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find_v beside_o the_o proof_n of_o scripture_n both_o reason_n and_o practice_n enough_o for_o the_o set_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o church_n over_o presbyter_n although_o in_o many_o case_n the_o presbyter_n do_v associate_v the_o bishop_n mathe._n but_o how_o prove_v you_o bishop_n to_o be_v chief_a phila._n it_o be_v not_o unlike_a but_o the_o church_n have_v receive_v this_o order_n from_o the_o apostle_n will_v always_o continue_v it_o and_o therefore_o from_o the_o primitive_a time_n they_o have_v peculiar_a to_o themselves_o monachus_fw-la hier._n ad_fw-la rusti_fw-la monachus_fw-la singularity_n in_o succession_n and_o superiority_n in_o ordination_n by_o singularity_n i_o understand_v one_o bishop_n in_o one_o city_n though_o divers_a presbyter_n and_o deacon_n in_o divers_a congregation_n and_o upon_o this_o singularity_n depend_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o church_n lucif_n hier._n advers._fw-la lucif_n which_o else_o will_v be_v rend_v asunder_o by_o as_o many_o schism_n as_o 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4._o can._n 4._o that_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n say_v that_o presbyter_n shall_v lay_v their_o hand_n near_o the_o bishop_n hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v ordain_v so_o that_o show_v that_o presbyter_n can_v ordain_v without_o a_o bishop_n and_o therefore_o their_o hand_n be_v only_o lay_v by_o way_n of_o consent_n and_o approbation_n or_o else_o the_o father_n and_o other_o council_n be_v deceive_v yea_o 1.4_o tit._n 1.4_o beside_o the_o scripture_n settle_v it_o in_o the_o bishop_n not_o in_o the_o presbyter_n as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o another_o council_n who_o reject_v a_o presbyter_n that_o be_v ordain_v or_o consecrate_v by_o another_o presbyter_n though_o the_o bishop_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o head_n but_o suffer_v the_o other_o presbyter_n to_o read_v the_o word_n of_o consecration_n 69._o council_n hispalenf_n ca._n 5._o epiph._n haer_fw-mi 69._o because_o himself_o be_v trouble_v with_o sore_a eye_n and_o can_v not_o well_o read_v 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22._o so_o euodias_n succeed_v peter_n at_o antioch_n ignatius_n be_v next_o who_o have_v see_v christ_n in_o the_o flesh_n 4._o hieron_n in_o ignat._n col._n 4._o mark_v st_n peter_n scholar_n be_v bishop_n of_o alexandria_n to_o who_o succeed_v arianus_n caius_z of_o who_o paul_n speak_v rom._n 16._o be_v bishop_n of_o thessalonica_n archippus_n of_o coloss_n dionysius_n bishop_n of_o corinth_n and_o so_o look_v and_o you_o shall_v find_v succession_n maintain_v by_o a_o holy_a care_n of_o the_o church_n ruler_n commend_v it_o one_o to_o the_o other_o especial_o in_o those_o place_n and_o city_n that_o have_v their_o first_o bishop_n from_o the_o apostle_n hand_n and_o we_o find_v they_o in_o a_o plain_a succession_n for_o 676_o year_n after_o christ_n in_o the_o four_o five_o and_o sixth_o general_a council_n but_o by_o war_n persecution_n and_o the_o like_a the_o succession_n have_v be_v in_o many_o place_n interrupt_v and_o sometime_o at_o a_o stop_n in_o rome_n itself_o but_o 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that_o church_n shall_v appertain_v and_o in_o these_o succession_n continue_v of_o one_o and_o no_o more_o though_o the_o presbyter_n be_v many_o antiochen_n ignat._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la antiochen_n therefore_o ignatius_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o divers_a church_n warn_v the_o laity_n to_o obey_v the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n and_o that_o the_o presbyter_n feed_v the_o flock_n till_o god_n show_v who_o shall_v be_v your_o pastor_n after_o my_o death_n thus_o they_o succeed_v one_o another_o and_o always_o in_o a_o high_a degree_n than_o presbyter_n for_o although_o at_o first_o the_o name_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v use_v indifferent_o one_o for_o the_o other_o while_o the_o episcopal_a office_n remain_v in_o the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n yet_o when_o they_o succeed_v tim._n calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 4._o s._n 4._o theodor._n in_o cap._n 3.1_o ep._n ad_fw-la tim._n that_o be_v neither_o apostle_n nor_o evangelist_n than_o the_o high_a degree_n be_v call_v bishop_n answer_v to_o the_o apostle_n by_o which_o term_n apostle_n the_o bishop_n be_v first_o call_v as_o be_v epaphroditus_n 〈◊〉_d epaphroditus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_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 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