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p._n 110._o if_o it_o have_v be_v consider_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n take_v into_o your_o hand_n the_o epistle_n of_o the_o bless_a apostle_n paul_n which_o he_o write_v unto_o you_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o gospel_n for_o he_o be_v divine_o inspire_v admonish_v you_o that_o there_o be_v siding_n and_o faction_n among_o you_o concern_v himself_o and_o cephas_n and_o apollo_n but_o there_o be_v less_o sin_n in_o that_o side_v than_o in_o your_o present_a contention_n for_o there_o you_o side_v with_o the_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n now_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v be_v these_o corinthian_n gnostic_n too_o to_o who_o clemens_n here_o write_v if_o the_o other_o be_v these_o must_v be_v so_o to_o for_o he_o say_v the_o apostle_n admonish_v you_o that_o there_o be_v siding_n among_o you_o clemens_n here_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o contend_v corinthian_n who_o st._n paul_n reprove_v side_v with_o the_o apostle_n which_o he_o mention_n as_o a_o thing_n which_o do_v 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they_o with_o monstrous_a error_n and_o horrid_a crime_n 106._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n p._n 108._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n p._n 106._o but_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_n he_o shall_v tell_v they_o they_o have_v one_o god_n and_o one_o christ_n and_o one_o spirit_n pour_v out_o upon_o they_o and_o one_o call_v in_o christ_n and_o he_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n in_o cast_v off_o their_o faithful_a elder_n because_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o godly_a and_o say_v it_o be_v without_o precedent_n that_o the_o just_a shall_v be_v reject_v by_o godly_a man_n and_o nothing_o be_v more_o evident_a by_o the_o whole_a series_n of_o that_o epistle_n than_o that_o the_o schism_n there_o reprove_v be_v not_o any_o heresy_n or_o apostasy_n from_o the_o faith_n but_o that_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o a_o few_o factious_a person_n they_o have_v slight_v and_o cast_v off_o their_o faithful_a presbyter_n by_o who_o not_o by_o any_o one_o single_a person_n that_o 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