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to_o doâ—…ineer_v ouâ—…r_o the_o clergy_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n we_o see_v therefore_o god_n call_v the_o flock_n and_o not_o the_o shepherd_n muchlessâ—…_n tâ—…e_v sheepsâ—…ers_n by_o the_o name_n of_o clergy_n but_o the_o pope_n as_o if_o he_o have_v project_v purposely_o to_o betheeve_v god_n people_n out_o of_o all_o their_o privilege_n and_o right_n leave_v they_o not_o so_o much_o as_o their_o own_o proper_a name_n to_o be_v know_v by_o but_o bestow_v the_o name_n of_o clergy_n upon_o the_o creature_n of_o his_o own_o create_v and_o leave_v they_o the_o name_n of_o laic_n in_o its_o stead_n tâ—…lling_v they_o when_o they_o begin_v â—…o_o charge_v his_o cc_o clergy_n with_o impropriation_n of_o preach_v and_o pay_v to_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v but_o a_o clergy_n of_o laic_n see_v featleys_n epistle_n but_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n except_v some_o few_o of_o his_o son_n of_o the_o episcopal_a and_o presbyterian_a cclergy_n that_o be_v come_v from_o he_o two_o way_n viz._n by_o dissent_n and_o descent_n who_o may_v be_v honest_a and_o wise_a than_o the_o rest_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o so_o wiâ—…_n as_o to_o know_v their_o own_o father_n the_o rest_n be_v most_o a_o ccclergy_n of_o lazick_n or_o lazy_a locustâ—…_n in_o like_a manner_n have_v heâ—…ingrost_v other_o title_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o ccclergy_n all_o which_o the_o scripture_n give_v to_o all_o christ_n people_n as_o namely_o that_o of_o spiritual_a man_n as_o if_o all_o the_o world_n be_v but_o natural_a at_o least_o but_o temporal_a man_n beside_o themâ—…elves_n thus_o the_o bishop_n be_v call_v lord_n spirituâ—…l_o and_o other_o lordâ—…_n lord_n temporal_a so_o thâ—…_n of_o priest_n see_v the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n and_o of_o ordination_n of_o priest_n and_o deacon_n whereas_o these_o be_v title_n afford_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o all_o the_o sâ—…ints_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o some_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 15._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o rev._n 1._o 6._o 5._o 10_o yeâ—…_n i_o call_v they_o by_o tâ—…se_a â—…mes_n because_o these_o be_v now_o the_o most_o common_a name_n whereby_o they_o be_v know_v or_o â—…lso_o proper_o i_o can_v call_v they_o by_o these_o nor_o by_o any_o other_o name_n whereby_o they_o common_o call_v themsâ—…lves_n i_o can_v call_v they_o the_o spiritualty_n for_o not_o one_o of_o many_o of_o they_o have_v any_o spiritualnesse_n in_o he_o i_o can_v call_v they_o divine_v for_o they_o be_v rather_o human_n if_o they_o have_v their_o due_n whilst_o they_o teâ—…ch_v god_n fear_v after_o man_n precept_n and_o for_o doctrine_n the_o tradition_n of_o man_n i_o can_v call_v they_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n for_o levi_n though_o he_o take_v be_fw-mi according_a to_o the_o law_n whereof_o he_o be_v the_o priest_n in_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n pay_v tithe_n to_o the_o person_n of_o that_o high_a priâ—…st_n that_o we_o be_v undâ—…r_n viz._n melchizedeck_v or_o the_o king_n of_o righteousness_n christ_n jesus_n but_o 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deviser_n and_o broacher_n of_o heresy_n yea_o peruse_v say_v he_o if_o thou_o please_v all_o the_o ancient_a heresy_n list_v by_o epiphanius_n austin_n philastrius_n alphonsus_n a_o castro_n ambrose_n de_fw-fr rusconibus_fw-la and_o other_o and_o therein_o thou_o shall_v find_v the_o ring-seaders_a great_a clerk_n and_o acute_a sophister_n whence_o be_v that_o true_a observation_n of_o tertullian_n philosophi_fw-la hereticorum_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la philosopher_n have_v be_v the_o great_a grandfather_n of_o heretic_n *_o nahum_n 3._o thy_o crown_a be_v as_o the_o locust_n o_o king_n of_o assyria_n apollyon_n in_o the_o antitype_n antitype_n of_o which_o chain_n of_o succession_n of_o ministry_n if_o but_o one_o link_n fail_v or_o chance_v to_o be_v lose_v so_o that_o it_o meet_v with_o interruption_n you_o confess_v all_o your_o ministry_n lie_v on_o the_o ground_n too_o and_o can_v at_o any_o hand_n be_v count_v valid_a or_o raise_v again_o and_o yet_o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o 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