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conclude_v that_o christian_a deacon_n do_v not_o only_o keep_v and_o dispense_v the_o public_a contribution_n as_o the_o jewish_a parnasim_n but_o that_o they_o serve_v under_o their_o superior_n even_o in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o prayer_n as_o we_o shall_v certain_o find_v they_o hereafter_o viii_o hereafter_o chap._n viii_o to_o be_v attendant_z upon_o their_o bishop_n upon_o all_o other_o business_n and_o particular_o employ_v in_o assembly_n in_o the_o office_n of_o a_o jewish_a chasan_n §_o ii_o ah_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c_o grot._n in_o matth._n c._n 10._o v._n 5._o d_o epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 30.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d d_o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n haeres_fw-la eâd._a §_o iv_o §_o iii_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d visitavit_fw-la praefecit_fw-la cvi_fw-la respondet_fw-la arabicum_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conjugat_fw-la octav_fw-mi inquisivit_fw-la inspexit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ay_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exponitur_fw-la per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l_o the_o chaldee_n of_o the_o targum_fw-la be_v much_o the_o same_o with_o the_o hebrew_n of_o rabbi_n solomon_n m_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_o iv_o ah_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d senatus_n seignieur_n alderman_n vid._n selden_n de_fw-fr synedr_n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o c_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d k_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr quibus_fw-la consuli_fw-la poterit_fw-la rhenfordius_n dissertat_fw-la philolog_fw-la 1._o de_fw-la decem_o oâ—iosis_n synag_fw-mi §_o 109._o etc._n etc._n §_o vi._n ah_o upon_o those_o word_n of_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n solomon_n expound_v the_o last_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o aben_n ezra_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n i_o will_v only_o offer_v whether_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 12.28_o may_v not_o be_v understand_v of_o this_o office_n as_o it_o be_v supply_v by_o the_o deacon_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n according_a to_o what_o be_v propose_v in_o the_o next_o section_n and_o this_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mention_v just_a before_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v well_o be_v take_v for_o presbyter_n the_o word_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n by_o which_o their_o duty_n be_v express_v and_o which_o we_o translate_v bear_v the_o burden_n with_o thou_o exod._n 18.22_o numb_a 11.17_o be_v in_o both_o place_n render_v in_o the_o septuagint_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o office_n i_o will_v suppose_v have_v in_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o spiritual_a gift_n of_o proper_a ability_n as_o the_o first_o seventy_o elder_n be_v endue_v with_o a_o portion_n of_o moses_n his_o spirit_n which_o be_v judge_v too_o by_o the_o jew_n not_o to_o have_v rest_v upon_o they_o long_o much_o less_o to_o have_v continue_v to_o the_o order_n for_o as_o to_o the_o high_a degree_n with_o which_o the_o apostle_n there_o begin_v of_o first_o apostle_n secondary_o prophet_n to_o which_o evangelist_n be_v subjoin_v in_o the_o enumeration_n make_v ephes_n 4.11_o and_o three_o doctor_n these_o also_o may_v well_o be_v take_v to_o bear_v proportion_n to_o the_o different_a distribution_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o the_o master_n of_o the_o jew_n observe_v to_o have_v be_v make_v to_o the_o author_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o according_a to_o which_o they_o be_v know_v to_o divide_v its_o volume_n the_o first_o consist_v of_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n their_o great_a apostle_n the_o next_o of_o the_o prophet_n who_o they_o distinguish_v by_o the_o first_o as_o joshua_n judge_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o the_o latter_a as_o isaiah_n jeremiah_n etc._n etc._n