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without_o wilful_a mixture_n of_o falsehood_n or_o other_o corruption_n therefore_o paul_n as_o he_o bid_v we_o preach_v so_o to_o preach_v the_o word_n 2_o tim._n 4.3_o 4._o and_o it_o must_v be_v wholesome_a doctrine_n and_o pharisee_n be_v blame_v not_o for_o that_o they_o teach_v nothing_o but_o error_n for_o some_o truth_n they_o teach_v mat._n 23.1_o 2._o but_o for_o that_o they_o mingle_v error_n and_o humane_a device_n mat._n 16_o 6._o as_o leaven_n that_o sour_v the_o whole_a lump_n three_o this_o that_o as_o he_o teach_v well_o so_o he_o live_v upright_o and_o inoffensive_o a_o singular_a duty_n of_o a_o minister_n see_v 1_o tim._n 3._o as_o much_o care_n take_v the_o apostle_n to_o instruct_v touch_v life_n as_o a_o liberty_n of_o teach_v and_o mat._n 5.16_o
honour_v he_o so_o they_o that_o despise_v he_o shall_v be_v despise_v 1_o sam._n 2.30_o how_o do_v the_o lord_n honour_n david_n in_o time_n of_o his_o uprightness_n how_o do_v that_o dog_n shimei_n presume_v to_o rail_v at_o he_o when_o he_o have_v defile_v himself_o 2_o sam._n 16._o yea_o and_o how_o do_v his_o own_o son_n fail_v in_o duty_n towards_o he_o use_v 1_o so_o then_o let_v we_o all_o here_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o that_o vile_a esteem_n wherein_o at_o this_o day_n many_o live_v i_o speak_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n it_o be_v a_o common_a and_o most_o just_a complaint_n that_o many_o have_v in_o their_o mouth_n how_o much_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v in_o these_o day_n decay_a contrary_a to_o that_o reverence_n give_v by_o cornelius_n unto_o peter_n and_o to_o what_o cause_n think_v you_o do_v they_o impute_v it_o some_o to_o lack_v of_o authority_n some_o to_o our_o poverty_n some_o to_o decay_v of_o auricular_a confession_n but_o 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