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bishop_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o author_n petavius_n grant_v that_o a_o first_o presbyter_n become_v bishop_n without_o any_o new_a formal_a ordination_n but_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v consecrate_v by_o a_o secret_a imposition_n of_o hand_n call_v by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v a_o mystical_a imposition_n of_o hand_n but_o he_o bring_v no_o probation_n he_o only_o affirm_v it_o we_o read_v of_o such_o a_o secret_a imposition_n of_o hand_n not_o in_o that_o case_n but_o in_o other_o two_o the_o first_o be_v when_o miletius_n trouble_v all_o egypt_n by_o his_o ordain_v without_o authority_n those_o who_o he_o ordain_v be_v not_o formal_o re-ordained_n but_o only_o consecrate_v by_o that_o secret_a imposition_n of_o hand_n or_o private_a imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o witness_v theodoretus_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o the_o other_o case_n be_v those_o who_o be_v baptize_v by_o heretic_n be_v not_o rebaptise_v but_o only_o 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〈◊〉_d a_o new_a ordination_n whence_o it_o appear_v it_o do_v begin_v about_o that_o time_n that_o the_o say_v inatius_n live_v in_o those_o day_n and_o consequent_o can_v not_o be_v that_o ignatius_n who_o be_v the_o disciple_n of_o john_n appear_v because_o he_o mention_n the_o heresy_n of_o valentinus_n who_o affirm_v that_o christ_n proceed_v from_o sige_n which_o heresy_n be_v never_o hear_v of_o till_o immediate_o before_o the_o time_n of_o victor_n and_o therefore_o the_o say_a ignatius_n behove_v to_o live_v after_o the_o time_n of_o valentinus_n and_o consequent_o about_o the_o time_n of_o victor_n to_o which_o two_o reason_n may_v be_v add_v a_o three_o viz._n that_o the_o say_v magnesians_n and_o tralliani_n be_v so_o averse_a from_o receive_v of_o bishop_n as_o if_o those_o tralliani_n have_v be_v so_o call_v after_o mr._n robert_n trail_n that_o ignatius_n be_v force_v to_o spend_v much_o rhetoric_n to_o persuade_v they_o to_o receive_v a_o bishop_n but_o it_o be_v very_o 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