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speak_v of_o the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n that_o though_o it_o belong_v habitual_o and_o in_o actu_fw-la primo_fw-la to_o all_o yet_o in_o a_o constitute_v church_n some_o further_a authority_n be_v necessary_a beside_o the_o power_n of_o order_n whether_o this_o be_v the_o printer_n fault_n or_o the_o author_n i_o know_v not_o but_o sure_o the_o power_n of_o order_n be_v no_o part_n of_o that_o authority_n by_o which_o the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n be_v exercise_v 4._o he_o leave_v we_o in_o suspense_n about_o the_o power_n of_o restrain_v the_o exercise_n of_o the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n for_o he_o imply_v that_o it_o may_v be_v do_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o pastor_n or_o by_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o magistrate_n or_o both_o if_o this_o power_n that_o christ_n have_v give_v his_o servant_n may_v be_v take_v from_o they_o in_o its_o exercise_n it_o be_v very_o fit_a we_o shall_v know_v to_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v leave_n to_o do_v this_o i_o 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name_n signify_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o be_v incumbent_a on_o this_o author_n to_o answer_v and_o not_o to_o shift_v the_o matter_n with_o say_v that_o other_o man_n think_v otherwise_o i_o shall_v give_v but_o this_o instance_n or_o hint_n which_o may_v satisfy_v any_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n in_o scripture_n tit._n 2._o the_o apostle_n leave_v in_o crete_n titus_n to_o ordain_v elder_n or_o presbyter_n verse_n 5._o and_o tell_v he_o how_o they_o must_v be_v qualify_v verse_n 6_o and_o give_v this_o reason_n why_o they_o must_v have_v such_o qualification_n verse_n 7._o for_o a_o bishop_n must_v be_v blameless_a if_o a_o bishop_n be_v another_o thing_n than_o a_o presbyter_n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v this_o reason_n here_o bring_v ergo_fw-la they_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o if_o any_o affirm_v that_o these_o word_n signify_v different_a thing_n in_o any_o place_n of_o scripture_n let_v he_o prove_v it_o and_o we_o shall_v yield_v the_o 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he_o have_v for_o his_o opinion_n cite_v p._n 198._o viz._n ordinatio_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a à _fw-fr pastore_n quatenus_fw-la pastor_n est_fw-la sed_fw-la quatenus_fw-la ad_fw-la tempus_fw-la singular_a authoritatem_fw-la obtinet_fw-la neither_o shall_v i_o strive_v to_o strain_v it_o to_o a_o sound_a sense_n but_o be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o truth_n that_o we_o have_v upon_o better_a ground_n than_o camero_n authority_n establish_v viz._n that_o ordination_n and_o other_o act_n of_o church-power_n be_v do_v by_o pastor_n not_o by_o virtue_n of_o any_o superadded_a power_n or_o delegation_n that_o they_o have_v from_o man_n above_o what_o christ_n have_v give_v they_o in_o their_o pastoral_a office_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o power_n he_o have_v give_v to_o all_o pastor_n though_o the_o conveniency_n of_o exercise_v it_o hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la require_v the_o concur_v of_o some_o more_o circumstance_n ergo_fw-la that_o other_o pastor_n join_v in_o ordination_n that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o the_o limit_n which_o be_v fix_v for_o order_n for_o the_o inspection_n of_o that_o society_n of_o pastor_n whereof_o such_o a_o one_o be_v a_o member_n or_o if_o it_o be_v without_o these_o limit_n that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o a_o special_a call_v from_o they_o who_o shall_v there_o exercise_v their_o authority_n the_o conclusion_n of_o our_o author_n need_v small_a animadversion_n suppose_v what_o have_v be_v already_o say_v by_o this_o say_v he_o we_o may_v already_o understand_v how_o lawful_a the_o exercise_n of_o a_o episcopal_a power_n may_v be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n yea_o by_o what_o we_o have_v say_v may_v be_v see_v how_o unlawful_a it_o be_v suppose_v the_o equality_n of_o the_o power_n of_o order_n but_o we_o must_v also_o suppose_v and_o it_o have_v be_v yield_v the_o equality_n of_o the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n at_o least_o in_o actu_fw-la primo_fw-la and_o that_o may_v show_v we_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o episcopacy_n and_o how_o 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nothing_o that_o way_n but_o by_o his_o authority_n yea_o that_o which_o we_o have_v all_o this_o while_n dispute_v against_o be_v yet_o less_o intolerable_a than_o be_v our_o case_n where_o bishop_n have_v most_o absolute_a and_o lordly_a power_n and_o delegate_v it_o to_o who_o they_o will_v layman_n or_o other_o and_o presbyter_n have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o sect._n 22._o another_o argument_n he_o propound_v p._n 198._o from_o the_o perfection_n of_o scripture_n from_o which_o it_o do_v much_o derogate_v to_o say_v that_o in_o it_o christ_n have_v not_o lay_v down_o a_o immutable_a form_n of_o church-government_n this_o argument_n he_o almost_o tush_v at_o but_o that_o be_v easy_a than_o to_o answer_v it_o solid_o unto_o it_o he_o bring_v three_o answer_n all_o which_o will_v not_o make_v up_o a_o satisfactory_a one_o the_o first_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o scripture_n here_o mean_v be_v in_o reference_n to_o its_o end_n this_o i_o grant_v which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o 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