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marlâ—…rat_fw-la on_o 1._o tim_n 4._o 14._o tit._n 1._o 3_o zanch._n de_fw-fr statu_fw-la pâ—…ccat_fw-la and_o legal_a in_o 4tum_fw-la praecep_v chemnitius_n loc._n com._n part._n 3._o de_fw-fr eccles._n cap._n 4._o exam._n council_n trid._n part_n 2._o de_fw-fr sacram._n ordinis_fw-la pag._n 224_o 225._o prove_v also_o that_o election_n and_o vocation_n of_o minister_n belong_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n antonius_n sadael_n resp._n ad_fw-la repetita_fw-la turriani_n sophismata_fw-la par_fw-fr 2._o loâ—…_n 12._o beza_n the_o divers_a ministrorum_fw-la gradibus_fw-la junius_n controu._n 5._o l._n c_o 3_o n_o 3._o chamierus_n panstratia_n cathol_a tom_n 2._o de_fw-la occum_n pontis_fw-la cap._n 6._o a_o 3d._n great_a point_n of_o presbyterian_a government_n in_o opposition_n to_o prelacy_n be_v the_o people_n interest_n in_o the_o election_n and_o call_v of_o minister_n and_o for_o this_o there_o be_v as_o full_a a_o consent_n of_o divine_n and_o church_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a 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5._o art_n 35._o musculus_fw-la in_fw-la loc._n come_v zanch._n on_o 4t_n come_v junius_n animadvers_fw-la on_o bellarm_n controu._n 5._o l._n c._n 7._o cartwright_n on_o act._n 14._o v._n 23._o wallaeus_n bullinger_n wittaker_n see_v mr_n gilesp_n misc._n quest_n pag_n 18_o 19_o our_o first_o book_n of_o discipline_n appoint_v to_o the_o people_n their_o vote_n and_o suffrage_n in_o election_n of_o minister_n in_o the_o 4t_n head_n and_o the_o second_o book_n cap_n 3_o discharge_v any_o to_o intrude_v contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o congregation_n or_o without_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o eldership_n a_o 4t_n essential_a point_n of_o presbyterian_a government_n in_o opposition_n to_o prelacy_n be_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o office_n of_o the_o rule_a elder_n as_o appoint_v by_o christ._n this_o we_o clear_v from_o scripture_n and_o there_o be_v as_o clear_v a_o consent_n of_o antiquity_n for_o it_o and_o of_o modern_a reform_a church_n and_o divine_n exhibit_v by_o our_o 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