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whole_o concur_v with_o mr._n mather_n but_o in_o your_o sense_n can_v grant_v it_o whereras_n the_o 26._o and_o 27_o section_n concern_v one_o and_o the_o same_o head_n of_o controversy_n we_o shall_v make_v one_o defence_n for_o both_o position_n xxvi_o gift_a man_n 56._o this_o be_v but_o a_o little_a alter_v from_o answ_n to_o 32._o q._n p._n 80._o &_o 73._o &_o t._n w._n to_o w._n r._n p_o 44._o &_o 56._o viz._n so_o repute_v by_o competent_a judge_n tho_o not_o call_v to_o the_o ministry_n nor_o intend_v for_o it_o may_v preach_v they_o that_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o upon_o the_o persecution_n which_o arise_v about_o stephen_n be_v not_o church-officer_n at_o least_o not_o all_o of_o they_o yet_o these_o man_n do_v preach_v the_o word_n and_o philip_n which_o be_v but_o a_o deacon_n preach_v without_o the_o call_n or_o privity_n of_o the_o apostle_n act_n 11.19_o &_o 8.14_o position_n xxvii_o jehosaphat_n send_v prince_n who_o be_v neither_o minister_n nor_o intend_v so_o to_o be_v quest_n see_v answ_n to_o 32._o quest_n to_o teach_v with_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n viz._n at_o least_o to_o encourage_v the_o people_n to_o hearken_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n 2_o chron._n 17.7_o 8_o 9_o as_o jehosaphat_n do_v 2_o chron._n 20.20_o yea_o and_o be_v their_o mouth_n to_o god_n in_o prayer_n vers_fw-la 2.5_o to_o 13._o as_o we_o conceive_v something_o in_o that_o prophesy_a 1_o cor._n 14._o to_o be_v extraordinary_a so_o we_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v ordinary_a that_o some_o private_a man_n grow_v christian_n of_o able_a gift_n who_o may_v have_v receive_v a_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n need_v no_o more_o extraordinary_a call_n for_o they_o to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o church_n then_o for_o jehosaphat_n and_o his_o prince_n to_o prophesy_v in_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n these_o position_n thus_o lay_v down_o be_v by_o you_o accuse_v of_o injury_n
prince_n may_v preach_v but_o as_o king_n and_o prince_n gift_v and_o singular_o stir_v up_o to_o the_o work_n by_o almighty_a god_n that_o a_o king_n and_o prince_n eminent_o gift_v and_o stir_v up_o by_o a_o internal_a prothumie_n and_o desire_n wrought_v upon_o their_o spirit_n to_o preach_v be_v of_o perpetual_a use_n in_o all_o such_o case_n of_o defection_n as_o be_v in_o jehosaphats_n time_n nor_o will_v this_o confound_v the_o matter_n of_o god_n and_o the_o king_n matter_n but_o still_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n shall_v preach_v ordinary_o by_o virtue_n of_o office_n and_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n only_o occasional_o by_o virtue_n of_o gift_n and_o as_o they_o may_v preach_v themselves_o in_o all_o such_o case_n so_o they_o may_v send_v forth_o eminent_o gift_v man_n though_o the_o church_n through_o corruption_n shall_v neglect_v or_o refuse_v to_o call_v they_o and_o this_o belong_v to_o civil_a magistrate_n as_o they_o be_v custodes_fw-la utriusque_fw-la 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