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that_o which_o follow_v of_o your_o own_o be_v something_o extraordinary_a its_o likely_a be_v in_o the_o apostle_n lay_v on_o of_o hand_n for_o he_o say_v the_o gift_n be_v give_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o my_o hand_n as_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o prophecy_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o extraordinary_a officer_n but_o it_o be_v but_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n 4._o 14._o they_o it_z seems_z have_v but_o a_o bare_a concurrence_n but_o the_o efficiency_n be_v in_o paul_n as_o our_o brethren_n of_o scotland_n express_v it_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o all_o this_o be_v but_o its_o likely_a and_o it_o seem_v by_o which_o its_o likely_a to_o prove_v nothing_o and_o it_o seem_v you_o yourself_o see_v as_o much_o aforehand_o 2._o to_o say_v there_o be_v something_o extraordinary_a in_o the_o apostle_n lay_v on_o of_o hand_n be_v ambiguous_a because_o it_o may_v relate_v either_o to_o the_o ground_n or_o manner_n of_o do_v or_o to_o the_o effect_n or_o accidental_a consequent_a thereof_o there_o may_v be_v something_o extraordinary_a but_o that_o can_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o ordinary_a use_n of_o this_o rite_n unless_o they_o â—ad_v only_o some_o extraordinary_a ground_n for_o their_o use_n of_o it_o 3._o in_o compare_v 2_o tim._n 1._o 6._o 〈…〉_o 4._o 14._o there_o be_v indeed_o a_o difference_n between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈…〉_o â—nd_v with_o and_o from_o thence_o the_o papist_n and_o prelate_n woâ—â—â—â—fer_v that_o the_o efficiency_n of_o timothy_n presbyteratus_n be_v iâ—_n paul_n as_o in_o a_o bishop_n and_o in_o the_o presbytery_n by_o a_o bare_a concurrence_n and_o thence_o infer_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o bishop_n unto_o ordination_n but_o this_o be_v equal_o vain_a as_o in_o they_o to_o one_o end_n so_o in_o you_o to_o another_o for_o that_o in_o 2_o tim._n 1._o 6._o you_o may_v remember_v what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o answer_n to_o your_o 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mathias_n act._n 1