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the_o apostle_n in_o other_o place_n and_o so_o continue_v by_o succession_n from_o they_o until_o these_o day_n unless_o when_o their_o succession_n be_v interrupt_v by_o war_n or_o schism_n or_o persecution_n but_o to_o come_v to_o a_o diocesan_n lord_n bishop_n rule_v by_o his_o sole_a power_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o chief_a matter_n now_o in_o question_n such_o a_o bishop_n say_v he_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v be_v establish_v in_o ambrose_n jerom_n and_o augustine_n time_n it_o may_v be_v it_o seem_v not_o so_o to_o master_n jacob_n but_o it_o seem_v so_o to_o zozomene_n that_o saint_n ambrose_n himself_o do_v rule_v like_o a_o lord_n bishop_n 24._o sozom._n l._n 7._o ca._n 24._o by_o his_o sole_a authority_n when_o meet_v the_o emperor_n theodosius_n as_o he_o go_v to_o church_n without_o any_o consent_n or_o consultation_n have_v with_o other_o priest_n on_o a_o sudden_a take_v he_o by_o the_o gown_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o people_n interdict_v he_o both_o from_o the_o holy_a communion_n &_o the_o church_n for_o the_o offence_n he_o have_v commit_v and_o the_o emperor_n obey_v his_o authority_n his_o word_n be_v these_o imperator_fw-la quum_fw-la mediolanum_n venisset_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la processit_fw-la ut_fw-la oraret_fw-la sed_fw-la quùm_fw-la ad_fw-la ostium_fw-la iam_fw-la pernenisset_fw-la occurrit_fw-la et_fw-la ambrose_n eius_fw-la civitatis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la &_o apprehensâ_fw-la illius_fw-la purpû-â_a in_fw-la praeâ—entiâ_fw-la populi_fw-la siste_v gradum_fw-la inquit_fw-la homini_fw-la enim_fw-la ob_fw-la peccata_fw-la prophano_fw-la &_o manus_fw-la innoxio_fw-la sanguine_fw-la comaculatas_fw-la habenti_fw-la faâ—_n non_fw-la est_fw-la antequam_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la egerit_fw-la vel_fw-la sacrum_fw-la ingredi_fw-la solium_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la divinorum_fw-la mysteriorum_fw-la communionem_fw-la admitti_fw-la imperator_fw-la libertatem_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la admiratuâ—_n cogitationibus_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la accusantibus_fw-la regressus_fw-la est_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la compunctus_fw-la the_o emperor_n when_o he_o come_v to_o millanie_n go_v towards_o the_o church_n to_o pray_v when_o he_o be_v but_o at_o the_o door_n ambrose_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n run_v to_o he_o catch_v he_o by_o his_o purple_a robe_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o people_n command_v he_o to_o stay_v there_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v he_o have_v defile_v his_o hand_n with_o innocent_a blood_n to_o go_v into_o the_o church_n nor_o to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o sacrament_n before_o he_o have_v show_v himself_o penitent_a the_o emperor_n marvel_v at_o the_o great_a spirit_n of_o the_o bishop_n his_o conscience_n prick_v he_o upon_o his_o remorse_n he_o go_v back_o and_o repent_v and_o afterward_o more_o plain_o he_o say_v ambrose_n imperatorem_fw-la insimulans_fw-la ut_fw-la consentaneum_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la arcuit_n &_o à _fw-la communione_fw-la seclusit_fw-la ambrose_n lay_v to_o the_o emperor_n his_o charge_n his_o crime_n which_o he_o commit_v as_o it_o do_v behoove_v he_o thrust_v he_o out_o of_o the_o church_n &_o seclude_v he_o from_o the_o communion_n in_o this_o story_n that_o action_n be_v ascribe_v sole_o unto_o the_o bishop_n no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o any_o other_o who_o consent_n be_v require_v though_o soon_o after_o we_o doubt_v not_o say_v master_n jacob_n it_o take_v place_n in_o the_o church_n therefore_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n the_o office_n of_o lord_n bishop_n rule_v by_o his_o sole_a authority_n be_v of_o great_a antiquity_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o eldership_n which_o be_v but_o a_o novelty_n and_o never_o prevail_v until_o our_o age_n and_o that_o but_o in_o some_o few_o church_n and_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v something_o for_o the_o justification_n of_o bishop_n rule_v by_o their_o sole_a authority_n timothy_n and_o titus_n be_v such_o bishop_n master_n jacob_n repli_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o he_o say_v the_o apostle_n do_v not_o ordain_v minister_n nor_o censure_v offender_n by_o their_o sole_a authority_n much_o less_o than_o timothy_n and_o titus_n which_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o apostle_n for_o answer_v to_o his_o reply_n which_o consist_v of_o nothing_o but_o manifest_a untruth_n i_o do_v instance_n in_o s._n peter_n which_o by_o his_o sole_a authority_n censure_v ananias_n &_o suphira_n when_o they_o lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n smite_v they_o with_o present_a death_n &_o st._n paul_n which_o alone_o censure_v elymas_n the_o sorcerer_n when_o he_o smite_v he_o 11_o acts._n 5._o act._n 13._o 11_o with_o blindness_n for_o seek_v to_o pervert_v the_o deputy_n from_o the_o faith_n and_o both_o these_o censure_n be_v then_o in_o the_o place_n of_o excommunication_n 2._o vide_fw-la bucerum_fw-la dè_fw-la clavibus_fw-la 1._o cor._n 16._o 22._o anathema_n marannatha_fw-mi politiae_fw-la judaicae_n c._n 2._o which_o be_v now_o the_o ordinary_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o beside_o that_o saint_n paul_n by_o his_o sole_a authority_n excommunicate_v in_o general_a all_o that_o love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n even_o under_o the_o time_n of_o nature_n henoch_n as_o cornelius_n berâ—ram_n write_v in_o his_o book_n print_v at_o geneva_n and_o allow_v of_o by_o that_o church_n do_v alone_o anathema_n illud_fw-la solenne_fw-fr suoe_fw-la aetatis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la proponere_fw-la quod_fw-la extat_fw-la judae_fw-la ver_fw-la 14_o &_o 15._o pronounce_v that_o solemn_a sentence_n of_o excommunication_n against_o the_o man_n of_o his_o time_n of_o which_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o s._n jude_n ver_fw-la 14._o &_o 15._o behold_v the_o lord_n come_v with_o thousand_o of_o his_o saint_n to_o give_v judgement_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o do_v saint_n ambrose_n by_o their_o example_n and_o as_o for_o make_v minister_n our_o bishop_n do_v not_o confer_v order_n alone_o but_o assist_v with_o other_o minister_n which_o join_v with_o they_o in_o prayer_n &_o imposition_n of_o hand_n yet_o still_o the_o chief_a authority_n rest_v in_o bishop_n as_o s._n paul_n write_v to_o titus_n for_o this_o cause_n i_o leave_v thou_o in_o crete_n that_o thou_o shall_v ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n and_o to_o timothy_n 5._o tit_n 1_o 5._o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n by_o which_o word_n it_o appear_v that_o ordination_n &_o imposition_n of_o hand_n belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n 22._o 1._o tit_n 5._o 22._o principal_o and_o to_o the_o inferior_a minister_n but_o as_o assistant_n to_o the_o bishop_n but_o that_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o man_n to_o censure_v offender_n &_o rule_v by_o their_o sole_a authority_n the_o place_n of_o scripture_n do_v make_v it_o so_o plain_a that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v deny_v rebuke_v 21._o 1._o tim_n â—_o v._o 1._o 9_o 11._o 17._o 19_o 21._o not_o a_o elder_a but_o exhort_v he_o as_o a_o father_n let_v not_o a_o widow_n be_v take_v into_o the_o number_n under_o 60_o year_n old_a refuse_v the_o young_a widow_n the_o elder_n that_o rule_v well_o let_v they_o be_v have_v in_o double_a honour_n observe_v these_o thing_n without_o prefer_v one_o before_o another_o &_o do_v nothing_o partial_o receive_v no_o accusation_n against_o a_o elder_n but_o under_o 2._o or_o 3_o witness_n second_o he_o say_v that_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v grant_v that_o timothy_n &_o titus_n rule_v by_o their_o sole_a anthoritie_n it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o therefore_o our_o bishop_n may_v do_v the_o like_a his_o reason_n be_v this_o for_o say_v he_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o bishop_n neither_o be_v they_o proper_o call_v bishop_n because_o they_o be_v not_o affix_v to_o certain_a place_n but_o often_o remove_v to_o other_o church_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v which_o reason_n i_o refute_v by_o manifest_a text_n for_o as_o much_o as_o timothy_n be_v affix_v to_o ephesus_n as_o his_o proper_a charge_n and_o so_o titus_n to_o crete_n as_o to_o his_o peculiar_a place_n witness_v the_o apostle_n i_o besougbt_v thou_o to_o abide_v still_o in_o ephesus_n for_o this_o cause_n have_v i_o leave_v 5._o 1._o tim._n 1._o 3_o tit._n 1._o 5._o thou_o in_o crete_n that_o thou_o shall_v continue_v there_o to_o redress_v the_o thing_n that_o remain_v but_o what_o then_o though_o they_o afterward_o remove_v and_o be_v call_v to_o other_o place_n so_o be_v our_o bishop_n also_o and_o private_a pastor_n oftentimes_o call_v from_o one_o congregation_n to_o another_o i_o can_v deny_v but_o the_o cannon_n law_n have_v determine_v that_o bishop_n shall_v not_o remove_v from_o one_o bishopric_n to_o another_o without_o some_o urgent_a cause_n as_o when_o they_o be_v require_v by_o another_o church_n their_o gift_n be_v think_v fit_a for_o a_o great_a charge_n and_o the_o law_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o first_o general_a council_n of_o nice_a which_o so_o conclude_v episcopus_fw-la presbyter_n aut_fw-la diaconus_fw-la non_fw-la aebet_fw-la transferri_fw-la ab_fw-la unâ_fw-la civitate_fw-la ad_fw-la aâ—iam_fw-la quia_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la contrà _fw-la regulas_fw-la
&_o si_fw-la transferatur_fw-la 16._o concilij_fw-la niceni_n 1._o can_n 15._o &_o 16._o mitti_fw-la debet_fw-la ad_fw-la civitatem_fw-la ubi_fw-la primò_fw-la oraâ—ââ—us_fw-la fuit_fw-la it_o be_v against_o the_o canon_n that_o bishop_n priest_n deacon_n shall_v be_v translate_v and_o therefore_o if_o any_o be_v so_o translate_v let_v they_o be_v dismiss_v and_o send_v back_o to_o the_o place_n to_o which_o they_o be_v first_o appoint_v and_o qui_fw-la discedit_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la fibi_fw-la commissa_fw-la ad_fw-la aliam_fw-la excommunicetur_fw-la &_o reverti_fw-la cogatur_fw-la who_o so_o remove_v from_o one_o church_n to_o another_o let_v he_o be_v excommunicate_v &_o force_v to_o his_o first_o charge_n but_o these_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o man_n we_o find_v nothing_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n why_o bishop_n may_v not_o be_v translate_v neither_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o timothy_n and_o titus_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v for_o bishop_n because_o they_o remove_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o last_o of_o all_o patriarchical_a church_n say_v he_o begin_v sometime_o before_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a i_o answer_v therefore_o they_o be_v of_o more_o credit_n than_o the_o presbytery_n which_o begin_v but_o with_o master_n caluin_n and_o as_o for_o that_o council_n it_o be_v in_o the_o pure_a age_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n before_o corruption_n creep_v in_o it_o be_v the_o first_o general_a council_n and_o therefore_o of_o great_a authority_n call_v by_o the_o emperor_n and_o not_o by_o the_o pope_n and_o therefore_o free_a from_o suspicion_n a_o greek_a and_o not_o a_o latin_a council_n therefore_o more_o sincere_a and_o whereas_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o that_o patriarchical_a bishop_n begin_v but_o sometime_o before_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a it_o seem_v to_o the_o council_n itself_o that_o they_o begin_v long_o before_o because_o the_o canon_n itself_o speak_v in_o this_o manner_n seruetur_fw-la antiqua_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la ut_fw-la episcopus_fw-la alexandrinus_n habeat_fw-la potestatem_fw-la in_o aegyptum_fw-la pentapolin_n libiam_fw-la quià _fw-la &_o episcopo_fw-la 6._o council_n nicen_n 1_o can._n 6._o romano_n parilis_fw-la mos_fw-la est_fw-la sie_fw-fr apud_fw-la antiochiam_fw-la &_o ceteras_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la sva_fw-la privilegia_fw-la seruentur_fw-la let_v the_o ancient_a custom_n be_v keep_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n have_v his_o jurisdiction_n over_o egypt_n pentapolis_n and_o libya_n because_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v the_o like_a custom_n so_o let_v the_o church_n of_o antiochia_n and_o other_o church_n keep_v their_o privilege_n but_o if_o patriarchicall_a church_n be_v of_o such_o reverend_a antiquity_n and_o allow_v of_o by_o so_o venerable_a a_o council_n that_o make_v much_o for_o the_o credit_n and_o dignity_n of_o diocesan_n church_n which_o be_v more_o ancient_a and_o of_o less_o jurisdiction_n and_o not_o so_o subject_a to_o envy_v and_o never_o unto_o papacy_n as_o the_o patriarchicall_a church_n be_v it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o the_o father_n which_o be_v present_a in_o that_o council_n be_v provincial_a diocesan_n and_o patriarchicall_a bishop_n rule_v by_o their_o sole_a authority_n and_o concern_v the_o credit_n of_o that_o council_n with_o the_o other_o three_o follow_v which_o be_v ecumenical_a as_o that_o be_v gregory_n affirm_v that_o their_o doctrine_n and_o decree_n be_v consonant_a to_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o 4._o evangelist_n and_o no_o way_n to_o be_v impeach_v and_o master_n jacob_n his_o own_o doctor_n who_o he_o rationem_fw-la grëg_v li._n 1._o epist_n 24._o pag._n 31._o respon_n ad_fw-la 4._o campiani_n rationem_fw-la call_v the_o reverend_a master_n whitaker_n give_v as_o large_a a_o testimony_n of_o they_o say_v et_fw-la nos_fw-la illorum_fw-la quatuor_fw-la conciliorum_fw-la saluberimam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la planissimè_fw-la confitemur_fw-la master_n jacob_n therefore_o must_v either_o deny_v the_o authority_n of_o his_o own_o doctor_n and_o of_o this_o council_n which_o no_o learned_a man_n will_v do_v or_o else_o subscribe_v to_o the_o state_n of_o diocesan_n bishop_n rule_v by_o their_o sole_a authority_n which_o hitherto_o he_o have_v impugn_a of_o cathedral_n church_n in_o defence_n of_o cathedral_n church_n we_o have_v to_o allege_v monar_n platima_n dè_fw-la vitis_fw-la pontificum_fw-la carion_n in_o annâ—l_n monar_n that_o till_o the_o time_n of_o dionysius_n pope_n of_o rome_n no_o other_o kind_n of_o church_n ministerial_a be_v ever_o hear_v of_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n for_o from_o adam_n to_o moses_n there_o be_v no_o church_n ministerial_a at_o all_o in_o moses_n his_o time_n a_o tabernacle_n be_v erect_v by_o god_n commandment_n which_o stand_v in_o steed_n of_o a_o church_n for_o all_o the_o land_n of_o judaea_n and_o be_v to_o be_v carry_v up_o and_o down_o until_o the_o day_n of_o solomon_n but_o solomon_n erect_v 47._o ex_v 25._o 40._o 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prophet_n have_v foretell_v and_o especialle_v esay_n where_o he_o say_v 60._o esa_n 60._o thy_o heart_n shall_v be_v astonish_v and_o enlarge_v because_o the_o multude_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o and_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o gentile_n shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o the_o multitude_n of_o camel_n shall_v cover_v thou_o the_o dromedary_n of_o midian_a and_o of_o ephah_n they_o of_o sheba_n shall_v bring_v gold_n and_o incense_n and_o show_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n sure_o the_o isle_n shall_v wait_v for_o i_o and_o the_o ship_n of_o thaâ—sis_n as_o at_o the_o beginning_n that_o they_o may_v bring_v thy_o son_n from_o far_o and_o their_o silver_n and_o their_o gold_n with_o they_o to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n because_o he_o have_v glorify_v thou_o the_o son_n of_o stranger_n shall_v build_v up_o thy_o wall_n and_o their_o king_n shall_v minister_v unto_o thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o nation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o will_v not_o serve_v thou_o shall_v perish_v and_o those_o nation_n shall_v be_v utter_o destroy_v the_o glory_n of_o lebanon_n shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o the_o fir_n the_o elm_n the_o box_n to_o beautify_v the_o place_n of_o my_o sanctuary_n for_o i_o will_v glorify_v the_o place_n of_o my_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o they_o that_o afflict_v thou_o shall_v come_v and_o bow_n unto_o thou_o all_o they_o that_o despise_v thou_o shall_v fall_v down_o at_o the_o soul_n of_o thy_o foot_n &c_n &c_n thou_o shall_v suck_v the_o milk_n of_o the_o gentile_n thou_o shall_v suck_v the_o breast_n of_o king_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o reader_n may_v be_v yet_o better_o satisfy_v flacius_n jilyricus_n scripturae_fw-la in_o clavi_fw-la scripturae_fw-la divide_v glory_n to_o be_v two_o fold_n the_o one_o of_o god_n the_o other_o of_o man_n and_o as_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n it_o can_v be_v understand_v in_o this_o place_n but_o of_o man_n only_o because_o he_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v only_a man_n again_o he_o divide_v the_o glory_n of_o man_n either_o into_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a in_o heaven_n or_o temporal_a upon_o the_o earth_n but_o the_o latter_a only_o be_v understand_v because_o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o ministry_n which_o ministry_n be_v temporal_a and_o must_v cease_v after_o this_o life_n even_o as_o also_o then_o faith_n and_o hope_n must_v cease_v only_a love_n must_v endure_v three_o he_o divide_v this_o temporal_a glory_n of_o man_n into_o gloriam_fw-la fame_n 13_o 1._o cor._n 13_o &_o bonitatis_fw-la rei_fw-la the_o glory_n of_o word_n and_o of_o matter_n and_o substance_n the_o glory_n of_o word_n or_o fame_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o fame_n and_o good_a report_n of_o other_o man_n which_o be_v chief_o in_o they_o which_o do_v glorify_v we_o and_o not_o in_o ourselves_o which_o be_v glorify_v and_o magnify_v but_o the_o glory_n which_o be_v not_o in_o word_n but_o substance_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o man_n do_v praise_n and_o magnify_v we_o be_v our_o riches_n honour_n authority_n all_o outward_a ornament_n which_o stir_v up_o the_o outward_a sense_n and_o man_n affection_n to_o admiration_n of_o our_o person_n place_n and_o call_v be_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o this_o place_n as_o appeareth_z by_o these_o reason_n first_o the_o glory_n of_o fame_n be_v define_v by_o illyricus_n and_o also_o by_o melancthon_n in_o his_o common_a place_n to_o be_v approbatio_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la rectè_fw-la iudicantis_fw-la &_o alâ—crum_fw-la rectè_fw-la iudicantium_fw-la the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n approve_v we_o that_o we_o have_v walk_v sincere_o and_o the_o report_n of_o other_o man_n consent_v in_o judgement_n with_o we_o that_o we_o have_v so_o walk_v but_o in_o that_o sense_n we_o can_v be_v more_o glorious_a than_o aaron_n and_o moses_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n because_o they_o be_v man_n of_o as_o holy_a life_n as_o we_o and_o walk_v every_o way_n as_o sincere_o in_o their_o call_n as_o we_o do_v in_o our_o vocation_n and_o be_v as_o please_v to_o god_n and_o as_o well_o approve_v of_o god_n people_n as_o we_o be_v second_o it_o be_v unworthy_a of_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o play_v the_o so_o phister_n in_o this_o place_n and_o to_o use_v aequivocation_n of_o the_o word_n glory_n as_o if_o by_o their_o glory_n and_o we_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n for_o than_o it_o be_v no_o just_a comparison_n for_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v compare_v together_o must_v agree_v in_o that_o thing_n in_o which_o they_o be_v compare_v therefore_o be_v compare_v in_o glory_n they_o must_v agree_v in_o the_o same_o glory_n only_o they_o must_v differ_v secundum_fw-la magis_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la be_v compare_v not_o in_o the_o positive_a but_o in_o the_o comparative_a degreee_v one_o must_v be_v more_o glorious_a than_o another_o so_o then_o the_o glory_n of_o one_o be_v outward_a in_o pomp_n and_o state_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o other_o must_v also_o be_v so_o but_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n three_o if_o some_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o ignorant_a as_o to_o say_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o our_o ministry_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n of_o righteousness_n and_o of_o that_o which_o must_v remain_v i_o answer_v that_o can_v be_v for_o then_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n shall_v consist_v in_o letter_n death_n condemnation_n &c_n &c_n but_o that_o be_v disprove_v by_o the_o text_n itself_o which_o show_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o that_o ministry_n but_o the_o glory_n consist_v in_o the_o brightness_n of_o moses_n his_o face_n therefore_o i_o say_v spirit_n life_n righteousness_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o our_o ministry_n and_o not_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o &_o the_o cause_n why_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o glorious_a than_o the_o old_a priesthood_n be_v four_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o scope_n and_o drift_n of_o saint_n paul_n in_o that_o place_n it_o be_v to_o magnify_v himself_o and_o credit_v his_o call_n that_o so_o it_o may_v not_o be_v bring_v into_o contempt_n as_o poor_a and_o beggarly_a which_o be_v inglorious_a for_o say_v thou_o do_v we_o begin_v to_o praise_v ourselves_o need_n we_o as_o some_o other_o a_o epistle_n of_o commendation_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o need_v not_o to_o commend_v himself_o he_o need_v not_o man_n commendation_n to_o credit_n his_o ministry_n for_o as_o much_o as_o his_o call_n be_v of_o sufficient_a credit_n of_o itself_o and_o his_o own_o person_n credit_v by_o it_o three_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o by_o the_o corinthian_n themselves_o to_o who_o he_o do_v minister_v second_o by_o that_o which_o be_v inward_a in_o his_o ministry_n as_o spirit_n life_n righteousness_n three_o by_o that_o which_o be_v outward_a and_o apparent_a to_o the_o eye_n and_o that_o be_v glory_n now_o lest_o any_o man_n shall_v object_v out_o of_o saint_n chrysostome_n theophilactus_fw-la aquinas_n and_o other_o that_o in_o their_o interpretation_n of_o that_o place_n of_o saint_n paul_n they_o affirm_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o ministry_n be_v no_o such_o glory_n as_o be_v visible_a and_o subject_a to_o outward_a sense_n i_o confess_v that_o when_o saint_n paul_n write_v that_o epistle_n it_o be_v not_o so_o of_o fact_n although_o it_o be_v so_o of_o right_n it_o can_v not_o be_v then_o outward_o glorious_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o present_a persecution_n the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o establish_v by_o prince_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n speak_v not_o so_o much_o of_o the_o glory_n which_o then_o be_v as_o of_o that_o which_o in_o the_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v afterward_o be_v when_o the_o world_n be_v convert_v for_o his_o word_n be_v these_o pâ—s_o oâ—châ—_n mallon_n e_fw-la diaconia_fw-la thou_fw-mi pneumatos_fw-la estai_fw-fr en_fw-fr doxe_n how_o shall_v not_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v more_o glorious_a where_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n as_o of_o a_o thing_n in_o due_a time_n to_o be_v perform_v and_o not_o present_a and_o therefore_o where_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o present_a tense_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n pollo_n mallon_n perisseuâ—i_fw-la e_fw-la diaconia_fw-la tes_fw-fr dicaiosunes_fw-fr en_fw-fr doxe_n much_o more_o do_v the_o ministration_n of_o righteousness_n exceed_v in_o glory_n as_o it_o be_v a_o figure_n call_v enalloge_n temporis_fw-la where_o one_o tense_n be_v use_v for_o another_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o event_n which_o be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o all_o