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and_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n what_o elder_n be_v those_o the_o next_o word_n shall_v tell_v you_o if_o any_o be_v blameless_a the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n have_v faithful_a child_n etc._n etc._n for_o a_o bishop_n must_v be_v blameless_a as_o the_o steward_n of_o god_n lo_o s._n paul_n elder_a here_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o bishop_n even_o then_o as_o the_o father_n observe_v every_o bishop_n be_v a_o presbyter_n and_o though_o not_o every_o presbyter_n a_o bishop_n yet_o every_o presbyter_n a_o sacred_a and_o spiritual_a person_n such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v capable_a of_o holy_a ordination_n thus_o may_v we_o easy_o pass_v through_o all_o these_o text_n wherein_o there_o be_v any_o mention_n of_o presbyter_n one_o only_a place_n there_o be_v that_o may_v to_o a_o fore-inclined_n mind_n seem_v
to_o give_v some_o colour_n and_o god_n know_v but_o a_o colour_n of_o a_o lay-presbytery_n let_v the_o elder_n that_o rule_v well_o 5.17_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o say_v st._n paul_n to_o timothy_n be_v count_v worthy_a of_o all_o honour_n especial_o they_o who_o labour_n in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n a_o place_n which_o have_v be_v so_o thorough_o sift_v by_o all_o who_o have_v meddle_v with_o this_o ill-raised_n controversy_n as_o that_o no_o humane_a wit_n can_v devise_v to_o add_v one_o scruple_n of_o a_o notion_n towards_o a_o far_a discussion_n of_o it_o i_o dare_v confident_o say_v there_o be_v scarce_o any_o one_o sentence_n of_o scripture_n which_o have_v undergo_v a_o more_o busy_a and_o curious_a agitation_n the_o issue_n be_v this_o that_o never_o any_o expositor_n for_o the_o space_n of_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n take_v these_o aeresbyter_n for_o any_o other_o than_o priest_n or_o minister_n of_o eleven_o or_o twelve_o several_a exposition_n of_o the_o word_n each_o one_o be_v more_o fair_a and_o probable_a than_o this_o which_o be_v new_o devise_v and_o obtrude_v upon_o the_o church_n that_o the_o text_n be_v so_o far_o from_o favour_v these_o lay-presbyter_n that_o we_o need_v no_o other_o argument_n against_o they_o for_o where_o be_v it_o ever_o hear_v of_o or_o how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o mere_a laic_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishop_n and_o pastor_n have_v have_v that_o stile_n as_o in_o scripture_n so_o in_o follow_v antiquity_n that_o passage_n of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n cite_v by_o eusebius_n concern_v saint_n john_n that_o he_o at_o ephesus_n commit_v the_o charge_n of_o his_o young_a man_n to_o a_o old_a bishop_n who_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beside_o that_o of_o justin_n martyr_n already_o cite_v and_o other_o show_v it_o plain_o and_o if_o as_o some_o our_o appellation_n of_o priest_n come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o well_o may_v how_o can_v a_o layman_n be_v so_o or_o if_o from_o prebstre_n as_o the_o more_o think_v let_v we_o have_v lay-priest_n if_o lay-presbyters_a and_o what_o better_a commentary_n can_v we_o have_v of_o saint_n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o himself_o give_v of_o himself_o in_o his_o exhortation_n to_o the_o elder_n or_o pastor_n at_o ephesus_n who_o interpret_v it_o by_o careful_a attend_v to_o themselves_o and_o their_o flock_n which_o even_o their_o own_o author_n be_v wont_a to_o appropriate_v to_o pastor_n and_o what_o can_v that_o double_a honour_n be_v which_o the_o apostle_n claim_v for_o these_o elder_n or_o presbyter_n but_o respect_n and_o due_a maintenance_n to_o who_o be_v this_o due_a but_o to_o those_o that_o serve_v at_o the_o altar_n as_o for_o lay-presbyters_a be_v it_o ever_o require_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v maintain_v by_o the_o church_n and_o what_o can_v those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v but_o those_o priest_n which_o diligent_o and_o painful_o toil_n in_o god_n harvest_n in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n all_o the_o elder_n therefore_o there_o intend_v be_v exercise_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n but_o there_o be_v some_o that_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o the_o rest_n these_o must_v be_v respect_v and_o encourage_v according_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o induce_v a_o indifferent_a man_n to_o think_v that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v imiplie_v a_o several_a and_o distinct_a office_n but_o rather_o a_o more_o intense_a and_o serious_a labour_n in_o the_o same_o office_n as_o may_v be_v show_v in_o a_o thousand_o instance_n whereas_o therefore_o this_o be_v the_o only_a scripture_n that_o in_o some_o foreprised_n ear_n seem_v to_o sound_v towards_o a_o lay-presbytery_a i_o must_v needs_o profess_v for_o my_o part_n if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o text_n in_o all_o the_o book_n of_o god_n more_o pregnant_a for_o their_o disproof_n i_o shall_v think_v this_o alone_a a_o very_a sufficient_a warrant_n for_o their_o disclamation_n and_o i_o do_v very_o persuade_v myself_o that_o those_o man_n who_o upon_o such_o weak_a yea_o such_o no-ground_n have_v take_v upon_o they_o be_v mere_a laic_n to_o manage_v these_o holy_a affair_n of_o god_n have_v a_o hard_a answer_n to_o make_v one_o day_n before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o almighty_a god_n for_o this_o their_o presumptuous_a usurpation_n now_o then_o since_o this_o one_o litigious_a and_o unprove_v text_n be_v the_o only_a place_n in_o the_o whole_a new_a testament_n that_o can_v bear_v any_o pretence_n for_o the_o lay-presbytery_n for_o as_o for_o their_o dic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la and_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v so_o improbable_a and_o have_v be_v so_o oft_o and_o thorough_o charm_v that_o they_o be_v not_o worth_a either_o urge_v or_o answer_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a so_o many_o manifest_a and_o pregnant_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n have_v be_v and_o may_v be_v produce_v within_o the_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n be_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n only_o mean_v for_o the_o spiritual_a guide_n of_o his_o people_n i_o hope_v every_o ingenuous_a christian_a will_v easy_o resolve_v how_o much_o safe_o it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o follow_v the_o clear_a light_n of_o many_o evident_a scripture_n than_o the_o doubtful_a glimmer_n of_o one_o mistake_v text_n §._o 3._o lay-eldership_n a_o mere_a stranger_n to_o antiquity_n which_o acknowledge_v no_o presbyter_n but_o divine_n and_o as_o the_o scripture_n of_o god_n never_o mean_v to_o give_v countenance_n to_o a_o lay-presbytery_n so_o neither_o do_v subsequent_a antiquity_n i_o speak_v it_o upon_o good_a assurance_n there_o be_v never_o any_o clause_n in_o any_o father_n council_n history_n that_o do_v so_o much_o as_o intimate_v any_o such_o office_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n or_o the_o man_n that_o wield_v it_o the_o fautor_n of_o it_o will_v glad_o snatch_v at_o every_o sentence_n in_o old_a record_n where_o they_o meet_v with_o the_o name_n of_o a_o presbyter_n as_o if_o there_o the_o bell_n chime_v to_o their_o thought_n but_o certain_o for_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n no_o man_n ever_o dream_v of_o such_o a_o device_n if_o he_o do_v let_v we_o know_v the_o man_n i_o be_o sure_a our_o apostolical_a clemens_n make_v a_o contradistinction_n of_o laic_n and_o presbyter_n laic_a clem._n epâ—st_n ad_fw-la corinth_n supra_fw-la ignat._n ep._n ad_fw-la magn._n do_v nothing_o without_o your_o bishop_n â—eithâ—r_v presbyter_n nor_o deacon_n nor_o laic_a and_o ignatius_n the_o holy_a martyr_n yet_o more_o punctual_o go_v in_o these_o degree_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o difference_n be_v so_o familiar_a with_o that_o saint_n as_o that_o we_o scarce_o miss_v it_o in_o any_o of_o his_o epistle_n in_o so_o much_o as_o vedelius_fw-la himself_o find_v in_o the_o epistle_n of_o this_o martyr_n to_o the_o ephesian_n ephes_n ignat._n epist_n ad_fw-la ephes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v it_o memorabile_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la vestrorum_fw-la collegium_fw-la a_o college_n of_o presbyter_n such_o the_o bishop_n of_o those_o first_o time_n have_v as_o we_o have_v still_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n to_o consult_v withal_o upon_o any_o occasion_n but_o those_o presbyter_n be_v no_o other_o than_o profess_v divine_n neither_o be_v ever_o otherwise_o construe_v if_o we_o look_v a_o little_a low_o who_o can_v but_o turn_v over_o any_o two_o leaf_n of_o the_o first_o tome_n of_o the_o counsel_n and_o not_o fall_v upon_o some_o passage_n that_o may_v settle_v his_o assurance_n this_o way_n those_o ancient_a canon_n which_o carry_v the_o name_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v exceed_o frequent_a in_o the_o distinction_n they_o speak_v of_o the_o bishop_n or_o presbyter_n offer_v on_o the_o altar_n of_o god_n which_o no_o layman_n may_v do_v they_o make_v a_o act_n against_o a_o bishop_n or_o presbyter_n rejection_n of_o his_o wife_n 3.4.5_o can._n apost_n c._n 3.4.5_o under_o pretence_n of_o religion_n which_o in_o a_o layman_n be_v never_o question_v 7._o c_o 6_o 7._o they_o forbid_v a_o bishop_n presbyter_n or_o deacon_n to_o meddle_v with_o any_o secular_a care_n or_o employment_n a_o laic_a person_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v so_o restrain_v short_o for_o we_o may_v here_o easy_o weary_a our_o reader_n the_o nine_o of_o their_o canon_n be_v punctual_a which_o plain_o reckon_v up_o the_o bishop_n â—_o can._n â—_o presbyter_n deacon_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o priestly_a list_n and_o in_o the_o fourteen_o if_o any_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o whosoever_o else_o of_o the_o clergy_n dionysius_n the_o misnamed_n areopagite_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o the_o holy_a martyr_n