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bishop_n 13._o bishop_n ad_fw-la poly._n p._n 13._o 5._o the_o bishop_n take_v care_n of_o all_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o dicess_n neglect_v not_o the_o widow_n do_v you_o take_v care_n of_o they_o next_o unto_o the_o lord_n let_v nothing_o be_v do_v without_o thy_o advice_n let_v the_o people_n often_o assemble_v together_o inquire_v after_o all_o by_o name_n despise_v not_o men-servant_n and_o maid-servant_n 13._o maid-servant_n ad_fw-la poly._n p._n 12._o 13._o here_o the_o bishop_n be_v to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o poor_a widow_n of_o his_o diocese_n to_o see_v that_o nothing_o be_v do_v without_o his_o advice_n and_o that_o the_o congregation_n often_o meet_v together_o he_o be_v to_o take_v a_o account_n by_o name_n of_o those_o that_o be_v absent_a not_o omit_v servant-man_n and_o maid_n what_o diocesan_n bishop_n can_v perform_v all_o this_o in_o his_o diocese_n which_o consist_v of_o some_o score_n or_o hundred_o of_o parish_n many_o more_o testimony_n may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o these_o epistle_n to_o prove_v that_o ignatius_n his_o bishop_n be_v but_o a_o parish-bishop_n thus_o we_o have_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n be_v ledge_v in_o the_o presbyter_n of_o that_o church_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o change_n of_o the_o government_n afterward_o by_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o diocesan_n bishop_n there_o in_o ignatius_n his_o time_n the_o present_a bishop_n of_o salisbury_n do_v ingenuous_o acknowledge_v that_o ignatius_n be_v but_o the_o pastor_n of_o a_o particular_a church_n see_v the_o quotation_n in_o j._n oh_o plea_n p._n 30_o have_v invalidate_v the_o rector_n argument_n for_o diocesan_n episcopacy_n from_o 1_o tim._n and_o ignatius_n his_o epistle_n i_o proceed_v to_o consider_v what_o he_o have_v to_o offer_v in_o favour_n of_o titus_n his_o being_z bishop_n of_o crete_n if_o timothy_n be_v not_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n no_o more_o be_v titus_n of_o crete_n for_o the_o epistle_n direct_v to_o both_o be_v much_o of_o the_o same_o strain_n their_o power_n be_v the_o same_o and_o both_o be_v officer_n of_o the_o same_o species_n namely_o evangelist_n timothy_n be_v express_o so_o call_v and_o titus_n be_v real_o one_o as_o will_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o learned_a for_o he_o be_v the_o apostle_n assistant_n and_o messenger_n to_o the_o church_n particular_o to_o that_o of_o corinth_n where_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v spend_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o time_n 2_o câ—r_n 2.13_o &_o 7.6_o &_o 8.6_o the_o apostle_n call_v he_o his_o companion_n and_o fellow-worker_n 2_o cor._n 8.23_o we_o find_v he_o with_o the_o apostle_n at_o jerusalem_n gal._n 2.13_o paul_n leave_v titus_n in_o crete_n 63._o p._n 63._o to_o set_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v and_o to_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n as_o the_o rector_n observe_v tit._n 1.5_o 1._o it_o be_v no_o where_n say_v that_o paul_n make_v he_o bishop_n of_o crete_n the_o trust_n commit_v to_o he_o be_v such_o as_o a_o evangelist_n may_v discharge_v this_o i_o presume_v will_v not_o be_v deny_v eusebius_n express_o affirm_v it_o be_v part_n of_o their_o work_n to_o ordain_v pastor_n 31._o pastor_n eccl._n hist_o iii_o 31._o and_o the_o rector_n acknowledge_v that_o branch_n of_o their_o power_n p_o 115._o 2._o he_o be_v leave_v in_o crete_n but_o for_o a_o season_n as_o timothy_n be_v in_o ephesus_n for_o the_o apostle_n charge_v he_o to_o come_v to_o he_o to_o nicopolis_n 3.12_o tit._n 3.12_o when_o he_o shall_v send_v artemas_n or_o tychicus_n to_o he_o for_o there_o he_o intend_v to_o winter_n by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a his_o stay_n in_o crete_n by_o paul_n appointment_n be_v not_o long_o perhaps_o not_o above_o half_a a_o year_n if_o so_o much_o after_o which_o we_o never_o read_v of_o his_o return_v thither_o but_o we_o find_v he_o after_o this_o send_v into_o
207_o parish_n in_o crete_n which_o divide_v between_o twenty_o five_o bishop_n there_o fall_v but_o eight_o parish_n to_o the_o share_n of_o each_o bishop_n and_o a_o overplus_n of_o 7_o 25_o part_n how_o different_a be_v these_o from_o modern_a bishopric_n a_o bishop_n may_v better_v oversee_a eight_o or_o nine_o parish_n than_o eight_o or_o nine_o score_n of_o parish_n j._n o._n prove_v that_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n consist_v of_o no_o more_o member_n than_o can_v ordinary_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n because_o that_o church_n have_v but_o one_o altar_n at_o which_o the_o whole_a congregation_n ordinary_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n in_o ignatius_n his_o time_n mr._n g._n answer_n that_o ignatius_n one_o altar_n signify_v not_o one_o numerical_a 143._o p._n 143._o but_o one_o specifical_a altar_n then_o ignatius_n one_o bishop_n must_v signify_v not_o one_o numerical_a but_o one_o specifical_a bishop_n he_o think_v there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o numerical_a altar_n because_o after_o the_o word_n allege_v by_o j._n o._n ignatius_n go_v on_o thus_o ibid._n ibid._n let_v that_o eucharist_n be_v account_v good_a and_o firm_a which_o be_v celebrate_v under_o the_o bishop_n or_o which_o he_o consent_v to_o under_o the_o bishop_n be_v plain_o in_o his_o presence_n and_o not_o under_o his_o authority_n as_o he_o explain_v it_o as_o be_v oppose_v to_o his_o consent_n in_o his_o absence_n his_o consent_n that_o the_o presbyter_n may_v administer_v in_o his_o absence_n do_v not_o prove_v more_o than_o one_o altar_n the_o parson_n of_o one_o parish_n which_o have_v but_o one_o altar_n may_v consent_v that_o his_o curate_n may_v administer_v the_o eucharist_n he_o further_o prove_v there_o be_v many_o altar_n under_o ignatius_n his_o bishop_n from_o that_o passage_n wherever_o the_o bishop_n appear_v there_o let_v the_o people_n be_v even_o as_o where_o jesus_n christ_n be_v not_o appear_v as_o he_o false_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v the_o catholic_n church_n nothing_o can_v have_v be_v produce_v more_o impertinent_o than_o this_o passage_n which_o show_v that_o the_o multitude_n must_v be_v where_o the_o bishop_n be_v or_o appear_v his_o appearance_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o his_o personal_a visible_a appearance_n to_o talk_v of_o a_o invisible_a appearance_n be_v ridiculous_a and_o yet_o you_o must_v understand_v it_o so_o say_v our_o author_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o person_n but_o authority_n say_v he_o even_o as_o jesus_n christ_n be_v with_o the_o catholic_n church_n not_o in_o his_o person_n but_o in_o his_o spiritual_a power_n 1._o this_o be_v worse_a and_o worse_o ignatius_n do_v not_o say_v where_o christ_n appear_v as_o he_o to_o serve_v a_o design_n false_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o where_o jesus_n christ_n be_v ignatius_n know_v jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v invisible_a on_o earth_n since_o his_o ascension_n and_o that_o a_o bishop_n be_v visible_a and_o therefore_o say_v where_o the_o bishop_n appear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o where_o christ_n be_v 2._o to_o deny_v christ_n to_o be_v personal_o present_a with_o his_o church_n be_v to_o deny_v he_o to_o be_v the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n i_o hope_v he_o believe_v the_o divinity_n and_o omnipresence_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n though_o in_o a_o transport_v of_o zeal_n he_o forget_v the_o form_n of_o sound_a word_n the_o spiritual_a power_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o exclude_v his_o personal_a presence_n some_o man_n will_v talk_v any_o thing_n though_o never_o so_o little_a to_o the_o purpose_n rather_o than_o yield_v to_o the_o evidence_n of_o truth_n 145._o p._n 145._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n take_v in_o all_o asia_n the_o proper_a because_o all_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o asia_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n viz._n at_o ephesus_n he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v say_v that_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n take_v in_o the_o parthian_n and_o dweller_n in_o mesopotamia_n cappadocia_n pontus_n and_o asia_n etc._n etc._n for_o those_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n at_o jerusalem_n act_v 2.9_o 11._o he_o say_v j._n o._n shall_v have_v enter_v the_o list_n with_o dr._n maurice_n 146._o p._n 146._o who_o answer_v mr._n b._n and_o mr._n cl._n about_o the_o extent_n of_o bishopric_n j._n oh_o subject_a be_v ordination_n he_o be_v not_o concern_v in_o dr._n maurice_n book_n though_o he_o say_v something_o occasional_o concern_v the_o extent_n of_o church_n from_o ignatius_n and_o other_o he_o complain_v j._n o._n have_v trouble_v they_o with_o a_o new_a book_n upon_o a_o old_a subject_n ibid._n ibid._n without_o add_v any_o thing_n considerable_a to_o it_o it_o seem_v j._n oh_o book_n have_v create_v some_o trouble_n to_o they_o but_o what_o be_v the_o trouble_n be_v it_o that_o he_o write_v a_o new_a book_n upon_o a_o old_a subject_n that_o can_v be_v it_o for_o the_o rector_n have_v do_v so_o himself_o if_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n to_o write_v upon_o a_o old_a subject_n no_o man_n must_v write_v at_o all_o for_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n new_a under_o the_o sun_n or_o do_v it_o trouble_v he_o that_o j._n o._n have_v not_o add_v any_o thing_n considerable_a to_o the_o subject_a that_o can_v be_v also_o except_o we_o suppose_v his_o own_o performance_n which_o have_v little_a of_o addition_n to_o what_o be_v find_v in_o bellarmine_n and_o other_o popish_a author_n to_o be_v a_o trouble_n to_o he_o i_o doubt_v then_o something_o else_o in_o the_o book_n trouble_v he_o he_o can_v tell_v what_o it_o be_v for_o he_o have_v good_a reason_n why_o he_o will_v not_o answer_v a_o book_n which_o he_o undertake_v to_o answer_n but_o content_v himself_o with_o a_o few_o slight_a remark_n upon_o two_o or_o three_o chapter_n and_o leave_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o book_n untouched_a i_o leave_v it_o to_o such_o as_o have_v read_v other_o author_n upon_o the_o subject_a of_o ordination_n by_o presbyter_n to_o judge_n of_o j._n oh_o performance_n whether_o the_o subject_n have_v receive_v any_o improvement_n by_o it_o he_o take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o prove_v what_o no_o body_n deny_v 149._o p._n 146_o 147_o 148_o 149._o viz._n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v sometime_o agreement_n or_o unity_n and_o not_o always_o one_o place_n as_o j._n o._n render_v it_o in_o those_o word_n of_o ignatius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v diligence_n to_o assemble_v together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o frequent_o for_o when_o you_o often_o come_v together_o 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ign._n ad_fw-la eph._n p._n 25._o or_o into_o one_o place_n the_o power_n of_o satan_n be_v destroy_v one_o will_v think_v j._n oh_o translation_n very_o natural_a for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d refer_v to_o one_o place_n and_o so_o must_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o follow_v immediate_o after_o but_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v so_o render_v here_o say_v our_o author_n and_o the_o proof_n be_v there_o may_v have_v be_v several_a place_n for_o worship_n at_o ephesus_n p._n 148._o but_o he_o do_v not_o prove_v there_o be_v several_a place_n i_o have_v prove_v the_o contrary_a from_o the_o one_o altar_n mention_v in_o igna._n ad_fw-la magna_fw-la p._n 34._o he_o think_v ignatius_n do_v not_o intend_v one_o place_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 149._o p._n 149._o because_o he_o speak_v a_o little_a after_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o their_o faith_n may_v they_o not_o have_v unity_n of_o faith_n in_o one_o place_n but_o we_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v above_o that_o ignatius_n his_o church_n ordinary_o meet_v in_o one_o place_n dr._n burnet_n acknowledge_v there_o be_v but_o one_o numerical_a altar_n to_o one_o diocese_n in_o ignatius_n time_n as_o j._n o._n quote_v he_o p._n 30._o mr._n g._n pass_v by_o the_o bishop_n unsaluted_a the_o learned_a mr._n mede_n confess_v that_o in_o those_o first_o time_n they_o have_v but_o one_o altar_n to_o a_o diocesan_n church_n this_o he_o confirm_v by_o instance_n out_o of_o justin_n martyr_n and_o out_o of_o cyprian_a ep._n 40.72_o 73._o de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccl._n etc._n etc._n mede_n of_o church_n p._n 48_o 49_o 50._o i_o will_v not_o contend_v with_o he_o about_o the_o number_n of_o church_n build_v at_o constantinople_n by_o constantine_n the_o great_a but_o it_o be_v very_o improbable_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v two_o hundred_o as_o he_o extravagant_o talk_v socrates_n mention_n but_o two_o nicephorus_n speak_v of_o three_o great_a temple_n whereof_o that_o of_o sophia_n which_o he_o ascribe_v to_o constantine_n be_v build_v by_o constantius_n his_o son_n and_o be_v but_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o temple_n of_o irene_n he_o speak_v also_o of_o four_o