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A11600
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The ministers portion· By William Sclater. Batchelar of Diuinity and minister of the word of God at Pitmister in Somerset
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Sclater, William, 1575-1626.
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STC 21841; ESTC S116822
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suppose_v magistrate_n make_v no_o provision_n where_o be_v then_o the_o direction_n for_o thy_o faith_n 3._o suppose_v they_o shall_v assign_v micah_n his_o allowance_n will_v thou_o therewith_o be_v content_a then_o sure_a all_o our_o lie_v person_n our_o micahs_n have_v faith_n well_o guide_v conscience_n rectify_v ten_o shekel_n of_o silver_n 17.10_o silver_n judg._n 17.10_o and_o a_o meal_n meat_n and_o livery_n they_o afford_v sir_n john_n in_o faith_n think_v we_o sure_o according_a to_o magistrate_n provision_n and_o why_o blame_v we_o any_o more_o impropriat_a person_n for_o so_o scant_a allowance_n perhaps_o because_o not_o competent_a yea_o but_o the_o magistrate_n think_v it_o competent_a and_o that_o be_v in_o this_o case_n the_o line_n of_o faith_n credam_fw-la non_fw-it si_fw-la mihi_fw-la etc._n etc._n touch_v the_o minor_a for_o the_o first_o part_n see_v 1._o cor._n 9.11_o prov_n 3.9_o gal._n 6.6_o in_o which_o place_n you_o have_v it_o in_o so_o many_o term_n let_v 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