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ancient_a order_n of_o christian_n be_v plain_a from_o gal._n 6.6_o from_o which_o place_n the_o magdeburgenses_n conclude_v the_o apostle_n lest_o form_n of_o catechism_n 7._o centur._n magdeb._n cent._n 1._o l._n 2._o c._n 7._o it_o be_v probable_a to_o i_o that_o even_o from_o the_o apostle_n time_n there_o be_v in_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o that_o be_v catechise_v and_o some_o appoint_v to_o catechise_v they_o they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o scripture_n term_n and_o an_o if_o we_o may_v admit_v the_o eight_o book_n of_o apostolical_a institution_n to_o be_v write_v by_o clement_n which_o i_o dare_v not_o allow_v they_o determine_v the_o case_n 40._o constit_fw-la apost_n l_o 7_o c._n 40._o have_v a_o peculiar_a precept_n how_o those_o catechumeni_fw-la shall_v be_v institute_v but_o leave_v they_o as_o spurious_a it_o be_v clear_a enough_o from_o several_a place_n of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n storm_n clem._n alex._n l._n 7._o storm_n who_o live_v doubtless_o in_o the_o second_o century_n that_o they_o be_v a_o order_n in_o his_o time_n not_o only_o from_o that_o passage_n which_o my_o learned_a friend_n dr_n young_a have_v quote_v out_o of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v l._n 7._o storm_n but_o also_o from_o divers_a other_o passage_n as_o in_o his_o 6._o storm_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o forementiond_a 2._o dr_n young_a in_o his_o dies_z dominica_n l._n 2_o c_o 14._o albaspin_n ob_n l._n 2_o observe_v 2._o learned_a and_o reverend_a friend_n say_v there_o be_v of_o these_o two_o sort_n audientes_fw-la and_o competentes_fw-la that_o learned_a antiquary_n albaspinaeus_n tell_v we_o of_o four_o degree_n i_o will_v translate_v his_o word_n or_o at_o least_o give_v his_o sense_n as_o soon_o as_o divine_a light_n have_v shine_v upon_o any_o and_o put_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o be_v a_o christian_a 1._o he_o be_v teach_v in_o some_o private_a house_n concern_v the_o cheat_n and_o dote_a superstition_n of_o pagan_n but_o be_v not_o yet_o admit_v to_o hear_v god_n word_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v their_o first_o degree_n 2._o then_o they_o have_v liberty_n to_o go_v a_o little_a further_o they_o may_v come_v and_o hear_v sermon_n 27._o de_fw-fr catechumenis_fw-la &_o catechizandi_fw-la ordine_fw-la vide_fw-la rabanum_fw-la maurum_fw-la l._n 1._o de_fw-la institut_fw-la cleric_a cap._n 26._o &_o 27._o hence_o they_o be_v call_v audientes_fw-la these_o may_v only_o hear_v not_o come_v into_o the_o church_n at_o prayer_n 3._o after_o this_o they_o have_v liberty_n to_o join_v with_o the_o church_n in_o prayer_n these_o be_v call_v orantes_n &_o genuflectentes_fw-la 4._o when_o they_o have_v be_v thus_o far_o admit_v they_o be_v baptize_v these_o be_v call_v competentes_fw-la i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v myself_o to_o search_v what_o privilege_n each_o of_o these_o sort_n have_v it_o be_v