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that_o send_v they_o great_a man_n must_v not_o think_v to_o have_v god_n servant_n at_o their_o command_n 5._o use_v ergo_fw-la they_o must_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n their_o master_n both_o in_o life_n and_o doctrine_n 6._o use_v etgo_n they_o must_v deliver_v god_n embassage_n not_o their_o own_o and_o as_o they_o receive_v it_o 2._o point_v the_o prophet_n answer_n here_o be_o i_o send_v i_o doct._n 1._o he_o who_o sin_n be_v forgive_v come_v bold_o to_o god_n &_o to_o his_o duty_n use_v 1._o here_o be_v the_o true_a way_n to_o peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o quietness_n of_o mind_n use_v 2._o to_o student_n 1._o if_o they_o will_v be_v minister_n repent_v and_o get_v pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n 2._o if_o they_o will_v be_v encourage_v against_o the_o contempt_n and_o wrong_n of_o the_o world_n be_v assure_v of_o god_n favour_n in_o the_o pardon_n of_o thy_o sin_n doct._n 2._o we_o muâ—t_v not_o set_v other_o to_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o ministry_n but_o ourselves_o also_o 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voice_n from_o heaven_n but_o he_o speak_v to_o man_n two_o way_n general_o in_o his_o word_n 1._o corinth_n 4._o 1._o job._n 33._o 23._o acts._n 16._o 17._o pro._n 29._o 18._o 2._o particular_o god_n speak_v 1._o by_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o conscience_n for_o his_o inclination_n 2._o by_o the_o voice_n of_o â—is_n church_n for_o thy_o gift_n where_o these_o 2._o voice_n call_v a_o man_n there_o god_n bid_v he_o go_v use_v 1._o against_o they_o that_o run_v cry_v they_o be_v send_v 2._o against_o such_o as_o be_v call_v by_o both_o voice_n and_o yet_o will_v not_o go_v doctor_n 2._o see_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o true_a mioister_n immediate_a from_o god_n himself_n use_v 1._o ergo_fw-la let_v no_o man_n wrong_v they_o use_v 2._o ergo_fw-la let_v minister_n be_v comfort_v in_o do_v their_o duty_n for_o if_o god_n send_v they_o he_o will_v never_o fail_v they_o math._n 25._o 34_o math._n 25_o 21_o