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etc._n 17._o he_o say_v unto_o he_o the_o three_o time_n simon_n son_n of_o ionas_n love_v thou_o i_o peter_n be_v grieve_v because_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o the_o three_o time_n love_v thou_o i_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o lord_n thou_o know_v all_o thing_n thou_o know_v that_o i_o love_v thou_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o feed_v my_o sheep_n 17._o n._n peter_n threefold_a denial_n require_v a_o threefold_a confession_n and_o engagement_n to_o future_a fidelity_n and_o obedience_n and_o this_o tell_v he_o what_o discipline_n he_o be_v to_o use_v by_o the_o power_n of_o church_n government_n towards_o other_o that_o so_o offend_v
2._o minister_n that_o be_v to_o require_v confession_n and_o promise_n of_o obedience_n to_o christ_n from_o offender_n in_o order_n to_o their_o restoration_n must_v lead_v the_o way_n in_o the_o same_o themselves_o if_o they_o scandalous_o sin_n 3._o the_o great_a evidence_n of_o our_o love_n to_o christ_n must_v be_v in_o serve_v the_o church_n and_o soul_n 18._o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v young_a thou_o girde_v thyself_o and_o walkedst_a whither_o thou_o will_v but_o when_o thou_o shall_v be_v old_a thou_o shall_v stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n and_o another_o shall_v gird_v thou_o and_o carry_v thou_o whither_o thou_o will_v not_o 18_o 19_o thou_o be_v at_o thy_o free_a dispose_n etc._n etc._n but_o here_o after_o other_o shall_v bind_v thou_o and_o carry_v thou_o to_o prison_n against_o thy_o will_n and_o also_o unto_o death_n by_o these_o word_n he_o signify_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v martyr_a 19_o this_o speak_v he_o signify_v by_o what_o death_n 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i_o eat_v it_o etc._n etc._n it_o shall_v be_v pleasant_a to_o thou_o to_o know_v what_o will_v be_v as_o news_n but_o bitter_a to_o know_v such_o heavy_a thing_n or_o it_o will_v be_v sweet_a to_o thou_o to_o sore-know_a the_o church_n deliverance_n but_o bitter_a to_o know_v the_o dreadful_a judgement_n that_o effect_v it_o against_o the_o jew_n say_v some_o the_o roman_a empire_n say_v other_o the_o papal_z church_n say_v other_o etc._n etc._n 10._o and_o i_o take_v the_o little_a book_n out_o of_o the_o angel_n hand_n and_o eat_v it_o up_o and_o it_o be_v in_o my_o mouth_n sweet_a as_o honey_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o have_v eat_v it_o my_o belly_n be_v bitter_a 10._o the_o mercy_n reveal_v in_o it_o be_v sweet_a but_o the_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o bloodshed_n bitter_a 11._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o thou_o must_v prophesy_v again_o before_o many_o people_n and_o nation_n and_o tongue_n and_o king_n 11._o say_v some_o when_o titus_n have_v destroy_v jerusalem_n there_o be_v 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