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of_o thing_n before_o they_o see_v
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in_o their_o ordination_n that_o it_o conclude_v they_o to_o have_v no_o pastor_n at_o all_o and_o no_o church_n this_o argument_n he_o pursue_v chief_o against_o doctor_n field_n ordination_n distinction_n of_o the_o power_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n as_o to_o ordination_n who_o in_o the_o 3._o book_n of_o the_o church_n cap._n 39_o have_v endeavour_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n that_o have_v not_o bishop_n to_o show_v that_o their_o ordination_n though_o not_o regular_a according_a to_o the_o way_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o be_v not_o simple_o invalid_a and_o that_o by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o best_a schoolman_n who_o hold_v the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n to_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a order_n or_o to_o imprint_v a_o distinct_a character_n from_o that_o of_o the_o priestly_a function_n which_o also_o they_o prove_v by_o this_o instance_n a_o bishop_n ordain_v per_fw-la saltum_fw-la i._n e._n who_o be_v not_o first_o make_v presbyter_n can_v either_o consecrate_v the_o sacrament_n or_o ordain_v other_o but_o a_o priest_n or_o presbyter_n ordain_v per_fw-la saltum_fw-la may_v execute_v the_o office_n of_o the_o deacon_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o superior_a order_n contain_v in_o itself_o the_o inferior_a whence_o doctor_n field_n will_v have_v it_o conclude_v that_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n differ_v not_o in_o order_n or_o in_o the_o very_a power_n of_o order_n but_o in_o eminency_n and_o dignity_n of_o a_o office_n to_o which_o ordination_n and_o other_o performance_n as_o confirmation_n public_a absolution_n etc._n etc._n be_v reserve_v also_o that_o when_o the_o ancient_a church_n declare_v ordination_n by_o presbyter_n to_o be_v void_a and_o null_a it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o canon_n not_o that_o all_o such_o ordination_n be_v simple_o null_a ex_fw-la naturâ_fw-la rei_fw-la and_o in_o themselves_o or_o not_o to_o be_v bear_v with_o in_o any_o case_n 20._o see_v we_o now_o what_o champny_n reply_v to_o all_o this_o and_o then_o consider_v what_o may_v be_v reasonable_o allow_v and_o say_v as_o to_o this_o point_n his_o answer_n be_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o those_o schoolman_n if_o they_o hold_v not_o episcopacy_n to_o be_v a_o distinct_a order_n yet_o say_v it_o be_v a_o distinct_a power_n if_o not_o a_o different_a character_n yet_o a_o new_a extension_n of_o the_o former_a sacerdotal_a character_n and_o that_o the_o argument_n from_o ordination_n per_fw-la saltum_fw-la do_v not_o disprove_v the_o latter_a way_n last_o that_o such_o presbyterian_a ordination_n be_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n null_a ex_fw-la naturâ_fw-la rei_fw-la and_o not_o by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n only_o for_o that_o judgement_n or_o sentence_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o a_o constitutive_a decree_n for_o then_o the_o beginning_n of_o it_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o ancient_a counsel_n but_o only_a declarative_n of_o what_o be_v 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