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omnino_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la ardelione_n sene._n lib._n 5._o ep._n 81._o in_o mathonem_fw-la declamas_fw-la in_o febre_n mathon_n have_v esse_fw-la phrenefim_n si_fw-la nescis_fw-la non_fw-la es_fw-la sanus_fw-la amice_fw-la mathon_n declamas_fw-la aeger_fw-la declamas_fw-la hemitritaeus_fw-la si_fw-la sudare_fw-la aliter_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la magna_fw-la tamen_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la errans_fw-la cù_fw-fr viscera_fw-la febris_n exurit_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la magna_fw-la tacere_fw-la mathon_n the_o content_n goodwin_n character_n and_o temper_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o epistle_n with_o a_o account_n of_o all_o his_o duel_n and_o combat_n christ_n leave_v no_o such_o rule_n and_o direction_n nor_o be_v it_o his_o intent_n to_o leave_v such_o for_o propagate_a the_o gospel_n as_o exclude_v the_o magistrate_n from_o use_v his_o wisdom_n and_o endeavour_n in_o order_n thereunto_o page_n 5._o 6._o nor_o do_v his_o apostle_n p._n 7._o 8._o 9_o 10._o the_o sum_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o two_o ordinance_n for_o approbation_n and_o ejection_n p._n 11._o 12._o 13._o 14._o the_o commissioner_n be_v no_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n no_o power_n in_o or_o over_o the_o church_n but_o a_o civil_a constitution_n nor_o be_v the_o ordinance_n any_o other_o than_o mere_a civil_a acts._n p._n 15._o 16._o 17._o 18._o 19_o 48._o approbation_n in_o use_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n p._n 22._o 55._o it_o be_v no_o exercise_v a_o dominion_n over_o man_n faith_n p._n 23._o 24._o 25._o 26._o 27._o 59_o 60._o 93._o 115._o a_o course_n for_o approbation_n settle_v of_o old_a and_o of_o late_a by_o the_o long_a parliament_n p._n 29._o 30._o 98._o 99_o how_o that_o text_n christ_n be_v faithful_a in_o all_o his_o house_n as_o moses_n be_v in_o his_o aught_o to_o be_v understand_v p._n 30._o 31._o 33._o 34._o 35._o 36._o 37._o the_o commissioner_n be_v so_o prudent_o constitute_v as_o to_o prevent_v partiality_n in_o their_o proceed_n p._n 40._o 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