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sheep_n which_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o their_o shepherd_n care_n be_v manifest_o expose_v to_o the_o worry_n of_o the_o raven_a wolf_n sect._n 10_o minister_n be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n to_o god_n for_o their_o people_n 13.27_o heb._n 13.27_o which_o when_o i_o serious_o consider_v i_o profess_v my_o sinew_n be_v loosen_v and_o my_o joint_n tremble_v to_o think_v what_o a_o account_n we_o have_v to_o make_v to_o god_n i_o have_v sometime_o wonder_v at_o the_o self-denying_a modesty_n of_o those_o time_n when_o gregoryâ—_n nazieneâ—_n ambrose_n work_n in_o their_o life_n print_v before_o their_o work_n and_o other_o be_v call_v to_o be_v bishop_n hide_v themselves_o and_o flee_v away_o from_o such_o high_a employment_n but_o when_o i_o sad_o consider_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o ministerial_a employment_n and_o the_o account_n that_o must_v be_v give_v to_o god_n for_o the_o flock_n i_o wonder_v that_o more_o do_v not_o fly_v from_o it_o and_o if_o they_o must_v give_v a_o 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consent_n we_o may_v exact_v when_o they_o come_v to_o have_v their_o child_n baptize_v or_o to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n sect._n 12._o it_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o empden_n ibid._n ibid._n once_o a_o year_n to_o visit_v every_o house_n &_o to_o exhort_v parent_n child_n and_o all_o the_o household_n to_o their_o duty_n and_o chief_o that_o they_o continue_v in_o the_o duty_n of_o catechise_n st._n 7._o in_o vit._n aug._n c._n 7._o austin_n be_v wont_a to_o teach_v public_o in_o the_o church_n and_o private_o in_o particular_a private_a house_n as_o he_o can_v meet_v with_o occasion_n to_o instruct_v his_o people_n docebat_fw-la ac_fw-la praedicabat_fw-la publicae_fw-la &_o privatim_fw-la in_fw-la domo_fw-la &_o in_o ecclesia_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la 20.20_o act._n 2.46_o &_o 5.42_o &_o 20.20_o it_o be_v a_o frequent_a expression_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o he_o teach_v they_o in_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o 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