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rest_n which_o colluthus_n undertake_v to_o maâ—e_n put_v among_o the_o laic_n rank_v in_o their_o order_n and_o under_o their_o name_n admit_v to_o the_o holy_a supper_n but_o some_o perhaps_o will_v say_v that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n in_o act_n 13.3_o receive_v imposition_n of_o hand_n by_o the_o presbyter_n of_o antioch_n and_o therefore_o mere_a presbyter_n may_v ordain_v no_o sure_a never_o a_o jot_n the_o more_o for_o this_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v for_o more_o cause_n than_o one_o both_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n be_v in_o the_o ministry_n before_o this_o and_o therefore_o by_o that_o which_o be_v now_o do_v they_o receive_v not_o their_o consecration_n into_o holy_a order_n it_o may_v rather_o be_v say_v that_o paul_n have_v his_o ordination_n from_o ananias_n a_o certain_a disciple_n of_o damascus_n because_o he_o before_o this_o come_v and_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o he_o as_o we_o read_v in_o act._n 9.17_o but_o neither_o be_v this_o to_o ordain_v he_o into_o holy_a order_n in_o regard_n that_o his_o call_n be_v immediate_a and_o therefore_o say_v he_o to_o those_o of_o galatia_n that_o he_o be_v a_o apostle_n not_o of_o man_n neither_o by_o man_n but_o by_o jesus_n christ_n &_o god_n the_o father_n gal._n 1.1_o and_o to_o the_o corinthian_n that_o he_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o the_o very_a chief_a apostle_n as_o he_o have_v likewise_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o 2._o cor._n 12.13_o what_o then_o it_o be_v true_a that_o god_n give_v extraordinary_a gift_n in_o those_o day_n even_o to_o the_o heal_n of_o the_o sick_a and_o cure_v of_o the_o disease_a in_o which_o regard_n s._n paul_n be_v blind_a through_o the_o bright_a lustre_n of_o the_o vision_n be_v cure_v when_o ananias_n come_v &_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o he_o and_o be_v also_o fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o he_o after_o his_o conversion_n and_o for_o his_o settlement_n in_o religion_n and_o the_o say_v of_o christ_n for_o we_o see_v that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o special_a appointment_n of_o god_n and_o not_o so_o much_o before_o he_o go_v abroad_o to_o preach_v as_o before_o he_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n by_o holy_a baptism_n yea_o the_o whole_a business_n be_v extraordinary_a even_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o instrument_n who_o have_v a_o immediate_a direction_n and_o a_o extraorinary_a gift_n to_o do_v in_o this_o all_o that_o he_o do_v be_v it_o for_o what_o it_o will_n and_o as_o for_o they_o at_o antioch_n they_o be_v not_o only_a teacher_n but_o prophet_n by_o who_o the_o holy_a ghost_n declare_v likewise_o that_o they_o must_v separate_v barnabas_n and_o saul_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o minister_n or_o disciple_n there_o and_o not_o now_o make_v they_o minister_n that_o they_o be_v before_o yet_o because_o they_o must_v be_v go_v from_o they_o and_o go_v further_o abroad_o among_o the_o gentile_n they_o solemn_o commend_v they_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o they_o fast_v and_o 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thou_o in_o crete_n that_o thou_o shall_v put_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v and_o ordain_v presbyter_n in_o every_o city_n as_o i_o appoint_v thou_o tit._n 1.5_o titus_n be_v therefore_o a_o bishop_n at_o the_o least_o and_o have_v the_o power_n of_o ordination_n as_o in_o this_o first_o testimony_n be_v more_o than_o manifest_a beside_o it_o be_v to_o titus_n that_o the_o authority_n be_v give_v to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o false_a teacher_n and_o to_o convince_v they_o sharp_o that_o they_o may_v be_v sound_a in_o the_o faith_n verse_n 11.13_o and_o again_o upon_o he_o be_v the_o charge_n lay_v to_o reject_v a_o heretic_n after_o he_o have_v be_v once_o or_o twice_o admonish_v as_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n at_o the_o ten_o verse_n so_o then_o though_o the_o diocese_n be_v large_a and_o the_o clergy_n numerous_a yet_o he_o be_v in_o power_n above_o they_o all_o idem_fw-la ministerium_fw-la sed_fw-la diversa_fw-la potestas_fw-la but_o come_v we_o next_o to_o 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