to_o that_o of_o origen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o every_o city_n must_v keep_v conformity_n to_o the_o ruler_n of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o city_n contr._n cell_n l._n 3._o but_o also_o in_o hypothesi_fw-la that_o so_o it_o be_v particular_o in_o this_o of_o corinth_n 26._o to_o which_o purpose_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o multiply_v testimony_n which_o put_v it_o out_o of_o question_n that_o corinth_n be_v a_o metropolitical_a church_n and_o so_o be_v record_v to_o be_v in_o all_o the_o notitiae_fw-la that_o be_v extant_a but_o i_o shall_v content_v myself_o with_o one_o testimony_n that_o of_o 343._o saint_n chrysostome_n who_o ask_v this_o question_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d why_o writing_n to_o the_o metropolis_n he_o write_v i_o e._n express_v himself_o to_o write_v to_o all_o by_o or_o through_o that_o whereas_o in_o other_o epistle_n he_o do_v not_o do_v so_o for_o write_n to_o the_o thessalonian_n he_o no_o where_o address_v it_o to_o the_o macedonian_n also_o and_o write_v to_o the_o ephesian_n in_o like_a manner_n he_o comprehend_v not_o all_o asia_n and_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n be_v not_o address_v also_o to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o italy_n but_o here_o this_o he_o do_v and_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n for_o there_o also_o he_o make_v his_o address_n not_o to_o one_o or_o two_o or_o three_o city_n but_o to_o all_o every_o where_o disperse_v say_v paul_n a_o apostle_n to_o the_o church_n of_o galatia_n where_o as_o corinth_n at_o the_o time_n when_o saint_n paul_n write_v that_o epistle_n be_v by_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v a_o metropolis_n and_o so_o thessalonica_n and_o ephesus_n and_o rome_n so_o both_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o in_o that_o to_o the_o galatian_n there_o be_v more_o city_n than_o one_o to_o who_o they_o be_v address_v and_o then_o i_o suppose_v there_o be_v a_o full_a testimony_n to_o all_o and_o more_o than_o i_o 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any_o other_o handle_v in_o it_o the_o peculiar_a concernment_n of_o that_o church_n and_o a_o difference_n about_o one_o or_o two_o person_n therein_o can_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v write_v thus_o to_o the_o church_n of_o all_o achaia_n second_o that_o in_o his_o opinion_n i_o may_v more_o probable_o have_v adhere_v to_o a_o former_a conjecture_n of_o my_o concern_v two_o different_a church_n with_o distinct_a officer_n in_o the_o same_o city_n though_o this_o will_v not_o suffice_v neither_o 28._o to_o these_o i_o reply_v 1._o that_o oâ—_n paul_n only_a one_o the_o second_o be_v express_o direct_v to_o all_o the_o church_n of_o achaia_n and_o yet_o the_o former_a be_v without_o that_o express_a direction_n already_o sufficient_o clear_v and_o not_o here_o deny_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o church_n and_o the_o same_o reason_n hold_v for_o this_o of_o clemens_n which_o be_v write_v to_o they_o to_o who_o â—aul_n write_v and_o not_o to_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o church_n ad_fw-la acent_fw-la the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o territory_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o and_o therefore_o second_o that_o this_o be_v more_o than_o a_o insinuation_n of_o a_o intention_n to_o extendâ—t_v â—t_z to_o those_o other_o church_n thirâ—ly_o that_o the_o concernment_n of_o the_o epistle_n be_v no_o way_n restrain_v to_o the_o particular_a church_n of_o corinth_n but_o by_o common_a to_o the_o other_o church_n of_o achaia_n four_o that_o the_o difference_n or_o rather_o sedition_n do_v no_o way_n appear_v to_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o church_n of_o that_o one_o city_n the_o one_o or_o two_o if_o they_o signify_v strict_o no_o great_a a_o number_n than_o two_o may_v yet_o as_o probable_o be_v in_o any_o one_o or_o two_o other_o city_n of_o greece_n as_o in_o that_o one_o of_o corinth_n and_o there_o be_v no_o probability_n of_o reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o the_o error_n about_o the_o resurrection_n etc._n etc._n have_v spread_v no_o far_o than_o that_o one_o city_n 29._o last_o for_o his_o opinion_n that_o i_o may_v more_o probable_o have_v adhere_v to_o my_o former_a conjecture_n concern_v the_o two_o different_a assembly_n of_o of_o jewish_a and_o gentile_a christian_n in_o one_o city_n all_o that_o i_o need_v say_v be_v that_o though_o i_o still_o adhere_v to_o that_o conjecture_n as_o far_o as_o ever_o and_o no_o way_n fear_v what_o he_o threaten_v that_o any_o use_n which_o i_o shall_v repent_v of_o will_n or_o ever_o can_v be_v make_v of_o this_o concession_n yet_o i_o never_o think_v fit_a to_o apply_v it_o to_o this_o matter_n both_o because_o here_o be_v no_o need_n of_o such_o aid_n and_o i_o may_v have_v leave_n to_o think_v the_o prefacer_n will_v not_o have_v suggest_v it_o to_o i_o if_o there_o have_v and_o that_o if_o he_o have_v have_v any_o way_n to_o wrest_v the_o former_a hold_n from_o i_o he_o will_v not_o thus_o have_v attempt_v it_o by_o diversion_n and_o because_o as_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishop_n or_o elder_n in_o this_o epistle_n of_o â—lement_n be_v the_o singular_a governor_n of_o the_o several_a city_n of_o achaia_n 31._o what_o he_o say_v by_o the_o by_o of_o act._n 20._o 8._o and_o act._n 14._o 23._o that_o those_o two_o place_n must_v be_v except_v from_o the_o universal_a negative_a that_o there_o be_v never_o more_o bishop_n than_o one_o in_o a_o city_n he_o can_v but_o know_v how_o little_a force_n it_o have_v against_o i_o who_o have_v manife_v out_o of_o irenaeus_n that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d elder_n or_o bishop_n â—ct_v 20._o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o asia_n not_o of_o the_o one_o city_n of_o ephesâ—â—_n and_o that_o the_o elder_n ordain_v in_o every_o church_n act._n 14._o be_v the_o bishop_n ordain_v at_o lystra_n iconium_n and_o antioch_n and_o not_o any_o plurality_n of_o presbyter_n in_o one_o city_n 32._o have_v now_o do_v with_o all_o the_o three_o former_a particular_n wherein_o ignatius_n and_o clement_n 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mistake_n and_o prejudice_n from_o which_o he_o will_v short_o deliver_v we_o i_o may_v have_v leave_n to_o advise_v he_o the_o one_o method_n of_o attempt_v it_o that_o cheap_a of_o set_v antiquity_n aside_o in_o the_o delineation_n and_o not_o the_o more_o costly_a of_o profess_v to_o make_v his_o appeal_n to_o it_o as_o in_o this_o preface_n he_o have_v adventure_v to_o do_v 23._o one_o thing_n he_o here_o think_v far_a necessary_a for_o he_o to_o add_v that_o the_o scripture_n more_o frequent_o term_v this_o second_o sort_n of_o man_n elder_n and_o presbyter_n than_o it_o do_v bishop_n wherein_o there_o be_v but_o these_o three_o misadventure_n 1._o that_o this_o second_o sort_n of_o man_n be_v frequent_o mention_v in_o scripture_n 2._o that_o this_o second_o sort_n of_o man_n be_v sometime_o call_v bishop_n in_o scripture_n 3._o that_o they_o be_v frequent_o call_v elder_n there_o no_o one_o of_o which_o he_o will_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o justify_v let_v he_o please_v to_o turn_v 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once_o more_o bring_v down_o to_o ignatius_n again_o and_o of_o the_o great_a prejudices_fw-la and_o mistake_v and_o unjust_a apprehension_n which_o we_o prelatist_n have_v have_v in_o read_v and_o bring_v testimony_n from_o he_o we_o be_v now_o to_o be_v admonish_v in_o these_o word_n as_o follow_v 2._o to_o return_v then_o to_o our_o ignatius_n even_o upon_o this_o consideration_n of_o the_o difference_n that_o be_v between_o the_o epistle_n ascribe_v to_o he_o and_o the_o write_n of_o one_o of_o the_o same_o time_n with_o he_o or_o not_o long_o before_o he_o as_o to_o their_o language_n and_o expression_n about_o church-order_n and_o officer_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o there_o have_v be_v ill_o favour_v tamper_n with_o they_o by_o they_o who_o think_v to_o prevail_v themselves_o of_o his_o authority_n for_o the_o assert_v of_o that_o which_o never_o come_v into_o his_o mind_n as_o i_o intimate_v before_o i_o have_v not_o insist_v on_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n nor_o do_v on_o they_o altogether_o with_o the_o like_a that_o may_v be_v add_v as_o a_o sufficient_a foundation_n for_o the_o total_a rejection_n of_o those_o epistle_n which_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o ignatius_n there_o be_v in_o some_o of_o they_o a_o sweet_a and_o gracious_a spirit_n of_o faith_n love_n holiness_n zeal_n for_o god_n become_v so_o excellent_a and_o holy_a a_o witness_n of_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v evident_o breathe_v and_o work_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o need_n at_o all_o that_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o our_o hypothesis_n concern_v the_o non-institution_n of_o any_o church-officer_n whatsoever_o relate_v to_o more_o church_n in_o his_o office_n or_o any_o other_o church_n than_o a_o single_a particular_a congregation_n that_o we_o shall_v so_o reject_v they_o for_o although_o many_o passage_n usual_o insist_v on_o and_o careful_o collect_v by_o d._n h._n for_o the_o proof_n of_o such_o
rest_n to_o the_o mention_n of_o that_o which_o gortyna_n be_v the_o metropolis_n must_v conclude_v he_o to_o comprehend_v all_o the_o other_o beside_o that_o which_o be_v in_o crete_n and_o philip_n which_o be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o they_o in_o the_o plural_a not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o that_o about_o gortyna_n must_v needs_o be_v conclude_v bishop_n of_o they_o all_o which_o he_o can_v not_o be_v any_o other_o way_n then_o as_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o the_o metropolis_n to_o which_o those_o other_o relate_v and_o then_o what_o can_v be_v more_o to_o my_o purpose_n than_o this_o i_o confess_v i_o know_v not_o against_o this_o there_o be_v no_o word_n of_o reason_n offer_v only_o it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o my_o purpose_n and_o so_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o which_o i_o can_v make_v reply_n in_o this_o matter_n sect._n 4._o the_o original_a of_o metropolitical_a church_n accommodation_n of_o the_o ecclesiastic_a to_o the_o civil_a distribution_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n greatness_n num._n 1._o the_o next_o thing_n he_o be_v please_v to_o examine_v he_o call_v i_o shall_v not_o debate_v how_o fit_o my_o application_n of_o the_o forementioned_a observation_n and_o from_o thence_o he_o expect_v some_o great_a advantage_n 2._o sect._n 4._o say_v he_o application_n be_v make_v of_o the_o forementioned_a observation_n sect._n 2._o and_o the_o interpretation_n give_v of_o it_o sect._n 3._o in_o these_o word_n his_o sic_fw-la positis_fw-la illud_fw-la statim_fw-la seqâ—â—tur_fw-la ut_fw-la in_fw-la imperii_fw-la cognition_n in_o provinciâ—_n qual_a bâ—â—_n cum_fw-la plure_n urbes_fw-la â—int_fw-la una_fw-la tamen_fw-la primaria_fw-la &_o principalis_fw-la câ—nsenda_fw-la â—rat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ideo_fw-la dicta_fw-la cui_fw-la itidem_fw-la inferiores_fw-la reliquae_fw-la civitates_fw-la subjiciebantur_fw-la â—t_a â—â—vitat_fw-la bus_fw-la regiones_fw-la fic_z &_o inter_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la &_o cathedras_fw-la episcopales_fw-la unam_fw-la semper_fw-la primariam_fw-la &_o metropoliticam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la in_o this_o section_n the_o doctor_n have_v most_o ingenuous_o and_o true_o give_v we_o the_o â—ise_v and_o occasion_n of_o his_o diocesan_n and_o metropolitical_n praelate_v from_o the_o aim_n of_o man_n to_o accommodate_v ecclesiastical_a or_o church-affaire_n to_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o civil_a government_n and_o distribution_n of_o province_n metropolitan_a city_n and_o chief_a town_n within_o the_o several_a dependency_n the_o neighbour_a village_n be_v cast_v in_o as_o thing_n of_o no_o great_a esteem_n to_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o next_o considerable_a town_n and_o seat_n of_o judicature_n do_v the_o hierarchy_n which_o he_o so_o sedulous_o contend_v for_o arise_v what_o advantage_n be_v afford_v to_o the_o work_n by_o the_o paucity_n of_o believer_n in_o the_o village_n and_o less_o town_n from_o which_o at_o length_n the_o whole_a body_n of_o heathenish_a idolater_n be_v denominate_v pagan_n the_o first_o plant_n of_o church_n in_o the_o great_a city_n the_o eminence_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o first_o church_n in_o those_o city_n the_o weakness_n of_o many_o rural_a bishop_n the_o multiply_a and_o grow_v in_o number_n and_o person_n of_o gift_n ability_n and_o considerable_a fortune_n and_o employment_n in_o this_o world_n in_o the_o metropolitan_a city_n with_o their_o fame_n thereby_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o abode_n of_o some_o one_o or_o other_o of_o the_o apostle_n in_o such_o city_n and_o church_n with_o the_o eminent_a accommodation_n at_o the_o administration_n of_o civil_a jurisdiction_n and_o other_o affair_n which_o appear_v in_o that_o subordination_n and_o dependency_n whereunto_o the_o province_n chief_a city_n and_o territory_n in_o the_o roman_a empire_n be_v cast_v with_o which_o opportunity_n satan_n get_v by_o these_o mean_n to_o introduce_v their_o way_n state_n pomp_n word_n phrase_n term_n of_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n into_o the_o church_n insensible_o get_v ground_n upon_o they_o and_o prevail_v to_o their_o declension_n from_o the_o naked_a simplicity_n and_o purity_n wherein_o they_o be_v first_o plant_v some_o other_o occasion_n may_v give_v advantage_n for_o we_o to_o manifest_v for_o the_o present_a it_o may_v suffice_v that_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o magnific_a hierarchy_n of_o the_o church_n arise_v from_o the_o accommodation_n of_o its_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o province_n and_o this_o in_o the_o instance_n of_o alterâ—ages_n that_o may_v be_v produce_v will_v easy_o be_v make_v yet_o far_a evident_a in_o those_o shameful_a or_o indeed_o rather_o shameless_a contâ—…s_n which_o fall_v out_o among_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o three_o centuâ—ie_n and_o downward_o about_o precedency_n title_n of_o honour_n exâ—â—nt_v of_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a subjection_n to_o or_o exemption_n from_o one_o another_o the_o considerablenesse_n of_o their_o city_n in_o the_o civil_a state_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n where_o they_o do_v reside_v be_v still_o the_o mâ—st_o prevalent_a and_o cogent_a argument_n in_o their_o brawl_n the_o most_o notable_a brush_n that_o in_o all_o antiquity_n we_o find_v give_v to_o the_o great_a leviathan_n of_o rome_n who_o sport_v himself_o in_o those_o gather_n together_o of_o the_o water_n of_o people_n and_o multitude_n and_o nation_n and_o tongue_n or_o the_o general_a counsel_n as_o they_o be_v call_v be_v from_o a_o a_o gument_n take_v from_o theseat_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v â—ixt_v at_o conâ—lantinople_n make_v it_o become_v new_a rome_n so_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v to_o enjoy_v equal_a privilege_n with_o he_o who_o lot_n be_v â—allen_v in_o the_o old_a imperial_a city_n 3._o the_o brief_a sum_n of_o what_o he_o there_o quote_v in_o latin_a be_v this_o that_o as_o in_o the_o civil_a account_n the_o chief_a city_n where_o there_o be_v many_o in_o a_o province_n be_v the_o metropolis_n to_o which_o the_o inferior_a city_n be_v subject_v and_o relate_v to_o it_o as_o the_o adjacent_a region_n to_o the_o city_n so_o the_o chief_a church_n in_o a_o province_n be_v by_o the_o apostle_n design_v which_o i_o hope_v be_v far_o enough_o from_o satan_n introduce_v it_o to_o be_v a_o metropolitical_a church_n on_o which_o the_o inferior_a church_n and_o their_o bishop_n depend_v and_o observe_v concord_n and_o unity_n with_o it_o this_o the_o prefacer_n look_v on_o as_o a_o special_a discovery_n and_o have_v threaten_v what_o some_o other_o occasion_n may_v give_v advantage_n to_o manifest_v he_o be_v not_o please_v to_o make_v any_o the_o least_o objection_n against_o it_o at_o this_o time_n or_o to_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o thus_o but_o be_v very_o well_o satisfy_v that_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o magnific_a as_o he_o will_v style_v it_o hierarchy_n of_o the_o church_n arise_v from_o this_o accommodation_n of_o the_o ecclesiastic_a to_o the_o civil_a form_n of_o distribution_n 4._o this_o indeed_o as_o far_o as_o concern_v every_o national_a church_n which_o by_o this_o mean_n be_v best_a dispose_v for_o order_n and_o unity_n within_o itself_o be_v by_o i_o willing_o and_o profest_o grant_v and_o if_o the_o reasonableness_n that_o it_o shall_v do_v so_o do_v not_o competent_o vindicate_v it_o yet_o suppose_v as_o the_o discourse_n there_o do_v that_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o do_v general_o so_o design_v it_o in_o every_o region_n i_o hope_v there_o will_v lie_v no_o charge_n against_o it_o and_o if_o far_o than_o so_o the_o observing_z of_o it_o prove_v useful_a as_o he_o say_v it_o do_v to_o the_o reduce_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o some_o moderate_a term_n equal_v another_o bishop_n to_o he_o when_o the_o empire_n be_v remove_v to_o another_o seat_n i_o know_v not_o still_o why_o this_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o disobligation_n to_o the_o prefacer_n who_o will_v hardly_o be_v able_a to_o give_v any_o more_o moderate_a or_o less_o popish_a account_n of_o the_o immense_a greatness_n which_o that_o bishop_n by_o prescription_n of_o some_o number_n of_o year_n do_v challenge_v than_o this_o of_o the_o imperial_a seat_n have_v be_v fix_v at_o rome_n and_o these_o privilege_n accrue_v to_o he_o by_o that_o mean_n &_o not_o by_o any_o investiture_n from_o christ_n by_o succession_n to_o saint_n peter_n as_o they_o plead_v nor_o by_o appointment_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o their_o first_o plantation_n which_o now_o we_o speak_v of_o 5._o i_o have_v elsewhere_o speak_v on_o this_o subject_n in_o the_o tract_n of_o schism_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o chap._n 3._o and_o to_o the_o london_n minister_n cap._n 1._o sect_n 16._o and_o there_o brief_o show_v the_o reasonableness_n of_o it_o and_o here_o be_v yet_o nothing_o but_o promise_n of_o objection_n against_o it_o it_o may_v suffice_v that_o i_o defer_v the_o answer_v they_o till_o they_o be_v produce_v sect._n 5._o the_o
to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o syria_n which_o be_v in_o aâ—tioch_n now_o if_o thiâ—_n be_v so_o i_o shall_v confess_v it_o be_v possible_a we_o may_v bâ—_n in_o more_o error_n than_o one_o and_o that_o we_o much_o wâ—nt_v the_o learned_a doctor_n assistance_n for_o oâ—r_a information_n the_o word_n themselves_o as_o they_o be_v use_v by_o the_o worshipful_a writer_n of_o that_o epistle_n will_v scaâ—ce_o furnish_v we_o with_o this_o learned_a and_o raâ—e_a notion_n they_o be_v at_o length_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d foâ—_n so_o he_o â—iâ—st_v open_v his_o mouth_n with_o a_o lie_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wâ—at_o be_v here_o more_o express_v than_o that_o thâ—_n lâ—tter_a passage_n be_v â—estâ—â—ctâ—ve_v of_o what_o go_v beâ—ore_o be_v speak_v of_o its_o residence_n iâ—_n syâ—iâ—_n wiâ—â—_n reference_n to_o the_o name_n of_o christian_a fiâ—st_v give_v to_o the_o disciple_n in_o thâ—…_n place_n i_o know_v not_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o the_o apostle_n in_o stâ—…uted_a metropolitan_a archbishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o the_o large_a transcript_n of_o the_o latin_a section_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o whole_a ensue_a discourse_n it_o be_v a_o little_a necessary_a they_o shall_v be_v make_v intelligible_a to_o all_o to_o who_o the_o confutation_n of_o they_o be_v address_v this_o i_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o do_v foâ—_n he_o and_o the_o plain_a english_a be_v this_o 4._o according_a to_o the_o image_n of_o the_o civil_a government_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o like_a again_o in_o their_o temple_n forementioned_a the_o apostle_n appear_v to_o have_v dispose_v of_o church_n every_o where_o and_o in_o all_o their_o plantation_n to_o have_v constitute_v a_o subordination_n and_o dependence_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o inferâ—…r_a city_n to_o those_o in_o the_o chief_a or_o metropoles_fw-la a_o example_n of_o thâ—â—_n we_o have_v in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o act_n concern_v syria_n and_o ciâ—â—cia_n and_o the_o several_a city_n thereof_o in_o relation_n to_o aâ—tioch_n tâ—â—_n metropolis_n for_o when_o the_o question_n act._n 15._o 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 â—ap_n 14._o 26._o and_o 15_o 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 cilâ—cia_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 ver_fw-la 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 antiâ—ch_n ver_fw-la 30._o paul_n and_o sylas_n go_v over_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n ver_fw-la 41_o 42._o and_o as_o they_o go_v they_o deliver_v to_o every_o city_n the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n c._n 16._o 4._o which_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o the_o church_n of_o those_o city_n relate_v either_o immediate_o to_o antioch_n or_o as_o antioch_n itself_o do_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v in_o subordination_n to_o it_o as_o to_o the_o principal_a metropolis_n of_o so_o wide_a a_o province_n according_a to_o that_o of_o philo_n that_o jerusalem_n be_v in_o his_o time_n the_o metropolis_n not_o of_o judea_n alone_o but_o of_o many_o other_o region_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o colony_n which_o be_v send_v out_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o dwell_v in_o theâ—…_n name_v syria_n &_o cilicia_n &_o divers_a other_o 5._o what_o be_v here_o say_v may_v be_v divide_v into_o two_o branch_n one_o concern_v the_o city_n of_o syria_n as_o relate_v to_o antioch_n the_o other_o concern_v antioch_n itself_o and_o other_o city_n relate_v to_o jerusalem_n the_o latter_a be_v mention_v incidental_o the_o former_a be_v it_o which_o be_v propose_v for_o the_o example_n to_o testify_v the_o apostle_n distribution_n and_o the_o plain_a story_n of_o the_o act_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o manifest_v it_o full_o that_o the_o church_n of_o the_o inferior_a city_n of_o syria_n etc._n etc._n relate_v to_o antioch_n as_o to_o the_o metropolis_n and_o the_o matter_n also_o be_v far_o clear_v by_o all_o ecclesiastic_a writer_n which_o make_v antioch_n the_o metropolis_n of_o syria_n i_o give_v a_o taste_n thereof_o out_o of_o ignatius_n epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n who_o be_v the_o know_a bishop_n of_o antioch_n settle_v there_o by_o the_o apostle_n call_v himself_o pastor_n as_o elsewhere_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n in_o syria_n and_o so_o the_o ancient_a writer_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o antiochian_o under_o ignatius_n name_n but_o none_o of_o those_o which_o we_o receive_v from_o polycarp_n collection_n have_v these_o word_n in_o his_o inscription_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o be_v at_o antioch_n lie_v together_o in_o syria_n make_v syria_n to_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o province_n of_o which_o antioch_n be_v the_o metropolis_n 6._o the_o same_o be_v after_o manifest_v of_o other_o chief_a city_n rome_n alexandria_n gortyna_n in_o crete_n and_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n and_o the_o plain_a word_n of_o the_o three_o counsel_n foremention_v which_o devolve_v the_o whole_a business_n oâ—_n the_o right_n of_o metropoles_fw-la to_o their_o first_o plantation_n and_o of_o all_o these_o there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n reply_v save_v only_o what_o concern_v rome_n and_o alexandria_n to_o those_o two_o we_o shall_v come_v in_o the_o next_o section_n but_o in_o this_o i_o be_o to_o consider_v what_o he_o have_v to_o object_v to_o the_o severaâ—_n proof_n concern_v the_o church_n of_o antioch_n be_v as_o i_o conceive_v it_o manifest_v a_o metropolitical_a church_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n 7._o and_o first_o it_o seem_v i_o must_v define_v what_o i_o mean_v by_o this_o dependence_n and_o subordination_n of_o inferior_a church_n to_o their_o metropolis_n and_o i_o shall_v do_v it_o in_o my_o own_o word_n not_o in_o he_o for_o they_o be_v very_o obscure_a 1._o i_o mean_v by_o inferior_a church_n the_o several_a church_n in_o the_o several_a lesser_a city_n with_o the_o region_n adjoin_v administer_v and_o govern_v each_o of_o they_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o each_o such_o lesser_a city-church_n and_o his_o officer_n under_o he_o 2._o by_o the_o metropolis_n i_o mean_v the_o church_n of_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o that_o region_n or_o province_n and_o such_o say_v i_o be_v the_o church_n of_o antioch_n in_o respect_n of_o syria_n 3._o by_o the_o subordination_n and_o dependence_n of_o the_o inferior_a to_o the_o metropolis_n i_o mean_v not_o any_o inferiority_n of_o order_n and_o dignity_n nor_o a_o dependence_n only_o as_o to_o counsel_v and_o advice_n and_o mutual_a communion_n but_o a_o inferiority_n of_o powâ—r_n in_o many_o thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n leave_v not_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o inferior_a city_n but_o reserve_v to_o the_o metropolitan_n to_o this_o purpose_n the_o 34th_o apostolic_a canon_n be_v clear_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n of_o every_o nation_n must_v know_v their_o primate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v zonara_n and_o account_v he_o as_o the_o head_n of_o they_o and_o the_o power_n that_o thus_o belong_v to_o he_o be_v know_v in_o the_o ancient_a counsel_n by_o the_o title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d privilege_n and_o praeeminencieâ—_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o such_o and_o for_o which_o even_o immemorial_n and_o apostolical_a tradition_n and_o custom_n be_v vouch_v by_o they_o such_o as_o receive_v accusation_n against_o and_o appeal_v from_o inferior_a bishop_n ordain_v of_o they_o as_o tituâ—_n be_v appoint_v to_o do_v through_o crete_n and_o as_o the_o six_o canon_n of_o nice_a say_v that_o he_o that_o be_v make_v bishop_n without_o the_o metropolitan_a shall_v not_o be_v deem_v a_o bishop_n for_o this_o i_o again_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o discourse_n of_o schismâ—_n pag._n 60._o etc._n etc._n and_o there_o to_o that_o nine_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o anâ—ioch_n the_o same_o in_o effect_n with_o the_o 34th_o apostolical_a â—anon_n foremention_v where_o the_o bishop_n of_o inferior_a city_n be_v interdict_v do_v without_o the_o metropolitan_a any_o thing_n which_o be_v there_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n as_o be_v there_o explain_v where_o in_o more_o church_n than_o one_o be_v concern_v equal_o the_o bishop_n power_n extend_v to_o the_o administration_n of_o affair_n in_o his_o own_o diocese_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whatsoever_o belong_v to_o his_o diocese_n say_v both_o those_o canon_n but_o thing_n of_o a_o more_o foreign_a nature_n which_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o particular_a bishop_n ratione_fw-la officii_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
〈◊〉_d which_o respect_v the_o common_a state_n of_o the_o church_n as_o zonoras_n interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v reserve_v and_o pertain_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a 8._o this_o i_o suppose_v sufficient_o express_v what_o subordination_n i_o mean_v the_o very_a same_o which_o the_o most_o ancient_a canon_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n express_v to_o be_v due_a from_o the_o bishop_n to_o the_o metropolitan_a and_o then_o i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v myself_o to_o inquire_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o some_o eminent_a city_n and_o governor_n of_o a_o superior_a order_n in_o great_a city_n which_o i_o shall_v have_v think_v have_v be_v metropoles_fw-la and_o metropolitan_n have_v i_o not_o find_v they_o all_o place_v by_o he_o in_o subordination_n to_o some_o one_o of_o high_a degree_n term_v a_o metropolitan_a and_o by_o that_o character_n be_v assure_v that_o by_o the_o former_a he_o must_v mean_v no_o more_o but_o bishop_n of_o inferior_a city_n i_o must_v be_v content_a not_o to_o understand_v the_o mystery_n why_o they_o shall_v yet_o be_v style_v eminent_a and_o great_a city_n and_o so_o brief_o pass_v to_o the_o next_o thing_n 9_o second_o then_o he_o will_v examine_v my_o plea_n from_o that_o passage_n in_o the_o act_n cap._n 15._o and_o the_o thing_n he_o dislike_v be_v my_o make_v the_o question_n send_v for_o resolution_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v refer_v to_o they_o by_o the_o single_a church_n of_o antioch_n this_o â—aith_o he_o 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o prove_v though_o if_o i_o can_v prove_v it_o it_o will_v do_v i_o no_o good_a at_o all_o and_o yet_o to_o see_v in_o the_o process_n of_o the_o discourse_n he_o several_o grant_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o only_o desire_v i_o not_o to_o be_v angry_a but_o to_o prove_v that_o antioch_n by_o apostolical_a institution_n be_v the_o metropolitan_a see_v of_o all_o the_o church_n of_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o deny_v or_o bid_v i_o prove_v the_o conclusion_n without_o offer_v to_o deny_v above_o one_o proposition_n which_o therefore_o i_o must_v assume_v will_n if_o it_o be_v prove_v infer_v the_o conclusion_n and_o so_o do_v i_o all_o the_o good_a which_o i_o pretend_v to_o expect_v from_o it_o 10._o now_o true_o that_o this_o question_n thus_o refer_v to_o jerusalem_n be_v at_o this_o time_n act._n 15._o 1._o refer_v to_o it_o by_o the_o single_a church_n of_o antioch_n but_o that_o as_o metropolis_n of_o all_o syria_n i_o think_v sufficient_o prove_v by_o the_o text_n itself_o first_o cite_v cap._n 14._o 26._o and_o 15._o 3._o in_o the_o former_a of_o these_o place_n the_o apostle_n be_v come_v to_o antioch_n as_o that_o signify_v antioch_n the_o great_a to_o difference_n it_o from_o another_o city_n of_o that_o name_n v_o 21._o the_o same_o which_o be_v by_o pliny_n place_v in_o pisidia_n as_o here_o also_o it_o be_v ver_fw-la 24._o that_o city_n peculiat_o where_o the_o scripture_n say_v they_o be_v first_o call_v christian_n and_o whereof_o euodius_n and_o ignatius_n be_v constitute_v bishop_n by_o peter_n and_o paul_n one_o of_o the_o jewish_a the_o other_o of_o the_o gentile_a christian_n and_o be_v there_o they_o gather_v the_o church_n together_o ver_fw-la 17._o that_o i_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o church_n of_o the_o city_n of_o antioch_n or_o if_o any_o more_o those_o certain_o as_o some_o way_n relate_v and_o subordinate_a to_o antioch_n which_o again_o infer_v antioch_n to_o be_v their_o metropolis_n then_o of_o antioch_n it_o follow_v that_o there_o they_o abide_v v_o 28._o and_o then_o cap_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d certain_a man_n which_o come_v down_o from_o judea_n infuse_v the_o judaical_a ritual_a doctrine_n into_o the_o brethren_n who_o be_v those_o but_o the_o christian_n of_o antioch_n where_o then_o they_o be_v and_o upon_o the_o dispute_n have_v with_o those_o judaizer_n v_o 2._o they_o determine_v that_o sure_o must_v still_o be_v the_o church_n of_o antioch_n peculiar_o that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n shall_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n about_o this_o question_n and_o then_o ver_fw-la 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v bring_v on_o their_o way_n by_o the_o church_n what_o church_n be_v this_o still_o but_o the_o church_n cap._n 14._o 27._o i_o e._n the_o church_n of_o antioch_n 11._o this_o be_v my_o way_n of_o proof_n design_v to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o that_o argument_n of_o antioch_n be_v the_o metropolitical_a see_v that_o this_o question_n be_v refer_v to_o jerusalem_n from_o the_o church_n peculiar_o of_o antioch_n and_o i_o must_v hereby_o think_v it_o competent_o prove_v unless_o some_o weak_a part_n be_v discover_v in_o it_o or_o some_o absurdity_n or_o repugnancy_n be_v object_v to_o it_o none_o of_o which_o i_o see_v be_v here_o do_v 12._o for_o 1._o as_o to_o that_o which_o be_v offer_v at_o by_o his_o say_n that_o i_o have_v not_o prove_v that_o the_o brethren_n that_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n contest_v about_o ver_fw-la 1._o be_v only_o of_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n sure_o that_o be_v of_o no_o force_n for_o as_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o same_o doctrine_n may_v be_v and_o be_v infuse_v into_o many_o other_o in_o galatia_n colosse_n yea_o and_o rome_n itself_o as_o he_o true_o â—aith_n and_o never_o conceive_v that_o the_o poison_n be_v confine_v to_o or_o enclose_v within_o antioch_n so_o all_o that_o be_v needful_a to_o my_o â—urâ—e_n be_v this_o that_o at_o this_o point_n of_o time_n note_v act_n 15._o 1._o the_o judaizers_n pretension_n be_v solicit_v at_o antioth_n and_o that_o on_o that_o particular_a occasion_n of_o the_o dispute_n between_o paul_n and_o they_o the_o question_n be_v by_o they_o peculiar_o refer_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o sure_o may_v be_v do_v by_o they_o alone_o though_o other_o far_o distant_a as_o well_o as_o they_o either_o at_o that_o or_o some_o other_o time_n be_v disturb_v with_o the_o like_a scruple_n 13._o that_o which_o the_o prefacer_n here_o confess_v that_o the_o dispute_n grow_v to_o the_o great_a height_n in_o antioch_n be_v a_o very_a sufficient_a account_n in_o this_o matter_n why_o antioch_n peculiar_o shall_v send_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n about_o this_o question_n when_o other_o who_o be_v not_o so_o much_o concern_v in_o it_o do_v not_o do_v so_o and_o moreover_o the_o convenience_n of_o such_o messenger_n paul_n &_o barnabas_n who_o can_v say_v so_o much_o from_o the_o success_n they_o have_v have_v among_o the_o gentile_n towards_o the_o decide_n of_o the_o question_n may_v both_o qualify_v and_o incite_v they_o to_o do_v it_o rather_o than_o any_o other_o at_o this_o time_n and_o so_o still_o there_o be_v more_o reason_n why_o i_o shall_v conceive_v the_o question_n refer_v to_o jerusalem_n peculiarly_a or_o alone_o by_o antioch_n and_o not_o so_o by_o colosse_n or_o rome_n or_o galatia_n and_o no_o appearance_n of_o any_o thing_n yet_o produce_v to_o the_o contrary_n 14._o second_o he_o add_v then_o to_o antioch_n brethren_n from_o other_o part_n and_o church_n also_o come_v whilst_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n abode_n gâ—ere_v to_o what_o purpose_n this_o be_v urge_v by_o he_o i_o know_v not_o but_o this_o i_o know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n in_o that_o story_n of_o any_o such_o but_o only_o of_o those_o which_o ver_n 1._o come_v from_o judea_n and_o teach_v the_o necessity_n of_o judaize_v and_o of_o they_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o they_o join_v with_o the_o antiochian_o to_o refer_v the_o question_n to_o jerusalem_n or_o if_o they_o do_v i_o be_o sure_a the_o decretal_a epistle_n from_o the_o council_n be_v not_o address_v to_o they_o but_o to_o the_o gentile_a christian_n ver_n 19_o 23._o and_o take_v no_o other_o notice_n of_o they_o than_o as_o of_o seducer_n ver_fw-la 24._o and_o so_o still_o it_o appear_v not_o of_o any_o that_o they_o thus_o refer_v the_o question_n but_o only_o of_o the_o antiochian_o 15._o three_o whereas_o he_o conclude_v it_o most_o evident_a from_o the_o council'_v answer_v ver_fw-la 23._o that_o the_o reference_n be_v make_v from_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o gentile_n if_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o all_o other_o gentile_a church_n beside_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n as_o phrygia_n galatia_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o after_o mention_n and_o rome_n and_o colosse_n which_o before_o he_o have_v mention_v there_o be_v no_o appearance_n of_o truth_n in_o it_o the_o text_n say_v express_o that_o it_o be_v send_v to_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o antioch_n and_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n but_o if_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o all_o not_o absolute_o but_o all_o of_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n and_o not_o only_o of_o antioch_n then_o as_o that_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n observe_v by_o i_o to_o prove_v that_o antioch_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n so_o certain_o it_o be_v far_o
animadversion_n upon_o it_o apol_n c._n 2._o 17._o and_o this_o they_o which_o have_v pray_v for_o they_o in_o time_n of_o their_o persecution_n be_v now_o in_o all_o reason_n to_o acknowledge_v to_o god_n as_o a_o answer_n and_o gracious_a return_n to_o their_o prayer_n and_o to_o perfect_v their_o christian_a work_n towards_o they_o he_o now_o advise_v they_o to_o send_v a_o solemn_a messenger_n with_o a_o epistle_n to_o congratulate_v with_o those_o church_n this_o bless_a change_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o together_o with_o they_o he_o may_v bless_v god_n for_o this_o tranquillity_n or_o fair_a weather_n which_o he_o have_v now_o give_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o by_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o prayer_n those_o other_o be_v now_o land_v safe_o at_o their_o desire_a haven_n 18._o then_o he_o mention_n the_o salutation_n of_o the_o church_n at_o troaâ—_n from_o whence_o he_o write_v and_o name_v burrhus_n who_o they_o have_v send_v along_o with_o he_o which_o again_o be_v the_o yet_o more_o particular_a occasion_n of_o his_o writing_n to_o they_o at_o that_o time_n at_o the_o return_n of_o their_o messenger_n and_o officer_n who_o he_o will_v not_o dismiss_v without_o a_o letter_n of_o kindness_n and_o christian_a care_n to_o they_o who_o have_v show_v so_o much_o of_o both_o to_o he_o and_o the_o church_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n and_o then_o end_v with_o as_o affectionate_a a_o salutation_n and_o as_o large_a a_o enumeration_n of_o all_o the_o several_a relation_n to_o which_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v kind_o mention_v as_o any_o christian_a heart_n can_v do_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o last_o farewell_n to_o they_o 19_o and_o so_o what_o can_v have_v be_v more_o exact_o perform_v than_o that_o which_o these_o objector_n can_v take_v notice_n of_o to_o be_v do_v at_o all_o what_o can_v be_v more_o express_a and_o visible_a than_o the_o occasion_n and_o particular_a reason_n of_o this_o address_n and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v as_o large_o and_o as_o evident_o deduce_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o epistle_n but_o true_o that_o will_v be_v too_o long_a a_o work_n and_o therefore_o let_v this_o serve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o a_o instance_n of_o the_o no_o ground_n of_o that_o exception_n 20._o the_o next_o exception_n be_v the_o ipsius_fw-la peregrinationis_fw-la ratio_fw-la the_o nature_n of_o his_o journey_n from_o antioch_n to_o rome_n the_o stage_n whereof_o as_o they_o be_v discoverable_a in_o these_o epistle_n be_v by_o the_o objector_n observe_v to_o differ_v from_o st._n paul_n and_o not_o to_o be_v the_o near_a way_n that_o may_v have_v be_v choose_v thither_o 21._o but_o to_o this_o the_o answer_n be_v obvious_a 1._o that_o what_o in_o the_o epistle_n be_v discoverable_a concern_v his_o journey_n and_o the_o several_a stage_n of_o it_o be_v direct_o agreeable_a to_o the_o relation_n of_o his_o martyrdom_n record_v by_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o punctual_a historian_n that_o have_v write_v on_o that_o subject_n the_o reader_n may_v consult_v the_o ancient_a piece_n call_v martyrium_fw-la ignatii_n &_o he_o will_v find_v this_o exact_o true_a without_o depend_v on_o the_o confidence_n of_o my_o affirmation_n 22._o second_o for_o many_o stage_n of_o this_o journey_n from_o antioch_n towards_o rome_n they_o be_v here_o the_o very_a same_o to_o ignatius_n which_o we_o find_v in_o the_o act_n in_o the_o relation_n of_o st._n paul_n voyage_n first_o from_o asia_n then_o after_o to_o rome_n st._n paul_n go_v from_o troas_n to_o neapolis_n from_o neapolis_n to_o philippi_n act._n 16._o 10._o and_o so_o the_o act_n of_o ignatius_n have_v it_o exact_o illinc_fw-la i._n e._n a_o tread_v ductus_fw-la neapolim_n per_fw-la philippense_n pertransivit_fw-la macedoniam_fw-la pedes_fw-la from_o troas_n he_o be_v carry_v to_o neapolis_n from_o thence_o he_o go_v on_o foot_n by_o phillippi_n through_o macedonia_n so_o when_o act._n 28._o s._n paul_n come_v to_o regium_n thence_o to_o pâ—teoli_n thence_o to_o rome_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o it_o be_v in_o like_a manner_n manifest_v by_o the_o act_n of_o ignatius_n that_o he_o be_v carry_v the_o same_o way_n and_o according_o when_o he_o come_v in_o sight_n of_o puteoli_n it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o paul_n step_n mart._n ignat._n pag._n 44._o 23._o and_o for_o the_o variation_n in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o voyage_n the_o account_n be_v easy_a also_o for_o in_o the_o act_n of_o ignatius_n set_v down_o by_o simeon_n metaphrastes_n as_o there_o be_v a_o account_n give_v why_o trajan_n sentence_v he_o to_o that_o kind_n of_o death_n to_o fight_v with_o and_o to_o be_v tear_v asunder_o with_o wild_a beast_n 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o look_v on_o this_o as_o the_o severe_a sort_n of_o death_n and_o so_o most_o proportionable_a to_o his_o rage_n against_o he_o for_o his_o bold_a answer_n make_v to_o he_o at_o antioch_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o 19_o god_n he_o worship_v be_v the_o daemon_n of_o the_o nation_n &_o in_o like_a manner_n also_o why_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v at_o antioch_n but_o by_o send_v he_o to_o rome_n lest_o it_o may_v more_o stir_v up_o the_o love_n &_o admiration_n of_o the_o people_n towards_o he_o when_o they_o that_o know_v he_o so_o well_o already_o shall_v now_o see_v he_o suffer_v for_o christ_n name_n so_o miserable_o 〈◊〉_d whereas_o at_o rome_n he_o may_v die_v unknown_a and_o unpitied_a and_o unremembered_a so_o there_o be_v also_o as_o clear_v a_o reason_n give_v why_o be_v carry_v by_o ten_o soldier_n from_o antioch_n to_o rome_n the_o next_o or_o most_o direct_a way_n be_v not_o constant_o choose_v for_o he_o viz._n that_o the_o journey_n may_v be_v the_o more_o tedious_a and_o wearisome_a to_o he_o and_o by_o that_o mean_v possible_o his_o constancy_n may_v be_v break_v or_o lessen_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o mention_v it_o as_o the_o advice_n of_o trajan_n council_n that_o be_v then_o with_o he_o at_o antioch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o length_n of_o his_o journey_n he_o shall_v undergo_v the_o shrewd_a punishment_n to_o which_o purpose_n also_o st._n chrysostome_n mention_n it_o as_o the_o artifice_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o his_o *_o encomium_fw-la of_o ignatius_n that_o bishop_n shall_v not_o be_v 502._o butcher_v in_o their_o own_o city_n but_o carry_v far_o off_o to_o gather_v their_o martyr_n crown_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o once_o endeavour_v to_o deprive_v they_o of_o all_o convenience_n and_o withal_o hope_v by_o this_o act_n by_o the_o toil_n and_o lassitude_n of_o the_o journey_n to_o make_v they_o more_o weak_a and_o unfit_a for_o their_o final_a combat_n which_o if_o it_o be_v the_o policy_n and_o design_n of_o cruel_a persecutor_n as_o in_o this_o particular_a 1._o the_o narration_n of_o the_o fact_n say_v it_o be_v and_o 2._o a_o special_a passage_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o smyranaean_n may_v be_v some_o indication_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o my_o journey_n from_o syria_n to_o rome_n i_o fight_v with_o wild_a beast_n express_v his_o meaning_n in_o the_o next_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o land_n and_o sea_n night_n and_o day_n chain_v to_o ten_o leopard_n and_o 3._o the_o centuriator_n have_v no_o objection_n against_o it_o then_o sure_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o wonder_v that_o the_o ten_o leopard_n the_o soldier_n that_o guard_v he_o do_v not_o choose_v out_o the_o short_a cut_n from_o antioch_n to_o rome_n that_o their_o map_n can_v have_v direct_v they_o to_o nay_o sy_n chrysostome_n be_v yet_o more_o express_a in_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o devil_n call_v he_o from_o antioch_n to_o rome_n set_v he_o a_o course_n to_o be_v run_v forward_o and_o backward_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o scholiast_n on_o pindar_n tell_v we_o and_o that_o 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former_a of_o these_o testimony_n from_o clemens_n appear_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n their_o first_o convert_n and_o the_o flock_n assign_v they_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o that_o shall_v afterward_o believe_v 11._o to_o this_o if_o the_o word_n of_o lombard_n will_v agree_v as_o they_o will_v so_o far_o as_o here_o cite_v if_o only_o by_o ecclesia_fw-la primitiva_fw-la we_o understand_v the_o first_o age_n or_o infancy_n of_o the_o church_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o preach_v of_o the_o apostle_n than_o that_o testimony_n will_v by_o i_o be_v full_o subscribe_v also_o meaning_n by_o the_o duos_fw-la ordines_fw-la the_o bishop_n true_o so_o call_v and_o by_o he_o style_v episcopos_fw-la &_o presbyteros_fw-la and_o deacon_n concern_v who_o and_o who_o only_o it_o be_v true_a praeceptum_fw-la apostoli_fw-la nos_fw-la habere_fw-la that_o we_o have_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o apostle_n viz._n st._n paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n and_o titus_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v lombard_n word_n belong_v to_o another_o matter_n a_o nicety_n that_o be_v get_v into_o their_o school_n that_o episcopacy_n and_o presbytery_n be_v not_o diversi_fw-la ordines_fw-la but_o diversi_fw-la gradus_fw-la not_o different_a order_n but_o only_o different_a degree_n of_o the_o same_o one_o order_n of_o sacerdotium_fw-la or_o priesthood_n upon_o a_o fancy_n that_o sacerdo_n be_v so_o call_v from_o sacra_fw-la do_v deliver_v or_o impart_v holy_a thing_n so_o faith_n he_o express_o ideo_fw-la autem_fw-la etiam_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la vocantur_fw-la quia_fw-la sacrum_fw-la daunt_v presbyter_n be_v also_o call_v priest_n because_o they_o give_v holy_a thing_n in_o which_o matter_n as_o it_o be_v of_o little_a importance_n which_o way_n the_o question_n be_v decide_v as_o long_o as_o the_o superiority_n of_o bishop_n over_o presbyter_n be_v agree_v on_o to_o 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the_o matter_n a_o popish_a doctrine_n and_o yet_o be_v in_o this_o particular_a reject_v and_o the_o contrary_n confess_v by_o lombard_n a_o eminent_a popish_a doctor_n yet_o i_o must_v crave_v leave_n to_o interpose_v my_o exception_n to_o this_o way_n of_o argue_v or_o conclude_v 13._o 1._o that_o neither_o i_o nor_o any_o true_a member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n owe_v or_o pay_v any_o observance_n to_o the_o bare_a dictate_v of_o lombard_n or_o indeed_o far_o than_o he_o have_v reason_n or_o proof_n of_o scripture_n or_o antiquity_n to_o confirm_v they_o 14._o 2._o that_o in_o this_o point_n which_o must_v be_v wage_v by_o testimony_n there_o be_v none_o produce_v i_o shall_v add_v producible_a by_o he_o out_o of_o scripture_n to_o prove_v that_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o there_o be_v in_o the_o church_n none_o but_o those_o two_o order_n of_o presbyter_n in_o our_o modern_a notion_n and_o deacon_n i_o may_v without_o immoderate_a confidence_n assume_v that_o 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ignatius_n day_n of_o the_o chorepiscopus_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o diocesan_n subjection_n to_o the_o metropolitan_n etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o his_o necessary_a wonder_n arise_v whether_o it_o do_v not_o enter_v into_o our_o heart_n how_o contemptible_a we_o be_v in_o our_o proof_n etc._n etc._n it_o may_v suffice_v to_o say_v that_o the_o prefacer_n have_v sure_o forget_v himself_o when_o he_o desire_v to_o persuade_v other_o that_o all_o these_o be_v the_o conclusion_n which_o i_o have_v make_v or_o any_o other_o prelatist_n out_o of_o ignatius_n epistle_n certain_o the_o assert_v of_o the_o three_o order_n all_o of_o they_o as_o apostolical_a be_v the_o one_o thing_n which_o we_o need_v deduce_v from_o thence_o and_o if_o that_o be_v grant_v we_o from_o that_o authority_n there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o the_o prelatist_n contention_n with_o blondel_n 13._o as_o for_o that_o of_o parish_n church_n sure_o i_o have_v as_o yet_o conclude_v nothing_o from_o ignatius_n concern_v that_o 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with_o in_o every_o church_n 14._o next_o for_o the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la it_o be_v know_v how_o little_o i_o be_o concern_v to_o justify_v the_o deduce_v they_o from_o these_o epistle_n i_o profess_v to_o believe_v there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n say_v of_o they_o there_o nay_o when_o blondel_n be_v willing_a to_o deduce_v they_o from_o clement_n phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o out_o of_o he_o the_o london-minister_n i_o have_v 16._o refute_v their_o deduction_n and_o show_v that_o they_o come_v not_o into_o the_o church_n so_o early_o and_o so_o for_o that_o also_o he_o may_v have_v omit_v his_o wonderment_n now_o as_o reasonable_o as_o i_o be_v but_o late_o rebuke_v for_o it_o 15._o as_o for_o that_o of_o metropolitan_a church_n or_o bishop_n i_o do_v not_o again_o remember_v that_o ignatius_n first_o give_v i_o the_o model_n for_o that_o frame_n certain_o i_o have_v produce_v other_o i_o hope_v competent_a evidence_n to_o conclude_v whatsoever_o i_o affirm_v of_o it_o 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citie-churche_n to_o the_o chief_a citie-church_n i._n e._n to_o the_o metropolis_n and_o this_o constant_o when_o there_o be_v no_o considerable_a reason_n to_o advise_v any_o change_n if_o i_o say_v the_o matter_n be_v thus_o intelligible_o and_o without_o the_o help_n of_o odious_a expression_n represent_v i_o know_v not_o what_o appearance_n of_o exception_n can_v lie_v against_o it_o but_o of_o this_o also_o i_o have_v former_o and_o 1â—_n elsewhere_o speak_v sufficient_o and_o here_o be_v nothing_o i_o be_o sure_a suggest_a to_o which_o any_o far_a reply_n can_v be_v accommedate_v and_o therefore_o as_o yet_o i_o need_v add_v no_o more_o of_o it_o 17._o so_o that_o what_o follow_v of_o the_o red_a legiones_fw-la and_o red_a ecclesias_fw-la require_v i_o to_o restore_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n day_n etc._n etc._n be_v sure_a very_o
set_n down_o 〈◊〉_d exemplary_a among_o the_o jew_n i_o can_v yet_o discern_v how_o i_o have_v â—…ndâ—…_n in_o it_o no_o man_n can_v do_v two_o thing_n at_o once_o and_o i_o be_v free_a to_o choose_v my_o own_o method_n as_o long_o as_o 〈◊〉_d neither_o omit_v nor_o put_v off_o as_o the_o prefacer_n have_v often_o do_v and_o so_o now_o again_o in_o the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o paragraph_n he_o do_v to_o some_o other_o occasion_n that_o which_o be_v so_o necessary_a to_o be_v prove_v there_o 10._o as_o for_o his_o summarie_a account_n of_o my_o discourse_n again_o it_o be_v very_o much_o vary_v from_o that_o which_o those_o four_o section_n yield_v which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o as_o by_o god_n appointment_n to_o moses_n there_o be_v many_o inferior_a and_o superiourâ—ourt_n â—ourt_z many_o in_o the_o several_a city_n of_o judea_n and_o one_o at_o jerusalem_n to_o which_o the_o inferior_a relate_v as_o the_o mother_n and_o prime_n and_o as_o in_o the_o temple_n about_o the_o levite_n there_o be_v head_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o head_n of_o those_o head_n so_o it_o will_v be_v â—…ctly_o parallel_v in_o the_o apostle_n to_o institute_v bishop_n in_o every_o city_n church_n and_o metropolitan_n in_o the_o chief_a city_n which_o as_o it_o be_v no_o argument_n at_o all_o to_o prove_v the_o matter_n of_o tact_n that_o indeed_o it_o be_v so_o nor_o by_o i_o design_v for_o such_o propose_v only_o as_o a_o exemplar_n or_o parallel_n not_o as_o a_o proof_n and_o according_o induce_v with_o ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la imaginem_fw-la after_o this_o image_n sect._n 9_o a_o as_o and_o so_o not_o a_o therefore_o and_o so_o there_o be_v no_o consequence_n in_o it_o capable_a of_o be_v deny_v so_o again_o such_o as_o it_o be_v it_o very_o much_o differ_v from_o that_o which_o be_v here_o set_v down_o in_o italic_a letter_n as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o english_a of_o my_o section_n which_o again_o be_v never_o set_v down_o in_o english_a till_o now_o that_o this_o advantage_n may_v be_v gain_v by_o it_o 11._o this_o manner_n of_o deal_v what_o it_o import_v i_o shall_v not_o judge_v but_o leave_v the_o prefacer_n to_o pass_v his_o own_o animadversion_n on_o it_o sect._n 6._o of_o antioch_n the_o metropolis_n of_o syria_n act_v 15._o what_o the_o dependence_n of_o inferior_a church_n to_o their_o metropolis_n the_o reference_n to_o jerusalem_n make_v by_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n the_o decree_n deliver_v to_o other_o church_n jerusalem_n the_o grand_a metropolis_n philos_fw-la testimony_n ignatius_n pastor_n bishop_n of_o syria_n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o antiochian_o a_o testimony_n thence_o num_fw-la 1._o now_o than_o he_o proceed_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o my_o proof_n if_o it_o may_v have_v be_v foresee_v that_o there_o be_v any_o such_o the_o last_o paragraph_n may_v certain_o have_v be_v spare_v 2._o but_o say_v he_o the_o doctor_n proceed_v to_o prove_v that_o indeed_o the_o apostle_n do_v dispose_v of_o the_o church_n in_o this_o frame_n and_o oâ—de_v according_a to_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o civil_a government_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o that_o institute_v of_o god_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o nine_o section_n wherein_o he_o attempt_v the_o proof_n of_o this_o assertion_n be_v as_o follow_v ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la imaginem_fw-la apostoloâ—_n ecclesias_fw-la ubique_fw-la disponendas_fw-la cuirass_n &_o in_o omnbus_fw-la plantationibus_fw-la suâ—…_n minorum_fw-la ab_fw-la â—mâ—…ioribus_fw-la civitatibus_fw-la dependentiam_fw-la &_o subordinationem_fw-la constituisse_fw-la exemplis_fw-la quidem_fw-la plurimiâ—_n monstrari_fw-la possit_fw-la illud_fw-la in_o syriâ_fw-la &_o cilicia_n patet_fw-la act._n 6._o 4_o cùâ—â—nim_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d illud_fw-la c._n 15._o 2._o hierosolymas_n referrâ—tur_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesià _fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d antiochiâ—_n cap._n 14_o 26_o &_o 15._o 3._o &_o deâ—_n etum_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n dâ—…ò_fw-la ad_fw-la eos_fw-la mitteretur_fw-la v._n 22._o in_o epistolâ_fw-la quâ_fw-la decretum_fw-la illud_fw-la coâ—tinâ—batuâ—_n â—imul_fw-la cum_fw-la antiochensibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d comprehensos_fw-la videmus_fw-la v._n 23._o deâ—…_n epistolâ_fw-la 〈◊〉_d antiochâ—…_n eccleâ—iâ—_n redditâ_fw-la v._n 30._o paulâ—s_fw-la tandem_fw-la &_o sylas_n syriam_n &_o ciliâ—iam_fw-la peragrâ—…tes_fw-la v_o 41._o c._n 16._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d singulis_fw-la civitatibus_fw-la observanda_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la ut_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la antiochiae_fw-la metropolin_n ut_fw-la â—â—tidem_fw-la subordinaâ—â—_n ecclesiae_fw-la pertinerent_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la antiochia_n ad_fw-la hierosâ—lyâ—…as_fw-la primariam_fw-la tam_fw-la latae_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la phâ—lone_fw-it p_o aediximus_fw-la provinciae_fw-la metropolin_n pertinebat_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la â—am_fw-la ad_fw-la â—…imenâ—am_fw-la litem_fw-la istam_fw-la se_fw-la conferebat_fw-la this_o be_v all_o that_o the_o doctor_n have_v to_o produce_v 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some_o one_o person_n of_o a_o superior_a order_n common_o reside_v in_o some_o eminent_a city_n and_o many_o of_o these_o governor_n of_o a_o superior_a order_n in_o the_o great_a city_n be_v in_o subordination_n unto_o some_o one_o of_o high_a degree_n term_v a_o metropolitan_a and_o all_o this_o by_o apostolical_a institution_n be_v that_o which_o he_o aim_v aâ—_n which_o be_v a_o most_o gallant_a adventu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o wake_a generation_n we_o shall_v doubtless_o find_v he_o quit_v himself_o â—â—ke_v a_o man_n in_o his_o undertake_n 2._o then_o he_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o question_n about_o mosaical_a rite_n and_o necessity_n of_o their_o observation_n be_v reffer_v to_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o single_a church_n of_o antioch_n but_o how_o do_v the_o doctor_n make_v good_a this_o first_o step_n which_o yâ—…_n if_o he_o can_v will_v do_v he_o no_o good_a aâ—…all_n it_o be_v true_a that_o paul_n be_v now_o come_v to_o antioch_n ch._n 14._o 26._o and_o aâ—…_n that_o he_o be_v bring_v on_o his_o way_n by_o the_o church_n chap._n 15._o 3._o buâ—_n yeâ—_n that_o he_o breath_n 〈…〉_z who_o be_v tâ—ugâ—t_v the_o doctrine_n contest_v about_o v_o 〈◊〉_d be_v only_o of_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n when_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a from_o the_o epâ—…s_n of_o paul_n to_o the_o galatian_n colossians_n roman_n and_o other_o that_o great_a disturbance_n be_v raise_v faâ—…_n and_o wide_a in_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o gentile_n about_o this_o conâ—…veâ—sy_n no_o â—ing_n be_v offer_v it_o seem_v indeed_o that_o their_o dispute_n grow_v to_o the_o great_a height_n at_o antioch_n whither_o brethren_n from_o other_o part_n and_o church_n do_v also_o câ—me_a while_o barnabas_n and_o paul_n abode_n theâ—e_n but_o that_o thaâ—_n single_a church_n â—eâ—erred_v the_o determine_n of_o that_o controversy_n to_o they_o at_o jerusalem_n exclusive_o to_o other_o the_o doctor_n prove_v not_o and_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a from_o the_o return_n of_o the_o answer_v send_v by_o the_o apostle_n from_o jerusalem_n ver_fw-la 23._o that_o the_o reference_n be_v from_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o gentile_n yea_o and_o all_o the_o scatter_a brethren_n perhaps_o as_o yet_o not_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n order_v not_o only_o at_o antioch_n but_o also_o throughout_o syâ—…a_n and_o cilicia_n it_o be_v then_o grant_v what_o he_o next_o observe_v viz._n that_o in_o the_o answer_n return_v from_o jerusalem_n with_o they_o at_o antioch_n those_o in_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n be_v join_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v manifest_a namely_o their_o trouble_n about_o the_o same_o controversy_n be_v no_o less_o than_o they_o at_o antioch_n it_o be_v also_o grant_v that_o as_o paul_n pass_v through_o the_o city_n that_o he_o deliver_v they_o the_o decree_n to_o keep_v that_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n cap._n 16._o 4._o and_o that_o not_o only_o to_o the_o church_n of_o syria_n and_o cilicia_n which_o he_o leave_v cap._n 15._o 41._o but_o also_o to_o those_o throughout_o phrygia_n and_o the_o regiou_n of_o galâ—tia_fw-la ver_fw-la 6._o what_o now_o follow_v out_o of_o all_o this_o what_o