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they_o have_v no_o bishop_n that_o all_o their_o minister_n and_o deacon_n be_v ordain_v by_o the_o common_a election_n of_o the_o people_n and_o magistrate_n and_o imposition_n of_o the_o senate_n or_o college_n of_o minister_n hand_n yet_o none_o of_o our_o prelate_n have_v be_v so_o impudent_o shameless_a as_o to_o deny_v their_o ordination_n and_o minister_n to_o be_v lawful_a or_o their_o practice_n to_o be_v dissonant_n from_o the_o scripture_n or_o they_o to_o be_v true_a church_n what_o their_o writer_n have_v determine_v concern_v the_o power_n of_o ordination_n incident_a to_o minister_n as_o well_o as_o bishop_n and_o to_z bishop_n only_o as_o minister_n and_o servant_n to_o the_o church_n not_o lord_n these_o ensue_a passage_n will_v declare_v 23._o joannes_n lukawitz_n in_o his_o confession_n of_o the_o â—aborites_n against_o rokenzana_n c._n 13._o of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o order_n write_v thus_o they_o confess_v that_o the_o confer_v of_o order_n only_o by_o bishop_n 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shall_v retain_v the_o right_n of_o call_v elect_a and_o ordain_v minister_n and_o this_o right_n be_v a_o gift_n give_v to_o the_o church_n which_o no_o humane_a authority_n can_v take_v from_o the_o church_n as_o paul_n witness_v in_o the_o four_o of_o the_o ephesian_n where_o he_o say_v when_o he_o ascend_v upon_o high_a he_o give_v gift_n unto_o man_n and_o he_o reckon_v doctor_n and_o pastor_n among_o the_o proper_a gift_n of_o the_o church_n and_o add_v that_o such_o be_v give_v for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n for_o the_o edify_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n where_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o true_a church_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o right_a of_o elect_v and_o ordain_v minister_n one_o thing_n have_v make_v a_o difference_n of_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n to_o wit_n ordination_n because_o it_o be_v institute_v that_o one_o bishop_n may_v ordain_v in_o many_o church_n but_o see_v that_o by_o god_n law_n there_o be_v not_o divers_a degree_n of_o a_o bishop_n and_o 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but_o a_o mere_a priest_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o want_n or_o defect_n of_o bishop_n all_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n archdeacon_n and_o clergy_n of_o england_n in_o their_o book_n entitle_v the_o institution_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n subscribe_v with_o all_o their_o hand_n and_o dedicate_v to_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o an._n 1537._o chapter_n of_o order_n and_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o himself_n in_o his_o book_n style_v a_o necessary_a erudition_n for_o any_o christian_a man_n set_v out_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 32._o h._n 8._o c._n 26._o approve_a by_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o netherhowse_n of_o parliament_n prefaced_a with_o the_o king_n own_o royal_a epistle_n and_o publish_v by_o his_o special_a command_n in_o the_o year_n 1543._o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o order_n express_o resolve_v that_o priest_n and_o bishop_n by_o god_n law_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o that_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n and_o excommunication_n 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