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139. Question.

Yea but they have the laying on of hands, or ordination which they say we lack.

Yea but they haue the laying on of hands, or ordination which they say we lacke.

Answer. But how often is it that the Canons do forbid, that he should be esteemed lawfully ordained, who is not lawfully elected? Now the way of lawful election is too be sought of us out of the Apostle, especially so far forth as belongeth to the examination of doctrine and manners. Therefore they want the foundation of lawful ordination, and therefore they boast in vain of the laying on of hands, which notwithstanding it shall not be hard for us ⟨image 100⟩to show to have more purely then they have it, as perhaps I will show in another place more fully.

Answeare. But howe often is it that the Canons doe forbid, that he shoulde bee esteemed lawfully ordeyned, who is not lawfully elected? Nowe the way of lawfull election is too bee sought of vs out of the Apostle, especially so farre foorth as belongeth to the examination of doctrine and manners. Therefore they wante the foundation of lawfull ordination, and therefore they boast in vaine of the laying on of handes, which notwithstanding it shall not bee harde for vs ⟨image 100⟩