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A56148 A catalogue of such testimonies in all ages as plainly evidence bishops and presbyters to be both one, equall and the same ... with a briefe answer to the objections out of antiquity, that seeme to the contrary. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1641 (1641) Wing P3922; ESTC S122412 42,609 43

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to_o christ_n and_o to_o s●and_n in_o his_o stead_n and_o presbyter_n to_o succeed_v the_o apostle_n whereas_o all_o other_o ma●es_v they_o successor_n to_o the_o apostle_n only_o not_o to_o christ_n who_o z_o 24._o le●t_v no_o successor_n or_o vicar_n general_a behind_o he_o b●t_fw-la a_o ●9_n remain_v himsel_o for_o ever_o the_o highpriest_n chief_a shepherd_n and_o bishop_n of_o our_o s●ules_n and_o have_v promise_v b_o 20._o to_o ●e_z with_o we_o always_o even_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o therefore_o ma●es_v his_o authority_n but_o suspici●us_fw-la and_o co●te●ptible_a four_o ignatius_n have_v not_o o●e_n word_n in_o he_o that_o bishop_n be_v superior_a to_o ●●e●biters_n ●y_v any_o divine_a l●w_n or_o i●stitution●_n the_o thing_n in_o question_n therefore_o his_o authority_n if_o ge●uine_a prove_v nothing_o for_o the_o oposites_n five_o igna●ius_n equal_v bishop_n and_o presbyter_n both_o in_o jurisdiction_n rule_n and_o authority_n for_o ●pist_v ●_z ad_fw-la ●ral●●anus_fw-la he_o write_v thus_o ●ut_o be_v you_o subject_a to_o the_o presbyter_n as_o to_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o presbyter_n be_v a_o certain_a conjoin_a session_n and_o ●ssembly_n of_o apostle_n epist._n 6._o ad_fw-la magnesianes_n ●rebyteri_fw-la precedent_fw-la ●oco_fw-la sinatus_fw-la apostolis_fw-la the_o presbyter_n rule_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o senate_n of_o the_o apostle_n epist._n 10._o ad_fw-la symenses_fw-la do_v you_o all_o ●ollow_v the_o college_n of_o the_o presbyter_n as_o apostle_n now_o if_o presbyter_n succeed_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o government_n o●_z the_o church_n and_o all_o be_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o to_o follow_v they_o as_o christ_n apostle_n then_o certain_o ●hey_n be_v equal_a at_o least_o to_o bishop_n who_o at_o the_o high_a be_v by_o god_n institution_n only_o to_o be_v obey_v and_o follow_v but_o as_o christ_n apostle_n not_o to_o be_v pre●erred_v before_o they_o if_o equalise_v with_o they_o as_o the_o proud_a prelate_n of_o they_o must_v acknowledge_v and_o and_o the_o c_o 13.6_o father_n witness_n six_o d_o 10._o ignatius_n confess_v that_o the_o church_n in_o those_o day_n be_v not_o rule_v by_o the_o bishop_n as_o they_o be_v now_o but_o by_o the_o college_n senate_n and_o synod_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o communi_fw-la praesbyt●oum_fw-la concilio_fw-la as_o hierome_n e_o 1._o and_o all_o other_o after_o he_o affirm_v the_o presbyter_n therefore_o have_v then_o equal_a and_o joint_a authority_n with_o the_o bishop_n even_o in_o point_n of_o jurisdiction_n and_o government_n and_o do_v r●le_a and_o govern_v the_o church_n in_o common_a with_o they_o therefore_o the_o bishop_n be_v not_o then_o lord_n paramount_a as_o now_o they_o ma●e_n themselves_o but_o equal_a and_o one_o with_o they_o yea_o their_o colleague_n and_o companion_n as_o 5._o ignatius_n and_o the_o g_o cognos●at●_z ●our●h_a counsel_n o●_z ca●●h●ge_n style_v they_o seven_o his_o word_n h_o 7._o that_o they_o sh●uld_v ●e_z s●bject_n to_o the_o bishop_n as_o to_o god_n and_o christ_n if_o right_o understand_v ma●e_n nothing_o for_o the_o prelate_n hiera●chie●●or_fw-la saint_n paul_n ephes._n 6_o 5.6_o 7._o co●mands_n servant_n to_o be_v obedient_a unto_o they_o that_o be_v their_o master_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n with_o ●eare_n and_o ●●embling_a in_o singlenes●e_n of_o heart_n as_o unto_o christ_n not_o with_o eye-service_n as_o ●en_a pleaser_n but_o as_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n from_o his_o heart_n with_o good_a will_n do_v service_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o to_o man_n etc._n etc._n be_v therefore_o every_o master_n a_o bishop_n equal_a unto_o christ_n and_o superior_a in_o inrisdiction_n and_o degree_n to_o presbyter_n no_o so_o polycarpus_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o ●hilippians_n charge_v they_o i_o ibid●_z to_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o elder_n as_o unto_o god_n and_o christ_n use_v the_o same_o word_n of_o elder_n as_o ignatius_n do_v of_o bishop_n be_v presbyter_n therefore_o paramount_a bishop_n and_o succes●o●s_v to_o christ_n himself_o i_o trow_v not_o ignatius_n his_o meaning_n therefore_o be_v not_o that_o bishop_n be_v as_o high_a above_o presbyter_n and_o the_o people_n as_o god_n and_o christ_n be_v above_o the_o apostle_n as_o some_o k_o 3._o ambitious_a prelate_n fancy_n but_o only_o that_o we_o must_v obey_v bishop_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o they_o command_v and_o prescribe_v we_o out_o of_o god_n word_n as_o far_o ●orth_o as_o we_o will_v obey_v god_n or_o christ_n himself_o for_o he_o that_o hear_v they_o hear_v christ_n himself_o and_o he_o that_o despise_v they_o despise_v god_n and_o ch●ist_n himself_o luke_n 10.16_o 1_o thes._n 4●_z 8._o in_o this_o manner_n likewise_o be_v we_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o every_o minister_n whatsoever●heb_n 13.17.7.1_o thes._n 2.13_o this_o therefore_o prove_v nothing_o for_o the_o prelate_n superiority_n over_o other_o bishop_n especial_o since_o this_o igna●●us_n himself_o epist._n 5_o charge_v the_o trallian_n to_o reverence_v de●cons_n in●e●●or_fw-la to_o presbyter_n as_o christ_n himself_o who_o vicar_n they_o be_v as_o for_o those_o extravagail_a expression_n of_o ignatius_n l_o 5._o episcopus_fw-la typum_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la ●mnium_fw-la ge●ut_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la episcopus_fw-la quam_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la ●mni_fw-la ●●incipatu_fw-la et_fw-la protestate_fw-la superior_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la homini_fw-la licet_fw-la pro_fw-la viribus_fw-la imitator_fw-la christi_fw-la dei_fw-la factus_fw-la and_o the_o m_o 61.62.63_o like_a on_o n_o 2●_z which_o same_o ground_n both_o the_o pope_n and_o prelate_n monarchy_n they_o be_v so_o ridi●ulous_a ●alse_a ambitious_a and_o hyperbolical_a as_o favour_v neither_o of_o ignatius_n or_o any_o christian_n but_o rather_o of_o a_o mere_a papal_a and_o anti-christian_n spirit●_n discover_v these_o epistle_n to_o be_v none_o of_o he_o and_o those_o ●rela●ts_n who_o ass●me_n these_o speech_n to_o themselves_o to_o be_v o_o 9_o none_o of_o christ_n mat._n 11.29_o all_o which_o considered●_z this_o forge_a a●tiquity_n will_v stand_v they_o in_o no_o stead_n at_o all_o to_o prove_v they_o superior_a or_o distinct_a from_o presbyter_n by_o any_o divine_a institution_n and_o other_o antiquity_n make_v for_o they_o i_o find_v not_o extant_a that_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n by_o god_n law_n and_o ordination_n be_v both_o one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o of_o equal_a authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n as_o all_o these_o authority_n resolve_v i_o shall_v undeniable_a manifest_v by_o this_o one_o argument_n presqyter_n by_o the_o express_a resolution_n of_o the_o scripture_n have_v the_o very_a name_n and_o not_o so_o only_o but_o the_o very_a office_n of_o bishop_n act._n 20.17_o 28._o p●●l_n 1_o 1_o 1._o tim._n 3_o 1●_z to_o 5._o tit._n 1_o 5._o to_o 1●_z the_o same_o mission_n and_o commission_n the_o same_o function_n charge_n ordination_n and_o qualification_n matth._n 28.19.20_o 1_o tim._n 3_o 1._o to_o 7._o c._n 4.14_o c._n 5_o 17._o 2_o tim._n 4.1_o 2_o 1_o pet._n 5_o 1_o 2_o 3._o tit._n 1_o 5._o to_o 12._o neither_o do_v the_o scripture_n in_o any_o place_n make_v any_o difference_n distinction_n or_o superiority_n between_o they_o or_o attribute_v any_o power_n to_o the_o one_o that_o it_o do_v not_o to_o the_o other_o ●s_n the_o premise_n evidence_n and_o matth._n 20_o 25.26_o 27_o 28._o mar._n 10_o 42_o 43_o 44_o luk._n 22.25.26_o therefore_o by_o god_n law_n and_o institution_n they_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o of_o equal_a authority_n power_n and_o jurisdiction_n in_o all_o thing_n as_o for_o that_o distinction_n in_o power_n precedency_n and_o jurisdiction_n whi●●_z have_v since_o be_v make_v between_o they_o it_o have_v proceed_v partly_o from_o canon_n and_o constitution_n make_v by_o bishop_n themselves_o p_o order_n partly_o by_o mere_a usurpation_n and_o encrochment_n but_o principal_o from_o the_o grant_n and_o largeness_n of_o christian_a prince_n who_o as_o they_o erect_v bishopric_n and_o diocese_n