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and_o easy_a absolution_n therefore_o though_o a_o priest_n have_v power_n to_o deny_v the_o sacrament_n upon_o good_a ground_n yet_o not_o to_o excommunicate_v from_o all_o society_n in_o the_o church_n without_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o superior_a nor_o be_v it_o wont_a that_o one_o shall_v be_v receive_v again_o to_o the_o sacrament_n without_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o superior_a and_o clergy_n be_v lay_v upon_o his_o head_n 16._o cyp._n l._n 3._o ep._n 16._o in_o token_n of_o reconcilement_n so_o bishop_n be_v wont_a to_o give_v account_n to_o synod_n of_o their_o excommunicate_a man_n conc._n nic._n can._n 5._o 14._o council_n sardcens_fw-la can._n 14._o and_o for_o absolution_n of_o schismatic_n it_o be_v true_a the_o people_n have_v be_v call_v together_o to_o be_v satisfy_v in_o their_o repentance_n not_o to_o confirm_v the_o sentence_n but_o to_o satisfy_v their_o conscience_n in_o the_o absolution_n and_o to_o prevent_v schism_n afterward_o they_o observe_v how_o the_o 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tit._n 1._o amb._n in_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 106._o ignat._n ad_fw-la trallianos_fw-la magnes_fw-la philad_n smyrn_n antioch_n aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 20._o c._n 9_o &_o in_o psal_n 106._o isid_n originum_n lib._n 7._o tertul._n in_o apolog._n in_o his_o tract_n of_o flight_n in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n and_o aug._n speak_v of_o seat_n of_o church_n governor_n show_v plain_o that_o lay_v man_n have_v not_o judgement_n seat_n in_o the_o church_n for_o who_o govern_v the_o church_n he_o tell_v we_o in_o psal_n 106._o they_o that_o sit_v at_o the_o stern_a as_o himself_o do_v mathe._n how_o come_v bishop_n to_o be_v above_o the_o presbyter_n phila._n christ_n make_v a_o difference_n in_o the_o degree_n of_o apostle_n and_o disciple_n so_o do_v the_o apostle_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n for_o though_o at_o first_o both_o the_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n be_v all_o include_v in_o the_o apostle_n yet_o as_o they_o find_v reason_n to_o lead_v they_o to_o make_v 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epistle_n to_o timothy_n and_o titus_n 1.5_o 1_o tim._n 1.2_o so_o c._n 5.22_o tit._n 1.5_o and_o how_o they_o keep_v the_o key_n to_o themselves_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o 2_o thes_n 3._o where_o he_o bid_v the_o presbyter_n only_o note_v he_o by_o a_o letter_n that_o will_v not_o obey_v his_o word_n but_o the_o use_n or_o spare_v of_o the_o rod_n he_o keep_v to_o himself_o 12.13_o 1_o cor._n 4._o 2_o cor._n 12.13_o and_o deliver_v it_o to_o those_o no_o doubt_n who_o he_o make_v overseer_n or_o bishop_n like_o themselves_o who_o be_v also_o call_v bishop_n 1._o cyp._n l._n 3._o ep._n 9_o amb._n in_o eph._n 4._o epiph._n count_v heres_fw-la lib._n 1._o haer_fw-mi 27._o hier._n in_o jac._n theod._n in_o phil._n cap._n 1._o and_o exercise_v the_o office_n of_o bishop_n or_o