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minister_n be_v call_v presbyter_n and_o that_o very_o early_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o now_o all_o minister_n be_v general_o call_v presbyter_n which_o be_v improper_a and_o abusive_a except_o there_o be_v first_o a_o faculty_n of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n annex_v to_o the_o minister_n which_o jurisdiction_n in_o due_a form_n shall_v be_v derive_v on_o they_o by_o grant_n of_o the_o superior_a order_n of_o the_o bishop_n for_o although_o it_o be_v very_o true_a that_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n a_o new_a order_n be_v set_v up_o and_o call_v presbyter_n and_o place_v between_o bishop_n and_o minister_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o this_o order_n be_v only_o ecclesiastical_a but_o not_o scriptural_a for_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o presbyter_n in_o scripture_n be_v promiscuous_o use_v to_o signify_v both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a governor_n because_o it_o signify_v only_o a_o jurisdictive_a authority_n 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of_o all_o these_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o we_o be_v more_o than_o 37._o rom._n 8._o 37._o conqueror_n and_o this_o through_o he_o that_o love_v we_o viz._n by_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n if_o we_o further_o inquire_v what_o it_o be_v that_o enable_v poor_a and_o weak_a flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o the_o little_a flock_n to_o hold_v out_o against_o these_o merciless_a enemy_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v confess_v that_o it_o be_v this_o overrule_a power_n of_o christ_n in_o we_o assist_v and_o support_v his_o servant_n the_o good_a emperor_n theodâ—sius_n in_o a_o dangerous_a fight_n with_o eugenius_n the_o rebel_n cast_v off_o his_o arm_n and_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o these_o word_n theod._n word_n ruf._n hist_o l._n 2._o c._n 33._o ambr._n de_fw-fr obit_fw-la theod._n si_fw-mi in_o te_fw-la confisus_fw-la huc_fw-la veni_fw-la porridge_n dextram_fw-la negentes_fw-la dicant_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la eorum_fw-la or_o vbi_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la theodosii_fw-la moses_n bush_n be_v all_o on_o fire_n but_o not_o consume_v because_o god_n 3._o ex._n 3._o be_v in_o it_o nor_o be_v the_o 3._o hebrew_n child_n consume_v in_o the_o fiery_a furnance_n for_o one_o like_o the_o son_n 3._o dan._n 3._o of_o god_n be_v with_o they_o the_o apostle_n be_v beat_v act._n 5._o 41._o but_o depart_a rejoice_v whereupon_o chrysostom_n observe_v 4._o observe_v chryside_n virgin_n tâ—_n 4._o non_fw-la est_fw-la ea_fw-la verberum_fw-la natura_fw-la sed_fw-la christiana_n fides_fw-la not_o the_o stripe_n but_o the_o oil_n of_o gladness_n in_o they_o make_v they_o rejoice_v our_o nature_n be_v infirm_a but_o grace_n be_v potent_a the_o holy_a martyr_n ignatius_n confess_v etc._n confess_v epis_fw-la ad_fw-la rom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o he_o find_v nothing_o in_o himself_o that_o be_v torment_v proof_n but_o that_o the_o live_a water_n which_o be_v in_o he_o extinguish_v the_o fear_n of_o burn_a st._n jerom_n say_v 6._o say_v hier._n count_v pelag._n l._n 3._o c._n 6