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so_o act_n xv._o 35._o paul_n and_o barnabas_n continue_v at_o antiochia_n teach_v that_o be_v the_o church_n and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o wit_n to_o unbeliever_n and_o with_o the_o same_o difference_n it_o be_v say_v of_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o gospel_n mat._n iu._n 23._o ix_o 35._o xi_o 1._o that_o he_o teach_v to_o wit_n as_o a_o prophet_n who_o have_v always_o the_o privilege_n of_o teach_v in_o the_o synagogue_n as_o his_o disciple_n also_o by_o the_o same_o title_n and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n as_o send_v by_o god_n for_o that_o extraordinary_a purpose_n but_o though_o the_o apostle_n be_v send_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n be_v by_o consequence_n to_o teach_v the_o church_n yet_o be_v it_o never_o say_v that_o presbyter_n be_v appoint_v to_o teach_v the_o church_n be_v also_o call_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n for_o their_o relation_n be_v to_o church_n as_o much_o persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n as_o themselves_o they_o need_v no_o such_o quality_n as_o may_v make_v evidence_n that_o they_o be_v send_v immediate_o from_o god_n to_o convince_v the_o world_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o but_o only_o such_o understanding_n in_o it_o above_o the_o people_n of_o their_o respective_a church_n as_o may_v enable_v they_o to_o conduct_v the_o people_n thereof_o in_o it_o and_o therefore_o what_o hinder_v their_o inferior_n also_o to_o be_v employ_v in_o teach_v the_o church_n which_o now_o we_o call_v preach_v for_o if_o our_o lord_n and_o his_o apostle_n employ_v their_o respective_a minister_n in_o teach_v those_o who_o they_o can_v not_o attend_v upon_o themselves_o and_o in_o all_o church_n after_o the_o example_n of_o the_o first_o at_o jerusalem_n deacon_n or_o minister_n be_v ordain_v to_o wait_v upon_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n of_o the_o same_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o office_n be_v it_o not_o the_o same_o thing_n for_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n to_o employ_v their_o deacon_n in_o preach_v to_o those_o of_o 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which_o they_o already_o believe_v and_o profess_v that_o to_o those_o who_o be_v not_o christian_n as_o undertake_v to_o reduce_v they_o to_o christianity_n which_o suppose_v commission_n and_o ability_n answerable_a further_o the_o suppose_a s._n ambrose_n upon_o eph._n iu._n 12._o compare_v evangelist_n with_o deacon_n say_v that_o deacon_n also_o teach_v without_o a_o chair_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n then_o admit_v they_o to_o preach_v upon_o occasion_n but_o not_o sit_v as_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n do_v because_o they_o do_v not_o sit_v but_o stand_v in_o the_o church_n as_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o revelation_n about_o the_o presbyter_n chair_n as_o attend_v upon_o their_o command_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o the_o same_o which_o you_o find_v in_o use_n in_o the_o synagogue_n act_v xiii_o 14._o where_o paul_n stand_v up_o to_o preach_v whereas_o our_o lord_n sit_v down_o like_o a_o doctor_n when_o he_o go_v to_o preach_v in_o the_o synagogue_n luc._n iu._n 20_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v of_o custom_n draw_v from_o the_o synagogue_n for_o deacon_n to_o preach_v in_o the_o church_n and_o indeed_o in_o the_o last_o place_n the_o practice_n of_o the_o synagogue_n together_o with_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o and_o the_o primitive_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n agreeable_a to_o the_o same_o seem_v to_o make_v as_o full_a proof_n as_o a_o reasonable_a man_n can_v desire_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n for_o in_o the_o synagogue_n it_o be_v so_o manifest_a that_o jurisdiction_n be_v above_o doctrine_n and_o the_o power_n of_o govern_v above_o the_o office_n of_o teach_v that_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o who_o be_v doctor_n of_o the_o law_n immediate_o send_v by_o god_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o consistory_n settle_v by_o the_o law_n deut._n xvii_o 8_o 12._o so_o that_o though_o by_o the_o law_n of_o deut._n xviii_o 18._o the_o whole_a synagogue_n be_v subject_a to_o god_n curse_n if_o they_o obey_v not_o the_o prophet_n by_o who_o god_n speak_v yet_o because_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o false_a prophet_n may_v pretend_v to_o be_v send_v from_o god_n therefore_o in_o the_o next_o word_n of_o the_o law_n a_o mark_n be_v give_v to_o discern_v who_o be_v send_v by_o god_n and_o who_o be_v not_o and_o he_o that_o pretend_v to_o be_v send_v by_o god_n and_o be_v not_o be_v try_v by_o this_o mark_n become_v liable_a to_o capital_a punishment_n by_o the_o law_n of_o deut._n xvii_o 8_o 12._o for_o teach_v contrary_a to_o that_o which_o the_o consistory_n teach_v so_o that_o by_o this_o law_n the_o consistory_n have_v power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n even_o over_o prophet_n who_o they_o judge_v to_o teach_v thing_n destructive_a to_o the_o law_n and_o by_o this_o power_n not_o usurp_v but_o abuse_v our_o lord_n also_o suffer_v under_o pilate_n according_a to_o that_o which_o he_o have_v say_v in_o respect_n of_o this_o power_n it_o be_v unpossible_a that_o a_o prophet_n perish_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n luc._n xiii_o 33._o that_o be_v not_o condemn_v by_o the_o consistory_n the_o successor_n of_o the_o prophet_n after_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n cease_v that_o be_v their_z scribes_z and_o wise_a man_n and_o doctor_n receive_v the_o privilege_n of_o teach_v the_o law_n from_o their_o master_n for_o whosoever_o have_v learn_v in_o the_o school_n of_o a_o doctor_n till_o forty_o year_n of_o age_n be_v thenceforth_o count_v a_o doctor_n as_o the_o talmud_n doctor_n determine_v and_o thereby_o privilege_v to_o decide_v matter_n of_o conscience_n in_o the_o law_n provide_v that_o he_o do_v it_o not_o while_o his_o master_n live_v and_o where_o he_o be_v r._n solomon_n upon_o the_o title_n sanedrin_n x._o 2._o maimoni_fw-la in_o the_o title_n of_o learn_v the_o law_n cap._n v._n but_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o in_o our_o lord_n time_n they_o be_v count_v so_o at_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n for_o irenaeus_n ii_o 39_o say_v that_o our_o lord_n begin_v to_o preach_v at_o the_o same_o age_n at_o which_o man_n be_v count_v doctor_n manifest_o refer_v to_o this_o rule_n of_o the_o synagogue_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n which_o the_o church_n afterward_o follow_v in_o all_o those_o canon_n by_o which_o it_o be_v forbid_v that_o any_o man_n be_v make_v presbyter_n be_v less_o than_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n because_o at_o those_o year_n our_o lord_n and_o s._n john_n baptist_n begin_v to_o preach_v though_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a commission_n yet_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o synagogue_n in_o their_o time_n say_v irenaeus_n but_o by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n they_o be_v further_o qualify_v to_o sit_v and_o judge_n in_o their_o consistory_n whereby_o we_o see_v how_o jurisdiction_n include_v doctrine_n but_o be_v not_o include_v in_o it_o so_o that_o the_o metaphorical_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n belong_v as_o all_o side_n agree_v to_o presbyter_n it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o perpetual_a custom_n of_o god_n people_n that_o the_o office_n of_o teach_v be_v communicable_a to_o their_o inferior_n but_o with_o such_o dependence_n upon_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n as_o may_v be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o synagogue_n in_o which_o he_o that_o teach_v any_o thing_n as_o of_o god_n law_n contrary_a to_o the_o consistory_n and_o persist_v in_o it_o be_v liable_a to_o capital_a punishment_n by_o the_o law_n so_o often_o quote_v of_o deut._n xvii_o 8_o sanedrin_n x._o 2._o maimoni_fw-la in_o the_o title_n of_o rebel_n cap._n iii_o and_o therefore_o he_o that_o teach_v contrary_a to_o the_o church_n it_o behove_v that_o he_o be_v liable_a to_o excommunication_n from_o it_o and_o upon_o these_o term_n i_o suppose_v those_o of_o the_o congregation_n will_v give_v
i_o no_o great_a thanks_o for_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o god_n law_n that_o those_o who_o be_v not_o in_o holy_a order_n do_v preach_v for_o that_o which_o i_o have_v allege_v for_o this_o in_o the_o apostolical_a form_n of_o divine_a service_n p._n 420._o out_o of_o that_o notable_a epistle_n in_o eusebius_n eccles_n hist_o vi_o 20._o in_o behalf_n of_o origen_n who_o before_o he_o be_v presbyter_n be_v employ_v in_o preach_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o caesarea_n consist_v in_o divers_a instance_n of_o other_o person_n of_o origen_n rank_n which_o preach_v indeed_o but_o all_o by_o commission_n from_o their_o respective_a bishop_n who_o be_v themselves_o by_o their_o place_n the_o doctor_n in_o chief_a of_o their_o respective_a church_n and_o if_o this_o be_v against_o divine_a right_n as_o we_o agree_v it_o be_v for_o any_o under_o the_o rank_n of_o a_o presbyter_n to_o celebrate_v the_o eucharist_n how_o shall_v any_o church_n allow_v man_n to_o preach_v for_o trial_n 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then_o common_a presbyter_n chap._n iii_o that_o it_o be_v no_o new_a reason_n that_o here_o be_v render_v p._n 91._o why_o the_o name_n of_o episcopus_fw-la under_o the_o apostle_n be_v common_a to_o those_o that_o be_v since_o distinct_o call_v bishop_n and_o presbyter_n may_v appear_v by_o a_o passage_n in_o amalarius_n de_fw-la divinis_fw-la officiis_n quote_v out_o of_o the_o suppose_a s._n ambrose_n upon_o the_o epistle_n produce_v by_o salmasius_n in_o apparatu_fw-la quia_fw-la beatis_fw-la apostolis_n decedentibus_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la post_fw-la illos_fw-la ordinati_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la praeessent_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la illis_fw-la primis_fw-la exaequari_fw-la non_fw-la poterant_fw-la neque_fw-la miraculorum_fw-la testimonium_fw-la par_fw-fr illis_fw-la habere_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la inferiores_fw-la illis_fw-la esse_fw-la videbantur_fw-la grave_n illis_fw-la videbatur_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la sibi_fw-la vendicare_fw-la nuncupationem_fw-la 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