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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d refer_v to_o the_o act_n of_o man_n in_o office_n answ_n 1._o teach_v and_o preach_v in_o scripture-phrase_n be_v the_o same_o act._n 4._o 18._o they_o call_v they_o and_o command_v they_o not_o to_o speak_v at_o all_o nor_o teach_v in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o they_o shall_v only_o prohibit_v teach_v a_o act_n of_o charity_n or_o do_v they_o not_o forbid_v all_o preach_n in_o christ_n name_n and_o act._n 5._o 42._o they_o cease_v not_o to_o teach_v and_o preach_v jesus_n christ_n here_o teach_v and_o preach_v be_v make_v all_o one_o and_o the_o very_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v here_o use_v for_o preach_v as_o one_o with_o teach_v for_o both_o be_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o in_o every_o house_n and_o if_o our_o brethren_n will_v allow_v teach_v in_o the_o temple_n i._n e._n public_o as_o a_o charitative_a act_n that_o will_v be_v as_o much_o as_o be_v contend_v for_o here_o it_o be_v say_v daily_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o 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answer_v and_o say_v a_o man_n can_v receive_v nothing_o except_o it_o be_v give_v he_o from_o heaven_n you_o yourselves_o bear_v i_o witness_v that_o i_o say_v i_o be_o not_o the_o christ_n but_o that_o i_o be_o send_v before_o he_o here_o johns_n mission_n be_v mention_v but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o christ_n say_v john_n i_o be_o send_v before_o he_o i._o e._n before_o christ_n but_o if_o johns_n mission_n justify_v christ_n disciple_n in_o undertake_v to_o baptize_v still_o this_o will_v prove_v that_o one_o man_n mission_n may_v justify_v other_o man_n in_o baptise_v and_o so_o it_o be_v far_o from_o prove_v that_o mission_n be_v require_v to_o the_o person_n himself_o that_o will_v baptize_v it_o rather_o prove_v that_o another_o mission_n may_v serve_v the_o turn_n without_o one_o of_o his_o own_o if_o they_o will_v fetch_v it_o from_o those_o word_n a_fw-la man_n can_v receive_v nothing_o unless_o it_o be_v give_v he_o these_o word_n may_v refer_v to_o john_n as_o well_o as_o 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it_o speak_v nothing_o about_o mission_n or_o its_o be_v require_v in_o he_o that_o will_v administer_v such_o ordinance_n for_o in_o the_o former_a sense_n there_o be_v no_o shadow_n of_o it_o admit_v it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o latter_a sense_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v here_o whatever_o may_v be_v say_v in_o other_o place_n of_o any_o office_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o disciple_n who_o be_v the_o baptizer_n but_o of_o what_o be_v give_v to_o christ_n into_o who_o name_n they_o baptize_v object_n 2._o when_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o scribe_n with_o the_o elder_n ask_v christ_n luke_n 20._o 2._o tell_v we_o by_o what_o authority_n do_v thou_o these_o thing_n or_o who_o give_v thou_o this_o authority_n christ_n make_v answer_v by_o demand_v another_o question_n the_o baptism_n of_o john_n be_v it_o from_o heaven_n or_o of_o man_n which_o teach_v we_o that_o none_o ought_v to_o preach_v without_o be_v authorize_v and_o send_v answ_n 1._o how_o so_o general_a a_o 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