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hierarchy_n or_o hierodulle_n institute_v by_o the_o apostle_n consist_v of_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n be_v deny_v by_o none_o as_o in_o civil_a family_n some_o servant_n have_v title_n of_o honour_n give_v they_o and_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d majores_fw-la domus_fw-la familiam_fw-la ducentes_fw-la trusty_n master-houshold_n ruler_n of_o the_o family_n other_o be_v call_v by_o the_o common_a name_n of_o servant_n so_o in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o church_n some_o minister_n have_v title_n of_o honour_n give_v they_o and_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d overseer_n bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d presbyter_n elder_n all_o other_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deacon_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v minister_n or_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o minister_n common_a to_o they_o all_o those_o title_n of_o bishop_n and_o
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of_o the_o roman_n thus_o the_o place_n be_v allege_v by_o bellarmine_n whereas_o the_o greek_a have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v which_o preside_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o region_n of_o the_o roman_n wherefore_o they_o render_v it_o so_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n barronius_n ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 45._o num_fw-la 10._o observe_n that_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o the_o catholic_n church_n be_v believe_v to_o be_v the_o same_o and_o therefore_o they_o translate_v ignatius_n affirm_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o preside_v in_o the_o region_n of_o the_o roman_n that_o be_v say_v bellarmine_n and_o bozius_n preside_v in_o the_o catholic_n church_n but_o it_o be_v answer_v first_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ignatius_n to_o call_v the_o roman-church_n the_o catholick-church_n or_o where_o they_o speak_v of_o the_o roman-church_n to_o mean_v by_o it_o the_o catholick-church_n first_o because_o the_o old_a testimony_n we_o have_v of_o 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church_n as_o the_o turk_n at_o this_o day_n call_v all_o christian_n franc_n or_o frenchman_n four_o as_o we_o say_v they_o translate_v ignatius_n false_o for_o his_o word_n be_v to_o the_o church_n preside_v in_o loco_fw-la regionis_fw-la romanorum_fw-la in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o region_n of_o the_o roman_n whereby_o it_o evident_o appear_v that_o the_o meaning_n of_o ignatius_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o church_n preside_v in_o the_o town_n of_o rome_n since_o none_o can_v affirm_v by_o these_o word_n he_o mean_v otherways_o or_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n preside_v in_o the_o whole_a church_n since_o he_o particularize_v the_o presidency_n and_o restrict_v it_o to_o a_o certain-place_n of_o the_o region_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o therefore_o they_o sophisticate_a egregious_o in_o translate_n ignatius_n preside_v in_o the_o region_n of_o the_o roman_n since_o the_o roman_n say_v they_o at_o that_o time_n command_v the_o whole_a world_n ignatius_n by_o a_o church_n 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irenaeus_n as_o shall_v be_v prove_v in_o its_o own_o place_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o most_o eminent_a doctor_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o omit_v the_o testimony_n of_o almost_o all_o the_o father_n by_o who_o testimony_n it_o shall_v be_v prove_v that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o irenaeus_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n asia_n africa_n egypt_n etc._n etc._n reject_v those_o book_n canonize_v by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n affirm_v that_o either_o the_o modern_a church_n of_o rome_n or_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n excommunicate_v all_o these_o who_o accord_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o day_n of_o irenaeus_n or_o else_o they_o have_v make_v a_o defection_n themselves_o from_o that_o church_n which_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o irenaeus_n the_o council_n of_o trent_n make_v those_o book_n canonical_a with_o a_o anathema_n to_o those_o who_o shall_v not_o acknowledge_v 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