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that_o to_o the_o edification_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o church_n vers_fw-la 31._o even_o as_o pastor_n now_o adays_o only_o the_o internal_a principle_n to_o wit_n the_o infuse_a gift_n of_o prophesy_v make_v they_o extraordinary_a prophet_n in_o fieri_fw-la as_o our_o prophet_n become_v prophet_n by_o ordinary_a industry_n and_o study_n in_o fieri_fw-la but_o in_o facto_fw-la esse_fw-la and_o according_a to_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o act_n of_o prophesy_v these_o extraordinary_a prophet_n and_o our_o ordinary_a prophet_n and_o pastor_n differ_v not_o in_o specie_fw-la and_o nature_n as_o the_o eye_n put_v in_o the_o man_n bear_v blind_a joh._n 9_o and_o those_o eye_n which_o we_o suppose_v he_o be_v capable_a of_o from_o his_o mother_n womb_n and_o the_o wine_n miraculous_o make_v out_o of_o water_n by_o jesus_n christ_n joh._n 2._o and_o the_o wine_n that_o grow_v in_o judea_n according_a to_o their_o manner_n of_o production_n and_o in_o fieri_fw-la differ_v but_o in_o 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divide_v into_o three_o part_n ob._n 1._o the_o person_n that_o be_v say_v in_o scriture_n to_o ordain_v be_v either_o apostle_n prophet_n 169._o jus_fw-la divin_n min._n p._n 169._o evangelist_n or_o presbyter_n and_o this_o be_v a_o sufficient_a argument_n to_o we_o to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v ordination_n that_o constitute_v the_o minister_n and_o not_o election_n for_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o christ_n will_v appoint_v his_o apostle_n and_o his_o apostle_n appoint_v extraordinary_a and_o ordinary_a elder_n to_o convey_v only_o a_o adjunct_n of_o the_o ministerial_a call_n and_o leave_v the_o great_a work_n of_o convey_v the_o office-power_n unto_o the_o common_a people_n answ_n 1._o whether_o it_o belong_v so_o to_o officer_n to_o ordain_v as_o none_o else_o may_v do_v it_o we_o shall_v show_v afterward_o 2._o if_o only_a officer_n may_v ordain_v yet_o that_o be_v no_o proof_n to_o we_o that_o ordination_n constitute_v the_o minister_n for_o the_o office-relation_n which_o 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if_o not_o only_o in_o prayer_n and_o the_o blessing_n and_o success_n of_o the_o officer_n in_o his_o work_n depend_v whole_o upon_o the_o lord_n who_o in_o ordination_n be_v pray_v to_o for_o it_o hence_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o christ_n will_v employ_v elder_n in_o add_v such_o a_o adjunct_n and_o yet_o leave_v the_o great_a work_n of_o convey_v the_o office-power_n as_o to_o the_o outward_a call_n unto_o the_o people_n object_n 2_o the_o solemnity_n use_v in_o ordination_n be_v prayer_n fast_v and_o imposition_n 169._o jus_fw-la divin_n min._n p._n 169._o of_o hand_n we_o do_v not_o read_v the_o like_a solemnity_n express_v in_o scripture_n in_o election_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v against_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o election_n shall_v constitute_v the_o minister_n and_o give_v he_o all_o his_o essential_o and_o ordination_n only_o give_v he_o a_o ceremonial_a compliment_n ans_fw-fr 1_o ordination_n so_o far_o as_o man_n act_v in_o it_o do_v consist_v in_o such_o solemnity_n and_o reason_n will_v rather_o give_v it_o that_o the_o call_n shall_v consist_v in_o something_o else_o and_o that_o ordination_n shall_v be_v but_o the_o solemnisation_n of_o a_o call_n and_o not_o the_o call_v itself_o for_o it_o be_v improper_a to_o assert_v that_o a_o call_v consist_v only_o in_o solemnity_n and_o that_o any_o other_o act_v concur_v in_o ordination_n in_o those_o day_n beside_o those_o which_o they_o mention_v can_v be_v prove_v 2._o prayer_n be_v the_o chief_a if_o not_o the_o only_a act_n wherein_o ordination_n do_v consist_v and_o reason_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o call_v must_v go_v before_o pray_v for_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o a_o man_n in_o a_o work_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n and_o effect_v only_o of_o the_o call_n object_n 3._o the_o blame_n lay_v upon_o