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and_o govern_v according_a to_o his_o will_n 3._o 10_o seek_v to_o honour_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n they_o do_v 4._o 136._o be_v offend_v and_o grieve_a when_o he_o be_v dishonour_v by_o other_o 2._o by_o reason_n of_o their_o communion_n with_o the_o saint_n be_v fellow_n member_n 1._o 11._o they_o love_v the_o brethren_n 2._o 40._o they_o be_v ready_a to_o succour_v such_o as_o be_v in_o distress_n 3._o 16._o they_o will_v edify_v one_o another_o 4._o 26._o they_o retain_v a_o mutual_a sympathy_n rejoice_v and_o mourn_v one_o with_o another_o §._o 23._o of_o the_o restraint_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n headship_n to_o they_o only_o that_o be_v of_o his_o body_n that_o none_o but_o those_o who_o be_v of_o christ_n body_n shall_v partake_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o office_n be_v clear_a by_o other_o like_a title_n of_o restraint_n as_o 21._o his_o people_n and_o 15._o his_o sheep_n but_o especial_o by_o deny_v to_o the_o world_n the_o benefit_n of_o his_o intercession_n 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salvation_n thereunto_o prove_v as_o much_o but_o that_o the_o truth_n thereof_o may_v more_o full_o and_o distinct_o be_v conceive_v i_o will_v brief_o show_v 1._o in_o what_o respect_n baptism_n be_v a_o mean_n of_o our_o sanctify_a and_o cleanse_v 2._o what_o kind_n of_o mean_n it_o be_v 3._o how_o necessary_a it_o be_v in_o four_o especial_a respect_n it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o mean_n as_o aforesaid_a 1._o in_o that_o it_o do_v most_o lively_o represent_v and_o set_v forth_o even_o to_o the_o outward_a sense_n the_o inward_a cleanse_n of_o our_o soul_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o sanctify_v of_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n apply_v the_o use_n of_o water_n by_o the_o wash_n whereof_o foul_a thing_n be_v make_v very_o clean_o to_o the_o virtue_n of_o christ_n blood_n and_o efficacy_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o truth_n hereof_o will_v evident_o appear_v for_o the_o better_a help_n in_o this_o application_n read_v rom._n 6._o 4._o etc._n etc._n 2._o 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man_n and_o wife_n become_v adulterer_n one_o to_o another_o as_o other_o thing_n so_o this_o also_o be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o word_n and_o prayer_n the_o word_n give_v a_o warrant_n and_o direction_n for_o the_o use_n of_o it_o prayer_n both_o season_v it_o and_o procure_v a_o blessing_n upon_o it_o 3._o that_o they_o may_v have_v child_n and_o those_o such_o as_o may_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n and_o live_v in_o this_o world_n to_o their_o own_o and_o other_o good_a that_o they_o may_v be_v comely_a and_o well_o proportion_v child_n nor_o idiot_n in_o understanding_n nor_o monster_n in_o bodily_a shape_n nor_o yet_o lewd_a and_o infamous_a in_o their_o life_n which_o can_v not_o but_o be_v a_o grief_n to_o their_o parent_n and_o may_v also_o open_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o wicked_a against_o they_o 4._o that_o god_n will_v give_v they_o competency_n of_o this_o world_n good_n and_o other_o good_a mean_n well_o to_o nourish_v nurture_n and_o place_n forth_o their_o child_n and_o 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