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whosoever_o will_v be_v chief_a among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v your_o servant_n even_o as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v not_o to_o be_v minister_v unto_o but_o to_o minister_v and_o to_o give_v his_o life_n a_o ransom_n for_o many_o matth._n 20._o likewise_o again_o when_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v betray_v he_o they_o begin_v to_o inquire_v among_o themselves_o which_o of_o they_o it_o be_v and_o there_o be_v also_o a_o strife_n among_o they_o which_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v account_v the_o great_a mark_n that_o you_o great_a lord_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n exercise_v lordship_n over_o they_o and_o those_o that_o exercise_n authority_n on_o they_o be_v call_v benefactor_n but_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v apostle_n so_o but_o he_o that_o be_v great_a among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v as_o the_o young_a and_o he_o that_o be_v chief_a as_o he_o that_o do_v serve_v etc._n etc._n and_o again_o when_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o 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persecution_n against_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n and_o expel_v they_o out_o of_o their_o coast_n but_o they_o shake_v of_o the_o dust_n of_o their_o foot_n against_o they_o and_o come_v unto_o iconium_n act_n 13._o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o send_v forth_o be_v to_o do_v against_o those_o that_o will_v not_o receive_v they_o not_o to_o hale_v they_o to_o court_n and_o punish_v their_o body_n and_o estate_n and_o make_v they_o give_v they_o money_n by_o their_o cite_n of_o they_o if_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v in_o their_o doctrine_n they_o do_v not_o deliver_v they_o up_o to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o lay_v their_o law_n upon_o they_o and_o to_o whip_v they_o and_o scourge_v they_o as_o the_o christian_n of_o these_o age_n have_v do_v both_o papist_n and_o protestant_n what_o they_o can_v do_v with_o their_o inquisition_n and_o bishop_n court_n they_o can_v deliver_v they_o up_o to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o their_o rack_n and_o 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if_o thy_o brother_n shall_v trespass_v against_o thou_o go_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o thou_o and_o he_o alone_o if_o he_o will_v hear_v thou_o thou_o have_v gain_v thy_o brother_n but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v thou_o take_v with_o thou_o one_o or_o two_o more_o that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n every_o word_n may_v be_v establish_v but_o if_o he_o shall_v neglect_v to_o hear_v they_o tell_v it_o unto_o the_o church_n but_o if_o he_o neglect_v to_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n here_o be_v no_o cite_n to_o the_o bishop_n court_n though_o he_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o church_n it_o be_v but_o to_o instruct_v he_o and_o exhort_v he_o and_o to_o show_v he_o his_o fault_n and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v let_v he_o be_v as_o a_o heathen_a or_o as_o a_o publican_n not_o to_o deliver_v he_o up_o to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n or_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n 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