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guilty_a of_o if_o he_o have_v be_v either_o so_o ingenuous_a or_o skilful_a in_o church_n history_n as_o he_o will_v fain_o persuade_v we_o but_o so_o far_o be_v those_o ancient_a scot_n from_o invade_v this_o right_n of_o episcopacy_n that_o as_o to_o ordination_n they_o strict_o observe_v even_o our_o present_a canon_n three_o bishop_n be_v at_o the_o consecration_n of_o a_o bishop_n who_o when_o he_o be_v thus_o consecrate_v and_o not_o before_o have_v that_o great_a authority_n of_o ordain_v presbyter_n and_o deacon_n which_o it_o hence_o appear_v be_v not_o allow_v to_o any_o under_o bishop_n but_o to_o return_v from_o whence_o i_o have_v digress_v finan_n and_o aidan_n be_v both_o of_o they_o express_o say_v again_o to_o have_v be_v bishop_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o finan_n be_v mention_v again_o by_o bede_n 25._o interim_n aidano_n episcopo_fw-la de_fw-fr hac_fw-la vita_fw-la sublato_fw-la finan_n pro_fw-la illo_fw-la gradum_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la à _fw-la scotis_n ordinatus_fw-la ac_fw-la missus_fw-la acceperat_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o insula_fw-la landisfarnensi_fw-la fecit_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la episcopali_fw-la sedi_fw-la congruam_fw-la 26._o again_o concern_v the_o dispute_n between_o wilfred_n and_o coleman_n facta_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la haec_fw-la quaestio_fw-la anno_fw-la dominicae_fw-la incarnationis_fw-la dclxiv_o qui_fw-la fuit_fw-la annus_fw-la oswi_n regis_fw-la xii_o episcopatus_fw-la autem_fw-la scotorum_fw-la quem_fw-la gesserunt_fw-la in_o provincia_fw-la anglorum_fw-la annus_fw-la xxx_o siquidem_fw-la aidanus_fw-la xvii_o annis_fw-la finan_n x_o coleman_n iii_n episcopatum_fw-la tenuere_fw-la yet_o after_o all_o it_o be_v very_o well_o know_v that_o our_o english_a succession_n even_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o northumberland_n be_v not_o derive_v down_o to_o we_o from_o coleman_n the_o last_o of_o those_o scotish_n bishop_n but_o from_o wilfrede_v a_o saxon_a who_o succeed_v he_o i_o wish_v he_o will_v not_o write_v such_o thing_n of_o such_o consequence_n and_o so_o often_o with_o such_o confidence_n without_o once_o consult_v his_o author_n as_o for_o his_o other_o author_n he_o will_v oblige_v we_o to_o tell_v we_o who_o they_o be_v that_o can_v know_v any_o thing_n concern_v those_o time_n but_o what_o they_o must_v have_v from_o bede_n as_o well_o as_o we_o §_o xi_o the_o other_o particular_a be_v that_o which_o do_v indeed_o look_v most_o like_a reason_n and_o principle_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v by_o he_o in_o his_o whole_a book_n and_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o show_v he_o all_o the_o fair_a deal_n i_o can_v in_o represent_v what_o he_o say_v to_o the_o best_a advantage_n the_o sum_n therefore_o of_o what_o he_o say_v seem_v most_o convenient_o reducible_a to_o these_o proposition_n 1._o that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o gift_n and_o qualification_n of_o the_o person_n immediate_o so_o that_o whoever_o have_v those_o gift_n and_o qualification_n have_v thereby_o a_o essential_a right_n to_o the_o power_n and_o he_o that_o bestow_v those_o gift_n do_v thereby_o bestow_v the_o power_n and_o they_o who_o can_v bestow_v they_o can_v consequent_o dispose_v of_o the_o power_n 2._o that_o god_n alone_o have_v the_o disposal_n of_o these_o
assembly_n of_o 34._o man_n their_o prophesy_v as_o it_o shall_v seem_v like_o the_o sibyl_n with_o their_o hair_n 15._o dishevel_a and_o without_o their_o veil_n unbecoming_a the_o modesty_n of_o their_o sex_n how_o do_v the_o apostle_n provide_v to_o remedy_v these_o inconvenience_n but_o by_o oblige_v all_o to_o a_o strict_a dependence_n on_o their_o superior_n by_o oblige_v the_o prophet_n not_o to_o speak_v but_o in_o 31._o order_n not_o to_o use_v their_o gift_n but_o for_o 26._o edification_n not_o to_o use_v they_o 40._o indecorous_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o 29._o judge_n of_o their_o prophecy_n by_o restrain_v the_o woman_n universal_o from_o all_o 35._o public_a exercise_n of_o their_o gift_n a_o plain_a sign_n that_o the_o spirit_n who_o give_v those_o gift_n do_v not_o thereby_o exempt_a any_o who_o have_v they_o from_o their_o due_a subordination_n much_o less_o do_v thereby_o give_v they_o the_o govern_v power_n of_o their_o ecclesiastical_a assembly_n as_o our_o brethren_n will_v fain_o persuade_v we_o this_o also_o be_v the_o great_a occasion_n of_o that_o schism_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o s._n clement_n epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o that_o not_o many_o year_n after_o this_o former_a have_v be_v write_v to_o they_o by_o s._n paul_n the_o gift_a brethren_n do_v then_o also_o assume_v and_o raise_v a_o sedition_n against_o the_o ordinary_a presbyter_n of_o that_o church_n and_o be_v again_o teach_v their_o duty_n of_o obedience_n humility_n and_o subjection_n through_o the_o whole_a current_n of_o that_o epistle_n how_o can_v that_o be_v if_o their_o very_a gift_n have_v make_v they_o presbyter_n when_o acknowledge_v as_o they_o be_v not_o here_o deny_v this_o very_a pretence_n therefore_o be_v particular_o and_o express_o disow_v by_o those_o very_a precedent_n to_o which_o our_o brethren_n do_v so_o eager_o appeal_v according_o they_o never_o find_v any_o of_o those_o officer_n xxvi_o to_o who_o succession_n be_v at_o present_a pretend_a make_v immediate_o by_o god_n but_o by_o the_o intervention_n of_o man_n notwithstanding_o that_o there_o be_v then_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n requisite_a to_o qualify_v man_n for_o those_o office_n there_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reckon_v among_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o fit_v man_n for_o the_o office_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n there_o be_v also_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o with_o other_o gift_n fit_v man_n for_o the_o office_n of_o deacon_n yet_o who_o see_v not_o this_o express_a difference_n between_o these_o and_o those_o extraordinary_a officer_n that_o these_o never_o so_o much_o as_o pretend_v to_o be_v immediate_o from_o god_n without_o the_o mediation_n of_o man_n what_o great_a argument_n have_v it_o be_v for_o s._n paul_n to_o prove_v his_o apostleship_n by_o that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o man_n or_o by_o man_n if_o this_o be_v the_o ordinary_a case_n in_o the_o ordinary_a governor_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n if_o all_o that_o man_n do_v be_v only_o a_o recognition_n of_o their_o gift_n and_o a_o solemn_a reception_n of_o their_o authority_n which_o be_v as_o requisite_a for_o apostle_n as_o ordinary_a bishop_n and_o deacon_n where_o do_v we_o find_v any_o of_o these_o ordinary_a officer_n make_v but_o there_o be_v express_a mention_n of_o man_n who_o lay_v on_o their_o hand_n and_o perform_v the_o ceremony_n and_o that_o by_o a_o distinct_a imposition_n of_o hand_n from_o that_o whereby_o they_o then_o usual_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n immediate_o after_o their_o baptism_n and_o the_o word_n use_v concern_v it_o 23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o by_o which_o the_o give_v of_o authority_n 5._o even_o in_o secular_a office_n where_o authority_n be_v confess_o give_v be_v usual_o express_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o that_o age._n s._n timothy_n be_v say_v to_o have_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o s._n paul_n 6._o be_v say_v to_o have_v it_o give_v he_o among_o other_o thing_n by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 14._o what_o can_v be_v more_o clear_a than_o these_o word_n if_o they_o be_v understand_v of_o ordination_n and_o who_o be_v more_o forward_o to_o understand_v they_o so_o than_o our_o brethren_n when_o they_o be_v concern_v to_o produce_v precedent_n of_o ordination_n by_o presbyter_n but_o i_o confess_v i_o be_o not_o myself_o very_o confident_a of_o that_o exposition_n the_o thing_n be_v clear_a enough_o from_o this_o new_a imposition_n of_o hand_n which_o be_v use_v on_o this_o occasion_n of_o ordain_v the_o ordinary_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n but_o not_o of_o the_o extraordinary_a when_o s._n mathias_n be_v choose_v apostle_n into_o the_o place_n of_o judas_n no_o more_o be_v do_v than_o only_o to_o know_v god_n pleasure_n concern_v it_o according_a to_o that_o ordinary_a way_n of_o divination_n usual_a in_o such_o case_n by_o lot_n when_o that_o be_v know_v there_o be_v no_o further_a act_n of_o man_n no_o imposition_n of_o hand_n only_o he_o be_v add_v to_o complete_a the_o number_n of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n that_o more_o be_v observe_v in_o ordinary_a ordination_n 26._o why_o be_v it_o but_o to_o show_v that_o the_o influence_n of_o humane_a act_n be_v great_a in_o they_o beside_o xxvii_o the_o very_a ceremony_n of_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v general_o design_v to_o communicate_v some_o of_o those_o supernatural_a gift_n wherewith_o they_o be_v themselves_o endue_v so_o it_o be_v in_o their_o cast_n out_o of_o devil_n and_o their_o cure_v the_o sick_a and_o particular_o so_o it_o be_v in_o their_o give_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o indeed_o what_o other_o gift_n be_v imaginable_a that_o be_v ordinary_o necessary_a for_o ordain_v person_n themselves_o can_v think_v it_o can_v be_v dispossess_v or_o heal_v etc._n etc._n what_o can_v it_o therefore_o be_v but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o and_o what_o gift_n can_v be_v then_o think_v necessary_a for_o make_v ordinary_a officer_n but_o such_o as_o be_v ordinary_a and_o perpetual_a as_o the_o office_n themselves_o if_o therefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v this_o be_v according_a to_o the_o jew_n a_o invest_v they_o with_o power_n where_o he_o be_v give_v particular_o with_o such_o a_o design_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o 9_o saul_n and_o 14._o david_n and_o of_o the_o 21._o apostle_n themselves_o and_o what_o other_o design_n be_v conceivable_a in_o give_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o they_o who_o be_v suppose_v already_o to_o have_v receive_v he_o before_o in_o their_o baptism_n and_o that_o imposition_n of_o hand_n which_o then_o usual_o accompany_v their_o baptism_n and_o if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v in_o ordination_n then_o plain_o they_o have_v not_o all_o 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adversary_n be_v with_o government_n in_o this_o life_n in_o that_o it_o permit_v person_n to_o assume_v authority_n and_o to_o extend_v it_o as_o far_o as_o they_o think_v fit_a by_o appeal_n to_o write_n against_o the_o sense_n of_o all_o the_o visible_a authority_n of_o this_o life_n and_o this_o rational_o by_o their_o principle_n which_o let_v any_o of_o themselves_o consider_v and_o explain_v if_o they_o can_v how_o it_o be_v reconcilable_a with_o the_o practice_n of_o any_o visible_a government_n upon_o earth_n on_o the_o contrary_a our_o hypothesis_n oblige_v inferior_a governor_n to_o prove_v their_o title_n to_o their_o office_n and_o the_o extent_n of_o it_o from_o the_o intention_n of_o their_o superior_a governor_n do_v oblige_v all_o to_o a_o strict_a dependence_n on_o the_o supreme_a visible_a power_n so_o as_o to_o leave_v no_o place_n for_o appeal_n concern_v the_o practice_n of_o such_o government_n which_o as_o it_o last_v only_o for_o this_o life_n so_o it_o ought_v 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not_o find_v it_o so_o easy_a as_o they_o think_v to_o prove_v we_o oblige_v even_o by_o scripture_n precedent_n itself_o in_o such_o case_n to_o the_o xi_o it_o be_v a_o consequence_n which_o it_o may_v be_v our_o brethren_n will_v not_o stand_v by_o who_o when_o they_o speak_v of_o the_o interest_n of_o presbyter_n and_o people_n in_o judge_v concern_v the_o gift_n of_o such_o a_o candidate_n in_o order_n to_o their_o own_o acceptance_n of_o he_o and_o speak_v of_o this_o with_o a_o design_n of_o solve_v the_o phaenomena_n of_o government_n by_o it_o and_o of_o restrain_v disorderly_a person_n from_o erect_v new_a church_n and_o schism_n at_o their_o pleasure_n will_v no_o doubt_n be_v willing_a to_o believe_v that_o person_n so_o exclude_v or_o at_o least_o not_o admit_v by_o the_o presbyter_n or_o the_o people_n aught_o in_o conscience_n or_o modesty_n at_o least_o to_o forbear_v the_o exercise_n of_o their_o gift_n and_o authority_n till_o they_o be_v somewhere_o regular_o admit_v but_o how_o they_o can_v avoid_v this_o consequence_n admit_v this_o hypothesis_n of_o a_o immediate_a call_n from_o god_n for_o my_o part_n i_o confess_v i_o can_v understand_v if_o they_o be_v sensible_a how_o inconsistent_a such_o disorderly_a practice_n as_o these_o be_v with_o government_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v when_o they_o endeavour_v by_o this_o interest_n of_o church_n in_o admit_v gift_a person_n to_o prevent_v the_o consequence_n of_o such_o disorderly_a practice_n it_o will_v then_o concern_v they_o serious_o to_o reflect_v on_o their_o principle_n which_o will_v justify_v practice_n which_o themselves_o confess_v to_o be_v so_o disorderly_a and_o will_v ruin_v government_n for_o which_o themselves_o pretend_v to_o have_v at_o least_o some_o little_a reverence_n i_o only_o observe_v one_o thing_n more_o 92_o that_o mr._n baxter_n tell_v i_o that_o i_o have_v at_o first_o give_v the_o nonconformist_n their_o cause_n and_o confirm_v they_o but_o i_o be_o not_o conscious_a nor_o be_v he_o please_v to_o tell_v i_o where_o i_o have_v do_v it_o if_o i_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o excuse_v they_o i_o shall_v still_o think_v myself_o oblige_v to_o own_o my_o conviction_n but_o whatever_o i_o have_v do_v methinks_v he_o of_o all_o man_n shall_v not_o upbraid_v i_o who_o give_v so_o many_o reason_n of_o suspicion_n that_o he_o be_v conscious_a of_o defend_v a_o bad_a cause_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o think_v of_o any_o artifice_n which_o a_o person_n so_o conscious_a will_v make_v use_n of_o but_o mr._n baxter_n have_v practise_v something_o which_o look_v very_o like_o it_o such_o a_o one_o will_v evade_v all_o direct_a dispute_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n will_v neither_o answer_v argument_n nor_o confute_v answer_n such_o a_o one_o where_o he_o can_v not_o justify_v the_o succession_n of_o order_n not_o derive_v from_o bishop_n will_v have_v recourse_n to_o those_o of_o the_o nonconformist_n who_o have_v episcopal_a order_n 85._o but_o have_v
the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reverence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hence_o it_o appear_v that_o presbyter_n as_o well_o as_o other_o be_v concern_v in_o this_o his_o exhortation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o much_o dispute_v of_o the_o youthfulness_n of_o their_o bishop_n person_n not_o the_o novelty_n of_o the_o institution_n of_o his_o order_n for_o it_o be_v that_o youthfulness_n which_o they_o be_v likely_a to_o take_v advantage_n of_o which_o be_v the_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o see_v here_o that_o even_a presbyter_n be_v not_o to_o take_v advantage_n even_o of_o a_o youthful_a bishop_n either_o for_o presume_v on_o too_o much_o familiarity_n with_o he_o or_o deny_v he_o the_o reverence_n due_a to_o his_o order_n though_o in_o a_o youthful_a person_n that_o they_o be_v to_o yield_v to_o he_o or_o rather_o to_o jesus_n christ_n who_o person_n be_v represent_v by_o he_o and_o sure_o you_o will_v not_o think_v much_o to_o be_v impose_v on_o by_o jesus_n christ_n that_o this_o duty_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v without_o all_o hypocrisy_n to_o the_o bishop_n for_o god_n sake_n who_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o deceive_v that_o harken_v to_o he_o for_o that_o be_v the_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o the_o hellenistick_a style_n then_o in_o use_n be_v the_o same_o with_o obedience_n be_v part_n of_o that_o and_o that_o the_o disrespect_n to_o he_o in_o any_o of_o these_o duty_n redound_v to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n for_o who_o sake_n he_o be_v to_o be_v honour_v and_o now_o i_o pray_v consider_v how_o you_o can_v reconcile_v herewith_o your_o desire_a liberty_n of_o excommunicate_v without_o his_o privity_n or_o consent_n immediate_o after_o he_o blame_v they_o who_o give_v their_o bishop_n the_o honour_n of_o a_o empty_a name_n and_o yet_o do_v all_o thing_n without_o his_o privity_n and_o express_o censure_v they_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n of_o no_o good_a conscience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o beside_o the_o coherence_n former_o note_v it_o be_v plain_a that_o even_o presbyter_n also_o be_v include_v because_o he_o speak_v of_o assembly_n which_o can_v not_o be_v celebrate_v without_o some_o act_n of_o priestly_a power_n and_o if_o such_o assembly_n be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o command_n nor_o the_o rule_n of_o good_a conscience_n how_o your_o proceed_n without_o the_o consent_n or_o privity_n of_o your_o bishop_n can_v be_v excusable_a i_o do_v not_o understand_v in_o the_o epistle_n ad_fw-la trallian_n after_o have_v enjoin_v respect_n to_o all_o the_o three_o order_n he_o conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 17._o whence_o you_o may_v easy_o conclude_v his_o thought_n concern_v such_o assembly_n which_o be_v maintain_v without_o one_o of_o they_o that_o be_v of_o episcopacy_n as_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v who_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o act_v independent_o on_o their_o bishop_n so_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o philadelphian_o he_o say_v express_o that_o as_o many_o as_o be_v on_o god_n part_n and_o jesus_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 28._o by_o which_o you_o may_v see_v what_o he_o will_v have_v think_v of_o those_o who_o shall_v have_v join_v with_o any_o presbyter_n exercise_v a_o authority_n different_a from_o and_o independent_a on_o that_o of_o the_o bishop_n nay_o he_o confident_o charge_v they_o not_o as_o from_o his_o own_o private_a sense_n but_o inspiration_n and_o those_o extraordinary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v not_o as_o yet_o fail_v in_o his_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o after_o teach_v that_o god_n give_v remission_n of_o sin_n to_o they_o that_o be_v penitent_a only_o on_o that_o condition_n 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o if_o it_o be_v so_o how_o can_v the_o absolution_n of_o presbyter_n attempt_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o bishop_n be_v valid_a but_o what_o can_v be_v more_o clear_a against_o your_o independency_n of_o parish_n minister_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o discipline_n than_o that_o excellent_a passage_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o smyrnaean_n 36._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o little_a after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o see_v how_o express_o all_o person_n presbyter_n themselves_o not_o except_v be_v forbid_v to_o meddle_v in_o ecclesiastical_n without_o order_n from_o the_o bishop_n you_o see_v what_o ecclesiastical_n he_o mean_v by_o his_o enumeration_n of_o the_o particular_n not_o only_a baptism_n and_o the_o feast_n of_o love_n but_o the_o very_a eucharist_n you_o see_v how_o clear_o he_o disow_v the_o validity_n of_o that_o eucharist_n which_o be_v not_o receive_v either_o from_o the_o bishop_n himself_o or_o some_o person_n authorize_v by_o he_o which_o both_o may_v serve_v to_o let_v you_o see_v that_o even_o presbyter_n themselves_o be_v include_v see_v 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i_o may_v have_v descend_v low_a because_o you_o say_v you_o will_v have_v yield_v to_o the_o episcopacy_n practise_v in_o s._n cyprian_n time_n to_o show_v that_o this_o liberty_n you_o desire_v of_o admit_v to_o or_o exclude_v from_o your_o flock_n who_o you_o please_v be_v not_o even_o in_o those_o age_n allow_v to_o bare_a presbyter_n at_o present_a i_o shall_v only_o note_v a_o passage_n or_o two_o because_o i_o be_o desirous_a of_o hasten_v baptism_n therefore_o which_o have_v always_o be_v think_v to_o require_v less_o power_n than_o the_o lord_n supper_n 17_o be_v not_o in_o tertullia_n time_n permit_v to_o deacon_n nor_o priest_n themselves_o without_o the_o authority_n of_o their_o bishop_n these_o be_v his_o word_n dandi_fw-la quidem_fw-la viz._n baptismi_fw-la habet_fw-la jus_o summus_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la episcopus_fw-la dehinc_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la sine_fw-la episcopi_fw-la authoritate_fw-la propter_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la honorem_fw-la quo_fw-la salvo_fw-la salva_fw-la pax_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n exact_o herein_o agree_v with_o ignatius_n pamel_n and_o the_o same_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o sense_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o asiatic_a church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o firmilian_a who_o though_o indeed_o he_o mention_v the_o majores_fw-la natu_fw-la praesides_fw-la under_o which_o word_n according_a to_o the_o use_n of_o that_o age_n i_o confess_v presbyter_n may_v be_v include_v as_o have_v the_o power_n of_o baptise_v imposition_n of_o hand_n in_o reconcile_a penitent_n especial_o and_o of_o ordination_n which_o we_o do_v not_o deny_v they_o yet_o he_o seem_v to_o intimate_v their_o dependence_n on_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o that_o power_n which_o proper_o belong_v to_o they_o which_o be_v all_o that_o we_o desire_v for_o thus_o he_o afterward_o express_o assert_v the_o power_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n either_o in_o baptism_n or_o absolution_n of_o 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