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or_o action_n man_n voice_n may_v be_v spare_v when_o god_n will_n be_v reveal_v and_o the_o spirit_n give_v his_o gift_n not_o as_o other_o consent_v or_o like_v but_o where_o himself_o purpose_v and_o appoint_v the_o holy_a ghost_n then_o elect_v and_o choose_v how_o can_v the_o presbytery_n take_v upon_o they_o either_o to_o confirm_v it_o without_o presumption_n or_o reverse_v it_o without_o rebellion_n against_o god_n and_o his_o spirit_n can_v any_o be_v show_v that_o be_v so_o name_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o receive_v imposition_n of_o hand_n from_o the_o apostle_n no_o doubt_v the_o apostle_n be_v direct_v as_o well_o to_o the_o person_n who_o they_o shall_v choose_v as_o to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o shall_v teach_v when_o paul_n will_v have_v preach_v in_o phrygia_n he_o 16._o be_v forbid_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o preach_v the_o word_n in_o asia_n when_o he_o seek_v to_o go_v into_o bythinia_n 16._o the_o spirit_n suffer_v he_o not_o but_o the_o lord_n call_v he_o by_o a_o vision_n into_o macedonia_n at_o antioch_n 13._o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v separate_a i_o barnabas_n and_o paul_n for_o the_o work_n whereto_o i_o have_v call_v they_o of_o timothy_n paul_n say_v 1._o the_o prophecy_n or_o prophet_n speak_v of_o he_o before_o that_o he_o shall_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n neither_o be_v this_o private_a to_o timothy_n but_o as_o chrysostome_n note_v it_o it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o apostle_n time_n timotheuâ—l_n tunc_fw-la quia_fw-la nihil_fw-la fiebat_fw-la humanum_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la ex_fw-la prophetia_fw-la veniebant_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la exprophetia_fw-mi ex_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la then_o because_o nothing_o be_v do_v by_o man_n the_o pastor_n be_v make_v by_o pprophecy_n what_o be_v by_o pprophecy_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v by_o himself_o or_o by_o the_o prophet_n as_o saul_n be_v show_v by_o pprophecy_n where_o he_o lay_v hide_v among_o the_o stuff_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v separate_v i_o paul_n and_o 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