these_o seven_o who_o be_v all_o qualify_v as_o the_o apostle_n require_v first_o steven_n graec._n steven_n qui_fw-la voco_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o menol._n &_o anthol_n graec._n the_o chief_a and_o most_o eminent_a among_o they_o a_o man_n full_a of_o faith_n and_o zeal_n and_o inspire_v with_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n above_o the_o rest_n who_o all_o have_v such_o degree_n of_o these_o gift_n and_o grace_n as_o fit_v they_o for_o this_o office_n be_v therefore_o they_o elect_a philip_n 8._o philip_n vide_fw-la act._n viij_o 5_o &_o 26_o cap._n xxi_o 8._o and_o procorus_n and_o nicanor_n and_z timon_z and_o parmenas_n and_o nicholas_n 3._o nicholas_n vid._n apoc._n two_o 7._o ab_fw-la eo_fw-la orti_fw-la sunt_fw-la nicolaitae_n epiphan_n haer_fw-mi 25._o hieron_n ep_v 48._o at_o ipsum_fw-la inculpaâ—um_fw-la asserunt_fw-la clem._n alex._n strom._n 3_o euseb_n l._n 3._o c._n 23._o theod._n haeret_fw-la fab._n l._n 3._o who_o be_v of_o gentile_a extraction_n a_o proselyte_n convert_v first_o to_o the_o jewish_a religion_n and_o former_o of_o antioch_n all_o which_o have_v deserve_v a_o good_a testimony_n and_o be_v then_o well_o know_v in_o the_o apostolical_a college_n and_o divers_a of_o they_o afterward_o prove_v eminent_a in_o the_o church_n ver._n vi_fw-la these_o seven_o be_v the_o man_n who_o they_o of_o the_o synod_n elect_v and_o set_n before_o the_o apostle_n who_o as_o supreme_a ruler_n of_o the_o church_n have_v the_o sole_a power_n of_o delegate_a a_o right_a to_o any_o that_o be_v to_o officiate_v therein_o and_n since_o the_o office_n of_o deacon_n be_v sacred_a necessary_a and_o to_o continue_v in_o the_o church_n they_o solemn_o admit_v they_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o all_o other_o afterward_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v therefore_o when_o they_o have_v pray_v earnest_o to_o god_n for_o they_o they_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o they_o as_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v in_o their_o solemn_a designation_n of_o any_o to_o office_n of_o dignity_n and_o trust_n 18._o trust_n numb_a xxvii_o 18._o and_o from_o this_o precedent_n set_v by_o the_o apostle_n here_o and_o afterward_o all_o ordination_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n be_v make_v by_o prayer_n and_o imposition_n of_o hand_n 421._o hand_n ordinatio_fw-la clericorum_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la ad_fw-la imprecationem_fw-la vocis_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la impositionem_fw-la impletur_fw-la manus_fw-la hieron_n in_o isai_n 58._o tom._n 4._o p._n 421._o and_o these_o two_o have_v be_v ever_o since_o account_v so_o necessary_a that_o no_o regular_a ordination_n can_v be_v without_o they_o ver._n seven_o and_o god_n who_o direct_v the_o set_n up_o this_o new_a order_n give_v it_o a_o good_a effect_n the_o apostle_n have_v more_o leisure_n to_o make_v convert_v and_o be_v sometime_o assist_v by_o the_o deacon_n in_o these_o high_a ministries_n divers_a become_v christian_n and_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v preach_v so_o frequent_o that_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o increase_a and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o disciple_n by_o the_o accession_n of_o new_a convert_v multiply_v in_o that_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n great_o notwithstanding_o the_o malice_n and_o menace_n of_o the_o jewish_a ruler_n so_o that_o abundance_n of_o the_o common_a people_n be_v a_o great_a company_n of_o the_o priest_n legunt_fw-la priest_n male_a beza_n dubitat_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la cum_fw-la omnes_fw-la mss._n graec._n ita_fw-la legunt_fw-la themselves_o not_o only_o profess_v but_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n believe_v the_o principle_n and_o practise_v the_o duty_n of_o christianity_n §._o 9_o of_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n though_o the_o form_n of_o this_o oath_n in_o our_o nation_n be_v no_o old_a than_o the_o dawn_n of_o our_o reformation_n under_o king_n henry_n 8._o 53._o 8._o sub_fw-la henrico_n 8._o primo_fw-la introductum_fw-la est_fw-la juramentum_fw-la primatûs_fw-la reg._n jacobi_n apol._n log_n p._n 53._o yet_o the_o thing_n be_v as_o old_a as_o scripture_n history_n for_o the_o right_n of_o king_n which_o this_o oath_n declare_v be_v set_v forth_o in_o god_n word_n where_o david_n and_o solomon_n hezekiah_n and_o jehosaphat_n 21._o jehosaphat_n 1_o chron._n xxviii_o 21._o 1_o king_n two_o 27._o 2_o chron._n viij_o 14_o 15._o &_o chap._n xx_o 21._o as_o supreme_a in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a as_o well_o as_o in_o civil_a affair_n make_v law_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o priest_n as_o well_o as_o the_o people_n be_v subject_a unto_o they_o as_o to_o the_o put_v it_o into_o the_o ordination_n office_n we_o will_v show_v one_a the_o reasonableness_n thereof_o in_o general_a 2_o the_o particular_a reason_n for_o give_v it_o to_o the_o clergy_n 3_o the_o occasion_n of_o introduce_v it_o here_o one_a that_o it_o be_v reasonable_a in_o general_n will_v appear_v from_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o mankind_n the_o modern_a papist_n except_v that_o king_n be_v supreme_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o cause_n the_o jew_n think_v so_o as_o be_v show_v before_o and_o so_o do_v the_o gentile_n as_o the_o great_a philosopher_n sufficient_o declare_v in_o say_v the_o king_n be_v lord_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o relate_v to_o the_o god_n 3._o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n pol._n l._n 3._o of_o which_o opinion_n also_o be_v a_o good_a old_a pope_n who_o do_v not_o foresee_v the_o unjust_a claim_n of_o his_o successor_n but_o own_v that_o god_n have_v give_v the_o emperor_n dominion_n over_o all_o priests_z as_o well_o as_o soldier_n 64._o soldier_n deus_fw-la qui_fw-la ei_fw-la omne_fw-la tribuit_fw-la &_o dominari_fw-la eum_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la militibus_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la concessit_fw-la greg._n l._n 2._o ep_n 64._o a_o doctrine_n teach_v long_o before_o by_o st._n chrysostom_n who_o say_v the_o emperor_n be_v the_o supreme_a and_o head_n of_o all_o thing_n upon_o earth_n 463._o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n orat._n de_fw-fr stat._n 2._o p._n 463._o to_o which_o agree_v all_o those_o title_n that_o the_o clergy_n give_v christian_a prince_n or_o they_o claim_v as_o their_o due_n pope_n eleutherius_fw-la call_v lucius_n king_n of_o britain_n the_o vicar_n of_o god_n in_o his_o kingdom_n 34._o kingdom_n epist_n eleuther_n ad_fw-la luc._n spelm._n tom._n 1._o p._n 34._o king_n edgar_z be_v call_v the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o law_n promulgate_v in_o his_o time_n 438._o time_n leg._n hyden_n ibid._n p._n 438._o and_o he_o style_v himself_o pastor_n of_o the_o pastor_n 146._o pastor_n charta_fw-la ejus_fw-la apud_fw-la seld._n notis_fw-la in_o eadmer_n p._n 146._o and_o in_o much_o late_a time_n before_o the_o pope_n pretend_v to_o give_v the_o king_n of_o england_n this_o title_n for_o defend_v the_o roman_a error_n our_o prince_n claim_v it_o as_o a_o right_n inherent_a in_o their_o crown_n to_o be_v the_o defender_n of_o the_o faith_n 1384._o faith_n fidei_fw-la defensores_fw-la &_o sumus_fw-la &_o esse_fw-la volumus_fw-la brev._n ric._n 2._o reg._n elien_n fol._n 1384._o and_o it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o the_o general_a council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o chalcedon_n use_v that_o very_o same_o stile_n as_o of_o right_a belong_v to_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n and_o marcian_n 269._o marcian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conc._n constant_a bin._n tom._n 2._o par._n 1._o p._n 89._o ita_fw-la council_n chalced._n act._n 6._o bin._n ibid._n p._n 269._o and_o leo_n magnus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n call_v the_o latter_a of_o these_o the_o defender_n or_o preserver_n of_o the_o faith_n 415._o faith_n custos_fw-la fidei_fw-la leo_fw-la m._n ep_n 71._o ad_fw-la anastas_n p._n 415._o agreeable_o to_o which_o pope_n anastasius_n call_v the_o emperor_n of_o the_o same_o name_n god_n vicar_n appoint_v in_o his_o stead_n to_o preside_v in_o the_o earth_n 507._o earth_n epist_n anastas_n pap._n ad_fw-la imperator_fw-la anastas_n bin._n ut_fw-la supr_fw-la p._n 507._o the_o like_a title_n be_v give_v by_o the_o bishop_n in_o council_n to_o the_o western_a emperor_n for_o charlemaign_n be_v style_v ruler_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o governor_n of_o god_n holy_a church_n 196._o church_n council_n mogunt_fw-la an._n 813._o in_o praef._n bin._n t._n 3._o par._n 1._o §._o 2._o p._n 196._o his_o son_n lewis_n be_v also_o call_v the_o strenuous_a ruler_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n 372._o religion_n vid._n ibid._n an._n 847._o p._n 372._o but_o if_o any_o shall_v object_v these_o be_v only_a compliment_n and_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o prince_n be_v real_o supreme_a in_o all_o cause_n i_o shall_v observe_v that_o they_o real_o exercise_v this_o supreme_a authority_n for_o the_o code_o and_o novel_n of_o justinian_n theodosius_n and_o other_o emperor_n in_o the_o east_n the_o capitular_o of_o charles_n the_o great_a and_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o west_n the_o law_n of_o our_o saxon_a danish_a and_o first_o norman_n king_n abound_v with_o statute_n and_o edict_n concern_v
fourteen_o 18._o and_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o heathen_a writer_n 276._o writer_n temporibus_fw-la heroicis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristot_n polit._n l._n 3._o c._n 14._o majorum_fw-la bâ—ec_fw-la erat_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la ut_fw-la rex_fw-la esset_fw-la etiam_fw-la sacerdos_n seru._n ad_fw-la virg._n aen._n 3._o p._n 276._o as_o well_o as_o the_o evidence_n of_o christian_a author_n 47._o author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isid_n pelcus_fw-la l._n 2._o ep_n 47._o so_o that_o in_o those_o elder_a time_n the_o dignity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n be_v repute_v very_o great_a and_o only_o fit_a for_o the_o great_a person_n to_o exercise_v and_o it_o be_v rational_o believe_v it_o be_v this_o right_n which_o esau_n despise_v and_o sell_v 34._o sell_v gen._n twenty-five_o 34._o for_o which_o he_o be_v reject_v by_o god_n who_o confirm_v this_o honour_n to_o jacob_n however_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o before_o the_o levite_n be_v choose_v to_o officiate_v about_o holy_a thing_n the_o first-born_a be_v priest_n and_o such_o be_v those_o young_a man_n who_o be_v send_v by_o moses_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n before_o aaron_n election_n rab._n election_n exod._n xxiv_o 5._o &_o misit_fw-la primogenitos_fw-la cald._n par._n &_o verse_n arab._n ante_fw-la erectum_fw-la tabernaculum_fw-la liâ—urgia_n erat_fw-la penes_fw-la primogenitos_fw-la beresc_n rab._n yea_o god_n himself_o declare_v he_o have_v take_v the_o levite_n to_o minister_v to_o he_o instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a 45._o first-born_a numb_a iii._o 12_o &_o 45._o who_o therefore_o must_v have_v be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n till_o then_o and_o some_o observe_v reuben_n regular_o be_v to_o have_v this_o dignity_n but_o be_v exclude_v by_o a_o notorious_a crime_n so_o be_v simeon_n the_o next_o son_n also_o and_o levi_n his_o partner_n in_o destroy_v shechem_n have_v be_v deprive_v also_o but_o only_o that_o tribe_n expiate_v their_o father_n fault_n by_o slay_v the_o idolater_n exod._n xxxii_o 29._o and_o so_o as_o the_o elder_a tribe_n due_o qualify_v be_v choose_v to_o this_o honour_n for_o which_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n the_o reubenites_n envy_v they_o and_o join_v in_o a_o sedition_n against_o moses_n on_o this_o occasion_n 1._o occasion_n numb_a xuj_o 1._o which_o show_v these_o office_n be_v then_o very_o high_o account_v of_o and_o god_n do_v intend_v they_o shall_v remain_v great_a and_o honourable_a both_o by_o the_o large_a and_o noble_a revenue_n settle_v on_o they_o which_o maintain_v they_o in_o the_o state_n of_o prince_n under_o the_o jewish_a oeconomy_n a_o 832._o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n de_fw-fr praem_fw-la sacerd_v p._n 832._o and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o judge_v all_o sort_n of_o cause_n so_o that_o even_o the_o levite_n sit_v on_o the_o tribunal_n by_o divine_a command_n 2._o command_n deut._n xviii_o 9_o 2_o chron._n nineteeen_o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n adv_fw-la ap._n l._n 2._o and_o bear_v the_o high_a character_n among_o that_o people_n as_o for_o the_o highpriest_n his_o garment_n his_o palace_n his_o place_n in_o the_o sanhedrin_n and_o elsewhere_o do_v all_o show_v a_o extraordinary_a grandeur_n and_o authority_n be_v vest_v in_o he_o and_o josephus_n say_v that_o moses_n who_o be_v king_n in_o jeshurun_n 5._o jeshurun_n deut._n xxxiii_o 5._o when_o he_o publish_v god_n have_v elect_v aaron_n for_o highpriest_n declare_v if_o it_o have_v be_v leave_v to_o his_o choice_n he_o will_v have_v name_v himself_o and_o have_v account_v it_o a_o reward_n for_o all_o his_o labour_n for_o that_o people_n 179._o people_n joseph_n antiq._n jud._n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o p._n 179._o we_o know_v that_o eli_n be_v both_o highpriest_n and_o the_o supreme_a judge_n over_o israel_n so_o that_o both_o office_n be_v unite_v in_o he_o 18._o he_o 1_o sam._n four_o 18._o and_o in_o joshua_n time_n eleazar_n dignity_n be_v such_o that_o he_o be_v general_o name_v before_o joshua_n the_o prince_n and_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o israel_n 1._o israel_n numb_a xxxii_o 28._o and_o xxxiv_o 17._o josh_n xvii_o 4._o and_o xxi_o 1._o we_o see_v also_o that_o god_n be_v so_o tender_a of_o aaron_n honour_n that_o when_o he_o and_o miriam_n be_v both_o in_o a_o fault_n she_o be_v strike_v with_o leprosy_n and_o he_o spare_v 10._o spare_v ut_fw-la discamus_fw-la cavere_fw-la ne_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la exesos_fw-la reddamus_fw-la drus_n in_o num._n twelve_o 1_o 10._o which_o example_n solomon_n also_o imitate_v who_o only_o deprive_v abiathar_n the_o highpriest_n but_o put_v joab_n his_o partner_n in_o the_o same_o treason_n to_o death_n 27._o death_n 1_o king_n two_o 26_o 27._o to_o this_o purpose_n also_o we_o may_v note_v that_o the_o priest_n in_o scripture_n be_v call_v god_n 5._o god_n exod._n xxii_o 28._o rr._n exempl_a de_fw-fr sacerdotibus_fw-la &_o d._n paul_n locum_fw-la applicat_fw-la pontifici_fw-la act._n xxiii_o 5._o and_o sometime_o as_o the_o rabin_n tell_v we_o angel_n 2._o angel_n jud._n two_o 1._o hic_fw-la erat_fw-la phineas_n phesic_n fol_z 2._o for_o that_o angel_n who_o come_v up_o from_o gilgal_n to_o bochim_n they_o say_v be_v phineas_n the_o highpriest_n because_o angel_n proper_o come_v down_o and_o not_o only_o in_o judea_n but_o in_o the_o adjacent_a country_n of_o egypt_n and_o midian_a there_o be_v the_o same_o name_n for_o a_o prince_n and_o a_o priest_n which_o often_o cause_v a_o difference_n among_o interpreter_n but_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o person_n be_v both_o 45._o both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deut._n xvii_o 9_o exod._n two_o 16._o chald._a par._n principem_fw-la midian_a ita_fw-la gen._n xli_o 45._o the_o priest_n also_o as_o prince_n then_o be_v usual_o call_v father_n 10._o father_n judg._n xvii_o 10._o so_o that_o no_o title_n be_v then_o too_o great_a for_o they_o which_o may_v express_v veneration_n and_o respect_n for_o it_o seem_v by_o josephus_n that_o among_o the_o jew_n to_o have_v right_a in_o minister_a holy_a thing_n be_v reckon_v the_o high_a kind_n of_o nobility_n wherefore_o when_o he_o will_v set_v out_o his_o own_o extraction_n he_o glory_v that_o he_o descend_v of_o a_o sacerdotal_a family_n 661._o family_n joseph_n vita_fw-la tom._n 2._o p._n 661._o all_o this_o and_o much_o more_o which_o i_o may_v add_v prove_v the_o reverend_a estimation_n of_o these_o order_n among_o god_n ancient_a people_n and_o that_o by_o divine_a direction_n the_o same_o also_o we_o shall_v find_v as_o if_o it_o be_v by_o universal_a consent_n be_v the_o opinion_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o gentile_n all_o over_o the_o world_n to_o esteem_v and_o give_v honour_n to_o their_o priest_n next_o to_o their_o king_n among_o the_o egyptian_n the_o king_n be_v either_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o priest_n or_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v of_o that_o order_n before_o his_o election_n as_o divers_a ancient_a author_n do_v relate_v osir_z relate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syne_n de_fw-fr prov._n p._n 93._o ita_fw-la plat._n de_fw-fr repub._n plut._n be_v &_o osir_z and_o their_o lesser_a order_n be_v plentiful_o supply_v with_o variety_n of_o meat_n and_o wine_n at_o the_o public_a charge_n 104._o charge_n herodot_n euterp_v l._n 2._o p._n 104._o the_o persian_a priest_n be_v their_o magi_n who_o be_v describe_v by_o porphyry_n as_o the_o divine_a philosopher_n and_o servant_n of_o their_o god_n a_o great_a and_o venerable_a order_n of_o man_n 16._o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d porph._n de_fw-mi abst_fw-ge l._n 4._o §._o 16._o who_o be_v high_o respect_v by_o and_o privy-councellor_n to_o that_o great_a emperor_n ibid._n emperor_n id._n ibid._n yea_o one_o of_o the_o persian_a king_n make_v it_o to_o be_v write_v on_o his_o monument_n as_o one_o of_o his_o great_a title_n that_o he_o have_v be_v master_n of_o the_o magi_n for_o as_o strabo_n tell_v we_o they_o by_o excel_v other_o in_o wisdom_n of_o old_a time_n get_v themselves_o dominion_n and_o honour_n 18._o honour_n sacerdotes_fw-la aegyptios_n chaldaeos_n &_o magos_n aliqua_fw-la sapientia_fw-la caeteris_fw-la excellentes_fw-la principatum_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la apud_fw-la majores_fw-la nostros_fw-la comparasse_fw-la strabo_n geogr._n l._n 1._o p._n 18._o the_o indian_n likewise_o so_o revere_v their_o brahmin_n or_o priest_n as_o to_o exempt_v they_o from_o all_o legal_a penalty_n and_o tribute_n and_o both_o prince_n and_o people_n apply_v to_o they_o for_o their_o prayer_n and_o advice_n in_o all_o difficulty_n 169._o difficulty_n porphyr_n de_fw-fr abstin_a l._n 4._o §._o 17._o p._n 168_o 169._o the_o priest_n of_o hercules_n at_o tyre_n wear_v a_o mitre_n and_o a_o purple_a robe_n and_o be_v next_o in_o dignity_n to_o the_o king_n as_o alex._n ab_fw-la alexandro_n have_v record_v b._n record_v in_o tyro_n herculis_n sacerdos_n cum_fw-la insula_fw-la &_o purpura_fw-la procedit_fw-la &_o post_fw-la regem_fw-la secunda_fw-la dignitate_fw-la fungitur_fw-la alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n gen._n dier_n l._n 2._o c._n 8._o p._n 66._o
a._n b._n and_o the_o same_o author_n there_o have_v collect_v divers_a instance_n of_o the_o same_o veneration_n give_v to_o and_o like_a ensign_n of_o honour_n use_v by_o the_o priest_n of_o several_a other_o nation_n so_o that_o clem._n of_o alexandr_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o even_o down_o to_o his_o time_n among_o the_o most_o rational_a of_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n the_o race_n of_o priest_n be_v keep_v up_o as_o a_o security_n to_o the_o kingdom_n 167._o kingdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n al._n ap_fw-mi causab_n not_o in_o suet._n p._n 167._o and_o true_o in_o those_o age_n there_o be_v not_o many_o more_o barbarous_a than_o the_o northern_a people_n even_o our_o ancestor_n the_o britain_n gall_n and_o ancient_a german_n who_o priest_n be_v call_v druid_n or_o druidren_n which_o our_o saxon_n write_v dritchten_n that_o be_v lord_n as_o lipsius_n give_v we_o the_o etymology_n 44._o etymology_n lip_n cent._n 3._o ad_fw-la belg._n ep._n 44._o to_o who_o these_o people_n pay_v the_o high_a honour_n and_o respect_n as_o diodorus_n siculus_n report_v 9_o report_v quos_fw-la eximio_fw-la honore_fw-la dignantur_fw-la diod._n sicul._n l._n 5._o c._n 9_o and_o caesar_n who_o know_v they_o very_o well_o say_v there_o be_v two_o order_n of_o nobility_n only_o among_o the_o ancient_a gaul_n first_o the_o druid_n and_o then_o the_o knight_n the_o former_a be_v among_o they_o in_o great_a esteem_n judge_v all_o public_a and_o private_a cause_n distribute_v also_o reward_n and_o punishment_n and_o over_o they_o be_v one_o chief_a druid_n who_o have_v the_o supreme_a authority_n but_o all_o of_o they_o be_v exempt_v from_o war_n and_o tribute_n and_o enjoy_v a_o universal_a immunity_n 226._o immunity_n magnoque_fw-la two_o sunt_fw-la apud_fw-la eos_fw-la honore_fw-la fere_n de_fw-fr omnibus_fw-la controversiis_fw-la constituunt_fw-la praeest_fw-la unus_fw-la qui_fw-la summam_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la habet_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n caesar_n bel._n gal._n l._n 6._o p._n 225_o 226._o which_o character_n of_o they_o be_v confirm_v by_o tacitus_n etc._n tacitus_n tacit._n de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la germ_fw-la c._n 7._o p._n 607_o etc._n etc._n pomponius_n mela_n 2._o mela_n pomp._n mela_n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o and_o other_o author_n as_o for_o strabo_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v hint_v at_o vossiuâ—_n his_o derivation_n of_o druid_n from_o dru_n that_o be_v as_o we_o write_v it_o true_a 35._o true_a vossius_fw-la de_fw-la idolol_fw-la l_o 1._o c._n 35._o or_o faithful_a man_n hence_o he_o say_v all_o account_v they_o the_o most_o just_a so_o that_o both_o public_a and_o private_a judgement_n be_v trust_v with_o they_o and_o they_o also_o determine_v matter_n of_o war_n and_o if_o they_o forbid_v a_o battle_n already_o begin_v they_o immediate_o desist_v 137._o desist_v justissimi_fw-la autem_fw-la omnium_fw-la opinion_n ideo_fw-la &_o privata_fw-la &_o publica_fw-la judicia_fw-la eorum_fw-la fidei_fw-la mandantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n strab._n geogr._n l._n 4._o p._n 137._o the_o same_o author_n also_o affirm_v that_o the_o getae_n another_o of_o these_o northern_a people_n have_v a_o priest_n who_o be_v a_o associate_n with_o the_o king_n in_o govern_v and_o have_v a_o title_n of_o divinity_n 208._o divinity_n id._n ibid._n l._n 7._o p._n 208._o and_o a_o late_a writer_n mention_n two_o other_o nation_n of_o this_o clime_n who_o honour_v their_o chief_a priest_n no_o less_o than_o their_o king_n sclav_n king_n flaminem_fw-la suum_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la quam_fw-la regem_fw-la venerantur_fw-la helmold_n de_fw-fr rug._n &_o sclav_n so_o that_o the_o honour_n now_o annex_v to_o these_o sacred_a order_n in_o these_o northern_a and_o western_a part_n of_o the_o world_n 4._o world_n see_v the_o bishop_n right_a to_o vote_n in_o capital_a cause_n chap._n 4._o do_v not_o owe_v their_o beginning_n to_o christianity_n but_o be_v annex_v original_o to_o such_o as_o be_v priest_n from_o pagan_a time_n as_o far_o as_o any_o memory_n remain_v and_o christian_a prince_n do_v not_o begin_v but_o continue_v their_o dignity_n and_o authority_n and_o particular_o their_o freedom_n from_o tax_n be_v a_o privilege_n enjoy_v not_o only_o by_o the_o druid_n but_o by_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n 4._o priest_n gen._n xlvii_o 26._o joseph_n antiq._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o by_o those_o of_o india_n 17._o india_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d porphyr_n de_fw-mi abst_fw-ge l._n 4._o §._o 17._o and_o persia_n for_o the_o custom_n of_o his_o own_o country_n move_v artaxerxes_n to_o exempt_v the_o jewish_a priest_n levite_n etc._n etc._n from_o all_o toll_n and_o tribute_n 7._o tribute_n ezra_n seven_o 22._o vide_fw-la quae_fw-la josephus_n notat_fw-la de_fw-fr ocho_fw-es tyranno_fw-la joseph_n of_o it_o l._n 11._o c._n 7._o who_o be_v also_o to_o enjoy_v the_o like_a privilege_n by_o a_o special_a order_n of_o julian_n the_o apostate_n that_o they_o may_v be_v free_a to_o pray_v for_o his_o prosperity_n 153._o prosperity_n julian_n epist_n 25._o p._n 153._o but_o of_o this_o more_o hereafter_o i_o shall_v tire_v my_o reader_n and_o myself_o if_o i_o shall_v enlarge_v upon_o the_o honour_n and_o dignity_n of_o priest_n among_o the_o more_o cultivate_v greek_n and_o roman_n who_o have_v a_o incredible_a number_n of_o they_o many_o belong_v to_o every_o one_o of_o their_o almost_o innumerable_a god_n and_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o want_v either_o maintenance_n or_o respect_n so_o that_o i_o shall_v only_o brief_o instance_n in_o some_o of_o the_o principal_a among_o these_o among_o the_o greek_n it_o be_v a_o special_a honour_n to_o make_v some_o very_a great_a and_o very_o eminent_a man_n priest_n with_o the_o title_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o that_o province_n where_o they_o be_v create_v precedent_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n such_o be_v those_o asiarchae_n in_o the_o act_n asiae_n act_n act._n nineteeen_o 31._o quidam_fw-la de_fw-la principibus_fw-la asiae_n vulg._n alii_fw-la vert_fw-fr de_fw-fr primoribus_fw-la asiae_n which_o we_o translate_v the_o chief_a of_o asia_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a priest_n who_o hold_v the_o high_a dignity_n in_o the_o lesser_a asia_n and_o such_o be_v the_o helladarchae_n in_o greece_n bithynarchae_n and_o galatarchae_n in_o bythinia_n and_o galatia_n as_o a_o late_a learned_a writer_n have_v full_o make_v out_o 95._o out_o prid._n marmor_fw-la oxon._n p._n 28._o &_o not_o ejus_fw-la p._n 95._o the_o priest_n of_o venus_n be_v also_o king_n of_o cyprus_n 2._o cyprus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scholiast_n in_o pindar_n pyth._n od._n 2._o and_o the_o honour_n and_o revenue_n annex_v to_o it_o be_v so_o considerable_a that_o cato_n offer_v king_n ptolemy_n if_o he_o will_v yield_v up_o his_o arm_n to_o procure_v he_o choose_v priest_n of_o the_o goddess_n at_o paphos_n and_o then_o he_o shall_v want_v neither_o riches_n nor_o honour_n catoniâ—_n honour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutar._n in_o vita_fw-la catoniâ—_n among_o the_o roman_n there_o be_v very_o many_o college_n of_o priest_n to_o who_o the_o high_a respect_n be_v pay_v and_o by_o who_o divers_a of_o the_o principal_a office_n of_o state_n also_o be_v manage_v but_o these_o be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o a_o few_o observation_n will_v suffice_v the_o great_a man_n as_o q._n fab._n maximus_n 48._o maximus_n plin._n hist_o lib._n 7._o cap._n 48._o and_o the_o famous_a cicero_n phil._n cicero_n cicero_n orat._n 2._o phil._n be_v augur_n at_o rome_n and_o they_o have_v this_o privilege_n that_o till_o they_o die_v they_o can_v not_o by_o any_o crime_n forfeit_v their_o place_n 99_o place_n plutar._n quaestion_n rom._n prob._n 99_o and_o with_o it_o they_o may_v hold_v the_o consulship_n or_o any_o other_o praefecture_n and_o therefore_o the_o son_n of_o the_o nobility_n be_v send_v to_o tuscany_n to_o be_v fit_v for_o this_o office_n 1._o office_n cicer._n de_fw-fr divinat_fw-la l._n 1._o &_o valer._n max._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o numa_n the_o second_o king_n of_o rome_n execute_v the_o place_n of_o chief_a flamen_n 1._o flamen_n liv._o hist_o l._n 1._o of_o which_o there_o be_v three_o order_n and_o the_o first_o viz._n the_o flamen_n of_o jupiter_n have_v singular_a privilege_n and_o can_v deliver_v criminal_n who_o kneel_v to_o he_o 2._o he_o aulus_n gellius_n l._n 5._o c._n 15._o &_o rittershus_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la asyli_fw-la c._n 2._o and_o be_v excuse_v from_o take_v a_o oath_n ibid._n oath_n aul._n gell._n ibid._n and_o to_o omit_v many_o other_o particular_n the_o pontifex_fw-la maximus_fw-la bear_v the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o sacred_a thing_n and_o be_v next_o to_o the_o king_n in_o dignity_n live_v at_o home_n and_o go_v abroad_o in_o the_o state_n of_o a_o prince_n for_o he_o be_v repute_v supreme_a arbiter_n both_o of_o divine_a and_o humane_a affair_n 144._o affair_n pontifex_fw-la maximus_fw-la judex_fw-la atque_fw-la arbyter_n habetur_fw-la rerum_fw-la divinarum_fw-la humanarumque_fw-la ver._n flaccus_n verbo_fw-la orde_n p._n 144._o so_o that_o the_o consul_n of_o old_a
who_o will_v have_v their_o priest_n to_o be_v sacrificer_n still_o and_o pretend_v they_o be_v daily_o to_o offer_v up_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n as_o a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a yea_o they_o have_v now_o put_v this_o into_o the_o solemn_a word_n by_o which_o they_o make_v a_o priest_n and_o say_v take_v thou_o power_n to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o celebrate_v mass_n as_o well_o for_o the_o quick_a as_o the_o dead_a 50._o dead_a pontif._n roman_n in_o ordin_n presb._n p._n 50._o and_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o power_n of_o offer_v propitiatory_a sacrifice_n bellarmine_n affirm_v priest_n may_v be_v call_v mediator_n 1014._o mediator_n bellarm._n de_fw-fr miss_n l._n 1._o c._n 17._o p._n 1014._o so_o that_o chemnitius_n do_v not_o misrepresent_v they_o in_o say_v 260._o say_v chemnit_fw-la examen_fw-la decret_a trident._n par_fw-fr 2._o p._n 260._o they_o feign_v the_o priesthood_n be_v necessary_a that_o the_o church_n may_v have_v advocate_n to_o plead_v her_o cause_n before_o christ_n the_o supreme_a judge_n and_o by_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o appease_v the_o father_n wrath_n and_o procure_v propitiation_n for_o the_o church_n now_o this_o opinion_n be_v but_o late_a and_o new_a as_o appear_v by_o all_o their_o own_o old_a ritual_n which_o have_v no_o such_o form_n in_o the_o consecration_n of_o a_o priest_n etc._n priest_n vid._n mabill_n lit._n gallic_n p._n 307._o morin_n de_fw-fr ordin_n lat._n p._n 264_o etc._n etc._n and_o consequent_o they_o be_v not_o essential_a to_o the_o be_v of_o this_o order_n because_o than_o they_o who_o of_o old_a be_v ordain_v without_o these_o word_n will_v be_v no_o priest_n but_o beside_o the_o innovation_n the_o doctrine_n on_o which_o this_o form_n be_v ground_v be_v a_o blasphemous_a derogation_n to_o the_o one_o only_o and_o all-sufficient_a sacrifice_n of_o christ_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o a_o utter_a pervert_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o end_n of_o that_o holy_a sacrament_n which_o the_o scripture_n never_o call_v a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n but_o a_o commemoration_n of_o that_o sacrifice_n and_o only_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n in_o remembrance_n of_o that_o which_o christ_n once_o offer_v wherefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a our_o pious_a reformer_n shall_v put_v into_o our_o office_n a_o antidote_n against_o this_o poison_n and_o teach_v our_o priest_n that_o they_o be_v not_o appoint_v to_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o perfect_v the_o work_n of_o man_n redemption_n which_o jesus_n alone_o finish_v nor_o be_v they_o now_o constitute_v to_o sacrifice_v a_o expiatory_a oblation_n to_o god_n but_o to_o teach_v and_o convert_v sinner_n among_o man_n christ_n by_o his_o death_n have_v reconcile_v god_n to_o they_o so_o far_o that_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o pardon_v they_o upon_o their_o repentance_n and_o minister_n be_v now_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o so_o reconcile_v god_n to_o they_o this_o be_v the_o only_a design_n of_o our_o saviour_n when_o after_o his_o ascension_n he_o send_v abroad_o into_o the_o world_n apostles_n prophet_n evangelist_n doctor_n and_o pastor_n viz._n to_o go_v and_o teach_v all_o nation_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o gather_v a_o great_a flock_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n who_o by_o their_o devotion_n and_o holy_a life_n may_v set_v forth_o the_o eternal_a praise_n of_o his_o holy_a name_n and_o thus_o we_o here_o commemorate_v the_o author_n and_o the_o end_n of_o these_o ministerial_a office_n but_o withal_o we_o remember_v also_o the_o success_n of_o these_o first_o preacher_n by_o who_o labour_n out_o of_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n and_o gentile_n very_o many_o million_o of_o convert_v be_v make_v in_o a_o few_o year_n yet_o the_o collect_v note_n it_o be_v christ_n who_o by_o these_o holy_a instrument_n do_v gather_v this_o great_a flock_n together_o for_o nothing_o less_o than_o a_o divine_a power_n can_v work_v so_o great_a a_o wonder_n it_o 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