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9_o p._n 323._o 324._o and_o yet_o this_o seem_a contradiction_n be_v very_o reconcilable_a for_o when_o they_o reject_v the_o ordination_n receive_v from_o romish_a bishop_n as_o corrupt_v and_o antichristian_a they_o do_v it_o not_o simple_o as_o if_o they_o be_v null_a or_o none_o at_o all_o but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o additional_a abuse_n especial_o that_o great_a and_o sacrilegious_a depravation_n of_o give_v such_o a_o sacrifice_a power_n and_o place_v the_o priestly_a function_n chief_o in_o it_o therefore_o so_o far_o as_o the_o romish_a ordination_n pretend_v to_o give_v that_o power_n with_o other_o superadded_a abuse_n they_o be_v just_o condemn_v and_o reject_v but_o in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o retain_v withal_o the_o word_n of_o the_o evangelicall_n commisson_n receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o sin_n you_o remit_v &c_n &c_n which_o give_v the_o power_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o reconciliation_n in_o the_o dispense_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n of_o the_o 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they_o plead_v order_n receive_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o luther_n write_v very_o well_o as_o champny_n cite_v he_o chap._n 8._o against_o munster_n and_o other_o that_o pretend_v to_o extraordinary_a vocation_n bid_v they_o prove_v it_o by_o sign_n and_o miracle_n again_o that_o extraordinary_a call_n which_o some_o in_o the_o reform_a church_n have_v allege_v sound_v not_o any_o new_a office_n they_o pretend_v to_o be_v call_v to_o but_o that_o of_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n and_o according_a to_o the_o end_n it_o be_v institute_v for_o nor_o other_o way_n of_o come_v to_o that_o office_n but_o by_o external_a vocation_n from_o man_n but_o it_o imply_v some_o difference_n from_o or_o fail_v in_o the_o ordinary_a and_o usual_a way_n of_o ordain_v to_o that_o office_n viz._n by_o bishop_n for_o which_o they_o plead_v their_o case_n and_o concernment_n be_v extraordinary_a which_o rest_v upon_o they_o to_o demonstrate_v 10._o hitherto_o of_o their_o judgement_n in_o the_o 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tyranny_n with_o which_o they_o assert_v and_o impose_v so_o that_o if_o there_o can_v be_v a_o full_a general_n council_n of_o the_o whole_a catholic_a church_n they_o will_v undoubted_o be_v declare_v many_o of_o they_o heretical_a 13._o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o heresy_n thus_o lie_v upon_o they_o may_v give_v we_o just_a cause_n to_o renounce_v their_o error_n and_o quit_v their_o communion_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v necessitate_v by_o renounce_v their_o error_n though_o not_o just_a cause_n to_o condemn_v or_o renounce_v the_o order_n give_v by_o they_o or_o receive_v from_o they_o this_o may_v give_v answer_n to_o all_o the_o place_n allege_v by_o doctor_n champny_n in_o his_o nine_o cap._n pag._n 335_o 336._o out_o of_o the_o father_n against_o order_n give_v by_o heretic_n for_o they_o concern_v either_o heretic_n in_o fundamental_o or_o such_o as_o be_v declare_v so_o and_o actual_o separate_v from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n 14._o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v far_o that_o when_o our_o first_o reform_v bishop_n be_v ordain_v by_o they_o the_o grand_a heresy_n and_o mother_n of_o their_o other_o error_n as_o to_o the_o obstinate_a a_o heretical_a defend_n of_o they_o i_o mean_v the_o papal_a power_n and_o authority_n be_v abjure_v and_o therefore_o their_o ordainer_n however_o yet_o in_o romish_a error_n can_v not_o be_v proper_o heretical_a or_o peremptory_o engage_v to_o defend_v the_o same_o as_o afterward_o they_o be_v especial_o since_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n have_v make_v they_o error_n establish_v and_o swear_v to_o but_o after_o that_o we_o go_v not_o to_o they_o for_o order_n yet_o do_v acknowledge_v they_o have_v ordination_n still_o substantial_o valid_a and_o therefore_o we_o do_v not_o re-ordain_a priest_n that_o return_v from_o they_o to_o we_o because_o the_o substance_n or_o evangelical_n institution_n be_v by_o those_o word_n receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o sin_n you_o remit_v etc._n etc._n retain_v still_o 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