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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n and_o synagogue_n understand_v or_o mean_v any_o thing_n more_o than_o the_o jewish_a judicature_n which_o be_v hold_v before_o several_a person_n who_o sit_v as_o judge_n though_o general_o one_o have_v the_o chair_n and_o something_o of_o superiority_n or_o if_o more_o do_v act_v they_o do_v it_o in_o the_o name_n of_o one_o of_o they_o in_o these_o assembly_n or_o synagogue_n those_o that_o be_v find_v adjudge_v guilty_a be_v buffet_v and_o beat_v with_o rod_n and_o the_o like_a mat._n 10._o 17._o and_o 23._o 34._o act_n 17._o 10._o and_o 26._o 11._o and_o 2_o cor._n 11._o 25._o which_o place_n may_v be_v easy_o understand_v by_o deut._n 25._o 2_o 3._o now_o the_o cast_v out_o of_o this_o kind_n of_o synagogue_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o political_n or_o civil_a ignominy_n or_o punishment_n and_o so_o a_o local_a banishment_n as_o it_o be_v as_o we_o gather_v out_o of_o luke_n 4._o 28_o 29._o which_o can_v never_o be_v 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