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sacrament_n which_o be_v consecrate_v by_o this_o very_a ministry_n be_v call_v holy_a in_o honour_n of_o he_o who_o for_o our_o salvation_n be_v honour_v thereby_o and_o these_o instrument_n and_o vessel_n what_o be_v they_o else_o but_o the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n yet_o have_v they_o any_o mouth_n and_o will_v not_o speak_v have_v they_o eye_n and_o will_v not_o see_v do_v we_o supplicate_v to_o these_o because_o by_o these_o we_o supplicate_v to_o god_n that_o be_v the_o great_a cause_n of_o this_o mad_a impiety_n that_o the_o form_n like_v unto_o one_o live_v which_o make_v it_o to_o be_v supplicate_v unto_o do_v more_o prevail_v in_o the_o affection_n of_o miserable_a man_n than_o that_o it_o be_v manifest_v it_o do_v not_o live_v at_o all_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v contemn_v by_o he_o who_o be_v indeed_o live_v for_o image_n prevail_v more_o to_o bow_v down_o the_o unhappy_a soul_n in_o that_o they_o have_v a_o mouth_n they_o have_v eye_n they_o have_v ear_n they_o have_v 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we_o by_o the_o example_n of_o elder_n and_o angel_n the_o manner_n whereof_o we_o know_v not_o exact_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v whole_o leave_v to_o the_o church_n to_o prescribe_v the_o form_n st._n gregor_n say_v in_o unitate_fw-la fidei_fw-la diversa_fw-la est_fw-la consuetude_n and_o st._n aug._n more_o full_o epist_n 118._o ad_fw-la januar._n cap._n 22._o in_o his_o nulla_fw-la melior_fw-la disciplina_fw-la prudenti_fw-la christiane_n quam_fw-la ut_fw-la eo_fw-la modo_fw-la agate_n quo_fw-la agit_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la ad_fw-la quamcunque_fw-la devenerit_fw-la quod_fw-la enim_fw-la nec_fw-la contra_fw-la fidom_n nec_fw-la contra_fw-la bonos_fw-es more_o be_v iniungitur_fw-la indifferenter_fw-la est_fw-la habendum_fw-la church_n custom_n shall_v command_v i_o where_o i_o see_v they_o corrupt_v neither_o a_o true_a faith_n nor_o my_o duty_n to_o god_n i_o shall_v always_o wish_v with_o st._n
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themselves_o at_o the_o east_n gate_n with_o their_o wing_n and_o wheel_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n over_o they_o as_o ready_a all_o at_o once_o to_o be_v go_v ezek._n 10.18_o fourthly_a from_o they_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v and_o stand_v upon_o the_o mountain_n which_o be_v on_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o city_n eze._n 11.23_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o temple_n come_v a_o pace_n when_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v go_v from_o it_o i_o say_v that_o be_v the_o place_n of_o majesty_n where_o god_n show_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o presence_n and_o send_v his_o angel_n to_o give_v their_o attendance_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o sanctuary_n or_o chief_a place_n of_o majesty_n be_v where_o the_o altar_n stand_v for_o the_o word_n either_o signify_v a_o altar_n or_o the_o place_n where_o it_o stand_v it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o israel_n for_o all_o their_o altar_n be_v place_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n god_n do_v shut_v up_o himself_o in_o the_o place_n of_o majesty_n and_o give_v no_o admittance_n but_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n once_o a_o year_n to_o enter_v that_o sacred_a place_n but_o now_o it_o be_v more_o common_a and_o of_o daily_a use_n for_o god_n people_n yet_o not_o without_o distinction_n as_o we_o see_v it_o be_v constant_o observe_v by_o saint_n john_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n for_o these_o four_o part_n be_v never_o confound_v but_o always_o recite_v with_o their_o due_a distinction_n and_o distance_n in_o saint_n chrysostome_n be_v observe_v and_o it_o be_v conclude_v of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o constantinople_n as_o a_o constant_a and_o common_a custom_n of_o speech_n to_o call_v the_o place_n of_o majesty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o i_o know_v no_o reason_n of_o the_o appellation_n but_o from_o the_o altar_n which_o the_o same_o father_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o holy_a table_n but_o not_o so_o 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use_v it_o often_o in_o application_n to_o christian_n and_o the_o service_n of_o christ_n s._n paul_n avoide_v it_o not_o in_o the_o meaning_n 1_o cor._n 10.14_o flee_v from_o idolatry_n his_o argument_n be_v two_o one_o from_o the_o jew_n vers_fw-la 18._o another_o from_o the_o pagan_n vers_fw-la 20._o partaker_n of_o the_o legal_a sacrifice_n be_v partaker_n of_o the_o legal_a altar_n and_o such_o be_v our_o communion_n with_o god_n as_o our_o service_n of_o he_o heb._n 13.10_o we_o have_v a_o altar_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o eat_v which_o serve_v the_o tabernacle_n they_o that_o stick_v to_o moses_n against_o christ_n can_v be_v partaker_n of_o christ_n christ_n altar_n and_o a_o jewish_a altar_n can_v stand_v together_o israel_n after_o the_o flesh_n eat_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o flesh_n and_o partake_v with_o a_o altar_n of_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o can_v partake_v with_o christ_n the_o argument_n be_v undeniable_a that_o the_o communion_n be_v according_a to_o the_o service_n and_o therefore_o to_o eat_v with_o idolater_n in_o idolatrous_a temple_n at_o idolatrous_a table_n be_v idolatry_n and_o we_o be_v to_o flee_v the_o communion_n if_o we_o will_v avoid_v the_o corruption_n i_o say_v the_o holy_a apostle_n aim_v not_o in_o a_o table_n to_o avoid_v the_o name_n of_o a_o altar_n or_o of_o a_o sacrifice_n but_o of_o the_o communion_n the_o table_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o idolater_n be_v a_o altar_n their_o meat_n and_o drink_n offering_n sacrifice_n they_o both_o eat_v and_o offer_v but_o first_o offer_n and_o then_o eat_v for_o common_a thing_n can_v be_v sacred_a to_o god_n till_o we_o both_o set_v they_o apart_o and_o sanctify_v they_o for_o the_o use_n of_o his_o service_n for_o nothing_o be_v deo_fw-la sacrum_fw-la which_o be_v not_o deo_fw-la oblatum_n the_o very_a separation_n be_v to_o god_n that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v unto_o we_o what_o we_o first_o offer_v unto_o he_o s._n paul_n make_v communion_n oblation_n participation_n etc._n etc._n to_o sound_v all_o to_o one_o sense_n we_o other_o the_o with_o to_o god_n that_o it_o may_v be_v bless_v he_o give_v the_o câ—p_n to_o we_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n the_o cup_n be_v the_o communion_n of_o blood_n call_v a_o table_n a_o altar_n and_o a_o altar_n a_o table_n for_o i_o without_o offence_n so_o i_o be_o sure_a ezekiel_n do_v chap._n 41.32_o and_o 〈◊〉_d second_v he_o cap._n 1_o 1â—.1â—_n 〈…〉_o paul_n for_o aught_o i_o know_v may_v have_v call_v the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n a_o altar_n as_o well_o as_o he_o call_v the_o altar_n of_o devil_n a_o table_n but_o we_o be_v intend_v in_o our_o day_n to_o wrangle_v and_o wrest_v all_o truth_n to_o oppose_v adversary_n more_o than_o confirm_v they_o by_o
we_o must_v lay_v the_o comparison_n thus_o as_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o christ_n so_o be_v priest_n to_o bishop_n the_o similitude_n hold_v in_o the_o subordination_n not_o in_o the_o equality_n as_o if_o either_o bishop_n be_v equal_a to_o christ_n or_o priest_n to_o the_o apostle_n but_o the_o accommodation_n of_o the_o sense_n must_v be_v as_o the_o author_n mean_v it_o in_o the_o order_n of_o thing_n and_o not_o the_o jurisdiction_n for_o here_o the_o distinction_n will_v hold_v and_o help_v we_o that_o be_v by_o papist_n absurd_o apply_v to_o the_o apostle_n to_o make_v they_o equal_a in_o the_o one_o but_o not_o in_o the_o other_o when_o we_o be_v certain_a of_o they_o that_o order_n and_o jurisdiction_n be_v the_o same_o isiodorus_n de_fw-fr officiis_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 7._o explain_v full_o what_o bishop_n and_o priest_n hold_v in_o common_a and_o what_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o one_o above_o the_o other_o his_o sicut_fw-la episcopis_fw-la dispensatio_fw-la ministeriorum_fw-la dei_fw-la commissa_fw-la est_fw-la praesunt_fw-la enim_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o in_o confectione_n divini_fw-la corporis_fw-la &_o sanguinis_fw-la consortes_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la sunt_fw-la similiter_fw-la &_o in_fw-la doctrina_fw-la populi_fw-la &_o in_o officio_fw-la praedicandi_fw-la sed_fw-la sola_fw-la propter_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la summo_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la clericorum_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la &_o consecratio_fw-la reservata_fw-la est_fw-la chrysostome_n sola_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la episcopi_fw-la superant_fw-la atque_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la plusquam_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la habere_fw-la videntur_fw-la saint_n hier._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la euagrium_n quid_fw-la facit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la excepta_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la faciat_fw-la presbyter_n saint_n cyprian_n epist_n 65._o say_v thus_o dominus_fw-la apostolos_fw-la &_o episcopos_fw-la elegit_fw-la apostoli_fw-la elegerunt_fw-la diaconos_fw-la he_o vindicate_v the_o bishop_n power_n from_o a_o proud_a and_o insolent_a deacon_n and_o call_v he_o to_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n between_o his_o call_n and_o a_o bishop_n as_o have_v man_n and_o not_o christ_n immediate_o to_o appoint_v he_o nazian_n in_o apolog._n fug_n have_v this_o short_a say_n episcopi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christi_fw-la in_o sacerdotio_fw-la collegae_fw-la sunt_fw-la they_o be_v christ_n companion_n in_o the_o priesthood_n aug._n in_o lib._n quaest_n ex_fw-la vet_z test_n c._n 35._o episcopus_fw-la christi_fw-la imaginem_fw-la habet_fw-la ut_fw-la rex_fw-la dei_fw-la ambr._n in_o 1._o cor._n 11._o episcopus_fw-la habet_fw-la personam_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o est_fw-la vicarius_fw-la dei_fw-la i_o will_v end_v with_o two_o of_o their_o own_o that_o will_v draw_v from_o bishop_n to_o the_o pope_n that_o which_o be_v not_o his_o due_n which_o these_o be_v force_v to_o affirm_v alphon._n de_fw-fr caestr_n l._n 2._o c._n 24._o de_fw-la justa_fw-la haeret_fw-la punit_fw-la cajetani_n sententia_fw-la est_fw-la ipsamet_fw-la falsitate_fw-la falsior_fw-la &_o est_fw-la contra_fw-la sententiam_fw-la omnium_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la doctorum_fw-la nam_fw-la etsi_fw-la ritus_fw-la consecrandi_fw-la episcopi_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la tamen_fw-la potestas_fw-la episcopi_fw-la concessa_fw-la illy_n a_o deo_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la the_o church_n may_v consecrate_v bishop_n but_o it_o have_v no_o power_n to_o confer_v their_o authority_n which_o be_v give_v they_o of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n caesar_n baronius_n in_o annal._n anno_fw-la 58._o say_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o the_o apostle_n have_v their_o dignity_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o bishop_n that_o succeed_v they_o must_v needs_o have_v it_o from_o the_o same_o fountain_n i_o hope_v i_o may_v now_o conclude_v that_o bishop_n as_o they_o be_v holy_a in_o call_v so_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v honourable_a in_o our_o account_n and_o that_o our_o cause_n of_o contention_n ought_v to_o cease_v for_o certain_o as_o long_o as_o we_o imagine_v their_o vocation_n to_o be_v humane_a and_o their_o action_n inhuman_a so_o long_o we_o must_v needs_o live_v at_o distance_n and_o true_a devotion_n will_v be_v devour_v up_o with_o damnable_a practice_n of_o which_o our_o age_n be_v full_a if_o ismaels_n tongue_n be_v persecution_n gal._n 4.29_o than_o i_o believe_v they_o be_v persecute_v which_o seem_v to_o persecute_v other_o never_o do_v any_o man_n convict_v go_v from_o the_o seat_n of_o judgement_n without_o complaint_n and_o exclamation_n of_o accuser_n witness_n or_o judge_n man_n shall_v gnash_v their_o tooth_n against_o the_o most_o righteous_a judge_n and_o revenge_n that_o with_o word_n or_o a_o ireful_a countenance_n which_o they_o can_v compass_v by_o their_o power_n i_o profess_v its_o difficult_a to_o dispute_v with_o adversary_n and_o not_o to_o answer_v they_o 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