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short_a time_n after_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n be_v make_v proper_a this_o truth_n be_v so_o clear_a and_o write_v as_o it_o be_v with_o capital_a or_o uncial_a letter_n in_o the_o writing_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_n that_o he_o that_o run_v may_v read_v it_o in_o they_o in_o the_o next_o place_n it_o shall_v be_v consider_v whether_o that_o ordinance_n constitute_v episcopacy_n make_v in_o the_o apostolical_a time_n be_v not_o in_o proper_a sense_n a_o apostolical_a constitution_n 7._o sect._n 7._o and_o if_o so_o whether_o therefore_o it_o be_v unalterable_a but_o that_o this_o matter_n may_v be_v better_o understand_v it_o be_v convenient_a first_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o authority_n and_o power_n give_v to_o the_o bishop_n what_o it_o be_v and_o how_o ample_a in_o those_o time_n 17._o de_fw-fr baptism_n c._n 17._o tertullian_n give_v we_o some_o information_n in_o this_o point_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o chief_a priest_n which_o be_v the_o bishop_n have_v the_o right_n or_o power_n of_o give_v baptism_n then_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n but_o not_o without_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o church_n which_o remain_v safe_a peace_n be_v safe_a maintain_v for_o the_o understanding_n of_o this_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o where_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o power_n of_o preach_v baptise_v etc._n etc._n in_o such_o place_n and_o among_o such_o person_n be_v not_o by_o some_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n determine_v to_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a presbyter_n there_o it_o pertain_v to_o the_o bishop_n to_o do_v it_o and_o not_o to_o any_o other_o without_o his_o leave_n yea_o the_o very_a ordinance_n and_o canon_n can_v not_o be_v make_v without_o his_o consent_n and_o authority_n as_o their_o principal_a author_n under_o christ_n 1._o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la c._n 1._o for_o as_o hierom_n say_v the_o whole_a care_n of_o the_o church_n
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
between_o the_o one_o adoration_n and_o the_o other_o and_o the_o behold_v the_o same_o act_n of_o worship_n to_o be_v do_v to_o god_n and_o a_o sacred_a thing_n do_v puzzle_v the_o ignorant_a and_o unwary_a that_o either_o his_o zeal_n be_v as_o much_o to_o the_o creature_n adoration_n as_o to_o the_o creator_n or_o mingle_v in_o his_o mind_n both_o the_o adoration_n whereby_o the_o best_a be_v debase_v and_o corrupt_v some_o may_v say_v may_v we_o not_o bow_v to_o god_n and_o kneel_v to_o he_o at_o the_o altar_n without_o danger_n it_o be_v soon_o answer_v that_o without_o doubt_n we_o may_v and_o must_v do_v so_o and_o in_o so_o do_v our_o mind_n do_v not_o intend_v the_o altar_n as_o the_o object_n of_o our_o bow_n the_o danger_n be_v in_o bow_v to_o the_o altar_n for_o than_o we_o make_v it_o the_o object_n to_o which_o we_o bow_v it_o may_v be_v demand_v if_o the_o magistrate_n make_v the_o name_n of_o the_o name_n jesus_n the_o name_n of_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v a_o sign_n when_o in_o the_o divine_a service_n we_o must_v bow_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n god_n and_o man_n and_o not_o to_o the_o name_n jesus_n may_v we_o not_o without_o danger_n so_o do_v i_o answer_v first_o that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o bow_v our_o heart_n and_o also_o in_o convenient_a time_n and_o place_n to_o bow_v our_o body_n to_o the_o man_n jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n and_o this_o be_v intend_v in_o philip._n 2._o second_o to_o bow_v our_o body_n at_o the_o name_n of_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n be_v no_o duty_n that_o we_o be_v bind_v unto_o it_o be_v indifferent_a then_o to_o bow_v or_o not_o to_o bow_v as_o it_o be_v at_o the_o name_n of_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n three_o if_o the_o magistrate_n command_v we_o either_o at_o the_o name_n of_o the_o name_n jesus_n or_o at_o the_o name_n of_o the_o name_n christ_n in_o the_o divine_a service_n to_o worship_n christ_n god_n and_o man_n by_o bow_v unto_o he_o and_o not_o intend_v the_o name_n jesus_n or_o christ_n as_o a_o object_n of_o our_o bow_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o obey_v our_o superior_n command_v four_o from_o the_o bow_n at_o the_o name_n the_o vulgar_a easy_o fall_v to_o the_o bow_v to_o the_o name_n these_o adoration_n of_o the_o cross_n etc._n etc._n inward_a and_o outward_a may_v not_o be_v count_v divine_a or_o proper_o and_o of_o their_o own_o nature_n religious_a because_o no_o rule_n of_o true_a religion_n do_v require_v they_o but_o they_o be_v proper_o ecclesiastical_a because_o the_o church_n do_v sometime_o create_v they_o and_o as_o thing_n ecclesiastical_a and_o thing_n any_o way_n make_v pertinent_a to_o religion_n be_v count_v religious_a thing_n so_o may_v these_o adoration_n be_v accidental_o call_v religious_a there_o be_v not_o that_o kind_n and_o degree_n of_o excellency_n in_o the_o cross_n communion-table_n or_o name_n jesus_n or_o in_o any_o such_o sacred_a thing_n which_o may_v in_o proper_a 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