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among_o you_o i_o exhort_v etc._n etc._n 2._o even_o those_o who_o calling_n it_o be_v to_o stir_v up_o other_o to_o their_o duty_n and_o in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o such_o remarkable_a defect_n in_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n as_o deserve_v any_o public_a notice_n to_o be_v take_v of_o it_o have_v notwithstanding_o great_a need_n to_o be_v very_o earnest_o stir_v up_o to_o great_a diligence_n and_o progress_n in_o their_o duty_n than_o what_o they_o have_v already_o attain_v there_o be_v in_o the_o best_a even_o of_o christ_n minister_n a_o strong_a party_n draw_v they_o back_o from_o their_o duty_n mat._n 26.41_o and_o at_o their_o best_a much_o short-coming_a in_o what_o they_o may_v attain_v unto_o philip._n 3.12_o 13._o for_o here_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o love_n make_v he_o publish_v the_o fault_n of_o his_o dear_a servant_n when_o it_o be_v necessary_a rev._n 2.4_o although_o he_o see_v it_o not_o meet_v before_o the_o church_n in_o this_o epistle_n 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officer_n he_o direct_v his_o speech_n to_o the_o people_n the_o elder_n which_o be_v among_o you_o i_o exhort_v etc._n etc._n 4._o those_o that_o bear_v office_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n aught_o to_o be_v such_o as_o be_v come_v to_o some_o maturity_n of_o age_n and_o such_o as_o be_v of_o some_o considerable_a stand_n in_o the_o profession_n of_o christianity_n see_v 1_o tim._n 3.6_o and_o especial_o such_o as_o for_o their_o wisdom_n experience_n and_o gravity_n may_v deserve_v that_o reverence_n and_o respect_n which_o be_v suitable_a for_o the_o age_a for_o this_o stile_n of_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n here_o give_v to_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v safe_o conceive_v both_o to_o point_v at_o their_o age_n and_o their_o qualification_n suitable_a to_o the_o age_a the_o elder_n that_o be_v among_o you_o 5._o christ_n minister_n have_v not_o only_o the_o charge_n of_o his_o flock_n but_o also_o of_o their_o fellow-labourer_n with_o who_o they_o have_v society_n 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charge_n the_o flock_n of_o god_n 4._o although_o none_o that_o be_v sensible_a of_o their_o own_o weakness_n and_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o charge_n of_o soul_n will_v be_v very_o forward_o to_o thrust_v themselves_o into_o that_o employment_n exod._n 3.11_o jer._n 1.6_o yet_o be_v once_o call_v to_o it_o and_o engage_v therein_o they_o shall_v not_o go_v about_o the_o duty_n thereof_o as_o be_v constrain_v thereunto_o by_o their_o fear_n lest_o they_o discover_v their_o own_o weakness_n or_o lest_o they_o fall_v under_o the_o censure_n of_o other_o or_o lest_o their_o own_o conscience_n may_v vex_v they_o for_o neglect_n of_o their_o duty_n for_o this_o be_v the_o first_o evil_n from_o which_o the_o apostle_n dissuade_v christ_n minister_n as_o that_o which_o will_v mar_v the_o right_a manner_n of_o go_v about_o their_o duty_n not_o by_o constraint_n 5._o there_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o every_o faithful-minister_n so_o much_o love_n to_o jesus_n christ_n arise_v from_o 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