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over_o you_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o admonish_v you_o in_o all_o which_o place_n the_o apostle_n use_v the_o same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o labour_v by_o the_o which_o he_o understand_v no_o ordinary_a vulgar_a or_o trifle_a exercise_n but_o a_o extraordinary_a vehement_a difficult_a and_o troublesome_a labour_n and_o therefore_o paul_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o how_o much_o great_a trouble_n and_o more_o troublesome_a turmoil_n the_o elder_n undertake_v in_o their_o office_n they_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v grace_v with_o the_o great_a honour_n so_o that_o paul_n in_o these_o word_n respect_v the_o singular_a care_n of_o some_o not_o the_o single_a preach_v of_o all_o write_v to_o timothy_n he_o define_v a_o bishopric_n to_o be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o which_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o great_a the_o bishopric_n be_v the_o great_a be_v the_o labour_n the_o great_a be_v the_o work_n if_o he_o which_o be_v over_o one_o only_a church_n shall_v 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and_o timothy_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o form_n be_v evangelist_n and_o invest_v with_o a_o extraordinary_a kind_n of_o a_o not_o imitable_a authority_n to_o who_o i_o answer_v that_o i_o have_v hear_v so_o in_o deed_n and_o read_v it_o to_o but_o without_o reason_n or_o proof_n at_o all_o of_o any_o credit_n for_o where_o as_o paul_n write_v to_o timothy_n and_o charge_v he_o that_o he_o do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o evangelist_n 16.10_o 2._o tim_n 4.5_o 1._o cor._n 16.10_o it_o do_v no_o more_o conclude_v that_o timothy_n be_v a_o evangelist_n so_o proper_o call_v then_o that_o other_o place_n of_o paul_n to_o the_o corinthian_n he_o do_v the_o work_n of_o god_n even_o as_o i_o do_v prove_v that_o he_o be_v a_o apostle_n that_o that_o order_n be_v of_o god_n which_o appoint_v superior_a elder_n bishop_n and_o that_o but_o of_o man_n where_o all_o pastor_n and_o elder_n be_v alike_o chap._n xiiii_o we_o have_v show_v before_o what_o be_v the_o extraordinary_a call_n and_o the_o 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thereupon_o by_o other_o must_v needs_o have_v reel_v and_o ruin_v together_o with_o the_o same_o as_o for_o the_o gift_n of_o miracle_n i_o stand_v not_o upon_o that_o see_v that_o be_v bestow_v upon_o many_o other_o of_o the_o faithful_a also_o as_o it_o please_v god_n of_o all_o these_o gift_n they_o can_v communicate_v nothing_o unto_o their_o successor_n beside_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o which_o see_v it_o be_v inherent_a in_o the_o power_n apostolic_a they_o surrender_v that_o also_o to_o their_o subsecutor_n and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n necessary_a not_o only_o for_o the_o increase_n but_o also_o for_o the_o continuance_n of_o church_n for_o without_o the_o word_n preach_v the_o sacrament_n administer_v and_o the_o church_n govern_v there_o can_v no_o church_n well_o continue_v wherefore_o as_o
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