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A79883 Ministers dues and peoples duty; or A bill of accounts between ministers and people: shewing vvhat people owe unto their ministers; which may also serve to mind ministers, what they are to expect from their people. By Sam. Clark M.A. sometimes fellow of Pembroke-Hall in Cambridg, and now minister of Grendon Under-wood in Buckinghamshire. Clark, Samuel, 1626-1701.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1661 (1661) Wing C4494; Thomason E1057_4; ESTC R204352 37,580 60

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personal_o here_o on_o earth_n why_o it_o be_v all_o one_o in_o effect_n if_o you_o will_v believe_v his_o own_o word_n luk._n 10.16_o he_o that_o despise_v you_o despise_v i_o the_o dirt_n that_o be_v cast_v in_o the_o minister_n face_n besmear_v and_o bespatter_v christ_n and_o they_o that_o slight_a his_o minister_n will_v serve_v he_o so_o too_o they_o that_o misuse_v the_o servant_n deal_v no_o better_a with_o the_o son_n mat._n 21.35_o 39_o compare_v and_o cerain_o such_o a_o sin_n as_o this_o shall_v not_o go_v unpunished_a prince_n and_o state_n have_v always_o be_v very_o tender_a of_o their_o ambassador_n deep_o resent_v and_o severe_o punish_v to_o their_o power_n any_o affront_n put_v upon_o they_o thus_o do_v david_n 1_o sam._n 10.6_o and_o 12.31_o and_o the_o roman_n extinguish_v corinth_n for_o violate_v their_o ambassador_n though_o the_o violation_n be_v so_o small_a that_o florus_n can_v not_o tell_v whether_o it_o be_v voice_fw-la or_o manu_fw-la do_v you_o think_v 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