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which_o we_o see_v take_v with_o the_o most_o judicious_a among_o the_o adversary_n of_o this_o ordinance_n be_v that_o here_o not_o two_o sort_n of_o elder_n but_o two_o part_n of_o the_o office_n of_o preach_v elder_n be_v set_v forth_o the_o one_o good_a life_n and_o good_a government_n and_o the_o other_o good_a doctrine_n and_o painfulness_n therein_o and_o this_o latter_a prefer_v before_o the_o other_o as_o more_o worthy_a of_o due_a honour_n and_o recompense_n now_o for_o answer_v hereunto_o it_o may_v be_v consider_v that_o good_a government_n either_o of_o a_o man_n life_n or_o of_o the_o people_n or_o as_o the_o apostle_n word_n be_v their_o rule_v well_o may_v either_o be_v take_v proper_o and_o strict_o as_o rule_n be_v distinguish_v from_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n or_o more_o large_o for_o the_o whole_a office_n of_o a_o good_a elder_n bene_fw-la praeesse_fw-la to_o be_v a_o good_a precedent_n if_o to_o rule_v well_o be_v take_v in_o the_o former_a 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who_o only_o the_o church_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n unto_o they_o and_o their_o seed_n and_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v grant_v object_n if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o all_o that_o be_v circumcise_v among_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n may_v come_v and_o keep_v the_o passeover_n among_o they_o but_o we_o here_o withhold_v the_o lord_n supper_n from_o they_o that_o be_v baptize_v answ_n our_o answer_n be_v they_o that_o be_v circumcise_v among_o the_o israelite_n may_v right_o keep_v the_o passeover_n among_o they_o because_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o israel_n make_v but_o one_o church_n and_o the_o officer_n or_o minister_n of_o any_o one_o synagogue_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v minister_n in_o common_a to_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o israel_n in_o proportion_n whereunto_o they_o that_o be_v baptize_v in_o any_o particular_a church_n may_v in_o like_a sort_n require_v the_o lord_n supper_n in_o the_o same_o particular_a church_n where_o they_o be_v 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