ἀναγκαῖον οὖν ἐστίν, ὥσπερ ποιεῖτε, ἄνευ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου μηδὲν πράσσειν ὑμᾶς, ἀλλ̓ ὑποτάσσεσθαι καὶ τῷ I Cor, 4, 1 πρεσβυτερίῳ ὡς τοῖς ἀποστόλοις Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν, ἐν ᾦ διάγοντες εὑρεθησόμεθα. eu(reqhso/meqa GL, e)n eu)t(??) eu(req. S g. δεῖ δὲ καὶ τοὺς διακόνους ὄντα…

superior is not the owner, with power to give them away as he will, but the dispenser, according to 1 Cor. 4:1, "Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the dispensers of the mysteries of God." Sometimes however the prelate's kinsfolk are as worthy as others…

n 3: Further, priests [*'Sacerdotes': Those who give or administer sacred things (sacra dantes): cf. 1 Cor. 4:1 ] are so called because they offer sacrifice to God. But all are not priests. Therefore not all are bound to offer sacrifices. On the contrary, The offering of sacrific…