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action_n with_o that_o right_n which_o be_v give_v he_o from_o god_n therefore_o concern_v the_o second_o whereas_o the_o presbytery_n consist_v partly_o of_o minister_n partly_o of_o layman_n their_o lay-presbyters_a be_v whole_o exclude_v from_o ordination_n for_o 16._o for_o non_fw-la liquidò_fw-la constat_fw-la a_o quum_fw-la aliquis_fw-la consecrandas_fw-la erat_fw-la minister_n omnes_fw-la soliti_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la manum_fw-la imponere_fw-la ejas_fw-la capiti_fw-la a_o unus_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la loco_fw-la &_o nomine_fw-la omnium_fw-la imò_fw-la huc_fw-la magis_fw-la inclinat_fw-la conjectura_fw-la unum_fw-la tantùm_fw-la fuisse_fw-la qui_fw-la manut_n imponeret_fw-la calvin_n in_o 2._o tim._n 1.6_o ho_o postremò_fw-la habendum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la universam_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la manus_fw-la imposuisse_fw-la suis_fw-la ministris_fw-la sed_fw-la solos_fw-la pastor_n id._n in_o institut_fw-la l._n b._n 4._o cap._n 3._o §._o 16._o calvin_n teach_v that_o in_o the_o 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about_o wherefore_o see_v a_o bishop_n and_o a_o presbyter_n do_v not_o differ_v in_o order_n but_o only_o in_o pre-eminence_n and_o jurisdiction_n as_o yourselves_o acknowledge_v and_o see_v calvin_n and_o beza_n have_v the_o order_n of_o priesthood_n which_o be_v the_o high_a order_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o be_v lawful_o choose_v the_o one_o after_o the_o other_o to_o a_o place_n of_o eminency_n and_o endue_v with_o jurisdiction_n derive_v unto_o they_o from_o the_o whole_a church_n wherein_o they_o live_v you_o can_v with_o reason_n deny_v they_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o episcopal_a office_n and_o wherein_o soever_o their_o discipline_n be_v defective_a we_o wish_v they_o even_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o christ_n jesus_n by_o all_o possible_a mean_n to_o redress_v and_o reform_v it_o and_o to_o conform_v themselves_o to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o have_v continue_v from_o the_o apostle_n time_n that_o so_o they_o may_v remove_v all_o opinion_n of_o singularity_n and_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o malice_n itself_o thus_o much_o concern_v the_o minister_n of_o other_o reform_a church_n wherein_o if_o you_o will_v not_o believe_v we_o dispute_v for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o their_o call_n yet_o you_o must_v give_v we_o leave_v to_o believe_v god_n himself_o from_o heaven_n approve_v their_o ministry_n by_o pour_v down_o a_o blessing_n upon_o their_o labour_n bless_v they_o still_o o_o lord_n and_o bless_v we_o and_o make_v all_o our_o ministry_n faithful_a fruitful_a and_o effectual_a to_o the_o comfort_n of_o our_o own_o conscience_n the_o advance_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n the_o joy_n of_o thy_o little_a flock_n and_o to_o the_o recall_v of_o those_o lose_a sheep_n which_o as_o yet_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o elsewhere_o that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v powerful_a by_o thy_o spirit_n to_o the_o salvation_n of_o many_o thousand_o soul_n amen_o finis_fw-la