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quot_fw-la capita_fw-la tot_fw-la dissensus_fw-la quot_fw-la sensus_fw-la and_o plures_fw-la procul_fw-la dubiò_fw-la praedicantes_fw-la loquacissimi_fw-la 8._o quà m_fw-la auditores_fw-la humanissimi_fw-la all_o preacher_n be_v send_v either_o by_o god_n or_o by_o the_o devil_n they_o that_o can_v prove_v their_o call_z from_o god_n may_v know_v who_o send_v they_o r_o tert._n tertullian_n shall_v tell_v they_o what_o be_v not_o of_o god_n come_v from_o the_o devil_n i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o point_n with_o the_o word_n of_o a_o s_o etc._n reverend_a and_o learned_a man_n it_o have_v be_v general_o receive_v in_o the_o church_n that_o both_o matter_n and_o form_n mission_n and_o vision_n gift_n and_o call_v must_v concur_v to_o the_o constitution_n of_o he_o who_o exercise_v a_o public_a ministry_n for_o even_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n in_o who_o all_o fullness_n dwell_v glorify_v not_o himself_o to_o be_v make_v a_o highpriest_n but_o be_v t_o ibid._n call_v of_o god_n as_o 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the_o woman_n solicitation_n and_o inticiâ—g_n to_o who_o he_o yield_v ex_fw-la amicabile_fw-la quadam_fw-la benevolentiâ_fw-la out_o of_o a_o love_a and_o indulgent_a affection_n towards_o she_o etc._n etc._n 3._o as_o a_o very_a reverend_a divine_a have_v well_o observe_v take_v upon_o she_o to_o be_v a_o teacher_n at_o first_o she_o become_v a_o seducer_n and_o undo_v all_o her_o posterity_n hence_o she_o be_v suspend_v from_o public_a teach_n for_o ever_o the_o eleven_o objection_n 1._o cor._n 16._o 15_o 16._o the_o house_n of_o stephanas_fw-la addict_v themselves_o to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o saint_n etc._n etc._n hence_o the_o anabaptist_n ignorant_o gather_v that_o a_o man_n may_v call_v himself_o to_o preach_v and_o needs_o no_o ordinary_a call_n to_o the_o ministry_n a._n 1_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o the_o house_n of_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o be_v minister_n and_o preacher_n etc._n but_o rather_o deacon_n and_o church-officer_n who_o do_v serve_v and_o administer_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o collect_v and_o distribute_v alm_n for_o their_o support_n and_o to_o this_o end_n they_o free_o give_v up_o themselves_o as_o be_v lawful_o call_v to_o that_o ministry_n and_o service_n 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o saint_n they_o be_v not_o compel_v or_o hire_v to_o it_o but_o which_o be_v their_o glory_n they_o cheerful_o and_o spontaneous_o give_v themselves_o to_o the_o the_o service_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o succour_v the_o poor_a to_o harbour_v stranger_n and_o exile_n to_o attend_v the_o sick_a and_o languish_a saint_n etc._n etc._n 2._o take_v it_o which_o way_n you_o please_v either_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o ministry_n or_o of_o the_o presbytery_n or_o deaconship_n still_o this_o be_v the_o sun_n that_o they_o be_v lawful_o call_v do_v free_o give_v up_o themselves_o to_o the_o service_n those_o anabaptist_n the_o firebrand_n of_o society_n critic_n as_o 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