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preschement_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'evangile_a fait_fw-fr la_fw-fr foy_fw-fr la_fw-fr quelle_fw-fr choose_v jay_n demonstree_fw-fr icy_a devant_fw-fr purtant_fw-fr il_fw-fr sensuit_n que_fw-fr le_fw-fr uray_fw-fr preschment_n est_fw-fr l'entree_n en_fw-fr justification_n car_fw-fr tout_fw-fr ainsi_fw-fr qu'un_fw-fr terre_fw-fr semee_fw-fr peut_fw-fr produire_n fruit_n porveu_n que_fw-fr la_fw-fr semence_n ne_fw-fr soit_fw-fr semee_fw-fr en_fw-fr terre_fw-fr plein_fw-fr de_fw-fr chardon_n briere_n ou_fw-fr pierres_fw-la et_fw-la encore_fw-fr s'elle_fw-fr est_fw-fr semeé_fw-fr en_fw-fr telle_fw-fr terre_fw-fr elle_fw-fr ferra_fw-la la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr un_fw-fr peu_fw-fr meilleure_fw-fr ainsi_fw-fr si_fw-fr le_fw-fr commandment_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr est_fw-fr semé_fw-fr à _fw-fr cueur_fw-fr de_fw-fr honeste_n gens_fw-la ou_fw-fr de_fw-fr ceux_fw-fr qui_fw-fr ont_fw-fr un_fw-fr bon_fw-fr zele_n à _fw-fr la_fw-fr verité_fw-fr il_fw-fr les_fw-fr confirmera_fw-la en_fw-fr toute_fw-fr bonte_fw-fr mais_fw-fr si_fw-mi aucuns_fw-mi sont_fw-fr obstinez_fw-fr &_o opiniatre_n ilz_n ne_o pevent_v imputer_fw-fr la_fw-fr faute_fw-fr à _fw-fr l'ecriture_n veu_n quelle_fw-fr est_fw-fr en_fw-fr eux_fw-fr mesm_n 28.18_o mat._n 28.18_o pourtant_fw-fr nous_fw-fr nous_fw-fr devons_fw-fr efforcer_n que_fw-fr l'evangile_a soit_fw-fr preschee_n par_fw-fr tout_fw-fr le_fw-fr monde_fw-fr comme_fw-fr il_fw-fr est_fw-fr ecrit_fw-fr tout_fw-fr povoir_fw-fr m'est_fw-fr donne_fw-fr en_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr &_o au_fw-fr ciel_fw-fr 16.15_o mark_v 16.15_o pourtant_fw-fr allez_fw-fr &_o preschez_fw-fr à _fw-fr toutez_fw-fr creature_n les_fw-fr baptizan_n en_fw-fr mon_fw-fr nom_fw-fr puis_fw-fr donc_fw-fr quill_n est_fw-fr prowe_fw-mi que_fw-fr les_fw-fr clef_n du_fw-fr ciel_fw-fr sont_fw-fr l'authorite_n de_fw-fr prescher_fw-fr &_o que_fw-fr l'authorite_n de_fw-fr prescher_fw-fr estoit_fw-fr donnee_n à _fw-fr chacun_fw-fr apostre_fw-fr je_fw-fr ne_fw-fr puis_fw-fr voir_fw-fr comme_fw-fr par_fw-fr ce_fw-fr text_n l'authorite_n estoit_fw-fr donnee_n à _fw-fr pierre_n plus_fw-fr que_fw-fr aux_fw-fr autres_fw-fr etc._n etc._n now_o in_o short_a here_o lie_v the_o substance_n of_o these_o principle_n the_o danger_n of_o the_o improvement_n of_o which_o be_v happy_o prevent_v by_o queen_n mary_n reign_n the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n or_o church-power_n be_v only_a authority_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n that_o be_v equal_o give_v to_o all_o the_o apostle_n therefore_o all_o apostle_n have_v equal_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n and_o so_o be_v equal_a and_o by_o consequence_n will_v some_o say_v all_o preacher_n after_o they_o that_o have_v only_o a_o general_n and_o ordinary_a commission_n to_o preach_v be_v equal_a of_o the_o same_o order_n to_o one_o another_o order_n be_v take_v for_o a_o power_n to_o do_v a_o special_a act_n as_o the_o learned_a bishop_n andrews_n inform_v we_o 192._o ep._n wynton_n resp_n ad_fw-la 3_o ep._n pet._n moline_n p._n 192._o ordinem_fw-la esse_fw-la potestatem_fw-la ad_fw-la actum_fw-la specialem_fw-la non_fw-la à _fw-la i_o dico_fw-la schola_fw-la hoc_fw-la dicit_fw-la tota_fw-la even_o the_o authority_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n which_o be_v in_o a_o especial_a manner_n commit_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o by_o ordination_n by_o they_o practise_v confer_v upon_o other_o and_o always_o continue_v in_o the_o church_n some_o great_a churchman_n will_v tell_v we_o aught_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o civil_a power_n so_o far_o that_o no_o man_n forbid_v by_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o preach_v without_o a_o immediate_a commission_n from_o heaven_n by_o work_v of_o miracle_n whereas_o other_o will_v say_v it_o be_v enough_o that_o the_o power_n be_v give_v at_o first_o and_o attest_v to_o by_o miracle_n something_o agreeable_o to_o which_o a_o learned_a churchman_n say_v touch_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n since_o the_o divine_a establishment_n of_o the_o public_a christian_a service_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o gospel_n 41._o falkner_n be_v christian_a loyalty_n p._n 41._o no_o authority_n upon_o earth_n have_v any_o right_a to_o prohibit_v this_o and_o those_o christian_n that_o right_o worship_n god_n in_o the_o true_a catholic_n communion_n according_a to_o the_o apostolical_a and_o primitive_a church_n have_v a_o right_a to_o hold_v such_o assembly_n for_o the_o christian_a worship_n as_o appear_v useful_a for_o the_o church_n good_a though_o this_o shall_v be_v against_o the_o interdict_v of_o the_o civil_a power_n this_o be_v great_o opposite_a to_o the_o judgement_n since_o deliver_v in_o the_o case_n yet_o by_o add_v false_a term_n he_o enervate_v his_o argument_n for_o his_o argument_n be_v take_v from_o such_o service_n its_o be_v contain_v in_o scripture_n but_o upon_o that_o he_o will_v support_v those_o modes_n of_o