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that_o name_n be_v confuse_v and_o indistinct_a after_o the_o time_n of_o antiochus_n but_o notwithstanding_o that_o in_o these_o latter_a time_n all_o good_a order_n have_v much_o degenerate_a and_o grow_v to_o confusion_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a court_n remain_v distinct_a let_v i_o say_v my_o opinion_n with_o all_o man_n leave_n and_o under_o correction_n of_o the_o more_o learned_a that_o night_n that_o our_o lord_n be_v betray_v he_o be_v lead_v to_o the_o hall_n of_o cajaphas_n where_o there_o be_v hold_v a_o ecclesiastical_a sanedrim_n which_o ask_v jesus_n of_o his_o disciple_n and_o of_o his_o doctrine_n receive_v witness_n against_o he_o and_o pronounce_v he_o guilty_a of_o blasphemy_n mat._n 27.57_o mark_v 14.53.55_o joh._n 18.19_o nothing_o i_o find_v in_o this_o council_n why_o we_o shall_v think_v it_o civil_a for_o as_o touch_v the_o smite_v and_o buffet_n of_o christ_n 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of_o till_o he_o be_v bring_v before_o pâ—â—at_v but_o there_o be_v another_o sanedrim_n convocat_n in_o the_o morning_n mat_n 27_o 1._o mark_v 15.1_o luk_n 22_o 66._o and_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v not_o ecclesiastical_a but_o civil_a 1._o because_o they_o meddle_v not_o with_o the_o trial_n of_o his_o doctrine_n nor_o any_o examination_n of_o witness_n thereanent_a only_o they_o desire_v to_o hear_v out_o of_o his_o own_o mouth_n that_o which_o he_o have_v confess_v in_o the_o other_o council_n viz._n that_o he_o be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n whereupon_o they_o take_v counsel_n how_o they_o may_v deliver_v he_o to_o pilate_n which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o their_o meeting_n 2._o mâ—â—k_o say_v they_o bind_v he_o and_o carry_v he_o awâ—y_o to_o pilate_n 3._o the_o ecclesiastical_a council_n have_v already_o do_v that_o which_o they_o think_v pertain_v to_o they_o for_o what_o shall_v they_o have_v convene_v again_o some_o say_v that_o aâ—l_v the_o high_a priest_n scribes_z and_o elder_n be_v not_o present_a at_o that_o nocturnal_a council_n and_o that_o therefore_o they_o convene_v more_o full_o in_o the_o morning_n but_o that_o the_o nocturnal_a council_n be_v full_o convene_v it_o be_v manifest_a from_o mat._n 26.59_o mark_v 14.53.55_o 4._o this_o last_o council_n lead_v jesus_n away_o to_o pilot_n and_o go_v themselves_o with_o he_o to_o accuse_v he_o before_o pilate_n of_o sedition_n and_o of_o make_v himself_o a_o king_n luk._n 23.1.2_o mat._n 27.12_o 5._o they_o complain_v that_o the_o power_n of_o capital_a punishment_n be_v take_v from_o they_o by_o the_o roman_n import_v that_o otherwise_o they_o may_v have_v put_v he_o to_o death_n by_o their_o law_n joh._n 18.31_o now_o d._n fields_n last_o reason_n be_v for_o that_o all_o father_n or_o counsel_n mention_v elder_n place_v they_o betwixt_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n and_o make_v they_o to_o be_v clergy_n man_n and_o that_o in_o the_o act_n where_o the_o apostle_n be_v say_v to_o have_v constitute_v elder_n in_o every_o church_n pastor_n be_v mean_v be_v strong_o confirm_v from_o act._n 20.17.28_o where_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n be_v command_v to_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o christ_n over_o which_o they_o be_v appoint_v overseer_n whence_o it_o follow_v inevitable_o that_o they_o be_v pastor_n 14_o we_o answer_v 1._o ambrose_n speak_v of_o elder_n which_o be_v not_o pastor_n 2._o beza_n &_o gualther_n expound_v the_o place_n act._n 14.23_o where_o the_o apostle_n be_v say_v to_o have_v ordain_v elder_n through_o every_o church_n of_o rule_v as_o well_o as_o preach_v elder_n 3._o as_o for_o that_o which_o he_o allege_v from_o act._n 20._o beza_n 275._o junius_n and_o the_o professor_n of_o leyden_n hold_v that_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n be_v common_a both_o to_o rule_v and_o preach_v elder_n and_o that_o the_o scripture_n give_v these_o name_n to_o both_o howsoever_o in_o ecclesiastical_a use_n for_o distinction_n cause_n they_o be_v appropriate_v to_o teach_v elder_n sure_o the_o roll_a elder_n both_o oversee_v the_o flock_n and_o feed_v the_o same_o both_o by_o discipline_n and_o by_o private_a admonition_n and_o for_o these_o respect_n may_v be_v true_o call_v both_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n 4._o how_o small_a reason_n he_o have_v to_o boast_v of_o the_o father_n we_o have_v already_o make_v it_o to_o appear_v 5._o it_o be_v a_o beg_n of_o the_o question_n to_o reason_n from_o the_o appropriation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o elder_n to_o the_o pastor_n chap._n xii_o the_o extravagancy_n of_o whitgift_n and_o saravia_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o rule_v elder_n these_o two_o disputer_n do_v not_o as_o d._n field_n altogether_o oppose_v the_o government_n of_o rule_v elder_n but_o with_o certain_a restriction_n about_o which_o notwithstanding_o they_o differ_v betwixt_o themselves_o whitgift_n allow_v of_o rule_v elder_n under_o a_o tyrant_n but_o not_o under_o a_o christian_a magistrate_n but_o â—ayeth_v they_o can_v be_v under_o a_o infidel_n magistrate_n i_o think_v i_o see_v here_o sampsons_n fox_n with_o their_o tail_n knit_v together_o and_o a_o firebrand_n betwixt_o they_o yet_o their_o head_n look_v sundry_a waâ—es_n 114._o to_o begin_v with_o whitgift_n he_o say_v in_o one_o place_n i_o know_v that_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n they_o have_v in_o every_o church_n senior_n to_o who_o the_o government_n of_o the_o congregation_n be_v commit_v but_o that_o be_v before_o there_o be_v any_o christian_a prince_n or_o magistrate_n etc._n etc._n in_o another_o place_n my_o reason_n why_o it_o the_o church_n may_v not_o be_v govern_v under_o a_o christian_a magistrate_n be_v it_o may_v under_o a_o tyrant_n be_v this_o god_n have_v give_v the_o chief_a authority_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n which_o can_v not_o be_v so_o if_o your_o seignory_n may_v aswell_o retain_v their_o authority_n under_o a_o christian_a prince_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o peace_n be_v under_o a_o tyrant_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n for_o tell_v i_o i_o pray_v you_o what_o authority_n ecclesiastical_a remain_v to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n where_o this_o seignory_n be_v establish_v he_o who_o please_v may_v find_v this_o opinion_n large_o consute_v by_o beza_n de_fw-fr presbyterio_n contra_fw-la erasmum_fw-la and_o by_o i._o b._n a._n c._n polit_fw-la civil_a &_o eccles._n 140_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o i_o answer_v first_o t._n c._n have_v make_v a_o sufficient_a reply_n hereunto_o which_o whitgift_n here_o in_o his_o defence_n shall_v have_v confute_v but_o have_v not_o viz._n that_o if_o the_o senior_n under_o a_o tyrant_n have_v meddle_v with_o any_o office_n of_o a_o magistrate_n than_o there_o have_v be_v some_o cause_n why_o a_o godly_a magistrate_n be_v in_o the_o church_n the_o office_n of_o a_o senior_n or_o at_o least_o so_o much_o as_o
any_o thing_n of_o that_o kind_n to_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o a_o occasional_a meeting_n 3_o the_o apostle_n be_v free_o present_a in_o any_o presbytery_n where_o they_o be_v for_o the_o time_n because_o the_o oversight_n and_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n be_v lay_v upon_o they_o pastor_n and_o elder_n be_v necessary_o present_a therein_o and_o do_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o particular_a vocation_n meet_v together_o presbyterial_o whether_o a_o apostle_n be_v with_o they_o or_o not_o no_o other_o sense_n can_v the_o text_n suffer_v but_o that_o by_o presbytery_n we_o shall_v understand_v consessus_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la a_o meeting_n of_o elder_n and_o so_o do_v camero_n and_o forbesse_n themselves_o expound_v it_o sutlivius_n object_v to_o the_o contrary_a that_o the_o apostle_n paul_n do_v lay_v on_o hand_n upon_o timothy_n which_o he_o prove_v both_o from_o 2._o tim._n 1._o and_o because_o extraordinary_a gift_n be_v give_v by_o that_o lay_n on_o of_o hand_n ans._n there_o be_v a_o express_a difference_n make_v betwixt_o paul_n lay_v on_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o presbytery_n lay_v on_o of_o their_o hand_n of_o the_o former_a it_o be_v say_v that_o timothy_n receive_v the_o gift_n which_o be_v in_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o paul_n hand_n but_o he_o receive_v the_o gift_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n as_o didoclavius_n note_v but_o say_v sutlivius_n timothy_n be_v a_o evangelist_n as_o you_o hold_v how_o can_v he_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o presbytery_n ans._n 1._o though_o the_o presbytery_n do_v neither_o give_v he_o ordination_n to_o be_v a_o evangelist_n nor_o yet_o confer_v by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o their_o hand_n extraordinary_a gift_n upon_o he_o yet_o do_v they_o lie_v on_o their_o hand_n as_o set_v to_o the_o the_o seal_n and_o testimony_n and_o commend_v he_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n even_o as_o certain_a prophet_n and_o teacher_n lay_v hand_n on_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n and_o ananias_n also_o before_o that_o time_n have_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o paul_n 2._o the_o presbytery_n may_v ordain_v timothy_n to_o be_v a_o elder_a if_o so_o be_v he_o be_v ordain_v a_o elder_a before_o he_o be_v ordain_v a_o evangelist_n 3._o if_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o presbytery_n by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o their_o hand_n together_o with_o the_o apostle_n hand_n in_o the_o extraordinary_a mission_n of_o timothy_n be_v require_v much_o more_o may_v it_o be_v put_v out_o of_o question_n that_o the_o apostle_n commit_v to_o the_o presbytery_n the_o full_a power_n of_o ordain_v ordinary_a minister_n but_o it_o be_v further_o object_v by_o sutlivius_n that_o this_o can_v not_o be_v such_o a_o presbytery_n as_o be_v among_o we_o because_o ordination_n and_o imposition_n of_o hand_n pertain_v to_o none_o but_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n 8.10_o ans._n 1._o the_o child_n of_o israel_n lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o levite_n &_o we_o will_v know_v his_o reason_n why_o he_o deny_v the_o like_a power_n to_o rule_v elder_n now_o especial_o since_o this_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v but_o a_o gesture_n of_o one_o pray_v and_o a_o moral_a sign_n declare_v the_o person_n pray_v for_o 2._o howsoever_o our_o practice_n whâ—ch_n be_v also_o approve_a by_o good_a divine_n be_v 37._o to_o put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o act_n of_o ordination_n and_o the_o external_a right_n thereof_o which_o be_v imposition_n of_o hand_n ascribe_v the_o former_a to_o the_o whole_a presbytery_n both_o pastor_n and_o elder_n and_o reserve_v the_o latter_a to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n yet_o to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o thus_o have_v we_o evince_v the_o apostle_n meaning_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o presbytery_n and_o this_o consistory_n we_o find_v to_o have_v continue_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o the_o age_n after_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o ancient_a bishop_n have_v no_o power_n to_o judge_v any_o cause_n without_o the_o presence_n advice_n and_o counsel_n of_o their_o presbyter_n conc._n carth._n 4._o can_n 23._o field_n forbesse_n saravia_n and_o douname_n do_v all_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v so_o and_o so_o do_v bellarmine_n de_fw-fr pont._n rom._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o of_o this_o presbytery_n speak_v cyprian_a omni_fw-la actu_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o perlato_fw-la placuit_fw-la contrahi_fw-la presbyterium_fw-la etc._n etc._n of_o the_o presbytery_n speak_v the_o same_o cyprian_a lib._n 2._o ep._n 8._o &_o lib._n 4._o ep._n 5._o ignatius_n ad_fw-la trall_n and_o hierom_n in_o esa._n 3_o we_o find_v it_o also_o in_o conc_fw-fr ancyr_n can_v 18_o and_o in_o conc_fw-fr carthag_n 4._o can_n 35.40_o 254.255_o doctor_n forbesse_n allege_v that_o the_o word_n presbytery_n for_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n do_v signify_v no_o other_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n than_o a_o diocesan_n synod_n but_o herein_o if_o he_o have_v understand_v himself_o he_o speak_v not_o so_o much_o against_o presbytery_n as_o against_o prelate_n for_o a_o diocese_n of_o old_a be_v bound_v within_o one_o city_n 2._o tumque_fw-la jampridem_fw-la per_fw-la omnes_fw-la provincias_fw-la &_o per_fw-la urbes_fw-la singulas_fw-la ordinati_fw-la sint_fw-la episcopi_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v cyprian_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o ordain_v bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o say_v chrysostome_n speak_v of_o the_o primitive_a time_n yea_o in_o country_n village_n also_o be_v bishop_n who_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rural_a bishop_n who_o episcopal_a office_n though_o limit_v yet_o be_v allow_v in_o the_o council_n of_o ancyra_n can_v 13._o and_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n can_v 8._o &_o 10._o 4._o sozomen_n record_v that_o the_o village_n majuma_n which_o be_v sometime_o a_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n gaza_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o bishop_n of_o gaza_n but_o have_v its_o 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by_o the_o title_n give_v to_o all_o particular_a congregation_n viz._n a_o kingdom_n a_o family_n a_o body_n a_o queen_n etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v that_o all_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n aught_o to_o be_v in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o distinct_o whole_o entire_o where_o let_v the_o reader_n observe_v that_o he_o make_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o place_n mat._n 3.2_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v at_o hand_n to_o be_v this_o a_o particular_a congregation_n be_v at_o hand_n also_o that_o he_o expound_v eph._n 2.19_o &_o ps._n 45._o of_o a_o particular_a congregation_n which_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o holy_a catholic_a church_n but_o say_v that_o every_o particular_a congregation_n be_v a_o kingdom_n a_o family_n a_o body_n a_o queen_n how_o prove_v he_o that_o these_o name_n do_v agree_v to_o every_o congregation_n in_o respect_n of_o her_o external_a policy_n or_o ecclesiastical_a government_n nay_o say_v they_o do_v agree_v in_o this_o respect_n yet_o in_o a_o thousand_o 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contr_n 3._o the_o council_n quaest_n 1._o cant._n 6.4_o psal._n 64_o 3._o math._n 22.21_o rom._n 14_o 23._o phil._n 1.9_o â—_o tim._n 2.7_o catal._n test_n verit_fw-la lib._n 2._o col_fw-fr 98._o oâ—iand_n cent_n 1._o p._n 8._o loc._n theol_n â—_o 6_o n._n 37._o synod_n turon_n 2._o can._n 3._o syn._n constant._n 6._o can_n 69._o of_o episcop_n by_o divine_a right_n pag._n 2.12_o act._n i._n 26_o d._n 21._o ca._n cleros_fw-la dâ—_n clerie_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o bâ—ll_n prae_fw-la fat_n ante_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr clerie_n bell._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr mon._n cap._n 1._o in_o 2.2.4.88_o â—â—t_n 4._o de_fw-fr gub_n eckl_n pag._n 28._o m._n elias_n hasen_n mullerus_a hist._n ordin_fw-fr jeâ—_n pag._n 68_o lib._n 4._o do_v 4._o eccles._n l._n â—_o c._n 3._o meum_fw-la &_o tuum_fw-la matth._n 20.26.27_o 1._o tim._n 3.2.3.4.5.6.7_o etc._n etc._n 6.11_o tit._n 1.6.7.8_o lib._n 1._o ep._n 9_o jun._n eccles._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o mos._n and_o aaron_n two_o 2._o c._n 2._o alsted_n thesau_n chro._n pag._n 265._o ferneius_fw-la theol._n lib._n 7._o pag._n 151.152_o martyr_n loc_n come_v class_n 4._o cap._n 1._o p._n 745._o anno_fw-la 58._o n._n 10._o de_fw-fr divers_a grad_v minist_n evang._n cap._n â—_o 1._o p._n 108._o ibid._n p._n 118._o ibid._n p._n 100l_n 118_o de_fw-fr repub_fw-la jud._n lib._n 1._o c._n 12._o bertram_z de_fw-fr pol._n jud._n cap._n 16._o say_v that_o these_o elder_n do_v continue_v among_o the_o ten_o tribe_n even_o after_o the_o defection_n of_o jeroboam_n seniores_fw-la erant_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o mores_fw-la &_o vitam_fw-la piorum_fw-la virorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n inquirebam_fw-la &_o reprehensionibus_fw-la censur_fw-la sque_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la animad_fw-la â—ertebant_fw-la hoâ—um_fw-la seniorum_fw-la &_o reliquae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la coetus_fw-la &_o actiones_fw-la moderabâ—ntur_fw-la prophetae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la ad_fw-la prophetae_fw-la dâ—mum_fw-la all_o quando_fw-la seniores_fw-la convenirent_fw-la 2_o reg._n 6.32_o in_o jos._n 20._o quaest_n 3._o dâ—_n guber_n eccles_n cap._n â—_o p._n 70.71_o praelect_v tom_n 1._o p._n 23._o in_o 4._o precept_n col_fw-fr 741._o contr._n 3._o l._n 2._o c._n 6._o d._n of_o tract_n 17._o â—_o 2._o diu._n 4._o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la pag._n 26._o loc._n theol._n tom_n 6._o p._n 137._o num._n 8_o 9.10_o 〈◊〉_d of_o ecclâ—s_n discip_n pag._n 87._o exoâ—_n 12.3_o verse_n â—1_n 2_o cor._n 4.5_o in_o illum_fw-la locum_fw-la eccles._n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o de_fw-fr presbyt_fw-la p._n 87._o â—oc_fw-la come_v class_n 4._o cap_n 1._o p._n 746._o de_fw-fr gub_n eccl._n cap._n 10._o p._n 204_o of_o the_o church_n lib_n 5._o cap._n 26._o answer_v to_o the_o admon_n p._n 114.115_o temporis_fw-la illius_fw-la conditionoâ—_n de_fw-fr cue_n buslibet_fw-la praefectis_fw-la paulum_fw-la loqui_fw-la oftendit_fw-la quia_fw-la tuncnulli_fw-la erant_fw-la pii_fw-la magistratus_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la senioribus_fw-la qui_fw-la morum_fw-la erant_fw-la censores_fw-la say_v calvine_n upon_o rom._n 12.8_o de_fw-fr reg._n prim_fw-la p._n 123._o de_fw-fr diver_n grad_v minist_n evang._n c._n 11._o p._n 115._o de_fw-fr presbyt_fw-la p._n 87._o