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be_v great_a in_o dignity_n and_o degree_n than_o minister_n because_o they_o may_v then_o ordain_v but_o not_o at_o other_o season_n when_o they_o have_v no_o power_n or_o authority_n to_o confer_v order_n upon_o any_o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o canon_n all_o which_o be_v lay_v together_o discover_v the_o weakennes_n the_o absurdity_n of_o this_o our_o prelate_n theory_n on_o which_o they_o build_v both_o their_o own_o &_o titus_n his_o hierarchy_n which_o now_o fall_v quite_o to_o ruin_v with_o this_o their_o sandy_a foundation_n which_o i_o have_v here_o 〈◊〉_d ever_o dissipate_v &_o subvert_v if_o i_o mistake_v not_o obj._n 5._o if_o any_o final_o object_n that_o the_o father_n stile_n titus_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o crete_n and_o timothy_n of_o ephesus_n therefore_o they_o be_v diocaesan_n bishop_n and_o superior_a in_o jurisdiction_n and_o degree_n to_o other_o minister_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n be_v other_o diocaesan_n bishop_n as_o well_o as_o they_o answ_n 1._o i_o answer_v first_o that_o neither_o s._n paul_n nor_o s._n luke_n who_o live_v in_o their_o time_n and_o know_v they_o far_o better_a than_o any_o father_n or_o writer_n since_o ever_o so_o much_o as_o once_o term_v or_o style_v they_o bishop_n much_o less_o the_o first_o or_o sole_a diocaesan_n bishop_n of_o crete_n or_o ephesus_n which_o no_o doubt_v they_o will_v have_v do_v have_v they_o be_v in_o truth_n diocaesan_n bishop_n there_o and_o the_o name_n the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n so_o honourable_a and_o sublime_a above_o that_o of_o minister_n even_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la as_o our_o prelate_n and_o their_o flatterer_n now_o pretend_v their_o testimony_n therefore_o who_o style_v they_o only_a 2._o minister_n or_o evangelist_n never_o bishop_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o all_o father_n and_o writer_n who_o style_v they_o bishop_n be_v neither_o acquaint_v with_o their_o person_n or_o function_n nor_o live_v in_o their_o age_n second_o no_o father_n ever_o style_v they_o or_o either_o of_o they_o a_o diocaesan_n or_o sole_a bishop_n of_o crete_n or_o ephesus_n the_o thing_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v prove_v but_o bishop_n only_o as_o they_o style_v other_o minister_n the_o name_n the_o office_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o promiscuous_o use_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n all_o presbyter_n be_v then_o call_v bishop_n and_o all_o bishop_n presbyter_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o acts._n 14._o 23._o c._n 20._o 17._o 28._o phil._n 1._o 1._o 1._o pet._n 5._o 1._o 2._o 3._o tit._n 1._o 5._o 7._o 1._o tim._n 3._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 2._o john_n 1._o 3._o john_n 1._o philemon_n 9_o with_o all_o ancient_a all_o modern_a commentator_n on_o these_o text_n whence_o the_o translator_n of_o our_o last_o authorize_v english_a bible_n affix_v these_o content_n to_o titus_n 1._o 6._o to_o 10._o which_o treat_v of_o the_o quality_n of_o bishop_n how_o they_o that_o be_v to_o be_v choose_v minister_n ought_v to_o be_v qualify_v and_o the_o book_n of_o ordination_n of_o minister_n confirm_v by_o two_o 1._o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n prescribe_v the_o 1._o tim._n c._n 3._o act_n 20._o and_o titus_n 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v read_v both_o at_o the_o ordination_n of_o minister_n and_o consecration_n of_o bishop_n and_o so_o intimate_v yea_o interpretes_n that_o bishop_n and_o minister_n in_o the_o scripture_n language_n be_v both_o one_o in_o name_n and_o office_n and_o be_v so_o repute_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n three_o the_o father_n use_n the_o word_n elder_n and_o bishop_n promiscuous_o call_v elder_n bishop_n and_o bishop_n elder_n hence_o papias_n the_o auditor_n of_o s._n john_n and_o companion_n of_o polycarpus_n write_v thus_o in_o the_o preface_n of_o his_o book_n 55._o it_o shall_v not_o seem_v grievous_a untome_n if_o that_o i_o compile_v in_o writing_n and_o commit_v to_o memory_n the_o thing_n which_o i_o learn_v of_o the_o elder_n if_o any_o come_v in_o place_n which_o be_v a_o follower_n of_o the_o apostle_n forthwith_o demand_v the_o word_n of_o the_o elder_n what_o andrew_n what_o peter_n what_o philip_n what_o thomas_n or_o james_n or_o john_n or_o matthew_n or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o lord_n disciple_n what_o ariston_n and_o the_o elder_a john_n disciple_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v here_o he_o style_v not_o only_o bishop_n but_o even_o apostle_n elder_n polycarpus_n his_o companion_n and_o coaetanian_a write_v thus_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n 96._o be_v you_o subject_a to_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n as_o to_o god_n let_v the_o presbyter_n be_v simple_a and_o merciful_a in_o all_o thing_n now_o those_o who_o he_o here_o style_v presbyter_n s._n paul_n express_o term_n bishop_n philip._n 1._o 1._o justine_n martyr_n in_o his_o second_o apology_n use_v neither_o the_o name_n bishop_n nor_o elder_a but_o term_n the_o minister_n only_o he_o who_o be_v set_v over_o the_o brithren_n he_o who_o hold_v the_o first_o place_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o deacon_n who_o hold_v the_o second_o place_n not_o to_o any_o elder_n of_o a_o inferior_a order_n to_o he_o and_o lest_o any_o one_o shall_v dream_v that_o justine_n martyr_n here_o speak_v of_o a_o bishop_n tertullian_n who_o live_v near_o about_o that_o time_n or_o within_o few_o year_n in_o his_o 694._o apology_n write_v thus_o president_n nobis_fw-la probati_fw-la quique_fw-la seniores_fw-la etc._n etc._n approve_a elder_n not_o bishop_n be_v set_v over_o we_o have_v obtain_v this_o honour_n not_o with_o any_o price_n but_o by_o a_o good_a testimony_n whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o his_o age_n every_o christian_a congregation_n have_v divers_a elder_n not_o one_o diocaesan_n bishop_n over_o it_o to_o feed_v and_o rule_v it_o according_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n time_n acts._n 14._o 23._o c._n 20._o 17._o 28_o c._n 21._o 18._o philip._n 1._o 1._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 17._o tit._n 1._o 5._o james_n 5._o 14._o 1._o pet._n 5._o 1._o 2._o hence_o learned_a 16._o apollinarius_n call_v the_o bishop_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ancyra_n in_o galatia_n presbyter_n and_o 23._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n relate_v the_o story_n of_o the_o young_a man_n deliver_v by_o s._n john_n to_o a_o bishop_n to_o train_v up_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n twice_o together_o call_v he_o interchaingable_o both_o a_o bishop_n and_o a_o elder_a as_o meridith_n hamner_n a_o bishop_n english_v it_o so_o 20._o ireneus_fw-la one_o of_o the_o ancient_a of_o all_o the_o father_n style_v polycarpus_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n that_o holy_a and_o apostolic_a elder_a yea_o he_o term_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n themselves_o elder_n 26._o they_o say_v he_o that_o be_v elder_n before_o soter_n of_o the_o church_n which_o now_o thou_o govern_v i_o mean_v anacletus_fw-la pius_fw-la hyginus_n thelesphorus_n and_o xystus_n neither_o do_v so_o observe_v it_o themselves_o neither_o leave_v they_o any_o such_o commandment_n unto_o posterity_n and_o the_o same_o father_n adversus_fw-la haereses_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 2._o &_o l._n 4._o c._n 43._o 44._o oftentimes_o 8._o style_v bishop_n elder_n and_o elder_n bishop_n make_v presbyter_n equal_a to_o bishop_n in_o all_o respect_n and_o successor_n to_o the_o apostle_n as_o well_o as_o much_o as_o they_o so_o dionysius_n alexandrinus_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o xystus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 240._o write_v thus_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a brother_n repute_v to_o be_v of_o our_o church_n and_o faith_n very_a age_a &_o priusquam_fw-la ego_fw-la etiam_fw-la creatus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la and_o create_v a_o bishop_n before_o i_o be_v and_o as_o i_o think_v before_o bless_a heraclas_n be_v make_v a_o bishop_n where_o he_o express_o term_v this_o party_n who_o be_v but_o a_o minister_n or_o presbyter_n only_o in_o that_o church_n a_o bishop_n and_o say_v he_o be_v create_v a_o
〈…〉_z 4._o 3._o 16._o 1._o sam._n 10._o 1._o c._n 26_o 6._o 11._o ps_n 92._o 10._o 1._o king_n 1._o 39_o c._n 19_o 15._o 16._o 16._o bishop_n jewel_n reply_v to_o harding_n article_n 4._o divis_n 5._o 6._o 18._o richaâ—dus_fw-la armachanuâ—_n de_fw-fr quaest_n armenorum_n l._n 11._o c._n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o 7._o 7._o contr._n haer_fw-mi l._n 3._o haer_fw-mi 75._o 75._o anselmuâ—_n haymo_n rabanus_n primasius_n calvin_n deering_n and_o david_n dickson_n on_o this_o text_n text_n heb._n 4._o 14._o 15._o c_o 8._o 1._o c._n 9_o 11._o c._n 10._o 21._o 21._o heb._n 13._o 20._o 1._o pet._n 5._o 4._o 4._o ephes_n 4._o 10._o 11._o 1._o cor._n 12._o 28._o math._n 9_o 37._o 38._o 38._o acts._n 1._o 25_o 26._o gal._n 2._o 8._o 9_o 11._o 14_o 1._o cor._n 12._o 28._o 29._o 2._o cor._n 11._o 5_o 5_o canon_n 33._o 35._o an._n 1603._o 1603._o canon_n 31._o 31._o 1._o tim._n 4._o 6._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 5._o 1._o thes_n 3._o 2._o 2._o 3._o ed._n 6._o c._n 12._o 8._o eliz._n c._n 1._o 1._o eusebius_n eccles_n hist_n l._n 3._o c._n 39_o p._n 55._o 55._o bibliotheca_fw-la patrum_fw-la tom._n 1._o p._n 96._o 96._o apolog._n c._n 39_o tom._n 1._o p._n 692._o 693._o 694._o 694._o eusebius_n eccles_n hist_o l._n 5._o c._n 16._o 16._o eusebius_n eccles_n hist_n l._n 5._o c._n 23._o 23._o eusebius_n eccles_n hist_o l._n 5._o c._n 20._o 20._o ibid._n e._n 26._o 26._o eusebius_n eccles_n hist_n l._n 7._o c._n 8._o 8._o see_v his_o life_n before_o his_o work_n work_n aretius_n theolog_fw-la problemata_fw-la locus_fw-la 62._o de_fw-fr officiis_n eccl._n sex_n 9_o p._n 184._o 186_o chenmitius_n examen_fw-la concilij_fw-la tridentini_n pars_fw-la 2._o de_fw-fr sacramento_n ordinis_fw-la c._n 4._o p._n 223._o 224._o 224._o iliad_n 1._o 10_o *_o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constantini_n l._n 4._o c._n 24._o 24._o so_o be_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v by_o basil_n epist_n 52._o not_o to_o ride_v in_o visitation_n like_o a_o lordly_a prelate_n but_o to_o consider_v of_o the_o miserable_a state_n of_o the_o church_n &_o to_o be_v careful_a for_o it_o as_o bishop_n jewel_n witness_v in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o apology_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n part_n 2._o c._n 3._o divis_n 5._o p._n 107._o 107._o enarratio_fw-la in_o psal_n 126._o tom._n 8._o pars_fw-la 2._o p._n 726._o 727._o 727._o let_v our_o great_a prelate_n mark_v this_o well_o well_o de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 19_o c._n 19_o tom._n pars_fw-la 2._o p._n 516._o 516._o note_v this_o this_o fol._n 116._o act._n 20._o 20._o see_v fulke_n and_o cartwright_n ibid._n m._n m._n bishop_n jewel_n defence_n of_o the_o apology_n part_n 2._o c._n 3._o divis_n 5._o p._n 107._o 107._o marsilius_n patavinus_n defence_n pacis_fw-la pars_fw-la 2._o c._n 15._o 16._o richardus_fw-la armachanus_fw-la resp_n ad_fw-la quaest_n armenorum_n l._n 11._o c._n 1._o to_o 8._o fox_n act_n and_o monum_fw-la p._n 1009._o 1116._o 1465._o 1465._o bishop_n jewel_n defence_n of_o the_o apol._n part_n 2._o c._n 3._o divis_n 7._o part_n 111._o thomas_n beacon_n his_o catechism_n vol._n 1._o f._n 499._o 500_o chrysost_n opus_fw-la imperf_n in_o matth._n hom._n 3._o &_o 43._o ambros_n de_fw-fr dign_a sacerd_v c._n 4._o 4._o august_n de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 19_o c._n 19_o hier._n ambr._n sedul_a primus_fw-la haymo_n rab._n maur._n chrysostom_n theodoret._n theophylact._n oecumenius_n anselmus_fw-la beda_n in_o 1._o tim._n 3._o 1._o 2._o bernard_n de_fw-fr consid_n ad_fw-la eugen._n 2._o &_o 3_o 3_o math._n 10._o 1._o to_o 16._o mark_n 6._o 7._o to_o 12._o luke_n 9_o 1._o to_o 6._o compare_v with_o luke_n 10._o 1._o to_o 21._o 21._o clemens_n epist_n apud_fw-la surium_n tom._n 1._o p._n 141._o and_o other_o who_o have_v since_o follow_v this_o forgery_n of_o he_o he_o l._n 3._o c._n 4._o eccl._n hist._n hist._n see_v mercator_n atlas_n minor_n p._n 812._o 812._o math._n 7._o 26._o 27._o 27._o the_o instit_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n ch._n os_fw-la order_n and_o thomas_n beacon_n catech._n f._n 499._o 500_o 500_o see_v the_o fastbooke_n then_o print_v ‡_o joel._n 2._o 14_o to_o 20._o 4._o 2._o 1._o to_o 28._o isaiah_n 22._o 12._o 13._o 14._o 2_o chron._n 6._o to_o 24._o to_o 40._o c._n 7._o 13._o 14._o 15_o zeph._n 2._o 1._o 2._o 3._o jonah_n 3._o 5_o to_o 10._o ezech._n 9_o 4._o mal._n 3._o 16._o 17._o ezra_n 9_o &_o 10._o 10._o see_v bishop_n wren_n injunction_n for_o norwich_n and_o his_o visition_n artiles_n and_o yet_o this_o can._n bind_v they_o not_o strict_o to_o any_o form_n as_o the_o word_n or_o to_o this_o effect_n declare_v declare_v jer._n 7._o 16._o c._n 11._o 14._o c._n 14._o 11._o c._n 29._o 7._o c._n 37_o 3._o 4._o c._n 42._o 2._o 4._o 20._o joel._n 2._o 17._o 17._o isaiah_n 22._o 12._o 13._o 13._o ps_n 119._o 21._o judg._n 5._o 23._o mal._n 2._o 2._o c._n 3._o 9_o 1._o cor._n 16._o 22._o 22._o luke_n 18._o to_o 3._o rev._n 6._o 9_o 10._o psal_n 28._o 4._o 5._o 5._o 1._o sam._n 4._o 18._o 18._o fox_n act_n &_o monument_n london_n 1610._o p._n 502._o 502._o platina_n onuphrius_n bale_n stella_n volateranus_fw-la celestin_n 5_o &_o bonifac._n 8._o 8._o georgius_n pontan_n bohemiae_n piae_fw-la l._n 3._o p._n 36._o godwin_n catalogue_n of_o bps._n p._n 212._o 216_o 460._o 564._o 585._o matthew_n westminst_n an._n 932._o p._n 361._o newbrigens_n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o 14._o de_fw-fr sacram._n l._n 3._o c._n 1._o l._n 5._o c._n 1._o 1._o tract_n 9_o 16._o 20._o 21._o 25._o 27._o 29._o 35._o 37._o in_o joan._n joan._n hom._n 5._o 6._o 8._o 9_o 10._o 13._o 28._o in_o genes_n genes_n catech._n orat._n 7._o &_o 14._o &_o catech._n mystag_n 14._o 14._o socr._n eccl._n hist._n l._n 7._o c._n 2._o 2._o fox_n acts._n &_o monum_fw-la p._n 1366._o 1366._o fox_n act_n &_o monument_n p._n 15._o 59_o see_v p._n 1115._o 1153._o 1457._o 1579._o 1696._o 1696._o see_v his_o visitation_n article_n and_o injunction_n for_o norwich_n †_o before_o the_o 39_o article_n &_o of_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o last_o parliament_n p._n 20._o 21._o 22._o 42._o 43._o 43._o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la c._n 29_o 25._o hen._n 8._o c._n 19_o 21._o 27_o h._n 8._o c._n 15._o 37._o h._n 8._o c._n 17._o 1._o ed._n 6._o c._n 2._o 1._o eliz_n c._n 12_o 5._o eliz._n c._n 1._o 12._o eliz._n c._n 13._o 8._o eliz._n c._n 1._o 1._o inconformity_n therefore_o it_o notâ—_n the_o thing_n the_o bishop_n aim_n at_o but_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o gosple_n gosple_n 1._o cor._n 9_o 16._o 16._o isaiah_n 56._o 7._o jer._n 7._o 11._o math._n 21._o 13._o mark_n 11._o 17._o luke_n 19_o 46._o see_v dr._n boys_n postill_n on_o the_o first_o sunday_n after_o the_o epiphany_n p._n 132_o and_o on_o the_o 10._o sunday_n after_o trinity_n p._n 446._o 447._o 447._o to_o wit_n for_o affirm_v that_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n will_v be_v hearty_o glad_a if_o all_o those_o that_o go_v over_o to_o new-england_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n a_o most_o trayter_o &_o seditious_a speech_n as_o of_o his_o majesty_n &_o the_o state_n delight_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o faithful_a subject_n who_o he_o be_v bind_v by_o oath_n and_o duty_n to_o protect_v and_o preserve_v preserve_v of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o prayer_n prayer_n dr._n boy_n postill_a on_o the_o 10._o sunday_n after_o trinity_n p._n 448._o 448._o hom._n of_o the_o repair_n &_o keep_v clean_o of_o church_n p._n 80_o of_o the_o time_n &_o place_n of_o prayer_n p._n 131._o 131._o hom._n of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o the_o church_n of_o repair_v church_n &_o of_o the_o time_n &_o place_n of_o prayer_n prayer_n hom._n 1._o 2._o 3._o 5._o &_o 10._o 29._o in_o gen._n hom._n 5._o in_o math._n math._n defence_n of_o the_o apology_n part_n 5._o c._n 3._o divis_n 4._o p._n 449._o 450_o 450_o o_o blasphemy_n blasphemy_n see_v doctor_n james_n his_o treatise_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o prelate_n of_o rome_n part_n 2._o 3._o 4._o 4._o see_v the_o homily_n of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o prayer_n of_o keep_v clean_o of_o church_n church_n jer._n 23._o 13_o 14._o 15._o 15._o gen._n 18._o &_o 19_o see_v 2._o chron._n 36._o 15._o 16._o 17._o 17._o fasciculus_fw-la temporum_fw-la 1144._o cent._n magd._n 12._o col_fw-fr 1407._o stella_fw-la stella_fw-la antiq._n eccl._n brit._n p._n 13._o godw._n p._n 53._o 53._o fox_n act_n &_o monument_n p._n 364._o 364._o alberti_fw-la argentinensis_n chron._n an._n 1348._o p._n 147._o 147._o georgius_n pont._n bohemiae_n piae_fw-la l._n 3._o p._n 34._o *_o behold_v constantiensis_n ad_fw-la herman_n appendix_n an._n 1085._o p._n 357._o *_o thomas_n