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that_o use_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n impart_v more_o than_o the_o gift_n itself_o act_n 10._o 46._o yea_o the_o spirit_n bid_v peter_n go_v and_o not_o doubt_n act_v 11._o 12_o and_o it_o be_v such_o a_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o cause_v the_o apostle_n to_o conclude_v that_o god_n have_v grant_v the_o gentile_n repentance_n unto_o life_n act_v 11._o 18._o how_o be_v it_o know_v but_o by_o their_o profession_n act_n 11._o 21._o that_o that_o great_a number_n believe_v and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v such_o as_o barnabas_n see_v vers_fw-la 23._o and_o when_o saul_n after_o his_o baptism_n assay_v to_o join_v himself_o to_o the_o disciple_n at_o jerusalem_n they_o so_o suspect_v he_o that_o they_o will_v not_o receive_v he_o till_o barnabas_n take_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o apostle_n and_o declare_v to_o they_o how_o god_n have_v deal_v with_o he_o and_o how_o bold_o at_o damascus_n he_o have_v preach_v in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n which_o show_v that_o they_o admit_v not_o man_n to_o their_o communion_n till_o their_o profession_n seem_v credible_a to_o they_o for_o no_o doubt_n but_o saul_n tell_v they_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v a_o believer_n before_o he_o be_v put_v to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o testimony_n of_o barnabas_n the_o convert_v gentile_n act_n 13._o 48._o show_v their_o belief_n and_o gladness_n and_o open_o glorify_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n how_o but_o by_o a_o profession_n do_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o great_a multitude_n at_o iconium_n both_o jew_n and_o greek_n be_v know_v to_o be_v believer_n act_n 14._o 1._o the_o same_o i_o may_v say_v of_o the_o jailor_n act_v 16._o who_o by_o work_n as_o well_o as_o word_n declare_v his_o conversion_n and_o the_o berean_o act_n 17._o 12._o and_o the_o athenian_n act_n 17._o 34._o and_o crispus_n with_o the_o corinthian_n act_n 18._o 8._o act_n 19_o 18._o the_o believe_a ephesian_n confess_v and_o show_v their_o deed_n and_o many_o of_o they_o burn_v as_o many_o of_o their_o book_n of_o ill_a art_n as_o come_v to_o fifty_o thousand_o piece_n of_o silver_n in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v the_o stand_a rule_n that_o if_o thou_o confess_v with_o thy_o mouth_n the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o believe_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o god_n raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a thou_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o with_o the_o heart_n man_n believe_v unto_o righteousness_n and_o with_o the_o mouth_n confession_n be_v make_v unto_o salvation_n he_o that_o bid_v we_o receive_v he_o that_o be_v weak_a in_o the_o faith_n but_o not_o to_o doubtful_a disputation_n imply_v that_o we_o must_v not_o receive_v they_o that_o profess_v not_o at_o least_o a_o weak_a faith_n heb._n 5._o &_o 6._o 1_o 2_o 3._o show_v that_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n be_v first_o lay_v as_o the_o foundation_n before_o baptism_n and_o who_o receive_v those_o principle_n can_v not_o be_v know_v but_o by_o a_o profession_n to_o this_o let_v i_o add_v that_o poenitentiam_fw-la ageâ—e_n be_v judge_v by_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n the_o repentance_n that_o be_v prerequisite_a to_o baptism_n and_o that_o be_v a_o manifest_v profess_a repentance_n god_n order_n be_v to_o the_o adult_n first_o to_o send_v preacher_n to_o proclaim_v the_o gospel_n and_o when_o by_o that_o man_n be_v bring_v so_o far_o as_o to_o profess_v or_o manifest_v that_o their_o eye_n be_v open_v and_o that_o they_o be_v turn_v from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n then_o must_v they_o be_v baptise_a for_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o receive_v the_o inheritance_n among_o the_o sanctify_a by_o faith_n in_o christ_n act_v 26._o 17._o 18._o as_o their_o sin_n be_v not_o forgive_v they_o till_o they_o be_v convert_v mark_v 4._o 12._o so_o they_o must_v not_o be_v baptize_v for_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n till_o they_o profess_v themselves_o convert_v see_v to_o the_o church_n non_fw-fr esse_fw-la &_o non_fw-la apparere_fw-la be_v all_o one_o repentance_n towards_o god_n and_o faith_n towards_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o that_o preach_v that_o make_v disciple_n act_n 20._o 21._o and_o therefore_o both_o these_o must_v by_o profession_n seem_v to_o be_v receive_v before_o any_o at_o age_n be_v baptise_a if_o as_o many_o as_o be_v baptise_a into_o christ_n be_v baptise_a into_o his_o death_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o he_o by_o baptism_n into_o his_o death_n that_o like_a as_o christ_n be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a so_o we_o also_o shall_v walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n rom._n 6._o 4_o 5._o then_o no_o doubt_n but_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v baptise_a do_v first_o proâ—ess_v this_o mortification_n and_o a_o consent_n to_o be_v bury_v and_o revive_v with_o christ_n and_o to_o live_v to_o he_o in_o newness_n of_o life_n for_o paul_n be_v never_o so_o much_o for_o the_o opus_fw-la operatum_fw-la above_o the_o papst_n as_o to_o think_v that_o 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except_o ordination_n which_o the_o presbyter_n do_v not_o therefore_o he_o suppose_v that_o presbyter_n may_v confirm_v 7._o the_o same_o hierome_n express_o say_v that_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v reserve_v to_o the_o bishop_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o priesthood_n rather_o than_o by_o divine_a ordinatlon_n manus_fw-la therefore_o it_o be_v but_o a_o humane_a institution_n 8._o the_o episcopal_a divine_n and_o other_o writer_n of_o their_o side_n do_v common_o maintain_v the_o validity_n of_o presbyter_n ordination_n viz._n that_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n it_o be_v lawful_a and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o flat_a necessity_n it_o be_v not_o a_o nullity_n where_o it_o be_v irregular_a episcopus_fw-la i_o cite_v christian_n concord_n pag._n 53_o 54_o etc._n etc._n many_o bishop_n and_o their_o defender_n deferretur_fw-la that_o thus_o justify_v the_o protestant_a church_n that_o have_v no_o bishop_n as_o dr._n field_n bishop_n dâ—wname_n bishop_n jewel_n saravia_n bishop_n alley_n bishop_n pilkington_n bishop_n bridges_n bishop_n bilson_n grotius_n lord_n digby_n mr._n chisenhal_o bishop_n davenant_n bishop_n prideaux_n nowell_n bishop_n andrews_n mr._n chillingworth_n to_o who_o i_o add_v to_o make_v up_o twenty_o 17._o bishop_n bramhal_o of_o schism_n 18._o and_o dr._n steward_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o fountain_n letter_n 19_o dr._n ferne_n 20._o and_o bishop_n usher_n in_o his_o judgement_n late_o publish_v abundance_n more_o may_v easy_o be_v add_v but_o mr._n mason_n book_n in_o vindicacation_n of_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o foreign_a reform_a church_n may_v serve_v instead_o of_o more_o 9_o we_o have_v no_o bishop_n to_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v do_v by_o presbyter_n or_o we_o have_v none_o that_o we_o know_v of_o and_o non_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o non_fw-la apparere_fw-la be_v to_o we_o all_o one_o 10._o presbyter_n may_v impose_v hand_n in_o ordination_n and_o ever_o do_v here_o in_o england_n therefore_o much_o more_o in_o absolution_n and_o confirmation_n 11._o king_n charles_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o doctor_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n reserve_v only_a ordination_n and_o not_o confirmation_n and_o absolution_n to_o the_o bishop_n 12._o presbyter_n be_v governor_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v their_o pastoral_a charge_n and_o be_v call_v rector_n see_v bishop_n usher_n reduction_n of_o episcopacy_n etc._n etc._n prove_v it_o therefore_o they_o may_v do_v this_o which_o be_v a_o act_n of_o government_n or_o guidance_n of_o the_o particular_a church_n 13._o presbyter_n must_v teach_v and_o oversee_v the_o people_n as_o their_o charge_n and_o deliver_v they_o the_o sacrament_n therefore_o they_o must_v judge_v to_o who_o they_o must_v do_v it_o 14._o a_o diocesane_n bishop_n be_v uncapable_a of_o do_v it_o faithful_o can_v one_o man_n try_v approve_v and_o confirm_v faithful_o all_o
3._o pag._n 35._o ignorare_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la hieronimus_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la absente_n episcopo_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la idem_fw-la illud_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la confirmationis_fw-la dedisse_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la aegypto_n testatur_fw-la commentarius_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o p._n 36._o he_o say_v constat_fw-la olim_fw-la solos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la ordinariò_fw-la jure_fw-la tam_fw-la baptismum_fw-la quam_fw-la paenitentium_fw-la reconciliatione_fw-la administrasse_fw-la so_o that_o they_o may_v then_o as_o well_o forbid_v presbyter_n to_o baptise_v baptise_v hier._n cont_n lucifer_n ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la potius_fw-la sacerdotii_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la legis_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la alioqui_fw-la si_fw-la ad_fw-la eposcopi_n tantum_fw-la imprecationem_fw-la sp._n sanctus_n deâ—luit_fw-la lugendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o vinculis_fw-la aut_fw-la castellis_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o remotioribus_fw-la locis_fw-la per_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la &_o diacones_fw-la baptizati_fw-la ante_fw-la dormierunt_fw-la quam_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopis_fw-la inviserentur_fw-la clem._n alexand._n pedagog_n 3._o cui_fw-la imponet_fw-la presbyter_n manus_fw-la ambros_n in_o eph._n 4._o apud_fw-la aegyptum_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la consignant_fw-la si_fw-la praeâ—en_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la episcopus_fw-la grotius_n epist_n cord_n 154._o pag._n 382._o si_fw-mi recte_fw-la expendantur_fw-la quae_fw-la ipse_fw-la aurelius_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la nec_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nec_fw-la prohibitis_fw-la disserit_fw-la non_fw-la mirum_fw-la si_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la alibi_fw-la atque_fw-la alio_fw-la tempore_fw-la alii_fw-la fuerint_fw-la mores_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la cause_n satis_fw-la curtantis_fw-la animus_fw-la tam_fw-la odiosis_n illationibus_fw-la sta_fw-la quaestio_fw-la tractaretur_fw-la nam_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la aut_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la ungeretur_fw-la aut_fw-la ungeretur_fw-la tantum_fw-la baptismi_fw-la tempore_fw-la baptizante_fw-la etiam_fw-la presbytero_fw-la add_v etiamsi_fw-la nulla_fw-la subsequeretur_fw-la manuum_fw-la imp_n sitio_fw-la donis_fw-la illis_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la manuum_fw-la impositionem_fw-la conferebant_fw-la apostoli_fw-la pridem_fw-la ressantibus_fw-la non_fw-la ideo_fw-la periret_fw-la honour_n praesidentiae_fw-la â—piscopalis_fw-la quae_fw-la tunc_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la fuit_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o presbyteri_fw-la nomen_fw-la indiscriminatim_fw-la usurparetur_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la praejiâ—entia_fw-la illa_fw-la non_fw-la electione_n quae_fw-la alexandris_n primum_fw-la fieri_fw-la 〈◊〉_d macco_n mortuâ—_n sed_fw-la participati_fw-la consensus_fw-la gradu_fw-la deferretur_fw-la ☜_o vid._n chamier_n l._n 4._o de_fw-la sacra_fw-la cap._n 10_o &_o 11._o in_o tertullia_n day_n say_v albaspinaeus_n in_o tert._n de_fw-fr prescrip_n c._n 41._o p._n 306._o the_o catechumeni_fw-la be_v somewhat_o instruct_v at_o home_n cum_fw-la caeteris_fw-la tandem_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la 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