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such_o a_o special_a prerogative_n so_o that_o he_o account_v he_o 71._o he_o part_n 1._o p._n 87._o &_o p._n 71._o sacrilegious_a whosoever_o be_v destitute_a of_o the_o right_n of_o vocation_n and_o ecclesiastic_a confirmation_n will_v offer_v to_o put_v his_o hand_n to_o those_o internal_o external_a affair_n of_o the_o church_n which_o he_o illustrate_v by_o the_o example_n of_o king_n uzziah_n strike_v with_o leprosy_n out_o of_o which_o principle_n at_o last_o spring_v up_o the_o special_a church-government_n which_o though_o every_o man_n may_v see_v it_o to_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o be_v exercise_v by_o too_o worldly_a mean_n and_o that_o by_o they_o who_o after_o confirmation_n be_v oftentimes_o more_o carnal_a than_o any_o layman_n yet_o he_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v that_o this_o government_n be_v not_o oâ—_n this_o world_n not_o earthly_a but_o heavenly_a spiritual_a holy_a independent_a from_o any_o worldly_a power_n in_o itself_o absolute_a and_o as_o it_o 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