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rather_o than_o to_o mince_v the_o matter_n according_a to_o perverse_a glossing_n it_o be_v to_o so_o great_a a_o prejudice_n as_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n so_o precious_a in_o this_o have_v we_o to_o answer_v what_o be_v alfo_o object_v out_o of_o phil._n 1._o 1._o the_o apostle_n saint_v the_o saint_n at_o philippi_n with_o the_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n wherein_o the_o author_n of_o the_o large_a annotation_n on_o the_o bibâ—e_n busy_a themselves_o exceed_o 1._o in_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o second_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o by_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n there_o cite_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o bishop_n in_o one_o city_n thence_o conclude_v in_o favour_n of_o those_o time_n that_o there_o be_v many_o bishop_n in_o philippi_n therefore_o be_v not_o they_o bishop_n but_o elder_n but_o all_o this_o be_v ground_v on_o a_o supposition_n that_o philippi_n be_v restrain_v to_o that_o city_n of_o macedonia_n so_o call_v whereas_o philippi_n be_v a_o metropolis_n in_o macedonia_n 12._o and_o we_o read_v of_o the_o church_n of_o macedonia_n 1._o and_o of_o the_o brethren_n in_o all_o macedonia_n 10._o and_o why_o may_v not_o philippi_n a_o metropolis_n include_v its_o province_n and_o this_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n be_v to_o that_o church_n at_o large_a where_o many_o bishop_n be_v to_o be_v salute_v without_o those_o narrow_a inference_n in_o confine_a philippi_n to_o a_o city_n within_o its_o wall_n and_o the_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n at_o philippi_n to_o those_o only_a in_o that_o city_n inhabit_v as_o to_o that_o far_o object_v from_o that_o text_n phil._n 1._o 1._o of_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n only_o name_v and_o that_o elder_n be_v intend_v therefore_o by_o bishop_n say_v they_o elder_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v and_o not_o bishop_n but_o how_o follow_v that_o for_o 1._o may_v not_o elder_n be_v as_o well_o include_v in_o and_o with_o that_o of_o deacon_n you_o have_v see_v the_o name_n of_o deacon_n to_o have_v be_v sufficient_o comprehensive_a of_o more_o and_o great_a than_o they_o 2._o or_o if_o elder_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v include_v in_o that_o of_o bishop_n let_v that_o suffice_v and_o satisfy_v without_o exclude_v bishop_n for_o shall_v elder_n include_v and_o not_o name_v exclude_v bishop_n which_o be_v express_o name_v 3._o or_o if_o presbyter_n be_v there_o signify_v in_o those_o many_o bishop_n yet_o be_v there_o one_o chief_a bishop_n over_o all_o which_o be_v epaphroditus_n their_o apostle_n phil._n 2._o 25._o of_o which_o theodoret_n 2._o he_o call_v he_o apostle_n to_o who_o the_o charge_n of_o they_o be_v commit_v wherefore_o say_v he_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o they_o who_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epistle_n be_v call_v bishop_n be_v under_o he_o they_o have_v the_o