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bishop_n have_v as_o honourable_a title_n in_o the_o first_o six_o hundred_o year_n as_o they_o have_v now_o with_o we_o i_o shall_v evince_v that_o not_o only_o before_o the_o height_n but_o before_o the_o arise_v of_o the_o papacy_n they_o be_v call_v lord_n and_o by_o other_o title_n no_o less_o honourable_a than_o lord_n but_o i_o will_v not_o desire_v so_o large_a a_o scope_n the_o most_o of_o my_o proof_n shall_v be_v contain_v within_o three_o or_o four_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o christ._n alexander_n therefore_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n write_v to_o alexander_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n give_v he_o this_o stile_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o my_o most_o honourable_a brother_n not_o long_o after_o arius_n write_v thus_o to_o eusebius_n of_o nicomedia_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o my_o most_o desire_a lord_n the_o same_o eusebius_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o my_o lord_n paulinus_n bishop_n of_o trever_n use_v also_o the_o same_o title_n more_o than_o once_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n of_o eusebius_n of_o caesaria_n call_v he_o my_o lord_n eusebius_n for_o though_o these_o two_o who_o i_o last_o cite_v be_v not_o sound_v in_o the_o faith_n yet_o their_o writing_n show_v what_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n before_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a not_o long_o after_o the_o same_o council_n athanasius_n succeed_v the_o foresay_a alexander_n in_o his_o behalf_n the_o bishop_n which_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n write_v to_o the_o bishop_n assemble_v in_o council_n at_o tyrus_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o our_o most_o honourable_a lord_n the_o synod_n hold_v at_o jerusalem_n 22._o write_v also_o in_o his_o behalf_n to_o the_o presbyter_n deacon_n &_o people_n in_o egypt_n lybia_n &_o alexandria_n move_v they_o to_o be_v thankful_a unto_o god_n who_o have_v now_o say_v they_o restore_v unto_o you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d your_o pastor_n and_o lord_n about_o the_o same_o time_n certain_a bb._n direct_v their_o letter_n to_o julius_n b._n of_o rome_n 23._o the_o great_a patron_n of_o athanasius_n under_o this_o stile_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o most_o bless_a lord_n etc._n etc._n gregory_n nazianzen_n nyss._n write_v to_o gregory_n nyssen_n concern_v a_o false_a report_n which_o have_v be_v spread_v that_o the_o bb._n have_v put_v he_o by_o the_o bishopric_n say_v let_v no_o man_n speak_v untruth_n of_o i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o of_o my_o lord_n the_o bb._n the_o council_n hold_v at_o illyricum_n write_v to_o the_o church_n and_o bishop_n of_o asia_n and_o phrygia_n etc._n etc._n have_v these_o word_n 9_o we_o have_v send_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o lord_n and_o fellow_n minister_n elpidius_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o your_o doctrine_n whether_o it_o be_v as_o we_o have_v hear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o lord_n and_o fellow_n minister_n eustathius_n george_n the_o bishop_n of_o laodicea_n 13._o write_v to_o certain_a bb._n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o most_o honourable_a lord_n the_o father_n of_o the_o second_o general_a council_n 9_o direct_v their_o letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o most_o honourable_a lord_n damasus_n ambrose_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n speak_v of_o bb._n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d most_o reverend_a and_o most_o honourable_a brethren_n the_o say_v ambrose_n hold_v with_o other_o bb._n a_o synod_n and_o write_v a_o synodical_a epistle_n to_o syricius_n then_o b._n of_o rome_n among_o other_o bb._n aper_n a_o presbyter_n subscribe_v thereunto_o for_o his_o b._n use_v these_o word_n 81._o exiussudomini_fw-la episcopi_fw-la geminiani_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o my_o l._n