v to_o the_o ministry_n by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o people_n be_v minister_n lawful_o call_v and_o ordain_v without_o this_o ceremony_n second_o that_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n belong_v to_o minister_n as_o well_o as_o bishop_n and_o that_o those_o who_o be_v ordain_v minister_n in_o the_o reform_a church_n where_o they_o have_v no_o bishop_n only_o by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o hand_n of_o other_o minister_n be_v lawful_o ordain_v three_o that_o this_o position_n that_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n belong_v only_o to_o bishop_n that_o those_o be_v no_o true_a minister_n who_o be_v ordain_v without_o a_o bishop_n be_v but_o a_o vain_a ridiculous_a popish_a cavil_v our_o prelate_n therefore_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a to_o ground_v both_o their_o own_o and_o titus_n his_o episcopal_a hierarchy_n upon_o it_o learned_a 5._o doctor_n whitaker_n write_v against_o bellarmine_n say_v that_o this_o text_n of_o the_o 1._o tim._n 4._o 14._o make_v very_o much_o against_o the_o adversary_n for_o from_o this_o place_n we_o understand_v that_o timâ—thy_n receive_v imposition_n of_o hand_n from_o the_o elder_n who_o at_o that_o time_n govern_v the_o church_n by_o a_o common_a council_n and_o against_o 55._o duraeus_n he_o argue_v thus_o luther_n zwinglius_fw-la oecolampadius_n bucer_n and_o other_o be_v presbyter_n and_o presbyter_n by_o god_n law_n be_v the_o same_o with_o bishop_n therefore_o they_o may_v lawful_o ordain_v other_o presbyter_n doctor_n fulke_n in_o his_o confutation_n of_o the_o rhemish_a testament_n annot._n on_o tit._n 1._o sect._n 2._o and_o doctor_n willet_n in_o his_o synopsis_fw-la papismi_fw-la the_o 5._o general_a controversy_n quaest_n 3._o part_n 2._o write_v thus_o although_o in_o the_o scripture_n a_o bishop_n and_o a_o elder_n be_v of_o one_o order_n and_o authority_n in_o preach_v the_o word_n etc._n etc._n yet_o in_o government_n by_o ancient_a use_n of_o speech_n he_o be_v only_o call_v a_o bishop_n which_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n 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