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Upon the sixth of the Acts the gloss hath / that that which was done there of the xij. Apostles / in willing the brethren to look out fit men / was done to give us example / & must be observed in those that are ordained. For saith the gloss / the people must choose / and the Bishop must ordain. And that S. Jerome must be so understanded / it appeareth not only that it hath been so expounded: but also it may be casely proved / for that S. Jeromes sentence and judgement appeareth in other places / that he would have nothing here done with out the people / as in his Epistle / ad Rusticum monachum: he willeth that the people should have power and authority to choose their clerks and their ministers / and in his Epistle to Neopotian / of the life of the clerks / he hath this distinction manifestly: They run / saith he / unto the Bishops suffragans certain times of the year / and bringing some sum of money / they are anointed / and ordained / being chosen of none / and afterward / the Bishop without any lawful election / is chosen in hugger mugger / of the Canons or Prebendaries only / without the knowledge of the people. And so you see / that although y• S. Jerome sayeth / that the Bishop had the ordaining of the ministers / yet he had not the election / for the ordaining was nothing else but an approving of the election / by putting on of hands / and consequently / having made your vaunt that all the learned fathers were of this judgement / that the Bishop should elect the minister / you show not so much as one.

Vpon the sixte of the Actes the glose hath / that that which was done there of the xij. Apostles / in willing the brethren to loke out fitte men / was done to geue vs example / & muste be obserued in those that are ordayned. For sayth the glose / the people must chuse / and the Byshoppe must ordayne. And that S. Ierome must be so vnderstanded / it appeareth not only that it hath beene so expounded: but also it may be casely proued / for that S. Ieromes sentence and iudgement appeareth in other places / that he woulde haue nothing heere done with out the people / as in his Epistle / ad Rusticum monachum: he willeth that the people shoulde haue power and authoritie to chuse their clarkes and their ministers / and in hys Epistle to Neopotian / of the lyfe of the clarkes / he hath thys distinction manifestly: They runne / sayth he / vnto the Bishoppes suffragans certen times of the yeare / and bringing some summe of money / they are annoynted / and ordayned / being chosen of none / and afterwarde / the Bishoppe without any lawfull election / is chosen in hugger mugger / of the Canons or Prebendaries only / without the knowledge of the people. And so you see / that although y S. Ierome sayeth / that the Byshop had the ordayning of the ministers / yet he had not the election / for the ordayning was nothing else but an approuing of the election / by putting on of handes / and consequently / hauing made your vaunt that all the learned fathers were of thys iudgement / that the Bishop should elect the minister / you shew not so much as one.