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p._n 108._o â—_o adm._n 17_o prefac_o admon_n to_o the_o parl._n note_n dis_n eccl._n gou._n p._n 108._o tab._n div_o rea._n ca._n des_n this_fw-mi 92._o def_n godly_a mi._n ag_n br._n 108._o adm._n 1._o p._n 5._o &_o l._n 2._o p._n 61._o joh._n 1._o john_n 10._o 12._o neces_fw-la disc_fw-la 74._o mind_v this_o you_o lecturer_n t._n c._n l._n 1._o p._n 83._o eccl._n gou._n p._n 7._o demon_n disc_fw-la 7._o mr._n bat._n 102._o cartw._n chr._n rel_n ch_n 16._o p._n 28._o demon_n this_fw-mi 13._o de_fw-fr consc_fw-fr l._n 4._o c._n 25._o p._n 215._o mr._n bates_n 134._o def._n of_o disc_n ag_n d._n bridg._n 129._o fresh_a suit_n l._n 2._o p._n 207._o i_o have_v good_a testimony_n for_o this_o thing_n d._n somes_n last_o treat_v c._n 10._o p._n 123._o arr._n ag_n br._n 93._o pro._n 25._o 8._o defen_n admon_n fresh_a suit_n l._n 2._o p._n 132._o neces_fw-la before_o â—1_n zep._n 1._o 12._o pro._n 14._o 15_o ephe._n 4._o 32_o 1_o pet._n 3._o 8._o 1_o king_n 20_o 42._o psa_fw-la 50._o mar._n 1._o john_n 15._o 8_o first_o vol._n p._n 699._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 30._o rom._n 3._o judg._n 8._o 23_o gal._n 6._o heb._n 5._o 4._o m._n dayr_a pref_o trear_v of_o the_o ch._n leu._n 4._o 27._o 28._o &_o 19_o 17._o v._o 51._o 26._o mal._n 3._o 16._o mal._n 18._o 15_o 1._o cor._n 14._o 24._o 25._o es_fw-ge 53._o 1._o 2_o king_n 17._o 13._o 14._o 2_o chro._n 25._o 9_o answ_n banc._n ser_n p._n 17._o ephe._n 4._o 12_o esther_n 4._o 14._o m._n bates_n 203._o how_o be_v ser_fw-mi in_o psal_n 118._o p._n 18._o can._n 19_o zion_n pl._n 326._o m._n bat._n 19_o fresh_a suit_n l._n 1._o p._n 210._o m._n dike_n six_o evang._n hist_n p._n 306_o m._n perk._n idol_n las_fw-fr in_o last_o vol._n p._n 698._o m._n brin_n truewatch_n p._n 28._o rom._n 12._o 1_o cart._n hist_o christ_n l._n 1._o p._n 211._o elton_n upon_o colos_n p._n 308._o rev._n 22._o 18_o note_n rom._n 87._o 87._o yet_o so_o be_v it_o where_o l._n bb._n rule_n as_o it_o be_v in_o rome_n &_o england_n m._n dod_n upon_o common_a 2._o m._n hern._n upon_o psa_n 51._o p._n 4._o m._n bates_n 18._o 212._o deu._n 16._o 21_o chap._n 4._o 34._o park_n of_o the_o cross_n l._n 1._o p._n 62._o colos_n 2._o 10._o 243._o exod._n 20._o 24._o 25._o ba._n 205_o 257._o zion_n pl._n 279._o cart._n chr._n relig_n cha_z 16._o p._n 103._o m._n dike_n six_o evan._n histor_n p._n 312._o d._n tayl._n upon_o tit._n 3._o 10._o pag._n 7._o 15._o exhort_v to_o the_o church_n of_o edenb_n pag._n 10._o first_o vol._n idol_n last_o time_n p._n
constitution_n there_o follow_v not_o the_o like_a effect_n it_o be_v even_o so_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o soul_n such_o as_o unfeyned_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o have_v a_o conscionable_a resolution_n towalke_v in_o it_o do_v receive_v much_o profitt_a by_o the_o fruitful_a counsel_n which_o be_v give_v they_o either_o by_o word_n or_o writing_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a those_o which_o seek_v the_o truth_n with_o no_o better_a affection_n than_o pilate_n 17._o do_v neither_o purpose_n to_o obey_v the_o same_o more_o than_o do_v the_o dissemble_a hypocrite_n in_o jeremie_n certain_o good_a advise_v 43._o give_v to_o they_o be_v but_o as_o pearl_n cast_v before_o swine_n and_o dog_n therefore_o my_o desire_n be_v that_o the_o former_a sort_n may_v be_v viewer_n only_o of_o these_o line_n and_o to_o they_o i_o say_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n consider_v what_o i_o say_v and_o the_o lord_n give_v understanding_n in_o all_o thing_n the_o follow_a 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as_o they_o name_v they_o from_o the_o scripture_n be_v governor_n or_o roll_a elder_n who_o be_v to_o etc._n look_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o be_v assistant_n to_o the_o minister_n in_o government_n this_o office_n be_v establish_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o all_o church_n act._n 14._o 23._o and_o it_o serve_v to_o help_v forward_o the_o build_n thereof_o 1_o cor._n 12_o 28._o and_o without_o it_o the_o body_n can_v not_o be_v entire_a rom._n 12_o 4_o 8._o to_o justify_v this_o office_n many_o scripture_n reason_n &_o testimony_n take_v from_o the_o learned_a be_v allege_v by_o they_o ignat._n ad_fw-la trall_n tertull._n de_fw-fr baptist._n jerom._n cont_n lucrf_n ambr_n upon_o 1_o tim._n 5._o socrat._v lib._n 5._o cap._n 22._o bucer_fw-la de_fw-la reg_fw-la 56._o chr._n l._n 1._o pet._n mar._n upon_o rom._n 12._o cal._n instit_n l._n 4._o c._n 3._o sect._n 8._o these_o must_v be_v man_n of_o wisdom_n knowledge_n and_o sound_a judgement_n sober_a gentle_a 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