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he_o make_v a_o work_n about_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v in_o the_o synagogue_n but_o from_o his_o own_o discourse_n it_o be_v clear_a how_o little_a weight_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v on_o this_o consideration_n as_o to_o what_o he_o intend_v see_v that_o name_n be_v ever_o use_v to_o denote_v power_n and_o dignity_n whether_o in_o church_n or_o state_n and_o so_o do_v no_o more_o belong_v to_o the_o synagogue_n than_o other_o thing_n i_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o he_o say_v in_o the_o end_n of_o p._n 286._o if_o his_o design_n be_v not_o to_o dispute_v the_o argument_n of_o of_o either_o party_n viz._n those_o who_o conceive_v the_o apostle_n settle_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n in_o absolute_a purity_n or_o else_o by_o superiority_n and_o subordination_n among_o the_o settle_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n but_o to_o lay_v down_o these_o principle_n which_o may_v equal_o concern_v both_o 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out_o of_o chrysost._n affirm_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fix_a officer_n of_o particular_a church_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v inferior_a to_o they_o who_o preach_v the_o gospel_n travel_v abroad_o into_o divers_a place_n answ._n this_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o they_o who_o so_o travel_v abroad_o be_v evangelist_n no_o fix_a officer_n but_o of_o the_o former_a the_o apostle_n do_v not_o at_o all_o speak_v here_o it_o rather_o appear_v say_v the_o author_n asser._n 1_o gover._n ch._n scotl._n that_o elder_n be_v ordain_v in_o every_o city_n there_o to_o abide_v with_o their_o particular_a charge_n act_n 14._o 23._o tit._n 1._o 5._o he_o argue_v also_o thus_o against_o ruling-elders_a these_o elder_n be_v not_o the_o bishop_n paul_n speak_v of_o 1_o tim._n 3._o for_o these_o must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verse_n 2._o l._n answ._n the_o author_n now_o cite_v answer_v this_o argument_n bring_v by_o dr._n field_n 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