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The divine institution of congregational churches, ministry and ordinances [as has bin professed by those of that persuasion] asserted and proved from the word of God / by Isaac Chauncy ...
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Chauncy, Isaac, 1632-1712.
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etc._n twelve_o matt._n 10.2_o etc._n etc._n one_o of_o which_o fall_v from_o his_o apostleship_n 1.20_o apostleship_n act_n 1.20_o these_o be_v ordain_v by_o christ_n himself_o and_o have_v a_o double_a mission_n one_o to_o the_o jew_n only_o before_o christ_n death_n 10.6_o death_n mat._n 10.6_o whereby_o the_o partition-wall_n be_v break_v down_o 2.14_o down_o eph._n 2.14_o and_o then_o to_o all_o nation_n jew_n and_o gentile_n 28.19_o gentile_n mat._n 28.19_o with_o a_o particular_a charge_n to_o go_v to_o the_o jew_n first_o 13.46_o first_o act_n 13.46_o upon_o the_o fall_n of_o judas_n mathias_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o church_n and_o a_o divine_a ordination_n by_o lot_n 1.26_o lot_n ch_n 1.26_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n be_v additional_a apostle_n 14.14_o apostle_n ch_n 14.14_o and_o send_v especial_o paul_n apostle_n to_o the_o gentile_n 11.13_o gentile_n ro._n 11.13_o they_o have_v a_o extraordinary_a ordination_n by_o christ_n immediate_a call_n and_o instigation_n of_o the_o 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