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A92075	The Cyprianick-Bishop examined, and found not to be a diocesan, nor to have superior power to a parish minister, or Presbyterian moderator being an answer to J.S. his Principles of the Cyprianick-age, with regard to episcopal power & jurisdiction : together with an appendix, in answer to a railing preface to a book, entituled, The fundamental charter of presbytery / by Gilbert Rule ...	Rule, Gilbert, 1629?-1701.	1696 (1696)	Wing R2218; ESTC R42297	93,522	126

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the_o parity_n of_o bishop_n which_o he_o plead_v for_o as_o well_o as_o of_o presbyter_n and_o its_o native_a conclusion_n be_v we_o must_v either_o have_v the_o papacy_n over_o the_o church_n or_o anarchy_n in_o it_o a._n 2._o where_o there_o be_v many_o such_o presbyter_n as_o our_o author_n plead_v for_o we_o say_v the_o bishop_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o a_o single_a presbyter_n a._n 3._o in_o a_o particular_a flock_n where_o be_v many_o rule_v but_o not_o teach_v presbyter_n the_o bishop_n or_o minister_n be_v such_o a_o principle_n of_o unity_n as_o i_o have_v above_o own_v and_o where_o there_o be_v more_o bishop_n in_o one_o church_n the_o principle_n of_o unity_n be_v their_o teach_v the_o same_o doctrine_n as_o be_v above_o explain_v he_o next_o allege_v that_o a_o moderator_n can_v be_v the_o principle_n of_o unity_n in_o a_o presbytery_n see_v as_o such_o he_o be_v neither_o pastor_n governor_n nor_o christian_a but_o may_v be_v a_o heathen_a a._n this_o wild_a notion_n that_o a_o heathen_a may_v be_v moderator_n in_o a_o presbytery_n i_o have_v full_o refute_v §_o 8._o to_o the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o argument_n i_o say_v that_o not_o the_o moderator_n alone_o but_o with_o the_o presbytery_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o unity_n while_o they_o all_o teach_v the_o same_o truth_n and_o adhere_v to_o the_o one_o rule_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o practice_n the_o word_n of_o god_n any_o other_o bond_n or_o cement_n by_o which_o man_n can_v be_v unite_v which_o lie_v in_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o man_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o true_a doctrine_n be_v a_o antichristian_a fancy_n and_o tend_v to_o enslave_v the_o conscience_n to_o the_o will_n of_o man._n we_o know_v no_o such_o unite_n head_n as_o he_o tell_v of_o but_o christ_n ephes_n 4._o 15_o 16._o neither_o do_v ever_o cyprian_n dream_v of_o such_o a_o head_n of_o the_o church_n next_o he_o will_v make_v our_o notion_n of_o a_o bishop_n inconsistent_a with_o his_o other_o principl_n the_o bishop_n supremacy_n and_o independency_n i_o have_v already_o show_v that_o the_o church_n in_o cyprian_n time_n know_v no_o such_o supremacy_n nor_o independency_n but_o hold_v and_o practise_v a_o subordination_n not_o of_o many_o to_o one_o but_o of_o every_o one_o to_o the_o collective_a body_n and_o of_o every_o lesser_a body_n to_o the_o great_a of_o which_o it_o be_v a_o part_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n nor_o scripture_n ground_n for_o independency_n whether_o of_o single_a pastor_n and_o congregation_n or_o of_o presbytery_n or_o of_o bishop_n and_o their_o provincial_a synod_n his_o three_o principle_n the_o hierarchy_n under_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o under_o the_o old_a testament_n i_o have_v refute_v as_o a_o groundless_a fancy_n and_o therefore_o be_o under_o no_o obligation_n to_o show_v the_o consistency_n of_o our_o parity_n with_o it_o §_o 36._o from_o p._n 37._o he_o lay_v down_o principle_n that_o will_v afford_v strong_a and_o more_o pertinent_a argument_n than_o any_o we_o have_v yet_o meet_v with_o if_o he_o can_v but_o sufficient_o establish_v these_o principle_n he_o mention_v three_o viz._n 1._o the_o bishop_n sole_a power_n in_o many_o act_n of_o government_n and_o discipline_n 2._o his_o negative_a in_o all_o 3._o that_o all_o presbyter_n be_v subject_a to_o his_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n if_o all_o this_o be_v true_a our_o cause_n be_v lose_v but_o we_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o try_v it_o with_o he_o through_o his_o help_n who_o cause_n we_o plead_v before_o i_o engage_v in_o this_o debate_n with_o he_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n will_v reflect_v on_o what_o i_o observe_v §_o 10._o that_n if_o we_o can_v bring_v testimony_n to_o prove_v a_o parity_n of_o power_n among_o presbyter_n and_o that_o domination_n over_o they_o by_o one_o be_v condemn_v or_o disow_v in_o cyprian_n time_n his_o bring_v testimony_n to_o the_o contrary_a will_v not_o be_v find_v concludent_fw-la for_o contradictory_n assertion_n derogate_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o asserter_n or_o seem_v contradiction_n must_v be_v reconcile_v by_o a_o fair_a exposition_n or_o such_o testimony_n will_v prove_v that_o the_o practice_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o church_n of_o that_o age_n be_v not_o uniform_a any_o of_o which_o will_v weaken_v his_o cause_n i_o shall_v not_o here_o repeat_v the_o citation_n that_o be_v full_a to_o this_o purpose_n which_o i_o have_v on_o diverse_a occasion_n mention_v nor_o need_v i_o confine_v myself_o to_o cyprian_n age_n alone_a see_v our_o author_n pretend_v to_o no_o less_o antiquity_n for_o his_o way_n than_o from_o the_o apostle_n down_o ward_n yea_o all_o the_o age_n of_o the_o church_n and_o all_o the_o church_n of_o every_o age_n and_o we_o acknowledge_v that_o after_o the_o three_o century_n church-government_n be_v