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every_o city_n as_o i_o ordain_v thou_o and_o from_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n to_o all_o that_o be_v at_o philippi_n with_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n and_o as_o i_o believe_v the_o same_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o first_o to_o timothy_n if_o any_o man_n say_v he_o desire_v the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n he_o desire_v a_o good_a work_n a_o bishop_n therefore_o shall_v be_v blameless_a and_o short_o after_o let_v not_o a_o widow_n be_v take_v into_o the_o number_n under_o threescore_o year_n which_o the_o transcriber_n of_o oecumenius_n have_v out_o of_o negligence_n insert_v from_o the_o 5._o chap._n and_o 9_o ver_fw-la in_o stead_n of_o the_o 8._o verse_n of_o the_o 3._o likewise_o let_v the_o deacon_n be_v grave_a etc._n etc._n for_o this_o be_v the_o church_n canon_n direct_v what_o manner_n of_o man_n such_o a_o one_o viz._n the_o deacon_n ought_v to_o be_v thus_o far_o oecumenius_n and_o not_o a_o word_n more_o to_o this_o purpose_n where_o have_v real_o 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1._o or_o wherever_o he_o seem_v to_o say_v nothing_o against_o a_o superiority_n of_o diocesan_n speak_v only_o out_o of_o compliance_n with_o the_o custom_n of_o his_o time_n or_o some_o such_o weakness_n neither_o be_v the_o matter_n less_o clear_a of_o theodoret_n who_o although_o he_o ascribe_v a_o episcopal_a dispensation_n over_o the_o philippian_n to_o epaphroditus_n yet_o even_o then_o he_o look_v on_o he_o as_o no_o ordinary_a or_o fix_a officer_n which_o be_v real_o yield_v by_o petavius_n 80._o and_o be_v plain_a from_o theodoret_n himself_o 3._o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o call_v a_o presbyter_n a_o bishop_n as_o we_o show_v when_o we_o expon_v the_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n which_o may_v be_v also_o learn_v from_o this_o place_n for_o after_o the_o precept_n proper_a to_o bishop_n he_o describe_v the_o thing_n that_o agree_v to_o deacon_n omit_v the_o presbyter_n but_o as_o i_o say_v of_o old_a they_o call_v the_o same_o man_n both_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n 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be_v less_o apparent_a §_o 6._o and_o though_o in_o the_o last_o place_n to_o render_v presbytry_n more_o odious_a they_o still_o upbraid_v we_o with_o the_o arrianism_n of_o aërius_n we_o need_v be_v little_o concern_v therewith_o see_v we_o have_v the_o great_a opposer_n of_o arrian_n entire_o aërians_n to_o speak_v in_o the_o stile_n of_o our_o opposite_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o presbytry_n as_o we_o have_v already_o show_v but_o i_o must_v here_o add_v that_o it_o be_v upon_o no_o good_a ground_n believe_v that_o ever_o aërius_n be_v arrian_n all_o the_o schism_n and_o division_n though_o but_o very_o small_a among_o the_o arrian_n themselves_o be_v diligent_o describe_v by_o the_o historian_n of_o these_o time_n as_o ruffinus_n socrates_n sozomen_n theodoret_n theodorus_n lector_fw-la philostâ—rgius_n and_o other_o but_o none_o of_o these_o or_o any_o other_o mention_v a_o word_n of_o the_o schism_n of_o aërius_n which_o if_o we_o believe_v epiphanius_n be_v a_o schism_n among_o the_o arrian_n themselves_o for_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o eustathius_n bishop_n of_o sebastia_n in_o pontus_n from_o who_o aërius_n make_v the_o separation_n be_v a_o downright_a arrian_n and_o persist_v therein_o till_o his_o death_n add_v hereto_o that_o augustine_n and_o other_o who_o in_o their_o catalogue_n of_o heretic_n mention_n aërius_n still_o in_o their_o preamble_n intimate_fw-la that_o their_o author_n be_v epiphanius_n i_o name_v augustine_n on_o the_o vulgar_a supposition_n that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o tract_n de_fw-fr heresibus_fw-la which_o yet_o be_v very_o doubtful_a see_v it_o be_v altogether_o improbable_a that_o he_o ever_o hear_v off_o &_o far_o less_o read_v epiphanius_n his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v altogether_o unprobable_a that_o they_o be_v then_o translate_v and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o augustine_n be_v utter_o unable_a to_o understand_v they_o in_o the_o original_a moreover_o we_o have_v in_o that_o tractat_fw-la relation_n of_o the_o nestorian_a and_o eutichian_a heresy_n not_o broach_v till_o after_o augustine_n death_n which_o relation_n although_o some_o allege_v to_o have_v be_v add_v by_o another_o to_o the_o rest_n which_o they_o think_v to_o be_v real_o augustine_n yet_o see_v they_o be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o rest_n hand_v down_o under_o his_o name_n though_o they_o now_o stand_v there_o as_o a_o appendix_n for_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o pelagian_a heresy_n which_o be_v the_o last_o before_o the_o appendix_n he_o promise_v more_o make_v a_o good_a proof_n that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o discern_v the_o genuine_a part_n of_o that_o tractat_fw-la from_o the_o spurious_a however_o this_o be_v from_o what_o be_v say_v the_o matter_n of_o aërius_n resolve_v into_o this_o issue_n that_o we_o have_v only_o the_o report_n thereof_o from_o basilius_n and_o epiphanius_n §_o 7._o but_o that_o discourse_n of_o basilius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o aërius_n be_v mention_v be_v suspect_v &_o well_o nigh_o condemn_v by_o erasmus_n praefixa_fw-la and_o to_o confirm_v what_o he_o assert_n robert_n cock_n in_o his_o censure_n of_o the_o father_n add_v divers_a reason_n as_o i_o be_o inform_v by_o rivet_n 330._o for_o i_o have_v not_o peruse_v cock_n himself_o neither_o need_v i_o see_v in_o all_o that_o tractat_fw-la there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o mention_n of_o aërius_n the_o ground_n of_o sum_n mistake_v be_v that_o instead_o of_o aëtius_n who_o indeed_o be_v a_o most_o note_a and_o pernicious_a arrian_n by_o the_o escape_n of_o the_o printer_n or_o some_o other_o accident_n the_o word_n aërius_n have_v creep_v into_o erasmus_n his_o translation_n thereof_o but_o in_o the_o original_a print_v at_o paris_n anno_fw-la mdxviii_o there_o be_v aëtius_n not_o aërius_n they_o have_v say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a old_a quibble_n from_o aëtius_n the_o head_n of_o his_o heresy_n and_o indeed_o basil_n can_v never_o have_v term_v aërius_n or_o any_o thing_n say_v by_o he_o ancient_a see_v he_o be_v scarce_o so_o old_a as_o basil_n himself_o as_o for_o epiphanius_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o passion_n wherewith_o he_o manage_n the_o debate_n with_o aërius_n and_o his_o great_a credulity_n of_o whatever_o may_v favour_v his_o own_o cause_n and_o his_o many_o mistake_v in_o historical_a matter_n he_o deserve_v little_a credit_n in_o this_o matter_n a_o mighty_a tide_n of_o passion_n which_o both_o blind_v man_n eye_n and_o open_v their_o ear_n to_o false_a report_n visible_o appear_v in_o epiphanius_n his_o whole_a conduct_n of_o the_o dispute_n with_o aërius_n and_o that_o he_o be_v most_o credulous_a believe_v the_o most_o light_a and_o groundless_a report_n and_o in_o matter_n of_o fact_n of_o all_o man_n most_o frequent_o fall_v into_o mistake_v be_v attest_v not_o only_o by_o melchor_n canus_n and_o baron_n in_o many_o place_n of_o his_o annal_n among_o the_o papist_n but_o also_o by_o the_o learnede_a of_o the_o protestant_n as_o casaubon_n habuisse_fw-la who_o word_n be_v epiphanius_n be_v a_o great_a man_n but_z as_o be_v very_o evident_a he_o do_v most_o easy_o believe_v every_o most_o silly_a and_o groundless_a report_n to_o which_o also_o the_o learned_a rivet_n assent_v §_o 8._o one_o instance_n whereof_o appear_v in_o his_o relation_n of_o the_o donatist_n who_o either_o out_o of_o misinformation_n or_o some_o other_o weakness_n he_o accuse_v also_o of_o arrianism_n and_o tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o agree_v with_o arrius_n in_o doctrine_n and_o that_o one_o refutation_n will_v serve_v for_o both_o §_o 9_o augustine_n bonifacium_fw-la indeed_o speak_v as_o if_o some_o of_o they_o believe_v the_o son_n to_o be_v less_o than_o the_o father_n but_o as_o appear_v from_o the_o same_o author_n ibidem_fw-la they_o err_v rather_o in_o expression_n than_o reality_n for_o he_o present_o absolve_v they_o from_o the_o charge_n and_o inform_v we_o that_o between_o the_o church_n and_o they_o there_o be_v no_o question_n concern_v this_o matter_n and_o elsewhere_o 69._o he_o impute_v this_o dangerous_a expression_n to_o donatus_n their_o leader_n who_o have_v use_v it_o in_o some_o of_o his_o write_n but_o tell_v we_o with_o all_o that_o his_o party_n follow_v he_o not_o herein_o neither_o say_v augustine_n shall_v you_o ready_o find_v one_o among_o they_o all_o who_o know_v that_o donatus_n have_v any_o such_o opinion_n and_o optatus_n 101._o plain_o declare_v that_o in_o the_o great_a foundation_n of_o christianity_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o orthodox_n and_o donatist_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o except_o epiphanius_n that_o the_o donatist_n be_v only_o guilty_a of_o schism_n not_o of_o heresy_n §_o 10._o but_o aërius_n they_o may_v object_v his_o arrianism_n be_v sufficient_o attest_v by_o what_o be_v record_v of_o eustathius_n his_o friend_n and_o bishop_n and_o indeed_o basil_n 74._o accuse_v eustathius_n of_o arrianism_n but_o for_o aught_o i_o 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