first of these three because he entered with evil conscience, being carried with ambitious and covetous desires. Then I answer, that his calling still in respect of the church, is good and lawful, and when he repents of his bad conscience, it is also accepted of God. The fourth point to be observed is that Paul makes three kinds of callings in the church. One is when men are called by man, and not by God; and thus are all false teachers called. The second is when men are called of God by the ministry
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