not_o much_o better_a then_o that_o we_o have_v note_v of_o the_o minorite_n friar_n for_o the_o say_n of_o hierome_n that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o church_n that_o have_v not_o sacerdotem_fw-la we_o that_o be_v presbyter_n may_v as_o well_o conceive_v that_o he_o mean_v a_o presbyter_n as_o he_o a_o bishop_n that_o he_o mean_v a_o bishop_n and_o hierome_n a_o presbyter_n as_o we_o be_v if_o he_o be_v alive_a will_v as_o we_o very_o believe_v give_v sentence_n on_o our_o side_n for_o first_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o though_o there_o be_v more_o dignity_n in_o a_o bishop_n the_o be_v more_o necessity_n of_o a_o presbyter_n that_o be_v of_o one_o to_o officiate_v in_o preach_v the_o word_n and_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n whereof_o there_o be_v continual_a use_n then_o of_o a_o bishop_n to_o ordain_v if_o none_o can_v do_v it_o but_o a_o bishop_n which_o be_v require_v but_o sometime_o and_o though_o a_o bishop_n perform_v the_o same_o act_n yet_o he_o do_v they_o not_o as_o a_o bishop_n but_o as_o a_o presbyter_n second_o if_o hierome_n mean_v that_o there_o be_v no_o church_n without_o a_o ordain_v bishop_n and_o that_o be_v his_o opinion_n as_o his_o lordship_n expound_v he_o it_o be_v his_o error_n a_o uncharitable_a error_n which_o cast_v not_o particular_a christian_n only_o but_o many_o orthodox_n church_n out_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n and_o consequent_o out_o of_o the_o state_n of_o salvation_n whereas_o if_o some_o bishop_n have_v be_v as_o remote_a non-residents_a from_o their_o bishopricke_n as_o the_o pope_n from_o rome_n when_o he_o reside_v at_o avinion_n in_o france_n or_o have_v meddle_v no_o more_o with_o the_o church_n under_o their_o charge_n than_o the_o italian_a priest_n do_v when_o they_o have_v benefice_n in_o england_n and_o know_v only_o the_o name_n of_o they_o and_o receive_v tithe_n from_o they_o but_o do_v nothing_o for_o they_o or_o in_o they_o yet_o there_o may_v for_o all_o that_o be_v true_a church_n and_o salvation_n in_o they_o well_o enough_o for_o of_o what_o use_n be_v such_o a_o bishop_n or_o such_o a_o priest_n either_o to_o the_o be_v of_o a_o church_n or_o the_o well_o be_v or_o salvation_n of_o a_o christian_a three_o if_o his_o word_n be_v true_a in_o that_o sense_n wherein_o his_o lordship_n take_v they_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a there_o shall_v be_v as_o many_o bishop_n as_o church_n and_o so_o that_o bishop_n shall_v be_v rather_o parochial_a than_o diocesan_n four_o if_o the_o place_n in_o hierome_n be_v unpartial_o peruse_v it_o will_v not_o make_v much_o for_o the_o necessity_n of_o bishop_n for_o hierome_n in_o his_o dialogue_n against_o the_o luciferian_o whence_o the_o quotation_n be_v take_v speak_v of_o one_o 2._o one_o hilarius_n cum_fw-la diaconus_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la recesserit_fw-la cum_fw-la homo_fw-la mortuus_fw-la sit_fw-la cum_fw-la homine_fw-la pariter_fw-la interiit_fw-la &_o secta_fw-la quia_fw-la post_fw-la se_fw-la nullum_fw-la clericum_fw-la potuit_fw-la ordinare_fw-la hieron_n advers._fw-la luciferian_n dialog_n tom_fw-mi 2._o fol._n 49._o col_fw-fr 2._o hilarius_n a_o schismatical_a deacon_n who_o die_v in_o the_o schism_n and_o his_o sect_n with_o he_o because_o be_v but_o a_o deacon_n he_o can_v not_o ordain_v a_o clerk_n to_o succeed_v he_o upon_o this_o say_v hierome_n ibid._n hierome_n ecclesia_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la sacerdotem_fw-la ibid._n it_o be_v not_o a_o church_n which_o have_v not_o a_o priest_n the_o word_n be_v sacerdotem_fw-la which_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o the_o word_n clericum_fw-la a_o little_a before_o and_o that_o be_v there_o mean_v of_o he_o who_o be_v next_o above_o a_o deacon_n and_o he_o be_v a_o presbyter_n not_o a_o bishop_n who_o office_n in_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v there_o particular_o note_v which_o belong_v to_o a_o presbyter_n ut_fw-la sic_fw-la as_o he_o be_v a_o presbyter_n not_o to_o a_o bishop_n as_o he_o be_v a_o bishop_n object_n but_o he_o speak_v of_o ordain_v and_o that_o in_o hieromes_n judgement_n be_v proper_a to_o a_o bishop_n answ_n 1._o hierome_n know_v well_o enough_o that_o of_o old_a though_o it_o be_v otherwise_o in_o his_o time_n bishop_n alone_o do_v not_o ordain_v church_n minister_n but_o the_o presbytery_n with_o they_o 1_o timoth._n 4.14_o if_o not_o without_o they_o for_o many_o hold_n that_o at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v no_o prelatical_a bishop_n above_o their_o brethren_n &_o even_o to_o this_o day_n there_o be_v a_o shadow_n of_o that_o sociable_a power_n in_o ordination_n of_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n retain_v in_o practice_n by_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o presbyter_n with_o the_o bishop_n and_o require_v by_o constitution_n in_o the_o 35._o canon_n of_o the_o year_n 1603._o and_o some_o learned_a papist_n be_v of_o opinion_n though_o it_o come_v too_o near_o the_o truth_n to_o be_v common_a among_o they_o that_o bishop_n may_v delegate_v their_o power_n both_o of_o 11._o of_o episcopum_fw-la in_o sva_fw-la provincia_fw-la posse_fw-la committere_fw-la simplici_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la quod_fw-la conferat_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la confirmationis_fw-la martin_n ledesma_n prima_fw-la 4_o ti_o qu._n 13._o a._n 11._o confirmation_n and_o of_o 249._o of_o episcopos_fw-la posse_fw-la delegare_fw-la potestatem_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la ordinandi_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la aequè_fw-la ac_fw-la papam_fw-la novariens_fw-la tract_n 1._o part_n 2.13_o apud_fw-la fran._n à _fw-la sancta_fw-la clara_n apolog._n episcop_n pag._n 249._o ordination_n to_o presbyter_n or_o priest_n second_o though_o where_o there_o be_v bishop_n ancient_o and_o usual_o ordination_n be_v not_o confer_v without_o they_o yet_o where_o there_o be_v none_o without_o they_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_o and_o effectual_o do_v as_o we_o shall_v note_v in_o another_o place_n and_o therefore_o no_o such_o necessity_n either_o of_o they_o or_o of_o ordination_n by_o they_o as_o be_v pretend_v and_o though_o the_o over-high_a exaltation_n of_o prelate_n have_v depress_v presbyter_n so_o far_o below_o the_o right_n and_o power_n of_o their_o order_n that_o it_o be_v make_v in_o some_o man_n conceit_n a_o strange_a thing_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o presumption_n in_o any_o case_n to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o ordination_n of_o minister_n yet_o hierome_n sure_o be_v not_o of_o their_o mind_n when_o he_o give_v they_o the_o honour_n which_o some_o episcopal_a parasite_n appropriate_v to_o bishop_n to_o be_v account_v the_o successor_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o first_o of_o all_o his_o epistle_n which_o be_v write_v to_o heliodorus_n three_o from_o hieromes_n word_n in_o this_o place_n we_o may_v rather_o collect_v that_o a_o presbyter_n as_o well_o as_o a_o bishop_n may_v ordain_v since_o he_o deni_v that_o faculty_n but_o to_o a_o deacon_n then_o that_o by_o the_o word_n priest_n a_o bishop_n must_v be_v mean_v and_o ordination_n peculiar_o derive_v from_o he_o four_o howsoever_o where_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o church_n that_o have_v not_o a_o priest_n he_o be_v in_o reason_n to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o one_o that_o have_v power_n to_o make_v a_o priest_n but_o of_o a_o priest_n already_o make_v for_o such_o a_o one_o a_o particular_a church_n can_v want_v but_o of_o a_o bishop_n unto_o it_o there_o be_v no_o such_o need_n five_o if_o hierome_n in_o this_o place_n be_v zealous_a against_o schism_n speak_v somewhat_o too_o free_o in_o favour_n of_o bishop_n which_o yet_o be_v doubtful_a though_o more_o probable_a that_o he_o speak_v on_o the_o presbyter_n side_n then_o of_o the_o bishop_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o other_o place_n which_o we_o shall_v observe_v afterward_o he_o express_v himself_o far_o from_o such_o fondness_n of_o affection_n to_o bishop_n as_o his_o lordship_n deduce_v out_o of_o his_o word_n so_o much_o for_o the_o testimony_n of_o hierome_n wherein_o we_o crave_v his_o lordship_n patience_n and_o pardon_n for_o our_o boldness_n since_o his_o explication_n and_o application_n thereof_o for_o the_o necessity_n of_o bishop_n to_o the_o be_v of_o a_o church_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n to_o salvation_n have_v put_v a_o necessity_n upon_o we_o serious_o to_o examine_v what_o he_o say_v and_o mean_v object_n there_o be_v some_o who_o to_o assert_v a_o necessity_n of_o discipline_n say_v that_o discipline_n comprehend_v a_o preach_a ministry_n and_o that_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n answ_n 1._o there_o be_v near_a affinity_n betwixt_o preach_v and_o doctrine_n then_o betwixt_o preach_v and_o discipline_n which_o be_v exercise_v more_o in_o matter_n of_o 1730._o of_o quid_fw-la prodesset_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la habere_fw-la in_o conversatione_fw-la scientiam_fw-la in_o praedicatione_n nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la sit_fw-la bonitas_fw-la in_o intention_n sermo_n ad_fw-la pastor_n in_o synodo_n congregatis_fw-la inter_fw-la opera_fw-la bernardi_n col_fw-fr 1730._o
there_o be_v present_a 482._o bishop_n and_o 800._o abbot_n who_o say_v he_o have_v less_o to_o do_v then_o presbyter_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n wherein_o he_o impli_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v many_o more_o than_o two_o convocation_n clerk_n in_o a_o diocese_n to_o advise_v and_o vote_n at_o a_o synod_n and_o in_o our_o diocesan_n synod_n which_o be_v yearly_o call_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a caranz_n ancient_a council_n agethen_n a_o 440._o can._n 40._o foe_n 165._o caranz_n canon_n and_o custom_n we_o be_v all_o summon_v to_o appear_v in_o the_o consistory_n as_o in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o synod_n but_o when_o we_o come_v thither_o we_o have_v so_o little_a power_n and_o liberty_n allow_v we_o either_o for_o discussion_n or_o determination_n of_o any_o matter_n wherein_o presbyter_n both_o in_o right_n and_o fact_n have_v have_v a_o freedom_n heretofore_o that_o most_o of_o we_o appear_v rather_o as_o delinquent_n stand_v at_o the_o consistoriall_a bar_n or_o at_o the_o best_a as_o client_n or_o tenant_n pay_v a_o tribute_n of_o suit_n and_o service_n at_o the_o court_n of_o their_o landlord_n so_o that_o we_o may_v take_v up_o the_o complaint_n of_o duarenus_n the_o famous_a civilian_n 13._o civilian_n olympia_n hi_o conventus_fw-la indicebantur_fw-la ut_fw-la episcopus_fw-la simul_fw-la cum_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la de_fw-la disciplina_fw-la cleri_fw-la de_fw-la causis_fw-la etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la huius_fw-la honestissimi_fw-la instituti_fw-la vix_fw-la umbram_fw-la hodie_fw-la videmus_fw-la fr._n duaren_n de_fw-fr min._n â—_o 1._o c._n 11._o fol._n 13._o o_o fold_v synod_n be_v call_v that_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n shall_v treat_v of_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o clergy_n of_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o of_o divine_a doctrine_n for_o there_o be_v no_o matter_n of_o any_o great_a weight_n which_o the_o bishop_n without_o that_o senate_n will_v determine_v but_o now_o say_v he_o we_o can_v scarce_o discern_v so_o much_o as_o a_o shadow_n of_o that_o most_o honest_a institution_n in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n about_o the_o year_n 401._o beside_o many_o other_o constitution_n in_o the_o behalf_n and_o in_o honour_n of_o presbyter_n it_o be_v decree_v longi_fw-la decree_v council_n carth._n 4._o can._n 23._o pag._n 313._o edit_n fr._n longi_fw-la that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v not_o determine_v any_o man_n cause_n but_o in_o presence_n of_o his_o clergy_n 316._o clergy_n ibid._n can._n 34._o pag._n 316._o that_o the_o bishop_n though_o in_o the_o church_n and_o in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o presbyter_n he_o shall_v sit_v in_o a_o high_a place_n yet_o private_o shall_v use_v his_o presbyter_n as_o colleague_n and_o sit_v himself_o shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o presbyter_n to_o stand_v and_o as_o presbyter_n be_v not_o to_o be_v disdain_v by_o the_o bishop_n but_o to_o be_v take_v into_o a_o respective_a society_n with_o they_o for_o the_o 1310._o the_o qui_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la desiderat_fw-la benumb_v opus_fw-la desiderat_fw-la exponere_fw-la voluit_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la quia_fw-la nomen_fw-la est_fw-la operis_fw-la non_fw-la honoris_fw-la intelligat_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la episcopum_fw-la qui_fw-la praeesse_fw-la desiderat_fw-la non_fw-la prodesse_fw-la aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 19_o c._n 19_o tom_n 5._o p._n 1310._o name_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v ancient_o rather_o a_o name_n of_o labour_n then_o of_o honour_n rather_o of_o duty_n then_o of_o dignity_n so_o be_v they_o so_o much_o to_o be_v honour_v by_o the_o deacon_n below_o they_o as_o 17._o as_o diaconus_fw-la ita_fw-la se_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la ut_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ministrum_fw-la esse_fw-la cognoscat_fw-la council_n carthag_n 4._o can._n 17._o subordinate_a to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o bishop_n 39_o bishop_n nec_fw-la sedere_fw-la quidem_fw-la licet_fw-la medio_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la diaconos_fw-la council_n nicen._n 1._o can._n 14._o fol._n 50._o ne_fw-fr diaconus_fw-la coram_fw-la presbytero_fw-la sedeat_fw-la council_n aralat_n can._n 15._o tit._n can._n fol._n 70._o council_n constantinop_n 6._o can._n 7._o diaconus_fw-la quolibet_fw-la loco_fw-la jubente_fw-la presbytero_fw-la sedeat_fw-la council_n carth._n 4._o can._n 39_o that_o a_o deacon_n may_v not_o sit_v among_o those_o that_o be_v presbyter_n as_o be_v decree_v in_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o so_o it_o be_v observe_v at_o rome_n as_o 334._o as_o in_o ecclesia_fw-la romae_fw-la presbyreri_fw-la sedent_fw-la &_o stant_fw-la diaconi_fw-la licet_fw-la paulatim_fw-la increbescentibus_fw-la vitiis_fw-la absente_a episcopo_fw-la sedere_fw-la diaconos_fw-la viderim_fw-la hieron_n cpi._fw-la ad_fw-la evagr._fw-la hieron_n tom_fw-mi 2._o pag._n 334._o hierome_n have_v note_v until_o vice_n increase_v and_o then_o say_v he_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o bishop_n i_o have_v see_v deacon_n to_o sit_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o presbyter_n and_o though_o in_o late_a time_n one_o bishop_n have_v have_v power_n enough_o to_o undo_v many_o presbyter_n for_o small_a matter_n yet_o heretofore_o in_o a_o criminal_a cause_n a._n cause_n causa_fw-la criminalis_fw-la episcopi_fw-la à _fw-la duodecim_fw-la episcopis_fw-la audiatur_fw-la causa_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la à _fw-la sex_n causa_fw-la verò_fw-la diaconi_fw-la à _fw-la tribus_fw-la cum_fw-la proprio_fw-la episcopo_fw-la council_n carth._n 2._o can._n 10._o fol._n 111._o a._n a_o presbyter_n can_v not_o be_v condemn_v by_o few_o than_o six_o bishop_n a_o bishop_n indeed_o as_o a_o elder_a brother_n have_v a_o double_a portion_n to_o censure_v he_o for_o twelve_o be_v requisite_a for_o a_o doom_n against_o a_o bishop_n and_o the_o deacon_n as_o a_o young_a brother_n to_o a_o presbyter_n have_v but_o half_a so_o many_o to_o give_v judgement_n of_o he_o as_o the_o presbyter_n have_v now_o if_o with_o security_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n and_o the_o favour_n of_o our_o superior_n there_o shall_v be_v any_o alteration_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n wherein_o we_o may_v be_v assure_v to_o be_v deal_v withal_o if_o not_o as_o brethren_n as_o 284._o as_o nos_fw-la omnes_fw-la episcopi_fw-la meminisse_fw-la debemus_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la omnes_fw-la esse_fw-la nostros_fw-la fratres_fw-la collegas_fw-la in_o ministerio_fw-la non_fw-la famulos_fw-la non_fw-la mancipia_fw-la eosque_fw-la jure_fw-la divino_fw-la non_fw-la minorem_fw-la habere_fw-la in_o pascendo_fw-la populo_fw-la dei_fw-la potestatem_fw-la quam_fw-la nos_fw-la habemus_fw-la spalat_n de_fw-fr repub._n eccles_n l._n 2._o c._n 9_o pag._n 284._o some_o of_o the_o episcopal_a order_n have_v profess_v and_o plead_v on_o our_o behalf_n yet_o rather_o as_o son_n to_o reverend_a father_n then_o as_o servant_n to_o imperious_a lord_n we_o dare_v not_o be_v such_o hypocrite_n as_o to_o forswear_v a_o consent_n to_o that_o which_o we_o conceive_v to_o be_v our_o right_n and_o can_v but_o be_v willing_a to_o enjoy_v the_o oath_n nor_n yet_o ever_o to_o subject_v it_o to_o the_o usurpation_n and_o superstition_n of_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n the_o 20._o doubt_n be_v why_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o oath_n mention_n be_v make_v rather_o of_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n doubt_n 20._o particular_a doubt_n then_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o reason_n because_o though_o a_o ordinary_a reader_n observe_v no_o material_a difference_n betwixt_o they_o yet_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o a_o t._n a_o mr._n e._n b._n of_o the_o m._n t._n judicious_a lawyer_n that_o there_o be_v as_o much_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o betwixt_o treason_n and_o trespass_n and_o he_o prove_v his_o position_n by_o the_o 23._o of_o elis_n cap._n 1._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n be_v treason_n but_o to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o treason_n for_o then_o say_v he_o every_o papist_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n shall_v be_v a_o traitor_n be_v a_o member_n of_o that_o church_n and_o therefore_o reconcile_v to_o it_o now_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n say_v he_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o papacy_n or_o supremacy_n of_o the_o pope_n whereby_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o canon_n unam_fw-la sanctam_fw-la make_v by_o pope_n boniface_n the_o eight_o he_o challenge_v a_o superiority_n of_o jurisdiction_n and_o coercion_n over_o all_o king_n and_o prince_n upon_o earth_n and_o those_o person_n which_o take_v juramentum_fw-la fidei_fw-la contain_v in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n which_o acknowledge_v this_o supremacy_n be_v say_v to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n but_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o number_n of_o man_n within_o the_o pope_n dominion_n or_o elsewhere_o profess_v the_o religion_n of_o popery_n so_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o oath_n in_o this_o clause_n of_o it_o as_o he_o conceive_v may_v be_v this_o you_o must_v not_o subject_v the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n but_o you_o may_v subject_v it_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o such_o subtle_a meaning_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o
to_o permit_v unto_o they_o and_o what_o that_o be_v who_o can_v tell_v but_o yourself_o how_o then_o may_v it_o be_v safe_a to_o swear_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n by_o archdeacon_n when_o we_o can_v know_v what_o their_o government_n be_v since_o the_o rule_n of_o that_o office_n be_v very_o uncertain_a and_o the_o prescription_n by_o practice_n more_o uncertain_a to_o we_o especial_o who_o have_v have_v no_o such_o jurisdiction_n in_o use_n among_o we_o and_o it_o may_v be_v if_o we_o have_v we_o shall_v find_v more_o cause_n to_o except_v against_o it_o then_o to_o swear_v for_o it_o which_o we_o desire_v may_v not_o be_v interpret_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o any_o worthy_a person_n of_o that_o denomination_n and_o we_o doubt_v not_o but_o there_o be_v many_o such_o and_o some_o well_o know_v to_o many_o of_o we_o for_o man_n of_o very_a eminent_a endowment_n both_o intellectual_a and_o moral_a who_o we_o acknowledge_v for_o such_o and_o so_o desire_v to_o enjoy_v they_o as_o our_o dear_a brethren_n and_o friend_n of_o the_o etc._n etc._n our_o doubt_n hitherto_o have_v be_v of_o the_o governor_n express_v our_o next_o inquiry_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o etc._n etc._n and_o of_o such_o governor_n as_o be_v conceal_v under_o it_o and_o thereof_o our_o doubt_n be_v divers_a and_o so_o count_v on_o our_o 11._o particular_a doubt_n be_v whether_o we_o may_v safe_o take_v a_o new_a oath_n with_o a_o etc._n etc._n doubt_n 11._o particular_a doubt_n the_o reason_n because_o in_o a_o new_a oath_n we_o can_v be_v certain_a without_o some_o express_a direction_n which_o in_o this_o case_n we_o find_v not_o how_o far_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o etc._n etc._n reach_v and_o so_o we_o can_v swear_v unto_o it_o in_o judgement_n as_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n direct_v jerem._n 4.2_o but_o at_o the_o most_o in_o opinion_n there_o be_v no_o man_n will_v willing_o seal_v a_o bond_n with_o a_o blank_a for_o the_o sum_n so_o that_o the_o obligee_n may_v make_v the_o debt_n as_o large_a as_o he_o list_v and_o we_o conceive_v we_o shall_v be_v more_o cautelous_a in_o engage_v our_o soul_n by_o a_o oath_n than_o our_o estate_n by_o a_o bond_n since_o in_o this_o the_o tie_n be_v more_o vigorous_a the_o breach_n more_o dangerous_a than_o it_o be_v in_o that_o and_o we_o very_o think_v that_o if_o we_o shall_v return_v our_o deposition_n with_o some_o term_n of_o the_o oath_n as_o i_o a._n b._n do_v swear_v that_o i_o do_v approve_v the_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o present_o break_v off_o with_o a_o etc._n etc._n though_o what_o follow_v be_v well_o enough_o know_v it_o will_v not_o be_v allow_v for_o a_o lawful_a oath_n which_o yet_o seem_v to_o we_o more_o warrantable_a then_o that_o which_o by_o this_o canon_n be_v tender_v unto_o we_o doubt_v 12._o how_o far_o the_o etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v extend_v doubt_n 12._o particular_a doubt_n when_o it_o be_v express_o declare_v the_o reason_n because_o of_o the_o variety_n of_o opinion_n which_o have_v be_v conceive_v of_o the_o content_n of_o it_o t._n it_o m._n s._n t._n some_o who_o suppose_v they_o understand_v the_o oath_n so_o well_o as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o expound_v it_o to_o other_o have_v say_v that_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v express_v before_o the_o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o under_o the_o etc._n etc._n be_v implicit_o comprise_v the_o rule_n or_o constitution_n of_o government_n especial_o the_o book_n of_o canon_n of_o the_o year_n 1603._o but_o most_o conceive_v this_o to_o be_v a_o impertinent_a interpretation_n because_o the_o etc._n etc._n import_v somewhat_o of_o the_o same_o sort_n that_o go_v before_o and_o thus_o to_o expound_v it_o be_v to_o make_v a_o groundless_a transition_n à _fw-la personis_fw-la ad_fw-la res_fw-la but_o if_o we_o agree_v as_o most_o do_v that_o person_n be_v mean_v under_o the_o etc._n etc._n and_o those_o person_n governor_n which_o be_v most_o probable_a our_o doubt_n be_v what_o governor_n they_o be_v doubt_v 13._o what_o governor_n be_v include_v in_o the_o etc._n etc._n whether_o the_o king_n doubt_n 13._o particular_a doubt_n as_o supreme_a be_v altogether_o omit_v or_o implicit_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o reason_n because_o we_o do_v not_o know_v why_o he_o shall_v be_v whole_o omit_v since_o he_o be_v supreme_a governor_n over_o all_o person_n or_o cause_n both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a and_o so_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o preacher_n in_o their_o prayer_n before_o their_o sermon_n by_o the_o 55._o canon_n nor_o can_v we_o conceive_v any_o just_a cause_n why_o he_o shall_v be_v but_o covert_o employ_v in_o a_o etc._n etc._n when_o inferior_a degree_n be_v formal_o express_v object_n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o peculiar_a oath_n for_o his_o supremacy_n to_o be_v take_v at_o the_o ordination_n of_o minister_n and_o at_o other_o time_n by_o other_o person_n upon_o several_a occasion_n answ_n we_o conceive_v that_o shall_v be_v no_o let_v to_o the_o assert_v of_o his_o sovereign_a right_n in_o this_o oath_n because_o that_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n be_v express_o make_v as_o the_o title_n of_o it_o show_v to_o shut_v out_o the_o usurpation_n of_o deacon_n of_o the_o bishop_n shall_v cause_v the_o oath_n of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o against_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o all_o foreign_a potentate_n to_o be_v administer_v to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o that_o be_v to_o be_v ordain_v so_o in_o the_o ordinat_fw-la of_o deacon_n foreign_a power_n and_o potentate_n and_o so_o give_v no_o such_o security_n against_o those_o popular_a diminution_n of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n the_o jealousy_n whereof_o occasion_v the_o reverend_a prelate_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o late_a synod_n to_o propose_v this_o oath_n as_o a_o bond_n of_o assurance_n of_o their_o episcopal_a pre-eminence_n they_o have_v show_v themselves_o zealous_a we_o confess_v in_o press_v his_o royal_a right_n both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a against_o all_o 13._o all_o can._n 1._o p._n 13._o popular_a as_o well_o as_o papal_a impeachment_n and_o have_v annex_v a_o penalty_n against_o such_o as_o shall_v by_o word_n or_o write_v public_o maintain_v or_o abett_v any_o position_n or_o conclusion_n in_o opposition_n to_o their_o explication_n of_o the_o king_n authority_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o oath_n require_v to_o oblige_v any_o subject_n to_o a_o perpetual_a approbation_n of_o his_o regal_a power_n as_o supreme_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n as_o there_o be_v for_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n nor_o be_v the_o penalty_n for_o public_a opposition_n thereof_o so_o dangerous_a as_o for_o a_o private_a forbearance_n of_o the_o oath_n though_o with_o a_o timorous_a and_o tender_a conscience_n for_o for_o not_o take_v of_o the_o oath_n a_o minister_n may_v for_o ever_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o he_o have_v within_o three_o month_n but_o for_o public_a opposition_n against_o the_o king_n power_n he_o shall_v not_o suffer_v so_o much_o unless_o he_o continue_v contumacious_a two_o year_n together_o as_o they_o that_o read_v and_o mark_v the_o canon_n shall_v observe_v it_o may_v be_v his_o majesty_n supremacy_n be_v leave_v out_o by_o accidental_a oblivion_n or_o if_o by_o resolve_a intention_n it_o be_v perhaps_o upon_o supposal_n that_o the_o caution_n of_o the_o first_o canon_n make_v it_o superfluous_a and_o it_o may_v be_v there_o may_v be_v some_o secret_a mystery_n in_o this_o omission_n which_o if_o we_o may_v not_o presume_v to_o know_v some_o haply_o will_v imagine_v it_o be_v to_o give_v some_o better_a colour_n to_o the_o bishop_n proceed_n in_o send_v out_o the_o process_n of_o their_o ecclesiastical_a court_n in_o their_o own_o name_n which_o have_v be_v often_o reprove_v by_o their_o opposite_n as_o very_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o royal_a prerogative_n though_o of_o late_a year_n for_o that_o particular_a there_o have_v be_v a_o award_n procure_v and_o publish_v on_o the_o bishop_n behalf_n according_a to_o the_o request_n of_o the_o star-chamber_n the_o i_o do_v humble_o in_o the_o church_n name_n desire_n of_o your_o majesty_n that_o it_o may_v be_v resolve_v by_o all_o the_o reverend_a judge_n of_o england_n and_o then_o publish_v by_o your_o majesty_n that_o our_o keep_a court_n and_o issue_v process_n in_o our_o own_o name_n and_o the_o like_a exception_n former_o take_v and_o now_o renew_v be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n as_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a they_o be_v not_o that_o so_o the_o church_n governor_n may_v go_v on_o cheerful_o in_o their_o duty_n and_o the_o people_n mind_n be_v quiet_v by_o this_o assurance_n that_o neither_o the_o law_n nor_o their_o liberty_n as_o subject_n be_v thereby_o infringe_v l._n archb._n his_o epist_n dedicat._n to_o
be_v entwist_v in_o it_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n the_o oath_n nor_o will_v i_o ever_o give_v my_o consent_n to_o alter_v the_o government_n of_o this_o church_n by_o archbishop_n bishop_n dean_n archdeacon_n &c._n &c._n as_o it_o stand_v now_o establish_v and_o as_o by_o right_a it_o ought_v to_o stand_v wherein_o be_v observable_a many_o particular_n and_o each_o of_o they_o questionable_a which_o we_o will_v propose_v in_o that_o order_n which_o may_v best_o conduce_v to_o make_v our_o doubt_n capable_a both_o of_o right_a understanding_n and_o due_a satisfaction_n it_o be_v this_o 1._o the_o degree_n of_o government_n 1._o express_v 2._o conceal_v under_o the_o etc._n etc._n 2._o their_o state_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v 3._o their_o right_n as_o it_o ought_v to_o stand_v 4._o their_o perpetuity_n not_o to_o be_v change_v 5._o our_o constancy_n that_o though_o they_o shall_v be_v change_v we_o shall_v not_o consent_v 1._o of_o the_o degree_n of_o governor_n express_v viz._n archbishop_n bishop_n dean_n and_o archdeacon_n doubt_v 6._o whether_o the_o degree_n here_o specify_v be_v propound_v to_o be_v allow_v in_o the_o same_o doubt_n 6._o particular_a doubt_n or_o in_o a_o different_a degree_n of_o assent_n and_o approbation_n the_o reason_n because_o there_o be_v no_o distinction_n of_o they_o in_o the_o oath_n but_o in_o title_n and_o order_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v so_o much_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o in_o respect_n of_o approbation_n that_o dean_n and_o archdeacon_n before_o now_o be_v never_o by_o attestation_n or_o subscription_n so_o far_o approve_v as_o archbishop_n but_o especial_o as_o bishop_n have_v be_v how_o then_o can_v we_o be_v so_o certain_a of_o they_o as_o now_o to_o give_v they_o as_o it_o be_v per_fw-la saltum_fw-la the_o high_a degree_n of_o ratification_n at_o once_o viz._n a_o solemn_a oath_n when_o hitherto_o we_o be_v never_o require_v to_o give_v our_o hand_n or_o pass_v our_o word_n on_o their_o behalf_n and_o if_o the_o assent_n be_v intend_v in_o a_o different_a degree_n how_o can_v we_o compose_v our_o conscience_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o act_n of_o swear_v to_o approve_v further_o of_o the_o one_o then_o of_o the_o other_o the_o word_n of_o the_o oath_n sound_v the_o same_o degree_n of_o assurance_n to_o they_o both_o if_o then_o we_o take_v they_o together_o we_o can_v find_v how_o we_o shall_v avow_v their_o approbation_n in_o one_o joint_n and_o indistinct_a asseveration_n especial_o upon_o oath_n but_o for_o dean_n and_o archdeacon_n we_o have_v particular_a doubt_n first_o of_o dean_n the_o doubt_n be_v doubt_n 7._o particular_a doubt_n what_o dean_n be_v here_o mean_v the_o reason_n because_o in_o the_o whole_a canon_n law_n there_o be_v no_o title_n of_o the_o degree_n of_o a_o deane_n say_v 360._o say_v azor._fw-la inflit._n tom_n 2._o l._n 3._o c._n 17._o pag._n 360._o azorius_fw-la and_o in_o divers_a author_n we_o find_v the_o name_n deane_n of_o a_o different_a acception_n for_o beside_o the_o military_a sense_n wherein_o it_o signify_v a_o captain_n of_o ten_o man_n as_o 1_o as_o decanus_n dicitur_fw-la qui_fw-la decem_fw-la militibus_fw-la praeest_fw-la lindw_n constit_fw-la lib._n 2._o fol._n 58._o p._n 1._o col_fw-fr 1_o lindwood_n have_v it_o the_o monastical_a sense_n as_o it_o be_v take_v and_o explain_v by_o saint_n 31._o saint_n aug._n the_o morib_n eccles_n c._n 31._o augustine_n for_o he_o who_o have_v the_o government_n of_o ten_o monk_n the_o academical_a sense_n whereby_o it_o signify_v the_o same_o in_o some_o college_n which_o the_o word_n censor_n do_v in_o some_o other_o there_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a deane_n and_o ambiguity_n also_o in_o the_o word_n with_o that_o restriction_n for_o as_o 8._o as_o duaren_n de_fw-fr minist_n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o duarenus_n and_o other_o from_o he_o do_v distinguish_v there_o be_v one_o sort_n which_o be_v call_v urban_n another_o vican_n to_o speak_v in_o the_o phrase_n of_o the_o present_a age_n the_o urban_n we_o may_v call_v cathedral_n dean_n the_o vican_n dean_n rural_a the_o more_o serm_n more_o in_o process_n of_o time_n archipresbyter_n be_v call_v decani_fw-la bish_n downh_o li._n 1._o pag._n 188._o of_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o serm_n ancient_a name_n of_o such_o be_v 615._o be_v council_n turon_n 2._o can._n 6._o a_o 566._o &_o council_n antinodor_n can._n 40._o a_o 615._o archipresbyter_n that_o be_v as_o the_o word_n import_v and_o 61._o and_o presbyterorum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la ut_fw-la archidiaconus_fw-la &_o archisubdiaconus_n diaconorum_fw-la &_o subdiaconorum_fw-la primi_fw-la &_o principes_fw-la onuphr_n interpret_v vocum_fw-la eccle_n addit_fw-la vitis_fw-la pontif._n rom._n pag._n 61._o onuphrius_n expound_v it_o the_o chief_a or_o principal_a presbyter_n and_o such_o a_o one_o be_v the_o cathedral_n deane_n among_o the_o city_n presbyter_n and_o a_o rural_a deane_n among_o the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o country_n whether_o cathedral_n or_o rural_a dean_n or_o both_o be_v intend_v in_o this_o oath_n be_v somewhat_o doubtful_a that_o cathedral_n dean_n be_v mean_v it_o be_v probable_a because_o they_o be_v place_v next_o after_o bishop_n and_o 17._o and_o so_o by_o the_o name_n of_o archipresbyter_n be_v he_o call_v and_o put_v before_o the_o archdeacon_n council_n carthag_n 4._o can_n 17._o before_o archdeacon_n and_o though_o the_o archdeacon_n b._n archdeacon_n archidiaconus_fw-la sit_fw-la proximus_fw-la post_fw-la episcopum_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la vicarium_fw-la salvo_fw-la tamen_fw-la jure_fw-la decani_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la cathedralem_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la spectat_fw-la reform_v leg_n ecclesiastic_a de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la &_o minist_n c._n 6._o fol._n 48._o b._n be_v say_v to_o be_v next_o after_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o vicar_n i._o general_n it_o be_v with_o reservation_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o dean_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o cathedral_n church_n and_o that_o rural_a dean_n shall_v not_o be_v exclude_v be_v probable_a also_o because_o bishop_n 6._o bishop_n the_o government_n and_o discipline_n of_o our_o church_n by_o archbishop_n bishop_n archdeacon_n rural_a dean_n etc._n etc._n establish_v reformat_fw-la leg_n eccles_n tit._n de_fw-fr eccles_n bish_n downh_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o preface_n of_o the_o refuter_n of_o his_o consec_fw-la serm._n pag._n 6._o downham_n bring_v they_o in_o as_o church_n governor_n with_o those_o that_o be_v name_v in_o this_o oath_n and_o for_o that_o they_o be_v call_v a._n call_v archipresbyteris_fw-la sive_fw-la decanis_fw-la ruralibus_fw-la ibid._n c._n 5._o fol._n 48._o a._n archipresbyter_n which_o be_v a_o title_n above_o archdeacon_n and_o in_o some_o place_n have_v have_v more_o jurisdiction_n as_o in_o this_o diocese_n until_o a_o very_a few_o year_n last_o pass_v than_o the_o archdeacon_n have_v have_v and_o if_o both_o be_v here_o mean_v than_o first_o concern_v the_o former_a sort_n doubt_v 8._o what_o be_v the_o authority_n and_o government_n of_o cathedral_n dean_n doubt_n 8._o particular_a doubt_n the_o reason_n 1._o because_o dean_n cathedral_n and_o rural_a be_v both_o comprehend_v under_o the_o title_n of_o archipresbyter_n their_o office_n be_v so_o describe_v by_o 590._o by_o lindw_n prov_fw-mi constit_fw-la à _fw-fr fol._n 39_o ad_fw-la 46._o inclusiuè_fw-la spalat_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la eccles_n li._n 4._o c._n 5._o pag._n 590._o lindwood_n and_o other_o that_o it_o be_v difficult_a to_o discern_v what_o be_v proper_a or_o peculiar_a to_o they_o in_o several_a second_o where_o they_o be_v more_o distinct_o set_v down_o the_o 21._o the_o decani_fw-la cathedrales_n '_o ecclesias_fw-la juxta_fw-la illarum_fw-la constitutiones_fw-la regant_fw-la collegiorum_fw-la canonicorum_fw-la tum_fw-la aliorum_fw-la clericorum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praesint_fw-la ut_fw-la archidiaconi_fw-la foras_fw-la sic_fw-la illi_fw-la domi_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la cathedrali_fw-la episcopo_fw-la sint_fw-la adjumento_fw-la reform_v leg_n eccles_n etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr eccles_n &_o minist_n c._n 8._o fol._n 94._o p._n 21._o cathedral_n deane_n be_v bring_v in_o as_o precedent_n of_o the_o canonical_a college_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o cathedral_n church_n according_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o their_o foundation_n and_o so_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o assistant_n to_o the_o bishop_n at_o home_n that_o be_v in_o the_o cathedral_n city_n as_o the_o archdeacon_n be_v abroad_o in_o the_o country_n but_o there_o come_v in_o much_o doubt_n and_o ambiguity_n what_o government_n be_v mean_v for_o the_o bishop_n and_o dean_n be_v often_o at_o difference_n about_o their_o authority_n which_o be_v more_o or_o less_o according_a as_o the_o charter_n of_o their_o foundation_n do_v vary_v which_o to_o some_o give_v a_o large_a some_o a_o lesser_a power_n and_o pre-eminence_n for_o the_o dean_n of_o westminster_n and_o windsor_n as_o be_v as_o by_o the_o bish_n of_o chest_n that_o now_o be_v we_o have_v hear_v have_v episcopal_a jurisdiction_n which_o other_o cathedrall_n for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v not_o some_o have_v statute_n
bishop_n allow_v sometime_o large_a sometime_o less_o authority_n unto_o they_o some_o have_v have_v power_n to_o f._n to_o crimina_fw-la &_o excessus_fw-la quorumcunque_fw-la laicorum_fw-la criminibus_fw-la adulterii_fw-la &_o incestus_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la exceptis_fw-la so_o in_o the_o patent_n of_o mr._n p._n mr._n e._n mr._n l._n for_o the_o deanrie_n of_o f._n censure_v all_o offender_n and_o offence_n of_o the_o laity_n the_o crime_n of_o incest_n and_o adultery_n alone_o except_v and_o some_o have_v be_v limit_v to_o the_o correction_n of_o some_o few_o fault_n specify_v in_o their_o patent_n and_o of_o late_a about_o or_o not_o much_o above_o three_o year_n since_o have_v most_o of_o the_o deanery_n be_v compound_v together_o into_o one_o patent_n or_o two_o at_o the_o most_o and_o assign_v to_o the_o archdeacon_n by_o your_o lordship_n and_o by_o they_o resign_v for_o execution_n to_o the_o chancellor_n as_o their_o official_a for_o that_o jurisdiction_n now_o if_o dean_n rural_a be_v mean_v in_o the_o oath_n and_o consider_v what_o authority_n and_o power_n both_o in_o former_a time_n and_o of_o late_o they_o have_v have_v in_o this_o diocese_n and_o it_o may_v be_v by_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o in_o force_n ought_v to_o have_v we_o know_v not_o why_o they_o shall_v be_v leave_v out_o of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o why_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v contain_v under_o the_o title_n of_o dean_n how_o can_v we_o without_o be_v overbold_a with_o our_o conscience_n take_v they_o into_o such_o a_o oath_n there_o be_v so_o much_o diversity_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o their_o authority_n of_o archdeacon_n the_o 10._o doubt_n be_v what_o be_v the_o authority_n and_o government_n of_o archdeacon_n doubt_n 10._o particular_a doubt_n the_o reason_n because_o deacon_n be_v inferior_a to_o presbyter_n so_o far_o inferior_a that_o a_o deacon_n though_o dignify_v shall_v not_o presume_v to_o sit_v before_o a_o presbyter_n by_o the_o caranz_n the_o council_n constantinop_n 6._o can._n 7._o fol._n 311._o caranz_n six_o council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o so_o a_o archpresbyter_n as_o a_o dean_n rural_a be_v usual_o style_v shall_v be_v superior_a to_o a_o archdeacon_n but_o as_o doctor_n 492._o doctor_n doct._n field_n of_o the_o church_n l._n 5._o c._n 25._o p._n 492._o field_n observe_v notwithstanding_o all_o the_o canon_n to_o the_o contrary_n &_o they_o be_v many_o as_o we_o may_v have_v occasion_n to_o note_v elsewhere_o and_o the_o violent_a opposition_n of_o hierome_n and_o other_o worthy_n of_o those_o time_n they_o be_v lift_v up_o not_o only_o above_o presbyter_n but_o above_o archpresbyter_n also_o and_o that_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o he_o observe_v for_o divers_a cause_n first_o because_o there_o be_v few_o deacon_n than_o presbyter_n and_o so_o 334._o so_o diaconos_fw-la paucitas_fw-la honorabiles_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la tutba_fw-la contemptibiles_fw-la facit_fw-la hier._n ad_fw-la evagr._fw-la tom_n 2._o pag._n 334._o paucity_n make_v the_o one_o sort_n to_o be_v honourable_a and_o multitude_n the_o other_o rather_o contemptible_a second_o because_o deacon_n have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o church_n which_o kind_n of_o employment_n be_v usual_o much_o set_v by_o three_o because_o they_o be_v often_o use_v by_o the_o bishop_n for_o view_v of_o such_o part_n of_o his_o diocese_n as_o he_o can_v not_o convenient_o visit_v himself_o and_o we_o may_v conceive_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o to_o be_v because_o the_o deacon_n be_v a_o close_a adherent_a to_o the_o side_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o that_o so_o necessary_o as_o epiphanius_n conceive_v that_o as_o q._n as_o 3._o partic._n doubt_v pag._n 20._o light_v q._n before_o we_o have_v note_v under_o another_o title_n he_o say_v 2._o say_v sine_fw-la diacono_fw-la impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la esse_fw-la episcopum_fw-la epiphan_n heres_fw-la 75._o l._n 3._o tom_n 1._o p._n 215._o col_fw-fr 2._o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o bishop_n to_o be_v without_o a_o deacon_n whereupon_o in_o tract_n of_o time_n as_o the_o cardinal_n by_o their_o propinquity_n to_o the_o pope_n overtop_v the_o bishop_n who_o at_o first_o be_v so_o far_o inferior_a to_o they_o 1._o they_o refertur_fw-la multos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la praetermissos_fw-la fuisse_fw-la cardinalari_n ne_o sie_n dignitate_fw-la minucrentur_fw-la fulu._n pacian_n tractat._n de_fw-fr probationibus_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 28._o fol._n 94_o p._n 1._o col_fw-fr 1._o that_o a_o bishop_n will_v not_o be_v a_o cardinal_n because_o he_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o a_o diminution_n of_o dignity_n so_o the_o archdeacon_n by_o their_o nearness_n to_o the_o bishop_n come_v to_o be_v exalt_v above_o the_o presbyter_n which_o as_o doctor_n 492_o doctor_n doct._n field_n of_o the_o church_n l._n 5._o c._n 25._o p._n 492_o field_n conceive_v be_v in_o saint_n hieromes_n time_n but_o though_o there_o be_v then_o a_o archdeacon_n above_o the_o deacon_n who_o do_v not_o only_o officiate_v himself_o but_o prescribe_v unto_o other_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v yet_o a_o archdeacon_n with_o allow_a jurisdiction_n over_o presbyter_n be_v of_o a_o late_a institution_n bishop_n 191._o bishop_n archidiaconatus_fw-la gradus_fw-la est_fw-la novus_fw-la bish_n andrâ—n_o respâ—ad_v 3._o epist_n pet._n moulin_n p._n 191._o andrew_n say_v a_o archdeaconship_n be_v a_o new_a degree_n which_o i_o suppose_v he_o will_v not_o have_v say_v if_o it_o have_v be_v authorize_v in_o saint_n hieromes_n time_n when_o if_o it_o be_v in_o use_n it_o be_v without_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o best_a as_o have_v be_v note_v we_o may_v well_o conceive_v then_o that_o saint_n stephen_n the_o protomartyr_n be_v not_o a_o archdeacon_n as_o he_o be_v call_v in_o the_o decree_n of_o 1._o of_o decret_n lucii_n pap._n a_o 255._o caranz_n sum_fw-la council_n fol._n 28._o pag._n 1._o pope_n lucius_n for_o the_o archdeacon_n jurisdiction_n it_o be_v so_o diverse_o set_v down_o in_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n that_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o tell_v what_o by_o rule_n their_o office_n or_o government_n be_v as_o will_v appear_v to_o he_o who_o will_v take_v pain_n to_o peruse_v the_o quotation_n in_o the_o 1571._o the_o council_n aurel._n 5._o can._n 20._o p._n 473._o decret_a l._n 1._o de_fw-la officio_fw-la archidiac_n fol._n 56._o p._n 1._o col_fw-fr 1._o liadw_n provinc_fw-la constit_fw-la lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr offic_n archidiac_n fol._n 36._o col_fw-fr 2._o à _fw-la reformat_fw-la leg_n eccles_n de_fw-fr eccles_n &_o minist_n c._n 6._o fol._n 48._o b._n azor._fw-la instit_fw-la tom_fw-mi 2._o l._n 3._o cap._n 43._o col_fw-fr 448._o doct._n cous_fw-la de_fw-fr pol._n eccles_n angl._n c._n 6._o certain_a canon_n contain_v some_o point_n of_o discipline_n approve_v in_o the_o synod_n 1571._o margin_n so_o that_o from_o constitution_n their_o authority_n fly_v for_o refuge_n to_o prescription_n of_o which_o doctor_n field_n say_v thus_o 509._o thus_o doct._n field_n of_o the_o church_n l._n 5._o c_o 29._o pag_n 509._o the_o archdeacon_n which_o at_o first_o may_v not_o sit_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o presbyter_n but_o be_v will_v by_o he_o so_o to_o do_v in_o the_o end_n become_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o employment_n by_o the_o bishop_n to_o be_v great_a not_o only_o then_o the_o ordinary_a presbyter_n but_o then_o the_o archpresbyter_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o that_o the_o archdeacon_n have_v none_o authority_n or_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o degree_n and_o order_n but_o by_o prescription_n only_o nor_o can_v he_o claim_v more_o than_o he_o can_v prescribe_v for_o and_o it_o may_v be_v he_o may_v prescribe_v for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o commendable_a haply_o not_o lawful_a as_o for_o that_o which_o the_o council_n of_o challon_n severe_o condemn_v 560._o condemn_v can._n 15._o apud_fw-la symps_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 560._o it_o be_v report_v by_o some_o say_v the_o council_n that_o archdeacon_n use_n domination_n over_o the_o presbyter_n and_o take_v tribute_n from_o they_o which_o smell_v rather_o of_o tyranny_n then_o of_o order_n prescription_n and_o custom_n may_v prevail_v against_o right_n and_o truth_n as_o many_o time_n they_o do_v as_o tertullian_n say_v tert._n say_v quicquid_fw-la adversus_fw-la veritatem_fw-la sapit_fw-la id_fw-la haeresis_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la vetus_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la tert._n whatsoever_o be_v set_v up_o against_o that_o be_v heresy_n though_o it_o be_v a_o old_a custom_n in_o this_o diocese_n the_o archdeacon_n have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v but_o titular_a since_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o bishopric_n into_o which_o be_v incorporate_v two_o archdeaconry_n the_o one_o of_o chester_n the_o other_o of_o richmond_n and_o of_o late_a some_o rural_a deanery_n as_o before_o we_o have_v observe_v be_v assign_v unto_o they_o and_o some_o of_o we_o have_v hear_v your_o lordship_n say_v that_o their_o jurisdiction_n be_v such_o and_o so_o much_o as_o you_o be_v please_v
the_o king_n before_o his_o speech_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n that_o now_o be_v object_n but_o howsoever_o if_o the_o mention_n of_o his_o sovereign_a authority_n be_v omit_v there_o be_v the_o less_o to_o swear_v to_o and_o so_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o oath_n be_v more_o light_n and_o may_v for_o that_o the_o more_o hearty_o be_v take_v answ_n it_o be_v true_a if_o the_o omission_n give_v no_o occasion_n of_o timorous_a surmise_n but_o to_o some_o it_o do_v and_o if_o in_o charity_n we_o hope_v the_o best_a of_o it_o in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v cause_n yet_o to_o doubt_v of_o the_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o we_o further_o demand_v of_o the_o subordinate_a governor_n employ_v in_o it_o the_o 14._o doubt_n who_o and_o what_o governor_n they_o be_v doubt_n 14._o particular_a doubt_n the_o reason_n because_o in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o seven_o canon_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n with_o a_o etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o canon_n dean_n and_o archdeacon_n be_v add_v to_o they_o and_o the_o next_o word_n be_v be_v the_o rest_n that_o bear_v office_n in_o the_o same_o that_o be_v in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o those_o that_o bear_v office_n beside_o these_o that_o be_v name_v be_v guardian_n of_o spiritualty_n suffragans_fw-la chancellor_n vicar_n general_a commissary_n official_o surrogate_v for_o the_o first_o 9_o first_o the_o king_n preface_n before_o the_o late_a can._n pag._n 9_o guardian_n of_o spiritualty_n 21._o spiritualty_n so_o in_o the_o stat_fw-la of_o 25._o h._n 8._o c._n 21._o be_v those_o to_o who_o the_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n of_o any_o bishopric_n or_o archbishopric_n be_v commit_v during_o the_o vacancy_n of_o the_o see_n b._n see_n episcopi_fw-la suffraganei_n coadjureres_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la quorum_fw-la vice_fw-la nonnunquam_fw-la ordinant_n ministros_fw-la &_o diaconos_fw-la dedicant_n ecclesias_fw-la confirmant_fw-la pueros_fw-la ante_fw-la informatos_fw-la rudimentis_fw-la christianismi_fw-la doct._n cous_fw-la de_fw-fr polit_fw-la eccles_n angl._n c._n 7._o vide_fw-la etiam_fw-la reform_v leg_n eccles_n de_fw-fr eccles_n &_o minist_n c._n 16._o fol._n 51._o b._n suffragans_fw-la be_v titular_a bishop_n ordain_v to_o assist_v the_o bishop_n in_o his_o function_n who_o turn_n they_o supply_v now_o and_o then_o in_o ordination_n of_o minister_n and_o deacon_n dedication_n of_o church_n confirmation_n of_o child_n that_o have_v be_v instruct_v in_o their_o catechism_n chancellor_n who_o exercise_v ordinary_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o episcopal_a see_v next_o to_o the_o bishop_n and_o by_o authority_n derive_v from_o he_o 104._o he_o can._n 104._o vicar_n general_a in_o some_o diocese_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o chancellor_n as_o we_o may_v see_v by_o the_o stile_n of_o their_o process_n but_o if_o the_o office_n be_v consider_v of_o itself_o as_o some_o describe_v it_o it_o be_v very_o large_a for_o thus_o we_o find_v it_o in_o azorius_fw-la a_o 448._o a_o vicarius_fw-la generalis_fw-la potest_fw-la excommunicare_fw-la suspendere_fw-la interdicere_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la confer_v vel_fw-la conferendi_fw-la facultatem_fw-la concedere_fw-la confer_v beneficia_fw-la visitare_fw-la inquirere_fw-la instituere_fw-la eligere_fw-la confirmare_fw-la praesentare_fw-la corrigere_fw-la punire_fw-la votum_fw-la &_o jusjurandum_a commutare_fw-la relaxare_fw-la azor_n instit_fw-la tom_fw-mi 2._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 43._o col_fw-fr 448._o vicar_n general_a may_v excommunicate_v suspend_v interdict_v confer_v sacrament_n or_o give_v faculty_n to_o other_o for_o that_o purpose_n he_o may_v collate_v benefice_n visit_n inquire_v institute_v elect_v confirm_v present_a correct_v punish_v change_v vow_n and_o dispense_v with_o oath_n 1603._o oath_n can._n 103.119.128.135_o convocat_n 1603._o commissary_n archiepisc_n commissary_n see_v lindw_n constit_fw-la provinc_fw-la l._n 1._o cap._n 1._o de_fw-la accusat_fw-la verbo_fw-la mandat_fw-la archiepisc_n be_v such_o as_o exercise_v jurisdiction_n afar_o off_o over_o those_o who_o can_v well_o come_v to_o the_o bishop_n consistory_n in_o the_o city_n 119._o city_n can._n 119._o official_o be_v proper_o such_o as_o exercise_v jurisdiction_n under_o archdeacon_n and_o be_v simple_o call_v official_o without_o addition_n and_o if_o the_o commissary_n be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n as_o many_o time_n he_o be_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v simple_o but_o as_o in_o officialis_fw-la in_o lind._o tit._n the_o sequestr_n possess_v c._n 1._o verbo_fw-la officialis_fw-la lindwood_n with_o the_o addition_n of_o foraneus_fw-la 128._o foraneus_fw-la can._n 128._o surrogate_v be_v such_o as_o be_v substitute_v by_o chancellor_n commissary_n and_o official_o to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v canon_n or_o prebendary_n of_o cathedral_n church_n who_o be_v join_v in_o government_n with_o their_o dean_n and_o be_v with_o they_o to_o be_v à _fw-la consiliis_fw-la to_o the_o bishop_n clerk_n of_o the_o convocation_n and_o it_o may_v be_v parson_n also_o may_v be_v reckon_v among_o ecclesiastical_a governor_n for_o they_o be_v call_v rector_n of_o their_o church_n and_o vicar_n and_o other_o preach_a pastor_n may_v be_v so_o call_v govern_v their_o flock_n as_o they_o do_v and_o it_o may_v be_v register_n proctor_n and_o apparitour_n of_o the_o consistory_n court_v and_o churchwarden_n and_o sworne-man_n in_o particular_a parish_n may_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o oath_n by_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o seven_o canon_n and_o if_o no_o officer_n be_v comprehend_v in_o it_o but_o governor_n no_o governor_n but_o such_o as_o have_v a_o coercive_a or_o compulsive_a power_n there_o be_v yet_o so_o many_o several_a sort_n of_o they_o so_o much_o diversity_n among_o they_o and_o so_o great_a difficulty_n to_o know_v their_o government_n what_o it_o be_v and_o how_o far_o it_o reach_v that_o very_o few_o not_o only_o of_o the_o laity_n but_o of_o the_o clergy_n also_o who_o be_v not_o profess_a civilian_n with_o all_o can_v tell_v what_o he_o swear_v to_o when_o he_o swear_v to_o they_o under_o their_o express_a title_n much_o less_o when_o under_o the_o ambiguous_a intimation_n of_o etc._n etc._n these_o be_v our_o doubt_n of_o the_o degree_n of_o government_n the_o next_o particular_a be_v their_o present_a state_n 2._o partic._n as_o it_o now_o stand_v the_o 15._o doubt_n doubt_n 15._o particular_a doubt_n whether_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o 6._o the_o so_o the_o archbish_n of_o cant._n di_v in_o his_o speech_n in_o the_o starre-chamb_a a_o 1637._o p._n 6._o adjunct_n or_o the_o 7._o the_o so_o bish_n hall_n call_v they_o in_o the_o coral_n to_o his_o prop._n touch_v govern_n p._n 7._o not_o necessary_a appendence_n of_o bishop_n be_v to_o be_v swear_v unto_o in_o this_o oath_n the_o reason_n because_o with_o they_o they_o now_o stand_v episcopacy_n be_v now_o honour_a and_o assist_v by_o baronries_n and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n by_o the_o high_a commission_n now_o there_o be_v but_o two_o archbishopricke_n above_o the_o archbishop_n no_o patriarch_n and_o the_o 3._o the_o doct._n cous_fw-la de_fw-fr polit_fw-la angl._n cap._n 3._o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n especial_o have_v many_o privilege_n and_o prerogative_n all_o which_o stand_v by_o the_o support_n or_o fall_v by_o the_o weight_n of_o royal_a authority_n from_o which_o their_o 4._o their_o stat._n 37._o h._n 8._o c._n 17._o stat._n 1._o edw._n 6._o c._n 2._o &_o 25._o h._n 8._o c._n 19_o &_o 1_o elis_n c._n 1._o &_o 5_o elis_n c._n 1._o &_o 3_o jac._n c._n 4._o jurisdiction_n be_v derive_v for_o first_o as_o bishop_n godwin_n observe_v when_o rich._n clifford_n be_v make_v bishop_n of_o london_n by_o the_o pope_n provision_n against_o the_o king_n mind_n it_o be_v king_n edward_n the_o four_o he_o 200._o he_o bish_n godw._n in_o his_o catol_n of_o bish_n p._n 200._o deny_v to_o give_v he_o his_o temporalty_n and_o so_o make_v he_o desist_v from_o pursuit_n of_o that_o spiritual_a promotion_n and_o the_o same_o power_n will_v be_v we_o doubt_v not_o confess_v by_o all_o our_o bishop_n to_o be_v in_o all_o our_o king_n successive_o second_o for_o the_o high_a commission_n it_o be_v first_o set_v up_o as_o some_o lawyer_n have_v tell_v we_o but_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o queen_n elisabeths_n reign_n and_o be_v not_o so_o establish_v but_o that_o by_o regal_a power_n it_o may_v be_v demolish_v three_o there_o may_v be_v more_o archbishop_n than_o two_o if_o it_o please_v the_o king_n for_o by_o the_o same_o right_n or_o better_o that_o 58._o that_o ibid._n pag._n 58._o offa_n king_n of_o mercia_n erect_v a_o new_a archbishopricke_n in_o lichfield_n leave_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n for_o his_o province_n only_a london_n winchester_n rochester_n and_o sherbourne_n may_v his_o majesty_n that_o now_o be_v erect_v new_a archbishop_n in_o what_o diocese_n he_o please_v and_o may_v restore_v the_o old_a and_o so_o not_o only_a lincoln_n shall_v be_v a_o archbishopricke_n but_o 182._o but_o
archbish_n whitg_n out_o of_o master_n fox_n note_v that_o about_o the_o year_n 180._o the_o three_o archistamine_n of_o the_o pagan_a britain_n be_v change_v into_o three_o archbishopricke_n the_o one_o of_o london_n the_o other_o of_o york_n the_o three_o of_o glamorgan_n none_o of_o cant._n archb._n whitg_n reply_n to_o master_n cartwr_n pag._n 323._o it_o be_v like_o the_o most_o of_o england_n be_v under_o london_n the_o rest_n and_o scotland_n under_o york_n as_o bishop_n godwin_n write_v and_o under_o glamorgan_n wales_n godw._n catal_a of_o bish_n p._n 181_o 182._o london_n and_o glamorgan_n or_o 504._o or_o see_v godw._n his_o catal._n of_o bishop_n pag._n 503_o 504._o saint_n david_n and_o for_o london_n it_o continue_v so_o from_o the_o year_n 300._o or_o thereabouts_o though_o stowe_n say_v it_o be_v the_o same_o archbishopricke_n with_o canterbury_n only_o local_o change_v until_o gregory_n his_o time_n who_o be_v pope_n about_o the_o year_n 600._o and_o the_o king_n may_v limit_v their_o jurisdiction_n as_o he_o shall_v conceive_v to_o be_v most_o convenient_a four_o over_o the_o archbishop_n of_o his_o dominion_n for_o the_o call_n and_o govern_v of_o a_o 1633._o a_o nationale_fw-la concilium_fw-la patriarcha_fw-la regni_fw-la convocare_fw-la debet_fw-la provinciale_a archiepiscopus_fw-la etc._n etc._n praelud_o in_o caranz_n sum_fw-la council_n cap._n 3._o p._n 4._o edit_n 1633._o nationall_n council_n he_o may_v place_v a_o patriarch_n and_o king_n james_n show_v himself_o well_o enough_o incline_v to_o such_o a_o superiority_n when_o he_o say_v 366._o say_v king_n james_n his_o premonit_a to_o free_a prince_n and_o state_n pag_n 366._o patriarch_n i_o know_v be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o among_o they_o there_o be_v a_o contention_n for_o the_o first_o place_n and_o for_o my_o self_n if_o that_o be_v yet_o the_o question_n and_o papal_a innovation_n in_o religion_n put_v down_o for_o that_o be_v his_o meaning_n though_o he_o do_v not_o plain_o express_v it_o i_o will_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n give_v my_o consent_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n shall_v have_v the_o first_o seat_n i_o be_v a_o western_a king_n will_v go_v with_o the_o patriarch_n of_o the_o west_n as_o the_o church_n of_o great_a britain_n of_o 590._o of_o by_o humane_a institution_n we_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v range_v under_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n patriarchall_a authority_n as_o be_v the_o most_o famous_a church_n of_o the_o west_n a_o matter_n of_o courtesy_n no_o necessity_n no_o spiritual_a obligation_n bish_n hall_n against_o brownist_n sect_n 23._o pag._n 590._o courtesy_n not_o of_o duty_n in_o former_a time_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v and_o for_o each_o particular_a prelate_n whether_o archbishop_n or_o bishop_n he_o be_v to_o be_v regulate_v for_o his_o court_n and_o other_o jurisdiction_n by_o royal_a authority_n and_o how_o far_o they_o stand_v establish_v in_o the_o king_n favour_n purpose_n or_o promise_n we_o can_v tell_v nor_o dare_v we_o swear_v much_o less_o dare_v we_o be_v so_o peremptory_a concern_v the_o power_n of_o dean_n or_o archdeacon_n for_o to_o dean_n which_o have_v not_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n he_o may_v grant_v as_o much_o privilege_n as_o the_o dean_n of_o westminster_n or_o windsor_n do_v enjoy_v and_o by_o the_o same_o authority_n that_o some_o may_v have_v more_o may_z other_o have_v less_o and_o for_o archdeacon_n the_o doubt_n be_v more_o since_o their_o establishment_n consist_v in_o prescription_n as_o before_o have_v be_v observe_v and_o that_o prescription_n in_o some_o respect_n may_v be_v a_o prevarication_n fit_a to_o be_v abolish_v then_o establish_v as_o appear_v by_o that_o of_o spalatensis_n say_v 58._o say_v cum_fw-la archidiaconi_fw-la jam_fw-la passim_fw-la supra_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la collocentur_fw-la id_fw-la tandem_fw-la nimiâ_fw-la corum_fw-la pertinaciâ_fw-la &_o praelatorum_fw-la conniventiâ_fw-la eos_fw-la evicisse_fw-la meritò_fw-la possumus_fw-la affirmare_fw-la spalat_n de_fw-fr repub._n eccles_n lib._n 7._o c._n 4._o pag._n 273._o 58._o that_o the_o archdeacon_n place_v above_o the_o archpresbyter_n be_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o their_o pertinacy_n and_o to_o the_o bishop_n connivance_n but_o in_o this_o diocese_n for_o many_o year_n past_a jurisdiction_n have_v not_o be_v so_o much_o as_o a_o unnecessary_a appendance_n to_o archdeacon_n since_o all_o that_o while_n it_o have_v be_v no_o appendance_n at_o all_o for_o until_o very_o late_o they_o have_v no_o jurisdiction_n at_o all_o we_o can_v then_o say_v much_o less_o swear_v their_o government_n be_v establish_v since_o it_o be_v but_o new_o erect_v and_o make_v up_o out_o of_o rural_a deanery_n which_o be_v a_o fabric_n like_o a_o tent_n or_o tabernacle_n new_o set_v up_o and_o may_v be_v quick_o take_v down_o again_o 3._o partic._n as_o by_o right_a it_o ought_v to_o stand_v the_o 16._o doubt_n what_o this_o right_n be_v doubt_n 16._o particular_a doubt_n by_o which_o the_o government_n be_v mean_v to_o stand_v the_o reason_n because_o there_o be_v some_o that_o think_v these_o word_n a_o limitation_n or_o restriction_n of_o the_o former_a as_o if_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o approve_v of_o the_o establishment_n of_o this_o government_n so_o far_o as_o of_o right_n it_o ought_v to_o stand_v and_o no_o further_o but_o concern_v that_o they_o that_o frame_v the_o oath_n can_v make_v no_o doubt_n of_o any_o one_o dissent_n and_o therefore_o in_o that_o sense_n will_v call_v for_o none_o assurance_n upon_o oath_n it_o be_v more_o consonant_n to_o reason_n to_o conceive_v that_o they_o mean_v to_o have_v a_o acknowledgement_n not_o only_o that_o the_o government_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la be_v indeed_o establish_v but_o that_o the_o jure_v also_o of_o right_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o but_o then_o quo_fw-la jure_fw-la will_v be_v the_o question_n whether_o the_o same_o or_o a_o diverse_a right_n if_o the_o same_o whether_o shall_v bishop_n come_v down_o to_o dean_n and_o archdeacon_n and_o claim_v no_o better_a warrant_n for_o their_o dignity_n than_o they_o or_o shall_v dean_n and_o archdeacon_n advance_v the_o tenure_n of_o their_o authority_n as_o high_a as_o bishop_n do_v to_o claim_v their_o pre-eminence_n and_o power_n by_o divine_a right_n that_o as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o boemian_o concern_v the_o use_n of_o the_o communion_n cup_n at_o the_o council_n of_o 2._o of_o basiliense_n concilium_fw-la concessit_fw-la boe_n miae_n utriusque_fw-la speciei_fw-la usum_fw-la modo_fw-la faterentur_fw-la id_fw-la sibi_fw-la conce_n di_fw-it ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la teneri_fw-la divino_fw-la jure_fw-la bellarm._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr sacram._n in_o genere_fw-la c._n 2._o sect_n 2._o basil_n but_o more_o just_o than_o so_o may_v be_v deny_v to_o they_o all_o when_o under_o some_o other_o title_n pre-eminence_n may_v be_v allow_v unto_o they_o some_o conceive_v the_o word_n right_o be_v leave_v at_o large_a in_o favour_n to_o deponent_n that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o latitude_n for_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n to_o conceive_v such_o right_a as_o they_o can_v best_o approve_v of_o and_o especial_o that_o right_n which_o agree_v to_o they_o all_o to_o wit_n a_o positive_a and_o ecclesiastical_a right_n by_o humane_a constitution_n or_o prescription_n but_o those_o that_o have_v better_a mean_n to_o know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o composer_n of_o the_o canon_n will_v have_v the_o right_o diversify_v according_a to_o that_o to_o which_o it_o be_v apply_v as_o that_o bishop_n stand_v by_o divine_a right_n the_o rest_n by_o right_o ecclesiastical_a to_o this_o purpose_n we_o may_v bring_v in_o the_o say_n of_o our_o saviour_n lo_o lam_n with_o you_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n mat._n 28.20_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o person_n but_o by_o assistance_n for_o neither_o he_o nor_o they_o his_o apostle_n to_o who_o he_o speak_v be_v to_o be_v in_o the_o world_n until_o the_o world_n end_n and_o this_o assistance_n be_v divers_a infallible_a as_o to_o the_o apostle_n but_o sufficient_a only_o to_o their_o successor_n so_o the_o right_n may_v be_v conceive_v to_o be_v divine_a in_o respect_n of_o bishop_n but_o humane_a to_o all_o the_o rest_n but_o of_o this_o tenet_n of_o divine_a right_n though_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o very_o right_n very_o the_o archb._n that_o now_o be_v in_o his_o speech_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n p._n 6._o bishop_n hall_n in_o his_o late_a book_n entitle_v episcopacy_n by_o divine_a right_n great_a prelate_n of_o our_o church_n and_o by_o 15._o by_o bish_n andrew_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o 18._o chapter_n of_o perron_n reply_n p._n 15._o some_o say_v to_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n such_o a_o doctrine_n and_o so_o full_o deliver_v by_o the_o apostle_n that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o plea_n for_o the_o lord_n day_n from_o their_o
expunge_v his_o name_n out_o of_o the_o catalogue_n of_o 66._o of_o one_o only_o brand_v heretic_n i._n aerius_n in_o so_o many_o hundred_o year_n oppose_v episcopal_a government_n bishop_n hall_n of_o episcopacy_n part_n 1._o p._n 66._o heretic_n but_o to_o enroll_v it_o in_o the_o register_n of_o orthodox_n doctor_n and_o for_o the_o tridentine_a decree_n it_o be_v the_o less_o to_o be_v regard_v because_o we_o may_v say_v as_o bishop_n jewel_n do_v of_o 101._o of_o as_o for_o the_o word_n of_o leo_n his_o own_o authority_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n can_v be_v great_a bish_n jewel_n defence_n apol._n part_n 2._o c._n 3._o pag._n 101._o leo_n the_o word_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o council_n be_v of_o no_o great_a weight_n because_o they_o make_v a_o decree_n in_o their_o own_o cause_n but_o chrysostome_n and_o augustine_n be_v bishop_n though_o hierome_n be_v none_o and_o yet_o they_o speak_v of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n so_o equal_o as_o have_v be_v say_v and_o if_o untrue_o indiscreet_o also_o because_o both_o against_o the_o truth_n and_o themselves_o we_o may_v say_v the_o same_o of_o bishop_n jewel_n who_o judgement_n be_v plain_a against_o the_o opinion_n of_o divine_a right_n by_o his_o exposition_n of_o saint_n augustine_n fore-alledged_n beside_o 64._o beside_o panormitanus_fw-la in_o quaestionibus_fw-la suis_fw-la ex_fw-la mala_fw-la interpretatione_n hier._n negate_fw-la hanc_fw-la divino_fw-la jure_fw-la inter_fw-la episcopos_fw-la &_o presbyteros_fw-la distinctionem_fw-la franc._n à _fw-la sancta_fw-la clara_n apol._n episc_n pag._n 64._o panormitan_n and_o 96._o and_o fulu._n pacian_n de_fw-fr probationib_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 28._o fol_z 96._o pacianus_n very_o famous_a man_n in_o their_o faculty_n the_o one_o for_o a_o canonist_n the_o other_o for_o a_o civilian_n and_o divers_a more_o to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o 350._o the_o chamier_n tom_fw-mi 2._o l._n 10._o c._n 6._o pag._n 350._o learned_a man_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o foreign_a part_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o any_o pre-eminence_n of_o a_o bishop_n above_o a_o presbyter_n by_o divine_a right_n all_o which_o we_o allege_v not_o to_o contest_v with_o the_o reverend_a prelate_n in_o point_n of_o authority_n but_o to_o show_v that_o if_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o episcopal_a pre-eminence_n as_o of_o divine_a right_n be_v require_v in_o this_o canon_n and_o by_o that_o we_o have_v show_v we_o have_v cause_n to_o suppose_v it_o it_o be_v too_o problematicall_a a_o opinion_n for_o such_o confidence_n as_o shall_v accompany_v a_o oath_n of_o archbishop_n of_o archbishop_n though_o their_o authority_n be_v great_a yet_o as_o touch_v the_o tenure_n by_o divine_a right_n our_o belief_n be_v lesser_a for_o they_o that_o hold_v bishop_n to_o be_v superior_n to_o presbyter_n by_o divine_a right_n as_o the_o apostle_n be_v superior_n to_o the_o 72._o disciple_n do_v not_o for_o the_o most_o part_n unless_o they_o be_v papist_n allow_v of_o archbishop_n in_o that_o sacred_a episcopacy_n and_o even_o he_o who_o be_v a_o archbishop_n himself_o and_o high_o advance_v in_o print_n the_o episcopal_a degree_n have_v out_o of_o ignatius_n observe_v and_o thereby_o affront_v the_o papal_a usurpation_n that_o the_o twelve_o be_v all_o 13._o all_o abundè_fw-la probavi_fw-la christum_fw-la svam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la apostolis_n omnibus_fw-la aequè_fw-la commendâsse_fw-la eosque_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la necessariâ_fw-la potestare_fw-la aequè_fw-la omnes_fw-la adornâsse_fw-la confentit_fw-fr ignat._n episi_fw-la ad_fw-la philadelph_n dum_fw-la ad_fw-la apostolos_fw-la veluti_fw-la ad_fw-la presbyterium_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la collegium_fw-la recurri_fw-la postulat_fw-la collegium_fw-la verò_fw-la aristocraticum_fw-la nemo_fw-la ignorat_fw-la spalat_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la eccles_n lib._n 1._o c._n 12._o pag._n 137._o the_o archbish_n that_o now_o be_v say_v the_o like_a of_o the_o aristocratical_a government_n and_o equality_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o quote_v bellarm._n de_fw-fr ro._n po._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n make_v account_n his_o word_n be_v a_o confession_n of_o the_o truth_n against_o his_o own_o side_n so_o in_o relat_n of_o his_o conference_n pag._n 168_o 200_o 202_o 380._o see_v bishop_n hall_n of_o episcopacy_n part_n 2._o pag._n 13._o equal_a as_o a_o aristocratical_a college_n no_o prince_n or_o monarch_n rule_v over_o the_o rest_n as_o the_o romanist_n pretend_v and_o assume_v in_o the_o name_n of_o st._n peter_n wherein_o saint_n 459._o saint_n jam_fw-la &_o illud_fw-la considera_fw-la quà m_fw-la petrus_n agit_fw-fr omne_fw-la ex_fw-la communi_fw-la discipulorum_fw-la sententia_fw-la nihil_fw-la authoritate_fw-la suâ_fw-la nihil_fw-la cum_fw-la imperio_fw-la chrysost_n bom_n 3._o in_o act._n apost_n cap._n 1._o tom_n 3._o col_fw-fr 459._o chrysostome_n be_v direct_o opposite_a unto_o they_o observing_z how_o saint_n peter_n in_o a_o assembly_n of_o the_o disciple_n do_v all_o by_o their_o common_a consent_n nothing_o by_o his_o own_o authority_n nothing_o in_o a_o lofty_a or_o a_o lordly_a manner_n for_o that_o authority_n which_o they_o take_v up_o as_o saint_n peter_n right_a his_o master_n and_o we_o think_v too_o much_o for_o he_o or_o any_o one_o man_n else_o foreseeing_a as_o the_o archbish_n of_o spalleto_n note_v 138._o note_v spalat_n de_fw-fr repub._n eccles_n l._n 1._o c._n 12._o p._n 138._o that_o a_o monarchy_n in_o a_o churchman_n will_v be_v apt_a to_o break_v out_o into_o a_o tyranny_n over_o the_o church_n and_o for_o the_o tenure_n of_o archiepiscopall_a authority_n we_o may_v believe_v bishop_n 110._o bishop_n bish_n jewel_n defence_n of_o his_o apolog_n part_n 2._o c._n 3._o divis_fw-la 5._o pag._n 110._o jewel_n where_o he_o say_v in_o answer_n to_o master_n harding_n that_o though_o primate_fw-la or_o archbishop_n have_v authority_n over_o the_o inferior_a bishop_n yet_o they_o have_v it_o but_o by_o agreement_n and_o custom_n neither_o by_o christ_n nor_o by_o peter_n nor_o paul_n nor_o by_o any_o right_n of_o god_n word_n object_n if_o it_o be_v object_v as_o by_o some_o it_o have_v be_v that_o though_o the_o apostle_n have_v no_o archbishop_n among_o themselves_o who_o have_v a_o priority_n of_o order_n and_o a_o majority_n of_o rule_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o fundamental_a function_n yet_o in_o respect_n of_o other_o bishop_n constitute_v by_o they_o they_o be_v all_o archbishop_n to_o those_o that_o be_v under_o they_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v answ_n 1._o that_o the_o right_n of_o episcopacy_n have_v not_o be_v so_o well_o clear_v by_o scripture_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o a_o undoubted_a ground_n whereon_o to_o erect_v a_o archiepiscopall_a power_n for_o there_o be_v so_o much_o difficulty_n and_o dispute_n about_o that_o as_o make_v it_o to_o we_o uncapable_a of_o the_o assurance_n of_o a_o oath_n second_o our_o protestant_a divine_n when_o the_o papist_n plead_v for_o peter_n episcopal_a or_o archiepiscopall_a supremacy_n at_o rome_n to_o maintain_v the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o pope_n upon_o all_o other_o church_n answer_v that_o as_o we_o conceive_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n that_o to_o be_v a_o bishop_n or_o archbishop_n and_o a_o apostle_n import_v a_o repugnancy_n for_o both_o bishop_n and_o archbishop_n be_v confine_v to_o a_o certain_a compass_n for_o their_o authority_n but_o the_o apostle_n be_v of_o a_o unlimited_a liberty_n and_o power_n both_o for_o plant_v and_o govern_v church_n all_o over_o the_o world_n wherein_o they_o have_v every_o one_o of_o they_o such_o a_o equal_a and_o universal_a interest_n that_o 424._o that_o non_fw-la erat_fw-la ea_fw-la facta_fw-la divisio_fw-la scil_n inter_fw-la apostolos_fw-la ut_fw-la alter_fw-la ab_fw-la alterius_fw-la abstineret_fw-la apostolatu_fw-la baron_fw-fr annal._n tom_n 1._o a_o 51._o 27._o col_fw-fr 424._o no_o apostle_n have_v any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o himself_o wherein_o the_o rest_n have_v not_o a_o apostolical_a and_o pastoral_n right_a as_o well_o as_o he_o which_o be_v not_o nor_o can_v be_v so_o in_o episcopal_a or_o archiepiscopall_a calling_n object_n if_o the_o opinion_n of_o 809._o of_o estius_fw-la comment_n in_o 1_o tim._n 5.19_o col_fw-fr 809._o estius_n be_v interpose_v viz._n that_o archiepiscopacy_n be_v found_v when_o timothy_n be_v make_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n the_o metropolis_n of_o asia_n wherein_o he_o have_v 273._o have_v bish_n hall_n reckon_v 36._o bishopric_n under_o ephes_n part_n 2._o p._n 24.43_o see_v will._n synop_n papis_fw-la controv_fw-mi 5._o in_o append_v ad_fw-la quaest_n 3._o p._n 273._o many_o bishop_n under_o his_o jurisdiction_n that_o to_o say_v nothing_o of_o what_o be_v say_v of_o the_o unbishoping_a of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n in_o a_o particular_a book_n of_o that_o title_n be_v bring_v in_o without_o proof_n will_v be_v as_o ready_o 175._o ready_o didoclau_n altar_n damascen_n pag._n 175._o deny_v by_o some_o as_o it_o be_v easy_o affirm_v by_o any_o and_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v that_o until_o pope_n zepherinus_n in_o the_o three_o century_n name_v himself_o a_o 275._o a_o cent._n 3._o c._n 10._o