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meditation_n upon_o the_o rev._n pag._n 286._o 290._o wherefore_o if_o we_o compare_v together_o the_o part_n of_o christ_n revelation_n it_o be_v much_o more_o consonant_a to_o the_o true_a use_n of_o the_o word_n angel_n in_o other_o place_n to_o affirm_v with_o the_o refuter_fw-la that_o one_o angel_n in_o each_o of_o the_o 7._o church_n signifi_v not_o any_o one_o only_a chief_a pastor_n but_o all_o those_o minister_n or_o teacher_n which_o with_o a_o common_a care_n and_o joint_a labour_n attend_v on_o the_o service_n of_o the_o church_n wherein_o they_o live_v so_o that_o it_o may_v well_o be_v say_v in_o his_o defence_n that_o he_o have_v both_o reason_n and_o good_a reason_n to_o uphold_v his_o assertion_n and_o that_o the_o d._n may_v have_v his_o own_o word_n return_v home_o again_o since_o he_o have_v no_o weight_n of_o reason_n to_o limit_v as_o he_o do_v the_o number_n of_o the_o angel_n to_o 7._o singular_a person_n it_o maâ—tereth_v nothing_o what_o he_o infer_v from_o 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the_o strength_n of_o the_o objection_n untouched_a &c._n the_o d._n attemptetâ—_n but_o touch_v not_o &c._n &c._n as_o the_o reader_n may_v easy_o perceive_v if_o he_o compare_v his_o answer_n with_o the_o objection_n lay_v down_o pag._n 4._o of_o the_o refuter_n answer_v where_o he_o say_v that_o he_o which_o consideroth_n the_o text_n and_o the_o word_n thereof_o shall_v find_v nought_o to_o prove_v his_o kind_n of_o bishop_n or_o aught_o to_o show_v any_o such_o quality_n of_o their_o function_n as_o he_o immagine_v for_o to_o be_v light_n in_o the_o candlestick_n star_n of_o heaven_n angel_n in_o this_o kingdom_n the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v all_o the_o d._n do_v or_o any_o other_o can_v show_v out_o of_o the_o word_n be_v not_o proper_a to_o diocesan_n bishop_n but_o common_a to_o all_o true_a pastor_n of_o particular_a congregation_n as_o his_o own_o self_n confess_v serm_n of_o the_o dâ—g_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o minister_n pag._n 20._o 61._o but_o to_o prove_v 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