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have_v such_o in_o great_a estimation_n or_o honour_n yea_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v 6._o a_o prophet_n be_v not_o without_o honour_n but_o in_o his_o own_o country_n if_o honour_n by_o god_n law_n must_v be_v yield_v unto_o prophet_n and_o pastor_n honour_n by_o god_n law_n may_v be_v receive_v by_o they_o but_o to_o admit_v title_n of_o honour_n about_o and_o against_o their_o call_n or_o to_o expect_v and_o affect_v that_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o they_o this_o be_v it_o that_o christ_n forbid_v 5._o how_o can_v you_o believe_v say_v he_o to_o the_o pharisee_n when_o you_o receive_v honour_v one_o of_o another_o he_o mean_v greedy_o or_o glad_o and_o seek_v not_o the_o honour_n which_o be_v of_o god_n alone_o 20._o beware_v of_o the_o scribe_n say_v he_o to_o his_o disciple_n which_o desire_n to_o go_v in_o long_a robe_n and_o love_v salutation_n in_o the_o market_n and_o the_o chief_a seat_n in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o the_o high_a room_n at_o feast_n the_o desire_n 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presbytery_n let_v they_o read_v if_o they_o bring_v better_a i_o be_o willing_a to_o learn_v but_o i_o like_v no_o selfe-set_a assertion_n as_o if_o all_o the_o world_n be_v bind_v to_o the_o very_a breath_n of_o our_o mouth_n or_o dash_n of_o our_o pen_n without_o any_o other_o text_n or_o interpreter_n if_o i_o have_v say_v aught_o that_o be_v not_o allow_v by_o the_o word_n or_o not_o witness_v by_o the_o continual_a and_o universal_a practice_n of_o christ_n church_n i_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v i_o look_v for_o the_o like_a measure_n if_o any_o man_n reply_n not_o to_o hear_v the_o conjectural_a and_o opinative_a ghess_n of_o some_o that_o live_v in_o our_o age_n but_o such_o effectual_a reason_n and_o substantial_a authority_n as_o may_v press_v the_o gaine-say_a and_o settle_v the_o consenter_n god_n make_v we_o zealous_a for_o his_o not_o for_o our_o will_n and_o so_o guide_v our_o labour_n that_o we_o may_v lessen_v the_o trouble_n and_o not_o ripen_v the_o danger_n of_o zion_n seek_v rather_o how_o to_o amend_v then_o how_o to_o multiply_v the_o rend_v and_o breach_n of_o jerusalem_n amen_n chap._n i._n the_o original_a and_o domestical_a discipline_n of_o the_o church_n before_o the_o lawâ—_n chap._n ii_o the_o leviticall_a and_o nationall_n regiment_n of_o the_o church_n under_o the_o law_n chap._n iii_o the_o personal_a and_o perpetual_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n after_o he_o tâ—â—â—e_v flâ—sh_a chap._n four_o the_o synedricall_a jurisdiction_n which_o some_o man_n thâ—nkâ—_n ouâ—_n saviour_n in_o the_o gospel_n restore_v and_o recommend_v to_o his_o church_n chap._n v._o the_o apostolical_a preeminence_n and_o authority_n before_o and_o after_o christ_n scension_n chap._n vi_o what_o dominion_n and_o title_n christ_n interdict_v his_o apostle_n chap._n vii_o who_o join_v with_o the_o apostle_n in_o election_n of_o elder_n and_o imposition_n of_o hand_n chap._n viii_o the_o apostolic_a power_n in_o determine_v doubt_n of_o faith_n and_o 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