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plant_v by_o they_o for_o rule_v of_o they_o and_o first_o he_o make_v a_o work_n about_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v in_o the_o synagogue_n but_o from_o his_o own_o discourse_n it_o be_v clear_a how_o little_a weight_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v on_o this_o consideration_n as_o to_o what_o he_o intend_v see_v that_o name_n be_v ever_o use_v to_o denote_v power_n and_o dignity_n whether_o in_o church_n or_o state_n and_o so_o do_v no_o more_o belong_v to_o the_o synagogue_n than_o other_o thing_n i_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o he_o say_v in_o the_o end_n of_o p._n 286._o if_o his_o design_n be_v not_o to_o dispute_v the_o argument_n of_o of_o either_o party_n viz._n those_o who_o conceive_v the_o apostle_n settle_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n in_o absolute_a purity_n or_o else_o by_o superiority_n and_o subordination_n among_o the_o settle_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n but_o to_o lay_v down_o 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in_o divinus_fw-la i.e._n presbyter_n humanus_fw-la i._n e._n etc._n etc._n a_o precedent_n or_o constant_a moderator_n &_o diabolicus_fw-la i._n e._n a_o prelate_n with_o sole_a jurisdiction_n the_o indifferency_n of_o the_o second_o he_o assert_v and_o will_v not_o prescribe_v that_o form_n use_v at_o geneva_n which_o be_v without_o such_o a_o fix_a precedent_n to_o other_o church_n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o purpose_n it_o be_v a_o pity_n to_o see_v a_o learned_a man_n at_o so_o much_o pain_n and_o lose_v his_o labour_n it_o be_v so_o as_o have_v be_v show_v mr._n still_o do_v foul_o misrepresent_v the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n about_o church-government_n that_o be_v between_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o of_o geneva_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n it_o be_v not_o as_o he_o allege_v whether_o parity_n or_o episcopacy_n be_v more_o convenient_a but_o whether_o prelacy_n put_v sole_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o bishop_n or_o give_v he_o power_n 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