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presbyter_n object_n the_o great_a can_v be_v ordain_v by_o the_o less_o paul_n ordain_v timothy_n answ_n this_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v of_o like_a nature_n with_o ordination_n at_o the_o least_o the_o presbyter_n concur_v with_o paul_n 6._o argument_n from_o 1_o pet._n 5.1.2_o the_o greek_a word_n say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d over-seeing_a or_o take_v the_o oversight_n be_v more_o significant_a whence_o the_o name_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v draw_v the_o argument_n be_v thus_o whatsoever_o operation_n belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n by_o his_o office_n the_o same_o belong_v to_o the_o presbyter_n by_o he_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o distinct_a officer_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o the_o former_a part_n be_v prove_v thus_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n office_n be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v to_o perform_v the_o part_n of_o a_o bishop_n from_o whence_o the_o very_a name_n of_o bishop_n be_v derive_v 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repentance_n thereupon_o 2_o cor._n 2.6_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d render_v punishment_n signify_v rebuke_v 2._o the_o apostle_n judgement_n be_v a_o judgement_n of_o doctrinal_a determination_n appoint_v they_o what_o to_o do_v in_o case_n public_a rebuke_n or_o admonition_n shall_v not_o reclaim_v he_o not_o of_o juridical_a execution_n the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v gather_v in_o the_o name_n and_o with_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n to_o deliver_v etc._n etc._n 3._o have_v not_o this_o church_n the_o same_o power_n with_o those_o church_n rev._n 2_o but_o they_o be_v to_o proceed_v by_o the_o apostle_n direction_n blame_v that_o they_o have_v suffer_v such_o and_o such_o as_o the_o nicolatians_n jezabel_n etc._n etc._n the_o apostle_n himself_o not_o formal_o execute_v 1_o tim._n 5.17_o all_o church_n rule_n be_v distribute_v among_o the_o elder_n or_o presbyter_n therefore_o
distinct_a from_o and_o above_o presbyter_n be_v manifest_a in_o this_o instance_n of_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n where_o till_o heraclas_n and_o dionysius_n a_o bishop_n be_v no_o other_o but_o one_o of_o the_o presbyter_n by_o the_o choice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o rest_n set_v in_o a_o high_a degree_n 2._o another_o pretence_n from_o antiquity_n be_v the_o catalogue_n of_o bishop_n succeed_v each_o other_o in_o such_o and_o such_o church_n answ_n how_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o these_o bishop_n have_v peculiar_a ordination_n and_o above_o presbyter_n there_o be_v as_o formal_a a_o catalogue_n give_v in_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n as_o of_o any_o other_o church_n succeed_v mark_n the_o evangelist_n in_o this_o order_n 1._o anianus_n 2._o abilius_n 3._o cerdo_n 4._o primus_fw-la 5._o justus_n 6._o eumenes_n 7._o marcus_n 8._o celadion_fw-la 9_o agrippa_n or_o agrippinus_n 10._o julianus_n 11._o demetrius_n 12._o heraclas_n 13._o dionysius_n whereas_o yet_o we_o 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conjecture_v that_o about_o the_o beginning_n or_o middle_n of_o the_o second_o century_n be_v this_o forge_a author_n surreptitious_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n about_o which_o time_n this_o kind_n of_o episcopacy_n soar_v above_o presbytery_n begin_v 3._o how_o little_a our_o prelate_n and_o their_o party_n regard_v his_o writing_n only_o they_o plead_v they_o to_o serve_v their_o own_o turn_n be_v manifest_a that_o we_o hear_v so_o little_a from_o they_o of_o subjection_n to_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n which_o ignatius_n urge_v so_o much_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o trallian_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o you_o do_v nothing_o without_o the_o bishop_n but_o that_o you_o be_v in_o subjection_n likewise_o to_o the_o presbytery_n as_o to_o the_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o you_o ought_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o please_v the_o deacon_n be_v of_o the_o mystery_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o presbyter_n be_v the_o great_a council_n of_o god_n and_o the_o chain_n of_o 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