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60_o pos._n 14._o the_o great_a mountain_n burn_v with_o fire_n cast_v into_o the_o sea_n upon_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o second_o trumpet_n rev._n 8.8_o 9_o be_v apply_v by_o some_o good_a writer_n to_o those_o time_n in_o which_o constantine_n bring_v settle_v endowment_n into_o the_o church_n p._n 68_o pos._n 15._o there_o must_v be_v in_o the_o church_n teacher_n distinct_a from_o pastor_n as_o apostle_n be_v distinct_a from_o evangelist_n ephes_n 4.11_o p._n 69_o pos._n 16._o this_o particular_a congregation_n be_v zion_n which_o god_n love_v and_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o be_v present_a mat._n 18.20_o p._n 71_o pos._n 17._o so_o long_o as_o a_o believen_n do_v not_o join_v himself_o to_o some_o particular_a congregation_n he_o be_v without_o in_o the_o apostle_n sense_n 1_o cor._n 5.12_o p._n 74_o pos._n 18._o the_o elder_n be_v not_o lord_n over_o god_n heritage_n 1_o pet._n 5.3_o nor_o do_v exercise_n authority_n as_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v 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assoil_v this_o riddle_n that_o be_v a_o oedipus_n able_a to_o do_v it_o for_o our_o part_n we_o can_v thus_o much_o of_o your_o 21._o section_n position_n xxii_o the_o lord_n jesus_n reprove_v the_o angel_n of_o pergamus_n for_o suffer_v balaamite_n send_v his_o epistle_n 49._o this_o be_v allege_v by_o answ_n to_o 32._o q._n 45._o and_o 49._o not_o only_o to_o the_o angel_n but_o to_o the_o church_n the_o spirit_n say_v not_o only_o to_o the_o angel_n but_o to_o the_o church_n rev._n 2.11_o and_o the_o church_n member_n be_v see_v by_o john_n in_o a_o vision_n sit_v on_o throne_n clothe_v with_o white_a raiment_n have_v on_o their_o head_n crown_n of_o gold_n rev._n 4.14_o now_o throne_n and_o crown_n be_v ensign_n of_o authority_n and_o govern_v power_n to_o make_v good_a your_o charge_n against_o the_o elderss_n of_o wrong_n offer_v to_o these_o text_n
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