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province_n with_o consent_n of_o their_o superintendent_o minister_n and_o elder_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o chief_a town_n and_o shall_v present_v one_o or_o two_o if_o they_o list_v to_o be_v examine_v according_a to_o the_o order_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o all_o the_o church_n within_o the_o diocese_n within_o the_o same_o time_n to_o nominate_v such_o person_n as_o they_o esteem_v worthy_a election_n after_o the_o nomination_n make_v public_a edict_n must_v be_v send_v forth_o warn_v all_o man_n that_o have_v any_o objection_n against_o the_o person_n nominate_v or_o against_o any_o one_o of_o they_o to_o appear_v in_o the_o chief_a town_n at_o the_o day_n affix_v which_o we_o think_v shall_v be_v thirty_o day_n after_o the_o nomination_n and_o declare_v what_o they_o have_v to_o say_v against_o the_o election_n of_o any_o one_o of_o they_o the_o day_n appoint_v for_o the_o election_n be_v come_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o province_n with_o the_o superintendent_o next_o adjacent_a shall_v examine_v the_o learning_n manner_n prudence_n and_o ability_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n of_o the_o whole_a person_n nominate_v and_o cause_v they_o public_o to_o preach_v to_o the_o end_n he_o that_o be_v most_o worthy_a may_v be_v burden_a with_o the_o charge_n and_o then_o they_o shall_v give_v their_o voice_n according_a to_o conscience_n and_o not_o out_o of_o affection_n it_o must_v be_v consider_v whether_o the_o objection_n be_v make_v of_o malice_n or_o out_o of_o a_o zeal_n to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o weal_n of_o the_o church_n other_o ceremony_n than_o this_o examination_n the_o approbation_n of_o minister_n and_o superintendent_o with_o the_o public_a consent_n of_o elder_n and_o people_n we_o do_v not_o admit_v the_o superintendent_n so_o elect_v must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o censure_n and_o correction_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o elder_n of_o his_o chief_a town_n and_o whole_a province_n over_o 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for_o grave_a cause_n and_o
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