only_o say_v that_o they_o sail_v under_o it_o and_o pass_v by_o it_o and_o that_o titus_n be_v then_o in_o the_o company_n whereof_o no_o footstep_n or_o intimation_n appear_v in_o the_o story_n sail_v therefore_o from_o some_o port_n in_o cilicia_n they_o arrive_v at_o crete_n where_o s._n paul_n industrious_o set_v himself_o to_o preach_v and_o propagate_v the_o christian_a faith_n delight_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v to_o be_v the_o first_o messenger_n of_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o all_o place_n where_o he_o come_v not_o plant_v in_o another_o man_n line_n or_o build_v of_o thing_n make_v ready_a to_o his_o hand_n but_o because_o the_o care_n of_o other_o church_n call_v upon_o he_o and_o will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o stay_v long_o enough_o here_o to_o see_v christianity_n bring_v to_o a_o due_a maturity_n and_o perfection_n he_o constitute_v titus_n bishop_n of_o that_o island_n that_o he_o may_v nourish_v that_o infant-church_n superintend_v its_o growth_n and_o prosperity_n and_o manage_v the_o government_n and_o administration_n of_o it_o this_o the_o ancient_n with_o one_o mouth_n declare_v he_o be_v the_o first_o bishop_n say_v 73._o say_v h._n eccl._n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o p._n 73._o eusebius_n of_o the_o church_n in_o crete_n the_o apostle_n consecrate_v he_o bishop_n of_o it_o so_o 5._o so_o praef._n in_o tit._n p._n 419._o t._n 5._o s._n ambrose_n so_o 148._o so_o doroth._n synop_n p._n 148._o dorotheus_n and_o tit._n and_o ap._n hier._n the_o script_n in_o tit._n sophronius_n he_o be_v say_v 1692._o say_v homil._n 1._o in_o tit._n p._n 1692._o chrysostom_n a_o approve_a person_n to_o who_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a island_n be_v entire_o commit_v that_o he_o may_v exercise_v power_n and_o jurisdiction_n over_o so_o many_o bishop_n he_o be_v by_o s._n paul_n ordain_v bishop_n of_o crete_n though_o a_o very_a large_a island_n that_o he_o may_v ordain_v bishop_n under_o he_o say_v 3._o say_v argum._n epist_n ad_fw-la tit._n tom._n 3._o theodoret_n express_o to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v the_o testimony_n of_o theophylact_fw-mi oecumenius_n and_o other_o and_o the_o subscription_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o titus_n which_o though_o not_o dictate_v by_o the_o same_o hand_n be_v ancient_a however_o where_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v ordain_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o cretan_n and_o 1519._o and_o argum._n in_o 1_o ad_fw-la tim._n p._n 1519._o s._n chrysostom_n give_v this_o as_o the_o reason_n why_o of_o all_o his_o disciple_n and_o follower_n s._n paul_n write_v epistle_n to_o titus_n and_o timothy_n and_o not_o to_o silas_n or_o luke_n because_o he_o have_v commit_v to_o they_o the_o care_n and_o government_n of_o church_n while_o he_o reserve_v the_o other_o as_o attendant_n and_o minister_n to_o go_v along_o with_o himself_o iu._n nor_o be_v this_o mere_o the_o arbitrary_a sense_n of_o antiquity_n in_o the_o case_n but_o seem_v evident_o found_v in_o s._n paul_n own_o intimation_n 1.5_o tit._n 1.5_o where_o he_o tell_v titus_n for_o this_o cause_n leave_v i_o thou_o in_o crete_n that_o thou_o shall_v set_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v and_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n as_o i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o that_o be_v i_o constitute_v thou_o governor_n of_o that_o church_n that_o thou_o may_v dispose_v and_o order_v the_o affair_n of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n and_o direction_n which_o i_o then_o give_v thou_o ordain_v elder_n he_o mean_n bishop_n say_v loc_n say_v homil._n 2._o in_o tit._n p._n 1700._o vid._n etiam_fw-la theoph._n &_o occumen_fw-la in_o loc_n chrysostom_n as_o elsewhere_o i_o have_v oft_o explain_v it_o elder_n in_o every_o city_n he_o be_v not_o willing_a as_o he_o add_v that_o the_o whole_a administration_n of_o so_o great_a a_o island_n shall_v be_v manage_v by_o one_o but_o that_o every_o city_n may_v have_v its_o proper_a governor_n to_o inspect_v and_o take_v care_n of_o it_o that_o so_o the_o burden_n may_v be_v light_a by_o be_v lay_v upon_o many_o shoulder_n and_o the_o people_n attend_v with_o the_o great_a diligence_n indeed_o crete_n be_v famous_a for_o number_n of_o city_n above_o any_o other_o island_n in_o the_o world_n thence_o style_v of_o old_a hecatompolis_n the_o island_n of_o a_o hundred_o city_n in_o short_a plain_o it_o be_v that_o titus_n have_v power_n of_o jurisdiction_n ordination_n and_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n above_o any_o other_o pastor_n or_o minister_n in_o that_o church_n confer_v and_o derive_v upon_o he_o v._o several_a year_n s._n titus_n continue_v at_o his_o charge_n in_o crete_n when_o he_o receive_v a_o summons_n from_o s._n paul_n then_o ready_a to_o depart_v from_o ephesus_n the_o apostle_n have_v desire_v apollos_n to_o accompany_v timothy_n and_o some_o other_o who_o he_o have_v send_v to_o corinth_n but_o he_o choose_v rather_o to_o go_v for_o crete_n by_o he_o and_o zenas_n he_o write_v a_o epistle_n to_o titus_n to_o stir_v he_o up_o to_o be_v active_a and_o vigilant_a and_o to_o teach_v he_o how_o to_o behave_v himself_o in_o that_o station_n wherein_o he_o have_v set_v he_o and_o indeed_o he_o have_v need_n of_o all_o the_o counsel_n which_o s._n paul_n can_v give_v he_o who_o have_v so_o loose_a and_o untoward_a a_o generation_n of_o man_n to_o deal_v with_o for_o the_o country_n itself_o be_v not_o more_o fruitful_a and_o plenteous_a than_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n be_v debauch_v and_o vicious_a 3â—_n tit._n 1_o 3â—_n s._n paul_n put_v titus_n in_o mind_n what_o a_o bad_a character_n one_o of_o their_o own_o poet_n who_o certain_o know_v they_o best_o have_v give_v of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o cretan_n be_v always_o liar_n evil_a beast_n slow-belly_n this_o verse_n 1707._o verse_n homil._n iii_o in_o tit._n pag._n 1707._o s_o chrysostom_n suppose_v the_o apostle_n take_v from_o callimachus_n who_o make_v use_v indeed_o of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o it_o charge_v the_o cretan_n to_o be_v like_o themselves_o notorious_a liar_n in_o pretend_v that_o jupiter_n be_v not_o only_o bear_v but_o die_v among_o they_o and_o that_o they_o have_v his_o tomb_n with_o this_o inscription_n ενταυθα_n ζαν_fw-gr κειται_n here_o lie_v jupiter_n when_o as_o the_o deity_n be_v immortal_a whereupon_o the_o good_a father_n perplex_v himself_o with_o many_o needless_a difficulty_n in_o reconcile_a it_o whereas_o in_o truth_n s._n paul_n borrow_v it_o not_o from_o callimachus_n but_o epimenides_n a_o native_a of_o crete_n famous_a among_o the_o ancient_n for_o his_o rapture_n and_o enthusiastic_a divination_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 84._o as_o in_o vit_fw-mi solon_n pag._n 84._o plutarch_n say_v of_o he_o from_o he_o callimachus_n cite_v part_n of_o the_o verse_n ibi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d callim_n hymn_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vet._n schol._n ibi_fw-la and_o apply_v it_o to_o his_o particular_a purpose_n while_o s._n paul_n quote_v it_o entire_a from_o the_o author_n himself_o this_o witness_n say_v he_o be_v true_a and_o indeed_o that_o herein_o he_o do_v not_o bely_v they_o we_o have_v the_o concurrent_a testimony_n of_o most_o heathen_a writer_n who_o charge_v the_o same_o thing_n upon_o they_o 37._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suid._n in_o voc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eadem_fw-la mich._n apostol_n in_o eod_n verb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psell_n de_fw-fr operat_fw-la damon_n p._n 37._o so_o famous_a for_o lie_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d become_v proverbial_a to_o lie_v like_o a_o cretian_a and_o to_o cozen_v a_o cheat_n and_o nothing_o more_o obvious_a than_o mendax_fw-la creta_n bataâ—â—_n creta_n histor_n l._n 6._o p._n 681._o &_o l._n 4._o p._n 386._o edit_fw-la l_o bataâ—â—_n polybius_n tell_v we_o of_o they_o that_o not_o where_o can_v be_v find_v more_o subtle_a and_o deceitful_a wit_n and_o general_o more_o wicked_a and_o pernicious_a counsel_n that_o their_o manner_n be_v so_o very_o sordid_a and_o covetous_a that_o of_o all_o man_n in_o the_o world_n the_o cretan_n be_v the_o only_a person_n who_o account_v nothing_o base_a or_o dishonest_a that_o be_v but_o gainful_a and_o advantageous_a beside_o they_o be_v idle_a and_o impatient_a of_o labour_n gluttonous_a and_o intemperate_a unwilling_a to_o take_v any_o pain_n far_o than_o to_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n as_o the_o natural_a effect_n of_o ease_n idleness_n and_o plenty_n they_o be_v wanton_a and_o lascivious_a and_o prone_a to_o the_o vile_a and_o base_a sort_n of_o lust_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 601._o as_o deipnosoph_n l._n 13._o pag._n 601._o athenaeus_n inform_v we_o outrageous_o mad_a upon_o that_o sin_n
as_o the_o messia_n or_o the_o son_n of_o god_n among_o the_o samaritan_n give_v out_o himself_o to_o be_v the_o father_n as_o 115._o as_o lib._n 1._o c._n 20._o p._n 115._o irenaeus_n assure_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o his_o countryman_n 219._o countryman_n apol._n ii_o p._n 69._o vid._n tert._n de_fw-mi praeser_fw-ge haeret._n c._n 46._o p._n 219._o justin_n martyr_n tell_v we_o the_o people_n worship_v he_o as_o the_o first_o and_o chief_a deity_n as_o afterward_o among_o the_o gentile_n he_o style_v himself_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o what_o wonder_v if_o by_o this_o train_n of_o artifices_fw-la the_o people_n be_v tempt_v and_o seduce_v to_o admire_v and_o adore_v he_o and_o in_o this_o case_n thing_n stand_v at_o s._n philip_n arrival_n who_o great_a and_o more_o unquestionable_a miracle_n quick_o turn_v the_o scale_n imposture_n can_v bear_v the_o too_o near_a approach_n of_o truth_n but_o fly_v before_o it_o as_o darkness_n vanish_v at_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o people_n sensible_a of_o their_o error_n universal_o flock_v to_o s._n philip_n sermon_n and_o convince_v by_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o miracle_n give_v up_o themselves_o his_o convert_v and_o be_v by_o baptism_n initiate_v into_o the_o christian_a faith_n yea_o the_o magician_n himself_o astonish_v at_o those_o mighty_a thing_n which_o he_o see_v do_v by_o philip_n profess_v himself_o his_o proselyte_n and_o disciple_n and_o be_v baptize_v by_o he_o be_v either_o real_o persuade_v by_o the_o convictive_a evidence_n of_o truth_n or_o else_o for_o some_o sinister_a design_n crafty_o dissemble_v his_o belief_n and_o profession_n of_o christianity_n a_o piece_n of_o artifice_n which_o 39_o which_o h._n eccl._n lib._n 2._o c._n 1._o p._n 39_o eusebius_n tell_v we_o his_o disciple_n and_o follower_n still_o observe_v in_o his_o time_n who_o in_o imitation_n of_o their_o father_n like_o a_o pest_n or_o a_o leprosy_n be_v wont_a to_o creep_v in_o among_o the_o christian_a society_n that_o so_o they_o may_v with_o the_o more_o advantage_n poison_n and_o infect_v the_o rest_n many_o of_o who_o have_v be_v discover_v have_v with_o shame_n be_v eject_v and_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n v._o the_o fame_n of_o s._n philip_n success_n at_o samaria_n quick_o fly_v to_o jerusalem_n where_o the_o apostle_n immediate_o take_v care_n to_o dispatch_v some_o of_o their_o own_o number_n to_o confirm_v these_o new_a convert_v in_o the_o faith_n peter_n and_o john_n be_v send_v upon_o this_o errand_n who_o be_v come_v pray_v for_o they_o and_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o they_o ordain_v probable_o some_o to_o be_v governor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o minister_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v no_o soon_o do_v but_o the_o miraculous_a gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n fall_v upon_o they_o a_o plain_a evidence_n of_o the_o apostolic_a power_n philip_n have_v convert_v and_o baptize_v they_o but_o be_v only_o a_o deacon_n as_o 29._o as_o eplph._n haeres_fw-la xxi_o p._n 29._o epiphanius_n and_o â—â—_o and_o christ_n horâ—â—_n 18._o in_o 〈◊〉_d p._n â—â—_o chrysostom_n true_o observe_v can_v not_o conser_fw-fr the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o be_v a_o faculty_n bestow_v only_o upon_o the_o apostle_n simon_n the_o magician_n observe_v this_o that_o a_o power_n of_o work_a miracle_n be_v convey_v by_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o apostle_n hand_n hope_v by_o obtain_v it_o to_o recover_v his_o credit_n and_o reputation_n with_o the_o people_n to_o which_o end_n he_o seek_v by_o such_o method_n as_o be_v most_o apt_a to_o prevail_v upon_o himself_o to_o corrupt_v the_o apostle_n by_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o confer_v this_o power_n upon_o he_o peter_n resent_v the_o motion_n with_o that_o sharpness_n and_o severity_n that_o become_v he_o tell_v the_o wretch_n of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o offer_n and_o the_o evil_a state_n and_o condition_n he_o be_v in_o advise_v he_o by_o repentance_n to_o make_v his_o peace_n with_o heaven_n that_o if_o possible_a he_o may_v prevent_v the_o miserable_a fate_n that_o otherwise_o do_v attend_v he_o but_o what_o pass_v between_o peter_n and_o this_o magician_n both_o here_o and_o in_o their_o memorable_a encounter_n at_o rome_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o by_o the_o ancient_n we_o have_v relate_v more_o at_o large_a in_o another_o place_n 4._o place_n antiquit._fw-la app._n life_n of_o s._n pâ—t_n sect._n 8._o v._o 1_o sect._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 4._o vi_o whether_o s._n philip_n return_v with_o the_o apostle_n to_o jerusalem_n or_o as_o 585._o as_o hâ—â—il_n 19_o in_o act._n appius_n p._n 585._o chrysostom_n think_v stay_v at_o samaria_n and_o the_o part_n thereabouts_o we_o have_v no_o intimation_n leave_v upon_o record_n 586._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n ibid._n p._n 586._o but_o wherever_o he_o be_v a_o angel_n be_v send_v to_o he_o with_o a_o message_n from_o god_n to_o go_v and_o instruct_v a_o stranger_n in_o the_o faith_n the_o angel_n one_o will_v have_v think_v have_v be_v most_o likely_a himself_o to_o have_v manage_v this_o business_n with_o success_n but_o the_o wise_a god_n keep_v method_n and_o order_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v a_o angel_n to_o take_v that_o work_n which_o he_o have_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o minister_n the_o sum_n of_o his_o commission_n be_v to_o go_v towards_o the_o south_n unto_o the_o way_n that_o go_v down_o from_o jerusalem_n to_o gaza_n which_o be_v desert_n a_o circumstance_n which_o whether_o it_o relate_v to_o the_o way_n or_o the_o city_n be_v not_o easy_a to_o decide_v it_o be_v probable_o true_a of_o both_o gaza_n be_v a_o city_n ancient_o famous_a for_o the_o strange_a effort_n of_o sampsons_n strength_n for_o his_o captivity_n his_o death_n and_o the_o burial_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o enemy_n in_o the_o same_o ruin_n it_o be_v afterward_o sack_v and_o lay_v waist_n by_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o as_o 47.5_o as_o geograph_n l._n 16._o p._n 759._o zach._n 2.4_o jer._n 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as_o a_o friend_n and_o reverence_v as_o a_o father_n and_o so_o mutual_a a_o endearment_n be_v there_o between_o they_o that_o cyprian_a in_o honour_n to_o he_o assume_v the_o title_n of_o caecilius_n and_o the_o other_o at_o his_o death_n make_v he_o his_o executor_n and_o commit_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n to_o his_o sole_a care_n and_o tutelage_n be_v yet_o a_o catechumen_n 11._o catechumen_n id._n ibid._n p._n 11._o he_o give_v early_a instance_n of_o a_o great_a and_o generous_a piety_n profess_v a_o strict_a and_o severe_a temperance_n and_o sobriety_n account_v it_o one_o of_o the_o best_a preparation_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o subdue_v and_o tread_v down_o all_o irregular_a appetite_n and_o inclination_n his_o estate_n at_o least_o the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o he_o sell_v and_o distribute_v it_o among_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o poor_a at_o once_o triumph_v over_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n and_o exercise_v that_o great_a duty_n of_o 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in_o the_o church_n donatus_n his_o immediate_a predecessor_n in_o the_o see_v of_o carthage_n as_o his_o own_o word_n 82_o word_n epist_n 55._o p._n 82_o seem_v to_o imply_v be_v dead_a the_o general_a vogue_n both_o of_o clergy_n and_o people_n felicissimus_n the_o presbyter_n and_o some_o very_o few_o of_o his_o party_n only_o dissent_v 53._o dissent_v epist_n 40._o p._n 53._o be_v for_o cyprian_a to_o succeed_v he_o but_o the_o great_a modesty_n and_o humility_n of_o the_o man_n make_v he_o fly_v 12._o fly_v p._n diac._n p._n 12._o from_o the_o first_o approach_n of_o the_o news_n he_o think_v himself_o unfit_a for_o so_o weighty_a and_o honourable_a a_o employment_n and_o therefore_o desire_v that_o a_o more_o worthy_a person_n and_o some_o of_o his_o senior_n in_o the_o faith_n may_v possess_v the_o place_n his_o decline_v it_o do_v but_o set_v so_o much_o the_o keen_a an_o edge_n upon_o the_o desire_n and_o expectation_n of_o the_o people_n his_o door_n be_v immediate_o crowd_v 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magnificence_n
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or_o conceal_v his_o good_n and_o not_o satisfy_v with_o this_o they_o frequent_o call_v out_o that_o he_o may_v be_v throw_v to_o the_o lion_n so_o that_o be_v warn_v by_o a_o divine_a admonition_n and_o command_n from_o god_n as_o he_o plead_v for_o himself_o 22._o himself_o epist_n 9_o p._n 22._o and_o lest_o by_o his_o resolute_a defiance_n of_o the_o public_a sentence_n he_o shall_v provoke_v his_o adversary_n 27_o adversary_n epist_n 14._o p._n 27_o to_o fall_v more_o severe_o upon_o the_o whole_a church_n he_o think_v good_a at_o present_a to_o withdraw_v himself_o hope_v that_o malice_n will_v cool_v and_o die_v and_o the_o fire_n go_v out_o when_o the_o fuel_n that_o kindle_v it_o be_v take_v away_o citat_fw-la loc._n citat_fw-la during_o this_o recess_n though_o absent_a in_o body_n yet_o be_v he_o present_v in_o spirit_n supply_v the_o want_n of_o his_o presence_n by_o letter_n whereof_o he_o write_v no_o less_o than_o xxxviii_o by_o pious_a counsel_n grave_a admonition_n frequent_a reproof_n earnest_a exhortation_n and_o especial_o by_o hearty_a prayer_n to_o heaven_n for_o the_o welfare_n and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o church_n that_o which_o create_v he_o the_o great_a trouble_n be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o lapse_v who_o some_o presbyter_n without_o the_o knowledge_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n rash_o admit_v to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n upon_o very_o easy_a term_n cyprian_a a_o stiff_a asserter_n of_o ecclesiastic_a discipline_n and_o the_o right_n of_o his_o place_n will_v not_o brook_v this_o but_o by_o several_a letter_n not_o only_o complain_v of_o it_o but_o endeavour_v to_o reform_v it_o not_o spare_v the_o martyr_n themselves_o who_o presume_v upon_o their_o great_a merit_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o religion_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o give_v libel_n of_o peace_n to_o the_o lapse_v whereby_o they_o be_v again_o take_v into_o communion_n soon_o than_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n do_v allow_v v._o this_o remissness_n 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