father_n own_o word_n whereby_o judge_n what_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v from_o sueh_a jugglerâ—_n first_o he_o cite_v metaphrastes_n in_o who_o say_v he_o we_o read_v that_o peter_n be_v a_o long_a time_n in_o brittannie_n and_o draw_v many_o country_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n but_o at_o last_o when_o he_o have_v illuminate_v many_o with_o the_o light_n of_o the_o word_n and_o have_v constitute_v church_n he_o ordain_v bishop_n presbyter_n deacon_n return_v to_o rome_n the_o 12._o yâ—er_n of_o nero_n cesar_n here_o be_v the_o several_a degree_n of_o dignity_n again_o he_o recite_v aristobulus_n 9_o aristobulus_n aristobulum_fw-la quoque_fw-la cvius_fw-la ipse_fw-la in_o epistola_fw-la ad_fw-la romanos_fw-la meminit_fw-la britannorum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la a_o paulo_fw-la ordinatum_fw-la in_o menaeis_n graecorum_n usher_n fol._n 9_o who_o paul_n mention_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o be_v one_o of_o his_o seventy_o disciple_n he_o paul_n ordain_v bbishop_n 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chief_o mean_v the_o deacon_n 5._o deacon_n nec_fw-la alia_fw-la tunc_fw-la fuit_fw-la diaconorum_fw-la ratio_fw-la quam_fw-la sub_fw-la apostolis_n oblationes_fw-la enim_fw-la fidelium_fw-la quotidianas_fw-la et_fw-la anuos_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la proventus_fw-la recipiebant_fw-la ut_fw-la conferent_fw-la in_o veros_fw-la usus_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la partim_fw-la ministris_fw-la partim_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la alendis_fw-la distribuerent_fw-la episcopi_fw-la tamen_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la cvi_fw-la &_o oeconomiae_fw-la suae_fw-la rationes_fw-la quotidianas_fw-la reddebant_fw-la calvin_n institut_fw-la lib_n 4._o cap._n 4._o sect_n 5._o who_o office_n be_v to_o collect_v and_o treasure_n up_o the_o benevolence_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o presbyter_n and_o of_o the_o poor_a as_o be_v agree_v by_o all_o writer_n now_o he_o will_v apply_v the_o word_n elder_n which_o be_v in_o the_o latin_a presbyteri_fw-la only_o to_o the_o bishop_n whereas_o that_o word_n do_v usual_o imply_v all_o the_o 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cretensium_fw-la upon_o the_o same_o chapter_n that_o paul_n institute_v titus_n archbishop_n of_o the_o cretan_n with_o who_o agree_v our_o late_a writer_n among_o which_o erasmus_n more_o full_o in_o his_o argument_n on_o the_o epistle_n to_o titus_n observe_v etc._n observe_v erasmus_fw-la tom_n 6._o fol._n 354._o titum_fw-la discipulum_fw-la suum_fw-la ob_fw-la eximias_fw-la dote_v insulae_fw-la nobilissimoe_fw-la cretae_fw-la praefecerat_fw-la apostolus_fw-la &_o illic_fw-la abiens_fw-la archiepiscopum_fw-la consecrarat_fw-la monet_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la apud_fw-la cretense_n per_fw-la singulas_fw-la civitates_fw-la episcopos_fw-la instituat_fw-la quos_fw-la &_o presbyteros_fw-la vocat_fw-la idoneum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la formam_fw-la praescribens_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o paul_n set_v titus_n his_o disciple_n for_o his_o excellent_a gift_n over_o the_o cretan_n and_o depart_v thence_o consecrate_v he_o archbishop_n admonish_v he_o to_o institute_v bishop_n which_o he_o also_o call_v presbyter_n in_o every_o city_n prescribe_v he_o the_o fit_a endowment_n of_o a_o bishop_n with_o like_a liberty_n do_v he_o abuse_v history_n unworthy_o assume_v the_o name_n of_o that_o reverend_a patriot_n archbishop_n usher_n primord_a usher_n de_fw-fr britannieâ—_n ecclesiae_fw-la primord_a to_o patronize_v his_o fiction_n who_o only_o historical_o recite_v the_o several_a opinion_n of_o author_n concern_v the_o first_o induce_v of_o the_o christian_a faith_n into_o england_n whether_o by_o james_n the_o son_n of_o zebedec_n simon_n zelotes_n simon_n peter_n or_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n ann_n 63._o after_o christ_n esse_fw-la christ_n usher_n ibid._n fol_z 7._o si_fw-la quidem_fw-la metaphrastae_fw-la credimus_fw-la apud_fw-la quem_fw-la legimus_fw-la petrum_fw-la in_o britann_n longo_fw-la tempore_fw-la fuisse_fw-la moratum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ecclesias_fw-la constituisset_fw-la episcopos_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la &_o diaconos_fw-la ordinasset_fw-la 12._o caesaris_fw-la neronis_n rursus_fw-la romam_fw-la reversum_fw-la esse_fw-la or_o other_o which_o if_o all_o admit_v for_o truth_n conclude_v nothing_o to_o the_o govern_n of_o the_o land_n without_o bishop_n for_o some_o hundred_o year_n from_o the_o first_o plantation_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o rather_o the_o clear_a contrary_n i_o shall_v give_v thou_o reader_n that_o
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