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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demum_fw-la sit_fw-la mentio_fw-la in_o their_o pray_n they_o impose_v hand_n thus_o he_o as_o to_o these_o father_n who_o thus_o use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v they_o be_v against_o the_o election_n of_o the_o people_n than_o i_o shall_v have_v suspect_v their_o integrity_n in_o their_o use_n of_o the_o word_n but_o the_o people_n then_o have_v their_o election_n of_o their_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n and_o one_o thing_n i_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o 5_o century_n i_o read_v of_o one_o synâ—siâ—s_n a_o man_n of_o very_o good_a part_n who_o be_v to_o be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o siren_n but_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v ordain_v he_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n yet_o the_o people_n who_o have_v elect_v he_o be_v so_o earnest_a to_o have_v he_o ordain_v that_o theophilus_n alexand._n do_v ordain_v he_o hope_v he_o may_v believe_v it_o afterward_o as_o he_o do_v when_o i_o read_v it_o i_o think_v what_o 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