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for_o to_o that_o purpose_n be_v he_o send_v by_o his_o heavenly_a father_n and_o so_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v saint_n chrysostom_n when_o he_o tell_v we_o this_o job_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hom_o in_o joh._n c._n 20.21_o calv._n in_o job_n that_o christ_n invest_v his_o apostle_n with_o the_o like_a authority_n as_o he_o receive_v from_o his_o father_n calvin_n affirm_v as_o much_o or_o more_o upon_o those_o word_n of_o our_o redeemer_n quare_fw-la non_fw-la abs_fw-la re_fw-la christus_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolis_n suis_fw-la communicate_v quam_fw-la à _fw-la patre_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la acoeperat_v etc._n etc._n but_o this_o authority_n of_o they_o will_v be_v see_v more_o clear_o when_o we_o behold_v it_o in_o the_o practice_n and_o execution_n five_o thing_n then_o of_o necessity_n be_v to_o concur_v in_o the_o make_n or_o constitute_v of_o a_o apostle_n true_o and_o proper_o so_o call_v first_o a_o immediate_a call_n from_o christ_n himself_n second_o a_o autopsie_n 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the_o presbyter_n 4.5_o 2_o tim._n 4.5_o which_o he_o call_v from_o ephesus_n unto_o miletum_n to_o this_o as_o timothy_n have_v be_v use_v before_o do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o evangelist_n so_o he_o be_v still_o require_v to_o ply_v it_o be_v call_v unto_o the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n saint_n paul_n conjure_v he_o before_o god_n and_o christ_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o diversion_n which_o may_v happen_v to_o he_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o episcopal_a place_n and_o jurisdiction_n 4.2_o 2._o tim._n 4.2_o he_o shall_v preach_v the_o word_n and_o not_o to_o preach_v it_o only_o in_o his_o own_o particular_a 2.15_o 2_o tim._n 2.15_o show_v himself_o a_o workman_n that_o need_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a divide_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n aright_o but_o see_v that_o other_o also_o do_v the_o like_a according_a to_o the_o trust_v repose_v in_o they_o whether_o they_o have_v be_v former_o ordain_v by_o the_o apostle_n or_o may_v be_v by_o himself_o ordain_v in_o time_n succeed_v those_o 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chrysost_n tom_fw-mi 2._o n._n tit._n 1._o be_v not_o afraid_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d silentium_fw-la iis_fw-la impone_fw-la the_o translator_n read_v it_o but_o silence_v they_o that_o other_o may_v the_o better_o be_v preserve_v by_o it_o hierom_n do_v so_o translate_v it_o also_o quibus_fw-la oportet_fw-la silentium_fw-la indici_fw-la such_o man_n must_v be_v command_v silence_n tit._n hieron_n in_o can._n tit._n and_o for_o the_o charge_n of_o paul_n to_o timothy_n that_o he_o shall_v charge_v those_o false_a apostle_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o not_o to_o preach_v strange_a doctrine_n it_o carry_v with_o it_o a_o authority_n that_o must_v be_v exercise_v for_o this_o cause_n i_o require_v thou_o to_o abide_v at_o ephesus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o that_o thou_o shall_v entreat_v but_o command_v such_o man_n to_o preach_v no_o other_o doctrine_n than_o they_o have_v from_o i_o theophylact_fw-mi on_o those_o word_n 1._o theophyl_n in_o 1._o ad_fw-la tim._n c._n 1._o 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author_n of_o such_o strange_a conclusion_n which_o have_v result_v from_o his_o principle_n and_o therefore_o lay_v it_o down_o with_o great_a art_n and_o caution_n si_fw-mi qui_fw-la and_o fortè_fw-la and_o ut_fw-la nunc_fw-la res_fw-la habent_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v perhaps_o and_o as_o the_o world_n now_o go_v and_o if_o there_o be_v such_o officer_n as_o have_v be_v former_o as_o the_o three_o disguise_n which_o he_o have_v mask_v himself_o and_o the_o point_n withal_o that_o he_o may_v pass_v away_o unseen_a and_o if_o there_o be_v such_o officer_n as_o perhaps_o there_o be_v or_o that_o the_o world_n go_v here_o as_o it_o do_v at_o sparta_n or_o in_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n and_o athens_n as_o perhaps_o it_o do_v or_o that_o the_o three_o estate_n of_o each_o several_a kingdom_n have_v the_o same_o authority_n in_o they_o as_o the_o ephori_fw-la the_o demarchi_fw-la and_o the_o tribune_n have_v as_o perhaps_o they_o have_v the_o subject_n be_v no_o doubt_n in_o a_o good_a condition_n as_o good_a a_o man_n as_o the_o best_a monarch_n of_o they_o all_o but_o if_o the_o ephori_fw-la the_o demarchi_fw-la and_o the_o tribune_n be_v not_o appoint_v at_o the_o first_o for_o the_o restraint_n and_o regulate_v of_o the_o supreme_a power_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v not_o and_o if_o the_o three_o estate_n in_o each_o several_a kingdom_n have_v not_o that_o authority_n which_o the_o ephori_fw-la and_o the_o tribune_n do_v in_o fine_a usurp_v and_o the_o demarchi_fw-la be_v suppose_v to_o have_v as_o indeed_o they_o have_v not_o perhaps_o and_o peradventure_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n the_o subject_n stand_v upon_o no_o better_a ground_n than_o before_o he_o do_v therefore_o to_o take_v away_o this_o stumbling-block_n and_o remove_v this_o rub_n i_o shall_v propose_v and_o prove_v these_o three_o point_n ensue_v 1._o that_o the_o ephori_fw-la the_o demarchi_fw-la and_o the_o roman_a tribune_n be_v not_o institute_v at_o the_o first_o for_o those_o end_n and_o purpose_n which_o be_v suppose_v by_o the_o author_n 2._o if_o they_o be_v institute_v for_o those_o end_n yet_o the_o illation_n thereupon_o will_v be_v weak_a and_o childish_a as_o it_o relate_v of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n and_o 3._o that_o the_o three_o estate_n in_o each_o several_a kingdom_n without_o all_o peradventure_o have_v no_o such_o authority_n as_o the_o author_n dream_v of_o and_o therefore_o of_o no_o power_n to_o control_v their_o king_n which_o if_o i_o clear_o prove_v as_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o leave_v the_o cause_n in_o a_o better_a condition_n than_o i_o find_v it_o and_o in_o the_o proof_n of_o these_o the_o first_o point_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v think_v that_o i_o insist_v long_o than_o i_o need_v on_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o spartan_a ephori_fw-la the_o roman_a tribune_n and_o the_o demarchi_fw-la of_o athens_n and_o spend_v more_o cost_n upon_o it_o than_o the_o thing_n be_v worth_a i_o must_v entreat_v the_o reader_n to_o excuse_v i_o in_o it_o i_o must_v first_o lay_v down_o my_o ground_n and_o make_v sure_a work_n there_o before_o i_o go_v about_o my_o build_n and_o be_v my_o design_n relate_v particular_o to_o the_o information_n and_o instruction_n of_o the_o english_a subject_n i_o can_v not_o make_v my_o way_n unto_o it_o but_o by_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o mean_n and_o artifices_fw-la by_o which_o some_o petit_fw-la popular_a officer_n attain_v unto_o so_o great_a a_o mastery_n in_o the_o game_n of_o government_n as_o to_o give_v the_o check_n unto_o their_o king_n which_o be_v premise_v once_o for_o all_o i_o now_o proceed_v unto_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o point_v propose_v and_o have_v prove_v these_o point_n i_o shall_v make_v a_o end_n haec_fw-la tria_fw-la cum_fw-la docuero_fw-la perorabo_fw-la in_o the_o orator_n language_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la in_o the_o state_n of_o sparta_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o institute_v for_o the_o end_v suppose_v by_o calvin_n 1._o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n absolute_a monarch_n at_o the_o first_o 2._o of_o the_o decline_a of_o the_o regal_a power_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o that_o state_n when_o lycurgus_n undertake_v to_o change_v the_o government_n 3._o what_o power_n lycurgus_n give_v the_o senate_n and_o what_o be_v leave_v unto_o the_o king_n 4._o the_o ephori_fw-la appoint_v by_o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n to_o ease_v themselves_o and_o curb_v the_o senate_n 5._o the_o blunder_a and_o mistake_n of_o joseph_n scaliger_n about_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la 6._o the_o ephori_fw-la from_o mean_a beginning_n grow_v to_o great_a authority_n and_o by_o what_o advantage_n 7._o the_o power_n and_o influence_n which_o they_o have_v in_o the_o public_a government_n 8._o by_o what_o degree_n the_o ephori_fw-la encroach_v on_o the_o spartan_a king_n 9_o the_o
than_o a_o unjust_a title_n prescription_n will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n for_o nullum_fw-la tempus_fw-la occurrit_fw-la regi_fw-la as_o our_o lawyer_n tell_v we_o when_o a_o courageous_a prince_n be_v concern_v in_o it_o and_o oppress_v by_o it_o if_o any_o popular_a spirit_n entertain_v such_o hope_n if_o nothing_o else_o will_v satisfy_v their_o vast_a ambition_n but_o to_o be_v equal_a with_o their_o king_n and_o supreme_a governor_n and_o at_o last_o above_o they_o let_v they_o remember_v what_o become_v of_o the_o spartan_a ephori_fw-la and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o cleomenes_n which_o call_v they_o to_o a_o sad_a account_n for_o all_o those_o insolence_n and_o affront_n which_o they_o have_v put_v upon_o himself_o and_o his_o predecessor_n and_o let_v all_o king_n and_o supreme_a governor_n take_v heed_n by_o the_o example_n of_o these_o spartan_a prince_n how_o they_o let_v loose_v the_o reins_o of_o government_n and_o lay_v they_o on_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o common_a people_n which_o if_o unbridled_a once_o and_o leave_v at_o liberty_n will_v not_o be_v easy_o induce_v to_o receive_v that_o bit_n into_o their_o mouth_n which_o before_o they_o champ_v on_o and_o that_o they_o give_v no_o way_n to_o such_o popular_a magistrate_n as_o calvin_n have_v present_v to_o we_o who_o whatsoever_o colour_n and_o pretence_n they_o make_v aim_v at_o no_o other_o mark_n than_o the_o royal_a power_n though_o out_o of_o too_o much_o modesty_n they_o disclaim_v the_o title_n and_o must_v be_v either_o king_n or_o nothing_o of_o which_o invasion_n and_o encroachment_n on_o the_o supreme_a power_n our_o author_n give_v another_o hint_n in_o the_o roman_a tribune_n the_o truth_n and_o fitness_n of_o which_o supposition_n must_v be_v look_v on_o next_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o encroachment_n of_o the_o tribune_n on_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o institute_v for_o the_o end_v suppose_v by_o calvin_n 1._o the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n why_o first_o institute_v in_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n 2._o and_o with_o what_o difficulty_n and_o condition_n 3._o the_o tribune_n fortify_v themselves_o with_o large_a immunity_n before_o they_o go_v about_o to_o change_v the_o government_n 4._o the_o tribune_n no_o soon_o in_o their_o office_n but_o they_o set_v themselves_o against_o the_o nobility_n and_o the_o senate_n contrary_a to_o the_o article_n of_o their_o institution_n 5._o the_o many_o and_o dangerous_a sedition_n occasion_v by_o the_o tribune_n in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n 6._o the_o tribune_n and_o the_o people_n do_v agree_v together_o to_o change_v the_o government_n of_o the_o state_n 7._o by_o what_o degree_n the_o people_n come_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o all_o the_o office_n in_o the_o state_n both_o of_o power_n and_o dignity_n 8._o the_o plot_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o gracchi_n to_o put_v the_o power_n of_o the_o judiciature_n and_o supreme_a majesty_n of_o the_o state_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n 9_o the_o tribune_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o commit_v the_o consul_n and_o bring_v all_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o state_n under_o their_o command_n 10._o the_o office_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o tribune_n reduce_v unto_o its_o ancient_a bound_n by_o corn._n sylla_n and_o at_o last_o utter_o destroy_v 11._o a_o application_n of_o the_o former_a passage_n to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n although_o the_o reason_n which_o induce_v the_o people_n in_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n to_o desire_v some_o officer_n of_o their_o own_o and_o the_o consideration_n which_o induce_v the_o senate_n to_o give_v way_n unto_o it_o be_v obvious_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o every_o reader_n which_o have_v peruse_v the_o roman_a story_n yet_o i_o shall_v brief_o lay_v it_o down_o the_o better_a to_o remove_v the_o intimation_n which_o we_o find_v in_o calvin_n that_o they_o be_v purposely_o ordain_v to_o oppose_v the_o consul_n the_o hoary_a then_o in_o brief_a be_v this_o the_o people_n have_v not_o long_o before_o expulse_v their_o king_n and_o get_v some_o reputation_n by_o their_o prowess_n in_o those_o petit_fw-la state_n which_o border_v near_a to_o the_o city_n find_v quick_o that_o the_o liberty_n which_o they_o expect_v be_v nothing_o but_o a_o golden_a dream_n not_o able_a to_o protect_v they_o from_o the_o common_a gaol_n and_o that_o their_o reputation_n in_o the_o war_n will_v not_o pay_v their_o debt_n or_o save_v they_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o cruel_a creditor_n for_o serve_v in_o the_o war_n at_o their_o own_o proper_a charge_n and_o have_v little_a else_o to_o subsist_v upon_o but_o their_o trade_n or_o labour_n they_o be_v fain_o sometime_o to_o take_v up_o money_n upon_o usury_n and_o though_o they_o do_v return_v from_o the_o war_n with_o victory_n and_o show_v those_o honourable_a scar_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v fight_v in_o defence_n of_o their_o country_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n yet_o this_o do_v edify_v but_o little_a with_o their_o hungry_a creditor_n coriolano_n plutarch_n in_o m_n coriolano_n who_o do_v not_o only_o sell_v their_o good_n if_o they_o be_v not_o solvent_a but_o apprehend_v their_o person_n also_o and_o either_o lay_v they_o up_o in_o the_o common_a prison_n or_o make_v they_o serve_v instead_o of_o bondman_n and_o make_v they_o subject_a to_o the_o whip_n and_o other_o base_a correction_n fit_a for_o none_o but_o slave_n and_o somewhat_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o old_a man_n complain_v as_o we_o read_v in_o livy_n declare_v to_o the_o people_n who_o be_v apt_a to_o hear_v it_o how_o his_o patrimony_n have_v be_v seize_v on_o by_o the_o merciless_a usurer_n his_o person_n apprehend_v by_o they_o and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o make_v a_o slave_n but_o mark_v out_o for_o slaughter_n 2._o livit._n hist_o l._n 2._o ind_n ostento_fw-la tergum_fw-la foedum_fw-la recentibus_fw-la vestigiis_fw-la verberum_fw-la show_v withal_o upon_o his_o back_n the_o miserable_a print_n which_o the_o whip_n have_v leave_v this_o make_v the_o people_n murmur_n and_o at_o last_o to_o mutiny_v and_o in_o tumultuous_a manner_n minaciter_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la suppliciter_fw-la rather_o with_o threat_n than_o supplication_n to_o require_v the_o senate_n to_o take_v some_o course_n for_o their_o relief_n resolve_v otherwise_o to_o go_v no_o more_o unto_o the_o war_n serve_v the_o state_n who_o will_v the_o senate_n promise_v fair_a as_o there_o be_v good_a cause_n the_o volsci_n press_v hard_o upon_o they_o to_o their_o very_a gate_n and_o by_o that_o promise_n win_v the_o people_n and_o obtain_v a_o victory_n but_o when_o the_o war_n be_v do_v and_o performance_n look_v for_o instead_o of_o find_v a_o redress_n of_o their_o former_a grievance_n the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n take_v place_n &_o creditoribus_fw-la tradebantur_fw-la and_o they_o be_v seize_v on_o by_o their_o creditor_n as_o in_o former_a time_n the_o senate_n think_v it_o unreasonable_a to_o make_v the_o law_n submit_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o particular_a man_n and_o against_o law_n to_o defraud_v any_o man_n of_o the_o debt_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o they_o 6._o diony_n halicreass_n lib._n 6._o but_o a_o new_a war_n approach_v a_o new_a promise_n make_v and_o that_o neglect_v also_o when_o the_o war_n be_v end_v the_o people_n see_v no_o relief_n be_v like_a to_o come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o senator_n longè_n aliâ_fw-la quam_fw-la primè_fw-la instituerant_fw-la viâ_fw-la grassabantur_fw-la begin_v to_o lend_v a_o ear_n to_o some_o desperate_a counsel_n and_o fall_v to_o contertain_v such_o hope_n as_o former_o they_o dare_v never_o dream_v of_o for_o draw_v themselves_o into_o a_o body_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o sicinius_n a_o troublesome_a and_o seditious_a person_n they_o forsake_v the_o city_n and_o encamp_v upon_o a_o hill_n adjoin_v resolve_v as_o they_o give_v it_o out_o to_o seek_v new_a dwelling_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n in_o italy_n but_o will_v afford_v they_o air_n and_o water_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o ground_n in_o which_o they_o may_v be_v bury_v there_o be_v no_o question_n to_o be_v make_v but_o if_o the_o senate_n have_v behold_v the_o action_n with_o neglect_n and_o scorn_n as_o appius_n and_o c._n martius_n do_v advise_v they_o shall_v corlolano_n diony_n halicarn_n l._n 6._o platarch_n in_o corlolano_n the_o people_n out_o of_o love_n to_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n will_v have_v return_v to_o their_o house_n or_o if_o they_o have_v present_v they_o in_o time_n with_o any_o tolerable_a mitigation_n of_o the_o former_a law_n they_o may_v have_v take_v off_o their_o edge_n and_o appease_v the_o tumult_n but_o give_v way_n unto_o their_o fury_n till_o it_o grow_v too_o high_a and_o show_v in_o their_o resolution_n far_o more_o fear_n than_o courage_n the_o people_n get_v the_o better_a of_o they_o and_o think_v they_o stand_v upon_o the_o high_a ground_n as_o indeed_o
the_o commonwealth_n a_o privilege_n which_o they_o find_v good_a use_n of_o in_o the_o time_n succeed_v and_o make_v it_o serve_v their_o turn_n upon_o all_o occasion_n martius_n complain_v of_o they_o in_o the_o senate_n for_o disobedience_n to_o the_o consul_n and_o a_o intent_n to_o bring_v a_o anarchy_n upon_o the_o state_n coriolano_n platarch_n in_o coriolano_n they_o vote_n this_o for_o a_o breach_n of_o privilege_n and_o nothing_o but_o his_o death_n or_o banishment_n will_v give_v they_o satisfaction_n for_o it_o appius_n be_v consul_n send_v his_o lictor_n to_o lay_v hand_n upon_o they_o for_o raise_v tumult_n in_o the_o city_n 2._o livy_n hist_o rom._n lib._n 2._o this_o be_v another_o breach_n of_o privilege_n and_o he_o shall_v answer_v for_o it_o when_o his_o year_n be_v out_o caeso_fw-la quintius_n like_o a_o noble_a patriot_n join_v with_o the_o consul_n and_o the_o senate_n to_o oppress_v their_o insolence_n when_o neither_o law_n nor_o reason_n will_v prevail_v 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will_v humble_v the_o nobility_n ibid._n id._n ibid._n and_o bring_v down_o their_o pride_n and_o it_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o such_o a_o man_n as_o he_o shall_v be_v disappoint_v and_o not_o be_v master_n of_o his_o word_n martius_n be_v banish_v at_o the_o last_o their_o next_o bout_n be_v with_o appius_n claudius_n a_o constant_a and_o profess_a enemy_n of_o the_o popular_a faction_n one_o who_o have_v open_o take_v part_n against_o they_o in_o behalf_n of_o martius_n and_o after_o see_v they_o apprehend_v some_o gentleman_n who_o oppose_v their_o insolence_n have_v open_o deny_v jus_o esse_fw-la tribuno_fw-la in_o quenquam_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o plebeium_fw-la 2._o liv._o l._n 2._o that_o they_o can_v exercise_v their_o power_n on_o any_o but_o the_o commons_o only_o he_o therefore_o they_o accuse_v of_o treason_n or_o at_o least_o sedition_n in_o that_o he_o have_v entrench_v upon_o their_o authority_n which_o be_v make_v sacred_a by_o the_o law_n and_o doubtless_o have_v 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employment_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n ibid._n 10._o the_o jurisdiction_n over_o presbyter_n give_v to_o the_o bishop_n by_o those_o canon_n page_n 255_o 11._o rome_n divide_v into_o parish_n or_o tituli_fw-la by_o pope_n euaristus_n page_n 256_o 12._o the_o reason_n why_o presbytery_n or_o college_n of_o presbyter_n be_v plant_v first_o in_o city_n ibid._n 13._o touch_v the_o superiority_n over_o all_o the_o flock_n give_v to_o the_o bishop_n by_o ignatius_n page_n 257_o 14._o as_o also_o of_o the_o jurisdiction_n by_o he_o allow_v they_o page_n 258_o 15._o the_o same_o exemplify_v in_o the_o work_n of_o justin_n martyr_n page_n 259_o chap._n ii_o the_o settle_n of_o episcopacy_n together_o with_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o britain_n by_o pope_n eleutherius_fw-la 1._o what_o bishop_n egesippus_fw-la meet_v with_o in_o his_o peregrination_n and_o what_o he_o testify_v of_o they_o page_n 260_o 2._o of_o dionysius_n bishop_n of_o corinth_n and_o of_o the_o bishop_n by_o he_o mention_v ibid._n 3._o how_o bishop_n come_v to_o be_v ordain_v where_o none_o be_v leave_v by_o the_o apostle_n page_n 261_o 4._o the_o settle_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o britain_n by_o pope_n eleutherius_fw-la page_n 262_o 5._o of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o britain_n from_o the_o first_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n there_o till_o the_o time_n of_o lucius_n page_n 263_o 6._o that_o lucius_n be_v a_o king_n in_o those_o part_n of_o britain_n which_o we_o now_o call_v england_n page_n 264_o 7._o of_o the_o episcopal_a see_v here_o found_v by_o king_n lucius_n at_o that_o time_n page_n 265_o 8._o touch_v the_o flamen_fw-la and_o arch-flamines_a which_o those_o story_n speak_v of_o ibid._n 9_o what_o be_v most_o like_a to_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o archbishoprics_a and_o bishopric_n here_o of_o old_a establish_v page_n 266_o 10._o of_o the_o successor_n which_o the_o bishop_n of_o this_o ordination_n be_v find_v to_o have_v on_o true_a record_n page_n 267_o 11._o which_o of_o the_o british_a metropolitan_n be_v ancient_o the_o primate_n of_o that_o nation_n page_n 268_o chap._n iii_o the_o testimony_n give_v to_o episcopal_a authority_n in_o the_o last_o part_n of_o this_o second_o century_n 1._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o pope_n victor_n and_o the_o asian_a bishop_n about_o the_o feast_n of_o easter_n page_n 269_o 2._o the_o interpleading_a of_o polycrates_n and_o irenaeus_n two_o renown_a prelate_n in_o the_o aforesaid_a cause_n page_n 270_o 3._o several_a council_n call_v about_o it_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n then_o be_v with_o observation_n on_o the_o same_o ibid._n 4._o of_o the_o episcopal_a succession_n in_o the_o four_o prime_n see_v for_o this_o second_o century_n page_n 271_o 5._o a_o answer_n to_o some_o objection_n make_v against_o the_o same_o page_n 272_o 6._o the_o great_a authority_n and_o esteem_n of_o the_o say_v four_o see_v in_o those_o early_a day_n ibid._n 7._o the_o use_n make_v of_o this_o episcopal_a succession_n by_o saint_n irenaeus_n page_n 273_o 8._o as_o also_o in_o tertullian_n and_o some_o other_o ancient_n page_n 274_o 9_o of_o the_o authority_n enjoy_v by_o bishop_n in_o tertullia_n time_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n page_n 275_o 10._o as_o also_o in_o enjoin_v fast_n and_o the_o dispose_n of_o the_o church_n treasury_n ibid._n 11._o and_o in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o key_n page_n 276_o 12._o tertullian_n misalledge_v in_o maintenance_n of_o the_o lay-presbytery_n page_n 277_o 13._o the_o great_a extent_n of_o christianity_n and_o episcopacy_n in_o tertullia_n time_n conclude_v this_o century_n page_n 278_o chap._n iv_o of_o the_o authority_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n of_o carthage_n enjoy_v and_o exercise_v by_o saint_n cyprian_n and_o other_o bishop_n of_o the_o same_o 1._o of_o the_o foundation_n and_o pre-eminence_n of_o the_o church_n of_o carthage_n page_n 279_o 2._o of_o agrippinus_n and_o donatus_n two_o of_o saint_n cyprian_n predecessor_n ibid._n 3._o the_o troublesome_a condition_n of_o that_o church_n at_o cyprian_n first_o being_n bishop_n there_o page_n 280_o 4._o necessitate_a he_o to_o permit_v some_o thing_n to_o the_o discretion_n of_o his_o presbyter_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n page_n 281_o 5._o of_o the_o authority_n ascribe_v by_o cyprian_a to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o election_n of_o their_o bishop_n page_n 282_o 6._o what_o power_n the_o people_n have_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la in_o the_o say_a election_n ibid._n 7._o how_o far_o the_o testimony_n rf_n the_o people_n be_v require_v in_o the_o ordination_n of_o their_o presbyter_n page_n 283_o 8._o the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n reserve_v by_o saint_n cyprian_n to_o the_o bishop_n only_o page_n 284_o 9_o no_o reconciliation_n of_o a_o penitent_n allow_v by_o cyprian_a without_o the_o bishop_n leave_n and_o licence_n page_n 285_o 10._o the_o bishop_n power_n as_o well_o in_o the_o encouragement_n as_o in_o the_o punishment_n and_o censure_n of_o his_o clergy_n page_n 286_o 11._o the_o memorable_a case_n of_o geminius_n faustinus_n one_o of_o the_o presbyter_n of_o carthage_n page_n 287_o 12._o the_o bishop_n power_n in_o regulate_v and_o declare_v martyr_n page_n 288_o 13._o the_o divine_a right_n and_o eminent_a authority_n of_o bishop_n full_o assert_v by_o saint_n cyprian_n page_n 289_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o condition_n and_o affair_n of_o the_o two_o patriarchal_a church_n of_o alexandria_n and_o antiochia_n 1._o of_o the_o foundation_n and_o first_o professor_n of_o the_o divinity-school_n in_o alexandria_n page_n 290_o 2._o what_o be_v affirm_v by_o clemens_n one_o of_o those_o professor_n concern_v bishop_n page_n 291_o 3._o origen_n the_o divinity_n reader_n there_o permit_v to_o expound_v the_o scripture_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o caesarea_n ibid._n 4._o contrary_n to_o