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6._o that_o be_v depose_v from_o be_v a_o presbyter_n 143._o because_o make_v by_o colluthus_n who_o be_v but_o a_o presbyter_n himself_o and_o not_o a_o bishop_n this_o be_v do_v not_o because_o the_o act_n of_o colluthus_n be_v against_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n but_o only_o because_o it_o be_v against_o the_o canon_n of_o some_o counsel_n be_v somewhat_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o former_a and_o will_v be_v best_a judge_v of_o by_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o fact_n which_o in_o the_o story_n of_o those_o time_n be_v thus_o make_v by_o socrates_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o he_o adventure_v on_o a_o thing_n worthy_a of_o many_o death_n for_o be_v never_o admit_v to_o the_o priesthood_n and_o assume_v to_o himself_o the_o name_n of_o a_o elder_a he_o dare_v to_o do_v the_o thing_n belong_v to_o a_o priest_n a_o censure_n which_o certain_o set_v the_o fault_n somewhat_o high_a than_o the_o transgress_a of_o the_o canon_n of_o some_o counsel_n two_o testimony_n more_o i_o shall_v touch_v on_o before_o i_o return_v to_o the_o pursuit_n of_o my_o propose_a method_n and_o then_o i_o shall_v render_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o excursion_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o their_o second_o proposition_n concern_v ordination_n one_o testimony_n they_o produce_v from_o the_o synod_n ad_fw-la quercum_fw-la ann._n 403._o where_o it_o be_v bring_v as_o a_o accusation_n against_o chrysostome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o make_v ordination_n without_o the_o company_n and_o sentence_n of_o the_o clergy_n another_o from_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n can._n 20._o ut_fw-la episcopus_fw-la sine_fw-la concilio_n clericorum_fw-la sâ—orum_fw-la non_fw-la ordinet_fw-la that_o a_o bishop_n ordain_v not_o clerk_n without_o the_o council_n of_o his_o own_o clerk_n and_o can._n 2._o cum_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la presbyter_n episcopo_fw-la eum_fw-la benedicente_fw-la &_o manum_fw-la super_fw-la caput_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenente_fw-la etiam_fw-la omnes_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la qui_fw-la prasente_fw-la sunt_fw-la manus_fw-la svas_fw-la juxta_fw-la manum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la super_fw-la caput_fw-la illius_fw-la teneant_fw-la when_o a_o presbyter_n be_v ordrine_v as_o the_o bishop_n bless_v he_o and_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o his_o head_n let_v all_o the_o presbyter_n also_o that_o be_v present_a lay_v their_o hand_n on_o his_o head_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o conclusion_n deduce_v from_o these_o testimony_n and_o the_o foremention_v of_o cyprian_a and_o fermilian_a be_v this_o that_o ordination_n by_o bishop_n without_o the_o assistance_n of_o his_o presbyter_n be_v always_o forbid_v and_o oppose_v how_o true_o this_o be_v infer_v from_o the_o praemâ—sses_n will_v soon_o be_v judge_v by_o a_o view_n of_o the_o testimony_n for_o the_o first_o this_o be_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o story_n theophilus_n a_o guilty_a person_n and_o as_o such_o cite_v to_o answer_n what_o be_v object_v against_o he_o make_v use_n of_o the_o envy_n under_o which_o chrysostome_n then_o labour_v shift_v the_o scene_n and_o becamse_n his_o judge_n nay_o as_o photius_n tell_v we_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o conventicle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v chrysostome_n '_o be_v great_a enemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v at_o once_o judge_n and_o accuser_n and_o witness_n of_o all_o that_o be_v charge_v against_o he_o and_o therefore_o we_o already_o see_v what_o heed_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o accusation_n of_o those_o father_n ad_fw-la quercum_fw-la and_o how_o valid_a a_o argument_n can_v be_v deduce_v from_o it_o and_o we_o shall_v the_o better_o guess_v at_o it_o if_o we_o consider_v also_o what_o other_o particular_n be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o this_o be_v charge_v against_o he_o set_v down_o by_o photius_n in_o his_o bibliotheca_fw-la the_o 23._o charge_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o bath_n be_v heat_v for_o he_o alone_o and_o that_o after_o he_o have_v bathe_v serapion_n shut_v the_o passage_n into_o the_o bath_n that_o no_o body_n else_o may_v bathe_v the_o 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o eat_v alone_o live_v like_o one_o of_o the_o cyclopes_n and_o betwixt_o these_o two_o new_a find_v crime_n come_v in_o this_o in_o the_o midst_n be_v the_o 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o ordain_v many_o that_o have_v no_o testimoniall_n which_o be_v set_v down_o by_o photius_n as_o the_o sum_n of_o that_o charge_n refer_v we_o indeed_o to_o the_o ground_n on_o which_o their_o charge_n be_v build_v of_o his_o ordain_v without_o a_o council_n and_o against_o the_o mind_n of_o his_o clergy_n those_o testimoniall_n and_o so_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o person_n by_o the_o clergy_n be_v general_o a_o good_a preparation_n to_o the_o receive_a order_n but_o do_v not_o at_o all_o prove_v that_o a_o bishop_n may_v not_o ordain_v without_o assistance_n of_o his_o presbyter_n or_o that_o it_o be_v always_o forbid_v any_o more_o than_o it_o prove_v that_o eat_n or_o bathe_v alone_o be_v always_o forbid_v also_o as_o for_o that_o of_o the_o 4._o council_n of_o carthage_n can._n 20._o they_o have_v set_v down_o but_o half_a the_o canon_n the_o whole_a run_v thus_o ut_fw-la episcopus_fw-la sine_fw-la concilio_fw-la clericorum_fw-la non_fw-la ordinetâ—_n ita_fw-la ut_fw-la civium_fw-la conniventiam_fw-la &_o testimonium_fw-la quaerat_fw-la that_o the_o bishop_n ordain_v not_o without_o his_o council_n of_o clergy_n so_o that_o he_o seek_v the_o like_n and_o testimonial_a of_o the_o inhabitant_n which_o again_o only_o serve_v to_o show_v the_o use_n of_o the_o assistant_n presbyter_n to_o help_v the_o bishop_n to_o a_o due_a knowledge_n of_o the_o person_n to_o be_v ordain_v and_o this_o they_o know_v we_o praelatist_n assent_v to_o and_o approve_v of_o but_o be_v no_o argument_n of_o the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o sole_a ordination_n or_o of_o any_o power_n that_o the_o presbyter_n have_v in_o the_o confer_v of_o order_n so_o
e._n in_o his_o style_n the_o bishop_n tertull_n de_fw-fr cor._n mil._n they_o can_v never_o have_v think_v this_o a_o reasonable_a objection_n it_o be_v evident_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_a canon_n to_o which_o the_o description_n of_o the_o practice_n in_o justin_n martyr_n do_v perfect_o agree_v apol._n 2._o that_o only_o the_o bishop_n have_v power_n to_o consecrate_v the_o eucharist_n and_o in_o his_o absence_n only_o the_o presbyter_n to_o who_o he_o give_v that_o power_n have_v they_o be_v please_v to_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o these_o canon_n and_o ancient_a record_n punctual_o set_v down_o by_o i_o in_o that_o place_n it_o must_v certain_o have_v prevent_v this_o their_o exception_n and_o utter_o rob_v they_o of_o those_o two_o testimony_n to_o that_o proposition_n and_o as_o to_o that_o of_o the_o alexandrian_a bishop_n out_o of_o hierome_n that_o be_v also_o large_o answer_v by_o i_o dissert_n 3_o c._n 10._o but_o that_o again_o they_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o sect._n viii_o of_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la there_o still_o remain_v one_o mention_n of_o i_o upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la or_o regionary_a bishop_n append._n p._n 138._o of_o that_o subject_n they_o be_v somewhat_o large_a and_o so_o d._n blondel_n have_v be_v before_o they_o and_o in_o answer_v he_o all_o their_o pretension_n from_o thence_o and_o that_o whole_a argument_n by_o they_o pursue_v p._n 135._o 136_o 137._o 138._o be_v punctual_o answer_v before_o it_o be_v produce_v dissert_n 3._o c._n 8._o and_o yet_o they_o go_v on_o roundly_o as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n only_o in_o the_o close_a they_o add_v there_o be_v another_o who_o we_o forbear_v to_o name_n that_o say_v that_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la be_v bishop_n but_o he_o add_v though_o they_o be_v bishop_n yet_o they_o be_v make_v but_o by_o one_o bishop_n and_o bishop_n mere_o titular_a and_o sine_fw-la cathedrâ_fw-la which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v 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city_n have_v ordination_n as_o other_o bishop_n have_v though_o three_o bishop_n be_v not_o by_o the_o canon_n require_v to_o the_o ordain_v of_o such_o but_o only_o that_o one_o bishop_n of_o the_o city_n who_o proxy_n or_o vicarius_fw-la the_o chorepiscopus_fw-la be_v bishop_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n ordain_v sine_fw-la titulo_fw-la without_o a_o title_n or_o city_n to_o which_o they_o be_v affix_v and_o for_o some_o time_n allow_v to_o ordain_v presbyter_n and_o deacon_n in_o the_o country_n and_o to_o do_v some_o other_o thing_n in_o the_o bishop_n stead_n all_o which_o be_v so_o large_o set_v down_o in_o the_o dissertation_n and_o vindicate_v so_o absolute_o from_o serve_v the_o presbyterian_o interest_n that_o i_o must_v not_o for_o ever_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n again_o transcribe_v what_o be_v there_o say_v abundant_o and_o nothing_o here_o object_v against_o it_o but_o that_o what_o i_o affirm_v of_o they_o make_v they_o to_o be_v not_o poper_o bishop_n where_o if_o by_o proper_o bishiops_n they_o mean_v bishop_n of_o city_n they_o say_v very_o true_a for_o i_o affirm_v they_o to_o be_v as_o their_o title_n assure_v i_o they_o be_v regionary_a bishop_n vicarii_fw-la and_o proxy_n to_o the_o city_n bishop_n but_o that_o they_o be_v mere_a presbyter_n and_o no_o more_o and_o by_o their_o be_v presbyter_n have_v the_o power_n to_o ordain_v other_o presbyter_n which_o alone_o be_v the_o presbyterian_o task_n to_o make_v good_a if_o they_o will_v have_v it_o useful_a to_o the_o proof_n of_o their_o conclusion_n their_o 133_o 4._o proposition_n that_o presbyter_n during_o the_o prevalency_n of_o episcopacy_n have_v not_o only_o a_o inherent_a power_n of_o ordination_n but_o in_o some_o case_n do_v actual_o ordain_v this_o they_o do_v not_o undertake_v to_o make_v good_a against_o the_o discourse_n in_o the_o dissertation_n and_o therefore_o i_o have_v no_o excuse_n to_o make_v any_o large_a reply_n to_o they_o the_o conclusion_n i_o have_v now_o go_v through_o every_o part_n of_o my_o design_a method_n and_o not_o omit_v one_o intimation_n of_o they_o wherein_o i_o can_v think_v myself_o concern_v and_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v choose_v this_o as_o a_o season_n to_o begin_v any_o debate_n concern_v a_o subject_n so_o forget_v in_o man_n mind_n as_o episcopacy_n be_v i_o shall_v thus_o conclude_v the_o reader_n trouble_v without_o examine_v what_o else_o they_o say_v on_o this_o subject_n have_v i_o hope_v competent_o secure_v myself_o from_o the_o opinion_n of_o have_v former_o attempt_v to_o seduce_v any_o so_o little_a either_o to_o he_o or_o my_o own_o advantage_n the_o end_n the_o printer_n to_o the_o reader_n the_o absence_n of_o the_o author_n and_o his_o inconvenient_a distance_n from_o london_n have_v occasion_v some_o lesser_a escape_n in_o the_o impression_n of_o this_o vindication_n &_o â—_o the_o printer_n think_v it_o the_o best_a instance_n of_o pardon_n if_o his_o eâ—capes_n be_v 〈◊〉_d lay_v upon_o the_o author_n and_o he_o hope_v they_o be_v no_o great_a than_o a_o ordinary_a understanding_n may_v amend_v thus_o page_n 5._o l._n 25._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 6._o l._n 5._o r._n which_o when_o we_o l._n 6._o r._n place_n l._n 7._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 9_o r._n affair_n we_o have_v then_o so_o l._n 19_o r._n holy_a man_n p._n 7._o l._n 20._o r._n of_o david_n l._n 24._o r._n their_o answer_n p._n 8._o marg_n l._n 4._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 6._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 10._o l._n 21._o r._n exarch_n p._n 12._o l._n 1._o r._n their_o not_o p._n 13._o l._n 4_o r_o to_o confirm_v l._n penult_n r._n some_o praedecessor_n p._n 16._o l._n 14._o r._n of_o timothy_n l._n 18._o r._n a_o continual_a p._n 18._o l._n 4._o r._n dâ—rotheus_n p._n 21._o l._n 24._o r._n we_o be_v p._n 22._o l._n 22._o r._n mix_v l._n 33._o r._n praetension_n p._n 23._o l._n 35._o r._n chaldee_n p._n 24._o l._n 24._o r._n be_v again_o p._n 25._o l._n 27._o r._n and_o in_o they_o of_o diotrephes_n p._n 31._o l_o 31._o r._n assembler_n p._n 36._o l._n 18._o r._n for_o so_o p._n 43._o l._n 11._o r._n so_o this_o p._n 49._o l._n 19_o r._n understand_v p_o 53._o l._n 25._o r._n and_o so_o p._n 63._o l._n 21._o r._n most_o of_o they_o lie_v near_o p._n 66._o l._n 2._o del_o all_o p._n 67._o l._n r._n r._n sect_n xvii_o p._n 69._o l._n 33._o r._n the_o six_o canon_n which_o p._n 72._o l._n 7._o r._n fix_v in_o p._n 73._o l._n 22._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l_o 29._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 74._o l._n 14._o r._n head-lord_n p._n 76._o l._n 3._o r._n formal_o p._n 78._o l._n 1._o r._n formal_o p._n 79._o marg_n l._n 10._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 83_o l._n 33._o r._n metropoles_fw-la p._n 85._o l._n 5._o r._n antoninus_n pius_n l._n 24._o r._n send_v for_o to_o p._n 89._o l._n 25._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 32._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 34._o r._n so_o read_v p._n 94._o mar_v l._n 4._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 25._o r._n affirm_v p._n 97._o marg_n l._n 4._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 99_o l._n 18._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 25._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 100_o l._n 20._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 30._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 107._o l._n 25._o r._n a_o three_o p._n 111._o l._n 6_o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 12._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 127._o l._n 16._o r._n any_o sort_n p._n 128._o l._n penul_v r._n and_o so_o p._n 132._o
1._o it_o be_v apparent_a in_o the_o text_n that_o this_o diâ—trephes_n who_o 24._o walo_n messalinus_n a_o good_a friend_n to_o the_o praetension_n of_o the_o assembler_n describe_v so_o as_o will_v conclude_v he_o a_o meâ—re_o presbyterian_a noluit_fw-la say_v he_o agnoscore_a superiorem_fw-la aliquâ—m_fw-la in_o presbyteros_fw-la habentem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la he_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v any_o superior_a have_v power_n over_o presbyter_n contend_v for_o superiority_n not_o only_o over_o his_o equal_n but_o over_o saint_n john_n himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faith_n that_o apostle_n he_o 〈◊〉_d not_o we_o yield_v no_o obedience_n give_v no_o heed_n to_o our_o letter_n of_o direction_n this_o certain_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o superiority_n or_o dignity_n of_o bishop_n which_o reserve_v the_o primacy_n to_o the_o apostle_n entire_a and_o no_o way_n clash_v with_o it_o and_o only_o pretend_v to_o that_o power_n and_o office_n of_o duty_n which_o for_o the_o preserve_n of_o unity_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o flock_n the_o apostle_n think_v fit_a to_o intrust_v and_o commit_v to_o they_o 5._o second_o diotrophe_n be_v not_o as_o far_o as_o appear_v or_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o conjecture_v ordain_v to_o any_o office_n of_o power_n in_o the_o asian_a church_n commit_v to_o that_o apostle_n care_v but_o of_o himself_o without_o any_o mission_n nay_o express_o against_o the_o apostle_n consent_v be_v willing_a to_o assume_v and_o exercise_v this_o power_n and_o be_v but_o a_o example_n of_o corah_n sedition_n and_o presumptuous_a humour_n and_o that_o be_v inevitable_o the_o case_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a unless_o he_o can_v show_v his_o commission_n for_o the_o power_n he_o pretend_v to_o all_o one_o with_o that_o of_o the_o gnostic_n censure_v by_o saint_n jude_n under_o the_o style_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gainsay_n of_o coraâ—â—_n and_o this_o no_o way_n belong_v or_o be_v appliable_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o bishop_n who_o by_o commission_n from_o the_o apostle_n not_o by_o any_o ambition_n or_o presumption_n of_o his_o own_o regular_o ascend_v to_o this_o degree_n of_o office_n and_o dignity_n in_o the_o church_n and_o use_v it_o as_o regular_o also_o in_o subordination_n to_o all_o his_o superior_n 6._o on_o this_o occasion_n the_o dissertation_n have_v offer_v a_o dilemma_n to_o these_o disputant_n which_o i_o shall_v be_v willing_a to_o hear_v answer_v by_o they_o in_o this_o form_n either_o diotrephes_n exercise_v in_o the_o church_n the_o power_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o singular_a praefect_n assume_v power_n over_o the_o presbyter_n or_o he_o do_v not_o if_o he_o do_v not_o then_o be_v this_o consideration_n present_o at_o a_o end_n diotrephes_n be_v false_o accuse_v and_o the_o innocent_a bishop_n unjust_o wound_v through_o his_o side_n who_o it_o seem_v be_v no_o bishop_n but_o if_o it_o be_v say_v he_o do_v than_o i_o demand_v why_o be_v not_o diotrophe_n check_v by_o s._n john_n for_o that_o presumption_n of_o affect_v a_o power_n over_o his_o equal_n and_o why_o do_v the_o whole_a charge_n lie_v another_o way_n that_o he_o receive_v not_o s._n john_n letter_n nor_o pay_v due_a obedience_n to_o they_o or_o why_o be_v that_o very_a thing_n charge_v so_o heavy_o on_o the_o bishop_n in_o our_o age_n and_o punish_v so_o severe_o in_o they_o which_o the_o apostle_n live_v and_o see_v and_o upon_o occasion_n take_v notice_n of_o diotrephes_n his_o insolence_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o reprehend_v or_o accuse_v in_o he_o 7._o for_o as_o to_o the_o epithet_n which_o he_o bestow_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o love_v the_o praeeminence_n suppose_v that_o be_v the_o title_n of_o his_o fault_n yet_o that_o extend_v not_o the_o apostle_n speech_n to_o censure_v or_o blame_v the_o use_n of_o that_o power_n but_o only_o the_o ambition_n and_o affectation_n of_o it_o which_o be_v otherwise_o lawful_a to_o be_v enjoy_v as_o when_o it_o be_v note_v in_o the_o pharisee_n that_o they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d love_n or_o affect_v the_o uppermost_a seat_n in_o the_o synagogue_n which_o otherwise_o simple_o to_o have_v sit_v in_o have_v employ_v no_o crime_n of_o they_o for_o to_o this_o very_a end_n that_o some_o body_n shall_v sit_v in_o they_o they_o be_v certain_o erect_v and_o it_o be_v know_v that_o there_o be_v among_o they_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d head_n of_o the_o consistory_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d governor_n of_o the_o synagogue_n to_o who_o that_o seat_n belong_v by_o god_n appointment_n 8._o nay_o for_o the_o very_a desire_n as_o far_o as_o be_v express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n 3._o 1._o desire_a and_o covet_v it_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v terminate_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o good_a and_o consequent_o a_o desirable_a work_n and_o if_o diotrephes_n be_v suppose_v guilty_a of_o any_o other_o it_o may_v safe_o be_v yield_v to_o have_v be_v a_o fault_n in_o he_o without_o praejudice_n to_o the_o good_a office_n which_o he_o so_o vicious_o and_o criminous_o affect_v according_a to_o that_o of_o 1_o theodoret_n that_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d accuse_v not_o the_o desire_n simple_o but_o the_o desire_n of_o rule_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o teach_v to_o desire_v not_o the_o honour_n but_o the_o virtue_n not_o to_o covet_v the_o dignity_n but_o to_o seek_v the_o work_n of_o the_o dignity_n the_o task_n to_o which_o it_o belong_v by_o all_o which_o and_o much_o more_o add_v in_o the_o 13._o dissertation_n it_o be_v evident_a how_o little_a advantage_n have_v accrue_v to_o the_o assembler_n from_o their_o mention_n of_o diotrephes_n out_o of_o saint_n john_n and_o by_o consequence_n from_o their_o second_o consideration_n section_n v._n of_o st._n john_n be_v bishop_n of_o asia_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v bishop_n now_o succeed_v a_o three_o consideration_n viz._n that_o the_o same_o author_n that_o say_v that_o s._n john_n make_v polycarpe_n bish_n of_o smyrna_n &_o that_o s._n peter_n make_v ignatius_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n do_v also_o say_v that_o st._n john_n himself_o sit_v many_o year_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n and_o be_v the_o metropolitan_a of_o all_o asia_n which_o say_v they_o be_v a_o evident_a demonstration_n to_o we_o that_o these_o author_n do_v not_o use_v the_o word_n bishop_n in_o a_o prelatical_a sense_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o apostle_n can_v be_v proper_o call_v bishop_n for_o though_o they_o do_v eminent_o contain_v the_o episcopal_a office_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o formal_o bishop_n for_o this_o be_v to_o degrade_v the_o apostle_n and_o to_o make_v their_o office_n ordinary_a and_o perpetual_a this_o be_v to_o exalt_v the_o bishop_n above_o his_o degree_n and_o make_v he_o a_o apostle_n and_o to_o make_v the_o apostle_n a_o bishop_n it_o do_v not_o much_o differ_v from_o madness_n to_o say_v that_o peter_n or_o any_o one_o of_o the_o apostle_n be_v proper_o bishop_n as_o learned_a whitaker_n say_v who_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o cite_v to_o this_o purpose_n hereafter_o 2._o whether_o this_o consideration_n be_v likely_a to_o contribute_v any_o thing_n to_o their_o advantage_n save_v only_o by_o amuse_v the_o reader_n and_o keep_v he_o long_o in_o expectation_n that_o somewhat_o may_v possible_o be_v produce_v to_o the_o disparagement_n of_o our_o plea_n i_o desire_v may_v distinct_o be_v consider_v by_o these_o degree_n 3._o first_o i_o acknowledge_v that_o stile_n the_o same_o author_n to_o belong_v true_o to_o ancient_a writer_n produce_v by_o i_o in_o the_o dissertation_n who_o as_o they_o do_v affirm_v st._n john_n to_o have_v constitute_v policarpe_a bishop_n of_o smyrna_n diss_n 4._o c._n 5._o sect._n 5._o and_o st._n peter_n to_o have_v place_v ignatius_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n diss_n 5._o c._n 1._o sect._n 18._o so_o they_o consent_v also_o that_o st._n john_n sit_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n and_o metropolitan_a of_o all_o asia_n so_o 23._o eusebius_n frequent_o that_o after_o his_o return_n from_o his_o banishment_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o administer_v or_o govern_v the_o church_n there_o i.e._n in_o asia_n and_o as_o he_o cite_v it_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 31._o out_o of_o polycrates_n his_o epistle_n die_v there_o so_o the_o ancient_a writer_n of_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o timothy_n 25â—_n in_o photius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v recall_v by_o nerva_n decree_n he_o sit_v down_o at_o ephesus_n and_o himself_o personal_o with_o seven_o bishop_n his_o adsessor_n those_o in_o all_o probability_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n in_o the_o revelation_n
he_o govern_v the_o metropolitan_a city_n of_o ephesus_n that_o prime_a metropolis_n of_o all_o asia_n to_o the_o bishop_n whereof_o say_v 19_o chrysostome_n be_v entrust_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a nation_n of_o asia_n these_o testimony_n may_v suffice_v for_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o affirmation_n that_o st._n john_n govern_v the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n and_o under_o it_o all_o asia_n which_o be_v the_o notion_n we_o now_o have_v of_o a_o bishop_n metropolitan_a and_o primate_n 4._o as_o for_o the_o word_n bishop_n how_o can_v it_o be_v inconvenient_a to_o bestow_v that_o upon_o he_o when_o he_o discharge_v the_o office_n nay_o when_o christ_n himself_o that_o great_a exemplar_n and_o original_n of_o this_o power_n be_v express_o call_v the_o bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o the_o apostle_n when_o the_o office_n from_o which_o judas_n fall_v and_o to_o which_o mathias_n be_v assume_v be_v by_o st._n luke_n out_o of_o the_o septuagint_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishopric_n act._n 1._o 20._o when_o according_o from_o the_o scripture_n usage_n the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n have_v continue_v the_o style_n apostolos_n i._n e._n episcopos_fw-la &_o praepositos_fw-la dominus_fw-la elegit_fw-la the_o lord_n choose_v apostle_n i._n e._n bishop_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n say_v 65._o cyprian_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d peter_n and_o paul_n be_v the_o first_o or_o chief_a in_o rome_n the_o same_o person_n apostle_n and_o bishop_n say_v carpocr_n epiphanius_n and_o apostoli_fw-la episcopi_fw-la sunt_fw-la firmante_fw-la illud_fw-la petro_n apostolâ—_n the_o apostle_n be_v bishop_n as_o be_v confirm_v by_o peter_n in_o these_o word_n his_o bishopric_n let_v another_o take_v say_v 29._o hilarius_n sardus_n and_o again_o areall_a apostle_n â—tis_n true_a say_v he_o quia_fw-la in_o ecelesiâ_fw-la unus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la because_o in_o each_o church_n there_o be_v one_o bishop_n and_o nemo_fw-la ignorat_fw-la episcopos_fw-la servatorem_fw-la ecclesiâ—s_fw-la instituisse_fw-la ipse_fw-la enim_fw-la priusquam_fw-la ascenderet_fw-la imponens_fw-la manum_fw-la apostolis_n ordinavit_fw-la eos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la no_o man_n be_v ignorant_a that_o our_o saviour_n institute_v bishop_n in_o the_o church_n for_o before_o he_o ascend_v to_o heaven_n he_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o the_o disciple_n and_o ordain_v they_o bishop_n say_v the_o 97._o writer_n of_o the_o question_n on_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n and_o sanctus_n matthâ—us_fw-la episcopatum_fw-la sortitus_fw-la est_fw-la st._n matthew_n be_v bishop_n say_v gildas_n and_o to_o shut_v up_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o apostle_n be_v bishop_n st_z john_n in_o asia_n st._n andrew_n in_o achaia_n st._n thomas_n in_o india_n say_v 〈◊〉_d gabriel_n philadelph_n and_o agreeable_o when_o st._n john_n of_o who_o we_o now_o speak_v call_v himself_o in_o the_o front_n of_o two_o epistle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o elder_a the_o greek_a scholiast_n resolve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o word_n elder_a he_o call_v himself_o bishop_n and_o so_o there_o be_v no_o news_n in_o thus_o affirm_v 5._o but_o than_o second_o when_o they_o take_v this_o for_o a_o evident_a demonstration_n that_o these_o author_n do_v not_o use_v the_o word_n bishop_n in_o a_o prelatical_a sense_n this_o be_v very_o far_o distant_a from_o a_o demonstration_n have_v not_o arrive_v to_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o probability_n or_o credibility_n for_o what_o be_v a_o bishop_n in_o the_o prelatical_a sense_n but_o a_o single_a person_n govern_v in_o chief_a in_o a_o city_n or_o wide_a circuit_n and_o such_o certain_o be_v st._n peter_n at_o rome_n s._n john_n at_o ephesus_n etc._n etc._n as_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v to_o execute_v that_o power_n of_o the_o key_n the_o donation_n of_o which_o institute_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d steward_n be_v in_o god_n house_n governor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o this_o or_o that_o city_n or_o region_n and_o ordain_v other_o bishop_n there_o three_o therefore_o when_o it_o be_v add_v that_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o apostle_n can_v be_v proper_o call_v bishop_n i_o reply_v that_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a they_o may_v not_o only_o because_o these_o so_o many_o ancient_a writer_n through_o several_a age_n have_v call_v they_o so_o and_o may_v not_o with_o any_o justice_n from_o we_o be_v accuse_v of_o impropriety_n but_o because_o the_o donation_n of_o the_o key_n do_v as_o proper_o make_v they_o bishop_n as_o the_o commission_n to_o go_v preach_v to_o all_o nation_n be_v add_v to_o it_o make_v they_o apostle_n to_o which_o purpose_n let_v these_o few_o thing_n be_v consider_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v here_o by_o the_o assembly_n acknowledge_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v eminent_o contain_v the_o episcopal_a office_n which_o though_o it_o be_v a_o little_a hasty_o express_v and_o shall_v be_v i_o suppose_v that_o the_o apostolical_a office_n do_v eminent_o contain_v the_o episcopal_a yet_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o that_o the_o apostle_n have_v all_o the_o episcopal_a power_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o over_o and_o above_o something_o more_o and_o if_o they_o have_v episcopal_a power_n then_o sure_a in_o respect_n of_o that_o they_o may_v as_o proper_o be_v call_v bishop_n as_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o apostolical_a commission_n which_o they_o have_v also_o they_o may_v be_v proper_o call_v apostle_n thus_o we_o know_v that_o they_o that_o have_v first_o the_o power_n of_o deacon_n bestow_v on_o they_o and_o after_o of_o presbyter_n be_v questionless_a deacon_n still_o though_o they_o be_v also_o presbyter_n and_o they_o which_o from_o the_o office_n of_o presbyter_n be_v advance_v to_o bishop_n be_v certain_o presbyter_n still_o though_o they_o be_v also_o bishop_n and_o do_v not_o lose_v the_o former_a power_n by_o be_v advance_v to_o the_o latter_a be_v not_o lessen_v by_o this_o increase_n of_o their_o dignity_n 7._o second_o that_o when_o a_o apostle_n be_v difference_v from_o a_o bishop_n it_o be_v either_o by_o his_o extraordinary_a power_n grant_v he_o for_o the_o plant_n of_o the_o church_n or_o by_o the_o universality_n of_o his_o diocese_n the_o all_o the_o world_n to_o which_o his_o commission_n extend_v whereas_o the_o ordinary_a bishop_n power_n and_o diocese_n be_v more_o limit_v but_o then_o these_o difference_n be_v of_o no_o force_n in_o this_o matter_n they_o only_o conclude_v that_o the_o apostle_n be_v more_o than_o a_o bishop_n in_o those_o two_o respect_n not_o that_o in_o other_o sufficient_a respect_n he_o be_v not_o a_o bishop_n 8._o three_o when_o the_o apostle_n have_v each_o of_o they_o not_o only_o all_o together_o in_o a_o consistory_n that_o unlimited_a power_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o extent_n to_o all_o the_o world_n give_v to_o they_o by_o christ_n we_o know_v that_o after_o his_o ascent_n they_o part_v and_o distribute_v this_o province_n among_o they_o assign_v every_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o proper_a place_n or_o lot_n to_o which_o he_o shall_v betake_v himself_o for_o the_o plant_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o then_o there_o will_v be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o he_o who_o according_a to_o his_o line_n in_o st._n paul_n phrase_n have_v plant_v the_o faith_n in_o such_o a_o city_n or_o province_n and_o sit_v down_o and_o confirm_v and_o far_o institute_v which_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o labour_v in_o the_o doctrine_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o word_n and_o govern_v they_o and_o exercise_v all_o episcopal_a act_n among_o they_o may_v in_o so_o do_v be_v style_v a_o bishop_n in_o that_o city_n or_o province_n and_o that_o as_o true_o and_o as_o proper_o as_o he_o that_o can_v do_v all_o the_o latter_a and_o not_o the_o former_a build_v on_o another_o man_n foundation_n govern_v and_o instruct_v where_o another_o have_v plant_v the_o faith_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v 9_o nay_o four_a we_o know_v that_o although_o by_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v provision_n make_v upon_o prudentiall_a consideration_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v make_v a_o bishop_n sine_fw-la titulo_fw-la without_o a_o title_n or_o particular_a see_v to_o which_o he_o be_v assign_v yet_o before_o those_o canon_n forbid_v it_o such_o bishop_n there_o be_v and_o those_o never_o doubt_v to_o be_v proper_o bishop_n though_o they_o be_v not_o affix_v to_o any_o diocese_n and_o then_o nothing_o can_v hinder_v but_o that_o the_o apostle_n who_o have_v each_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o his_o title_n though_o he_o be_v never_o affix_v to_o any_o particular_a diocese_n or_o province_n may_v be_v most_o proper_o style_v a_o bishop_n for_o all_o that_o but_o this_o be_v ex_fw-la abundanti_fw-la more_o than_o be_v needful_a to_o our_o present_a praetention_n
so_o the_o evangelist_n be_v a_o bishop_n 3._o whatsoever_o objection_n can_v be_v bring_v against_o this_o i_o shall_v not_o doubt_v will_v be_v easy_o answer_v but_o there_o be_v no_o offer_n of_o any_o here_o and_o therefore_o it_o will_v not_o be_v pertinent_a far_o to_o treat_v it_o in_o this_o place_n 4._o second_o it_o must_v again_o be_v remember_v that_o what_o be_v here_o say_v of_o timothy_n be_v proper_a to_o his_o person_n both_o from_o onesimus_n and_o polycarpe_n and_o all_o other_o angel_n whether_o succeed_a timothy_n in_o ephesus_n or_o praeside_v in_o the_o other_o 7._o asian_a church_n and_o therefore_o though_o timothy_n by_o be_v a_o evangelist_n be_v render_v uncapable_a which_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o of_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n in_o our_o sense_n yet_o those_o other_o seven_o angel_n at_o the_o very_a time_n of_o the_o write_v this_o epistle_n of_o which_o none_o have_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v evangelist_n may_v still_o be_v bishop_n in_o our_o sense_n 5._o three_o i_o shall_v demand_v upon_o the_o assembler_n principle_n who_o allow_v a_o primus_fw-la presbyter_n a_o prolocutor_n in_o their_o consistory_n or_o council_n of_o presbyter_n may_v timothy_n be_v that_o first_o presbyter_n in_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n or_o do_v his_o be_v a_o evangelist_n hinder_v he_o from_o be_v so_o when_o he_o be_v by_o st._n paul_n exhort_v or_o appoint_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o abide_v in_o that_o city_n i_o can_v imagine_v they_o will_v say_v he_o can_v not_o who_o give_v both_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n john_n leave_v to_o call_v themselves_o presbyter_n but_o if_o he_o can_v in_o their_o opinion_n then_o why_o may_v he_o not_o be_v a_o bishop_n in_o our_o sense_n notwithstanding_o that_o he_o be_v a_o evangelist_n as_o well_o as_o a_o presbyter_n in_o they_o i_o foresee_v not_o what_o answer_n can_v be_v adapt_v to_o this_o dilemma_n section_n xiii_o of_o the_o bishop_n at_o ephesus_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o angel_n of_o smyrna_n there_o remain_v a_o three_o branch_n of_o the_o answer_n that_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v because_o onesimus_n be_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n in_o st._n john_n day_n that_o therefore_o he_o be_v the_o only_a person_n to_o who_o christ_n write_v his_o epistle_n for_o st._n paul_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v many_o bishop_n at_o ephesus_n beside_o the_o suppose_a onesimus_n and_o christ_n may_v very_o well_o write_v to_o he_o and_o to_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o well_o as_o he_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v concern_v polycarpe_n for_o our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n rev._n 2._o 10._o and_o therefore_o he_o may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o write_v to_o all_o the_o other_o angel_n that_o be_v at_o smyrna_n as_o well_o as_o to_o one_o 2._o here_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o branch_n but_o what_o have_v be_v distinct_o forestall_v and_o speak_v to_o large_o already_o it_o will_v suffice_v that_o we_o repeat_v the_o head_n and_o leave_v the_o reader_n to_o view_v the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v more_o explicit_o handle_v and_o 1._o tho_o st._n paul_n shall_v tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v many_o bishop_n at_o ephesus_n as_o there_o may_v be_v from_o other_o city_n occasional_o meet_v there_o yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n or_o consequent_o that_o christ_n in_o a_o peculiar_a address_n to_o the_o angel_n of_o that_o city_n can_v write_v to_o more_o bishop_n there_o 3._o but_o than_o second_o the_o whole_a truth_n be_v this_o that_o s._n luke_n and_o not_o st_n paul_n tell_v that_o upon_o st._n paul_n summons_n send_v to_o ephesus_n many_o bishop_n meet_v he_o at_o miletus_n ephesus_n be_v the_o chief_a metropolis_n be_v the_o fit_a mean_n to_o convey_v the_o summons_n to_o the_o city_n near_o it_o and_o from_o they_o and_o not_o only_o from_o they_o and_o not_o only_o from_o ephesus_n come_v the_o bishop_n to_o he_o as_o have_v be_v declare_v out_o of_o irenaeus_n 4._o three_o for_o our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n that_o be_v not_o punctual_o true_a for_o though_o the_o letter_n be_v write_v and_o inscribe_v to_o the_o angel_n yet_o as_o have_v oft_o be_v say_v the_o whole_a church_n be_v concern_v in_o the_o content_n of_o it_o and_o so_o speak_v to_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o singular_a he_o may_v yet_o speak_v to_o the_o church_n or_o any_o member_n thereof_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o so_o much_o again_o to_o demonstrate_v the_o ineffectualnesse_n of_o the_o first_o head_n of_o answer_n section_n fourteen_o of_o beza_n interpretation_n of_o the_o president_n the_o second_o follow_v upon_o a_o supposition_n but_o not_o grant_v that_o these_o angel_n be_v personae_fw-la singulares_fw-la and_o that_o the_o word_n angel_n be_v to_o be_v take_v individual_o yet_o they_o conceive_v this_o will_v not_o at_o all_o advantage_n the_o episcopal_a cause_n for_o 1._o mr._n beza_n no_o great_a friend_n to_o episcopacy_n acknowledge_v that_o by_o these_o word_n to_o the_o angel_n be_v mean_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o president_n as_o who_o it_o behoove_v special_o to_o be_v admonish_v touch_v those_o matter_n and_o by_o he_o both_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o colleague_n and_o the_o whole_a church_n likewise_o but_o then_o he_o add_v but_o that_o episcopal_a degree_n which_o be_v afterward_o by_o humane_a invention_n bring_v into_o the_o church_n of_o god_n certain_o neither_o can_v nor_o aught_o to_o be_v from_o hence_o conclude_v nay_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o office_n of_o a_o perpetual_a precedent_n shall_v be_v of_o necessity_n as_o the_o thence_o arise_v oligarchical_a tyranny_n who_o head_n be_v the_o antichristian_a beast_n now_o at_o length_n with_o the_o most_o certain_a ruin_n not_o of_o the_o church_n only_o but_o of_o the_o word_n also_o make_v 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may_v be_v induce_v to_o affirm_v that_o confident_o for_o which_o he_o have_v no_o ground_n of_o proof_n nay_o wherein_o all_o way_n of_o evidence_n that_o thâ—_n matter_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v absolute_o against_o he_o 3._o thus_o it_o be_v certain_o in_o this_o matter_n for_o when_o beza_n have_v here_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d precedent_n who_o will_v be_v the_o most_o competent_a judge_n or_o witness_v to_o determine_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d president_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n what_o kind_n of_o praesidency_n he_o have_v whether_o only_o of_o place_n or_o order_n and_o that_o only_a for_o a_o time_n or_o of_o superiority_n of_o power_n and_o office_n and_o that_o perpetual_a in_o all_o reason_n this_o be_v to_o be_v fetch_v from_o those_o first_o writer_n which_o speak_v of_o it_o and_o either_o use_v the_o very_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d precedent_n for_o such_o a_o 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