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thou_o therefore_o that_o teach_v another_o teach_v thou_o not_o thyself_o thou_o that_o say_v it_o be_v a_o woeful_a thing_n not_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n do_v thou_o neither_o preach_v christ_n faithful_o nor_o suffer_v those_o that_o will_v dare_v thou_o by_o thy_o own_o authority_n and_o for_o thy_o own_o pleasure_n hinder_v so_o many_o able_a man_n from_o preach_v thou_o that_o profess_v the_o flock_n must_v be_v feed_v do_v thou_o thrust_v out_o feeder_n and_o keep_v in_o starver_n therefore_o thou_o be_v inexcusable_a o_o prelate_n whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o condemne_v another_o for_o that_o whereof_o thou_o be_v both_o beginning_n and_o end_v three_o the_o apostle_n woe_n 1._o cor._n 9_o belong_v to_o negligent_a slothful_a and_o careless_a minister_n proper_o such_o as_o our_o prelate_n know_v where_o to_o find_v enough_o who_o yet_o neither_o feel_v nor_o fear_v that_o woe_n from_o the_o bishop_n which_o many_o faithful_a preacher_n be_v wrap_v in_o from_o time_n to_o time_n four_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o pronounce_v any_o woe_n for_o not_o preach_v where_o imprisonment_n do_v hinder_v now_o he_o who_o conscience_n be_v against_o the_o ceremony_n or_o doubt_v of_o they_o be_v spiritual_o imprison_v so_o that_o he_o can_v by_o use_v of_o they_o make_v his_o way_n to_o the_o pulpit_n five_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a jest_n though_o a_o bitter_a one_o to_o say_v that_o we_o leave_v our_o ministery_n when_o we_o do_v all_o that_o our_o conscience_n will_v suffer_v we_o to_o do_v for_o the_o hold_n of_o our_o place_n and_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o that_o depart_v against_o our_o will_n with_o sorrow_n non_fw-la discedit_fw-la a_o station_n qui_fw-la cedit_fw-la invitus_fw-la see_v mr._n parker_n p._n 1._o c._n 4._o s._n 14._o but_o the_o defendant_n undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o silence_v â—is_n not_o in_o the_o bishop_n that_o suspend_v and_o deprive_v we_o but_o in_o ourselves_o he_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v a_o great_a 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of_o our_o prelate_n i_o know_v well_o what_o i_o say_v and_o will_v make_v it_o good_a against_o the_o defendant_n vain_a pretence_n the_o case_n stand_v thus_o say_v he_o titus_n it_o have_v be_v more_o proper_a to_o say_v diotrephes_n the_o bishop_n do_v deprive_v titius_n a_o factious_a &_o schismatical_a minister_n that_o he_o may_v place_n sempronius_n a_o peaceable_a and_o discreet_a man_n in_o his_o stead_n in_o this_o proceed_n the_o intendment_n of_o titus_n be_v not_o absolute_o to_o deprive_v titius_n as_o he_o be_v a_o minister_n but_o as_o he_o be_v factious_a yet_o so_o only_o respective_o that_o titius_n be_v deprive_v he_o may_v constitute_v sempronius_n for_o the_o charge_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v not_o determinate_a to_o appoint_v precise_o this_o minister_n but_o indefinite_a to_o ordain_v a_o minister_n so_o that_o the_o course_n of_o god_n