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synod_n who_o may_v not_o act_v in_o ordination_n nay_o the_o brethren_n act_v in_o that_o synod_n v._o 22._o then_o it_o please_v the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n with_o the_o whole_a church_n to_o send_v choose_v man_n of_o their_o own_o company_n to_o antioch_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o a_o church_n of_o christ_n have_v power_n by_o a_o occasional_a choice_n to_o authorise_v some_o believer_n to_o act_v in_o special_a public_a business_n appertain_v to_o the_o church_n yea_o the_o brethren_n act_v in_o make_v the_o very_a decree_n itself_o v._o 23._o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n and_o brethren_n send_v greeting_n etc._n etc._n the_o decree_n run_v in_o the_o brethren_n name_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o officer_n name_n as_o the_o title_n show_v and_o therefore_o either_o our_o brethren_n must_v say_v that_o some_o believer_n may_v ordain_v or_o else_o that_o man_n may_v act_v in_o make_v decree_n in_o
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〈◊〉_d brethren_n have_v as_o much_o to_o do_v in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n as_o he_o etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o what_o aâ—â—â—â—ity_n will_v follow_v if_o we_o say_v that_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d proper_a to_o he_o but_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n mr._n calling_n give_v we_o nothing_o to_o evidence_n that_o such_o a_o assertion_n will_v be_v either_o against_o scripture_n or_o reason_n 2._o we_o have_v prove_v that_o gift_a person_n may_v preach_v and_o if_o we_o find_v a_o scripture_n allowance_n for_o their_o preach_n and_o can_v find_v that_o they_o have_v a_o scripture_n allowance_n to_o administer_v sacrament_n there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o evidence_n that_o the_o administer_a of_o sacrament_n be_v more_o the_o peculiar_a act_n of_o the_o minister_n then_o preach_v but_o only_o that_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o say_v one_o be_v write_v the_o other_o be_v not_o 3._o himself_o affect_v that_o the_o main_a work_n paul_n have_v to_o do_v be_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 17._o and_o yet_o he_o also_o use_v these_o word_n in_o the_o very_a same_o page_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o distinctive_a act_n of_o his_o apostleship_n for_o so_o his_o universal_a govern_n and_o order_v the_o church_n be_v his_o chief_a and_o distinctive_a work_n whence_o we_o gather_v that_o a_o lesser_a work_n may_v according_a to_o his_o principle_n be_v the_o chief_a distinctive_a act_n of_o a_o man_n office_n and_o yet_o a_o great_a work_n be_v the_o main_a work_n he_o have_v to_o do_v and_o so_o administer_a of_o sacrament_n though_o a_o lesser_a work_n yet_o may_v be_v the_o distinctive_a act_n of_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n office_n and_o yet_o preach_a be_v their_o main_a work_n for_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o the_o distinctive_a act_n shall_v be_v the_o main_a work_n 4._o whatever_o other_o judge_v according_a to_o our_o present_a light_n preach_v be_v the_o chief_a and_o main_a work_n of_o a_o officer_n we_o do_v ingenous_o 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the_o preach_n of_o man_n unordain_v to_o office_n chap._n 8._o answer_v divers_a argument_n bring_v against_o the_o preach_n of_o man_n unordain_v to_o office_n chap._n 9_o answer_v such_o argument_n as_o be_v bring_v to_o prove_v that_o none_o may_v do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n without_o ordination_n chap._n 10._o answer_v several_a argument_n bring_v by_o mr._n collings_n to_o prove_v gift_a person_n may_v not_o ordinary_o preach_v without_o a_o solemn_a set_n apart_o to_o office_n chap._n 11._o concern_v election_n as_o belong_v to_o a_o particular_a church_n chap._n 12._o concern_v election_n as_o essential_a to_o a_o call_v to_o office_n chap._n 13._o wherein_o many_o argument_n be_v answer_v which_o be_v bring_v against_o election_n as_o give_v the_o essence_n to_o the_o call_v to_o office_n chap._n 14._o wherein_o be_v show_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o ministerial_a call_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o ordination_n chap._n 15._o wherein_o be_v prove_v that_o 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