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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 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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 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