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author_n have_v prove_v this_o there_o have_v be_v some_o ground_n to_o set_v village-bishop_n against_o diocesan_n but_o since_o he_o have_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o do_v this_o i_o may_v take_v leave_n to_o say_v that_o he_o have_v leave_v his_o argument_n imperfect_a and_o far_o short_a of_o the_o purpose_n for_o which_o it_o be_v produce_v to_o make_v this_o general_a answer_n yet_o more_o plain_a let_v we_o suppose_v the_o bound_n of_o our_o english_a diocese_n to_o become_v as_o much_o unknown_a to_o after-age_n as_o those_o of_o the_o old_a egyptian_a or_o syrian_a diocese_n be_v now_o to_o we_o and_o that_o the_o book_n of_o mr._n baxter_n mr._n clerkson_n and_o other_o against_o diocesan_n bishop_n in_o this_o country_n shall_v be_v lose_v for_o the_o genius_n do_v not_o promise_v immortality_n under_o this_o suppose_a ignorance_n of_o the_o present_a distribution_n of_o our_o bishopric_n if_o a_o dabble_a in_o antiquity_n find_v that_o st._n david_n landaf_n and_o st._n asaph_n have_v be_v bishop_n seat_n some_o age_n before_o and_o that_o in_o elder_a time_n dorchester_n and_o selsea_n and_o kirton_n and_o elmham_n and_o hexham_n and_o some_o other_o village_n in_o england_n have_v be_v honour_v with_o episcopal_a chair_n shall_v upon_o this_o discovery_n entertain_v a_o conceit_n that_o our_o episcopacy_n be_v parochial_a and_o that_o a_o bishop_n in_o our_o time_n and_o many_o age_n before_o we_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o parish-minister_n and_o write_v a_o book_n to_o maintain_v this_o vainfancy_n such_o a_o undertake_n and_o such_o a_o work_n will_v be_v the_o exact_a copy_n of_o this_o chapter_n of_o village-bishop_n it_o may_v perhaps_o seem_v a_o needless_a labour_n to_o examine_v the_o instance_n he_o have_v collect_v of_o village_n that_o be_v episcopal_a seat_n since_o they_o reach_v not_o the_o point_n in_o question_n nor_o make_v the_o least_o colour_n of_o proof_n that_o the_o bishop_n reside_v in_o village_n be_v but_o pastor_n of_o a_o single_a congregation_n but_o since_o he_o please_v himself_o so_o much_o with_o this_o performance_n that_o he_o seem_v to_o triumph_v and_o say_v that_o the_o instance_n of_o bishop_n in_o village_n be_v more_o than_o some_o be_v willing_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o he_o have_v lay_v a_o sort_n of_o a_o necessity_n upon_o his_o answerer_n not_o to_o pass_v they_o by_o lest_o his_o disciple_n may_v mistake_v a_o just_a neglect_n of_o impertinence_n for_o a_o despair_n or_o diffidence_n of_o be_v able_a to_o reply_v i_o will_v therefore_o take_v notice_n of_o every_o instance_n he_o have_v produce_v upon_o this_o head_n though_o i_o may_v have_v just_a reason_n to_o apprehend_v the_o censure_n or_o contempt_n of_o my_o reader_n for_o insist_v so_o minutely_o upon_o the_o examination_n of_o thing_n which_o to_o the_o first_o view_n sufficient_o appear_v to_o be_v beside_o the_o purpose_n but_o i_o hope_v the_o defiance_n and_o importunity_n of_o my_o adversary_n may_v excuse_v this_o digression_n though_o a_o matter_n of_o curiosity_n rather_o than_o of_o argument_n or_o of_o weight_n to_o begin_v then_o in_o the_o diocese_n of_o egypt_n we_o be_v tell_v 19_o tell_v prim._n ep._n p._n 19_o hydrax_n and_o palaebisca_n two_o village_n have_v their_o bishop_n he_o shall_v have_v say_v bishop_n for_o they_o have_v but_o one_o as_o appear_v from_o the_o epistle_n of_o synesius_n 67._o synesius_n syne_n ep._n 67._o who_o have_v order_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n to_o ordain_v a_o pastor_n for_o those_o village_n but_o from_o the_o account_n which_o be_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n by_o the_o people_n of_o that_o place_n we_o find_v that_o these_o 67._o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syne_n ep_v 67._o village_n be_v far_o from_o be_v primitive_a bishopric_n for_o at_o the_o time_n of_o which_o we_o be_v speak_v which_o be_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 400_o thy_o have_v but_o one_o bishop_n for_o by_o apostolic_a authority_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o country_n those_o church_n have_v ever_o belong_v to_o erythros_n and_o be_v parish_n of_o that_o diocese_n the_o people_n further_o declare_v that_o they_o be_v not_o divide_v from_o the_o diocese_n of_o erythros_n until_o the_o time_n of_o valens_n the_o emperor_n when_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o confusion_n and_o that_o then_o one_o syderius_fw-la who_o come_v from_o valens_n his_o army_n be_v make_v bishop_n there_o in_o a_o very_a unusual_a manner_n without_o the_o knowledge_n or_o approbation_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o bishop_n only_o i_o e._n philo_n of_o cyrene_n and_o all_o this_o do_v to_o engage_v the_o protection_n of_o syderius_fw-la who_o by_o the_o commission_n he_o have_v from_o court_n have_v it_o in_o his_o power_n to_o do_v much_o good_a or_o hurt_n to_o that_o country_n 67._o country_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syne_n ep._n 67._o before_o this_o they_o have_v no_o bishop_n nor_o do_v any_o succeed_v he_o wherefore_o they_o beseech_v synesius_n in_o the_o most_o earnest_a and_o importunate_a manner_n in_o the_o world_n that_o he_o will_v not_o force_v they_o to_o choose_v another_o but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o continue_v in_o their_o former_a condition_n as_o parish_n and_o dependence_n ibid._n dependence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syne_n ibid._n of_o erythros_n for_o they_o have_v put_v themselves_o already_o under_o paul_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n and_o pray_v they_o may_v not_o be_v make_v orphan_n in_o their_o father_n life_n time_n nor_o be_v violent_o tear_v from_o their_o mother-church_n especial_o since_o they_o have_v return_v to_o their_o first_o estate_n by_o the_o approbation_n of_o theophilus_n of_o alexandria_n judge_v then_o by_o this_o instance_n which_o be_v the_o primitive_a episcopacy_n of_o this_o place_n by_o apostolic_a authority_n and_o prescription_n they_o be_v member_n of_o a_o diocese_n and_o depend_v on_o a_o city_n but_o to_o have_v a_o bishop_n of_o their_o own_o do_v in_o their_o opinion_n agree_v neither_o with_o the_o apostle_n rule_v nor_o the_o usage_n of_o their_o country_n it_o be_v pity_v some_o independent_a have_v not_o live_v in_o those_o day_n to_o have_v inform_v this_o people_n better_o concern_v their_o christian_a privilege_n and_o to_o let_v they_o know_v that_o every_o parish_n not_o only_a might_n but_o aught_o to_o have_v a_o bishop_n of_o their_o own_o olbium_n 76._o olbium_n prim._n ep._n p._n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syne_n ep._n 76._o a_o village_n in_o the_o same_o region_n have_v a_o bishop_n after_o the_o death_n of_o athamas_n bishop_n there_o the_o election_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v needful_a and_o antonius_n be_v choose_v there_o be_v no_o mention_n either_o of_o this_o place_n or_o people_n any_o where_o else_o that_o i_o can_v find_v and_o from_o this_o 〈◊〉_d this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d