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elder_n be_v endue_v with_o gift_n thereunto_o act._n 6.3_o rom._n 12_o 4-8_a 1_o cor._n 12_o 12-28_a 1_o tim._n 3_o 8-13_a but_o now_o on_o the_o contrary_a when_o such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o inferior_a office_n contain_v not_o themselves_o within_o compass_n of_o their_o calling_n but_o take_v upon_o themselves_o or_o have_v lay_v upon_o they_o by_o other_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o superior_a function_n then_o spring_v up_o the_o apostasy_n of_o antichrist_n in_o the_o church_n ministry_n and_o government_n as_o namely_o when_o the_o pastor_n and_o bishop_n of_o particular_a congregation_n come_v to_o have_v authority_n &_o oversight_n over_o many_o church_n and_o over_o the_o minister_n and_o people_n therein_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o resemblance_n of_o the_o extraordinary_a office_n already_o cease_v contrary_a to_o rev._n 1.11.12.13.20_o with_o 2.1.8.12_o 18._o and_o 3.1.7.14_o act._n 20.28_o ephe._n 4.11.12.13_o phil._n 1.1_o 1_o pet._n 5.1.2.3.4_o and_o that_o the_o 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levite_n and_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n with_o other_o famous_a man_n of_o the_o congregation_n conspire_v and_o strive_v against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n touch_v the_o priesthood_n challenge_v they_o that_o they_o take_v too_o much_o upon_o they_o because_o as_o they_o think_v the_o priesthood_n belong_v not_o to_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n only_o as_o moses_n have_v appoint_v it_o but_o see_v all_o the_o congregation_n be_v holy_a and_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v among_o they_o therefore_o other_o of_o they_o also_o may_v have_v and_o execute_v it_o where_o further_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o corah_n dathan_n abiram_n and_o the_o rest_n differ_v not_o from_o moses_n neither_o strive_v with_o he_o in_o any_o point_n of_o religion_n but_o towch_v the_o priesthood_n and_o ministry_n only_o they_o hold_v that_o the_o true_a god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v and_o not_o after_o any_o idolatrous_a manner_n but_o according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n 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