which_o be_v as_o well_o of_o the_o sacrament_n as_o of_o the_o oblation_n otherwise_o the_o apostle_n will_v not_o have_v leave_v out_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o sacrament_n in_o act_n 6.4_o they_o transfer_v that_o part_n upon_o the_o vii_o deacon_n who_o they_o have_v ordain_v for_o distribution_n of_o the_o sacrament_n not_o for_o consecration_n act._n 6._o 1._o tim._n 3.12_o 13._o justin._n apolog._n 2._o ignatius_n ad_fw-la heronem_fw-la tertull_n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la cyprian_n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la &_o lib._n 3._o epist_n 9_o chrysostom_n hom_n 83._o in_o matth._n hieron_n ep_v 48._o ad_fw-la sabinianum_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la lucifer_n ambros_n offic_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 41._o gregor_n 4.88_o council_n nicaen_fw-la 1._o can_v 14._o of_o evangelist_n they_o grow_v upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o scatter_n of_o the_o disciple_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o persecution_n after_o the_o death_n of_o s._n stephen_n act_n 11.19_o of_o which_o number_n s._n philip_n be_v reckon_v act_n 21.8_o and_o diverse_a other_o act_n 11.19_o of_o who_o eusebius_n make_v mention_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 37._o and_o lib._n 5._o cap._n 10._o upon_o these_o be_v transfer_v that_o part_n of_o the_o apostle_n function_n which_o consist_v in_o preach_v from_o place_n to_o place_n of_o priests_z when_o the_o church_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n plant_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o apostle_n prophet_n and_o evangelist_n that_o they_o may_v be_v continual_o water_v and_o have_v a_o stand_a attendance_n the_o apostle_n ordain_v priest_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n in_o every_o church_n act_n 14.23_o and_o 11.30_o and_o 21.18_o and_o they_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rather_o than_o of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o in_o use_n with_o the_o greek_n because_o it_o include_v a_o embassy_n and_o that_o chief_o of_o reconciliation_n which_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d express_v by_o s._n paul_n in_o 2._o corinth_n 5.20_o with_o luke_n 14.32_o of_o bishop_n last_o of_o all_o that_o the_o church_n thus_o plant_v and_o water_v may_v so_o continue_v the_o apostle_n ordain_v overseer_n to_o have_v a_o general_a care_n over_o the_o church_n in_o stead_n of_o themselves_o who_o first_o have_v the_o same_o which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_v 15.36_o and_o contain_v in_o it_o as_o a_o strengthen_n or_o establish_v that_o which_o be_v already_o well_o act_n 14.22_o and_o 15.41_o revel_v 3.2_o so_o a_o rectify_v or_o redress_v if_o ought_v be_v defective_a or_o amiss_o tit_n 1.5_o these_o be_v call_v act_v 20.28_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o syrian_a that_o be_v episcopi_fw-la by_o s._n john_n revel_v 1.20_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n these_o be_v set_v over_o other_o both_o to_o rule_v and_o teach_v 1._o tim_n 5.17_o 1._o pet_n 5.2_o upon_o these_o be_v transfer_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o apostolic_a function_n the_o oversight_n of_o the_o church_n power_n of_o command_v correct_a ordain_v the_o occasion_n which_o cause_v the_o apostle_n to_o appoint_v bishop_n beside_o the_o pattern_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v schism_n such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n rom._n 16.17_o corinth_n 1._o cor._n 1.11_o and_o 3.3_o 4._o galatia_n gal._n 5.12_o ephesus_n ephes_n 4.2_o 3._o philippi_n phil._n 4.2_o colossi_fw-la coloss_n 3.13_o thessalonica_n 2._o thess_n 3.11_o the_o hebrew_n hebr._n 13.9_o jam._n 3.1_o for_o which_o s._n cyprian_n s._n hierome_n and_o all_o the_o father_n take_v the_o respect_n to_o one_o governor_n to_o be_v a_o especial_a remedy_n for_o which_o also_o see_v calvin_n instit._fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o §_o 2._o this_o power_n even_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n be_v necessary_a 13._o act._n 5.5_o 15.13.11.2.11.10.46.14.11.8.13.5.11_o 13._o for_o god_n charge_v not_o his_o church_n with_o superfluous_a burden_n yet_o have_v they_o such_o grace_n as_o power_n of_o heal_v do_v sign_n sundry_a language_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o of_o all_o other_o may_v seem_v best_a able_a to_o want_v it_o for_o by_o these_o grace_n they_o purchase_v both_o admiration_n and_o terror_n sufficient_a for_o credit_v their_o bare_a word_n in_o the_o whole_a church_n if_o necessary_a then_o in_o their_o time_n that_o be_v so_o furnish_v much_o more_o in_o the_o age_n ensue_v when_o all_o those_o grace_n cease_v and_o no_o mean_n but_o it_o to_o keep_v thing_n in_o order_n so_o that_o be_v it_o not_o apparent_a to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o apostle_n yet_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o time_n follow_v destitute_a of_o these_o help_n may_v enforce_v it_o see_v then_o god_n have_v no_o less_o care_n for_o the_o propagation_n and_o continuance_n of_o his_o church_n then_o for_o the_o first_o settle_v or_o plant_v of_o it_o eph._n 4.13_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o this_o power_n be_v not_o personal_a in_o the_o apostle_n as_o tie_v to_o they_o only_o but_o a_o power_n give_v to_o the_o church_n and_o in_o they_o for_o their_o time_n resident_a but_o not_o end_v with_o they_o as_o temporary_a but_o common_a to_o the_o age_n after_o and_o continue_v to_o who_o it_o be_v more_o needful_a then_o to_o they_o to_o repress_v schism_n and_o to_o remedy_v other_o abuse_n so_o that_o the_o very_a same_o power_n at_o this_o day_n remain_v in_o the_o church_n and_o shall_v to_o the_o world_n end_n of_o the_o person_n that_o execute_v these_o office_n i._o albeit_o the_o commission_n be_v general_a over_o all_o nation_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o xii_o yet_o be_v that_o generality_n only_o by_o permission_n not_o express_v mandatory_a else_o shall_v they_o have_v sin_v that_o go_v not_o through_o all_o nation_n therefore_o howsoever_o the_o commission_n be_v to_o all_o nation_n yet_o be_v it_o leave_v to_o their_o discretion_n how_o and_o in_o what_o sort_n they_o will_v dispose_v themselves_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v direct_v they_o so_o that_o the_o partition_n gal._n 2.9_o betwixt_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n be_v lawful_a and_o good_a and_o no_o way_n derogatory_n to_o item_fw-la praedicate_fw-la go_v teach_v all_o nation_n further_o the_o ecclesiastical_a history_n do_v testify_v that_o they_o part_v the_o coast_n and_o country_n of_o the_o world_n among_o they_o by_o common_a advice_n and_o so_o sever_v themselves_o peter_n to_o pontus_n galatia_n cappadocia_n john_n to_o asia_n parthia_n andrew_n to_o scythia_n tontus_fw-la euxinus_n and_o byzantium_n philip_n to_z upper_z asia_n and_o to_o hierapolis_n thomas_n to_o india_n persia_n and_o the_o magi._n bartholomew_n to_o armenia_n lycaonia_n jndia_fw-la citerior_fw-la matthew_n to_o aethiopia_n simeon_n to_o mesopotamia_n persia_n egypt_n africa_n britain_n thaddaeus_n to_o arabia_n idumaea_n mesopotamia_n mathias_n to_o aethiopia_n ii_o again_o albeit_o their_o preach_n be_v for_o the_o most_o ambulatory_a yet_o do_v the_o same_o history_n witness_v that_o have_v settle_v religion_n and_o bring_v the_o church_n to_o some_o stay_n towards_o their_o end_n they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o residence_n in_o some_o one_o place_n diverse_a of_o they_o as_o s._n james_n at_o jerusalem_n euseb_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o epiphan_n haer_fw-mi 66._o hierome_n s._n john_n at_o ephesus_n euseb_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 26._o terturlian_n lib._n 4._o contra_fw-la martion_n hierome_n s._n peter_n first_o at_o antioch_n and_o after_o at_o rome_n which_o place_n be_v more_o especial_o account_v their_o see_z and_o the_o church_n themselves_o after_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n be_v call_v apostolic_a sedes_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la augustin_n epist_n 42._o ecclesiae_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la tertullian_n iii_o three_o it_o be_v also_o plain_a that_o the_o apostle_n choose_v unto_o they_o as_o helper_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divers_a who_o be_v companion_n with_o they_o in_o their_o journey_n minister_v unto_o they_o &_o supply_v their_o absence_n in_o diverse_a church_n when_o they_o themselves_o be_v occasion_v to_o depart_v such_o be_v apollos_n act._n 19.1_o 1._o cor._n 3.6_o aquila_n rom._n 16.3_o archippus_n philem_n 2._o colos_n 4.17_o aristarchus_n act._n 20.4_o clemens_n phil._n 4.3_o crescens_n 2._o tim._n 4.10_o demetrius_n 3._o john_n 12._o epaphras_n colos_n 4.12_o &_o 1.7_o &_o philem_n 24._o epaphroditus_n ph._n 2.23_o epaenetus_n rom._n 16.5_o erastus_n act._n 19.22_o gaius_n act._n 20.4_o jesus_n justus_n col._n 4.11_o john_n mark._n act._n 13.5_o &_o 15.37_o &_o philem_n 24._o lucas_n philem_n 24._o col._n 4.14_o secundus_fw-la act._n 20.4_o silvanus_n 1._o pet._n 5.12_o 1._o thess_n 1.1_o 2._o thess_n 1.1_o sopater_n act._n 20.4_o sosthenes_n 1._o cor._n 1.1_o stephanas_n 1._o cor._n 16.15_o timotheus_n act._n 19.22_o &_o 20.4_o titus_n 2._o cor._n 8.23_o trophimus_n act._n 20.4_o tychicus_n act._n 20.4_o vrbanus_n rom._n 16.9_o of_o who_o eusebius_n lib._n 3._o hist_o cap._n 4._o euthymius_n in_o tertium_fw-la johannis_n
bishopric_n be_v contain_v that_o 23._o that_o insuper_fw-la praeter_fw-la septem_fw-la collaterales_fw-la episcopos_fw-la erant_fw-la alii_fw-la episcopt_v qui_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la suffraganci_fw-la romani_fw-la pontificis_fw-la nulli_fw-la alii_fw-la primati_fw-la vel_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la subjectis_fw-la qui_fw-la frequenter_a ad_fw-la synodos_n vocarentur_fw-la ms._n vatican_n apud_fw-la baron_n ann_n 1057._o §._o 23._o be_v immediate_o subject_a to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o frequent_o call_v to_o his_o synod_n the_o name_n whereof_o be_v find_v register_v in_o the_o record_n of_o that_o church_n the_o antiquity_n of_o which_o number_n as_o it_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n receive_v confirmation_n from_o the_o roman_a synod_n of_o seventy_o bishop_n hold_v under_o gelasius_n so_o for_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o bishop_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n from_o those_o that_o appertain_v to_o italy_n we_o have_v a_o far_o more_o ancient_a testimony_n from_o the_o edict_n of_o the_o emperor_n aurelian_a who_o in_o the_o controversy_n that_o arise_v betwixt_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la and_o domnus_n for_o the_o house_n which_o belong_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n command_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v deliver_v to_o they_o 〈◊〉_d they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v niceophorus_n callist_n lib._n 6._o hist_o cap._n 29._o but_o eusebius_n lib._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o full_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o who_o the_o bishop_n of_o italy_n and_o rome_n shall_v by_o their_o letter_n declare_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v give_v which_o distinction_n aswell_o in_o the_o forecited_a suprà _fw-la forecited_a exit_fw-la provinciâ_fw-la italiae_fw-la civitate_fw-la mediolanen_n etc._n etc._n exit_fw-la provinciâ_fw-la romanâ_fw-la civitate_fw-la portuen_n ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la act_n of_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n as_o in_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o 588._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d synod_n sardic_n epist_n ad_fw-la alexandrino_n in_o 2._o athanasii_fw-la apologiâ_fw-la tomo_fw-la 1._o oper_n edit_fw-la commelin_n pag._n 588._o sardican_a synod_n and_o 640._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athanas_n epist_n ad_fw-la solitar_n vit_fw-mi agentes_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 640._o at_o hanasius_fw-la may_v likewise_o be_v observe_v the_o name_n of_o italy_n be_v in_o a_o more_o strict_a sense_n apply_v therein_o to_o the_o seven_o province_n which_o be_v under_o the_o civil_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o vicarius_fw-la or_o lieutenant_n of_o italy_n and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a of_o the_o bishop_n of_o milan_n and_o it_o be_v well_o worth_a the_o observe_n that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o great_a council_n of_o nice_a afterward_o confirm_v this_o kind_n of_o primacy_n not_o only_o in_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o antioch_n 6._o antioch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n nicaen_fw-la 1._o can._n 6._o but_o also_o in_o the_o metropolitan_o of_o other_o province_n do_v make_v their_o entrance_n into_o that_o canon_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v the_o ancient_a custom_n continue_v which_o open_v unto_o we_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o complaint_n which_o some_o threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n before_o this_o s._n cyprian_n make_v against_o novatianus_n for_o the_o confusion_n which_o by_o his_o schism_n he_o bring_v upon_o the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o 52._o that_o cùm_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 in_fw-la aetate_fw-la antiqui_fw-la in_fw-la fide_fw-la integri_fw-la in_fw-la pressurâ_fw-la probati_fw-la in_o persecutione_n proscripti_fw-la ille_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la creare_fw-la alios_fw-la pseudoepiscopos_fw-fr audeat_fw-la cyprian_a epist_n 52._o whereas_o long_o since_o in_o all_o province_n and_o in_o all_o city_n bishop_n have_v be_v ordain_v in_o age_n ancient_a sound_a in_o faith_n try_v in_o affliction_n proscribe_v in_o persecution_n yet_o take_v he_o the_o boldness_n to_o create_v other_o false_a bishop_n over_o their_o head_n namely_o subordinate_a bishop_n in_o every_o city_n and_o metropolitan_o in_o every_o province_n in_o africa_n at_o that_o time_n although_o there_o be_v many_o civil_a province_n yet_o be_v there_o but_o one_o ecclesiastical_a whereof_o cyprian_n himself_o be_v 2._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n constantinopol_n in_o trullo_n can_v 2._o archbishop_n as_o the_o father_n of_o the_o trullan_n synod_n call_v he_o it_o please_v say_v he_o in_o one_o of_o his_o epistle_n 40._o epistle_n universis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o nostrâ_fw-la provinciâ_fw-la vel_fw-la trans_fw-la near_fw-mi constitutu_fw-la cyprian_a epist_n 40._o all_o the_o bishop_n constitute_v either_o in_o our_o province_n or_o beyond_o the_o sea_n intimate_v thereby_o that_o all_o the_o bishop_n which_o be_v on_o his_o side_n the_o sea_n do_v belong_v unto_o one_o province_n 45._o province_n quoniam_fw-la latiùs_fw-la fusa_fw-la est_fw-la nostra_fw-la provincia_fw-la habet_fw-la etiam_fw-la numidiam_fw-la &_o mauritanias_fw-la dvas_fw-la sibi_fw-la cohaerentes_fw-la id._n epist_n 45._o for_o our_o province_n say_v he_o in_o another_o place_n be_v spread_v more_o large_o have_v numidia_n also_o and_o both_o the_o mauritaniaes_n annex_v unto_o it_o whence_o that_o great_a council_n assemble_v by_o he_o for_o determine_v the_o question_n touch_v the_o baptise_v of_o those_o that_o have_v be_v baptize_v by_o heretic_n be_v say_v to_o be_v gather_v cypriam_fw-la gather_v exit_fw-la provinciâ_fw-la africâ_fw-la numidià _fw-la mauritaniâ_fw-la council_n cypriam_fw-la out_o of_o the_o province_n of_o africa_n numidia_n and_o mauritania_n for_o howsoever_o in_o the_o civil_a government_n the_o proconsular_a africa_n wherein_o carthage_n be_v seat_v numidia_n and_o both_o the_o mauritany_n sitifensis_n &_o caesareensis_fw-la be_v account_v three_o distinct_a province_n yet_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a administration_n they_o be_v join_v together_o and_o make_v but_o one_o province_n immediate_o subject_a to_o the_o metropolitical_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o prime_n see_v of_o carthage_n some_o threescore_o year_n before_o this_o african_a council_n be_v hold_v by_o cyprian_a those_o other_o provincial_n synod_n be_v assemble_v by_o the_o metropolitan_o of_o sundry_a nation_n for_o the_o compose_n of_o the_o paschall_n controversy_n then_o hot_o pursue_v and_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o in_o our_o neighbour_n country_n out_o of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n histor_n lib._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o parish_n for_o so_o in_o the_o ancient_a language_n of_o the_o church_n those_o precinct_n be_v name_v which_o now_o we_o call_v diocese_n of_o which_o irenaeus_n have_v the_o superintendency_n whence_o also_o he_o write_v that_o free_a epistle_n unto_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n 〈◊〉_d rome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o person_n of_o those_o brethren_n over_o who_o he_o be_v precedent_n at_o which_o time_n and_o before_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d most_o famous_a metropoles_fw-la of_o that_o country_n and_o so_o the_o ibid._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n most_o eminent_a church_n therein_o be_v lion_n &_o vienna_n in_o the_o one_o whereof_o irenaeus_n be_v then_o no_o les_fw-fr renown_v a_o prelate_n than_o cyprian_n be_v afterward_o in_o africa_n dionysius_n the_o famous_a bishop_n of_o corinth_n be_v elder_a than_o they_o who_o among_o many_o other_o epistle_n direct_v one_o 〈◊〉_d one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n lib._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o church_n of_o gortyna_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n of_o crete_n wherein_o he_o salute_v their_o bishop_n philip._n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o at_o that_o time_n aswell_o as_o in_o the_o age_n follow_v gortyna_n be_v the_o metropolis_n and_o the_o bishop_n thereof_o the_o metropolitan_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o whole_a island_n which_o kind_n of_o superintendency_n there_o eusebius_n the_o ancient_a ecclesiastical_a historian_n now_o extant_a derive_v from_o the_o very_a time_n of_o titus_n who_o out_o of_o the_o history_n that_o be_v before_o his_o time_n he_o relate_v to_o have_v hold_v 〈◊〉_d hold_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n lib._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o church_n in_o crete_n with_o who_o the_o grecian_n of_o after_o time_n do_v full_o concur_v as_o appear_v both_o by_o the_o subscription_n annex_v by_o they_o unto_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o titus_n ordain_v as_o there_o they_o say_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o cretan_n and_o by_o the_o argument_n out_o of_o theodoret_n prefix_v by_o they_o before_o the_o same_o speak_v of_o he_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n that_o occumenio_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodoret_n argument_n epist_n ad_fw-la tit._n in_o occumenio_n he_o be_v by_o paul_n ordain_v bishop_n of_o that_o great_a country_n and_o have_v commission_n
heresy_n or_o schism_n be_v grow_v more_o wide_a and_o dangerous_a by_o the_o congregation_n of_o counsel_n either_o provincial_n by_o the_o metropolitan_a or_o patriarchall_a by_o the_o patriarch_n or_o primate_n or_o general_n by_o the_o emperor_n according_a to_o the_o several_a necessity_n of_o the_o church_n the_o second_o question_n to_o what_o patriarch_n be_v the_o church_n and_o bishop_n of_o carthage_n subject_n to_o alexandria_n or_o rome_n answer_n to_o neither_o of_o both_o but_o he_o himself_o be_v primate_n and_o consequent_o have_v patriarchicall_a jurisdiction_n in_o all_o the_o province_n there_o be_v vi_o of_o they_o of_o the_o diocese_n of_o africa_n for_o of_o the_o xiii_o diocese_n of_o the_o empire_n before_o mention_v that_o of_o africa_n be_v one_o so_o that_o all_o the_o region_n of_o africa_n except_v the_o most_o aesterly_a part_n of_o it_o call_v mauritania_n tingitana_n for_o that_o province_n belong_v to_o the_o jurisdiction_n or_o diocese_n of_o spain_n as_o it_o be_v in_o notitiâ_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la and_o the_o easterly_a part_n beyond_o the_o great_a syrtis_n for_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o egypt_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o africa_n i_o say_v be_v subject_a to_o carthage_n as_o their_o chief_a primate_n chief_a primate_n i_o must_v term_v he_o speak_v now_o of_o africa_n because_o as_o before_o i_o observe_v the_o african_n usual_o call_v all_o their_o metropolitan_n primate_fw-la contrary_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o christendom_n but_o yet_o as_o i_o say_v the_o principal_a power_n of_o primate_n in_o africa_n belong_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o carthage_n alone_o 1._o novel_a 131._o cap._n 1._o for_o justinian_n do_v plain_o give_v he_o the_o same_o jurisdiction_n and_o prerogative_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o africa_n that_o he_o do_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o justiniana_n prima_fw-la in_o the_o diocese_n of_o dacia_n that_o be_v to_o say_v as_o you_o shall_v understand_v by_o my_o answer_n to_o your_o last_o question_n of_o a_o absolute_a primate_n which_o assignment_n or_o donation_n of_o justinians_n notwithstanding_o you_o must_v not_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o first_o erect_v of_o it_o to_o that_o dignity_n but_o the_o restore_n of_o it_o when_o as_o by_o the_o service_n of_o belisarius_n he_o have_v recover_v it_o with_o africa_n out_o of_o the_o vandal_n hand_n who_o have_v hold_v the_o dominion_n and_o possession_n of_o it_o many_o year_n to_o the_o state_n of_o primacy_n wherein_o it_o have_v be_v before_o they_o surprise_v it_o dei_fw-la stephan_n de_fw-fr urbib_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leo._n 9_o epist_n 4._o salvian_n lib._n 7._o the_o gubernation_n dei_fw-la stephanus_n byzantius_n also_o i_o remember_v call_v it_o the_o metropolis_n of_o africa_n and_o leo_n the_o ix_o a_o pope_n acknowledge_v it_o to_o have_v be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o all_o africa_a and_o that_o which_o salvianus_n write_v of_o it_o in_o the_o 7._o book_n import_v no_o less_o but_o above_o all_o the_o erect_n of_o it_o by_o justinian_n into_o a_o praetorian_a praefecture_n do_v most_o evident_o assure_v it_o assign_v it_o not_o a_o lieutenant_n vicarium_fw-la as_o it_o have_v before_o it_o come_v into_o the_o vandal_n hand_n when_o it_o be_v under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o praefectus_fw-la praetorij_fw-la italiae_fw-la but_o as_o i_o say_v à _fw-la praefectus_fw-la praetorio_fw-la 1._o cod._n lib._n 1._o tit_n 27._o the_o offic_n praefect_n praetor_n africx_n leg_n 1._o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o code_n and_o annex_v to_o his_o jurisdiction_n two_o province_n more_o than_o ancient_o pertain_v to_o it_o for_o even_o the_o principal_a city_n of_o diocese_n wherein_o the_o vicarij_fw-la keep_v residence_n be_v city_n of_o primacy_n much_o rather_o therefore_o those_o that_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o praefecti_fw-la praetorio_fw-la who_o place_n the_o vicarij_fw-la do_v but_o supply_n now_o for_o your_o first_o doubt_n of_o lybia_n in_o the_o nicene_n canon_n attribute_v to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandia_n you_o must_v understand_v that_o it_o be_v there_o take_v proper_o for_o that_o region_n of_o africa_n which_o retain_v peculiar_o the_o name_n of_o lybia_n of_o which_o you_o may_v read_v in_o s._n hierome_n in_o his_o question_n on_o genesis_n where_o he_o entreat_v of_o the_o progeny_n of_o noah_n son_n the_o situation_n of_o it_o aedificior_fw-la prosem_fw-la lib._n 4._o geograph_n in_o initio_fw-la &_o in_o tab_v 3_o africa_n procop_fw-mi lib._n 6_o aedificior_fw-la you_o may_v find_v in_o ptolemy_n to_o be_v that_o region_n of_o africa_n that_o lie_v next_o to_o egypt_n and_o for_o the_o amplitude_n procopius_n may_v direct_v you_o that_o it_o ancient_o contain_v all_o that_o be_v betwixt_o egypt_n and_o cyrenaica_n yet_o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o name_n of_o lybia_n in_o a_o general_a acception_n contain_v all_o the_o region_n of_o africa_n and_o the_o very_a like_o be_v the_o fortune_n of_o the_o name_n africa_n itself_o which_o proper_o signify_v the_o region_n about_o carthage_n yet_o become_v common_a to_o all_o the_o country_n from_o spain_n to_o egypt_n and_o may_v we_o not_o observe_v the_o same_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o other_o grand_a region_n of_o the_o continent_n asia_n and_o europe_n for_o europa_n proper_o be_v but_o one_o of_o the_o province_n of_o thrace_n whereof_o heraclea_n be_v the_o metropolis_n and_o asia_n proper_o take_v but_o one_o of_o the_o province_n of_o anatolia_n whereof_o the_o metropolis_n be_v ephesus_n and_o that_o the_o name_n of_o lybia_n in_o the_o nicene_n canon_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o this_o peculiar_a sense_n the_o canon_n itself_o will_v enforce_v not_o only_o because_o it_o be_v order_v in_o the_o canon_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o indeed_o the_o country_n lie_n betwixt_o egypt_n &_o pentapolis_n pentapolis_n be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v otherwise_o term_v cyrenaica_n but_o much_o more_o effectual_o for_o the_o former_a reason_n perhaps_o be_v but_o light_a because_o it_o have_v be_v vain_a to_o have_v add_v pentapolis_n after_o lybia_n if_o they_o have_v mean_v by_o lybia_n all_o the_o great_a region_n of_o africa_n whereof_o pentapolis_n be_v but_o a_o small_a part_n as_o for_o the_o point_n of_o appeal_v certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o last_o appeal_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o any_o diocese_n be_v regular_o to_o be_v make_v to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o that_o diocese_n and_o that_o from_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o patriarch_n be_v no_o appeal_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o constitution_n of_o justinian_n 29._o novel_a 123._o cap._n 22._o cod._n lib._n 1._o tit._n 4._o leg_n 29._o both_o in_o the_o novel_n and_o in_o the_o code_n in_o the_o title_n de_fw-fr episcopali_fw-la audientiâ_fw-la l._n sancimus_fw-la but_o you_o must_v understand_v that_o those_o who_o justinian_n call_v the_o patriarch_n of_o the_o diocese_n be_v not_o only_o the_o five_o patriarch_n for_o in_o justinians_n time_n there_o be_v so_o many_o common_o term_v by_o that_o name_n but_o as_o i_o before_o note_v the_o primate_fw-la of_o the_o diocese_n who_o have_v patriarchichall_n jurisdiction_n for_o justinian_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o code_n now_o allege_v acknowledge_v the_o order_n of_o appeal_n there_o set_v down_o from_o the_o bishop_n to_o the_o metropolitan_a and_o from_o he_o to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o the_o diocese_n to_o have_v be_v a_o old_a decree_n and_o that_o very_a decree_n we_o find_v in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n 22._o council_n chalce_v act._n 15._o can_n 9_o bellar._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr pontif._n rom._n cap._n 22._o but_o not_o under_o the_o name_n of_o patriarch_n of_o the_o diocese_n but_o of_o primate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o diocese_n for_o as_o for_o bellarmin_n interpret_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o exarch_n of_o the_o diocese_n in_o that_o canon_n mention_v although_o he_o follow_v imp._n follow_v nicol_n i._o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la michael_n imp._n a_o pope_n therein_o it_o be_v by_o his_o leave_n but_o a_o unskilful_a shift_n and_o bewray_v in_o he_o some_o ignorance_n of_o the_o ancient_a ordination_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o with_o these_o constitution_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o of_o the_o church_n those_o decree_n of_o the_o counsel_n of_o melevis_n and_o of_o africa_n which_o you_o allege_v 105._o council_n m_o levit_fw-la can_v 22._o council_n african_n cap._n 105._o do_v perfect_o agree_v for_o by_o they_o be_v forbid_v if_o you_o mark_v they_o well_o not_o only_o transmarine_a appeal_v mean_v those_o to_o rome_n although_o in_o the_o milevitan_a canon_n there_o be_v a_o special_a clause_n to_o exclude_v they_o because_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v special_o claim_v that_o privilege_n but_o all_o foreign_a appeal_v any_o whether_o out_o of_o africa_n so_o that_o by_o these_o canon_n the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n be_v no_o less_o exclude_v than_o the_o
bishop_n of_o rome_n for_o that_o by_o africa_n in_o those_o counsel_n be_v understand_v the_o jurisdiction_n or_o diocese_n of_o africa_n contain_v the_o six_o province_n tripolitana_n byzacena_n zeugitana_n or_o proconsularis_fw-la which_o be_v that_o where_o carthage_n stand_v numidia_n mauritania_n caesareensis_fw-la and_o mauritania_n sitiphensis_fw-la i_o make_v no_o question_n and_o that_o of_o these_o province_n the_o counsel_n of_o africa_n do_v consist_v may_v in_o the_o book_n of_o counsel_n be_v easy_o observe_v or_o if_o that_o be_v not_o clear_a enough_o but_o yet_o the_o second_o canon_n of_o the_o first_o general_a council_n of_o constantinople_n will_v put_v all_o out_o of_o question_n where_o it_o be_v precise_o decree_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n shall_v intermeddle_v only_o with_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o diocese_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v altogether_o another_o diocese_n from_o that_o of_o africa_n confine_v only_o with_o it_o as_o i_o before_o note_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o great_a syrtis_n so_o may_v also_o the_o other_o reason_n for_o the_o superiority_n of_o rome_n in_o respect_n of_o africa_n be_v well_o satisfy_v for_o first_o to_o the_o proposition_n of_o augustine_n in_o epist_n 162._o that_o caecilianus_n may_v have_v reserve_v his_o cause_n to_o the_o transmarine_a bishop_n it_o be_v i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o he_o may_v so_o do_v not_o by_o way_n of_o ordinary_a appeal_v but_o of_o extraordinary_a complaint_n and_o that_o not_o to_o any_o one_o bishop_n alone_o as_o he_o of_o rome_n but_o to_o the_o counsel_n of_o bishop_n for_o augustine_n say_v plain_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n that_o there_o be_v thousand_o of_o those_o colleague_n where_o the_o difference_n may_v have_v be_v determine_v so_o that_o augustine_n meaning_n be_v not_o that_o any_o of_o those_o trans_fw-la marine_a bishop_n can_v direct_o by_o way_n of_o injunction_n as_o superior_a command_v the_o order_n of_o the_o 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do_v not_o find_v to_o suit_n with_o our_o own_o humour_n the_o safe_a way_n will_v be_v to_o consult_v with_o christ_n himself_o herein_o and_o hear_v what_o he_o deliver_v in_o the_o cause_n these_o thing_n say_v he_o that_o have_v the_o seven_o star_n revel_v iii_o 1._o he_o ow_v then_o we_o see_v these_o star_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v and_o the_o mystery_n of_o they_o he_o thus_o further_o open_v unto_o his_o belove_a disciple_n the_o seven_o star_n which_o thou_o see_v in_o my_o right_a hand_n be_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n revel_v i._o 20._o from_o which_o word_n a_o learned_a man_n very_o much_o devote_v to_o the_o now_o so_o high_o admire_v discipline_n deduce_v this_o conclusion_n 1.20_o conclusion_n quanta_fw-la igitur_fw-la dignitas_fw-la verorum_fw-la pastorum_fw-la qui_fw-la tum_fw-la stellae_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la in_o alio_fw-la firmamento_fw-la quà m_fw-la in_o dextrâ_fw-la chrisli_n fixae_fw-la tum_fw-la angeli_fw-la tho._n brightman_n in_o 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eminency_n of_o one_o bishop_n above_o the_o other_o bishop_n that_o name_n be_v in_o those_o day_n 7._o day_n philip._n 1.1_o 1._o tim._n 1.2_o tit._n 1.5_o 7._o common_a unto_o all_o the_o presbyter_n and_o to_o yield_v withal_o that_o such_o a_o one_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v as_o a_o star_n fix_v in_o no_o other_o firmament_n then_o in_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o christ._n to_o salve_v this_o therefore_o all_o the_o star_n in_o every_o church_n must_v be_v presuppose_v to_o be_v of_o one_o magnitude_n and_o though_o those_o star_n which_o typify_v these_o angel_n be_v say_v to_o be_v but_o seven_o yet_o the_o angel_n themselves_o must_v be_v maintain_v to_o be_v far_o more_o in_o number_n and_o in_o fine_a where_o our_o saviour_n say_v 1._o say_v revel_v z._n 1._o unto_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n write_v it_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v admit_v that_o 1._o that_o nec_fw-la uni_fw-la alicut_n angelo_n mittuntur_fw-la sed_fw-la toti_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la dicam_fw-la collegio_fw-la pastorum_fw-la quiomnes_n hâc_fw-la communi_fw-la voce_fw-la comprchenduntur_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la un_fw-mi we_o erat_fw-la angelus_n ephesi_n sed_fw-la plures_fw-la nec_fw-la inter_fw-la istos_fw-la aliqul_n princeos_fw-la brigheman_n in_o apolyps_n 2_o 1._o any_o one_o angel_n shall_v be_v mean_v hereby_o but_o the_o whole_a college_n of_o pastor_n rather_o and_o all_o upon_o pretence_n of_o a_o poor_a show_n of_o some_o shallow_a reason_n that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o angel_n of_o ephesus_n but_o many_o and_o among_o they_o not_o any_o principal_a which_o wrea_v of_o the_o plain_a word_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v so_o extreme_a violent_a that_o m._n beza_n though_o every_o way_n as_o zealous_o affect_v to_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o new_a discipline_n as_o be_v the_o other_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n digest_v it_o but_o ingenuous_o acknowledge_v the_o meaning_n of_o our_o lord_n direction_n to_o have_v be_v this_o 2.1_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quem_fw-la nimirùn_fw-la opertuit_fw-la inprimis_fw-la de_fw-fr his_o rebus_fw-la admoneri_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la cum_fw-la caereros_fw-la collegas_fw-la toranque_fw-la adeâ—_n ecclesiam_fw-la bez._n in_o apocalyps_n 2.1_o to_o the_o angel_n that_o be_v to_o the_o precedent_n as_o who_o it_o behoove_v special_o to_o be_v admonish_v touch_v those_o matter_n and_o by_o he_o both_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o colleague_n and_o the_o whole_a church_n likewise_o and_o that_o there_o be_v then_o a_o stand_a precedent_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o pastor_n of_o ephesus_n &_o he_o the_o very_a same_o as_o learned_a 3._o learned_a conference_n with_o hart_n c._n 8_o divis_fw-la 3._o doctor_n rainolde_v add_v with_o he_o who_o afterward_o the_o father_n call_v bishop_n may_v further_o be_v make_v manifest_a not_o only_o by_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o first_o bishop_n of_o that_o church_n but_o also_o by_o the_o clear_a testimony_n of_o ignatius_n who_o within_o no_o great_a compass_n of_o time_n then_o twelve_o year_n afterward_o distinguish_v the_o singular_a and_o constant_a precedent_n thereof_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o presbyter_n by_o appropriate_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n unto_o he_o as_o for_o the_o former_a we_o find_v it_o open_o declare_v in_o the_o general_a council_n of_o chalvedon_n by_o leontius_n bishop_n of_o magnesia_n that_o 11._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n chalcedon_n act._n 11._o from_o timothy_n &_o so_o from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n there_o have_v be_v a_o continue_a succession_n of_o seven_o and_o twenty_o bishop_n all_o of_o they_o ordain_v in_o ephesau_n of_o which_o number_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n mention_v in_o the_o revelation_n must_v needs_o be_v one_o whether_o it_o be_v timothy_n himself_o as_o 7._o as_o vid._n perer._n in_o apocalyps_n cap._n 2._o disp_n 2._o alcazar_n prooem_n in_o cap._n 2._o &_o 3_o apocal._n notar_n 1._o &_o petr._n halloix_n notat_fw-la in_fw-la vit_fw-mi polycarp_n c._n 7._o some_o conceive_v or_o one_o of_o his_o next_o successor_n as_o other_o rather_o do_v imagine_v for_o that_o timothy_n have_v be_v sometime_o 1.1_o sometime_o notandum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la boc_fw-la loco_fw-la timotheum_n in_o ephesino_n presbyterio_n tum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n antistite_fw-la ut_fw-la vocat_fw-la justinus_n bez._n annotat._n in_o 1._o tim._n 5.19_o qui_fw-la politiae_fw-la causâ_fw-la reliquis_fw-la fratribus_fw-la in_o coetu_fw-la praeerat_fw-la quem_fw-la justinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vocat_fw-la peculiariter_fw-la dici_fw-la episcopus_fw-la coepit_fw-la id._n in_o philip._n 1.1_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o appellation_n that_o justin_n martyr_n give_v unto_o he_o who_o other_o of_o the_o father_n do_v peculiar_o term_v a_o bishop_n or_o antistes_fw-la or_o precedent_n of_o the_o ephesine_n presbytery_n be_v confess_v by_o beza_n himself_o and_o that_o he_o be_v ordain_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o ephesian_n we_o do_v not_o only_o read_v in_o the_o subscription_n of_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a history_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o euseb_n hist_o lib._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eusebius_n but_o also_o in_o two_o ancient_a treatise_n concern_v the_o martyrdom_n of_o timothy_n the_o one_o nameless_a in_o the_o library_n of_o 4._o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phot._n bicliot_n num_fw-la 2.5_o 4._o photius_n the_o other_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o 1485._o of_o polycrat_fw-mi de_fw-fr martyrio_fw-la timothei_n inter_fw-la vitas_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la edit_fw-la lovanil_n anno_fw-la 1485._o polycrates_n even_o of_o that_o polycrates_n who_o be_v not_o only_a himself_o bishop_n of_o this_o church_n of_o ephesus_n but_o bear_v also_o within_o six_o or_o seven_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o s._n john_n write_v the_o forenamed_a epistle_n unto_o the_o angel_n of_o that_o church_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o year_n he_o be_v of_o when_o he_o write_v that_o epistle_n unto_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n wherein_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polycrat_fw-mi epist_n ad_fw-la victorem_fw-la apud_fw-la euseb_n l._n 5._o hist_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seven_o kinsman_n of_o he_o who_o have_v be_v bishop_n he_o himself_o be_v the_o eight_o i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o testimony_n of_o ignatius_n who_o 〈◊〉_d who_o theodoret._n in_o dialogo_fw-la 1._o sive_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodoret_n and_o 1606_o and_o fellix_fw-la iii_o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la zenonem_fw-la imp._n recitat_fw-la in_fw-la v._o synodo_fw-la constantinopol_n act._n 1._o tomo_fw-la 2._o concilior_fw-la pag._n 220_o edit_n binii_n anno_o 1606_o felix_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o m.s._n and_o johan_n malela_n antiochinus_n chronic._n lib._n 10_o m.s._n john_n the_o chronographer_n of_o antioch_n report_v to_o have_v be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n by_o s._n
peter_n in_o special_a chrysostome_n who_o be_v a_o presbyter_n of_o the_o same_o church_n by_o encomio_fw-la by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d io._n chrysost_n in_o ignatu_fw-la encomio_fw-la the_o apostle_n in_o general_a and_o without_o all_o controversy_n do_v sit_v in_o that_o see_v the_o very_a same_o time_n wherein_o that_o epistle_n unto_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n be_v command_v to_o be_v write_v in_o the_o i_o will_v of_o patmos_n have_v s._n john_n his_o revelation_n manifest_v unto_o he_o 30._o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iren._n advers._fw-la haeres_fw-la lib_n 5._o cap._n 30._o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o domitian_n as_o irenaeus_n testify_v or_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o his_o government_n as_o johanne_n as_o euseb_n chron._n hier._n catal._n scriptor_n ecclesiast_fw-la in_o johanne_n eusebius_n and_o hierom_n specify_v it_o from_o thence_o there_o be_v but_o twelve_o year_n reckon_v unto_o the_o ten_o of_o trajan_n wherein_o ignatius_n in_o that_o last_o journey_n which_o he_o make_v for_o the_o consummation_n of_o his_o glorious_a martyrdom_n at_o rome_n write_v another_o epistle_n unto_o the_o selfsame_o church_n of_o ephesus_n in_o which_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o their_o then_o bishop_n onesimus_n as_o it_o appear_v both_o by_o 〈◊〉_d by_o euseb_n l._n 3._o hist_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eusebius_n cite_v this_o out_o of_o it_o and_o by_o the_o epistle_n itself_o yet_o extant_a in_o this_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n ignatius_n have_v acknowledge_v that_o their_o ephes_n their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la ephes_n numerous_a multitude_n be_v receive_v by_o he_o in_o the_o person_n of_o their_o bishop_n onesimus_n and_o ibid._n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n bless_a god_n for_o grant_v unto_o they_o such_o a_o bishop_n as_o he_o be_v do_v afterward_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o ibid._n their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n duty_n in_o concur_v with_o he_o as_o he_o show_v their_o worthy_a presbytery_n do_v be_v ibid._n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n so_o conjoind_v as_o he_o say_v with_o their_o bishop_n as_o the_o string_n be_v with_o the_o harp_n and_o towards_o the_o end_n exhort_v they_o to_o ibid._n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n obey_v both_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbytery_n with_o a_o undivided_a mind_n in_o the_o same_o journey_n write_v ignatius_n also_o a_o epistle_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n another_o of_o those_o seven_o unto_o who_o those_o letter_n be_v direct_v in_o s._n johns_n revelation_n wherein_o he_o also_o smyrn_n also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la smyrn_n salute_v their_o bishop_n and_o presbytery_n exhort_v all_o the_o people_n to_o ibid._n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n follow_v their_o bishop_n as_o christ_n jesus_n do_v his_o father_n and_o the_o presbytery_n as_o the_o apostle_n and_o tell_v they_o that_o ibid._n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ibid._n no_o man_n ought_v either_o to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n or_o do_v any_o thing_n appertain_v to_o the_o church_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o that_o polycarpus_n be_v then_o bishop_n when_o s._n john_n write_v unto_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n in_o smyrna_n who_o can_v better_a inform_v we_o then_o irenaeus_n who_o do_v not_o only_o know_v those_o worthy_a man_n 3._o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iren._n advers._fw-la haeres_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o who_o succeed_v polycarpus_n in_o his_o see_n but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d also_o id._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la florinum_fw-la apud_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o ad_fw-la victorem_fw-la ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v present_a when_o he_o himself_o do_v discourse_n of_o his_o conversation_n with_o s._n john_n and_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o hear_v from_o those_o who_o have_v see_v our_o lord_n jesus_n polycarpus_n 〈◊〉_d polycarpus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iren._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o vid._n &_o euseb_n lib._n 3._o hist_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o be_v not_o only_o teach_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o converse_v with_o many_o of_o those_o that_o have_v see_v christ_n but_o also_o be_v by_o the_o apostle_n constitute_v in_o asia_n bishop_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v in_o smyrna_n who_o we_o ourselves_o also_o do_v see_v in_o our_o young_a age_n for_o he_o continue_v long_o and_o be_v very_o age_v he_o most_o glorious_o and_o noble_o suffer_v martyrdom_n depart_v this_o life_n now_o be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o smyrna_n by_o the_o apostle_n who_o have_v finish_v their_o course_n and_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n before_o s._n john_n the_o last_o survivor_n of_o they_o do_v write_v his_o revelation_n who_o but_o he_o can_v there_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n in_o smyrna_n in_o which_o that_o he_o still_o hold_v his_o episcopal_a office_n unto_o the_o time_n of_o his_o martyrdom_n which_o fall_v out_o lxxiv_o year_n afterward_o may_v sufficient_o appear_v by_o this_o testimony_n which_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n who_o be_v present_a at_o his_o suffering_n give_v unto_o he_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d smyrnens_fw-la eccles_n epist_n de_fw-fr martyrio_fw-la polycarpi_n euseb_n lib._n 4._o bist_fw-ge 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v the_o most_o admirable_a man_n in_o our_o time_n a_o apostolical_a and_o prophetical_a doctor_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n which_o be_v in_o smyrna_n whereunto_o we_o may_v add_v the_o like_a of_o polycrates_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n who_o live_v also_o in_o his_o time_n and_o in_o his_o neighbourhood_n affirm_v 〈◊〉_d affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polycrat_fw-mi epist_n ad_fw-la victorem_fw-la apud_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 5._o hist_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polycarpus_n to_o have_v be_v both_o bishop_n and_o martyr_n in_o smyrna_n so_o say_v he_o in_o his_o synodical_a epistle_n direct_v unto_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n about_o 27_o year_n after_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o polycarpus_n he_o himself_o be_v at_o that_o time_n 65_o year_n of_o age_n about_o the_o very_a same_o time_n wherein_o polycrates_n write_v this_o epistle_n unto_o victor_n do_v tertullian_n publish_v his_o book_n of_o prescription_n against_o heretic_n wherein_o he_o avouch_v against_o they_o that_o 5._o that_o sicut_fw-la smyrnaeorum_n ecclesia_fw-la polycarpum_fw-la ab_fw-la johanne_n conlocatum_fw-la resert_n sicut_fw-la romanorum_fw-la clementem_fw-la à _fw-la petro_n ordinatum_fw-la edit_fw-la proinde_fw-la or_o perinde_v utique_fw-la &_o caeterae_fw-la exhibent_fw-la quos_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n in_o episcopa_n tum_fw-la constitutos_fw-la apostolici_fw-la seminis_fw-la traduce_v habent_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr prescript_n cap._n 32._o vid._n &_o ejusd_v lib_n 4._o contra_fw-la martion_n cap._n 5._o as_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n have_v polycarpus_n place_v there_o by_o john_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n clement_n ordain_v by_o peter_n so_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n also_o do_v show_v what_o bishop_n they_o have_v receive_v by_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o traduce_v the_o apostolical_a seed_n unto_o they_o and_o so_o before_o he_o do_v irenaeus_n urge_v against_o they_o 63._o they_o successiones_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la quibus_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o unoqueque_fw-la loco_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la iren._n lib._n 4._o advers._fw-la haeres_fw-la cap._n 63._o the_o succession_n of_o bishop_n unto_o who_o the_o apostle_n commit_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o church_n in_o every_o place_n 20._o place_n omnes_fw-la enim_fw-la two_o valde_fw-la posteriores_fw-la sunt_fw-la quà m_fw-la episcopi_fw-la quibus_fw-la apostoli_fw-la 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bless_a apostle_n commit_v that_o episcopacy_n and_o anacletus_fw-la by_o other_o call_v cletus_n and_o clement_n who_o do_v
of_o the_o whole_a asian_a diocese_n upon_o which_o ground_n it_o be_v that_o among_o those_o bishop_n which_o palladius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o chrysostom_n mention_v to_o have_v be_v ordain_v by_o antoninus_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n 6._o ephesus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sozomen_n hist_o lib._n 8._o cap._n 6._o some_o be_v of_o lycia_n and_o phrygia_n as_o well_o as_o other_o of_o asia_n the_o ordination_n of_o these_o latter_a be_v challenge_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o metropolitical_a of_o the_o other_o by_o his_o patriarchicall_a jurisdiction_n which_o patriarchicall_a right_n of_o ordination_n be_v take_v afterward_o from_o that_o see_v by_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n be_v by_o 6._o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euagr._fw-la instor_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o timothy_n of_o alexandria_n the_o deadly_a enemy_n of_o that_o council_n restore_v again_o so_o we_o see_v that_o as_o metropolitan_a of_o the_o asian_a province_n he_o thus_o subscribe_v unto_o the_o constantinopolitan_a synod_n hold_v under_o menna_n 5._o menna_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d well_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d potiùs_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n cp_n sub_fw-la mennâ_fw-la act._n 5._o i_o hypatius_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n bishop_n of_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o ephesian_n of_o the_o asian_a province_n have_v define_v and_o subscribe_v and_o as_o patriarch_n of_o the_o asian_a diocese_n to_o the_o letter_n send_v by_o the_o six_o council_n of_o constantinople_n unto_o pope_n agatho_n thus_o 18._o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d synod_n vi_o constantinop_n act._n 18._o i_o theodorus_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n bishop_n of_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o ephesian_n and_o primate_n of_o the_o asian_a diocese_n both_o for_o myself_o and_o the_o synod_n that_o be_v under_o i_o have_v subscribe_v and_o of_o the_o proconsular_a asia_n and_o by_o occasion_n thereof_o of_o the_o asian_a diocese_n also_o whereof_o it_o be_v a_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v now_o of_o what_o city_n these_o primate_fw-la of_o the_o diocese_n be_v bishop_n and_o what_o province_n belong_v to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o every_o one_o i_o can_v set_v down_o but_o i_o shall_v be_v long_o which_o i_o be_o loath_a to_o be_v love_v a_o great_a deal_n better_a sparingnesse_n than_o prolixity_n of_o discourse_n and_o special_o at_o this_o present_a when_o i_o have_v no_o leisure_n to_o spare_v but_o by_o this_o that_o i_o have_v already_o say_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o diocese_n you_o may_v see_v that_o there_o be_v xi_o primate_fw-la beside_o the_o iii_o patriarch_n for_o of_o the_o xiii_o diocese_n beside_o the_o praefecture_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n which_o as_o before_o i_o say_v be_v administer_v by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o rome_n that_o of_o egypt_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n and_o that_o of_o the_o orient_a by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antiochia_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n by_o the_o primate_fw-la yet_o 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