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the_o most_o part_n own_v the_o profession_n of_o christianity_n from_o the_o magistrate_n law_n and_o not_o from_o the_o gospel_n powerful_o preach_v and_o do_v still_o abide_v in_o bitter_a enmity_n to_o the_o power_n of_o holiness_n and_o too_o many_o as_o great_a reviler_n of_o it_o as_o papist_n or_o flat_a atheist_n and_o have_v never_o discipline_n exercise_v nor_o do_v ever_o subject_a to_o it_o and_o be_v now_o call_v upon_o to_o do_v it_o do_v hate_n and_o scorn_v it_o and_o such_o who_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v it_o as_o mr_n firmin_n well_o observe_v in_o his_o serious_a question_n p._n 30._o now_o he_o conclude_v with_o 4._o wish_n that_o we_o have_v a_o government_n establish_v in_o the_o church_n the_o near_a in_o christian_a prudence_n that_o may_v be_v to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n ans_fw-fr yea_o let_v he_o say_v that_o which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n hold_v forth_o jesus_n christ_n do_v not_o so_o little_o consider_v of_o the_o rule_n and_o order_n of_o his_o church_n 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