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s._n paul_n and_o so_o say_v we_o presbyter_n be_v bishop_n indeed_o bellarmin_n and_o the_o greek_n do_v rather_o mean_v the_o bishop_n be_v presbyter_n but_o it_o be_v as_o true_a the_o presbyter_n be_v bishop_n and_o that_o the_o love_n of_o profit_n or_o preeminence_n or_o man_n care_n to_o save_v the_o honour_n of_o their_o church_n and_o custom_n have_v blind_v many_o that_o they_o can_v not_o see_v a_o thing_n so_o clear_a that_o by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n he_o be_v make_v a_o presbyter_n that_o be_v a_o bishop_n where_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o they_o only_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o those_o that_o be_v choose_v by_o voice_n or_o hand_n for_o it_o be_v say_v they_o ordain_v they_o elder_n by_o suffrage_n annot_v act._n 14.23_o beza_n annot_v as_o beza_n observe_v out_o of_o the_o greek_a word_n which_o come_v from_o a_o custom_n of_o the_o greek_n who_o give_v their_o suffrage_n by_o hold_v up_o their_o hand_n and_o say_v he_o the_o force_n 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and_o as_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o election_n of_o mathias_n and_o of_o the_o deacons_n &_o last_o by_o this_o that_o with_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n the_o man_n choose_v be_v consecrate_v to_o the_o lord_n as_o 1._o tim._n 4.14_o 1._o idem_fw-la in_o tit._n 1._o by_o these_o place_n as_o he_o show_v be_v that_o of_o titus_n to_o be_v expound_v that_o thou_o shall_v ordain_v they_o elder_n that_o be_v by_o suffrage_n as_o act._n 14.23_o by_o which_o place_n you_o may_v understand_v why_o he_o add_v as_o have_v appoint_v thou_o see_v also_o 1._o tim._n 5.22_o for_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o mathias_n nothing_o be_v carry_v by_o peter_n 1._o idem_fw-la in_o act._n 1._o as_o by_o one_o endue_v with_o more_o excellent_a dignity_n but_o by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n there_o assemble_v it_o be_v say_v they_o appoint_v two_o so_o for_o deacons_n the_o apostle_n say_v look_v you_o out_o among_o you_o seven_o man_n etc._n etc._n then_o it_o be_v add_v and_o the_o say_v please_v the_o whole_a multitude_n and_o they_o choose_v steven_n 6.3_o act._n 6.3_o etc._n etc._n and_o set_v they_o before_o the_o apostle_n &_o when_o they_o have_v pray_v they_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o they_o therefore_o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n that_o be_v till_o he_o be_v well_o &_o advise_o choose_v &_o prayer_n be_v make_v with_o fast_v which_o be_v speak_v to_o all_o presbyter_n in_o his_o person_n &_o especial_o to_o himself_o as_o be_v both_o a_o presbyter_n &_o a_o evangelist_n which_o be_v great_a and_o thus_o indeed_o paul_n leave_v titus_n to_o ordain_v they_o presbyter_n in_o every_o city_n 1.5.7_o tit._n 1.5.7_o that_o be_v by_o suffrage_n as_o he_o have_v do_v act._n 14.25_o otherwise_o titus_n shall_v seem_v to_o have_v have_v a_o office_n like_o that_o 611._o histor_n of_o the_o counc_fw-la of_o trent_n pag._n 611._o which_o the_o papalin_n in_o trent_n challenge_v for_o the_o pope_n to_o be_v a_o bishop_n of_o bishop_n that_o other_o bishop_n shall_v receive_v institution_n &_o jurisdiction_n from_o he_o for_o these_o presbyter_n be_v call_v bishop_n vers_n 7._o but_o this_o make_v not_o titus_n a_o presbyter_n of_o presbyter_n that_o be_v a_o bishop_n of_o bishop_n much_o less_o do_v it_o give_v it_o to_o any_o other_o or_o infer_v that_o he_o must_v have_v one_o to_o succeed_v he_o in_o such_o office_n it_o be_v object_v that_o paul_n say_v 5.19_o 1._o tim._n 5.19_o against_o a_o presbyter_n receive_v not_o a_o accusation_n but_o before_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n supra_fw-la witness_n vbi_fw-la supra_fw-la where_o say_v bellarmin_n we_o see_v a_o bishop_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o judge_n of_o the_o presbyter_n therefore_o their_o true_a prince_n &_o superior_a i_o answer_n this_o can_v not_o be_v 1._o 20.25_o mat._n 20.25_o because_o christ_n say_v to_o his_o disciple_n you_o know_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o gentile_n exercise_n dominion_n oner_n they_o and_o they_o 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