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institute_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o deliver_v by_o the_o apostle_n confirm_v by_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o father_n ought_v to_o continue_v for_o ever_o the_o superiority_n in_o degree_n of_o a_o bishop_n above_o a_o presbyter_n a_o divine_a institution_n and_o that_o st._n hierom_n be_v in_o the_o same_o error_n with_o aerius_n dico_fw-la privatam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la hieronymi_n opinionem_fw-la consentaneam_fw-la cum_fw-la aerio_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la verbo_fw-la contrariam_fw-la p._n 51._o a_o year_n or_o two_o after_o saravia_n book_n come_v out_o bancroft_n afterward_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n publish_v a_o survey_n of_o the_o pretend_a holy_a discipline_n as_o he_o call_v his_o book_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o which_o he_o say_v that_o we_o have_v a_o church_n government_n of_o our_o own_o which_o be_v in_o my_o conscience_n true_o apostolical_a and_o far_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o any_o other_o that_o be_v receive_v this_o day_n by_o any_o reform_a church_n in_o christendom_n and_o elsewhere_o in_o the_o book_n itself_o 105._o p._n 105._o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n after_o a_o short_a time_n diperse_v themselves_o by_o advice_n into_o divers_a region_n and_o there_o by_o painful_a preach_a and_o labour_v in_o the_o lord_n harvest_n they_o plant_v no_o doubt_n
holy_a sacrament_n etc._n etc._n moreover_o in_o the_o close_a to_o the_o reduction_n the_o primate_n and_o dr._n holdsworth_n aver_v that_o the_o suffragans_fw-la mention_v in_o the_o second_o proposition_n may_v lawful_o use_v the_o power_n both_o of_o jurisdiction_n and_o ordination_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n who_o yet_o be_v but_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la of_o no_o other_o order_n than_o the_o presbyter_n as_o hereafter_o i_o shall_v prove_v a_o declare_v therefore_o thus_o much_o namely_o that_o the_o presbyter_n be_v of_o the_o same_o order_n vest_v with_o the_o power_n both_o of_o order_n and_o jurisdiction_n and_o a_o entrust_v they_o with_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o as_o in_o the_o second_o proposition_n will_v contribute_v very_o much_o towards_o a_o well_o establish_v comprehension_n and_o in_o requital_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o the_o latitudinarian_a nonconformist_n of_o which_o there_o be_v a_o great_a number_n in_o this_o kingdom_n will_v ready_o yield_v to_o the_o presidency_n of_o one_o presbyter_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o union_n to_o be_v over_o they_o and_o close_o with_o what_o the_o archbishop_n further_o add_v archbishop_n of_o the_o many_o elder_n who_o in_o common_a rule_v the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n there_o be_v one_o precedent_n who_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o this_o church_n in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n style_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n 1._o revel_v 1._o and_o ignatius_n in_o another_o epistle_n write_v about_o twelve_o year_n after_o unto_o the_o same_o church_n call_v the_o bishop_n thereof_o betwixt_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbytery_n of_o that_o church_n what_o a_o harmonious_a consent_n there_o be_v in_o the_o order_v of_o the_o church-government_n the_o same_o ignatius_n do_v full_o declare_v by_o the_o presbytery_n which_o st._n paul_n understand_v the_o community_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n who_o then_o have_v a_o hand_n 4.14_o 1_o tim._n 4.14_o not_o only_o in_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o doctrine_n and_o sacrament_n but_o also_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o discipline_n of_o christ_n for_o further_a proof_n of_o which_o we_o have_v that_o know_a testimony_n of_o tertullian_n in_o his_o general_a apology_n for_o christian_n 39_o ibidem_fw-la etiam_fw-la exhortationes_fw-la castigationes_fw-la &_o censura_fw-la divina_fw-la nam_fw-la &_o judicatur_fw-la magno_fw-la cum_fw-la pondere_fw-la ut_fw-la apud_fw-la certos_fw-la de_fw-la dei_fw-la conspectu_fw-la summum_fw-la summumque_fw-la futuri_fw-la judicii_fw-la praejudicium_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la ita_fw-la deliquerit_fw-la ut_fw-la à _fw-la communicatione_n orationis_fw-la &_o conventus_fw-la &_o omnis_fw-la sancti_fw-la commercii_fw-la relegetur_fw-la president_n probati_fw-la quique_fw-la seniores_fw-la honotem_fw-la istum_fw-la non_fw-la pretio_fw-la sed_fw-la testimonio_fw-la adepti_fw-la tertul._n apologet._n c._n 39_o in_o the_o church_n be_v use_v exhortation_n chastisement_n and_o divine_a censure_n for_o judgement_n be_v give_v with_o great_a advice_n as_o among_o those_o who_o be_v certain_a they_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a foreshow_v of_o the_o judgement_n which_o be_v to_o come_v if_o any_o man_n have_v so_o offend_v that_o he_o be_v banish_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o prayer_n and_o of_o the_o assembly_n and_o of_o all_o holy_a fellowship_n the_o precedent_n that_o bear_v rule_n therein_o be_v certain_a approve_a elder_n who_o have_v obtain_v this_o honour_n not_o by_o reward_n but_o by_o good_a report_n who_o be_v no_o other_o as_o he_o himself_o intimate_v elsewhere_o but_o those_o from_o who_o hand_n they_o use_v to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n 3._o nec_fw-la de_fw-la aliorum_fw-la manibus_fw-la quà m_fw-la praesidentium_fw-la sumimus_fw-la id._n de_fw-fr corona_n militis_fw-la c._n 3._o for_o with_o the_o bishop_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a precedent_n and_o therefore_o style_v by_o the_o same_o tertullian_n in_o another_o place_n 17_o place_n dandi_fw-la quidem_fw-la baptisini_fw-la habet_fw-la jus_o summus_n sacerdos_n qui_fw-la est_fw-la episcopus_fw-la dehinc_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la id._n de_fw-fr baptis_n c._n 17_o summus_n sacerdos_n for_o distinction_n sake_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o dispenser_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n join_v in_o the_o common_a government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o where_o in_o matter_n of_o ecclesiastical_a judicature_n cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n use_v the_o receive_a form_n of_o gather_v together_o the_o presbytery_n 46._o omni_fw-la actu_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o perlato_fw-la placuit_fw-la contrahi_fw-la presbyterium_fw-la cornel._n apud_fw-la cypr._n epist_n 46._o of_o what_o person_n that_o do_v consist_v cyprian_a sufficient_o declare_v when_o he_o wish_v they_o to_o read_v his_o letter_n to_o the_o flourish_a clergy_n cornel._n florentissimo_fw-la illic_fw-la clero_fw-la tecum_fw-la praesidenti_fw-la cypr._n epist_n 55._o ad_fw-la cornel._n which_o there_o do_v preside_n or_o rule_n with_o he_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v think_v to_o be_v so_o requisite_a in_o matter_n of_o episcopal_a audience_n that_o in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n it_o be_v conclude_v 23._o ut_fw-la episcopus_fw-la nullius_fw-la causam_fw-la audiat_fw-la absque_fw-la praesentia_fw-la clericorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la alioquin_fw-la irrita_fw-la crit_fw-fr sententia_fw-la episcopi_fw-la nisi_fw-la clericorum_fw-la praesentia_fw-la confirmetur_fw-la council_n carthag_n iu_o cap._n 23._o that_o the_o bishop_n may_v hear_v no_o man_n cause_n without_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o that_o otherwise_o the_o bishop_n sentence_n shall_v be_v void_a unless_o it_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o clergy_n which_o we_o find_v also_o to_o be_v 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government_n by_o the_o unite_a suffrage_n of_o the_o clergy_n may_v be_v revive_v again_o and_o with_o what_o little_a show_n of_o alteration_n the_o synodical_a convention_n of_o the_o pastor_n of_o every_o parish_n may_v be_v accord_v with_o the_o presidency_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o each_o diocese_n and_o province_n the_o indifferent_a reader_n may_v quick_o perceive_v by_o the_o perusal_n of_o the_o ensue_a proposition_n i._o in_o every_o parish_n the_o rector_n or_o incumbent_a pastor_n together_o with_o the_o churchwarden_n and_o sides-man_n may_v every_o week_n take_v notice_n of_o such_o as_o live_v scandalous_o in_o that_o congregation_n who_o be_v to_o receive_v such_o several_a admonition_n and_o reproof_n as_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o offence_n shall_v deserve_v and_o if_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o can_v be_v reclaim_v they_o may_v be_v present_v to_o the_o next_o monthly_a synod_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n debar_v by_o the_o pastor_n from_o access_n unto_o the_o lord_n table_n note_n the_o name_n rector_n which_o signify_v a_o governor_n or_o ruler_n be_v ancient_o give_v in_o common_a to_o prelate_n bishop_n abbot_n and_o parish-presbyter_n but_o chief_o to_o the_o parish-priest_n or_o parson_n that_o have_v cure_n of_o soul_n as_o dv_o fresene_n observe_v out_o of_o the_o lombardian_n law_n rector_n rectores_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la praelati_fw-la episcopi_fw-la abbates_n parochiarum_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la longob_n l._n 3._o tit_n 1._o sect._n 42._o tit_n 10._o sect._n 4._o in_o capitularibus_fw-la carol._n m._n lib._n 3._o tit_n 75._o etc._n etc._n maxim_n rector_n ecclesiae_fw-la qui_fw-la vulgo_fw-la curio_n seu_fw-la curitus_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o charta_fw-la alaman_fw-mi 43._o apud_fw-la goldastum_fw-la dv_o fresne_n glos_n in_o verb._n rector_n and_o charles_n great_a be_v capitular_o and_o the_o almain_n charter_n lindwood_n also_o in_o his_o provincial_a constitution_n declare_v the_o same_o rectorum_fw-la communiter_fw-la loquendo_fw-la per_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la rectorum_fw-la intelligas_fw-la de_fw-fr rectoribus_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la parochialium_fw-la potest_fw-la etiam_fw-la intelligi_fw-la de_fw-la omni_fw-la praelato_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la lindw_n de_fw-fr consu_n c._n nullus_fw-la ver_fw-la nullus_fw-la rector_n &_o ver_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la rectorum_fw-la and_o rector_n and_o vid._n cowel_n interpreter_n in_o verb._n rector_n
dean_n of_o westmâ—nster_n and_o yet_o when_o the_o bishop_n do_v ordain_v any_o there_o with_o the_o dean_n leave_n it_o be_v not_o i_o presume_v by_o any_o power_n derive_v from_o the_o dean_n that_o he_o do_v it_o but_o by_o a_o power_n inhere_v in_o himself_o and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d import_v no_o other_o leave_n than_o this_o if_o then_o these_o chorepiscopi_fw-la be_v conform_v to_o the_o number_n of_o rural_a deanery_n and_o the_o rural_a dean_n allow_v to_o exercise_v the_o same_o power_n the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la do_v in_o the_o ancient_a church_n it_o will_v afford_v great_a relief_n to_o the_o conscience_n of_o many_o worthy_a protestant_n dissent_v minister_n without_o expose_v the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o the_o reproach_n of_o novelty_n to_o return_v to_o the_o archbishops_n reduction_n which_o continue_v the_o second_o proposition_n thus_o archbishop_n to_o this_o synod_n the_o rector_n and_o churchwarden_n may_v present_v such_o impenitent_a 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