he_o do_v not_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v obedient_a to_o the_o bishop_n that_o be_v over_o you_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o plural_a number_n they_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o you_o for_o they_o watch_v for_o your_o soul_n it_o be_v too_o great_a a_o burden_n for_o one_o to_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o oversight_n and_o give_v a_o account_n for_o the_o soul_n in_o many_o congregation_n the_o counsel_n of_o st_n paul_n to_o the_o thessalonian_o run_v thus_o 5.12_o thus_o 1_o thes_n 5.12_o we_o beseech_v you_o brethren_z to_o know_v they_o which_o labour_n among_o you_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v over_o you_o in_o the_o lord_n however_o in_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o father_n as_o the_o 5._o the_o orig._n of_o episc_n pag._n 5._o archbishop_n of_o armagh_n have_v observe_v which_o be_v somewhat_o near_o the_o apostle_n day_n the_o title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o word_n 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of_o reason_n to_o say_v that_o a_o senator_n and_o counsellor_n be_v distinct_a office_n and_o order_n as_o to_o say_v that_o a_o bishop_n and_o a_o presbyter_n be_v different_a in_o office_n and_o in_o order_n for_o as_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o counsel_n do_v not_o constitute_v different_a body_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o assembly_n be_v understand_v by_o both_o denomination_n so_o the_o particular_a member_n of_o that_o body_n be_v sometime_o call_v senator_n sometime_o counselor_n idem_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o de_fw-fr presbyterio_n &_o episcopio_n the_o presbytery_n and_o the_o episcopium_n be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o body_n and_o convention_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n the_o light_n of_o scripture_n be_v so_o evident_a and_o convince_a unto_o all_o those_o which_o do_v not_o shut_v their_o eye_n against_o it_o be_v prepossess_v with_o other_o fancy_n that_o from_o thence_o to_o omit_v other_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n with_o sundry_a divine_n of_o note_n both_o protestant_n and_o popish_a dicitur_fw-la popish_a dist_n 60._o cap._n null_a ex_fw-la urb_n papa_n sacros_fw-la or_o line_n dicimus_fw-la diaconatum_fw-la &_o presbyteratum_fw-la hos_fw-la quidem_fw-la sotos_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la primitiva_fw-la habusse_n dicitur_fw-la gratian_n and_o apostolihabemus_fw-la and_o sent._n lib._n 4._o do_v 24._o tit_n 1._o excellentèr_o canon_n dvos_fw-la tantum_fw-la sacros_fw-la ordines_fw-la appellari_fw-la censent_fw-la diaconatus_fw-la scil_n &_o presbyteraâ—us_o quia_fw-la hos_fw-la solos_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la primitiva_fw-la legetur_fw-la habuisse_fw-la &_o the_o bissolis_n praeceptum_fw-la apostolihabemus_fw-la peter_n lombard_n have_v confess_v that_o the_o scripture_n mention_v no_o other_o sacred_a order_n then_o of_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n the_o primitive_a church_n be_v say_v to_o have_v these_o only_a and_o we_o have_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o apostle_n concern_v these_o alone_a as_o gratian_n in_o his_o text_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n so_o postea_fw-la so_o dicunt_fw-la quidem_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la prima_fw-la primitiva_fw-la commune_v crat_fw-mi officium_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la &_o sacerdotum_fw-la &_o not_o mina_fw-la crant_fw-la communia_fw-la do_v 95._o cap._n olympia_n &_o officium_fw-la crat_v common_a say_v in_o secunda_fw-la primitiva_fw-la caeperunt_fw-la distingui_fw-la &_o nomiva_fw-la presbyter_n et_fw-la episcopus_fw-la erant_fw-la prorsus_fw-la synonyma_fw-la &_o etiam_fw-la administratio_fw-la communis_fw-la erat_fw-la quia_fw-la communi_fw-la consitio_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la regebantur_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_o schismatis_fw-la ergoremedium_fw-la ut_fw-la bicdicitur_fw-la fact_n a_o est_fw-la praelatio_fw-la ut_fw-la unus_fw-la praeessâ—t_fw-la &_o quoad_fw-la quaedam_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la quae_fw-la modò_fw-la appropriantur_fw-la episcopis_fw-la gloss_n ikn_fw-mi do_v 95._o cap._n legimus_fw-la verb._n postea_fw-la johannes_n semeca_n in_o his_o gloss_n thereon_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o first_o primitive_a church_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n or_o priest_n be_v all_o one_o both_o in_o name_n and_o office_n the_o name_n and_o office_n begin_v to_o be_v distinguish_v in_o the_o second_o primitive_a church_n when_o for_o a_o remedy_n of_o schism_n one_o be_v advance_v in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v before_o govern_v by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o presbyter_n in_o respect_n of_o name_n and_o administration_n and_o some_o sacrament_n which_o be_v now_o appropriate_v to_o the_o bishop_n thus_o semeca_n if_o any_o shall_v desire_v to_o know_v of_o what_o extent_n this_o first_o primitive_a church_n be_v none_o can_v better_o inform_v he_o then_o learned_a dr_n ussher_n once_o divinity_n professor_n at_o dublin_n now_o archbishop_n of_o armagh_n 19_o armagh_n de_fw-fr succ_fw-la &_o statu_fw-la eccles_n cap._n 1._o pag._n 19_o who_o have_v observe_v out_o of_o hegesippus_n that_o during_o the_o age_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o church_n continue_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pure_a and_o undefiled_a virgin_n add_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n we_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o appeal_v to_o this_o first_o primitive_a church_n for_o so_o it_o have_v please_v some_o to_o distinguish_v say_v he_o refer_v we_o in_o the_o margin_n to_o this_o forementioned_a gloss_n of_o semeca_n and_o true_o as_o in_o article_n of_o faith_n and_o point_v of_o doctrine_n against_o all_o romanist_n with_o other_o pretender_n of_o antiquity_n so_o in_o matter_n of_o discipline_n and_o this_o particular_a point_n of_o controversy_n concern_v the_o parity_n or_o rather_o identity_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n against_o all_o hierarchist_n whatsoever_o we_o be_v neither_o afraid_a nor_o ashamed_a to_o appeal_v to_o this_o first_o primitive_a church_n the_o church_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n before_o i_o part_v with_o gratian_n and_o the_o canon_n law_n i_o shall_v add_v this_o out_o of_o it_o we_o find_v there_o another_o original_a of_o this_o imparity_n and_o distinction_n in_o order_n between_o a_o bishop_n and_o a_o presbyter_n illis_fw-la presbyter_n horum_fw-la discretio_fw-la à _fw-la gentilibus_fw-la maximè_fw-la introducta_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la suos_fw-la flamen_fw-la alios_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la flamen_fw-la alios_fw-la archiflamines_fw-la alios_fw-la protostamines_fw-la appellabant_fw-la grant_v decr_n par_fw-fr 1._o do_v 21._o vide_fw-la plura_fw-la distinct_a 80._o can._n in_o illis_fw-la the_o difference_n that_o now_o be_v between_o a_o archbishop_n a_o bishop_n and_o a_o presbyter_n be_v introduce_v say_v gratian_n into_o the_o church_n from_o the_o imitation_n of_o the_o heathenish_a hierarchy_n who_o so_o marshal_v their_o priest_n that_o some_o be_v archiflamines_fw-la some_o protoflamine_n some_o flamen_v the_o same_o be_v acknowledge_v for_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o by_o the_o 1558._o the_o ut_fw-la rom._n veteres_fw-la olim_fw-la majores_fw-la &_o minores_fw-la pontifices_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la hos_fw-la unum_fw-la summum_fw-la qui_fw-la omnes_fw-la sacris_fw-la praecrant_fw-la habebant_fw-la it_o a_o &_o nos_fw-la in_o christianismo_fw-la easdem_fw-la denominationes_fw-la servamus_fw-la archiepiscopi_fw-la dicti_fw-la sunt_fw-la tanquam_fw-la primores_fw-la episcopi_fw-la etc._n etc._n desacr_n ord._n p._n
church_n of_o smyrna_n when_o st_n john_n write_v this_o his_o revelation_n yet_o all_o this_o make_v nothing_o against_o what_o i_o have_v deliver_v as_o i_o conceive_v under_o favour_n and_o with_o submission_n to_o man_n of_o great_a read_n and_o better_a judgement_n for_o 1._o sundry_a passage_n in_o that_o epistle_n of_o ignatius_n to_o polycarpe_n be_v as_o polyc._n as_o margin_n annot_v in_o epist_n ignat._n ad_fw-la polyc._n vedelius_fw-la have_v observe_v supposititious_a thrust_v into_o they_o by_o some_o one_o or_o other_o out_o of_o the_o pretend_a constitution_n of_o clemens_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 26._o 2._o albeit_o ignatius_n do_v in_o that_o epistle_n salute_v polycarpe_n the_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbytery_n yet_o it_o do_v necessary_o follow_v that_o he_o be_v a_o bishop_n in_o order_n distinguish_v from_o the_o presbytery_n if_o he_o be_v a_o presbyter_n precedent_n of_o the_o presbytery_n it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n why_o in_o this_o falutation_n of_o 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to_o who_o the_o title_n of_o bishop_n which_o be_v as_o be_v confess_v by_o dr_n reynolds_n who_o he_o allege_v at_o first_o common_a to_o all_o the_o presbyter_n by_o who_o common_a counsel_n and_o advice_n all_o church_n affair_n be_v order_v be_v restrain_v by_o the_o father_n be_v a_o precedent_n of_o the_o presbytery_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v grant_v without_o any_o great_a advantage_n to_o the_o hierarchist_n or_o prejudice_n to_o the_o presbyterian_o but_o if_o by_o reason_n of_o presidentship_n it_o shall_v be_v infer_v that_o the_o bishop_n be_v in_o order_n and_o in_o office_n distinct_a from_o and_o superior_a to_o the_o presbyter_n i_o shall_v for_o my_o part_n be_v ready_a to_o assent_v unto_o those_o which_o say_v so_o on_o the_o same_o condition_n that_o that_o old_a archbishop_n of_o ordo_fw-la of_o faâ—etur_fw-la armachanus_fw-la diversam_fw-la sententiamâ—_n esse_fw-la magis_fw-la amicum_fw-la doctoribus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la cvi_fw-la paratum_fw-la se_fw-la profitetur_fw-la morem_fw-la gerere_fw-la node_n eâ—_n divinis_fw-la differentia_fw-la ostendatur_fw-la oraculis_fw-la mich_z de_fw-fr pal._n in_o 4._o do_v 24._o disp_n 2._o num_fw-la episc_fw-la fit_a ordo_fw-la armagh_n proffer_v to_o subscribe_v to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o doctor_n who_o be_v well-pleased_a with_o their_o assertion_n that_o do_v say_v there_o be_v by_o divine_a institution_n a_o difference_n between_o a_o bishop_n and_o a_o presbyter_n so_o that_o the_o difference_n may_v be_v manifest_v out_o of_o the_o divine_a oracle_n and_o what_o be_v affirm_v be_v prove_v by_o they_o 3._o true_a it_o be_v that_o irenaeus_n do_v indeed_o set_v forth_o polycarpe_n under_o that_o name_n bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n yea_o and_o withal_o do_v say_v that_o he_o be_v constitute_v bishop_n of_o that_o church_n by_o the_o apostle_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o follow_v that_o he_o be_v a_o bishop_n in_o order_n superior_a to_o a_o presbyter_n which_o i_o shall_v prove_v two_o way_n 1._o by_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o best_o of_o all_o inform_v we_o what_o order_n of_o church_n officer_n they_o do_v institute_v a_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v one_o in_o order_n and_o office_n of_o this_o i_o have_v speak_v before_o and_o therefore_o will_v but_o mention_v it_o only_o i_o will_v add_v the_o judgement_n of_o that_o forementioned_a old_a and_o learned_a archbishop_n of_o armagh_n in_o this_o point_n who_o consider_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n wherein_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o no_o other_o order_n but_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n deliver_v it_o as_o a_o 84._o a_o constant_a quod_fw-la inter_fw-la orcinem_fw-la episcopalem_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la ordinem_fw-la diaconatue_n non_fw-la est_fw-la orao_fw-la medius_fw-la quoâ—iam_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la esset_fw-la non_fw-la dubium_fw-la quia_fw-la iste_fw-la doctor_n maximus_fw-la qui_fw-la suum_fw-la evangelium_fw-la recepit_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la scrihit_fw-la ad_fw-la gal._n 1._o suum_fw-la discctum_fw-la discipulum_fw-la timotheum_n de_fw-la illo_fw-la ordâ—ne_fw-la instruxisset_fw-la &_o ei_fw-la regulas_fw-la dedisset_fw-la ficut_fw-la de_fw-la superiori_fw-la &_o inferiori_fw-la reâ—utas_fw-la dedit_fw-la rich._n armach_n lib._n â—1_n quaest_a armen_n cap_n 5._o fol._n 84._o manifest_a and_o unquestionable_a truth_n that_o there_o be_v no_o middle_a order_n between_o they_o for_o if_o there_o be_v out_o of_o all_o doubt_n that_o great_a doctor_n who_o receive_v his_o gospel_n from_o jesus_n christ_n will_v have_v instruct_v timothy_n therein_o and_o prescribe_v rule_n concern_v that_o as_o he_o do_v concern_v the_o order_n above_o and_o below_o it_o 2._o out_o of_o irenaeus_n himself_o who_o 135._o who_o haec_fw-la dogmata_fw-la tibi_fw-la qui_fw-la ante_fw-la nos_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la prisbyteri_fw-la qui_fw-la &_o apostolorum_fw-la discipuli_fw-la â—xtiterunt_fw-la 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canon_n of_o coleine_n speak_v home_o to_o the_o point_n and_o in_o plain_a term_n deny_v the_o consequence_n of_o this_o or_o that_o hereupon_o we_o shall_v imagine_v that_o bishop_n be_v a_o distinct_a order_n from_o presbyter_n albeit_o say_v they_o christ_n do_v institute_v twelve_o apostle_n in_o who_o place_n the_o bishop_n be_v and_o afterward_o choose_v seventie_o disciple_n who_o place_n in_o the_o church_n the_o presbyter_n do_v hold_v yet_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o bishop_n do_v constitute_v in_o the_o church_n a_o order_n different_a from_o presbyter_n for_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v the_o same_o which_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n and_o paul_n st_n hierome_n also_o and_o almost_o all_o other_o ancient_a ecclesiastic_a all_o writer_n do_v testify_v in_o which_o regard_n our_o learned_a junius_n speak_v a_o truth_n and_o no_o more_o but_o the_o truth_n when_o he_o tell_v bellarmine_n 15._o bellarmine_n quam_fw-la 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in_o a_o aristocracy_n if_o any_o desire_v a_o reason_n why_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v please_v in_o his_o apostle_n to_o settle_v a_o aristocratical_a government_n and_o lay_v down_o this_o as_o a_o stand_a platform_n for_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n to_o follow_v the_o archbishop_n of_o spalleto_n shall_v inform_v he_o in_o who_o we_o have_v a_o full_a and_o satisfactory_a reason_n 3._o reason_n derep._n eccl._n lib._n 1._o c._n 12._o n._n 3._o albeit_o say_v he_o it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o humane_a commonwealth_n a_o monarchy_n but_o especial_o that_o which_o be_v temper_v by_o law_n be_v best_a yet_o in_o the_o church_n christ_n do_v not_o think_v it_o fit_v that_o way_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o a_o monarchy_n though_o never_o so_o well_o temper_v ameng_v those_o that_o be_v his_o minister_n this_o he_o judge_v to_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o in_o the_o church_n observe_v i_o pray_v you_o his_o reason_n for_o it_o carry_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o weight_n with_o it_o 4._o 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serve_v to_o overthrow_v the_o papal_a monarchy_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n so_o it_o do_v effectual_o conclude_v against_o a_o archiepiscopall_a over_o a_o provincial_n a_o episcopal_a sovereignty_n over_o a_o diocesan_n church_n for_o indeed_o there_o be_v not_o many_o step_n between_o a_o pope_n and_o a_o prelate_n stapleton_n the_o jesuit_n if_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v right_o quote_v he_o have_v confess_v it_o stapleton_n it_o qui_fw-fr gravid_n a_fw-fr est_fw-fr ex_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la facise_n parere_fw-la potest_fw-la papam_fw-la stapleton_n a_o easio_fw-la matter_n for_o a_o archbishop_n impregnate_v with_o a_o ambitious_a domineer_a spirit_n to_o bring_v forth_o a_o pope_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o our_o late_a prelate_n have_v make_v it_o evident_a to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o a_o diocesan_n monarch_n may_v quick_o become_v a_o tyrannical_a petti-pope_n in_o a_o word_n suppose_v it_o shall_v be_v grant_v that_o the_o throne_n promise_v by_o our_o 19.28_o matt._n 19.28_o saviour_n be_v throne_n apostolical_a and_o that_o thereby_o be_v mean_v that_o power_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n which_o christ_n communicate_v to_o they_o his_o extraordinary_a delegate_n and_o ambassador_n which_o yet_o be_v very_o questionable_a par._n questionable_a chemnit_fw-la har_z eu._n c_o 132._o i_o ansen_v conc_fw-fr eu._n c._n 100_o cajet_fw-fr par._n divers_a divine_n carry_v it_o another_o way_n yea_o â—3_n yea_o l._n cit_fw-la cap._n 11â—_n =_o â—3_n spalatensis_n affirm_v the_o quite_o contraty_a that_o christ_n there_o speak_v not_o a_o word_n of_o the_o throne_n in_o the_o church_n yet_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o a_o episcopal_a throne_n or_o to_o the_o advance_n of_o a_o prelate_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o presbyter_n what_o affinity_n be_v there_o between_o a_o apostolical_a and_o episcopal_a throne_n between_o a_o aristocratical_a government_n which_o christ_n found_v in_o his_o apostle_n and_o a_o monarchical_a sovereignty_n which_o prelate_n have_v usurp_v we_o read_v indeed_o in_o scripture_n of_o 13._o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n rev._n 13._o a_o throne_n which_o the_o dragon_n do_v give_v to_o the_o beast_n on_o who_o head_n be_v name_n of_o blasphemy_n but_o we_o read_v not_o any_o where_n of_o a_o apostolical_a throne_n derive_v to_o a_o bishop_n true_a it_o be_v as_o the_o patron_n of_o episcopacy_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o ancient_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o 〈◊〉_d
est_fw-la qui_fw-la inter_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la primus_fw-la he_o be_v the_o bishop_n who_o be_v the_o first_o among_o the_o presbyter_n be_v a_o clear_a testimony_n confirm_v what_o have_v be_v deliver_v for_o it_o do_v declare_v manifest_o as_o ministriasset_fw-la as_o pau_v tom_fw-mi â—_o l._n 9_o de_fw-la oec_fw-la pont._n c._n 5._o n._n 8._o nihil_fw-la abud_fw-la quam_fw-la inter_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la plures_fw-la annâ—s_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la muncie_n presbyteratus_n ministriasset_fw-la chamier_n have_v well_o observe_v what_o be_v the_o degree_n of_o a_o bishop_n in_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a time_n of_o the_o church_n that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o he_o be_v account_v the_o bishop_n who_o among_o the_o presbyter_n have_v minister_v long_a in_o the_o office_n of_o a_o presbyter_n hence_o the_o forename_a french_a divine_a do_v conclude_v ibid._n conclude_v ibid._n that_o at_o first_o there_o be_v no_o other_o difference_n between_o a_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbyter_n than_o what_o be_v between_o the_o dean_n and_o canon_n in_o a_o cathedral_n in_o reference_n to_o this_o 22._o this_o sum._n contr_n tract_n 2._o q._n 22._o rivetus_n do_v conceive_v that_o tertullian_n speak_v when_o he_o say_v president_n probati_fw-la quique_fw-la seniores_fw-la approved_n elder_n do_v sit_v as_o precedent_n who_o have_v obtain_v that_o honour_n not_o by_o price_n but_o by_o testimony_n in_o testimony_n of_o that_o reverence_n and_o respect_n which_o age_n and_o senioritie_n in_o the_o ministry_n do_v bespeak_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o fellow_n presbyter_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chief_a seat_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n assign_v unto_o he_o to_o who_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n begin_v now_o to_o be_v restrain_v on_o the_o forementioned_a ground_n like_o as_o in_o the_o more_o public_a convention_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n assemble_v in_o a_o council_n the_o chief_a seat_n be_v depute_v for_o he_o that_o be_v the_o ancient_a and_o most_o venerable_a on_o this_o ground_n as_o eusebius_n report_v say_v rivetus_n 22._o rivetus_n hist_o l._n 5._o c_o 22._o when_o the_o bishop_n of_o pontus_n meet_v together_o palmos_fw-la be_v make_v precedent_n because_o he_o be_v antiquissimus_fw-la &_o maximè_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la the_o elder_a and_o most_o reverend_a among_o they_o hence_o apost_n hence_o hom._n 3._o in_o act._n apost_n chrysostome_n do_v compare_v the_o preeminence_n of_o the_o bishop_n over_o the_o presbyter_n to_o the_o preeminence_n of_o the_o elder_a brother_n or_o first-born_a over_o his_o young_a brethren_n who_o have_v indeed_o a_o certain_a preeminence_n over_o they_o but_o it_o be_v a_o brotherly_a preeminence_n not_o a_o lordly_a or_o jurisdictionall_a prelation_n as_o 13._o as_o fraternam_fw-la quidem_fw-la non_fw-la despoticam_fw-la neque_fw-la jurisdâ—ctionatem_fw-la spal_n de_fw-fr rep_n eccl_n l._n 1._o ca._n 5._o n._n 13._o spalatensis_n do_v express_v it_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n be_v by_o ordinary_a right_n his_o equal_n in_o all_o thing_n except_v age_n and_o that_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o it_o the_o precedency_n of_o primogeniture_n which_o do_v not_o invest_v he_o with_o any_o command_a power_n over_o they_o or_o put_v they_o in_o subjection_n unto_o he_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n be_v thus_o limit_v to_o he_o that_o be_v the_o elder_a presbyter_n occasion_v the_o mention_n of_o one_o alone_a in_o the_o writing_n of_o those_o who_o set_v down_o the_o succession_n of_o bishop_n learned_a salmasius_n have_v illustrate_v this_o by_o two_o example_n 274._o example_n dissert_n 1._o the_o presb_n &_o episc_n ca._n â—_o p._n 274._o when_o athens_n be_v govern_v by_o nine_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o rider_n the_o first_o of_o they_o only_o give_v the_o name_n to_o the_o year_n whence_o he_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o roman_a emperor_n do_v ofttimes_o make_v many_o consul_n in_o a_o year_n which_o be_v call_v consules_a per_fw-la suffectionem_fw-la yet_o these_o though_o they_o have_v full_a consular_a authority_n be_v not_o register_v among_o the_o consul_n but_o only_o those_o which_o be_v create_v in_o it_o he_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n because_o they_o be_v the_o elder_a the_o first_o consul_n 2._o that_o primacy_n which_o be_v grant_v unto_o he_o which_o be_v the_o first_o and_o elder_a presbyter_n and_o be_v now_o peculiar_o call_v the_o bishop_n be_v only_o at_o first_o a_o primacy_n of_o order_n no_o superiority_n of_o power_n or_o jurisdictive_a dominion_n that_o church_n affair_n shall_v be_v order_v by_o he_o alone_o without_o the_o consent_n and_o counsel_n of_o the_o presbyter_n observable_a to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o expression_n of_o pius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o his_o second_o epistle_n to_o justus_n bishop_n of_o vienna_n 275._o vienna_n presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la majorem_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la christi_fw-la ministrum_fw-la te_fw-la observent_fw-la ap_fw-mi sal._n p._n 275._o let_v the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n observe_v you_o not_o as_o one_o great_a than_o they_o but_o at_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n in_o which_o you_o see_v he_o do_v in_o plain_a term_n deny_v that_o justus_n the_o bishop_n be_v great_a in_o point_n of_o power_n and_o authority_n than_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n you_o know_v reverend_a and_o belove_a what_o be_v the_o resolution_n of_o 10._o of_o ad_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la scripserunt_fw-la mibi_fw-la compresbyteri_fw-la nostri_fw-la donatus_n &_o fortunatus_n novatus_n &_o gurdius_n solus_fw-la rescribere_fw-la nibil_n poâ—ui_fw-la quande_fw-fr à _fw-fr primordio_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la mei_fw-la staâ—uerim_n nihil_fw-la sine_fw-la consilio_fw-la vestâ—o_fw-la &_o fine_a consensu_fw-la plebis_fw-la meae_fw-la privata_fw-la sententiagerere_fw-la ep._n â—_o exedit_fw-la gonlart_n aliis_fw-la lib._n 3._o ep_v 10._o cyprian_a bishop_n of_o carthage_n from_o the_o first_o entrance_n to_o his_o episcopacy_n he_o determine_v to_o do_v nothing_o in_o the_o manage_n of_o church_n affaine_n of_o his_o own_o head_n without_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o presbyter_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n which_o he_o lay_v down_o as_o a_o reason_n why_o he_o alone_o can_v not_o return_v a_o answer_n to_o that_o wherein_o donatus_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o compresbyter_n do_v consult_v he_o nor_o do_v cyprian_n entertain_v this_o resolution_n and_o observe_v it_o in_o his_o practice_n mere_o out_o of_o a_o voluntary_a humility_n and_o condescension_n as_o arg_fw-mi as_o de_fw-fr pent._n ronvere_n li._n 1._o c._n 6._o in_o resp_n ad_fw-la tertium_fw-la arg_fw-mi bellarmine_n will_v bear_v the_o world_n in_o hand_n and_o by_o this_o shift_n elude_v this_o pregnant_a testimony_n but_o he_o acknowledge_v himself_o by_o his_o place_n and_o office_n to_o be_v bind_v thereunto_o even_o by_o that_o relation_n wherein_o he_o stand_v to_o the_o presbyter_n and_o the_o presbyter_n to_o he_o ib._n he_o sed_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la vot_o per_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la venero_fw-la tunc_fw-la de_fw-la iis_fw-la quae_fw-la velgesta_fw-la sant_z vet_z gerenda_fw-la sicut_fw-la mutune_n bonor_n poscit_fw-la in_o common_a tractabimus_fw-la id_fw-la ib._n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o honour_n which_o they_o mutual_o owe_v one_o to_o the_o other_o as_o the_o presbyter_n and_o people_n do_v owe_v this_o honour_n to_o the_o bishop_n that_o without_o his_o advice_n and_o consent_n they_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n so_o the_o bishop_n owe_v the_o same_o honour_n unto_o they_o not_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o own_o head_n without_o their_o counsel_n and_o consent_n what_o cyprian_n profess_v concern_v himself_o the_o late_a learned_a 41._o learned_a daven_n det_fw-la quest_n q._n 41._o bishop_n of_o salisbury_n confess_v be_v in_o all_o likelihood_n observe_v by_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o godly_a bishop_n in_o those_o day_n how_o exorbitant_a from_o this_o rule_n the_o practice_n of_o our_o prelate_n have_v be_v the_o christian_a world_n do_v know_v full_a well_o and_o he_o that_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o reduce_v they_o unto_o it_o may_v deserve_o be_v account_v augiae_fw-la stabuli_fw-la repurgator_n as_o cit_fw-la as_o annot._n in_o cypr._fw-la loc_fw-la cit_fw-la gonlartius_fw-la speak_v the_o purger_n of_o augias_n stable_n so_o full_a of_o dung_n and_o filth_n that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o herculean_a labour_n for_o to_o cleanse_v it_o true_a it_o be_v that_o when_o the_o title_n of_o bishop_n be_v restrain_v unto_o one_o of_o the_o presbyter_n there_o do_v within_o a_o little_a after_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o reservation_n and_o restriction_n of_o some_o of_o those_o act_n and_o office_n which_o be_v before_o common_a to_o all_o the_o presbyter_n this_o be_v do_v for_o order_n sake_n pro_fw-la bono_fw-mi pacis_fw-la for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o church_n peace_n and_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bishop_n who_o be_v choose_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o presbyter_n and_o people_n have_v now_o a_o