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when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o presbyter_n of_o that_o church_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rule_v that_o church_n with_o he_o it_o be_v the_o same_o word_n that_o the_o govern_n of_o church_n by_o other_o bishop_n be_v express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o alexander_n say_v of_o narcissus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11_o 〈◊〉_d euseb_n l._n 6._o c_o 11_o it_o import_v no_o less_o than_o praesidere_fw-la and_o be_v ascribe_v to_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n joint_o by_o tertullian_n 39_o tertullian_n apol._n c._n 39_o cyprian_n 3._o cyprian_n lib._n 1._o ep._n 3._o and_o firmilian_a 75_o firmilian_a ep._n 75_o hence_o the_o presbyter_n be_v frequent_o say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o bishop_n 42._o bishop_n theod._n hist_o l._n 4._o c._n 8._o epiphan_n she_o 42._o for_o then_o the_o govern_v power_n of_o bishop_n be_v but_o count_v a_o ministry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 260._o 〈◊〉_d isidore_n lib._n 4._o ep._n 260._o and_o the_o presbyter_n fellow_n minister_n with_o he_o and_o joint_a administrator_n in_o the_o government_n they_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o 〈◊〉_d naz._n orat._n 1._o orat._n 7._o fellow_n pastor_n they_o do_v not_o then_o dream_v that_o a_o bishop_n be_v sole_a pastor_n of_o many_o church_n they_o be_v also_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v no_o less_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a._n 〈◊〉_d ignat._n ad_fw-la tral_n in_o chrysost_n tom_n 7._o hom._n ζ._o a._n for_o the_o presbyter_n have_v their_o throne_n with_o the_o bishop_n so_o nazianzen_n speak_v of_o basil_n when_o ordain_v presbyter_n as_o promote_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o sacred_a throne_n of_o the_o presbyter_n 20._o presbyter_n orat._n 20._o they_o be_v also_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o s_o chyys_n in_o tim._n hom._n 1._o but_o further_a evidence_n be_v needless_a though_o abundance_n may_v be_v produce_v since_o the_o great_a patron_n of_o episcopacy_n 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ecclesiastical_a senate_n which_o rule_v all_o the_o several_a congregation_n of_o those_o city_n in_o common_a of_o which_o the_o several_a presbyter_n of_o the_o congregation_n be_v member_n and_o in_o which_o the_o bishop_n act_v as_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o senate_n for_o the_o better_a govern_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n let_v i_o add_v when_o the_o church_n be_v so_o multiply_v in_o city_n and_o territory_n as_o that_o it_o be_v requisite_a to_o divide_v they_o into_o parish_n and_o constitute_v several_a church_n the_o bishop_n be_v not_o the_o proper_a ruler_n or_o pastor_n of_o the_o whole_a precinct_n and_o the_o church_n in_o it_o or_o of_o any_o church_n but_o one_o the_o parish_n or_o church_n be_v divide_v among_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n they_o have_v their_o several_a distinct_a cure_n and_o charge_n the_o bishop_n peculiar_a charge_n be_v the_o ecclesia_fw-la principalis_fw-la the_o chief_a parish_n or_o church_n so_o call_v or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o presbyter_n perform_v all_o office_n in_o their_o several_a cure_n and_o order_v all_o affair_n which_o do_v particular_o concern_v the_o church_n where_o they_o be_v incumbent_n those_o that_o be_v of_o more_o common_a concern_n be_v order_v by_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n together_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o bishop_n church_n or_o parish_n he_o perform_v all_o office_n administer_v all_o ordinance_n of_o worship_n himself_o or_o by_o presbyter_n join_v with_o he_o as_o assistant_n he_o be_v to_o attend_v this_o particular_a cure_n constant_o he_o be_v not_o allow_v to_o be_v absent_a no_o not_o under_o pretence_n of_o take_v care_n for_o some_o other_o church_n if_o he_o have_v any_o business_n there_o which_o particular_o concern_v he_o he_o be_v to_o make_v quick_a dispatch_n and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o zonaras_n stay_v there_o with_o the_o neglect_n of_o his_o proper_a flock_n this_o be_v all_o evident_a by_o a_o canon_n 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the_o principle_n and_o declaration_n of_o the_o ancients_n chrysostom_n ascribe_v to_o presbyter_n not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o power_n of_o order_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o power_n of_o government_n f_o giving_z this_o as_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o 11._o in_o 1_o tim._n jom_n 11._o apostle_n give_v the_o same_o rule_n for_o the_o order_n both_o of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n there_o be_v but_o little_a difference_n betwixt_o they_o say_v he_o for_o they_o be_v ordain_v both_o to_o the_o teach_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o rule_v of_o the_o church_n now_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d denote_v jurisdiction_n or_o presidentiam_fw-la cum_fw-la potestate_fw-la and_o be_v as_o hesychius_n render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v plain_a in_o chrysostome_n himself_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o apostle_n paul_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 25._o 〈◊〉_d in_o 1_o cor._n hom._n 23._o &_o hom_o 25._o which_o he_o elsewhere_o express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 25._o 〈◊〉_d in_o 2_o cor._n hom._n 25._o and_o speak_v of_o moses_n he_o say_v it_o be_v wonderful_a that_o he_o who_o be_v to_o be_v a_o ruler_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v bear_v at_o such_o a_o time_n 16._o time_n in_o act._n hom._n 16._o theophilact_fw-mi make_v the_o difference_n as_o little_a between_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o ascribe_v as_o much_o power_n to_o the_o late_a almost_o in_o the_o same_o word_n tim._n word_n in_o 1_o tim._n so_o theodoret_n declare_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jurisdiction_n to_o belong_v to_o every_o presbyter_n 19_o presbyter_n in_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 19_o against_o a_o elder_a especial_o no_o less_o than_o two_o witness_n must_v be_v admit_v because_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o often_o grieve_v delinquent_n they_o be_v ill_o affect_v to_o he_o will_v be_v apt_a to_o bring_v false_a accusation_n and_o this_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d include_v in_o the_o presbyter_n office_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o nazzanzen_n speak_v and_o much_o more_o to_o that_o purpose_n 1._o purpose_n orat._n 1._o and_o beside_o many_o other_o passage_n of_o like_a import_n the_o title_n of_o governor_n be_v all_o a_o long_a in_o ancient_a writer_n give_v to_o presbyter_n and_o all_o the_o expression_n which_o signify_v authority_n and_o government_n be_v ascribe_v to_o they_o thereby_o those_o that_o will_v curtail_v their_o power_n and_o make_v it_o no_o more_o of_o old_a than_o it_o be_v now_o be_v not_o a_o little_a encumber_a to_o extricate_v themselves_o a_o distinction_n be_v devise_v of_o a_o power_n internal_a and_o external_a the_o former_a they_o will_v allow_v to_o presbyter_n in_o their_o respective_a church_n not_o the_o late_a but_o this_o be_v devise_v to_o disentangle_v themselves_o and_o salve_v the_o deviation_n and_o irregularity_n of_o late_a time_n not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o ground_n for_o it_o in_o antiquity_n for_o the_o high_a act_n of_o that_o external_a power_n of_o jurisdiction_n be_v excommunication_n and_o if_o this_o be_v in_o the_o presbyter_n power_n of_o old_a no_o other_o act_n of_o that_o power_n will_v or_o can_v in_o reason_n be_v deny_v they_o but_o this_o the_o ancients_n ascribe_v to_o they_o so_o jerome_n heliodorum_n jerome_n ad_fw-la heliodorum_n mihi_fw-la ante_fw-la presbyterum_fw-la sedere_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la illi_fw-la si_fw-la peccavero_fw-la licet_fw-la i_o tradere_fw-la satanae_fw-la ad_fw-la interritum_fw-la carnis_fw-la ut_fw-la spiritus_fw-la salvus_fw-la sit_fw-la chrysostome_n threaten_v some_o of_o his_o auditory_a while_o he_o be_v a_o presbyter_n to_o excommunicate_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d matth._n 〈◊〉_d hom._n 17._o in_o matth._n to_o wave_v all_o of_o like_a nature_n insist_v on_o by_o other_o justinian_n in_o the_o 6_o age_n signify_v plain_o that_o not_o only_a bishop_n but_o presbyter_n might_a excommunicate_a offender_n in_o his_o constitution_n he_o forbid_v bishop_n and_o presbyter_n to_o exclude_v any_o from_o communion_n till_o such_o cause_n be_v declare_v for_o which_o the_o canon_n appoint_v it_o to_o be_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o will_v have_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n rescind_v which_o be_v pass_v by_o bishop_n or_o presbyter_n without_o cause_n 11._o cause_n novel_a 123._o c._n 11._o in_o the_o code_n both_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n be_v forbid_v to_o excommunicate_v in_o certain_a case_n and_o then_o mention_n the_o case_n for_o which_o they_o must_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d although_o they_o have_v be_v accustom_v to_o it_o clericis_fw-la it_o lex_fw-la 39_o sec._n 2._o tit._n de_fw-fr episc_n &_o clericis_fw-la now_o while_o presbyter_n have_v this_o power_n there_o can_v be_v no_o diocesan_n church_n whether_o they_o exercise_v it_o in_o common_a as_o be_v show_v before_o or_o particular_o in_o their_o several_a church_n as_o will_v now_o be_v make_v apparent_a for_o by_o virtue_n of_o these_o power_n the_o presbyter_n be_v real_o bishop_n though_o they_o have_v not_o always_o the_o title_n yea_o they_o be_v call_v bishop_n as_o a_o learned_a prelatist_n observe_v by_o the_o ancient_a author_n clemens_n ignatius_n tertullian_n 74._o tertullian_n thornd_v prim._n govern._n pag._n 73._o 74._o and_o have_v frequent_o the_o name_n and_o title_n which_o some_o will_v appropriate_v to_o bishop_n and_o which_o the_o father_n use_n to_o express_v the_o office_n of_o bishop_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praepositi_fw-la antistites_fw-la praesidentes_fw-la 68_o praesidentes_fw-la idem_fw-la service_n pag._n 68_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o there_o be_v as_o many_o bishop_n real_o in_o every_o diocese_n as_o there_o be_v particular_a church_n and_o presbyter_n there_o and_o well_o may_v they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v real_o the_o same_o since_o
they_o be_v of_o the_o very_a same_o office_n for_o bishop_n in_o the_o ancient_a church_n be_v not_o a_o superior_a order_n to_o presbyter_n but_o have_v only_o a_o precedency_n in_o the_o same_o order_n this_o some_o of_o the_o most_o judicious_a and_o learned_a defender_n of_o episcopacy_n assert_v and_o those_o who_o hold_v that_o patriarch_n metropolitan_o and_o bishop_n differ_v not_o in_o order_n but_o in_o degree_n only_o which_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n of_o episcopal_a divine_n and_o yet_o contend_v that_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v of_o a_o different_a order_n will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v it_o the_o difference_n they_o assign_v between_o bishop_n and_o metropolitan_n be_v that_o these_o preside_v in_o synod_n and_o have_v a_o principal_a interest_n in_o ordination_n and_o what_o more_o do_v the_o preeminence_n of_o ancient_a bishop_n distinguish_v they_o from_o presbyter_n amount_v to_o it_o consist_v in_o nothing_o material_a but_o their_o presidency_n in_o presbytery_n and_o their_o power_n in_o ordination_n this_o last_o be_v most_o insist_v on_o as_o make_v the_o difference_n wide_o between_o these_o than_o the_o other_o but_o with_o little_a reason_n all_o thing_n consider_v for_o those_o to_o be_v ordain_v be_v first_o to_o be_v examine_v and_o approve_v by_o the_o presbyter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6._o 〈◊〉_d theophilus_n commonitor_n cap._n 6._o the_o ordain_v of_o one_o to_o the_o presbytery_n be_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 18._o 〈◊〉_d clem._n constitut_o lib._n 8._o cap._n 18._o it_o be_v a_o crime_n for_o which_o the_o great_a bishop_n in_o the_o world_n be_v censurable_a to_o prefer_v any_o or_o make_v ordination_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o appear_v by_o what_o chrysostome_n be_v accuse_v of_o though_o it_o be_v like_o false_o 2_o false_o phot._n in_o chry_n tom._n 8._o pag._n 155_o council_n carth._n â—_o cap._n 22._o turon_n 2_o and_o this_o be_v count_v by_o some_o the_o substance_n of_o 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be_v instance_a in_o to_o be_v do_v by_o any_o but_o such_o as_o have_v power_n to_o confer_v what_o be_v signify_v by_o that_o ceremony_n and_o diverse_a instance_n be_v bring_v by_o the_o same_o hand_n to_o show_v that_o ordination_n by_o presbyter_n be_v valid_a in_o the_o ancient_a church_n 379._o church_n pag._n 379._o but_o if_o the_o presbyter_n have_v be_v quite_o exclude_v from_o ordination_n and_o this_o power_n have_v be_v entire_o reserve_v to_o the_o bishop_n yet_o this_o will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o constitute_v they_o a_o superior_a order_n for_o the_o rite_n of_o ordain_v be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o act_n of_o government_n or_o jurisdiction_n that_o it_o do_v not_o infer_v any_o superiority_n in_o the_o ordainer_n nothing_o be_v more_o ordinary_a in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n than_o for_o those_o be_v of_o a_o low_a degree_n and_o station_n to_o ordain_v their_o superior_n while_o there_o be_v no_o more_o distance_n betwixt_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n but_o only_o in_o degree_n so_o that_o as_o the_o bishop_n be_v but_o primus_fw-la presbyter_n as_o hilary_n under_o the_o name_n of_o ambrose_n and_o other_o t._n other_o in_o 1_o tim._n author_n quest_n in_o v._o â—t_z n._n t._n or_o primicerius_fw-la as_o optatus_n define_v by_o a_o learned_a civilian_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d code_n 〈◊〉_d gothofrid_n in_o code_n the_o first_o presbyter_n so_o the_o presbyter_n be_v a_o second_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o nazianzen_n as_o the_o bishop_n be_v summus_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la in_o the_o style_n of_o tertullian_n and_o other_o that_o be_v chief_n presbyter_n so_o the_o presbyter_n be_v bishop_n a_o degree_n low_a not_o that_o he_o have_v less_o pastoral_a power_n but_o because_o he_o want_v that_o degree_n of_o dignity_n or_o preeminence_n for_o which_o the_o other_o be_v style_v chief_a as_o the_o praeter_fw-la vrbanus_n be_v call_v maximus_n yet_o he_o have_v no_o more_o power_n than_o the_o other_o praetorum_fw-la idem_fw-la erat_fw-la collegium_fw-la eadem_fw-la potestas_fw-la 6._o potestas_fw-la bodin_n lib._n 3._o c._n 6._o but_o only_o some_o more_o privilege_n and_o dignity_n dignitate_fw-la coeteros_fw-la anteibat_fw-la propterea_fw-la maximus_fw-la dicebatur_fw-la major_a dicebatur_fw-la fest_n in_o verb._n major_a and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o athens_n be_v praetor_n maximus_fw-la yet_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v pares_fw-la potestaet_fw-la ibid._n potestaet_fw-la ibid._n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n have_v idem_fw-la ministerium_fw-la as_o jerome_n eadem_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la as_o hilary_n 3._o hilary_n in_o 1_o tim._n 3._o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o order_n and_o office_n have_v the_o same_o power_n the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n all_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n make_v essential_a to_o a_o bishop_n while_o it_o be_v thus_o there_o can_v be_v no_o diocesan_n church_n that_o be_v no_o church_n consist_v of_o many_o congregation_n which_o have_v but_o one_o bishop_n only_o postscript_n a_o late_a writer_n presume_v he_o have_v detect_v a_o notable_a mistake_n in_o the_o author_n of_o no_o evidence_n for_o diocesan_n church_n ascribe_v to_o one_o who_o own_v it_o not_o about_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o suppose_v he_o will_v have_v translate_v ten_o thousand_o definite_o but_o there_o it_o be_v render_v indefinite_o thousand_o as_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o express_v a_o great_a many_o when_o the_o precise_a number_n be_v not_o know_v those_o who_o understand_v the_o language_n and_o have_v observe_v the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n will_v be_v far_o from_o count_v this_o a_o fault_n and_o those_o who_o view_v the_o passage_n will_v count_v it_o intolerable_a to_o render_v it_o as_o that_o gentleman_n will_v have_v it_o that_o of_o atticus_n bishop_n of_o c._n p._n may_v satisfy_v any_o concern_v the_o import_n and_o use_v of_o the_o word_n who_o send_v money_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a at_o nice_a to_o calliopius_n he_o thus_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o understand_v a_o multitude_n who_o number_n he_o do_v not_o exact_o know_v thus_o i._n e._n indefinite_o be_v the_o word_n most_o frequent_o use_v by_o greek_a writer_n and_o particular_o by_o eusebius_n the_o author_n of_o the_o passage_n cite_v so_o he_o tell_v we_o nero_n kill_v his_o hist_o l._n 2._o c._n mother_n his_o brother_n his_o wife_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o her_o kindred_n and_o timotheus_n of_o gaza_n he_o â—_o l._n 8._o c._n 13._o say_v endure_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o more_o may_v be_v add_v where_o the_o word_n be_v not_o render_v by_o the_o best_a translator_n valesius_fw-la particular_o ten_o thousand_o but_o still_o indefinite_o innumerabiles_fw-la or_o infiniti_fw-la or_o sexcenti_fw-la etc._n etc._n nor_o have_v i_o meet_v with_o one_o instance_n though_o possible_o there_o may_v be_v some_o in_o he_o where_o it_o be_v use_v to_o express_v ten_o thousand_o precise_o however_o it_o have_v be_v a_o unpardonable_a injury_n to_o eusebius_n to_o have_v render_v it_o so_o in_o this_o place_n as_o if_o he_o will_v have_v delude_v the_o world_n with_o a_o most_o palpable_a untruth_n which_o both_o he_o and_o all_o man_n acquaint_v with_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o those_o time_n know_v to_o be_v so_o for_o this_o make_v he_o say_v that_o ten_o thousand_o bishop_n meet_v in_o council_n at_o antioch_n in_o the_o three_o age_n when_o as_o he_o never_o know_v a_o synod_n of_o six_o hundred_o bishop_n in_o the_o four_o age_n while_o he_o live_v though_o then_o bishop_n be_v far_o more_o numerous_a and_o have_v all_o encouragement_n to_o meet_v in_o great_a number_n this_o make_v he_o signify_v that_o ten_o thousand_o bishop_n assemble_v in_o the_o skirt_n of_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o empire_n when_o as_o
clear_a account_n no_o value_n of_o the_o numismata_fw-la nor_o be_v there_o any_o evidence_n in_o the_o council_n for_o the_o manor_n he_o speak_v of_o but_o only_o the_o fell_n of_o some_o wood_n in_o a_o certain_a place_n there_o name_v but_o where_o there_o be_v a_o diocesan_n and_o archdeacon_n decorum_n require_v there_o shall_v be_v manor_n and_o vast_a revenue_n for_o the_o bishop_n nor_o do_v i_o quarrel_v with_o it_o only_o this_o break_v the_o square_n a_o little_a and_o disturb_v the_o correspondence_n between_o those_o and_o our_o time_n that_o if_o the_o revenue_n of_o that_o church_n have_v amount_v to_o ten_o time_n more_o yet_o the_o bishop_n will_v scarce_o have_v be_v one_o jot_n the_o rich_a for_o it_o this_o will_v not_o seem_v strange_a to_o any_o who_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o ancient_a order_n concern_v the_o revenue_n of_o a_o episcopal_a church_n the_o bishop_n be_v to_o have_v nothing_o thereof_o if_o he_o can_v maintain_v himself_o otherwise_o when_o he_o 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of_o the_o metropolitan_a and_o it_o may_v proceed_v proportionable_o against_o the_o metropolitan_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o primate_fw-la and_o also_o to_o their_o prejudice_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o patriarch_n it_o will_v go_v near_o to_o destroy_v the_o bishop_n likewise_o if_o we_o follow_v it_o downward_o in_o the_o ancient_a church_n the_o bishop_n be_v to_o do_v nothing_o of_o moment_n without_o the_o presbyter_n this_o the_o most_o judicious_a and_o learned_a asserter_n of_o episcopacy_n acknowledge_v usher_n acknowledge_v b._n bilson_n dr._n field_n dr._n downham_n b._n hall_n m._n thorndike_n b._n usher_n nay_o further_o in_o the_o best_a age_n of_o the_o church_n the_o bishop_n be_v to_o do_v nothing_o without_o the_o people_n that_o be_v without_o their_o presence_n and_o consent_n this_o be_v most_o evident_a in_o cyprian_n epistle_n and_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o such_o prelatist_n as_o be_v otherwise_o reserve_v enough_o 407._o enough_o vide_fw-la defence_n of_o dr._n st._n pag._n 407._o now_o by_o this_o argument_n we_o may_v conclude_v that_o bishop_n be_v but_o the_o deputy_n or_o surrogate_v of_o the_o presbyter_n or_o which_o will_v be_v count_v more_o intolerable_a that_o bishop_n have_v their_o jurisdiction_n from_o the_o people_n by_o deputation_n and_o vicarage_n it_o may_v be_v this_o gentleman_n will_v not_o like_o his_o argument_n so_o well_o when_o he_o see_v what_o improvement_n it_o be_v capable_a of_o yet_o in_o pursuance_n of_o it_o he_o add_v basil_n be_v so_o resolute_a upon_o his_o prerogative_n that_o he_o will_v not_o endure_v they_o shall_v ordain_v as_o much_o as_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n without_o his_o consent_n and_o if_o they_o do_v let_v they_o know_v say_v he_o that_o whosoever_o be_v admit_v without_o our_o consent_n shall_v be_v repute_v but_o a_o layman_n i_o suppose_v the_o prerogative_n for_o which_o he_o will_v have_v basil_n so_o resolute_a be_v a_o negative_a in_o 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ordain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a but_o that_o do_v not_o import_v a_o negative_a voice_n in_o he_o but_o that_o the_o transaction_n shall_v not_o pass_v in_o his_o absence_n or_o without_o this_o knowledge_n advice_n and_o suffrage_n etc._n etc._n 314_o etc._n barrow_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n pag._n 314_o 5._o it_o be_v no_o proof_n of_o a_o diocesan_n church_n to_o show_v that_o a_o town_n beside_o the_o clergy_n or_o officer_n in_o it_o have_v some_o presbyter_n or_o congregation_n in_o the_o country_n belong_v to_o it_o the_o instance_n which_o signify_v no_o more_o or_o not_o so_o much_o be_v produce_v as_o sufficient_a argument_n to_o prove_v there_o be_v such_o church_n as_o that_o of_o gaius_n diddensis_fw-la presbyter_n suppose_v with_o what_o ground_n i_o examine_v not_o to_o have_v be_v a_o country_n presbyter_n belong_v to_o carthage_n and_o under_o cyprian_n 504._o cyprian_n vindication_n p._n 504._o and_o that_o of_o felix_n say_v to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o a_o presbyter_n under_o decimus_n another_o presbyter_n a_o thing_n unheard_a of_o in_o those_o time_n but_o let_v we_o take_v it_o as_o we_o find_v it_o and_o upon_o the_o very_a slender_a reason_n allege_v against_o goulartius_n who_o be_v of_o another_o judgement_n believe_v that_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n in_o some_o village_n belong_v to_o caldonius_n his_o diocese_n 507._o diocese_n pag._n 506._o 507._o and_o that_o order_n for_o the_o presbyter_n from_o their_o church_n to_o repair_v to_o their_o proper_a bishop_n for_o chrism_n in_o africa_n 36._o africa_n con._n 4._o can._n 36._o in_o spain_n 20._o spain_n tol._n 1_o cap._n 20._o and_o in_o france_n 3._o france_n vascon_n can._n 3._o to_o these_o be_v add_v for_o further_a evidence_n the_o church_n say_v without_o ground_n to_o be_v many_o belong_v to_o hippo_n diaeritorum_fw-la also_o the_o church_n of_o thyana_n belong_v to_o