he_o shall_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n 1_o tim._n i_o 18._o and_o a_o prophecy_n that_o forbid_v he_o to_o preach_v with_o saint_n paul_n the_o gospel_n in_o asia_n act_v xuj_o so_o by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o prophet_n he_o may_v at_o first_o be_v call_v to_o the_o ministry_n so_o primasius_n oecumenius_n upon_o the_o place_n say_v express_o and_o say_v not_o only_o that_o he_o be_v call_v to_o the_o ministry_n by_o the_o prophet_n but_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v a_o prophet_n for_o the_o thing_n itself_o theodâ—ret_n in_o tim._n â—_o â—_o be_v clear_a that_o timothy_n receive_v that_o order_n by_o divine_a revelation_n and_o saint_n chrysostome_n hom._n 5._o in_o 1_o tim._n c._n 1._o say_v that_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v separate_a i_n paul_n and_o barnabas_n so_o be_v timothy_n choose_v yea_o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o common_a custom_n or_o raâ—her_o a_o general_a blessing_n that_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o church_n the_o prophet_n name_v what_o 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