when_o he_o say_v etc._n say_v hebr._n 13.10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n we_o have_v a_o altar_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o eat_v who_o serve_v the_o tabernacle_n for_o they_o eat_v not_o of_o the_o oblation_n make_v for_o their_o sin_n as_o we_o do_v of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n by_o who_o by_o who_o body_n and_o in_o who_o name_n we_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n thanksgiving_n to_o god_n continual_o that_o be_v the_o fruit_n or_o oblation_n of_o our_o lip_n or_o which_o our_o lip_n have_v vow_v to_o return_v as_o well_o as_o what_o we_o do_v return_v with_o our_o li_n cease_v not_o to_o do_v good_a and_o to_o distribute_v both_o out_o of_o our_o oblation_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o substance_n for_o with_o such_o sacrifice_n such_o offering_n of_o our_o praise_n and_o good_n in_o the_o general_n and_o at_o the_o eucharist_n in_o particular_a god_n be_v well_o please_v §_o i._o do_v of_o this_o i_o need_v not_o have_v give_v a_o instance_n but_o there_o be_v one_o that_o will_v likewise_o serve_v to_o another_o purpose_n de_fw-fr coron_n cap._n 3._o eucharistiae_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la &_o in_o tempore_fw-la victus_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la mandatum_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la etiam_fw-la antelucanis_fw-la coetibus_fw-la nec_fw-la de_fw-la aliorum_fw-la manu_fw-la quam_fw-la praesidentium_fw-la sumimus_fw-la e_z the_o word_n be_v often_o use_v even_o in_o one_o chapter_n the_o 34th_o of_o his_o four_o book_n adversus_fw-la haeres_fw-la and_o i_o shall_v give_v but_o one_o instance_n in_o that_o fame_a passage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f_o just_a mart._n apol._n secunda_fw-la uti_fw-la vulgo_fw-la numeratur_fw-la prope_fw-la finem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o oblation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d likewise_o do_v g_o example_n will_v appeat_v in_o those_o passage_n to_o be_v produce_v in_o the_o next_o chap_n §_o 2._o ay_o tertullian_n apolog._n cap._n 39_o coena_fw-la nostra_fw-la de_fw-la nomine_fw-la rationem_fw-la svi_fw-la oftendit_fw-la id_fw-la voco_fw-la quod_fw-la dilectio_fw-la penes_fw-la graecos_n k_n epist_n ad_fw-la smyrnaeos_fw-la after_o a_o general_a prohibition_n against_o the_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n without_o the_o bishop_n and_o after_o a_o particular_a mention_n of_o the_o eucharist_n there_o follow_v further_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d m_o this_o order_n of_o oblation_n and_o invocation_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o ancient_a liturgy_n but_o be_v plain_o express_v by_o that_o ancient_n and_o venerable_a author_n irenaeus_n in_o the_o chapter_n above-cited_n e_o §_o iii_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maim_v de_fw-fr cult_a divino_fw-la tract_n 5.9.5_o e_z nehem._n 12.31_o then_o i_o bring_v up_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n upon_o the_o wall_n and_o appoint_v two_o great_a company_n of_o they_o that_o give_v thanks_o whereof_o one_o go_v upon_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o wall_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o procession_n the_o jew_n suppose_v the_o bound_n of_o the_o holy_a city_n to_o have_v be_v determine_v and_o that_o the_o bread_n of_o thanksgiving_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n be_v therefore_o carry_v about_o now_o to_o mark_v its_o utmost_a limit_n and_o according_o by_o two_o great_a thanks_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o understand_v two_o great_a oblation_n of_o bread_n of_o thanks_o make_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v the_o whole_a sacrifice_n of_o thanks_o to_o stand_v here_o for_o the_o bread_n only_o and_o that_o only_o the_o leaven_a so_o rabbi_n salome_n on_o the_o place_n and_o maim_v in_o the_o book_n above_o mention_v tract_n 1._o cap._n 6._o §_o 12._o §_o iv_o ah_o i_o confess_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o it_o be_v case_n where_o we_o translate_v it_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n be_v render_v most_o common_o in_o the_o greek_a of_o the_o septuagint_n so_o call_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o never_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o be_v notorious_a that_o the_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o neither_o do_v they_o always_o interpret_v that_o word_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o on_o the_o fame_n subject_n they_o once_o put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d levit._n 22.29_o and_o in_o another_o place_n we_o shall_v meet_v in_o the_o next_o section_n jerem._n 33.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o name_n by_o which_o our_o christian_a sacrament_n be_v also_o know_v the_o truth_n be_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v find_v in_o the_o septuagint_n in_o no_o sense_n but_o it_o be_v frequent_a in_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o aquila_n in_o his_o translation_n of_o amos_n 4.5_o use_v it_o for_o this_o very_a matter_n chap._n viii_o §_o i._o the_o distinction_n of_o clergy_n and_o laiety_n specify_v by_o tertullian_n that_o of_o bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n by_o he_o irenaeus_n also_o be_v his_o leader_n for_o the_o apostolical_a authority_n of_o bishop_n §_o ii_o and_o by_o ignatius_n as_o the_o other_o at_o least_o of_o the_o laiety_n and_o clergy_n by_o st._n clemens_n of_o rome_n §_o iii_o the_o first_o distinction_n derive_v from_o the_o language_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o office_n of_o the_o second_o from_o those_o of_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrim_n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o temple_n the_o upper_a part_n of_o our_o church_n be_v also_o suppose_v to_o answer_v the_o temple_n court_v of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o altar_n §_o i._o we_o come_v next_o to_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n express_v in_o the_o scripture_n under_o general_a name_n and_o which_o answer_v sufficient_o to_o those_o use_v by_o the_o jew_n but_o who_o signification_n be_v not_o in_o some_o case_n so_o well_o distinguish_v as_o to_o make_v out_o the_o parallel_n exact_o now_o the_o write_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n speak_v on_o these_o occasion_n more_o express_o and_o clear_v up_o the_o confusion_n cause_v by_o ambiguous_a word_n determine_v their_o sense_n by_o such_o a_o distinction_n of_o office_n as_o have_v all_o along_o obtain_v from_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n certain_a it_o be_v from_o what_o we_o have_v already_o see_v of_o tertullian_n that_o in_o his_o time_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o century_n the_o office_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n be_v the_o principal_a office_n of_o the_o church_n and_o notorious_o distinct_a the_o power_n say_v he_o c_o he_o ch._n 6._o §._o 1._o c_o of_o confer_v baptism_n the_o high_a priest_n have_v who_o be_v the_o bishop_n then_o the_o priest_n and_o deacon_n but_o not_o without_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n to_o keep_v up_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o church_n without_o which_o peace_n can_v be_v preserve_v otherwise_o even_o the_o laiety_n have_v a_o power_n to_o do_v it_o now_o whatever_o become_v of_o the_o controversy_n of_o baptism_n by_o lay_v hand_n it_o be_v manifest_a from_o our_o author_n that_o there_o be_v a_o distinction_n of_o the_o laiety_n and_o the_o clergy_n b_o and_o among_o the_o clergy_n between_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o priest_n and_o deacon_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n have_v a_o singular_a supereminent_a authority_n over_o the_o presbyter_n as_o well_o as_o the_o deacon_n and_o that_o he_o understand_v this_o separate_a authority_n to_o have_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v as_o plain_a from_o his_o treatise_n of_o prescribe_v against_o heretic_n 32._o heretic_n de_fw-fr praeser_n â—_o 32._o there_o to_o bar_n some_o heresy_n which_o be_v as_o old_a as_o the_o apostle_n from_o plead_v that_o they_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o apostle_n he_o bid_v they_o show_v the_o origine_fw-la of_o their_o church_n and_o deduce_v a_o series_n of_o their_o bishop_n with_o such_o a_o continue_a succession_n from_o the_o beginning_n as_o that_o the_o first_o bishop_n of_o they_o may_v have_v some_o apostle_n or_o apostolical_a man_n who_o continue_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o vouch_v for_o his_o author_n and_o predecessor_n for_o so_o the_o apostolical_a church_n bring_v down_o their_o pedigree_n as_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n reckon_v polycarp_n place_v there_o by_o st._n john_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n clemens_n ordain_v by_o st._n peter_n and_o as_o other_o church_n name_n those_o who_o be_v make_v bishop_n by_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o who_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o apostolical_a doctrine_n be_v transmit_v this_o be_v tertullian_n opinion_n and_o as_o it_o appear_v from_o his_o manner_n of_o deliver_v it_o be_v the_o general_a acknowledge_a opinion_n of_o that_o time_n but_o on_o the_o same_o argument_n irenaeus_n
from_o ephesus_n be_v admonish_v to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o flock_n over_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v they_o bishop_n 20.28_o bishop_n act_n 20.28_o and_o the_o presbyter_n of_o who_o ordination_n st._n paul_n speak_v to_o titus_n be_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n save_o one_o style_v bishop_n 7._o bishop_n tit._n 1.5_o 7._o we_o see_v therefore_o that_o the_o new_a testament_n have_v not_o only_o take_v the_o name_n from_o the_o old_a but_o the_o largeness_n of_o its_o signification_n too_o which_o be_v all_o at_o present_a i_o be_o concern_v to_o observe_v though_o i_o presume_v this_o word_n as_o well_o as_o apostle_n have_v now_o a_o peculiar_a office_n of_o which_o it_o be_v proper_o speak_v and_o to_o which_o in_o the_o next_o age_n it_o be_v know_v to_o have_v be_v always_o determine_v viii_o determine_v see_v ch._n viii_o §_o iv_o the_o next_o that_o follow_v for_o so_o i_o take_v leave_n to_o place_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n what_o some_o will_v set_v in_o equal_a rank_n be_v the_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n this_o word_n in_o the_o greek_a of_o the_o septuagint_n be_v know_v answerable_o to_o the_o hebrew_n to_o signify_v not_o only_o a_o man_n of_o year_n but_o authority_n as_o word_n of_o the_o like_a import_n have_v always_o do_v in_o ancient_n and_o modern_a language_n a_o so_o the_o steward_n of_o abraham_n house_n style_v by_o our_o translator_n the_o elder_a servant_n of_o his_o house_n who_o rule_v over_o all_o that_o he_o have_v 24.2_o have_v gen._n 24.2_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v call_v by_o those_o interpreter_n the_o presbyter_n or_o elder_a of_o his_o house_n c_o in_o that_o sense_n we_o have_v the_o elder_n of_o pharaoh_n house_n and_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 50.7_o egypt_n gen._n 50.7_o and_o when_o it_o be_v say_v hezekiah_n take_v counsel_n with_o his_o prince_n and_o his_o mighty_a man_n 32.3_o man_n 2_o chr._n 32.3_o in_o the_o septuagint_n it_o be_v with_o his_o presbyter_n and_o mighty_a men._n and_o in_o like_a manner_n by_o the_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n prince_n and_o great_a one_o of_o they_o be_v understand_v at_o large_a 11.16_o large_a num._n 11.16_o of_o which_o the_o great_a and_o chief_a be_v the_o twelve_o head_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o such_o elder_n or_o governor_n there_o be_v seventy_o we_o know_v appoint_v by_o moses_n at_o the_o command_n of_o god_n 17._o god_n num._n 11.16_o 17._o to_o bear_v part_n of_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o magistracy_n with_o he_o and_o to_o be_v a_o council_n unto_o he_o endow_v therefore_o with_o a_o communication_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o this_o great_a stand_a council_n know_v afterward_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n the_o jewish_a tradition_n speak_v very_o copious_o and_o though_o the_o scripture_n say_v nothing_o of_o any_o superiority_n among_o those_o seventy_o yet_o they_o tell_v we_o express_o what_o otherwise_o we_o must_v have_v presume_v that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v precedent_n of_o this_o council_n and_o vicegerent_n to_o moses_n the_o prince_n such_o a_o council_n as_o this_o they_o say_v sit_v at_o jerusalem_n in_o after_o age_n and_o govern_v the_o whole_a people_n consist_v of_o a_o chief_a and_o prince_n for_o that_o be_v the_o signification_n of_o nasi_n in_o the_o place_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o seventy_o more_o one_o of_o who_o be_v the_o vicegerent_n of_o that_o chief_a or_o prince_n call_v by_o they_o the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n beside_o this_o sovereign_a court_n sit_v in_o the_o temple_n there_o be_v also_o inferior_a provincial_a consistory_n according_a to_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n in_o these_o word_n judge_n and_o officer_n shall_v thou_o make_v thou_o in_o all_o the_o gate_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o 16.18_o thou_o deut._n 16.18_o and_o whereas_o the_o number_n of_o these_o judge_n or_o elder_n be_v here_o leave_v undetermined_a josephus_n repeat_v the_o same_o injunction_n direct_v they_o to_o be_v seven_o 4.8_o seven_o archaeol_n 4.8_o suppose_v i_o presume_v that_o they_o be_v so_o many_o in_o the_o time_n near_o to_o moses_n but_o the_o traditionary_a jew_n will_v have_v they_o in_o every_o great_a city_n to_o have_v be_v twenty_o three_o they_o too_o as_o i_o also_o presume_v speak_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o some_o late_a time_n of_o these_o twenty_o three_o they_o tell_v we_o one_o be_v style_v also_o the_o nasi_n or_o prince_n the_o chief_a of_o that_o tribe_n or_o place_n and_o another_o likewise_o be_v his_o vicegerent_n call_v also_o the_o father_n of_o that_o consistory_n and_o the_o like_a distinction_n we_o may_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v between_o josephus_n his_o seven_o and_o that_o two_o of_o they_o be_v a_o chief_a and_o a_o deputy_n and_o the_o other_o five_o ordinary_a elder_n these_o be_v the_o consistory_n of_o great_a city_n but_o in_o lesser_a district_n there_o be_v as_o the_o rabbin_n tell_v we_o a_o magistracy_n or_o presbytery_n of_o three_o which_o judge_v in_o lesser_a matter_n and_o further_o it_o seem_v k_n there_o be_v those_o who_o sometime_o go_v by_o the_o name_n of_o elder_n but_o who_o chief_a business_n be_v to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o commnnity_n and_o who_o authority_n extend_v only_o to_o cause_n of_o voluntary_a jurisdiction_n and_o these_o be_v call_v the_o seven_o good_a man_n of_o the_o place_n retain_v the_o number_n though_o not_o the_o power_n of_o josephus_n his_o magistrate_n the_o talmudist_n who_o have_v be_v silent_a concern_v apostle_n and_o bishop_n be_v very_o particular_a as_o we_o may_v perceive_v concern_v presbyter_n and_o pretend_v to_o give_v we_o a_o punctual_a account_n of_o their_o creation_n and_o office_n as_o we_o may_v see_v at_o large_a in_o mr._n selden_n 6._o selden_n de_fw-fr syn._n l._n 2._o c._n 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o a_o abstract_n of_o what_o be_v further_a necessary_a here_o follow_v out_o of_o that_o very_a learned_a gentleman_n copious_a collection_n on_o 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inspexit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ay_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exponitur_fw-la per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l_o the_o chaldee_n of_o the_o targum_fw-la be_v much_o the_o same_o with_o the_o hebrew_n of_o rabbi_n solomon_n m_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_o iv_o ah_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d senatus_n seignieur_n alderman_n vid._n selden_n de_fw-fr synedr_n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o c_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d k_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr quibus_fw-la consuli_fw-la poterit_fw-la rhenfordius_n dissertat_fw-la philolog_fw-la 1._o de_fw-la decem_o oâ—iosis_n synag_fw-mi §_o 109._o etc._n etc._n §_o vi._n ah_o upon_o those_o word_n of_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n solomon_n expound_v the_o last_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o aben_n ezra_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n i_o will_v only_o offer_v whether_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 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