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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pure_a and_o undefiled_a virgin_n add_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n we_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o appeal_v to_o this_o first_o primitive_a church_n for_o so_o it_o have_v please_v some_o to_o distinguish_v say_v he_o refer_v we_o in_o the_o margin_n to_o this_o forementioned_a gloss_n of_o semeca_n and_o true_o as_o in_o article_n of_o faith_n and_o point_v of_o doctrine_n against_o all_o romanist_n with_o other_o pretender_n of_o antiquity_n so_o in_o matter_n of_o discipline_n and_o this_o particular_a point_n of_o controversy_n concern_v the_o parity_n or_o rather_o identity_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n against_o all_o hierarchist_n whatsoever_o we_o be_v neither_o afraid_a nor_o ashamed_a to_o appeal_v to_o this_o first_o primitive_a church_n the_o church_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n before_o i_o part_v with_o gratian_n and_o the_o canon_n law_n i_o shall_v add_v this_o out_o of_o it_o we_o find_v there_o another_o original_a of_o this_o 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hos_fw-la unum_fw-la summum_fw-la qui_fw-la omnes_fw-la sacris_fw-la praecrant_fw-la habebant_fw-la it_o a_o &_o nos_fw-la in_o christianismo_fw-la easdem_fw-la denominationes_fw-la servamus_fw-la archiepiscopi_fw-la dicti_fw-la sunt_fw-la tanquam_fw-la primores_fw-la episcopi_fw-la etc._n etc._n desacr_n ord._n p._n
pastorum_fw-la collegto_fw-la judicium_fw-la adimeretur_fw-la sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la jubet_fw-la apostotus_fw-la ut_fw-la omnibus_fw-la electionibus_fw-la praesit_fw-la tanquam_fw-la moderator_n &_o electos_fw-la oratâ—one_fw-la jejunio_fw-la &_o impositione_n manuum_fw-la consecrareâ—_n uâ—_n habes_fw-la act._n 6._o 13_o 14._o ob_fw-la id_fw-la enim_fw-la titum_fw-la priùs_fw-la à _fw-la se_fw-la ordinatum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la reliquit_fw-la ut_fw-la alios_fw-la ipse_fw-la constitueret_fw-la sicut_fw-la dâ—â—itur_fw-la consul_n aut_fw-la dictator_n consute_v alios_fw-la creasse_n quia_fw-la comitia_fw-la de_fw-la eye_n eligendis_fw-la babuerunt_fw-la salm._n in_o tit._n 1_o disp_n 1._o paul_n do_v not_o in_o that_o place_n permit_v titus_n alone_o to_o set_v minister_n over_o the_o church_n for_o this_o be_v to_o invest_v he_o with_o a_o kingly_a power_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o right_a of_o election_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o church_n and_o the_o 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