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the_o false_a châ—rcâ—_n one_o bed_n can_v hold_v christ_n and_o anâ—â—christ_n the_o watchman_n punish_v not_o sin_n which_o before_o theâ—_n suffer_v in_o the_o church_n but_o christ_n who_o they_o can_v suffer_v 2_o tim._n 2_o â—_o 9_o math._n 12._o 34._o 35._o 1_o cor._n 15._o gal._n 3._o and_o 4_o chap._n revel_v 2._o 14._o 15._o titus_n 3._o 10._o 11._o roâ—_n 16._o 17._o 1_o tim_n 6._o 3._o etc._n etc._n deut._n 17._o 12._o reve._n 18._o reve._n 11._o hebru_n 2._o 2_o 1_o san_n 15._o 23_o rom._n 6._o 23_o ezech._n 18_o esai_n 57_o 21_o prou._n 21._o 27_o ephe._n 2._o 20._o 1_o corin._n 3._o 11_o â—_o tim._n 3._o 16_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o mat._n 5._o 19_o jam._n 2._o 10_o 1_o joh._n 1._o 6_o gal._n 5._o 9_o ecâ—l_n 10._o 1_o reve._n 16._o 2_o rom._n 12._o 9_o math._n 15._o 8._o gala._n 4._o 9_o jere._n 44._o collos._n 2._o 18._o 19_o exod._n 32._o 5_o psal._n 16._o 4._o â—â—â—har_n 11._o luk._n 12._o 14_o 1_o cor._n 9_o gal._n 6._o 6_o 1_o tim._n 6._o 8_o mat._n 10._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 20_o 1_o thes._n 2._o 5_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 15_o use_v 11._o 12._o 13_o nâ—m_fw-la 18_o hebr._n 7._o 12_o gal._n 5._o 3._o 4_o phil._n 3._o 2_o luk._n 17._o 3._o rom._n 16._o 17._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 20_o psal._n 149._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 20_o deut._n 7._o 2_o king_n 18_o 4_o rom._n 14._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 12._o gal._n 5._o 1._o m._n giff._n here_o confess_v both_o some_o member_n of_o their_o church_n to_o be_v popish_a superstitious_a &_o ignorant_a and_o also_o this_o baptism_n of_o their_o church_n to_o be_v such_o rom._n 16._o 17._o gal._n 1._o 8._o ezech._n 16_o 44_o esay_n 50._o 11_o 1_o corinth_n 5_o prou._n 14._o â—_o exod._n 2._o 5._o 6._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o joh._n 15._o 19_o act_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d math._n 3._o 6._o acts._n 2._o 41._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 14._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 9_o 10._o 11._o cant._n 4._o 13._o 14._o elay_o 60._o 21._o cant._n 4._o 8._o revel_v 18._o 2._o esay_n 32._o 5._o prou._n 24._o 24._o ezech._n 13._o 18._o jerem._n 18._o 1._o cor._n 5._o 12._o 13._o 2._o tim._n 2_o 25_o gal._n 1._o 8_o â—_o ihon._n 10_o exod._n 19_o 5._o 6._o rom._n 9_o john_n 8._o rom._n 4._o rom._n 2._o 25._o genes_n 17._o deut._n 29._o 19_o psal._n â—0_n 16._o esay_n 1._o and_o 66._o genes_n 9_o deut._n 22._o 22_o jer._n 9_o 13._o 14._o 15._o jer._n 7._o 4._o jer._n 28._o 8._o 9_o rom._n 11._o prou._n 9_o 2_o crâ—â—_n 30_o 〈◊〉_d 5_o hebr._n 1._o psal._n 2._o 1._o cor._n 6._o 15_o eph._n 1._o 21_o eph._n 4._o rom._n 12._o hebr._n 12._o 28_o deut._n 18._o eph._n 2._o 20_o esa._n 57_o 21_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 20_o reu._n 14._o 9_o 10._o reve._n 21._o 8_o reu._n 22._o 15_o rom._n 8._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 14_o reu._n 13._o reu._n 14_o 2_o thes._n 2._o 7._o revel_v 9_o 1._o reu._n 12._o 10._o 11._o 12._o revel_v 12._o 4._o revel_v 18._o 7._o rom._n 13._o revel_v 13._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 5._o revel_v 4._o 10_o psal._n 149._o 〈◊〉_d 9_o 31_o esa._n 57_o 21_o deut._n 29._o 19_o 20._o 21._o esa._n 34._o 16_o rom._n 1._o 18_o rom._n 2._o 8._o 9_o 1_o thes._n 5._o 14_o mar._n 13._o 34_o 37._o hebr._n 10._o 24._o 25._o â—_o pet._n 4._o 10_o 〈◊〉_d reu_fw-fr 1._o 6._o psal._n 149â—_n 1_o tim._n 3._o tit._n 1._o 5._o 3_o joh._n 9_o 2_o cor._n 11._o 20_o 1_o pet._n 5._o 3._o 1_o cor._n 12._o 19_o ephes._n 4._o 7._o 16._o rom._n 12._o 3._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 33_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 16._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 24._o 25._o 〈◊〉_d 8._o 19_o phil._n 3_o 16._o phil._n 2._o 2._o 3._o â—_o câ—rinth_n 12_o rom._n 1â—_n 4._o 5._o 6._o 1_o thâ—s_n 5._o 12._o 1â—_n hebr._n 13._o 17._o 2_o tim._n â—_o 1._o 2_o acts._n 20._o 28_o 3_o john_n 9_o rom._n 16._o 17._o â—al_a 1._o 8._o 9_o col._n 4._o 17._o be_v 3._o 10._o 2_o thes._n 3._o 14_o 1_o cor._n 3._o 22._o 23._o acts._n 20._o 2d_o 1_o pâ—t_n 5._o 2._o acts._n 15._o acts._n 15._o math_n 18._o 17_o â—_o cor._n 5._o â—_o timo._n 5._o 21_o john_n 15._o 6._o leu_n 20._o 4._o 5_o nomb._n 35._o â—3_n 34._o jer._n 3._o 1_o 1_o corin._n 5._o 6_o 1_o corin._n 4._o â—_o hebr._n 3._o 2_o â—ach_n 11._o deu._n 29._o 29_o isa._n 59_o ezek._n 8._o jer._n 7._o â—uk_fw-mi 1._o 6._o &_o 2._o 25._o 〈…〉_o nâ—mb_n 3._o &_o 18._o zech_n 11._o leu._n 11._o 12._o 13._o 14._o 15._o 21._o 22_o chapter_n hag._n 2._o 12._o 13._o 14._o 15_o vers_fw-la â—_o corinth_n 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 1._o cor._n 11._o reu._n 16._o 13._o prou._n 26._o 2._o deut._n 18._o 22_o pro._n 24._o 24_o josh._n 4._o 1_o king_n 9_o 20._o 21._o hebr._fw-la 3_o ephes._n 4._o these_o two_o be_v mr._n flood_n &_o mr._n chatterton_n these_o two_o be_v mr._n fenne_n &_o mr._n egerton_n eph._n 4._o rom._n 12._o 1_o corinth_n 3_o hebr._n 2._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 2_o timoth._n 3_o acts._n 20._o 33_o 1_o corinth_n 12_o acts._n 14._o 23_o 1_o timoth._n 3_o tit._n 3._o 1_o corin._n 4._o 2_o 1_o thes._n 5._o 12._o 13._o 1_o timo._n 5._o 17_o phil._n 1._o 1_o aâ—ts_n 20._o râ—m_fw-la 12._o 8_o 1_o tâ—â—o_o 5._o 17_o act._n 6._o â—_o timoth._n 5_o reu._n 13._o 1._o &_o 17._o 3._o mat._n 28._o 19_o acts._n 1_o john_n 20._o 21_o 22._o math._n 10._o acts._n 4._o 30_o &_o 5._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 11_o 2_o cor._n 11._o 13._o 2_o tâ—es_n 2._o 9_o 10._o reu._n 13._o 14._o gal._n 1._o deut._n 13._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 2._o tit._n 1._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 17._o phil._n 2._o 22._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 5._o act._n 14._o 23_o tit._n 1._o 5._o acts._n 20._o 21_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 〈…〉_o math._n 20._o 25._o 26._o luk._n 12._o 14._o 2_o thes._n 2._o 8._o mâ—th_n 18._o 1._o corinth_n 5._o math._n 21._o luk._n 19_o 14_o colloss_n 18._o â—_o 1_o cor._n 12._o 27_o acts._n 6._o rom._n 12._o 8._o 1_o tim._n 3._o rom._n 1._o 24_o tit._n 1._o 7._o math._n 24._o 45._o marc._n 13._o 34_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 17._o heb._n 13._o 17._o rom._n 12._o gal._n 2._o 4._o 5._o john_n 10._o 12_o acts._n 20._o 29_o 3_o john_n 9_o 10_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 4_o acts._n 6._o 2_o 1_o pet._n 4._o 15_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 3_o ezek._n 13._o mat._n 23._o 14._o phil._n 3._o 18._o 19_o acts._n 20._o 1_o tim._n 3._o tâ—t_fw-la 1._o hâ—b_n 5._o 4_o john_n 10_o nomb._n 16._o 5._o 40._o 1_o tim._n 3._o tit._n 1._o acts._n 14._o these_o man_n by_o this_o office_n ordination_n and_o send_v shall_v be_v apostle_n matâ—_n 28._o 18._o 19_o joâ—_a 20._o 21._o 22._o and_o what_o high_a office_n than_o exercise_v the_o bishop_n that_o take_v &_o send_v forth_o apostle_n &_o give_v they_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 12._o 5._o 1_o cor._n 12._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 3._o rom._n 16._o 18_o phil._n 31._o 19_o acts._n 20._o 27_o gal._n 5._o 11._o gal._n 4._o 17._o 1_o thes._n â—_o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o ezek._n 13._o 18._o jer._n 23._o 30._o math._n 23._o â—_o tim._n 3._o 1_o cor._n 3._o gâ—l_n 6._o 12._o iâ—de_n 11._o 13_o verse_n jere._n 23._o 2d_o gal._n 1._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d gal._n 2._o 4._o 5_o 2_o cor._n 1._o 1â—_n gal_n 1._o 8_o rom._n 16._o 17._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 3_o 1_o corin._n 14._o 29._o 30._o 31._o 32._o rom._n 12._o 6_o 1_o pet._n 4._o 10._o 11._o nomb._n 18._o heb._n 7._o 12._o gal._n 4._o &_o 5._o chapter_n collos._n 2._o 20_o â—_o chrâ—n_v 31._o 1_o cor._n 9_o gal._n 6._o 6_o 1_o cor._n 16._o 1._o 2._o mich._n 3._o ezek._n 34._o 1_o sam._n 2._o math._n 23._o 23_o leu._n 22._o 25._o hab._n 1._o math._n 23._o 14._o esa._n 30._o 24_o ezeck_n 13._o 4_o 19_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 4_o phil._n 4._o 10._o &_o â—_o 〈◊〉_d 13._o 16_o 2_o cor._n 9_o phil._n 4._o revel_v 9_o &_o 13._o and_o 16._o &_o 17._o and_o 18._o chap._n luk._n 11._o 17._o 2_o thes._n 2._o 7._o revel_v 13._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 13._o 14._o 15._o ephes._n 5._o 13._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 13._o 14._o 15._o 2_o thes._n 2._o â—_o revel_v 16._o act._n 20._o 32_o jam._n 1._o 21_o rom_n 11._o 16_o heb._n â—0_n 24._o 25._o 1_o thes._n 5._o 1_o cor._n 14._o acts._n 8._o 4._o &_o 11._o 19_o etc._n etc._n 2_o thes._n 2._o 9_o 10._o 11._o 12._o esai_n 66._o 3._o 4._o jeâ—â—_n 6._o 19_o 20._o 〈◊〉_d pet._n 2._o revel_v 2._o revel_v 9_o 11_o gal._n 4._o 9_o 10._o etc._n etc._n gal._n 5._o 1._o &c_n &c_n col._n 2._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 15_o reu._n 11._o &_o 12._o chap._n gal._n 4._o 20_o joâ—_a 15._o 18._o etc._n etc._n and_o 16._o 2._o 3._o math._n 6._o 24_o rom._n 6._o 16_o reu._n 13._o 15_o 16._o 17_o and_o 17._o 15_o gal._n 4._o 26_o &_o 5._o 1._o 2_o john_n 8._o 32._o etc._n etc._n ro._n 8._o 14._o 15_o 2_o cor._n 3._o 17_o john_n 8._o 35_o coll._n 1._o 12._o 13_o cant._n 1._o cant._n 5._o exo._n 25._o 4â—_n hebr._n 8._o 5._o hebr._n 3._o 5._o hebr._n 2._o and_o 12._o 25._o etc._n etc._n 1_o chron_n 28_o â—1_n etc._n etc._n 1_o king_n 6._o and_o 7._o chap._n leu._n 10._o nomb._n 16._o 2_o samu._n 6._o 2_o chron._n 26_o heb._n 12._o 28._o esa._n 33._o 20._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 17._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 17._o mat._n 28._o â—0_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 1â—_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 13._o 14._o zech._n 3._o 9_o hebr._n 3._o 6._o revel_v 21._o 16_o â—ant_n 4._o 6._o 1._o chap._n revel_v 13._o esay_n 14._o 13._o 14._o 15._o rom._n 11._o 34._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 16._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 16._o 17._o act._n 20._o 32_o heb._n 12._o 28._o 29._o tit._n 1._o 16._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 20_o luk._n 19_o 14_o etc._n etc._n math._n 21._o 33_o reu._n 13._o 17_o act._n 4._o 19_o mat._n 10._o 28_o â—_o pet._n 2._o revel_v 17._o revel_v 13._o 15_o zech._n 11._o psal._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 18._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 17._o 18._o acts._n 2._o 40._o jere._n 50._o &_o 51._o chap._n zach._n 2._o 7_o ezech._n 13._o esay_n 47._o prou_z 1._o 24_o etc._n etc._n article_n 1._o article_n â—_o art_n 3._o 4_o reu._n 17._o 2._o deut._n 23._o 2._o act._n 14._o 26._o 27._o act._n 14._o 23._o reu._n 6._o 12._o 13._o 14._o reu._n 9_o deut._n 30._o 11_o 12._o 13._o 14._o rom._n 10._o 6._o 7._o 8._o luk._n 17._o 22._o etc._n etc._n rom._n 13._o math._n 18._o &_o 28._o 20._o 2._o cor._n 10._o iâ—â—b_n 5._o marck_n 34._o etc._n etc._n rom._n 16._o 17._o jude._n 3_o gal._n 1._o 8._o reu._n 2._o 10_o &_o 3._o 10._o &c_n &c_n deut._n 13._o jer._n 6._o 8._o 23_o