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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d comâ—â—â—_n the_o thing_n etc._n etc._n the_o person_n must_v be_v first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fit_a to_o teach_v other_o 〈◊〉_d man_n before_o he_o commit_v they_o this_o be_v plain_a but_o then_o how_o do_v terothy_n commit_v the_o have_v to_o they_o when_o he_o find_v they_o such_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o commendatur_fw-la depositum_fw-la â—â—â—andum_fw-la &_o svo_fw-la temporâ—_fw-la redâ—eâ—â—â—â—â—_n earâ—â—us_n so_o the_o sitiaâ—k_n dâ—â—suit_n in_o sidem_fw-la alleâ—jus_fw-la that_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o authority_n luk._n 12.48_o be_v plain_a timothy_n do_v not_o commit_v they_o by_o election_n that_o be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o people_n you_o tell_v we_o he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o by_o conser_v gift_n he_o have_v no_o such_o power_n beside_o he_o must_v see_v they_o be_v such_o before_o he_o commit_v they_o he_o do_v not_o do_v it_o by_o prayer_n for_o they_o any_o may_v have_v so_o commit_v as_o well_o as_o tâ—mothy_n and_o prayer_n be_v no_o act_n of_o authority_n but_o when_o tâ—â—â—â—â—y_o prays_n and_o imbase_v hand_n to_o separate_v they_o to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n which_o paâ—â—_n charge_v he_o not_o to_o do_v it_o sâ—ddenly_o 1_o tim._n 5.22_o now_o he_o commit_v they_o now_o separation_n to_o the_o work_n be_v see_v and_o not_o before_o so_o that_o when_o the_o presbytery_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o i_o have_v do_v i_o meet_v with_o mr._n gillespâ—â—s_v upon_o the_o text_n misâ—tl_n p._n 52._o which_o he_o say_v be_v a_o considerable_a text_n against_o the_o soâ—inians_n and_o anabaptist_n shame_n what_o work_v these_o gift_a brethren_n have_v make_v in_o church_n we_o see_v to_o our_o shame_n which_v this_o practice_n of_o our_o brethren_n and_o cry_v up_o oi_v brethren_n preach_v have_v not_o a_o little_a strengthen_v to_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o consusion_n and_o disorder_n into_o the_o church_n as_o we_o see_v at_o this_o day_n to_o the_o shame_n of_o reformation_n and_o he_o give_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n as_o i_o have_v do_v for_o ordination_n which_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v must_v be_v with_o imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o to_o his_o say_n that_o it_o be_v a_o coremony_n now_o obsolete_a i_o think_v the_o word_n obtolete_a do_v connote_v a_o thing_n out_o of_o date_n out_o of_o use_n wear_v threadbare_a but_o imposition_n of_o hand_n in_o ordination_n have_v be_v use_v in_o the_o jewish_a church_n and_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o all_o age_n to_o this_o day_n among_o all_o church_n so_o that_o if_o it_o be_v obsolete_a it_o must_v be_v only_o among_o some_o few_o independent_o of_o yesterday_n stand_v and_o be_v this_o sufficient_a to_o make_v it_o obsolete_a one_o word_n about_o popular_a election_n because_o i_o see_v it_o be_v that_o which_o give_v the_o essence_n to_o a_o minister_n in_o some_o man_n opinion_n i_o be_o for_o the_o people_n election_n provide_v it_o be_v regular_o carry_v on_o but_o that_o it_o make_v a_o minister_n i_o can_v yield_v to_o that_o mr._n eliot_n and_o those_o i_o mention_v before_o preach_v to_o the_o indian_n god_n work_v with_o their_o ministry_n bring_v some_o to_o the_o faith_n in_o christ_n they_o be_v form_v into_o a_o church_n they_o choose_v mr._n eliot_n so_o eliot_n suppose_v it_o have_v be_v so_o to_o be_v their_o minister_n so_o than_o their_o election_n make_v mr._n eliot_n a_o minister_n be_v not_o this_o pretty_a logic_n the_o effect_n give_v the_o essence_n to_o the_o cause_n if_o the_o people_n be_v visible_a saint_n they_o be_v ordinary_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o ministry_n though_o not_o of_o that_o particular_a minister_n who_o they_o choose_v it_o may_v be_v as_o minister_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d worker_n together_o with_o god_n 6.1_o 1_o cor._n 3.6_o 2_o cor._n 6.1_o instrument_n in_o his_o hand_n 2._o if_o the_o election_n of_o a_o deacon_n do_v not_o give_v the_o essence_n to_o a_o deacon_n than_o the_o election_n of_o a_o minister_n do_v not_o give_v the_o essence_n to_o a_o minister_n but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v true_a ergo._n unto_o all_o church-officer_n election_n give_v the_o essence_n as_o they_o say_v and_o no_o wonder_n if_o the_o people_n be_v the_o first_o subject_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n as_o it_o be_v in_o these_o man_n opinion_n then_o if_o it_o do_v not_o give_v the_o essence_n to_o a_o deacon_n than_o not_o to_o another_o officer_n nay_o much_o less_o to_o a_o minister_n for_o the_o people_n may_v be_v more_o able_a to_o judge_v of_o a_o officer_n to_o serve_v table_n than_o they_o be_v able_a to_o judge_v of_o the_o ability_n and_o soundness_n of_o a_o man_n to_o be_v choose_v a_o minister_n but_o it_o do_v