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you_o prove_v this_o that_o you_o have_v say_v either_o of_o the_o apostle_n evangelist_n or_o prophet_n by_o the_o scripture_n see_v you_o teach_v that_o of_o they_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v contrary_a unto_o scripture_n and_o when_o t._n c._n reply_n this_o pass_v all_o the_o divinity_n that_o ever_o i_o read_v that_o there_o be_v now_o apostle_n 1_o t._n c._n p._n 41._o sect._n 1_o evangelist_n and_o prophet_n you_o shall_v assure_o do_v marvel_n if_o you_o prove_v that_o as_o you_o say_v you_o will_v if_o any_o deny_v it_o i_o deny_v it_o prove_v you_o it_o the_o archbishop_n answer_v thus_o then_o have_v you_o not_o read_v much_o divinity_n 229.230_o p._n 229.230_o for_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o apostle_n st._n paul_n in_o the_o four_o chapter_n to_o the_o ephesian_n do_v make_v a_o perfect_a platform_n of_o a_o church_n and_o a_o full_a rehearsal_n of_o the_o office_n therein_o contain_v as_o you_o say_v he_o do_v then_o can_v i_o not_o understand_v how_o you_o can_v make_v those_o office_n rather_o temporal_a than_o the_o office_n of_o the_o pastor_n and_o doctor_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o you_o great_o contemn_v authority_n and_o will_v have_v all_o thing_n prove_v by_o scripture_n let_v i_o hear_v one_o word_n of_o the_o same_o that_o do_v but_o insinuate_v these_o office_n to_o be_v temporal_a the_o place_n itself_o seem_v to_o import_v a_o continuance_n of_o these_o function_n unto_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n for_o he_o say_v 4._o ephes_n 4._o he_o therefore_o give_v some_o to_o be_v apostle_n and_o some_o prophet_n and_o some_o evangelist_n and_o some_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n for_o the_o gather_v together_o of_o the_o saint_n for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n etc._n etc._n until_o we_o all_o meet_v together_o in_o the_o unity_n of_o faith_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n unto_o a_o perfect_a man_n and_o unto_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o age_n and_o fullness_n of_o christ_n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o you_o can_v show_v any_o like_a place_n which_o do_v so_o plain_o import_v the_o abrogate_a of_o they_o as_o this_o do_v make_v for_o their_o continuance_n i_o have_v beside_o that_o place_n to_o the_o ephesian_n the_o twelve_o of_o the_o first_o to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o the_o fourteen_o where_o he_o speak_v of_o prophet_n as_o of_o perpetual_a minister_n in_o christ_n church_n i_o know_v say_v he_o that_o there_o be_v certain_a thing_n in_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v proper_a unto_o themselves_o as_o their_o call_n which_o be_v immediate_o from_o god_n 231._o p._n 231._o although_o mathias_n be_v not_o immediate_o call_v by_o god_n as_o it_o appear_v act._n 1._o neither_o can_v you_o prove_v by_o scripture_n that_o barnabas_n be_v so_o call_v but_o the_o contrary_a rather_o do_v appear_v act_v 11._o and_o yet_o he_o be_v a_o apostle_n their_o commission_n to_o go_v into_o the_o whole_a world_n etc._n etc._n but_o to_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o place_n where_o need_n require_v or_o 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thing_n to_o come_v then_o be_v they_o not_o in_o all_o time_n of_o the_o church_n but_o if_o they_o be_v such_o as_o st._n paul_n speak_v of_o 1_o cor._n 14_o such_o i_o say_v as_o have_v a_o especial_a gift_n in_o interpret_n the_o scripture_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o expound_v the_o mystery_n thereof_o to_o be_v learn_v or_o in_o declare_v the_o true_a sense_n thereof_o to_o the_o people_n i_o understand_v not_o why_o it_o be_v not_o as_o perpetual_a as_o the_o pastor_n or_o doctor_n thus_o you_o see_v that_o i_o have_v both_o scripture_n and_o reason_n on_o my_o side_n and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o you_o perceive_v that_o i_o be_o not_o destitute_a of_o the_o consent_n also_o of_o learned_a man_n in_o this_o matter_n i_o will_v set_v down_o the_o opinion_n of_o one_o or_o two_o ambrose_n upon_o these_o word_n ad_fw-la eph._n 4._o ambrose_n ambrose_n et_fw-la ipse_fw-la dedit_fw-la quosdam_fw-la quidem_fw-la apostolos_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v thus_o the_o apostle_n be_v bishop_n 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call_v seer_n who_o be_v expounder_n of_o the_o scripture_n also_o as_o some_o be_v even_o now_o a_o day_n evangelist_n be_v writer_n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o preacher_n also_o of_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o christ_n his_o gospel_n as_o paul_n bid_v timothy_n do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o evangelist_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o to_o say_v there_o be_v in_o the_o church_n apostles_n prophet_n and_o evangelist_n in_o such_o sense_n as_o i_o have_v deelare_v be_v no_o strange_a divinity_n to_o such_o as_o be_v divine_n indeed_o but_o enough_o of_o this_o distinction_n till_o we_o again_o meet_v with_o it_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o catechist_n of_o ordinary_a officer_n q._n 23._o who_o be_v the_o ordinary_a officer_n or_o minister_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o church_n 12â—_n catec_fw-la p._n 12â—_n to_o be_v