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p._n 33._o that_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n be_v the_o churcâ—_z be_v i_o think_v his_o tale_n yet_o may_v the_o place_n where_o the_o congregation_n meet_v which_o be_v not_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n but_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v a_o decent_a house_n be_v as_o proper_o call_v the_o church_n as_o that_o place_n be_v call_v the_o court_n where_o tenant_n do_v at_o time_n meet_v together_o to_o wait_v upon_o their_o lord_n when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o centurion_n build_v the_o jew_n a_o synagogue_n a_o 7.5_o here_o this_o writer_n come_v and_o complain_v that_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o jew_n call_v a_o heap_n of_o stone_n a_o congregation_n for_o that_o the_o word_n synagogue_n *_o 33._o signify_v but_o he_o that_o complain_v without_o reason_n must_v go_v home_o again_o without_o relief_n t.s._n where_o be_v it_o write_v that_o one_o be_v make_v a_o minister_n by_o ordinary_a call_n mother_n by_o extraordinary_a w.t._n a._n the_o thing_n be_v write_v gal._n 1.1_o act._n 14.23_o 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