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22_o say_v act._n 11._o 22_o the_o all_o therefore_o in_o the_o first_o verse_n must_v be_v restrain_v and_o be_v capable_a of_o limitation_n 4._o by_o all_o therefore_o we_o believe_v and_o think_v be_v mean_v all_o preacher_n and_o teacher_n except_o the_o apostle_n for_o the_o enemy_n have_v find_v that_o the_o apostle_n be_v too_o hard_o for_o they_o by_o that_o experiment_n and_o trial_n they_o have_v make_v before_o 40._o before_o act._n 5._o 40._o and_o be_v resolve_v to_o meddle_v no_o more_o with_o they_o but_o when_o they_o see_v inferior_a person_n meddle_v as_o stephen_n they_o resolve_v to_o try_v what_o metal_n they_o be_v make_v of_o and_o find_v stephen_n malleable_a as_o unable_a to_o resist_v their_o stone_n as_o they_o be_v the_o wisdom_n and_o spirit_n by_o which_o he_o speak_v 10._o speak_v act._n 6._o 10._o they_o be_v encourage_v to_o set_v upon_o the_o other_o preacher_n for_o there_o be_v many_o preacher_n in_o jerusalem_n besides_o the_o apostle_n for_o no_o 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that_o go_v down_o to_o antioch_n that_o be_v call_v man_n of_o cyprus_n and_o cyrene_n its_o like_a they_o be_v commissioned_n officer_n for_o they_o plant_v the_o church_n at_o antioch_n which_o be_v not_o do_v without_o baptise_v and_o that_o only_a by_o officer_n that_o have_v commission_n 19_o commission_n mat._n 28._o 19_o and_o man_n of_o good_a judgement_n think_v that_o lucius_n of_o cyrene_n speak_v of_o 1._o of_o act._n 13._o 1._o be_v one_o of_o these_o that_o be_v disperse_v and_o travel_v who_o be_v in_o that_o place_n express_o call_v a_o prophet_n and_o rank_v even_o with_o barnabas_n and_o saul_n and_o therefore_o mr._n robinson_n do_v ill_a to_o say_v there_o be_v nothing_o say_v that_o may_v insinuate_v they_o be_v in_o office_n for_o these_o be_v strong_a insinuation_n chap._n xxx_o the_o eight_o objection_n and_o answer_n those_o that_o may_v prophesy_v may_v preach_v for_o obj._n 8_o prophesy_a be_v nothing_o else_o but_o speak_v to_o man_n to_o edification_n 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inspiration_n 30._o inspiration_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 30._o which_o be_v thing_n that_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n can_v not_o always_o do_v or_o not_o without_o great_a pain_n and_o study_n but_o sure_o we_o be_v that_o all_o may_v prophesy_v for_o all_o be_v bid_v to_o desire_v it_o and_o follow_v after_o it_o as_o they_o be_v bind_v and_o bid_v to_o follow_v after_o charity_n 1._o charity_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 1._o and_o it_o be_v for_o that_o end_n commend_v to_o they_o all_o that_o chapter_n over_o and_o when_o they_o have_v it_o they_o may_v use_v and_o exercise_v it_o 31._o it_o 1_o cor._n 14._o 31._o you_o may_v all_o pprophecy_n that_o be_v employ_v and_o exercise_v that_o gift_n which_o god_n have_v give_v you_o as_o those_o that_o have_v their_o master_n good_n concredit_v unto_o they_o be_v bid_v to_o occupy_v 13._o occupy_v luk._n 19_o 13._o and_o because_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a the_o liberty_n be_v universal_a the_o apostle_n put_v in_o that_o restraint_n he_o think_v good_a 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