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plain_o speak_v than_o this_o to_o prove_v that_o these_o senior_n either_o must_v not_o deal_v with_o this_o spiritual_a discipline_n of_o excom_n or_o they_o must_v be_v such_o presbyter_n priest_n or_o elder_n as_o be_v minister_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n danaeus_n in_o his_o christian_a introduction_n 3._o part_n in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr potestate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la 48._o cap._n 48._o concern_v the_o author_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n say_v on_o this_o wise_a moreover_o this_o thing_n itself_o be_v able_a to_o establish_v &_o ratify_v this_o power_n of_o the_o church_n against_o the_o slander_n of_o all_o man_n as_o though_o this_o power_n be_v a_o certain_a tyranny_n beside_o the_o word_n of_o god_n usurp_v of_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n pastor_n in_o which_o word_n he_o plain_o make_v this_o power_n to_o belong_v by_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n to_o the_o
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procure_v it_o mercy_n so_o that_o unto_o he_o that_o give_v simple_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o want_n as_o solomon_n say_v he_o that_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a shall_v not_o want_v he_o therefore_o give_v simple_o which_o do_v it_o not_o in_o feign_v that_o man_n may_v give_v he_o praise_v general_o but_o that_o by_o the_o same_o he_o may_v obtain_v to_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n he_o that_o govern_v in_o carefulness_n he_o speak_v of_o he_o that_o take_v the_o care_n to_o rule_v the_o brethren_n according_a to_o his_o fidelity_n to_o take_v watchfulness_n and_o authority_n that_o he_o may_v do_v they_o good_a in_o the_o matter_n wherein_o he_o be_v careful_a have_v fruit_n in_o they_o who_o he_o rule_v he_o that_o have_v mercy_n in_o cheerfulness_n he_o say_v also_o that_o he_o which_o according_a to_o his_o understanding_n show_v mercy_n with_o a_o cheerful_a mind_n not_o as_o though_o it_o be_v wring_v from_o he_o against_o his_o will_n be_v ground_v and_o strengthen_v of_o god_n 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of_o which_o thing_n also_o josaphat_n in_o the_o 2._o of_o paralip_n 19_o moses_n also_o exod._n 18._o &_o david_n in_o his_o psalm_n but_o if_o any_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o gift_n of_o mercy_n and_o pitifulnesse_n let_v he_o remember_v that_o a_o cheerful_a giver_n be_v approve_v of_o god_n hereto_o accord_v the_o proverb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v but_o yet_o of_o all_o gift_n the_o mind_n be_v the_o best_a again_o that_o excellent_a say_n of_o seneca_n in_o his_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr benefic_n that_o be_v a_o unthankful_a good_a turn_n that_o stick_v long_o fast_o between_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o giver_n thus_o say_v bullinger_n according_a with_o the_o ancient_a father_n wherein_o not_o only_o he_o and_o they_o make_v these_o 2._o to_o wit_n the_o distribution_n &_o the_o show_a mercy_n to_o general_a gift_n not_o distinct_a office_n &_o much_o less_o only_o ecclesiastical_a but_o also_o the_o gift_n of_o govern_v to_o be_v a_o general_a duty_n require_v 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bezaes_n mere_a supposal_n and_o assent_v to_o these_o or_o those_o interpreter_n as_o he_o best_o fanci_v in_o so_o indifferent_a a_o interpretation_n of_o different_a opinion_n as_o for_o his_o reason_n it_o be_v but_o weak_a for_o though_o saint_n paul_n speak_v before_o of_o some_o diverse_a function_n or_o office_n or_o rather_o of_o diversity_n of_o gift_n reason_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o of_o any_o necessity_n that_o all_o his_o word_n be_v still_o to_o be_v so_o understand_v either_o for_o diverse_a officer_n or_o only_o for_o office_n and_o officer_n ecclesiastical_a notwithstanding_o this_o be_v clean_a contrary_n to_o these_o our_o learned_a discourser_n that_o one_o office_n have_v diverse_a part_n of_o this_o distribution_n albeit_o for_o my_o part_n i_o like_v better_o of_o these_o our_o discourser_n opinion_n than_o of_o bezaes_n that_o one_o ecclesiastical_a office_n may_v have_v diverse_a part_n thereof_o but_o that_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v only_o understand_v of_o the_o office_n of_o deacon_n and_o the_o part_n thereof_o more_o than_o of_o the_o other_o office_n in_o that_o point_n as_o these_o our_o brethren_n agree_v not_o with_o other_o excellent_a writer_n so_o be_v it_o again_o as_o free_a for_o we_o to_o dissent_v here_o from_o they_o caluine_n say_v on_o these_o word_n he_o that_o give_v in_o simplicity_n 12._o out_o of_o these_o latter_a member_n we_o cleerlie_o behold_v that_o here_o be_v set_v forth_o unto_o we_o what_o be_v the_o lawful_a use_n of_o god_n gift_n by_o those_o that_o distribute_v of_o who_o he_o speak_v here_o he_o understand_v not_o they_o that_o give_v of_o their_o own_o but_o deacon_n which_o be_v over_o the_o public_a good_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v dispense_v but_o by_o those_o that_o have_v mercy_n the_o widow_n and_o other_o minister_n that_o be_v set_v to_o the_o oversight_n of_o tend_v the_o sick_a for_o they_o be_v 2._o diverse_a function_n to_o lay_v forth_o thing_n necessary_a to_o the_o poor_a 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