〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o sense_n clear_o carry_v it_o there_o be_v not_o find_v any_o worthy_a of_o be_v a_o bishop_n the_o place_n remain_v without_o one_o but_o where_o necessity_n require_v one_o and_o there_o be_v some_o find_v fit_a for_o that_o office_n there_o some_o be_v ordain_v bishop_n but_o for_o want_v of_o convenient_a number_n there_o can_v be_v no_o presbyter_n find_v out_o to_o be_v ordain_v and_o in_o such_o place_n they_o be_v content_v with_o the_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n for_o without_o their_o ministry_n the_o bishop_n can_v not_o be_v so_o that_o according_a to_o epiphanius_n there_o be_v three_o several_a state_n of_o church_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n first_o some_o church_n where_o there_o be_v only_a presbyter_n and_o deacon_n without_o a_o bishop_n for_o if_o epiphanius_n speak_v not_o at_o first_o of_o place_n where_o presbyter_n be_v without_o a_o bishop_n he_o must_v be_v guilty_a of_o a_o vain_a and_o 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person_n and_o yet_o no_o superiority_n of_o power_n in_o he_o over_o his_o colleague_n the_o like_a may_v be_v observe_v among_o the_o ephori_fw-la and_o bidiaej_fw-la at_o sparta_n the_o number_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la be_v always_o five_o from_o their_o first_o institution_n by_o lycurgus_n and_o not_o nine_o as_o the_o greek_a etymologist_n imagine_v these_o enjoy_v likewise_o a_o parity_n of_o power_n among_o they_o but_o among_o these_o to_o give_v name_n to_o the_o year_n they_o make_v choice_n of_o one_o who_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o too_o â—s_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o athens_n and_o he_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o plutarch_n tell_v we_o where_o we_o have_v the_o very_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d attribute_v 4._o to_o he_o that_o have_v only_o his_o primacy_n of_o order_n without_o any_o superiority_n of_o power_n which_o be_v use_v by_o justin_n martyr_n of_o the_o precedent_n of_o assembly_n among_o 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apt_a to_o think_v now_o the_o name_n of_o christian_n will_v carry_v they_o to_o heaven_n it_o be_v a_o too_o common_a and_o very_a dangerous_a deceit_n of_o man_n to_o look_v upon_o religion_n more_o as_o a_o profession_n than_o matter_n of_o life_n more_o as_o a_o notion_n then_o a_o inward_a temper_n man_n must_v be_v beat_v off_o from_o more_o thing_n which_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o trust_v to_o for_o salvation_n now_o than_o in_o those_o time_n man_n can_v not_o think_v so_o much_o then_o that_o diligence_n in_o public_a assembly_n and_o attendance_n at_o public_a prayer_n be_v the_o main_a religion_n few_o will_v profess_v christianity_n in_o those_o time_n but_o such_o as_o be_v resolve_v before_o hand_n rather_o to_o let_v go_v their_o life_n then_o their_o profession_n but_o the_o more_o profess_v it_o now_o without_o understand_v the_o term_n of_o salvation_n by_o it_o the_o great_a necessity_n of_o preach_v to_o instruct_v man_n in_o it_o but_o i_o think_v more_o need_v not_o be_v say_v of_o this_o to_o those_o that_o know_v it_o be_v another_o thing_n to_o be_v a_o christian_n then_o to_o be_v call_v so_o but_o however_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n preach_v be_v the_o great_a work_n and_o if_o so_o how_o can_v we_o think_v one_o single_a person_n in_o a_o great_a city_n be_v sufficient_a both_o to_o preach_v to_o and_o rule_v the_o church_n and_o to_o preach_v abroad_o in_o order_n to_o the_o conversion_n of_o more_o from_o their_o gentilism_n to_o christianity_n especial_o if_o the_o church_n of_o every_o city_n be_v so_o large_a as_o some_o will_v make_v it_o viz._n to_o comprehend_v all_o the_o believer_n under_o the_o civil_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o so_o both_o city_n and_o country_n the_o only_a charge_n of_o one_o single_a bishop_n i_o think_v the_o vastness_n of_o the_o work_n and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o a_o right_a discharge_n of_o it_o by_o one_o single_a person_n may_v be_v argument_n enough_o to_o make_v we_o interpret_v the_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o may_v be_v understand_v in_o that_o sense_n as_o of_o more_o than_o one_o pastor_n in_o every_o city_n as_o when_o the_o apostle_n be_v say_v to_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n and_o paul_n calling_n for_o the_o elder_n from_o ephesus_n and_o his_o writing_n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o philippi_n this_o consideration_n i_o say_v grant_v that_o the_o text_n may_v be_v otherwise_o understand_v will_v be_v enough_o to_o incline_v man_n to_o think_v that_o in_o great_a city_n there_o be_v a_o society_n of_o presbyter_n act_v together_o for_o the_o carry_v on_o the_o work_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o convert_v some_o to_o and_o build_v up_o of_o other_o in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ._n and_o it_o seem_v not_o in_o the_o least_o manner_n probable_a to_o i_o that_o the_o care_n of_o those_o great_a church_n shall_v at_o first_o be_v entrust_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o single_a pastor_n and_o deacon_n and_o afterward_o a_o new_a order_n of_o presbyter_n erect_v under_o they_o without_o any_o order_n or_o rule_v lay_v down_o in_o scripture_n for_o it_o or_o any_o mention_n in_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n of_o any_o such_o after_o institution_n but_o instead_o of_o that_o in_o the_o most_o populous_a church_n we_o have_v many_o remain_a footstep_n of_o such_o a_o college_n of_o presbyter_n there_o establish_v in_o apostolical_a time_n thence_o ignatius_n say_v tral_n the_o presbyter_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1â—9_n the_o sanhedrin_n of_o the_o church_n appoint_v by_o god_n and_o the_o bench_n of_o apostle_n sit_v together_o for_o rule_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n and_o origen_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o college_n in_o every_o city_n of_o god_n appoint_v and_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n colligium_n nostrum_fw-la and_o collegium_fw-la fratrum_fw-la pius_fw-la pauperem_fw-la 5._o senatum_fw-la christi_fw-la apud_fw-la romam_fw-la constitutum_fw-la tertullian_n probatos_fw-la seniores_fw-la cyprian_n cleri_fw-la nostri_fw-la sacrum_fw-la venerandumque_fw-la concessum_fw-la and_o to_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o his_o clergy_n florentissimo_fw-la clero_fw-la tecum_fw-la praesidenti_fw-la jerome_n senatum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la coetum_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la &_o commune_v concilium_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la quo_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la gubernabantur_fw-la hilary_n seniores_fw-la sinâ—_n quorum_fw-la consilio_fw-la nihil_fw-la agebatur_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la the_o author_n de_fw-mi 7_o ordinibus_fw-la ad_fw-la rustiâ—um_fw-la call_v the_o presbyter_n negotiorum_fw-la judices_fw-la enâ—ychius_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v twelve_o presbyter_n at_o alexandria_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o itinerary_n of_o peter_n of_o as_o many_o constitute_v at_o caesaria_n who_o though_o counterfeit_v must_v be_v allow_v to_o speak_v though_o not_o verâ—_n yet_o verisimilia_fw-la though_o not_o true_a yet_o likely_a thing_n be_v iâ—_n possible_a all_o these_o author_n shall_v thus_o speak_v of_o their_o several_a place_n of_o a_o college_n of_o presbyter_n act_v in_o power_n with_o the_o bishop_n if_o at_o first_o church_n be_v govern_v only_o by_o a_o single_a bishop_n and_o afterward_o by_o subject_a presbyter_n that_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n but_o be_v only_o depute_v to_o some_o particular_a office_n under_o he_o which_o they_o be_v impower_v to_o do_v only_o by_o his_o authority_n but_o the_o joint-rule_a of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n in_o the_o church_n will_v be_v more_o large_o deduce_v afterward_o thus_o we_o see_v a_o company_n of_o presbyter_n settle_v in_o great_a church_n now_o we_o be_v not_o to_o imagine_v that_o all_o these_o do_v equal_o attend_v to_o one_o part_n of_o their_o woâ—k_n but_o all_o of_o they_o according_a to_o their_o several_a ability_n lay_v out_o themselves_o some_o in_o overseeing_a and_o guide_v the_o church_n but_o yet_o so_o as_o upon_o occasion_n to_o discharge_v all_o pastoral_a act_n belong_v to_o their_o function_n other_o betake_v themselves_o chief_o to_o the_o conversion_n of_o other_o to_o the_o faith_n either_o in_o the_o city_n or_o the_o adjacent_a country_n by_o which_o we_o come_v to_o a_o full_a clear_a and_o easy_a understanding_n of_o that_o so_o much_o controvert_v place_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o elder_n that_o rule_v well_o be_v count_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n especial_o they_o that_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n not_o as_o though_o it_o employ_v a_o distâ—â—ct_a sort_n of_o elder_n from_o the_o pastor_n of_o church_n but_o among_o those_o elder_n that_o be_v ordain_v in_o the_o great_a church_n some_o attend_v most_o to_o rule_v the_o flock_n already_o convert_v other_o labour_v most_o in_o convert_v other_o to_o the_o faith_n by_o preach_v though_o both_o these_o be_v enter_v into_o this_o peculiar_a function_n of_o lay_v themselves_o forth_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n do_v deserve_v both_o respect_n and_o maintenance_n yet_o especial_o those_o who_o employ_v themselves_o in_o convert_v other_o in_o as_o much_o as_o their_o burden_n be_v great_a their_o labour_n more_o abundant_a their_o suffering_n more_o and_o their_o very_a office_n come_v the_o near_a to_o the_o apostolical_a function_n so_o chrysostome_n resolve_v it_o upon_o the_o 11._o four_o of_o the_o ephesian_n that_o those_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o theodoret_n express_v it_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fix_a officer_n of_o particular_a church_n be_v inferior_a to_o those_o who_o go_v abroad_o preach_v the_o gospel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o evident_a argument_n that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o intend_v any_o sort_n of_o elder_n dictinct_n from_o these_o ordain_a presbyter_n of_o the_o city_n be_v from_o that_o very_a argument_n which_o the_o great_a friend_n to_o lay-elder_n draw_v out_o of_o this_o epistle_n which_o be_v from_o the_o promiscuous_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o very_a epistle_n to_o timothy_n the_o argument_n run_v thus_o the_o presbyter_n speak_v of_o by_o paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n be_v scripture-bishop_n but_o lay-elder_n be_v not_o scripture-bishop_n therefore_o these_o can_v here_o be_v mean_v the_o major_n be_v their_o own_o from_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 1._o compare_v with_o 4._o 14._o those_o which_o be_v call_v presbyter_n in_o one_o place_n be_v bishop_n in_o another_o and_o the_o main_a force_n of_o the_o argument_n lie_v in_o the_o promiscuous_a use_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n now_o than_o if_o lay-elder_n be_v not_o such_o bishop_n than_o they_o be_v not_o paul_n presbyter_n now_o paul_n bishop_n must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fit_a to_o teach_v and_o therefore_o no_o
lay-elder_n again_o we_o may_v consider_v where_o timothy_n now_o be_v viz_o at_o ephesus_n and_o therefore_o if_o such_o lay-elder_n anywhere_o they_o shall_v be_v there_o let_v we_o see_v then_o whether_o any_o such_o be_v here_o it_o be_v earnest_o plead_v by_o all_o who_o be_v for_o lay-elder_n that_o the_o elder_n speak_v of_o act_n 20._o 17._o be_v the_o particular_a elder_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n to_o who_o paul_n speak_v v_o 28._o where_o we_o may_v find_v their_o office_n at_o large_a describe_v take_v heed_n therefore_o unto_o yourselves_o and_o all_o the_o flock_n over_o which_o god_n have_v make_v you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishop_n or_o overseer_n here_o we_o see_v both_o the_o name_n elder_n and_o bishop_n confound_v again_o so_o that_o he_o that_o be_v a_o elder_a be_v a_o bishop_n too_o and_o the_o office_n of_o such_o elder_n describe_v to_o be_v a_o pastoral_n charge_n over_o a_o flock_n which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o lay-elder_n paul_n send_v indefinite_o for_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n to_o come_v to_o he_o if_o any_o such_o then_o at_o ephesus_n they_o must_v come_v at_o this_o summons_n all_o the_o elder_n that_o come_v be_v such_o as_o be_v pastor_n of_o church_n therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o lay_n elder_n there_o i_o insist_v not_o on_o the_o argument_n for_o maintenance_n employ_v in_o double_a honour_n which_o chrysostome_n explain_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o supply_n of_o necessary_n to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o ver_fw-la 18._o which_o argument_n blondel_n see_v such_o strength_n in_o that_o it_o bring_v he_o quite_o off_o from_o lay-elder_n in_o that_o place_n etc._n of_o timothy_n and_o he_o that_o will_v remove_v the_o controversy_n from_o the_o scripture_n to_o the_o primitive_a church_n as_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o if_o such_o be_v appoint_v they_o shall_v be_v so_o soon_o lay_v aside_o will_v find_v it_o the_o great_a difficulty_n to_o trace_v the_o footstep_n of_o a_o lay-elder_n through_o the_o record_n of_o antiquity_n for_o the_o three_o first_o century_n especial_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o church_n speak_v of_o no_o presbyter_n but_o such_o as_o preach_v as_o appear_v by_o origen_n cyprian_n and_o clement_n of_o 37._o alexandria_n origen_n say_v omnes_fw-la episcopi_fw-la atque_fw-la omnâ—s_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la vel_fw-la diaconi_fw-la â—rudiunt_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o erudientes_fw-la adhibent_fw-la correptionem_fw-la &_o verbis_fw-la austerioribus_fw-la increpant_fw-la we_o see_v all_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n wâ—re_v in_o his_o time_n preacher_n so_o cyprian_n et_fw-la creâ—ideram_fw-la quidem_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la &_o diaconos_fw-la 11._o qui_fw-la illic_fw-la praesentes_fw-la sunt_fw-la monere_fw-la vos_fw-la &_o instruere_fw-la plenissimè_fw-la circa_fw-la evangelii_n legem_fw-la sicut_fw-la semper_fw-la ab_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la and_o in_o another_o epistle_n about_o make_v numidicus_n a_o presbyter_n he_o thus_o express_v it_o ut_fw-la ascribatur_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la 35._o carthaginensium_fw-la numero_fw-la &_o nobiscum_fw-la sedeat_fw-la in_o clero_fw-la where_o to_o sit_v as_o one_o of_o the_o clergy_n and_o to_o be_v a_o presbyter_n be_v all_o one_o again_o have_v there_o be_v any_o such_o elder_n it_o will_v have_v belong_v to_o they_o to_o lay_v hand_n on_o those_o that_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o church_n after_o censure_n now_o hand_n be_v only_o lay_v on_o 12._o ab_fw-la episcopo_fw-la &_o clero_fw-la as_o the_o same_o cyprian_a tell_v we_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n describe_v the_o office_n of_o a_o presbyter_n have_v these_o heins_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o teach_v be_v look_v on_o as_o his_o proper_a work_n and_o elsewhere_o more_o full_o and_o express_o discourse_v of_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o distinguish_v it_o according_a 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be_v express_o and_o full_o the_o judgement_n of_o that_o most_o reverend_a and_o learned_a man_n th._n beza_n as_o he_o declare_v it_o himself_o essentialefuit_v 153._o in_o eo_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la hic_fw-la agimus_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la dei_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la perpetud_fw-la necesse_fw-la fuit_fw-la est_fw-la &_o erit_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o presbyterio_n quispiam_fw-la &_o loco_fw-la &_o dignitate_fw-la primus_fw-la actioni_fw-la gubernandae_fw-la praesit_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la divinitus_fw-la attributum_fw-la est_fw-la jure_fw-la accidentale_n autem_fw-la fuit_fw-la quod_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alii_fw-la aliis_fw-la per_fw-la vice_n initio_fw-la succedebant_fw-la qui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d modus_fw-la paulatim_fw-la postea_fw-la visus_fw-la est_fw-la mutandus_fw-la ut_fw-la unus_fw-la quispiam_fw-la judicio_fw-la caeterorum_fw-la compresbyterorum_fw-la delectus_fw-la presbyterio_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d esset_fw-la &_o permaneret_fw-la it_o will_v be_v worth_a our_o while_n true_o to_o state_n the_o question_n of_o church_n government_n between_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o that_o of_o geneva_n in_o the_o time_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o thereby_o we_o shall_v see_v how_o small_a the_o difference_n be_v between_o they_o that_o the_o church_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n do_v take_v in_o the_o christian_n in_o whole_a city_n and_o adjoin_v territory_n be_v acknowledge_v on_o both_o side_n calvin_n and_o beza_n be_v both_o express_a in_o it_o and_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o geneva_n speak_v as_o much_o vnicuique_fw-la civitati_fw-la say_v calvin_n erat_fw-la attributa_fw-la certa_fw-la regio_fw-la 167._o quae_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la inde_fw-la sumeret_fw-la &_o velut_fw-la corpori_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la illius_fw-la accenserentur_fw-la in_o oppido_fw-la cujusque_fw-la dioeceseos_fw-la say_v beza_n praecipuo_fw-la primus_fw-la presbyter_n etc._n etc._n in_o quotidianâ_fw-la communi_fw-la jurisdictione_n praeerat_fw-la caeteris_fw-la tum_fw-la urbanis_fw-la tum_fw-la aliis_fw-la ejus_fw-la regionis_fw-la compresbyteris_fw-la i._n e._n toti_fw-la dioecesi_fw-la that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o city_n do_v take_v in_o the_o city_n and_o territory_n be_v likewise_o acknowledge_v by_o they_o that_o for_o more_o convenient_a order_n there_o be_v one_o to_o preside_v over_o the_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n be_v confess_v as_o essential_a by_o beza_n and_o calvin_n acknowledge_v that_o even_a in_o apostolical_a time_n non_fw-la eam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la tunc_fw-la aequalitatem_fw-la inter_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ministros_fw-la quin_fw-la unus_fw-la aliquis_fw-la authoritate_fw-la &_o consilio_fw-la 5._o praeâ—sset_fw-la there_o be_v no_o such_o equality_n among_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n but_o that_o some_o one_o be_v over_o the_o rest_n in_o authority_n and_o counsel_n wherein_o then_o lie_v the_o 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government_n unlawful_a be_v their_z often_o profession_n of_o a_o ready_a and_o cheerful_a obedience_n to_o bishop_n if_o they_o will_v embrace_v the_o gospel_n and_o stand_v up_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a doctrine_n for_o which_o we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o george_n prince_n of_o anhalt_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o sermon_n about_o false_a ordinat_fw-la prophet_n speak_v of_o bishop_n and_o arch-bishop_n utinam_fw-la sicut_fw-la nomina_fw-la gerunt_fw-la &_o titulos_fw-la ita_fw-la se_fw-la reipsa_fw-la praestarent_fw-la episcopos_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la utinam_fw-la evangelio_n docerent_fw-la consona_fw-la ipsoque_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la fideliter_fw-la regerent_fw-la o_o quam_fw-la libenter_fw-la quantaque_fw-la cum_fw-la cordis_fw-la laetitia_fw-la pro_fw-la episcopis_fw-la ipsos_fw-la habere_fw-la revereri_fw-la morem_fw-la gerere_fw-la debitam_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la &_o ordinationem_fw-la eye_v tribuere_fw-la eaque_fw-la sine_fw-la recusatione_fw-la frui_fw-la 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for_o the_o whole_a action_n and_o concern_v this_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n in_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n see_v the_o large_a quotation_n in_o bishop_n bilson_n to_o this_o purpose_n four_o it_o seem_v strange_o improbable_a that_o 7._o the_o apostle_n shall_v put_v the_o choice_n at_o that_o time_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n when_o there_o be_v none_o fit_v for_o the_o work_n the_o apostle_n design_v they_o for_o but_o who_o the_o apostle_n do_v lay_v their_o hand_n on_o by_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n sell_v upon_o they_o whereby_o they_o be_v fit_v and_o qualify_v for_o that_o work_n the_o people_n than_o can_v no_o way_n choose_v man_n for_o their_o ability_n when_o their_o ability_n be_v consequent_a to_o their_o ordination_n so_o much_o to_o clear_v the_o manner_n of_o ordination_n to_o have_v be_v from_o the_o synagogue_n the_o second_o thing_n we_o consider_v be_v the_o person_n authorize_v to_o do_v it_o who_o we_o consider_v under_o a_o double_a respect_n before_o their_o liberty_n be_v bind_v up_o by_o compact_n among_o themselves_o and_o after_o first_o before_o they_o have_v restrain_v themselves_o of_o their_o own_o â—_o liberty_n than_o the_o general_a rule_n for_o ordination_n among_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o one_o regular_o ordain_v himself_o have_v the_o power_n of_o ordain_v his_o disciple_n as_o maimonides_n affirm_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n be_v that_o testimony_n of_o the_o gemara_n babylonia_n in_o master_n selden_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rabbi_n abba_n bar_n jonah_n say_v that_o in_o time_n of_o old_a every_o one_o be_v wont_a to_o ordain_v his_o own_o disciple_n to_o which_o purpose_n many_o instance_n be_v there_o bring_v but_o it_o be_v general_o agree_v among_o they_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o hillel_n this_o course_n be_v alter_v and_o they_o be_v restrain_v from_o their_o former_a liberty_n in_o probability_n find_v the_o many_o inconvenience_n of_o so_o common_a ordination_n 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restrain_v by_o mutual_a consent_n in_o this_o instant_n doubtless_o the_o presbyter_n enjoy_v the_o same_o liberty_n that_o the_o presbyter_n among_o the_o jew_n do_v of_o ordain_v other_o presbyter_n by_o that_o power_n they_o be_v invest_v in_o at_o their_o own_o ordination_n to_o which_o purpose_n we_o shall_v only_o at_o present_a take_v notice_n of_o the_o confession_n of_o two_o canonist_n who_o be_v the_o high_a among_o the_o papist_n for_o defence_n of_o a_o distinct_a order_n of_o episcopacy_n yet_o gratian_n himself_o confess_v sacros_fw-la ordines_fw-la dicimus_fw-la diaconatum_fw-la pay_n &_o presbyteratum_fw-la hos_fw-la quidem_fw-la solos_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la primitiva_fw-la habuisse_fw-la dicitur_fw-la and_o johannes_n semeca_n in_o his_o gloss_n upon_o the_o canon_n law_n dicunt_fw-la quidem_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la prima-primitiva_a commune_v erat_fw-la officium_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la &_o sacerdotum_fw-la &_o nomina_fw-la erant_fw-la communia_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o secundâ_fw-la primitiuâ_fw-la coeperunt_fw-la gloss._n distingui_fw-la &_o nomina_fw-la &_o officia_fw-la here_o we_o have_v a_o distinction_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n very_o agreeable_a both_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o hierom_n and_o the_o matter_n we_o be_v now_o upon_o in_o the_o first_o primitive_a church_n the_o presbyter_n all_o act_v in_o common_a for_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o church_n and_o either_o do_v or_o may_v ordain_v other_o to_o the_o same_o authority_n with_o themselves_o because_o the_o intrinsical_a power_n of_o order_n be_v equal_o in_o they_o and_o in_o those_o who_o be_v after_o appoint_v governor_n over_o presbytery_n and_o the_o collation_n of_o order_n do_v come_v from_o the_o power_n of_o order_n and_o not_o meeâ—ly_o from_o the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n it_o be_v presbyter_n likewise_o full_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o schoolman_n that_o bishop_n be_v not_o superior_a above_o presbyter_n as_o to_o the_o power_n of_o order_n but_o the_o clear_a evidence_n of_o this_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n of_o which_o hierom_n speak_v nam_n &_o alexandria_n à _fw-fr marco_n evangelistâ_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la heraclam_fw-la &_o dionysium_fw-la episcopos_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la semper_fw-la unum_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la electum_fw-la in_fw-la excelsiori_fw-la gradu_fw-la collâ—catum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la nominabant_fw-la quomodo_fw-la si_fw-la exercitus_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la evagrium_fw-la faciat_fw-la aut_fw-la diaconi_fw-la eligant_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la quem_fw-la industrium_fw-la noverint_fw-la &_o archidiaconum_n vocent_fw-la that_o learned_a doctor_n who_o will_v persuade_v we_o that_o the_o presbyter_n do_v only_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o person_n but_o the_o ordination_n be_v perform_v by_o other_o bishop_n will_v do_v well_o first_o to_o tell_v we_o who_o and_o where_o those_o bishop_n in_o egypt_n be_v who_o do_v consecrate_v or_o ordain_v the_o bishop_n of_o 143._o alexandria_n after_o his_o election_n by_o the_o presbyter_n especial_o while_o egypt_n remain_v but_o one_o province_n under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o praefectus_fw-la augustalis_n second_o how_o have_v this_o be_v in_o the_o least_o pertinent_a to_o hieroms_n purpose_n to_o have_v make_v a_o particular_a instance_n in_o the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n for_o that_o which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o other_o church_n beside_o for_o the_o hâ—r_n old_a rule_n of_o the_o canon-law_n for_o bishop_n be_v electio_fw-la clericorum_fw-la est_fw-la consensus_fw-la principis_fw-la petitio_fw-la plebis_fw-la three_o this_o election_n in_o hierom_n must_v imply_v the_o confer_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n whereby_o the_o bishop_n act_v for_o first_o the_o first_o set_v up_o of_o his_o power_n be_v by_o hierom_n attribute_v to_o this_o choice_n as_o appear_v lucil._n by_o his_o word_n quod_fw-la autem_fw-la postea_fw-la unus_fw-la electus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la caeteris_fw-la praeponeretur_fw-la in_fw-la schismatis_fw-la remedium_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la trahens_fw-la christi_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la rumperet_fw-la whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a hierom_n attribute_n the_o first_o original_n of_o that_o exsors_fw-la potestas_fw-la as_o he_o call_v it_o elsewhere_o in_o the_o bishop_n above_o presbyter_n not_o to_o any_o apostolical_a institution_n but_o to_o the_o free_a choice_n of_o the_o presbyter_n themselves_o which_o do_v full_o explain_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o consuetudo_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la before_o speak_v of_o viz._n that_o which_o come_v up_o by_o a_o voluntary_a act_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o church_n themselves_o second_o it_o appear_v that_o by_o election_n he_o mean_v confer_v authority_n by_o the_o instance_n he_o bring_v to_o that_o purpose_n as_o the_o roman_a army_n choose_v their_o emperor_n who_o have_v then_o no_o other_o power_n but_o what_o they_o receive_v by_o the_o length_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o the_o 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his_o origines_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la alexandrinae_n publish_v in_o arabic_a by_o our_o 30._o moâ—â—_n learned_a selden_n who_o express_o affirm_v that_o the_o twelve_o presbyter_n constitute_v by_o mark_n upon_o the_o vacancy_n of_o the_o see_v do_v choose_v out_o of_o their_o number_n one_o to_o be_v head_n over_o the_o rest_n and_o the_o other_o eleven_o do_v lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o he_o and_o bless_v he_o and_o make_v he_o patriarch_n neither_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o eutychius_n so_o much_o to_o be_v slight_v in_o this_o case_n come_v so_o near_o to_o hierom_n as_o he_o do_v who_o doubtless_o have_v he_o tell_v we_o that_o mark_n and_o anianus_n etc._n etc._n do_v all_o there_o without_o any_o presbyter_n may_v have_v have_v the_o good_a fortune_n to_o have_v be_v quote_v with_o as_o much_o frequency_n and_o authority_n as_o the_o anonymous_n author_n of_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o timothy_n in_o photius_n who_o there_o unhappy_o 254._o follow_v the_o story_n of_o the_o 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the_o action_n as_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a he_o do_v because_o if_o the_o presbytery_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o the_o ordination_n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v their_o hand_n lay_v upon_o he_o be_v it_o only_o to_o be_v witness_n of_o the_o fact_n or_o to_o signify_v their_o consent_n both_o those_o may_v have_v be_v do_v without_o their_o use_n of_o that_o ceremony_n which_o will_v scarce_o be_v instance_a in_o to_o be_v do_v by_o any_o but_o such_o as_o have_v power_n to_o confer_v what_o be_v signify_v by_o that_o ceremony_n we_o come_v therefore_o to_o the_o second_o period_n or_o state_n of_o the_o church_n when_o the_o former_a liberty_n be_v restrain_v by_o some_o act_n of_o the_o church_n itself_o for_o prevent_v the_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v follow_v the_o too_o common_a use_n of_o the_o former_a liberty_n of_o ordination_n so_o antonius_n de_fw-fr rosellis_n full_o express_v my_o meaning_n in_o this_o 18_o quilibet_fw-la presbyter_n &_o presbyteri_fw-la ordinabant_fw-la indiscretè_fw-la &_o schismata_fw-la oriebantur_fw-la every_o presbyter_n and_o presbyter_n do_v ordain_v indifferent_o and_o thence_o arise_v schism_n thence_o the_o liberty_n be_v restrain_v and_o reserve_v peculiar_o to_o some_o person_n who_o do_v act_n in_o the_o several_a presbytery_n as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o prince_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n without_o who_o presence_n no_o ordination_n by_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o regular_a the_o main_a controversy_n be_v when_o this_o restraint_n begin_v and_o by_o who_o act_n whether_o by_o any_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n or_o only_o by_o the_o prudence_n of_o the_o church_n its_o self_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o sanhedrin_n but_o in_o order_n to_o our_o peace_n i_o see_v no_o such_o necessity_n of_o decide_v it_o both_o party_n grant_v that_o in_o the_o church_n such_o a_o restraint_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o ordain_v presbyter_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o power_n may_v be_v restrain_v still_o grant_v it_o to_o be_v radical_o and_o intrinsical_o in_o they_o so_o that_o this_o controversy_n be_v not_o such_o as_o shall_v divide_v the_o church_n for_o those_o that_o be_v for_o ordination_n only_o by_o a_o superior_a order_n in_o the_o church_n acknowledge_v a_o radical_a power_n for_o ordination_n in_o presbyter_n which_o may_v be_v exercise_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n do_v thereby_o make_v it_o evident_a that_o none_o who_o grant_v that_o do_v think_v that_o any_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n have_v forbid_v presbyter_n the_o power_n of_o ordination_n for_o than_o it_o must_v be_v whole_o unlawful_a and_o so_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n it_o can_v be_v valid_a which_o doctrine_n i_o dare_v with_o some_o confidence_n assert_v to_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o our_o church_n of_o england_n as_o shall_v be_v large_o make_v appear_v afterward_o on_o the_o other_o side_n those_o who_o hold_v ordination_n by_o presbyter_n lawful_a do_v not_o therefore_o hold_v they_o necessary_a but_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o liberty_n and_o not_o of_o necessity_n christ_n have_v no_o where_o say_v that_o none_o but_o presbyter_n shall_v ordain_v this_o power_n then_o may_v be_v restrain_v by_o those_o who_o have_v the_o care_n of_o the_o church_n peace_n and_o matter_n of_o liberty_n be_v restrain_v aught_o to_o be_v submit_v to_o in_o order_n to_o the_o church_n peace_n and_o therefore_o some_o have_v well_o observe_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o opinion_n of_o hierom_n and_o aerius_n for_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n itself_o i_o believe_v upon_o the_o strict_a enquiry_n medina_n 5._o judgement_n will_v prove_v true_a that_o hierom_n austin_n ambrose_n sedulius_n primasius_n chrysostome_n theodore_v theophylact_fw-mi be_v all_o of_o aerius_n his_o judgement_n as_o to_o the_o identity_n of_o both_o name_n and_o order_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n but_o here_o lay_v the_o difference_n aerius_n from_o hence_o proceed_v to_o separation_n from_o bishop_n and_o their_o church_n because_o they_o be_v bishop_n and_o blondell_n well_o observe_v that_o the_o main_a ground_n why_o aerius_n be_v condemn_v be_v for_o unnecessary_a separation_n 58._o from_o the_o church_n of_o sebastia_n and_o those_o bishop_n too_o who_o agree_v with_o he_o in_o other_o thing_n as_o eustathius_n the_o bishop_n do_v whereas_o have_v his_o mere_a opinion_n about_o bishop_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o be_v condemn_v there_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n assign_v why_o this_o heresy_n if_o it_o be_v then_o think_v so_o be_v not_o mention_v either_o by_o socrates_n theodoret_n sozomen_n or_o evagrius_n before_o who_o time_n he_o live_v when_o yet_o they_o mention_v the_o eustathiani_n who_o be_v cotemporaries_a with_o he_o but_o for_o epiphanius_n and_o augustine_n who_o have_v list_v he_o in_o the_o roll_n of_o heretic_n it_o either_o be_v for_o the_o other_o heretical_a opinion_n maintain_v by_o he_o or_o they_o take_v the_o name_n heretic_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o often_o do_v for_o one_o who_o upon_o a_o matter_n of_o different_a opinion_n from_o the_o present_a sense_n of_o the_o church_n do_v proceed_v to_o make_v separation_n from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o true_a account_n of_o the_o repute_a heresy_n of_o aerius_n for_o otherwise_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o jerome_n who_o maintain_v so_o great_a correspondency_n and_o familiarity_n with_o epiphanius_n and_o thereby_o can_v not_o but_o know_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o aerius_n be_v condemn_v for_o heresy_n shall_v himself_o run_v into_o the_o same_o heresy_n and_o endeavour_v not_o only_o to_o assert_v it_o but_o to_o avouch_v and_o maintain_v it_o against_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n jerome_n therefore_o be_v not_o rank_v with_o aerius_n because_o though_o he_o hold_v the_o same_o opinion_n as_o to_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n yet_o he_o be_v far_o from_o the_o consequence_n of_o aerius_n that_o therefore_o all_o bishop_n be_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o nay_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o cause_v a_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n by_o separate_v from_o bishop_n that_o his_o opinion_n be_v clear_a that_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o they_o be_v for_o prevent_v schism_n and_o therefore_o for_o peace_n and_o unity_n he_o think_v their_o institution_n very_o useful_a in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o among_o all_o those_o fifteen_o testimony_n produce_v by_o a_o learned_a writer_n ouâ—_n of_o jerome_n for_o the_o superiority_n of_o bishopâ—_n above_o presbyter_n i_o can_v find_v one_o that_o do_v find_v it_o upon_o any_o divine_a right_n but_o only_o upon_o the_o conveniency_n of_o such_o a_o order_n for_o the_o peace_n and_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o be_v his_o meaning_n in_o that_o place_n most_o produce_v to_o this_o purpose_n ecclesiae_fw-la salus_fw-la
title_n above_o presbyter_n but_o rather_o use_v by_o way_n of_o diminution_n and_o qualification_n of_o the_o power_n employ_v in_o the_o name_n of_o presbyter_n therefore_o to_o show_v what_o kind_n of_o power_n and_o duty_n the_o name_n presbyter_n import_v in_o the_o church_n the_o office_n convey_v by_o that_o name_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o presbyter_n be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 5_o 2._o where_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lording_n it_o over_o the_o people_n as_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o presbyter_n among_o the_o jew_n so_o that_o if_o we_o determine_v thing_n by_o importance_n of_o word_n and_o thing_n signify_v by_o they_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o the_o former_a name_n do_v then_o import_v that_o power_n and_o not_o the_o latter_a we_o come_v therefore_o from_o the_o name_n to_o the_o thing_n then_o employ_v by_o they_o and_o the_o office_n establish_v by_o the_o apostle_n for_o the_o rule_n of_o church_n but_o my_o design_n be_v not_o to_o dispute_v the_o argument_n of_o either_o party_n viz._n those_o who_o conceive_v the_o apostle_n settle_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n in_o a_o absolute_a parity_n or_o else_o by_o superiority_n and_o subordination_n among_o the_o settle_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n but_o to_o lay_v down_o those_o principle_n which_o may_v equal_o concern_v both_o in_o order_n to_o accommodation_n i_o find_v not_o myself_o at_o present_a concern_v to_o debate_v what_o be_v bring_v on_o either_o side_n for_o the_o maintain_v their_o particular_a opinion_n any_o further_a than_o thereby_o the_o apostle_n intention_n be_v bring_v to_o have_v be_v to_o bind_v all_o future_a church_n to_o observe_v that_o individual_a form_n they_o conceive_v be_v in_o practice_n then_o all_o that_o â—_o have_v to_o say_v then_o 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scripture_n which_o hitherto_o the_o main_a quarrel_n have_v be_v about_o i_o therefore_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o of_o these_o that_o we_o can_v arrive_v to_o such_o a_o absolute_a certainty_n what_o course_n the_o apostle_n take_v in_o govern_v church_n as_o to_o infer_v from_o thence_o the_o only_a divine_a right_n of_o that_o one_o form_n which_o the_o several_a party_n imagine_v come_v the_o near_a to_o it_o this_o i_o shall_v make_v out_o from_o these_o follow_a argument_n first_o from_o the_o equivalency_n of_o the_o name_n and_o the_o doubtfulness_n of_o their_o signification_n from_o which_o the_o form_n of_o government_n use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n shall_v be_v determine_v that_o the_o form_n of_o government_n must_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v hot_o plead_v on_o both_o side_n but_o if_o there_o can_v be_v no_o certain_a way_n sound_v out_o whereby_o to_o come_v to_o a_o determination_n of_o what_o the_o certain_a sense_n of_o those_o name_n be_v in_o scripture_n we_o be_v never_o like_a to_o come_v to_o any_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o the_o thing_n signify_v by_o those_o name_n now_o there_o be_v a_o fourfold_a equivalency_n of_o the_o name_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n take_v notice_n of_o 1._o that_o 1._o both_o shall_v signify_v the_o same_o thing_n viz._n a_o presbyter_n in_o the_o modern_a notion_n i._n e._n one_o act_v in_o a_o parity_n with_o other_o for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o this_o sense_n be_v evident_o assert_v by_o theodoret_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o apostle_n 1._o act_v 20._o 28._o philip._n 1._o 1._o titus_n 1._o 5._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 1._o do_v by_o bishop_n mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o presbyter_n otherwise_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o more_o bishop_n to_o govern_v one_o city_n 2._o that_o both_o of_o they_o shall_v signify_v promiscuous_o sometime_o a_o bishop_n and_o sometime_o a_o presbyter_n so_o chrysostome_n and_o after_o he_o occumenius_n and_o theophylact_fw-mi in_o phil._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o act_n 20._o 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o they_o assert_v the_o community_n and_o promiscuous_a use_n of_o the_o name_n in_o scripture_n so_o that_o a_o bishop_n be_v sometime_o call_v a_o presbyter_n and_o a_o presbyter_n sometime_o call_v a_o bishop_n 3._o that_o the_o name_n bishop_n always_o import_v a_o singular_a bishop_n but_o the_o name_n presbyter_n be_v take_v promiscuous_o both_o for_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n 4._o that_o both_o the_o name_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n do_v import_v only_o one_o thing_n in_o scripture_n viz._n the_o office_n of_o a_o singular_a bishop_n in_o every_o churchy_n which_o sense_n though_o a_o stranger_n to_o antiquity_n be_v above_o all_o other_o embrace_v by_o a_o late_a very_o learned_a man_n who_o have_v endeavour_v by_o set_a discourse_n to_o reconcile_v all_o the_o place_n of_o scripture_n where_o the_o name_n occur_v to_o this_o sense_n but_o with_o what_o success_n it_o be_v not_o here_o a_o place_n to_o examine_v by_o this_o variety_n of_o interpretation_n of_o the_o equivalency_n of_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n we_o may_v see_v how_o far_o the_o argument_n from_o the_o promiscuous_a use_n of_o the_o name_n be_v from_o the_o controversy_n in_o hand_n unless_o some_o evident_a argument_n be_v withal_o bring_v that_o the_o equivalency_n of_o the_o word_n can_v possible_o be_v mean_v in_o any_o other_o sense_n then_o that_o which_o they_o contend_v for_o equivocal_a word_n can_v never_o of_o themselves_o determine_v what_o sense_n they_o be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o because_o they_o be_v equivocal_a and_o so_o admit_v of_o different_a sense_n and_o he_o that_o from_o the_o use_n of_o a_o equivocal_a word_n will_v infer_v the_o necessity_n only_o of_o one_o sense_n when_o the_o word_n be_v common_a to_o many_o unless_o some_o other_o argument_n be_v bring_v enforce_v that_o necessity_n will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o persuade_v other_o to_o the_o same_o belief_n that_o he_o will_v only_o betray_v the_o weakness_n and_o shortness_n of_o his_o own_o reason_n when_o augustus_n will_v be_v call_v only_o princeps_fw-la 1._o senatus_n can_v any_o one_o infer_v from_o thence_o that_o certain_o he_o be_v only_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o senate_n or_o else_o that_o he_o have_v superiority_n of_o power_n over_o the_o senate_n when_o that_o title_n may_v be_v indifferent_a to_o either_o of_o those_o sense_n all_o that_o can_v be_v infer_v from_o the_o promiscuous_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v understand_v only_o in_o this_o sense_n but_o it_o must_v be_v prove_v that_o they_o can_v be_v understand_v in_o no_o other_o sense_n before_o any_o one_o particular_a form_n of_o government_n as_o necessary_a can_v be_v infer_v from_o the_o use_n of_o they_o if_o notwithstanding_o the_o promiscuous_a use_n of_o the_o name_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n either_o that_o presbyter_n may_v mean_v a_o bishop_n or_o that_o bishop_n may_v mean_v a_o presbyter_n or_o be_v sometime_o use_v for_o one_o sometime_o for_o the_o other_o what_o ground_n can_v there_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o equivalency_n of_o the_o word_n which_o can_v infer_v the_o only_a divine_a right_n of_o the_o form_n of_o government_n couch_v in_o any_o one_o of_o those_o sense_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v in_o the_o title_n of_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n if_o the_o name_n angel_n import_v no_o incongruity_n though_o take_v only_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o jewish_a synagogue_n the_o public_a minister_n of_o the_o synagogue_n call_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o congregation_n what_o power_n can_v be_v infer_v from_o thence_o any_o more_o than_o such_o a_o officer_n be_v invest_v with_o again_o if_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o precedent_n
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invicti_fw-la from_o hence_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n come_v into_o the_o church_n and_o thence_o ordination_n ex_fw-la vi_fw-la vocis_fw-la import_v no_o more_o than_o solemn_a admission_n into_o this_o order_n of_o presbyter_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n never_o make_v man_n priest_n under_o the_o law_n but_o only_o admit_v they_o into_o public_a office_n so_o much_o for_o tertullia_n concessus_n ordinis_fw-la which_o have_v thus_o fâ—r_o draw_v we_o out_o of_o our_o way_n but_o we_o now_o return_v and_o therefore_o four_o this_o personal_a suceession_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o â—â—_o sometime_o attribute_v to_o presbyter_n even_o after_o the_o distinction_n come_v into_o use_n between_o bishop_n and_o they_o and_o that_o even_o by_o those_o 2._o author_n who_o before_o have_v tell_v we_o the_o succession_n be_v by_o bishop_n as_o irenaeus_n cum_fw-la autem_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la iterum_fw-la traditionem_fw-la quâ—_n est_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n quâ—_n per_fw-la successiones_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la in_o ecclesiis_fw-la custoditur_fw-la provocamus_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la adversantur_fw-la traditioni_fw-la dicent_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la apostolis_n existentes_fw-la sapientiores_fw-la etc._n etc._n here_o he_o attribute_n the_o keep_n of_o the_o pradition_n of_o apostolical_a doctrine_n to_o the_o succession_n of_o presbyter_n which_o before_o he_o have_v do_v to_o bishop_n and_o more_o full_o afterward_o quapropter_fw-la iis_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la sunt_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la obaudire_fw-la 43._o oportet_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la successionem_fw-la habent_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n sicut_fw-la ostendimus_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la successione_n charisma_n veritatis_fw-la certum_fw-la secundum_fw-la placitum_fw-la patris_fw-la acceperunt_fw-la in_o this_o place_n he_o not_o only_a assert_n the_o succession_n of_o presbyter_n to_o the_o apostle_n but_o likewise_o attribute_n the_o successio_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la to_o these_o very_a presbyter_n what_o strange_a confusion_n must_v this_o raise_v in_o any_o one_o mind_n that_o seek_v for_o a_o succession_n of_o episcopal_a power_n above_o presbyter_n from_o the_o apostle_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o irenaeus_n when_o he_o so_o plain_o attribute_n both_o the_o succession_n to_o presbyter_n and_o the_o episcopacy_n too_o which_o he_o speak_v of_o and_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n add_v tales_n presbyteros_fw-la nutrit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la 44._o de_fw-la quibus_fw-la &_o propheta_fw-la ait_fw-la &_o dabo_fw-la principes_fw-la tuos_fw-la in_o pace_n &_o episcopos_fw-la