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public_o vow_v to_o endeavour_v the_o reformation_n of_o religion_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o example_n of_o the_o best_a reform_a church_n i_o shall_v therefore_o prove_v first_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o second_o by_o the_o best_a reform_a church_n that_o you_o have_v solemn_o bind_v yourselves_o to_o maintain_v episcopacy_n if_o so_o you_o be_v resolve_v to_o keep_v this_o branch_n of_o your_o covenant_n 2._o first_o we_o know_v that_o 12._o there_o be_v no_o other_o name_n under_o heaven_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v save_v but_o only_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n second_o we_o be_v agree_v that_o 17._o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n three_o our_o saviour_n say_v flat_o 53._o except_o you_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n you_o have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o we_o can_v therefore_o but_o acknowledge_v that_o without_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o gift_n you_o have_v receive_v give_v this_o gift_n the_o greek_n take_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adverbial_o but_o substantive_o and_o i_o believe_v in_o the_o east_n they_o understand_v their_o own_o the_o greek_a tongue_n better_o than_o we_o do_v in_o the_o west_n and_o as_o they_o be_v command_v they_o do_v 14._o s._n paul_n and_o s._n barnabas_n be_v apostle_n and_o they_o we_o find_v ordain_v presbyter_n in_o every_o church_n where_o they_o come_v act._n 14._o 23._o 6._o s._n paul_n himself_o ordain_v timothy_n to_o be_v the_o apostle_n or_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n he_o give_v the_o power_n of_o ordination_n to_o titus_n tit._n 1._o 5._o and_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v in_o timothy_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 22._o these_o be_v the_o apostle_n or_o bishop_n proper_o so_o call_v of_o their_o several_a church_n these_o have_v the_o
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