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the_o people_n 2_o cor._n 8.20_o 10_o pastor_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n elect_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o mathias_n the_o apostle_n jo._n 6.70.13.18_o act_n 1.2_o gal._n 1.1_o luke_n 10.1_o luke_n 10.2_o rom._n 10.15_o 1_o tim._n 1.18_o act_n 20._o act_n 1.23_o etc._n etc._n 11._o popular_a election_n not_o prove_v by_o act_n 14.23_o til._n 1.5_o 12._o nor_o by_o the_o precept_n of_o avoid_v false_a teacher_n 13._o the_o old_a way_n of_o try_v pastor_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n 1_o tim._n 3.10_o polluâ—_n l._n 8._o can._n 6._o 14_o cyprian_n do_v not_o confirm_v but_o everthrow_v popular_a election_n 15._o pastor_n oft_o choose_v by_o the_o bishop_n not_o by_o the_o people_n can._n 22._o 16._o the_o election_n of_o bishop_n by_o the_o clergy_n by_o the_o comprovincial_a bishop_n can._n 4._o can._n 19_o 17._o mutabâ—lity_n in_o the_o manâ—er_n of_o election_n 18._o in_o election_n the_o high_a power_n have_v a_o legislative_a right_n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr episc_n ord._n &_o inflit._n 19_o and_o may_v itself_o make_v election_n upon_o just_a cause_n 20._o this_o prove_v by_o reason_n 21._o and_o by_o example_n in_o the_o state_n of_o natural_a law_n and_o under_o the_o moisaicall_a 1_o reg._n 13.31_o aug._n in_o ps_n 44._o 22._o example_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n and_o of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 23._o objection_n answer_v 24._o of_o investiture_n by_o they_o be_v mean_v the_o collation_n of_o bishopric_n l._n 5._o c._n 30._o 25._o example_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 26._o pastor_n as_o well_o as_o bishop_n may_v be_v elect_v by_o the_o high_a power_n 27._o example_n hereof_o loc._n com._n de_fw-fr elect._n 28._o the_o objection_n from_o the_o abuse_n of_o right_n answer_v rainold_n 187._o 29._o the_o canon_n and_o father_n answer_v 30._o touch_v the_o right_n of_o pagan_a king_n 1_o cor._n 6.1_o 31._o the_o best_a manner_n of_o election_n arist_n eth._n 9.14_o 32._o the_o right_n of_o rescind_v election_n reserve_v still_o to_o the_o h._n 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8.41_o act_n 13.15_o jerem._n 19.1_o l._n ult_n cod._n theod._n de_fw-fr jud._n 12._o bishop_n of_o great_a use_n to_o the_o church_n 13._o bishop_n be_v not_o by_o divine_a command_n epist_n 19_o 14._o not_o always_o one_o bishop_n in_o every_o city_n act_n 6.9.18.8.17_o epist_n ad_fw-la annoch_n 15._o in_o who_o be_v the_o right_a oâ—_n ordination_n 16._o for_o what_o reason_n bishop_n be_v lay_v by_o in_o some_o church_n de_fw-fr minister_n â—vang_v grad_n cap._n 23._o 17._o lay-elder_n none_o in_o the_o apostolical_a â—ime_n 18._o all_o the_o ancients_n by_o presbyter_n understand_v only_a pastor_n the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o word_n senior_n and_o elder_n 19_o the_o penitentiary_n presbyter_n de_fw-fr penitent_a 1.6.2_o 20._o pastor_n may_v be_v call_v priest_n be_v 66.21_o 21._o who_o be_v the_o senior_n in_o tertullian_n 22._o why_o the_o ancient_a bishop_n use_v to_o consult_v with_o the_o church_n act_n 6.2_o act_n 21.22_o 2_o cor._n 2.6_o serm._n 19_o de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n 23._o who_o be_v the_o senior_n in_o the_o suppositious_a ambrose_n 1_o tim._n 5._o cap._n 10.17_o 24._o liberty_n to_o interpret_v scripture_n in_o the_o synagogue_n 25._o and_o in_o the_o ancient_a church_n with_o the_o dâ—fference_n nou._n 133._o cap._n 2._o 26._o lay-elder_n or_o assessor_n not_o command_v by_o god_n 27._o mat._n 18.17_o explain_v and_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o synedry_n and_o the_o consistoty_n mat._n 11.19_o mar._n 11.15_o 28._o lay._n elder_n not_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n 1_o tim._n 5.1_o 29._o why_o pastor_n be_v call_v elder_n by_o the_o apostle_n 30._o the_o church_n of_o christ_n compare_v with_o the_o judaical_a kingdom_n 31._o the_o office_n of_o elder_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n act_n 20.28_o jac._n 5.14_o 1_o pet._n 5.1_o 32._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o only_a place_n 2_o tim._n 5.17_o 1_o tim._n 5.3_o 1_o cor._n 9.7_o etc._n etc._n dent._n 25.4_o ad_fw-la mat._n 11._o 2_o cor._n 6.5_o 11.27_o apoc._n 2.2_o 1_o thes_n 5.12.13_o 33._o other_o place_n need_v no_o answer_n rom._n 12.8_o 1_o cor._n 12.28_o 34._o the_o high_a power_n or_o the_o church_n may_v lawful_o institute_v lay_v elder_n 35._o this_o institution_n not_o displease_v to_o god_n prove_v by_o scripture_n 2_o chron._n 19.11_o 2_o cor._n 8.19_o phil._n 2.22_o 2_o cor._n 8.20_o act_n 19.2_o 36._o example_n in_o the_o ancient_a church_n draw_v towards_o it_o novel_a 56._o conc._n chaâ—c_n can_v 76._o tit._n 3.4_o 37._o the_o english_a churchwarden_n not_o much_o unlike_o the_o adsessor_n 38._o the_o adsessor_n be_v of_o good_a use_n 39_o yet_o with_o certain_a cauâ—ions_n 40._o the_o genevian_a election_n of_o adsessor_n 1._o the_o h._n power_n have_v need_n of_o vicar_n in_o spiritual_n 2._o what_o authority_n may_v be_v commit_v to_o inferior_n by_o the_o high_a power_n 3._o liberty_n of_o religion_n tolerate_v sometime_o 4._o vicar_n be_v either_o substitute_n or_o delegate_n 5._o bishop_n substitute_v and_o clerik_v 6._o pastor_n and_o 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