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city_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v under_o titus_n as_o be_v observe_v afore_o the_o like_a to_o be_v say_v of_o timothy_n who_o instruction_n qualify_a presbyter_n and_o deacon_n alone_o leave_v he_o alone_o superior_a to_o all_o the_o presbytery_n he_o shall_v institute_v according_a to_o his_o instruction_n now_o if_o we_o observe_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o apostle_n hitherto_o set_v forth_o of_o institute_v presbytery_n in_o populous_a city_n and_o observe_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n after_o their_o time_n wherein_o a_o bishop_n be_v always_o head_n of_o one_o of_o these_o presbytery_n quid_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la episcopus_fw-la nisi_fw-la primus_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la say_v s._n augustine_n it_o will_v not_o be_v hard_a to_o espy_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o place_n of_o a_o bishop_n and_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o charge_n for_o it_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n to_o say_v as_o some_o do_v that_o titus_n be_v archbishop_n of_o crete_n and_o so_o entrust_v with_o divers_a church_n for_o a_o archbishop_n be_v a_o chief_a among_o bishop_n not_o a_o person_n to_o govern_v divers_a church_n seat_n of_o bishopric_n beside_o that_o these_o degree_n among_o bishop_n come_v in_o afterward_o when_o the_o church_n become_v incorporate_a into_o the_o state_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n as_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o church_n in_o head-city_n of_o province_n or_o according_a to_o the_o precedence_n of_o place_n wherein_o the_o emperor_n or_o chief_a temporal_a power_n make_v their_o residence_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v i_o use_v epiphanius_n his_o word_n the_o apostle_n can_v not_o settle_v all_o thing_n uniform_o at_o once_o be_v it_o a_o reasonable_a thing_n to_o argue_v that_o because_o s._n paul_n take_v no_o order_n for_o the_o head_n of_o these_o presbytery_n which_o be_v
assign_v his_o proper_a service_n which_o further_o appear_v when_o he_o urge_v the_o example_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v offer_v before_o the_o temple_n be_v first_o visit_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 54._o but_o the_o presbyter_n of_o that_o christian_a church_n he_o exhort_v with_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d brethren_n say_v he_o let_v every_o one_o of_o you_o give_v thanks_o to_o god_n that_o be_v celebrate_v the_o eucharist_n in_o his_o language_n in_o his_o own_o order_n be_v in_o a_o good_a conscience_n not_o step_v out_o of_o the_o set_a rule_n of_o his_o ministry_n perhaps_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v celebrate_v by_o turn_n howsoever_o here_o be_v my_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v then_o no_o bishop_n there_o because_o then_o there_o can_v not_o have_v be_v so_o much_o debate_n about_o the_o order_n in_o celebrate_v the_o assembly_n of_o christian_n which_o as_o shall_v be_v show_v afterward_o be_v not_o to_o be_v hold_v but_o upon_o appointment_n of_o the_o bishop_n with_o advice_n of_o the_o presbyter_n be_v a_o mark_n of_o schism_n to_o assemble_v otherwise_o and_o if_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o there_o be_v another_o to_o second_v it_o whatsoever_o may_v be_v argue_v from_o the_o dissension_n at_o corinth_n one_o saying_n i_o be_o of_o paul_n another_o i_o be_o of_o cephas_n to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o bishop_n there_o when_o the_o apostle_n write_v this_o and_o in_o his_o absence_n still_o continue_v in_o force_n at_o the_o time_n of_o writing_n clemens_n his_o epistle_n the_o whole_a subject_n whereof_o be_v to_o quell_v such_o another_o dissension_n as_o this_o but_o only_o that_o it_o be_v not_o under_o such_o colourable_a name_n of_o paul_n and_o cephas_n and_o apollo_n as_o he_o complain_v but_o which_o be_v remarkable_a to_o prove_v my_o intent_n be_v as_o he_o say_v p._n 62._o a_o mere_a faction_n for_o the_o love_n of_o one_o or_o two_o person_n against_o the_o presbyter_n no_o bishop_n bear_v any_o part_n either_o at_o one_o end_n or_o other_o of_o it_o neither_o be_v it_o marvel_v that_o this_o church_n shall_v be_v still_o without_o a_o bishop_n for_o some_o ten_o or_o twenty_o year_n perhaps_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o apostle_n so_o many_o companion_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v then_o alive_a clemens_n at_o rome_n titus_n in_o crete_n timothy_n at_o ephesus_n dionysius_n at_o athens_n other_o elsewhere_o to_o furnish_v whatsoever_o assistance_n they_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o apostle_n during_o his_o time_n no_o otherwise_o then_o do_v timothy_n and_o titus_n to_o those_o church_n wherein_o they_o have_v plant_v presbytery_n before_o they_o have_v bishop_n and_o this_o must_v be_v the_o answer_n if_o any_o man_n ask_v the_o question_n how_o bishop_n come_v to_o be_v propagate_v through_o all_o church_n the_o answer_n must_v be_v they_o be_v make_v in_o due_a time_n by_o the_o head_n of_o neighbour_a church_n which_o we_o shall_v discern_v anon_o when_o we_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o course_n hold_v from_o the_o begin_n in_o the_o choice_n and_o constitution_n of_o bishop_n and_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n it_o shall_v seem_v the_o aim_n be_v afar_o off_o to_o propagate_v bishop_n according_a to_o the_o first_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n for_o as_o they_o plant_v presbytery_n to_o govern_v mother-churche_n in_o mother-city_n so_o when_o it_o become_v questionable_a which_o church_n shall_v have_v bishop_n and_o which_o not_o the_o matter_n be_v regulate_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o city_n or_o the_o multitude_n of_o presbyter_n which_o the_o service_n of_o the_o church_n in_o they_o require_v whereof_o the_o bishop_n be_v to_o be_v head_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n can._n vi_fw-la it_o be_v provide_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o bishop_n in_o town_n or_o small_a city_n where_o one_o presbyter_n may_v serve_v but_o in_o those_o place_n where_o bishop_n be_v of_o old_a time_n or_o if_o a_o place_n become_v so_o populous_a that_o it_o may_v deserve_v to_o have_v a_o bishop_n that_o be_v either_o in_o city_n that_o have_v be_v so_o populous_a of_o old_a time_n as_o to_o have_v bishop_n or_o which_o shall_v afterward_o become_v so_o populous_a but_o the_o xvii_o can_v on_o of_o the_o chalcedon_n council_n provide_v against_o innovation_n in_o diocese_n take_v order_n nevertheless_o that_o when_o a_o place_n be_v promote_v by_o the_o emperor_n to_o be_v a_o city_n the_o form_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v go_v along_o with_o the_o form_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o be_v it_o shall_v have_v a_o bishop_n and_o his_o diocese_n the_o territory_n of_o that_o city_n there_o be_v here_o a_o difference_n in_o the_o particular_a and_o yet_o the_o same_o general_a ground_n of_o both_o canon_n the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n ordain_v presbytery_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n which_o they_o have_v plant_v in_o city_n the_o head_n whereof_o be_v bishop_n after_o their_o departure_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o seat_n of_o cathedral_n church_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v city_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v italy_n be_v so_o full_a of_o bishopric_n because_o it_o be_v so_o full_a of_o city_n chap._n vii_o presbyter_n govern_v with_o the_o apostle_n in_o scripture_n nothing_o do_v in_o the_o church_n without_o their_o advice_n why_o both_o rank_n be_v call_v sacerdotes_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la antistites_fw-la and_o the_o like_a have_v hitherto_o justify_v the_o ground_n whereupon_o we_o go_v and_o show_v that_o bishop_n come_v after_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v head_n of_o presbytery_n in_o consequence_n hereunto_o it_o must_v now_o be_v aver_v that_o the_o government_n of_o church_n pass_v in_o common_a by_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n as_o from_o the_o beginning_n the_o presbyter_n govern_v with_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o if_o in_o that_o great_a action_n of_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n the_o elder_n of_o that_o church_n bear_v their_o part_n with_o the_o apostle_n what_o cause_n have_v we_o to_o think_v they_o do_v less_o when_o they_o be_v disperse_v s._n james_n alone_o remain_v there_o if_o they_o concur_v with_o s._n james_n in_o his_o advice_n to_o s._n paul_n about_o a_o matter_n of_o great_a weight_n how_o to_o deal_v with_o those_o of_o the_o circumcision_n that_o believe_v shall_v we_o imagine_v they_o do_v not_o do_v the_o like_a with_o his_o successor_n if_o s._n peter_n call_v the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o church_n to_o which_o he_o write_v his_o fellow-elders_a it_o be_v to_o the_o purpose_n to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o share_n in_o that_o office_n which_o he_o charge_v himself_o with_o if_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n charge_v the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n act_v xx_o 18._o with_o their_o part_n of_o that_o care_n of_o christ_n flock_n after_o his_o departure_n which_o he_o for_o his_o time_n have_v perform_v over_o they_o shall_v we_o think_v they_o ease_v of_o it_o because_o timothy_n come_v to_o be_v bishop_n there_o rather_o let_v i_o conceive_v this_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o timothie_n instruction_n be_v address_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n to_o he_o alone_o without_o mention_n of_o his_o presbyter_n because_o they_o be_v to_o receive_v their_o charge_n by_o themselves_o about_o the_o same_o time_n so_o far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o to_o think_v that_o his_o presbyter_n be_v not_o to_o concur_v in_o assist_v that_o course_n of_o government_n wherein_o he_o alone_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o proceed_v and_o if_o we_o can_v go_v no_o further_o in_o prove_v this_o point_n out_o of_o scripture_n the_o reason_n must_v be_v because_o as_o appear_v by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v the_o scripture_n for_o the_o most_o part_n speak_v of_o that_o time_n when_o bishop_n yet_o be_v not_o but_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o to_o which_o purpose_n nevertheless_o there_o will_v be_v still_o something_o to_o be_v say_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o particular_n which_o we_o shall_v survey_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o few_o passage_n among_o many_o more_o out_o of_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n to_o argue_v the_o general_a whereof_o we_o speak_v ignatius_n epist_n ad_fw-la trall_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o can_v understand_v right_a what_o the_o presbytery_n mean_v than_o out_o of_o these_o word_n a_o college_n or_o bench_n of_o assessor_n to_o the_o bishop_n in_o sacred_a matter_n the_o commentary_n under_o s._n ambrose_n his_o name_n upon_o 1._o tim._n v._o 1._o speak_v home_o to_o this_o purpose_n nam_fw-la apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la utique_fw-la gentes_fw-la honorabilis_fw-la est_fw-la senectus_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o synagoga_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la seniores_fw-la
according_a to_o that_o which_o we_o conceive_v afore_o from_o the_o begin_n bishop_n be_v propagate_v through_o all_o church_n by_o no_o other_o mean_n but_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o neighbour_n church_n that_o have_v bishop_n afore_o hereupon_o it_o proceed_v to_o be_v a_o custom_n in_o the_o church_n that_o a_o bishop_n be_v not_o make_v without_o approbation_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o neighbour_n bishop_n from_o who_o he_o be_v to_o receive_v imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o with_o who_o he_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n which_o at_o that_o time_n be_v actuate_v by_o no_o mean_n but_o by_o the_o correspondence_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o name_n of_o their_o church_n this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o custom_n that_o under_o three_o bishop_n it_o be_v not_o usual_a to_o ordain_v one_o novatianus_n be_v ordain_v by_o no_o less_o at_o rome_n in_o the_o way_n of_o schism_n against_o cornelius_n who_o be_v ordain_v by_o sixteen_o as_o we_o read_v in_o s._n cyprian_n but_o when_o the_o proceed_n of_o this_o business_n come_v to_o be_v regulate_v by_o the_o canon_n of_o nice_a and_o antiochia_n the_o church_n by_o that_o time_n be_v incorporate_a in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n than_o be_v it_o think_v fit_a that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v make_v by_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n the_o metropolitan_a that_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o the_o head_n city_n in_o chief_a without_o who_o nothing_o to_o be_v do_v so_o that_o if_o some_o few_o agree_v not_o the_o business_n nevertheless_o to_o proceed_v and_o be_v execute_v by_o three_o at_o the_o least_o the_o intent_n be_v indeed_o so_o far_o as_o opportunity_n shall_v serve_v that_o these_o act_n shall_v be_v do_v at_o the_o provincial_n synod_n of_o bishop_n to_o be_v hold_v twice_o a_o year_n by_o the_o five_o canon_n of_o nice_a as_o may_v be_v observe_v among_o other_o in_o that_o which_o saint_n augustine_n mention_v contra_fw-la cresc_n iii._o 26._o de_fw-la vestris_fw-la majoribus_fw-la exstat_fw-la secundi_fw-la tigisitani_n concilium_fw-la cum_fw-la paucissimis_fw-la quidem_fw-la factum_fw-la apud_fw-la cirtam_fw-la post_fw-la persecutionem_fw-la codicum_fw-la tradendorum_fw-la ut_fw-la ibi_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la defuncti_fw-la ordinaretur_fw-la episcopus_fw-la if_o no_o such_o fall_v out_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o three_o may_v do_v it_o the_o rest_n consent_v under_o their_o hand_n can._n 19_o conc._n antioch_n thus_o without_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n all_o proceed_n of_o clergy_n and_o people_n be_v quite_o disable_v and_o becalm_v if_o any_o faction_n any_o sinister_a practice_n appear_v in_o they_o and_o all_o this_o upon_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o timothy_n lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n neither_o be_v partaker_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o ordination_n a_o bishop_n be_v establish_v and_o invest_v so_o that_o a_o bishop_n with_o jurisdiction_n before_o ordination_n be_v a_o estate_n not_o yet_o come_v into_o the_o world_n so_o long_o as_o the_o primitive_a custom_n and_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n be_v in_o force_n which_o it_o seem_v succeed_a custom_n have_v bring_v to_o pass_v since_o now_o of_o all_o part_n of_o the_o office_n common_a to_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n this_o of_o ordination_n be_v that_o which_o the_o bishop_n first_o begin_v to_o exercise_v alone_o so_o that_o with_o s._n chrysostome_n and_o s._n hierome_n it_o be_v take_v in_o a_o manner_n for_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o he_o alone_o the_o one_o hom._n 11._o in_o 1._o ad_fw-la tim._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o in_o ordination_n the_o bishop_n go_v beyond_o the_o presbyter_n that_o be_v it_o alone_o which_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v more_o than_o these_o the_o other_o ep._n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la facit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la except_o â_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la quod_fw-la presbyter_n non_fw-la facit_fw-la except_v ordination_n which_o a_o bishop_n do_v a_o presbyter_n as_o he_o grant_v do_v not_o in_o which_o nevertheless_o set_v aside_o the_o stroke_n the_o presbyter_n have_v in_o make_v their_o bishop_n if_o we_o take_v not_o our_o mark_n amiss_o we_o shall_v find_v argument_n enough_o at_o least_o at_o the_o beginning_n for_o the_o concurrence_n of_o presbyter_n with_o he_o in_o make_v of_o presbyter_n and_o other_o inferior_a order_n in_o the_o first_o place_n those_o general_a passage_n of_o the_o father_n wherein_o be_v witness_v that_o the_o presbytery_n be_v a_o bench_n assistant_n to_o the_o bishop_n without_o advice_n whereof_o nothing_o of_o moment_n be_v do_v must_v needs_o be_v draw_v into_o consequence_n to_o argue_v that_o it_o have_v effect_n in_o a_o particular_a of_o this_o weight_n then_o the_o ordination_n of_o timothy_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n will_v prove_v no_o less_o within_o compass_n of_o the_o scripture_n indeed_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n signify_v divers_a time_n the_o office_n and_o rank_n of_o presbyter_n which_o signification_n divers_a here_o embrace_v expound_v imposition_n of_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n to_o mean_v that_o by_o which_o the_o rank_n of_o presbyter_n be_v confer_v but_o the_o apostle_n word_n run_v as_o they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oblige_v a_o man_n to_o ask_v when_o he_o be_v come_v as_o far_o as_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o who_o or_o who_o hand_n they_o be_v he_o speak_v of_o which_o the_o next_o word_n satisfy_v have_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n may_v better_o have_v be_v divert_v but_o run_v as_o it_o do_v with_o the_o article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o imposition_n of_o the_o hand_n it_o remain_v that_o it_o be_v specify_v in_o the_o next_o word_n who_o hand_n be_v impose_v as_o in_o the_o other_o place_n 2._o tim._n i._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o imposition_n of_o my_o hand_n thus_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o gospel_n luke_n xxii_o 66._o and_o in_o ignatius_n his_o epistle_n signify_v the_o college_n of_o presbyter_n which_o have_v the_o nature_n and_o respect_n of_o a_o person_n in_o law_n and_o therefore_o be_v read_v in_o the_o singular_a for_o the_o whole_a bench_n and_o be_v assemble_v and_o set_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o both_o place_n and_o in_o cornelius_n of_o rome_n his_o epistle_n to_o s._n cyprian_n where_o he_o say_v placuit_fw-la contrahere_fw-la presbyterium_fw-la but_o to_o put_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n out_o of_o doubt_n by_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o sense_n call_v to_o mind_v the_o prophecy_n that_o go_v before_o concern_v timothy_n and_o compare_v his_o case_n with_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o prophecy_n that_o go_v before_o of_o he_o in_o like_a case_n and_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n which_o thereupon_o 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be_v not_o his_o purpose_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n without_o advice_n of_o his_o presbyter_n and_o consent_n of_o his_o people_n it_o be_v not_o his_o meaning_n that_o the_o clergy_n shall_v bear_v no_o other_o part_n in_o this_o work_n than_o do_v the_o multitude_n but_o as_o they_o be_v distinct_a body_n so_o according_a to_o his_o own_o word_n to_o expect_v advice_n from_o they_o as_o concern_v the_o person_n to_o be_v promote_v but_o consent_n from_o the_o people_n if_o there_o be_v no_o fault_n to_o be_v find_v of_o moment_n with_o the_o person_n design_v and_o in_o these_o term_n the_o matter_n stand_v in_o the_o 22._o canon_n of_o of_o that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n where_o be_v provide_v ut_fw-la episcopus_fw-la sine_fw-la consilio_fw-la clericorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la clericos_fw-la non_fw-la ordinet_fw-la it_o à _fw-la ut_fw-la civium_fw-la assensum_fw-la &_o testimonium_fw-la &_o
the_o charge_n of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n set_z aside_o their_o own_o person_n whereof_o we_o shall_v give_v account_n afterward_o in_o who_o instruction_n the_o apostle_n be_v large_a in_o qualify_a bishop_n and_o deacon_n such_o bishop_n as_o we_o read_v of_o tit._n i._n 7._o where_o have_v say_v that_o he_o leave_v he_o in_o crete_n to_o make_v presbyter_n in_o every_o city_n the_o apostle_n add_v for_o a_o bishop_n must_v be_v blameless_a but_o of_o any_o other_o rank_n not_o a_o syllable_n none_o in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n the_o commentary_n under_o s._n ambrose_n his_o name_n yield_v this_o reason_n of_o the_o disorder_n the_o apostle_n tax_v there_o 1_o cor._n xi_o 21._o because_o there_o be_v no_o bishop_n there_o the_o word_n be_v not_o of_o ordinary_a mark_n hos_fw-la notat_fw-la qui_fw-la sic_fw-la in_o ecclesiam_fw-la conveniebant_fw-la ut_fw-la munera_fw-la sva_fw-la offerentes_fw-la advenientibus_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la quia_fw-la adhuc_fw-la rectores_fw-la 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4._o when_o you_o be_v gather_v together_o and_o my_o spirit_n say_v he_o his_o spirit_n which_o rule_v there_o in_o chief_a for_o the_o time_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o nothing_o that_o tertullian_n lib._n de_n prescript_n cap._n 36._o reckon_v corinth_n philippi_n thessalonica_n ephesus_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o same_o rank_n all_o apostolical_a church_n from_o this_o one_o apostle_n because_o he_o plant_v and_o rule_v they_o all_o for_o his_o time_n apud_fw-la quas_fw-la say_v he_o ipsae_fw-la adhuc_fw-la cathedrae_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la suis_fw-la locis_fw-la president_n which_o be_v in_o good_a english_a neither_o more_o nor_o less_o than_o here_o be_v affirm_v the_o apostle_n chair_n rest_v in_o they_o all_o till_o tertullia_n time_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n for_o his_o time_n sit_v in_o it_o and_o to_o my_o apprehension_n all_o his_o epistle_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o so_o many_o act_n of_o this_o government_n spiritual_a in_o chief_a which_o the_o apostle_n reserve_v himself_o in_o the_o church_n of_o his_o own_o plant_n the_o like_a to_o be_v say_v of_o s._n peter_n epistle_n and_o have_v be_v observe_v in_o part_n by_o eusebius_n eccles_n hist_o lib._n iii._o cap._n 5._o that_o the_o title_n of_o his_o former_a epistle_n address_v to_o the_o stranger_n disperse_v through_o pontus_n asia_n galatia_n cappadocia_n and_o bythinia_n that_o be_v to_o the_o jew_n sojourn_v in_o those_o province_n argue_v it_o to_o be_v a_o work_n of_o his_o care_n in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o charge_n he_o have_v undertake_v according_a to_o the_o division_n allege_v before_o galat._n two_o 9_o and_o therefore_o as_o have_v be_v hitherto_o argue_v of_o the_o other_o apostle_n so_o when_o we_o see_v s._n peter_n 1._o pet._n v._o 1._o direct_v his_o exhortation_n to_o feed_v the_o flock_n to_o none_o but_o presbyter_n we_o have_v cause_n to_o conceive_v that_o those_o church_n to_o who_o he_o write_v and_o who_o we_o shall_v hear_v epiphanius_n say_v anon_o that_o he_o go_v sometime_o from_o rome_n to_o visit_v have_v as_o yet_o no_o bishop_n over_o their_o presbyter_n the_o same_o that_o s._n hierome_n have_v argue_v long_o since_o out_o of_o hebr._n xiii_o 17._o where_o the_o apostle_n write_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n obey_v they_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o you_o and_o submit_v yourselves_o chap._n iu._n as_o the_o apostle_n withdraw_v so_o bishop_n come_v over_o the_o presbytery_n in_o their_o stead_n timothy_n and_o titus_n have_v not_o their_o charge_n till_o s._n paul_n leave_v those_o part_n his_o journey_n from_o ephesus_n through_o macedonia_n into_o greece_n by_o the_o way_n he_o leave_v titus_n in_o crete_n why_o he_o winter_v at_o nicopolis_n at_o spring_n he_o return_v by_o land_n into_o macedonia_n there_o and_o then_o timothy_n undertake_v the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n timothy_n a_o evangelist_n the_o prophecy_n that_o go_v before_o of_o he_o and_o the_o grace_n he_o receive_v titus_n and_o he_o over_o 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but_o under_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n they_o that_o sin_n rebuke_n before_o all_o that_o other_o also_o may_v have_v fear_n but_o have_v hitherto_o show_v that_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o gospel_n have_v appoint_v matter_n of_o particular_a offence_n to_o come_v before_o the_o consistory_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n that_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o in_o divers_a matter_n belong_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n use_v their_o assistance_n that_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n of_o the_o church_n even_o under_o the_o apostle_n matter_n of_o censure_n and_o ordination_n both_o be_v wont_a to_o pass_v by_o the_o presbyter_n but_o in_o the_o assembly_n of_o christian_a people_n let_v i_o refer_v this_o to_o all_o indifferent_a person_n to_o judge_v whether_o the_o same_o course_n of_o proceed_v be_v in_o likelihood_n observe_v in_o the_o censure_n of_o presbyter_n the_o apostle_n direction_n regulate_v what_o information_n to_o admit_v be_v direct_v to_o timothy_n alone_o for_o the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o two_o or_o three_o shall_v be_v present_a when_o it_o be_v put_v in_o but_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v but_o as_o the_o syriack_n translate_v it_o upon_o the_o mouth_n that_o be_v the_o word_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n but_o the_o censure_n of_o reproof_n be_v prescribe_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o congregation_n when_o he_o say_v they_o that_o sin_n that_o be_v they_o that_o be_v find_v in_o fault_n rebuke_v before_o all_o that_o other_o may_v have_v fear_n no_o otherwise_o then_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o apostle_n do_v and_o be_v prescribe_v to_o do_v 1._o cor._n v._n 4._o 2._o cor._n two_o 6._o and_o therefore_o we_o be_v to_o think_v that_o the_o examination_n of_o such_o cause_n must_v pass_v as_o other_o of_o like_a nature_n by_o he_o with_o the_o presbyter_n to_o who_o the_o apostle_n have_v assign_v a_o charge_n of_o govern_v the_o church_n there_o act_v xx_o 28_o 35._o so_o the_o key_n of_o the_o church_n give_v to_o s._n peter_n and_o to_o the_o apostle_n be_v nevertheless_o intend_v to_o be_v exercise_v by_o the_o church_n as_o have_v be_v say_v so_o the_o charge_n of_o excommunicate_v heretic_n be_v direct_v to_o titus_n alone_o titus_n three_o 10._o but_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n therefore_o to_o imagine_v that_o titus_n be_v direct_v to_o proceed_v otherwise_o in_o it_o than_o we_o know_v the_o church_n be_v wont_a to_o proceed_v in_o censure_n of_o that_o nature_n according_a to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o case_n that_o follow_v a_o little_a after_o verse_n 22._o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n neither_o be_v partaker_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n where_o the_o rule_n of_o ordination_n be_v direct_v to_o timothy_n alone_o yet_o have_v we_o no_o cause_n to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v practise_v by_o he_o otherwise_o then_o according_a to_o the_o form_n aforesaid_a join_v with_o he_o the_o ptesbyter_n in_o imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o be_v 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