then_o only_a apostle_n or_o only_a elder_n have_v receive_v all_o church-power_n do_v it_o not_o follow_v as_o well_o if_o peter_n receive_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n quatenus_fw-la a_o believer_n then_o only_a believer_n have_v receive_v all_o church-power_n but_o peter_n receive_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n quatenus_fw-la a_o believer_n not_o as_o a_o apostle_n nor_o as_o a_o elder_a say_v he_o express_o the_o way_n p._n 27._o therefore_o only_a believer_n have_v receive_v all_o church-power_n and_o if_o all_o church-power_n then_o of_o administer_a sacrament_n which_o he_o after_o deny_v beside_o in_o the_o place_n name_v the_o way_n pag._n 45._o he_o give_v the_o brethren_n the_o great_a part_n of_o church-power_n viz._n to_o ordain_v and_o excommunicate_v all_o their_o officer_n which_o be_v the_o high_a act_n of_o rule_n as_o he_o elsewhere_o speak_v therefore_o he_o may_v not_o deny_v they_o the_o lesser_a to_o administer_v sacrament_n yet_o he_o say_v he_o that_o 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r._n affect_v ibid_fw-la l._n 28._o for_o wickedness_n r._n weakness_n p._n 38._o l._n 3._o for_o new_a r._n now_o p._n 40._o sect_n 1._o for_o fill_n r._n full_a p._n 53._o l._n 1._o for_o critical_a r._n crypticall_a p._n 72._o l._n 8._o for_o congregation_n r._n corporation_n p._n 77._o l._n 34._o for_o promise_n r._n premise_n p._n 83._o l._n 27._o for_o oratio_fw-la r._n operatio_fw-la p._n 89._o l._n 31._o for_o if_o r._n be_v p._n 93._o l._n 15._o r._n his_o meaning_n and_o they_o to_o be_v as_o p._n 97._o l._n 14._o for_o precious_a r._n previous_a p._n 104._o l._n 3._o for_o consideration_n r._n confederation_n p._n 106._o l._n 27._o for_o both_o r._n but._n p._n 121._o l._n 1._o for_o entrust_v r._n interest_v p._n 125._o l._n 1._o after_o before_o put_v in_o u_fw-mi
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monstrous_a and_o soul_n destroy_v error_n and_o to_o ruin_v not_o only_o the_o presbyterian_a but_o the_o independent_a church_n also_o evident_a it_o be_v that_o most_o of_o the_o point_n of_o popery_n be_v preach_v and_o publish_v in_o these_o church_n as_o a_o fair_a inducement_n to_o usher_v in_o the_o antichristian_a religion_n whenever_o the_o secular_a power_n shall_v come_v into_o their_o hand_n 2._o their_o renounce_v of_o their_o former_a ordination_n in_o our_o church_n which_o be_v report_v to_o be_v do_v by_o some_o if_o not_o most_o of_o our_o dissent_v brethren_n have_v minister_v occasion_n to_o jesuit_n anabaptist_n profane_a person_n and_o such_o like_a to_o cry_v down_o our_o ministry_n as_o antichristian_a or_o null_n and_o have_v expose_v we_o to_o all_o those_o foul_a reproach_n of_o baal_n priest_n false_a prophet_n black-coat_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v daily_o pour_v out_o against_o the_o faithful_a minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v by_o one_o of_o they_o lay_v to_o our_o charge_n as_o a_o great_a crime_n that_o we_o also_o have_v not_o follow_v they_o in_o this_o renunciation_n this_o he_o say_v 120._o m_o bart_n model_n p_o 119_o 120._o as_o learned_a and_o godly_a as_o the_o most_o and_o best_a of_o the_o minister_n be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n yet_o with_o grief_n of_o heart_n let_v it_o be_v speak_v very_o few_o of_o they_o have_v learn_v to_o this_o very_a day_n to_o disclaim_v and_o renounce_v the_o evil_a and_o error_n of_o the_o way_n of_o come_v into_o the_o ministry_n i_o mean_v their_o antichristian_a ordination_n receive_v from_o the_o prelate_n etc._n etc._n those_o bishop_n be_v antichristian_a their_o ordination_n also_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o etc._n etc._n to_o which_o i_o say_v these_o thing_n 1._o i_o desire_v he_o to_o remember_v his_o own_o distinction_n 80._o pag._n 80._o we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o the_o corruption_n of_o thing_n and_o the_o thing_n themselves_o between_o the_o essential_o of_o a_o church-state_n and_o the_o accidental_n now_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o accidental_n of_o a_o church-state_n so_o all_o be_v lose_v under_o the_o defection_n of_o antichrist_n that_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o right_a order_n and_o administration_n of_o ministry_n ordinance_n and_o government_n but_o not_o the_o essential_o of_o these_o and_o so_o long_o as_o these_o remain_n the_o church-state_n be_v not_o lose_v etc._n etc._n our_o ordination_n therefore_o be_v not_o antichristian_a though_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o title_n and_o office_n of_o a_o diocesan_n bishop_n be_v antichristian_a nay_o he_o seem_v to_o say_v and_o hold_v that_o in_o rome_n itself_o the_o church-state_n be_v not_o lose_v so_o long_o as_o the_o essential_o remain_v viderit_fw-la ipse_fw-la but_o we_o say_v the_o prelate_n be_v certain_o presbyter_n and_o ordain_v not_o alone_o but_o together_o with_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o presbytery_n and_o if_o they_o do_v arrogate_v such_o power_n to_o themselves_o as_o that_o no_o ordination_n can_v pass_v without_o they_o yet_o that_o be_v but_o a_o additional_a corrupt_a circumstance_n and_o himself_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o corruption_n of_o administration_n do_v not_o whole_o make_v it_o null_n or_o void_a 10.5_o pag._n 10.5_o then_o we_o say_v again_o our_o ordination_n be_v not_o antichristian_a that_o which_o be_v so_o if_o any_o thing_n in_o it_o be_v so_o be_v rather_o the_o error_n of_o the_o ordainer_n then_o of_o the_o ordination_n or_o ordain_v 2._o if_o the_o call_v of_o our_o congregation_n will_v give_v we_o a_o right_a ordination_n most_o of_o we_o if_o not_o all_o have_v that_o to_o show_v as_o well_o as_o themselves_o a_o call_v or_o consent_v of_o our_o people_n either_o explicit_a or_o implicit_a which_o be_v confess_v sufficient_a by_o the_o reverend_a surveyor_n of_o church-discipline_n etc._n par._n 1._o pag._n 47._o thus_o the_o people_n and_o parishâ—s_n etc._n etc._n and_o
acknowledge_v to_o be_v in_o our_o church_n why_o then_o shall_v we_o renounce_v our_o ordination_n 3._o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o renounce_v our_o ordination_n as_o antichristian_a because_o of_o a_o corruption_n in_o the_o ordainer_n i_o will_v ask_v he_o whether_o baptism_n administer_v i_o say_v not_o by_o a_o romish_a priest_n by_o a_o minister_n so_o ordain_v be_v not_o also_o antichristian_a as_o anabaptist_n do_v sometime_o object_v and_o whether_o he_o himself_o do_v ever_o to_o this_o day_n renounce_v and_o disclaim_v his_o baptism_n like_o enough_o do_v with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n by_o some_o prelatical_a minister_n as_o antichristian_a himself_o propound_v a_o like_a question_n thus_o be_v not_o those_o that_o we_o judge_v godly_a 105._o model_n p._n 105._o and_o in_o a_o capacity_n to_o make_v use_n of_o all_o the_o holy_a ordinance_n of_o worship_n to_o be_v baptize_v again_o and_o he_o answer_v negative_o they_o be_v not_o for_o this_o reason_n among_o 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