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too_o much_o upon_o you_o 3._o moses_n and_o aaron_n i_o say_v not_o for_o 1500_o year_n do_v any_o church_n alter_v that_o government_n or_o opinion_n perhaps_o a_o peddle_a heretic_n or_o two_o theâ—alâ—s_v in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o aerius_n elsewhere_o fancy_v unto_o themselves_o a_o parity_n but_o their_o ground_n be_v malecontentment_n as_o eusebius_n and_o epiphanius_n both_o witness_n 75._o because_o they_o can_v not_o be_v make_v bishop_n which_o they_o earnest_o affect_v egesippus_fw-la the_o ancient_a historian_n cite_v by_o eusebius_n have_v brand_v theblis_n 22._o with_o a_o mark_n that_o will_v not_o out_o while_o there_o be_v book_n extant_a viz._n that_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n remain_v no_o way_n infect_v with_o error_n in_o so_o much_o that_o she_o be_v by_o man_n style_v a_o virgin_n the_o first_o that_o corrupt_v she_o be_v thebulis_fw-la because_o he_o be_v not_o make_v bishop_n so_o that_o by_o saint_n augustine_n inference_n the_o 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do_v irenaeus_n more_o ancient_a than_o he_o by_o almost_o two_o hundred_o year_n justify_v to_o be_v the_o case_n of_o all_o the_o church_n in_o the_o world_n that_o the_o bishop_n they_o govern_v can_v derive_v their_o succession_n from_o they_o to_o who_o the_o apostle_n by_o hand_n deliver_v the_o say_a church_n to_o govern_v in_o every_o place_n 1._o which_o certain_a successive_a propagation_n saint_n augustine_n make_v the_o main_a root_n of_o christian_a society_n prescript_n and_o tertullian_n the_o main_a proof_n of_o true_a doctrine_n and_o here_o if_o i_o will_v seem_v ambitious_a in_o heap_v author_n i_o may_v go_v downward_o from_o irenaeus_n through_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o the_o father_n delineat_v this_o succession_n and_o thereby_o trouble_v rather_o your_o patience_n than_o my_o own_o memory_n the_o best_a course_n therefore_o to_o determine_v this_o question_n in_o this_o short_a time_n allot_v i_o will_v be_v as_o i_o think_v if_o we_o make_v he_o the_o umper_n who_o they_o make_v our_o accuser_n that_o be_v s._n hierom_n
apoc._n 2._o 2._o thou_o haste_v examine_v they_o which_o profess_v themselves_o apostle_n and_o be_v not_o there_o be_v their_o preeminence_n for_o jurisdiction_n over_o their_o brethren_n 5_o three_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o their_o place_n during_o life_n else_o what_o need_v that_o threat_n verâ—e_v 5_o i_o will_v remove_v thy_o candlestick_n for_o have_v he_o but_o stay_v a_o month_n or_o a_o year_n the_o presbytery_n will_v have_v turn_v he_o out_o of_o his_o socket_n when_o his_o turn_n be_v expire_v 1._o but_o as_o with_o m._n beza_n we_o begin_v so_o will_v we_o conclude_v all_o with_o m._n calvin_n who_o dâ—rects_v we_o for_o the_o find_v out_o of_o church_n government_n according_a to_o the_o divine_a institution_n unto_o veteren_n ecclesiam_fw-la the_o ancient_a church_n wherein_o we_o shall_v see_v imaginem_fw-la quanaan_n a_o certain_a representation_n thereof_o for_o howsoever_o say_v he_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o time_n make_v some_o canon_n exorbitant_a from_o scripture_n yet_o with_o such_o caution_n do_v they_o constitute_v their_o discipline_n ut_fw-la facile_fw-la videas_fw-la niâ—il_fw-la â—ere_z hac_fw-la parte_fw-la haâ—uisse_fw-la a_o verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la alienum_fw-la that_o it_o may_v easy_o appear_v nothing_o therein_o almost_o to_o differ_v from_o the_o write_a word_n for_o this_o particular_a in_o hand_n â—_o in_o the_o next_o paragraph_n he_o exemplifi_v the_o form_n thereof_o out_o of_o their_o number_n of_o presbyter_n pastor_n &_o doctor_n in_o every_o city_n they_o choose_v one_o to_o be_v the_o chief_a who_o they_o entitle_v a_o bishop_n for_o which_o he_o add_v a_o reason_n ne_fw-la ex_fw-la â—qualitate_fw-la ut_fw-la fierâ—_n solet_fw-la dissidia_fw-la nasâ—erentur_fw-la and_o lest_o you_o shall_v think_v as_o some_o do_v this_o bishop_n to_o be_v but_o a_o parson_n of_o a_o congregation_n 〈◊〉_d he_o proceed_v to_o tell_v we_o that_o to_o every_o such_o citâ—e_n attributa_fw-la erat_fw-la certa_fw-la regio_fw-la a_o whole_a territory_n or_o country_n be_v annex_v the_o village_n whereof_o set_v their_o pastor_n that_o feed_v they_o from_o the_o cathedral_n church_n or_o college_n of_o presbyter_n whereof_o the_o bishop_n be_v chief_a and_o where_o he_o sit_v a_o lively_a idea_n thereof_o still_o remain_v with_o we_o in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o old_a fundation_n and_o this_o make_v way_n to_o the_o part_n ensue_v namely_o first_o posuit_fw-la their_o cathedral_n seat_n and_o second_o in_o quo_fw-la their_o diocesan_n jurisdiction_n but_o i_o fear_v i_o have_v be_v too_o troublesome_a already_o and_o therefore_o will_v here_o stay_v my_o course_n god_n for_o his_o great_a mercy_n sake_n grant_v that_o the_o word_n which_o have_v be_v speak_v may_v turn_v to_o his_o glory_n and_o our_o instruction_n in_o christ_n jesu_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d naz_n &_o thucyd_n 1._o pet._n 4._o 15._o naz._n ep_n 42._o ad_fw-la procop._n 1._o cor._n 11_o 17._o august_n 2._o tim._n â—_o 17._o 2_o tim._n 4_o 3._o 1._o cor._n 15._o 32._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 8._o exo_fw-la 9_o 16._o mat_n 5._o 14._o 1._o tim_n 3._o 5._o philip_n 2._o 4._o ezech._n 31._o 39_o exod._n 19_o 19_o heb._n 5._o 4._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 9_o apoc._n 2._o 7â—_n â—say_v 51._o 17._o 1._o sam._n 3._o â—_o â—ct_n 2._o judg._n 12._o 6._o philip._n 3._o 17._o mat._n 28._o 19_o mat._n 15._o 13._o eccle_n 1._o 10._o ezech._n 28._o 3._o dan._n 9_o 2._o the_o prayer_n 1._o cor._n 14._o 4â—_n tit._n â—_o 15._o 1._o pet._n 2._o 13._o cant._n 6._o 36._o 〈◊〉_d polit_fw-la 1._o cor._n 14._o 33._o zach._n â—â—_o 7._o apoc._n 37._o mat._n 16_o 19_o luc._n 11._o 52._o cor._n 〈…〉_z ephes._n 4._o 7._o 1._o cor._n 12._o 31._o 1._o cor._n 12._o 28._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d â—_o 17._o act._n 6._o 4._o act._n 1._o 2._o cor._n 1â—_n 5._o â—alâ—_n 2._o 9_o mat._n 17._o 1._o mat._n 26._o 37._o nâ—zâ—an_n epiphan_n mat._n 3._o 16._o â—7_n 1._o cor._n 12._o 12._o â—_o tim._n 3._o 13._o â—ct_n 21._o 35._o 〈◊〉_d sardie_n chal._n nazi_n vit_fw-mi athâ—_n vit_fw-mi basil._n hier._n ad_fw-la nepot_n idem_fw-la in_o epit_fw-la nep._n act._n 66._o ibid._n 14._o 27_o 1._o cor._n 16._o 9_o naziâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 2._o cor._n 2._o 16._o 1._o tim._n 3._o 6._o jam._n 3._o 1_o â—_o lin_v nat_n hist._n hieron_n in_o tit._n cap._n 1._o &_o epist_n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la 1_o cor._n 12._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 13._o 〈…〉_z plut._n in_o philopae_fw-la tit._n 1._o 5._o 1._o thes._n â—_o 12._o â—_o thes._n 3._o 14._o 1_o cor_n 4_o ult_n act._n 8._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 22._o tit._n 1._o 5._o heb._n 7._o 7._o ambros._n in_o 1._o tim._n 3._o athanas._n apol._n 2_o in_o liâ—â—â—is_n pres._n marit_n â—piphan_n 〈◊〉_d 69._o chrysost._n theodoret._n oecumen_fw-la ambros._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la hieron_n ad_fw-la fuagr_n aiax_n â—â—agel_n 1._o tim._n 5._o 21._o tit._n 1._o 5._o act._n 9_o verse_n 12â—_n 1._o tim._n 4._o 14_o hierom_n in_o esa._n 3_o 2._o tim._n 1._o 6._o calvin_n justit_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n 3._o rod._n 29._o 1._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d act._n and_o monument_n gal._n 2._o 9_o act._n 13._o 2._o tit._n 1._o 4._o 1._o cor._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d gal._n 5._o 12._o 1._o cor._n 5._o â—_o tim._n 5._o 29._o epiph._n lib._n â—_o haeâ—_n 75._o 1._o tim._n 1._o 4._o â—_o tim._n 2._o 16._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 21._o tit._n â—9_n tit._n 2._o 15._o tit._n 2._o 15._o tit._n 1._o 5._o ibid._n vers_fw-la 10._o tit._n 3._o 10._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 5._o 1._o cor._n 16._o 10._o 1._o tim_n 6._o 14._o ambrose_n in_o 〈…〉_z cap._n 6._o mat._n 24._o 45._o 1._o cor._n 4â—_n 1._o pet._n 5._o 1._o hierom._n ad_fw-la â—iparium_fw-la cyprian_a ad_fw-la rogat_fw-la 1._o tim._n 1._o 18._o oecumen_fw-la ibid._n luc._n 24._o 49._o ad_fw-la tract_n de_fw-fr diversis_fw-la grad_v cap._n 23._o august_n de_fw-mi bapt_v contra_fw-la donat._n ca._n 24._o lib._n 4._o hier._n ad_fw-la euag._n can._n apost_n ubique_fw-la nicen._n con_n 4._o can._n 6._o etc._n etc._n 7._o numb_a 11._o 29_o numb_a 16._o 3._o epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 75._o gesip_n apud_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lib._n 4._o cap._n 22._o euseb._n hist._n eccles._n â—parâ—â—m_n socrat._n theodoret._n 〈◊〉_d lib._n 4._o ca._n 63._o august_n ep_n 42._o 1._o tertul._n de_fw-fr prescript_n pag._n 145._o in_o resp_n ad_fw-la sarav_n high_a ad_fw-la evagr_a euseb._n li._n 1._o cap._n 24._o luke_n 24._o euseb._n li._n 4._o ca._n 22._o hieron_n pâ—oâ—em_fw-la in_o euang._n matthei_n hieron_n de_fw-fr scriptor_n eccles._n in_o lacobi_fw-la hieron_n in_o â—gnatio_fw-la 1._o cor._n 15._o 6._o ignat._n ad_fw-la smyrn_n ignat._n ad_fw-la antioch_n idem_fw-la ad_fw-la trall_n ignat._n ad_fw-la antiochen_n idem_fw-la ad_fw-la sar_n euseb._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 23._o hieron_n advers._n 〈◊〉_d hieron_n in_o tit._n 1._o hieron_n ibidem_fw-la 1._o cor._n 1._o cypr._n ad_fw-la rogat_fw-la act._n 19_o 1._o cor._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pâ—_n â—2_n 1._o cor._n â—_o joan._n 〈◊〉_d 1._o cor._n 〈…〉_z 1._o cor._n 7._o 6._o psalm_n 12._o verse_n 40._o vers_fw-la 25._o iâ—enae_fw-la gen._n 2._o exod._n 20._o apoc._n 1_o psalm_n 118._o heron_n ad_fw-la maâ—_n aug._n in_o â—s_n 44._o â—â—â—ron_n ibid._n 〈…〉_z â—oh_o 3._o cypâ—_n ad_fw-la rogat_fw-la hieron_n ad_fw-la â—liod_n theodoâ—_n in_o â—hilip_n 1._o acts._n 1._o 20â—â—sal_n 109._o hilar._n in_o math._n 24._o apoc._n â—_o 1._o 2._o 5_o instit._fw-la lib._n 4._o c_n â—_o sect._n 1._o sect._n â—_o 〈◊〉_d
both_o preacher_n &_o governor_n 12._o yet_o say_v saint_n paul_n if_o any_o man_n obey_v 〈…〉_z 14._o note_v he_o by_o a_o letter_n and_o shall_v i_o come_v unto_o you_o with_o a_o rod_n say_v he_o to_o the_o corinthian_n ult_n which_o church_n have_v many_o presbyter_n there_o be_v the_o censure_n reserve_v for_o the_o other_o philip_z though_o full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o of_o power_n have_v preach_v and_o convert_v many_o in_o samaria_n 8._o yet_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o lay-hand_n upon_o any_o but_o the_o apostle_n be_v fain_o to_o send_v from_o jerusalem_n peter_n and_o john_n to_o do_v that_o office_n there_o be_v imposition_n of_o hand_n reserve_v both_o these_o they_o convey_v unto_o bishop_n first_o for_o ordination_n by_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n in_o this_o church_n of_o ephesus_n there_o be_v many_o presbyter_n long_o before_o timothy_n be_v appoint_v their_o bishop_n 22._o yet_o saint_n paul_n send_v he_o of_o purpose_n to_o impose_v hand_n 1._o tim._n 5._o 22._o 5._o and_o for_o that_o intent_n also_o he_o leave_v titus_n in_o creta_n neither_o will_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n succeed_v admit_v any_o other_o but_o bishop_n to_o that_o business_n as_o not_o justifiable_a for_o the_o presbyter_n either_o by_o reason_n example_n or_o scripture_n first_o for_o reason_n it_o be_v a_o rule_n which_o admit_v no_o contradiction_n 7._o say_v the_o apostle_n that_o he_o which_o bless_v shall_v be_v great_a than_o he_o which_o be_v bless_v take_v it_o for_o the_o benediction_n which_o be_v ex_fw-la authoritate_fw-la not_o devotione_fw-la for_o the_o subject_n may_v bless_v the_o prince_n &_o man_n bless_v god_n in_o hearty_a devotion_n but_o the_o blessing_n of_o authority_n come_v from_o the_o great_a as_o honour_n be_v in_o he_o that_o confer_v it_o not_o in_o he_o that_o take_v it_o and_o this_o be_v saint_n ambrose_n his_o reason_n 3._o second_o for_o example_n not_o one_o to_o be_v show_v through_o the_o whole_a story_n ecclesiastical_a that_o any_o beside_o a_o bishop_n do_v it_o if_o some_o one_o of_o the_o inferior_a rank_n presume_v to_o do_v it_o his_o act_n be_v reverse_a by_o the_o church_n for_o unlawful_a as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o collâ—thus_n a_o presbyter_n of_o alexandria_n pres._n whereof_o athanasius_n and_o epiphanius_n do_v both_o make_v mention_n marit_n who_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o give_v order_n for_o which_o both_o himself_o be_v censure_v and_o what_o he_o do_v be_v revoke_v 69._o and_o they_o receive_v as_o mere_a layman_n and_o no_o otherwise_o unto_o the_o communion_n who_o he_o have_v order_v three_o for_o scripture_n there_o be_v none_o either_o of_o holy_a man_n or_o of_o the_o holy-ghost_n not_o holyman_n for_o all_o the_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o one_o consent_n do_v contradict_v it_o chrysostome_n upon_o the_o 1._o tim._n 3._o and_o 4._o fuagr_n theodoret_n upon_o the_o same_o place_n â—â—agel_n oecumenius_n upon_o 1._o tim._n 5._o ambrose_n be_v peremptory_a that_o it_o be_v neither_o fas_fw-la nor_o ius_n consonant_a neither_o with_o god_n nor_o man_n law_n that_o any_o beside_o a_o bishop_n shall_v do_v it_o yea_o hierom_n himself_o who_o set_v a_o presbyter_n like_o he_o in_o sophocle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o advance_v he_o as_o high_a as_o he_o can_v to_o make_v he_o go_v aequis_fw-la ceruicibus_fw-la with_o a_o bishop_n yet_o take_v he_o this_o one_o peg_n down_o excepta_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la what_o be_v it_o say_v he_o that_o a_o bishop_n do_v which_o a_o presbyter_n may_v not_o do_v save_v ordination_n no_o scripture_n of_o the_o holyghost_n either_o analogical_o by_o consequent_a or_o direct_o by_o precept_n for_o analogy_n none_o but_o the_o apostle_n do_v it_o or_o may_v do_v it_o as_o before_o you_o hear_v not_o direct_o for_o to_o what_o presbyter_n be_v the_o authority_n commit_v as_o a_o presbyter_n 21._o unto_o timothy_n a_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n it_o be_v say_v lay_v hand_n hasty_o on_o no_o man_n and_o to_o titus_n a_o bishop_n of_o creta_n i_o have_v leave_v thou_o here_o to_o ordain_v presbyter_n 5._o but_o to_o each_o of_o these_o there_o be_v a_o objection_n first_o for_o example_n that_o of_o ananias_n act_n 9_o 9_o who_o being_n neither_o apostle_n not_o bishop_n only_o a_o disciple_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o paul_n and_o have_v a_o commission_n for_o it_o true_a but_o they_o be_v manus_fw-la curatoriae_fw-la not_o confirmatoriae_fw-la as_o appear_v verse_n 12._o 12â—_n to_o restore_v his_o sight_n not_o to_o give_v he_o his_o function_n else_o shall_v he_o have_v be_v first_o actual_o consecrate_v a_o apostle_n of_o christ_n before_o he_o have_v be_v baptize_v into_o christ_n which_o be_v psal_n 18._o second_o for_o scripture_n saint_n paul_n precept_n seem_v to_o imply_v a_o practice_n of_o consecration_n by_o the_o presbyteri_fw-la 14_o in_o those_o word_n neglect_v not_o the_o grace_n which_o be_v in_o thou_o and_o be_v give_v thou_o cum_fw-la impositione_n manuum_fw-la presbyterii_fw-la fair_a colour_n in_o show_n but_o they_o will_v not_o hold_v shall_v the_o father_n bâ—e_v judge_n they_o all_o with_o one_o consent_n interpret_v the_o presbytery_n by_o the_o praelacy_n that_o be_v by_o the_o bishop_n for_o they_o only_o say_v the_o father_n may_v do_v it_o shall_v modern_a writer_n and_o the_o best_a of_o they_o master_n calvin_n presbyterii_fw-la nor_o the_o college_n say_v he_o be_v here_o mean_v for_o the_o bishop_n have_v then_o and_o after_o a_o college_n of_o priest_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o their_o sacred_a business_n 3_o which_o saint_n hierom_n call_v senatum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la but_o the_o office_n as_o if_o paul_n shall_v have_v say_v neglect_v not_o the_o grace_n which_o be_v give_v thou_o when_o by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n thou_o be_v make_v presbyter_n which_o interpretation_n he_o borrow_v from_o saint_n chrysost._n shall_v saint_n paul_n himself_o determine_v it_o 6._o in_o the_o second_o tim_n 1._o 6._o stir_v up_o say_v he_o 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