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there_o no_o cause_n why_o it_o shall_v now_o or_o at_o any_o time_n under_o christian_a prince_n be_v of_o necessity_n retain_v chap._n 2._o the._n 28._o division_n t._n c._n pag._n 146._o sect._n 1_o and_o so_o also_o be_v answer_v the_o third_o question_n that_o for_o so_o much_o as_o they_o be_v church_n officer_n question_n a_z the_o place_n heb._n 13._o be_v quote_v only_o for_o the_o phrase_n for_o it_o pro_fw-la ve_v nothing_o in_o question_n and_o over_o the_o people_n in_o matter_n perteyn_a to_o god_n and_o such_o as_o watch_v over_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n 13._o a_z heb._n 13._o that_o therefore_o although_o they_o be_v not_o pastor_n to_o preach_v the_o word_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o lay_v man_n as_o they_o term_v they_o but_o ecclesiastical_a person_n io._n whitgifte_n m._n beza_n in_o a_o epistle_n that_o be_v prefix_v before_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o church_n in_o beza_n beza_n hell_n tia_fw-la speak_v of_o the_o signiory_n say_v that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o 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this_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o the_o regiment_n leave_v of_o christ_n 23._o christ_n mat._n 18._o 7._o 1._o co._n 12._o 28_o rom._n 12._o 8._o 1._o ti._n 5._o 17._o act._n 15._o 2._o 4_o 6._o 22._o 23._o to_o his_o church_n be_v commit_v into_o one_o man_n hand_n who_o alone_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o easy_a for_o the_o wicked_a by_o bribe_v to_o pervert_v than_o to_o overthrow_v the_o faith_n &_o piety_n of_o a_o zealous_a and_o godly_a company_n for_o such_o manner_n of_o man_n in_o deed_n 13._o deed_n exod._n 18._o 21_o deut._n 1._o 13._o shall_v the_o senior_n be_v answer_v to_o the_o admonition_n pag._n 130._o sect._n ult._n &_o pag._n 131._o 132._o &_o pag._n 133._o lin._n ult._n &_o pag._n 134._o sect._n 1_o you_o say_v all_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o the_o regiment_n leave_v of_o christ_n to_o his_o church_n be_v commit_v unto_o one_o man_n hand_n and_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o you_o note_v in_o the_o margin_n the._n 18._o of_o mat._n the._n 12._o of_o 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4._o 1._o tim._n 5._o and_o see_v that_o the_o church_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o this_o form_n so_o plain_o express_v in_o these_o place_n of_o scripture_n i_o see_v not_o how_o you_o can_v bind_v it_o to_o the_o self_n same_o form_n of_o government_n use_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n three_o this_o word_n gubernationes_fw-la mention_v 1._o cor._n 12._o whereupon_o you_o will_v ground_v conjecture_n 3._o the_o word_n gubernationes_fw-la impli_v not_o the_o signiory_n but_o by_o conjecture_n your_o signiory_n may_v as_o some_o learned_a man_n think_v signify_v any_o kind_n of_o government_n cven_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o only_o by_o mere_a conjecture_n it_o be_v draw_v to_o signify_v this_o new_a devise_a signiory_n &_o therefore_o can_v infer_v any_o necessary_a conclusion_n furthermore_o it_o be_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n place_v among_o those_o function_n y_o it_o be_v temporal_a and_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o learned_a man_n cease_v for_o 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but_o the_o charge_n thereof_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n so_o that_o nothing_o be_v do_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n this_o be_v theopinion_n of_o the_o best_a writer_n neither_o do_v i_o know_v any_o learned_a man_n of_o a_o magist._n 5._o the_o general_a opinion_n of_o the_o best_a writer_n musculus_fw-la loc_fw-la com._n tit_n de_fw-fr magist._n contrary_a judgement_n m._n musculus_fw-la speak_v of_o those_o senior_n say_v that_o they_o be_v use_v in_o those_o church_n only_o that_o be_v destitute_a of_o christian_a magistrate_n which_o have_v the_o chiefty_a and_o power_n etc._n etc._n not_o only_o in_o profane_a but_o in_o divine_a matter_n and_o after_o answer_v a_o objection_n of_o 1._o cor._n 6._o he_o say_v that_o we_o must_v needs_o distinguish_v between_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o those_o day_n and_o that_o whichis_n now_o i_o have_v before_o declare_v m._n gualters_n judgement_n of_o this_o matter_n in_o his_o commentary_n 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8._o nostro_fw-la tempore_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la although_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o god_n have_v afterwards_o also_o stir_v up_o apostle_n or_o at_o the_o least_o evangelist_n in_o stead_n of_o they_o as_o it_o be_v do_v in_o our_o day_n chap._n 3._o the._n 3._o division_n t._n c._n page_n 45._o sect._n 5._o and_o although_o some_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n do_v call_v sometime_o good_a minister_n successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n yet_o that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v because_o they_o propound_v the_o same_o doctrine_n that_o they_o do_v not_o because_o they_o succeed_v into_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o function_n which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v s._n paul_n do_v use_v this_o word_n sometime_o in_o his_o proper_a and_o native_a signification_n for_o he_o that_o be_v public_o send_v from_o any_o to_o other_o as_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o brethren_n that_o be_v join_v with_o titus_n which_o be_v send_v by_o the_o church_n with_o relief_n to_o the_o poor_a church_n 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the_o name_n of_o a_o 7._o cent._n 1._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o apostle_n to_o be_v take_v in_o that_o place_n general_o pro_fw-la quolibet_fw-la euangelista_fw-la for_o any_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n ambrose_n say_v erat_fw-la eorum_fw-la apostolus_fw-la à _fw-la paulo_n factus_fw-la dum_fw-la illum_fw-la ad_fw-la exhortationem_fw-la philip._n caluin_n in_o 2_o philip._n eorum_fw-la mittebat_fw-la ad_fw-la eos_fw-la he_o be_v make_v their_o apostle_n of_o paul_n when_o as_o at_o their_o request_n he_o send_v he_o unto_o they_o and_o theodoret_n in_o plain_a word_n do_v call_v he_o a_o apostle_n because_o he_o 2._o ambrose_n in_o philip._n 2._o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o philippian_n if_o these_o say_v true_a as_o no_o doubt_n they_o do_v they_o be_v not_o epaphroditus_n call_v a_o apostle_n only_o in_o that_o signification_n that_o you_o say_v he_o be_v in_o that_o he_o 2._o theo._n 1._o tim._n 3._o &_o phil._n 2._o call_v they_o apostle_n with_o a_o addition_n of_o the_o church_n not_o of_o all_o church_n he_o confirm_v my_o say_n for_o it_o argue_v that_o there_o may_v be_v apostle_n though_o they_o have_v commission_n but_o for_o one_o kingdom_n or_o province_n only_o as_o epaphroditus_n be_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o philippian_n because_o he_o be_v send_v unto_o they_o to_o preach_v thus_o do_v both_o ambrose_n chrysostome_n theodoret_n caluine_n and_o other_o write_v chap._n 3._o the_o four_o division_n t._n c._n pag._n 46._o sect._n 1_o and_o as_o for_o andronicus_n and_o junius_n which_o be_v by_o you_o recite_v belike_o recite_v t._n c._n 〈◊〉_d off_o a_o direct_a answer_n with_o this_o belike_o belike_o to_o prove_v that_o we_o may_v have_v more_o apostle_n because_o it_o be_v say_v of_o s._n paul_n that_o they_o be_v famous_a and_o notable_a among_o the_o 16._o rom._n 16._o apostle_n it_o can_v be_v prove_v by_o any_o thing_n i_o see_v there_o whether_o they_o have_v any_o function_n ecclesiastical_a or_o no._n for_o s._n paul_n 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that_o belearned_a know_fw-mi that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n be_v partly_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o people_n that_o have_v to_o do_v in_o the_o election_n &_o other_o thing_n popular_a partly_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o pastor_n and_o ancient_n aristocratical_a that_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o best_a i_o say_v they_o know_v that_o these_o governmente_n do_v easy_o decline_v into_o their_o contrary_n and_o by_o reason_n thereof_o both_o the_o government_n of_o those_o which_o be_v most_o virtuous_a may_v easy_o be_v change_v into_o the_o government_n of_o few_o of_o the_o rich_a or_o of_o great_a power_n and_o the_o popular_a estate_n may_v easy_o pass_v to_o a_o confuse_a tumult_n now_o this_o incommoditie_n be_v they_o more_o subject_a unto_o under_o a_o tyrant_n than_o under_o a_o godly_a prince_n for_o they_o have_v no_o civil_a magistrate_n which_o may_v correct_v and_o reform_v those_o declining_n when_o they_o happen_v 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you_o yourself_o confess_v that_o the_o pastor_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o signiory_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v if_o the_o state_n be_v either_o popular_a or_o aristocratical_a of_o the_o universal_a church_n only_a christ_n be_v the_o head_n and_o chief_a and_o therefore_o the_o state_n of_o it_o be_v monarchical_a but_o of_o the_o state_n and_o kind_a of_o government_n of_o 8._o tract_n 8._o the_o church_n in_o every_o kingdom_n or_o province_n i_o have_v particular_o and_o at_o large_a speak_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o archbishop_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o will_v the_o reader_n once_o again_o to_o mark_v how_o you_o bend_v your_o force_n against_o a_o monarchy_n for_o your_o principle_n be_v that_o the_o government_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n monarchy_n c._n t._n bend_v his_o force_n against_o a_o monarchy_n must_v be_v frame_v according_a to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v not_o be_v a_o kingdom_n but_o rather_o a_o popular_a 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