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free_a city_n for_o with_o a_o free_a city_n the_o proconsul_n have_v nothing_o of_o this_o kind_a to_o do_v have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o government_n of_o herself_o as_o those_o other_o city_n mention_v in_o pliny_n epistle_n by_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o people_n for_o wherever_o one_o of_o these_o be_v name_v as_o the_o senate_n by_o pliny_n or_o the_o people_n by_o luke_n the_o other_o be_v understand_v when_o the_o chancellor_n have_v thus_o speak_v he_o dismiss_v the_o ecclesia_fw-la it_o be_v luke_n own_o word_n and_o so_o often_o as_o i_o have_v now_o repeat_v it_o so_o often_o have_v he_o use_v it_o upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n wherefore_o i_o may_v henceforth_o expect_v two_o thing_n of_o divine_n first_o that_o it_o may_v be_v acknowlege_v that_o i_o have_v good_a author_n luke_n and_o the_o chancellor_n of_o
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to_o have_v go_v no_o further_o than_o the_o text_n as_o where_o the_o chancellor_n of_o ephesus_n to_o get_v rid_v of_o a_o tumultuous_a ecclesia_fw-la or_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n promise_v they_o a_o lawful_a one_o in_o iconium_n lystra_n derbe_n and_o the_o rest_n you_o hear_v not_o of_o any_o king_n as_o where_o herod_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n to_o please_v the_o jew_n and_o vex_v the_o church_n but_o of_o the_o people_n of_o their_o ruler_n of_o their_o assembly_n and_o of_o their_o tumult_n the_o people_n at_o lystra_n be_v now_o agree_v to_o give_v the_o apostle_n divine_a honour_n and_o anon_o both_o at_o iconium_n and_o lystra_n to_o stone_n they_o now_o to_o determine_v of_o divine_a honour_n or_o of_o life_n and_o death_n be_v act_n of_o sovereign_n power_n it_o be_v true_a these_o nevertheless_o may_v happen_v to_o be_v usurp_v by_o a_o mere_a tumult_n but_o that_o can_v be_v say_v of_o these_o congregation_n which_o consist_v as_o well_o of_o the_o 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what_o word_n be_v there_o in_o any_o language_n that_o be_v not_o often_o use_v improper_o but_o that_o understand_v political_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v understand_v as_o i_o have_v show_v or_o will_v so_o entangle_v and_o disorder_v government_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v either_o make_v head_n or_o foot_n of_o it_o be_v that_o which_o i_o make_v little_a question_n to_o evince_v in_o the_o sure_a way_n that_o be_v by_o open_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n whence_o they_o derive_v and_o whereof_o they_o be_v speak_v by_o the_o best_a author_n and_o because_o the_o word_n though_o the_o thing_n they_o signify_v be_v much_o more_o ancient_a derive_v all_o from_o athens_n i_o shall_v begin_v by_o this_o constitution_n to_o show_v the_o proper_a use_n of_o they_o chirotonia_n in_o athens_n as_o have_v be_v show_v out_o of_o suidas_n who_o speak_v of_o rome_n refer_v to_o this_o be_v election_n of_o magistrate_n or_o enact_v law_n by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n 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theodosius_n valentinian_n and_o charles_n the_o great_a than_o royal_a election_n there_o be_v nothing_o safe_a upon_o the_o heel_n of_o these_o word_n tread_v dr._n hammond_n in_o this_o manner_n 104_o §._o 104_o that_o election_n and_o ordination_n be_v several_a thing_n be_v sufficient_o know_v to_o every_o man_n that_o measure_v the_o nature_n of_o word_n either_o by_o usage_n or_o dictionary_n only_o for_o the_o convince_a of_o such_o as_o think_v not_o themselves_o oblige_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o so_o vulgar_a law_n i_o shall_v propose_v these_o evidence_n in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o deacon_n of_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v two_o 6._o act_n 6._o thing_n distinct_o set_v down_o one_o propose_v to_o the_o multitude_n of_o disciple_n to_o be_v do_v by_o they_o another_o reserve_v to_o the_o apostle_n that_o which_o be_v propose_v to_o the_o multitude_n be_v to_o elect_v etc._n etc._n election_n of_o the_o person_n be_v by_o the_o apostle_n permit_v to_o they_o but_o still_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d constituting_a be_v reserve_v to_o the_o apostle_n then_o come_v dr._n seaman_n be_v it_o grant_v as_o it_o 13._o of_o ordinat_fw-la p._n 13._o be_v by_o protestant_n general_o that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n make_v elder_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n their_o consent_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o their_o power_n another_o where_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o for_o my_o particular_a who_o have_v have_v the_o book_n of_o dr._n hammond_n and_o dr._n seaman_n send_v to_o i_o by_o way_n of_o objection_n need_v not_o go_v a_o step_n further_o all_o that_o i_o have_v insert_v in_o my_o oceana_n concern_v ordination_n be_v in_o these_o three_o vote_n acknowledge_v and_o confirm_v for_o the_o probationer_n to_o be_v there_o send_v by_o a_o university_n to_o a_o cure_n that_o be_v vacant_a may_v by_o a_o doctor_n or_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o same_o university_n already_o ordain_v receive_v imposition_n of_o hand_n if_o 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