arte_fw-la perire_fw-la sua_fw-la section_n v._n the_o objection_n they_o pretend_v to_o bring_v from_o scripture_n against_o the_o doctrine_n now_o deduce_v from_o ignatius_n remove_v and_o indeed_o ignatius_n be_v encompass_v with_o so_o thick_a a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n who_o not_o only_o deny_v all_o support_n to_o but_o give_v most_o evident_a deposition_n against_o the_o diocesan_n prelat_n that_o his_o testimony_n in_o favour_n thereof_o shall_v be_v a_o firm_a demonstration_n of_o the_o bastardy_n of_o these_o epistle_n the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o far_o above_o that_o of_o ignatius_n now_o if_o we_o consult_v these_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o find_v our_o adversary_n destitute_a of_o their_o suffrage_n but_o also_o overwhelm_v with_o their_o plain_a testimony_n against_o the_o hierarchy_n it_o be_v true_a they_o allege_v several_a thing_n out_o of_o the_o apostolic_a write_n for_o establish_v their_o cause_n as_o that_o timothy_n and_o titus_n as_o also_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o asiatic_a caeurche_n be_v diocesan_n bishop_n the_o ground_n wherein_o tâ—ey_n establish_v the_o episcopacy_n of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n be_v that_o they_o be_v enjoin_v to_o ordain_v elder_n which_o in_o after_o age_n be_v the_o peculiar_a province_n of_o diocesan_n bishop_n and_o that_o in_o the_o postscript_n of_o these_o epistle_n they_o be_v both_o call_v bishop_n but_o their_o late_a topick_n be_v by_o the_o profound_a silence_n of_o the_o ancient_a commentary_n and_o many_o other_o token_n of_o forgery_n and_o novelty_n so_o baffle_v that_o prelacy_n present_a agent_n and_o among_o other_o d._n m_n be_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o suppress_v it_o and_o yet_o d._n m._n 107._o adventure_n to_o conclude_v timothy_n his_o be_v make_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n from_o act_n 20._o 3_o 4_o 5._o which_o inference_n few_o i_o think_v beside_o the_o author_n can_v gather_v compare_v with_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 3_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o abide_v still_o at_o ephesus_n that_o thou_o may_v charge_v some_o that_o they_o teach_v no_o other_o doctrine_n from_o which_o even_o though_o it_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o other_o scripture_n any_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n will_v much_o rather_o with_o chrysostome_n infer_v the_o very_a contrary_n and_o conclude_v that_o timothy_n stay_n at_o ephesus_n be_v only_o temporary_a to_o expede_n the_o business_n there_o mention_v but_o not_o to_o fix_v therein_o but_o say_v he_o 108._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 14._o 15._o these_o thing_n i_o write_v unto_o thou_o &c._n &c._n plain_o insinuat_fw-la his_o particular_a relation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n but_o the_o many_o scripture_n inform_v we_o of_o timothy_n almost_o perpetual_a absence_n from_o ephesus_n persuade_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o relation_n neither_o do_v this_o place_n in_o the_o least_o insinuat_fw-la it_z but_o only_o that_o timothy_n if_o not_o send_v for_o be_v to_o stay_v till_o paul_n return_n wherefore_o he_o beg_v the_o question_n while_o 107._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o after_o he_o be_v in_o a_o particular_a manner_n establish_v bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n he_o may_v wait_v upon_o paul_n moreover_o this_o be_v a_o odd_a attendance_n that_o scarce_o ever_o suffer_v timothy_n to_o stay_v with_o his_o flock_n and_o this_o shift_n too_o like_o that_o of_o the_o romanist_n who_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o argument_n from_o scripture-silence_n against_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v frequent_o abroad_o but_o here_o we_o have_v not_o only_a scripture-silence_n but_o scripture_n testimony_n show_v timothy_n almost_o perpetual_a absence_n from_o ephesus_n he_o essay_n also_o 108._o to_o bring_v timothy_n episcopal_a power_n and_o particular_a relation_n to_o ephesus_n from_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 9_o 1_o tim._n 2._o 1._o and_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 21._o and_o that_o this_o be_v not_o temporary_a or_o transient_a but_o successive_a and_o perpetual_a he_o will_v prove_v 109._o from_o 1_o tim._n 6._o 13._o 20._o and_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 2._o and_o add_v that_o his_o adversary_n grant_v that_o the_o power_n he_o plead_v for_o to_o bishop_n be_v exercise_v by_o timothy_n but_o as_o for_o the_o particular_a relation_n he_o speak_v of_o he_o shall_v have_v prove_v it_o see_v he_o know_v it_o will_v not_o be_v grant_v except_o he_o bring_v more_o than_o the_o bare_a recital_n of_o the_o place_n from_o which_o his_o fancy_n collect_v it_o and_o without_o such_o a_o particular_a relation_n the_o power_n timothy_n exercise_v be_v what_o it_o will_v make_v nothing_o for_o his_o purpose_n see_v it_o may_v be_v lodge_v in_o he_o alone_o as_o a_o evangelist_n and_o thus_o most_o of_o his_o postulata_fw-la 110._o prove_v useless_a yet_o i_o will_v handle_v they_o particular_o of_o which_o the_o first_o two_o be_v that_o the_o power_n which_o timothy_n exercise_v be_v in_o itself_o lawful_a and_o that_o he_o practise_v it_o in_o ephesus_n and_o it_o be_v true_a none_o deny_v it_o but_o what_o then_o until_o he_o first_o prove_v timothy_n particular_a relation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n the_o three_o and_o four_o be_v that_o it_o be_v commit_v to_o he_o alone_o and_o not_o to_o a_o college_n of_o presbyter_n act_v among_o themselves_o in_o parity_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o spiritual_a power_n lodge_v in_o a_o college_n of_o presbyter_n to_o which_o timothy_n be_v accountable_a but_o willet_n a_o approve_a divine_a of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n shall_v answer_v for_o we_o neither_o say_v he_o 3._o can_v it_o be_v gather_v by_o these_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n lay_v hand_n sudden_o upon_o no_o man_n etc._n etc._n that_o timothy_n have_v this_o sole_a power_n in_o himself_o for_o the_o apostle_n will_v not_o give_v that_o to_o he_o which_o he_o do_v not_o take_v to_o himself_o who_o associate_v unto_o he_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o presbytry_n in_o ordain_v of_o timothy_n i_o add_v that_o there_o be_v no_o less_o mention_n of_o a_o spiritual_a power_n in_o a_o college_n of_o presbyter_n etc._n etc._n than_o of_o timothy_n be_v fix_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n hence_o his_o 5._o postulatum_fw-la viz._n that_o the_o great_a and_o most_o eminent_a branch_n of_o the_o episcopal_a power_n be_v lodge_v in_o timothy_n '_o s_o person_n the_o ordination_n of_o such_o as_o be_v admit_v unto_o the_o sacred_a function_n the_o care_n of_o widow_n the_o censure_v of_o elder_n and_o his_o autoritative_a prevent_n of_o heresy_n become_v unserviceable_a his_o vi_o be_v that_o this_o authority_n be_v not_o in_o itself_o of_o temporary_a duration_n transient_a or_o extraordinary_a but_o such_o as_o the_o constant_a necessity_n of_o the_o church_n do_v make_v necessary_a in_o all_o age_n for_o he_o be_v command_v to_o commit_v it_o unto_o faithful_a man_n such_o as_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o teach_v other_o and_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o it_o extraordinary_a why_o do_v they_o say_v that_o in_o the_o discharge_n of_o a_o 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some_o whole_a people_n ready_o embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n behold_v reader_n how_o plain_o and_o full_o eusebius_n relate_v the_o thing_n we_o plead_v for_o viz._n that_o those_o officer_n be_v altogether_o extraordinary_a unfixed_a and_o temporary_a §_o 5._o wretch'd_o therefore_o do_v d._n m._n 111._o castrat_fw-la this_o full_a and_o plain_a discourse_n while_o he_o only_o say_v that_o a_o evangelist_n in_o the_o notion_n of_o eusebius_n be_v a_o person_n that_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o those_o that_o have_v not_o hear_v of_o it_o or_o resist_v it_o and_o thus_o dissemble_v the_o whole_a matter_n in_o question_n which_o eusebius_n clear_o determine_v and_o according_a to_o this_o relation_n of_o eusebius_n 2_o timothy_n 4._o 5._o he_o be_v enjoin_v to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o evangelist_n and_o never_o make_v a_o long_a stay_n at_o one_o place_n for_o even_o after_o the_o time_n of_o his_o pretend_a ordination_n to_o the_o bishopric_n we_o find_v he_o not_o rare_o with_o the_o apostle_n paul_n as_o his_o attendant_n or_o fellow_n labourer_n which_o not_o only_o his_o joint_a superscription_n to_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o these_o to_o the_o philippian_n colossian_n both_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o thessalonian_n and_o to_o philemon_n but_o also_o the_o long_a journey_n and_o peregrination_n wherein_o we_o find_v timothy_n still_o employ_v irrefragable_o make_v manifest_v for_o after_o he_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n he_o be_v accompany_v paul_n in_o his_o voyage_n act_n 20._o 4._o and_o be_v with_o he_o prisoner_n at_o rome_n as_o be_v probable_a from_o philippian_n 1._o and_o 1._o heb._n 13._o 23._o as_o also_o frequent_o employ_v in_o long_a voyage_n to_o several_a church_n and_o that_o in_o business_n which_o can_v not_o be_v expede_v in_o a_o day_n as_o be_v evident_a 1_o cor._n 4._o 17._o 1_o cor._n 16._o 10._o philip._n 2._o 19_o heb._n 13._o 23._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 21._o so_o that_o if_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n he_o will_v prove_v a_o sufficient_a pattern_n for_o nonresidence_n most_o of_o which_o thing_n may_v be_v suppose_v of_o titus_n who_o frequent_a long_a journey_n be_v mention_v by_o the_o same_o apostle_n yea_o they_o have_v just_a as_o good_a ground_n in_o 2_o tim._n 4._o 10._o to_o fix_v titus_n his_o episcopal_a chair_n in_o dalmatia_n which_o be_v the_o fancy_n of_o aquinas_n dicitur_fw-la and_o other_o as_o they_o can_v ever_o show_v for_o their_o dream_n of_o its_o be_v among_o the_o cretan_n and_o indeed_o the_o very_a phrase_n from_o which_o they_o gather_v the_o prelacy_n of_o titus_n as_o we_o have_v already_o observe_v of_o timothy_n give_v real_a ground_n to_o conclude_v the_o contrary_a for_o this_o cause_n say_v he_o i_o leave_v thou_o in_o crete_n that_o thou_o shall_v set_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v and_o ordain_v elder_n from_o which_o place_n any_o ingenuous_a man_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o infer_v that_o titus_n be_v only_o leave_v there_o to_o supply_v some_o present_a want_n and_o to_o return_v again_o much_o rather_o than_o that_o he_o be_v the_o fix_a archbishop_n of_o crete_n §_o 6._o it_o be_v amaze_a then_o that_o in_o defiance_n of_o so_o clear_a antiquity_n yea_o and_o so_o clear_a and_o full_a scripture_n evidence_n some_o dare_v to_o transform_v timothy_n and_o titus_n unto_o ordinary_a and_o fix_a officer_n why_o they_o see_v that_o among_o the_o ordinary_a and_o fix_a church-officer_n they_o can_v find_v what_o they_o covet_v the_o scripture_n make_v bishop_n pastor_n and_o presbyter_n one_o and_o the_o same_o but_o yield_v no_o place_n to_o their_o diocesan_n bishop_n a_o lord_n and_o ruler_n over_o other_o bishop_n or_o pastor_n they_o be_v compel_v therefore_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o romanist_n who_o degrade_v the_o apostle_n to_o find_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o antioch_n just_o so_o to_o handle_v the_o evangelist_n that_o peter_n be_v not_o alone_o 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church_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o apostle_n judge_v reader_n if_o hierome_n think_v titus_n be_v fix_v archbishop_n of_o crete_n it_o be_v questionable_a say_v chrysostome_n 〈◊〉_d if_o the_o apostle_n have_v then_o constitute_v timothy_n bishop_n there_o for_o he_o say_v that_o thou_o may_v charge_v some_o that_o they_o teach_v no_o other_o doctrine_n thus_o he_o without_o a_o word_n more_o for_o solution_n of_o this_o his_o doubt_n judge_v therefore_o if_o from_o the_o very_a scripture_n whereon_o alone_a they_o will_v found_v timothy_n be_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n he_o real_o conclude_v not_o the_o quite_o contrary_a doctrine_n it_o be_v doubtful_a say_v a_o most_o earnest_a prelatist_n salmeron_n the_o jesuit_n etc._n if_o timothy_n be_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n for_o although_o he_o preach_v and_o ordain_v some_o to_o the_o ministry_n there_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o he_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o that_o place_n for_o paul_n preach_v also_o there_o above_o two_o year_n and_o 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the_o celebrate_v still_a fleet_n 340._o ingenuous_o grant_v that_o timothy_n and_o titus_n be_v no_o fix_a bishop_n or_o pastor_n but_o evangelist_n notwithstanding_o say_v he_o all_o the_o opposition_n make_v against_o it_o as_o will_v appear_v to_o any_o who_o will_v take_v a_o impartial_a survey_n of_o the_o argument_n on_o both_o side_n §_o 8._o as_o for_o the_o apocalyptick_a angel_n though_o with_o beza_n we_o shall_v affirm_v that_o by_o one_o of_o they_o one_o single_a moderator_n be_v mean_v we_o yield_v they_o nothing_o but_o e_fw-la contra_fw-la cut_v the_o sinew_n of_o their_o argument_n with_o this_o d._n m._n 117._o engage_v not_o only_o he_o call_v the_o alterableness_n of_o the_o moderator_n which_o beza_n hold_v as_o defensible_a ridiculous_a which_o be_v say_v without_o proof_n and_o though_o it_o be_v so_o touch_v not_o the_o marrow_n of_o our_o answer_n but_o they_o shall_v find_v their_o foundation_n yet_o weak_a for_o such_o a_o structure_n so_o soon_o as_o 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