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in_o the_o levitical_a law_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o judicial_n this_o show_v what_o care_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v in_o all_o those_o who_o it_o concern_v to_o seek_v out_o for_o the_o able_a man_n that_o can_v be_v find_v for_o elder_n and_o judge_n for_o variety_n of_o great_a and_o difficult_a matter_n appertain_v to_o their_o judgement_n vide_fw-la ans_fw-fr in_o levit._n 5._o 15._o and_o deut._n 25._o 2._o 4._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n be_v the_o general_a elder_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n because_o the_o sin-offering_a of_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v present_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o their_o hand_n for_o if_o the_o whole_a church_n do_v sin_n ignorant_o in_o their_o practice_n against_o any_o branch_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n through_o the_o erroneous_a teach_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n then_o as_o soon_o as_o this_o sinful_a practice_n be_v find_v out_o by_o any_o man_n of_o israel_n the_o church_n must_v bring_v 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not_o be_v a_o elder_a of_o the_o sanhedrin_n neither_o may_v he_o be_v restore_v to_o be_v a_o full_a priest_n any_o more_o but_o he_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o bishop_n in_o a_o place_n of_o inferiority_n in_o the_o temple_n ain_n levit._fw-la 21._o 20._o ult_n and_o i_o grant_v that_o the_o term_n bishop_n be_v sometime_o give_v to_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o man_n for_o it_o be_v sometime_o give_v to_o the_o emperor_n of_o asia_n as_o a_o title_n of_o honour_n to_o their_o office_n and_o eleazar_n the_o prince_n of_o prince_n over_o the_o levite_n do_v exercise_v the_o bishop_n office_n over_o they_o ain_n in_o numb_a 3._o 32._o that_o be_v he_o do_v oversee_v they_o and_o in_o that_o sense_n every_o inferior_a officer_n that_o take_v the_o charge_n to_o oversee_v other_o be_v a_o bishop_n and_o so_o the_o term_n bishop_n may_v proper_o be_v give_v to_o all_o officer_n both_o high_a and_o lâ—w_o that_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o charge_n to_o oversee_v other_o as_o well_o in_o 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