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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n 2.25_o but_o afterward_o they_o leave_v that_o title_n to_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n or_o overseer_n to_o themselves_o so_o verify_v the_o prophecy_n in_o psal_n 45.16_o concern_v the_o church_n instead_o of_o thy_o father_n i._n the_o apostle_n that_o beget_v thou_o thou_o shall_v have_v child_n even_o such_o as_o thou_o have_v beget_v i_o minister_n 45._o hieron_n in_o psal_n 45._o aug._n in_o psal_n 45._o who_o thou_o shall_v make_v ruler_n i_o bishop_n say_v st_n jerom_n who_o the_o church_n have_v place_v in_o the_o seat_n of_o her_o father_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o back_o to_o the_o cell_n of_o the_o presbyter_n have_v be_v account_v no_o less_o than_o sacrilege_n and_o however_o man_n may_v count_v it_o reformation_n to_o abolish_v that_o order_n i_o shall_v pray_v that_o they_o may_v not_o find_v it_o destruction_n to_o the_o church_n eustathio_n exact_a synod_n chalcedon_n de_fw-fr photio_n &_o eustathio_n 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which_o be_v polycarpus_n who_o be_v place_v there_o by_o st_n john_n fifteen_o year_n before_o he_o write_v the_o revelation_n by_o which_o may_v be_v gather_v that_o these_o be_v chief_a in_o authority_n and_o that_o presbyter_n and_o people_n be_v to_o take_v direction_n and_o reproof_n from_o they_o for_o he_o be_v charge_v above_o the_o rest_n and_o therefore_o sure_o he_o have_v some_o power_n and_o authority_n above_o the_o rest_n these_o be_v the_o chief_a priest_n 45_o aug._n in_o psa_n 45_o and_o father_n of_o christ_n church_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v obey_v not_o only_o by_o the_o people_n but_o the_o presbyter_n also_o as_o say_v jerom_n to_o nepotian_n nep._n hier._n ad_fw-la nep._n teach_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o presbyter_n be_v subject_n to_o thy_o bishop_n and_o reverence_v he_o as_o the_o father_n of_o thy_o soul_n and_o that_o presbyter_n that_o do_v not_o so_o 14_o amb._n offi_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 24_o cyp_n l._n 3._o ep._n 14_o he_o through_o pride_n 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