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church_n but_o no_o bishop_n be_v mention_v because_o yet_o they_o
the_o church_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o state_n in_o temporal_n but_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o service_n of_o god_n christ_n entrust_v none_o sav_v those_o to_o who_o he_o commit_v the_o key_n of_o his_o house_n wherein_o simple_a laic_n may_v not_o meddle_v rustica_fw-la ruricolae_fw-la tractent_fw-la fabrilia_fw-la fabri_fw-la let_v clown_n to_o plough_v bend_v and_o smith_n their_o forge_n tend_v thos_n then_o that_o deny_v any_o of_o thes_n thing_n must_v renounce_v all_o history_n authority_n and_o antiquity_n but_o man_n be_v so_o wedge_v to_o their_o tenet_n that_o they_o will_v seek_v all_o shift_n which_o their_o wit_n can_v invent_v contrary_a to_o common_a sens_fw-fr as_o the_o sequel_n shall_v show_v some_o objection_n occur_v ob._n s._n paul_n say_v that_o the_o elder_n which_o rule_v well_o be_v worthy_a 17._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 17._o of_o duple_n honour_n special_o if_o they_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n ergo_fw-la there_o be_v two_o 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