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officialis_fw-la seu_fw-la commissarius_n qui_fw-la ordines_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la non_fw-la susceperit_fw-la eruditum_fw-la aliquem_fw-la presbyterum_fw-la sibi_fw-la accerset_fw-la &_o associabit_n qui_fw-la sufficienti_fw-la authoritate_fw-la vel_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la episcopo_fw-la in_o iurisdictione_n sva_fw-la vel_fw-la ab_fw-la archidiacono_n presbytero_fw-la existente_fw-la in_o iurisdictione_n sva_fw-la munitus_fw-la idque_fw-la ex_fw-la praescripto_fw-la iudicis_fw-la tunc_fw-la praesentis_fw-la excommunicationis_fw-la sententiam_fw-la pro_fw-la contumacia_fw-la denunciabit_fw-la every_o vicar_n general_a official_a or_o commissary_n which_o have_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o ecclesiastical_a order_n shall_v call_v and_o associate_v unto_o he_o some_o learned_a presbyter_n who_o be_v arm_v with_o sufficient_a authority_n from_o the_o bishop_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n or_o from_o the_o archdeacon_n be_v a_o presbyter_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n shall_v denounce_v &_o 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authorize_v dispose_v or_o establish_v in_o particularity_n the_o order_n of_o these_o thing_n or_o if_o the_o scripture_n have_v not_o deliver_v every_o ceremony_n form_n or_o circumstance_n about_o these_o three_o thing_n shall_v not_o the_o minister_n therefore_o minister_v these_o or_o any_o of_o these_o three_o thing_n at_o all_o and_o suppose_v i_o pray_v you_o that_o neither_o this_o nor_o any_o other_o law_n have_v in_o particularity_n appoint_v the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o cross_n the_o ceremony_n of_o godfather_n or_o any_o other_o ceremony_n in_o baptism_n or_o that_o the_o law_n have_v not_o appoint_v the_o ceremony_n of_o kneel_v or_o any_o other_o ceremony_n at_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n shall_v not_o the_o minister_n therefore_o minister_v neither_o baptism_n nor_o the_o lord_n supper_n in_o the_o charge_n commit_v unto_o he_o yes_o he_o shall_v and_o why_o forsooth_o because_o he_o have_v promise_v so_o to_o do_v and_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v 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of_o discipline_n of_o declare_v by_o doctrine_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n man_n sin_n to_o be_v bind_v and_o loose_v and_o the_o censure_n of_o rebuke_v and_o reprove_v 55._o pag._n 55._o open_o and_o that_o the_o discipline_n erroneouslie_o discipline_n of_o declare_v by_o doctrine_n be_v call_v discipline_n erroneouslie_o which_o the_o minister_n be_v to_o execute_v reach_v no_o further_o then_o to_o reach_v his_o parish_n with_o all_o diligence_n to_o keep_v and_o observe_v so_o much_o of_o the_o doctrine_n sacrament_n and_o discipline_n of_o christ_n as_o appertain_v unto_o they_o as_o touch_v this_o answer_n i_o say_v it_o be_v as_o erroneous_a as_o the_o former_a be_v frivoulous_a and_o impertinent_a for_o as_o consolation_n and_o comfort_n by_o way_n of_o exhortation_n so_o reprofe_n and_o sharp_a rebuke_v by_o way_n of_o dehortation_n belong_v proper_o to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o minister_n function_n which_o concern_v the_o bind_n and_o lose_v of_o sinner_n 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