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name_v pastor_n for_o y_o t_o purpose_n david_n ii_o reg_fw-la v._o have_v say_v to_o he_o by_o god_n y_fw-es â—_o shall_v fede_fw-es my_o people_n &_o be_v price_n over_o they_o and_o y_z e_z like_o you_o rede_n eze_fw-mi 34._o esa_fw-la 44._o 56._o high_a 2._o 22._o and_o psa_fw-la 2._o and_o even_o so_o here_o be_v by_o thê_n commission_n now_o give_fw-ge to_o peter_z y_z t_z he_o ought_v both_o to_o feed_v &_o govern_v or_o rule_v all_o christê_n flock_v as_o chief_a shepherd_n over_o they_o but_o hereof_o rede_v more_o in_o y_z e_z answer_z to_z y_z e_z .46_o objection_n ¶_o the_o third_o probation_n when_o it_o be_v demand_v of_o the_o disciple_n whether_o their_o master_n will_v pay_v the_o tribute_n which_o be_v but_o one_o single_a piece_n of_o silver_n name_v drachma_n 〈…〉_o in_o value_n a_o poise_n groat_n and_o it_o be_v pay_v only_o for_o the_o head_n of_o the_o house_n christ_n then_o bad_a peter_n pay_v two_o of_o those_o piece_n of_o silver_n one_o for_o i_o say_v he_o 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