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S. Paul speaketh thrice of it in his Epistles to Timothy / and always he ¹useth epithesis ton cheiron. In the old Testament where this ceremony is used and spoken of / the Septuaginta did never translate cheirotonein. But as the writers of the new Testament epithesis cheiron. And what should I stand in this / when as S. Luke him self / both before and after / speaking of that ceremony ²of laying on of hands / doth never use this word cheirotonein, but the same word which s. Paul useth / and the Septuaginta? and although the holy ghost speak properly and well by whomsoever he speaketh / yet it could have ben worst of all said by S. Luke of all the Canonical writers / that he should speak thus unproperly / who of them all writeth most purely and elegantly / according to the phrase of the most eloquent Grecians / and therefore he borrowed this speech of the ancient Greek writers / which did use to express their elections by this word / because they were made / and voices given / by this Ceremony of lifting up of hands.

S. Paule speaketh thrise of it in his Epistles to Timothe / and alwayes he ¹vseth epithesis ton cheiron. In the old Testament where thys ceremonie is vsed and spoken of / the Septuaginta did neuer translate cheirotonein. But as the wryters of the newe Testament epithesis cheiron. And what should I stande in thys / when as S. Luke him selfe / bothe before and after / speaking of that ceremony ²of laying on of hands / doth neuer vse this word cheirotonein, but the same word whych s. Paule vseth / and the Septuaginta? and although the holy ghost speake properly and wel by whomsoeuer he speaketh / yet it could haue ben worst of all sayd by S. Luke of all the Canonicall wryters / that he should speake thus vnproperly / who of them all wryteth moste purely and elegantly / according to the phrase of the moste eloquent Grecians / and therfore he borowed this speache of the auncient Greeke wryters / whych did vse to expres their elections by thys worde / because they were made / and voyces geuen / by thys Ceremonie of lifting vp of handes.

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