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4._o and_o 20.25_o 26_o jesus_n call_v they_o unto_o he_o and_o say_v you_o know_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o gentile_n exercise_v dominion_n over_o they_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o among_o you_o but_o whosoever_o will_v be_v great_a among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v your_o minister_n and_o whosoever_o will_v be_v chief_a among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v you_o servant_n even_o as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v not_o to_o be_v minister_v unto_o but_o to_o minister_v and_o as_o it_o be_v distasteful_a to_o christ_n so_o also_o to_o themselves_o matth._n 20.21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o when_o the_o ten_o hear_v what_o the_o mother_n of_o zebedee_n child_n have_v ask_v for_o she_o two_o son_n they_o be_v move_v with_o indignation_n against_o they_o and_o as_o one_o apostle_n be_v not_o over_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n so_o there_o be_v a_o parity_n between_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n i._n e._n ordinary_a preach_v and_o rule_v officer_n or_o elder_n they_o be_v not_o two_o 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5.1_o 2._o the_o apostle_n exhort_v the_o presbyter_n to_o watch_v over_o their_o flock_n v._n 5._o take_v the_o oversight_n of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishoping_a it_o over_o they_o the_o work_n of_o both_o be_v the_o same_o and_o therefore_o the_o office_n be_v the_o same_o 5._o from_o ephes_n 4.11_o 12._o where_o all_o sort_n of_o officer_n both_o extraordinary_a and_o ordinary_a be_v reckon_v and_o if_o lord_n prelate_n be_v neither_o apostle_n evangelist_n prophet_n pastor_n nor_o techer_n they_o be_v none_o of_o christ_n creature_n but_o of_o humane_a institution_n 6._o from_o 1_o tim._n 3.1_o to_o v._o 8_o begin_v where_o the_o apostle_n give_v rule_n for_o the_o examination_n and_o ordination_n of_o a_o bishop_n and_o then_o immediate_o he_o pass_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o deacon_n without_o so_o much_o as_o mention_v any_o thing_n of_o a_o presbyter_n as_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o the_o rule_n 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