this_o case_n the_o line_n will_v be_v right_a enough_o and_o all_o that_o can_v be_v say_v be_v that_o there_o be_v one_o usurper_n in_o the_o line_n of_o jurisdiction_n who_o never_o be_v within_o the_o line_n of_o order_n and_o consequent_o can_v make_v no_o intercision_n in_o it_o and_o perhaps_o to_o prevent_v any_o irregularity_n in_o the_o succession_n of_o that_o order_n the_o apostle_n give_v the_o example_n and_o the_o church_n enjoin_v that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v ordain_v by_o three_o at_o least_o etc._n apâ—…st_n c._n 1._o con._n nican_n c._n 4._o con._n areâ—…_n c._n 21._o con._n laodic_n c._n 12._o con._n paris_n 1._o c._n 6_o etc._n etc._n and_o likewise_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v constitute_v with_o the_o approbation_n of_o his_o metropolitan_a and_o comprovincials_a which_o practice_n be_v certain_o a_o very_a great_a security_n to_o the_o right_a succession_n it_o be_v not_o very_o likely_a that_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o a_o province_n shall_v be_v so_o extreme_o careless_a to_o suffer_v a_o irregular_a ordination_n and_o the_o person_n concern_v to_o consecrate_v all_o void_a of_o that_o character_n which_o they_o pretend_v to_o bestow_v after_o all_o that_o ever_o any_o abbot_n that_o be_v no_o bishop_n do_v ordain_v bishop_n i_o do_v utter_o deny_v adamnanuâ—…_n in_o his_o life_n of_o columba_n primorâ—…_n adamn_v vit._n col._n usher_n primorâ—…_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o bishop_n in_o the_o abbey_n of_o hylas_n and_o that_o there_o be_v always_o one_o reside_v there_o be_v confirm_v by_o bishop_n usher_n out_o of_o the_o vlsleâ—…_n annal_n and_o perhaps_o the_o bishop_n of_o dâ—…nkeld_n as_o the_o learned_a bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n conjecture_n join_v in_o the_o consecration_n of_o bishop_n aldan_n finan_n 102._o bp._n of_o st._n asaph_n of_o â—…h_n gou._n p._n 102._o and_o colman_n have_v the_o like_a ordination_n but_o tuda_n the_o next_o in_o succession_n be_v ordain_v a_o bishop_n among_o the_o south_n scot_n in_o 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sac._n ord._n non_fw-la facile_fw-la credeâ—…em_fw-la victor_n in_o sum_n num._n 237._o quem_fw-la seq_fw-la vivald_v in_o candle_n aureo_fw-la p._n 1._o tit_n de_fw-fr sacram._n ordin_n num._n 17._o in_o fine_a asserenti_fw-la se_fw-la vidisse_fw-la quandam_fw-la bullam_fw-la papae_fw-la concedentem_fw-la facultatem_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la conferendi_fw-la diac._n &_o sub._n diac._n barbos_n past_a p._n 2._o al._n 3._o n._n 4._o ap._n c._n 67._o nicaen_fw-la c._n 19_o con._n c._n p._n c._n 4_o bishop_n bramhâ—…ll_v bishop_n pearson_n the_o present_a bishop_n of_o worcester_n and_o st._n asaph_n and_o mr._n dodwell_n have_v so_o full_o answer_v this_o business_n of_o hylas_n that_o a_o man_n will_v wonder_v at_o the_o confidence_n of_o this_o gent._n that_o he_o shall_v still_o hope_v to_o impose_v the_o same_o mistake_v upon_o the_o world_n nor_o do_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n allow_v that_o a_o abbot_n who_o be_v no_o bishop_n shall_v consecrate_v a_o bishop_n they_o be_v so_o far_o 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the_o
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sect._n 1_o and_o therefore_o unless_o he_o have_v be_v more_o particular_a about_o that_o this_o first_o branch_n of_o t._n w_n description_n may_v stand_v and_o yet_o neither_o the_o greek_a or_o any_o eastern_a church_n be_v exclude_v second_o to_o partake_v of_o the_o same_o table_n it_o be_v true_a t._n w._n do_v not_o mean_v the_o same_o individual_a table_n as_o the_o gentleman_n right_o suppose_v and_o yet_o he_o mean_v something_o more_o than_o bare_o the_o same_o eucharist_n in_o specie_fw-la heretic_n and_o schismatic_n may_v deliver_v the_o same_o eucharist_n in_o specie_fw-la and_o yet_o he_o that_o communicate_v with_o either_o be_v not_o thereby_o in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n three_o to_o join_v all_o in_o the_o same_o holy_a prayer_n and_o supplication_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_o t._n w._n do_v not_o hereby_o excommunicate_a all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n for_o although_o the_o form_n of_o holy_a prayer_n etc._n etc._n be_v different_a in_o 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use_v for_o the_o break_n of_o a_o net_n john_n 21.11_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o english_a mend_v their_o net_n mat._n 4.21_o and_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v oppose_v in_o the_o literal_a sense_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a nor_o be_v the_o corinthian_n all_o agree_v in_o the_o great_a gospel_n truth_n as_o mr._n h._n ignorant_o suppose_v p._n 11._o the_o resurrection_n be_v sure_o to_o be_v number_v among_o the_o great_a gospel-truths_n and_o yet_o many_o of_o the_o corinthian_n deny_v it_o which_o give_v occasion_n to_o st._n paul_n so_o strenuous_o to_o assert_v it_o in_o the_o 15_o chapter_n of_o this_o first_o epistle_n 1._o clem._n rom._n p._n 60._o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n vid._n chrysost_n &_o theodoretum_n in_o locum_fw-la vid._n hammond_n in_o cap._n 7._o v._n 1._o and_o st._n clemens_n romanus_n in_o his_o that_o marriage_n be_v lawful_a and_o fornication_n otherwise_o be_v i_o suppose_v considerable_a gospel-truths_n and_o yet_o the_o corinthian_a schismatic_n allow_v and_o practise_v fornication_n even_o such_o as_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o heathen_n and_o no_o where_o scarce_o in_o use_n except_o among_o the_o brutish_a arab_n viz._n that_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v his_o father_n wife_n cap._n 5.1_o and_o yet_o this_o do_v by_o a_o doctor_n of_o some_o church_n in_o achaia_n within_o the_o corinthian_a precinct_n according_a to_o st._n chrysostom_n and_o theodoret_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o admit_v to_o be_v a_o partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a mystery_n but_o likewise_o he_o have_v obtain_v
est_fw-la burrhus_n afranius_n sub_fw-la nerone_n burrho_fw-la mortuo_fw-la duo_fw-la praefecti_fw-la praetorio_fw-la constituti_fw-la suâ—…t_fw-la ut_fw-la unius_fw-la successores_fw-la pear_n de_fw-fr success_n diss_n 1._o c.ix_o ubi_fw-la plura_fw-la in_o huius_fw-la argumenti_fw-la fidem_fw-la allata_fw-la legas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jos_n l._n 11._o c._n ult_n augustus_n constantinus_n in_o suburbana_fw-la villa_n nicomediâ—…_n tricessimo_fw-la &_o primo_fw-la imperii_fw-la svi_fw-la anno_fw-la diem_fw-la functus_fw-la est_fw-la liberis_fw-la de_fw-la successione_n 〈◊〉_d orbis_n testamento_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la scriptis_fw-la ruffin_n h._n e._n l._n 1._o c._n 11._o it_o sure_o justify_v the_o present_a ordination_n by_o a_o single_a bishop_n but_o if_o other_o join_v with_o he_o in_o imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o the_o gent._n suppose_v in_o the_o follow_a p._n t._n w._n be_v not_o much_o out_o several_a of_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n be_v style_v apostle_n by_o the_o ancient_n as_o well_o as_o the_o twelve_o and_o therefore_o before_o he_o have_v condemn_v t.w._n he_o ought_v to_o have_v tell_v we_o who_o those_o be_v that_o lay_v on_o hand_n with_o st._n paul_n and_o to_o demonstrate_v they_o unworthy_a of_o that_o title_n but_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o justify_v t._n w._n that_o what_o be_v do_v only_o by_o one_o have_v be_v common_o say_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o apostle_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o be_v colleague_n and_o partner_n in_o the_o same_o apostleship_n i_o dare_v answer_n for_o t._n w._n that_o this_o man_n notion_n of_o a_o proper_a succession_n never_o enter_v into_o his_o head_n no_o man_n beside_o blondel_n and_o his_o quarrelsome_a brethren_n ever_o reckon_v it_o improper_a to_o call_v two_o person_n the_o successor_n of_o one_o when_o real_o they_o be_v so_o when_o two_o person_n be_v heir_n to_o one_o in_o the_o same_o estate_n or_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o authority_n they_o be_v call_v by_o civilian_n and_o i_o believe_v not_o improper_o haeredes_fw-la or_o successores_fw-la partiarii_fw-la when_o the_o roman_a empire_n become_v divide_v i_o will_v fain_o know_v whether_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o jovian_a etc._n etc._n have_v no_o successor_n and_o i_o hope_v the_o gent._n will_v allow_v their_o majesty_n k._n w._n and_o q._n m._n to_o be_v call_v the_o successor_n of_o k._n j._n without_o any_o great_a absurdity_n and_o as_o there_o be_v instance_n enough_o to_o be_v give_v of_o two_o person_n succeed_v one_o in_o his_o secular_a estate_n and_o authority_n so_o i_o know_v no_o reason_n why_o two_o bishop_n may_v not_o as_o well_o succeed_v one_o apostle_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a the_o large_a the_o apostle_n province_n be_v the_o more_o division_n it_o be_v capable_a of_o and_o consequent_o the_o more_o successor_n he_o may_v have_v timothy_n may_v succeed_v he_o at_o ephesus_n titus_n in_o crete_n etc._n etc._n nor_o do_v this_o succeed_a of_o the_o apostle_n in_o these_o two_o province_n give_v they_o a_o equal_a power_n in_o one_o another_o diocese_n as_o the_o vindicator_n suppose_v p._n 19_o any_o more_o than_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v power_n at_o rome_n or_o constantinople_n because_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v number_v among_o his_o predecessor_n by_o franciscus_n taraphâ—…_n and_o other_o spanish_a historian_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o necessity_n to_o suppose_v as_o the_o gent._n will_v insinuate_v that_o the_o apostle_n must_v either_o be_v suspend_v or_o degrade_v or_o translate_v to_o a_o high_a seat_n to_o make_v room_n for_o the_o succession_n of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n in_o the_o see_v of_o ephesus_n and_o crete_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a the_o apostle_n himseâ—…f_o give_v they_o a_o plenitude_n of_o power_n within_o their_o respective_a charge_n choose_v how_o much_a or_o how_o little_a he_o reserve_v to_o himself_o so_o that_o they_o have_v the_o full_a order_v and_o government_n of_o those_o two_o church_n and_o do_v therefore_o succeed_v the_o apostle_n in_o it_o even_o while_o he_o be_v alive_a but_o if_o the_o vindicator_n will_v needs_o call_v they_o the_o apostle_n coadjutor_n while_o he_o be_v alive_a and_o give_v they_o the_o title_n of_o successor_n only_o after_o his_o decease_n i_o know_v t._n w._n will_v not_o quarrel_v with_o he_o it_o be_v no_o way_n contrary_a to_o any_o thing_n he_o have_v say_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o must_v desire_v he_o to_o forbear_v make_v wry_a face_n if_o any_o one_o shall_v still_o assert_v that_o st._n paul_n ordain_v his_o successor_n at_o ephesus_n and_o crete_n for_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o apostle_n shall_v have_v any_o successor_n unless_o ordain_v by_o themselves_o nor_o very_o probable_a that_o they_o ordain_v they_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a so_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o common_a sense_n they_o be_v say_v by_o t._n w._n to_o ordain_v they_o while_o they_o be_v alive_a thus_o irenaeus_n 3._o iren._n adv_o haeres_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 3._o ab_n apostolis_n instituti_fw-la sunt_fw-la episcopi_fw-la quos_fw-la &_o successores_fw-la relinquebant_fw-la suum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la locum_fw-la magisterii_fw-la tradentes_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o speak_v concern_v the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n fundantes_n igitur_fw-la &_o instruentes_fw-la beati_fw-la apostoli_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la lino_n episcopatum_fw-la administrandae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la from_o which_o two_o passage_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o apostle_n ordain_v bishop_n their_o successor_n while_o they_o be_v alive_a and_o that_o linus_n a_o single_a person_n succeed_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o plural_a which_o be_v the_o double_a blunder_n in_o express_a term_n wherewith_o our_o nimble-sighted_n author_n charge_v t.w._n p._n 20._o nor_o will_v tertullion_n easy_o free_v himself_o from_o our_o author_n censure_n if_o he_o ever_o hear_v of_o that_o passage_n de_fw-fr prescript_n c._n 32._o evolvant_fw-la ordinem_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la suorum_fw-la ita_fw-la per_fw-la successiones_fw-la ad_fw-la initia_fw-la decurrentem_fw-la ut_fw-la primus_fw-la ille_fw-la episcopus_fw-la aliquem_fw-la ex_fw-la apostolis_n vel_fw-la apostolicis_fw-la viris_fw-la qui_fw-la tamen_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolis_n perseveraverit_fw-la habuerit_fw-la autotem_fw-la &_o antecessorem_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la modo_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la census_fw-la sâ—…os_fw-la deferunt_fw-la sicut_fw-la smyrnaeorum_n ecclesia_fw-la polycarpum_fw-la à _fw-la joanne_n collocatum_fw-la sicut_fw-la romanorum_fw-la clementem_fw-la à _fw-la petro_n ordinatum_fw-la itidem_fw-la perinde_v utique_fw-la &_o caeterae_fw-la exhibent_fw-la quos_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n in_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la constitutos_fw-la apostolici_fw-la seminis_fw-la traduce_v habeant_fw-la so_o that_o according_a to_o tertullian_n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d con._n antioch_n c._n 23._o the_o apostle_n ordain_v the_o first_o bishop_n in_o each_o church_n and_o be_v their_o predecessor_n and_o they_o the_o apostle_n successor_n nor_o be_v it_o ever_o think_v so_o great_a a_o mystery_n by_o man_n of_o sense_n either_o in_o ancient_n or_o latter_a age_n for_o a_o bishop_n or_o other_o person_n to_o ordain_v or_o constitute_v his_o successor_n as_o this_o man_n make_v it_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n deâ—…rees_v it_o unlawful_a for_o a_o bishop_n to_o constitute_v his_o successor_n but_o if_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o our_o author_n they_o have_v think_v it_o a_o thing_n impossible_a they_o will_v certain_o have_v spare_v their_o paiâ—…s_n it_o be_v not_o very_o usual_a for_o wise_a man_n to_o make_v law_n against_o impossibility_n valerius_n ordain_v st._n augustine_n his_o successor_n and_o he_o heraclius_n augustine_n of_o canterbury_n ordain_v laurentius_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o that_o see_v according_a to_o bede_n 20._o bedae_fw-la ec._n hist._n l._n 2._o c._n 40._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n haer._n 20._o who_o say_v he_o do_v it_o after_o the_o example_n of_o st._n peter_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v consecrate_v clemens_n evangelizandi_fw-la adjutorem_fw-la &_o simul_fw-la successorem_fw-la and_o epiphanius_n give_v the_o reason_n why_o other_o person_n be_v make_v bishop_n in_o the_o life-time_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n even_o because_o the_o apostle_n do_v frequent_o travel_v into_o other_o country_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n can_v not_o be_v without_o a_o bishop_n to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v that_o severus_n bishop_n of_o milevis_n and_o boniface_n archbishop_n of_o mentz_n do_v after_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n ordain_v person_n to_o succeed_v they_o in_o those_o see_v and_o now_o sure_o nothing_o but_o that_o faculty_n of_o ignorance_n if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o faculty_n wherewith_o he_o reproach_n t._n w._n p._n 21._o can_v have_v embolden_v this_o vindicator_n to_o charge_v a_o man_n with_o nonsense_n and_o blunder_n for_o assert_v plain_a matter_n of_o fact_n when_o there_o be_v so_o many_o instance_n to_o be_v find_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n and_o practice_n of_o several_a age_n i_o fancy_v few_o
have_v still_o be_v the_o business_n of_o a_o select_a order_n of_o man_n neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v alter_v now_o except_o our_o author_n can_v show_v we_o a_o text_n of_o scripture_n whereby_o layman_n be_v impower_v to_o ordain_v the_o clergy_n or_o some_o scripture_n instance_n to_o justify_v that_o practice_n and_o if_o this_o can_v be_v do_v i_o shall_v be_v loath_a to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o layman_n though_o never_o so_o discreet_a and_o know_v that_o shouâ—…d_v presume_v to_o appoint_v ambassador_n for_o almighty_a god_n without_o his_o order_n neither_o can_v i_o see_v any_o reason_n why_o a_o man_n may_v not_o as_o well_o be_v a_o minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n without_o any_o mission_n at_o all_o as_o by_o the_o mission_n of_o those_o person_n who_o never_o be_v send_v themselves_o as_o to_o the_o three_o case_n wherein_o ou_fw-fr author_n suppose_v that_o such_o lay-ordinations_a become_v necessary_a we_o have_v no_o instance_n before_o we_o in_o ecclesiastical_a history_n of_o that_o kind_n nor_o any_o particular_a direction_n in_o scripture_n to_o do_v as_o he_o think_v we_o may_v and_o therefore_o we_o can_v tell_v what_o method_n god_n almighty_n will_v take_v in_o such_o case_n whether_o he_o will_v revive_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o call_v person_n to_o the_o ministry_n after_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n that_o hereby_o the_o authority_n may_v again_o appear_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o himself_o rather_o than_o accept_v of_o such_o unauthorized_a minister_n as_o be_v only_o propound_v by_o the_o people_n nor_o be_v it_o so_o easy_a to_o guide_v ourselves_o by_o argument_n draw_v from_o seem_a necessity_n in_o case_n where_o there_o be_v no_o such_o necessity_n at_o all_o for_o instance_n suppose_v that_o a_o company_n of_o christian_a woman_n be_v cast_v upon_o a_o island_n whether_o will_v one_o of_o they_o of_o the_o best_a qualification_n choose_v by_o the_o rest_n and_o approve_v and_o set_v apart_o by_o the_o most_o competent_a judge_n among_o they_o to_o administer_v in_o holy_a ordinance_n to_o they_o be_v a_o true_a minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o a_o lay_v person_n no_o long_o here_o be_v the_o same_o necessity_n which_o our_o author_n suppose_v and_o if_o the_o case_n hold_v as_o to_o the_o man_n i_o can_v see_v no_o reason_n why_o the_o woman_n who_o salvation_n be_v as_o necessary_a shall_v be_v reject_v but_o if_o a_o well-qualified_a sister_n shall_v happen_v to_o win_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o most_o competent_a judge_n in_o mr._n h_n congregation_n she_o must_v according_a to_o our_o author_n argument_n be_v a_o truâ—…_n clergywoman_n at_o their_o next_o election_n suppose_v that_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n shall_v be_v total_o destroy_v or_o so_o corrupt_v by_o heretic_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o learn_v out_o of_o they_o the_o great_a christian_a trutâ—…s_n will_v not_o papist_n upon_o this_o supposal_n cry_v up_o the_o use_n of_o unwritten_a tradition_n and_o the_o 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