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impossible_a to_o conceive_v that_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o baptist_n mention_v act_n 19_o have_v never_o hear_v of_o the_o other_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o yet_o they_o do_v express_o say_v we_o have_v not_o hear_v whether_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a ghost_n this_o phrase_n must_v therefore_o in_o their_o apprehension_n signify_v somewhat_o distinct_a from_o what_o we_o proper_o do_v call_v the_o power_n of_o work_a miracle_n 3._o the_o prophecy_n of_o joel_n which_o by_o st._n peter_n be_v mention_v as_o the_o promise_n on_o which_o the_o give_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v found_v be_v only_o a_o promise_n of_o vision_n dream_n and_o prophecy_n but_o not_o of_o miracle_n and_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n mention_v by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n be_v only_o those_o of_o wisdom_n 3._o chap._n 11_o 2_o 3._o
the_o council_n of_o christ_n jesus_n of_o the_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n that_o they_o be_v assign_v by_o the_o sentence_n of_o christ_n jesus_n that_o they_o be_v send_v by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n of_o onesimus_n bishop_n of_o ephesus_n that_o he_o be_v give_v they_o by_o god_n of_o polycarp_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n that_o he_o be_v make_v bishop_n by_o god_n the_o father_n and_o christ_n jesus_n and_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o philadelpha_n that_o he_o receive_v the_o office_n not_o by_o himself_o nor_o by_o man_n st._n cyprian_n say_v of_o the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n in_o general_a that_o they_o be_v constitute_v such_o not_o only_o by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o fellow_n bishop_n p._n copr_fw-la ep._n 55._o edw._n ox._n ap._n 69._o p._n but_o also_o judicio_fw-la divino_fw-la that_o he_o do_v make_v they_o priest_n and_o bishop_n that_o thâ—y_o have_v dei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a absurdity_n to_o think_v that_o bishop_n be_v not_o constitute_v in_o the_o church_n by_o god_n which_o if_o true_a be_v certain_o a_o demonstration_n not_o only_o of_o the_o apostolical_a but_o the_o divine_a original_a of_o episcopacy_n but_o 3_o of_o those_o gift_n which_o show_v the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n engage_v to_o promote_v the_o christian_a faith_n that_o of_o tongue_n be_v most_o illustrious_a for_o the_o spirit_n which_o fall_v upon_o the_o christian_a convert_v open_v their_o silent_a mouth_n and_o make_v they_o speak_v the_o proper_a dialect_n of_o every_o nation_n under_o heaven_n 5_o 2_o act_n 5_o no_o soon_o do_v a_o apostle_n lie_v his_o hand_n on_o a_o illiterate_a person_n but_o he_o speak_v with_o tongue_n this_o be_v a_o thing_n exceed_v requisite_a to_o the_o speedy_a propagation_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o in_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n be_v to_o disperse_v itself_o throughout_o the_o world_n according_a to_o our_o lord_n prediction_n it_o therefore_o be_v a_o thing_n public_a 14._o 24_o mat._n 14._o and_o notorious_a to_o all_o the_o world_n it_o be_v daily_o exercise_v among_o the_o heathen_n by_o other_o to_o convert_v they_o and_o by_o themselves_o when_o they_o embrace_v the_o christian_a faith_n as_o we_o be_v frequent_o inform_v by_o the_o history_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n among_o who_o gift_n be_v reckon_v divers_a kind_n of_o tongue_n 12.10_o 1_o cor._n 12.10_o and_o the_o interpretation_n oâ—_n they_o to_o who_o st._n paul_n even_o object_v this_o among_o their_o crime_n that_o when_o they_o come_v together_o every_o one_o have_v his_o tongue_n 14.26_o chap._n 14.26_o and_o that_o if_o they_o proceed_v thus_o to_o speak_v with_o tongue_n they_o will_v be_v the_o author_n of_o confusion_n and_o cause_v the_o heathen_n who_o come_v to_o their_o assembly_n to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v mad_a verse_n 23_o and_o then_o advise_v that_o when_o they_o speak_v with_o tongue_n verse_n 27_o care_n shall_v be_v take_v that_o there_o be_v some_o interpreter_n conclude_v that_o order_n be_v thus_o observe_v no_o man_n shall_v forbid_v to_o speak_v with_o tongue_n verse_n 39_o and_o if_o this_o gift_n be_v so_o abundant_o confer_v upon_o that_o church_n in_o which_o the_o apostle_n find_v so_o great_a division_n error_n and_o miscarriage_n and_o of_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v only_o 8.7_o 2_o cor._n 8.7_o that_o they_o come_v behind_o the_o other_o church_n in_o no_o gift_n we_o may_v then_o reasonable_o suppose_v other_o and_o better_a church_n have_v at_o least_o a_o equal_a share_n in_o this_o miraculous_a endowment_n this_o be_v that_o signal_n demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o become_v more_o convince_a from_o the_o exceed_a firvolousness_n of_o those_o exception_n which_o be_v make_v against_o it_o by_o man_n who_o want_v no_o subtlety_n or_o wisdom_n to_o suggest_v evasion_n where_o they_o may_v 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seem_v yet_o more_o palpable_o absurd_a see_v the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v promote_v by_o this_o gift_n be_v pure_a and_o peaceable_a and_o high_o instrumental_a to_o advance_v god_n glory_n and_o to_o direct_v mankind_n to_o the_o enjoyment_n both_o of_o present_a and_o eternal_a happiness_n and_o therefore_o can_v reasonable_o be_v suppose_v to_o derive_v from_o that_o impure_a mischievous_a spirit_n who_o labour_v after_o nothing_o more_o than_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o mankind_n this_o doctrine_n be_v design_v to_o overturn_v the_o devil_n kingdom_n 18._o 26._o act_n 18._o to_o turn_v man_n from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n and_o to_o deliver_v the_o delude_a world_n from_o that_o idolatry_n those_o barbarous_a and_o inhuman_a rite_n and_o those_o ridiculous_a and_o filthy_a ceremony_n which_o he_o have_v teach_v the_o world_n to_o practice_n and_o espouse_v as_o part_v of_o that_o devotion_n which_o be_v due_a to_o what_o they_o call_v god_n moreover_o this_o doctrine_n silence_v all_o the_o devil_n oracle_n it_o force_v his_o legion_n to_o quit_v those_o seat_n they_o have_v so_o long_o and_o quiet_o enjoy_v before_o our_o saviour_n come_v and_o to_o 1._o to_o nesi_fw-la se_fw-la dam_fw-la monas_fw-la confessi_fw-la fucrint_fw-la christiano_n mentiri_fw-la non_fw-la audentes_fw-la ibidem_fw-la illius_fw-la christiani_n prâ—â—acissmi_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la fundite_fw-la tertul._n apol._n c._n 23._o haee_fw-la omne_fw-la sciunt_fw-la plerique_fw-la pars_fw-la vestrum_fw-la ipsos_fw-la daemâ—nas_fw-la de_fw-la semetipsis_fw-la confiteri_fw-la quoties_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la tormentis_fw-la verborum_fw-la &_o crationis_fw-la incendiâ—_n de_fw-la corporilus_fw-la exiguntur_fw-la ipsis_fw-la testibus_fw-la esse_fw-la eos_fw-la daemon_n de_fw-la se_fw-la verâ—m_fw-la confiâ—entibus_fw-la credit_n minut._n p._n 31._o cyptian_n ep._n ad_fw-la demetr_v lactan._n l._n 2._o c._n 15._o l._n 4._o c._n 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d porphyrius_n apud_fw-la euseb_n praepar_fw-la evang._n l._n 5._o c._n 1._o confess_v they_o be_v but_o devil_n and_o can_v do_v nothing_o when_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n be_v mention_v now_o sure_o it_o be_v irrational_a to_o think_v satan_n shall_v thus_o contend_v with_o satan_n that_o he_o shall_v destroy_v the_o very_a kingdom_n he_o himself_o erect_v or_o that_o he_o shall_v concern_v himself_o to_o propagate_v and_o to_o confirm_v that_o faith_n which_o bear_v the_o great_a opposition_n both_o to_o his_o nature_n and_o design_n obj._n i_o know_v not_o any_o thing_n which_o can_v with_o any_o colour_n of_o pretence_n be_v offer_v to_o invalidate_v the_o strength_n of_o this_o plain_a demonstration_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o christian_a faith_n but_o this_o surmise_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v record_v only_o by_o the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n and_o primitive_a professor_n of_o that_o faith_n and_o so_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o they_o 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these_o write_n touch_v these_o gift_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a