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general_a head_n treat_v of_o in_o this_o chapter_n p._n 44_o in_o what_o case_n the_o apostle_n deliver_v their_o judgement_n as_o man_n and_o do_v not_o speak_v by_o inspiration_n three_o instance_n of_o this_o nature_n propose_v p._n 45_o 1_o cor._n 7.12_o at_o large_a explain_v p._n 46_o to_o grant_n that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v some_o thing_n without_o inspiration_n do_v not_o prejudice_v their_o authority_n as_o to_o other_o p._n 53_o in_o all_o other_o case_n beside_o those_o before_o except_v the_o apostle_n preach_v and_o write_v by_o the_o particular_a direction_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 55_o the_o scripture_n notion_n of_o a_o apostle_n p._n 57_o 1_o cor._n 2.10_o etc._n etc._n and_o 1_o thes_n 4.8_o consider_v p._n 58_o the_o assistance_n which_o the_o spirit_n give_v the_o apostle_n do_v not_o consist_v only_o in_o bring_v to_o their_o remembrance_n what_o christ_n have_v say_v to_o they_o p._n 62_o this_o prove_v 1._o from_o those_o discourse_n of_o 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st._n paul_n behaviour_n before_o the_o council_n act_v 23._o clear_v from_o mr._n n.'s_n aspersion_n p._n 80_o st._n stephen_n behaviour_n act_v 7._o vindicated_n p._n 84_o mr._n n.'s_n objection_n against_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o apostle_n particular_o answer_v 1_o objection_n that_o the_o apostle_n dispute_v and_o confer_v with_o each_o other_o answer_v p._n 88_o 2_o objection_n that_o st._n peter_n after_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v need_n of_o a_o vision_n to_o instruct_v he_o answer_v p_o 95_o 3_o objection_n that_o st._n paul_n and_o st._n barnabas_n be_v force_v to_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o have_v that_o controversy_n decide_v whether_o the_o gentile_a convert_v be_v bind_v to_o observe_v the_o law_n answer_v p._n 97_o 4_o objection_n st._n peter_n dissimulation_n at_o antioch_n answer_v p._n 104_o 5_o objection_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n mention_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v only_o a_o disposition_n of_o mind_n which_o make_v 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