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in_o every_o city_n at_o lystra_n one_o at_o iconium_n another_o etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o latter_a that_o titus_n be_v by_o s._n paul_n constitute_v bishop_n of_o crete_n to_o ordain_v bishop_n in_o each_o city_n of_o that_o island_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o place_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o other_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d word_n of_o equal_a import_n and_o best_o render_v respective_o church_n by_o church_n and_o city_n by_o city_n in_o every_o church_n and_o so_o in_o every_o city_n one_o elder_a or_o bishop_n and_o according_o to_o ordain_v etc._n etc._n in_o every_o church_n in_o the_o act_n and_o to_o constitute_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n tit._n 1._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o same_o sense_n every_o city_n have_v a_o bishop_n in_o it_o and_z so_o be_v call_v a_o church_n to_o which_o the_o believer_n in_o all_o the_o part_n about_o it_o belong_v and_o that_o bishop_n have_v power_n to_o make_v as_o many_o inferior_a officer_n in_o that_o church_n as_o he_o think_v good_a now_o thus_o we_o retort_n his_o argument_n that_o order_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o order_n which_o the_o apostle_n set_v up_o in_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n be_v unlawful_a but_o the_o reject_v of_o diocesan_n 158._o diocesan_n the_o word_n diocese_n signify_v a_o large_a extent_n of_o jurisdiction_n than_o now_o it_o do_v see_v doctor_n hammnod_n treatise_n of_o schism_n p._n 56_o 57_o 102_o 158._o bishop_n whether_o lord_n or_o not_o lord_n of_o which_o title_n we_o have_v and_o shall_v give_v far_o account_n be_v contrary_a to_o that_o order_n of_o the_o apostle_n therefore_o it_o be_v unlawful_a again_o if_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n apostle_n in_o lycaonia_n and_o metropolitan_a titus_n in_o crete_n constitute_v or_o ordain_v in_o each_o church_n i._n e._n in_o each_o city_n a_o dicesan_n bishop_n than_o diocesan_n bishop_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n order_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o 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