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wise_a to_o be_v despise_v because_o he_o that_o receive_v these_o receive_v christ_n and_o he_o that_o despise_v these_o despise_v christ_n mat._n 10.40_o howsoever_o man_n debase_v this_o call_n god_n exalt_v it_o and_o though_o the_o minister_n be_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o world_n as_o s._n paul_n say_v of_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ephes_n 3.8_o less_o than_o the_o low_a yet_o in_o christ_n judgement_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d great_a than_o the_o great_a mat._n 11.11_o seven_o minister_n and_o dispenser_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v call_v star_n rev._n 1.20_o in_o name_n stella_fw-la à _fw-la stando_fw-la dicitur_fw-la effectibus_fw-la why_o nomine_fw-la substantia_fw-la sin_n metu_fw-la effectibus_fw-la god_n have_v fix_v they_o in_o their_o orb_n in_o substance_n it_o be_v a_o more_o solid_a part_n of_o his_o orb_n light_n simple_a and_o most_o pure_a in_o situation_n be_v regular_o carry_v finish_v its_o course_n in_o a_o determinate_a space_n of_o 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and_o title_n there_o be_v no_o less_o than_o two_o and_o twenty_o in_o scripture_n that_o denote_v their_o worth_n and_o dignity_n but_o this_o may_v suffice_v true_o brethren_n we_o live_v in_o a_o age_n whereof_o it_o may_v be_v say_v innumerae_fw-la pest_n erebi_n glomerantur_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la the_o mischief_n of_o hell_n be_v swarm_v to_o one_o round_a and_o the_o abomination_n of_o dumah_n egypt_n and_o babylon_n may_v all_o be_v find_v in_o england_n and_o this_o sin_n of_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v not_o the_o least_o it_o be_v one_o ground_n of_o a_o day_n of_o public_a fast_v not_o long_o since_o and_o it_o may_v be_v one_o ground_n of_o our_o daily_a and_o continual_a lament_v to_o see_v this_o high_a and_o honourable_a call_n so_o base_a and_o vile_a in_o people_n opinion_n the_o galatian_n receive_v s._n paul_n as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n yea_o as_o christ_n jesus_n gal._n 4.14_o but_o many_o prefer_v their_o swine_n before_o they_o the_o word_n of_o 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acknowledge_v retain_v it_o and_o the_o reverend_a father_n recite_v it_o omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la irascitur_fw-la fratri_fw-la svo_fw-la temerè_fw-la whosoever_o be_v angry_a with_o his_o brother_n unadvised_o or_o rash_o as_o cain_n with_o abel_n ahab_n with_o naboth_n saul_n with_o david_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n say_v christ_n of_o judgement_n he_o allude_v as_o bullinger_n and_o beza_n upon_o the_o place_n to_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o civil_a â—_z by_o who_o a_o small_a matter_n be_v hear_v and_o decide_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o three_o man_n that_o of_o great_a importance_n determine_v in_o a_o council_n of_o three_o and_o twenty_o judge_n and_o the_o great_a of_o all_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o threescore_o and_o eleven_o now_o christ_n intent_n be_v to_o show_v that_o as_o among_o man_n so_o before_o god_n there_o be_v different_a degree_n of_o punishment_n according_a to_o the_o different_a degree_n of_o sin_n and_o make_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o 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