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city_n tir._n 1.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 14.23_o &_o church_n by_o church_n act._n 14.23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v all_o one_o thing_n namely_o because_o in_o each_o city_n in_o those_o time_n there_o be_v not_o many_o church_n in_o number_n but_o one_o only_a proper_a church_n or_o congregation_n of_o christian_n which_o also_o 19.20_o also_o pag._n 19.20_o above_o we_o further_o declare_v then_o for_o the_o next_o age_n after_o 100_o after_o anno_fw-la 100_o ignatius_n plain_o show_v the_o common_a state_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n in_o this_o time_n also_o to_o be_v such_o where_o he_o thus_o write_v trall_n write_v ignat._n ad_fw-la trall_n without_o a_o bishop_n without_o a_o senate_n of_o elder_n without_o deacon_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o these_o there_o be_v no_o church_n no_o company_n of_o of_o saint_n no_o holy_a congregation_n which_o prove_v that_o then_o each_o city_n have_v but_o only_o one_o ordinary_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o some_o like_a better_o to_o every_o church_n distributive_o than_o our_o assertion_n be_v more_o clear_o avouch_v again_o touch_v the_o church_n of_o philadelphia_n he_o say_v ibid._n say_v ibid._n the_o bishop_n be_v god_n ambassador_n to_o a_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v together_o in_o one_o place_n last_o write_v elsewhere_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n he_o say_v so_o much_o touch_v a_o other_o visible_a church_n namely_o in_o the_o city_n magnesia_n magnes_fw-la magnesia_n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n all_o of_o you_o come_v together_o into_o the_o fame_n place_n to_o prayer_n let_v there_o be_v but_o one_o common_a prayer_n one_o mind_n one_o hope_n etc._n etc._n justin_n martyr_n show_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o church_n worship_v of_o god_n in_o the_o city_n where_o they_o than_o be_v observe_v the_o very_a same_o say_v he_o 142._o he_o just_a mart._n apolog._n 2._o anno_fw-la 142._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o sunday_n as_o it_o be_v call_v all_o the_o christian_n dwell_v in_o the_o city_n or_o abroad_o in_o the_o country_n do_v come_v together_o into_o the_o same_o place_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v very_o like_a that_o this_o be_v special_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n then_o see_v there_o justin_n write_v and_o offer_v up_o his_o apology_n to_o antoninus_n the_o emperor_n though_o with_o all_o he_o signify_v that_o he_o mean_v other_o church_n in_o other_o 〈◊〉_d other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d city_n and_o in_o country-place_n likewise_o indifferent_o therefore_o then_o all_z the_o christian_n in_o each_o city_n yea_o those_o in_o rome_n make_v not_o divers_a but_o one_o constant_a and_o ordinary_a congregation_n only_o irenaeus_n in_o his_o time_n observe_v no_o material_a difference_n between_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n minister_n of_o the_o word_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a argument_n that_o bishop_n than_o be_v not_o diocesan_n 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