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providimus_fw-la pro_fw-la aedificatione_n omnium_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o have_v provide_v for_o the_o edify_n of_o all_o church_n that_o not_o only_o in_o city_n but_o in_o all_o parish_n the_o presbyter_n 10_o synod_n arelat_n sub_fw-la carolo_n cause_n 10_o preach_v the_o word_n to_o the_o people_n that_o they_o may_v learn_v to_o live_v well_o etc._n etc._n artic_a 2._o of_o the_o remove_n or_o supply_v of_o unlearned_a minister_n 1._o object_n how_o charitable_a be_v these_o man_n that_o will_v have_v man_n remove_v out_o of_o the_o ministry_n etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o how_o can_v the_o petitioner_n be_v count_v uncharitable_a when_o they_o wish_v some_o charitable_a course_n to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o unsufficient_a minister_n neither_o be_v it_o propound_v simple_o but_o with_o a_o disjunction_n or_o else_o that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o maintain_v preacher_n according_a to_o the_o value_n of_o their_o live_n etc._n etc._n and_o we_o pray_v you_o how_o many_o be_v there_o to_o be_v now_o find_v that_o be_v entreat_v to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o ministry_n for_o want_v of_o sufficient_a man_n or_o that_o be_v in_o time_n past_o sufficient_a and_o be_v now_o decay_v by_o age_n sickness_n etc._n etc._n be_v there_o not_o almost_o a_o hundred_o other_o unsufficient_a minister_n to_o one_o of_o this_o sort_n and_o they_o that_o be_v of_o that_o quality_n why_o shall_v they_o not_o have_v coadjutor_n as_o augustine_n be_v to_o valerius_n eradius_fw-la to_o augustine_n nazianzene_n to_o his_o father_n anysius_n to_o acholius_n of_o thessalonica_n shall_v the_o people_n perish_v for_o want_v of_o instruction_n because_o of_o their_o infirmity_n but_o say_v it_o have_v be_v simple_o move_v to_o have_v all_o unsufficient_a minister_n remove_v so_o they_o be_v provide_v for_o be_v this_o course_n uncharitable_a then_o count_v the_o apostle_n uncharitable_a who_o will_v that_o he_o which_o labour_v not_o shall_v 3._o 2._o thess_n 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