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or_o bishop_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o act_n treat_v of_o the_o ordination_n of_o presbyter_n he_o lay_v down_o the_o qualification_n of_o bishop_n in_o titus_n the_o elder_n or_o presbyter_n be_v command_v to_o exercise_v the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n in_o peter_n therefore_o presbyter_n be_v scripture-bishop_n and_o consequent_o may_v ordain_v or_o ordination_n perform_v by_o they_o be_v firm_a and_o sufficient_a and_o here_o i_o may_v content_v myself_o with_o this_o proof_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o we_o that_o we_o have_v scripture-warrant_a for_o what_o we_o do_v but_o because_o antiquity_n be_v so_o much_o insist_v upon_o by_o some_o in_o this_o case_n as_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o ask_v archb._n usher_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n where_o he_o find_v in_o antiquity_n that_o presbyter_n alone_o ordain_v any_o therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o decline_v deal_v with_o they_o at_o this_o weapon_n but_o shall_v join_v issue_n with_o they_o upon_o this_o 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industrium_fw-la noverint_fw-la &_o archidiaconum_n vocent_fw-la ep._n 85._o ad_fw-la evagr._fw-la at_o alexandria_n from_o mark_n the_o evangelist_n to_o heraclas_n and_o dionysius_n bishop_n the_o presbyter_n have_v choose_v one_o of_o themselves_o and_o set_v he_o in_o a_o high_a station_n call_v he_o a_o bishop_n as_o if_o a_o army_n shall_v choose_v a_o emperor_n or_o a_o company_n of_o deacon_n shall_v choose_v one_o of_o themselves_o who_o they_o know_v to_o be_v very_o diligent_a and_o shall_v call_v he_o archdeacon_n which_o testimony_n he_o vindicate_v from_o several_a exception_n that_o be_v make_v against_o it_o this_o than_o may_v justify_v our_o practice_n this_o day_n against_o all_o gainsayer_n that_o we_o who_o be_v presbyter_n and_o have_v no_o diocesan_n bishop_n among_o we_o yet_o undertake_v to_o perform_v this_o work_n of_o ordination_n since_o as_o you_o have_v see_v we_o have_v good_a ground_n and_o warrant_v for_o it_o both_o from_o scripture_n and_o from_o 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