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not_o therefore_o aptness_n as_o a_o apostle_n for_o the_o office_n be_v great_a and_o require_v great_a gift_n so_o a_o roll_a elder_a must_v be_v apt_a to_o teach_v as_o a_o ruler_n yet_o have_v he_o not_o therefore_o aptness_n to_o teach_v as_o a_o pastor_n in_o who_o great_a skill_n be_v require_v let_v we_o see_v this_o in_o israel_n aptness_n to_o teach_v be_v to_o be_v in_o all_o the_o governor_n in_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi_n general_o deut._n 33._o 10._o in_o the_o priest_n of_o levi_n more_o special_o mal._n 2._o 7._o deut._n 24._o 8._o in_o the_o judge_n of_o israel_n also_o according_a to_o their_o office_n deut._n 1_o 13_o 16._o with_o exod._n 18._o 15_o 16_o 21_o 22._o for_o this_o cause_n god_n give_v the_o 70._o elder_n the_o spirit_n of_o pprophecy_n num._n 11._o 17._o 25._o and_o in_o the_o reformation_n by_o k._n jehoshaphat_n we_o find_v not_o only_a priest_n and_o levite_n but_o other_o prince_n of_o the_o king_n send_v for_o to_o teach_v the_o people_n 2_o chr._n 17_o 7_o 8._o 9_o these_o all_o be_v didacticoi_fw-fr apt_a to_o teach_v but_o in_o several_a respect_n and_o measure_n and_o in_o several_a office_n otherweise_v if_o one_o will_v understand_v aptness_n to_o teach_v strict_o as_o in_o the_o pastor_n office_n then_o be_v paul_n word_n to_o be_v take_v figurative_o synecdoche_n the_o whole_a for_o a_o part_n or_o general_a for_o a_o particular_a as_o a_o bishop_n that_o be_v a_o teacâ—hing_a bishop_n must_v be_v didacticos_fw-la and_o thus_o the_o scripture_n somâ—â—me_n speak_v as_o deut._n 33._o 8._o 10._o of_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi_n it_o be_v say_v they_o shall_v teach_v they_o shall_v put_v incense_n etc._n etc._n when_o as_o though_o all_o be_v to_o teach_v yet_o all_o be_v not_o to_o burn_v incense_n but_o the_o 40_o priest_n only_o also_o in_o deut._n 10._o 8._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n in_o general_a it_o be_v say_v god_n separate_v they_o to_o bear_v the_o ark_n to_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n to_o 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