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a_o council_n inspire_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o have_v twelve_o apostle_n yet_o though_o there_o be_v twelve_o of_o they_o he_o be_v universis_fw-la major_fw-la he_o be_v great_a than_o his_o body_n for_o colos._n 1.18_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o body_n 1.18_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o his_o church_n and_o indeed_o as_o the_o head_n of_o no_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o arm_n or_o the_o head_n of_o the_o hand_n or_o the_o head_n of_o any_o particular_a member_n but_o the_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a the_o head_n of_o the_o body_n even_o so_o the_o king_n in_o my_o text_n he_o who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o his_o church_n he_o be_v not_o head_n of_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a member_n or_o of_o every_o personal_a body_n but_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a as_o they_o make_v one_o body_n it_o be_v most_o true_a every_o member_n may_v say_v this_o be_v my_o head_n and_o every_o subject_n may_v say_v this_o be_v my_o 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