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direct_v 2._o not_o as_o a_o private_a man_n but_o to_o your_o own_o pastor_n you_o be_v bind_v in_o a_o peculiar_a relation_n to_o a_o ordinary_a 10._o âunââââ_n nes_z in_o ââcâ_n siam_fw-it pârpâtuâe_fw-it sunt_fw-la dâae_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la &_o diaâororumn_n presbyt_fw-la râs_fw-la voco_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la veteri_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la pascunt_fw-la verbi_fw-la pâaedicatione_n sacramentis_fw-la &_o clavibus_fw-la quae_fw-la juâe_fw-la divinâ_n sunt_fw-la individua_fw-la croâius_n dâ_n imperio_fw-la pag._n 267._o c._n 10._o and_o regular_a attendance_n upon_o his_o ministry_n in_o all_o the_o particular_n before_o mention_v that_o concern_v you_o your_o own_o bishop_n must_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n be_v obey_v 1._o as_o one_o that_o labour_v among_o you_o and_o be_v over_o you_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o admonish_v you_o and_o preach_v to_o you_o the_o word_n of_o god_n watch_v for_o your_o soul_n as_o one_o that_o must_v give_v 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though_o you_o be_v never_o so_o poor_a whatever_o 3._o direct_v 3._o shift_v you_o make_v and_o if_o you_o have_v servant_n that_o can_v read_v let_v they_o learn_v yet_o at_o spare_a hour_n if_o they_o be_v of_o any_o capacity_n and_o willingness_n for_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a mercy_n to_o be_v able_a to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o any_o good_a book_n themselves_o and_o a_o very_a great_a misery_n to_o know_v nothing_o but_o what_o they_o hear_v from_o other_o they_o may_v read_v almost_o at_o any_o time_n when_o they_o can_v hear_v §_o 4._o direct_v 4._o let_v your_o child_n when_o they_o be_v little_a one_o read_v much_o the_o history_n of_o the_o scripture_n 4._o direct_v 4._o for_o though_o this_o of_o itself_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o breed_v in_o they_o any_o save_a knowledge_n yet_o it_o entice_v they_o to_o delight_v in_o read_v the_o bible_n and_o then_o they_o
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essenius_n hoornbeck_n 4._o of_o justification_n enough_o be_v name_v before_o §_o 18._o special_o le_fw-fr blank_a also_o pemble_n bishop_n downame_n warren_n 5._o the_o antinomian_a and_o libertine_n controversy_n pro_n dr._n crispe_n maccovius_fw-la in_o quibusdam_fw-la saltâaâsh_n crandon_n paul_n hobson_n den_n town_n eton_n contr._n gataker_n ball_n of_o the_o covenant_n anth._n burges_n all_o the_o writer_n of_o justification_n before_o praise_v §_o 18._o wield_v histor._n of_o austin_n 6._o about_o infant_n baptism_n cont._n tomb_n blackwood_n fisher._n pro._n church_n martial_n whiston_n blake_n 7._o of_o the_o lord_n day_n or_o christian_a sabbath_n cont._n ironside_n heylin_n docklington_n franc._n white_a brierwood_n broad_n pro._n dr._n young_a eton_n cawdrey_n &_o palmer_n dr._n twisse_n hughes_n sprint_v dr._n owen_n mr._n george_n abbot_n shephard_n 8._o of_o diocesane_n prelacy_n cont._n cartwright_n calderwoods_n altar_n damascenum_n rob._n parker_n de_fw-fr polit_n 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