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the_o printer_n play_v his_o part_n so_o shameful_o that_o the_o book_n be_v scarce_o to_o be_v understand_v §_o 192._o 36._o be_v great_o apprehensive_a of_o the_o commonness_n and_o danger_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o selfishness_n as_o the_o sum_n and_o root_n of_o all_o positive_a evil_n i_o preach_v many_o sermon_n against_o it_o and_o at_o the_o request_n of_o some_o friend_n i_o publish_v they_o entitle_v a._n treatise_n of_o self-denial_n which_o find_v better_a acceptance_n than_o most_o of_o my_o other_o but_o yet_o prevent_v not_o the_o ruin_n of_o church_n and_o state_n and_o million_o of_o soul_n by_o that_o sin_n §_o 193._o 37._o after_o that_o i_o publish_v five_o disputation_n about_o church-government_n in_o order_n to_o the_o reconciliation_n of_o the_o differ_a party_n in_o the_o first_o i_o prove_v that_o the_o english_a diocesance_n prelacy_n be_v intolerable_a which_o none_o have_v answer_v in_o the_o second_o i_o have_v prove_v the_o validity_n of_o the_o ordination_n 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the_o king_n but_o shall_v all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o
he_o 3._o that_o executive_o it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o every_o one_o in_o their_o place_n the_o pastor_n give_v or_o deny_v the_o sacrament_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o people_n hold_v or_o refuse_v communion_n or_o company_n with_o man_n according_a as_o they_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o church_n i_o think_v there_o be_v no_o controversy_n among_o we_o about_o these_o §_o 325._o 3._o and_o therefore_o the_o work_n will_v resolve_v we_o of_o the_o place_n viz._n that_o the_o execution_n must_v be_v in_o that_o place_n where_o he_o have_v or_o desire_v communion_n or_o be_v capable_a of_o it_o and_o therefore_o that_o the_o judgement_n shall_v be_v by_o those_o that_o be_v upon_o the_o place_n have_v full_a opportunity_n to_o know_v the_o person_n and_o the_o case_n even_o by_o those_o pastor_n who_o labour_v among_o the_o people_n that_o be_v over_o they_o in_o the_o lord_n 1_o thess._n 5._o 12_o 13._o who_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o they_o and_o preach_v to_o they_o the_o word_n of_o 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