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if_o any_o provide_v not_o for_o their_o own_o he_o have_v deny_v the_o faith_n and_o be_v worse_a than_o a_o infidel_n 1_o tim._n 5.8_o for_o their_o choose_n of_o he_o to_o be_v their_o pastor_n make_v he_o to_o be_v relate_v to_o they_o as_o one_o of_o their_o house_n and_o as_o he_o lay_v out_o his_o time_n and_o strength_n and_o talent_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n so_o the_o church_n shall_v joint_o make_v provision_n for_o he_o and_o his_o family_n for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n that_o as_o he_o sow_n unto_o they_o spiritual_a thing_n so_o he_o ought_v to_o reap_v their_o carnal_a thing_n and_o this_o be_v not_o a_o matter_n of_o liberty_n or_o courtesy_n which_o may_v be_v do_v or_o leave_v undo_v but_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n a_o work_n of_o justice_n unto_o which_o the_o church_n be_v call_v and_o bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o perform_v so_o that_o provision_n in_o this_o kind_n be_v wage_n and_o not_o benovolence_n so_o when_o christ_n send_v forth_o his_o 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