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1_o cor._n 3.5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o who_o then_o be_v peter_n and_o who_o be_v philip_n but_o minister_n by_o who_o you_o believe_v even_o as_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o every_o man_n philip_n plant_v peter_n and_o john_n water_v but_o god_n give_v the_o increase_n so_o then_o neither_o be_v he_o that_o plant_v any_o thing_n neither_o he_o that_o water_v but_o god_n that_o give_v the_o increase_n now_o he_o that_o plant_v and_o he_o that_o water_v be_v one_o and_o one_o will_v think_v this_o shall_v satisfy_v a_o honest_a humble_a heart_n in_o this_o matter_n but_o three_o philip_n be_v a_o evangelist_n in_o the_o very_a same_o rank_n with_o timothy_n and_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o evangelist_n 1_o tim._n 5.22_o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n four_o 9.17_o act._n 9.17_o doubtless_o philip_n have_v as_o much_o authority_n as_o ananias_n for_o it_o be_v confident_o assert_v by_o some_o that_o ananias_n be_v but_o a_o bare_a disciple_n though_o it_o be_v a_o wild_a assertion_n but_o let_v that_o pass_v at_o present_a well_o certain_a it_o be_v ananias_n who_o have_v power_n to_o baptise_v have_v equal_a power_n to_o lay_v hand_n upon_o paul_n upon_o a_o twofold_a account_n 1._o for_o the_o cure_n of_o his_o body_n 2._o for_o the_o fill_n of_o he_o with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o very_a end_n and_o use_v of_o this_o four_o foundation_n principle_n paul_n be_v at_o present_a but_o a_o new-born-babe_n learning_n and_o observe_v or_o practise_v his_o principle_n i_o hope_v none_o will_v presume_v to_o say_v that_o this_o main_a end_n of_o ananias_n impose_v hand_n that_o paul_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v any_o ordination_n to_o office_n unless_o they_o will_v be_v wise_a above_o what_o be_v write_v paul_n be_v not_o then_o baptise_a and_o not_o likely_a to_o receive_v ordination_n before_o his_o foundation_n principle_n be_v lay_v beside_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o his_o solemn_a ordination_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v long_o after_o namely_o act._n 13._o but_o last_o philip_n be_v a_o evangelist_n be_v not_o inferior_a to_o the_o settle_a elder_n or_o presbytery_n 4.14_o presbytery_n 1_o tim._n 4.14_o and_o they_o have_v authority_n to_o impose_v hand_n if_o any_o shall_v object_v that_o be_v in_o ordination_n i_o shall_v only_o answer_v this_o that_o strong_a meat_n for_o man_n be_v not_o inferior_a to_o milk_v for_o babe_n but_o enough_o have_v be_v say_v to_o prove_v christ_n minister_n equal_a in_o power_n the_o gents._n last_o consideration_n warn_v his_o dear_a friend_n of_o the_o danger_n of_o turn_v act_n of_o power_n into_o bare_a imitation_n and_o want_v the_o power_n quote_v act._n 19.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o exod._n 7._o to_o 13._o &_o 8.16_o 17_o 18_o