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other_o etc._n etc._n five_o to_o attend_v upon_o trial_n of_o life_n to_o report_v the_o sufficiency_n or_o insufficiency_n of_o such_o as_o demand_v clergy_n six_o to_o ordain_v deacon_n and_o presbyter_n all_o these_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v jure_v humane_a give_v to_o these_o bishop_n and_o may_v upon_o cause_n be_v take_v away_o from_o they_o bishop_n have_v be_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n ob._n ob._n and_o be_v apostolical_a and_o from_o the_o beginning_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o sol._n sol._n that_o in_o the_o pure_a primitive_a time_n of_o the_o church_n the_o history_n whereof_o be_v record_v in_o the_o act_n and_o epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o which_o the_o first_o and_o best_a pattern_n of_o church_n government_n be_v express_v there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o other_o bishop_n than_o the_o presbyter_n as_o appear_v first_o the_o holy_a scripture_n declare_v the_o duty_n and_o office_n of_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n to_o be_v one_o &_o the_o same_o the_o bishop_n be_v to_o teach_v and_o rule_v his_o church_n or_o congregation_n 1_o tim._n 3.2.5_o and_o the_o presbyter_n be_v to_o teach_v and_o feed_v his_o flock_n and_o to_o oversee_v care_v for_o and_o rule_v they_o 1_o pet._n 5.2.3_o second_o the_o presbyter_n be_v in_o holy_a scripture_n say_v to_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n act_v 20.28_o paul_n charge_v the_o presbyter_n or_o ephesus_z to_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o flock_n whereof_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v they_o bishop_n and_o other_o bishop_n the_o holy_a ghost_n never_o make_v three_o ephesian_n 4.11_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v give_v to_o his_o church_n for_o the_o perfect_a of_o the_o saint_n for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o for_o the_o edify_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n apostles_n prophet_n evangelist_n pastor_n and_o teacher_n here_o be_v a_o express_v enumeration_n of_o the_o officer_n god_n have_v give_v whereof_o the_o first_o three_o be_v extraordinary_a and_o cease_v 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