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conformable_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n or_o not_o see_v what_o we_o shall_v say_v in_o this_o matter_n hereafter_o 13._o to_o who_o it_o pertain_v to_o call_v a_o council_n the_o commonalty_n ought_v to_o be_v assemble_v by_o order_n and_o then_o by_o authority_n of_o some_o one_o elect_v among_o they_o we_o doubt_n not_o but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o offyce_v of_o the_o magistrate_n to_o give_v order_n and_o provide_v that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a estate_n may_v be_v well_o govern_v and_o rule_v in_o peace_n and_o to_o increase_v therein_o 2._o now_o if_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n be_v a_o chrystian_n by_o his_o authority_n such_o assembly_n ought_v to_o come_v together_o as_o it_o have_v ever_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n without_o contradiction_n until_o such_o time_n as_o the_o ambition_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o especial_o they_o of_o rome_n have_v reverse_a and_o overturn_v the_o whole_a order_n notwithstanding_o we_o confess_v that_o for_o lack_v of_o 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office_n in_o the_o church_n be_v then_o the_o most_o meet_a to_o deal_v with_o the_o affair_n in_o counsel_n which_o be_v in_o that_o time_n when_o the_o office_n be_v give_v to_o such_o person_n as_o be_v most_o meet_a by_o a_o free_a ecclesiastical_a election_n which_o be_v then_o do_v with_o fast_v and_o prayer_n yet_o nevertheless_o in_o those_o day_n there_o be_v great_a choice_n so_o that_o all_o the_o church_n with_o a_o common_a consent_n have_v respect_n to_o choose_v man_n which_o be_v endue_v with_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o well_o in_o life_n as_o in_o learning_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o history_n contain_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n concern_v the_o first_o council_n hold_v at_o jerusalem_n where_o the_o apostle_n be_v gather_v together_o 15._o much_o more_o now_o when_o all_o be_v overturn_v and_o in_o stead_n of_o pastor_n they_o be_v mummer_n or_o masker_n as_o all_o the_o word_n may_v see_v now_o who_o that_o will_v choose_v 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