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shepherd_n du_o call_v and_o admyt_v accord_v to_o god_n word_n therefore_o it_o behove_v the_o presenter_n of_o the_o clercke_n to_o a_o benefyce_n and_o cure_v of_o soul_n to_o be_v cyrcumspect_a and_o well_o wear_v what_o clerk_n he_o do_v present_a /_o and_z that_o he_o have_v good_a knowleage_v experience_n and_o prove_v of_o his_o clercke_n before_o he_o present_v he_o for_o if_o a_o pastor_n do_v not_o feade_v the_o flock_n of_o christ_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n /_o the_o death_n of_o their_o soul_n shall_v be_v require_v of_o his_o hand_n as_o the_o prophet_n ezechiell_n say_v in_o the_o xxxiij_o xxxiij_o ezech._n xxxiij_o chapi_fw-la and_o if_o the_o patron_n willinge_o /_o other_z for_o kindred_n /_o favour_n /_o friendship_n /_o service_n or_o money_n /_o present_z a_o clerk_n which_o he_o know_v not_o to_o be_v so_o learn_v in_o god_n word_n /_o that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o instruct_v and_o teach_v the_o people_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n both_o with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o with_o the_o gospel_n /_o every_o such_o patron_n consent_v to_o the_o death_n &_o damnation_n of_o the_o soul_n commit_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o such_o unlerned_a press_v and_o therefore_o such_o a_o patron_n shall_v also_o be_v punysh_v with_o like_a pain_n /_o which_o be_v eternal_a /_o as_o the_o apostell_n say_v i._n rom._n i._n not_o only_o they_o that_o do_v evil_n /_o but_o also_o they_o which_o consent_n thereunto_o shall_v be_v punysh_v with_o like_a pain_n what_o wise_a man_n live_v will_v high_a a_o shepherd_n to_o govern_v his_o beastly_a &_o worldly_a sheep_n which_o neither_o will_v nor_o can_v feade_v /_o handle_v /_o salve_v nor_o one_o see_v his_o sheep_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n such_o a_o wise_a shepherd_n will_v short_o make_v his_o master_n