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it_o not_o a_o great_a shame_n it_o be_v no_o less_o shameful_a for_o the_o trâ—â—â—_n of_o levi_n the_o prince_n and_o father_n of_o the_o church_n the_o pope_n and_o prelate_n of_o our_o day_n to_o be_v such_o mistake_v deceive_v dove_n as_o to_o be_v ignorant_a and_o 〈◊〉_d mad_o confident_a in_o betray_v their_o egyptian_a blindness_n concern_v their_o profess_a art_n at_o trade_n preach_v and_o the_o right_a qualification_n 〈◊〉_d preacher_n although_o they_o get_v all_o their_o great_a wealâ—â—_n by_o preach_v or_o appendix_n thereunto_o as_o 〈◊〉_d university_n court_n pulpit_n and_o learned_a volume_n to_o assert_v this_o blind_a and_o anti-scriptual_a conclusion_n that_o humane-breeding_a university-learâ—ing_a language_n and_o science_n be_v essential_a qualiâ—cations_n such_o as_o without_o which_o no_o man_n can_v 〈◊〉_d ought_v to_o meddle_v with_o gospel-preaching_a contraâ—â—_n to_o what_o have_v large_o be_v prove_v may_v i_o not_o
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what_o ministry_n and_o ministration_n the_o people_n of_o god_n shall_v enjoy_v in_o their_o dominion_n whereas_o in_o truth_n it_o nothing_o at_o all_o appertain_v to_o they_o but_o only_o to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o appoint_v and_o determine_v what_o kind_n of_o minister_n and_o ministration_n his_o people_n shall_v fall_v under_o as_o the_o argument_n before_o allege_v do_v manifest_a man_n have_v liberty_n and_o freedom_n to_o judge_v and_o determine_v for_o themselves_o but_o no_o power_n to_o impose_v or_o determine_v for_o other_o as_o paul_n say_v who_o be_v thou_o o_o man_n that_o judge_v another_o man_n servant_n to_o his_o own_o master_n he_o stand_v or_o fall_v yea_o he_o shall_v be_v hold_v up_o for_o god_n be_v able_a to_o make_v he_o to_o stand_v rom._n 14.4_o but_o again_o to_o proceed_v second_o this_o inform_v we_o how_o far_o that_o assertion_n be_v from_o be_v a_o scripture-truth_n which_o maintain_v that_o ministries_n and_o ministration_n depend_v upon_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n for_o confirmation_n whereas_o indeed_o it_o depend_v upon_o the_o good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o none_o of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n but_o only_o upon_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o thing_n i_o suppose_v in_o this_o case_n i_o may_v say_v with_o truth_n what_o korah_n and_o his_o complice_n say_v with_o falsehood_n you_o take_v too_o much_o upon_o you_o whoever_o you_o be_v that_o thus_o affirm_v and_o practice_v numb_a 16.3_o three_o this_o acquaint_v we_o that_o such_o minister_n and_o ministry_n and_o ministration_n that_o spring_v not_o from_o the_o will_n wisdom_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v none_o of_o his_o minister_n ministry_n or_o ministration_n but_o man_n either_o their_o own_o or_o other_o man_n creation_n or_o create_v let_v they_o be_v dignify_v or_o distinguish_v by_o what_o name_n or_o title_n soever_o even_o from_o the_o pope_n to_o the_o parator_n and_o if_o such_o will_v not_o be_v call_v 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worship_v i_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n mat._n 15.9_o four_o and_o last_o this_o acquaint_v we_o that_o the_o innovation_n or_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n of_o god_n such_o minister_n and_o ministration_n as_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n never_o institute_v neither_o spring_n from_o nor_o depend_v upon_o he_o be_v no_o small_a but_o a_o magnify_a transgression_n if_o it_o be_v treason_n against_o a_o king_n for_o any_o in_o his_o dominion_n to_o introduce_v office_n officer_n law_n and_o ordinance_n without_o his_o consent_n o_o what_o high_a treason_n be_v it_o against_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n king_n jesus_n the_o king_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n rev._n 1.5_o i_o say_v what_o treason_n be_v it_o for_o any_o man_n or_o number_n of_o man_n to_o make_v and_o appoint_v minister_n and_o ordinance_n in_o his_o church_n and_o kingdom_n without_o he_o let_v all_o such_o traitor_n against_o the_o lord_n jesus_n think_v serious_o 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