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for_o minister_a and_o exhort_v they_o be_v tâ—_n low_a for_o a_o bishop_n character_n and_o therefore_o nâ—_n plead_v by_o all_o this_o pain_n take_v in_o search_v for_o a_o bâ—shop_n superior_a to_o presbyter_n the_o candid_a readâ—_n will_v perceive_v that_o we_o do_v not_o wilful_o blind_a foâ—_n ourselves_o but_o be_v willing_a to_o search_v the_o scripture_n and_o be_v determine_v by_o they_o but_o in_o all_o these_o scripture_n where_o church-officer_n be_v particular_o â—_o numerated_a there_o be_v no_o such_o church-officer_n to_o â—ound_v as_o bishop_n over_o other_o minister_n of_o the_o gâ—pel_n either_o in_o express_a word_n or_o by_o any_o true_a consequence_n from_o they_o and_o therefore_o we_o can_v subject_v to_o the_o say_a office_n as_o a_o institution_n of_o christ_n a_o second_o reason_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o word_n â—f_v our_o saviour_n luke_n 2d_o 24._o and_o there_o be_v also_o a_o strife_n among_o they_o which_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v account_v 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unwarrantable_a â—pectations_n of_o christ_n disciple_n hope_v he_o wâ—_n erect_v a_o temporal_a kingdom_n and_o thereby_o plâ—_n of_o trust_n and_o honour_n may_v fall_v to_o their_o shaâ—_n â—is_fw-la attendants_z yet_o their_o master_n give_v they_o no_o round_a to_o expect_v such_o worldly_a honour_n show_v â—hem_n that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n and_o â—hat_n they_o may_v expect_v to_o be_v hate_v despise_a and_o persecute_v for_o his_o name_n sake_n and_o therefore_o â—he_v instruction_n give_v they_o by_o these_o scripture_n concern_v superiority_n relate_v to_o the_o lowly_a state_n they_o be_v in_o and_o may_v expect_v for_o the_o future_a â—s_n his_o servant_n and_o not_o to_o a_o state_n of_o worldly_a granâ—ur_n which_o he_o do_v not_o promise_v they_o nor_o do_v they_o â—fterwards_o possess_v but_o as_o it_o be_v grasp_v without_o â—is_n commission_n and_o this_o be_v manifest_o confirm_v by_o our_o saviour_n follow_v word_n verse_n 27._o but_o â—_o 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