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work_n which_o make_v he_o more_o particular_o addict_v himself_o to_o they_o he_o thence_o have_v the_o appellation_n of_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n as_o he_o himself_o clear_o explicate_v himself_o in_o the_o place_n the_o doctor_n alleage_n gal._n 2._o 7_o 8._o where_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o jew_n more_o particular_o belong_v to_o st._n peter_n and_o the_o gentile_n to_o he_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o he_o that_o wrought_v with_o peter_n for_o the_o apostleship_n of_o the_o circumcision_n wrought_v with_o i_o also_o â—…mongst_a the_o gentile_n where_o the_o particle_n forâ—…_n manifest_o render_v the_o reason_n why_o these_o tâ—…_n apostles_n be_v more_o proper_o particularise_v 〈◊〉_d these_o two_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o wit_n by_o 〈◊〉_d other_o designation_n than_o the_o more_o especial_a co-operation_n of_o god_n efficacious_a assistance_n as_o 〈◊〉_d yet_o more_o plain_o show_v in_o the_o nine_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o chapter_n this_o therefore_o be_v evideâ—…_n and_o out_o of_o question_n that_o st._n peter_n more_o peculiar_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o st._n paul_n to_o the_o gentile_n at_o least_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n that_o which_o be_v in_o question_n thâ—…_n be_v whether_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o particular_o st._n peter_n province_n that_o his_o authority_n be_v limit_v to_o they_o so_o that_o he_o neither_o do_v nor_o coulâ—…_n intermeddle_v in_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentileâ—…_n that_o be_v have_v no_o jurisdiction_n over_o they_o anâ—…_n the_o contrary_a of_o st._n paul_n this_o be_v the_o doctoâ—…_n position_n from_o whence_o he_o take_v his_o first_o evidence_n 7._o against_o st._n peter_n universal_a pastorship_n that_o this_o apostle_n be_v apostle_n of_o the_o circumcisiâ—…_n or_o jew_n exclusive_o to_o the_o uncircumcision_n or_o gentile_n which_o assertion_n be_v so_o shameless_o false_a sâ—…_n expresly-opposite_a to_o all_o scripture_n and_o ancient_a history_n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o invent_v a_o paradox_n so_o total_o unwarrantable_a and_o improbable_a as_o this_o nay_o more_o i_o promisâ—…_n the_o reader_n and_o mr._n hammond_n too_o that_o if_o among_o those_o many_o testimony_n he_o produce_v to_o prove_v it_o there_o be_v but_o find_v any_o one_o sentence_n line_n word_n syllable_n or_o letter_n which_o excludeâ—_n st._n peter_n authority_n from_o the_o gentile_n more_o than_o what_o this_o man_n put_v in_o his_o of_o own_o head_n i_o will_v be_v content_a to_o yield_v he_o the_o whole_a controversy_n and_o may_v not_o a_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v ashamed_a such_o a_o proffer_n shall_v be_v make_v he_o in_o those_o very_a proof_n of_o he_o which_o he_o will_v bear_v the_o reader_n in_o hand_n be_v most_o perfect_a evidence_n and_o first_o his_o pretend_a place_n of_o scripture_n 7._o â—al_n â—_o 7._o which_o we_o have_v before_o explicate_v only_o say_v that_o the_o apostleship_n of_o the_o jew_n or_o circumcision_n be_v commit_v to_o st._n peter_n but_o â—hat_n it_o be_v of_o the_o jew_n only_o or_o none_o but_o they_o â—o_z as_o by_o the_o particular_a commission_n to_o convert_v â—â—em_n he_o lose_v or_o be_v exclude_v from_o any_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o gentile_n which_o be_v the_o doctor_n â—ffertion_n and_o can_v only_o advantage_v his_o cause_n â—…ere_o be_v neither_o in_o that_o place_n nor_o any_o where_o â—…se_n the_o least_o syllable_n whereas_o it_o be_v impossible_a 〈◊〉_d shall_v not_o see_v that_o the_o contrary_n to_o wit_n that_o 〈◊〉_d peter_n both_o have_v authority_n and_o do_v preach_v 〈◊〉_d the_o gentile_n be_v as_o manifest_v in_o scripture_n as_o 〈◊〉_d sun_n at_o noonday_n half_o the_o eleven_o chapâ—…_n of_o the_o act_n be_v employ_v in_o a_o most_o exâ—…ss_a narration_n of_o st._n peter_n vision_n exhorâ—…ing_v 34_o â—…n_o to_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n which_o he_o according_o do_v and_o go_v immediate_o by_o a_o espeâ—…_n mission_n of_o god_n to_o convert_v cornelius_n a_o genâ—…_n where_o he_o preach_v to_o he_o and_o his_o whole_a â—…se_n as_o also_o st._n peter_n in_o the_o council_n at_o jeruâ—…m_n affirm_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o god_n have_v choose_v among_o we_o that_o the_o gentile_n shall_v hear_v the_o â—…d_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o my_o mouth_n and_o believe_v what_o 〈◊〉_d we_o think_v now_o of_o this_o doctor_n who_o put_v â—…vident_a out_o of_o scripture_n that_o st._n peter_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n where_o as_o the_o scripture_n express_o say_v he_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o rest_n and_o particular_o authorize_v so_o that_o end_n be_v this_o man_n fit_a to_o be_v account_v 〈◊〉_d expounder_n of_o god_n word_n who_o thus_o wilful_a pervert_v and_o purposely_o contradict_v it_o beside_o if_o st._n peter_n be_v make_v apostle_n 〈◊〉_d the_o jew_n exclusive_o to_o the_o gentile_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n st._n paul_n be_v 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