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freewill_n to_o man_n or_o devil_n bâ—…_n which_o they_o can_v lie_v murder_n hate_v god_n or_o commit_v any_o sin_n till_o god_n move_v their_o will_n tongue_n and_o hand_n to_o do_v it_o by_o a_o unavoidable_a predetermine_a efficiency_n this_o be_v so_o much_o to_o profane_a aâ—…_n take_v in_o vain_a god_n name_n as_o that_o it_o make_v he_o â—…_n chief_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o devil_n work_n 13_o another_o way_n of_o vain_a abuse_n and_o prophanatâ—…_n of_o god_n name_n be_v by_o blasphemy_n and_o contempt_n aâ—…_n scorn_n of_o god_n or_o of_o the_o word_n or_o way_n of_o goâ—…_n and_o alas_o who_o will_v think_v that_o this_o shall_v â—…_n so_o common_a among_o man_n when_o even_o the_o devil_n believe_v and_o tremble_v i_o hope_v posterity_n will_v account_v so_o odious_a as_o hardly_o to_o believe_v that_o ever_o there_o weâ—…_n mâ—n_z and_o so_o many_o man_n even_o in_o england_n who_o â—…_n to_o deride_v the_o name_n word_n providence_n and_o worshâ—…_n of_o god_n and_o 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4._o 15._o paul_n be_v separate_v to_o the_o gospel_n of_o god_n rom._n 1._o and_o minister_n be_v steward_n of_o his_o mystery_n to_o give_v the_o child_n their_o meat_n in_o season_n 3._o it_o be_v much_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o faithful_a to_o know_v that_o it_o be_v by_o god_n own_o ordain_v officer_n that_o his_o message_n of_o invitation_n and_o his_o seal_a covenant_n pardon_v and_o gift_n of_o christ_n and_o grace_n be_v deliver_v to_o they_o 19_o 4._o the_o very_a be_v of_o a_o ordered_n church_n require_v a_o guide_v official_a part_n it_o be_v no_o rule_n society_n without_o a_o ruler_n no_o school_n without_o a_o teacher_n man_n must_v know_v to_o who_o to_o go_v for_o instruction_n the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o priest_n as_o the_o messenger_z of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n mal._n 2._o 7._o read_v act._n 14._o 23._o tit._n 1._o 5._o eph._n 4._o 14_o 15_o 16._o 1_o thes._n 5._o 12_o 13._o luk._n 12._o 42_o 43._o 5._o the_o safety_n 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