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shall_v make_v of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o people_n choose_v by_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d elder_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o think_v it_o shall_v rather_o have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sure_o they_o choose_v for_o themselves_o not_o the_o apostle_n than_o it_o will_v have_v run_v more_o smooth_o for_o popular_a election_n but_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la eligere_fw-la proprio_fw-la suffragio_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la suffragia_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la data_fw-la 3._o it_o be_v certain_a what_o we_o call_v ordination_n the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o it_o be_v use_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o officer_n this_o be_v plain_a enough_o to_o he_o who_o will_v read_v chrysostome_n who_o i_o see_v in_o all_o these_o place_n where_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v use_v in_o the_o text_n in_o the_o ordination_n of_o a_o church-officer_n in_o his_o 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