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have_v his_o church_n and_o choose_a people_n for_o their_o flock_n so_o diligent_o watch_v &_o faithful_o attend_v over_o the_o same_o as_o that_o by_o the_o mean_n thereof_o he_o may_v have_v great_a glory_n from_o his_o people_n by_o plentiful_a fruit_n of_o godliness_n righteousness_n and_o sobriety_n and_o that_o the_o gospel_n be_v in_o all_o place_n thus_o glorify_v our_o conscience_n may_v be_v true_o comfort_v in_o christ_n jesus_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n one_o true_a and_o everliving_a god_n be_v all_o honour_n glory_n and_o dominion_n both_o now_o and_o ever_o amen_n 1._o reg._n 1.29_o prou._n 21.14_o prou._n 17.8_o dent._n 16.1_o 〈…〉_o psal._n 119._o job._n 28._o job._n 21._o prou._n 20.18_o jerem._n 8._o isaiah_n 30._o 1._o deut_n 8._o â—_o 18._o eut_fw-fr 9.4_o shall_fw-mi 50._o deut._n 4._o 1._o john_n 3.22_o psal._n 107._o 1._o tim._n 3._o rom._n 12._o phil._n 4._o 1._o tim._n 6._o hebr._n 13._o 1._o cor._n 7_o 2â—.30.31_n luke_n 14_o enecae_fw-la de_fw-la anquilitate_fw-la itae_fw-la 2._o sam._n 6._o heb._n 13._o luke_n 8._o luke_n 21._o job._n 20._o deut._n 21._o josua_n 22._o josua_n 22.17_o esai_n 5._o jere._n 22._o dent._n 27._o job._n 31.16_o levit._n 25._o 1._o these_o 4._o 1._o cor._n 6.9_o prou._n 20.7_o prou._n 21.21_o prou._n 28.20_o 1._o chro._n 29._o job._n 22._o 2._o chroni_n 15_o john_n 14.26_o peut_fw-fr 13._o 1._o these_o 1._o 2._o these_o 2._o collos_n 3._o hebr._n 11._o 1._o these_o 2._o john_n 10._o john_n 18._o 1._o john_n 4.10_o mat._n 26.36_o ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o thomas_n dawson_n dwell_v at_o the_o three_o crane_n in_o the_o vinetre_n for_o richard_n sergier_n 1579._o