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council_n a_o bishop_n wife_n when_o separate_v from_o her_o husband_n by_o consent_n be_v to_o live_v in_o a_o monastery_n and_o if_o find_v worthy_a may_v be_v make_v a_o deaconess_n basil_n by_o his_o 18._o canon_n allow_v virgin_n to_o be_v receive_v at_o the_o sixteen_o or_o seventeen_o year_n of_o their_o age_n but_o by_o his_o 24._o he_o reckon_v it_o a_o fault_n to_o receive_v a_o widow_n into_o the_o order_n under_o 60_o yet_o it_o seem_v that_o be_v not_o peremptory_o observe_v for_o in_o his_o 44_o canon_n he_o speak_v of_o deaconess_n find_v in_o fornication_n who_o may_v not_o be_v allow_v to_o communicate_v before_o seven_o year_n have_v be_v pass_v in_o penitence_n whence_o this_o order_n fail_v in_o the_o greek_a church_n we_o know_v not_o but_o balsamon_n on_o the_o 15._o canon_n of_o chalcedon_n tell_v that_o in_o his_o time_n deaconess_n be_v no_o more_o ordain_v and_o his_o reason_n be_v because_o no_o woman_n be_v suffer_v to_o enter_v unto_o the_o altar_n though_o 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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 _fw-fr marco_n evangelist_n â_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la heraclam_fw-la &_o dionysium_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la semper_fw-la unum_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la electum_fw-la in_fw-la excelsiori_fw-la gradu_fw-la collocatum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la nominabant_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la excepta_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la facit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la quod_fw-la presbyter_n non_fw-la facit_fw-la et_fw-la ut_fw-la sciamus_fw-la traditiones_fw-la apostolicas_fw-la sumptas_fw-la de_fw-la veteri_fw-la testamento_fw-la quod_fw-la aaron_n &_o silij_fw-la ejus_fw-la atque_fw-la levitae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la hoc_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o episcopi_fw-la &_o presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la vendicent_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la and_o from_o these_o word_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o he_o account_v the_o difference_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n a_o apostolical_a tradition_n which_o come_v in_o place_n of_o the_o difference_n that_o be_v betwixt_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n as_o also_o that_o this_o 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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
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provinciae_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la maximeque_fw-la metropolitani_n vel_fw-la authoritate_fw-la vel_fw-la praesentiâ_fw-la ordinetur_fw-la episcopus_fw-la and_o canon_n second_o episcopus_fw-la quum_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la duo_fw-la episcopiponant_fw-la &_o teneant_fw-la evangeliorum_fw-la codicem_fw-la super_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o cervicem_fw-la aliter_fw-la verticem_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o uno_fw-la super_fw-la eum_fw-la fundente_fw-la benedictionem_fw-la reliqui_fw-la omnes_fw-la episcopi_fw-la qui_fw-la adsunt_fw-la manibus_fw-la suis_fw-la caput_fw-la ejus_fw-la tangant_fw-la and_o of_o this_o see_v gratian_n do_v 23._o &_o 77._o where_o we_o find_v a_o bishop_n be_v to_o be_v five_o year_n a_o lector_fw-la or_o exorcist_n fourteen_o year_n a_o acoluth_n or_o subdeacon_n and_o five_o year_n a_o deacon_n ere_o he_o be_v a_o presbyter_n and_o then_o he_o may_v hope_v for_o the_o high_a degree_n but_o in_o another_o chapter_n it_o be_v say_v he_o must_v be_v ten_o year_n a_o presbyter_n 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eutychius_n how_o the_o presbyter_n do_v choose_v the_o bishop_n but_o in_o africa_n the_o synod_n with_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o people_n do_v it_o of_o which_o we_o have_v a_o full_a account_n from_o cyprian_a epist_n 68_o de_fw-fr traditione_n divinâ_fw-la &_o apostolicâ_fw-la observatione_fw-la tenendum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o observandum_fw-la quod_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la quoque_fw-la &_o fere_n per_fw-la provincias_fw-la universas_fw-la tenetur_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la ordinationes_fw-la rite_n celebrandas_fw-la ad_fw-la cam_fw-la plebem_fw-la cui_fw-la praepositus_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la provinciae_fw-la proximi_fw-la quique_fw-la conveniant_fw-la &_o episcopus_fw-la delegatur_fw-la plebe_fw-la praesente_fw-la quae_fw-la singulorum_fw-la vitam_fw-la plenissime_fw-la novit_fw-la &_o uniuscujusque_fw-la actum_fw-la de_fw-la ejus_fw-la conversatione_fw-la perspexerit_fw-la and_o a_o little_a before_o he_o say_v plebs_fw-la ipsa_fw-la maxim_n habet_fw-la potestatem_fw-la vel_fw-la elegendi_fw-la dignos_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la vel_fw-la indignos_fw-la recusandi_fw-la and_o from_o that_o of_o numb_a 10._o where_o moses_n strip_v aaron_n and_o clothe_v eleazar_n before_o all_o the_o congregation_n he_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v of_o divine_a authority_n that_o the_o sacerdotal_a ordination_n shall_v not_o be_v nisi_fw-la sub_fw-la populi_fw-la assistentis_fw-la conscientiâ_fw-la ut_fw-la plebe_fw-la praesente_fw-la vel_fw-la detegantur_fw-la malorum_fw-la crimina_fw-la vel_fw-la bonorum_fw-la merita_fw-la praedicentur_fw-la &_o sit_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la justa_fw-la &_o legitima_fw-la quae_fw-la omnium_fw-la judicio_fw-la &_o suffragio_fw-la erit_fw-la examinata_fw-la and_o this_o course_n he_o say_v hold_v in_o the_o ordination_n both_o of_o bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n and_o epist._n 33._o he_o excuse_v himself_o that_o he_o have_v ordain_v one_o a_o lector_fw-la without_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o people_n though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o confessor_n in_o the_o persecution_n the_o epistle_n be_v direct_v to_o the_o presbyter_n deacon_n and_o the_o whole_a people_n and_o begin_v in_o ordinationibus_fw-la clericis_fw-la solemus_fw-la vos_fw-la ante_fw-la consulere_fw-la &_o mores_fw-la ac_fw-la merita_fw-la singulorum_fw-la communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la ponderare_fw-la all_o that_o we_o meet_v with_o concern_v this_o in_o scripture_n be_v the_o choose_n of_o the_o deacon_n by_o the_o people_n act_v 6._o for_o that_o of_o act_n 14.23_o be_v clear_o misapply_v 1_o tim._n 3._o a_o deacon_n shall_v be_v first_o approve_v and_o titus_n 1.6_o a_o bishop_n must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o thereby_o it_o appear_v that_o certain_o some_o enquiry_n be_v to_o be_v make_v into_o his_o conversation_n which_o at_o least_o must_v have_v be_v a_o promulgation_n beforehand_o so_o we_o find_v conc._n chalc._n can_v 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o lampridius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o alexander_n severus_n tell_v that_o he_o use_v such_o a_o course_n before_o he_o make_v any_o governor_n of_o a_o province_n dicebatque_fw-la grave_n esse_fw-la non_fw-la fieri_fw-la in_o provinciarum_fw-la rectoribus_fw-la cum_fw-la id_fw-la christiani_n &_o fudaei_fw-la facerent_fw-la in_o praedicandis_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la qui_fw-la ordinandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la but_o there_o be_v frequent_a disorder_n in_o these_o election_n which_o occasion_v the_o 13._o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o the_o canon_n go_v before_o that_o the_o election_n of_o bishop_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n which_o be_v also_o establish_v by_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a four_o and_o six_o canon_n likewise_o justinian_n nou._n 123._o cap._n 1._o exclude_v the_o people_n from_o the_o election_n of_o the_o bishop_n but_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o primores_fw-la civitatis_fw-la to_o name_v a_o list_n of_o three_o out_o of_o which_o the_o metropolitan_a be_v to_o choose_v one_o the_o bishop_n be_v to_o be_v ordain_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o people_n where_o every_o one_o may_v propose_v his_o exception_n why_o he_o may_v not_o be_v ordain_v which_o be_v to_o be_v examine_v before_o they_o proceed_v to_o the_o ordination_n so_o conc._n antioch_n canon_n 19_o and_o carthag_fw-mi canon_n 49._o and_o justinian_n tit_n 1._o nou._n const._n 1_o 2.17_o according_a to_o photius_n in_o nomocan_n tit_n 1._o cap._n 8._o yet_o these_o popular_a election_n be_v not_o whole_o take_v away_o and_o at_o least_o the_o people_n consent_n be_v ask_v but_o there_o be_v great_a disorder_n in_o these_o election_n nazianz._n orat._n 14._o at_o his_o father_n funeral_n instance_v they_o in_o two_o case_n at_o caesarea_n where_o his_o father_n be_v present_a in_o which_o there_o be_v faction_n at_o the_o election_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o one_o of_o they_o it_o be_v that_o basil_n be_v choose_v ammian_a mercellin_n tell_v what_o tumult_n be_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o election_n of_o their_o bishop_n of_o who_o he_o say_v supra_fw-la modum_fw-la humanum_fw-la ad_fw-la rapiendam_fw-la sedem_fw-la episcopalem_fw-la ardebant_fw-la so_o that_o at_o the_o election_n of_o damasus_n the_o faction_n betwixt_o his_o elector_n and_o those_o that_o be_v for_o
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 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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 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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 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meet_v place_n and_o consequent_o several_a person_n to_o preside_v and_o officiate_n in_o these_o meeting_n but_o damasus_n and_o platina_n reckon_v that_o evaristus_n who_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n about_o the_o 106_o year_n be_v the_o first_o qui_fw-la titulos_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la româ_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la divisit_fw-la so_o that_o before_o his_o time_n the_o presbyter_n have_v all_o officiate_v here_o or_o there_o indefinite_o according_a to_o the_o bishop_n appointment_n and_o evaristus_n seem_v to_o have_v give_v they_o assignment_n to_o particular_a place_n as_o for_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n tituli_fw-la it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o christian_n meet_v about_o the_o place_n where_o the_o martyr_n be_v bury_v and_o so_o their_o meeting_n place_n be_v call_v memoriae_fw-la martyrum_fw-la now_o upon_o burial_n some_o title_n or_o inscription_n be_v usual_o make_v it_o follow_v that_o the_o place_n of_o the_o burial_n or_o grave-stone_n be_v call_v 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gratiâ_fw-la sibi_fw-la parem_fw-la noverat_fw-la coaequare_fw-la sibi_fw-la etiam_fw-la sacerdotii_fw-la ordine_fw-la festinaret_fw-la eum_n presbyterii_fw-la honori_fw-la provehor_fw-la but_o what_o a_o few_o devout_a solitary_n may_v do_v in_o a_o desert_n and_o undiscerned_a corner_n will_v be_v no_o precedent_n for_o a_o constitute_v church_n else_o we_o may_v allow_v of_o baptism_n with_o sand_n for_o that_o be_v once_o do_v in_o a_o desert_n but_o socrates_n have_v another_o opinion_n of_o this_o who_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 27._o tell_v that_o ischyras_n do_v a_o thin_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o three_o council_n of_o toledo_n set_v down_o by_o gratian_n do_v 23._o cap._n 14._o this_o canon_n be_v make_v quorundam_fw-la clericorum_fw-la dum_fw-la unus_fw-la ad_fw-la presbyterium_fw-la duo_fw-la ad_fw-la levitarum_fw-la ministerium_fw-la sacrarentur_fw-la episcopus_fw-la oculorum_fw-la dolore_fw-la detentus_fw-la fertur_fw-la manum_fw-la svam_fw-la super_fw-la 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onus_fw-la more_o than_o honos_fw-la the_o common_a treasury_n of_o the_o church_n be_v also_o commit_v to_o his_o care_n so_o infra_fw-la can._n 4._o and_o as_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v lay_v down_o at_o the_o apostle_n foot_n act_n 4.3.4_o so_o be_v the_o collectae_fw-la and_o the_o other_o good_n of_o the_o church_n lay_v in_o their_o hand_n for_o all_o the_o good_n os_fw-la the_o church_n and_o collectae_fw-la be_v at_o first_o deposit_v in_o the_o bishop_n hand_n and_o distribute_v by_o he_o though_o afterward_o there_o be_v a_o oeconomus_fw-la appoint_v for_o that_o work_n ignatius_n epist._n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la tell_v that_o they_o be_v to_o do_v nothing_o without_o their_o bishop_n and_o ad_fw-la smyrn_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 5._o canon_n of_o laodicea_n they_o may_v no_o nothing_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la can._n 19_o arel_n 1._o as_o for_o baptism_n tertull_n the_o bapt_a say_v dandi_fw-la quidem_fw-la jus_o habet_fw-la summus_fw-la sacerdos_n qui_fw-la &_o episcopus_fw-la dehinc_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la non_fw-la quidem_fw-la sine_fw-la episcopi_fw-la authoritate_fw-la propter_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la bonum_fw-la quo_fw-la salvo_fw-la salva_fw-la pax_fw-la est_fw-la alioquin_fw-la laicis_fw-la etiam_fw-la jus_o est_fw-la firmilian_a ad_fw-la cyprianum_n which_o be_v reckon_v the_o 75._o among_o cyprian_n his_o epistle_n faith_n majores_fw-la natu_fw-la and_o by_o what_o be_v a_o little_a after_o where_o he_o call_v these_o bishop_n it_o be_v clear_a he_o mean_v not_o of_o presbyter_n in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la praesidebant_fw-la &_o baptizandi_fw-la &_o manum_fw-la imponendi_fw-la &_o ordinandi_fw-la potestatem_fw-la possidebant_fw-la pacian_a serm_n de_fw-fr bapt._n lavacro_fw-la peccata_fw-la purgantur_fw-la chrismate_fw-la spiritus_fw-la super_fw-la funditur_fw-la utraque_fw-la purgantur_fw-la chrismate_fw-la spiritus_fw-la super_fw-la funditur_fw-la utraque_fw-la vero_fw-la ist_fw-mi a_o manu_fw-la &_o ore_fw-la antistitis_fw-la impetramus_fw-la and_o even_o jerome_n himself_o contra_fw-la luciferianos_fw-la say_v sine_fw-la chrismate_fw-la &_o episcopi_fw-la jussione_n neque_fw-la presbyter_n neque_fw-la diaconus_fw-la jus_o habent_fw-la baptizandi_fw-la by_o all_o which_o we_o see_v that_o baptism_n be_v chief_o the_o bishop_n work_n and_o that_o the_o presbyter_n do_v not_o baptize_v without_o his_o order_n as_o for_o the_o eucharist_n ignatius_n ad_fw-la smyrnenses_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o little_a after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justin_n in_o his_o second_n apol._n give_v the_o account_n of_o their_o eucharist_n and_o whole_a service_n reckon_v all_o to_o have_v be_v manage_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o tert._n de_fw-la cor_fw-la mil._n non_fw-fr de_fw-fr aliorum_fw-la quam_fw-la praesidentium_fw-la manibus_fw-la sumimus_fw-la but_o all_o this_o be_v very_o unjust_o apply_v by_o such_o as_o will_v pretend_v to_o the_o whole_a ecclesiastical_a authority_n but_o will_v exempt_v themselves_o from_o the_o great_a labour_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o according_a to_o the_o primitive_a constitution_n the_o bishop_n be_v the_o immediate_a pastor_n of_o the_o flock_n and_o the_o presbyter_n be_v assume_v by_o he_o in_o partem_fw-la sollicitudinis_fw-la the_o great_a of_o the_o load_n still_o lie_v on_o his_o own_o shoulder_n and_o this_o may_v have_v be_v some_o way_n manage_v by_o he_o where_o the_o diocese_n be_v small_a but_o the_o enlarge_n of_o the_o diocese_n have_v whole_o alter_v the_o figure_n of_o primitive_a episcopacy_n all_o that_o the_o bishop_n can_v now_o do_v be_v to_o try_v entrant_n well_o and_o oversee_v these_o that_o be_v in_o charge_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v perform_v either_o by_o these_o overly_o visitation_n in_o synod_n or_o by_o a_o pompous_a procession_n through_o the_o diocese_n but_o by_o a_o strict_a and_o severe_a examen_fw-la both_o of_o their_o 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romanus_n hold_v by_o some_o a_o work_n of_o the_o eleven_o century_n appoint_v that_o child_n be_v permit_v to_o eat_v nothing_o after_o they_o be_v baptize_v till_o they_o receive_v the_o eucharist_n that_o same_o practice_n be_v also_o mention_v by_o hugo_n the_o s._n victore_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 20._o in_o the_o twelve_o century_n and_o all_o the_o greek_a writer_n assert_v the_o necessity_n of_o child_n receive_n the_o eucharist_n and_o yet_o none_o assert_v the_o eucharist_n to_o be_v but_o a_o rite_n of_o baptism_n cornelius_n tell_v of_o novatian_n apud_fw-la eusebium_fw-la lib._n 6._o hist._n cap._n 35._o how_o he_o be_v baptize_v clinicus_n and_o be_v recover_v nec_fw-la reliquorum_fw-la particeps_fw-la factus_fw-la quae_fw-la secundum_fw-la canon_n ecclesiae_fw-la obtinere_fw-la debuerat_fw-la nec_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopo_fw-la obsignatus_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v in_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o it_o be_v explicative_a of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o the_o former_a word_n he_o say_v he_o want_v whence_o some_o infer_v that_o confirmation_n be_v but_o one_o of_o the_o baptismal_a rite_n but_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o true_a read_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o nicephorus_n have_v read_v it_o quo_fw-la non_fw-la impetrato_fw-la quomodo_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la obtinuisse_fw-la putandus_fw-la est_fw-la yet_o from_o the_o story_n it_o appear_v that_o confirmation_n be_v judge_v only_o necessary_a ad_fw-la bene_fw-la esse_fw-la and_o not_o to_o the_o esse_fw-la of_o a_o christian_a since_o notwithstanding_o the_o want_n of_o this_o fabian_z bishop_n of_o rome_n ordain_v novatian_n a_o presbyter_n the_o greek_a euchology_n show_v that_o such_o as_o be_v baptize_v be_v after_o their_o baptism_n anoint_v and_o so_o to_o be_v confirm_v and_o it_o subjoyn_v that_o the_o eucharist_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o prove_v no_o more_o the_o one_o to_o be_v a_o rite_n of_o baptism_n than_o the_o other_o the_o whole_a current_n of_o the_o father_n run_v that_o in_o confirmation_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v confer_v august_n de_fw-fr bapt._n cont_n donatistas_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 16._o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la in_o solâ_fw-la catholicâ_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la impositionem_fw-la dari_fw-la dicitur_fw-la which_o he_o derive_v from_o the_o apostle_n though_o these_o extraordinary_a effect_n of_o speak_v of_o tongue_n or_o the_o like_a do_v not_o follow_v upon_o it_o sed_fw-la invisibiliter_fw-la &_o latenter_fw-la per_fw-la vinculum_fw-la pacis_fw-la est_fw-la eorum_fw-la cordibus_fw-la charitas_fw-la divina_fw-la inspirata_fw-la and_o conclude_v quid_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la nisi_fw-la oratio_fw-la super_fw-la hominem_fw-la and_o certain_o be_v confirmation_n restore_v according_a to_o the_o apostolical_a practice_n and_o manage_v with_o a_o primitive_a sincerity_n nothing_o shall_v give_v more_o probable_a hope_n of_o a_o recovery_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n out_o of_o the_o darkness_n and_o deadness_n in_o which_o it_o have_v continue_v so_o long_o it_o may_v quicken_v person_n more_o serious_o to_o consider_v to_o what_o they_o be_v engage_v in_o baptism_n when_o they_o be_v put_v to_o so_o solemn_a a_o renovation_n of_o it_o but_o the_o more_o denude_v it_o be_v of_o all_o unnecessary_a rite_n such_o as_o oil_n and_o the_o like_a it_o may_v be_v more_o suitable_a to_o the_o evangelical_n spirit_n and_o we_o see_v likewise_o from_o antiquity_n that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n for_o appropriate_v this_o action_n whole_o or_o only_o to_o the_o bishop_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v go_v about_o till_o the_o person_n be_v ripe_a in_o year_n and_o not_o only_o able_a by_o rote_n to_o recite_v a_o catechism_n but_o of_o a_o fitness_n to_o receive_v the_o eucharist_n immediate_o after_o but_o i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o whole_a matter_n with_o calvin_n word_n lib._n 4._o instit._fw-la cap._n 19_o sect_n 4._o &_o sequentibus_fw-la where_o after_o he_o have_v lay_v out_o the_o primitive_a practice_n of_o confirmation_n he_o subjoin_v haec_fw-la disciplina_fw-la si_fw-la body_n valeret_fw-la profecto_fw-la parentum_fw-la quorundam_fw-la ignavia_fw-la acueretur_fw-la qui_fw-la liberorum_fw-la institutionem_fw-la quasi_fw-la rem_fw-la nihil_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la pertinentem_fw-la negligunt_fw-la quam_fw-la tum_fw-la sine_fw-la publico_fw-la dedecore_fw-la omittere_fw-la non_fw-la possent_fw-la major_a esset_fw-la in_o populo_fw-la christiano_n fidei_fw-la consensus_fw-la nec_fw-la tanta_fw-la multorum_fw-la inscitia_fw-la &_o ruditas_fw-la non_fw-la adeo_fw-la temere_fw-la quidam_fw-la novis_fw-la &_o peregrinis_fw-la dogmatibus_fw-la abriparentur_fw-la omnibus_fw-la denique_fw-la esset_fw-la quaedam_fw-la velut_fw-la methodus_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la christianae_n a_o supplement_n about_o the_o rural_a bishop_n call_v chorepiscopi_fw-la it_o have_v be_v already_o mark_v that_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o diocese_n be_v not_o all_o of_o one_o proportion_n and_o general_o the_o village_n which_o lay_v adjacent_a to_o city_n have_v receive_v the_o gospel_n at_o first_o from_o they_o continue_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o city_n as_o to_o their_o mother_n church_n whereby_o the_o bishop_n parish_n be_v not_o limit_v to_o the_o city_n but_o do_v also_o include_v the_o adjacent_a village_n the_o inscription_n of_o clemens_n his_o epistle_n insinuate_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o corinth_n be_v make_v up_o not_o only_o of_o such_o as_o inhabit_v the_o town_n but_o also_o of_o such_o as_o dwell_v about_o they_o and_o this_o be_v yet_o clear_a from_o ignatius_n his_o inscription_n of_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o do_v they_o judge_v it_o fit_a to_o ordain_v bishop_n in_o small_a or_o lesser_a city_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o council_n of_o sardis_n can._n 6._o where_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v not_o be_v ordain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d add_v that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o bishop_n shall_v be_v ordain_v there_o lest_o the_o name_n and_o dignity_n of_o a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v vilipend_v but_o before_o this_o it_o be_v decree_v in_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n can._n 57_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o read_v the_o manuscript_n of_o oxford_n dionysius_n exiguus_fw-la isidore_n mercator_n hervetus_n and_o justellus_n and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vel_fw-la as_o binius_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v to_o do_v nothing_o without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o city_n who_o the_o learned_a beverigius_fw-la observe_n on_o this_o canon_n to_o have_v be_v distinct_a from_o the_o rural_a bishop_n which_o he_o make_v out_o both_o from_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o a_o place_n of_o gennadius_n where_o the_o order_n of_o churchman_n be_v reckon_v these_o circular_a visitor_n be_v set_v in_o a_o middle_a rank_n betwixt_o the_o rural_a bishop_n and_o presbyter_n frequent_a mention_n be_v also_o make_v of_o these_o visitor_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n this_o course_n therefore_o they_o take_v for_o these_o village_n to_o send_v presbyter_n from_o the_o city_n who_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o because_o the_o bishop_n can_v not_o immediate_o oversee_v they_o himself_o he_o do_v therefore_o substitute_v a_o vicar_n and_o delegate_n who_o be_v general_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o time_n that_o we_o meet_v with_o any_o of_o these_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o four_o century_n in_o the_o council_n of_o ancyra_n neocesarea_n and_o antiochia_n these_o differ_v from_o presbyter_n in_o that_o they_o get_v a_o ordination_n distinct_a from_o they_o call_v by_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o also_o may_v have_v ordain_v subdeacons_n lector_n and_o exorcist_n and_o give_v they_o commendatory_a letter_n but_o they_o differ_v from_o bishop_n in_o these_o thing_n first_o that_o they_o be_v ordain_v but_o by_o one_o bishop_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o ten_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o it_o be_v true_a that_o balsamon_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o we_o have_v already_o see_v that_o a_o bishop_n must_v be_v ordain_v by_o two_o bishop_n at_o least_o next_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v ordain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v zonaras_n and_o therefore_o in_o their_o subscription_n of_o the_o council_n they_o only_o design_v themselves_o chorepiscopi_fw-la without_o mention_v the_o place_n where_o they_o serve_v as_o the_o bishop_n do_v now_o bishop_n can_v not_o be_v ordain_v but_o with_o a_o title_n to_o a_o particular_a charge_n and_o see_n three_o their_o power_n be_v limit_v and_o in_o many_o thing_n inferior_a to_o the_o power_n of_o bishop_n so_o pope_n leo_n the_o first_o in_o his_o 88_o epist._n quamvis_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la plurima_fw-la illis_fw-la ministeriorum_fw-la communis_fw-la sit_fw-la
dispensatio_fw-la quaedam_fw-la tamen_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la regulis_fw-la sibi_fw-la prohibita_fw-la norint_fw-la sicut_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la &_o diaconorum_fw-la consecratio_fw-la they_o may_v in_o general_n do_v nothing_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o both_o the_o council_n of_o ancyra_n canon_n 13._o and_o that_o of_o antioch_n canon_n 10._o discharge_v they_o the_o ordain_v of_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n the_o word_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n clear_o import_v that_o the_o bishop_n must_v have_v intervene_v in_o the_o ordination_n and_o so_o be_v wrong_v render_v by_o a_o old_a latin_a edition_n praeter_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la episcopi_fw-la as_o if_o they_o have_v heen_n only_o limit_v not_o to_o ordain_v unless_o the_o bishop_n give_v warrant_v and_o thus_o these_o bishop_n of_o the_o village_n and_o lesser_a city_n be_v reduce_v from_o the_o degree_n of_o bishop_n to_o a_o inferior_a and_o limit_a 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clear_a when_o victor_n hold_v the_o council_n at_o rome_n about_o the_o day_n of_o easter_n damasus_n tell_v that_o it_o be_v collatione_fw-la facta_fw-la cum_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la &_o diaconibus_fw-la likewise_o in_o the_o council_n that_o cyprian_n hold_v about_o the_o rebaptise_v of_o heretic_n there_o be_v present_a episcopi_fw-la plurimi_fw-la ex_fw-la provinciâ_fw-la africanâ_fw-la numidiâ_fw-la mauritaniâ_fw-la cum_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la &_o diaconibus_fw-la praesente_fw-la etiam_fw-la plebis_fw-la maximâ_fw-la parte_fw-la and_o his_o contemporary_a firmilian_a who_o epistle_n be_v the_o 75._o among_o cyprian_n tell_v we_o how_o there_o be_v yearly_a synod_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n quâ_fw-la ex_fw-la causâ_fw-la say_v he_o necessario_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la sit_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la singulos_fw-la annos_fw-la seniores_fw-la &_o presbyteri_fw-la by_o which_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o he_o can_v mean_v none_o but_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n in_o unum_fw-la conveniamus_fw-la ad_fw-la disponenda_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la curae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la commissa_fw-la sunt_fw-la eusebius_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 35._o tell_v that_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o novatus_n schism_n there_o be_v hold_v at_o rome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o consist_v of_o sixty_o bishop_n and_o many_o more_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o likewise_o tell_v lib._n 7._o cap._n 27._o how_o that_o upon_o samosatenus_n heresy_n there_o be_v a_o great_a synod_n hold_v in_o antioch_n and_o after_o he_o have_v set_v down_o the_o name_n of_o some_o bishop_n there_o present_a he_o add_v that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o their_o synodal_n letter_n be_v write_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n in_o the_o council_n of_o eliberis_n in_o spain_n there_o be_v 19_o bishop_n residentibus_fw-la originta_fw-la sex_n presbyteris_fw-la abstantibus_fw-la diaconibus_fw-la &_o omni_fw-la plebe_fw-la in_o the_o provincial_a council_n at_o arles_n which_o judge_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o donatus_n schism_n constantine_n the_o emperor_n be_v present_a where_o be_v about_o two_o hundred_o bishop_n from_o divers_a nation_n from_o italy_n france_n spain_n sicily_n sardinia_n africa_n numidia_n and_o britain_n the_o canon_n of_o that_o council_n be_v subscribe_v by_o many_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n and_o if_o the_o story_n of_o the_o council_n of_o rome_n under_o sylvester_n be_v true_a it_o be_v subscribe_v by_o 284._o bishop_n 45._o presbyter_n and_o 5._o deacon_n now_o all_o these_o be_v before_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a evince_n that_o in_o the_o first_o and_o best_a age_n presbyter_n vote_v and_o judge_v in_o provincial_a council_n and_o if_o in_o provincial_n why_o not_o in_o general_a one_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a be_v subscribe_v by_o some_o chorepiscopi_fw-la and_o one_o chorepiscopus_n subscribe_v in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n and_o if_o chorepiscopi_fw-la be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o in_o their_o natural_a dignity_n only_o presbyter_n than_o we_o have_v presbyter_n also_o subscribe_v general_a council_n beside_o that_o in_o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o ephesus_n divers_z bishop_n subscribe_v by_o presbyter_n from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n from_o antiquity_n to_o exclude_v presbyter_n from_o a_o suffrage_n in_o national_a and_o general_a council_n and_o it_o be_v but_o a_o frivolous_a distinction_n that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o consultative_a though_o not_o a_o deliberative_a suffrage_n since_o we_o see_v they_o subscribe_v both_o the_o decision_n of_o faith_n and_o canon_n of_o discipline_n the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v examine_v be_v the_o qualification_n election_n and_o ordination_n of_o presbyter_n for_o their_o qualification_n great_a care_n be_v use_v to_o train_v they_o up_o long_o in_o a_o abstract_a and_o devote_v life_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v well_o prepare_v for_o that_o holy_a function_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o many_o of_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n live_v in_o monastery_n among_o they_o who_o they_o be_v educate_v for_o holy_a order_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o life_n of_o basil_n augustine_n and_o martin_n neither_o be_v one_o to_o be_v ordain_v a_o presbyter_n but_o after_o a_o long_a probation_n and_o trial_n and_o all_o these_o degree_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v speak_v afterward_o be_v so_o many_o step_n and_o preparation_n through_o which_o all_o be_v to_o go_v before_o they_o can_v be_v initiate_v and_o indeed_o it_o seem_v against_o reason_n at_o first_o step_n to_o ordain_v a_o man_n presbyter_n and_o commit_v the_o care_n of_o soul_n to_o he_o before_o a_o long_a previous_a probation_n have_v of_o he_o therefore_o the_o ancient_a monastery_n as_o they_o be_v sanctuary_n for_o such_o as_o design_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n and_o live_v devout_o so_o they_o be_v also_o college_n for_o the_o 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77._o cap._n siquis_fw-la among_o other_o prerequisites_n for_o a_o presbyter_n one_o be_v si_fw-mi poenitentiam_fw-la publicam_fw-la non_fw-la gesserit_fw-la hold_v that_o any_o gross_a scandal_n commit_v after_o baptism_n shall_v be_v a_o bar_n upon_o a_o man_n from_o be_v ordain_v a_o presbyter_n as_o also_o dist._n 56._o cap._n 1._o the_o child_n of_o presbyter_n be_v discharge_v to_o be_v ordain_v presbyterorum_fw-la filios_fw-la à _fw-la sacris_fw-la altaris_fw-la ministeriis_fw-la removemus_fw-la nisi_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o coenobiis_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o canonicis_fw-la religiose_fw-la probati_fw-la fuerint_fw-la conversari_fw-la it_o be_v like_a this_o be_v either_o to_o discourage_v the_o marriage_n of_o churchman_n or_o to_o obviate_v the_o scandal_n may_v have_v be_v take_v if_o they_o have_v be_v partial_a to_o their_o own_o child_n yet_o this_o be_v neither_o old_a nor_o universal_a for_o nazianzen_n be_v both_o a_o presbyter_n and_o a_o bishop_n though_o a_o bishop_n son_n 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of_o a_o sudden_a from_o a_o course_n of_o secularity_n to_o that_o sublimity_n of_o holiness_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o such_o a_o sacred_a function_n and_o final_o all_o ambitus_fw-la be_v condemn_v in_o presbyter_n as_o well_o as_o in_o bishop_n though_o we_o see_v both_o from_o chrysostom_n book_n de_fw-fr sacerdotio_fw-la and_o nazianzen_n apologetic_n that_o there_o be_v enough_o of_o it_o among_o both_o kind_n yet_o many_o there_o be_v who_o resist_v the_o call_v give_v they_o to_o church-office_n with_o great_a earnestness_n some_o fly_n from_o they_o to_o the_o wilderness_n as_o from_o a_o persecution_n some_o cut_v off_o their_o nose_n and_o other_o member_n that_o they_o may_v be_v think_v unworthy_a of_o it_o some_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n in_o their_o refusal_n other_o be_v not_o ordain_v without_o be_v hale_v even_o by_o force_n many_o receive_v this_o sacred_a imposition_n of_o hand_n with_o tremble_a and_o many_o tear_n and_o indeed_o be_v the_o greatness_n 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need_v of_o some_o force_n to_o draw_v man_n to_o accept_v of_o it_o whereas_o all_o be_v so_o forward_o to_o rush_v towards_o it_o blow_v up_o with_o pride_n or_o provoke_v by_o covetousness_n we_o see_v already_o how_o averse_a nazianzen_n be_v from_o enter_v in_o sacred_a order_n but_o no_o less_o memorable_a be_v the_o history_n of_o chrysostome_n who_o with_o his_o friend_n basil_n have_v engage_v in_o a_o monastic_a life_n be_v strike_v with_o fear_n when_o a_o rumour_n rise_v that_o they_o be_v both_o to_o be_v ordain_v presbyter_n and_o by_o the_o way_n observe_v that_o he_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o chrysostome_n be_v silent_a lest_o the_o express_n of_o his_o aversion_n shall_v have_v deter_v basil_n and_o his_o his_o silence_n be_v judge_v by_o basil_n a_o consent_n and_o so_o prove_v one_o of_o his_o chief_a inducement_n to_o accept_v of_o order_n but_o when_o the_o day_n come_v wherein_o chrysostome_n know_v that_o the_o bishop_n design_v to_o ordain_v they_o he_o withdraw_v private_o so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v find_v yet_o the_o bishop_n upon_o another_o pretence_n carry_v basil_n to_o the_o church_n and_o there_o ordain_v he_o much_o against_o his_o mind_n but_o when_o he_o first_o meet_v with_o his_o friend_n chrysostome_n he_o melt_v down_o in_o tear_n challenge_v he_o severe_o for_o his_o withdraw_n from_o he_o whereof_o chrysostome_n give_v his_o apology_n at_o large_a in_o these_o six_o excellent_a book_n of_o his_o de_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la wherein_o by_o way_n of_o dialogue_n betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n he_o lay_v out_o the_o great_a dignity_n and_o weight_n of_o that_o charge_n chief_o in_o the_o three_o book_n where_o he_o show_v that_o a_o priest_n shall_v be_v like_o one_o of_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n cap._n 4._o and_o he_o blame_v these_o election_n that_o be_v rash_o make_v cap._n 10._o upon_o which_o he_o charge_v most_o of_o the_o disorder_n that_o be_v then_o in_o the_o church_n and_o cap._n 11._o he_o confess_v how_o guilty_a himself_n be_v of_o that_o unlawful_a ambitus_fw-la for_o church_n employment_n which_o be_v yet_o unmortified_a in_o he_o do_v frighten_v he_o from_o enter_v in_o holy_a order_n cap._n 14._o he_o say_v episcopum_fw-la convenit_fw-la study_v acri_fw-la &_o perpetuâ_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la continentia_fw-la tanquam_fw-la adamantinis_fw-la armis_fw-la obseptum_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o the_o four_o book_n he_o speak_v of_o the_o great_a caution_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o election_n and_o ordination_n complain_v that_o in_o these_o regard_n be_v rather_o have_v to_o riches_n and_o honour_n than_o true_a worth_n through_o the_o five_o book_n he_o show_v the_o great_a evil_n and_o hazard_n of_o popular_a applause_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o be_v much_o please_v with_o it_o and_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 2._o he_o have_v that_o excellent_a say_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o priest_n shall_v be_v pure_a than_o the_o very_a beam_n of_o the_o sun_n themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_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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a_o deaconess_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 26._o and_o that_o they_o be_v to_o go_v to_o woman_n house_n to_o instruct_v they_o which_o have_v be_v scandalous_a for_o churchman_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 15._o they_o do_v likewise_o receive_v they_o in_o baptism_n cap._n 16._o and_o keep_v the_o gate_n by_o which_o woman_n enter_v into_o the_o church_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 28._o so_o it_o seem_v their_o office_n be_v to_o instruct_v and_o teach_v woman_n and_o so_o s._n paul_n phil._n 4.3_o speak_v of_o woman_n who_o labour_v with_o he_o in_o the_o gospel_n and_o rom._n 16._o we_o find_v mention_v not_o only_o of_o priscilla_n but_o of_o tripbona_n triphosa_n and_o persis_n who_o labour_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o be_v like_o their_o office_n be_v also_o to_o minister_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o churchman_n and_o therefore_o when_o s._n paul_n speak_v of_o lead_v about_o a_o sister_n and_o a_o wife_n as_o well_o as_o other_o apostle_n he_o may_v be_v well_o understand_v to_o speak_v of_o one_o 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&_o nihil_fw-la magis_fw-la congruit_fw-la voci_fw-la quae_fw-la dominum_fw-la gloriosâ_fw-la praedicatione_n confessa_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la celebrandis_fw-la divinis_fw-la lectionibus_fw-la personare_fw-la of_o the_o same_o strain_n be_v his_o follow_a epistle_n concern_v celerinus_n who_o have_v refuse_v to_o be_v ordain_v a_o lector_fw-la until_o he_o be_v persuade_v to_o it_o by_o a_o divine_a revelation_n in_o the_o night_n likewise_o in_o his_o 76._o epistle_n he_o make_v mention_n of_o exorcist_n who_o be_v also_o mention_v by_o firmilian_a in_o his_o epistle_n which_o be_v reckon_v the_o 75._o among_o cyprian_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n cornelius_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o his_o epistle_n insert_v by_o eusebius_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 43._o wherein_o he_o give_v account_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v then_o at_o rome_n tell_v that_o there_o be_v 46_o presbyter_n 7_o deacon_n 42_o acolyte_n 50_o exorcist_n lector_n and_o porter_n these_o inferior_a order_n we_o see_v 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agere_fw-la debeat_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la archidiacono_n accipiat_fw-la ceroferarium_fw-la cum_fw-la cereo_fw-la ut_fw-la sciat_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la accendenda_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la luminaria_fw-la mancipari_fw-la accipiat_fw-la &_o urceolum_fw-la vacuum_fw-la ad_fw-la suggerendum_fw-la vinum_fw-la in_o eucharistiam_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la christi_fw-la as_o for_o these_o cerei_fw-la they_o shall_v be_v speak_v of_o upon_o the_o next_o canon_n the_o work_n of_o acolythus_n be_v to_o light_v the_o candle_n and_o provide_v the_o wine_n and_o from_o the_o ratio_fw-la nominis_fw-la we_o may_v believe_v their_o office_n be_v particular_o to_o wait_v upon_o the_o bishop_n and_o follow_v he_o canon_n 8._o lector_fw-la quum_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la faciat_fw-la de_fw-la illo_fw-la verbum_fw-la episcopus_fw-la ad_fw-la plebem_fw-la indicans_fw-la ejus_fw-la fidem_fw-la ac_fw-la vitam_fw-la atque_fw-la ingenium_fw-la posthaec_fw-la spectante_fw-la plebe_fw-la tradat_fw-la ei_fw-la codicem_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la lecturus_fw-la est_fw-la dicens_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la accipe_fw-la &_o esto_fw-la lector_n verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la habiturus_fw-la si_fw-la fideliter_fw-la &_o utiliter_fw-la impleveris_fw-la officium_fw-la partem_fw-la cum_fw-la eye_n qui_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la ministraverunt_fw-la and_o by_o what_o have_v be_v already_o cite_v out_o of_o cyprian_a compare_v with_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o office_n of_o the_o lector_fw-la be_v judge_v that_o of_o the_o great_a importance_n of_o they_o all_o canon_n 9_o ostiarius_n quum_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la postquam_fw-la ab_fw-la archidiacono_n instructus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la qualiter_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la dei_fw-la debeat_fw-la conversari_fw-la ad_fw-la suggestionem_fw-la archidiaconi_n tradat_fw-la &_o episcopus_fw-la clave_n ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la altario_fw-la dicens_fw-la sic_fw-la age_n quasi_fw-la redditurus_fw-la deo_fw-la rationem_fw-la pro_fw-la bis_fw-la rebus_fw-la quae_fw-la his_fw-la clavibus_fw-la 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