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householder_n to_o their_o family_n and_o of_o husband_n to_o their_o wife_n 2_o what_o kind_n of_o man_n be_v choose_v to_o be_v bishop_n in_o the_o primative_a church_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o householder_n rule_n and_o guide_v thy_o family_n and_o household_n bring_v up_o thy_o child_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n exercise_v thyself_o in_o thy_o occupation_n faithful_o and_o true_o without_o deceate_n or_o fraud_n to_o thy_o neighbour_n either_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n love_v thy_o wife_n even_o as_o christ_n have_v love_v the_o church_n for_o thou_o be_v debt_n bind_v to_o love_v thy_o wife_n 3_o even_o as_o thy_o own_o body_n there_o be_v no_o man_n which_o hate_v or_o detest_v his_o own_o body_n but_o nourish_v &_o feed_v the_o same_o as_o christ_n the_o church_n for_o we_o be_v member_n of_o his_o body_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o his_o bone_n for_o that_o cause_n man_n shall_v leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v unto_o his_o wife_n &_o they_o be_v two_o in_o 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&_o not_o resist_v ordain_v by_o god_n to_o the_o revenge_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o love_v of_o the_o good_a doer_n which_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o you_o be_v teach_v roman_n the_o 13._o chapter_n and_o the_o first_o of_o peter_n the_o 2._o chapter_n your_o duty_n be_v to_o honour_v all_o man_n love_v brotherly_a fellowship_n fear_v god_n &_o honour_v the_o king_n be_v obedient_a to_o he_o not_o only_o for_o fear_n and_o dreadour_n of_o his_o ire_n but_o also_o for_o hurt_v of_o your_o conscience_n because_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n not_o repungn_v to_o his_o command_n give_v to_o thy_o prince_n and_o superior_a his_o duty_n or_o what_o ever_o he_o charge_v thou_o with_o concern_v temporal_a
work_n by_o the_o which_o they_o shall_v seek_v justification_n neglect_v true_a faith_n which_o pestilent_a work_n so_o have_v abolish_v the_o effect_n of_o perfect_a faith_n that_o they_o which_o be_v call_v bishop_n understand_v nothing_o thereof_o but_o pursue_v all_o they_o which_o true_o preach_v or_o defend_v the_o same_o by_o the_o which_o they_o show_v themselves_o the_o church_n malignant_a for_o the_o choose_v never_o pursue_v but_o ever_o be_v pursue_v the_o sommarie_n of_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n justice_n in_o general_a be_v a_o outward_a obedience_n or_o honesty_n which_o a_o man_n may_v perform_v of_o his_o own_o power_n and_o be_v divide_v in_o the_o justice_n of_o man_n that_o be_v which_o come_v of_o the_o law_n which_o man_n make_v and_o in_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o justice_n of_o man_n be_v divide_v in_o politic_a and_o ceremonial_a politic_a justice_n be_v a_o obedience_n which_o the_o inferior_a estate_n give_v to_o their_o superior_a 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