est_fw-la burrhus_n afranius_n sub_fw-la nerone_n burrho_fw-la mortuo_fw-la duo_fw-la praefecti_fw-la praetorio_fw-la constituti_fw-la suâ—…t_fw-la ut_fw-la unius_fw-la successores_fw-la pear_n de_fw-fr success_n diss_n 1._o c.ix_o ubi_fw-la plura_fw-la in_o huius_fw-la argumenti_fw-la fidem_fw-la allata_fw-la legas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jos_n l._n 11._o c._n ult_n augustus_n constantinus_n in_o suburbana_fw-la villa_n nicomediâ—…_n tricessimo_fw-la &_o primo_fw-la imperii_fw-la svi_fw-la anno_fw-la diem_fw-la functus_fw-la est_fw-la liberis_fw-la de_fw-la successione_n 〈◊〉_d orbis_n testamento_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la scriptis_fw-la ruffin_n h._n e._n l._n 1._o c._n 11._o it_o sure_o justify_v the_o present_a ordination_n by_o a_o single_a bishop_n but_o if_o other_o join_v with_o he_o in_o imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o the_o gent._n suppose_v in_o the_o follow_a p._n t._n w._n be_v not_o much_o out_o several_a of_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n be_v style_v apostle_n by_o the_o ancient_n as_o well_o as_o the_o twelve_o and_o therefore_o before_o he_o have_v condemn_v t.w._n he_o ought_v to_o have_v tell_v we_o who_o those_o be_v that_o lay_v on_o hand_n with_o st._n paul_n and_o to_o demonstrate_v they_o unworthy_a of_o that_o title_n but_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o justify_v t._n w._n that_o what_o be_v do_v only_o by_o one_o have_v be_v common_o say_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o apostle_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o be_v colleague_n and_o partner_n in_o the_o same_o apostleship_n i_o dare_v answer_n for_o t._n w._n that_o this_o man_n notion_n of_o a_o proper_a succession_n never_o enter_v into_o his_o head_n no_o man_n beside_o blondel_n and_o his_o quarrelsome_a brethren_n ever_o reckon_v it_o improper_a to_o call_v two_o person_n the_o successor_n of_o one_o when_o real_o they_o be_v so_o when_o two_o person_n be_v heir_n to_o one_o in_o the_o same_o estate_n or_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o authority_n they_o be_v call_v by_o civilian_n and_o i_o believe_v not_o improper_o haeredes_fw-la or_o successores_fw-la partiarii_fw-la when_o the_o roman_a empire_n become_v divide_v i_o will_v fain_o know_v whether_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o jovian_a etc._n etc._n have_v no_o successor_n and_o i_o hope_v the_o gent._n will_v allow_v their_o majesty_n k._n w._n and_o q._n m._n to_o be_v call_v the_o successor_n of_o k._n j._n without_o any_o great_a absurdity_n and_o as_o there_o be_v instance_n enough_o to_o be_v give_v of_o two_o person_n succeed_v one_o in_o his_o secular_a estate_n and_o authority_n so_o i_o know_v no_o reason_n why_o two_o bishop_n may_v not_o as_o well_o succeed_v one_o apostle_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a the_o large_a the_o apostle_n province_n be_v the_o more_o division_n it_o be_v capable_a of_o and_o consequent_o the_o more_o successor_n he_o may_v have_v timothy_n may_v succeed_v he_o at_o ephesus_n titus_n in_o crete_n etc._n etc._n nor_o do_v this_o succeed_a of_o the_o apostle_n in_o these_o two_o province_n give_v they_o a_o equal_a power_n in_o one_o another_o diocese_n as_o the_o vindicator_n suppose_v p._n 19_o any_o more_o than_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v power_n at_o rome_n or_o constantinople_n because_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v number_v among_o his_o predecessor_n by_o franciscus_n taraphâ—…_n and_o other_o spanish_a historian_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o necessity_n to_o suppose_v as_o the_o gent._n will_v insinuate_v that_o the_o apostle_n must_v either_o be_v suspend_v or_o degrade_v or_o translate_v to_o a_o high_a seat_n to_o make_v room_n for_o the_o succession_n of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n in_o the_o see_v of_o ephesus_n and_o crete_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a the_o apostle_n himseâ—…f_o give_v they_o a_o plenitude_n of_o power_n within_o their_o respective_a charge_n choose_v how_o much_a or_o how_o little_a he_o reserve_v to_o himself_o so_o that_o they_o have_v the_o full_a order_v and_o government_n of_o those_o two_o church_n and_o do_v therefore_o succeed_v the_o apostle_n in_o it_o even_o while_o he_o be_v alive_a but_o if_o the_o vindicator_n will_v needs_o call_v they_o the_o apostle_n coadjutor_n while_o he_o be_v alive_a and_o give_v they_o the_o title_n of_o successor_n only_o after_o his_o decease_n i_o know_v t._n w._n will_v not_o quarrel_v with_o he_o it_o be_v no_o way_n contrary_a to_o any_o thing_n he_o have_v say_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o must_v desire_v he_o to_o forbear_v make_v wry_a face_n if_o any_o one_o shall_v still_o assert_v that_o st._n paul_n ordain_v his_o successor_n at_o ephesus_n and_o crete_n for_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o apostle_n shall_v have_v any_o successor_n unless_o ordain_v by_o themselves_o nor_o very_o probable_a that_o they_o ordain_v they_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a so_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o common_a sense_n they_o be_v say_v by_o t._n w._n to_o ordain_v they_o while_o they_o be_v alive_a thus_o irenaeus_n 3._o iren._n adv_o haeres_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 3._o ab_n apostolis_n instituti_fw-la sunt_fw-la episcopi_fw-la quos_fw-la &_o successores_fw-la relinquebant_fw-la suum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la locum_fw-la magisterii_fw-la tradentes_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o speak_v concern_v the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n fundantes_n igitur_fw-la &_o instruentes_fw-la beati_fw-la apostoli_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la lino_n episcopatum_fw-la administrandae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la from_o which_o two_o passage_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o apostle_n ordain_v bishop_n their_o successor_n while_o they_o be_v alive_a and_o that_o linus_n a_o single_a person_n succeed_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o plural_a which_o be_v the_o double_a blunder_n in_o express_a term_n wherewith_o our_o nimble-sighted_n author_n charge_v t.w._n p._n 20._o nor_o will_v tertullion_n easy_o free_v himself_o from_o our_o author_n censure_n if_o he_o ever_o hear_v of_o that_o passage_n de_fw-fr prescript_n c._n 32._o evolvant_fw-la ordinem_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la suorum_fw-la ita_fw-la per_fw-la successiones_fw-la ad_fw-la initia_fw-la decurrentem_fw-la ut_fw-la primus_fw-la ille_fw-la episcopus_fw-la aliquem_fw-la ex_fw-la apostolis_n vel_fw-la apostolicis_fw-la viris_fw-la qui_fw-la tamen_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolis_n perseveraverit_fw-la habuerit_fw-la autotem_fw-la &_o antecessorem_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la modo_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la census_fw-la sâ—…os_fw-la deferunt_fw-la sicut_fw-la smyrnaeorum_n ecclesia_fw-la polycarpum_fw-la à _fw-la joanne_n collocatum_fw-la sicut_fw-la romanorum_fw-la clementem_fw-la à _fw-la petro_n ordinatum_fw-la itidem_fw-la perinde_v utique_fw-la &_o caeterae_fw-la exhibent_fw-la quos_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n in_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la constitutos_fw-la apostolici_fw-la seminis_fw-la traduce_v habeant_fw-la so_o that_o according_a to_o tertullian_n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d con._n antioch_n c._n 23._o the_o apostle_n ordain_v the_o first_o bishop_n in_o each_o church_n and_o be_v their_o predecessor_n and_o they_o the_o apostle_n successor_n nor_o be_v it_o ever_o think_v so_o great_a a_o mystery_n by_o man_n of_o sense_n either_o in_o ancient_n or_o latter_a age_n for_o a_o bishop_n or_o other_o person_n to_o ordain_v or_o constitute_v his_o successor_n as_o this_o man_n make_v it_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n deâ—…rees_v it_o unlawful_a for_o a_o bishop_n to_o constitute_v his_o successor_n but_o if_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o our_o author_n they_o have_v think_v it_o a_o thing_n impossible_a they_o will_v certain_o have_v spare_v their_o paiâ—…s_n it_o be_v not_o very_o usual_a for_o wise_a man_n to_o make_v law_n against_o impossibility_n valerius_n ordain_v st._n augustine_n his_o successor_n and_o he_o heraclius_n augustine_n of_o canterbury_n ordain_v laurentius_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o that_o see_v according_a to_o bede_n 20._o bedae_fw-la ec._n hist._n l._n 2._o c._n 40._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n haer._n 20._o who_o say_v he_o do_v it_o after_o the_o example_n of_o st._n peter_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v consecrate_v clemens_n evangelizandi_fw-la adjutorem_fw-la &_o simul_fw-la successorem_fw-la and_o epiphanius_n give_v the_o reason_n why_o other_o person_n be_v make_v bishop_n in_o the_o life-time_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n even_o because_o the_o apostle_n do_v frequent_o travel_v into_o other_o country_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n can_v not_o be_v without_o a_o bishop_n to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v that_o severus_n bishop_n of_o milevis_n and_o boniface_n archbishop_n of_o mentz_n do_v after_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n ordain_v person_n to_o succeed_v they_o in_o those_o see_v and_o now_o sure_o nothing_o but_o that_o faculty_n of_o ignorance_n if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o faculty_n wherewith_o he_o reproach_n t._n w._n p._n 21._o can_v have_v embolden_v this_o vindicator_n to_o charge_v a_o man_n with_o nonsense_n and_o blunder_n for_o assert_v plain_a matter_n of_o fact_n when_o there_o be_v so_o many_o instance_n to_o be_v find_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n and_o practice_n of_o several_a age_n i_o fancy_v few_o
tartary_n or_o as_o t._n w._n advise_v they_o the_o grand_a signior_n if_o he_o please_v if_o the_o sanctity_n of_o the_o preacher_n the_o spirituality_n and_o simplicity_n of_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n after_o the_o congregational_a way_n if_o zeal_n against_o ceremony_n without_o adore_v any_o sort_n of_o religion_n will_v do_v the_o business_n we_o shall_v soon_o see_v whether_o the_o independent_a or_o the_o jesuit_n be_v more_o successful_a for_o there_o lie_v the_o controversy_n the_o divine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v no_o way_n concern_v have_v not_o be_v much_o accustom_v to_o travel_v upon_o that_o errand_n it_o seem_v he_o never_o hear_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v actual_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o all_o nation_n neither_o do_v i_o believe_v they_o do_v to_o all_o country_n and_o to_o every_o person_n in_o every_o nation_n but_o if_o he_o will_v give_v we_o leave_v to_o expound_v it_o of_o some_o person_n out_o of_o all_o nation_n which_o i_o suppose_v be_v all_o that_o t._n w._n mean_v and_o the_o thing_n be_v true_a for_o st._n peter_n we_o read_v preach_v act_n 2._o and_o his_o congregation_n consist_v of_o people_n in_o all_o probability_n out_o of_o every_o nation_n under_o heaven_n act_v 2.5_o that_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n have_v the_o power_n of_o ordination_n and_o government_n whereby_o their_o authority_n do_v exceed_v that_o of_o mere_a presbyter_n and_o that_o the_o church_n of_o several_a presbyter_n be_v unite_v under_o the_o government_n and_o care_n of_o one_o bishop_n have_v be_v sufficient_o evince_v by_o divers_a learned_a pen_n particular_o that_o of_o ephesus_n one_o of_o the_o famous_a seven_o in_o asia_n have_v be_v again_o and_o again_o prove_v to_o be_v so_o govern_v and_o this_o be_v all_o that_o we_o need_v to_o contend_v for_o but_o if_o nothing_o less_o will_v satisfy_v he_o than_o have_v every_o diocese_n acred_a that_o he_o may_v know_v exact_o the_o extent_n which_o he_o so_o brisk_o call_v for_o p._n 13._o let_v he_o be_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o it_o himself_o we_o for_o our_o part_n be_v well_o content_v with_o less_o ado_n unless_o it_o be_v to_o more_o purpose_n the_o primitive_a diocese_n be_v never_o suppose_v to_o be_v all_o equal_a but_o some_o great_a and_o some_o less_o as_o well_o as_o the_o modern_a neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a to_o show_v that_o their_o mode_n of_o worship_n be_v exact_o the_o same_o with_o we_o the_o vindicator_n himself_o assure_v we_o that_o they_o do_v not_o agree_v among_o themselves_o about_o the_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n and_o then_o how_o can_v he_o expect_v that_o they_o shall_v all_o agree_v with_o we_o that_o they_o use_v and_o impose_v thing_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o what_o he_o call_v our_o mode_n and_o that_o our_o governor_n be_v warrant_v in_o do_v the_o like_a by_o their_o example_n and_o authority_n be_v all_o we_o need_v to_o show_v and_o that_o have_v be_v do_v often_o enough_o already_o by_o divers_a hand_n we_o confess_v that_o bishop_n and_o angel_n be_v not_o convertible_a term_n and_o yet_o suppose_v st._n john_n have_v say_v angel_n of_o each_o church_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n instead_o of_o angel_n in_o the_o singular_a i_o will_v know_v how_o any_o man_n can_v prove_v episcopacy_n from_o those_o text_n and_o sure_o where_o a_o argument_n may_v be_v make_v from_o the_o number_n in_o which_o a_o word_n be_v use_v he_o be_v not_o far_o amiss_o that_o shall_v say_v such_o a_o thing_n be_v plain_a from_o that_o word_n he_o triumph_v in_o the_o next_o paragraph_n p._n 14.15_o as_o if_o he_o have_v find_v the_o independent_a notion_n in_o one_o of_o t._n w_n assertion_n nay_o he_o can_v see_v how_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o multiplication_n or_o plurality_n of_o church_n till_o the_o increase_n of_o believer_n according_a to_o the_o episcopal_a model_n if_o the_o gentleman_n will_v be_v please_v to_o put_v on_o his_o spectacle_n i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o show_v he_o how_o suppose_v then_o that_o one_o parcel_n of_o convert_n be_v make_v at_o jerusalem_n another_o at_o corinth_n another_o at_o ephesus_n another_z at_o antioch_n and_o another_o at_o rome_n and_o a_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n constitute_v over_o each_o particular_a church_n i_o desire_v he_o to_o consider_v whether_o this_o will_v not_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o t._n w._n speak_v of_o viz._n a_o multiplication_n or_o plurality_n of_o church_n by_o the_o increase_n of_o believer_n without_o any_o necessity_n of_o suppose_v that_o church_n must_v multiply_v like_o bee_n only_o by_o send_v out_o a_o colony_n when_o the_o hive_n be_v too_o full_a and_o suppose_v a_o colony_n be_v send_v out_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o presbyter_n and_o he_o still_o under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o same_o or_o another_o bishop_n i_o suppose_v this_o will_v do_v the_o business_n without_o any_o great_a service_n to_o the_o congregational_a way_n but_o why_o do_v not_o the_o vindicator_n give_v we_o some_o scriptue-instance_n of_o this_o famous_a notion_n for_o if_o a_o colony_n must_v needs_o be_v send_v out_o under_o independent_a officer_n when_o ever_o believer_n grow_v too_o numerous_a for_o one_o assembly_n it_o may_v sure_o be_v prove_v that_o some_o time_n or_o other_o it_o be_v so_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v call_v upon_o mr._n vindicator_n for_o matter_n of_o fact_n which_o unless_o he_o can_v produce_v and_o i_o be_o pretty_a sure_a he_o can_v he_o must_v not_o expect_v that_o much_o credit_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o he_o it_o be_v a_o little_a too_o much_o for_o he_o to_o impose_v his_o notion_n upon_o we_o as_o if_o they_o be_v all_o according_a to_o scripture_n and_o yet_o not_o one_o text_n to_o be_v find_v for_o they_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v how_o many_o congregation_n there_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n when_o the_o believer_n increase_v to_o so_o vast_a a_o number_n in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n three_o thousand_o you_o meet_v with_o convert_v act_v 2.41_o more_o daily_o add_v v._o 47._o five_o thousand_o you_o find_v mention_v act_v 4.4_o multitude_n both_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n add_v c._n 5.14_o and_o yet_o still_o the_o word_n of_o god_n increase_v and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o disciple_n multiply_v in_o jerusalem_n great_o and_o a_o great_a company_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v obedient_a to_o the_o faith_n c._n 6.7_o now_o i_o desire_v he_o to_o give_v i_o his_o answer_n to_o these_o follow_a query_n whether_o all_o this_o number_n of_o believer_n do_v make_v one_o congregation_n or_o more_o whether_o or_o no_o they_o be_v under_o the_o government_n of_o only_o one_o bishop_n whether_o each_o of_o they_o be_v know_v to_o his_o bishop_n and_o to_o one_o another_o whether_o they_o can_v not_o be_v member_n of_o the_o same_o church_n till_o they_o be_v all_o personal_o acquaint_v do_v they_o all_o ordinary_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n to_o worship_n god_n and_o if_o so_o where_o be_v it_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o capacious_a or_o do_v the_o jew_n lend_v the_o temple_n for_o a_o ordinary_a meeting-place_n to_o the_o christian_n how_o the_o preacher_n can_v be_v hear_v by_o all_o this_o multitude_n at_o once_o whether_o the_o vigour_n and_o strength_n of_o his_o lung_n or_o the_o thinness_n of_o jerusalem_n air_n do_v enable_v and_o qualify_v he_o for_o that_o loud_a performance_n or_o whether_o he_o have_v the_o conqueror_n engine_n or_o sir_n samuel_n morland_n speak_v trumpet_n or_o a_o peculiar_a sort_n of_o voice_n like_o mr._n baxters_n friend_n who_o preach_v to_o a_o congregation_n of_o ten_o thousand_o man_n so_o that_o they_o can_v all_o hear_v he_o and_o yet_o his_o voice_n be_v none_o of_o the_o loud_a i_o desire_v his_o information_n in_o these_o particular_n that_o we_o may_v see_v whether_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v increase_v and_o multiply_v in_o the_o congregational_a way_n but_o we_o hope_v he_o will_v not_o stir_v a_o syllable_n 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