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matter_n as_o mai._n beza_n religious_o and_o dutiful_o presbyt_n dutiful_o theod._n bez._n de_fw-fr excom_n &_o presbyt_n speak_v &_o we_o 57_o we_o pag._n 57_o before_o observe_v yea_o very_o thus_o the_o magistrate_n be_v supreme_a whether_o he_o care_v for_o the_o church_n or_o care_v not_o hence_o therefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o these_o particular_a church_n have_v the_o ordinary_a ecclesiastical_a government_n of_o themselves_o among_o themselves_o tertullian_n also_o in_o the_o place_n before_o cite_v show_v so_o much_o speak_v of_o each_o particular_a ordinary_a congregation_n in_o his_o day_n ibidem_fw-la est_fw-la censura_fw-la divina_fw-la judicatur_fw-la magno_fw-la cum_fw-la pondere_fw-la ut_fw-la apud_fw-la certos_fw-la de_fw-la dei_fw-la conspectu_fw-la 39_o apol._n â—_o 39_o precedent_n probati_fw-la quique_fw-la seniores_fw-la there_o be_v divine_a censure_n they_o judge_v with_o great_a weight_n and_o advisednes_n as_o be_v sure_a that_o god_n see_v they_o the_o 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bishop_n rule_v by_o their_o sole_a authority_n in_o those_o time_n some_o priority_n in_o order_n we_o doubt_v not_o be_v always_o first_o parishional_a and_o then_o diocesan_n some_o good_a while_n after_o as_o before_o be_v show_v yea_o the_o parishional_a priority_n of_o order_n be_v we_o deny_v not_o constant_a yea_o even_o among_o pastor_n who_o have_v otherwise_o all_o one_o office_n entire_o i_o say_v this_o be_v where_o there_o be_v divers_a minister_n of_o the_o word_n in_o one_o particular_a congregation_n as_o we_o doubt_v not_o there_o be_v in_o some_o place_n now_o for_o this_o matter_n viz._n bishop_n maioritie_n in_o government_n above_o presbyter_n and_o also_o concern_v jeromes_n opinion_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o amiss_o to_o observe_v what_o d._n bilson_n also_o have_v teach_v and_o avouch_v in_o his_o 318._o his_o against_o the_o semina_fw-la part_n 2._o pag._n 318._o first_o book_n he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o by_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n but_o long_o after_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o church_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o time_n and_o the_o will_n of_o prince_n where_o also_o he_o show_v that_o this_o be_v jeromes_n judgement_n likewise_o howsoever_o since_o i_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o nor_o why_o d._n bilson_n 236.237.238_o bilson_n perpeâ—_n gov_fw-mi pag._n 236.237.238_o change_v much_o his_o mind_n herein_o and_o yet_o with_o no_o more_o discrepance_n from_o himself_o then_o from_o the_o truth_n and_o from_o almost_o all_o learned_a man_n beside_o both_o ancient_a and_o late_a further_o this_o reason_n proove_v the_o present_a whole_a assertion_n if_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v religious_o for_o a_o church_n visible_a with_o order_n and_o government_n do_v and_o aught_o to_o keep_v in_o all_o good_a author_n a_o just_a proportion_n answerable_a to_o the_o civil_a and_o original_a use_n thereof_o than_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o proper_a signification_n a_o particular_a congregation_n only_o for_o original_o and_o civil_o in_o all_o greek_a author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v one_o particular_a assembly_n in_o one_o place_n only_o as_o a_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n at_o athens_n in_o ephesus_n in_o corinth_n &c_n &c_n be_v come_v together_o in_o their_o public_a iudgement-place_n which_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o write_n of_o plato_n demosthenes_n isocrates_n xenophon_n etc._n etc._n yea_o in_o the_o 39.40_o the_o act_n 19_o â—2_n 39.40_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n we_o do_v find_v it_o likewise_o so_o use_v but_o the_o apostle_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n for_o 200._o year_n after_o christ_n use_v this_o word_n for_o a_o visible_a church_n with_o order_n and_o government_n do_v speak_v proper_o and_o so_o ought_v to_o keep_v a_o just_a proportion_n in_o it_o answerable_a to_o the_o civil_a and_o original_a use_n thereof_o this_o sentence_n be_v undoubted_o true_a and_o undeniable_a if_o any_o think_v he_o can_v show_v to_o the_o coâ—â—â—rie_n let_v it_o be_v show_v therefore_o the_o apostle_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n for_o 200._o