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of_o man_n appoint_v by_o david_n by_o divine_a inspiration_n for_o this_o work_n and_o so_o the_o manner_n and_o method_n also_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n and_o art_n and_o rule_n of_o music_n be_v then_o acceptable_a and_o part_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a worship_n but_o there_o be_v such_o office_n nor_o such_o service_n appoint_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n this_o be_v no_o warrant_n for_o our_o response_n neither_o do_v the_o scripture_n give_v any_o warrant_n or_o example_n for_o observe_v day_n as_o sacred_a in_o the_o honour_n of_o saint_n or_o of_o institute_v new_a office_n in_o the_o church_n or_o new_a ceremony_n of_o worship_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a our_o saviour_n declare_v that_o man_n worship_v in_o vain_a that_o teach_v for_o doctriens_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n matth._n 15.9_o it_o seem_v then_o that_o decency_n and_o order_n which_o man_n purposely_o devise_v to_o add_v significancy_n or_o comeliness_n to_o god_n worship_n be_v abominable_a in_o his_o sight_n he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o man_n service_n and_o therefore_o will_v accept_v of_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v appoint_v and_o carry_v on_o by_o his_o own_o spirit_n neither_o do_v the_o scripture_n appoint_v or_o warrant_v any_o superiority_n of_o bishop_n above_o ordinary_a minister_n at_o least_o not_o such_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v sole_a power_n of_o govern_v the_o church_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o old_a have_v no_o such_o power_n of_o the_o priest_n as_o this_o learned_a doctor_n have_v prove_v in_o his_o irenicum_fw-la they_o have_v some_o peculiar_a thing_n appropriate_v to_o their_o office_n but_o be_v themselves_o subject_a to_o the_o sanhedrim_n the_o apostle_n be_v all_o of_o one_o order_n and_o have_v no_o authority_n over_o each_o other_o and_o govern_v the_o church_n only_o by_o consent_n gal._n 2.9_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o distinction_n make_v betwixt_o ordinary_a minister_n except_o what_o they_o see_v needful_a to_o make_v among_o themselves_o 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it_o shall_v omit_v thing_n that_o be_v constant_o or_o general_o necessary_a for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n and_o as_o moses_n close_v his_o law_n with_o this_o command_n that_o none_o shall_v add_v or_o diminish_v it_o so_o christ_n have_v give_v his_o law_n to_o his_o church_n and_o appoint_v officer_n with_o power_n to_o make_v govern_z and_o cast_v member_n out_o of_o it_o as_o there_o be_v need_v without_o give_v they_o liberty_n to_o add_v or_o alter_v he_o also_o do_v virtual_o prohibit_v such_o addition_n or_o alteration_n till_o he_o shall_v come_v again_o and_o their_o commission_n be_v only_o to_o teach_v baptize_v and_o to_o teach_v all_o that_o christ_n command_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n mat._n 28.18.19_o this_o do_v sufficient_o restrain_v they_o from_o make_v or_o teach_v cammand_n of_o their_o own_o all_o their_o authority_n be_v ground_v on_o that_o commission_n 2._o from_o antiquity_n the_o nonconformist_n allege_v that_o the_o primitive_a church_n 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