their_o quarter_n sect_n i._o to_o illustrate_v the_o truth_n of_o these_o four_o position_n and_o withal_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o church_n be_v at_o first_o govern_v by_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n he_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o church_n the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n mother_n of_o all_o church_n from_o whence_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o gospel_n go_v out_o into_o all_o the_o world_n this_o church_n be_v under_o the_o charge_n of_o james_n the_o son_n of_o alpheus_n one_o of_o the_o apostle_n and_o his_o presbyter_n no_o doubt_n by_o the_o consent_n and_o appointment_n of_o the_o other_o apostle_n provide_v for_o the_o church_n there_o before_o their_o departure_n into_o other_o coaâ—â—s_n alexandrinus_n this_o be_v comirm_v too_o by_o ignatius_n &_o clem._n alexandrinus_n this_o appear_v by_o many_o pregnant_a passage_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o galar_n 1.18_o gal._n 2.9_o act._n 15.1_o 13_o 19_o gal._n 2.12_o all_o these_o place_n prove_v that_o saint_n james_n have_v the_o charge_n of_o that_o church_n as_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o that_o first_o council_n hold_v there_o of_o which_o we_o read_v act_v 15._o and_o etc._n and_o and_o when_o james_n peter_n and_o john_n etc._n etc._n nominate_v by_o s._n paul_n in_o that_o forenamed_a epistle_n to_o the_o gal._n 2.9_o before_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n some_o of_o who_o name_n we_o find_v there_o record_v to_o denote_v his_o preheminencie_n and_o precedency_n in_o that_o place_n and_o that_o he_o have_v presbyter_n for_o his_o assistant_n appear_v by_o the_o second_o verse_n of_o the_o forecited_n chapter_n of_o the_o acts._n &_o ch_n 21._o v._n 19_o where_o we_o find_v that_o s._n paul_n at_o his_o last_o come_n to_o jerusalem_n 15._o act_n 15._o go_v in_o to_o james_n where_o all_o the_o elder_n be_v present_a to_o advise_v with_o he_o that_o have_v the_o care_n of_o that_o church_n about_o the_o great_a business_n then_o in_o hand_n how_o to_o behave_v himself_o towards_o those_o of_o the_o circumcision_n who_o believe_v of_o the_o college_n of_o presbyter_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o their_o concurrence_n and_o assistance_n with_o s._n james_n in_o the_o government_n of_o that_o church_n we_o have_v two_o unreprovable_a argument_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n act._n 11.30_o act._n 15.4_o 6_o 22_o 23._o sect_n ii_o this_o pattern_n thus_o settle_v in_o jerusalem_n the_o apostle_n follow_v in_o other_o church_n which_o they_o convert_v to_o the_o faith_n by_o preach_v to_o they_o the_o word_n of_o life_n these_o church_n be_v first_o found_v in_o city_n as_o appear_v by_o condiderunt_fw-la by_o tert._n lib._n the_o praescrip_n c._n 20._o ac_fw-la proinde_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la apud_fw-la unainquamque_fw-la civitatem_fw-la condiderunt_fw-la tertullian_n which_o be_v most_o worthy_a our_o observation_n for_o because_o they_o can_v not_o bestow_v their_o pain_n equal_o in_o all_o place_n reason_n require_v they_o shall_v labour_v most_o to_o plant_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o most_o populous_a from_o whence_o it_o be_v propagate_v through_o the_o town_n and_o country_n which_o be_v adjacent_a to_o those_o city_n which_o therefore_o in_o time_n become_v and_o be_v call_v the_o territory_n parish_n or_o diocese_n of_o such_o or_o such_o church_n now_o the_o form_n of_o government_n estate_v by_o s._n paul_n over_o these_o church_n be_v point_v out_o to_o we_o act._n 14.23_o where_o we_o read_v that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n ordain_v they_o presbyter_n in_o every_o iconium_n every_o viz._n in_o lystra_n and_o derbe_n city_n of_o lyconia_n and_o in_o iconium_n church_n i_o e._n college_n body_n or_o company_n of_o presbyter_n to_o order_v with_o common_a advice_n and_o joint_n consent_v the_o church_n plant_v by_o they_o in_o several_a city_n this_o appear_v too_o by_o the_o 20._o of_o act._n 17._o where_o we_o find_v that_o there_o be_v a_o bench_n of_o elder_n at_o ephesus_n for_o which_o paul_n send_v to_o miletus_n 1_o philip_n 1_o thus_o in_o the_o church_n of_o philippi_n you_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o apostle_n direct_v his_o epistle_n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n there_o which_o must_v be_v to_o the_o college_n of_o presbyter_n next_o above_o the_o order_n of_o deacon_n so_o when_o the_o apostle_n write_v to_o the_o thestalonians_n 1_o thes_n 12._o and_o we_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n to_o know_v they_o which_o labour_n among_o you_o and_o be_v over_o you_o in_o the_o lord_n the_o multitude_n whereof_o he_o speak_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v like_o wise_a of_o the_o body_n or_o company_n of_o the_o presbyter_n and_o in_o all_o church_n writer_n you_o shall_v find_v continual_a remembrance_n of_o these_o presbyter_n whensoever_o there_o be_v speech_n of_o mother_n church_n in_o mother_n city_n now_o the_o presbyter_n be_v style_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n by_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n quest_n a_o question_n will_v arise_v from_o hence_o whether_o the_o apostle_n from_o the_o beginning_n ordain_v bishop_n over_o the_o presbyter_n we_o must_v needs_o answer_v negative_o resp_n resp_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o will_v appear_v out_o of_o act._n 20.17_o where_o the_o apostle_n use_v these_o word_n to_o the_o presbyter_n of_o ephesus_n take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o and_o to_o the_o whole_a flock_n over_o who_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v you_o episcopos_fw-la bishop_n or_o overseer_n where_o as_o he_o give_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n to_o the_o bresbyter_n so_o he_o address_v his_o instruction_n to_o none_o besides_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v probable_o infer_v that_o at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v no_o bishop_n if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o s._n paul_n will_v have_v mention_v they_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o eminency_n of_o their_o office_n so_o we_o find_v none_o at_o philippi_n 1.6_o phil._n 1.6_o as_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o epigraph_n or_o inscription_n of_o that_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n none_o in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n as_o be_v collect_v by_o s._n ambrose_n and_o other_o from_o the_o many_o and_o great_a disorder_n which_o the_o apostle_n sharp_o tax_v 1_o cor._n 11.21_o all_o which_o happen_v chief_a vide_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr praeserip_n c_o 36._o where_o he_o call_v the_o forenamed_a church_n apostoloram_n cathedras_fw-la by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o apostle_n sit_v there_o as_o chief_a because_o there_o be_v no_o bishop_n to_o compose_v the_o difference_n of_o that_o church_n in_o the_o apostle_n absence_n it_o seem_v then_o that_o the_o apostle_n himself_o have_v take_v the_o chief_a charge_n and_o oversight_n of_o those_o church_n wherein_o he_o have_v plant_v body_n of_o presbyter_n this_o appear_v by_o that_o place_n in_o the_o 2_o cor._n 11.28_o beside_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v without_o that_o which_o come_v upon_o i_o daily_o the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n see_v act_n 15_o 36._o 1_o cor._n 5.4_o where_o he_o proceed_v in_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n against_o the_o incestuous_a person_n and_o require_v of_o the_o church_n i.e._n the_o presbyter_n to_o see_v it_o satisfy_v and_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o his_o epistle_n contain_v the_o act_n of_o his_o spiritual_a government_n which_o he_o reserve_v to_o himself_o in_o chief_a over_o the_o church_n which_o he_o himself_o have_v plant_v the_o like_a may_v be_v assert_v of_o saint_n peter_n in_o respect_n of_o those_o church_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n vid._n 1_o pet._n 5.1_o where_o he_o direct_v his_o exhortation_n of_o feed_v the_o flock_n to_o none_o but_o presbyter_n which_o st._n hierome_n long_o since_o have_v maintain_v out_o of_o the_o 13._o to_o the_o hebrew_n 17._o where_o the_o apostle_n write_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n obey_v they_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o you_o and_o submit_v yourselves_o etc._n etc._n sect_n iii_o thing_n be_v thus_o settle_v when_o the_o apostle_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o multitude_n of_o business_n have_v not_o leisure_n to_o attend_v in_o person_n upon_o the_o church_n which_o they_o have_v plant_v they_o appoint_v certain_a head_n or_o superintendent_o over_o the_o company_n of_o presbyter_n which_o head_n ever_o since_o have_v retain_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n thus_o be_v timothy_n and_o titus_n make_v bishop_n over_o the_o church_n of_o crete_n and_o asia_n ephesus_n who_o mother_n church_n be_v ephesus_n when_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n that_o from_o thenceforth_o he_o be_v to_o make_v the_o western_a part_n of_o the_o world_n his_o diocese_n vid._n act._n 19.21_o and_o it_o be_v at_o ephesus_n where_o s._n paul_n thus_o bespeak_v the_o elder_n act._n 20.25_o and_o now_o behold_v i_o know_v that_o all_o you_o among_o who_o i_o have_v go_v preach_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n shall_v see_v my_o face_n no_o more_o and_o know_v by_o revelation_n that_o he_o be_v to_o serve_v god_n no_o more_o in_o those_o eastern_a
be_v clear_a as_o appear_v by_o that_o place_n of_o tertull._n de_fw-fr cor._n mil._n c._n 3._o eucharistiae_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la nec_fw-la de_fw-la aliorum_fw-la manu_fw-la quam_fw-la praesidentium_fw-la sumimus_fw-la the_o like_a we_o find_v in_o s._n cyprian_n ep._n 62._o by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o both_o order_n have_v common_a name_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o community_n of_o their_o office_n and_o charge_n as_o for_o the_o form_n itself_o of_o this_o church-consistory_n the_o mix_a government_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n it_o relate_v to_o a_o pattern_n in_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o it_o resemble_v their_o public_a court_n of_o justice_n which_o they_o call_v the_o sanedrin_n a_o great_a part_n whereof_o be_v priest_n and_o levite_n and_o have_v the_o hear_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o cause_n we_o have_v s._n jerome_n for_o our_o advocate_n to_o confirm_v this_o resemblance_n between_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o that_o high_a court_n of_o the_o jew_n he_o in_o his_o comment_n upon_o titus_n speak_v of_o bishop_n conjoin_v with_o presbyter_n say_v thus_o imitantur_fw-la moysen_n qui_fw-la cum_fw-la haberet_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la sva_fw-la praeesse_fw-la populo_fw-la israeletico_fw-la septunginta_fw-la elegit_fw-la cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la populum_fw-la judicavit_fw-la 1._o vid._n r._n moses_n in_o halacoth_a sanedrin_n c._n 1._o but_o when_o moses_n be_v dead_a a_o precedent_n be_v choose_v over_o and_o above_o the_o seventy_o who_o they_o call_v the_o nasi_n who_o from_o age_n to_o age_n supply_v moses_n place_n and_o such_o as_o the_o nasi_n be_v over_o the_o seventy_o be_v a_o bishop_n over_o the_o presbyter_n i._n e._n chief_a both_o in_o dignity_n and_o office_n of_o which_o there_o be_v two_o part_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o rule_v the_o church_n i._n e._n to_o keep_v those_o that_o be_v under_o he_o in_o obedience_n to_o good_a law_n and_o to_o perform_v divine_a service_n to_o pray_v and_o preach_v and_o to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n sect_n vi_o now_o because_o there_o be_v some_o who_o draw_v this_o comparison_n into_o consequence_n labour_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o presbytery_n ought_v to_o consist_v part_n of_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o part_n of_o church_n minister_n as_o the_o sanedrin_n be_v make_v up_o of_o priest_n levite_n and_o laikes_n they_o must_v know_v that_o the_o sanedrin_n consist_v of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o priest_n and_o levite_n because_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o well_o as_o of_o religion_n pass_v through_o their_o hand_n and_o be_v refer_v to_o their_o judgement_n the_o church_n in_o all_o temporal_a matter_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o soul_n can_v we_o imagine_v that_o our_o lord_n do_v leave_v she_o to_o the_o charge_n of_o any_o but_o to_o those_o who_o be_v trust_v with_o the_o key_n of_o his_o house_n who_o be_v spiritual_a man_n set_v apart_o and_o appoint_v for_o the_o cure_n of_o soul_n but_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o presbytery_n then_o in_o use_n consist_v of_o none_o but_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o first_o to_o clear_v that_o text_n in_o timothy_n 5.17_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o which_o they_o urge_v who_o labour_n to_o maintain_v that_o lay_v person_n be_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n admit_v into_o presbytery_n let_v the_o elder_n that_o rule_v well_o be_v count_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n especial_o those_o that_o labour_n in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n these_o word_n carry_v at_o the_o first_o sound_v a_o appearance_n of_o two_o sort_n of_o elder_n the_o one_o of_o which_o they_o will_v have_v preacher_n the_o other_o only_o ruler_n 5.2_o 1_o pet._n 5.2_o but_o we_o must_v answer_v this_o objection_n first_o by_o a_o undeniable_a assertion_n take_v out_o of_o st._n peter_n exhortation_n to_o his_o presbyter_n and_o out_o of_o st._n paul_n charge_n to_o the_o presbyter_n of_o ephesus_n act._n 20._o 20.28_o act._n 20.28_o both_o their_o exhortation_n imply_v thus_o much_o that_o the_o presbyter_n duty_n do_v consist_v in_o this_o to_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o oversee_v it_o we_o assert_v therefore_o that_o their_o office_n be_v both_o to_o govern_v and_o to_o teach_v both_o which_o be_v plain_o intimate_v in_o those_o quality_n which_o the_o apostle_n 1_o tim._n 3.2_o 5._o ascribe_v as_o proper_a to_o bishop_n i._n e._n as_o mr._n th._n acknowledge_v to_o presbyter_n both_o too_o be_v contain_v in_o that_o very_a passage_n which_o be_v allege_v to_o evince_v the_o necessity_n of_o lay-elders_a for_o those_o elder_n that_o rule_v well_o be_v such_o as_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n second_o to_o the_o objection_n we_o answer_v thus_o that_o in_o that_o place_n the_o apostle_n intend_v only_o to_o difference_n the_o presbyter_n by_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o function_n and_o not_o to_o make_v any_o difference_n in_o the_o function_n themselves_o diatr_n read_v mr._n mede_n his_o exposition_n upon_o that_o text_n of_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o vid._n mede_n diatr_n for_o the_o function_n and_o office_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o belong_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o ecclesiastic_a person_n his_o office_n be_v to_o rule_v and_o teach_v this_o latter_a be_v right_o account_v the_o most_o eminent_a point_n of_o that_o function_n he_o that_o take_v special_a pain_n in_o this_o which_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imply_v and_o withal_o do_v rule_v well_o be_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o this_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o most_o learned_a interpreter_n be_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o text._n again_o what_o if_o we_o shall_v not_o deny_v 12.28_o eph._n 4.4_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 12.6_o 1_o cor._n 12.28_o but_o confess_v what_o be_v evident_a and_o clear_a by_o many_o text_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n distribute_v in_o that_o infancy_n of_o the_o church_n many_o personal_a gift_n and_o special_a endowment_n on_o several_a person_n to_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o edification_n of_o particular_a assembly_n among_o which_o gift_n this_o of_o rule_v may_v be_v one_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n may_v bestow_v on_o some_o to_o assist_v the_o presbyter_n in_o their_o government_n although_o this_o be_v grant_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n yet_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v now_o presume_v to_o draw_v their_o example_n into_o imitation_n i_o will_v ask_v he_o this_o question_n what_o commission_n he_o or_o any_o man_n have_v to_o turn_v temporary_a endowment_n into_o perpetual_a place_n i_o be_o sure_a he_o have_v none_o what_o may_v be_v expedient_a in_o the_o apostle_n day_n may_v not_o be_v think_v convenient_a in_o we_o and_o if_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o do_v now_o what_o then_o be_v do_v i_o fear_v the_o world_n will_v be_v turn_v upside_o down_o and_o all_o thing_n bring_v to_o confusion_n but_o to_o conclude_v this_o grand_a controversy_n between_o england_n and_o geneva_n mr._n th._n who_o come_v not_o short_a of_o any_o in_o the_o skill_n of_o antiquity_n assure_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v never_o find_v in_o any_o ancient_a author_n the_o least_o mention_n of_o lay-elders_a in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n in_o that_o manner_n as_o be_v practise_v by_o the_o genevist_n the_o contrary_n he_o prove_v out_o of_o tertullian_n 106.108_o pag._n 106.108_o and_o out_o of_o the_o commentary_n under_o st._n ambrose_n his_o name_n upon_o titus_n by_o which_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o elder_n then_o in_o use_n be_v doctores_fw-la such_o as_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n sect_n vii_o this_o great_a doubt_n be_v i_o suppose_v clear_v and_o it_o be_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o lay-elders_a have_v no_o right_n to_o the_o order_n of_o church_n affair_n or_o meddle_v with_o spiritual_a thing_n which_o concern_v the_o good_a and_o welfare_n of_o man_n soul_n mr._n th._n proceed_v to_o discover_v out_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a author_n what_o be_v the_o bound_n of_o the_o office_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o in_o what_o case_n the_o bishop_n have_v the_o preeminence_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o office_n of_o divine_a service_n i._n e._n of_o teach_v or_o preach_v and_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v reserve_v to_o the_o bishop_n in_o honour_n of_o his_o place_n and_o eminency_n of_o it_o preach_v i_o e._n when_o he_o come_v into_o any_o church_n the_o presbyter_n ever_o give_v way_n to_o he_o to_o preach_v this_o be_v witness_v by_o just_a martyr_n who_o relate_v in_o plain_a term_n that_o the_o sermon_n use_v to_o be_v make_v and_o the_o
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