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presbytery_n by_o all_o whâ—câ—_n ceremony_n of_o kneel_v stand_v and_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n be_v only_o mean_v pâ—ayers_n make_v when_o they_o be_v in_o that_o posture_n now_o who_o can_v imagine_v then_o that_o the_o preiâ—â—â—_n of_o a_o bishop_n iâ—_n more_o needful_a than_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o presbyter_n or_o people_n except_o he_o can_v pray_v more_o hearty_o and_o more_o spiritual_o than_o the_o rest_n which_o he_o usual_o be_v suppose_v to_o do_v because_o his_o worth_n noâ—_n his_o friend_n relation_n monâ—y_a or_o kâ—ndâ—ed_v advanc'â—_n he_o in_o gospel_n time_n and_o in_o the_o primitive-tinâ—s_a when_o timothy_n be_v ordain_v a_o bishop_n the_o presbyter_n only_o do_v it_o except_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n be_v only_o two_o name_n for_o one_o person_n as_o undoubted_o they_o be_v aftertime_n do_v distinguish_v they_o how_o only_o by_o precedency_n as_o the_o chair_n man_n of_o a_o committee_n the_o speaker_n he_o that_o in_o session_n give_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o court_n but_o no_o better_a man_n nor_o other_o character_n â—han_o his_o other_o brethren_n the_o justice_n or_o member_n except_o for_o order_n sake_n precedency_n and_o therefore_o for_o order-sake_n the_o bishop_n with_o the_o presbyter_n or_o the_o presbyter_n or_o in_o default_n any_o church_n member_n or_o the_o whole_a church_n may_v have_v lâ—id_v on_o hand_n as_o well_o as_o have_v pray_v at_o a_o ordination_n thus_o when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v choose_v paul_n and_o barnabas_n thâ—y_o have_v their_o mission_n from_o the_o whole_a church_n act_v 13.2_o 3._o jeâ—om_n and_o chrysostom_n agree_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n but_o only_a ordination_n and_o that_o be_v by_o custom_n as_o the_o best_a man_n not_o as_o the_o sole_a man_n he_o never_o can_v lawful_o ordain_v but_o in_o his_o own_o church_n and_o his_o own_o church_n member_n only_o and_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o member_n for_o 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the_o presbyter_n have_v it_o the_o presbyter_n that_o be_v among_o you_o say_v st._n peter_n i_o exhort_v who_o be_o also_o a_o presbyter_n 1_o pet._n 5.1_o no_o great_a title_n of_o honour_n can_v be_v give_v than_o what_o age_n and_o nature_n give_v thence_o come_v sieur_n monsieur_n sire_n and_o sir_n or_o father_n maâ—am_n a_o diminutive_a of_o dame_n or_o dam_n madam_n my_o dam_n or_o mother_n and_o age_n be_v honourable_a the_o great_a title_n of_o honour_n be_v thence_o derive_v senior_n seniore_fw-la signior_n gâ—and_n seniore_fw-la in_o spanish_a italian_a and_o lingua_n franka_fw-mi presbyter_n among_o the_o greek_n elder_a or_o alderman_n or_o earl_n all_o be_v one_o derivative_a from_o seniority_n to_o that_o if_o people_n be_v ambitious_a of_o a_o name_n presbyter_n or_o earl_n alderman_n or_o earl_n of_o the_o church_n be_v far_o before_o overseer_n or_o bishop_n who_o diocese_n be_v at_o first_o no_o big_a than_o that_o he_o may_v â—asily_o oversee_v it_o or_o see_v 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brave_a câ—mmon_a wealth_n that_o ever_o the_o sun_n see_v but_o he_o fall_v in_o the_o height_n of_o hâ—s_n jollity_n and_o to_o shall_v all_o â—erably_o who_o portion_n be_v as_o they_o desire_v in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d only_o in_o short_a the_o difference_n betwixt_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n in_o holy_a writ_n be_v nothing_o at_o all_o no_o not_o in_o ordination_n as_o in_o asrica_n presbyter_n do_v ordain_v and_o so_o now_o at_o this_o day_n in_o germany_n france_n and_o in_o the_o most_o prorestant_a church_n and_o must_v we_o schismatice_n from_o scripture_n and_o from_o all_o the_o protestant_n in_o the_o world_n to_o follow_v a_o custom_n they_o get_v into_o the_o greek_a church_n forty_o custom_n they_o have_v besides_o this_o contrary_n to_o scripture_n custom_n chrysostome_n be_v a_o greek_a bishop_n and_o hierom_n though_o write_v in_o latin_a yet_o dwell_v and_o converse_v among_o the_o greek_n but_o will_v never_o make_v so_o bold_a a_o venture_n as_o to_o be_v a_o bishop_n 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month_n before_o the_o dutch_a land_a but_o to_o who_o can_v i_o complain_v to_o the_o throne_n i_o do_v without_o remedy_n for_o that_o oppress_v i_o to_o the_o righteous_a god_n i_o make_v my_o humble_a appeal_n and_o he_o hear_v in_o heaven_n his_o dwell_a place_n and_o laugh_v my_o adversary_n to_o scorn_v yea_o the_o lord_n have_v have_v they_o in_o derision_n and_o those_o that_o banish_v i_o from_o my_o house_n without_o law_n and_o without_o a_o cause_n be_v by_o god_n righteous_a hand_n and_o judgement_n turn_v out_o of_o their_o house_n and_o home_n and_o before_o they_o go_v recant_v their_o oppression_n towards_o i_o but_o go_v away_o in_o haste_n his_o apostle_n can_v not_o hear_v i_o restitution_n for_o the_o injustice_n there_o be_v a_o time_n for_o all_o thing_n our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v â—any_n thing_n to_o say_v but_o even_o his_o aposty_n can_v not_o hear_v they_o sometime_o i_o write_v against_o these_o illegal_a ceremony_n in_o the_o black_a nonconformist_a 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