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be_v not_o without_o order_n yet_o there_o be_v not_o that_o order_n as_o afterward_o they_o have_v when_o they_o be_v not_o set_v in_o order_n under_o elder_n that_o have_v take_v order_n in_o mean_a season_n the_o apostle_n &_o evangelist_n and_o other_o religious_a teacher_n do_v visit_v they_o by_o turn_n as_o their_o opportunity_n serve_v and_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o paul_n and_o apollo_n do_v excuse_v themselves_o unto_o the_o corinthian_n that_o they_o do_v not_o visit_v they_o so_o often_o as_o they_o can_v have_v wish_v the_o which_o be_v also_o very_o well_o note_v of_o ambrose_n and_o epiphanius_n epiphanius_n adversus_fw-la herese_n in_o the_o 75._o heresy_n have_v these_o word_n when_o the_o gospel_n be_v young_a the_o holy_a apostle_n write_v according_a as_o the_o matter_n then_o stand_v for_o where_o there_o be_v bishop_n appoint_v he_o write_v to_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n neither_o can_v the_o apostle_n appoint_v all_o thing_n at_o the_o first_o in_o deed_n the_o 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ministry_n first_o deacon_n than_o priest_n or_o elder_n of_o who_o we_o be_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o priest_n or_o pastor_n and_o bishop_n chap._n ix_o the_o apostle_n saint_n paul_n next_o after_o evangelist_n place_v pastor_n and_o doctor_n but_o whether_o he_o mean_v by_o they_o two_o distinct_a order_n or_o but_o one_o only_a there_o be_v the_o question_n and_o that_o because_o whosoever_o be_v a_o pastor_n ought_v also_o to_o be_v a_o doctor_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o conversive_o on_o the_o other_o part_n for_o it_o may_v be_v that_o he_o be_v a_o doctor_n which_o not_o any_o where_n be_v a_o pastor_n this_o be_v once_o that_o as_o by_o the_o three_o former_a name_n of_o apostle_n prophet_n and_o evangelist_n the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o note_v
into_o bad_a latin_a they_o call_v superintendente_n and_o general_a superintendente_n but_o where_o also_o nor_o those_o good_a old_a greek_a nor_o these_o bad_a latin_a name_n be_v in_o use_n there_o notwithstanding_o be_v common_o certain_a private_a &_o especial_a man_n in_o who_o hand_n in_o a_o manner_n be_v all_o the_o authority_n wherefore_o now_o the_o controversy_n be_v concern_v name_n but_o see_v we_o do_v agree_v in_o deed_n what_o do_v we_o contend_v about_o name_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n as_o i_o have_v not_o disalow_v the_o father_n in_o this_o matter_n which_o be_v now_o in_o question_n so_o also_o i_o can_v but_o love_v the_o zeal_n of_o our_o brethren_n who_o therefore_o be_v out_o of_o love_n with_o those_o name_n because_o they_o fear_v least_o with_o the_o old_a name_n the_o old_a ambition_n also_o and_o tyranny_n shall_v be_v call_v in_o again_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o church_n thus_o grave_o divine_v that_o reverend_a old_a zanchius_n with_o who_o i_o can_v 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