Five disputations of church-government and worship

I here still suppose with Learned Dr. H Annot. in Act. 11. & passim, that the name Presbyter in Scripture signifieth a Bishop, there being no Evidence that in Scripture time any of that Second Order, (viz. subject Presbyters) were then instituted. Though I am far from thinking that there was but one of these Bishops in a Church at least as to many Churches. Now as we are agreed de facto that it was but a single Church that then was under a Bishop and not many such Churches (for that follows ⟨p. 75⟩undeniably upon the denying of the existence of subject Presbyters; seeing no such Churches can be, nor the worshipping Assemblies held without a Bishop or Presbyter;) so that it was the mind of the Apostles that it should so continue, is proved by the Description and work of those Scripture Bishops.

I here still suppose with Learned Dr. H Annot. in Act. 11. & passim, that the name Presbyter in Scripture signifieth a Bishop, there being no Evidence that in Scripture time any of that Second Order, (viz. subject Presbyters) were then instituted. Though I am far from thinking that there was but one of these Bishops in a Church at least as to many Churches. Now as we are agreed de facto that it was but a single Church that then was under a Bishop and not many such Churches (for that follows ⟨p. 75⟩undenyably upon the denying of the existence of subject Presbyters; seeing no such Churches can be, nor the worshipping Assemblies held without a Bishop or Presbyter;) so that it was the mind of the Apostles that it should so continue, is proveed by the Desciption and work of those Scripture Bishops.

Argument 1. From Acts 20.28, 29, 31. The Bishops instituted and fixed by the Holy Ghost were and are to take heed to all the Flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made them overseers, to feed the Church of God, and to watch against Wolves, and to warn every one night and day] But this cannot be done by Diocesan Bishops, nor any that have more then one Church: Therefore Diocesan Bishops are not the Bishops that the Holy Ghost hath so fixed and instituted, such as Paul describeth were to continue: and that's such as can do that work.