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by_o no_o mean_n suffer_v they_o to_o be_v too_o high_o conceit_v of_o he_o 26.27_o joh._n 26.27_o but_o labour_v to_o make_v they_o acknowledge_v christ_n who_o he_o so_o far_o prefer_v before_o himself_o as_o he_o confess_v he_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o unloose_v the_o latchet_n of_o his_o shoe_n and_o when_o his_o own_o disciple_n begin_v to_o dote_v of_o he_o more_o than_o be_v fit_a and_o go_v about_o to_o breed_v some_o emulation_n in_o he_o against_o our_o saviour_n christ_n because_o he_o also_o begin_v to_o baptize_v 30._o joh._n 3.26.28_o 30._o and_o all_o man_n come_v to_o he_o he_o tell_v they_o in_o plain_a term_n that_o it_o be_v meet_v they_o shall_v do_v so_o and_o as_o for_o himself_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o that_o he_o be_v only_o a_o forerunner_n send_v before_o he_o 11.2_o mat._n 11.2_o and_o say_v he_o he_o must_v increase_v but_o i_o must_v decrease_v yea_o afterward_o he_o send_v they_o also_o to_o christ_n that_o they_o may_v know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o only_a 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