Clavi trabales, or, Nailes fastned by some great masters of assemblyes confirming the Kings supremacy, the subjects duty, church government by bishops ... : unto which is added a sermon of regal power, and the novelty of the doctrine of resistance : also a preface by the right Reverend Father in God, the Lord Bishop of Lincolne / published by Nicholas Bernard ...

Of the promiscuous use of their Names.

Hese were they whom posterity called Bishops, but in the beginning regard was not had to distin∣ction of Names, the Authority and power was ever di∣stinct,

the Name not restrained either in this or others.

The Apostles called

• Priests, or Seniors 1 Pet. 5. 1.
• Deacons or Ministers 1 Cor. 3. 5.
• Teachers or Doctors 1 Tim. 2. 7.
• Bishops or Overseers Acts 1. 20.
• Prophets Acts 13. 1 Rev. 22. 9.
• Evangelists 1 Cor. 9. 16. 9.

The name of Apostle was enlarged and made common to more then the XII.

• To Barnabas Act. 14. 4. 14.
• Andronicus Rom. 16. 7.
• Epaphroditus Phil. 2. 25.
• Titus and others 2 Cor. 8. 23.
• Timothy (Hierom. in Cantic. Chro. Euseb.)

The Priests were called

• Prophets (1 Cor. 14. 32.
• Bishops Phil. 1. 4. Titus 1. 7.

So Chrysost. in Phil. 1. Quid hoc? an unius eivita∣tis multi erant Episcopi, nequaquam sed Presbyteros isto nomine appellavit, tunc enim nomina adhuc erant commu∣nia.

Hierom. Hic Episcopos, Presbyteros intelligimus; non enim in una urbe plures Episcopi esse potuissent.

Theodoret. *Ne fieri quidem poterat, ut multi Epis∣copi essent unius civitatis pastores, quo fit ut essent Presby∣teriquos vocavit Episcopos. Et in 1 Tim. 3. Eosdem olim vocabant Episcopos & Presbyteros; eos autem qui nunc vocantur Episcopi, nominabant Apostolos.

Oecumenius: Non quod in una eivitate multi essent Episcopi, sed Episcopos vocat Presbyteros, tunc enim no∣minibus—adhuc communicabant.

For in the Apostles absence in Churches new planted, the oversight was in them, till the Apostles ordained, and sent them a Bishop, either by reason of some Schisme, or for other causes.

The Bishops as the Ecclesiastical History recounteth them, were called,

• Apostles Phil. 2. 25.
• Evangelists 2 Tim. 4. 5.
• Deacons 1 Tim. 4. 6.
• Priests 1 Tim. 4. 17.

For it is plain by the Epistle of Irenaeus to Victor in Eu∣sebius lib. 5. cap. 25. that they at the beginning were called Priests, that in very truth, and propriety of Speech were indeed Byshops, and by Theodoret, Phil. 2. 25. That they that were Bishops were at first called A∣postles.

The name (〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) saith Suidas was given by the Athenians to them, which were sent to Oversee the cities that were under their Jurisdiction, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Suid. in 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 [Rodigin. 18. 3.]

The name Episcopus was given among the Romans to him qui praeerat pansi, & voenalibus ad victum quotidi∣anum F. de muneribus & honoribus, Cicero ad Atticum lib. 7. Epist. 10. vult me Pompeius esse quem tota haec Campania, & maritima or a habeat Episcopum.

The name in Hebrew 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Gen. 41. 34. seem∣eth

to have relation to the second use, for they were such as had charge of the grain, laying up and sel∣ling under Joseph.