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bishop_n of_o the_o church_n and_o a_o pastor_n of_o soul_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o he_o confound_v both_o these_o function_n ay_o but_o a_o bishop_n require_v the_o whole_a man_n neither_o yet_o be_v one_o man_n suffice_v for_o more_o charge_n ay_o but_o this_o indefinite_a censure_n be_v uncertainelie_o true_a and_o certain_o false_a and_o there_o be_v many_o president_n to_o the_o contrary_a both_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o in_o other_o antique_a history_n first_o i_o will_v know_v whether_o spiridion_n both_o pastor_n of_o sheep_n and_o of_o soul_n be_v not_o a_o man_n able_a for_o both_o these_o charge_n no_o man_n as_o yet_o so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v learn_v have_v envy_v he_o his_o farm_n with_o his_o bishopric_n no_o man_n have_v dare_v to_o condemn_v that_o holy_a man_n but_o all_o man_n have_v worthy_o admire_v both_o his_o simplicity_n and_o his_o sanctimony_n and_o yet_o may_v he_o have_v be_v more_o greedy_a of_o graize_v then_o of_o gain_v soul_n have_v his_o mind_n be_v set_v upon_o coveteousnes_n but_o why_o then_o may_v not_o the_o same_o man_n have_v be_v both_o bishop_n and_o the_o king_n counsellor_n as_o well_o no_o doubt_v the_o greatness_n of_o everye_o charge_n be_v chief_o to_o be_v consider_v and_o then_o also_o the_o supply_n of_o necessary_a aid_n which_o a_o man_n may_v have_v in_o either_o charge_n whereby_o he_o may_v well_o discharge_v the_o same_o there_o be_v some_o church_n more_o great_a than_o other_o some_o &_o some_o have_v more_o business_n some_o less_o in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o pastor_n may_v have_v much_o time_n sometime_o to_o spare_v from_o his_o ordinary_a charge_n and_o in_o a_o great_a church_n where_o the_o bishop_n have_v many_o and_o great_a affair_n it_o may_v be_v he_o have_v many_o and_o great_a help_n have_v these_o two_o function_n be_v so_o adverse_a and_o contrary_a the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o that_o they_o can_v never_o be_v exercise_v together_o by_o the_o same_o man_n moses_n will_v 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have_v a_o view_n of_o a_o civil_a authority_n which_o be_v also_o ordinary_a may_v it_o please_v you_o consider_v those_o forty_o eight_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o government_n thereof_o for_o they_o can_v not_o be_v govern_v without_o a_o magistrate_n and_o ordinary_a judge_n shall_v we_o say_v that_o they_o choose_v they_o magistrate_n out_o of_o other_o tribe_n to_o determine_v their_o controversy_n when_o as_o themselves_o be_v ordinary_a lawyer_n and_o not_o only_o present_a but_o precedent_n at_o ordinary_a judgement_n deutronomy_n the_o one_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n and_o first_o verse_n every_o question_n and_o controversy_n be_v determine_v according_a to_o their_o censure_n and_o be_v there_o not_o the_o like_a reason_n of_o those_o royalty_n which_o be_v give_v to_o clergy_n man_n in_o a_o christian_n common_a wealth_n with_o those_o city_n and_o suburb_n the_o old_a israelite_n give_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n chap._n 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thousand_o of_o the_o which_o four_o and_o twenty_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v overseer_n of_o the_o work_n for_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o six_o thousand_o be_v ordain_v ruler_n and_o judge_n in_o all_o israel_n and_o lest_o any_o man_n shall_v think_v that_o they_o be_v judge_n only_o in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n as_o some_o now_o a_o day_n will_v hold_v man_n in_o hand_n force_v the_o scripture_n to_o that_o form_n of_o government_n they_o see_v in_o some_o church_n let_v the_o six_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o book_n be_v well_o read_v and_o advise_o peruse_v and_o he_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o isharites_n chenanas_fw-la and_o his_o brethren_n man_n of_o might_n be_v depute_a officer_n and_o judge_n for_o the_o business_n without_o over_o israel_n of_o the_o hebronit_n hesabias_n and_o his_o brethren_n man_n of_o might_n a_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o be_v appoint_v officer_n for_o israel_n beyond_o jordan_n westward_o in_o all_o the_o 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sacrilegious_a thief_n to_o be_v judge_v which_o presume_v to_o steal_v not_o from_o every_o place_n but_o from_o the_o holy_a church_n doubtless_o he_o that_o take_v from_o the_o church_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o judas_n the_o wretch_n so_o say_v good_a father_n austin_n chap._n viii_o how_o gracious_a and_o inâ—â—â—â—ble_a the_o sin_n of_o sacrilege_n be_v plato_n be_v to_o set_v down_o a_o law_n against_o church-robber_n begin_v the_o matter_n with_o a_o large_a preface_n and_o first_o conclude_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o sacrilege_n be_v uncureable_a and_o that_o he_o which_o be_v infect_v with_o any_o such_o wretched_a covetise_n be_v not_o move_v thereunto_o either_o for_o god_n evil_a or_o for_o man_n so_o much_o as_o for_o his_o own_o and_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o other_o old_a and_o odious_a sin_n not_o yet_o punish_v nor_o ever_o to_o be_v expiate_v