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bottom_n of_o his_o 35_o p._n he_o say_v ignatius_n charge_v the_o bishop_n to_o take_v cognisance_n of_o every_o member_n of_o his_o church_n not_o except_v the_o very_a servant_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n then_o in_o every_o congregation_n to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n every_o lord_n day_n and_o that_o they_o never_o receive_v it_o but_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o bishop_n hence_o he_o conclude_v that_o such_o bishop_n must_v be_v the_o pastor_n of_o single_a congrezation_n and_o add_v that_o this_o argument_n have_v be_v copious_o manage_v by_o blundel_n baxter_n owen_n clarkson_n and_o other_o this_o gent._n as_o in_o all_o other_o quotation_n leave_v i_o to_o find_v this_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o the_o passage_n in_o st._n ignatius_n ep._n to_o polycarp_n bishop_n of_o the_o smyrmans_n where_o he_o say_v converse_v with_o all_o man_n by_o man_n as_o god_n shall_v enaâ—â—e_v thou_o he_o say_v further_a let_v nothing_o be_v do_v without_o thy_o sentence_n etc._n 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〈◊〉_d to_o the_o bishop_n from_o these_o congragation_n contain_v in_o this_o exhortation_n to_o they_o be_v mindful_a of_o the_o bishop_n that_o god_n may_v be_v mindful_a of_o you_o 4._o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o three_o sacred_a order_n in_o the_o church_n about_o which_o these_o man_n have_v make_v such_o a_o bustle_v in_o the_o world_n be_v plain_o set_v down_o and_o overthrow_v all_o their_o pretension_n to_o congregational_a bishop_n for_o say_v he_o i_o can_v give_v my_o life_n for_o these_o person_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o bishop_n pres_n yter_v and_o deacon_n here_o be_v a_o plurality_n of_o congregation_n and_o a_o plurality_n of_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n and_o but_o one_o bishop_n from_o his_o not_o read_v or_o conceal_v the_o most_o material_a part_n in_o this_o ep._n wherein_o lie_v the_o true_a sentiment_n of_o st._n ignatius_n how_o triumphant_o do_v he_o conclude_v for_o congregational_a bishop_n whereas_o the_o whole_a be_v altogether_o against_o it_o 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