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presbyter_n and_o their_o precedent_n and_o what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o rank_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n the_o priest_n the_o levite_n and_o the_o laic_n have_v certain_o a_o relation_n to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n the_o next_o opinion_n about_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o episcopacy_n be_v that_o of_o jerome_n and_o he_o have_v give_v it_o very_o full_o both_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o evagrius_n and_o on_o the_o epist._n to_o titus_n cap._n 1._o he_o hold_v that_o all_o thing_n at_o first_o be_v govern_v in_o the_o church_n communi_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la consilio_fw-la and_o that_o the_o bishop_n be_v above_o the_o presbyter_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la dispositione_n dominicâ_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la and_o by_o divers_a argument_n from_o scripture_n he_o prove_v that_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o act_v 20._o they_o who_o v_o 17._o be_v call_v presbyter_n be_v v_o 28._o call_v bishop_n titus_n 1.5_o he_o leave_v he_o to_o ordain_v elder_n and_o v_o 7._o it_o be_v add_v for_o a_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n whence_o he_o infer_v that_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o as_o also_o phil._n 1._o the_o apostle_n write_v only_o to_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n and_o 1_o tim._n 3._o he_o give_v the_o rule_v only_o to_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n s._n peter_n also_o call_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o s._n john_n design_n himself_o the_o elder_n but_o he_o add_v after_o there_o arise_v schism_n and_o one_o say_v i_o be_o of_o paul_n etc._n etc._n toto_fw-la orbe_fw-la decretum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la unus_fw-la caeteris_fw-la super_fw-la imponeretur_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la omnis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la cura_fw-la pertineret_fw-la &_o schismatum_fw-la semina_fw-la tollerentur_fw-la ut_fw-la schismatum_fw-la plantaria_fw-la evellerentur_fw-la ad_fw-la unum_fw-la omnis_fw-la sollicitudo_fw-la est_fw-la delata_fw-la and_o ad_fw-la evagrium_fw-la he_o tell_v how_o alexandria_n à 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begin_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o of_o mark_n the_o evangelist_n that_o it_o be_v do_v to_o evite_v schism_n and_o that_o it_o be_v appoint_v through_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o also_o that_o the_o whole_a care_n and_o chief_a power_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o which_o he_o say_v further_a dial_n adv_o luciferianos_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la salus_fw-la in_o summi_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la dignitate_fw-la pendet_fw-la cui_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la exhort_v quaedam_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la eminens_fw-la detur_fw-la potestas_fw-la tot_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la efficientur_fw-la schismata_fw-la quot_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la it_o may_v seem_v likewise_o probable_a from_o he_o that_o presbyter_n choose_v their_o bishop_n out_o of_o their_o own_o number_n and_o that_o in_o alexandria_n they_o make_v he_o bishop_n without_o any_o new_a ordination_n and_o of_o this_o eutychius_n patriarcha_fw-la alex._n who_o be_v not_o very_o long_o after_o jerome_n speak_v more_o plain_o for_o he_o in_o his_o origines_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la alexandrinae_n publish_v by_o selden_n pag._n 29.30_o tell_v that_o there_o be_v twelve_o presbyter_n constitute_v by_o s._n mark_n and_o when_o the_o see_v be_v vacant_a they_o do_v choose_v one_o of_o their_o number_n to_o succeed_v and_o to_o be_v their_o head_n and_o the_o rest_n lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o he_o and_o bless_v he_o yet_o this_o can_v hold_v true_a as_o shall_v afterward_o appear_v but_o all_o ignatius_n his_o epistle_n be_v full_a of_o the_o subordination_n of_o presbyter_n to_o bishop_n not_o without_o very_o hyperbolical_a magnification_n of_o the_o bishop_n office_n it_o be_v true_a in_o the_o vulgar_a edition_n these_o expression_n be_v much_o more_o frequent_a but_o in_o the_o medicean_n codex_fw-la publish_v by_o vossius_fw-la which_o agree_v not_o only_o with_o the_o old_a latin_n one_o publish_v by_o usher_n but_o also_o with_o the_o citation_n of_o theodoret_n and_o athanasius_n and_o other_o ancient_a writer_n which_o they_o have_v take_v out_o of_o they_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o the_o subordination_n of_o presbyter_n to_o bishop_n ep._n ad_fw-la tral_n he_o say_v necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la facitis_fw-la sine_fw-la episcopo_fw-la nibil_n operari_fw-la omnes_fw-la revereantur_fw-la episcopum_fw-la ut_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la existentem_fw-la filium_fw-la patris_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la autem_fw-la ut_fw-la concilium_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o conjunctionem_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la to_o the_o ephes._n he_o bid_v they_o be_v subject_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o conclude_v that_o they_o shall_v obey_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o epist._n to_o the_o magnesian_o he_o say_v quantum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la quidem_fw-la vocant_fw-la sine_fw-la ipso_fw-la autem_fw-la omne_fw-la operantur_fw-la wherefore_o he_o advise_v they_o ut_fw-la omne_fw-la operentur_fw-la praesidente_fw-la episcopo_fw-la in_fw-la loco_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o presbyteris_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la confessionis_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la and_o there_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o age_n of_o damas_n their_o bishop_n who_o be_v but_o a_o young_a man_n which_o he_o call_v according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a edition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o the_o medicean_n codex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o which_o some_o will_v infer_v that_o episcopacy_n be_v then_o new_o invent_v but_o suppose_v that_o be_v the_o true_a read_n which_o some_o question_n who_o in_o this_o prefer_v the_o vulgar_a read_n it_o be_v clear_a from_o the_o whole_a epistle_n that_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o bishop_n age_n and_o not_o of_o episcopacy_n and_o from_o 2_o tim._n 2.22_o we_o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v proper_o youthful_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v that_o which_o be_v new_a and_o what_o tho_o ignatius_n who_o live_v so_o near_o the_o apostle_n time_n do_v call_v episcopacy_n a_o new_a order_n many_o other_o place_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n of_o the_o difference_n among_o these_o office_n occur_v through_o all_o his_o epistle_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o room_n for_o debate_n but_o if_o these_o epistle_n be_v he_o the_o difference_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n have_v begin_v in_o the_o apostolical_a time_n but_o that_o debate_n will_v prove_v too_o long_o a_o digression_n here_o therefore_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n if_o he_o desire_v a_o full_a discussion_n of_o that_o question_n to_o the_o incomparable_o learn_v and_o exact_a defence_n of_o they_o late_o publish_v by_o doctor_n pearson_n who_o harvest_n be_v so_o full_a that_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o leave_v work_v for_o a_o glean_a that_o of_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o revelation_n be_v bring_v by_o many_o and_o that_o not_o without_o ground_n to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v some_o singular_a person_n in_o these_o church_n to_o who_o each_o epistle_n be_v direct_v and_o we_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o polycarp_n be_v then_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n iren._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o and_o apud_fw-la euseb._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 13._o tell_v that_o polycarp_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o irenaeus_n tell_v how_o he_o be_v polycarp_n his_o hearer_n and_o disciple_n
be_v first_o baptize_v and_o then_o ordain_v bishop_n but_o paulinus_n add_v that_o after_o his_o baptism_n he_o pass_v in_o order_n through_o all_o the_o ecclesiastical_a degree_n and_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n be_v ordain_v bishop_n there_o thus_o go_v the_o synodical_a election_n but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a while_n before_o that_o even_o in_o the_o election_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o people_n be_v whole_o bar_v from_o their_o privilege_n and_o of_o all_o this_o see_v at_o large_a antonius_n de_fw-fr dominis_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr repub._n eccles._n cap._n 3._o metropolitan_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o patriarch_n and_o the_o patriarch_n by_o the_o emperor_n but_o in_o some_o case_n the_o emperor_n take_v the_o election_n simple_o to_o themselves_o at_o other_o time_n they_o reserve_v only_o the_o ratification_n of_o they_o to_o themselves_o and_o so_o for_o a_o great_a while_n the_o election_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v to_o be_v ratify_v either_o by_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o east_n or_o by_o their_o exarch_n at_o ravenna_n and_o after_o that_o charles_n the_o great_a assume_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o west_n it_o be_v decree_v in_o a_o synod_n at_o rome_n that_o the_o election_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n belong_v to_o he_o and_o according_o he_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o it_o though_o his_o successor_n do_v simple_o slip_v from_o it_o now_o the_o election_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o prebend_n which_o be_v a_o art_n to_o make_v the_o election_n go_v what_o way_n the_o superior_a will_n but_o the_o chapter_n choose_v the_o bishop_n be_v not_o know_v to_o the_o ancient_n it_o belong_v to_o the_o whole_a college_n of_o the_o presbyter_n without_o distinction_n and_o all_o who_o desire_v the_o restitution_n of_o church_n discipline_n think_v that_o the_o erect_n of_o provincial_a synod_n and_o give_v the_o power_n of_o elect_a bishop_n to_o they_o be_v both_o the_o best_a method_n and_o most_o agreeable_a to_o all_o antiquity_n a_o see_v be_v not_o to_o lie_v vacant_a over_o three_o month_n nor_o the_o ordination_n of_o a_o bishop_n delay_v except_o upon_o a_o inexcusable_a necessity_n otherwise_o the_o metropolitan_a be_v liable_a to_o censure_n conc._n chalc._n can._n 25._o and_o in_o the_o council_n of_o sardice_n can._n 10._o osius_n propose_v that_o none_o shall_v be_v bishop_n till_o he_o have_v pass_v through_o all_o the_o inferior_a degree_n and_o have_v finish_v the_o ministry_n of_o a_o lector_fw-la deacon_n and_o presbyter_n and_o to_o this_o all_o the_o bishop_n there_o present_a give_v their_o consent_n but_o by_o the_o instance_n already_o mark_v we_o see_v that_o this_o order_n be_v not_o universal_o observe_v nou._n 123._o it_o be_v decree_v that_o a_o bishop_n be_v at_o least_o three_o month_n among_o the_o clergy_n before_o he_o be_v ordain_v that_o he_o may_v be_v instruct_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a ministry_n and_o service_n another_o custom_n there_o have_v be_v of_o bishop_n ordain_v successor_n for_o themselves_o so_o euseb._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 26._o or_o according_a to_o the_o greek_a division_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tell_v how_o theotecnus_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n ordain_v anatolius_n to_o be_v his_o successor_n and_o that_o for_o some_o time_n they_o be_v both_o bishop_n together_o in_o other_o place_n they_o do_v not_o ordain_v but_o only_o design_v their_o successor_n yet_o augustin_n be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o hippo_n by_o his_o predecessor_n valerius_n but_o he_o apologise_v for_o this_o epist._n 110._o and_o say_v that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a which_o decree_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o bishop_n at_o once_o in_o a_o city_n and_o from_o that_o epistle_n we_o see_v it_o be_v ordinary_a for_o bishop_n to_o design_n their_o successor_n which_o be_v do_v to_o prevent_v the_o tumult_n be_v usual_o in_o election_n and_o augustin_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o disorder_n which_o have_v be_v in_o a_o neighbour_n town_n because_o the_o bishop_n though_o he_o have_v design_v his_o successor_n yet_o have_v not_o publish_v it_o therefore_o he_o to_o evite_v that_o hazard_n design_v eradius_fw-la to_o be_v his_o successor_n to_o which_o all_o the_o people_n assent_v yet_o lest_o this_o may_v have_v open_v a_o door_n for_o bishop_n to_o have_v transmit_v their_o see_v to_o their_o kindred_n or_o friend_n it_o be_v decree_v in_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n can._n 23._o that_o any_o such_o designation_n of_o successor_n make_v by_o bishop_n shall_v be_v declare_v null_n and_o that_o the_o election_n of_o the_o bishop_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o synod_n where_o the_o see_v lay_v there_o may_v be_v but_o one_o bishop_n in_o a_o city_n for_o unity_n sake_n yet_o sometime_o there_o be_v coadjutor_n so_o nazianzen_n be_v coadjutor_n to_o his_o father_n and_o augustin_n in_o his_o second_o conference_n with_o the_o donatist_n offer_v that_o if_o the_o donatist_n overcome_v than_o they_o shall_v yield_v their_o bishopric_n to_o they_o but_o if_o the_o donatist_n be_v overcome_v by_o they_o and_o so_o shall_v return_v to_o the_o community_n of_o the_o church_n they_o shall_v admit_v they_o to_o be_v conjunct_a bishop_n with_o they_o so_o be_v the_o schism_n in_o antioch_n betwixt_o the_o meletianist_n and_o the_o paulianist_n settle_v that_o both_o shall_v be_v bishop_n together_o and_o all_o shall_v obey_v he_o that_o survive_v to_o this_o they_o all_o agree_v confirm_v it_o by_o oath_n yet_o flavianus_n one_o of_o miletus_n his_o disciple_n after_o his_o death_n get_v himself_o choose_v bishop_n but_o be_v in_o that_o condemn_a by_o all_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o novatian_o in_o divers_a see_v have_v distinct_a bishop_n but_o these_o be_v schismatic_n yet_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o christianity_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o there_o be_v more_o bishop_n in_o one_o place_n for_o tertullian_n and_o epiphanius_n assert_v that_o clemens_n be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o s._n peter_n and_o yet_o all_o reckon_v linus_n to_o have_v succeed_v he_o so_o also_o evodius_n be_v general_o reckon_v to_o be_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n thus_o eusebius_n origen_n and_o jerome_n yet_o chrysostom_n and_o theodoret_n say_v that_o ignatius_n be_v ordain_v there_o by_o s._n peter_n if_o there_o be_v any_o authority_n in_o clemens_n his_o constitution_n they_o offer_v a_o clear_a account_n of_o this_o that_o evodius_n be_v appoint_v bishop_n of_o the_o circumcision_n and_o ignatius_n bishop_n of_o the_o uncircumcision_n and_o that_o after_o evodius_n death_n both_o church_n grow_v in_o one_o the_o same_o also_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o difference_n about_o linus_n and_o clemens_n by_o other_o as_o if_o linus_n have_v be_v bishop_n of_o the_o circumcision_n and_o clemens_n of_o the_o uncircumcision_n and_o that_o after_o cletus_n death_n they_o all_o grow_v in_o one_o and_o submit_v to_o clemens_n however_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o in_o every_o church_n there_o be_v but_o one_o bishop_n and_o according_o be_v decree_v conc._n nic._n can._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o stile_n we_o see_v they_o guard_v against_o the_o disorder_n of_o two_o bishop_n in_o a_o city_n as_o a_o thing_n undoubted_o irregular_a which_o have_v be_v account_v so_o before_o that_o time_n so_o that_o this_o of_o one_o bishop_n in_o a_o city_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v a_o act_n of_o that_o council_n but_o a_o reference_n to_o some_o former_a act_n or_o at_o least_o a_o universal_o receive_v practice_n yet_o the_o first_o succession_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n though_o always_o perplex_v be_v much_o more_o so_o from_o the_o most_o learned_a vossius_fw-la his_o observation_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o rivet_v subjoin_v to_o doctor_n pearson_n vindiciae_fw-la of_o ignatius_n his_o epistle_n who_o from_o all_o the_o manuscript_n of_o damasus_n his_o life_n of_o the_o pope_n inform_v we_o that_o s._n peter_n do_v ordain_v both_o linus_n and_o cletus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o after_o some_o enquiry_n into_o the_o matter_n he_o conclude_v that_o at_o first_o there_o be_v three_o bishop_n in_o rome_n at_o once_o linus_n cletus_n anencletus_n in_o the_o next_o succession_n he_o place_v cletus_n anencletus_n and_o clemens_n but_o anencletus_n survive_v both_o the_o other_o sit_v alone_o at_o rome_n after_o who_o there_o be_v but_o one_o bishop_n there_o yet_o i_o know_v not_o if_o damasus_n ought_v to_o have_v such_o authority_n that_o upon_o his_o testimony_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v a_o thing_n so_o different_a from_o the_o account_v give_v by_o elder_a and_o more_o unquestioned_a writer_n all_o ambitus_fw-la be_v condemn_v in_o bishop_n but_o it_o seem_v that_o in_o nazianzen_n time_n it_o be_v too_o common_a for_o he_o in_o his_o apologetic_n regrate_v how_o
some_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tanquam_fw-la non_fw-la virtutis_fw-la exemplum_fw-la sed_fw-la victûs_fw-la parandi_fw-la occasionem_fw-la &_o subsidium_fw-la hunc_fw-la ordinem_fw-la esse_fw-la judicantes_fw-la ac_fw-la non_fw-la munus_fw-la referendis_fw-la rationibus_fw-la obnoxium_fw-la sed_fw-la imperium_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la censurâ_fw-la immune_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o prius_fw-la fere_n quam_fw-la primam_fw-la comam_fw-la abjecetimus_fw-la puerilique_fw-la more_fw-it balbutire_fw-la desierimus_fw-la si_fw-la duo_fw-la aut_fw-la tria_fw-la pia_fw-la verba_fw-la didicerimus_fw-la eaque_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la lectione_n sed_fw-la ex_fw-la sola_fw-la auditione_n bausta_fw-la of_o it_o davidi_fw-la paulum_fw-la operae_fw-la dederimus_fw-la aut_fw-la pallium_fw-la scite_fw-la contraxerimus_fw-la aut_fw-la zonâ_fw-la tenus_fw-la philosophati_fw-la fuerimus_fw-la pietatis_fw-la quandam_fw-la speciem_fw-la nobis_fw-la illinentes_fw-la o_o praefecturam_fw-la o_o elatum_fw-la animum_fw-la justinian_n const._n nou._n 137._o cap._n 1._o complain_v that_o absque_fw-la examinatione_fw-la atque_fw-la honestatis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la testimonio_fw-la ordinantur_fw-la episcopi_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o there_o divers_a place_n out_o of_o nazianzen_n apologetic_n be_v cite_v to_o show_v that_o ordination_n shall_v be_v go_v about_o cum_fw-la omni_fw-la diligentiâ_fw-la atque_fw-la rigore_fw-la god_n de_fw-fr epis._n &_o cler._n leg_n 31._o tantum_n ab_fw-la ambitu_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la sepositus_fw-la ut_fw-la quaeratur_fw-la cogendus_fw-la rogatus_fw-la recedat_fw-la invitatus_fw-la effugiat_fw-la sola_fw-la sibi_fw-la suffragetur_fw-la necessitas_fw-la excusandi_fw-la profecto_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la indignus_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la nisi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la invitatus_fw-la invitus_fw-la chrysostom_n in_o his_o three_o book_n de_fw-fr sacerdotio_fw-la cap._n 10._o among_o the_o qualification_n of_o a_o bishop_n reckon_v for_o a_o chief_a one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nam_fw-la si_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la principatum_fw-la adipiscendum_fw-la vehementi_fw-la animi_fw-la affectu_fw-la rapietur_fw-la eo_fw-la adepto_fw-la impotentiorem_fw-la sane_fw-la suae_fw-la ambitionis_fw-la flammam_fw-la incendet_fw-la ac_fw-la vi_fw-la tandem_fw-la captus_fw-la ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la adeptum_fw-la honorem_fw-la stabiliat_fw-la nulli_fw-la non_fw-la peccato_fw-la serviet_fw-la seu_fw-la adulandum_fw-la seu_fw-la servile_a quidpiam_fw-la atque_fw-la indignum_fw-la sustinendum_fw-la seu_fw-la res_fw-la magno_fw-la pecuniae_fw-la sumptu_fw-la tentanda_fw-la nam_fw-la quod_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la caedibus_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la compleverint_fw-la contaminarintque_fw-la tum_fw-la ejus_fw-la honoris_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la depugnantes_fw-la civitates_fw-la aliquot_fw-la funditus_fw-la everterunt_fw-la dicere_fw-la hic_fw-la praetermitto_fw-la ne_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la videar_fw-la ea_fw-la in_o medium_n afferre_fw-la quae_fw-la fide_fw-la majora_fw-la sunt_fw-la and_o to_o preoccupy_v the_o objection_n from_o 1_o tim._n 1.3_o he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o among_o other_o advantage_n of_o one_o who_o want_v this_o too_o forward_a desire_n he_o reckon_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o ingenuity_n he_o confess_v how_o strong_a that_o unlawful_a desire_n be_v in_o himself_o which_o fright_v he_o from_o enter_v in_o holy_a order_n how_o far_o nazianzen_n be_v from_o all_o ambitus_fw-la the_o whole_a tract_n of_o his_o life_n do_v full_o discover_v he_o be_v no_o soon_o ordain_v a_o presbyter_n than_o he_o with_o his_o friend_n basile_n at_o that_o time_n likewise_o ordain_v flee_v to_o pontus_n where_o they_o live_v a_o great_a while_n purify_n their_o soul_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o prayer_n and_o mortification_n after_o which_o they_o return_v home_o nazianzen_n out_o of_o compassion_n to_o his_o father_n who_o press_v his_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o cap._n 12._o he_o accuse_v himself_o of_o his_o vain_a desire_n and_o other_o fault_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v so_o great_a a_o horror_n of_o attempt_v at_o that_o for_o which_o he_o know_v himself_o so_o unworthy_a preoccupy_v that_o objection_n that_o a_o man_n in_o that_o be_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o by_o the_o example_n of_o one_o who_o have_v no_o skill_n in_o physic_n and_o know_v himself_o ignorant_a be_v not_o to_o administer_v physic_n though_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v desire_v he_o to_o undertake_v a_o cure_n declare_v their_o opinion_n and_o confidence_n of_o his_o skill_n for_o if_o upon_o another_o man_n opinion_n of_o his_o skill_n he_o shall_v offer_v to_o meddle_v in_o it_o and_o give_v physic_n he_o may_v as_o well_o kill_v as_o cure_v so_o neither_o one_o unacquainted_a in_o military_a affair_n be_v to_o undertake_v the_o lead_n of_o a_o army_n know_v his_o own_o unfitness_n though_o never_o so_o 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designation_n but_o as_o be_v former_o observe_v it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o the_o christian_a church_n take_v its_o immediate_a model_n from_o the_o synagogue_n though_o that_o may_v have_v be_v take_v from_o the_o temple_n now_o in_o the_o synagogue_n as_o there_o be_v a_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n so_o there_o be_v also_o deacon_n call_v parnasin_n there_o be_v three_o of_o they_o in_o each_o synagogue_n two_o be_v to_o gather_v the_o collection_n and_o all_o the_o three_o together_o do_v distribute_v they_o the_o first_o origine_fw-la of_o they_o in_o the_o christian_a church_n be_v set_v down_o act_v 6._o where_o their_o primitive_a institution_n show_v that_o their_o first_o design_n be_v for_o look_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o poor_a who_o have_v be_v neglect_v in_o the_o daily_a distribution_n of_o the_o charity_n and_o there_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v true_a that_o term_n luke_n 4.20_o be_v use_v in_o another_o sense_n for_o 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the_o institution_n of_o they_o do_v also_o discover_v that_o they_o be_v person_n to_o be_v separate_v for_o that_o holy_a service_n and_o consecrate_v for_o it_o by_o a_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o so_o be_v to_o be_v no_o more_o secular_a but_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o the_o usual_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o account_v that_o office_n a_o step_n degree_n and_o probation_n in_o order_n to_o one_o being_n make_v a_o presbyter_n and_o therefore_o our_o mongrel_n lay-deacon_n differ_v vast_o both_o from_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o current_n of_o all_o antiquity_n the_o arcopagite_n give_v the_o account_n of_o their_o ordination_n thus_o that_o the_o deacon_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o bishop_n kneel_v down_o on_o one_o knee_n and_o so_o receive_v imposition_n of_o hand_n the_o four_o canon_n of_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n be_v diaconus_fw-la quum_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la solus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la qui_fw-la
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