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10_o 11._o the_o priest_n beginning_n and_o the_o people_n answer_v contend_v in_o a_o holy_a emulation_n who_o shall_v be_v most_o devout_a in_o these_o short_a but_o pithy_a ejaculation_n or_o dart_n cast_v up_o to_o heaven_n such_o short_a ejaculation_n be_v much_o use_v by_o the_o devout_a brethren_n which_o s._n augustine_n commend_v as_o the_o most_o pierce_a kind_n of_o prayer_n ep._n 121._o such_o as_o these_o be_v that_o of_o the_o â—eper_n s._n matth._n 8._o 1._o lord_n if_o thou_o will_v thou_o can_v make_v i_o clean_o and_o that_o of_o the_o disciple_n s._n matth._n 8._o 24._o master_n save_v we_o we_o perish_v short_a but_o powerful_a as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o our_o saviour_n gracious_a acceptance_n of_o they_o and_o here_o i_o must_v further_o commend_v the_o order_n of_o answer_n of_o the_o people_z in_o all_o place_n of_o the_o service_n where_o it_o stand_v it_o refresh_v their_o attention_n it_o teach_v they_o their_o part_n at_o public_a prayer_n not_o to_o stand_v 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of_o grace_n and_o pardon_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n in_o all_o confession_n of_o sin_n and_o penitential_a prayer_n such_o as_o the_o litany_n be_v direct_v to_o beg_v his_o pardon_n and_o grace_n upon_o his_o knee_n he_o be_v moreover_o a_o priest_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n that_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o a_o office_n and_o authority_n sometime_o stand_v to_o signify_v that_o his_o office_n and_o authority_n which_o office_n of_o he_o may_v be_v consider_v either_o in_o relation_n to_o god_n or_o the_o people_n as_o it_o relate_v to_o god_n so_o he_o be_v god_n ambassador_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o to_o who_o be_v commit_v the_o ministry_n of_o reconciliation_n in_o which_o respect_n he_o be_v to_o teach_v baptise_v consecrate_v the_o holy_a eucharist_n bless_v and_o absolve_v the_o penitent_a and_o in_o all_o these_o act_n of_o authority_n which_o he_o do_v in_o the_o name_n and_o person_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v to_o stand_v as_o his_o office_n relate_v to_o the_o people_n so_o he_o be_v in_o their_o stead_n for_o they_o appoint_v by_o god_n to_o offer_v up_o gift_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n particular_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n together_o with_o their_o prayer_n so_o we_o read_v heb._n 5._o 1._o every_o high_a priest_n or_o priest_n so_o the_o word_n be_v promiscuous_o use_v heb._n 8._o 3._o 4._o take_v from_o among_o man_n be_v ordain_v for_o man_n or_o in_o their_o stead_n in_o thing_n pertain_v to_o god_n to_o offer_v both_o gift_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n which_o definition_n of_o a_o priest_n belong_v not_o only_o to_o a_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n but_o also_o to_o a_o priest_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o s._n paul_n from_o this_o definition_n prove_v that_o our_o lord_n christ_n who_o be_v after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedeâ—k_n not_o of_o aaron_n a_o priest_n of_o the_o gospel_n not_o of_o the_o law_n ought_v not_o call_v himself_o v_o 5._o but_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n 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