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that_o thou_o may_v charge_v some_o that_o they_o teach_v no_o other_o doctrine_n from_o which_o even_o though_o it_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o other_o scripture_n any_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n will_v much_o rather_o with_o chrysostome_n infer_v the_o very_a contrary_n and_o conclude_v that_o timothy_n stay_n at_o ephesus_n be_v only_o temporary_a to_o expede_n the_o business_n there_o mention_v but_o not_o to_o fix_v therein_o but_o say_v he_o 108._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 14._o 15._o these_o thing_n i_o write_v unto_o thou_o &c._n &c._n plain_o insinuat_fw-la his_o particular_a relation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n but_o the_o many_o scripture_n inform_v we_o of_o timothy_n almost_o perpetual_a absence_n from_o ephesus_n persuade_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o relation_n neither_o do_v this_o place_n in_o the_o least_o insinuat_fw-la it_z but_o only_o that_o timothy_n if_o not_o send_v for_o be_v to_o stay_v till_o paul_n return_n wherefore_o he_o beg_v the_o question_n while_o 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four_o or_o the_o time_n of_o the_o five_o century_n to_o prove_v a_o metropolis_n in_o the_o first_o let_v any-one_a judge_n that_o do_v but_o consider_v how_o common_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o alter_v metropoles_fw-la especial_o after_o the_o new_a disposition_n of_o the_o roman_a impire_n by_o constantine_n yea_o carolus_n à _fw-la sancto_fw-la paulo_n who_o be_v most_o versant_a in_o these_o matter_n and_o with_o he_o dr._n stillingfleet_n believe_v that_o for_o the_o first_o six_o century_n philippi_n be_v no_o metropolis_n §_o 4._o but_o i_o will_v not_o enlarge_v in_o overthrow_v a_o fancy_n so_o wild_a and_o gross_a but_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o century_n say_v dr._n burnet_n 308._o the_o church_n be_v frame_v in_o another_o mould_n from_o the_o division_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o city_n do_v according_a to_o the_o several_a division_n of_o the_o empire_n associate_n in_o synod_n with_o the_o chief_a bishop_n of_o that_o division_n or_o 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