observable_a in_o this_o paragraph_n second_o what_o be_v the_o lawful_a authority_n to_o admit_v man_n into_o holy_a order_n which_o we_o affirm_v to_o be_v only_a bishop_n and_o here_o i_o shall_v not_o content_v myself_o to_o prove_v this_o by_o the_o statute_n law_n of_o this_o land_n that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v a_o lawful_a priest_n or_o deacon_n unless_o he_o be_v ordain_v by_o a_o bishop_n 2._o bishop_n stat._n 13._o eliz._n cap._n 12._o §._o 1._o and_o act_n of_o uniformity_n 14_o car._n 2._o but_o further_a show_n this_o law_n be_v ground_v upon_o holy_a scripture_n and_o the_o canon_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n first_o our_o lord_n as_o supreme_a ruler_n of_o his_o church_n call_v and_o ordain_v his_o apostle_n 23._o apostle_n matth._n x._o 1_o 2._o chap._n xxviii_o 19_o 20._o john_n xx_o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o they_o ordain_v deacon_n presbyter_n and_o bishop_n 6._o bishop_n act._n vi_fw-la 6._o &_o fourteen_o 23._o 2_o tim._n i._n 6._o but_o they_o give_v the_o power_n of_o admit_v all_o other_o only_o to_o the_o bishop_n to_o who_o also_o they_o only_o give_v rule_n to_o choose_v candidate_n by_o as_o be_v observe_v before_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v express_v that_o two_o or_o three_o bishop_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o consecrate_v a_o bishop_n and_o one_o to_o the_o ordain_v a_o priest_n and_o deacon_n 1._o deacon_n can._n apostol_n 1._o &_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n bev._n t._n 1._o p._n 1._o neither_o of_o which_o as_o dionysius_n observe_v can_v be_v initiate_v without_o the_o bishop_n prayer_n 5._o prayer_n diony_n eccles_n hierar_fw-it cap._n 5._o so_o firmilianus_n affirm_v that_o the_o precedent_n have_v the_o sole_a power_n of_o baptise_v imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o ordination_n 237._o ordination_n firmilian_a ep._n ad_fw-la d._n cypr._n numb_a 75._o p._n 237._o which_o testimony_n with_o other_o do_v so_o convince_v the_o learned_a daillé_fw-fr the_o great_a patron_n of_o presbytery_n that_o he_o own_v ordination_n in_o st._n cyprian_n be_v time_n be_v proper_o the_o bishop_n right_a 171._o right_a ordinationem_fw-la episcopalis_fw-la juris_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fuisse_fw-la in_o cyprianci_fw-la seculi_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la confitemur_fw-la daillé_fw-fr de_fw-fr cult_a latin_n relig_n lib._n 2._o c._n 13._o p._n 171._o so_o that_o this_o confession_n of_o so_o great_a a_o adversary_n may_v excuse_v any_o further_a proof_n for_o that_o age_n and_o if_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o bishop_n down_o from_o the_o apostle_n to_o cyprian_n day_n be_v very_o poor_a and_o persecute_v as_o well_o as_o very_o pious_a it_o can_v be_v suppose_v they_o shall_v within_o that_o period_n have_v usurp_v or_o monopolise_v any_o authority_n that_o be_v not_o leave_v they_o by_o the_o apostle_n and_o thus_o this_o concession_n amount_v to_o a_o grant_n that_o the_o bishop_n have_v the_o sole_a right_n of_o ordain_v give_v they_o by_o the_o apostle_n afterward_o that_o bishop_n alone_o do_v ordain_v be_v so_o plain_a it_o need_v no_o proof_n and_o st._n hierom_n where_o he_o warm_o attempt_n to_o equal_a presbyter_n and_o bishop_n in_o many_o thing_n yet_o even_o there_o except_v the_o power_n of_o ordination_n as_o the_o bishop_n sole_a right_n ep._n right_n quid_fw-la facit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la excepta_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la quod_fw-la presbyter_n non_fw-la facit_fw-la hier._n ad_fw-la evagr._fw-la ep._n st._n chrysostom_n also_o make_v the_o same_o exception_n as_o to_o ordination_n 287._o ordination_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chr._n in_o 1_o tim._n §._o 11._o t._n 4._o p._n 287._o and_o if_o this_o have_v not_o be_v the_o general_a belief_n of_o the_o ancient_n catholic_n church_n aerius_n will_v not_o have_v be_v reckon_v a_o heretic_n by_o epiphanius_n and_o st._n augustine_n for_o deny_v this_o difference_n between_o a_o bishop_n and_o a_o presbyter_n 6._o presbyter_n epiphan_n haer_fw-mi 75._o p._n 404._o augustin_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la haer_fw-mi 53._o tom._n vi_fw-la p._n 6._o where_o epiphanius_n note_n the_o episcopal_a order_n make_v father_n of_o the_o church_n which_o the_o order_n of_o presbyter_n can_v do_v etc._n do_v epiphan_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la l._n 3._o t._n 1._o etc._n etc._n to_o which_o also_o the_o ancient_a canon_n agree_v those_o of_o ancyra_n ten_o year_n before_o the_o nicene_n council_n forbid_v both_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la and_o city_n presbyter_n to_o ordain_v 175._o ordain_v synod_n ancyran_n can_v 13._o &_o not_o bev._n t._n â—_o p._n 175._o in_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n those_o clerk_n that_o be_v ordain_v by_o musaeus_n and_o eutychianus_n who_o be_v not_o bishop_n be_v only_o admit_v to_o lay-communion_n 505._o lay-communion_n council_n sardic_n a_o 347._o can_n 18_o &_o 19_o bev._n t._n 1._o p._n 505._o the_o like_a decree_n also_o be_v make_v about_o the_o ordination_n of_o maximus_n a_o pretend_a but_o no_o real_a bishop_n that_o the_o person_n shall_v be_v repute_v no_o clergyman_n and_o all_o his_o act_n annul_v 9_o annul_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n council_n const_n 2._o can_n â—_o bev._n t._n 1._o p._n 91._o soz._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o so_o it_o be_v determine_v in_o a_o synod_n at_o alexandria_n that_o ischyras_n who_o be_v ordain_v by_o one_o colluthus_n a_o mere_a presbyter_n shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o that_o degree_n to_o which_o he_o have_v false_o pretend_v 2._o pretend_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d synod_n alexand._n ap_fw-mi athanas_n apol._n 2._o for_o say_v they_o since_o colluthus_n die_v but_o a_o presbyter_n his_o ordination_n be_v void_a 405._o void_a epist_n synodal_n ap_fw-mi bin._n tom._n i._n p._n 405._o so_o in_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n where_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la be_v forbid_v to_o ordain_v balsamon_n note_n presbyter_n be_v not_o mention_v because_o it_o be_v take_v for_o grant_v they_o can_v not_o pretend_v to_o such_o a_o power_n 439._o power_n balsam_n in_o 10_o can._n council_n antioch_n ap_fw-mi bev._n t._n 1._o p._n 439._o the_o council_n of_o hispalis_n degrade_v a_o priest_n and_o two_o deacon_n for_o this_o only_a reason_n that_o the_o bishop_n be_v ill_o in_o his_o eye_n suffer_v a_o priest_n to_o say_v the_o prayer_n over_o they_o contrary_a to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a custom_n and_o they_o say_v the_o bishop_n shall_v have_v be_v deprive_v also_o have_v he_o be_v alive_a 326._o alive_a council_n hispal_n 2_o can._n 5._o an._n 619._o bin._n t._n 2._o par_fw-fr 2._o pag._n 326._o whoever_o desire_v to_o see_v more_o instance_n may_v consult_v baluzius_n his_o note_n 1246._o note_n baluzij_fw-la not_o in_o capitular_a reg._n franc._n tom._n 2._o p._n 1246._o where_o he_o give_v other_o example_n of_o clerk_n that_o be_v un-episcopal_o ordain_v who_o be_v to_o be_v re-ordained_n or_o repute_a mere_a layman_n it_o be_v upon_o this_o universal_o own_a principle_n that_o bishop_n only_o can_v ordain_v that_o when_o the_o emperor_n give_v rule_n for_o the_o qualification_n of_o candidate_n for_o holy_a order_n they_o direct_v they_o only_o to_o the_o bishop_n etc._n bishop_n collat._n authentic_a tit._n 6._o nou._n just_a 6._o t._n 2._o p._n 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o general_n council_n of_o chalcedon_n lay_v the_o penalty_n for_o all_o un-canonical_a ordination_n only_o upon_o the_o bishop_n because_o they_o only_o can_v be_v guilty_a of_o these_o crime_n 118._o crime_n council_n chalced._n can_v 2._o &_o can_v 6._o bin._n tom._n 2._o p._n 112._o &_o 118._o the_o six_o general_n council_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n reckon_v up_o ordination_n as_o those_o thing_n which_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n 199._o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n in_o trul._n can_v 37._o bev._n tom._n 1._o p._n 199._o so_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v clear_a than_o the_o bishop_n sole_a right_n to_o ordain_v if_o we_o consult_v the_o canon_n or_o usage_n of_o the_o church_n in_o all_o former_a age_n but_o some_o object_n this_o will_v deprive_v divers_a foreign_a church_n where_o they_o have_v no_o bishop_n of_o a_o lawful_a ministry_n because_o their_o minister_n have_v no_o ordination_n but_o by_o presbyter_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v only_o say_v that_o the_o first_o presbyter_n who_o presume_v to_o ordain_v have_v no_o such_o power_n give_v he_o and_o so_o can_v not_o right_o convey_v that_o which_o he_o never_o receive_v there_o be_v no_o precedent_n in_o scripture_n of_o mere_a presbyter_n ordain_v alone_o and_o such_o ordination_n will_v have_v be_v declare_v null_a in_o the_o primitive_a age_n yea_o for_o 1500_o year_n together_o no_o such_o be_v allow_v but_o the_o fair_a plea_n be_v that_o some_o of_o these_o church_n be_v force_v by_o dire_a necessity_n to_o this_o irregularity_n by_o the_o obstinate_a refusal_n of_o the_o popish_a bishop_n to_o ordain_v any_o that_o be_v for_o reformation_n so_o that_o they_o must_v either_o have_v such_o a_o
convert_v and_o it_o be_v plain_a they_o have_v two_o order_n under_o their_o inspection_n and_o rule_n both_o the_o preach_a presbyter_n and_o minister_a deacon_n in_o regular_a church_n especial_o a_o little_a before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o apostle_n time_n but_o our_o preface_n date_n the_o certain_a and_o general_a use_n of_o these_o order_n from_o the_o apostle_n time_n so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o prove_v much_o more_o than_o what_o be_v grant_v by_o d._n blondell_n the_o great_a champion_n for_o two_o order_n who_o confess_v that_o bishop_n be_v distinguish_v from_o and_o superior_a to_o presbyter_n so_o early_o that_o the_o usage_n have_v prevail_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 140_o 23._o 140_o blondel_n citat_fw-la a_o dr._n hammond_n in_o epist_n praefix_v dissert_n de_fw-fr episc_n §._o 23._o now_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o st._n john_n live_v till_o an._n christ_n 98._o and_o if_o this_o usage_n have_v prevail_v within_o 42_o year_n after_o it_o must_v either_o have_v begin_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o then_o must_v be_v make_v with_o their_o consent_n or_o else_o we_o must_v suppose_v so_o great_a a_o change_n can_v be_v begin_v and_o perfect_v in_o distant_a place_n in_o a_o very_a short_a time_n which_o be_v incredible_a especial_o if_o we_o look_v on_o the_o temper_n and_o state_n of_o those_o poor_a pious_a and_o persecute_a pastor_n who_o succeed_v the_o apostle_n for_o no_o man_n can_v imagine_v they_o be_v busy_a in_o procure_v a_o dominion_n over_o their_o brethren_n which_o neither_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n have_v allow_v they_o yet_o we_o can_v go_v high_o than_o mr._n blondell_n yield_v and_o as_o early_o as_o st._n clemens_n romanus_n who_o write_v a_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n before_o st._n john_n death_n or_o about_o that_o time_n and_o though_o in_o one_o place_n of_o it_o where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o time_n when_o the_o apostle_n first_o plant_v church_n he_o mention_v only_o two_o order_n yet_o afterward_o he_o take_v notice_n that_o before_o the_o late_a unhapy_a schism_n they_o walk_v in_o god_n law_n be_v subject_a to_o their_o governor_n and_o give_v due_a honour_n to_o the_o presbyter_n among_o they_o 4._o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n ep._n ad_fw-la corinth_n p._n 4._o now_o since_o we_o can_v reasonable_o suppose_v the_o christian_n at_o corinth_n then_o have_v any_o secular_a governor_n of_o their_o own_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v set_v before_o and_o distinct_a from_o the_o presbyter_n must_v be_v bishop_n spiritual_a governor_n who_o in_o scripture_n be_v call_v by_o that_o very_a name_n 7._o name_n act._n xv_o 22._o and_o hebr._n xiii_o 7._o and_o we_o may_v from_o this_o place_n further_a note_n obedience_n be_v due_a to_o they_o and_o only_a reverence_n to_o the_o presbyter_n so_o that_o these_o two_o order_n be_v distinct_a from_o the_o very_a time_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o he_o mention_n the_o three_o of_o deacon_n also_o so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o he_o liken_v the_o christian_a hierarchy_n to_o the_o three_o order_n among_o the_o jew_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v doubt_v but_o these_o three_o order_n be_v distinct_a in_o his_o time_n s._n ignatius_n follow_v he_o who_o be_v martyr_a ten_o year_n after_o st._n john_n death_n an._n 108._o and_o his_o epistle_n mention_v bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n as_o then_o fix_v in_o all_o the_o church_n he_o write_v to_o so_o very_o often_o that_o we_o can_v cite_v all_o the_o place_n in_o this_o brief_a account_n but_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o dr._n hammond_n dissertation_n ignatij_n dissertation_n d._n hammond_n dissert_n 2._o de_fw-fr episc_n cap._n 25._o de_fw-la testim_fw-la d._n ignatij_n where_o they_o be_v all_o collect_v and_o the_o place_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o such_o as_o will_v maintain_v only_o two_o primitive_a order_n be_v force_v to_o question_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a martyr_n be_v epistle_n but_o a_o learned_a writer_n have_v so_o full_o vindicate_v they_o for_o genuine_a 1672._o genuine_a vid._n vindic._n epistolar_n d._n ignatij_fw-la per_fw-la pearson_n edit_fw-la cantab._n 1672._o and_o so_o plain_o prove_v that_o all_o other_o writer_n of_o the_o second_o century_n do_v distinguish_v these_o order_n 155._o order_n ibid._n cap._n 13._o p._n 155._o that_o my_o pain_n be_v supersede_v in_o that_o matter_n and_o ignatius_n remain_v a_o undoubted_a evidence_n for_o these_o three_o order_n so_o be_v those_o two_o genuine_a epistle_n of_o pius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n anno_fw-la 164._o wherein_o he_o name_v two_o of_o his_o subordinate_a clergy_n soter_n and_o eleutherius_fw-la both_o afterward_o his_o successor_n most_o worthy_a presbyter_n and_o in_o the_o four_o epistle_n write_v to_o a_o bishop_n he_o say_v that_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n shall_v honour_v he_o not_o for_o his_o superiority_n but_o for_o his_o be_v christ_n servant_n d_o 71._o d_o epist_n 3._o pij_fw-la prim_fw-la cap._n bin._n tom._n 1._o p._n 70._o &_o epist_n 4_o ibid._n p._n 71._o in_o the_o same_o century_n anno_fw-la 192_o live_v clemens_n of_o alexandria_n who_o speak_v of_o some_o precept_n in_o scripture_n give_v to_o presbyter_n other_o to_o bishop_n and_o other_o to_o deacon_n 12._o deacon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n al._n paedag_n l._n 3._o cap._n 12._o and_o express_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v then_o in_o the_o church_n the_o degree_n of_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n 667._o deacon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n strom._n lib._n 6._o p._n 667._o than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v clear_a next_o to_o he_o may_v be_v place_v tertullian_n his_o contemporary_a who_o name_v all_o these_o order_n and_o affirm_v the_o right_a of_o baptise_v be_v in_o the_o supreme_a priest_n that_o be_v the_o bishop_n and_o then_o in_o priest_n and_o deacon_n but_o not_o without_o his_o licence_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o church_n 17._o church_n dandi_fw-la quidem_fw-la jus_o habet_fw-la summus_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la episcopus_fw-la dehinc_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la etc._n etc._n tert._n de_fw-fr bapt._n cap._n 17._o and_o he_o blame_v the_o heretic_n for_o blunder_a these_o sacred_a order_n and_o confound_v they_o with_o the_o laity_n so_o that_o one_o be_v a_o bishop_n to_o day_n and_o another_o to_o morrow_n one_o a_o deacon_n or_o presbyter_n to_o day_n to_o morrow_n a_o reader_n or_o a_o layman_n 217._o layman_n idem_fw-la de_fw-la prescript_n haeret_fw-la cap._n 41._o p._n 217._o yea_o he_o there_o tell_v we_o that_o bishop_n be_v set_v over_o the_o church_n by_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o the_o succession_n be_v continue_v to_o his_o time_n 213._o time_n idem_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 32._o p._n 213._o which_o be_v what_o our_o preface_n affirm_v concern_v bishop_n that_o they_o have_v be_v over_o the_o church_n from_o the_o apostle_n time_n to_o he_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o century_n may_v be_v add_v origen_n anno_fw-la 220_o who_o say_v that_o bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n be_v name_n of_o distinct_a administration_n 363._o administration_n origen_n in_o 19_o matth._n p._n 363._o and_o he_o name_v these_o order_n again_o 442._o again_o idem_fw-la in_o 21._o matth._n ver_fw-la 12._o p._n 442._o and_o when_o he_o have_v reckon_v up_o the_o laity_n the_o deacon_n and_o himself_o among_o the_o presbyter_n he_o add_v the_o bishop_n be_v he_o that_o have_v deliver_v to_o he_o the_o ecclesiastical_a rule_n over_o all_o of_o we_o 2._o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n in_o jerem._n hom_n 2._o before_o the_o middle_n of_o this_o century_n flourish_v st._n cyprian_n an._n 248._o who_o every_o where_o name_n these_o three_o order_n so_o express_o that_o none_o can_v deny_v they_o be_v fix_v in_o the_o african_a church_n long_o before_o his_o time_n wherefore_o wave_v innumerable_a testimony_n concern_v the_o distinction_n of_o the_o order_n i_o will_v only_o cite_v two_o or_o 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and_o the_o rule_v give_v to_o timothy_n about_o they_o the_o only_a objection_n as_o to_o the_o scripture-period_n be_v about_o the_o seem_o promiscuous_a use_n of_o the_o word_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n for_o which_o objection_n it_o suffice_v to_o note_v one_a that_o in_o those_o church_n where_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n live_v or_o common_o reside_v as_o jerusalem_n and_o corinth_n there_o st._n james_n and_o st._n paul_n for_o a_o while_o keep_v the_o government_n in_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o so_o long_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o any_o more_o than_o two_o order_n under_o the_o apostle_n in_o those_o place_n viz._n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n 2_o that_o in_o those_o city_n where_o few_o be_v convert_v there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o presbyter_n at_o first_o and_o it_o seem_v reasonable_a to_o think_v there_o be_v no_o more_o fix_v there_o than_o a_o bishop_n and_o his_o deacon_n which_o some_o make_v to_o be_v the_o case_n at_o philippi_n that_o epistle_n be_v direct_v only_o to_o the_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n though_o other_o will_v have_v bishop_n there_o to_o signify_v presbyter_n and_o think_v epaphroditus_n his_o title_n leave_v out_o in_o the_o direction_n because_o he_o carry_v the_o epistle_n loc_n epistle_n cum_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la &_o diaconis_fw-la syriac_n vers_fw-la ita_fw-la theoph._n in_o loc_n and_o they_o observe_v st._n polycarp_n only_a mention_n two_o order_n at_o philippi_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n 18._o deacon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n ad_fw-la philip._n p._n 18._o but_o for_o their_o argument_n from_o the_o plural_a number_n bishop_n it_o be_v sufficient_o answer_v by_o observe_v philippi_n be_v a_o metropolis_n and_o have_v many_o city_n under_o it_o in_o that_o province_n and_o so_o have_v many_o bishop_n however_o we_o do_v not_o deny_v that_o in_o some_o church_n before_o a_o due_a settlement_n can_v be_v make_v there_o may_v be_v but_o two_o order_n beside_o the_o apostle_n who_o as_o st._n clement_n say_v preach_v in_o country_n and_o city_n ordain_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o they_o prove_v they_o by_o the_o spirit_n bishop_n and_o deacon_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v believe_v 96._o believe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n ad_fw-la corinth_n p._n 96._o but_o epiphanius_n against_o aerius_n the_o heretical_a founder_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a party_n give_v a_o convince_a reason_n for_o this_o viz._n because_o while_o the_o preach_a be_v new_a all_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v settle_v by_o the_o apostle_n at_o once_o and_o where_o none_o be_v find_v worthy_a to_o be_v priest_n they_o be_v content_a only_o with_o a_o bishop_n who_o can_v not_o be_v without_o his_o deacon_n for_o ministration_n but_o the_o church_n be_v not_o yet_o complete_v in_o its_o office_n since_o nothing_o be_v perfect_a at_o first_o but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n all_o that_o it_o be_v needs_o require_v be_v fix_v 75._o fix_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o paulo_fw-la post_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n panar_n contr_n aer_fw-la lib._n 3._o t._n 1._o haer_fw-mi 75._o whence_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o in_o perfect_a church_n there_o be_v then_o three_o order_n and_o i_o hope_v our_o adversary_n will_v not_o offer_v imperfect_a one_o for_o our_o imitation_n especial_o since_o it_o be_v clear_a even_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n that_o they_o then_o be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o bishop_n have_v power_n over_o deacon_n and_o give_v a_o mission_n to_o presbyter_n 22._o presbyter_n act._n vi_fw-la 6._o and_o xv_o 22._o that_o evangelist_n can_v not_o confirm_v the_o convert_a samaritan_n without_o the_o apostle_n 17._o apostle_n act._n viij_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o that_o the_o bishop_n constitute_v by_o they_o be_v to_o charge_v the_o pastor_n not_o to_o preach_v any_o strange_a doctrine_n 3._o doctrine_n 1_o tim._n i_o 3._o and_o to_o see_v laborious_a preacher_n well_o reward_v 17._o reward_v 1_o tim._n v._o 17._o to_o censure_v offend_v elder_n 1._o elder_n 1_o tim._n v._o 1._o yea_o to_o examine_v and_o approve_v of_o deacon_n 8._o deacon_n 1_o tim._n three_o 8._o and_o to_o admit_v both_o these_o by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n 22._o hand_n chap._n v._o 22._o which_o place_n the_o father_n general_o explain_v of_o ordination_n 887._o ordination_n vid._n theoph._n in_o loc_n &_o bern._n de_fw-fr consid_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n 4._o p._n 887._o and_o the_o like_a superiority_n titus_n have_v in_o crect_n 10._o crect_n tit._n i._n 5._o and_o chap._n iii._o 10._o from_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v there_o be_v a_o order_n of_o bishop_n above_o the_o presbyter_n who_o must_v have_v jurisdiction_n over_o they_o or_o else_o they_o can_v not_o reprove_v and_o censure_v they_o as_o epiphanius_n note_v aer_fw-la note_v epiphan_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la haer_fw-mi 75._o contr_n aer_fw-la who_o also_o have_v then_o the_o only_a power_n of_o ordain_v both_o the_o presbyter_n and_o the_o deacon_n and_o of_o confirm_v baptize_v
whereof_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o a_o very_a learnned_a author_n who_o have_v take_v pain_n to_o compare_v their_o office_n for_o ordination_n with_o we_o and_o those_o of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o prove_v that_o we_o have_v reject_v nothing_o but_o needless_a and_o late_a invention_n in_o this_o piece_n of_o service_n so_o that_o we_o be_v much_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o they_o etc._n they_o collationem_fw-la vide_fw-la ap_fw-mi mas_o ibid._n cap._n 17._o p._n 227_o etc._n etc._n the_o lutheran_n church_n have_v form_n something_o more_o agreeable_a to_o antiquity_n and_o proper_a for_o this_o occasion_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o full_a enough_o in_o some_o substantial_a part_n and_o can_v compare_v with_o our_o office_n 1624._o office_n formula_fw-la ordinationis_fw-la ad_fw-la sacr_n ministerium_fw-la lipsiae_fw-la usitat_fw-la impres_n ibid._n 1624._o much_o less_o can_v the_o old_a scotch_a form_n say_v to_o be_v draw_v up_o by_o mr._n john_n knox_n which_o be_v very_o defective_a in_o the_o election_n of_o ordinary_a minister_n 1594._o minister_n scotch_a psalter_n cap._n 2._o p._n 8._o edit_n middleburgh_n 1594._o and_o not_o much_o better_a in_o the_o form_n of_o elect_v a_o superintendent_n an._n 1560_o 16._o 1560_o ibid._n p._n 16._o but_o out_o of_o all_o these_o we_o shall_v sometime_o make_v proper_a observation_n concern_v their_o agreement_n with_o our_o office_n conclude_v this_o general_a discourse_n with_o observe_v that_o since_o no_o one_o entire_a form_n of_o ordination_n be_v leave_v on_o record_n in_o holy_a scripture_n every_o church_n have_v power_n to_o compose_v a_o form_n for_o its_o own_o use_n to_o which_o all_o the_o member_n of_o it_o must_v adhere_v provide_v there_o be_v nothing_o contain_v therein_o contrary_a to_o god_n word_n as_o for_o we_o it_o be_v draw_v up_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o scripture_n and_o be_v not_o only_a orthodox_n but_o so_o instruct_v so_o pious_a and_o so_o very_o proper_a to_o the_o occasion_n that_o i_o do_v recommend_v it_o first_o to_o all_o that_o be_v to_o enter_v into_o holy_a order_n to_o read_v that_o form_n over_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o order_n he_o be_v about_o to_o receive_v that_o he_o may_v prepare_v himself_o for_o it_o by_o understand_v his_o duty_n and_o consider_v his_o vow_n before_o he_o make_v they_o 2._o they_o eccles_n v._o 2._o second_o because_o we_o must_v perform_v our_o vow_n and_o practice_v our_o duty_n all_o our_o life_n long_o it_o be_v convenient_a if_o not_o necessary_a for_o every_o clergyman_n once_o a_o year_n at_o least_o serious_o to_o read_v the_o same_o office_n over_o to_o keep_v he_o mindful_a of_o his_o engagement_n the_o pious_a cardinal_n borromaeo_n enjoin_v every_o priest_n to_o keep_v the_o day_n of_o his_o ordination_n yearly_a remember_v it_o in_o his_o prayer_n 421._o prayer_n council_n mediol_n 3._o anno_fw-la 1573._o ap_fw-mi bin._n t._n 4._o par_fw-fr 2._o p._n 421._o and_o our_o clergy_n will_v find_v it_o very_o much_o conduce_v to_o mind_v they_o of_o their_o duty_n and_o excite_v they_o to_o do_v it_o with_o zeal_n and_o diligence_n if_o they_o do_v spend_v annual_o the_o day_n of_o their_o admission_n in_o fast_v prayer_n and_o read_v attentive_o these_o useful_a and_o incomparable_a form_n §._o 7._o and_o none_o shall_v be_v admit_v a_o deacon_n except_o he_o be_v twenty_o three_o year_n of_o age_n unless_o he_o have_v a_o faculty_n a_o priest_n shall_v be_v full_a four_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v full_a thirty_o year_n of_o age._n because_o the_o scripture_n have_v not_o determine_v the_o exact_a time_n when_o man_n shall_v enter_v into_o these_o several_a order_n every_o church_n have_v fix_v the_o age_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o prudence_n as_o they_o see_v most_o fit_a st._n paul_n it_o be_v true_a forbid_v a_o novice_n to_o be_v make_v a_o bishop_n but_o that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o a_o person_n young_a in_o year_n but_o new_o convert_v theophil_n convert_v 1_o tim._n three_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d è_fw-fr d._n chrysost_o theophil_n but_o all_o church_n have_v agree_v not_o to_o admit_v man_n very_o young_a into_o these_o weighty_a office_n for_o god_n himself_o fix_v the_o age_n of_o thirty_o and_o twenty-five_a for_o the_o levite_n enter_v on_o their_o ministration_n 〈◊〉_d ministration_n numb_a viij_o 24._o &_o four_o 3.23_o ubi_fw-la lxx_o ubique_fw-la habent_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o our_o saviour_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o preach_v 23._o preach_v luk._n iii._o 23._o which_o be_v the_o reason_n give_v by_o the_o council_n of_o neocaesarea_n why_o none_o though_o otherwise_o worthy_a shall_v be_v admit_v priest_n till_o he_o be_v thirty_o year_n of_o age_n 411._o age_n council_n neocaes_n an._n 315._o can._n 11._o bev._n t._n 1._o p._n 411._o the_o council_n of_o agde_v decree_v the_o same_o age_n for_o a_o priest_n and_o appoint_v a_o deacon_n shall_v be_v twenty_o five_o year_n old_a 555._o old_a council_n agathen_n an._n 506._o can._n 16_o 17._o bin._n t._n 2._o par_fw-fr 1._o pag._n 555._o and_o these_o be_v the_o common_a age_n in_o those_o elder_a time_n for_o st._n hierom_n vindicate_v his_o brother_n ordination_n because_o he_o be_v then_o thirty_o year_n old_a and_o he_o suppose_v timothy_n be_v no_o old_a when_o he_o be_v make_v a_o bishop_n 273._o bishop_n hierom._n epist_n 62._o ad_fw-la theoph._n tom._n 2._o p._n 273._o i_o know_v some_o have_v carry_v this_o high_a for_o caesarius_n bishop_n of_o arles_n will_v not_o ordain_v a_o deacon_n till_o he_o be_v thirty_o year_n of_o age_n 170._o age_n cypr._n vita_fw-la caesarij_fw-la ap_fw-mi mabillon_n lit._n gal._n p._n 170._o and_o justinian_n make_v a_o law_n that_o none_o shall_v be_v a_o presbyter_n until_o he_o be_v thirty_o five_o year_n old_a 13._o old_a authent_fw-fr coll._n 9_o tit._n 6._o novel_a 123._o c._n 13._o but_o the_o six_o general_n council_n of_o constantinople_n reduce_v it_o to_o the_o old_a period_n and_o appoint_v thirty_o for_o a_o priest_n and_o twenty_o five_o for_o a_o deacon_n 173._o deacon_n council_n 6._o constant_n in_o trul._n an._n 681._o can._n 14._o bev._n t._n 1._o p._n 173._o which_o age_n to_o name_n no_o more_o be_v fix_v in_o the_o saxon_a church_n above_o a_o thousand_o year_n ago_o as_o appear_v by_o egbert_n collection_n of_o the_o canon_n then_o in_o force_n here_o 267._o here_o excerpt_v egbert_n can._n 91_o &_o 95._o an._n 750._o spelm._n tom._n 1._o p._n 267._o yet_o as_o our_o preface_n note_n in_o case_n of_o great_a and_o early_a merit_n or_o a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n this_o may_v be_v dispense_v with_o for_o pope_n zachary_n allow_v boniface_n bishop_n of_o mentz_n to_o ordain_v priest_n as_o well_o as_o deacon_n at_o twenty_o five_o year_n of_o age_n because_o he_o want_v assistant_n among_o the_o new_o convert_v german_n 374._o german_n si_fw-mi autem_fw-la tale_n non_fw-la reperiuntur_fw-la &_o necessitas_fw-la exposcit_fw-la à _fw-la 25_o an._n &_o supra_fw-la levitae_fw-la &_o sacerdotes_fw-la ordinentur_fw-la zach._n ep_v 12._o bin._n t._n 3._o par_fw-fr 1._o p._n 374._o and_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o extraordinary_a merit_n of_o epiphanius_n afterward_o bishop_n of_o pavy_n that_o he_o be_v ordain_v deacon_n at_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n ticinens_fw-la age_n ennodius_n in_o vit_fw-mi epiphan_n ticinens_fw-la and_o that_o it_o be_v likely_a be_v the_o cause_n why_o st._n remigius_n be_v make_v a_o archbishop_n when_o he_o be_v but_o twenty_o two_o remigij_fw-la two_o vide_fw-la hincmar_n in_o vit_fw-fr remigij_fw-la yea_o in_o the_o greek_a church_n one_o eleutherius_fw-la be_v not_o above_o twenty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v consecrate_v a_o bishop_n in_o illyricum_n 29._o illyricum_n niceph._n callist_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 3._o c._n 29._o no_o doubt_n there_o be_v some_o person_n of_o early_a part_n and_o extraordinary_a learning_n and_o 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there_o shall_v be_v a_o
ad_fw-la cler._n &_o synod_n ejus_fw-la an._n 1547._o which_o scandalous_a ignorance_n remain_v still_o among_o many_o of_o this_o sort_n of_o clergyman_n in_o france_n as_o one_o of_o their_o own_o communion_n complain_v 1132._o complain_v baluzii_n not_o ad_fw-la capitul_n t._n 2._o p._n 1132._o and_o another_o who_o late_o be_v at_o rome_n give_v the_o same_o character_n of_o very_a many_o priest_n in_o that_o so_o much_o glory_v of_o city_n 113._o city_n mabillon_n in_o itin_n italico_n p._n 113._o so_o that_o it_o be_v needful_a yet_o to_o put_v the_o old_a question_n in_o the_o french_a capitular_o to_o many_o of_o they_o whether_o the_o priest_n understand_v their_o missal_n 713._o missal_n capitular_a tom._n 1._o lib._n 1._o c._n 6._o p._n 713._o and_o now_o what_o false_a doctrine_n and_o corrupt_a practice_n may_v not_o be_v first_o impose_v upon_o such_o a_o set_v of_o blind_a guide_n and_o by_o they_o receive_v and_o teach_v as_o gospel_n truth_n and_o apostolical_a or_o 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many_o convert_v because_o he_o be_v mighty_a in_o the_o scripture_n 28._o scripture_n act_n xviii_o 24._o &_o 28._o and_o titus_n be_v order_v to_o admit_v none_o to_o be_v pastor_n but_o such_o as_o have_v be_v teach_v in_o the_o faithful_a word_n so_o as_o to_o be_v able_a thereby_o both_o to_o exhort_v the_o orthodox_n and_o to_o convince_v the_o gainsayer_n 9_o gainsayer_n titus_n i_o 9_o it_o be_v record_v of_o st._n basil_n and_o his_o friend_n gregory_n nazianzen_n that_o they_o spend_v 13_o year_n together_o in_o a_o monastery_n before_o they_o enter_v on_o any_o public_a ecclesiastical_a function_n read_v no_o other_o book_n but_o only_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 9_o scripture_n ruffin_n hist_o eccles_n lib._n 11._o cap._n 9_o which_o may_v just_o be_v esteem_v the_o principal_a ground_n of_o their_o extraordinary_a proficiency_n afterward_o and_o hence_o the_o ancient_a practice_n of_o pious_a bishop_n be_v to_o examine_v the_o candidate_n strict_o if_o they_o have_v 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not_o understanding_n nor_o wish_v to_o understand_v more_o than_o his_o portitory_a and_o missal_n 1153._o missal_n see_v fox_n act_n and_o monument_n p._n 1153._o but_o our_o reform_a prince_n soon_o cure_v this_o evil_a here_o by_o injunction_n that_o every_o clergyman_n shall_v have_v the_o new_a testament_n both_o in_o english_a and_o latin_a with_o erasmus_n be_v paraphrase_n on_o it_o and_o shall_v diligent_o study_v the_o same_o and_o the_o bishop_n be_v to_o inquire_v how_o they_o have_v profit_v therein_o 72._o therein_o injunction_n of_o king_n ed._n 6._o an._n 1547._o sparrow_n collect._n p._n 6._o &_o injunct_a of_o q._n eliz._n an._n 1559._o §._o 16._o ibid._n p._n 72._o so_o that_o in_o a_o little_a time_n our_o protestant_a clergy_n become_v very_o expert_a in_o scripture_n and_o thereby_o be_v able_a both_o to_o instruct_v their_o own_o flock_n and_o to_o confute_v their_o adversary_n for_o which_o and_o many_o other_o reason_n our_o bishop_n be_v still_o oblige_v to_o be_v very_o careful_a to_o admit_v none_o but_o such_o as_o be_v very_o well_o read_v in_o holy_a scripture_n §._o 10._o may_v at_o the_o time_n appoint_v in_o the_o canon_n or_o else_o upon_o urgent_a occasion_n on_o some_o other_o sunday_n or_o holy_a day_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n admit_v he_o a_o deacon_n in_o such_o manner_n and_o form_n as_o hereafter_o follow_v the_o person_n be_v thus_o qualify_v may_v be_v admit_v by_o the_o bishop_n but_o regular_o the_o ordination_n shall_v be_v first_o at_o one_o of_o the_o time_n appoint_v by_o the_o thirty_o first_o canon_n that_o be_v on_o the_o sunday_n after_o the_o four_o ember_n week_n which_o be_v the_o ancient_a season_n for_o this_o office_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o 353._o before_o see_v the_o compan_n to_o the_o temple_n par._n 2._o edit_fw-la fol._n p._n 353._o but_o however_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v on_o some_o sunday_n or_o holiday_n as_o be_v use_v even_o from_o the_o primitive_a time_n 35._o 〈◊〉_d
reasonable_a 8._o reasonable_a apostol_n can._n 14._o bev._n t._n 1._o p._n 8._o they_o suppose_v a_o bishop_n send_v to_o a_o stubborn_a people_n who_o will_v not_o receive_v he_o 24._o he_o apostol_n can._n 36._o ibid._n p._n 24._o who_o therefore_o certain_o be_v not_o choose_v by_o they_o yea_o divers_a of_o these_o canon_n make_v the_o bishop_n judge_n whether_o the_o person_n be_v worthy_a or_o no_o ibid._n no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can._n 77_o 79_o &_o 82._o ibid._n the_o council_n of_o ancyra_n ten_o year_n before_o that_o of_o nice_n also_o speak_v of_o bishop_n constitute_v over_o a_o diocese_n that_o will_v not_o receive_v they_o 385._o they_o council_n ancyran_n can._n 18._o bev._n tom._n 1._o p._n 385._o from_o whence_o the_o learned_a de_fw-fr marca_n infer_v that_o bishop_n be_v sometime_o elect_v and_o consecrate_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o the_o vacant_a city_n and_o without_o the_o people_n consent_n 358._o consent_n petr._n de_fw-fr marca_n de_fw-fr concord_n l._n 8._o c._n 5._o p._n 358._o so_o that_o nothing_o appear_v of_o a_o right_a thus_o far_o after_o constantine_n have_v settle_v christianity_n and_o peace_n bring_v plenty_n into_o the_o church_n the_o people_n begin_v to_o interpose_v in_o election_n and_o some_o ill_a man_n make_v their_o interest_n that_o way_n but_o to_o assure_v we_o this_o be_v usurpation_n and_o no_o right_a the_o council_n of_o that_o age_n condemn_v it_o and_o labour_v to_o prevent_v this_o grow_a encroachment_n the_o first_o general_n council_n of_o nice_a condemn_v the_o people_n force_v bishop_n to_o ordain_v new_a convert_v as_o be_v contrary_a to_o scripture_n and_o the_o canon_n 1._o canon_n council_n nicaen_fw-la 1._o can._n 2._o bev._n tom._n 1._o and_o the_o council_n will_v have_v all_o in_o the_o province_n consent_n to_o every_o bishop_n ordination_n and_o three_o at_o least_o to_o be_v present_a the_o rest_n declare_v their_o consent_n by_o writing_n however_o the_o metropolitan_a must_v agree_v to_o it_o and_o if_o any_o difference_n arise_v the_o suffrage_n of_o most_o shall_v prevail_v 66._o prevail_v ibid._n can._n 4._o &_o can._n 6._o p._n 63_o &_o 66._o i_o know_v some_o of_o the_o patron_n of_o popular_a election_n stretch_v these_o canon_n to_o all_o the_o people_n in_o the_o province_n but_o beside_o the_o absurdity_n of_o so_o universal_a a_o assembly_n on_o every_o vacancy_n all_o other_o canon_n which_o repeat_v and_o confirm_v these_o do_v express_o expound_v they_o of_o all_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o province_n 240._o province_n council_n antioch_n can._n 19_o bev._n t._n 1._o p._n 448._o conc._n arelat_n can._n 5._o bin._n t._n 1._o p._n 565._o council_n carthag_n can._n 13._o ibid._n 527._o canon_n mart._n bracar_n can._n 3._o bin._n t._n 2._o par_fw-fr 2._o p._n 240._o so_o that_o balsamon_n affirm_v whereas_o the_o people_n have_v meddle_v in_o election_n before_o these_o canon_n restrain_v that_o use_n and_o place_v the_o sole_a right_n of_o choose_v in_o the_o bishop_n 63._o bishop_n balsam_n in_o 4_o can_z council_n nicaen_fw-la bev._n ut_fw-la sopr_fw-la pag._n 63._o and_o de_fw-fr marca_n say_v this_o council_n restore_v the_o ancient_a right_n of_o election_n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o to_o restrain_v the_o contumacy_n of_o the_o people_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o name_v their_o presence_n 382._o presence_n petr._n de_fw-fr marca_n de_fw-fr concord_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 3._o pag._n 382._o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n null_v the_o advance_n of_o a_o bishop_n though_o all_o the_o people_n choose_v he_o if_o he_o be_v not_o first_o approve_v by_o a_o synod_n and_o the_o metropolitan_a 445._o metropolitan_a council_n antioch_n an._n 341._o can_n 16._o bev._n tom._n 1._o pag._n 445._o it_o allow_v not_o of_o translation_n by_o compulsion_n of_o the_o people_n 450._o people_n can._n 21._o ib._n 450._o and_o declare_v the_o bishop_n in_o a_o synod_n alone_o have_v power_n to_o promote_v a_o worthy_a person_n ibid._n person_n can._n 23._o ibid._n in_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n the_o people_n invite_v man_n by_o letter_n to_o be_v their_o bishop_n be_v condemn_v as_o proceed_v from_o bribery_n and_o tend_v to_o sedition_n 484._o sedition_n council_n sardic_n an._n 347._o can._n 2._o bev._n tom._n 1._o pag._n 484._o and_o the_o people_n desire_n of_o a_o bishop_n can_v be_v satisfy_v unless_o all_o the_o bishop_n have_v notice_n and_o most_o agree_v to_o it_o ibid._n it_o can._n 6._o p._n 490._o ibid._n the_o synod_n of_o laodicea_n appoint_v election_n of_o the_o clergy_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o private_a 455._o private_a council_n laod._n an._n 465._o can_n 5._o bev._n tom._n 1._o pag._n 455._o and_o have_v declare_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a and_o his_o suffragans_fw-la necessary_a to_o the_o appoint_v a_o bishop_n 458._o bishop_n can._n 12._o p._n 458._o they_o absolute_o forbid_v the_o crowd_n to_o elect_v 459._o elect_v can._n 13._o p._n 459._o for_o now_o the_o church_n begin_v to_o be_v very_o sensible_a of_o those_o many_o mischief_n that_o be_v the_o natural_a and_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o the_o people_n usurp_a a_o part_n in_o ecclesiastical_a election_n in_o which_o they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o meddle_v further_o than_o to_o testify_v their_o knowledge_n concern_v the_o candidate_n life_n and_o manner_n wherefore_o there_o be_v after_o this_o all_o along_o many_o good_a law_n make_v to_o stop_v this_o grow_a evil_n but_o still_o in_o great_a city_n especial_o the_o people_n encroach_v more_o and_o more_o and_o fall_v into_o faction_n mutiny_n and_o sedition_n almost_o upon_o every_o vacancy_n which_o often_o end_v in_o fight_v cruelty_n and_o bloodshed_n to_o the_o shame_n of_o christianity_n and_o the_o scandal_n of_o the_o church_n of_o which_o i_o can_v give_v very_o many_o deplorable_a instance_n but_o they_o be_v collect_v to_o my_o hand_n by_o a_o most_o learned_a and_o now_o right_o reverend_a author_n 318._o author_n unreasonableness_n of_o separate_a by_o b._n still_v p._n 318._o to_o who_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n be_v not_o willing_a to_o launch_v out_o into_o the_o law_n or_o practice_n of_o late_a age_n which_o signify_v little_a to_o create_v a_o right_a in_o the_o people_n which_o christ_n never_o give_v they_o nor_o do_v his_o apostle_n or_o their_o successor_n in_o the_o pure_a age_n convey_v it_o to_o they_o but_o it_o begin_v upon_o some_o urgent_a necessity_n in_o a_o few_o case_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n it_o be_v carry_v on_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n by_o force_n and_o faction_n and_o be_v force_v to_o be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o abominable_a abuse_n of_o it_o and_o the_o miserable_a consequence_n that_o follow_v on_o it_o the_o only_a wonder_n be_v that_o man_n to_o gratify_v a_o party_n shall_v suppose_v that_o christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n be_v the_o author_n of_o a_o thing_n so_o natural_o tend_v to_o divide_v and_o disgrace_v the_o church_n and_o so_o manifest_o the_o cause_n of_o confusion_n and_o every_o evil_a work_n it_o be_v well_o know_v the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n be_v so_o bad_a judge_n that_o if_o they_o have_v such_o a_o right_n the_o most_o vote_n will_v common_o fall_v on_o the_o worst_a man_n stohaeum_n man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pythag._n ap_fw-mi stohaeum_n a_o empty_a cunning_a and_o plausible_a hypocrite_n will_v easy_o get_v more_o suffrage_n among_o the_o mob_n of_o a_o city_n than_o the_o most_o know_v humble_a and_o holy_a man_n who_o lest_o seek_v the_o honour_n they_o most_o deserve_v and_o if_o the_o election_n be_v to_o be_v make_v in_o a_o assembly_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o citizen_n as_o be_v practise_v in_o some_o place_n a_o while_n the_o matter_n will_v not_o be_v much_o mend_v for_o in_o such_o body_n of_o man_n as_o pliny_n well_o observe_v the_o opinion_n be_v number_v not_o weigh_v and_o therefore_o in_o such_o assembly_n nothing_o be_v more_o unequal_a than_o this_o seem_a equality_n for_o though_o the_o member_n be_v unequal_a in_o sense_n and_o understanding_n yet_o their_o right_n to_o vote_n be_v equal_a 109._o equal_a plin._n epist_n lib._n 2._o ep_n 12._o p._n 109._o and_o this_o may_v suffice_v at_o present_a to_o say_v of_o this_o matter_n for_o i_o shall_v afterward_o have_v occasion_n to_o show_v how_o the_o bishop_n regain_v their_o original_a right_n in_o name_v and_o choose_v the_o inferior_a clergy_n and_o the_o emperor_n and_o prince_n with_o the_o clergy_n elect_v bishop_n and_o so_o put_v a_o period_n to_o the_o mischief_n that_o have_v arisen_a every_o where_n from_o popular_a election_n and_o now_o i_o return_v to_o that_o ancient_a and_o just_a privilege_n which_o our_o church_n still_o preserve_v to_o the_o people_n that_o be_v a_o liberty_n upon_o good_a ground_n to_o accuse_v any_o of_o they_o who_o come_v for_o holy_a order_n §._o 6._o rubr._n iii._o and_o if_o any_o great_a crime_n or_o
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it_o will_v be_v great_a prejudice_n to_o his_o admission_n thereto_o if_o his_o own_o house_n be_v out_o of_o order_n 5._o order_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d marc._n anton._n l._n 1._o §._o 16._o p._n 5._o for_o chilo_n require_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v stand_v to_o be_v elect_v a_o magistrate_n at_o athens_n till_o he_o have_v learned_a to_o govern_v at_o home_n chilonis_fw-la home_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dict._n chilonis_fw-la upon_o which_o ground_n we_o see_v eli_n be_v reject_v by_o god_n and_o the_o priesthood_n take_v out_o of_o his_o family_n because_o he_o though_o himself_o a_o good_a man_n do_v not_o severe_o enough_o punish_v his_o wicked_a son_n 411._o son_n 1_o sam._n 3.13_o hebr._fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la contraxit_fw-la rugas_fw-la contra_fw-la eos_fw-la corripuit_fw-la eli_n &_o punitus_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la corripere_fw-la debet_fw-la sed_fw-la abjicere_fw-la hieron_n t._n 2._o p._n 411._o the_o ancient_a christian_a canon_n also_o be_v 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de_fw-fr adrian_n spartian_a in_o vit._n p._n 90._o ita_fw-la alij_fw-la de_fw-la julio_n caesar_fw-la as_o a_o evidence_n that_o the_o lord_n know_v which_o be_v he_o 19_o he_o 2_o tim._n two_o 19_o and_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o eastern_a world_n where_o the_o shepherd_n go_v before_o and_o lead_v their_o flock_n and_o do_v not_o follow_v and_o drive_v they_o as_o among_o we_o so_o this_o good_a shepherd_n go_v before_o his_o sheep_n by_o his_o example_n 23._o example_n psal_n lxxvii_o 20._o quid_fw-la faciunt_fw-la oves_fw-la quocunque_fw-la pastor_n eos_fw-la ducit_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la eum_fw-la midras_n in_o loc_fw-la §._o 23._o cale_v they_o after_o he_o by_o his_o word_n and_n lead_v they_o out_o into_o the_o green_a and_o wholesome_a pasture_n of_o truth_n and_o holiness_n not_o into_o the_o barren_a precipice_n of_o error_n and_o impiety_n ver._n 4._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o discover_v the_o true_a shepherd_n for_o when_o he_o put_v forth_o his_o own_o sheep_n 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matth._n seven_o 23._o drus_n nor_o be_v they_o ungrateful_a for_o my_o affection_n and_o care_n for_o i_o first_o take_v notice_n of_o and_o love_v my_o flock_n theoph._n flock_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theoph._n and_o then_o i_o be_o know_v respect_a and_o belove_a of_o my_o own_o sheep_n who_o renounce_v and_o despise_v all_o other_o shepherd_n in_o comparison_n of_o i_o ver._n 15._o this_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v my_o father_n peculiar_a flock_n 3._o flock_n psal_n c._n 3._o and_o therefore_o as_o the_o father_n know_v i_o and_o my_o great_a affection_n for_o they_o he_o have_v set_v i_o over_o they_o even_n so_o full_a well_n know_v i_o the_o father_n and_o his_o tender_a regard_n for_o they_o 14._o they_o cognoscere_fw-la pro_fw-la diligere_fw-la i._n e._n ea_fw-la charitate_fw-la qua_fw-la pro_fw-la ovibus_fw-la morior_fw-la quantum_fw-la patrem_fw-la diligo_fw-la ostendo_fw-la greg._n hom_n 14._o it_o be_v to_o please_v he_o that_o i_o now_o take_v such_o pain_n 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sort_n of_o ordination_n and_o first_o st._n luke_n chap._n vi_fw-mi ver_fw-la 12._o tell_v we_o our_o saviour_n go_v into_o a_o mountain_n to_o pray_v and_o continue_v all_o night_n in_o prayer_n to_o god_n add_v ver_fw-la 13._o and_o when_o it_o be_v day_n he_o call_v his_o disciple_n and_o of_o they_o he_o choose_v twelve_o etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n who_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n and_o who_o single_a request_n be_v enough_o with_o his_o father_n who_o hear_v he_o always_o spend_v one_o whole_a night_n in_o prayer_n before_o he_o choose_v and_o send_v out_o his_o apostle_n and_o it_o be_v as_o plain_a he_o do_v this_o chief_o for_o our_o example_n to_o show_v we_o how_o to_o proceed_v on_o this_o weighty_a occasion_n for_o he_o retire_v to_o a_o mountain_n apart_o where_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o house_n of_o prayer_n a_o proseucha_fw-la build_v ibid._n build_v graec._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verse_n syriac_n quoniam_fw-la illic_fw-la videbatur_fw-la domus_fw-la orationis_fw-la dulplexarticulus_fw-la ostendit_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr loco_fw-la dicitur_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o act._n xuj_o 2._o &_o ham._n annot._n ibid._n to_o which_o in_o the_o daytime_n many_o resort_v but_o at_o night_n it_o be_v empty_a and_o free_a and_o there_o our_o lord_n choose_v to_o spend_v his_o whole_a time_n in_o deep_a meditation_n and_o fervent_a prayer_n before_o he_o enter_v on_o the_o same_o work_n that_o we_o be_v go_v about_o and_o if_o we_o remember_v what_o be_v observe_v before_o upon_o matth._n ix_o ult_n and_o chap._n x._o 1._o gospel_n 1._o see_v disc_n on_o the_o office_n of_o priest_n in_o the_o first_o gospel_n that_o he_o charge_v his_o disciple_n to_o pray_v also_o before_o he_o give_v they_o their_o mission_n it_o will_v effectual_o show_v with_o how_o great_a devotion_n not_o only_o the_o ordainer_n but_o those_o to_o be_v consecrate_a or_o ordain_v also_o shall_v prepare_v themselves_o on_o this_o solemn_a occasion_n watch_v fast_v and_o prayer_n be_v far_o more_o necessary_a in_o our_o circumstance_n than_o it_o be_v either_o in_o he_o or_o they_o 2_o to_o this_o example_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v add_v the_o imitation_n thereof_o by_o the_o bishop_n and_o apostolical_a man_n at_o antioch_n who_o even_o when_o god_n immediate_o choose_v the_o person_n and_o allot_v their_o peculiar_a work_n do_v not_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o saul_n and_o barnabas_n till_o they_o have_v fast_v and_o pray_v 3._o pray_v act._n xiii_o 2_o 3._o our_o saviour_n also_o be_v fast_v when_o he_o ordain_v his_o apostle_n for_o it_o be_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n after_o a_o night_n spend_v in_o prayer_n that_o he_o call_v and_o send_v they_o 13._o they_o luk._n vi_fw-la 13._o and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o those_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n upon_o which_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n appoint_v the_o christian_n to_o fast_a and_o pray_v 13._o pray_v episcopi_fw-la universae_fw-la plebi_fw-la mandare_fw-la jejunia_fw-la solent_fw-la alicujus_fw-la sollicitudinis_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la causa_fw-la tert._n adv_o psych_n c._n 13._o the_o inference_n from_o all_o which_o premise_n natural_o be_v let_v we_o therefore_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n first_o fall_n to_o prayer_n before_o we_o admit_v this_o person_n etc._n etc._n though_o we_o do_v believe_v he_o be_v inward_o call_v to_o this_o great_a work_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n yet_o we_o must_v by_o litany_n supplication_n and_o devout_a prayer_n earnest_o beg_v of_o almighty_a god_n to_o enable_v he_o to_o perform_v it_o to_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o own_o and_o many_o other_o soul_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o question_n to_o a_o bishop_n §._o 1._o the_o preface_n brother_n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o the_o ancient_a canon_n command_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v hasty_a in_o lay_v on_o hand_n and_o admit_v etc._n etc._n this_o introduction_n be_v to_o show_v that_o these_o necessary_a interrogatory_n before_o the_o admission_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v ground_v first_o upon_o holy_a scripture_n even_o st._n paul_n charge_n to_o timothy_n concern_v his_o not_o ordain_v any_o without_o a_o previous_a examination_n 887._o examination_n 1_o tim._n v._o 22._o citatur_fw-la à _fw-la d._n bern._n &_o inde_fw-la sic_fw-la eugenium_fw-la alloquitur_fw-la curae_fw-la tibi_fw-la sit_fw-la maxim_n introducere_fw-la tale_n quos_fw-la postmodum_fw-la introduxisse_fw-la non_fw-la poeniteat_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr consid_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 4._o p._n 887._o which_o st._n bernard_n expound_v of_o not_o ordain_v any_o but_o such_o as_o they_o will_v not_o repent_v afterward_o that_o they_o do_v admit_v second_o this_o method_n of_o ask_v question_n of_o the_o candidate_n for_o a_o bishopric_n be_v ground_v on_o divers_a ancient_a canon_n especial_o on_o that_o of_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n where_o it_o be_v express_o require_v and_o where_o all_o the_o particular_n to_o be_v inquire_v of_o as_o to_o his_o manner_n his_o learning_n and_o especial_o as_o to_o his_o faith_n be_v set_v down_o at_o large_a 588._o large_a qui_fw-la episcopus_fw-la ordinandus_fw-la est_fw-la antea_fw-la examinetur_fw-la etc._n etc._n council_n carthag_n 4._o can._n l._n bin._n t._n 1._o p_o 588._o and_o unless_o he_o can_v give_v a_o account_n in_o all_o the_o particular_n the_o metropolitan_a be_v not_o to_o consecrate_v he_o from_o this_o canon_n which_o also_o cite_v the_o place_n of_o st._n paul_n our_o church_n have_v take_v this_o preface_n be_v very_o like_o also_o to_o the_o most_o ancient_a form_n use_v in_o the_o western_a church_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o morinus_n which_o thus_o begin_v the_o ancient_a rule_n of_o the_o father_n especial_o the_o canon_n of_o carthage_n ordain_v according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n etc._n etc._n 275._o etc._n antiqua_fw-la s._n patrum_fw-la instituta_fw-la at_o legimus_fw-la in_o
canone_o carthag_a etc._n etc._n secundum_fw-la apostoli_fw-la dictum_fw-la morin_n de_fw-fr lat._n ordin_n p._n 275._o and_o then_o all_o the_o question_n like_o we_o tend_v only_o to_o try_v his_o faith_n and_o his_o life_n but_o after_o the_o papal_a monarchy_n be_v set_v up_o about_o the_o year_n 900._o two_o question_n more_o be_v add_v about_o receive_v and_o keep_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o apostolical_a see_v and_o about_o fidelity_n to_o st._n peter_n and_o his_o vicar_n 320._o vicar_n vis_fw-fr traditiones_fw-la patrum_fw-la ac_fw-la decretales_fw-la s._n &_o ap._n sedis_fw-la etc._n etc._n vis_fw-fr b._n petro_n ejusque_fw-la vicario_n etc._n etc._n morin_n ibid._n p._n 320._o and_o the_o modern_a roman_a pontifical_a have_v make_v this_o second_o question_n still_o large_a put_v in_o the_o pope_n name_n and_o bind_v they_o to_o pay_v fidelity_n subjection_n and_o obedience_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n 62._o successor_n vis_fw-fr b._n petro_n ejusque_fw-la vicario_n dom._n nostro_fw-la dom._n n._n papae_fw-la suisque_fw-la successoribus_fw-la romanis_n pontif_n fidem_fw-la subjectionem_fw-la &_o obedientiam_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la exhibere_fw-la pontif._n roman_n p._n 62._o which_o show_v that_o of_o late_o they_o be_v more_o concern_v for_o bishop_n subjection_n to_o the_o pope_n than_o for_o their_o be_v orthodox_n in_o their_o faith_n or_o religious_a in_o their_o life_n but_o all_o this_o be_v mere_a innovation_n be_v just_o expunge_v by_o our_o reformer_n and_o we_o have_v reduce_v this_o preface_n to_o what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o primitive_a age_n yea_o to_o what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n while_o it_o be_v pure_a and_o uncorrupted_a and_o in_o this_o as_o well_o as_o in_o many_o other_o thing_n we_o have_v leave_v they_o only_o in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o they_o have_v first_o leave_v their_o own_o orthodox_n and_o pious_a predecessor_n and_o so_o depart_v from_o themselves_o and_o from_o the_o right_a way_n §._o 2._o of_o the_o second_o question_n be_v you_o persuade_v that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n contain_v etc._n etc._n this_o question_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v put_v to_o a_o priest_n and_o have_v not_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v consider_v here_o but_o only_o to_o give_v a_o account_n that_o this_o be_v instead_o of_o that_o large_a declaration_n of_o faith_n which_o every_o bishop_n be_v oblige_v to_o make_v before_o his_o consecration_n in_o the_o ancient_a church_n of_o which_o we_o will_v now_o observe_v that_o st._n paul_n make_v it_o a_o necessary_a qualification_n for_o a_o bishop_n to_o hold_v fast_o the_o faithful_a word_n as_o he_o have_v be_v teach_v and_o to_o preach_v sound_a doctrine_n 9_o doctrine_n titus_n i_o 9_o and_o doubtless_o care_n shall_v be_v take_v that_o he_o be_v very_a orthodox_n who_o be_v not_o only_o to_o instruct_v a_o whole_a diocese_n but_o to_o teach_v and_o inspect_v the_o inferior_a teacher_n which_o part_n of_o the_o episcopal_a office_n be_v of_o great_a importance_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n while_o such_o swarm_n of_o heretic_n infest_a the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o hence_o there_o be_v a_o very_a strict_a enquiry_n then_o make_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o canon_n of_o carthage_n cite_v before_o whether_o the_o candidate_n for_o this_o superior_a order_n understand_v and_o believe_v the_o true_a church_n sense_n of_o all_o the_o article_n of_o the_o creed_n especial_o about_o the_o trinity_n and_o the_o incarnation_n passion_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n than_o most_o dispute_v about_o to_o which_o be_v add_v divers_a query_n concern_v their_o renounce_v the_o heresy_n then_o infest_v the_o african_a church_n especial_o those_o of_o the_o manichee_n the_o novatian_o the_o donatist_n and_o pelagian_o as_o may_v be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o the_o aforesaid_a council_n supr_fw-la council_n council_n 4._o carth._n can._n 1._o bin._n ut_fw-la supr_fw-la and_o the_o old_a roman_a formulary_n take_v out_o of_o the_o vatican_n keep_v almost_o the_o same_o word_n as_o we_o note_v out_o of_o morinus_n before_o only_o require_v the_o bishop_n elect_v to_o give_v his_o assent_n explicit_o to_o every_o article_n and_o except_o the_o addition_n contrive_v to_o support_v the_o papal_a supremacy_n the_o modern_a pontifical_a vary_v but_o little_a from_o the_o old_a form_n as_o for_o the_o greek_a church_n it_o be_v certain_a it_o have_v be_v very_o ancient_o use_v there_o for_o a_o bishop_n to_o make_v a_o full_a confession_n of_o his_o faith_n to_o the_o metropolitan_a who_o ordain_v he_o from_o that_o passage_n in_o synesius_n who_o hear_v he_o be_v nominate_v to_o be_v a_o bishop_n in_o order_n to_o excuse_v himself_o pretend_v he_o hold_v divers_a heterodox_n opinion_n which_o he_o can_v not_o dissemble_v when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v ordain_v but_o resolve_v he_o will_v then_o declare_v they_o before_o god_n and_o man_n and_o desire_v his_o friend_n to_o tell_v the_o archbishop_n who_o be_v to_o consecrate_v he_o all_o this_o before_o hand_n 249._o hand_n syne_n epist_n 105._o p._n 249._o and_o to_o this_o day_n the_o greek_a bishop_n beside_o repeat_v the_o nicene_n creed_n make_v a_o large_a confession_n of_o their_o faith_n concern_v the_o incarnation_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o unity_n of_o his_o nature_n in_o one_o person_n the_o trinity_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o do_v also_o special_o name_n and_o condemn_v the_o heresy_n of_o arius_n macedonius_n nestorius_n and_o other_o who_o have_v disturb_v the_o eastern_a church_n etc._n church_n euchol_n graec._n ord._n episcopi_fw-la p._n 306_o etc._n etc._n which_o large_a form_n we_o now_o omit_v both_o because_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_a heresy_n be_v now_o vanish_v and_o also_o because_o we_o have_v other_o security_n that_o our_o bishop_n be_v orthodox_n but_o especial_o by_o the_o several_a subscription_n they_o have_v make_v in_o the_o low_a order_n whereby_o they_o declare_v their_o assent_n to_o the_o three_o creed_n and_o to_o all_o the_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o method_n of_o subscribe_v i_o can_v prove_v to_o be_v as_o old_a as_o the_o time_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n and_o st._n hierom_n say_v such_o as_o refuse_v it_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o day_n 283._o day_n aut_fw-la scribendum_fw-la eye_n fuerit_fw-la aut_fw-la exeundum_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la hieron_n ad_fw-la pammach_n epist_n 65._o t._n 2._o p._n 283._o and_o this_o same_o method_n be_v yet_o continue_v in_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o helvetia_n where_o no_o man_n can_v be_v admit_v to_o serve_v a_o cure_n unless_o he_o do_v first_o subscribe_v their_o confession_n of_o faith_n and_o promise_v to_o obey_v all_o the_o rule_v make_v in_o their_o synod_n 493._o synod_n vide_fw-la bullengeri_fw-la ap_fw-mi melch._n adam_n p._n 493._o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o subscription_n remain_v on_o record_n as_o a_o perpetual_a evidence_n against_o the_o party_n if_o he_o shall_v prove_v a_o apostate_n afterward_o whereas_o a_o verbal_a profession_n may_v be_v forget_v or_o mis-told_a by_o such_o as_o hear_v it_o but_o once_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v require_v in_o the_o primitive_a age_n that_o all_o inferior_a bishop_n shall_v send_v a_o confession_n of_o faith_n in_o write_v to_o their_o metropolitan_o and_o they_o to_o their_o patriarch_n immediate_o after_o their_o consecration_n and_o the_o pope_n themselves_o as_o i_o have_v show_v elsewhere_o for_o divers_a century_n write_v to_o the_o emperor_n after_o they_o be_v advance_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n to_o prove_v themselves_o orthodox_n but_o final_o this_o question_n of_o their_o believe_v all_o thing_n contain_v in_o scripture_n and_o promise_v to_o preach_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o secure_v the_o church_n that_o they_o be_v no_o way_n heretical_a but_o sound_n and_o 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