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church_n of_o the_o city_n and_o therefore_o to_o ordain_v elder_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v all_o one_o in_o scripture_n and_o it_o can_v be_v demonstrative_o prove_v that_o they_o become_v so_o numerous_a in_o the_o apostle_n day_n in_o any_o great_a city_n so_o as_o that_o they_o can_v not_o meet_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o place_n but_o yet_o we_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v so_o in_o jerusalem_n if_o you_o compare_v act_n 2._o 41._o 4._o 4._o 5._o 14._o and_o whether_o it_o be_v so_o also_o in_o these_o several_a asian_a church_n we_o know_v not_o but_o however_o this_o be_v agree_v upon_o on_o all_o part_n that_o believer_n in_o great_a city_n be_v not_o divide_v into_o set_n and_o fix_v congregation_n or_o parish_n till_o long_o after_o the_o apostle_n day_n and_o that_o therefore_o if_o when_o they_o multiply_v they_o have_v divers_a meet_v place_n that_o yet_o notwithstanding_o these_o meet_v place_n be_v frequent_v promiscuous_o and_o indistinct_o and_o be_v teach_v and_o govern_v by_o all_o the_o presbyter_n promiscuous_o and_o in_o common_a and_o be_v all_o call_v but_o one_o church_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o jerusalem_n act._n 8._o 1._o act._n 15._o 6._o 22._o 16._o 4._o 21._o 18._o so_o also_o in_o these_o seven_o church_n where_o the_o believer_n of_o every_o city_n be_v call_v but_o one_o church_n and_o be_v govern_v in_o common_a by_o divers_a angel_n or_o presbyter_n as_o we_o see_v plain_o prove_v in_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n act_v 20._o 28._o henâ—e_v it_o follow_v that_o there_o be_v no_o sole-ruling_a bishop_n nor_o one_o bishop_n over_o divers_a church_n or_o set_v congregation_n in_o saint_n johns_n day_n second_o according_a to_o his_o wont_a language_n 112._o he_o tell_v we_o of_o make_v bull_n and_o solecism_n because_o we_o say_v that_o the_o seven_o star_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fix_v in_o their_o seven_o candlestick_n whereas_o these_o star_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o christ_n as_o if_o these_o two_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d know_v sir_n that_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o protection_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o christ_n right_a hand_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o â—unction_n and_o office_n they_o may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v fix_v in_o their_o seven_o candlestick_n but_o instead_o of_o pick_v quarrel_n at_o word_n you_o shall_v have_v do_v well_o if_o you_o can_v to_o prove_v that_o these_o candlestick_n be_v diocesan_n church_n we_o say_v each_o star_n have_v its_o candlestick_n not_o one_o star_n over_o divers_a and_o we_o think_v that_o this_o candlestick_n be_v but_o one_o particular_a church_n or_o one_o set_v congregation_n though_o happy_o when_o they_o multiply_v they_o may_v meet_v indistinct_o in_o divers_a under_o divers_a angel_n equal_o govern_v for_o this_o