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accusation_n against_o presbyter_n how_o can_v he_o do_v so_o if_o he_o be_v but_o their_o equal_a our_o northern_a paraclesis_n can_v tell_v we_o parium_fw-la neutrum_fw-la alteri_fw-la subordinatur_fw-la and_o paria_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o scot._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 1._o c._n 4._o that_o fellow_n can_v be_v subordinate_a witness_n must_v be_v call_v before_o he_o in_o case_n of_o such_o accusation_n how_o can_v this_o be_v without_o a_o jurisdiction_n and_o when_o he_o find_v a_o presbyter_n manifest_o faulty_a he_o may_v he_o must_v rebuke_v he_o before_o all_o that_o other_o also_o may_v fear_v 75._o epiphan_n here_o 75._o that_o of_o epiphanius_n be_v upon_o good_a ground_n therefore_o the_o divine_a speech_n of_o the_o apostle_n teach_v who_o be_v a_o bishop_n and_o who_o a_o presbyter_n in_o say_v to_o timothy_n rebuke_v not_o a_o elder_a etc._n etc._n how_o can_v a_o bishop_n rebuke_v a_o presbyter_n if_o he_o have_v no_o power_n over_o a_o presbyter_n thus_o he_o the_o evidence_n be_v so_o clear_a 4._o camer_n in_o 1_o tim._n 4._o that_o cameron_n himself_o can_v but_o confess_v nullus_fw-la est_fw-la dubitandi_fw-la locus_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n say_v he_o but_o that_o timothy_n be_v elect_v by_o the_o college_n of_o elder_n to_o govern_v the_o college_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o that_o not_o which_o will_v some_o authority_n but_o such_o as_o have_v meet_a limit_n thus_o must_v thus_o may_v timothy_n do_v even_o to_o presbyter_n what_o can_v a_o bishop_n of_o england_n do_v more_o and_o thus_o cameron_n though_o i_o can_v approve_v of_o his_o election_n by_o the_o college_n that_o conceit_n be_v his_o own_o but_o the_o authority_n be_v yield_v 5.21_o 1_o tim._n 5.21_o nine_o timothy_n be_v charge_v before_o god_n and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o elect_a angel_n to_o observe_v all_o these_o thing_n without_o prefer_v one_o presbyter_n before_o a_o other_o and_o do_v nothing_o by_o partiality_n plain_o therefore_o timothy_n be_v in_o such_o place_n and_o authority_n as_o be_v capable_a of_o give_v favour_n or_o use_v rigour_n to_o presbyter_n what_o more_o can_v be_v say_v of_o we_o 5.22_o 1_o tim._n 5.22_o ten_o timothy_n be_v charge_v to_o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n he_o have_v therefore_o power_n of_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n on_o who_o shall_v he_o lay_v his_o hand_n for_o ordination_n but_o on_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n therefore_o he_o above_o presbyter_n the_o less_o say_v the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v bless_v of_o the_o better_a 7.7_o hâ—br_n 7.7_o he_o lay_v hand_n then_o yes_o but_o not_o alone_o say_v our_o opposite_n my_o demand_n then_o be_v but_o why_o then_o shall_v this_o charge_n be_v particular_o direct_v to_o timothy_n and_o not_o to_o more_o the_o presbytery_n some_o construe_v to_o have_v lay_v hand_n on_o the_o ordain_v but_o the_o presbytery_n so_o constitute_v as_o we_o shall_v 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