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〈◊〉_d city_n may_v be_v gather_v together_o if_o you_o mean_v all_o the_o man_n of_o it_o whereas_o if_o woman_n and_o child_n be_v there_o too_o there_o will_v not_o be_v room_n for_o half_a for_o a_o quarter_n of_o they_o 2._o this_o meeting_n be_v not_o a_o ordinary_a sâ—â—ted_a meeting_n on_o a_o lord_n day_n but_o a_o occasional_a meeting_n for_o the_o text_n say_v not_o that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n come_v when_o they_o be_v gather_v together_o but_o they_o gather_v the_o church_n together_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a no_o woman_n or_o child_n be_v there_o nor_o it_o may_v be_v any_o beside_o the_o elder_n 3._o it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o they_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n act_n 15.3_o they_o be_v bring_v on_o their_o way_n by_o the_o church_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v synecdochicâ—â—y_o understand_v either_o of_o the_o elder_n or_o at_o least_o some_o part_n oâ—_n the_o church_n and_o not_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o so_o be_v this_o place_n also_o to_o be_v 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