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entrust_v with_o it_o in_o matter_n of_o trespass_n and_o wrong_v our_o bless_a saviour_n order_n that_o a_o offend_a and_o injure_a brother_n shall_v go_v and_o admonish_v the_o offend_a brother_n alone_o and_o if_o that_o will_v not_o do_v that_o he_o shall_v take_v with_o he_o one_o or_o two_o more_o to_o convince_v he_o of_o his_o fault_n and_o if_o this_o prove_v ineffectual_a that_o he_o shall_v then_o tell_v it_o to_o the_o church_n that_o they_o may_v judge_v of_o it_o but_o order_v no_o appeal_n to_o st._n peter_n in_o this_o case_n matt._n 18.15_o 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 shall_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 then_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 and_o if_o he_o shall_v neglect_v to_o 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into_o your_o house_n neither_o bid_v he_o god_n speed_n for_o he_o that_o bid_v he_o god_n speed_n be_v partaker_n of_o his_o evil_a deed_n we_o be_v to_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v we_o see_v with_o such_o as_o keep_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n pure_a and_o uncorrupt_a and_o much_o less_o to_o account_v they_o our_o true_a head_n and_o governor_n and_o rev._n 22.18_o say_v st._n john_n for_o i_o testify_v unto_o every_o man_n that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o this_o book_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v add_v unto_o these_o thing_n god_n shall_v add_v unto_o he_o the_o plague_n thar_z be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n and_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v take_v away_o from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n of_o this_o prophecy_n god_n shall_v take_v away_o his_o part_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o out_o of_o the_o holy_a city_n and_o from_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n it_o be_v clear_a by_o these_o place_n that_o such_o as_o 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knowledge_n of_o it_o this_o be_v a_o quench_n of_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n that_o be_v to_o be_v our_o guide_n unto_o eternal_a life_n this_o be_v high_o injurious_a both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n too_o we_o may_v see_v that_o god_n have_v command_v that_o his_o word_n and_o law_n shall_v be_v declare_v and_o make_v know_v to_o all_o man_n and_o that_o all_o shall_v be_v teach_v they_o god_n command_v the_o jew_n that_o they_o shall_v teach_v their_o child_n his_o law_n and_o ordinance_n deut_n 6_o 6_o and_o these_o word_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n shall_v be_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o thou_o shall_v teach_v they_o diligent_o unto_o thy_o child_n and_o shall_v talk_v of_o they_o when_o thou_o sit_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o when_o thou_o walk_v by_o the_o way_n and_o when_o thou_o lie_v down_o and_o when_o thou_o rise_v up_o thus_o diligent_o be_v they_o to_o reach_v their_o child_n the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o often_o to_o repeat_v it_o to_o 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to_o the_o great_a commandment_n exod._n 20.3_o thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n before_o i_o for_o this_o be_v to_o make_v and_o have_v a_o multitude_n of_o god_n before_o he_o and_o say_v moses_n deut._n 11.28_o and_o a_o curse_n if_o you_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n but_o turn_v aside_o out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o i_o command_v you_o this_o day_n to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n which_o you_o have_v not_o know_v and_o deut._n 28.14_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v aside_o from_o any_o of_o the_o word_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a to_o go_v after_o other_o god_n to_o serve_v they_o but_o here_o be_v a_o new_a breed_n of_o god_n bring_v up_o and_o which_o be_v a_o deplorable_a thing_n by_o such_o as_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o disciple_n of_o the_o bless_a jesus_n who_o come_v to_o teach_v we_o to_o worship_n and_o serve_v god_n alone_o in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n 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