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christian_n may_v live_v as_o they_o listen_v for_o when_o paul_n tell_v the_o galatian_n gal._n 5._o 13._o that_o they_o be_v call_v unto_o liberty_n he_o bid_v they_o withal_o not_o use_v it_o for_o a_o occasion_n to_o the_o flesh_n of_o that_o government_n be_v ever_o a_o whit_n the_o less_o necessary_a in_o any_o church_n state_n on_o commonwealth_n for_o even_o a_o corporation_n or_o family_n can_v well_o subsist_v without_o it_o but_o it_o may_v not_o be_v imagine_v that_o god_n do_v not_o prescribe_v and_o leave_v express_a warrant_n how_o he_o will_v have_v his_o own_o house_n govern_v paul_n tell_v timothy_n that_o he_o write_v those_o thing_n unto_o he_o hope_v to_o come_v in_o person_n short_o but_o in_o case_n he_o carry_v long_o that_o timothy_n may_v know_v how_o he_o ought_v to_o behave_v himself_o in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 14._o and_o as_o paul_n think_v these_o direction_n enough_o and_o timothy_n may_v not_o go_v beyond_o commission_n so_o 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