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na_fw-fr authority_n to_o the_o church_n like_v as_o the_o ê“meis_n of_o the_o halye_a gaist_n have_v be_v maid_n equalye_v to_o he_o as_o to_o the_o haly_a church_n ¶_o be_v it_o not_o one_fw-mi gretar_n secreit_fw-mi to_o any_o wound_n fallin_a prechear_n Èe_v or_o to_o any_o private_a man_n on_o live_v &_o he_o be_v nevir_n sva_fw-la werll_n learnit_fw-la &_o of_o good_a life_n 10._o act._n 10._o to_o decern_v onye_n ineffable_a mystery_n of_o the_o blyssit_a sacrament_n of_o you_o altar_n nor_o it_o wes_z to_z peter_z to_o decern_v upon_o meatis_fw-la forbiddin_fw-mi be_v the_o law_n &_o to_o paul_n &_o barnabas_n to_o discern_v quha_o have_v baith_n assuritlye_o the_o gift_n 13._o act_n 13._o of_o the_o haly_a 7._o 1._o cor._n 7._o gaist_n give_v baptism_n wes_z sufficient_a wout_z circumcisioun_n quhilk_n they_o on_o na_o wayis_o wall_v do_v privatlie_o 15._o act._n 15._o quhill_o they_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n quhare_v you_o laif_n of_o the_o apostlis_n be_v they_o beand_v all_o convenit_fw-la togidder_fw-mi the_o mistirie_a wes_z declarit_fw-mi ¶_o for_o christis_fw-la saik_fw-mi alÈe_fw-fr quhilkis_n be_v blyndit_fw-la with_o
secretis_fw-la of_o the_o sacramentis_fw-la wes_z bâ—_n the_o gnrale_fw-la consalis_fw-la true_a it_o be_v to_o confer_v scripture_n with_o scripture_n and_o all_o be_v to_o mark_v the_o iugement_n of_o the_o ancient_a doctouris_fw-la of_o that_o church_n as_o they_o quha_fw-mi convenit_fw-la in_fw-la generale_fw-mi counsalis_fw-la evir_n ordourlie_n and_o trewlie_o do_v it_o helpi_v mekle_a for_o the_o understanding_n of_o goddis_fw-la word_n bot_n that_o be_v notch_v sufficient_a for_o quhy_a i_o believe_v their_o is_z not_o one_fw-mi doctor_n quhilk_fw-mi evir_n wes_z in_o the_o church_n as_o their_o his_fw-mi be_v money_n baith_v godly_a &_o weil_z learnit_fw-la quhilk_n have_v great_a knawlege_n of_o the_o scripture_n nor_o have_v the_o apostlis_n &_o Èit_v they_o differrit_v the_o sentence_n and_o iugement_n to_o you_o time_n they_o convenit_fw-la in_fw-la one_fw-mi generale_fw-mi counsale_n as_o scripture_n planelie_o techeis_n us._n this_o be_v we_o assurit_fw-la that_o it_o 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text_n sayis_o not_o of_o himself_o bot_n because_o he_o wes_z chief_n priest_n of_o that_o Èeir_n ☞_o mark_v good_a redare_v how_o wonnderfullie_o god_n wirkis_n with_o authority_n in_o manner_n foresay_a the_o text_n sayis_o planelie_o that_o he_o speak_v ê“phesie_v quhilk_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n notch_v of_o himself_o 12_o 1_o cor._n 12_o as_o the_o scripture_n wall_v say_v notch_v in_o respect_n of_o any_o gudnes_n that_o wes_z in_o he_o bot_n because_o he_o wes_z chief_n priest_n of_o that_z Èeir_n as_o the_o scripture_n wall_v say_v 11._o joha_n 11._o in_o respect_n of_o his_o authority_n quhilk_fw-mi he_o have_v of_o god_n quhareby_o it_o may_v be_v persavit_fw-la how_o wounderfullie_o god_n wirkis_n oftimes_o be_v one_fw-mi wickit_v istrument_n be_v in_o authority_n as_o may_v stand_v to_o the_o weill_n of_o you_o congregatioun_n committit_fw-la to_o his_o cure_n &_o to_o the_o great_a magnificence_n praise_n and_o glore_v off_o he_o quha_n be_v omnipotent_a ¶_o all_o 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