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may_v rule_v and_o reign_v in_o christ_n stead_n it_o be_v upon_o other_o account_n than_o this_o of_o be_v a_o bishop_n or_o prelate_n in_o a_o part_n of_o the_o church_n that_o the_o pope_n be_v by_o many_o charge_v with_o the_o odious_a character_n of_o antichristian_a namely_o in_o reference_n to_o that_o ambition_n pride_n and_o usurpation_n which_o by_o fraud_n and_o force_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v obtain_v and_o challenge_v or_o exercise_v over_o all_o the_o world_n and_o special_o over_o these_o western_a bishop_n and_o church_n in_o late_a time_n christ_n greg._n in_o epist._n 32._o mauritio_n 600._o year_n after_o christ_n namely_o since_o gregory_n the_o great_v day_n who_o be_v a_o humble_a devout_a and_o holy_a bishop_n and_o have_v many_o pious_a martyr_n his_o predecessor_n as_o pope_n or_o father_n in_o that_o see_v of_o rome_n who_o abhor_v the_o name_n of_o universal_a bishop_n affirm_v they_o be_v antichrist_n who_o ever_o arrogate_a that_o name_n of_o 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and_o crete_n carry_v not_o a_o precept_n or_o bind_a exemplariness_n with_o it_o to_o aftertime_n which_o antiquity_n judge_v and_o follow_v universal_o yet_o sure_o it_o redeem_v true_a episcopacy_n sufficient_o and_o all_o good_a bishop_n in_o their_o right_a and_o moderate_a government_n of_o the_o church_n especial_o in_o this_o point_n of_o ordain_v minister_n from_o be_v any_o way_n antichristian_a to_o which_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a the_o bless_a apostle_n paul_n will_v never_o have_v give_v any_o such_o countenance_n or_o pattern_n as_o that_o jurisdiction_n and_o power_n give_v to_o timothy_n and_o titus_n must_v needs_o be_v nor_o be_v indeed_o the_o reproach_n of_o popish_a and_o antichristian_a add_v by_o vulgar_a ignorance_n or_o envy_v to_o episcopacy_n any_o other_o than_o devilish_a false_a and_o detestable_a calumny_n invent_v by_o wicked_a man_n to_o the_o reproach_n and_o blasphemy_n not_o only_o of_o so_o many_o holy_a and_o worthy_a bishop_n in_o all_o age_n and_o church_n as_o well_o as_o in_o england_n but_o
also_o of_o that_o holy_a spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o ministerial_a power_n which_o christ_n give_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o they_o to_o their_o chief_a successor_n the_o bishop_n by_o who_o learned_a piety_n and_o industry_n such_o mighty_a work_n have_v be_v do_v in_o all_o age_n and_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o church_n and_o in_o none_o more_o i_o think_v than_o in_o this_o church_n of_o england_n chief_o since_o the_o reformation_n of_o religion_n whereto_o godly_a and_o learned_a bishop_n contribute_v the_o great_a humane_a assistance_n by_o their_o preach_n write_a live_a and_o die_v as_o become_v holy_a martyr_n nicaeni_n can._n 6._o council_n nicaeni_n i_o be_o vehement_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ancient_a and_o holy_a custom_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n adhaerere_fw-la 8._o primitive_a custom_n how_o far_o alterable_a in_o the_o church_n polity_n consuetudo_fw-la major_n non_fw-la est_fw-la veritate_fw-la aut_fw-la tatione_n cyp._n ep._n 73._o valeat_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la praevalet_fw-la scriptura_fw-la aut_fw-la ratio_fw-la reg._n jur._n praesracti_fw-la est_fw-la ingenii_fw-la contra_fw-la omnem_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la disputare_fw-la morosi_fw-la nimis_fw-la pertinaciter_fw-la adhaerere_fw-la so_o far_o as_o they_o may_v be_v fit_v to_o the_o state_n and_o stature_n of_o any_o christian_a society_n not_o that_o i_o think_v all_o thing_n of_o external_a polity_n discipline_n and_o government_n by_o which_o christian_n stand_v tie_v in_o relation_n public_a to_o one_o another_o be_v at_o first_o so_o at_o once_o prescribe_v or_o perfect_v by_o christ_n or_o the_o b._n apostles_n as_o may_v not_o admit_v after_o addition_n variation_n or_o completion_n in_o any_o church_n or_o congregation_n christian_n according_a to_o those_o dictate_v of_o reason_n and_o general_a rule_n of_o prudence_n which_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o liberty_n of_o church_n by_o which_o so_o to_o preserve_v particular_a church_n 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insomuch_o that_o we_o see_v the_o great_a disâ—ase_n as_o to_o religion_n now_o
be_v holy_a 16._o numb_a 16._o though_o the_o hand_n and_o fire_n be_v unholy_a which_o be_v apply_v to_o they_o our_o ministry_n then_o may_v be_v and_o certain_o be_v very_o good_a holy_a pope_n 4._o our_o ministry_n not_o from_o nor_o of_o the_o pope_n and_o divine_a as_o well_o as_o the_o scripture_n and_o sacrament_n or_o other_o holy_a ministration_n and_o duty_n be_v when_o due_o restore_v to_o their_o primitive_a purity_n order_n and_o authority_n which_o go_v along_o with_o their_o right_a succession_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v derive_v to_o we_o through_o or_o by_o the_o romish_a church_n or_o the_o pope_n dispensation_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o therefore_o descend_v from_o they_o but_o only_o from_o christ_n the_o first_o institutor_n of_o his_o church_n and_o of_o this_o ministry_n with_o a_o perpetual_a power_n of_o succession_n 3.2_o possunt_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o pastor_n &_o lupi_fw-la alio_fw-la respectu_fw-la pastor_n in_o veritate_fw-la quam_fw-la profitentur_fw-la in_fw-la potestate_fw-la quam_fw-la ritè_fw-la obtinuerunt_fw-la lupi_fw-la in_o erroribus_fw-la quos_fw-la admiscent_fw-la in_fw-la corruptelis_fw-la morum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la scribae_fw-la &_o pharisaei_n in_o cathedra_fw-la mosis_fw-la panem_fw-la veritatis_fw-la proponebant_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la sine_fw-la fâ—â—mento_fw-la errorum_fw-la officium_fw-la distinguendum_fw-la à _fw-la persona_fw-la potestas_fw-la à _fw-la moâ—ibus_fw-la gerrard_n de_fw-fr minist_n rev._n 2.4_o jer._n 3.1_o thou_o have_v play_v the_o harlot_n with_o thy_o lover_n yet_o return_v to_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n rev._n 3.2_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o gracious_a spouse_n of_o the_o church_n as_o of_o every_o soul_n that_o true_o believe_v and_o obey_v though_o with_o much_o unbelief_n and_o frailty_n disdain_v not_o to_o own_o his_o relation_n to_o any_o church_n or_o christian_n though_o they_o be_v not_o so_o faithful_a to_o he_o though_o they_o lose_v their_o first_o love_n yet_o they_o 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of_o his_o gift_n and_o institution_n in_o the_o right_a way_n of_o his_o ministry_n all_o which_o may_v remain_v with_o a_o blessing_n in_o the_o root_n and_o seed_n though_o they_o be_v much_o pester_v over-dropped_n choke_v and_o almost_o starve_v by_o humane_a addition_n which_o keep_v they_o for_o some_o time_n from_o their_o full_a glory_n vigour_n and_o extension_n therefore_o the_o learned_a and_o godly_a reformer_n of_o this_o christian_a church_n in_o england_n do_v not_o dig_v any_o new_a fountain_n of_o ordination_n or_o ministerial_a power_n as_o some_o romanist_n calumniate_v at_o first_o and_o be_v afterward_o convince_v of_o the_o contrary_a by_o master_n mason_n learned_a defence_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o england_n as_o to_o its_o right_a succession_n but_o they_o only_o clear_v that_o which_o they_o see_v be_v divine_a in_o the_o first_o broach_v or_o institution_n by_o christ_n and_o as_o in_o the_o pure_a derivation_n by_o the_o apostle_n however_o in_o time_n it_o become_v foul_a by_o humane_a feculency_n and_o dregs_o as_o it_o pass_v right_o though_o not_o pure_o through_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n even_o to_o their_o day_n nor_o be_v ever_o any_o thing_n require_v by_o the_o best_a reform_a church_n further_o to_o confirm_v and_o validate_v the_o authority_n or_o power_n ministerial_a which_o any_o have_v receive_v when_o he_o be_v first_o ordain_v presbyter_n in_o the_o romish_a church_n alsted_n contaminarunt_fw-la non_fw-la sustulerunt_fw-la ministerium_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la alsted_n but_o only_o this_o to_o renounce_v not_o his_o baptism_n but_o his_o error_n and_o former_a superstition_n to_o profess_v the_o reform_a truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o according_o to_o exercise_v that_o ministerial_a power_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v true_o as_o to_o the_o substance_n and_o due_o as_o to_o the_o succession_n both_o as_o to_o the_o office_n confer_v and_o the_o person_n confer_v it_o howsoever_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o ministry_n have_v through_o the_o neglect_n of_o those_o to_o who_o it_o be_v commit_v be_v suffer_v to_o contract_v the_o rust_n of_o superstition_n and_o to_o lose_v much_o of_o its_o beauty_n and_o sharpness_n yet_o it_o be_v still_o that_o true_a and_o same_o two-edged_a sword_n which_o come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o jesus_n christ_n rev._n 2.12_o the_o first_o ordeiner_n of_o a_o peculiar_a settle_a ministry_n in_o his_o church_n nor_o may_v it_o be_v break_v or_o cast_v away_o when_o it_o have_v be_v right_o deliver_v but_o only_o clear_v whet_v and_o furbish_a from_o its_o rust_n bluntness_n and_o dulness_n that_o pen_n which_o now_o write_v blotting_o may_v be_v well_o make_v at_o first_o and_o will_v write_v fairâ—y_o again_o if_o once_o the_o hair_n or_o blur_v which_o its_o neb_n have_v contract_v be_v but_o clear_v from_o it_o it_o be_v still_o god_n field_n and_o husbandry_n with_o good_a wheat_n in_o it_o though_o the_o enemy_n have_v while_o 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eccl._n c._n 5._o qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la constituti_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la mundo_fw-la in_o sedibus_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la genere_fw-la carnis_fw-la ut_fw-la silij_fw-la aron_n sed_fw-la pro_fw-la unius_fw-la cujusque_fw-la
first_o constitution_n of_o bishop_n after_o the_o apostle_n nor_o can_v such_o a_o paternal_a presidency_n be_v injurious_a to_o other_o if_o right_o order_v gaudebant_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la evagrium_fw-la &_o adversus_fw-la luciferianos_fw-la ecclâ—siae_fw-la salus_fw-la in_o summi_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la i._n e._n episcopi_fw-la dignitate_fw-la pendet_fw-la cvi_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la eximia_fw-la quadam_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la eminens_fw-la datur_fw-la potestas_fw-la tot_fw-la in_o ecclestis_fw-la efficientur_fw-la schismata_fw-la quae_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la propter_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la honorem_fw-la quo_fw-la salvo_fw-la salva_fw-la pax_fw-la est_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr bapt._n presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la jus_o habent_fw-la baptisandi_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la sine_fw-la episcopi_fw-la autoritate_fw-la etc._n etc._n jeron_n aliqui_fw-la de_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la nec_fw-la evangelii_n nec_fw-la loci_fw-la svi_fw-la memores_fw-la neque_fw-la futurum_fw-la dei_fw-la judicium_fw-la neque_fw-la nunc_fw-la sibi_fw-la prapositum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la cogitantes_fw-la quod_fw-la nunquam_fw-la omnino_fw-la sub_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la contumelia_fw-la &_o contemptu_fw-la prapositi_fw-la svi_fw-la totum_fw-la sibi_fw-la vendicant_a quorum_fw-la immoderata_fw-la &_o abrupta_fw-la praesumptio_fw-la temeritate_fw-la sva_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la martyrum_fw-la &_o confessorum_fw-la pudorem_fw-la &_o universae_fw-la plebis_fw-la tranquillitatem_fw-la turbare_fw-la conatur_fw-la thus_o cyprian_n complain_v in_o his_o time_n who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o meek_a and_o humble_a bishop_n that_o ever_o be_v of_o the_o arrogancy_n of_o presbyter_n act_v without_o their_o bishop_n cyp._n ep._n 67._o mutua_fw-la at_o faeda_fw-la sibi_fw-la praestat_fw-la errorum_fw-la patrocinia_fw-la errantium_fw-la multitudo_fw-la cecil_n in_o m._n f._n desipit_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la vulgi_fw-la normam_fw-la sapit_fw-la sen._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cl._n al._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d naz._n or_o 24._o contra_fw-la arianos_fw-la qui_fw-la suis_fw-la numeris_fw-la gaudebant_fw-la in_o the_o due_a choose_n and_o prefer_v of_o a_o worthy_a and_o try_a person_n who_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v imperious_a or_o to_o exercise_v any_o forbid_a dominion_n over_o those_o by_o who_o suffrage_n and_o consent_n he_o be_v worthy_o place_v in_o that_o power_n and_o place_n for_o the_o good_a of_o they_o all_o which_o priority_n and_o eminency_n ought_v to_o be_v keep_v within_o those_o bound_n of_o christian_a authoriry_n which_o may_v consist_v with_o charity_n and_o humility_n and_o after_o all_o this_o we_o see_v by_o woeful_a experience_n that_o the_o want_n of_o that_o right_n episcopal_a government_n have_v occasion_v so_o many_o and_o great_a mischief_n in_o this_o and_o other_o church_n as_o do_v sufficient_o show_v the_o use_n and_o worth_n of_o it_o which_o be_v always_o the_o great_a conservator_n of_o the_o church_n peace_n and_o purity_n in_o the_o best_a and_o primitive_a time_n if_o any_o object_n the_o vulgar_a prejudices_fw-la and_o disaffection_n in_o many_o man_n mind_n ethi_fw-la 3._o answer_v to_o vulgar_a unsatisfaction_n against_o episcopacy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instar_fw-la navis_fw-la tempestatibus_fw-la â—actatae_fw-la est_fw-la episcopi_fw-la anima_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n chrysost_o in_o act._n ap._n hom_n 3._o ethi_fw-la against_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v call_v prelacy_n or_o like_a to_o episcopacy_n i_o answer_v 1._o the_o best_a observation_n to_o be_v make_v as_o from_o the_o vote_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d most_o man_n be_v this_o what_o they_o most_o dislike_n and_o oppose_v be_v most_o by_o wise_a man_n to_o be_v desire_v and_o approve_v it_o be_v no_o rule_n for_o good_a man_n to_o walk_v by_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n above_o all_o 2._o i_o believe_v the_o 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