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the_o scatter_a disciple_n upon_o the_o persecution_n of_o stephen_n in_o act_n 8._o and_o in_o act._n 11.19_o 20_o now_o they_o that_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o upon_o the_o persecution_n which_o arise_v about_o stephen_n travel_v as_o far_o as_o phenice_n and_o cyprus_n and_o antioch_n preach_v the_o word_n to_o none_o but_o to_o the_o jew_n only_a do_v not_o this_o give_v sufficient_a ground_n for_o gift_a man_n if_o able_a to_o preach_v that_o they_o may_v baptise_v also_o i_o shall_v answer_v to_o the_o last_o branch_n of_o this_o objection_n first_o gift_a man_n answ_n answ_n as_o they_o be_v general_o understand_v to_o be_v of_o part_n and_o ability_n these_o without_o a_o true_a power_n and_o authority_n may_v not_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o gift_n baptise_v for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o there_o be_v many_o gift_a man_n among_o the_o follower_n of_o christ_n when_o he_o give_v to_o his_o eleven_o disciple_n commission_n to_o teach_v and_o baptise_v the_o nation_n 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observer_n and_o relater_n only_o of_o what_o they_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v let_v this_o circumlocution_n be_v take_v in_o good_a part_n for_o it_o mean_v well_o and_o may_v give_v some_o help_n to_o the_o understanding_n of_o what_o follow_v when_o our_o lord_n jesus_n be_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n and_o to_o send_v his_o ambassador_n forth_o into_o the_o world_n in_o his_o name_n and_o stead_n he_o command_v they_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o every_o creature_n mark_v 16.15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d predicate_fw-la evangelium_fw-la the_o word_n which_o our_o lord_n jesus_n use_v in_o this_o commission_n be_v a_o word_n of_o power_n and_o authority_n it_o come_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praeco_fw-la signify_v a_o herald_n or_o cryer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o publish_v as_o a_o herald_n to_o deliver_v in_o open_a place_n in_o the_o hear_n of_o a_o multitude_n that_o many_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o matth._n 10.27_o preach_v you_o upon_o the_o house_n top_n luke_n 12.3_o that_o which_o you_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o ear_n and_o in_o closert_n shall_v be_v proclaim_v upon_o the_o house_n top_n 1_o tim._n 2.7_o whereunto_o i_o be_o ordain_v a_o preacher_n and_o a_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o crier_n a_o herald_n or_o proclaimer_n 2_o tim._n 1.11_o maximâ_fw-la cum_fw-la majestate_fw-la summâ_fw-la constantiâ_fw-la &_o animi_fw-la libertate_fw-la clarissimè_fw-la ac_fw-la apertissimè_fw-la denunciare_fw-la 2_o tim._n 4.2_o preach_v the_o word_n rom._n 16.25_o according_a to_o my_o gospel_n and_o the_o preach_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 1.21_o 23_o gal._n 2.2_o i_o communicate_v to_o they_o that_o gospel_n which_o i_o preach_v among_o the_o gentile_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la praedico_fw-la in_o gentibus_fw-la rom._n 10.8_o that_o be_v the_o word_n of_o faith_n which_o we_o preach_v rom._n 10.15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quomodo_fw-la verò_fw-la 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