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chap_n §_o 2._o ay_o tertullian_n apolog._n cap._n 39_o coena_fw-la nostra_fw-la de_fw-la nomine_fw-la rationem_fw-la svi_fw-la oftendit_fw-la id_fw-la voco_fw-la quod_fw-la dilectio_fw-la penes_fw-la graecos_n k_n epist_n ad_fw-la smyrnaeos_fw-la after_o a_o general_a prohibition_n against_o the_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n without_o the_o bishop_n and_o after_o a_o particular_a mention_n of_o the_o eucharist_n there_o follow_v further_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d m_o this_o order_n of_o oblation_n and_o invocation_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o ancient_a liturgy_n but_o be_v plain_o express_v by_o that_o ancient_n and_o venerable_a author_n irenaeus_n in_o the_o chapter_n above-cited_n e_o §_o iii_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maim_v de_fw-fr cult_a divino_fw-la tract_n 5.9.5_o e_z nehem._n 12.31_o then_o i_o bring_v up_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n upon_o the_o wall_n and_o appoint_v two_o great_a company_n of_o they_o that_o give_v thanks_o 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sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n be_v render_v most_o common_o in_o the_o greek_a of_o the_o septuagint_n so_o call_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o never_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o be_v notorious_a that_o the_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o neither_o do_v they_o always_o interpret_v that_o word_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o on_o the_o fame_n subject_n they_o once_o put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d levit._n 22.29_o and_o in_o another_o place_n we_o shall_v meet_v in_o the_o next_o section_n jerem._n 33.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o name_n by_o which_o our_o christian_a sacrament_n be_v also_o know_v the_o truth_n be_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v find_v in_o the_o septuagint_n in_o no_o sense_n but_o it_o be_v frequent_a in_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o aquila_n in_o his_o translation_n of_o amos_n 4.5_o use_v it_o for_o this_o very_a matter_n chap._n viii_o §_o i._o the_o distinction_n of_o clergy_n and_o laiety_n specify_v by_o tertullian_n that_o of_o bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n by_o he_o irenaeus_n also_o be_v his_o leader_n for_o the_o apostolical_a authority_n of_o bishop_n §_o ii_o and_o by_o ignatius_n as_o the_o other_o at_o least_o of_o the_o laiety_n and_o clergy_n by_o st._n clemens_n of_o rome_n §_o iii_o the_o first_o distinction_n derive_v from_o the_o language_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o office_n of_o the_o second_o from_o those_o of_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrim_n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o temple_n the_o upper_a part_n of_o our_o church_n be_v also_o suppose_v to_o answer_v the_o temple_n court_v of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o altar_n §_o i._o we_o come_v next_o to_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n express_v in_o the_o scripture_n under_o general_a name_n and_o which_o answer_v sufficient_o to_o those_o use_v by_o the_o jew_n but_o who_o signification_n be_v not_o in_o some_o case_n so_o well_o distinguish_v as_o to_o make_v out_o the_o parallel_n exact_o now_o the_o write_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n speak_v on_o these_o occasion_n more_o express_o and_o clear_v up_o the_o confusion_n cause_v by_o ambiguous_a word_n determine_v their_o sense_n by_o such_o a_o distinction_n of_o office_n as_o have_v all_o along_o obtain_v from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n certain_a it_o be_v from_o what_o we_o have_v already_o see_v of_o tertullian_n that_o in_o his_o time_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o century_n the_o office_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n be_v the_o principal_a office_n of_o the_o church_n and_o notorious_o distinct_a the_o power_n say_v he_o c_o he_o ch._n 6._o §._o 1._o c_o of_o confer_v baptism_n the_o high_a priest_n have_v who_o be_v the_o bishop_n then_o the_o priest_n and_o deacon_n but_o not_o without_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n to_o keep_v up_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o church_n without_o which_o peace_n can_v be_v preserve_v 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