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mean_a for_o your_o good_a therefore_o do_v you_o spend_v yourselves_o for_o they_o and_o submit_v yourselves_o to_o all_o act_n of_o love_n and_o kindnel_n for_o their_o good_a this_o submission_n must_v be_v mutual_a eph._n 5._o 21_o the_o twelve_o objection_n heb._n 5._o 11_o 12._o when_o for_o the_o time_n you_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v teacher_n etc._n etc._n here_o say_v they_o the_o apostle_n blame_v they_o because_o they_o be_v not_o all_o teacher_n a._o the_o fallacy_n lie_v in_o the_o word_n teacher_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o teacher_n 1._o some_o be_v public_a teacher_n who_o teach_v as_o officer_n authoritative_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o call_n rom_n 12._o 7._o these_o teacher_n must_v attend_v on_o teach_v now_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o blame_v they_o because_o they_o be_v not_o such_o teacher_n for_o he_o blame_v woman_n and_o child_n as_o well_o as_o man_n for_o be_v dull_a of_o hear_v etc._n etc._n 2._o other_o be_v private_a person_n who_o must_v teach_v in_o a_o 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1._o some_o be_v priest_n by_o office_n termini_fw-la and_o these_o be_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o teach_v the_o people_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v call_v a_o â—ituall_a priesthood_n this_o be_v swallow_v up_o by_o the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o royal_a priesthood_n proper_a to_o all_o believer_n who_o be_v call_v priest_n comparative_o 1._o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n be_v say_v to_o come_v near_o to_o god_n deut._n 21._o 5._o so_o believer_n by_o say_v have_v boldness_n and_o access_n of_o god_n and_o draw_v nigh_o to_o he_o 2._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n they_o offer_v viz._n prayer_n and_o praise_n psal._n 116._o 17._o 2._o good_a work_n etc._n heb._n 13._o 15._o 16._o 3._o themselves_o they_o must_v slaughter_v their_o sin_n and_o mortify_v the_o old_a man_n and_o offer_v up_o their_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o so_o they_o be_v king_n spiritual_o because_o they_o reign_v over_o â—in_n and_o satan_n 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man_n have_v receive_v the_o 〈◊〉_d even_o so_o minister_v the_o same_o one_o to_o another_o etc._n etc._n etc._n every_o 〈…〉_z the_o talon_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o mat._n 25._o else_o gâ—â—_n will_v take_v it_o from_o he_o and_o curse_v he_o thus_o they_o argue_v all_o that_o have_v gift_n must_v use_v they_o but_o many_o private_a man_n have_v gift_n ergo_o they_o must_v use_v they_o answ._n 294._o all_o that_o have_v gift_n must_v use_v they_o true_a but_o where_o not_o ministerial_o and_o public_o for_o then_o many_o woman_n who_o have_v excellent_a gift_n shall_v be_v preacher_n but_o private_o in_o that_o sphere_n and_o place_n where_o god_n have_v set_v he_o public_a person_n must_v use_v their_o talon_n public_o and_o private_a person_n by_o private_a instruction_n admonition_n and_o in_o their_o family_n this_o place_n only_o enjoin_v every_o man_n to_o be_v helpful_a in_o his_o place_n according_a to_o the_o gift_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o but_o be_v no_o 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