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Iames was byshop of Ierusalem, and in authoritie aboue all other ministers there.* 1.1 Eusebius so reporteth of him out of Egesippus, who liued immediatly after ye Apostles time, his wordes out of Egesippus be these: Ecclesiam gubernandam post Apostolos Iacobus frater Domini accepit: Iames the brother of the Lorde had the gouernment of the Churche after the Apostles, Lib. 2. Cap. 23. And in the beginning of that chapter Eusebius speaking of this Iames sayeth thus, Cui Hierosolymis ab Apostolis Episcopalis sedes concredita fuerat: to whom the Byshops seat at Ierusalem was committed by the Apostles. In the first chapter of that booke: he sayeth out of Clement, that Peter and Iohn after the ascension of Christe. Constituerunt Iacobum Iustum Hierosolymorum Episcopum, did appoynt Iames the* 1.2 Iust, Bishop of Hierusalem. The same thing do all Ecclesiasticall histories and wryters (that make any mention of this matter) affirme of him. After Iames, was Simeon the sonne of Cleop〈1 line〉〈1 line〉as appoynted Byshop there, as the same Eusebius reporteth, lib. 3. cap. 11.* 1.3 and lib. 4 cap. 22. Therfore you are greatly deceyued in saying that there was no one o∣uer the rest at Ierusalem: although if there had bene none, yet would it not haue serued your turne, bicause the Apostles as yet beyng aliue, this office of Byshops was lesse néedefull: But it is certayne that they placed Byshops in all great and famous Churches, after they had planted them, as Zuinglius sayeth in his Ecclesiastes: and auncient authors do testifie.
Linus was Byshop of Rome as Eusebius witnesseth Lib. 3. cap. 2. and he liued in* 1.4 the Apostles time. Timothie byshop at Ephesus, Titus at Creta, Dyonisius Areopagit〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 at Athens &c. as he also wryteth in the same booke cap. 4. But this thing is so mani∣fest and so well knowne to all that read Ecclesiasticall histories, that I am sure they will maruayle at your grosse ouersight in denying the same. Wherefore Ieromes di∣stinction standeth.