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officium_fw-la suscepit_fw-la he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o office_n of_o a_o preacher_n whosoever_o come_v into_o the_o priesthood_n the_o minister_n then_o or_o priest_n if_o he_o be_v unskilful_a of_o preach_v what_o voice_n can_v he_o give_v that_o he_o be_v a_o dumb_a crier_n coloniens_fw-la p._n 4_o c._n 1._o officium_fw-la parachorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o office_n of_o parish_n minister_n consist_v in_o two_o thing_n the_o dissemination_n of_o the_o word_n and_o administration_n of_o discipline_n objection_n make_v in_o defence_n of_o a_o unlearned_a ministry_n answer_v object_n 1._o do_v not_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o minister_n suscipere_fw-la magis_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la admit_v of_o his_o degree_n answ_n do_v it_o follow_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o minister_n do_v suscipere_fw-la magis_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la ergo_fw-la all_o need_v not_o preach_v we_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v diversity_n of_o gift_n some_o have_v less_o some_o great_a but_o be_v it_o simple_o infer_v that_o therefore_o they_o which_o have_v no_o gift_n at_o all_o shall_v be_v admit_v 2._o obi._n be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o primitive_a