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and_o undeniable_a argument_n viz._n p._n 69_o 70_o 71._o where_o out_o of_o ignatius_n his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la traâ—â—ianos_fw-la and_o the_o commentary_n under_o s._n ambrose_n his_o name_n upon_o 1_o tim._n 5.1_o he_o prove_v what_o have_v be_v assert_v consent_n nothing_o be_v do_v in_o the_o church_o the_o bishop_n without_o his_o presbyter_n advice_n and_o consent_n s._n ambrose_n his_o word_n be_v these_o apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la utique_fw-la gentes_fw-la honorabilis_fw-la est_fw-la senectus_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o synagoga_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la seniores_fw-la habuit_fw-la sine_fw-la quorum_fw-la consilio_fw-la nihil_fw-la agebatur_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la this_o likewise_o be_v confirm_v by_o s._n hierome_n upon_o titus_n 1.5_o and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o s._n cyprian_n ep._n 6._o and_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o concurrence_n of_o the_o presbyter_n with_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v that_o the_o most_o ancient_a 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who_o come_v for_o ordination_n provide_v that_o none_o be_v ordain_v but_o those_o who_o be_v either_o assistant_n of_o and_o be_v present_v to_o cure_n according_a to_o our_o law_n if_o this_o be_v faithful_o do_v and_o minister_n without_o connivance_n censure_v who_o shall_v offend_v either_o in_o life_n or_o doctrine_n then_o shall_v we_o see_v righteousness_n run_v down_o like_o a_o stream_n in_o our_o street_n and_o peace_n will_v flourish_v within_o our_o wall_n and_o plenty_n in_o our_o palace_n this_o be_v my_o daily_a prayer_n and_o it_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o all_o good_a christian_n dam_fw-la pacem_fw-la domine_fw-la in_o diebus_fw-la nostris_fw-la give_v peace_n in_o our_o time_n o_o lord._n o_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n finis_fw-la kind_a reader_n the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n be_v by_o multiplicity_n of_o employment_n detain_v from_o meet_v together_o to_o revise_v the_o whole_a before_o the_o impression_n be_v finish_v the_o errata_fw-la swell_v to_o a_o great_a number_n than_o may_v stand_v with_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o book_n but_o if_o thou_o please_v before_o the_o read_n of_o it_o with_o thy_o pen_n to_o correct_v these_o ensue_a we_o hope_v it_o will_v tend_v the_o more_o to_o thy_o satisfaction_n page_n 1._o line_n 5._o 1_o joh._n 5.22_o read_v joh._n 5.22_o p._n 5._o l._n 26._o blot_n out_o be_v p._n 6._o l._n 22._o in_o some_o copy_n compare_v r._n conform_v p._n 52._o l._n 19_o three_o r._n two_o and_o l._n 20._o blot_n out_o these_o word_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o exercise_v power_n p._n 73._o l._n 6._o in_o margin_n potentissima_fw-la r._n potissima_fw-la p._n 75._o l._n 7._o serve_v r._n swear_v p._n 82._o l._n 3._o conventies_fw-la r._n convention_n and_o l._n 34._o essential_a r._n several_a p._n 84._o l._n 14._o subject_n r._n direct_o and_o proper_o subordinate_a p._n 85._o l._n 33._o essential_a r._n several_a p._n 87._o l_o 4._o see_v r._n preach_v p._n 95._o l._n 36_o 37._o blot_n out_o those_o word_n god_n have_v not_o give_v we_o the_o spirit_n of_o fear_n but_o of_o power_n tit._n 1.7_o p._n 96._o l._n 25._o 1_o cor._n 19_o r._n 1_o cor._n 14._o p._n 103._o l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 111._o l._n 1._o to_o 5._o blot_n out_o the_o sentence_n from_o suppose_v to_o the_o period_n and_o l._n 10._o perfect_a r._n profess_v p._n 111._o l._n 7._o because_o in_o no._n r._n but_o a._n p._n 115._o l._n 5._o blot_n out_o joint_o p._n 118._o l._n 3._o blot_v out_o these_o word_n 3._o he_o that_o show_v mercy_n i._n e._n such_o as_o be_v to_o entertain_v stranger_n relieve_v the_o sick_a etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 8._o p._n 121._o l._n 10._o blot_n out_o yet_o p._n 123._o l._n 34._o blot_n out_o well_o p._n 169._o l._n 11._o 1_o cor._n 4.21_o r._n 1_o cor._n 4.20_o p._n 172._o l._n 17._o blot_n out_o of_o the_o church_n p._n 195._o l._n 5._o a_o multitude_n r._n multitude_n p._n 214._o l._n 28._o blot_n out_o great_a and_o l._n 29._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o literal_a fault_n will_v be_v pardon_v of_o course_n