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it_o be_v a_o wonder_n these_o brethren_n shall_v question_v it_o what_o no_o ordinary_a officer_n at_o antioch_n the_o presbytery_n at_o antioch_n say_v the_o new-england_n platform_n lay_v hand_n upon_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n 12._o platform_n p._n 12._o the_o presbytery_n at_o ephesus_n upon_o timothy_n a_o evangelist_n ordinary_a officer_n lay_v hand_n upon_o the_o officer_n of_o many_o church_n where_o there_o be_v no_o elder_n we_o see_v not_o why_o imposition_n of_o hand_n may_v not_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o elder_n of_o other_o church_n timothy_n and_o titus_n do_v ordain_v with_o imposition_n of_o hand_n in_o unpresbyter_v church_n but_o they_o lay_v not_o on_o hand_n alone_o but_o with_o a_o presbytery_n for_o so_o have_v paul_n appoint_v they_o as_o must_v be_v confess_v unless_o which_o be_v groundless_a and_o unreasonable_a we_o do_v suppose_v paul_n command_n and_o direction_n to_o cross_v his_o own_o practice_n see_v 1_o tim._n 4.14_o with_o 2_o tim._n 1.6_o but_o say_v these_o brethren_n those_o presbytery_n have_v a_o extraordinary_a call_n they_o act_v not_o in_o such_o ordination_n upon_o a_o ordinary_a call_n that_o be_v easy_o say_v but_o they_o will_v have_v do_v well_o to_o have_v prove_v that_o their_o call_v be_v extraordinary_a they_o do_v not_o do_v it_o they_o can_v do_v it_o it_o be_v warrant_n then_o enough_o for_o ordination_n in_o unpresbyterated_a church_n by_o presbytery_n minister_n of_o other_o church_n and_o against_o the_o people_n ordination_n that_o ordination_n be_v make_v by_o the_o word_n the_o work_n of_o a_o presbytery_n and_o signify_v to_o have_v be_v perform_v in_o such_o church_n by_o a_o presbytery_n which_o these_o brethren_n can_v prove_v to_o have_v have_v a_o extraordinary_a call_n to_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o where_o make_v the_o work_n of_o the_o people_n or_o signify_v to_o have_v be_v perform_v in_o any_o case_n by_o they_o argum._n 2_o in_o a_o church_n that_o have_v no_o officer_n either_o some_o believer_n may_v ordain_v without_o officer_n 334._o preacher_n send_v p._n 330._o to_o 334._o or_o else_o believer_n and_o officer_n of_o other_o church_n or_o else_o officer_n of_o other_o church_n only_o or_o else_o there_o be_v no_o way_n lay_v out_o by_o christ_n for_o ordination_n in_o such_o a_o case_n but_o officer_n of_o other_o church_n only_o be_v not_o appoint_v let_v our_o brethren_n prove_v it_o we_o have_v under_o the_o former_a argument_n find_v that_o all_o the_o text_n that_o speak_v about_o ordination_n intimate_v either_o the_o officer_n that_o act_v in_o it_o or_o the_o call_n to_o be_v extraordinary_a ans_fw-fr in_o such_o a_o case_n neither_o may_v believer_n alone_o nor_o believer_n and_o officer_n of_o other_o church_n joint_o ordain_v because_o we_o have_v no_o example_n in_o the_o new-testament_n of_o the_o people_n concur_v with_o officer_n extraordinary_a or_o ordinary_a in_o ordain_v any_o though_o the_o low_a officer_n in_o the_o church_n much_o 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have_v no_o officer_n for_o scripture_n do_v not_o evidence_n that_o ordination_n be_v so_o great_a work_n as_o preach_v or_o that_o it_o be_v more_o limit_v or_o restrain_v to_o officer_n than_o preach_v be_v answ_n that_o believer_n who_o be_v no_o officer_n may_v public_o and_o ordinary_o preach_v they_o have_v not_o prove_v as_o reverend_a mr._n collings_n his_o late_a vindicia_fw-la min._n eu._n revind_n do_v abundant_o manifest_a to_o which_o i_o refer_v they_o and_o the_o reader_n to_o see_v how_o poor_o they_o have_v acquit_v themselves_o under_o that_o attempt_n all_o reform_a church_n condemn_v the_o practice_n of_o such_o person_n as_o antiscriptural_a that_o without_o ordination_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v preacher_n in_o a_o constitute_v church_n allow_v they_o to_o preach_v only_o for_o probation_n in_o order_n to_o ordination_n desire_v by_o they_o as_o for_o their_o argument_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o they_o be_v very_o wild_a for_o be_v it_o grant_v that_o 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