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this_o epistle_n to_o the_o whole_a church_n can_v not_o possible_o have_v lead_v they_o into_o a_o great_a snare_n it_o be_v a_o sad_a thing_n to_o consider_v the_o pitiful_a entanglement_n and_o snare_n that_o some_o man_n run_v into_o who_o will_v undertake_v to_o make_v good_a what_o they_o have_v once_o engage_v for_o let_v what_o will_v come_v against_o they_o to_o return_v then_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o clement_n there_o be_v but_o two_o sort_n of_o officer_n in_o the_o church_n bishop_n and_o deacon_n whereas_o the_o epistle_n of_o ignatius_n do_v precise_o in_o every_o place_n where_o any_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o they_o as_o there_o be_v upon_o occasion_n and_o upon_o none_o at_o all_o insist_v on_o three_o order_n distinct_a in_o name_n and_o thing_n with_o clement_n it_o be_v not_o so_o those_o who_o he_o call_v bishop_n in_o one_o place_n the_o very_a same_o person_n he_o immediate_o call_v presbyter_n after_o the_o example_n of_o paul_n act_n 20._o 28._o and_o titus_n 1._o 5._o 7._o and_o plain_o assert_v episcopacy_n to_o be_v the_o office_n of_o presbyter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz_o because_o they_o be_v in_o no_o danger_n to_o be_v cast_v from_o their_o episcopacy_n and_o whereas_o the_o fault_n which_o he_o reprove_v in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n be_v their_o division_n and_o want_v of_o due_a subjection_n to_o their_o spiritual_a governor_n according_a to_o the_o order_n which_o christ_n have_v appoint_v in_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o saint_n he_o affirm_v plain_o that_o those_o governor_n be_v the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o all_o place_n throughout_o the_o whole_a epistle_n write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o that_o particular_a church_n of_o corinth_n the_o saint_n dwell_v there_o walk_v in_o the_o order_n &_o fellowship_n of_o the_o gospel_n where_o he_o treat_v of_o those_o thing_n he_o still_o intimate_v a_o plurality_n of_o presbyter_n in_o the_o church_n as_o there_o may_v nay_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o every_o single_a congregation_n act_n 20._o 28._o without_o the_o least_o intimation_n of_o any_o singular_a person_n promote_v upon_o any_o account_n whatever_o above_o his_o fellow_n so_o in_o the_o advice_n give_v to_o the_o person_n who_o occasion_v the_o division_n before_o mention_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v there_o be_v a_o singular_a bishop_n at_o corinth_n much_o more_o a_o metropolitan_a such_o as_o our_o doctor_n speak_v he_o to_o have_v be_v it_o have_v be_v impossible_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v thus_o pass_v by_o in_o silence_n but_o the_o doctor_n give_v you_o a_o double_a answer_n to_o this_o observation_n with_o the_o several_a part_n whereof_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o he_o make_v himself_o merry_a if_o he_o can_v suppose_v that_o any_o man_n be_v so_o wed_v to_o his_o dictate_v as_o to_o give_v they_o entertainment_n for_o indeed_o they_o be_v plain_o jocular_a but_o learned_a man_n must_v have_v leave_v sometime_o to_o exercise_v their_o fancy_n and_o to_o sport_v themselves_o with_o their_o own_o imagination_n 1_o then_o for_o the_o mention_n that_o be_v make_v of_o many_o presbyter_n in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n to_o who_o clement_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n exhort_v to_o give_v all_o due_a respect_n honour_n obedience_n he_o tell_v you_o that_o by_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n all_o the_o church_n of_o achaia_n be_v mean_v and_o intend_v the_o epistle_n be_v direct_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o the_o least_o intimation_n of_o any_o other_o church_n or_o churches_n the_o difference_n it_o be_v write_v about_o be_v occasion_v by_o one_o or_o two_o person_n in_o that_o church_n only_o it_o be_v that_o church_n alone_o that_o be_v exhort_v to_o order_n and_o due_a subjection_n to_o their_o elder_n from_o the_o 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present_o contend_v for_o but_o let_v we_o a_o little_a attend_v to_o the_o doctor_n be_v learned_a argument_n whereby_o he_o endeavour_v to_o make_v good_a his_o assertion_n 1_o he_o tell_v you_o that_o corinth_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o achaia_n the_o metropolis_n in_o a_o political_a sense_n and_o acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o greece_n where_o the_o proconsul_n have_v his_o residence_n diss_n 5_o cap_n 2._o sect._n 3_o let_v we_o grant_v this_o to_o our_o learned_a doctor_n lest_o we_o shall_v find_v nothing_o to_o gratify_v he_o with_o all_o what_o then_o will_v follow_v hence_o say_v he_o it_o will_v follow_v sect_n 4_o that_o this_o epistle_n which_o be_v send_v ecclesiae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la ad_fw-la unius_fw-la civitatis_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la omues_fw-la totius_fw-la achaiae_n christianos_n per_fw-la singulas_fw-la civitates_fw-la &_o regiones_fw-la sub_fw-la episcopis_fw-la aut_fw-la praefectis_fw-la suis_fw-la ubique_fw-la callocata_n missa_fw-la existimetur_fw-la but_o pray_v doctor_n why_o so_o we_o poor_a creature_n who_o be_v not_o so_o sharp_a sight_v as_o to_o discern_v a_o metropolitan_a archbishop_n at_o corinth_n of_o who_o all_o the_o bishop_n in_o greece_n be_v dependent_a nor_o can_v find_v any_o institute_v church_n in_o the_o scripture_n or_o in_o clement_n of_o one_o denomination_n beyond_o a_o single_a congregation_n can_v but_o think_v that_o all_o the_o strength_n of_o this_o consectary_n from_o the_o insinuation_n of_o such_o a_o state_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o pure_a beg_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n which_o will_v never_o be_v grant_v upon_o such_o term_n yea_o but_o he_o add_v sect_n 5_o that_o paul_n write_v his_o epistle_n not_o only_o to_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n but_o also_o to_o all_o the_o church_n of_o achaia_n therefore_o clement_n do_v so_o also_o at_o first_o view_v this_o argument_n seem_v not_o very_o conclusive_a yea_o appear_v indeed_o very_o ridiculous_a the_o enforcement_n of_o it_o which_o ensue_v may_v perhaps_o give_v new_a life_n and_o vigour_n to_o it_o how_o then_o be_v it_o prove_v that_o paul_n write_v not_o only_o to_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n but_o to_o all_o they_o in_o achaia_n also_o why_o say_v he_o in_o the_o 2_o epistle_n 1._o chap_n 1._o five_o it_o be_v so_o express_v he_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d very_o good_a it_o be_v indisputable_o evident_a that_o paul_n write_v his_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n at_o corinth_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o achaia_n for_o he_o express_o affirm_v himself_o so_o to_o do_v and_o for_o the_o first_o epistle_n it_o be_v direct_v not_o only_o to_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n 1_n cap_n 2._o verse_n but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v say_v our_o doctor_n in_o the_o whole_a region_n of_o achaia_n so_o indeed_o say_v the_o doctor_n be_v great_a friend_n grotius_n to_o who_o he_o be_v behold_v for_o more_o than_o one_o rare_a notion_n i_o say_v it_o not_o in_o any_o way_n of_o any_o reproach_n to_o the_o doctor_n only_o i_o can_v but_o think_v his_o careful_a ward_n of_o himself_o against_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v behold_v to_o grotius_n do_v exceed_o unbecome_v the_o doctour_n gravity_n and_o self_n denial_n this_o be_v complain_v of_o by_o some_o who_o have_v try_v it_o in_o reference_n to_o his_o late_a comment_n on_o the_o revelation_n and_o in_o this_o dissertation_n he_o be_v put_v by_o his_o own_o thought_n i_o will_v not_o say_v guilty_a to_o a_o apology_n cap._n 1._o sect._n 24_o quâ_fw-la in_o resuffragi_n msuum_fw-la tulisse_fw-la hugonem_fw-la grotium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la annotationibus_fw-la posthumis_fw-la nuper_fw-la editis_fw-la &_o postquam_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la typographo_fw-la transcripta_fw-la essent_fw-la cursim_fw-la
perlectis_fw-la edoctum_fw-la gratulor_fw-la let_v not_o the_o reader_n think_v that_o doctor_n ham_n have_v transmit_v his_o paper_n full_a of_o rare_a conjecture_n to_o the_o printer_n before_o grotius_n annotation_n upon_o the_o revelation_n be_v publish_v but_o only_o before_o he_o have_v read_v they_o the_o doctor_n little_o think_v what_o a_o fly_v this_o be_v in_o his_o pot_n of_o ointment_n nor_o how_o undecent_a with_o all_o impartial_a man_n such_o apology_n subservient_fw-fr to_o a_o frame_n of_o spirit_n in_o bondage_n to_o a_o man_n be_v own_o esteem_n and_o reputation_n appear_v to_o be_v but_o let_v this_o pass_v and_o let_v the_o saint_n that_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o every_o place_n be_v the_o saint_n in_o every_o part_n of_o achaia_n though_o the_o epistle_n itself_o write_v indeed_o upon_o occasion_n take_v from_o the_o church_n of_o coâ—nth_n yet_o be_v give_v by_o inspiration_n from_o god_n for_o the_o use_v not_o only_o of_o all_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n at_o that_o time_n wherein_o it_o be_v write_v but_o of_o all_o those_o who_o be_v to_o believe_v in_o any_o part_n or_o place_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o end_n thereof_o although_o the_o assertion_n of_o it_o be_v not_o build_v on_o any_o tolerable_a conjecture_n but_o may_v be_v reject_v with_o the_o same_o facility_n wherewith_o it_o be_v tender_v what_o now_o will_v hence_o ensue_v why_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o clement_n also_o write_v his_o epistle_n to_o all_o the_o church_n in_o achaia_n very_o good_a paul_n write_v a_o epistle_n entitle_v chief_o to_o the_o corinthian_n express_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d direct_v it_o to_o the_o saint_n or_o church_n of_o achaia_n yea_o to_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o every_o place_n so_o that_o his_o epistle_n be_v of_o catholic_n concernment_n be_v not_o to_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n only_o although_o most_o of_o the_o 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