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that_o have_v a_o preach_a minister_n when_o if_o these_o be_v pastor_n and_o feed_v the_o flock_n they_o have_v more_o need_n to_o drive_v such_o man_n to_o preach_a minister_n than_o from_o they_o l._n but_o the_o validity_n of_o the_o sacrament_n depend_v not_o on_o the_o worthiness_n or_o ability_n of_o the_o minister_n m._n 1._o but_o the_o edification_n and_o consequent_o the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n have_v no_o small_a dependence_n on_o the_o ability_n and_o ministration_n of_o skilful_a faithful_a pastor_n as_o man_n health_n and_o life_n do_v on_o skilful_a physician_n and_o no_o man_n shall_v deny_v himself_o the_o benefit_n of_o such_o that_o can_v lawful_o have_v it_o nor_o shall_v starve_v his_o soul_n in_o obedience_n to_o canon_n if_o preach_v and_o that_o sound_o and_o skilful_o be_v as_o needless_a as_o such_o man_n pretend_v why_o do_v christ_n preach_v and_o send_v out_o preacher_n and_o why_o do_v paul_n so_o dreadful_o charge_v timothy_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 1_o 2._o to_o preach_v the_o word_n and_o be_v instant_a in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n etc._n etc._n and_o why_o do_v he_o so_o urge_v the_o ephesian_a elder_n act._n 20._o to_o imitate_v he_o that_o teach_v they_o public_o and_o from_o house_n to_o house_n day_n and_o night_n with_o tear_n and_o why_o do_v the_o prelate_n make_v every_o priest_n covenant_n in_o their_o ordination_n to_o instruct_v the_o people_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o with_o all_o faithful_a diligence_n to_o minister_v doctrine_n and_o teach_v the_o people_n with_o all_o diligence_n to_o observe_v god_n commandment_n and_o to_o use_v both_o public_a and_o private_a monition_n and_o exhortation_n as_o well_o to_o the_o sick_a as_o the_o whole_a within_o their_o cure_n as_o need_n shall_v require_v and_o occasion_n shall_v be_v give_v why_o do_v they_o ordain_v they_o all_o to_o be_v faithful_a dispenser_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v all_o this_o do_v by_o mere_a read_n that_o which_o a_o woman_n or_o 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for_o it_o but_o when_o it_o be_v know_v how_o many_o learned_a and_o excellent_a minister_n have_v be_v against_o it_o i_o take_v it_o for_o a_o great_a sin_n than_o i_o will_v name_v to_o eject_v they_o from_o the_o ministry_n for_o it_o and_o i_o can_v approve_v of_o such_o a_o canon_n but_o enough_o of_o this_o before_o chap._n xxxiv_o point_v xxxi_o of_o christen_v all_o child_n without_o exception_n according_a to_o canon_n 68_o m._n the_o word_n be_v no_o minister_n shall_v refuse_v or_o delay_v to_o christen_v any_o child_n according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n that_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o church_n to_o he_o upon_o any_o sunday_n or_o holiday_n to_o be_v christen_v i_o have_v say_v so_o much_o of_o this_o before_o that_o i_o here_o only_o say_v brief_o 1._o this_o suppose_v a_o false_a or_o unproved_a doctrine_n that_o the_o infant_n of_o all_o atheist_n infidel_n jew_n heretic_n blasphemer_n etc._n etc._n be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n 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