which_o be_v convert_v and_o the_o conversion_n of_o those_o which_o be_v not_o thus_o be_v timotheus_n and_o titus_n place_v over_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n and_o crete_n just_a upon_o the_o time_n when_o he_o make_v account_n to_o see_v they_o no_o more_o thus_o be_v mark_n attendant_a on_o peter_n at_o write_v his_o first_o epistle_n v._o 13._o who_o be_v afterward_o as_o all_o agree_v seat_v by_o he_o at_o alexandria_n and_o do_v the_o office_n of_o a_o evangelist_n there_o clemens_n and_o linus_n companion_n of_o the_o apostle_n all_o antiquity_n agree_v be_v place_v by_o they_o over_o the_o church_n at_o rome_n though_o in_o what_o rank_n and_o condition_n it_o agree_v not_o the_o word_n of_o theodoret_n be_v remarkable_a where_o he_o answer_v the_o question_n why_o s._n paul_n write_v epistle_n to_o timotheus_n and_o titus_n none_o to_o silas_n or_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o fellow_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o we_o say_v say_v he_o that_o 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apostle_n possess_v for_o they_o and_o afore_o c._n xxxii_o sicut_fw-la smyrnaeorum_n ecclesia_fw-la polycarpum_fw-la ab_fw-la joanne_n conlocatum_fw-la refert_fw-la as_o the_o church_n at_o smyrna_n relate_v that_o john_n place_v polycarpus_n or_o install_v he_o to_o wit_n in_o the_o bishop_n chair_n there_o he_o think_v that_o all_o this_o import_v that_o polycarpus_n take_v place_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o presbyter_n and_o no_o more_o but_o indifferent_a reason_n will_v require_v he_o to_o grant_v no_o more_o superiority_n of_o bishop_n than_o the_o chair_n of_o the_o apostle_n import_v however_o s._n hierome_n reconcile_v his_o opinion_n with_o his_o own_o word_n concern_v the_o presbyter_n of_o alexandria_n that_o from_o s._n mark_n time_n be_v wont_a to_o take_v one_o of_o their_o number_n and_o place_v he_o on_o a_o high_a step_n and_o call_v he_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n common_a sense_n will_v enforce_v the_o high_a rank_n in_o which_o he_o sit_v to_o import_v the_o 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the_o truth_n of_o history_n that_o the_o temple_n be_v destroy_v in_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n his_o time_n which_o not_o only_o this_o psalm_n but_o divers_a of_o the_o same_o title_n import_n lxxix_o 1._o o_o god_n the_o heathen_a be_v come_v into_o thy_o inheritance_n thy_o holy_a temple_n have_v they_o defile_v and_o make_v jerusalem_n a_o heap_n of_o stone_n upon_o the_o title_n of_o this_o psalm_n which_o be_v a_o psalm_n of_o asaph_n the_o chaldee_n descant_v thus_o a_o song_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o asaph_n upon_o the_o desolation_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n he_o say_v lxxxi_o 13._o the_o boar_n out_o of_o the_o wood_n do_v waste_v it_o and_o the_o wild_a beast_n of_o the_o field_n do_v devour_v it_o therefore_o i_o observe_v much_o what_o we_o read_v after_o the_o lxxii_o psalm_n here_o end_v the_o prayer_n of_o david_n the_o son_n of_o jesse_n and_o yet_o you_o shall_v find_v not_o a_o few_o under_o david_n name_n afterward_o which_o seem_v 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no_o prophet_n nor_o prophet_n son_n but_o a_o herdsman_n and_o gatherer_n of_o sycomore_n fruit_n and_o the_o lord_n take_v i_o as_o i_o follow_v the_o flock_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o go_v prophesy_v unto_o my_o people_n israel_n now_o the_o study_n that_o dispose_v man_n to_o this_o grace_n be_v without_o doubt_n that_o of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n in_o that_o all_o converse_v and_o spend_v their_o time_n that_o pretend_v though_o some_o attein_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n grace_n other_o stay_v at_o that_o knowledge_n which_o by_o humane_a endeavour_n they_o can_v compass_v whereupon_o that_o which_o be_v call_v in_o the_o place_n of_o samuel_n aforesaid_a a_o company_n of_o prophet_n be_v by_o jonathan_n translate_v in_o the_o chaldee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pack_n of_o scribe_n a_o difference_n remarkable_a in_o that_o translation_n which_o it_o make_v in_o render_v the_o word_n prophet_n for_o when_o he_o conceive_v the_o speech_n be_v of_o such_o as_o 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about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n mclxxiii_o all_o the_o rabbi_n and_o deacon_n of_o synagogue_n of_o that_o great_a resort_v be_v appoint_v by_o he_o who_o they_o call_v head_n of_o the_o exile_n at_o bagdat_n and_o come_v thither_o to_o he_o to_o get_v imposition_n of_o hand_n p._n 73._o &_o 74._o but_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o that_o people_n those_o that_o be_v promote_v rabbi_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v make_v only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v in_o all_o that_o they_o possess_v when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n insomuch_o that_o unless_o he_o that_o promoted_n and_o he_o that_o be_v promoted_n be_v both_o in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n there_o be_v no_o imposition_n of_o hand_n if_o both_o be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o it_o than_o may_v it_o be_v do_v by_o writing_n if_o they_o be_v not_o present_a maimoni_n in_o the_o same_o place_n therefore_o if_o we_o believe_v that_o all_o elder_n of_o synagogue_n and_o 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