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consentiunt_fw-la deponantur_fw-la laici_fw-la verò_fw-la segregentur_fw-la can._n 32._o if_o any_o presbyter_n despise_v his_o bishop_n shall_v hold_v a_o meeting_n by_o himself_o and_o erect_v another_o altar_n have_v nothing_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o accuse_v the_o bishop_n of_o in_o matter_n of_o piety_n and_o justice_n let_v he_o be_v depose_v as_o one_o that_o love_v preeminence_n for_o he_o be_v a_o tyrant_n and_o other_o clergyman_n that_o join_v with_o he_o be_v to_o be_v depose_v and_o the_o laic_n excommunicate_v to_o this_o agree_v a_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la presbyter_n ab_fw-la episcopo_fw-la svo_fw-la correptus_fw-la tumore_fw-la vel_fw-la superbia_fw-la inflatus_fw-la putaverit_fw-la separatim_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la deo_fw-la offerenda_fw-la vel_fw-la aliud_fw-la erigendum_fw-la altar_n centra_fw-la eccle_fw-la siasbicam_fw-la fidem_fw-la vel_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la crediderit_fw-la non_fw-la exeat_fw-la impunitùs_fw-la 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james_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v none_o of_o the_o twelve_o 1_o cor._n 15.5_o 7._o yet_o call_v a_o apostle_n gal._n 1.19_o epaphroditus_n be_v none_o of_o the_o twelve_o yet_o call_v a_o apostle_n phil._n 2.25_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o timothy_n titus_n clemens_n and_o many_o other_o be_v bishop_n be_v all_o call_v by_o the_o ancient_n apostle_n all_o which_o abundant_o show_v the_o identity_n of_o the_o ordinary_a power_n of_o the_o apostleship_n and_o episcopacy_n these_o thing_n be_v premise_v it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o determine_v to_o who_o the_o office_n of_o preach_v chief_o belong_v namely_o to_o those_o who_o succeed_v in_o the_o apostolate_a to_o they_o who_o be_v secondary_a apostle_n bishop_n as_o will_v further_o appear_v by_o three_o thing_n first_o because_o bishop_n have_v the_o chief_a cure_n of_o all_o soul_n in_o their_o diocese_n all_o presbyter_n entrust_v with_o the_o cure_n of_o soul_n be_v but_o their_o curate_n and_o so_o be_v ancient_o 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sticos_fw-la sensus_fw-la ferebat_fw-la ad_fw-la coelum_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o confess_v i_o wonder_v that_o though_o a_o man_n write_v never_o so_o ill_a yet_o he_o find_v a_o reader_n like_o himself_o he_o high_o commend_v it_o i_o blush_v at_o it_o he_o extol_v the_o mystical_a sense_n unto_o the_o sky_n i_o hang_v my_o head_n and_o secret_o condemn_v it_o what_o he_o ingenuous_o acknowledge_v of_o his_o juvenile_a write_n young_a preacher_n may_v of_o their_o youthful_a sermon_n it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o a_o reverend_a prelate_n of_o this_o church_n young_a divine_n must_v have_v young_a divinity_n and_o though_o young_a divine_n have_v the_o luck_n to_o be_v men-pleasers_a yea_o and_o women-pleasers_a too_o yet_o young_a divinity_n will_v never_o conduce_v to_o the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o god_n church_n no_o nor_o to_o the_o edification_n of_o man_n in_o piety_n and_o holiness_n it_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o clem._n alexan._n in_o lib._n 1._o stro_fw-la the_o apostle_n themselves_o do_v not_o preach_v altogether_o by_o sermon_n by_o write_v of_o the_o gospel_n they_o be_v evangelist_n and_o do_v preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o unbielever_n by_o write_v of_o their_o epistle_n they_o do_v teach_v the_o church_n and_o therefore_o saint_n paul_n do_v call_v his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n his_o gospel_n rom._n 2.16_o solomon_n be_v a_o famous_a preacher_n yet_o we_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o he_o preach_v otherwise_o then_o by_o write_v the_o prophet_n be_v preacher_n too_o but_o they_o do_v not_o preach_v altogether_o by_o sermon_n the_o prophet_n jeremy_n be_v command_v to_o write_v his_o vision_n and_o revelation_n impart_v to_o he_o chap._n 30.2_o mr._n calvin_n say_v in_o his_o preface_n to_o isaiah_n prophet_n be_v mos_fw-la fuit_fw-la postquam_fw-la justi_fw-la sunt_fw-la aliquid_fw-la populo_fw-la nunciare_fw-la paucis_fw-la summam_fw-la rerum_fw-la 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