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of the Lord God did alfo & ii. prophefie, and her Kinfwo Maeraμ Vwüréws @ man Elizabeth, and Anna; and in our Time the Daugh:

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thefe elated againft their Hul- και ταύτας, Ολλα bands, but preferv'd their * Ιεδήθ, ἡ ἐπι own Meafures. Wherefore Ἰωσία, ἡ ἢ Ἐπι' Δα if among you allo there be a Man, or a Woman, and fuch an one obtains any Gift, let him be humble that God may be pleared with Ifalari.2. him For fays He, Upon whom will 1 look, but upon him that is humble and quiet, and trembles at my Words.

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πήρθησαν και
δρῶν αὗται, ἀλλ' ἐφί
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τρα. ἐκῖν ἢ ἐν ὑμῖν

καν ανήρ τις ᾖ, καν γιωή, και τύχη τοιαύτης πιο
geios (πανοφρονείτω, ἵνα ἐπ' αὐτῷ οὐδοκῇ ὁ Θεὸς
χάρια,
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ἡσύχιον, καὶ τρέμοντο με τις λίγες.

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First Part of this Dif courfe concerning Gifts,whatever they be which God has beftow'd upon Men,according to his own Will; and how έχεν εὐθρώποις ε He rebuked the Ways of thole who either attempted to speak Lyes, or were moved by the Spirit of the Adverfary; and that God

· deeft. V.

όπως των ψευδή ότι χειρώντων λέγειν, αλλοτρίῳ πνεύματι κι εμβρύων, ἤλεγξε τρόπον * ὅλα του

often takes away his Grace,
both as to Prophecy, and
the Performance of Wonders,
from the Wicked. But now
our Difcourfe haftens as to
the principal Part, that is,
the Conftitution of Ecclefi-
allical Affairs, chat fo when
ye have learn'd this Con-
fitution from us, ye who

Τέντες δ ̓ ἡμῶν γνώμη are Ordain'd Bilhops by us,

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Αμφ τοίνω ὑπάρ λοντες ἡμεῖς οἱ δεκαδύο οι κυρίε ἀπόςολοι τάσ δε τους θείας ἡμῶν ἐν· τελλόμενα διατάξεις αει πουτὸς ἐκκλησιαςικό τύπο, συμπαρόν. Twv niv & To In Wyn's ondies Hairs Cuna mosódy nμwr, Tanals to mongTs,

at the Command of Christ,
may perform all things ac
cording to the Commands
deliver'd you, knowing that
he that heareth us heareth Luk.x.16.
Chrift, and he that heareth
Chrift heareth his God and
Father, to whom be Glory
for ever. Amen.

· αποχρήσατο. V. * deeft. V.

Wherefore, we the Twelve IV. Apoftles of the Lord, who are now together, give you in charge thole Divine Confitutions concerning every Ecclefiaftical Form ; there being prefent with us Paul the Chofen Veffel, our Fellow Apoftle, and James the Bishop, and the rest of the Presbyters, and the Seven

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therefore 1 Peter fay, That
a Bishop to be Ordain'd

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is to be, as we have al- onu ПéтρQ,] èπicro ready all of us appointed, ov unblameable in all things, a ἐν τοῖς προλαβεσιν felect Perfon, chofen by the ἅμα πούντες διεταξα whole People, who when he μεθα, ἐν πᾶσιν ἀ is named and approved, let μεμπτον, ' ἀρισίνω the People affemble, with wo ToJUTES TO 298 the Presbytery and Bilhops ἐκλελεγμύον. that are prefent, on the Lord's vougadert aptDay, and let them glve their συμτο, συνελθὼν ὁ Confent: And let the Prin- α0's äμα TWS JPEσ• cipal of the Bilhops ask the «υπερίῳ Presbytery and People, whe- a bongnois, &v &• ther this be the Perfon whom pépa nerany, our they defire for their Ruler? oxáτw o * a. and if they give their Con Pag. fent, let him ask farther whe. ther he has a good Teftimony from all Men, as to his Worthiness for fo great and glorious an Authority? Whether all things relating περωτάτω εἰ μάτια to his Piety towards God be right : Whether Juftice towards Men has been ob. ferv'd by him? Whether the Affairs of his Family have been well order'd by him: Whether he has been unblameable in the Courfe of

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his Life? And if all the Af
fembly together do according
to Truth, and not accord-
ing to Prejudice witnels that
he is fuch an one, let them
the third time, as before God
the Judge, and Chrift, the
Holy Ghoft being also present,
as well as all the Holy and
Miniftring Spirits, ask again,
Whether he be truly worthy Matt.xviii
of this Miniftry, that fo in 19.
the Mouth of two or three Wit
nefes every Word may be eft dra
blifh'd; and if they agree
the third time that he is
worthy, let them all be de-
manded their Vote,and when
they all give it willingly,

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lence being made, let one SOITES Dog Jungus, of the principal Bishops, toκέρωσαν σιω ogether with two others, ftand ons suausins, es near to the Altar, the rest of πρώτων όπισκόπων 21 xỳ duar &Tépais, anfor Jameis is, τι λοιπῶν Ἐπισκόπων ὲ πρεσβυτέρων σιωπή Dogod joujśwv, 7 Κακόνων Τα θεία δύας.

the Bilhops and Presbyters
praying filently, and the Dea-
cons holding the Holy Gof-
pels open upon the Head of
him that is to be Ordain'd,
and fay to God thus ;

για ότι το χειροτονεμήίς κεφαλῆς ἀνεπτυγμγία κατε
λό των, λεγέτω πρὸς Θεόν.

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