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testimony_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v speak_v
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spirit_n of_o god_n call_v jesus_n accurse_v and_o that_o no_o man_n caâ—_n say_v jesus_n be_v the_o lord_n but_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n verse_n 4._o now_o there_o be_v diversity_n of_o gift_n but_o the_o same_o spirit_n verse_n 5._o and_o there_o be_v difference_n of_o administration_n under_o the_o oâ—_n and_o new_a testament_n but_o the_o same_o lord_n and_o head_n of_o the_o church_n therefore_o the_o same_o church_n essential_a verse_n 6._o there_o be_v diversity_n of_o operation_n as_o in_o distinct_a member_n which_o operate_v according_a to_o their_o particular_a form_n and_o measure_n but_o it_o be_v the_o same_o god_n that_o work_v all_o in_o all_o i._n e._n god_n by_o the_o same_o spirit_n verse_n 7._o to_o another_o faith_n by_o the_o same_o spirit_n to_o be_v understand_v of_o faith_n of_o miracle_n or_o more_o than_o ordinary_a measure_n of_o save_v faith_n exert_v itself_o in_o a_o eminent_a manner_n as_o abraham_n do_v in_o particular_a try_v case_n to_o another_o the_o gift_n of_o heal_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n he_o go_v on_o to_o enumerate_v not_o only_o the_o extraordinary_a but_o ordinary_a gift_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n those_o give_v forth_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o those_o that_o be_v since_o continue_v and_z say_v vers_n 11._o all_o these_o work_v that_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o spirit_n divide_v to_o every_o man_n several_o as_o he_o will_v and_o then_o he_o go_v on_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o only_o diffuse_v itself_o throughout_o and_o influence_n all_o the_o member_n from_o the_o head_n with_o every_o gift_n and_o grace_n but_o that_o it_o tie_v all_o the_o member_n together_o to_o christ_n the_o head_n and_o one_o to_o another_o vers_n 12._o for_o as_o the_o body_n i._o e_o the_o natural_a body_n be_v one_o and_o have_v many_o member_n and_o all_o the_o member_n of_o that_o one_o body_n be_v many_o be_v one_o body_n i._n e._n mystical_a vers_fw-la 13._o for_o by_o one_o spirit_n be_v we_o all_o baptize_v into_o one_o body_n whether_o we_o be_v jew_n or_o gentile_n the_o jew_n before_o christ_n come_n be_v baptize_v spiritual_o into_o this_o mystical_a body_n whither_o we_o be_v bond_n or_o free_a and_o have_v be_v all_o make_v to_o drink_v into_o one_o spirit_n i._n e._n all_o partaker_n of_o the_o operation_n and_o influence_n of_o one_o spirit_n in_o regeneration_n and_o justification_n now_o have_v show_v that_o the_o spirit_n unite_v the_o many_o member_n into_o one_o body_n and_o be_v the_o common_a nexus_fw-la he_o go_v on_o to_o show_v from_o whence_o the_o diversity_n of_o part_n in_o form_n shape_n use_v and_o office_n do_v arise_v and_o the_o harmony_n and_o agreement_n yea_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o variety_n in_o kind_n and_o degree_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o whole_a vers_n 14._o for_o the_o