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and_o this_o poor_a conception_n and_o all_o that_o i_o have_v to_o say_v i_o shall_v for_o order_n sake_n reduce_v to_o these_o four_o head_n 1._o of_o preach_v in_o general_n 2._o to_o who_o this_o office_n of_o preach_v primary_o belong_v 3._o how_o it_o be_v manage_v in_o the_o ancient_a church_n 4._o what_o innovation_n have_v be_v introduce_v in_o these_o latter_a time_n chap._n i._o of_o preach_v in_o general_n the_o first_o thing_n i_o be_o to_o treat_v on_o be_v preach_v in_o general_a and_o to_o do_v that_o i_o be_o in_o justice_n bind_v to_o give_v some_o account_n of_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o word_n forasmuch_o as_o word_n be_v the_o garment_n of_o thing_n and_o notionall_a word_n make_v we_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n as_o epictetus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o beginning_n of_o knowledge_n be_v the_o consideration_n of_o word_n now_o the_o word_n to_o preach_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v
ut_fw-la apud_fw-la christianos_n veteres_fw-la apud_fw-la prisca_fw-la secula_fw-la de_fw-la eorum_fw-la scriptis_fw-la edoceas_fw-la adhiberi_fw-la nomen_fw-la pastoris_fw-la ubi_fw-la de_fw-fr episcopo_fw-la non_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la and_o if_o bishop_n be_v the_o prophet_n and_o pastor_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n to_o who_o shall_v the_o office_n of_o preach_v chief_o and_o primary_o belong_v but_o they_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n confirm_v this_o in_o justin_n martyr_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stand_v up_o and_o make_v the_o exhortation_n i._n e._n the_o bishop_n in_o the_o 19_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n the_o style_n of_o the_o church_n show_v this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n at_o that_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o homily_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o alexandria_n soromon_n write_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n alone_o of_o the_o city_n do_v teach_v st._n chrysostom_n in_o 1._o ad_fw-la tim._n cap._n 4._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o teach_n be_v great_a refer_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o priesthood_n timothy_n be_v choose_v to_o and_o that_o be_v the_o high_a priesthood_n of_o episcopacy_n thom._n aquin._n supplem_fw-la 3._o par_fw-fr quaest_a 36._o artic_a 2._o in_o prim_fw-la argum_fw-la call_v preach_v opus_fw-la episcopalissimum_fw-la the_o most_o episcopal_a work_n estius_n upon_o the_o sentence_n speak_v of_o preach_v say_v verùm_fw-la hoc_fw-la munus_fw-la principaliter_fw-la episcopis_fw-la incumbit_fw-la qui_fw-la propriè_fw-la secundum_fw-la apostolum_n ephes_n 4.11_o in_o ecclesia_fw-la constituti_fw-la sunt_fw-la pastor_n &_o doctores_fw-la secundariò_fw-la autem_fw-la parochis_fw-la qui_fw-la episcopis_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la subsidiariam_fw-la navant_fw-la operam_fw-la but_o this_o office_n of_o preach_v be_v primary_o incumbent_a upon_o the_o bishop_n who_o proper_o according_a to_o the_o apostle_n be_v ordain_v pastor_n and_o doctor_n secondary_o the_o parish_n priest_n be_v to_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o bishop_n in_o this_o the_o office_n of_o preach_v primary_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n a_o subsidiary_a labour_n as_o the_o bishop_n substitute_n belong_v to_o the_o presbyter_n estius_n tom_n 4._o lib._n 4._o cap._n 20._o but_o here_o there_o may_v be_v a_o question_n move_v how_o the_o presbyter_n have_v the_o power_n of_o preach_v derive_v to_o he_o whether_o ex_fw-la vi_fw-la ordinis_fw-la or_o ex_fw-la licentia_fw-la episcopi_fw-la by_o virtue_n of_o his_o order_n or_o from_o the_o bishop_n licence_n but_o grant_v that_o all_o presbyter_n receive_v a_o power_n to_o preach_v by_o their_o order_n as_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n yet_o it_o be_v only_o in_o actu_fw-la primo_fw-la not_o in_o actu_fw-la secundo_fw-la though_o they_o have_v a_o power_n confer_v upon_o they_o yet_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o power_n be_v restrain_v by_o the_o canon_n till_o they_o have_v a_o licence_n from_o the_o bishop_n i_o have_v not_o meet_v with_o any_o thing_n concern_v the_o form_n of_o ordination_n use_v in_o the_o ancient_a church_n but_o i_o suppose_v howsoever_o the_o matter_n of_o ordination_n and_o imposition_n of_o hand_n by_o a_o bishop_n be_v a_o apostolical_a tradition_n yet_o the_o form_n of_o word_n use_v in_o ordination_n be_v not_o so_o but_o of_o ecclesiastical_a institution_n whence_o it_o come_v that_o most_o church_n vary_v in_o their_o form_n of_o ordination_n in_o the_o greek_a church_n the_o form_n be_v divina_fw-la gratia_fw-la quae_fw-la semper_fw-la infirma_fw-la sanat_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la desunt_fw-la supplet_fw-la create_v seu_fw-la promovet_fw-la n._n venerabilem_fw-la diaconum_fw-la in_o presbyterum_fw-la dei_fw-la amabilissimum_fw-la presbyterum_fw-la in_o episcopum_fw-la the_o divine_a grace_n which_o always_o heal_v our_o infirmity_n and_o supply_v our_o want_n do_v create_v or_o promote_v n._n the_o venerable_a subdeacon_n to_o be_v a_o deacon_n the_o venerable_a deacon_n to_o be_v a_o presbyter_n the_o presbyter_n most_o belove_v of_o god_n to_o be_v a_o bishop_n in_o the_o western_a church_n they_o use_v another_o form_n and_o in_o that_o confer_v a_o double_a power_n upon_o the_o presbyter_n potestatem_fw-la conficiendi_fw-la corpus_fw-la domini_fw-la &_o potestatem_fw-la ligandi_fw-la &_o solvendi_fw-la power_n of_o consecrate_v the_o element_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n and_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v our_o britannic_a church_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o western_a have_v a_o form_n peculiar_a to_o herself_o yet_o very_o much_o like_o the_o old_a greek_a form_n mention_v by_o s._n clem._n in_o his_o constitution_n l._n 8._o c._n 16._o wherein_o the_o power_n of_o preach_v also_o be_v confer_v upon_o the_o presbyter_n and_o yet_o i_o have_v reason_n enough_o to_o believe_v that_o actual_a preach_a especial_o according_a to_o the_o common_a understanding_n of_o that_o word_n nowadays_o be_v not_o so_o essential_a to_o the_o order_n of_o a_o presbyter_n but_o that_o he_o may_v sometime_o upon_o good_a ground_n be_v debar_v from_o it_o first_o because_o if_o a_o presbyter_n be_v suspend_v ab_fw-la officio_fw-la from_o his_o office_n of_o preach_v he_o remain_v a_o presbyter_n still_o the_o character_n be_v indelible_a nay_o if_o a_o presbyter_n be_v suspend_v not_o only_o from_o the_o office_n of_o preach_v but_o of_o consecrate_v or_o baptise_v or_o in_o any_o kind_a officiate_a in_o the_o church_n nay_o if_o he_o be_v excommunicate_v yet_o his_o character_n be_v indelible_a he_o remain_v a_o presbyter_n still_o and_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o character_n be_v valid_a de_fw-fr facto_fw-la though_o contra_fw-la jus_o this_o st._n jerom_n prove_v at_o large_a in_o his_o book_n against_o the_o luciferian_o that_o a_o presbyter_n can_v lose_v his_o order_n and_o st._n augustine_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi conjugali_fw-la cap._n 24._o say_v express_o si_fw-mi siat_a ordinatio_fw-la cleri_fw-la ad_fw-la plebem_fw-la congregandam_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la plebis_fw-la congregatio_fw-la non_fw-la subsequatur_fw-la manet_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o ordinatis_fw-la ordinationis_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la ob_fw-la aliquam_fw-la culpam_fw-la quispiam_fw-la ab_fw-la officio_fw-la removeatur_fw-la sacramento_n domini_fw-la non_fw-la carebit_fw-la if_o their_o be_v a_o ordination_n of_o the_o clergy_n for_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o people_n although_o they_o have_v not_o a_o corgregation_n or_o a_o parish_n to_o attend_v upon_o yet_o the_o sacrament_n of_o ordination_n remain_v in_o they_o once_o ordain_v and_o if_o for_o some_o fault_n any_o one_o be_v remove_v from_o his_o office_n yet_o he_o want_v not_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n second_o because_o i_o find_v that_o the_o church_n in_o prudence_n ancient_o do_v not_o suffer_v all_o presbyter_n to_o preach_v but_o only_o such_o as_o be_v eminent_a for_o their_o prudence_n gravity_n piety_n and_o ability_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n say_v grotius_n in_o his_o annot._n upon_o s._n luke_n 10.1_o do_v not_o all_o preach_v but_o they_o alone_o quibus_fw-la docendi_fw-la populum_fw-la potestas_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopo_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la to_o who_o the_o power_n of_o teach_v the_o people_n be_v grant_v by_o the_o bishop_n which_o presbyter_n therefore_o he_o say_v be_v call_v by_o eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d presbyter_n entrust_v with_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n three_o because_o i_o see_v in_o the_o ancient_a church_n there_o be_v presbyteri_fw-la monachi_fw-la presbyter_n monk_n presbyter_n in_o monastery_n which_o have_v no_o cure_n of_o soul_n st._n hierome_n in_o his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la dammachium_n tell_v we_o of_o five_o presbyter_n they_o have_v in_o the_o monastery_n of_o bethlehem_n on_o purpose_n to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n to_o devout_a people_n there_o such_o a_o presbyter_n be_v saint_n hierome_n himself_o who_o preach_v not_o officio_fw-la vocis_fw-la by_o sermon_n but_o by_o write_v and_o do_v as_o many_o other_o quiescere_fw-la in_o monasterio_fw-la last_o because_o i_o know_v the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v ordain_v allow_v employ_v many_o presbyter_n who_o be_v no_o preacher_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n it_o be_v well_o know_v we_o have_v many_o presbyter_n that_o never_o preach_v at_o all_o within_o this_o 50_o or_o 60_o year_n among_o ten_o presbyter_n there_o be_v not_o one_o preacher_n in_o our_o cathedrall_n at_o this_o day_n there_o be_v divers_a singing-man_n presbyter_n not_o preacher_n and_o presbyter_n they_o must_v be_v by_o the_o rule_n and_o statute_n of_o their_o respective_a church_n wherein_o they_o serve_v and_o attend_v the_o quire_n but_o if_o preach_v be_v not_o essential_a to_o the_o order_n of_o a_o presbyter_n what_o office_n or_o duty_n be_v incumbent_n on_o he_o in_o case_n he_o be_v not_o qualify_v or_o license_v to_o preach_v gulielmus_fw-la lunicensis_fw-la in_o his_o book_n before_o allege_v enumerate_v divers_a branch_n of_o the_o presbyter_n office_n beside_o preach_v
praeesse_fw-la subesse_fw-la orare_fw-la offer_n baptizare_fw-la benedicere_fw-la reconciliare_fw-la communicare_fw-la animas_fw-la deo_fw-la commendare_fw-la corpora_fw-la sepelire_fw-la it_o be_v his_o office_n to_o be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o bishop_n and_o to_o obey_v he_o from_o the_o heart_n in_o all_o thing_n lawful_a it_o be_v his_o office_n to_o govern_v his_o flock_n to_o know_v the_o state_n of_o they_o and_o to_o direct_v they_o in_o their_o repentance_n it_o be_v his_o office_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o people_n it_o be_v his_o office_n to_o bless_v people_n in_o marriage_n it_o be_v his_o office_n to_o reconcile_v man_n in_o articulo_fw-la mortis_fw-la it_o be_v his_o office_n to_o communicate_v all_o the_o faithful_a it_o be_v his_o office_n to_o commend_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a go_v out_o of_o their_o body_n to_o god_n by_o prayer_n it_o be_v his_o office_n to_o bury_v the_o body_n of_o christian_a people_n so_o there_o be_v you_o see_v many_o office_n of_o a_o presbyter_n beside_o preach_v and_o those_o not_o despicable_a but_o honourable_a and_o sufficient_a to_o take_v a_o great_a part_n of_o a_o man_n time_n in_o great_a parish_n and_o yet_o preach_v be_v incumbent_n on_o he_o by_o the_o canon_n of_o our_o own_o and_o the_o ancient_a church_n also_o but_o still_o with_o this_o proviso_n that_o it_o be_v cum_fw-la licentia_fw-la episcopi_fw-la and_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o a_o deacon_n as_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n may_v preach_v as_o well_o as_o a_o presbyter_n for_o certain_a origen_n do_v before_o he_o be_v a_o presbyter_n origenes_n licet_fw-la nondum_fw-la presbyterii_fw-la gradu_fw-la positus_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopis_fw-la qui_fw-la ibi_fw-la erant_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la disputandum_fw-la solum_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la scripturas_fw-la explicandas_fw-la magnopere_fw-la in_o ecclesiastico_fw-la consessu_fw-la rogatus_fw-la est_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 13._o origen_n though_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o attain_v the_o degree_n of_o a_o presbyter_n yet_o he_o be_v earnest_o entreat_v by_o the_o bishop_n who_o be_v there_o present_a not_o only_o to_o dispute_v but_o to_o explain_v the_o scripture_n in_o a_o church-assemble_o well_o then_o have_v advance_v so_o far_o though_o with_o much_o weakness_n yet_o i_o hope_v with_o some_o evidence_n of_o truth_n that_o primary_o preach_v belong_v to_o a_o bishop_n and_o but_o secondary_o to_o the_o presbyter_n ex_fw-la licentia_fw-la episcopi_fw-la there_o be_v one_o difficulty_n behind_o to_o remove_v before_o i_o leave_v this_o part_n of_o my_o undertake_n concern_v the_o non-preaching_a of_o bishop_n for_o if_o they_o be_v proper_o the_o doctor_n and_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n it_o seem_v altogether_o inexcusable_a that_o they_o preach_v not_o at_o all_o or_o very_o seldom_o to_o this_o i_o offer_v three_o thing_n to_o be_v serious_o consider_v first_o that_o if_o they_o be_v hinder_v by_o sickness_n old_a age_n or_o some_o other_o 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