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9.5_o have_v we_o not_o power_n to_o lead_v about_o a_o sister_n a_o wife_n as_o well_o as_o other_o apostle_n and_o as_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o lord_n &_o cephas_n 1_o tim._n 3.2_o 4._o a_o bishop_n then_o must_v be_v blameless_a the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n one_o that_o rule_v well_o his_o own_o house_n have_v his_o child_n in_o subjection_n with_o all_o gravity_n heb._n 13.4_o marriage_n be_v honourable_a in_o all_o and_o the_o bed_n undefiled_a but_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v q._n be_v it_o necessary_a that_o those_o who_o live_v a_o long_a time_n in_o their_o sin_n repent_v late_o and_o do_v not_o suffer_v much_o in_o this_o world_n shall_v suffer_v in_o purgatory_n after_o death_n to_o expiate_v their_o sin_n a._n lu._n 23.43_o and_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o to_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n q._n be_v heaven_n call_v paradise_n a._n yes_o 2_o cor._n 12.2_o 3_o 4._o i_o know_v a_o man_n in_o christ_n such_o a_o one_o catch_v up_o to_o the_o three_o heaven_n and_o i_o know_v such_o a_o man_n how_o that_o he_o be_v catch_v up_o into_o paradise_n etc._n etc._n q._n can_v any_o mere_a man_n by_o his_o own_o good_a work_n merit_v heaven_n or_o eternal_a life_n a._n lu._n 17.10_o so_o likewise_o you_o when_o you_o shall_v have_v do_v all_o these_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v you_o say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n rom._n 6._o ult_n for_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n