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vide_fw-la jus_o divinum_fw-la ministerii_fw-la evangelici_fw-la part_v 1_o cap._n 12._o and_o m._n laz._n seaman_n answer_v to_o chillenden_n ho_o postremô_o habendum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la universam_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la manuâ—_n impoâ—uisse_fw-la saiâ—_n manistris_n sed_fw-la solos_fw-la pastor_n calv._n instit_fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la which_o have_v be_v sufficient_o do_v by_o the_o pen_n of_o other_o of_o late_a time_n pass_v we_o on_o in_o the_o three_o place_n as_o hand_n be_v to_o be_v impose_v in_o ordination_n so_o see_v what_o or_o who_o hand_n not_o the_o people_n they_o indeed_o may_v with_o some_o colour_n lie_v claim_v to_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o not_o so_o to_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o a_o lift_v up_o of_o their_o hand_n as_o the_o manner_n ancient_o be_v in_o the_o elect_n or_o approve_v of_o their_o minister_n but_o not_o a_o lay_n on_o their_o hand_n in_o ordain_v they_o sure_o as_o this_o find_v no_o warrant_n from_o 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here_o a_o stone_n lie_v in_o my_o way_n which_o must_v be_v remove_v be_v not_o timothy_n ordain_v by_o paul_n hand_n and_o his_o alone_a the_o text_n be_v express_v 2_o tim._n 1.6_o where_o give_v he_o the_o like_a charge_n concern_v this_o gift_n he_o mind_v he_o that_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o by_o the_o put_n on_o of_o his_o hand_n how_o then_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n answ_n to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v by_o some_o that_o the_o gift_n there_o speak_v of_o be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o this_o in_o the_o text_n but_o some_o miraculous_a gift_n so_o diodate_v conceive_v of_o it_o 1.6_o diodate_v in_o 2_o tim._n 1.6_o it_o shall_v seem_v say_v he_o that_o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o saint_n paul_n hand_n timothy_n receive_v the_o miraculous_a gift_n and_o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o college_n of_o elder_n hand_n he_o be_v install_v in_o the_o ministry_n but_o in_o as_o much_o as_o we_o do_v not_o find_v either_o from_o scripture_n or_o any_o sure_a 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