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as_o we_o speak_v it_o be_v most_o certain_a necessitate_fw-la medij_fw-la because_o otherwise_o there_o can_v neither_o be_v government_n nor_o order_n in_o god_n house_n but_o mere_a confusion_n and_o misorder_n such_o as_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v among_o many_o sort_n of_o brutish_a creature_n necessitate_fw-la praecepti_fw-la for_o the_o apostle_n paul_n command_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n which_o order_n i_o think_v be_v necessary_a in_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n though_o not_o so_o necessary_a as_o now_o yea_o christ_n himself_o have_v tacit_o enjoin_v it_o mar._n 9.35,36_o and_o luk._n 9.47,48_o where_o he_o command_v that_o he_o that_o desire_v the_o first_o place_n among_o they_o to_o be_v servant_n to_o all_o and_o most_o meek_a and_o humble_a in_o his_o own_o conceit_n he_o will_v have_v he_o both_o last_o of_o all_o and_o least_o of_o all_o and_o then_o say_v our_o saviour_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v great_a as_o 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