The church shouldn't be under the control of the bishops -this is Milton's argument -or prelates, a common seventeenth-century word for bishops, but the church should be led by preachers: men who were chosen by their congregations to preach.

弥尔顿认为,教会不应该在主教的完全掌控之下,或者这里可以用17世纪指称主教的常用词，高级教士，反而教会应当在布道者的领导下：,在那些被教堂会众所选出布道的人的领导下。

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