order_n of_o rabbin_n above_o the_o ordinary_a rabbin_n who_o preside_v over_o they_o and_o be_v as_o the_o prince_n or_o father_n of_o the_o consistory_n heretofore_o second_o as_o the_o talmudist_n tell_v we_o there_o presbyter_n be_v indifferent_o of_o any_o tribe_n neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n who_o compose_v the_o great_a consistory_n of_o jerusalem_n 5._o jerusalem_n seld._n ibid._n cap._n 7._o §._o 5._o though_o that_o consistory_n in_o their_o opinion_n govern_v even_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o over_o all_o that_o officiate_v there_o etc._n there_o ibid._n cap._n 8._o cap._n 15._o §._o 12_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o truth_n be_v according_a to_o the_o modern_a tradition_n those_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v not_o so_o absolute_a in_o the_o temple_n nor_o of_o that_o consideration_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v by_o the_o scripture_n and_o by_o josephus_n and_o now_o at_o this_o 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semijejunia_fw-la by_o tertullian_n and_o be_v hold_v late_a by_o the_o appointment_n of_o montanus_n but_o before_o their_o time_n we_o know_v from_o hermes_n a_o author_n very_o ancient_a and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o second_o century_n that_o the_o station_n of_o the_o first_o christian_n be_v sometime_o keep_v as_o severe_o and_o that_o when_o they_o come_v at_o last_o to_o eat_v nothing_o be_v to_o be_v taste_v but_o bread_n and_o water_n that_o day_n ay_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o fast_a as_o this_o end_v in_o a_o moderate_a refreshment_n towards_o night_n be_v general_o to_o be_v understand_v when_o any_o great_a number_n of_o day_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fast_v together_o this_o fast_a be_v too_o suppose_a to_o have_v begin_v from_o the_o evening_n before_o when_o the_o star_n appear_v for_o then_o the_o day_n begin_v with_o the_o jew_n as_o well_o as_o with_o the_o athenian_n k_n but_o under_o this_o kind_n which_o allow_v some_o time_n for_o food_n in_o the_o 24_o hour_n the_o periodical_a day_n we_o may_v too_o reckon_v that_o manner_n of_o fast_v which_o forbid_v to_o eat_v or_o to_o drink_v while_o the_o sun_n be_v up_o the_o vulgar_a day_n but_o either_o give_v liberty_n all_o the_o night_n the_o fast_a of_o the_o mahometan_n during_o their_o month_n ramazan_n 22._o ramazan_n ricauâ—â—_n l._n 2._o c._n 22._o or_o else_o give_v leave_v to_o refresh_v themselves_o provide_v it_o be_v do_v before_o their_o first_o sleep_n as_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o all_o their_o ordinary_a fast_n 8._o fast_n maim_v de_fw-fr jejun_fw-fr c._n 1._o §._o 8._o the_o three_o sort_n be_v when_o they_o eat_v not_o at_o all_o the_o whole_a day_n from_o sunset_n or_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o star_n till_o the_o same_o season_n again_o as_o the_o jew_n now_o do_v in_o their_o strict_a fast_n as_o on_o the_o nine_o of_o their_o month_n ab_n or_o on_o
when_o he_o say_v etc._n say_v hebr._n 13.10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n we_o have_v a_o altar_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o eat_v who_o serve_v the_o tabernacle_n for_o they_o eat_v not_o of_o the_o oblation_n make_v for_o their_o sin_n as_o we_o do_v of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n by_o who_o by_o who_o body_n and_o in_o who_o name_n we_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n thanksgiving_n to_o god_n continual_o that_o be_v the_o fruit_n or_o oblation_n of_o our_o lip_n or_o which_o our_o lip_n have_v vow_v to_o return_v as_o well_o as_o what_o we_o do_v return_v with_o our_o li_n cease_v not_o to_o do_v good_a and_o to_o distribute_v both_o out_o of_o our_o oblation_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o substance_n for_o with_o such_o sacrifice_n such_o offering_n of_o our_o praise_n and_o good_n in_o the_o general_n and_o at_o the_o eucharist_n in_o particular_a god_n be_v well_o please_v §_o i._o do_v of_o this_o i_o need_v not_o have_v give_v a_o instance_n but_o there_o be_v one_o that_o will_v likewise_o serve_v to_o another_o purpose_n de_fw-fr coron_n cap._n 3._o eucharistiae_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la &_o in_o tempore_fw-la victus_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la mandatum_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la etiam_fw-la antelucanis_fw-la coetibus_fw-la nec_fw-la de_fw-la aliorum_fw-la manu_fw-la quam_fw-la praesidentium_fw-la sumimus_fw-la e_z the_o word_n be_v often_o use_v even_o in_o one_o chapter_n the_o 34th_o of_o his_o four_o book_n adversus_fw-la haeres_fw-la and_o i_o shall_v give_v but_o one_o instance_n in_o that_o fame_a passage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f_o just_a mart._n apol._n secunda_fw-la uti_fw-la vulgo_fw-la numeratur_fw-la prope_fw-la finem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o oblation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d likewise_o do_v g_o example_n will_v appeat_v in_o those_o passage_n to_o be_v produce_v in_o the_o next_o 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 whereof_o one_o go_v upon_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o wall_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o procession_n the_o jew_n suppose_v the_o bound_n of_o the_o holy_a city_n to_o have_v be_v determine_v and_o that_o the_o bread_n of_o thanksgiving_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n be_v therefore_o carry_v about_o now_o to_o mark_v its_o utmost_a limit_n and_o according_o by_o two_o great_a thanks_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o understand_v two_o great_a oblation_n of_o bread_n of_o thanks_o make_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v the_o whole_a sacrifice_n of_o thanks_o to_o stand_v here_o for_o the_o bread_n only_o and_o that_o only_o the_o leaven_a so_o rabbi_n salome_n on_o the_o place_n and_o maim_v in_o the_o book_n above_o mention_v tract_n 1._o cap._n 6._o §_o 12._o §_o iv_o ah_o i_o confess_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o it_o be_v case_n where_o we_o translate_v it_o a_o 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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their_o bishop_n with_o such_o a_o continue_a succession_n from_o the_o beginning_n as_o that_o the_o first_o bishop_n of_o they_o may_v have_v some_o apostle_n or_o apostolical_a man_n who_o continue_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o vouch_v for_o his_o author_n and_o predecessor_n for_o so_o the_o apostolical_a church_n bring_v down_o their_o pedigree_n as_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n reckon_v polycarp_n place_v there_o by_o st._n john_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n clemens_n ordain_v by_o st._n peter_n and_o as_o other_o church_n name_n those_o who_o be_v make_v bishop_n by_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o who_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o apostolical_a doctrine_n be_v transmit_v this_o be_v tertullian_n opinion_n and_o as_o it_o appear_v from_o his_o manner_n of_o deliver_v it_o be_v the_o general_a acknowledge_a opinion_n of_o that_o time_n but_o on_o the_o same_o argument_n irenaeus_n
all_o as_o there_o be_v common_o before_o it_o a_o portico_n and_o a_o piazza_n such_o room_n as_o these_o private_a man_n also_o build_v in_o great_a house_n and_o be_v christian_n may_v lend_v to_o the_o use_n of_o christian_a assembly_n whence_o as_o they_o say_v it_o afterward_o come_v that_o church_n be_v build_v in_o the_o same_o fashion_n retain_v also_o the_o name_n basilicae_fw-la now_o that_o those_o hall_n may_v have_v sometime_o and_o somewhere_o serve_v to_o that_o use_n and_o be_v very_o convenient_a for_o it_o may_v be_v grant_v but_o as_o one_o can_v think_v that_o the_o form_n of_o such_o a_o hall_n give_v occasion_n to_o the_o several_a rank_n and_o office_n of_o christian_n so_o neither_o to_o the_o building_n which_o be_v to_o be_v suit_v to_o they_o i_o shall_v rather_o suppose_v that_o the_o congruity_n of_o those_o two_o sort_n of_o aedifices_fw-la be_v accidental_a and_o that_o the_o name_n come_v from_o the_o similitude_n t_z there_o be_v indeed_o other_o who_o take_v the_o module_n of_o our_o church_n from_o the_o jew_n but_o either_o from_o their_o synagogue_n or_o from_o the_o temple_n house_n consist_v of_o the_o h_n fig._n 1._o porch_n the_o holy_a i_o and_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n k_o whereas_o the_o synagogue_n go_v but_o half_a way_n and_o neither_o now_o have_v nor_o ever_o pretend_v to_o a_o altar_n and_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n and_o table_n of_o shewbread_n which_o be_v in_o the_o house_n be_v we_o know_v in_o the_o outer_a part_n and_o not_o in_o the_o inmost_a the_o holy_a of_o holies_n it_o appear_v therefore_o that_o the_o temple_n as_o it_o consist_v of_o its_o several_a court_n be_v rather_o the_o pattern_n which_o the_o christian_n follow_v for_o the_o place_n of_o their_o worship_n for_o as_o for_o the_o house_n as_o it_o may_v before_o have_v be_v a_o imitation_n of_o the_o heaven_n the_o holy_a of_o holies_n represent_v the_o three_o heaven_n so_o now_o it_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v no_o long_o on_o earth_n but_o change_v into_o that_o not_o make_v with_o hand_n into_o which_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v now_o enter_v with_o his_o own_o blood_n as_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n observe_v 24._o observe_v hebr._n 9.11_o 12_o 24._o we_o all_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n wait_v without_o in_o expectation_n of_o his_o return_n and_o until_o that_o his_o come_n again_o by_o his_o particular_a command_n continue_v to_o celebrate_v the_o joyful_a memorial_n of_o that_o sacrifice_n with_o which_o he_o appear_v now_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n for_o we_o but_o to_o return_v to_o my_o argument_n whatever_o may_v become_v of_o the_o conjecture_n concern_v the_o figure_n of_o our_o church_n this_o be_v certain_a by_o the_o express_a declaration_n of_o the_o scripture_n 2._o scripture_n see_v repart_n 2._o ch._n 2._o §._o 2._o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o our_o profession_n and_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n all_o the_o several_a bishop_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v as_o so_o many_o sagans_n or_o vicar_n of_o that_o high_a priest_n officiate_a at_o their_o several_a altar_n with_o equal_a and_o among_o themselves_o independent_a authority_n y_o under_o his_o direction_n the_o presbyter_n be_v as_o priest_n assist_v that_o their_o vice_n high_a priest_n in_o their_o several_a station_n and_o the_o deacon_n as_o levite_n attend_v and_o administer_v unto_o they_o so_o be_v our_o bishop_n representative_n of_o our_o saviour_n either_o as_o he_o be_v our_o prince_n or_o our_o priest_n his_o deputy_n both_o in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o thus_o as_o the_o father_n of_o the_o consistory_n with_o the_o jew_n the_o precedent_n under_o the_o prince_n may_v have_v be_v proper_o enough_o style_v by_o the_o title_n signify_v a_o bishop_n or_o superintendent_n so_o we_o actual_o know_v that_o the_o vice_n high_a priest_n who_o now_o the_o jew_n call_v sagan_n be_v heretofore_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n 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