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can_v take_v personal_a notice_n their_o soul_n and_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 29._o say_v that_o a_o 236._o the_o faithful_a in_o rome_n do_v meet_v together_o in_o one_o place_n choose_v another_o bishop_n in_o place_n of_o anterus_n cyprian_n lib._n 2._o epist_n 5._o when_o a_o bishop_n be_v to_o choose_a the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n be_v call_v toâ—her_o that_o he_o may_v be_v elect_v before_o all_o their_o eye_n and_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o whole_a fraternity_n here_o be_v two_o â—ings_n to_o be_v note_a that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n elect_v their_o own_o bishop_n next_o that_o the_o people_n who_o the_o bishop_n be_v to_o take_v charge_n can_v meâ—_n together_o in_o one_o place_n one_o bishop_n have_v common_a â—_o but_o one_o altar_n or_o communion_n table_n so_o that_o oâ—_n bishop_n now_o after_o the_o new_a model_n take_v a_o greaâ—er_a charge_n than_o will_v have_v well_o serve_v tween_n yea_o forty_o in_o former_a time_n primate_n usher_n in_o his_o 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