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church_n do_v not_o place_v any_o bishop_n over_o they_o properly_z so_o call_v but_o only_a presbyter_n reserve_v episcopal_a authority_n to_o themselves_o alone_o last_o after_o the_o gospel_n be_v far_o and_o near_o propagate_v and_o that_o out_o of_o equality_n of_o presbyter_n by_o the_o instinct_n of_o the_o devil_n schism_n be_v make_v in_o religion_n than_o the_o apostle_n especial_o in_o the_o more_o remote_a place_n place_v some_o over_o the_o pastor_n or_o presbyter_n which_o short_o after_o by_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o apostle_n ignatius_n and_o other_o be_v only_o call_v bishop_n &_o by_o this_o appellation_n they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o presbyter_n &_o deacon_n reason_n move_v i_o to_o this_o opinion_n first_o hierome_n upon_o the_o 1._o chapter_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o titus_n write_v that_o a_o presbyter_n be_v the_o same_o with_o a_o bishop_n and_o before_o that_o by_o the_o instinct_n of_o the_o devil_n faction_n be_v make_v in_o religion_n and_o it_o be_v say_v among_o the_o people_n i_o be_o of_o paul_n i_o of_o apollo_n but_o i_o of_o cephas_n the_o church_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o common_a counsel_n of_o presbyter_n afterward_o it_o be_v decree_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o one_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o presbyter_n shall_v be_v place_v over_o the_o rest_n from_o whence_o i_o thus_o argue_v when_o it_o begin_v to_o be_v say_v among_o the_o people_n i_o be_o of_o paul_n i_o of_o apollo_n but_o i_o of_o cephas_n than_o one_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o presbyter_n be_v place_v over_o the_o rest_n but_o while_o the_o apostle_n live_v it_o be_v so_o say_v among_o the_o people_n as_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n beside_o other_o of_o st._n paul_n epistle_n put_v it_o out_o of_o doubt_n therefore_o while_o the_o apostle_n live_v one_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o presbyter_n be_v place_v over_o the_o rest_n again_o there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o term_n assign_v in_o which_o bishop_n be_v first_o make_v than_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n for_o all_o the_o prime_a successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v bishop_n witness_v the_o succession_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o most_o famous_a church_n of_o jerusalem_n alexandria_n antioch_n and_o rome_n as_o it_o be_v in_o eusebius_n therefore_o either_o the_o next_o successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n change_v the_o force_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n receive_v from_o the_o apostle_n according_a to_o their_o own_o pleasure_n which_o be_v very_o unlikely_a or_o the_o episcopal_a government_n come_v from_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o beside_o even_o then_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n there_o be_v many_o presbyter_n but_o one_o bishop_n even_o then_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o be_v place_v over_o the_o rest_n which_o afterward_o be_v call_v bishop_n do_v impose_v hand_n or_o ordain_v minister_n of_o the_o word_n which_o presbyter_n alone_o do_v not_o presume_v to_o do_v even_o then_o therefore_o the_o call_n of_o bishop_n be_v distinct_a from_o the_o office_n of_o presbyter_n if_o any_o desire_v the_o example_n of_o apostolical_a bishop_n the_o book_n of_o the_o ancient_a be_v full_a of_o the_o episcopal_a authority_n of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n either_o of_o which_o howsoever_o first_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o evangelist_n yet_o notwithstanding_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o evangelist_n after_o that_o timothy_n be_v place_v over_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n and_o titus_n over_o the_o church_n of_o crete_n for_o evangelist_n do_v only_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n in_o foreign_a place_n &_o then_o do_v commend_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o care_n to_o certain_a pastor_n but_o they_o themselves_o go_v to_o other_o country_n and_o nation_n as_o eusebius_n write_v in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o ecclesiastical_a history_n and_o 34._o chap._n but_o paul_n teach_v sometime_o in_o ephesus_n and_o crete_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o