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church_n io._n whitgifte_n this_o reason_n be_v build_v upon_o a_o false_a ground_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o many_o pastor_n examine_v the_o second_o reason_n examine_v be_v dear_o belove_v of_o their_o flock_n which_o neither_o be_v elect_v by_o they_o desire_v of_o they_o nor_o know_v unto_o they_o before_o and_o i_o think_v very_o that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o parish_n in_o england_n which_o do_v the_o worse_a love_n or_o reverence_v their_o pastor_n in_o that_o respect_n except_v such_o only_a as_o you_o and_o your_o adherent_n have_v inflame_v not_o only_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o discord_n but_o of_o disdain_n and_o contempt_n also_o towards_o all_o law_n order_n and_o person_n that_o be_v not_o in_o all_o point_n frame_v according_a to_o their_o imagination_n but_o will_v you_o that_o a_o papistical_a parish_n such_o as_o there_o may_v be_v diverse_a in_o england_n shall_v choose_v their_o pastor_n that_o they_o may_v love_v he_o sure_o then_o will_v they_o not_o 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but_o that_o you_o have_v urge_v i_o thereunto_o chap._n 3._o the._n 18._o division_n t._n c._n page_n 79._o sect._n 4._o 5._o 6._o hierome_n say_v y_z e_z at_o the_o first_o a_o bishop_n &_o a_o elder_n which_o you_o call_v a_o priest_n be_v all_o one_o but_o afterward_o through_o faction_n &_o schism_n it_o be_v decree_v y_o t_o one_o shall_v rule_v over_o y_o e_o rest_n now_o i_o say_v against_o this_o order_n that_z y_z e_z bishop_n shall_v bear_v rule_n over_o all_o y_z e_z which_z our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v unto_o y_z e_o phariseis_n from_o y_z e_z beginning_z it_o be_v not_o so_o &_o therefore_o i_o require_v that_o y_z e_z first_o order_n may_v stand_v which_o be_v prax._n contr_n prax._n that_o a_o bishop_n &_o elder_n be_v all_o one_o and_o if_o you_o place_v so_o great_a authority_n against_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n in_o a_o mortal_a man_n hear_v what_o tertullian_n say_v unto_o you_o that_o be_v true_a whatsoever_o be_v first_o and_o that_o be_v false_a 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whitgifte_n it_o follow_v after_o in_o my_o answer_n to_o the_o admonition_n that_o there_o be_v superiority_n among_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n e_o en_fw-fr in_o the_o apostle_n time_n which_o i_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o ripture_n &_o other_o testimony_n it_o be_v also_o 〈◊〉_d that_o great_a faction_n &_o schi_n mes_fw-fr do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n even_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n &_o therefore_o most_o like_a these_o that_o icrome_n sp_z k_v of_o to_o have_v be_v they_o determine_v the_o which_o to_o be_v true_a his_o word_n ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d touch_v y_z e_o church_n of_o alexandria_n do_v evident_o declare_v for_o he_o say_v you_o to_o this_o order_n be_v keep_v 〈◊〉_d from_o s._n mark_n but_o admit_v these_o be_v not_o true_a which_o you_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v yet_o your_o argument_n be_v of_o no_o force_n &_o the_o place_n of_o tertullian_n be_v not_o understand_v for_o tertullian_n in_o that_o book_n after_o he_o have_v repeat_v the_o rule_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v to_o believe_v in_o ▪_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ▪_o one_o god_n and_o in_o his_o son_n jesus_n ch_n ist_fw-mi etc._n etc._n he_o say_v that_o this_o rule_n have_v come_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o gospel_n even_o before_o all_o former_a heretic_n much_o more_o before_o 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v but_o yesterdaye_n as_o well_o the_o posterity_n of_o all_o heretic_n as_o the_o very_a novelty_n of_o 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v of_o late_o will_v prove_v whereby_o judgement_n may_v hereof_o be_v indifferent_o give_v against_o all_o heresy_n that_o that_o be_v true_a whatsoever_o be_v first_o &_o that_o count_n rfeit_v whatsoever_o be_v last_o whereby_o it_o be_v e_o ident_a that_o tertullians_n rule_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o matter_n of_o salvation_n veland_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d s_o ode_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gin_n veland_n &_o of_o faith_n &_o not_o in_o matter_n of_o ceremony_n &_o kind_n of_o government_n which_o thing_n he_o himself_o in_o plain_a word_n declare_v in_o 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eos_fw-la quos_fw-la baptizaverat_fw-la etc._n etc._n after_o that_o every_o one_o do_v think_v those_o to_o be_v his_o &_o not_o chri_n stes_fw-la who_o he_o have_v baptize_v it_o be_v decree_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o one_o of_o the_o minister_n be_v choose_v shall_v be_v set_v over_o the_o rest_n unto_o who_o the_o whole_a care_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v aperteyn_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o schism_n be_v take_v away_o do_v you_o think_v y_z t_o this_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o pastor_n of_o every_o town_n to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v jerome_n say_v so_o for_o the_o pastor_n of_o every_o several_a town_n have_v from_o the_o beginning_n his_o a_o thorite_n over_o his_o flock_n without_o any_o such_o constitution_n moreover_o there_o be_v not_o in_o every_o several_a congregation_n many_o pastor_n or_o priest_n over_o who_o one_o shall_v be_v place_v as_o chief_a but_o jerome_n speak_v of_o a_o bishop_n that_o must_v govern_v the_o other_o priest_n and_o procure_v that_o unity_n be_v keep_v among_o they_o and_o therefore_o his_o jurisdiction_n must_v of_o necessity_n extend_v to_o many_o parish_n because_o it_o be_v over_o many_o pastor_n he_o say_v likewise_o that_o the_o care_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v commit_v unto_o he_o in_o his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la euagrium_n he_o utter_v his_o meaning_n as_o plain_o for_o he_o say_v that_o the_o priest_n do_v choose_v one_o among_o themselves_o who_o they_o place_v gr_n idem_fw-la ad_fw-la eu_n gr_n in_o a_o high_a degree_n call_v a_o bishop_n whereby_o it_o appear_v you_o to_o he_o have_v authority_n over_o many_o pastor_n and_o therefore_o over_o many_o congregation_n for_o you_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o every_o presbyter_n that_o be_v minister_v of_o the_o word_n have_v his_o several_a flock_n this_o he_o declare_v more_o evident_o by_o the_o example_n there_o use_v of_o soldier_n choose_v their_o captain_n for_o though_o the_o captain_n before_o be_v a_o common_a soldier_n yet_o now_o be_v hus_o prefer_v he_o rule_v and_o govern_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o soldier_n even_o so_o the_o bishop_n be_v before_o a_o minister_n equal_a with_o other_o yet_o be_v choose_v to_o that_o degree_n he_o be_v their_o guide_n and_o governoure_n a_o governor_n i_o say_v of_o those_o that_o do_v elect_v he_o that_o ist_fw-mi of_o priest_n or_o minister_n &_o therefore_o of_o diverse_a congregation_n this_o do_v yet_o more_o evidente_o appear_v in_o these_o word_n of_o the_o same_o epistle_n that_o one_o be_v afterwards_o choose_v to_o rule_v the_o rest_n it_o be_v a_o remedy_n against_o schism_n lest_o every_o one_o draw_v to_o himself_o the_o church_n shall_v break_v the_o same_o and_o in_o his_o book_n lucifer_n ibidem_fw-la idem_fw-la contr_n lucifer_n contra_fw-la luciferianos_fw-la he_o say_v that_o except_o the_o chief_a authority_n be_v give_v to_o one_o tot_fw-la essent_fw-la schismata_fw-la quot_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la there_o will_v be_v as_o many_o schism_n as_o priest_n by_o which_o place_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o jeromes_n meaning_n be_v to_o have_v some_o one_o in_o a_o province_n or_o diocese_n over_o the_o rest_n propre_o call_v a_o bishop_n who_o shall_v have_v chief_a authority_n lest_o every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o several_a parish_n be_v permit_v to_o do_v what_o he_o listen_v may_v in_o the_o end_n fill_v the_o church_n with_o schism_n ut_fw-la tot_fw-la essent_fw-la schismata_fw-la quot_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la and_o sure_o it_o be_v unpossible_a to_o expound_v jerome_n otherwise_o but_o you_o ask_v i_o what_o this_o help_v for_o the_o archbishop_n &_o c_o very_o much_o for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o necessary_a to_o have_v one_o bishop_n over_o diverse_a priest_n in_o every_o several_a diocese_n for_o the_o avoid_n of_o schism_n and_o contention_n it_o be_v also_o necessary_a in_o every_o province_n to_o have_v a_o archbish_a p_o for_o the_o direction_n of_o diverse_a bishop_n &_o the_o avoid_n of_o schism_n among_o they_o and_o therefore_o say_v jerome_n again_o in_o his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la rusticum_n monachus_fw-la every_o ecclesiastical_a rusticum_n hiero_n ad_fw-la rusticum_n order_n be_v subject_a to_o her_o governor_n you_o ask_v what_o can_v have_v be_v bring_v more_o strong_a to_o pull_v down_o the_o archbishop_n out_o of_o his_o throne_n than_o that_o which_o jerom_n say_v there_o when_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o obscure_a village_n or_o hamlet_n have_v as_o great_a authority_n &_o dignity_n as_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n i_o answer_v that_o this_o nothing_o at_o alderogate_v from_o the_o archbishop_n for_o it_o be_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o every_o bishop_n &_o every_o minister_n be_v equal_a quoad_fw-la ministerium_fw-la but_o not_o quoad_fw-la ordinem_fw-la &_o politiam_fw-la &_o this_o be_v that_o which_o jerome_n say_v eiusdem_fw-la sunt_fw-la meriti_fw-la &_o sacerdotij_fw-la they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o merit_n and_o priesthood_n y_o it_o be_v their_o ministry_n &_o office_n in_o preach_v the_o word_n &_o administer_a y_o e_z sacrament_n be_v all_o one_o and_o their_o authority_n also_o towards_o such_o as_o be_v under_o their_o ju_n isdiction_n tyme._n metropolitanes_n &c._n &c._n in_o jerome_n his_o tyme._n but_o he_o do_v nor_o say_v y_z e_z one_z bishop_z have_v not_o more_o ample_a &_o large_a jurisdiction_n than_o the_o other_o for_o the_o contrary_a of_o that_o be_v manifest_a and_o in_o s._n jeroms_n time_n there_o be_v metropolitanes_n archbishop_n etc._n etc._n as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o deaf_a see_v of_o the_o apol._n edit_n 2._o pag._n 121._o these_o obscure_a town_n do_v derogate_v nothing_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o bishop_n for_o we_o see_v it_o oftentimes_o come_v to_o pass_v y_z t_z the_z bishops_z seat_n be_v but_o in_o obscure_a town_n as_o it_o be_v in_o diverse_a place_n of_o england_n &_o yet_o be_v the_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n in_o his_o diocese_n no_o whit_n the_o less_o if_o we_o respect_v the_o place_n canterbury_n be_v far_o inferior_a to_o london_n and_o therefore_o jeroms_n meaning_n be_v y_z t_z the_o place_n neither_o add_v any_o thing_n or_o take_v any_o thing_n away_o from_o the_o worthiness_n authority_n and_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n wheresoever_o a_o bishop_n be_v in_o city_n or_o in_o town_n he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o authority_n and_o worthiness_n erasmus_n in_o his_o scholies_n upon_o that_o epistle_n of_o hierome_n have_v these_o word_n certè_fw-la metropolitanus_n erasmus_n erasmus_n habet_fw-la aliquid_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n sure_o the_o metropolitan_a have_v some_o dignity_n &_o iurisdi_fw-la tion_n above_o the_o other_o bishop_n therefore_o that_o he_o here_o make_v the_o bishop_n of_o base_a city_n equal_a with_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v unto_o the_o deacons_n which_o in_o some_o place_n be_v prefer_v before_o the_o minister_n who_o he_o do_v in_o a_o manner_n make_v equal_a with_o bishop_n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o say_v that_o the_o minister_n succeed_v into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o bishop_n into_o the_o place_n of_o christ._n in_o this_o thing_n therefore_o be_v byshoppe_n and_o minister_n equal_a that_o wheresoever_o they_o be_v they_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o deacon_n here_o erasmus_n speak_v in_o good_a earnest_n howsoever_o he_o jest_v before_o he_z she_o w_v that_o these_o obscure_a village_n or_o hamlet_n as_o you_o term_v they_o be_v city_n and_o no_o doubt_n as_o good_a as_o either_o ely_n or_o peterborough_n but_o in_o the_o respect_n of_o rome_n contemptible_a as_o these_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o lonton_n and_o yet_o the_o bishop_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o eiusdem_fw-la meriti_fw-la &_o sacer_fw-la dotij_fw-la of_o the_o same_o merit_n priesthood_n &_o authority_n erasmus_n also_o here_o tell_v in_o what_o respect_n he_o have_v make_v this_o comparison_n betwixt_o bishop_n and_o other_o minister_n in_o the_o respect_n of_o deacon_n for_o both_o bishop_n &_o priest_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v equal_o before_o deacon_n because_o of_o their_o ministry_n &_o office_n which_o be_v above_o the_o office_n of_o a_o deacon_n nam_fw-la ex_fw-la diacono_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la presbyter_n for_o a_o minister_n or_o priest_n be_v make_v of_o a_o deacon_n not_o ex_fw-la presbytero_fw-la diaconus_fw-la the_o deacon_n of_o the_o priest_n it_o be_v most_o evident_a neither_o can_v it_o be_v so_o unknown_a unto_o you_o y_fw-es e_fw-es jerome_n in_o all_o these_o place_n mean_v to_o have_v one_o bishop_n governor_n of_o many_o priest_n and_o therefore_o this_o interpretation_n of_o you_o be_v without_o all_o probability_n or_o shadow_n of_o truth_n that_o hieromes_n meaning_n be_v to_o have_v such_o a_o bishop_n in_o every_o town_n i_o trust_v the_o reader_n will_v note_v with_o what_o vain_a reason_n you_o first_o go_v about_o to_o shake_v hierom._n the_o shift_n of_o t._n c._n in_o his_o answer_n to_o hierom._n the_o credit_n of_o this_o writer_n then_o
same_o book_n quote_v in_o like_a manner_n but_o let_v it_o be_v of_o ignorance_n you_o take_v occasion_n by_o it_o to_o utter_v your_o cynical_a 〈◊〉_d but_o to_o your_o own_o shame_n the_o place_n allege_v make_v much_o for_o my_o purpose_n for_o it_o prove_v superiority_n to_o have_v 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o apostle_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o may_v be_v among_o minister_n which_o you_o deny_v ▪_o and_o i_o affirm_v which_o also_o be_v grant_v as_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v whatsoever_o i_o affirm_v either_o of_o archbyshop_n or_o bishop_n will_v soon_o be_v pron_v but_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o proof_n of_o this_o new_a devise_n of_o you_o in_o solute_v this_o and_o such_o like_a place_n that_o one_o rule_v the_o action_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 3._o the._n 44._o division_n t._n c._n page_n 84._o sect._n 3_o and_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v what_o superiority_n it_o be_v which_o be_v lawful_a among_o the_o minister_n and_o what_o it_o be_v that_o m._n caluine_n speak_v of_o what_o also_o the_o father_n and_o counsel_n do_v mean_a when_o they_o give_v more_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o any_o one_o church_n than_o to_o the_o elder_a of_o the_o same_o church_n and_o that_o no_o man_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o name_n of_o governoure_n or_o ruler_n over_o the_o rest_n to_o fansic_v any_o such_o authority_n and_o domination_n or_o lordship_n as_o we_o see_v use_v in_o our_o church_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o among_o the_o pastor_n elder_n and_o beacon_n of_o every_o particular_a church_n and_o in_o the_o meeting_n and_o company_n of_o the_o minister_n or_o elder_n of_o diverse_a church_n before_o church_n this_o be_v a_o devise_n never_o hard_a or_o before_o there_o be_v one_o choose_v by_o the_o voice_n and_o suffrage_n of_o they_o all_o or_o the_o most_o pair_v which_o do_v propound_v the_o matter_n that_o be_v to_o be_v handy_v whether_o they_o be_v difficulty_n to_o be_v solute_v or_o punishment_n and_o censure_n to_o be_v decree_v upon_o those_o which_o 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contrary_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o history_n counsel_n and_o father_n affirm_v by_o no_o learned_a writer_n as_o it_o may_v appear_v by_o that_o which_o i_o have_v hitherto_o allege_v out_o of_o the_o canon_n attribute_v to_o the_o apostle_n the_o council_n also_o of_o nice_a antioch_n arelat_n carthage_n chalcedon_n likewise_o out_o of_o cyprian_a eusebius_n epiphanius_n athanasius_n gregory_n nazian_n ambrose_n jerome_n socrates_n sozom._n theodoret_n caluin_n illiricus_fw-la all_o which_o manifest_o declare_v that_o the_o office_n of_o a_o archbishop_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v permanent_a and_o affix_v to_o certain_a place_n not_o movable_a nor_o during_o one_o action_n only_o and_o undoubted_o i_o marvel_n what_o urge_v you_o to_o such_o absurd_a and_o unlearned_a paradox_n unless_o it_o be_v ignorance_n and_o lack_n of_o read_v but_o let_v we_o hear_v your_o reason_n chap._n 3._o the._n 45._o division_n t._n c._n pag._n 84._o sect._n 3_o for_o it_o 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6._o division_n t._n c._n pag._n 147._o lin._n 15._o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n in_o those_o word_n it_o may_v appear_v by_o y_fw-es e_fw-es practice_v which_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o s._n paul_n do_v both_o understande_v and_o observe_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n but_o he_o communicate_v this_o power_n of_o excommunication_n with_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n that_o the_o excommunication_n shall_v be_v by_o many_o &_o not_o by_o one_o and_o by_o the_o church_n and_o not_o by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n alone_o for_o he_o bid_v the_o church_n of_o corinthe_n twice_o in_o the_o first_o epistle_n 5._o 1._o cor._n 5._o once_o by_o a_o metaphor_n another_o time_n in_o plain_a word_n that_o they_o shall_v excommunicate_v the_o incestuous_a person_n by_o metaphor_n say_v 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