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very_a church_n which_o paul_n consider_v viz._n how_o much_o it_o make_v for_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o ministry_n labour_v so_o earnest_o to_o preserve_v his_o love_n and_o esteem_v among_o the_o corinthian_n and_o to_o restore_v the_o same_o among_o the_o galatian_n bucer_n of_o the_o lawful_a ordination_n of_o minister_n p._n 242._o furthermore_o great_a care_n be_v to_o be_v have_v of_o this_o that_o those_o minister_n may_v be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n who_o they_o may_v love_v esteem_v and_o honour_n and_o that_o this_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v no_o man_n at_o all_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o sacred_a ministery_n of_o the_o church_n who_o be_v not_o before_o religious_o try_v and_o approve_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n where_o he_o ought_v to_o administer_v p._n 243._o p._n 244._o in_o this_o trial_n of_o
scandalous_a sinner_n to_o personal_a leaven_n malice_n and_o wickedness_n v._o 8.4_o the_o same_o to_o who_o he_o give_v direction_n for_o avoid_v familiar_a society_n with_o a_o scandalous_a brother_n interpret_n the_o meaning_n of_o a_o former_a epistle_n v._o 9_o 10_o 11._o they_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o those_o within_o v._o 12._o and_o put_v away_o from_o among_o themselves_o that_o wicked_a person_n v._o 13._o second_o for_o lose_v 2_o cor._n 2._o the_o same_o who_o he_o have_v former_o make_v heavy_a v._o 1_o 2._o by_o rebuke_v in_o the_o former_a epistle_n that_o from_o their_o obedience_n and_o repentance_n he_o may_v have_v much_o joy_n of_o they_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o they_o v._o 3_o 4._o who_o in_o part_n he_o clear_v v._o 5._o they_o be_v the_o many_o by_o who_o the_o incestuous_a person_n be_v rebuke_v v._n 6._o and_o they_o be_v to_o forgive_v and_o comfort_v he_o five_o 7.8_o the_o same_o to_o who_o the_o apostle_n write_v to_o make_v proof_n of_o their_o obedience_n v._o 9_o with_o who_o as_o he_o former_o join_v in_o bind_v so_o now_o in_o lose_v v._o 10_o they_o be_v still_o the_o same_o who_o former_o he_o have_v make_v heavy_a and_o in_o who_o now_o he_o rejoice_v cap._n 7._o v._n 8._o to_o the_o end_n he_o that_o can_v now_o cast_v such_o a_o mist_n as_o shall_v darken_v so_o fair_a and_o clear_v a_o context_n and_o make_v we_o meet_v with_o the_o officer_n only_o in_o all_o this_o miss_v the_o people_n i_o shall_v allow_v he_o this_o testimony_n he_o have_v profit_v very_o well_o in_o the_o school_n of_o darkness_n some_o footstep_n of_o the_o people_n power_n here_o we_o have_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o discipline_n by_o the_o prelate_n in_o that_o the_o absolve_v party_n be_v wont_a to_o ask_v the_o congregation_n forgiveness_n 3._o every_o brother_n have_v a_o power_n and_o his_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o admonish_v first_o single_o then_o joint_o before_o a_o witness_n or_o two_o the_o case_n so_o require_v and_o there_o be_v 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application_n the_o honour_n of_o circumcision_n seal_v up_o the_o jew_n into_o god_n family_n have_v reflection_n upon_o their_o woman_n they_o be_v of_o the_o circumcision_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o gentile_n who_o be_v the_o uncircumcision_n though_o they_o can_v not_o be_v circumcise_v it_o be_v a_o privilege_n and_o honour_n of_o our_o nobility_n in_o england_n that_o they_o make_v one_o house_n of_o parliament_n and_o who_o can_v deny_v that_o the_o wife_n and_o child_n of_o noble_n be_v concern_v in_o this_o honour_n though_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o they_o to_o sit_v in_o the_o house_n let_v we_o now_o add_v the_o testimony_n first_o of_o the_o primitive_a and_o then_o of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o some_o of_o their_o choice_a divine_n 1._o for_o the_o primitive_a time_n cyprian_a to_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n as_o for_o that_o which_o my_o fellow_n presbyter_n donatus_n and_o fortunatus_n novatus_n and_o gordius_n write_v about_o i_o can_v write_v nothing_o 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