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and_o sincerity_n which_o give_v we_o comfort_n and_o courage_n to_o claim_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d privilege_n of_o be_v true_a christian_n and_o a_o true_a church_n that_o be_v a_o very_a considerable_a famous_a and_o flourish_a part_n branch_n or_o member_n of_o that_o catholic_a church_n which_o profess_v visible_o or_o believe_v save_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o of_o every_o part_n to_o who_o we_o be_v unite_v by_o the_o same_o common_a faith_n and_o by_o charity_n to_o one_o another_o certain_o the_o best_a church_n and_o christian_n be_v ancient_o like_o the_o goodly_a bunch_n of_o grape_n 13.24_o numb_a 13.24_o which_o the_o spy_v bring_v between_o they_o as_o a_o emblem_n of_o christ_n crucify_v hang_v on_o a_o staff_n so_o fair_a so_o full_a so_o great_a and_o unite_a cluster_n from_o which_o no_o small_a slip_n do_v ever_o willing_o divide_v or_o rend_v to_o schism_n but_o present_o they_o become_v not_o 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former_a time_n in_o all_o which_o we_o find_v there_o ever_o be_v a_o peculiar_a office_n of_o the_o holy_a ministry_n and_o a_o peculiar_a order_n of_o person_n both_o ordain_v and_o ordain_v to_o be_v minister_n and_o both_o so_o use_v and_o so_o esteem_v by_o all_o good_a christian_n in_o all_o settle_a church_n clemens_n in_o saint_n paul_n time_n after_o he_o write_v from_o rome_n to_o the_o corinthian_n where_o faction_n be_v kindle_v exhort_v people_n and_o presbyter_n to_o peace_n tell_v they_o that_o the_o apostle_n appoint_v some_o in_o all_o country_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d try_v and_o approve_v they_o by_o the_o spirit_n to_o be_v bishop_n and_o deacon_n for_o those_o that_o after_o shall_v believe_v pag._n 54._o edit_fw-la pat._n jun._n theum_fw-la id_fw-la sine_fw-la dubio_fw-la tenendum_fw-la quod_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n apostoli_fw-la à _fw-la christos_fw-la christus_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la suscepit_fw-la reliâ—ua_fw-la omnis_fw-la doctrina_fw-la de_fw-la mendacio_fw-la praejudicanda_fw-la quae_fw-la sapit_fw-la contra_fw-la uâ—ritatem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o apostolorum_fw-la &_o christu_fw-ge &_o dei_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr prae_fw-la ad_fw-la hae._n c._n 21._o omnes_fw-la praepositi_fw-la apostolis_n vicaria_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la succedunt_fw-la cyp._n l._n 4._o ep_n 9_o jer._n com._n in_o 1._o cap._n ep_v ad_fw-la gal._n isidor_n hispal_n off_o eccle_n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o radix_fw-la christianae_n societatis_fw-la per_fw-la sedes_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la &_o successiones_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la certa_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la propagatione_fw-la diffunditur_fw-la aug._n ep_v 42._o the_o lord_n say_v clemens_n will_v have_v we_o to_o perform_v our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d off_o g_o ing_n and_z service_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d none_o rash_o and_o disorderly_o but_o in_o due_a time_n and_o season_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o also_o and_o by_o who_o his_o wâ—ll_n and_o supreme_a pleasure_n have_v appoint_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o faction_n or_o schism_n begin_v in_o saint_n paul_n time_n then_o renew_v or_o have_v continue_v which_o clemens_n show_v cite_v the_o apostle_n paul_n epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o apostle_n settle_v approve_v minister_n bishop_n and_o deacon_n after_o they_o and_o order_v for_o a_o succession_n to_o follow_v when_o those_o be_v dead_a who_o they_o ordain_v immediate_o p._n 57_o edit_fw-la pat._n jun._n clemens_n r._n ep_v ad_fw-la corinth_n ignat._n ep_v ad_fw-la hieron_n &_o in_o aliis_fw-la ep_n just._n mar._n apol._n 2._o tertul._n apol._n &_o lib._n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la cyprian_a l._n 1._o ep_v 2_o 9_o l._n 3._o ep_v 5._o eye_n qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la obaudire_fw-la oportet_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la successionem_fw-la habent_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n qui_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la succâ—ssime_fw-la charisma_n veritatis_fw-la certum_fw-la secundum_fw-la beneplacitum_fw-la patris_fw-la acceperunt_fw-la reliquos_fw-la vero_fw-la qui_fw-la absistunt_fw-la à _fw-la principali_fw-la successione_n &_o quocunque_fw-la loco_fw-la colliguntur_fw-la suspectos_fw-la habere_fw-la vel_fw-la haereticos_fw-la &_o malae_fw-la sententiae_fw-la vel_fw-la quasi_fw-la sciudentes_fw-la &_o elatos_fw-la &_o sibi_fw-la placentes_fw-la aut_fw-la rursus_fw-la ut_fw-la hypocritae_fw-la quoestus_fw-la gratia_fw-la &_o vanae_fw-la gloriae_fw-la hic_fw-la operantes_fw-la omnes_fw-la autem_fw-la hâ—decidunt_fw-la à _fw-la veritate_fw-la ut_fw-la nadab_n &_o abihu_n &_o koram_n &_o jeroboam_n etc._n etc._n irenaeus_n l._n 4._o c._n 43._o agnitio_fw-la vera_fw-la est_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la doctrina_fw-la &_o antiquus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la status_fw-la in_o universo_fw-it mundo_fw-la secundum_fw-la successiones_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la quibus_fw-la illi_fw-la eam_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o unoquoque_fw-la loco_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la iren._n l._n 4._o c._n 63._o chrysost_n de_fw-fr sacerdotio_fw-la basil_n mag._n symoni_n mago_n comparat_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o take_v money_n for_o ordination_n and_o call_v that_o gain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conduct_v money_n for_o hell_n ep._n 78._o and_o in_o his_o 181._o epist_n challenge_n to_o himself_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n from_o the_o corepiscopi_n so_o epist_n 187._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o church_n receive_v none_o to_o be_v minister_n but_o with_o strict_a examination_n in_o their_o ordination_n epiphan_n hae._n 79._o jeron_n dialog_n ad_fw-la lucifer_n st._n ambrose_n de_fw-fr dignitate_fw-la sacerdotali_fw-la libre_fw-la st._n austin_n ep._n 42._o and_o in_o many_o place_n st._n gregory_n the_o great_a de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pastorali_fw-la lib._n quomodo_fw-la valebit_fw-la secularis_fw-la homo_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la magisterium_fw-la 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