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john_n now_o frequent_o remember_v and_o the_o like_a in_o matth._n ch_z 16._o and_o chap._n 18._o to_o the_o act_n of_o reconcile_a paenitent_o to_o god_n and_o the_o church_n and_o much_o often_o than_o they_o do_v to_o any_o other_o kind_n of_o the_o ministerial_a lose_n or_o remission_n and_o they_o have_v good_a reason_n move_v they_o so_o to_o do_v for_o first_o heretic_n begin_v in_o the_o second_o century_n to_o deny_v that_o christ_n leave_v any_o ministerial_a power_n in_o his_o church_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o any_o great_a sin_n commit_v after_o baptism_n and_o this_o heresy_n be_v revive_v by_o novatian_n and_o novatus_n in_o the_o three_o century_n and_o quicken_v by_o the_o donatist_n in_o the_o four_o century_n against_o which_o the_o orthodox_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n use_v those_o place_n of_o scripture_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o power_n of_o reconcile_a such_o penitent_n be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n second_o the_o zeal_n of_o the_o 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lord_n supper_n bind_v the_o unworthy_a receiver_n who_o eat_v and_o drink_v their_o own_o damnation_n and_o do_v it_o not_o set_v at_o liberty_n and_o open_a heaven_n to_o they_o who_o in_o eat_v and_o drink_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o christ_n eat_v and_o drink_v their_o own_o salvation_n but_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o holy_a hierome_n say_v the_o apostle_n do_v loose_a man_n say_v he_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 14._o in_o esa_n c._n 14._o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o exhortation_n of_o virtue_n 9_o epist_n ad_fw-la hedib_n q._n 9_o and_o again_o in_o another_o place_n the_o apostle_n say_v he_o in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n receive_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n whereby_o they_o may_v remit_v sin_n and_o baptise_v and_o make_v son_n of_o god_n and_o give_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n to_o believer_n our_o saviour_n himself_o say_v
that_o they_o be_v within_o but_o greedy_a and_o raven_a wolf_n 5._o contra_n epist_n parmen_fw-la l._n 2.13_o c._n 15._o apud_fw-la theod_n balsam_n c._n 5._o vide_fw-la baron_n annal_n a_o 389._o sect_n 74._o &_o conc_fw-fr african_n temp_n bonifac._n &_o caelestin_a c._n 15._o conc._n earth_n 5._o c._n 6._o greg._n 3._o epist_n 5._o god_n deliver_v we_o from_o they_o and_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o wickedness_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o way_n but_o leave_v these_o i_o proceed_v it_o be_v very_o pertinent_a to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n to_o speak_v of_o reordination_n but_o because_o this_o subject_n be_v two_o large_a i_o will_v only_o say_v thus_o much_o that_o st._n aug._n and_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n and_o general_o all_o antiquity_n be_v against_o reordination_n as_o well_o as_o against_o rebaptisation_n both_o true_o so_o call_v in_o case_n of_o doubt_n whether_o one_o be_v true_o baptize_v or_o true_o ordain_v it_o be_v never_o account_v a_o rebaptisation_n to_o baptise_v the_o one_o or_o reordination_n to_o ordain_v the_o other_o the_o ordination_n of_o a_o presbyter_n by_o presbyter_n without_o commission_n from_o a_o bishop_n be_v always_o judge_v of_o dubious_a validity_n at_o the_o least_o some_o so_o ordain_v in_o foreign_a church_n be_v not_o reject_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n i_o believe_v because_o they_o think_v that_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o fact_n of_o another_o church_n in_o matter_n of_o no_o great_a moment_n will_v not_o tend_v to_o strengthen_v unity_n between_o the_o church_n but_o rather_o to_o diminish_v and_o weaken_v it_o or_o it_o may_v be_v they_o do_v not_o admit_v they_o as_o certain_o know_v they_o to_o be_v so_o ordain_v but_o as_o charitable_o believe_v they_o have_v be_v ordain_v by_o a_o bishop_n for_o charity_n cover_v the_o multitude_n of_o sin_n a_o doubtful_a ordination_n establish_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o by_o the_o public_a consent_n and_o authority_n of_o a_o church_n be_v far_o more_o tolerable_a than_o the_o like_a ordination_n celebrate_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o without_o and_o against_o the_o legal_a consent_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n for_o in_o this_o last_o case_n many_o be_v doubtful_a of_o the_o validity_n of_o baptism_n and_o the_o other_o divine_a ordinance_n administer_v by_o they_o that_o be_v so_o ordain_v but_o the_o high_a power_n partly_o have_v and_o in_o convenient_a time_n will_v remove_v all_o such_o doubt_n to_o the_o full_a satisfaction_n of_o all_o good_a man_n i_o have_v already_o exceed_v my_o intend_a brevity_n i_o will_v say_v no_o more_o but_o desire_v the_o candid_a reader_n to_o believe_v that_o i_o have_v not_o maintain_v episcopacy_n to_o be_v a_o institution_n of_o christ_n by_o the_o apostle_n and_o not_o a_o institution_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o apostle_n as_o some_o hold_n induce_v by_o many_o fair_a probability_n out_o of_o a_o spirit_n of_o contradiction_n but_o because_o the_o sentence_n choose_v by_o i_o seem_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o less_o difficulty_n and_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o ancient_a pastoral_n and_o episcopal_a ordination_n which_o be_v receive_v and_o use_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o especial_o because_o it_o do_v more_o incline_v and_o conduce_v to_o moderation_n whatsoever_o i_o have_v herein_o write_v i_o humble_o submit_v to_o the_o judgement_n and_o correction_n of_o my_o superior_n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la episcopi_fw-la propter_fw-la nos_fw-la sumus_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la eos_fw-la quibus_fw-la verbum_fw-la &_o sacramentum_fw-la dominicum_fw-la ministramus_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la ut_fw-la eorum_fw-la sine_fw-la scandalo_fw-la gubernandorum_fw-la seize_v necessitas_fw-la tulerit_fw-la ita_fw-la vel_fw-la esse_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la debemus_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la nos_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la alios_fw-la sumus_fw-la aug_n contra_fw-la crescon_n grammatic_a l._n 2._o c._n 11._o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 4._o line_n penult_n after_o of_o the_o apostle_n add_v before_o our_o saviour_n death_n p._n 10._o mark_fw-mi r._n jubain_n p._n 14._o mark_fw-mi r._n in_o esai_n p._n 15._o l._n 12._o r._n dicit_fw-la l._n 22._o r._n dicit_fw-la ib._n r._n consecratione_fw-la l._n 36._o r._n postea_fw-la p._n 26._o l._n 10._o deal_n of_o exp_v p._n 30._o l._n penult_n r._n say_v l._n 27._o r._n enable_v they_o the._n p_o 32._o l._n 13._o r._n who_o l._n 31._o r._n walafridus_n p._n 39_o l._n 31._o r._n tungrens_n so_o in_o mark_fw-mi pro_fw-la vigrens_fw-la r._n tungrens_n p_o 41._o l._n 27._o r._n within_o ten_o in_fw-it mark_fw-mi r._n natalem_fw-la domini_fw-la toletan_n the_o quotation_n ubi_fw-la multorum_fw-la be_v misplace_v p._n 42._o l._n 9_o 10._o r._n paschal_n wax_v candle_n p._n 46._o over_o against_o l._n 24._o r._n in_o mark_fw-mi greg._n nyssen_n contra_fw-la hunom_fw-la orat._n 16._o p._n 47._o ult_n r._n catechuman_n p._n 51._o in_o mark_fw-mi deal_n paulinus_n in_o vita_fw-la ambros_n l._n 10._o mark_fw-mi r._n c._n 5._o p._n 53._o in_o mark_fw-mi deal_n per_fw-la socrat._v p._n 54._o in_o mark_fw-mi pro_fw-la praecip_n r._n princip_n p._n 56._o l._n 8._o r._n chorepiscope_n p._n 59_o for_o minister_n all_o r._n ministerial_a p._n 62._o l._n 20._o r._n 70_o discip_n in_fw-it mark_fw-mi r._n dracontium_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 44._o l._n ult_n deal_n and._n p._n 63._o l._n 6._o r._n brethren_n of_o the_o l._n 13._o deal_n who_o successor_n l._n 14._o r._n succeed_v p._n 69._o mark_fw-mi r._n paenit_fw-la after_o r._n profecti_fw-la in_o pagum_fw-la it_o may_v be_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o author_n absence_n and_o some_o obscurity_n in_o the_o copy_n a_o few_o other_o fault_n may_v have_v escape_v undiscerned_a as_o misplace_v some_o author_n cite_v in_o the_o margin_n or_o in_o the_o figure_n or_o in_o point_v and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v small_a the_o goodness_n of_o the_o reader_n will_v easy_o pardon_v
denote_v confirmation_n alone_o but_o any_o other_o perpetual_a ordinance_n of_o god_n wherein_o this_o ceremony_n be_v to_o be_v use_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o apostle_n example_v and_o practice_v they_o which_o say_v that_o this_o ceremony_n be_v to_o last_v no_o long_o in_o use_n then_o god_n be_v please_v to_o continue_v the_o miraculous_a operation_n usual_a in_o the_o apostolic_a time_n seem_v to_o impute_v inconsiderateness_n to_o the_o apostle_n in_o reckon_v that_o one_o of_o the_o fundamental_o of_o religion_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v perpetual_o continue_v in_o the_o militant_a church_n but_o we_o be_v assure_v that_o the_o apostle_n be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n can_v not_o speak_v inconsiderate_o and_o that_o every_o fundamental_a of_o christian_a religion_n shall_v continue_v in_o christ_n church_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n as_o this_o ceremony_n both_o in_o confirmation_n and_o in_o ordination_n of_o pastor_n have_v hitherto_o be_v always_o use_v in_o the_o universal_a church_n and_o without_o doubt_n will_v so_o continue_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o time_n pastor_n be_v call_v in_o the_o apostolical_a epistle_n by_o two_o other_o name_n 4._o sect._n 4._o that_o be_v bishop_n and_o presbyter_n the_o apostleship_n contain_v in_o itself_o the_o pastoral_a office_n and_o therefore_o a_o apostle_n be_v also_o call_v a_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n the_o first_o mention_n of_o pastor_n by_o the_o name_n of_o presbyter_n of_o elder_n be_v in_o act_n 11.30_o where_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n be_v say_v to_o have_v send_v relief_n by_o barnabas_n and_o saul_n unto_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n in_o judaea_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o great_a dearth_n which_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o claudius_n caesar_n in_o the_o 15_o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n we_o find_v the_o controversy_n concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o circumcision_n and_o keep_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n bring_v by_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n before_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n or_o presbyter_n in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v by_o they_o determine_v we_o see_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n how_o that_o paul_n with_o some_o of_o the_o brethren_n go_v in_o unto_o james_n and_o all_o the_o elder_n be_v present_a whence_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o discuss_v and_o end_v the_o controversy_n concern_v circumcision_n and_o keep_n of_o the_o law_n without_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o church_n where_o they_o than_o be_v nor_o do_v james_n alone_a heat_n paul_n but_o together_o with_o his_o presbyter_n do_v both_o hear_v he_o and_o give_v he_o that_o seasonable_a council_n to_o purify_v himself_o for_o the_o avoid_v the_o offence_n of_o the_o believe_v jew_n which_o be_v numerous_a in_o jerusalem_n here_o arise_v a_o question_n 5._o sect._n 5._o whether_o st._n james_n be_v head_n of_o the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n only_o as_o he_o be_v a_o apostle_n have_v his_o ordinary_a residence_n in_o that_o church_n or_o also_o as_o have_v a_o ordinary_a authority_n over_o the_o presbyter_n which_o be_v to_o be_v continue_v to_o successor_n over_o the_o succeed_v presbyter_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o as_o a_o apostle_n he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o presbyter_n have_v a_o superiority_n over_o they_o but_o as_o the_o apostleship_n be_v not_o to_o pass_v to_o successor_n so_o neither_o be_v his_o authority_n to_o be_v convey_v to_o any_o in_o succession_n but_o to_o be_v terminate_v with_o his_o life_n it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v their_o superior_a only_o as_o a_o apostle_n settle_v in_o that_o church_n neither_o have_v we_o need_v to_o conceive_v he_o in_o any_o subsequent_a time_n to_o become_v their_o head_n in_o any_o other_o sense_n then_o this_o if_o the_o unanimous_a testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n do_v not_o constrain_v we_o to_o be_v of_o another_o judgement_n unless_o we_o will_v reject_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n constant_o persevere_v in_o from_o the_o beginine_n of_o the_o second_o centuary_n after_o our_o saviour_n birth_n unto_o this_o day_n for_o the_o father_n do_v constant_o affirm_v that_o st._n james_n be_v for_o some_o time_n before_o his_o decease_n bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n not_o only_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n bishop_n common_a to_o a_o apostle_n and_o every_o presbyter_n but_o in_o the_o sense_n which_o soon_o after_o the_o time_n of_o clemens_n romanus_n be_v appropriate_v to_o it_o that_o be_v signify_v such_o a_o presbyter_n as_o have_v a_o superiority_n over_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o same_o church_n to_o continue_v in_o he_o during_o life_n and_o to_o be_v transfer_v to_o some_o other_o after_o he_o hegesippus_n a_o historian_n 29._o apud_fw-la euseb_n hiss_v l._n 4._o c._n 21._o ibid._n l._n 3._o c._n 29._o who_o flourish_v about_o the_o year_n 170_o relate_v that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o st._n james_n simon_n cleopa_n be_v choose_v bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n one_o thebulis_fw-la begin_v to_o corrupt_v the_o church_n with_o vain_a doctrine_n because_o he_o be_v not_o make_v bishop_n there_o and_o the_o same_o historian_n write_v that_o simon_n cleopa_n live_v bishop_n of_o that_o place_n until_o the_o time_n of_o trajane_n the_o emperor_n under_o who_o government_n simon_n suffer_v martyrdom_n and_o john_n the_o apostle_n die_v by_o which_o testimony_n of_o a_o historian_n who_o live_v within_o 60_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o apostle_n st._n john_n it_o plain_o appear_v that_o simon_n be_v not_o after_o the_o death_n of_o st._n james_n brother_n of_o our_o lord_n constitute_v only_o a_o single_a presbyter_n of_o that_o church_n nor_o james_n before_o he_o head_n thereof_o only_o as_o a_o apostle_n or_o a_o extraordinary_a governor_n but_o that_o both_o be_v ordinary_a ruler_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n as_o well_o presbyter_n as_o the_o other_o member_n thereof_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n 6._o paedagog_n l._n 3._o c._n ult_n strom._n 6._o who_o live_v before_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 200_o make_v a_o clear_a distinction_n between_o a_o bishop_n and_o a_o presbyter_n say_v that_o in_o the_o scripture_n some_o precept_n pertain_v to_o bishop_n some_o to_o presbyter_n and_o some_o to_o deacon_n and_o in_o another_o place_n that_o a_o presbyter_n do_v and_o teach_v according_a to_o god_n will_v although_o he_o be_v not_o on_o earth_n honour_v with_o the_o first_o chair_n shall_v sit_v on_o the_o 24_o throne_n judge_v the_o people_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v that_o here_o in_o the_o church_n the_o provection_n or_o proficiency_n of_o bishop_n presbyter_n deacon_n be_v imitation_n of_o the_o angelical_a glory_n tertullian_n who_o flourish_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 200_o 11._o de_fw-fr monogamia_fw-la c._n 11._o mention_n a_o use_n in_o his_o time_n of_o ask_v leave_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o presbyter_n and_o of_o the_o deacon_n to_o marry_v elsewhere_o he_o call_v upon_o the_o heretic_n to_o show_v the_o beginning_n of_o their_o church_n and_o so_o to_o reckon_v the_o order_n of_o their_o bishop_n run_v from_o the_o begin_n by_o succession_n that_o the_o first_o bishop_n have_v a_o apostle_n or_o a_o apostolical_a man_n for_o his_o auctor_fw-la or_o antecessor_n as_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n relate_v polycarpus_n to_o be_v place_v there_o bishop_n by_o john_n the_o apostle_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n report_v clement_n to_o have_v be_v ordain_v there_o by_o peter_n the_o apostle_n 4._o adversus_fw-la valentin_n c._n 4._o in_o another_o place_n the_o same_o author_n say_v that_o valentinus_n because_o he_o be_v ingenious_a &_o eloquent_a have_v hope_v a_o episcopacy_n 17._o de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la c._n 17._o and_o be_v angry_a that_o another_o by_o prerogative_n of_o martyrdom_n have_v obtain_v it_o he_o depart_v from_o the_o church_n in_o another_o place_n he_o have_v this_o observation_n viz._n the_o emulation_n of_o episcopacy_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o schism_n 18._o adversus_fw-la haeres_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 3._o &_o apud_fw-la euseb_n l._n 5._o c._n 18._o i_o must_v not_o forget_v the_o testimony_n of_o ireaaeus_n who_o affirm_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v a_o hearer_n of_o polycarpus_n who_o be_v not_o only_o teach_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o converse_v with_o many_o of_o they_o which_o see_v the_o lord_n but_o be_v also_o by_o the_o apostle_n in_o asia_n 1567._o advers._fw-la haeres_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 3._o edit_fw-la paris_n 1567._o in_o which_o be_v the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n constitute_v a_o bishop_n the_o same_o irenaeus_n do_v enumerate_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n which_o succeed_v one_o another_o from_o peter_n unto_o eleutherius_fw-la who_o be_v the_o
belong_v unto_o the_o bishop_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v to_o see_v that_o all_o the_o presbyter_n do_v their_o duty_n assign_v to_o they_o and_o that_o the_o ministerial_a act_n not_o allot_v to_o any_o special_a presbyter_n be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o bishop_n himself_o or_o by_o he_o who_o he_o will_v appoint_v to_o do_v they_o hierom_n mention_n one_o thing_n proper_a to_o a_o bishop_n evagriâ—m_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la evagriâ—m_fw-la what_o do_v a_o bishop_n say_v he_o except_v ordination_n which_o a_o presbyter_n do_v not_o do_v where_o he_o make_v ordination_n of_o presbytery_n to_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o a_o bishop_n which_o the_o presbyter_n be_v not_o to_o perform_v except_o perhaps_o in_o the_o bishop_n place_n and_o by_o his_o commission_n in_o some_o case_n of_o necessity_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v hereafter_o not_o that_o the_o presbyter_n have_v no_o hand_n in_o ordination_n but_o that_o the_o principal_a act_n in_o it_o 3._o can._n 3._o be_v only_o the_o bishop_n for_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n say_v 656._o sed_fw-la sola_fw-la propter_fw-la auctoritatem_fw-la summo_fw-la sacerdot_n o_fw-la clericorum_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la &_o consecratio_fw-la reservata_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-fr a_fw-fr multis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la disciplina_fw-la vendicata_fw-la concordiam_fw-la solveret_fw-la scandala_fw-la geneventur_fw-la isid_n de_fw-fr eccl._n offic_n c._n 7._o can._n 5._o circa_fw-la a_o 656._o when_o a_o presbyter_n be_v ordain_v the_o bishop_n blessing_n he_o and_o hold_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o head_n let_v the_o presbyter_n also_o which_o be_v present_a lay_v their_o hand_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o bishop_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o four_o canon_n when_o a_o deacon_n be_v ordain_v let_v the_o bishop_n alone_o which_o bless_v he_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o head_n because_o he_o be_v not_o consecrate_v to_o the_o priesthood_n but_o to_o a_o service_n where_o we_o be_v to_o observe_v that_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbyter_n be_v a_o condition_n antecedent_n requisite_a to_o the_o consecration_n of_o a_o presbyter_n and_o so_o proper_a to_o it_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v use_v in_o the_o ordination_n of_o a_o deacon_n much_o less_o of_o any_o other_o inferior_a officer_n the_o blessing_n be_v the_o act_n in_o ordination_n which_o be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o bishop_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o second_o council_n of_o hispâ—lis_n the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n consecrate_v by_o a_o bishop_n who_o have_v sore_a eye_n can_v not_o read_v be_v depose_v from_o the_o degree_n which_o they_o have_v ill_o get_v a_o presbyter_n have_v contrary_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n read_v the_o benediction_n the_o bishop_n perform_v in_o the_o church_n the_o chief_a office_n of_o preach_v and_o administration_n of_o the_o communion_n if_o he_o please_v none_o other_o be_v to_o do_v either_o in_o his_o presence_n but_o by_o his_o call_n sometime_o to_o show_v his_o power_n or_o out_o of_o envy_n idleness_n or_o disdain_n he_o neither_o will_v himself_o exhort_v the_o people_n nor_o require_v a_o presbyter_n to_o do_v it_o clericorum_fw-la ad_fw-la nepotianum_fw-la de_fw-la vita_fw-la clericorum_fw-la which_o great_a fault_n hierom_n reprove_v in_o some_o church_n say_v he_o be_v a_o bad_a custom_n that_o the_o bishop_n be_v present_a the_o presbyter_n hold_v their_o peace_n as_o though_o the_o bishop_n envy_v or_o disdain_v to_o hear_v they_o some_o other_o thing_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n appropriate_v to_o the_o bishop_n but_o be_v not_o make_v so_o peculiar_a to_o he_o as_o ordination_n be_v nor_o be_v they_o all_o of_o they_o so_o ancient_a privilege_n nor_o of_o that_o weight_n for_o confirmation_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o they_o 4._o greg._n epist_n l._n 3._o ep._n 26._o conc._n carth._n 3._o c._n 32._o pseudambros_n in_o ep._n ad_fw-la eph._n c._n 4._o which_o in_o some_o case_n and_o place_n presbyter_n may_v and_o do_v usual_o perform_v the_o make_v of_o the_o chrism_n the_o sign_v of_o the_o baptize_v in_o the_o forehead_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n consecration_n of_o virgin_n of_o the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n be_v ceremony_n of_o less_o moment_n and_o some_o of_o they_o of_o a_o latter_a institution_n but_o notwithstanding_o that_o the_o bishop_n have_v in_o some_o thing_n a_o propriety_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n ecclesiastical_a a_o principality_n yet_o the_o presbyter_n have_v a_o subordinate_a power_n ordinary_a or_o extraordinary_a in_o the_o one_o and_o in_o the_o other_o for_o the_o bishop_n can_v ordain_v no_o presbyter_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o presbyter_n and_o the_o imposition_n of_o their_o hand_n cyprian_n affirm_v that_o the_o clergy_n of_o rome_n preside_v with_o cornelius_n their_o bishop_n cornelium_n cyprian_n ep._n ad_fw-la cornelium_n the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n prohibit_v the_o bishop_n to_o hear_v any_o man_n cause_n without_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o clergy_n and_o forbid_v he_o to_o give_v 23._o can._n 22._o can._n 23._o sell_v or_o change_v any_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n without_o consent_n and_o subscription_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o that_o there_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o distance_n between_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n as_o have_v of_o latter_a time_n be_v keep_v nor_o as_o be_v between_o a_o presbyter_n and_o a_o deacon_n 35._o can._n 34._o can._n 35._o do_v appear_v by_o some_o canon_n of_o the_o same_o ancient_a council_n which_o ordain_v that_o the_o bishop_n sit_v in_o any_o place_n suffer_v not_o a_o presbyter_n to_o stand_v and_o that_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o church_n sit_v among_o the_o presbyter_n in_o a_o high_a seat_n but_o in_o the_o house_n must_v know_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o college_n or_o companion_n of_o the_o presbyter_n concern_v the_o distance_n between_o a_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n the_o canon_n of_o the_o synod_n say_v that_o a_o deacon_n be_v minister_v as_o well_o of_o the_o presbyter_n 21._o vide_fw-la conc._n nicenum_n c._n 14._o &_o arelat_n 1._o c._n 21._o as_o of_o the_o bishop_n that_o a_o deacon_n in_o the_o convention_n of_o the_o presbyter_n may_v speak_v only_o when_o he_o be_v ask_v and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o sit_v but_o when_o he_o be_v command_v by_o the_o presbyter_n 40._o can._n 37._o can._n 39_o can._n 40._o therefore_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o if_o after_o 300_o year_n since_o the_o decease_n of_o the_o apostle_n at_o which_o time_n the_o power_n of_o bishop_n be_v much_o enlarge_v there_o be_v no_o more_o difference_n between_o a_o bishop_n and_o a_o presbyter_n the_o difference_n be_v far_o less_o at_o that_o time_n between_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o college_n of_o presbyter_n than_o the_o birth_n of_o popery_n have_v make_v between_o they_o 3._o esai_n c._n 3._o hierom_n call_v the_o college_n of_o presbyter_n the_o bishop_n senate_n intimate_v thereby_o that_o the_o bishop_n ought_v to_o hear_v and_o determine_v ecclesiastical_a cause_n in_o the_o presence_n and_o with_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o his_o presbyter_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o 22._o l._n 3._o epist_n 22._o long_o before_o the_o time_n of_o st._n hierome_n the_o holy_a martyr_n cyprian_n have_v with_o consent_n of_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o place_n where_o he_o than_o be_v be_v absent_a from_o his_o own_o city_n and_o presbyter_n ordain_v one_o a_o reader_n and_o another_o a_o subdeacon_n he_o excuse_v himself_o by_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o presbyter_n of_o his_o own_o cathedral_n say_v that_o nothing_o new_a be_v do_v by_o he_o in_o their_o absence_n but_o what_o be_v begin_v in_o their_o common_a council_n be_v promote_v by_o urgent_a necessity_n their_o council_n therefore_o that_o be_v requisite_a in_o so_o small_a a_o matter_n be_v much_o more_o necessary_a in_o matter_n of_o great_a weight_n it_o be_v opportune_a here_o to_o consider_v the_o famous_a question_n 8._o sect._n 8._o whether_o in_o the_o first_o twenty_o year_n of_o the_o apostle_n preach_v something_a more_a or_o less_o the_o whole_a care_n of_o the_o church_n do_v in_o common_a belong_v to_o the_o college_n of_o presbyter_n of_o every_o church_n where_o no_o apostle_n be_v present_a nor_o evangelist_n nor_o any_o supply_n the_o place_n of_o a_o apostle_n or_o do_v the_o care_n and_o government_n of_o every_o church_n except_o where_o some_o invincible_a hindrance_n withstand_v belong_v unto_o one_o as_o principal_a and_o head_n and_o to_o the_o presbyter_n only_o as_o his_o senate_n and_o counsellor_n the_o ancient_n vary_v in_o this_o point_n aerii_fw-la contra_fw-la haeres_fw-la aerii_fw-la epiphanius_n and_o some_o other_o affirm_v that_o the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v institute_v by_o the_o apostle_n distinct_a from_o the_o office_n of_o the_o apostle_n evangelist_n prophet_n and_o presbyter_n 2._o ultra_fw-la sacerdotium_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la gradus_fw-la ordinis_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la intra_fw-la hunc_fw-la gradum_fw-la
than_o they_o rather_o by_o custom_n then_o by_o the_o lord_n disposition_n so_o augustine_n write_v to_o hierome_n although_o say_v he_o according_a to_o the_o name_n of_o honour_n which_o the_o use_n or_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n have_v keep_v a_o bishop_n be_v great_a than_o a_o presbyter_n yet_o augustine_n a_o bishop_n be_v in_o many_o thing_n inferior_a to_o hierome_n a_o presbyter_n so_o modest_o and_o humble_o do_v the_o most_o pious_a and_o wise_a bishop_n augustine_n write_v unto_o the_o holy_a presbyter_n hierome_n his_o elder_n in_o year_n and_o his_o inferior_a in_o dignity_n they_o that_o affirm_v episcopacy_n to_o be_v institute_v by_o a_o council_n do_v not_o mean_v a_o council_n take_v in_o a_o proper_a sense_n but_o for_o the_o unanimous_a vote_n of_o the_o church_n decree_a the_o same_o thing_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o reason_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a thing_n respect_v in_o a_o council_n and_o it_o be_v true_o say_v illud_fw-la unumquodque_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la principalius_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la four_o it_o seem_v consequent_a to_o hierom_n abovecited_a discourse_n that_o it_o be_v not_o certain_a which_o some_o affirm_v that_o bishop_n be_v set_v over_o the_o church_n before_o the_o time_n wherein_o st._n paul_n write_v his_o first_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n or_o his_o epistle_n to_o titus_n etc._n etc._n out_o of_o which_o hierome_n prove_v the_o identity_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o college_n of_o presbyter_n but_o of_o the_o exact_a time_n of_o the_o institution_n of_o bishop_n it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a to_o know_v see_v all_o agree_v it_o be_v make_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o some_o of_o those_o place_n cite_v by_o he_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o intend_v only_o to_o prove_v the_o name_n bishop_n to_o be_v common_a at_o that_o time_n as_o well_o to_o presbyter_n as_o to_o their_o superior_a ecclesiastical_a officer_n but_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o hierome_n in_o this_o matter_n contradict_v himself_o jacobe_fw-la in_o cataloge_n scriptorum_fw-la eccles_n in_o jacobe_fw-la because_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v that_o james_n the_o brother_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v statim_fw-la quick_o after_o our_o lord_n passion_n ordain_v by_o the_o apostle_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o he_o rule_v that_o church_n for_o 30_o year_n until_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o nero_n unto_o this_o difficulty_n another_o may_v be_v add_v show_v a_o seem_a contrariety_n in_o this_o learned_a father_n speech_n concern_v the_o institution_n of_o bishop_n which_o be_v that_o here_o he_o affirm_v the_o episcopacy_n to_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a and_o so_o a_o humane_a constitution_n and_o in_o another_o place_n that_o it_o be_v a_o apostolical_a tradition_n it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o reconcile_v these_o seem_a contrary_a expression_n evagrium_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la evagrium_fw-la for_o first_o we_o must_v consider_v episcopacy_n or_o government_n by_o one_o as_o chief_a among_o the_o presbyter_n to_o have_v be_v either_o extraordinary_a manage_v by_o one_o extraordinary_a person_n which_o be_v not_o by_o any_o ordinary_a rule_n of_o the_o church_n to_o have_v a_o successor_n or_o ordinary_a in_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o person_n which_o by_o a_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o have_v a_o successor_n a_o apostle_n present_a in_o any_o church_n have_v power_n over_o the_o presbyter_n and_o the_o pre-eminence_n in_o all_o sacerdotal_a duty_n above_o they_o in_o that_o church_n of_o apostle_n some_o be_v primary_n as_o the_o twelve_o other_o secondary_a and_o these_o be_v either_o indeed_o as_o well_o as_o in_o name_n a_o postle_n or_o only_o because_o they_o be_v conversant_a with_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o helper_n and_o many_o time_n leave_v by_o they_o in_o some_o church_n or_o send_v to_o they_o as_o their_o vicegerent_n such_o be_v timothy_n titus_n linus_n clemens_n etc._n etc._n all_o these_o by_o their_o apostolical_a function_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o vicegerency_n have_v the_o principal_a rule_n in_o the_o church_n wherein_o they_o abide_v even_o then_o when_o in_o all_o other_o church_n the_o college_n of_o the_o presbyter_n take_v the_o care_n of_o all_o have_v no_o superior_a constant_o resident_a over_o they_o afterward_o when_o upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o presbyter_n abuse_v their_o power_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o apostle_n absence_n to_o the_o be_v get_v of_o schism_n the_o church_n by_o apostolical_a consent_n agree_v to_o give_v in_o every_o church_n a_o principality_n to_o one_o presbyter_n above_o the_o rest_n which_o in_o some_o time_n after_o have_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n make_v proper_a to_o he_o and_o be_v make_v a_o ordinary_a officer_n in_o all_o church_n then_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o vicegerent_n in_o the_o church_n of_o their_o residence_n have_v the_o power_n over_o the_o college_n of_o presbyter_n not_o only_o by_o their_o apostleship_n or_o vicegerency_n but_o also_o by_o the_o new_a decree_n and_o institution_n of_o a_o ordinary_a episcopacy_n now_o because_o it_o be_v think_v fit_a by_o the_o apostle_n that_o james_n shall_v reside_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o not_o long_o after_o the_o ascension_n of_o our_o saviour_n it_o may_v true_o be_v say_v that_o he_o be_v then_o ordain_v that_o be_v constitute_v bishop_n extraordinary_a in_o that_o place_n for_o some_o particular_a reason_n take_v from_o consideration_n of_o some_o particular_a condition_n of_o that_o place_n who_o episcopacy_n afterward_o be_v continue_v for_o the_o general_a reason_n of_o prevent_a schism_n and_o consequent_o of_o a_o extraordinary_a episcopacy_n be_v make_v a_o ordinary_a episcopacy_n which_o be_v to_o pass_v to_o successor_n the_o same_o proportionable_o must_v be_v say_v of_o the_o episcopacy_n of_o st._n peter_n in_o rome_n and_o antioch_n of_o timothy_n in_o ephesus_n of_o titus_n in_o crete_n of_o linus_n and_o clemens_n in_o rome_n and_o so_o of_o other_o all_o of_o which_o be_v first_o bishop_n extraordinary_a and_o after_o the_o general_a decree_n they_o be_v also_o make_v as_o ordinary_a bishop_n in_o the_o church_n where_o the_o decree_n find_v they_o extraordinary_a bishop_n hierom_n do_v in_o many_o place_n speak_v as_o one_o that_o suppose_v bishop_n to_o be_v above_o presbyter_n before_o the_o make_n of_o that_o decree_n but_o his_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o ordinary_a bishop_n be_v before_o it_o for_o then_o he_o have_v contradict_v himself_o but_o the_o extraordinary_a if_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n be_v so_o understand_v as_o it_o be_v not_o very_o improbable_a but_o that_o many_o of_o they_o may_v the_o seem_a difference_n between_o he_o and_o some_o of_o they_o may_v be_v perhaps_o in_o the_o main_a reconcile_v theodoret_n say_v that_o bishop_n in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v call_v apostle_n the_o name_n of_o the_o extraordinary_a bishop_n be_v also_o communicate_v to_o the_o ordinary_a bishop_n who_o also_o have_v some_o appearance_n of_o be_v vicegerent_n unto_o those_o twelve_o general_a pastor_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n while_o they_o live_v as_o they_o be_v count_v their_o successor_n after_o their_o decease_n as_o to_o the_o other_o seem_a contrariety_n in_o st._n hierom_n writing_n affirm_v the_o ordinary_a episcopacy_n to_o be_v of_o ecclesiastical_a and_o humane_a institution_n and_o also_o of_o apostolical_a tradition_n it_o be_v easy_o answer_v first_o that_o the_o ordinary_a episcopacy_n be_v not_o a_o primary_n tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o of_o the_o church_n to_o who_o decree_n the_o apostolical_a approbation_n add_v no_o new_a sanction_n but_o ratify_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n as_o prudent_o exercise_v in_o make_v that_o constitution_n second_o that_o decree_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o apostolical_a tradition_n because_o their_o extraordinary_a episcopacy_n and_o the_o extraordinary_a episcopacy_n of_o their_o vicegerent_n establish_v by_o they_o be_v pattern_n which_o the_o church_n have_v a_o eye_n unto_o for_o their_o direction_n and_o encouragement_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o that_o decree_n hope_v that_o the_o good_a of_o peace_n preserve_v where_o the_o extraordinary_a episcopacy_n be_v place_v will_v be_v best_o maintain_v in_o all_o church_n when_o the_o like_a government_n shall_v be_v settle_v in_o all_o to_o continue_v by_o succession_n 3._o 3._o three_o the_o ancient_a father_n affirm_v many_o ecclesiastical_a observance_n to_o be_v of_o divine_a or_o apostolical_a institution_n or_o tradition_n upon_o other_o ground_n than_o may_v beget_v a_o certain_a belief_n of_o their_o be_v true_o divine_a or_o apostolical_a augustine_n say_v that_o whatsoever_o the_o universal_a church_n hold_v and_o be_v not_o find_v in_o follow_v council_n constitute_v but_o always_o retain_v be_v most_o right_o believe_v to_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o apostolic_a authority_n ult_n de_fw-fr bapt_a contra_fw-la donatist_n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o
translation_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a say_v the_o father_n of_o that_o synod_n for_o the_o choropiscopi_n country_n or_o village_n bishop_n not_o for_o the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o city_n to_o ordain_v presbyter_n or_o deacon_n unless_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o they_o by_o the_o bishop_n be_v absent_a in_o another_o diocese_n by_o his_o letter_n and_o therefore_o the_o church_n decree_v constitute_v episcopacy_n abridge_v the_o presbyter_n whether_o divide_o or_o conjunct_o consider_v but_o only_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o power_n sure_o it_o must_v be_v believe_v that_o no_o ordination_n will_v be_v make_v by_o the_o apostle_n excel_v the_o ordination_n which_o our_o saviour_n celebrate_v breathe_v upon_o his_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n and_o give_v they_o a_o commission_n to_o teach_v etc._n etc._n with_o promise_n to_o be_v with_o they_o unto_o the_o world_n end_n whereby_o the_o presbyter_n be_v virtual_o ordain_v and_o comissionated_a astru_o as_o the_o bishop_n and_o 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whereby_o it_o may_v be_v more_o or_o less_o full_a great_a or_o lesser_a but_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v couple_v with_o a_o mate_n a_o brat_n of_o man_n invention_n ibi_fw-la de_fw-fr paenitentia_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 2._o munus_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancti_fw-la est_fw-la officium_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la jus_o autem_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sarcti_fw-la in_fw-la solvend_fw-mi ligandisque_fw-la criminibuse_v ibi_fw-la deus_fw-mi par_fw-fr jus_o say_v ambrose_n &_o solvendi_fw-la esse_fw-la voluit_fw-la &_o ligandi_fw-la god_n will_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v equal_o as_o a_o right_n of_o lose_v so_o a_o right_a of_o bind_v and_o therefore_o he_o that_o have_v not_o the_o right_a of_o lose_v say_v he_o neither_o have_v he_o the_o right_n of_o bind_v and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o that_o have_v say_v he_o a_o right_a to_o loose_v he_o have_v a_o right_a to_o bind_v and_o a_o little_a after_o the_o same_o father_n say_v that_o this_o right_n or_o power_n of_o lose_v and_o bind_v be_v permit_v only_o to_o priest_n that_o be_v bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o thence_o conclude_v that_o heretic_n which_o have_v no_o priest_n can_v not_o challenge_v this_o power_n then_o this_o holy_a man_n show_v the_o spring_n of_o the_o same_o power_n he_o that_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v he_o receive_v the_o power_n both_o of_o lose_v and_o of_o bind_v as_o it_o be_v write_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n 20._o jo._n 20._o who_o sius_fw-la you_o remit_v etc._n etc._n therefore_o he_o that_o can_v loose_v sin_n have_v not_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v 11._o si_fw-mi fictus_fw-la est_fw-la praesbyter_n aut_fw-la episcopus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n disciplinae_fw-la effugiet_fw-la fictum_fw-la deest_fw-la saluti_fw-la ejus_fw-la ministerium_fw-la tamen_fw-la ejus_fw-la non_fw-la deserit_fw-la quo_fw-la per_fw-la eum_fw-la salutem_fw-la operatur_fw-la aliorum_fw-la aug._n contra_fw-la epist_n parmen_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 11._o as_o make_v he_o a_o able_a minister_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n for_o the_o