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civil_a &_o canonical_a law_n have_v these_o conclusion_n pag._n 49_o statuta_fw-la debent_fw-la interpretari_fw-la secundùm_fw-la ius_fw-la common_a sive_fw-la debentinterpretationem_fw-la 22._o â—x_fw-la n._n â—a_o dictâ—â—_n de_fw-fr consuâ—tâ—â—_n nu_fw-la 22._o recipere_fw-la à _fw-la jure_fw-la communi_fw-la &_o statuti_fw-la verba_fw-la dubia_fw-la debent_fw-la interpretari_fw-la ut_fw-la minùs_fw-la laedat_fw-la ius_fw-la common_a quà m_fw-la sit_fw-la possible_a statute_n ought_v to_o be_v interpret_v according_a to_o common_a law_n or_o statute_n ought_v to_o receive_v their_o interpretation_n from_o common_a law_n and_o doubtful_a word_n of_o a_o statute_n aught_o to_o be_v so_o construe_v that_o they_o be_v as_o little_a prejudicial_a to_o the_o common_a law_n as_o be_v possible_a out_o of_o which_o conclusion_n i_o collect_v this_o rule_n namely_o that_o where_o a_o statute_n shall_v establish_v a_o office_n practise_v and_o have_v in_o use_n before_o the_o make_n of_o 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and_o innocence_n of_o life_n that_o both_o by_o word_n and_o good_a example_n they_o may_v faithful_o serve_v thou_o in_o this_o office_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o name_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o congregation_n through_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n who_o live_v and_o reign_v with_o thou_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n now_o and_o ever_o amen_n after_o this_o prayer_n follow_v the_o epistle_n out_o of_o timothy_n likewise_o must_v the_o minister_n be_v honest_a not_o double_o tongue_v not_o give_v to_o much_o wine_n neither_o greedy_a of_o filthy_a lucre_n but_o hold_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o faith_n with_o a_o true_a conscience_n and_o let_v they_o first_o be_v prove_v and_o let_v they_o minister_v so_o that_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o reprove_v they_o even_o so_o must_v their_o wife_n be_v honest_a not_o evil_a speaker_n but_o sober_a and_o faithful_a in_o all_o thing_n let_v the_o deacon_n be_v the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n and_o such_o as_o rule_v 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timon_z and_o parmenas_n and_o nicolas_n a_o convert_n of_o antioch_n these_o they_o set_v before_o the_o apostle_n and_o when_o they_o have_v pray_v they_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o they_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 50_o the_o communion_n end_v shall_v be_v say_v this_o collect._n almighty_a god_n giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n which_o of_o thy_o great_a goodness_n have_v vouchsafe_v to_o accept_v and_o take_v these_o thy_o servant_n unto_o the_o office_n of_o deacon_n make_v they_o we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n to_o be_v modest_a humble_a and_o constant_a in_o their_o ministration_n to_o have_v a_o ready_a will_n to_o observe_v all_o spiritual_a discipline_n that_o they_o have_v always_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o continue_v ever_o stable_a and_o strong_a 8._o fol._n 1._o pag._n 8._o in_o thy_o son_n christ_n may_v so_o well_o use_v themselves_o in_o this_o inferior_a office_n that_o they_o may_v be_v find_v worthy_a to_o be_v call_v to_o the_o high_a 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