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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o low_a lest_o one_o more_o honourable_a than_o thou_o etc._n etc._n i_o believe_v that_o be_v the_o jewish_a custom_n know_v better_a of_o we_o than_o they_o be_v many_o gospel_n mystery_n will_v be_v unfold_v which_o now_o be_v hide_v the_o variety_n of_o word_n imply_v a_o diversity_n of_o matter_n intend_v as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o god_n reveal_v that_o we_o without_o the_o jew_n shall_v not_o be_v make_v perfect_a god_n will_v again_o come_v to_o honour_v that_o people_n to_o the_o world_n in_o these_o and_o many_o other_o thing_n but_o the_o scripture_n show_v that_o a_o man_n must_v first_o sit_v in_o the_o low_a place_n and_o continue_v there_o until_o call_v high_o that_o be_v to_o the_o high_a mean_n of_o grace_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v honour_n of_o all_o i_o may_v say_v of_o this_o scripture_n as_o the_o apostle_n of_o another_o do_v god_n take_v care_n of_o ox_n so_o do_v god_n take_v care_n of_o feast_v only_o here_o in_o 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prepare_v man_n for_o it_o it_o be_v observable_a there_o be_v no_o stand_a ministry_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n but_o where_o be_v church_n of_o saint_n in_o communion_n the_o other_o ministry_n if_o they_o be_v persecute_v in_o a_o place_n may_v leave_v it_o 9_o those_o that_o teach_v without_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v maintain_v by_o the_o state_n allowance_n tithe_n dissolve_v gal._n 6.6_o let_v he_o that_o be_v catechize_v communicate_v etc._n etc._n which_o without_o the_o magistrate_n help_v will_v not_o be_v do_v by_o unbeliever_n who_o love_v their_o gold_n not_o their_o god_n 10._o the_o church_n teacher_n shall_v free_o be_v maintain_v by_o their_o member_n as_o by_o a_o freewil-offering_a 11._o the_o whole_a of_o the_o papal_a episcopal_n presbyterial_a form_n be_v to_o be_v dissolve_v 1._o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o moysaicall_a government_n and_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v in_o the_o antichristian_a 2._o christ_n say_v no_o man_n patch_v a_o new_a garment_n with_o a_o old_a piece_n no_o not_o a_o piece_n 3._o it_o seem_v to_o i_o plain_o that_o the_o single_a antichristian_a minister_n matth._n 25.18_o have_v nothing_o gold_n but_o the_o talon_n he_o hide_v which_o be_v the_o word_n in_o a_o strange_a tongue_n or_o if_o any_o thing_n else_o it_o be_v and_o will_v be_v take_v from_o he_o 4._o it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o one_o deum_fw-la solere_fw-la uno_fw-la sigillo_fw-la varias_fw-la materias_fw-la signare_fw-la the_o truth_n whereof_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o two_o temple_n before_o christ_n the_o first_o be_v burn_v and_o destroy_v by_o the_o chaldee_n so_o the_o first_o temple_n estate_n by_o persecution_n be_v destroy_v by_o antichrist_n and_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n the_o second_o be_v build_v by_o zorubabel_n which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n fan_v babble_n which_o be_v as_o true_o to_o be_v verify_v now_o as_o then_o and_o more_o full_o in_o we_o then_o they_o for_o they_o do_v not_o indeed_o fan_v babble_n but_o those_o set_v up_o 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13_o 14._o show_v you_o the_o time_n when_o this_o shall_v be_v and_o that_o be_v under_o the_o open_n of_o the_o sixth_o seal_n in_o which_o we_o at_o this_o instant_n be_v under_o and_o see_v the_o effect_n produce_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o great_a god_n reveal_v however_o the_o mocker_n and_o scoffer_n of_o the_o world_n have_v deride_v it_o so_o that_o they_o must_v and_o shall_v have_v their_o mouth_n stop_v and_o be_v make_v ashamed_a at_o it_o object_n in_o many_o great_a town_n and_o place_n where_o have_v be_v a_o faithful_a painful_a ministry_n and_o be_v a_o godly_a people_n to_o constitute_v a_o church_n in_o they_o have_v but_o one_o public_a meeting_n place_n and_o how_o then_o can_v the_o several_a ministry_n be_v set_v up_o there_o in_o resp_n the_o synagogue_n be_v the_o place_n the_o apostle_n preach_v in_o to_o man_n without_o and_o separate_v the_o disciple_n to_o private_a house_n in_o which_o for_o the_o pure_a time_n of_o the_o church_n the_o 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