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4._o cap._n 43._o they_o have_v receive_v a_o certain_a pledge_n of_o truth_n according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o the_o father_n see_v to_o this_o purpose_n also_o cap._n 63._o where_o the_o same_o point_n be_v press_v most_o full_o and_o indeed_o much_o unto_o the_o honour_n of_o this_o episcopal_a succession_n where_o because_o irenaeus_n call_v bishop_n in_o the_o former_a place_n by_o the_o name_n of_o presbyter_n i_o will_v have_v no_o man_n gather_v 23._o smectym_n p._n 23._o as_o some_o man_n have_v do_v that_o he_o do_v use_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o promiscuous_a sense_n much_o less_o conclude_v that_o therefore_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n be_v then_o the_o same_o for_o although_o irenaeus_n do_v here_o call_v the_o bishop_n either_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o age_n or_o of_o that_o common_a ordination_n which_o they_o once_o receive_v by_o the_o name_n of_o presbyter_n yet_o he_o do_v no_o where_n call_v 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thereof_o which_o since_o the_o heretic_n can_v not_o show_v in_o their_o congregation_n or_o assembly_n it_o
formatae_fw-la or_o communicatoriae_fw-la be_v these_o letter_n call_v as_o in_o the_o 163_o epistle_n of_o s._n austin_n where_o both_o name_n occur_v this_o as_o it_o be_v the_o usage_n of_o the_o former_a time_n so_o be_v there_o never_o more_o need_v to_o uphold_v the_o same_o than_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o present_a age._n so_o mighty_a a_o distemper_n have_v possess_v the_o church_n that_o no_o part_n almost_o of_o it_o be_v in_o a_o tolerable_a constitution_n and_o therefore_o it_o concern_v the_o bishop_n to_o be_v quick_a and_o active_a before_o the_o malady_n thereof_o become_v incurable_a in_o that_o of_o carthage_n beside_o the_o faction_n raise_v by_o felicissimus_n which_o have_v no_o countenance_n from_o the_o church_n there_o be_v a_o erroneous_a doctrine_n public_o receive_v about_o the_o baptism_n of_o heretic_n the_o church_n of_o alexandria_n beside_o the_o heat_n she_o fall_v into_o concern_v origen_n be_v much_o disquiet_v by_o the_o heresy_n of_o 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so_o according_o it_o be_v witness_v those_o several_a letter_n write_v by_o st._n cyprian_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n viz._n from_o he_o to_o stephanus_n epist_n 71._o to_o lucius_n epist_n 58._o and_o to_o cornelius_n epist_n 42_o 43_o 47_o 54_o 55_o 57_o to_o the_o church_n there_o epist_n 23_o 29._o and_o from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o it_o unto_o he_o again_o epist_n 31_o 46_o 48_o 49._o in_o all_o of_o which_o they_o mutual_o both_o give_v and_o take_v advice_n as_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o affair_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n require_v nor_o be_v the_o business_n of_o the_o church_n of_o carthage_n in_o agitation_n between_o cyprian_a only_a and_o the_o roman_a prelate_n but_o take_v also_o into_o the_o care_n and_o consideration_n of_o dionysius_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n 2._o euseb_n hist_o ecc._n l._n 7._o cap._n 2._o who_o write_v his_o judgement_n in_o it_o and_o advice_n about_o it_o to_o stephanus_n then_o pope_n of_o rome_n who_o hold_v against_o st._n cyprian_n or_o indeed_o rather_o for_o the_o truth_n in_o the_o point_n in_o question_n what_o the_o same_o dionysius_n do_v for_o the_o suppress_n of_o the_o faction_n of_o novatus_n raise_v in_o rome_n at_o first_o but_o after_o spread_v further_o over_o all_o the_o church_n we_o have_v in_o part_n behold_v already_o by_o his_o epistle_n unto_o fabius_n of_o antiochia_n who_o be_v suspect_v to_o incline_v that_o way_n and_o that_o inscribe_v unto_o cornelius_n write_v about_o that_o business_n also_o which_o before_o we_o speak_v of_o and_o we_o may_v see_v what_o cyprian_n do_v in_o recompense_n of_o that_o advice_n and_o comfort_n which_o he_o have_v from_o rome_n in_o his_o own_o affliction_n by_o the_o great_a care_n he_o take_v for_o the_o compose_n of_o her_o schism_n and_o trouble_n when_o she_o fall_v into_o they_o by_o his_o epistle_n to_o that_o only_a purpose_n as_o viz._n those_o unto_o cornelius_n 49._o cypr._n ep._n 41._o id._n ep._n 42._o id._n ep._n 43._o id._n ep._n 50_o 51._o id._n ep._n 48_o 49._o entitle_v quod_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la novatiani_n non_fw-la receperit_fw-la de_fw-fr ordinatione_fw-la ejus_fw-la à _fw-la se_fw-la comprobata_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la confessores_fw-la à _fw-la novatiano_n seductos_fw-la literas_fw-la fecerit_fw-la the_o letter_n of_o those_o seduce_a confessor_n to_o he_o and_o his_o congratulation_n unto_o they_o upon_o their_o return_n to_o their_o obedience_n to_o the_o church_n cornelius_n write_v unto_o he_o touch_v the_o faction_n of_o novatian_n and_o their_o wicked_a practice_n with_o his_o reply_n unto_o cornelius_n thus_o also_o when_o sabellius_n begin_v to_o broach_v his_o heresy_n within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o alexandria_n he_o do_v not_o only_o signify_v the_o same_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n which_o by_o the_o cardinal_n be_v use_v i_o know_v not_o how_o for_o a_o prime_a argument_n 62._o baron_fw-fr in_o annal_n eccl._n anno_fw-la 260._o n._n 62._o to_o prove_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n but_o unto_o divers_a other_o bishop_n as_o before_o be_v show_v to_o who_o assure_o he_o owe_v no_o obedience_n this_o as_o he_o do_v according_a to_o the_o usage_n of_o the_o church_n at_o that_o time_n in_o force_n so_o take_v he_o other_o course_n also_o for_o the_o suppression_n of_o that_o heresy_n both_o by_o power_n and_o pen._n for_o find_v upon_o certain_a information_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o diverse_a bishop_n of_o pentapolis_n diony_n athan._n de_fw-fr sentent_fw-fr diony_n be_v within_o the_o patriarchat_n of_o alexandria_n begin_v to_o countenance_n and_o embrace_v the_o say_v desperate_a doctrine_n and_o have_v so_o far_o prevail_v therein_o that_o there_o be_v hardly_o any_o mention_n in_o their_o church_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n he_o know_v that_o the_o care_n and_o oversight_n of_o the_o say_a church_n do_v belong_v to_o he_o first_o labour_v by_o his_o messenger_n and_o commissioner_n to_o dissuade_v they_o from_o those_o lewd_a opinion_n and_o when_o that_o will_v not_o do_v the_o deed_n he_o be_v constrain_v to_o write_v unto_o they_o a_o epistle_n in_o which_o he_o thorough_o confute_v their_o erroneous_a tenet_n by_o which_o as_o we_o may_v see_v the_o care_n and_o piety_n of_o this_o famous_a prelate_n triumph_v in_o the_o fall_n of_o heresy_n so_o we_o may_v see_v the_o power_n and_o eminency_n of_o that_o famous_a see_v have_v the_o governance_n and_o superintendency_n of_o so_o many_o church_n but_o that_o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o great_a business_n of_o his_o time_n and_o which_o the_o church_n be_v most_o concern_v in_o be_v that_o of_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la the_o sixteenth_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n great_a in_o relation_n to_o the_o man_n 〈◊〉_d euseb_n eccl._n hist_o l._n 7._o c._n 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o the_o three_o prime_a bishop_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o great_a inference_n to_o the_o danger_n which_o be_v like_a to_o follow_v when_o one_o of_o the_o main_a pillar_n of_o a_o church_n be_v founder_v the_o whole_a edifice_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o a_o present_a ruin_n and_o therefore_o present_o upon_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o mischief_n likely_a to_o ensue_v in_o case_n there_o be_v no_o speedy_a course_n take_v to_o prevent_v the_o same_o the_o bishop_n of_o all_o part_n repair_v to_o antioch_n not_o only_o those_o which_o be_v within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o that_o patriarchate_n but_o such_o as_o live_v far_o off_o and_o in_o all_o possibility_n may_v have_v keep_v their_o church_n from_o the_o infection_n of_o the_o heresy_n be_v so_o remote_a for_o thither_o come_v firmilianus_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n ibid._n id._n ibid._n in_o cappadocia_n gregory_n surname_v thaumaturgus_n bishop_n of_o neo-caesarea_n in_o pontus_n and_o athenodorus_n his_o brother_n another_o bishop_n of_o that_o province_n helenus_n bishop_n of_o tarsus_n nicomas_n bishop_n of_o iconium_n hymenaeus_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n maximus_n bishop_n of_o bostra_n theoctecnus_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n the_o metropolis_n of_o palestine_n and_o so_o many_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o number_n of_o they_o be_v innumerable_a dionysius_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n be_v require_v also_o to_o be_v there_o ibid._n id._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o he_o excuse_v himself_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o age_n and_o weakness_n and_o well_o indeed_o he_o may_v do_v so_o be_v then_o very_o ill_o at_o ease_n and_o die_v whilst_o the_o synod_n be_v in_o preparation_n ibid._n id._n ibid._n but_o what_o he_o can_v not_o do_v in_o person_n he_o perform_v by_o his_o pen_n write_v not_o only_o to_o the_o father_n who_o be_v there_o assemble_v which_o eusebius_n speak_v of_o but_o to_o the_o heretic_n himself_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o which_o we_o have_v both_o in_o baronius_n and_o the_o bibliotheca_fw-la as_o before_o be_v say_v as_o
bishop_n there_o assemble_v be_v sixteen_o in_o all_o ibid._n ib._n ibid._n as_o by_o s._n cyprian_n be_v record_v which_o as_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o elect_v not_o only_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o of_o most_o bishop_n else_o 89._o leo._n epist_n 89._o in_o the_o time_n we_o speak_v of_o so_o it_o continue_v long_o in_o use_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o the_o point_n and_o substance_n the_o presence_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o people_n for_o the_o form_n and_o ceremony_n electio_fw-la clericorum_fw-la and_o testimonia_fw-la populorum_fw-la be_v join_v together_o by_o pope_n leo._n now_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n under_o this_o cornelius_n beside_o the_o schism_n raise_v in_o it_o by_o novatianus_n of_o which_o more_o anon_o be_v to_o be_v see_v most_o full_o in_o a_o letter_n of_o he_o to_o fabius_n patriarch_n of_o antiochia_n 〈◊〉_d extat_fw-la ap_fw-mi ruseb_n hist_o l._n 6._o c._n 35._o p._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o he_o certifi_v he_o that_o beside_o the_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v but_o one_o in_o every_o church_n and_o can_v not_o be_v more_o there_o be_v forty-six_a presbyter_n seven_o deacon_n and_o subdeacon_n seven_o forty-two_a acolythite_n exorcist_n reader_n sexton_n ostiarij_fw-la fifty-two_a in_o all_o widow_n and_o other_o poor_a people_n press_v with_o want_n and_o sickness_n fifteen_o hundred_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o which_o say_v he_o be_v maintain_v at_o the_o public_a charge_n by_o the_o grace_n and_o bounty_n of_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o which_o place_n and_o passage_n of_o my_o author_n there_o be_v these_o several_a point_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o reference_n to_o our_o present_a business_n first_o the_o exceed_a large_a revenue_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o these_o early_a day_n so_o great_a as_o to_o maintain_v the_o number_n before_o specify_v according_a to_o the_o rank_n and_o quality_n of_o each_o particular_a the_o distribution_n of_o the_o which_o do_v ordinary_o and_o of_o common_a course_n belong_v unto_o the_o bishop_n only_o or_o such_o to_o who_o he_o please_v to_o entrust_v the_o same_o and_o second_o we_o may_v observe_v the_o singularity_n of_o succession_n wherein_o the_o bishop_n differ_v from_o the_o other_o clergy_n he_o be_v but_o one_o they_o many_o in_o their_o rank_n and_o station_n sometime_o more_o sometime_o few_o according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o church_n in_o which_o they_o serve_v and_o the_o emergent_a necessity_n and_o occasion_n of_o it_o here_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o one_o only_a bishop_n we_o find_v a_o clergy_n of_o inferior_a minister_n consist_v of_o 154_o person_n which_o doubtless_o be_v exceed_o increase_v in_o the_o follow_a time_n evagr._fw-la hierom._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la evagr._fw-la hierom_n complain_v in_o his_o time_n presbyteros_fw-la turbam_fw-la contemptibiles_fw-la facere_fw-la that_o the_o great_a number_n of_o they_o make_v they_o be_v the_o less_o regard_v and_o last_o of_o all_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o though_o cornelius_n mention_v acolythites_n reader_n subdeacon_n exorcist_n and_o sexton_n these_o be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v as_o distinct_a order_n in_o the_o church_n although_o now_o so_o account_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o only_o several_a service_n and_o employment_n which_o be_v require_v in_o the_o same_o concern_v which_o take_v here_o the_o learned_a resolution_n of_o judicious_a hooker_n 78._o hooker_n eccl._n polit._n l._n 5._o n._n 78._o there_o be_v a_o error_n say_v he_o which_o beguile_v many_o who_o much_o entangle_v both_o themselves_o and_o other_o by_o not_o distinguish_v service_n office_n and_o order_n ecclesiastical_a the_o first_o of_o which_o three_o and_o in_o part_n the_o second_o may_v be_v execute_v by_o the_o laity_n whereas_o none_o have_v or_o can_v have_v the_o three_o but_o the_o clergy_n catechist_n exorcist_n reader_n singer_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o like_a sort_n if_o the_o nature_n only_o of_o their_o labour_n and_o pain_n be_v consider_v may_v in_o that_o respect_n seem_v clergyman_n even_o as_o the_o father_n for_o that_o cause_n term_v they_o usual_o clerk_n as_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o end_n whereunto_o they_o be_v train_v up_o which_o be_v to_o be_v order_v or_o ordain_v when_o year_n and_o experience_n shall_v make_v they_o able_a notwithstanding_o in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o no_o way_n differ_v from_o other_o of_o the_o laity_n long_o than_o during_o that_o work_n of_o service_n which_o at_o any_o time_n they_o may_v give_v over_o be_v thereunto_o but_o admit_v not_o tie_v by_o irrevocable_a ordination_n we_o find_v they_o always_o exact_o sever_v from_o that_o body_n whereof_o those_o three_o before_o rehearse_v order_n of_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n only_o be_v the_o natural_a part_n so_o the_o judicious_a divine_a indeed_o as_o one_o true_o call_v he_o i_o add_v this_o further_a of_o cornelius_n table_n holy_a table_n have_v thus_o fall_v upon_o the_o order_n in_o the_o state_n ecclesiastic_a that_o he_o have_v pass_v through_o all_o inferior_a office_n per_fw-la omne_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la officia_fw-la promotus_fw-la as_o saint_n cyprian_n have_v it_o 52._o cypr._n ep._n 52._o and_o exercise_v each_o several_a ministry_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n before_o he_o mount_v to_o this_o height_n ad_fw-la sacerdotij_fw-la sublime_a fastigium_fw-la be_v the_o father_n word_n which_o show_v that_o the_o estate_n of_o bishop_n be_v as_o a_o different_a office_n so_o a_o high_a dignity_n than_o any_o other_o in_o the_o church_n now_o as_o the_o speech_n of_o heaven_n do_v many_o time_n put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o hell_n so_o this_o relation_n of_o cornelius_n a_o holy_a bishop_n and_o a_o martyr_n occasion_v i_o to_o speak_v of_o novatianus_n in_o who_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o determine_v whether_o the_o heretic_n or_o the_o schismatic_a have_v the_o most_o predominancy_n certain_a it_o be_v he_o prove_v in_o both_o respect_v one_o of_o the_o cunning_a instrument_n of_o satan_n for_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o church_n who_o suffer_v most_o extreme_o by_o he_o both_o in_o peace_n and_o truth_n the_o schism_n or_o heresy_n by_o he_o raise_v at_o this_o very_a time_n be_v both_o more_o sudden_a in_o the_o growth_n and_o permanent_a in_o the_o duration_n of_o it_o than_o ever_o have_v be_v set_v on_o foot_n before_o in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n now_o this_o novatianus_n be_v a_o presbyter_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o be_v much_o offend_v as_o well_o at_o the_o election_n of_o cornelius_n as_o that_o himself_o be_v pretermit_v in_o the_o choice_n associate_n himself_o with_o one_o novatus_n a_o african_a bishop_n as_o near_o unto_o he_o in_o condition_n as_o he_o be_v in_o name_n who_o cyprian_n omnium_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la voce_fw-la 49._o cypr._n epist_n 49._o by_o the_o consent_n and_o suffrage_n of_o all_o his_o comprovincial_a bishop_n have_v before_o condemn_v by_o they_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o novatianus_n shall_v take_v upon_o himself_o the_o name_n and_o title_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o be_v there_o can_v be_v no_o show_n nor_o colour_n for_o it_o do_v he_o not_o first_o receive_v episcopal_a consecration_n from_o some_o hand_n or_o other_o they_o send_v unto_o the_o obscure_a part_n of_o italy_n 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n lib._n 6._o c._n 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o my_o author_n have_v it_o to_o find_v out_o three_o poor_a country_n bishop_n that_o have_v not_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o like_a affair_n who_o be_v come_v to_o rome_n and_o circumvent_v by_o the_o art_n of_o these_o wicked_a man_n and_o partly_o also_o force_v by_o their_o threat_n and_o menace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o ordain_v he_o bishop_n if_o at_o the_o least_o a_o act_n so_o void_a and_o null_a from_o the_o beginning_n may_v be_v call_v a_o ordination_n and_o this_o be_v do_v because_o they_o find_v that_o people_n natural_o be_v incline_v to_o embrace_v new_a fancy_n especial_o where_o pretence_n of_o piety_n seem_v to_o bear_v a_o stroke_n they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v very_o strict_a in_o their_o conversation_n precise_a in_o their_o opinion_n and_o wonderful_o devout_a in_o all_o their_o carriage_n raise_v withal_o this_o doctrine_n suitable_a thereto_o that_o such_o as_o fall_v in_o time_n of_o persecution_n though_o they_o repent_v never_o so_o true_o and_o do_v what_o ever_o be_v think_v necessary_a to_o testify_v their_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n for_o their_o great_a offence_n yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o their_o salvation_n ibid._n id._n ibid._n no_o mercy_n to_o be_v look_v for_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o draw_v unto_o their_o side_n some_o confessor_n as_o they_o call_v
to_o the_o best_a edify_v of_o the_o church_n for_o thus_o we_o read_v how_o paul_n dispose_v of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n who_o be_v both_o evangelist_n send_v they_o as_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o church_n require_v from_o asia_n to_o greece_n and_o then_o back_o to_o asia_n and_o thence_o to_o italy_n how_o he_o send_v crescens_n to_o galatia_n 4._o 2_o tim._n 4._o titus_n to_o dalmatia_n tychicus_n to_o ephesus_n command_v erastus_n to_o abide_v at_o corinth_n and_o use_v the_o ministry_n of_o luke_n at_o rome_n 14._o 1_o cor._n 14._o so_o find_v we_o how_o he_o order_v those_o that_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n and_o such_o as_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n that_o every_o one_o may_v use_v his_o talon_n unto_o edification_n how_o he_o ordain_v bishop_n in_o one_o place_n elder_n or_o presbyter_n in_o another_o as_o we_o shall_v seâ—_n hereafter_o in_o this_o follow_a story_n the_o like_a we_o may_v affirm_v of_o saint_n peter_n also_o and_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n though_o there_o be_v less_o leave_v upon_o record_n of_o their_o act_n and_o write_n than_o be_v remain_v of_o saint_n paul_n who_o mouth_n and_o pen_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v be_v the_o canon_n ever_o since_o of_o all_o save_a truth_n for_o howsoever_o mark_v and_o luke_n two_o of_o the_o evangelist_n have_v leave_v behind_o they_o no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o book_n of_o god_n of_o their_o own_o endite_v yet_o be_v not_o either_o of_o their_o writing_n reckon_v as_o canonical_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o author_n but_o as_o they_o have_v be_v take_v from_o the_o apostle_n mouth_n and_o ratify_v by_o their_o authority_n as_o both_o saint_n luke_n himself_o 17._o luk._n 1._o hieron_n in_o marc._n clemens_n apud_fw-la euseb_n l._n 2._o c._n 15._o act._n 8.12_o v._o 14_o 15_o 17._o and_o the_o father_n testify_v and_o for_o a_o further_a mark_n of_o difference_n between_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o disciple_n we_o may_v take_v this_o also_o that_o though_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o disciple_n have_v all_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n yet_o none_o can_v give_v the_o same_o but_o the_o apostle_n only_o insomuch_o that_o when_o philip_n the_o evangelist_n have_v preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o samaria_n and_o convert_v many_o and_o baptise_a they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n till_o peter_n and_o john_n come_v down_o unto_o they_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o they_o as_o the_o scripture_n witness_v that_o be_v a_o privilege_n reserve_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o none_o but_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8._o hom._n 18._o in_o act._n 8._o as_o it_o be_v in_o chrysostom_n and_o when_o the_o two_o apostle_n do_v it_o they_o do_v it_o without_o philip_n help_n or_o co-operation_n who_o join_v not_o in_o it_o nor_o contribute_v at_o all_o to_o so_o great_a a_o work_n for_o aught_o we_o find_v in_o holy_a scripture_n in_o this_o regard_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o in_o the_o enumerate_n of_o those_o ministration_n which_o do_v concur_v in_o the_o first_o sound_n of_o the_o church_n the_o apostle_n always_o have_v pre-eminence_n first_o 12.28_o 1_o cor._n 12.28_o apostles_n secondary_o prophet_n three_o teacher_n etc._n etc._n as_o saint_n paul_n have_v rank_v they_o nor_o do_v he_o rank_v they_o so_o by_o chance_n but_o give_v to_o every_o one_o his_o proper_a place_n 12._o hom._n 32._o in_o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n c._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v saint_n chrysostom_n first_o place_v that_o which_o be_v most_o excellent_a and_o afterward_o descend_v unto_o those_o of_o a_o low_a rank_n which_o plain_o show_v that_o in_o the_o composition_n of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v a_o prius_fw-la and_o posterius_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o order_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o more_o honourable_a as_o the_o father_n call_v it_o in_o regard_n of_o power_n as_o in_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o body_n natural_a to_o which_o the_o church_n be_v there_o resemble_v some_o of_o the_o member_n do_v direct_v and_o some_o obey_v some_o of_o they_o be_v honourable_a 23._o 1_o cor._n 12.22_o 23._o some_o feeble_a but_o all_o necessary_a the_o like_a may_v also_o be_v observe_v out_o of_o the_o 4._o chap._n of_o the_o same_o apostle_n unto_o the_o ephesian_n where_o the_o apostle_n be_v first_o place_v and_o rank_v above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ministration_n prophet_n evangelist_n pastor_n and_o teacher_n of_o which_o some_o be_v to_o be_v but_o temporary_a in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n the_o other_o to_o remain_v for_o ever_o 4._o hom._n 11._o in_o ephes_n 4._o for_o as_o saint_n chrysostom_n do_v exceed_v well_o expound_v that_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d first_o he_o do_v name_n apostles_n as_o they_o in_o who_o all_o power_n and_o grace_n be_v unite_v second_o prophet_n such_o as_o be_v agabus_n in_o the_o act_n three_o evangelist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o have_v make_v no_o progress_n into_o many_o country_n but_o preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o some_o certain_a region_n as_o aquila_n and_o priscilla_n and_o then_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n who_o have_v the_o government_n of_o a_o country_n or_o nation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o be_v settle_v and_o employ_v in_o a_o certain_a place_n or_o city_n as_o timothy_n and_o titus_n if_o then_o a_o question_n shall_v be_v make_v who_o s._n paul_n mean_v here_o by_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v mean_v of_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o father_n have_v it_o such_o as_o be_v place_v over_o some_o certain_a city_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n be_v account_v in_o the_o ancient_a time_n the_o only_a ordinary_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o room_n and_o stead_n of_o the_o apostle_n we_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o n._n chap._n 6._o n._n and_o this_o i_o be_o the_o rather_o induce_v to_o think_v 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to_o the_o necessity_n of_o particular_a man_n and_o against_o law_n to_o defraud_v any_o man_n of_o the_o debt_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o they_o 6._o diony_n halicreass_n lib._n 6._o but_o a_o new_a war_n approach_v a_o new_a promise_n make_v and_o that_o neglect_v also_o when_o the_o war_n be_v end_v the_o people_n see_v no_o relief_n be_v like_a to_o come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o senator_n longè_n aliâ_fw-la quam_fw-la primè_fw-la instituerant_fw-la viâ_fw-la grassabantur_fw-la begin_v to_o lend_v a_o ear_n to_o some_o desperate_a counsel_n and_o fall_v to_o contertain_v such_o hope_n as_o former_o they_o dare_v never_o dream_v of_o for_o draw_v themselves_o into_o a_o body_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o sicinius_n a_o troublesome_a and_o seditious_a person_n they_o forsake_v the_o city_n and_o encamp_v upon_o a_o hill_n adjoin_v resolve_v as_o they_o give_v it_o out_o to_o seek_v new_a dwelling_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n in_o italy_n but_o will_v afford_v 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doctrine_n a_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n touch_v the_o paucity_n of_o those_o who_o oppose_v the_o same_o ibid._n 10._o possession_n of_o a_o truth_n maintain_v but_o by_o one_o or_o two_o preserve_v it_o sacred_a and_o inviolable_a for_o more_o fortunate_a time_n the_o case_n of_o liberius_n pope_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o the_o testimony_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v value_v by_o weight_n than_o tale_n page_n 627_o chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o conference_n at_o hampton_n court_n and_o the_o several_a encouragement_n give_v to_o the_o anti-calvinians_a in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n james_n 1._o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o conference_n at_o hampton_n court_n and_o the_o chief_a person_n there_o assemble_v page_n 628_o 2._o the_o nine_o article_n of_o lambeth_n reject_v by_o king_n james_n page_n 629_o 3._o those_o of_o the_o church_n be_v leave_v in_o their_o former_a condition_n ibid._n 4._o the_o calvinian_a doctrine_n of_o predestination_n decry_v by_o bishop_n bancroft_n and_o dislike_v by_o king_n james_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o page_z 630_o 5._o bishop_n bancroft_n and_o his_o chaplain_n both_o abuse_v the_o insert_v the_o lambeth_n article_n into_o the_o confession_n of_o ireland_n no_o argument_n of_o king_n james_n his_o approbation_n of_o they_o by_o who_o they_o be_v insert_v and_o for_o what_o cause_n allow_v of_o in_o the_o say_a confession_n ibid._n 6._o a_o pious_a fraud_n of_o the_o calvinian_o in_o clap_v their_o predestinarian_a doctrine_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n anno_fw-la 1607._o discover_v censure_v and_o reject_v with_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o page_z 631_o 7._o the_o great_a encouragement_n give_v by_o king_n james_n to_o the_o anti-calvinians_a and_o the_o increase_n of_o that_o party_n both_o in_o power_n and_o number_n by_o the_o stir_v in_o holland_n ibid._n 8._o the_o offence_n take_v by_o king_n james_n at_o conradus_n vorstius_n animate_v the_o oxon_n calvanist_n to_o suspend_v dr._n houson_n and_o to_o preach_v public_o against_o dr._n laud_n page_n 632_o 9_o the_o like_a proceed_n at_o cambridge_n against_o mr._n simpson_n first_o prosecute_v by_o king_n james_n and_o on_o what_o account_n that_o king_n be_v more_o incense_v heainst_a the_o party_n of_o arminius_n than_o against_o their_o persuasion_n ibid._n 10._o the_o instruction_n publish_v by_o king_n james_n in_o order_n to_o the_o diminish_n of_o calvin_n authority_n the_o defence_n of_o universal_a redemption_n and_o the_o suppress_n of_o his_o doctrine_n in_o the_o other_o point_n and_o why_o the_o last_o prove_v so_o unuseful_a in_o the_o case_n of_o gabriel_n bridges_n page_n 633_o 11._o the_o publish_n of_o mountagues_n answer_n to_o the_o gagger_n the_o information_n make_v against_o it_o the_o author_n and_o his_o doctrine_n take_v by_o king_n james_n into_o his_o protection_n and_o his_o appeal_n license_v by_o the_o king_n appointment_n page_n 634_o 12._o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a discourse_n and_o the_o submission_n of_o it_o to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n ibid._n a_o postscript_n to_o the_o reader_n concern_v some_o particular_n in_o a_o scurrilous_a pamphlet_n entitle_v a_o review_n of_o the_o certamen_fw-la epistolare_fw-la etc._n etc._n page_n 635_o the_o stumbling-block_n of_o disobedience_n and_o rebellion_n etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o doctrine_n of_o obedience_n lay_v down_o by_o calvin_n and_o of_o the_o popular_a officer_n suppose_v by_o he_o whereby_o he_o overthrow_v that_o doctrine_n 1._o the_o purpose_n and_o design_n of_o the_o work_n in_o hand_n page_z 645_o 2._o the_o doctrine_n of_o obedience_n unto_o king_n and_o prince_n sound_o and_o pious_o lay_v down_o by_o calvin_n page_n 646_o 3._o and_o that_o not_o only_o to_o the_o good_a and_o gracious_a but_o even_o to_o cruel_a prince_n and_o ungodly_a tyrant_n page_n 647_o 4._o with_o answer_n unto_o such_o objection_n as_o be_v make_v against_o it_o page_z 649_o 5._o the_o principle_n of_o disobedience_n in_o the_o supposal_n of_o some_o particular_a officer_n ordain_v of_o purpose_n to_o regulate_v the_o power_n of_o king_n page_z 650_o 6._o how_o much_o the_o practice_n of_o calvin_n follower_n do_v differ_v from_o their_o master_n doctrine_n as_o to_o the_o point_n of_o obedience_n page_n 651_o 7._o several_a article_n and_o point_n of_o doctrine_n wherein_o the_o disciple_n of_o calvin_n be_v depart_v from_o he_o page_z 653_o 8._o more_o of_o the_o difference_n in_o point_n of_o doctrine_n betwixt_o the_o master_n and_o the_o scholar_n ibid._n 9_o the_o dangerous_a consequence_n which_o arise_v from_o his_o faulty_a principle_n in_o the_o point_n or_o article_n of_o disobedience_n page_n 654_o 10._o the_o method_n and_o distribution_n of_o the_o follow_a work_n page_n 655_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o ephori_fw-la in_o the_o state_n of_o sparta_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o institute_v for_o the_o end_v suppose_v by_o calvin_n 1._o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n absolute_a monarch_n at_o the_o first_o page_z 656_o 2._o of_o the_o decline_a of_o the_o regal_a power_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o that_o state_n when_o lycurgus_n undertake_v to_o change_v the_o government_n page_n 657_o 3._o what_o power_n lycurgus_n give_v the_o senate_n and_o what_o be_v leave_v unto_o the_o king_n ibid._n 4._o the_o ephori_fw-la appoint_v by_o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n to_o ease_v themselves_o and_o curb_v the_o senate_n page_z 658_o 5._o the_o blunder_a and_o mistake_n of_o joseph_n scaliger_n about_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la page_n 659_o 6._o the_o ephori_fw-la from_o mean_a beginning_n grow_v to_o great_a authority_n and_o by_o what_o advantage_n page_n 660_o 7._o the_o power_n and_o influence_n which_o they_o have_v in_o the_o public_a government_n page_n 661_o 8._o by_o what_o degree_n the_o ephori_fw-la encroach_v on_o the_o spartan_a king_n page_z 662_o 9_o the_o insolence_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la towards_o their_o king_n alter_v the_o state_n into_o a_o tyranny_n page_n 663_o 10._o the_o spartan_a king_n stomach_n the_o insolency_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la and_o at_o last_o utter_o destroy_v they_o page_z 664_o 11._o a_o application_n of_o the_o former_a passage_n to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n page_n 665_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o encroachment_n of_o the_o tribune_n on_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o institute_v for_o the_o end_v suppose_v by_o calvin_n 1._o the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n why_o first_o institute_v in_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n page_n 666_o 2._o and_o with_o what_o difficulty_n and_o condition_n page_n 667_o 3._o the_o tribune_n fortify_v themselves_o with_o large_a immunity_n before_o they_o go_v about_o to_o change_v the_o government_n page_n 668_o 4._o the_o tribune_n no_o soon_o in_o their_o office_n but_o they_o set_v themselves_o against_o the_o nobility_n and_o the_o senate_n contrary_a to_o the_o article_n of_o their_o institution_n page_n 669_o 5._o the_o many_o and_o dangerous_a sedition_n occasion_v by_o the_o tribune_n in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n page_n 670_o 6._o the_o tribune_n and_o the_o people_n do_v agree_v together_o to_o change_v the_o government_n of_o the_o state_n page_z 671_o 7._o by_o what_o degree_n the_o people_n come_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o all_o the_o office_n in_o the_o state_n both_o of_o power_n and_o dignity_n page_n 672_o 8._o the_o plot_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o gracchi_n to_o put_v the_o power_n of_o the_o judicature_n and_o supreme_a majesty_n of_o the_o senate_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n ibid._n 9_o the_o tribune_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o commit_v the_o consul_n and_o bring_v all_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o state_n under_o their_o command_n page_z 673_o 10._o the_o office_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o tribune_n reduce_v unto_o its_o ancient_a bound_n by_o corn._n sylla_n and_o at_o last_o utter_o destroy_v page_n 674_o 11._o a_o application_n of_o the_o former_a passage_n to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n page_z 675_o chap._n iv_o of_o what_o authority_n the_o demarchi_fw-la be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o athens_n and_o of_o the_o danger_n and_o unfitness_n of_o the_o instance_n produce_v by_o calvin_n 1._o athens_n first_o govern_v by_o king_n and_o afterward_o by_o one_o sovereign_a prince_n under_o other_o title_n page_n 676_o 2._o the_o annual_a magistrate_n of_o athens_n what_o they_o be_v and_o of_o what_o authority_n page_n 677_o 3._o by_o who_o and_o what_o degree_n the_o state_n of_o athens_n be_v reduce_v to_o a_o democraty_n page_n 678_o 4._o of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o famous_a court_n of_o the_o areopagite_n page_n 679_o 5._o what_o the_o demarchi_fw-la be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o athens_n and_o of_o what_o authority_n page_n 680_o 6._o the_o demarchi_fw-la never_n be_v of_o power_n to_o oppose_v the_o senate_n nor_o be_v ordain_v to_o that_o end_n ibid._n 7._o calvin_n ill_a
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