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certè_fw-la pro_fw-la ritu_fw-la vel_fw-la parte_fw-la essentiali_fw-la habenda_fw-la est_fw-la thus_o he_o from_o the_o same_o charge_n to_o timothy_n 74._o sur._n ch_n dis_n p._n 2._o p._n 74._o mr._n hooker_n say_v he_o be_v willing_a to_o follow_v the_o road_n when_o he_o have_v no_o constrain_a reason_n to_o go_v aside_o it_o seem_v this_o reverend_a man_n know_v no_o cause_n why_o imposition_n shall_v be_v lay_v aside_o the_o synod_n of_o new_a england_n say_v 9_o platf_n ch_n dis_n c._n 9_o church-officer_n ought_v to_o be_v ordain_v with_o imposition_n of_o hand_n here_o than_o we_o have_v the_o father_n papist_n lutheran_n calvinist_n episcopal_n classical_a congregational_a man_n the_o church_n general_o since_o the_o apostle_n day_n impose_v hand_n in_o ordination_n we_o must_v have_v strong_a reason_n as_o mr._n hooker_n say_v to_o lead_v we_o afide_fw-la from_o these_o church_n custom_n of_o the_o church_n paul_n use_v to_o make_v something_o of_o 1_o cor._n 11._o i_o 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