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understand_v their_o duty_n in_o this_o particular_a as_o in_o 3_o all_o thing_n else_o for_o when_o they_o have_v receive_v all_o this_o power_n from_o above_o they_o be_v careful_a to_o consign_v the_o truth_n that_o although_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a grace_n in_o a_o humane_a ministry_n and_o that_o although_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v he_o that_o be_v ordain_v by_o man_n yet_o receive_v his_o power_n from_o god_n not_o at_o all_o by_o himself_o and_o from_o no_o man_n as_o from_o the_o 5._o fountain_n of_o his_o power_n and_o this_o i_o say_v the_o apostle_n be_v careful_a to_o consign_v in_o the_o first_o instance_n of_o ordination_n in_o the_o case_n of_o mathias_n thou_o lord_n show_v which_o of_o these_o two_o thou_o have_v choose_v god_n be_v the_o elector_n 24._o and_o they_o the_o minister_n and_o this_o be_v at_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o christianity_n in_o the_o very_a first_o 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ordination_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v say_v of_o christ_n him_n have_v the_o father_n 27._o seal_v that_o be_v ordain_v he_o the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n of_o the_o world_n and_o this_o he_o plain_o speak_v as_o their_o apostle_n and_o precedent_n in_o religion_n etc._n not_o as_o lord_n over_o your_o faith_n but_o fellow-worker_n he_o speak_v of_o himself_o and_o timothy_n concern_v who_o ministry_n in_o order_n to_o they_o he_o now_o give_v account_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n anoint_v the_o priest_n and_o god_n consign_n he_o with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v the_o principale_n quaesitum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o main_a question_n and_o therefore_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o ecclesiastical_a hierarchy_n 5._o give_v the_o rationale_fw-la of_o the_o rite_n of_o ordination_n say_v that_o the_o priest_n be_v make_v so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o way_n of_o proclaim_v and_o publication_n of_o the_o person_n signify_v that_o the_o holy_a 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