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of_o the_o angel_n keep_v not_o their_o first_o estate_n but_o fall_v by_o pride_n what_o wonder_v if_o many_o bishop_n do_v so_o 2._o if_o adam_n and_o eve_n both_o fell_a from_o innocency_n and_o that_o so_o soon_o it_o be_v not_o incredible_a that_o the_o serpent_n shall_v beguile_v some_o bishop_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o simplicity_n that_o be_v in_o christ._n 3._o and_o if_o the_o first_o bear_v man_n cain_n murder_v his_o righteous_a brother_n by_o malignant_a envy_n for_o his_o true_a religion_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o some_o clergyman_n be_v such_o 4._o and_o if_o the_o whole_a world_n so_o soon_o be_v drown_v in_o wickedness_n that_o only_a noah_n and_o his_o house_n be_v meet_v to_o be_v save_v from_o the_o flood_n what_o wonder_v if_o the_o church_n have_v too_o great_a a_o deluge_n of_o iniquity_n 5._o and_o to_o be_v short_a if_o noah_n himself_o fall_v after_o such_o deliverance_n and_o a_o cham_n be_v curse_v that_o have_v be_v save_v and_o their_o posterity_n prove_v so_o bad_a that_o all_o the_o canaanite_n etc._n etc._n must_v be_v destroy_v if_o sodom_n flame_n too_o better_o warn_v lot_n or_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n if_o abraham_n have_v a_o ishmael_n and_o isaac_n a_o esau_n and_o jacob_n envious_a son_n and_o two_o murderer_n and_o two_o adulterer_n if_o israel_n sin_n and_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n if_o aaron_n after_o that_o he_o have_v see_v make_v they_o a_o idol_n if_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n die_v as_o they_o do_v if_o eli_n and_o samuel_n son_n prove_v all_o so_o bad_a and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o judge_n there_o be_v so_o many_o revolt_n and_o ruin_n if_o the_o first_o king_n saul_n so_o soon_o revolt_v if_o david_n so_o fall_v and_o absolom_n so_o sin_v and_o solomon_n himself_o if_o ten_o tribe_n so_o quick_o break_v off_o from_o david_n house_n and_o leave_v he_o but_o two_o if_o those_o two_o prove_v as_o bad_a as_o the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o and_o go_v into_o captivity_n and_o if_o the_o nation_n rebel_v against_o christ_n and_o be_v curse_a and_o scatter_v over_o the_o earth_n what_o wonder_v if_o the_o pope_n and_o proud_a prelate_n do_v corrupt_v the_o church_n of_o god_n if_o christ_n choose_v twelve_o have_v a_o judas_n among_o they_o if_o the_o rest_n strive_v who_o shall_v be_v great_a if_o peter_n deny_v he_o and_o they_o all_o forsake_v he_o and_o flee_v if_o heresy_n swarm_v in_o the_o apostle_n day_n and_o jewish_a teacher_n will_v have_v subject_v the_o gentile_n to_o moses_n law_n if_o all_o forsake_v paul_n in_o his_o trial_n and_o many_o accuse_v he_o before_o and_o such_o as_o diotrephes_n cast_v out_o the_o brethren_n and_o prate_v malicious_o against_o john_n if_o christ_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o little_a flock_n and_o not_o many_o noble_a and_o great_a be_v call_v if_o it_o be_v as_o hard_o for_o the_o rich_a to_o be_v save_v as_o christ_n say_v if_o for_o three_o hundred_o year_n the_o church_n be_v a_o persecute_a people_n and_o if_o the_o patriarch_n and_o bishop_n themselves_o for_o many_o hundred_o year_n after_o accuse_v one_o another_o in_o council_n and_o accuse_v such_o council_n themselves_o of_o heresy_n and_o other_o crime_n as_o much_o as_o be_v yet_o visible_a they_o do_v why_o shall_v i_o be_v scandalize_v at_o the_o badness_n of_o bishop_n and_o council_n and_o the_o woeful_a corruption_n of_o the_o church_n especial_o consider_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v chief_o but_o the_o worldly_a proud_a domineer_a sort_n that_o thus_o miscarry_v as_o the_o very_a angel_n do_v 2._o that_o god_n keep_v up_o still_o a_o great_a number_n of_o humble_a and_o holy_a bishop_n and_o presbyter_n that_o join_v not_o in_o usurpation_n and_o pride_n with_o the_o rest_n 3._o and_o that_o god_n blessed_v their_o labour_n to_o the_o save_n of_o so_o many_o million_o of_o soul_n and_o propagate_a true_a serious_a religion_n to_o this_o day_n yea_o some_o of_o the_o great_a patriarch_n themselves_o have_v be_v holy_a humble_a man_n 4._o and_o when_o god_n preserve_v by_o a_o humble_a ministry_n so_o many_o christian_n as_o the_o albigenses_n waldenses_n and_o many_o among_o the_o papist_n themselves_z from_o the_o like_n and_o guilt_n of_o the_o roman_a corruption_n 5._o and_o when_o god_n have_v raise_v so_o learned_a humble_a and_o holy_a a_o ministry_n to_o reform_v the_o church_n and_o blessed_v their_o labour_n in_o europe_n and_o special_o in_o england_n as_o he_o have_v do_v even_o those_o that_o mr._n dodwell_n degrade_v yea_o many_o pious_a diocesan_n here_o and_o elsewhere_o who_o yet_o can_v prove_v their_o title_n by_o his_o pretend_a way_n of_o successive_a canonical_a ordination_n nor_o dare_v have_v swear_v that_o they_o have_v such_o a_o call_n §_o 6._o i_o be_o sure_a that_o the_o work_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o restore_n of_o god_n image_n holy_a
christian_n or_o whether_o the_o high_a sacrament_n do_v not_o eminent_o contain_v the_o low_a as_o make_v a_o man_n a_o bishop_n contain_v make_v he_o a_o presbyter_n and_o that_o contain_v eminent_o his_o deaconship_n as_o some_o say_v if_o they_o must_v be_v baptize_v yet_o it_o imply_v the_o nullity_n of_o their_o sacramental_a communion_n before_o and_o if_o so_o mr._n dodwell_n must_v confess_v that_o priestly_a exhibition_n or_o investiture_n be_v null_a to_o a_o uncapable_a subject_n but_o i_o think_v most_o will_v say_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v baptize_v it_o be_v do_v interpretative_o and_o if_o so_o be_v his_o prelatical_a mode_n of_o ordination_n more_o necessary_a than_o actual_a baptism_n beside_o that_o as_o be_v say_v they_o make_v layman_n or_o woman_n baptise_v sufficient_a ad_fw-la esse_fw-la and_o yet_o the_o church_n of_o england_n profess_v that_o only_o the_o two_o sacraman_n baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v general_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n §_o 38._o pag._n 67_o 68_o he_o will_v persuade_v we_o that_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n in_o ordination_n signify_v what_o he_o assert_v but_o he_o give_v we_o not_o one_o word_n of_o proof_n of_o it_o be_v it_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v in_o the_o impose_v apostle_n or_o prelate_n that_o be_v give_v by_o he_o and_o out_o of_o he_o into_o the_o ordain_v no_o he_o be_v never_o in_o scripture_n say_v to_o be_v the_o ownor_n donor_n or_o efficient_a conveyer_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o god_n will_v make_v the_o imposition_n of_o the_o apostle_n hand_n a_o conditional_a act_n to_o qualify_v the_o recipient_a to_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n immediate_o from_o god_n as_o the_o text_n before_o cite_v and_o many_o more_o prove_v what_o if_o it_o be_v once_o say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o many_o other_o text_n expound_v it_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v many_o other_o cause_n medium_n condition_n as_o well_o 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a_o carnal_a kingdom_n of_o ignorant_a vicious_a clergyman_n such_o as_o st._n paul_n say_v rom._n 8_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v subject_a to_o god_n law_n instead_o of_o a_o holy_a catholic_n church_n and_o communion_n of_o saint_n and_o to_o make_v mahometan_n think_v that_o they_o be_v saint_n in_o comparison_n of_o we_o and_o that_o christian_n be_v a_o unholy_a sort_n of_o man_n 5._o either_o he_o include_v all_o that_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o thing_n name_v by_o he_o or_o not_o if_o not_o than_o his_o priest_n must_v know_v the_o benefit_n of_o god_n covenant_n without_o know_v what_o god_n be_v or_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o purchaser_n covenanter_n etc._n etc._n if_o yea_o which_o i_o doubt_v not_o he_o will_v say_v then_o o_o what_o a_o excellent_a body_n of_o theology_n be_v include_v in_o these_o few_o general_a word_n then_o he_o must_v know_v all_o those_o attribute_n of_o god_n and_o his_o relation_n to_o man_n by_o which_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v our_o god_n 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and_o the_o witness_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o sanctifier_n and_o comforter_n of_o the_o elect_n beside_o resurrection_n glorification_n etc._n etc._n and_o what_o a_o deal_n be_v contain_v in_o man_n necessary_a qualification_n faith_n repentance_n and_o promise_a duty_n and_o the_o true_a nature_n and_o use_n of_o the_o sacrament_n themselves_o and_o be_v all_o this_o such_o a_o small_a or_o easy_a matter_n as_o he_o seem_v to_o intimate_v 6._o but_o have_v he_o yet_o prove_v that_o a_o true_a minister_n of_o christ_n have_v no_o necessary_a work_n but_o thus_o to_o administer_v sacrament_n i_o will_v yet_o believe_v 2_o tim._n 4.1_o 2._o that_o he_o must_v preach_v the_o word_n in_o season_n out_o of_o season_n reprove_v rebuke_n exhort_v partly_o to_o convert_v the_o unconvert_v partly_o to_o confirm_v and_o guide_v believer_n and_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v ask_v the_o law_n at_o his_o mouth_n as_o be_v the_o messenger_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o that_o the_o very_a 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