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rule_n in_o the_o church_n 75._o quod_fw-la baptizandi_fw-la manum_fw-la
sentence_n of_o saint_n ambrose_n syagrium_n because_o say_v he_o hoc_fw-la judicium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la cum_fw-la fratribus_fw-la &_o consacerdotibus_fw-la participatum_fw-la processerit_fw-la nor_o be_v there_o any_o kind_n of_o censure_n that_o the_o bishop_n do_v administer_v alone_o admonition_n be_v give_v by_o the_o elder_n 19_o augustine_n tell_v we_o the_o elder_n do_v admonish_v such_o as_o be_v offender_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n speak_v origen_n contra_fw-la celsum_fw-la lib._n 3._o sup_n so_o excommunication_n though_o that_o be_v the_o dreadful_a thunder_n of_o the_o church_n and_o as_o tertullian_n call_v it_o summum_fw-la praejudicium_fw-la futuri_fw-la judicij_fw-la the_o great_a forerunner_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v never_o vibrate_v but_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o that_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n yet_o be_v no_o one_o man_n in_o the_o church_n invest_v with_o this_o power_n more_o than_o another_o therefore_o say_v heliodor_n hierom_n presbytero_fw-la si_fw-la peccavero_fw-la licet_fw-la i_o tradere_fw-la satanae_fw-la in_o interitum_fw-la carnis_fw-la if_o i_o sin_n a_o presbyter_n not_o a_o bishop_n only_o may_v deliver_v i_o to_o satan_n to_o the_o destruction_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o reader_n may_v please_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o saint_n hierom_n speak_v not_o of_o one_o particular_a presbyter_n but_o of_o the_o order_n of_o presbyter_n the_o same_o s._n hierom_n say_v again_o sunt_fw-la quos_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la reprehendit_fw-la quos_fw-la interdum_fw-la abijcit_fw-la demet._n in_fw-la quos_fw-la nonnunquam_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la &_o clericorum_fw-la censura_fw-la desaevit_fw-la there_o be_v some_o who_o the_o church_n reprove_v and_o some_o which_o she_o cast_v out_o against_o who_o the_o censure_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n sharp_o proceed_v where_o we_o see_v the_o censure_n whereby_o wicked_a man_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o the_o sole_a hand_n of_o the_o bishop_n but_o likewise_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o presbyter_n syricius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n signify_v to_o the_o church_n of_o mâ—llaine_n that_o jovinianus_n auxentius_n etc._n etc._n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n for_o ever_o and_o he_o set_v down_o how_o they_o do_v it_o omnium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la tam_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la quam_fw-la diaconorum_fw-la quam_fw-la totius_fw-la etiam_fw-la clerisciscitata_fw-la fuit_fw-la sententia_fw-la there_o be_v a_o concurrence_n of_o all_o presbyter_n 80._o deacon_n and_o the_o whole_a clergy_n in_o that_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n the_o truth_n herein_o may_v be_v further_o evidence_v by_o this_o because_o the_o whole_a clergy_n as_o well_o as_o the_o bishop_n impose_v hand_n uâ—on_o such_o as_o repent_v be_v absolve_v nec_fw-la ad_fw-la communicationem_fw-la say_v cyprâ—an_n venire_fw-la quis_fw-la possit_fw-la delictis_fw-la nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopo_fw-la &_o clero_fw-la manus_fw-la illi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la imposita_fw-la no_o man_n that_o have_v be_v excommunicate_v may_v return_v to_o church-communion_n before_o hand_n have_v be_v lay_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n also_o write_v to_o his_o clergy_n concern_v lapse_v christian_n he_o tell_v they_o exomologe_n si_fw-la facta_fw-la &_o manu_fw-la eye_v a_o vobis_fw-la in_o poenitentiam_fw-la impositâ_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o after_o confession_n and_o the_o lay_n on_o their_o hand_n they_o may_v be_v commend_v unto_o god_n so_o when_o certain_a return_v from_o their_o heresy_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o time_n of_o cornelius_n 6._o they_o come_v before_o the_o presbytery_n and_o therefore_o confess_v their_o sin_n and_o so_o be_v admit_v but_o though_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n be_v manage_v oneâ—y_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o that_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n yet_o we_o will_v not_o conceal_v from_o you_o that_o neither_o excommunication_n nor_o absolution_n do_v pass_v without_o the_o knowledge_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n to_o which_o the_o deliquent_a do_v belong_v 39_o so_o we_o have_v learn_v out_o of_o tertullian_n that_o their_o censure_n be_v order_v in_o their_o public_a assembly_n and_o good_a reason_n because_o the_o people_n be_v to_o forbear_v communion_n with_o such_o 2_o thes._n 3.6_o 14_o 15._o and_o public_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n be_v inflict_v not_o only_o for_o the_o emendation_n of_o delinquent_n but_o for_o the_o admonition_n of_o other_o and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v administer_v in_o public_a that_o other_o may_v fear_v 1_o tim._n 5.20_o origen_n speak_v of_o the_o duty_n and_o power_n of_o the_o church_n in_o cut_v off_o a_o scandalous_a person_n though_o a_o presbyter_n jâ—sh_n make_v the_o case_n his_o own_o he_o say_v thus_o in_o uno_fw-la consensu_fw-la ecclâ—sia_fw-la universa_fw-la conspirans_fw-la excidat_fw-la i_o dextram_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o projiciat_fw-la a_o se_fw-la he_o will_v have_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o that_o act._n and_o when_o the_o lapse_v christian_n be_v receive_v again_o into_o the_o church_n the_o people_n consent_n be_v require_v therein_o else_o why_o shall_v cyprian_n say_v 55._o vix_fw-la plebi_fw-la persuadeo_fw-la imò_fw-la extorqueo_fw-la ut_fw-la tale_n patiantur_fw-la admitti_fw-la i_o can_v scarce_o persuade_v the_o people_n to_o suffer_v such_o to_o be_v admit_v and_o in_o another_o epistle_n write_v to_o his_o people_n in_o his_o banishment_n he_o promise_v to_o examine_v all_o thing_n they_o be_v present_a and_o judge_a plebem_fw-la examinabuntur_fw-la singula_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la &_o judicantibus_fw-la vobis_fw-la but_o of_o this_o power_n of_o the_o people_n we_o shall_v have_v a_o further_a occasion_n to_o speak_v afterward_o when_o we_o come_v to_o discourse_v of_o govern_v elder_n only_o may_v it_o please_v your_o honour_n from_o hence_o to_o take_v notice_n how_o unjust_o our_o bishop_n have_v invade_v this_o right_a and_o power_n of_o presbyter_n and_o people_n in_o church_n censure_n and_o divest_v both_o of_o it_o have_v gird_v it_o whole_o upon_o themselves_o and_o how_o herein_o they_o and_o the_o bishop_n of_o former_a time_n be_v two_o sect_n x._o and_o as_o our_o bishop_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o former_a time_n be_v two_o in_o point_n of_o sole_a jurisdiction_n so_o also_o in_o the_o delegation_n of_o this_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n unto_o other_o 2._o to_o their_o chancellor_n commissary_n officer_n etc._n etc._n be_v ever_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o this_o hear_v of_o in_o the_o best_a primitive_a time_n that_o man_n that_o never_o receive_v imposition_n of_o hand_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v receive_v into_o assistance_n but_o be_v whole_o entrust_v with_o the_o power_n of_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n even_o then_o when_o it_o be_v to_o be_v exercise_v over_o such_o person_n as_o have_v have_v hand_n lay_v upon_o they_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o cyprian_a whilst_o persecution_n separate_v he_o from_o his_o church_n when_o question_n do_v arise_v among_o his_o people_n he_o do_v not_o send_v they_o to_o his_o chancellor_n or_o commissary_n no_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o substitute_v any_o man_n much_o less_o a_o lay_v man_n to_o determine_v or_o give_v judgement_n in_o such_o case_n that_o he_o will_v not_o assume_v that_o power_n whole_o to_o himself_o but_o suspend_v his_o judgement_n till_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n shall_v restore_v he_o to_o his_o church_n again_o that_o with_o the_o advice_n and_o counsel_n of_o the_o presbyter_n he_o may_v give_v sentence_n as_o may_v appear_v to_o any_o that_o shall_v peruse_v his_o epistle_n sure_o if_o god_n have_v ever_o lead_v his_o church_n to_o such_o a_o way_n of_o deputation_n it_o will_v have_v be_v in_o such_o a_o case_n of_o necessity_n as_o this_o be_v or_o have_v any_o footstep_n of_o such_o a_o course_n as_o this_o be_v visible_a by_o this_o holy_a martyr_n in_o the_o go_n of_o former_a age_n he_o need_v not_o have_v defer_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o question_n about_o the_o receive_n of_o some_o penitent_a lapse_v one_o into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n again_o till_o his_o return_n and_o the_o return_n of_o his_o clergy_n as_o he_o do_v 28._o we_o will_v instance_n in_o his_o 28_o epistle_n wherein_o give_v direction_n for_o the_o excommunicate_v of_o such_o as_o will_v rash_o communicate_v with_o lapse_v christian_n he_o give_v this_o charge_n not_o to_o his_o chancellor_n or_o commissarie_n or_o any_o other_o man_n upon_o who_o he_o have_v devolve_v his_o power_n and_o set_v he_o as_o his_o deputy_n or_o vicar_n general_a in_o his_o absence_n but_o ad_fw-la clerum_fw-la to_o the_o whole_a presbytery_n 8._o this_o truth_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o bishop_n downam_n the_o great_a advocate_n of_o episcopacy_n confess_v that_o in_o ambrose_n his_o time_n &_o a_o good_a while_n after_o which_o be_v about_o 400_o year_n till_o the_o presbyter_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n whole_o neglect_v the_o bishop_n have_v no_o ordinary_n vicar_n chancellor_n or_o commissary_n that_o be_v not_o clergyman_n
six_o verse_n he_o give_v a_o delineation_n of_o the_o person_n that_o be_v capable_a of_o such_o ordination_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o person_n to_o be_v ordain_v must_v be_v so_o qualify_v for_o a_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n now_o if_o the_o bishop_n and_o elder_n be_v not_o here_o the_o same_o but_o name_n of_o distinct_a office_n and_o order_n the_o apostle_n reason_v render_v in_o the_o seven_o verse_n of_o his_o direction_n in_o the_o five_o and_o six_o verse_n be_v with_o reverence_n be_v it_o speak_v inconsequentiall_a and_o his_o demand_n unjust_a if_o a_o chancellor_n in_o one_o of_o the_o university_n shall_v give_v order_n to_o his_o vicechancellor_a to_o admit_v none_o to_o the_o decree_n of_o bachelor_n in_o art_n but_o such_o as_o be_v able_a to_o preach_v or_o keep_v a_o divinity_n act_n for_o bachelor_n in_o divinity_n must_v be_v so_o what_o reason_n or_o equity_n be_v in_o this_o so_o if_o paul_n leave_v titus_n as_o his_o locum_fw-la teneus_fw-la as_o it_o be_v in_o crect_n for_o a_o season_n shall_v give_v order_n to_o he_o not_o to_o admit_v any_o to_o be_v a_o elder_a but_o one_o thus_o and_o thus_o qualify_v because_o a_o bishop_n must_v be_v so_o have_v a_o bishop_n be_v a_o order_n or_o call_v distinct_a from_o or_o superior_a to_o a_o presbyter_n and_o not_o the_o same_o this_o have_v be_v no_o more_o rational_a or_o equal_a then_o the_o former_a therefore_o under_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o seven_o verse_n the_o apostle_n intend_v the_o elder_a mention_v in_o the_o five_o verse_n consonant_a to_o this_o be_v the_o language_n of_o the_o same_o bless_a apostle_n act_v 20._o verse_n 17.18_o where_o such_o as_o in_o 17_o verse_n he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d elder_n in_o the_o 28._o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o ordinary_a english_a bishop_n though_o our_o translation_n there_o we_o know_v not_o for_o what_o reason_n read_v it_o overseer_n not_o so_o render_v the_o word_n in_o any_o other_o text._n and_o though_o this_o remonstrant_a undertake_v to_o show_v a_o clear_a and_o receive_a distinction_n of_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n 24._o as_o three_o distinct_a subordinate_a calling_n in_o god_n church_n with_o a_o evident_a specification_n of_o the_o duty_n &_o charge_n belong_v to_o each_o of_o they_o or_o else_o let_v this_o claim_v hierarchy_n be_v for_o ever_o hoot_v out_o of_o the_o church_n yet_o let_v we_o tell_v he_o that_o we_o never_o find_v in_o scripture_n these_o 3_o order_n bishop_n presbyter_n &_o deacon_n mention_v together_o but_o only_a bishop_n &_o deacon_n as_o phil._n 1._o and_o 1_o tim._n nor_o do_v we_o find_v in_o scripture_n any_o ordination_n to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n differ_v from_o the_o ordination_n of_o a_o elder_a nor_o do_v we_o find_v in_o scripture_n the_o specification_n of_o any_o duty_n charge_v upon_o a_o bishop_n that_o elder_n be_v seclude_v from_o nor_o any_o qualification_n require_v in_o a_o bishop_n that_o be_v not_o requisite_a in_o every_o presbyter_n some_o of_o which_o if_o not_o all_o will_v be_v find_v be_v they_o not_o the_o same_o but_o if_o this_o remonstrant_a think_v to_o help_v himself_o by_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o antiquity_n though_o we_o will_v glad_o â—est_v in_o scripture_n the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o we_o will_v follow_v he_o thither_o and_o there_o show_v he_o that_o hierome_n from_o the_o scripture_n prove_v more_o than_o once_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n to_o be_v the_o same_o ocea_n and_o chrysostome_n in_o philip._n 1._o homil._n 2._o with_o his_o admirer_n theophilact_v in_o philip._n 1._o affirm_v that_o while_n the_o apostle_n live_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v not_o distinguish_v and_o not_o only_o while_o the_o apostle_n live_v 43.44_o but_o in_o after_o age_n do_v not_o irenaeus_n use_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o promiscuous_a sense_n be_v not_o anicetus_n pius_n hyginus_n telesphorus_n sixtus_n who_o the_o papist_n call_v bishop_n and_o the_o pope_n predecessor_n 23._o term_v by_o eusebius_n presbyter_n nor_o be_v it_o strange_a in_o the_o primitive_a time_n to_o hear_v bishop_n call_v presbyter_n when_o presbyter_n write_v to_o their_o bishop_n have_v call_v he_o frater_fw-la so_o cyprian_n epist._n 26._o in_o the_o beginning_n be_v style_v by_o his_o presbyter_n deacon_n and_o confessor_n nor_o be_v that_o holy_a martyr_n offend_v with_o that_o title_n nor_o they_o condemn_v of_o insolency_n that_o use_v it_o but_o what_o shall_v we_o burden_n your_o patience_n with_o more_o testimony_n when_o the_o evidence_n of_o this_o truth_n have_v shine_v with_o so_o strong_a a_o beam_n 15._o that_o even_o our_o adversary_n have_v stoop_v to_o it_o and_o confess_v that_o their_o name_n be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n but_o yet_o say_v they_o the_o office_n be_v distinct_a now_o here_o we_o will_v glad_o know_v what_o these_o man_n make_v the_o distinct_a office_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v it_o to_o edify_v the_o church_n by_o word_n and_o sacrament_n be_v it_o to_o ordain_v other_o to_o that_o work_n be_v it_o to_o rule_v to_o govern_v by_o admonition_n and_o other_o censure_n if_o any_o of_o these_o if_o all_o these_o make_v up_o the_o proper_a work_n of_o a_o bishop_n we_o can_v prove_v from_o scripture_n that_o all_o these_o belong_v unto_o the_o presbytery_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v grant_v by_o a_o council_n episcâ—porum_fw-la for_o the_o first_o edify_v of_o the_o church_n by_o word_n and_o sacrament_n though_o we_o fear_v they_o will_v some_o of_o they_o at_o least_o scarce_o own_o this_o as_o their_o proper_a work_n for_o some_o have_v be_v citeâ—_n into_o the_o high_a commission_n for_o say_v it_o belong_v to_o they_o yet_o sir_n we_o be_v sure_a scripture_n make_v it_o a_o part_n a_o chief_a of_o the_o episcopal_a office_n 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o in_o the_o 1_o pet_n 5.2_o they_o be_v say_v to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o bishop_n when_o they_o do_v feed_v the_o flock_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v such_o a_o work_n as_o we_o hope_v their_o lordship_n will_v give_v the_o poor_a presbyter_n leave_v to_o share_v with_o they_o in_o or_o if_o not_o we_o will_v tell_v they_o that_o the_o apostle_n peter_n in_o that_o forecited_a place_n and_o the_o apostle_n paul_n acts._n 20._o bind_v this_o work_n upon_o our_o hand_n and_o woe_n unto_o we_o if_o we_o preach_v not_o the_o gospel_n but_o this_o branch_n of_o episcopal_a and_o presbyterial_a office_n we_o pass_v with_o brevity_n because_o in_o this_o there_o lie_v not_o so_o much_o controversy_n as_o in_o the_o next_o which_o they_o do_v more_o whole_o impropriate_a to_o themselves_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n which_o power_n that_o it_o be_v in_o former_a time_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o presbyter_n appear_v 1_o tim._n 4.14_o neglect_v not_o the_o gift_n which_o be_v give_v thou_o by_o prophecy_n and_o by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n the_o gift_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v the_o ministerial_a gift_n the_o exercise_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v timothy_n not_o to_o neglect_v which_o say_v he_o he_o have_v receive_v not_o by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o single_a man_n whether_o apostle_n or_o bishop_n or_o presbyter_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o presbytery_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a company_n of_o presbyter_n for_o in_o that_o sense_n only_o we_o â—inde_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v in_o scripture_n as_o in_o luke_n 22._o vers_fw-la 66._o act._n 22._o vers_fw-la 5._o which_o the_o christian_a church_n call_v the_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n as_o jerom_n in_o isaiah_n 3_o nos_fw-la habemus_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la senatum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la 3._o coetum_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la &_o a_o apostolical_a senate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignatius_n epis._n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la magnes_fw-la and_o some_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n ancyr_n can._n 18._o and_o though_o the_o apostle_n in_o his_o second_o epistle_n to_o tim._n 1.6_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o his_o hand_n 18._o yet_o to_o maintain_v the_o harmony_n of_o scripture_n it_o must_v not_o be_v deny_v but_o there_o be_v imposition_n of_o hand_n by_o the_o presbytery_n as_o well_o as_o by_o himself_o &_o so_o it_o be_v a_o joint_a act_n so_o that_o in_o this_o there_o be_v no_o more_o difference_n then_o in_o the_o former_a and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o presbyter_n in_o feed_v or_o ordain_v let_v we_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o in_o the_o three_o part_n of_o their_o office_n of_o rule_v which_o though_o our_o bishop_n assume_v whole_o to_o themselves_o yet_o we_o shall_v discover_v that_o it_o have_v be_v
imponendi_fw-la et_fw-la ordinandi_fw-la possident_fw-la potestatem_fw-la and_o who_o those_o be_v he_o express_v a_o little_a before_o seniores_fw-la &_o praepositi_fw-la by_o who_o the_o presbyter_n as_o well_o as_o the_o bishop_n be_v understand_v and_o as_o these_o place_n prove_v that_o bishop_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n can_v not_o ordain_v alone_o without_o the_o presbyter_n so_o there_o be_v that_o give_v we_o light_n to_o understand_v that_o the_o presbyter_n may_v ordain_v without_o the_o bishop_n 13._o the_o author_n of_o the_o comment_n upon_o the_o ephesian_n that_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o ambrose_n say_v apud_fw-la aegyptum_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la consignant_fw-la si_fw-la praesens_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la in_o egypt_n the_o presbyter_n ordain_v if_o the_o bishop_n be_v not_o present_a so_o say_v augustine_n in_o the_o same_o word_n and_o the_o chorepiscopus_n who_o be_v but_o a_o presbyter_n have_v power_n to_o impose_v hand_n and_o to_o 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quid_fw-la debet_fw-la facere_fw-la and_o this_o hierom_n confess_v ordinabus_fw-la so_o leo_fw-la prim_fw-la ep_n 88_o upon_o complaint_n of_o unlawful_a ordination_n write_v to_o the_o german_a and_o french_a bishop_n reckon_v up_o what_o thing_n be_v reserve_v to_o the_o bishop_n among_o which_o he_o set_v down_o presbyterorum_fw-la &_o diaconorum_fw-la consecratio_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la and_o then_o add_v quae_fw-la omne_fw-la solis_fw-la deberi_fw-la summis_fw-la pontificibus_fw-la authoritate_fw-la canonam_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la so_o that_o for_o this_o power_n of_o ordination_n they_o be_v more_o beholden_a to_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n then_o to_o the_o canon_n of_o god_n word_n three_o we_o answer_v that_o this_o very_a humane_a difference_n be_v not_o in_o the_o primitive_a antiquity_n it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o cyprian_n time_n as_o we_o even_o now_o show_v and_o when_o it_o do_v prevail_v it_o be_v but_o a_o particular_a custom_n and_o sometime_o usurpation_n of_o 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second_o in_o judge_v of_o the_o conversation_n or_o crime_n of_o any_o of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n â—_o penes_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la est_fw-la disciplina_fw-la quae_fw-la facit_fw-la hom_n ines_n meliores_fw-la that_o discipline_n that_o work_v emendaion_n in_o man_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o elder_n gent._n and_o therefore_o when_o any_o be_v question_v in_o point_n of_o conversation_n he_o be_v bring_v say_v tertullian_n into_o the_o congregation_n where_o be_v exhortation_n castigation_n and_o divine_a censure_n and_o who_o have_v the_o chief_a stroke_n in_o these_o censure_n he_o tell_v we_o after_o president_n probati_fw-la quique_fw-la seniores_fw-la all_o the_o approve_a elder_n sit_v as_o precedent_n and_o those_o censure_n that_o pass_v by_o the_o whole_a presbytery_n be_v more_o approve_v by_o the_o church_n in_o ancient_a time_n than_o such_o as_o be_v pass_v by_o one_o man_n for_o we_o find_v that_o when_o syagrius_n and_o ambrose_n pass_v sentence_n 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in_o their_o polemic_o yet_o in_o their_o practic_n a_o power_n that_o timothy_n and_o titus_n and_o those_o angel_n never_o do_v 22._o three_o whereas_o this_o remonstrant_a say_v if_o there_o can_v be_v better_a evidence_n under_o heaven_n for_o any_o matter_n of_o fact_n let_v episcopacy_n be_v for_o ever_o abandon_v out_o of_o god_n church_n we_o beseech_v you_o remember_v how_o weak_a we_o have_v discover_v his_o evidence_n to_o be_v and_o then_o the_o inference_n upon_o all_o these_o we_o humble_o leave_v to_o your_o honour_n wisdom_n and_o justice._n sect_n xiiii_o have_v thus_o consider_v the_o validity_n of_o those_o argument_n whereby_o this_o remonstrant_a will_v suffult_v episcopacy_n we_o descend_v now_o to_o inquire_v what_o satisfaction_n he_o give_v to_o those_o objection_n which_o himself_o frame_v as_o the_o main_a if_o not_o the_o sole_a argument_n that_o episcopacy_n be_v asfaultable_a by_o and_o they_o be_v two_o first_o that_o plead_v the_o divine_a right_n of_o 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smalcald_a anno._n 1540_o a_fw-fr precipuis_fw-fr illarâ—m_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la dictoribus_fw-la commani_fw-la consensu_fw-la comprobatum_fw-la de_fw-la potestate_fw-la &_o jurisdictione_n episcâ—porum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jerom._n isa._n 3._o igna._n epis._n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la conc._n ancyr_n can._n 18._o pag._n 20._o tertull._n tertull._n at_o ubi_fw-la omne_fw-la â—oca_fw-la circumplexa_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la â—conventicula_n conâ—itula_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o caeperunt_fw-la râ—ctores_fw-la &_o caetera_fw-la ossiâ—â—a_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la sunt_fw-la ordinata_fw-la caepit_fw-la aliot_n ordine_fw-la &_o providentia_fw-la gâ—bernari_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la conveniunt_fw-la scâ—ipta_fw-la apostoli_fw-la ordinationi_fw-la quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la haec_fw-la inter_fw-la iâ—sa_fw-la primordia_fw-la scripta_fw-la sunt_fw-la naâ—_n &_o timotheâ—m_fw-la à _fw-la se_fw-la 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