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and_o not_o else_o but_o the_o former_a be_v true_a as_o the_o small_a knowledge_n that_o the_o people_n get_v by_o general_a teach_n do_v evident_o declare_v therefore_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o be_v nonresident_a 6_o if_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v as_o narrow_o tie_v to_o their_o charge_n as_o the_o priest_n under_o the_o law_n then_o may_v they_o not_o be_v nonresident_a for_o they_o be_v always_o ready_a in_o the_o temple_n to_o answer_v the_o doubt_n 1._o sam._n 1._o 9_o but_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o they_o be_v because_o man_n be_v now_o as_o hardly_o train_v unto_o godliness_n and_o the_o enemy_n be_v as_o wrathful_a as_o he_o be_v then_o therefore_o they_o may_v not_o be_v nonresident_a 7_o if_o the_o minister_n must_v be_v a_o example_n to_o his_o people_n then_o must_v he_o be_v daily_o present_a with_o they_o that_o they_o may_v behold_v he_o but_o the_o former_a be_v true_a 1._o tim._n 4._o 12._o therefore_o be_v the_o latter_a true_a also_o 8_o he_o who_o the_o sheep_n be_v to_o follow_v in_o and_o out_o and_o must_v know_v by_o the_o voice_n aught_o to_o be_v continual_o among_o they_o a_o good_a minister_n of_o the_o word_n be_v such_o a_o one_o john_n 10._o 4._o therefore_o he_o must_v be_v resident_a among_o they_o 9_o none_o can_v be_v always_o ready_a to_o feed_v his_o flock_n that_o be_v absent_a from_o it_o every_o minister_n must_v be_v always_o ready_a to_o feed_v his_o flock_n because_o it_o depend_v upon_o he_o 1._o pet._n 5._o 2._o therefore_o every_o minister_n be_v to_o be_v resident_a with_o his_o flock_n 10_o he_o that_o must_v take_v heed_n to_o his_o flock_n watch_v over_o it_o and_o feed_v it_o must_v be_v resident_a continual_o with_o it_o every_o minister_n must_v do_v so_o act._n 20._o 28._o therefore_o etc._n etc._n 11_o if_o satan_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o nonresidence_n they_o be_v it_o utter_o unlawful_a but_o satan_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o 1._o thes_n 2._o 17._o 18._o therefore_o it_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a 12_o that_o which_o abridge_v the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o his_o people_n and_o comfort_n to_o the_o minister_n that_o same_o be_v unlawful_a but_o not_o to_o be_v resident_a do_v both_o therefore_o it_o be_v unlawful_a 13_o that_o which_o hinder_v the_o love_a familiarity_n that_o shall_v be_v betwixt_o the_o minister_n and_o his_o people_n that_o same_o be_v unlawful_a but_o nonresidence_n do_v so_o for_o it_o make_v they_o strange_a one_o to_o another_o and_o argue_v small_a love_n in_o he_o towards_o they_o therefore_o it_o be_v unlawful_a 14_o to_o be_v absent_a from_o they_o that_o have_v interest_n in_o we_o and_o continual_a need_n of_o we_o be_v unlawful_a which_o we_o can_v see_v to_o be_v true_a in_o our_o servant_n &c_n &c_n but_o the_o congregation_n have_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o minister_n and_o continual_a need_n of_o he_o therefore_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o he_o to_o be_v absent_a from_o they_o 15_o if_o the_o priest_n may_v not_o dwell_v 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the_o execution_n of_o any_o discipline_n and_o therefore_o of_o this_o point_n belong_v unto_o the_o eldership_n which_o point_n be_v prove_v in_o the_o several_a chapter_n go_v before_o so_o that_o i_o need_v not_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o save_v with_o a_o reason_n or_o twain_o to_o show_v the_o necessity_n and_o benefit_n of_o it_o in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 1_o that_o which_o private_a man_n offend_v be_v command_v to_o seek_v unto_o for_o the_o redress_n of_o the_o offender_n be_v a_o necessary_a &_o a_o ordinary_a way_n for_o the_o amendment_n of_o they_o that_o do_v offend_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o such_o be_v the_o admonition_n of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n and_o carry_v the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n matth._n 18._o 15._o see_v chap._n 14._o and_o the_o 1._o proposition_n of_o the_o same_o therefore_o admonition_n in_o such_o case_n by_o the_o eldership_n be_v a_o necessary_a and_o ordinary_a way_n for_o their_o amendment_n that_o do_v 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