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bishop_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n make_v but_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v make_v any_o superior_a or_o high_a kind_n of_o bishop_n than_o these_o common_a presbyter_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o that_o or_o any_o other_o text._n and_o that_o under_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n this_o assertion_n of_o we_o may_v stand_v we_o add_v to_o what_o we_o have_v already_o say_v that_o in_o 1_o pet._n v_o 1_o 2._o the_o presbyter_n which_o be_v among_o you_o i_o exhort_v who_o be_o also_o a_o presbyter_n feed_v the_o flock_n of_o god_n which_o be_v among_o you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perform_v the_o office_n of_o bishop_n where_o it_o appear_v plain_a to_o we_o that_o under_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v in_o this_o place_n be_v express_v whatsoever_o work_n the_o presbyter_n be_v to_o do_v neither_o can_v bishop_n so_o call_v as_o above_o presbyter_n do_v more_o for_o the_o government_n and_o good_a 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