bishop_n and_o presbyter_n 1_o tim._n 3._o and_o tit._n 1._o whether_o their_o office_n may_v be_v call_v a_o ministry_n or_o rule_n of_o government_n his_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o say_v likewise_o of_o they_o that_o they_o by_o their_o promotion_n to_o be_v presbyter_n ascend_v from_o be_v rule_v to_o be_v ruler_n that_o they_o have_v authority_n not_o over_o a_o flock_n but_o over_o man_n soul_n and_o other_o very_a sublime_a power_n he_o ascribe_v to_o they_o and_o in_o his_o oration_n he_o be_v as_o profuse_a in_o extol_v the_o dignity_n and_o authority_n of_o presbyter_n as_o any_o other_o in_o exalt_v bishop_n he_o say_v as_o many_o as_o be_v ordain_v be_v choose_v to_o the_o high_a throne_n of_o presbytery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o bishop_n as_o distinct_a from_o presbyter_n be_v plain_a for_o the_o design_n of_o his_o discourse_n especial_o in_o his_o apology_n be_v to_o show_v how_o the_o apostle_n direct_v bishop_n 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epistle_n from_o the_o clergy_n of_o rome_n while_o they_o want_v a_o bishop_n to_o the_o clergy_n of_o carthage_n when_o their_o bishop_n be_v in_o his_o retirement_n in_o which_o case_n say_v he_o they_o have_v the_o best_a occasion_n of_o speak_v their_o mind_n free_o of_o the_o power_n of_o presbyter_n and_o the_o usurpation_n of_o bishop_n in_o this_o epistle_n he_o fanci_v that_o he_o find_v argument_n for_o episcopal_a sole_a power_n as_o first_o they_o say_v of_o themselves_o and_o these_o at_o carthage_n that_o they_o be_v only_a seem_o the_o governor_n of_o these_o respective_a church_n and_o only_o keep_v the_o flock_n instead_o of_o the_o respective_a pastor_n the_o bishop_n i_o have_v occasion_n to_o consider_v this_o passage_n before_o i_o blame_v his_o want_n of_o wisdom_n that_o see_v he_o be_v please_v to_o give_v we_o this_o translation_n of_o this_o passage_n he_o have_v yet_o set_v down_o the_o latin_a in_o the_o margin_n out_o of_o which_o one_o may_v easy_o 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judge_n whether_o st._n cyprian_n or_o his_o presume_a presbyter_n have_v take_v too_o much_o on_o they_o at_o carthage_n but_o this_o mistake_n i_o note_v before_o another_o argument_n he_o bring_v be_v from_o some_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o cyprian_a commend_v he_o for_o his_o conduct_n in_o oppose_v and_o censure_v these_o presbyter_n i_o also_o commend_v he_o for_o it_o ergo_fw-la i_o think_v he_o have_v sole_a power_n to_o manage_v that_o affair_n the_o consequence_n be_v naught_o he_o hail_v in_o another_o argument_n into_o this_o discourse_n these_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n desire_v that_o cyprian_a be_v so_o glorious_a a_o bishop_n will_v pray_v for_o they_o which_o they_o will_v not_o have_v do_v have_v they_o think_v he_o a_o proud_a aspire_a prelate_n that_o be_v a_o limb_n of_o antichrist_n as_o this_o author_n will_v fain_o give_v he_o out_o to_o have_v be_v it_o be_v a_o injurious_a calumny_n i_o never_o say_v nor_o think_v so_o and_o no_o 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