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bucer_n upon_o the._n 5._o of_o matthew_n say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o wise_a &_o holy_a which_o be_v able_a to_o exercise_v both_o the_o civil_a &_o the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o which_o will_v exercise_v the_o one_o must_v leave_v the_o other_o 8._o that_o the_o sacrament_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v private_o administer_v nor_o by_o woman_n the_o foresaid_a confession_n c_o 20._o hold_v that_o baptism_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v minister_v by_o woman_n or_o midwives_n to_o the_o which_o also_o may_v be_v join_v the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o english_a church_n at_o geneva_n which_o condemn_v the_o minister_a of_o either_o of_o the_o sacrament_n in_o private_a house_n or_o by_o woman_n peter_n martyr_n upon_o the._n 11._o chap._n of_o the._n 1._o ep_n to_o the_o corinth_n in_o describe_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n note_v this_o to_o be_v one_o that_z the_o church_n do_v not_o communicate_v altogether_o which_o corruption_n as_o 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there_o be_v no_o agreement_n between_o christ_n and_o belial_n so_o those_o which_o be_v sincere_a christian_n can_v abide_v nothing_o of_o antichrist_n peter_n martyr_n upon_o the_o .10_o c._n of_o the_o .2_o book_n of_o the_o king_n say_v that_o the_o lutheran_n must_v take_v heed_n least_o while_o they_o cut_v of_o many_o popish_a error_n they_o follow_v jehu_n by_o retain_v also_o many_o popish_a thing_n for_o they_o defend_v still_o the_o real_a presence_n in_o the_o bread_n of_o the_o supper_n and_o image_n and_o vestment_n etc_n etc_n and_o say_v that_o religion_n must_v be_v whole_o reform_v to_o the_o quick_a bullinger_n in_o his_o decade_n 5._o book_n and._n 9_o sermon_n say_v that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n &_o the_o apostle_n use_v their_o accustom_a apparel_n in_o the_o supper_n and_o that_o although_o in_o time_n past_o the_o minister_n put_v on_o a_o kind_n of_o cloak_n upon_o their_o common_a apparel_n yet_o that_o be_v do_v neither_o by_o the_o example_n of_o christ_n nor_o of_o his_o apostle_n but_o by_o the_o tradition_n of_o man_n and_o that_o in_o the_o end_n after_o the_o example_n of_o the_o priest_n apparel_n in_o the_o old_a law_n it_o be_v cast_v upon_o the_o minister_n at_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o supper_n but_o say_v he_o we_o have_v learn_v long_o ago_o not_o only_o that_o all_o levitical_a ceremony_n be_v abrogate_a but_o also_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v bring_v again_o into_o the_o church_n of_o no_o man_n and_o therefore_o see_v we_o be_v in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o not_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o law_n we_o do_v worthy_o reject_v that_o mass_o levitical_a apparel_n gualther_n upon_o the._n 21._o of_o the_o act_n among_o other_o bring_v this_o for_o one_o reason_n to_o improve_v paul_n shave_v of_o his_o head_n for_o that_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v preach_v twenty_o year_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o jew_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v be_v bear_v with_o and_o after_o he_o 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