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〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o frequent_o give_v to_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o 28_o the_o cor._n twelve_o 28_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v express_o mention_v and_o in_o all_o likelihood_n this_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v then_o repute_v so_o necessary_a for_o person_n to_o be_v ordain_v the_o 6_o the_o 1_o tim._n four_o 14_o 2_o tim._n i._o 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o st._n timothy_n receive_v by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o to_o know_v who_o have_v this_o gift_n there_o be_v also_o in_o in_o those_o age_n give_v another_o gift_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 14_o the_o 1_o tim_n i._n 18_o iv_o 14_o prophecy_n mention_v concern_v st._n timothy_n in_o relation_n to_o his_o ordination_n the_o trial_n by_o the_o spirit_n in_o cor._n in_o clem._n rom._n ep._n ad_fw-la cor._n clemens_n romanus_n and_o the_o 23._o the_o clem._n alexandr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o apud_fw-la ewe_n i.iii._fw-la eccl._n hist._n c._n 23._o signification_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o he_o of_o alexandria_n for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v any_o natural_a gift_n which_o they_o be_v then_o so_o careful_a shall_v be_v in_o person_n to_o be_v ordain_v by_o they_o it_o have_v not_o be_v necessary_a that_o their_o ordainer_n shall_v have_v be_v endue_v with_o another_o gift_n to_o know_v it_o and_o particular_o this_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o fit_a man_n for_o government_n be_v a_o thing_n the_o jew_n have_v be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o in_o the_o old-testament-instance_n of_o 23._o of_o numb_a xxvii_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o joshua_n and_o 9_o and_o 1_o sam._n x._o 9_o saul_n and_o 13_o and_o 1_o sam._n xuj_o 13_o david_n and_o many_o other_o nay_o be_v the_o very_a mystical_a union_n which_o the_o external_a unction_n do_v only_o signify_v and_o convey_v from_o which_o their_o governor_n be_v call_v the_o 13_o the_o 1_o sam._n xuj_o 6_o xxiv_o 6_o 10._o xxvi_o 9_o 11_o 16_o 23._o 2_o sam._n i._n 14_o 16._o xix_o 21_o xxiii_o 1_o lam._n four_o 20_o 1_o sam._n ii_o 25_o 1_o chron._n vi_fw-la 42_o xvi_o 22_o ps._n cxxxii_o 10_o 17._o lxxxiv_o 9_o lxxxix_o 38_o 51._o hab._n iii_o 13_o lord_n anoint_v pursuant_n whereunto_o it_o be_v that_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o philosophy_n then_o current_a which_o ascribe_v the_o truth_n of_o name_n rather_o to_o the_o spiritual_a thing_n which_o be_v represent_v than_o to_o the_o sensible_a sign_n and_o type_n which_o represent_v they_o the_o spirit_n itself_o be_v call_v unction_n by_o 27._o by_o 1_o john_n ii_o 20_o 27._o st._n john_n that_o upon_o these_o consideration_n it_o be_v very_o unlikely_a that_o this_o gift_n shall_v have_v be_v want_v in_o those_o time_n where_o every_o thing_n be_v so_o fit_v to_o the_o jewish_a notion_n and_o wherewithal_o it_o be_v so_o very_o necessary_a for_o the_o christian_n themselves_o though_o they_o have_v less_o regard_v the_o jew_n in_o this_o particular_a than_o we_o find_v they_o do_v in_o many_o other_o nay_o how_o near_o a_o title_n even_o ecclesiastical_a governor_n as_o well_o as_o other_o how_o little_a spiritual_a soever_o they_o be_v as_o to_o their_o person_n be_v then_o think_v to_o have_v even_o to_o the_o extraordinary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o account_n of_o that_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o they_o be_v suppose_v to_o receive_v upon_o their_o investiture_n into_o their_o office_n appear_v from_o this_o that_o the_o evangelist_n give_v this_o as_o the_o reason_n why_o even_o caiaphas_n prophesy_v because_o he_o be_v high_a priest_n 51_o priest_n s._n john_n xi_o 51_o that_o time_n when_o he_o do_v so_o if_o therefore_o this_o be_v a_o gift_n which_o oblige_v all_o that_o want_v it_o to_o a_o dependence_n on_o they_o who_o have_v it_o how_o much_o less_o perfect_a soever_o they_o be_v in_o other_o regard_v than_o it_o will_v plain_o follow_v that_o no_o pretence_n of_o 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