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to_o be_v deacon_n not_o such_o as_o the_o scripture_n describe_v but_o such_o as_o devour_v widow_n house_n under_o pretence_n of_o long_a prayer_n and_o such_o deacon_n covet_v to_o attain_v the_o chief_a chair_n of_o those_o that_o be_v call_v presbyter_n and_o some_o not_o there_o with_o content_n practise_v many_o way_n to_o be_v call_v bishop_n by_o man_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o rabbi_n howbeit_o he_o that_o exalt_v himself_o shall_v be_v humble_v which_o i_o wish_v all_o will_v mark_v but_o special_o the_o deacon_n presbyter_n and_o bishop_n which_o think_v these_o thing_n be_v not_o write_v to_o they_o a_o deacon_n be_v already_o in_o sacred_a order_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n become_v allay_v elder_a the_o room_n therefore_o which_o they_o aspire_v unto_o be_v the_o chair_n of_o clergy_n man_n &_o these_o be_v call_v the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o church_n of_o these_o he_o say_v elsewhere_o josuae_fw-la though_o i_o be_v take_v for_o a_o right_a hand_n and_o be_v call_v a_o presbyter_n and_o seem_v to_o preach_v the_o true_a word_n of_o god_n yet_o if_o i_o do_v anything_o against_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n or_o rule_v of_o the_o gospel_n the_o whole_a church_n with_o one_o consent_n must_v cut_v i_o off_o be_v their_o right_a hand_n and_o cast_v i_o from_o they_o then_o be_v presbyter_n not_o only_o right_a hand_n in_o the_o church_n but_o also_o preacher_n of_o the_o word_n and_o that_o not_o some_o but_o all_o 37._o all_o bishop_n and_o all_o presbyter_n or_o deacon_n do_v teach_v we_o and_o in_o teach_v do_v reprove_v &_o sharp_o rebuke_v donatistarum_fw-la quatuor_fw-la genera_fw-la capitum_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la diaconorum_fw-la &_o fidelium_fw-la there_o be_v four_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o the_o church_n say_v optatus_n bishop_n presbyter_n deacon_n and_o the_o believer_n out_o of_o which_o of_o these_o four_o will_v you_o fetch_v your_o lie_v elder_n from_o the_o believer_n then_o 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