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and_o pray_v for_o the_o prosperous_a continuance_n thereof_o page_n 1_o sect_n ii_o that_o the_o church_n of_o geneva_n disclaim_v the_o opinion_n of_o think_v that_o their_o church_n government_n shall_v be_v a_o pattern_n for_o other_o church_n p._n 6._o sect_n iii_o that_o also_o other_o protestant_a divine_n of_o reform_a church_n have_v observe_v the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o episcopal_a government_n in_o england_n p._n 7._o sect_n iv._o that_o the_o episcopal_a government_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v for_o necessary_a use_v the_o best_a according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o primitive_a antiquity_n p._n 11_o sect_n v._o the_o protestant_a divine_n of_o remote_a church_n have_v general_o acknowledge_v episcopal_a government_n to_o be_v for_o necessary_a use_v the_o best_a p._n 14_o sect_n vi_o that_o the_o episcopal_a government_n be_v far_o more_o practise_v among_o protestant_n of_o remote_a church_n than_o be_v the_o presbyterial_a p._n 22_o chap._n ii_o sect_n i._o the_o second_o general_n part_n of_o this_o full_a satisfaction_n be_v concern_v the_o right_n of_o episcopacy_n which_o be_v to_o accord_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o second_o reserve_v condition_n in_o the_o common_a covenant_n p._n 24_o sect_n ii_o first_o that_o no_o ancient_a father_n have_v be_v just_o object_v as_o gainsay_v the_o apostolical_a right_n of_o episcopacy_n no_o not_o hierome_n p._n 26_o sect_n iii_o that_o augustine_n object_v against_o the_o apostolical_a right_n of_o episcopacy_n be_v direct_o for_o it_o p._n 31_o sect_n iv._o three_o gregory_n nazianzen_n a_o primitive_a father_n who_o be_v verbal_o object_v against_o episcopacy_n do_v real_o contradict_v the_o objector_n p._n 34_o sect_n v._o that_o clemens_n one_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a of_o father_n object_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o counterwitness_n against_o the_o objector_n p._n 37_o sect_n vi_o the_o justification_n of_o episcopal_n prelacy_n by_o the_o universal_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n christian_n in_o time_n approach_v towards_o primitive_a antiquity_n first_o by_o condemn_v aerius_n the_o only_a famous_a adversary_n against_o episcopal_n prelacy_n in_o those_o time_n p._n 42_o sect_n vii_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o foresay_a father_n the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n hold_v the_o derogation_n from_o episcopal_a prelacy_n to_o be_v sacrilegious_a p._n 45_o sect_n viii_o that_o the_o immediate_a succession_n of_o bishop_n from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v liberal_o confirm_v unto_o we_o by_o learned_a protestant_a divine_n albeit_o sufficient_o presbyterial_a p._n 47_o sect_n ix_o that_o there_o be_v a_o immediate_a succession_n of_o bishop_n from_o the_o apostle_n time_n prove_v first_o because_o no_o time_n can_v be_v assign_v wherein_o it_o be_v not_o in_o use_n p._n 48_o sect_n x._o that_o the_o whole_a church_n christian_n do_v profess_v and_o practice_v the_o apostolical_a right_n of_o episcopacy_n p._n 55_o chap._n 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the_o word_n angel_n to_o signify_v the_o order_n of_o presbyter_n in_o the_o church_n the_o state_n of_o which_o question_n be_v set_v down_o by_o our_o opposite_n p._n 100_o sect_n xi_o that_o the_o objection_n make_v for_o this_o exposition_n be_v confute_v by_o their_o own_o best_a approve_v protestant_a author_n p._n 101_o sect_n xii_o their_o second_o reason_n confute_v by_o their_o own_o allege_v author_n p._n 103_o sect_n xiii_o their_o three_o argument_n likewise_o confute_v by_o their_o own_o chief_a author_n p._n 106_o sect_n jux._n their_o four_o argument_n confute_v by_o the_o same_o their_o own_o much_o applaud_v author_n p._n 108_o sect_n xv._n the_o five_o objection_n as_o a_o body_n in_o a_o consumption_n languish_v in_o itself_o p._n 111_o sect_n xvi_o their_o last_o argument_n stand_v confute_v by_o their_o own_o self_n p._n 112_o sect_n xvii_o our_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o word_n angel_n in_o the_o aforesaid_a epistle_n of_o christ_n signify_v a_o 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understand_v presbyter_n so_o 〈◊〉_d chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d occumendus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d theophylact_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d theodoret._n this_o last_o for_o further_a illustration_n thereof_o show_v that_o st._n paul_n do_v in_o this_o epistle_n attribute_v likewise_o this_o title_n of_o apostle_n to_o epaphroditus_n though_o he_o be_v distinct_o a_o bishop_n our_o opposite_n we_o know_v be_v in_o all_o these_o question_n most_o addict_v to_o hierome_n who_o notwithstanding_o upon_o the_o same_o reason_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n infer_v the_o same_o conclusion_n say_v 85._o here_o by_o bishop_n we_o understand_v presbyter_n because_o there_o can_v not_o then_o have_v be_v two_o bishop_n in_o one_o city_n but_o if_o epaphroditus_n be_v bishop_n of_o philippi_n as_o theodoret_n both_o here_o and_o elsewhere_o assure_v we_o he_o be_v why_o will_n some_o say_v be_v not_o this_o epistle_n inscribe_v unto_o he_o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n theophylact_fw-mi give_v the_o answer_n 1.1_o because_o say_v he_o at_o this_o time_n the_o philippian_n have_v send_v epaphroditus_n to_o carry_v such_o thing_n to_o the_o apostle_n as_o he_o have_v need_n of_o so_o he_o which_o answer_v of_o he_o have_v sufficient_a ground_n upon_o phil._n 2.25_o and_o 4.18_o to_o which_o we_o refer_v our_o reader_n sect_n iv._o the_o three_o objection_n be_v against_o the_o appropriation_n of_o the_o word_n bishop_n unto_o one_o which_o appellation_n be_v show_v to_o be_v most_o justifiable_a both_o house_n of_o parliament_n have_v be_v advise_v concern_v presbyterial_a ordination_n vind_z that_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n have_v be_v communicable_a to_o presbyter_n therefore_o the_o appropriation_n of_o the_o word_n bishop_n to_o one_o have_v be_v say_v they_o by_o corrupt_a custom_n both_o which_o we_o take_v to_o have_v be_v so_o unadvised_o speak_v concern_v appropriation_n as_o if_o they_o have_v mean_v to_o cross_v the_o judicious_a confession_n of_o the_o three_o worthy_n mr._n calvin_n mr._n beza_n 3_o and_o dr._n reynolds_n who_o have_v express_o testify_v and_o
deliver_v the_o contrary_n but_o yet_o our_o opposite_n have_v give_v as_o it_o be_v defiance_n not_o only_o to_o the_o manifold_a and_o manifest_a testimony_n both_o of_o antiquity_n together_o with_o the_o most_o famous_a protestant_a divine_n who_o have_v already_o justify_v the_o distinction_n of_o episcopacy_n as_o superior_a to_o presbytery_n here_o by_o they_o call_v a_o corruption_n as_o institute_v for_o the_o best_a but_o also_o against_o the_o universal_a church_n christian_n which_o hold_v and_o continue_v the_o same_o appropriation_n for_o fourteen_o hundred_o year_n complete_a this_o be_v not_o all_o for_o the_o time_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o same_o alteration_n will_v justify_v it_o to_o the_o full_a the_o time_n be_v thus_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o foresay_a sup_n dr._n reynolds_n the_o presbyter_n say_v he_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n choose_v one_o among_o they_o to_o be_v precedent_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v he_o who_o afterward_o in_o the_o primitive_a 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semina_fw-la tollerentur_fw-la to_o take_v away_o the_o seed_n of_o schism_n be_v the_o express_a word_n of_o 1._o hierome_n so_o that_o if_o either_o the_o season_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n be_v have_v in_o consideration_n or_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o church_n universal_a or_o the_o reason_n now_o give_v of_o attribute_v the_o word_n of_o superiority_n to_o any_o superior_a degree_n of_o dignity_n one_o will_v think_v they_o may_v very_o well_o persuade_v that_o this_o objection_n out_o of_o hierome_n aught_o to_o have_v be_v put_v to_o silence_n before_o it_o have_v be_v publish_v we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a how_o urgent_a many_o of_o our_o opposite_n have_v be_v to_o prove_v from_o antiquity_n that_o the_o primitive_a father_n sometime_o give_v the_o title_n of_o presbyter_n unto_o bishop_n as_o do_v 24._o irenaeus_n to_o the_o predecessor_n of_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o have_v conclude_v thereupon_o a_o equality_n of_o function_n this_o be_v a_o thrice_o wander_v 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and_o other_o his_o predecessor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n over_o presbyter_n in_o those_o primitive_a time_n as_o also_o of_o the_o episcopacy_n sup_n and_o superiority_n of_o irenaeus_n over_o the_o presbyter_n under_o he_o sect_n v._o the_o last_o objection_n 3_o john_n 9_o that_o objection_n which_o one_o have_v make_v be_v usual_a with_o other_o viz._n superiores_fw-la st._n john_n reprehend_v diotrephes_n for_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o desire_v a_o superiority_n over_o his_o brethren_n presbyter_n therefore_o there_o be_v not_o any_o degree_n of_o superiority_n over_o they_o in_o those_o day_n we_o say_v that_o the_o consequent_a of_o this_o argument_n be_v very_o lavish_a and_o loose_a because_o st._n john_n do_v not_o except_v against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o degree_n of_o superiority_n but_o against_o the_o usurpation_n of_o superior_a degree_n that_o be_v and_o his_o insolent_a abuse_n thereof_o in_o contemn_v his_o brethren_n and_o peremptory_o cast_v 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the_o same_o apostle_n command_v the_o 26._o ephesian_n to_o assemble_v themselves_o before_o he_o at_o miletus_n but_o most_o especial_o be_v he_o occasion_v to_o express_v his_o jurisdiction_n apostolical_a over_o the_o corinthian_n regulate_v and_o silence_v 14.37_o woman_n in_o the_o congregation_n touch_v the_o order_n of_o wife_n 11.34_o so_o ordain_v i_o say_v he_o in_o all_o church_n and_o also_o concern_v other_o matter_n say_v the_o rest_n will_v i_o set_v in_o order_n when_o i_o come_v thus_o by_o his_o command_a and_o as_o effectual_o by_o his_o censure_v in_o shake_v of_o his_o rod_n of_o excommunication_n over_o they_o say_v 13.10_o shall_v i_o come_v unto_o you_o with_o a_o rod_n peter_n likewise_o do_v not_o conceal_v the_o apostolical_a authority_n in_o general_n over_o the_o disperse_a member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o pontus_n asia_n cappadocia_n galatia_n and_o bythinia_n when_o he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o as_o he_o say_v 9.2_o the_o commandment_n give_v by_o 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witness_v add_v that_o st._n augustine_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o hierome_n be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n upon_o this_o ground_n that_o it_o be_v a_o city_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n there_o speak_v and_o therefore_o it_o can_v say_v he_o be_v understand_v of_o mere_a presbyter_n but_o of_o bishop_n who_o be_v set_v over_o city_n thus_o far_o luther_n concern_v the_o episcopacy_n of_o titus_n and_o he_o be_v second_v by_o a_o learned_a doctor_n of_o the_o same_o classis_fw-la etc._n gerard_n by_o name_n who_o do_v not_o only_o confess_v titus_n to_o have_v be_v make_v bishop_n of_o crete_n by_o the_o apostle_n but_o also_o timothy_n of_o ephesus_n crescens_n of_o galatia_n linus_n of_o rome_n dionysius_n of_o athens_n etc._n etc._n and_o justinus_n beza_n himself_o confess_v the_o same_o direct_o of_o timothy_n say_v that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o presbytery_n of_o ephesus_n that_o be_v say_v he_o antistes_fw-la or_o prelate_n as_o justin_n martyr_n use_v the_o word_n mr._n moulin_n praeeminentiae_fw-la join_v both_o timothy_n and_o titus_n together_o say_v that_o howsoever_o we_o term_v they_o bishop_n or_o evangelist_n it_o be_v evident_a they_o have_v bishop_n for_o their_o successor_n who_o after_o they_o have_v the_o like_a preeminence_n in_o the_o church_n we_o shall_v conclude_v this_o section_n with_o the_o determination_n of_o their_o learned_a &_o judicious_a pâ—aefectus_fw-la scultetus_n tell_v we_o that_o though_o at_o first_o timothy_n and_o titus_n be_v evangelist_n yet_o afterward_o timothy_n be_v make_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n and_o titus_n of_o crete_n which_o thing_n say_v he_o the_o write_n of_o ancient_a father_n do_v abundant_o confirm_v so_o these_o famous_a divine_n beside_o those_o who_o have_v be_v above_o former_o allege_v by_o we_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o contrary_a objection_n in_o three_o full_a section_n after_o this_o our_o first_o evidence_n out_o of_o scripture_n there_o follow_v sect_n viii_o the_o second_o evidence_n from_o scripture_n for_o proof_n of_o episcopal_a prelaâ—y_n be_v out_o of_o christ_n epistle_n to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n write_v etc._n etc._n cap._n 2.1_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n the_o main_a question_n be_v whether_o the_o word_n angel_n in_o every_o epistle_n do_v signify_v collective_o either_o the_o whole_a church_n or_o the_o whole_a company_n or_o college_n of_o presbyter_n or_o else_o singular_o a_o individual_a person_n our_o opposite_n be_v distract_v into_o the_o two_o former_a opinion_n we_o shall_v pursue_v they_o in_o order_n confute_v their_o first_o exposition_n first_o and_o then_o the_o other_o that_o their_o mist_n be_v dispel_v we_o may_v see_v more_o clear_o to_o prove_v our_o own_o which_o be_v that_o the_o word_n angel_n of_o every_o church_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o singular_a person_n have_v preeminence_n over_o other_o pastor_n in_o the_o same_o church_n sect_n ix_o that_o the_o first_o exposition_n of_o our_o opposite_n by_o angel_n understand_v the_o whole_a church_n be_v flat_o repugnant_a to_o the_o context_n in_o the_o book_n of_o revelation_n cap._n 2._o christ_n by_o his_o angel_n proper_o so_o call_v write_v unto_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n vers_fw-la 2._o tell_v st._n john_n mystical_o of_o seven_o goldâ—n_a candlestick_n vers_fw-la 13._o signify_v the_o seven_o church_n and_o of_o seven_o star_n signify_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n vers_fw-la 20._o after_o more_o particular_o and_o distinct_o cap._n 2._o &_o 3_o to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n in_o which_o epistle_n to_o ease_v our_o opposite_n of_o a_o trouble_n we_o confess_v that_o although_o the_o epistle_n be_v direct_v to_o the_o angel_n of_o each_o church_n yet_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o concern_v also_o other_o because_o of_o the_o common_a epiphonema_n in_o every_o one_o thus_o he_o that_o hathan_fw-ge car_n to_o hear_v let_v he_o hear_v but_o to_o the_o matter_n the_o first_o exposition_n of_o our_o opposite_n be_v set_v down_o by_o ecclesias_fw-la walo_n messalinus_n a_o destinate_a adversary_n to_o episcopacy_n as_o in_o other_o point_n so_o in_o this_o for_o let_v it_o be_v hold_v for_o a_o firm_a and_o fix_a truth_n say_v he_o that_o by_o the_o angel_n of_o every_o city_n st._n john_n intend_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o church_n themselves_o so_o he_o but_o if_o we_o consult_v with_o the_o context_n cap._n 1.20_o where_o first_o the_o angel_n be_v express_o call_v star_n and_o the_o church_n be_v name_v candlestick_n we_o must_v therefore_o tell_v this_o great_a clerk_n that_o he_o must_v first_o turn_v star_n into_o candlestick_n before_o he_o can_v make_v angel_n to_o signify_v the_o church_n second_o in_o the_o text_n itself_o cap._n 2.1_o it_o be_v say_v write_v unto_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o 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