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they_o shall_v we_o think_v they_o ease_v of_o it_o because_o timothy_n come_v to_o be_v bishop_n there_o rather_o let_v i_o conceive_v this_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o timothie_n instruction_n be_v address_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n to_o he_o alone_o without_o mention_n of_o his_o presbyter_n because_o they_o be_v to_o receive_v their_o charge_n by_o themselves_o about_o the_o same_o time_n so_o far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o to_o think_v that_o his_o presbyter_n be_v not_o to_o concur_v in_o assist_v that_o course_n of_o government_n wherein_o he_o alone_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o proceed_v and_o if_o we_o can_v go_v no_o further_o in_o prove_v this_o point_n out_o of_o scripture_n the_o reason_n must_v be_v because_o as_o appear_v by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v the_o scripture_n for_o the_o most_o part_n speak_v of_o that_o time_n when_o bishop_n yet_o be_v not_o but_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o to_o which_o purpose_n nevertheless_o there_o will_v be_v 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the_o succession_n of_o their_o bishopric_n and_o again_o three_o 3._o he_o speak_v of_o the_o tradition_n come_v from_o the_o apostle_n which_o have_v be_v preserve_v in_o the_o church_n through_o the_o succession_n of_o presbyter_n ireneus_fw-la that_o be_v wont_a to_o appeal_v to_o the_o succession_n of_o bishop_n to_o evidence_n that_o which_o the_o church_n then_o believe_v to_o have_v come_v from_o the_o apostle_n here_o refer_v himself_o to_o the_o presbyter_n for_o the_o same_o purpose_n affirm_v that_o they_o succeed_v the_o apostle_n without_o doubt_n call_v the_o bishop_n by_o the_o name_n of_o presbyter_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o office_n common_a to_o both_o thus_o be_v both_o rank_n comprise_v in_o one_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o first_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n at_o antiochia_n where_o we_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o we_o be_v not_o to_o conceive_v that_o deacon_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o have_v be_v mistake_v but_o the_o sense_n be_v to_o be_v direct_v by_o distinguish_v the_o word_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reckon_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o well_o presbyter_n as_o bishop_n neither_o more_o nor_o less_o than_o antistites_fw-la in_o latin_a which_o we_o have_v in_o s._n augustine_n before_o and_o thus_o you_o have_v both_o rank_n comprise_v in_o the_o same_o style_n of_o praepositi_fw-la in_o s._n cyprian_n and_o of_o praesidentes_fw-la in_o tertullian_n the_o first_o epist_n 62._o et_fw-la cùm_fw-la omnes_fw-la omnino_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la tenere_fw-la oporteat_fw-la multò_fw-la magis_fw-la praepositos_fw-la &_o diaconos_fw-la curare_fw-la hoc_fw-la fas_fw-la est_fw-la the_o other_o de_fw-fr cor._n mil._n c._n 3._o eucharistiae_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la nec_fw-la de_fw-la aliorum_fw-la manu_fw-la quà m_fw-la praesidentium_fw-la sumimus_fw-la chap._n viii_o what_o pattern_n this_o government_n may_v have_v in_o the_o synagogue_n aaron_z and_o his_o son_n correspondence_n of_o the_o sanedrin_n with_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n before_o we_o leave_v this_o point_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o take_v notice_n what_o pattern_n the_o apostle_n may_v have_v for_o this_o form_n of_o government_n in_o the_o synagogue_n for_o when_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o gospel_n matth._n xviii_o 17._o give_v his_o disciple_n in_o the_o case_n of_o private_a offence_n the_o rule_n dic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v he_o reflect_v upon_o some_o bench_n to_o which_o that_o people_n be_v wont_a to_o resort_v with_o their_o cause_n otherwise_o what_o can_v the_o hearer_n understand_v by_o these_o word_n intimate_v that_o his_o will_n be_v the_o church_n which_o he_o be_v now_o sound_v to_o be_v provide_v of_o the_o like_a nevertheless_o in_o regard_n this_o church_n be_v intend_v a_o mere_a spiritual_a state_n to_o be_v cherish_v and_o nourish_v in_o the_o bosom_n and_o entrail_n as_o it_o be_v of_o all_o commonwealth_n there_o must_v no_o comparison_n be_v make_v in_o that_o which_o concern_v the_o temporal_a state_n of_o that_o people_n let_v we_o see_v then_o moses_n his_o charge_n deut._n xvii_o 8_o 9_o thus_o we_o read_v if_o there_o arise_v a_o matter_n too_o hard_o for_o thou_o in_o judgement_n between_o blood_n and_o blood_n between_o plea_n and_o plea_n between_o stroke_n and_o stroke_n be_v matter_n of_o controversy_n within_o thy_o gate_n then_o shall_v thou_o arise_v and_o get_v thou_o up_o into_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v and_o thou_o shall_v come_v unto_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o to_o the_o judge_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n and_o inquire_v and_o they_o shall_v show_v thou_o the_o sentence_n of_o judgement_n he_o that_o read_v here_o on_o the_o one_o side_n two_o sort_n of_o person_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n for_o one_o and_o the_o judge_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n on_o the_o other_o side_n two_o sort_n of_o cause_n one_o concern_v ceremony_n of_o the_o religion_n in_o force_n the_o other_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o that_o people_n have_v cause_n to_o think_v that_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o law_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v resort_v to_o several_a person_n according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o cause_n especial_o be_v indifferent_a in_o the_o word_n to_o translate_v it_o thus_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n or_o to_o the_o judge_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n as_o after_o verse_n 12._o it_o be_v read_v have_v it_o be_v thus_o the_o correspondence_n have_v be_v clear_a between_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o his_o inferior_n in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o presbyter_n in_o the_o church_n but_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o nation_n bear_v it_o otherwise_o in_o which_o we_o must_v believe_v their_o doctor_n when_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o whole_a passage_n as_o well_o that_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o that_o of_o the_o judge_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o sanedrin_n whereof_o r._n isaac_n abartincell_n give_v his_o reason_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o that_o place_n because_o that_o court_n for_o a_o great_a part_n consist_v of_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o therefore_o have_v the_o hear_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o cause_n and_o though_o they_o be_v bring_v hither_o from_o low_a court_n whereof_o there_o be_v one_o of_o three_o and_o twenty_o person_n in_o every_o place_n which_o contain_v one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o family_n one_o of_o three_o in_o less_o place_n by_o the_o judge_n themselves_o as_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n will_v have_v it_o argue_v from_o the_o word_n thou_o shall_v arise_v thou_o that_o find_v a_o matter_n too_o hard_o for_o thou_o in_o judgement_n shall_v arise_v yet_o can_v we_o compare_v the_o consistory_n of_o the_o church_n with_o no_o court_n but_o this_o first_o because_o all_o mother-churche_n in_o mother-city_n be_v absolute_a in_o their_o rule_n so_o far_o as_o the_o scripture_n have_v appoint_v it_o otherwise_o then_o as_o the_o law_n of_o love_n ti_v christian_n to_o assist_v one_o another_o necessity_n our_o lord_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v institute_v no_o other_o judicatory_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n but_o one_o of_o these_o presbytery_n in_o each_o church_n and_o many_o of_o they_o in_o several_a church_n when_o the_o matter_n require_v common_a advice_n and_o again_o because_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o only_a seat_n of_o the_o whole_a state_n of_o religion_n and_o justice_n both_o in_o that_o people_n sacrifice_n be_v do_v no_o where_o else_o well_o then_o as_o ignatius_n in_o one_o of_o his_o epistle_n distinguish_v two_o part_n of_o the_o bishop_n office_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o rule_v the_o church_n and_o to_o perform_v divine_a service_n so_o must_v we_o inquire_v the_o correspondency_n of_o the_o church_n with_o the_o synagogue_n in_o both_o respect_n reflect_v from_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n in_o regard_n of_o divine_a service_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o their_o hand_n upon_z aaron_z and_o his_o son_n or_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o the_o rest_n as_o s._n hierome_n have_v do_v before_o we_o write_v in_o these_o term_n epist_n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la quod_fw-la aaron_n &_o silij_fw-la ejus_fw-la atque_fw-la levitae_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la hoc_fw-la sibi_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la vendicent_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la but_o in_o respect_n of_o government_n and_o discipline_n whereof_o our_o lord_n speak_v in_o the_o gospel_n aforesaid_a we_o must_v reflect_v upon_o the_o sanedrin_n as_o the_o same_o s._n hierome_n have_v do_v in_o another_o place_n upon_o the_o first_o to_o titus_n say_v of_o bishop_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o presbyter_n imitantes_fw-la moysen_n qui_fw-la cùm_fw-la haberet_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la solus_fw-la praeesse_fw-la populo_fw-la israel_n septuaginta_fw-la elegit_fw-la cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la populum_fw-la judicaret_fw-la so_o then_o moses_n his_o spirit_n be_v take_v and_o divide_v upon_o seventie_o elder_n to_o help_v he_o to_o bear_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o people_n num._n xi_o 25._o the_o same_o thing_n be_v do_v when_o the_o apostle_n ordain_v presbytery_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n therefore_o we_o see_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n rest_n upon_o the_o presbytery_n by_o which_o timothy_n be_v ordain_v as_o well_o as_o upon_o that_o of_o antiochia_n no_o otherwise_o than_o it_o do_v upon_o moses_n his_o sanedrin_n num._n xi_o 26._o to_o continue_v and_o procure_v the_o continuance_n whereof_o upon_o their_o successor_n it_o be_v that_o this_o court_n sit_v in_o the_o temple_n as_o the_o old_a hebrew_n doctor_n observe_v it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v go_v up_o to_o the_o place_n which_o i_o shall_v choose_v signify_v that_o the_o temple_n in_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n dwell_v occasion_v the_o influence_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o court_n that_o
of_o cleophas_n sister_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o wife_n of_o alpheus_n and_o mother_n of_o james_n the_o less_o wherewith_o agree_v clemens_n alexandrinus_n in_o eusebius_n eccles_n hist_o two_o 1._o where_o he_o acknowledge_v but_o two_o james_n the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n and_o this_o james_n of_o jerusalem_n mention_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o herewith_o agree_v s._n chrysostome_n upon_o that_o text_n of_o the_o apostle_n where_o he_o observe_v that_o for_o s._n james_n his_o honour_n s._n paul_n call_v he_o brother_n of_o our_o lord_n whereas_o he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v call_v he_o son_n of_o cleophas_n as_o the_o evangelist_n have_v do_v here_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o james_n the_o brother_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o son_n of_o cleophas_n be_v the_o apostle_n son_n of_o alpheus_n according_a to_o s._n chrysostome_n as_o for_o that_o which_o follow_v that_o nevertheless_o he_o be_v not_o of_o kin_n to_o our_o lord_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n but_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o world_n it_o seem_v to_o depend_v upon_o hegesippus_n in_o eusebius_n three_o 11_o 26._o where_o he_o make_v cleophas_n brother_n to_o joseph_n suppose_a father_n of_o our_o lord_n which_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v true_a that_o joseph_n and_o cleophas_n brother_n shall_v take_v to_o wife_n the_o two_o mary_fw-mi sister_n or_o cousin_n but_o otherwise_o there_o be_v so_o much_o appearance_n in_o the_o gospel_n that_o mary_n mother_n of_o james_n and_o joses_n be_v mary_n of_o cleophas_n sister_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o inconvenience_n to_o deny_v this_o james_n to_o be_v kin_n to_o our_o lord_n by_o her_o side_n as_o for_o other_o relation_n and_o conjecture_n of_o church-writer_n the_o variety_n whereof_o be_v endless_a and_o unreconcilable_a it_o be_v not_o reason_n to_o draw_v they_o into_o consequence_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o a_o conjecture_n which_o make_v so_o clear_a a_o agreement_n of_o this_o whole_a difference_n it_o be_v my_o desire_n to_o show_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n word_n but_o it_o be_v not_o my_o purpose_n to_o build_v upon_o uncertainty_n whosoever_o this_o james_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v we_o find_v the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n under_o his_o charge_n almost_o assoon_o as_o there_o be_v a_o church_n there_o at_o least_o if_o we_o believe_v ignatius_n epist_n ad_fw-la trall_n where_o he_o say_v s._n stephen_n be_v deacon_n to_o this_o james_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o must_v be_v betimes_o after_o our_o lord_n death_n and_o therefore_o thus_o we_o see_v who_o the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n succeed_v chap._n iii_o the_o apostle_n plant_v mother-churche_n in_o mother-city_n the_o government_n of_o they_o estate_v upon_o presbytery_n saint_n paul_n at_o the_o beginning_n make_v no_o bishop_n over_o those_o presbytery_n the_o reason_n himself_o have_v the_o oversight_n of_o the_o church_n of_o his_o plant_n for_o the_o time_n the_o like_a in_o the_o church_n of_o s._n peter_n charge_n let_v we_o now_o go_v abroad_o with_o the_o apostle_n and_o see_v how_o they_o follow_v this_o pattern_n in_o the_o church_n which_o they_o convert_v to_o the_o faith_n tertullian_n l._n de_n prescript_n c._n 20._o speak_v thus_o of_o they_o ac_fw-la providè_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la apud_fw-la unanquamque_fw-la civitatem_fw-la condiderunt_fw-la this_o slight_a circumstance_n which_o he_o but_o point_v at_o that_o the_o apostle_n found_v church_n in_o city_n be_v very_o considerable_a in_o our_o business_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a they_o can_v not_o bestow_v their_o pain_n on_o all_o place_n reason_n require_v they_o shall_v labour_v most_o to_o plant_v the_o faith_n in_o the_o most_o populous_a and_o common_a sense_n and_o the_o least_o knowledge_n of_o time_n will_v serve_v to_o show_v that_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v propagate_v through_o the_o country_n that_o lay_v to_o those_o city_n which_o therefore_o in_o time_n become_v and_o be_v call_v the_o territory_n parish_n or_o diocese_n of_o such_o or_o such_o church_n now_o the_o form_n of_o government_n estate_v by_o s._n paul_n over_o these_o church_n be_v point_v out_o to_o we_o act_n fourteen_o 23._o where_o we_o read_v in_o the_o end_n of_o their_o first_o journey_n that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n have_v ordain_v they_o presbyter_n in_o every_o church_n return_v to_o antiochia_n but_o unto_o titus_n the_o apostle_n write_v thus_o tit._n i._n 5._o for_o this_o cause_n leave_v i_o thou_o in_o crete_n that_o thou_o may_v set_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v and_o constitute_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n as_o i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o elder_n in_o every_o church_n in_o the_o one_o place_n and_o elder_n in_o every_o city_n in_o the_o other_o both_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n not_o mean_v one_o in_o a_o place_n but_o presbytery_n that_o be_v college_n body_n company_n of_o presbyter_n with_o common_a advice_n to_o order_v the_o church_n plant_v in_o these_o city_n such_o a_o college_n of_o presbyter_n it_o be_v that_o we_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o last_o chapter_n institute_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o pattern_n whereof_o s._n paul_n follow_v in_o the_o church_n which_o he_o convert_v out_o of_o the_o gentile_n and_o thus_o in_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n you_o shall_v see_v s._n paul_n act_v xx_o 17._o send_v for_o the_o bench_n of_o elder_n there_o to_o miletus_n thus_o in_o the_o church_n of_o philippi_n you_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o apostle_n direct_v his_o epistle_n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n there_o which_o must_v be_v to_o the_o college_n of_o presbyter_n next_o above_o the_o order_n of_o deacon_n thus_o when_o the_o apostle_n write_v to_o the_o thessalonian_o 1._o thess_n v._o 12._o and_o we_o beseech_v you_o brethren_z to_o know_v they_o which_o labour_n among_o you_o and_o be_v over_o you_o in_o the_o lord_n the_o multitude_n whereof_o he_o speak_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o 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