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church_n in_o the_o inferior_a city_n to_o those_o in_o the_o chief_a or_o metropolis_n a_o example_n of_o this_o we_o have_v in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o act_n concern_v syria_n and_o cilicia_n and_o the_o several_a city_n thereof_o in_o relation_n to_o antioch_n the_o metropolis_n for_o when_o the_o question_n act_v 15.2_o be_v refer_v and_o bring_v to_o jerusalem_n from_o the_o church_n peculiarly_a of_o antioch_n chap._n 14.26_o and_o 15.3_o and_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n return_v to_o they_o by_o who_o the_o question_n be_v propose_v i._n e._n to_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n ver_fw-la 22._o yet_o in_o the_o epistle_n in_o which_o that_o decree_n be_v contain_v we_o find_v the_o brethren_n through_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n i._n e._n all_o the_o christian_n of_o that_o province_n to_o be_v express_v and_o join_v with_o those_o of_o antioch_n v._o 23._o and_o after_o when_o that_o decretal_a epistle_n be_v deliver_v to_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n v._o 30._o paul_n 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those_o who_o come_v from_o jerusalem_n may_v pretend_v commission_n and_o commandment_n from_o the_o apostle_n to_o teach_v what_o they_o teach_v but_o think_v this_o be_v useful_a not_o disadvantageous_a to_o he_o for_o hence_o he_o think_v it_o follow_v that_o if_o these_o certain_a man_n have_v be_v true_o send_v and_o commissionated_a by_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n than_o this_o will_v have_v be_v of_o some_o force_n at_o antioch_n which_o it_o can_v not_o be_v if_o antioch_n be_v perfect_o independent_a from_o jerusalem_n page_n 205._o but_o who_o can_v swallow_v this_o what_o christian_a do_v not_o think_v that_o if_o these_o man_n have_v come_v at_o that_o time_n into_o england_n with_o a_o commission_n to_o preach_v that_o except_o we_o be_v circumcise_v we_o can_v be_v save_v it_o shall_v be_v of_o no_o force_n because_o we_o be_v a_o church_n independent_a on_o jerusalem_n 3._o therefore_o we_o deny_v that_o the_o decree_n do_v therefore_o oblige_v the_o church_n of_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n because_o antioch_n or_o jerusalem_n be_v their_o metropolis_n but_o because_o the_o decree_n be_v make_v by_o apostle_n man_n act_v by_o a_o infallible_a spirit_n who_o can_v not_o but_o know_v the_o mind_n of_o christ_n their_o lord_n and_o master_n such_o decree_n do_v concern_v and_o oblige_v all_o christian_n that_o have_v any_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o they_o whether_o they_o be_v under_o the_o metropolis_n of_o jerusalem_n or_o no._n my_o second_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o episcopacy_n be_v not_o of_o divine_a right_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o those_o author_n who_o do_v clear_o and_o plain_o make_v it_o to_o be_v but_o of_o humane_a institution_n i_o begin_v with_o jerom_n in_o his_o commentary_n on_o titus_n make_v anno_fw-la dom._n 387._o sicut_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la sciunt_fw-la se_fw-la ex_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la ei_fw-la qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la praepositus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la esse_fw-la subjectos_fw-la 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plain_o tell_v we_o that_o repeat_v or_o double_v of_o ordination_n be_v odd_a and_o uncouth_a in_o its_o first_o and_o naked_a consideration_n and_o p._n 5._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d he_o affirm_v that_o he_o dare_v not_o justify_v our_o church-ruler_n in_o the_o impose_v of_o it_o by_o the_o way_n he_o may_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v whether_o his_o overhasty_a submit_v to_o re-ordination_a be_v not_o a_o virtual_a at_o least_o interpretative_a justification_n of_o those_o that_o require_v it_o but_o he_o faith_n also_o that_o he_o put_v it_o in_o the_o number_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o necessity_n of_o convenience_n render_v tolerable_a for_o the_o time_n p._n 5._o notional_o he_o suspect_v it_o be_v not_o good_a but_o moral_o he_o judge_v it_o a_o indifferent_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d good_a or_o bad_a though_o unequal_o as_o it_o be_v use_v i_o will_v not_o now_o enter_v into_o the_o dispute_n about_o thing_n indifferent_a but_o will_v rather_o than_o quarrel_n 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