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matth._n 8._o 17._o be_v to_o be_v â—â—pounded_v use_v the_o reaâ—â—ns_n why_o in_o authority_n be_v reprove_v for_o suffer_v holy_a thing_n to_o be_v abuse_v ezech._n 22._o 26._o 1._o sam._n 2._o 27._o 1._o king_n 13._o so_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n matth._n 23._o revel_v 2._o 1._o 8._o 12._o 18._o &_o 3._o 1._o 7._o 14._o no_o mention_n in_o these_o place_n be_v make_v of_o the_o people_n therefore_o must_v that_o one_o place_n 1._o cor._n 5._o be_v expound_v by_o all_o these_o place_n and_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o scripture_n and_o practice_v of_o god_n people_n from_o the_o world_n beginning_n and_o so_o tell_v the_o church_n mat._n 18._o 17._o must_v be_v understand_v tell_v the_o governor_n the_o chief_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o it_o must_v be_v so_o expound_v thus_o it_o be_v evident_a 1._o because_o christ_n must_v herein_o be_v expound_v either_o as_o the_o practice_n be_v they_o or_o as_o he_o appoint_v it_o by_o give_v his_o commission_n to_o some_o 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