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invest_v with_o those_o dignity_n happen_v to_o be_v cruel_a and_o wicked_a yet_o such_o title_n as_o most_o gracious_a most_o religious_a be_v not_o un-befitting_a their_o office_n though_o they_o may_v not_o so_o well_o suit_n their_o personal_a character_n and_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o that_o that_o they_o be_v give_v they_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o score_n of_o his_o office_n that_o st._n paul_n style_v festus_n a_o heathen_a magistrate_n most_o noble_a act._n 26.25_o next_o it_o be_v urge_v against_o receive_v title_n of_o respect_n those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v you_o not_o call_v master_n for_o one_o be_v your_o master_n even_o christ_n matth._n 23.10_o but_o in_o order_n to_o clear_v this_o you_o must_v consider_v that_o this_o be_v a_o hebrew_n idiom_n or_o manner_n of_o express_v in_o which_o call_v and_o be_v be_v all_o one_o as_o they_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n emanuel_n signify_v he_o shall_v be_v emanuel_n or_o god_n with_o we_o so_o here_o 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man_n ought_v to_o contradict_v be_v also_o forbid_v matth._n 23.9_o last_o it_o be_v object_v against_o person_n of_o quality_n be_v place_v or_o seat_v high_a than_o other_o in_o religious_a assembly_n from_o those_o word_n of_o st._n james_n 2.2_o 3_o 4._o if_o there_o come_v into_o your_o assembly_n a_o man_n with_o a_o gold_n ring_n in_o goodly_a apparel_n and_o there_o come_v also_o a_o poor_a man_n in_o vile_a raiment_n and_o you_o have_v respect_n unto_o he_o that_o wear_v the_o gay_a clothing_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o sit_v thou_o here_o in_o a_o good_a place_n and_o say_v to_o the_o poor_a stand_v thou_o there_o or_o sit_v under_o my_o footstool_n be_v you_o not_o then_o partial_a in_o yourselves_o and_o become_v judge_n of_o evil_a thought_n but_o this_o objection_n will_v be_v take_v off_o and_o this_o difficult_a place_n clear_v if_o you_o consider_v what_o be_v here_o mean_v by_o assembly_n and_o upon_o what_o account_n respect_n of_o person_n be_v forbid_v to_o be_v 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