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doceo_fw-la that_o be_v a_o parti_fw-la ulat_z church_n which_o be_v command_v to_o cut_v of_o the_o infect_a member_n math._n 18._o â—_o chap._n â—_o such_o as_o that_o of_o corinth_n be_v to_o which_o paul_n write_v and_o other_o which_o he_o say_v be_v have_v care_n of_o and_o in_o which_o he_o affirm_v that_o he_o teach_v altogether_o alike_o say_v the_o care_n of_o all_o church_n and_o as_o i_o teach_v in_o all_o church_n and_o concern_v call_v to_o the_o ministry_n he_o say_v ecclesiasteâ—_n say_v ecclesiasteâ—_n †_o it_o seem_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o agreeable_a to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o old_a institution_n as_o that_o all_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o the_o faithful_a among_o a_o people_n together_o with_o certain_a learned_a and_o godly_a bishop_n and_o other_o faithful_a man_n have_v skill_n in_o thing_n shall_v choose_v a_o pastor_n and_o after_o again_o let_v therefore_o these_o proud_a bishop_n and_o foolish_a abbot_n go_v shake_v 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much_o out_o of_o this_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n and_o noble_a witness_n of_o christ_n master_n zuinglius_fw-la master_n luther_n another_o mighty_a and_o luther_n luther_n principal_a champion_n for_o god_n truth_n at_o the_o same_o time_n write_v a_o special_a treatise_n which_o have_v this_o title_n 374._o title_n tom._n 2._o pag._n 374._o quod_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la â—us_fw-la &_o potestatem_fw-la habeat_fw-la indicandi_fw-la de_fw-la quavis_fw-la doctrinâ_fw-la item_n vocandi_fw-la ministros_fw-la evangelij_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la fideles_fw-la esse_fw-la desierint_fw-la deponendi_fw-la that_o the_o people_n the_o in_o this_o word_n he_o signify_v the_o congregation_n of_o the_o people_n church_n have_v the_o right_a &_o power_n to_o judge_v of_o any_o doctrine_n also_o of_o call_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n or_o if_o they_o cease_v to_o be_v faithful_a to_o depose_v they_o what_o can_v be_v more_o for_o we_o then_o this_o be_v in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v a._n say_v 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the_o appoint_v of_o bishop_n again_o in_o his_o book_n against_o the_o false_o name_v order_n of_o bishop_n he_o say_v 322._o say_v pag._n 322._o at_o citra_fw-la iocum_fw-la vides_fw-la palam_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o without_o jest_n thou_o see_v open_o that_o the_o apostle_n paul_n call_v only_o they_o bishop_n which_o do_v preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o minister_n sacrament_n to_o the_o people_n as_o in_o our_o time_n the_o parish_n minister_n and_o preacher_n do_v therefore_o i_o believe_v without_o doubt_n that_o they_o by_o fight_n possess_v the_o title_n and_o name_n of_o bishop_n and_o in_o another_o treatise_n b._n treatise_n de_fw-fr ministâ—_n eccles_n instituendâ—_n pag._n 365._o b._n donabo_fw-la hoc_fw-la ordmibus_fw-la papisticis_fw-la quod_fw-la solius_fw-la episcopi_fw-la autoritate_fw-la instituuntur_fw-la quos_fw-la vocant_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la consensu_fw-la aut_fw-la suffragio_fw-la populi_fw-la cvi_fw-la preficiendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la neque_fw-la requisito_fw-la 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