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xxxij_o probation_n i._n i._o timoth._n i._n paul_n write_v to_o timothe_n rebuke_v many_o which_o then_o will_v presume_v to_o be_v doctor_n and_o teacher_n not_o mete_v for_o that_o office_n but_o how_o many_o thousand_o be_v in_o england_n english_a teacher_n now_o yea_o rather_o seducer_n and_o only_a sower_n of_o heresy_n through_o the_o english_a translation_n much_o worse_a and_o more_o ignorant_a than_o they_o of_o who_o paul_n then_o speak_v the_o xxxiij_o probation_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o all_o to_o have_v the_o handle_n of_o scripture_n than_o make_v not_o tholy_a ghost_n a_o just_a division_n of_o gift_n appoint_v but_o some_o doctor_n and_o teacher_n and_o other_o to_o be_v teach_v yea_o and_o christ_n call_v in_o vain_a the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n &_o the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n if_o every_o one_o that_o will_v shall_v have_v that_o office_n as_o no_o doubt_n they_o have_v have_v this_o long_a time_n and_o will_v have_v still_o if_o it_o shall_v continue_v in_o english_a which_o god_n forbyde_v the_o xxxiiij_o probation_n gregorius_n nazianzen_n say_v oportet_fw-la paulatim_fw-la infirmis_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la ea_fw-la que_fw-la perfectiora_fw-la sunt_fw-la aperire_fw-la etc._n etc._n sancto_fw-la greg._n nazian_n concione_fw-la de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la we_o must_v by_o little_a and_o little_a open_a the_o secret_n of_o scripture_n to_o the_o infirm_a christian_n how_o can_v it_o be_v suffer_v thenne_n to_o be_v in_o english_a for_o every_o one_o too_o open_v it_o to_o himself_o the_o xxxv_o probation_n paul_n will_v all_o to_o be_v teach_v the_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o he_o write_v his_o epistle_n to_o all_o but_o not_o all_o to_o descant_v upon_o they_o for_o than_o he_o will_v not_o have_v say_v xiiii_o i._o cor_fw-la xiiii_o if_o any_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o prophet_n let_v he_o know_v what_o i_o write_v unto_o you_o etc._n etc._n the_o xxxvii_o probation_n moses_n do_v commit_v the_o book_n only_o to_o the_o priste_n &_o not_o to_o the_o people_n xxxi_o deut._n xxxi_o and_o the_o priest_n be_v ever_o make_v judge_n in_o hard_a cause_n of_o the_o scripture_n xvii_o deut._n xvii_o but_o our_o man_n will_v be_v judge_n themselves_o &_o where_o learned_a they_o that_o even_o of_o the_o devil_n the_o autour_fw-fr of_o arrogancy_n god_n say_v in_o deut._n he_o that_o will_v not_o obey_v in_o this_o to_o the_o preiste_n xvii_o deut._n xvii_o shall_v suffer_v death_n but_o what_o obedience_n will_v the_o english_a reader_n geve_v to_o the_o priest_n yea_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n of_o all_o in_o earth_n under_o christ_n the_o xxxvij_o probation_n s._n basil_n bid_v be_v circumspect_a that_o you_o blab_v not_o out_o the_o holy_a mystery_n nor_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v defile_v with_o profane_a eye_n but_o you_o shall_v rather_o be_v afraid_a to_o handle_v they_o yea_o you_o shall_v reverence_v the_o hide_v mystery_n of_o god_n with_o spiritual_a and_o not_o corporal_a beholdynge_n and_o keep_v they_o not_o touch_v nor_o to_o be_v handle_v of_o the_o rude_a ignorant_a and_o common_a people_n what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a than_o this_o against_o the_o bible_n in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n the_o xxxviij_o probation_n o_o how_o many_o scrupule_n and_o doubt_n have_v spring_v in_o many_o man_n head_n which_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o father_n ever_o imagine_v before_o through_o the_o scripture_n in_o english_a how_o many_o alteration_n schism_n and_o devision_n among_o the_o simple_a have_v rise_v yea_o between_o man_n and_o wife_n master_n and_o servant_n how_o many_o woman_n heretic_n have_v take_v upon_o they_o thoffice_n of_o teachinge_a hereby_o in_o these_o year_n paste_n heretic_n woman_n heretic_n and_o all_o contrary_n to_o paul_n doctrine_n the_o thirty-nine_o probation_n among_o other_o one_o of_o the_o great_a inconvenience_n that_o have_v these_o wretched_a year_n spring_v by_o have_v the_o bible_n in_o english_a be_v this_o that_o many_o yea_o very_o many_o god_n best_o know_v have_v presumptuouslye_o take_v upon_o they_o be_v yet_o most_o unmete_v thereunto_o thoffice_n of_o doctor_n and_o teacher_n in_o corner_n and_o conventicle_n be_v not_o send_v but_o arrogant_o and_o presumptuouslye_o say_v god_n do_v send_v they_o and_o they_o will_v seek_v for_o none_o other_o send_v how_o be_v it_o they_o do_v not_o mark_v the_o plague_n of_o osias_n king_n of_o juda_n for_o usurp_a thoffice_n of_o the_o priest_n whereunto_o he_o be_v not_o call_v they_o do_v not_o mark_v how_o christ_n be_v very_a man_n do_v choose_v the_o xij_o x._o math._n x_o luc._n x._o apostle_n and_o lxxij_o disciple_n and_o send_v they_o forth_o where_o you_o see_v both_o the_o outward_a choose_v and_o outward_a send_n i._o act_n i._o mathias_n be_v outwardlye_o by_o man_n choose_v to_o succeed_v judas_n and_o so_o be_v the_o seven_o deacons_n outwardlye_o call_v vi_fw-la act_n vi_fw-la and_o thacte_v the_o xv_o it_o have_v please_v tholye_a ghost_n and_o we_o etc._n etc._n behold_v here_o both_o the_o inward_a and_o outward_a send_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v xiii_o act_n xiii_o separate_v i_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n &_o they_o put_v their_o hand_n on_o they_o and_o send_v they_o forth_o here_o you_o see_v outward_a send_n yea_o and_o paul_n say_v x._o rom_n x._o how_o shall_v they_o preach_v except_o they_o be_v send_v now_o if_o we_o shall_v take_v only_o inward_a sendinge_a without_o the_o outward_a than_o the_o church_n can_v never_o be_v certain_a who_o be_v send_v and_o who_o be_v not_o again_o christ_n appoint_v certain_a apostle_n doctor_n and_o teacher_n etc._n etc._n which_o order_n say_v paul_n iiii_o ephes_n iiii_o shall_v continue_v in_o the_o church_n for_o ever_o but_o they_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o the_o church_n shall_v still_o appoint_v they_o as_o they_o do_v then_o etc._n etc._n moreover_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v call_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o priest_n or_o 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