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date_v from_o geneva_n january_n 12_o ann._n 1559._o among_o many_o other_o reformation_n he_o be_v for_o reform_v their_o bishopric_n indeed_o but_o how_o by_o abolish_n they_o nothing_o like_o it_o how_o then_o take_v it_o in_o his_o own_o word_n 110._o let_v no_o man_n be_v charge_v in_o preach_v of_o christ_n jesus_n above_o that_o a_o man_n may_v do_v i_o mean_v that_o your_o bishopric_n be_v so_o divide_v that_o of_o every_o one_o as_o they_o be_v nâ—w_o for_o the_o most_o part_n may_v be_v make_v ten_o and_o so_o in_o every_o city_n and_o great_a town_n there_o may_v be_v place_v a_o godly_a learned_a man_n with_o so_o many_o join_v with_o he_o for_o preach_v and_o instruction_n as_o shall_v be_v think_v sufficient_a for_o the_o bound_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n so_o he_o and_o let_v our_o parity-man_n if_o they_o can_v give_v this_o testimony_n a_o gloss_n favourable_a to_o their_o side_n of_o the_o question_n without_o destroy_v the_o text_n the_o truth_n be_v this_o 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