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A55001 A Platform of church discipline gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders, and messengers of the Churches, assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in New England, to be presented to the churches and Generall Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord, the eighth moneth, anno 1649. Mather, Richard, 1596-1669. 1649 (1649) Wing P2396; ESTC W2574 37,140 44

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and_o they_o in_o argue_v 3_o debate_v and_o determine_v matter_n of_o religion_n according_a to_o the_o 6._o word_n and_o publish_v the_o same_o to_o the_o church_n who_o it_o concern_v 23_o do_v put_v forth_o the_o proper_a and_o formal_a act_n of_o a_o synod_n to_o the_o conviction_n 15_o of_o error_n and_o heresy_n and_o the_o establishment_n of_o truth_n and_o peace_n in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o a_o synod_n 3_o magistrate_n have_v power_n to_o call_v a_o synod_n by_o call_v to_o the_o church_n to_o send_v f●…rth_o their_o elder_n and_o other_o messenger_n to_o counsel_n and_o assist_v they_o in_o matter_n of_o rel●…_n 〈◊〉_d ●…t_o ye●…t_v the_o constitute_n of_o a_o 11._o synod_n be_v a_o church_n act_n and_o may_v be_v t●…d_v by_o the_o church_n even_o when_o civil_a magistrate_n may_v be_v enemy_n to_o church_n and_o to_o churchassemblye_n 15._o 4_o it_o bel●…ngeth_v unto_o synod_n and_o counsel●…_n to_o debate_v and_o determine_v controversy_n of_o faith_n and_o ca●…_n of_o cons●…_n to_o clear_v from_o the_o 1●…_n word_n holy_a direction_n for_o the_o ●…ly_a worsh●…p_n of_o god_n and_o good_a government_n of_o the_o church_n to_o bear_v wit●…_n against_o ●…al_a administration_n and_o corruption_n in_o doctrine_n or_o manner_n in_o any_o particular_a church_n and_o to_o 29_o give_v direction_n for_o the_o reformation_n thereof_o not_o to_o exercise_v church-censure_n in_o way_n of_o discipline_n nor_o any_o other_o act_n of_o church-authority_n or_o jurisdiction_n which_o that_o presidential_a synod_n do_v forbear_v 5_o the_o synod●…_n direction_n and_o determination_n so_o far_o as_o consonant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v with_o reverence_n and_o submission_n not_o only_o for_o their_o agreement_n therewith_o which_o be_v the_o ●…ncipall_a ground_n thereof_o and_o without_o which_o they_o bind_v not_o at_o all_o ●…t_o also_o second●…ly_o for_o the_o power_n whereby_o they_o be_v make_v as_o be_v a_o ordinance_n 15._o of_o god_n appoint_v thereunto_o in_o his_o word_n 6_o b●…_n be_v d●…ficult_a if_o not_o impossible_a for_o many_o church_n to_o c●…_n altogether_o in_o one_o place_n ●…n_n all_o their●…●…rs_n universal_o therefore_o they_o may_v assemble_v by_o their_o delegate_n o●…_n messenger_n as_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n go_v not_o all_o to_o jerusalem_n but_o some_o select_a man_n for_o that_o purpose_n 1●…_n because_o none_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v more_o fit_a to_o know_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n not_o to_o advise_v of_o way_n for_o the_o good_a thereof_o then_o elder_n therefore_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o messenger_n for_o such_o assembly_n they_o have_v special_a respect_n unto_o such_o yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o not_o only_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n but_o certain_a other_o also_o be_v send_v to_o jerusalem_n 23._o from_o antioch_n act_n 15._o and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n not_o only_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n but_o other_o brethren_n also_o do_v assemble_v and_o meet_v about_o the_o matter_n therefore_o synod_n be_v to_o consist_v both_o of_o elder_n and_o other_o church-member_n endue_v with_o gift_n and_o send_v by_o the_o church_n not_o exclude_v the_o presence_n of_o any_o brethren_n in_o the_o church_n chap_n xvii_o of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n power_n in_o matter_n e●…c●…es●…l_o it_o be_v lawful_a profitable_a and_o necessary_a for_o christian_n to_o gather_v themselves_o into_o church_n estate_n and_o therein_o to_o exercise_v all_o the_o ord●…_n of_o chr●…st_n according_a unto_o the_o word_n although_o the_o consent_n of_o 3_o magistrate_n can_v not_o be_v have_v thereunto_o because_o the_o apostle_n and_o christ●…ans_n in_o their_o time_n do_v frequent_o thus_o practise_v when_o the_o magistrate_n be_v all_o of_o they_o jewish_a or_o pagan_a and_o most_o persecute_v enemy_n will_v give_v no_o countenance_n or_o consent_n to_o such_o matter_n 2_o church-government_n stand_v in_o no_o opposition_n to_o civil_a gove●…ment_n of_o common-welth_n nor_o any_o intrench_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o 〈◊〉_d civil_a magistrate_n in_o their_o jurisdiction_n nor_o any_o whit_n weaken_v their_o 8._o hand●…_n in_o govern_v but_o rather_o strengthen_v they_o and_o farther_v the_o people_n in_o yield_v more_o hearty_a and_o consc●…onable_a obedience_n unt●…_n the●…_n whatsoever_o some_o ill_a affect_a person_n to_o the_o way_n of_o christ_n have_v suggest_v to_o alienate_v the_o affection_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n from_o the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n as_o if_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n can_v not_o rise_v and_o stand_v without_o the_o fall_n and_o weaken_v of_o their_o government_n which_o be_v al●…o_o of_o christ_n whereas_o the_o contrary_a be_v most_o true_a that_o they_o may_v both_o stand_v together_o and_o flourish_v the_o one_o be_v helpful_a unto_o the_o 23._o other_o in_o their_o distinct_a and_o d●…_n administration_n 3_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o magistrate_n be_v not_o for_o the_o restra●…ing_n of_o church_n or_o any_o other_o good_a work_n but_o for_o help_v in_o and_o further_a thereof_o and_o therefore_o the_o consent_n and_o countenance_n of_o magistrate_n 2._o when_o it_o may_v be_v have_v be_v not_o to_o be_v ●…ghted_v or_o light_o esteem_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v part_n of_o that_o hon●…ur_n due_a to_o christian_a magistrate_n to_o desire_v and_o crave_v their_o consent_n and_o approbation_n therein_o which_o be_v obtain_v the_o church_n may_v then_o proceed_v in_o their_o way_n with_o much_o more_o encouragement_n and_o comfort_n 4_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o magistrate_n to_o compel_v their_o s●…bjects_n to_o become_v church-member_n and_o to_o partake_v at_o the_o lord_n table_n for_o the_o priest_n be_v reprove_v that_o bring_v ●…worthy_a one_o into_o the_o ●…tuarie_n 9_o then_o as_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o priest_n so_o it_o be_v as_o unlawful_a to_o be_v do_v by_o civil_a magistrate_n those_o who_o the_o church_n be_v to_o cast_v out_o 11_o if_o they_o be_v in_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v not_o thrust_v into_o the_o church_n nor_o to_o hold_v they_o therein_o 5_o as_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o church-officer_n to_o meddle_v with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o magistrate_n s●…_n 〈◊〉_d it_o ●…wfull_a for_o the_o magistrate_n to_o meddle_v with_o the_o work_n p●…per_n to_o c●…ch_v officer_n the_o act_n of_o mo●…_n and_o dau●…d_n 26._o who_o be_v not_o only_o p●…_n but_o p●…_n be_v ex●…_n therefore_o not_o ●…ble_a ag●…●…n_n 〈◊〉_d the_o l●…d_a wit●…_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 17._o uzz●…h_a w●…_n 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d to_o offer_n 〈◊〉_d 6_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o ma●…_n to_o take_v ●…e_n of_o matter_n of_o rel●…gion_n and_o to_o ●…nprove_v his_o ●…l_a autho●…ty_n for_o the_o oble●…ing_n of_o the_o duty_n command_v in_o the_o first_o be_v well_o as_o for_o observe_v of_o the_o duty_n 2._o command_v in_o the_o second_o table_n they_o be_v call_v god_n the_o end_n of_o the_o magistrate●…_n office_n be_v not_o only_o the_o q●…_n and_o p●…ble_a l●…fe_n of_o the_o subj●…t_n in_o 〈◊〉_d of_o rig●…_n and_o ho●…ty_n but_o also_o in_o matter_n 1●…_n of_o ●…ss_n yea_o of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d m●…_n j●…_n d●…_n s●…_n asa_n jehoshaphat_n hezekiah_n josiah_n be_v much_o commend_v by_o the_o 2●…_n holy_a ghost_n for_o the_o put_v forth_o their_o authority_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n on_o the_o contrary_a such_o king_n as_o have_v be_v fail_v this_o way_n be_v frequent_o tax_v and_o reprove_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o only_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n but_o also_o job_n nehe●…h_o the_o king_n of_o nin●…veh_n darius_n artaxerxes_n nebucad●…ezar_n who_o none_o look_v at_o as_o type_n of_o christ_n thouh_o be_v it_o so_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o any_o just_a objection_n be_v commend_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n for_o exercise_v their_o authority_n this_o way_n 7_o the_o object_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n
be_v not_o thing_n mere_o inward_a and_o ●…o_o not_o subject_a to_o his_o cogni●…ance_n and_o view_n as_o unbelief_n hardness_n of_o heart_n erroneous_a opinion_n not_o vent_v but_o only_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v act_v by_o the_o outward_a man_n neither_o be_v their_o power_n to_o be_v exercise_v in_o command_v such_o act_n of_o the_o outward_a man_n and_o punnishig_n the_o neglect_n thereof_o as_o be_v but_o mere_a invention_n and_o device_n of_o man_n 42._o but_o about_o such_o act_n as_o be_v command_v and_o forbid_v in_o the_o word_n yea_o such_o as_o the_o word_n do_v clear_o determine_v though_o not_o always_o clear_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o magistrate_n or_o other_o yet_o clear_o in_o itself_o in_o these_o he_o of_o right_a aught_o to_o put_v forth_o his_o authority_n though_o ofttimes_o actual_o he_o do_v it_o not_o 4._o 8_o idolatry_n b●…phemy_n heresy_n vent_v corrupt_a and_o pernicious_a opinion_n that_o destroy_v the_o foundation_n open_a contempt_n of_o the_o word_n preach_v profanation_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n disturb_v the_o peaceable_a administration_n and_o exercise_n of_o the_o worship_n and_o h●…ly_a thing_n of_o god_n and_o the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v restrain_v and_o punish_v by_o civil_a authority_n 9_o if_o any_o church_n one_o or_o more_o shall_v grow_v sc●…smaticall_a rend_v itself_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o other_o church_n or_o shall_v walk_v incor●…gibly_o or_o obstinate_o many_o corrupt_a way_n of_o their_o own_o contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n in_o such_o case_n the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o put_v forth_o his_o co●…ve_a power_n as_o the_o matter_n shall_v require_v the_o tribe_n on_o this_o side_n 22._o 〈◊〉_d intend_v to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o other_o tribe_n for_o bu●…_n the_o altar_n of_o witness_n who_o they_o suspect_v to_o have_v turn_v away_o therein_o from_o follow_v of_o the_o lord_n finis_fw-la ezek_n 43._o 1●…_n col._n 2._o 5_o 1_o tim_n 3_o 15_o heb●…_n 3._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d exod_n 25_o 40_o 2_o tim_n 3_o 16_o 〈◊〉_d tim_n 3_o 1●…_n 1_o chron_n ●…5_n 13._o ex_fw-la 20_o 4_o 1_o tim_n 6_o 13_o v_o 16._o heb_fw-mi 1●…_n 27_o 28._o 1_o cor_n 15_o 24._o deut_n 12_o 32._o ezek_n 43_o 8._o 1_o king_n 12_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 1_o king_n ●…2_a v_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d is●…i_fw-la 2●…_n 13._o c●…l_v 2_o ●…2_a 〈◊〉_d act●…_n 15_o 2●…_n m●…tt_n 15_o 9_o 〈◊〉_d cor_n 1●…_n 23_o 〈◊〉_d 8_o 34._o 1_o cor_n 14_o 26_o 1_o cor_n 14_o 40_o 1_o cor_n 11_o 14_o 〈◊〉_d cor_n 11_o 16_o 1_o cor_n 14_o 12_o 19_o act_n ●…5_n 28._o ●…ph_n 1_o 22_o 23_o and_o 5_o 25_o 26_o 30._o heb_fw-mi ●…2_a 23._o 〈◊〉_d v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●…7_n 2_o tim_n 2_o 12_o c_o 〈◊〉_d 8._o eph_n 6_o 〈◊〉_d ●…3_n 2_o tim_n 2_o 19_o rev_n 217._o 1_o cor_n 6_o 17._o eph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o ●…hes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d is●…_n 2._o 2_o 〈◊〉_d tim_n 6_o ●…2_a act_n 19_o 〈◊〉_d colos_n 2._o 5._o matt_n 1●…_n 17._o 〈◊〉_d co●…_n 〈◊〉_d 12._o gen._n 18._o 19_o exod_n 〈◊〉_d 6._o 1_o cor._n ●…4_a 23_o 1_o cor._n 14._o 36_o 1_o cor._n 〈◊〉_d 2._o 1_o cor_n ●…2_a 27._o exo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 19_o 〈◊〉_d 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o and_o 9_o to_o 〈◊〉_d acts._n 2._o 42._o 1_o cor_n 14_o 26._o 〈◊〉_d cor_n 1_o 2_o i●…phe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hebr_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cor._n 1_o 〈◊〉_d rom._n ●…5_n ●…4_n is●…_n 1●…_n 16_o 17._o ac●…_n 〈◊〉_d m●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 6_o 17._o 1_o cor._n 〈◊〉_d 2._o phi●…lip_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d collo●…_n 〈◊〉_d 2._o ●…phes_n 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d county_o 5_o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 14_o 15_o and_o 20._o ezek._n 4●…_n 7_o and_o 9_o 〈◊〉_d ch●…p_n 2●…_n 3●…_n 〈◊〉_d num_n 〈◊〉_d and_o 20._o ●…gg_n 2_o 13_o 14._o 1_o cor._n 1●…_n 27_o 29_o ps●…l_n 37_o 21_o 1_o cor._n 5_o 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 7_o and_o 14._o ier._n 2_o 21._o 1_o cor._n 〈◊〉_d 1_o ier._n 14._o g●…_n 5_o 4._o 2_o co●…_n 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1●…_n 1●…_n 〈◊〉_d 2●…_n 21●…_n 〈◊〉_d 19_o 5_o 〈◊〉_d 8_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 24_o 3_o 1●…_n 〈◊〉_d 24_o ●…8_n to_o 24_o ps●…l_v 50_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 38_o 〈◊〉_d 10_o 〈◊〉_d gen_n 17._o deu_z 29._o act_n 2_o 47._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 26._o matt_n 3_o 13_o 14_o 15._o and_o 28_o 1●…_n 20._o psal_n 〈◊〉_d 2_o 3_o and_o 87_o 〈◊〉_d matt_n 182●…_n 1_o john_n 1_o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 119_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pet_n 2._o 25_o eph_n 4_o 16_o ●…oh_fw-la 22_o 24_o 25_o 〈◊〉_d 25_o 16_o 1●…_n m●…tt_n 28_o 〈◊〉_d rev_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d is●…_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d john_n 2●…_n 〈◊〉_d ●…3_n 1_o cor_n 14_o 32._o ●…tus_fw-la 1_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d cor._n 〈◊〉_d 12._o ro●…●…4_a 〈◊〉_d act_n 1_o 23_o 〈◊〉_d 6_o 3_o 4_o 〈◊〉_d 14_o 23_o 1_o co●…_n 29_o 3●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3_o 15_o 〈◊〉_d cor_n 〈◊〉_d 28_o ●…phe_n 4_o 〈◊〉_d psal_n 68_o 18●…_n eph_n 4._o 8_o 11_o ●…ph_n 4_o 12_o ●…3_n 1_o c●…_n 12_o 〈◊〉_d eph_n 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o act_n 8_o 6_o 〈◊〉_d 19_o 〈◊〉_d 11_o 28_o rom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o co●…_n 4_o 9_o 1_o tim●…_n 1_o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 8_o to_o 13_o tit_n 1._o 5._o ●…ct_v 20_o 17_o 28_o 1_o pet_n 〈◊〉_d 1_o 2_o 3._o 1_o tim_n 2_o 2_o phil_n 1_o 1._o act_n 20_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim_n 5_o 29._o sph_n 4_o 11._o ●…om_n 12_o 7●…_n 1_o cor_n 12_o 8_o 2_o tim_n 41_o 2_o ●…it_n 〈◊〉_d 9_o eph_n 4_o 11_o 12_o cap_n 1_o 22_o 23_o 〈◊〉_d ●…am_n 10_o 12_o 〈◊〉_d 10_o 20_o 2_o king_n 23_o 〈◊〉_d 15._o rom_n 119_o 〈◊〉_d 9_o 1_o tim_n 5_o 17._o 1_o cor_n 1●…_n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 13_o 17_o 1_o tim_n 5_o 17_o 〈◊〉_d tim_n 5._o 17._o 2_o chro._n 23_o 19_o rev_n 2●…_n 12._o 1_o tim_n 4_o 14._o m●…_n 18_o 17._o 2_o cor_n 2_o 7._o 8_o act_n 2._o 6_o act_n 〈◊〉_d 1●…_n 22._o 23._o act_n 6._o 2._o 3_o c._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 15_o 2_o cor_n 8._o 10_o heb_n 13._o 7_o 7_o 2_o thes_n 2._o 10_o 11._o 12_o act_n 20._o 28_o v_o 32._o 〈◊〉_d thes_n 5._o 12._o jam._n 5._o 14_o act_n 20._o 20_o act_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d v_o 6_o pail_n 1._o 1_o 1_o tim_n 3._o 8_o 1_o cor_n 12._o 28_o 1._o tim_n 3._o 8._o 9_o act_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d c_o 6._o 2._o 3_o c_o 6._o 2_o rom._n 22._o 8._o 1_o cor_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 1_o c._n 16._o 1._o 2._o 3_o 1_o cor_n 11._o 28_o eph_n 4._o 8._o 11_o act_n 20._o 28_o matt_n 15._o 13_o 〈◊〉_d tim_n 5._o 9_o 10._o heb._n 5._o 4_o galat_n 〈◊〉_d 1_o act_n 14._o 23_o cap_n 6._o 3_o 〈◊〉_d tim_n 5._o 22_o c_o p_n 7_o 10_o act_n 16._o 2_o cap_n 6._o 3_o act_n 14._o 23_o c_o 1._o 23._o c_o 6_o 3._o 4._o 5._o gall_n 5._o 13_o hebr._n 13._o 17_o rom._n 16._o 19_o cant._n 8._o 8._o 9_o acts._n 1●…_n 〈◊〉_d cap_n 14._o 23_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 22_o n●…m_fw-la 8._o 10_o act_n 6._o 5._o 6_o cap_n 13._o 2._o 3_o acts._n 6._o 5._o 6_o cap_n 14._o 23_o matt._n 18._o 17_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 17_o hebr._n 13._o 17_o 〈◊〉_d thes._n 5._o 12_o rom._n 12._o 8_o 1_o tim._n 〈◊〉_d 17_o 〈◊〉_d cor._n 12._o 28_o 29._o hebr._n 13_o 7._o 17._o acts._n 20._o 28_o cap_n 6._o 2_o num._n 16._o 12_o ezek._n 46._o 10_o acts._n 13._o 15_o ●…osh_fw-mi 4._o 4._o rev._n 2._o 2_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 19_o acts._n 21._o 18_o 22._o 23_o 〈◊〉_d cor._n 5._o 4._o 5_o num._n 6._o 23._o ●…o_o 26._o acts._n 14._o 15_o vi_o 2●…_n c_o 6._o 2_o 〈◊〉_d cor._n 5._o 4_o 2_o cor._n 2._o 6._o 7_o hebr._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 9_o 9●…_n 15._o matt._n 9●…_n 38._o c_o 10._o 1●…_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 18_o gala._n 6._o 6._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d vers._n 14._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 18_o rom_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cor._n 9_o 11._o gala._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cor._n 16._o 2_o galat._n 6._o 6_o act._n 6._o 3._o 4_o neh._n 13._o 1●…_n ●…say_v 49._o 23_o 〈◊〉_d cor._n 8._o 13_o 〈◊〉_d 2_o chron._n 23._o 19_o mat._n 13._o 25._o and_o 22._o 12_o acts._n 8._o 37_o rev._n 2._o 2_o act_n 9_o 2●…_n rev._n 2●…_n 1●…_n 2_o ch●…_n 23._o 19_o act_n 2._o 38_o 1●…_n 〈◊〉_d c_o 8_o 37_o matt_n 3._o 6._o act_n 19_o 5._o ro●…_n 14._o 2_o matt_n 12._o 20._o isay_n 4●…_n 15._o psa●…●…6_n 16_o 1_o pe●…●…3_n 〈◊〉_d ●…ebr_fw-la 11._o 〈◊〉_d ●…phe_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d matt._n 3._o 5_o 6_o gallat_n 2._o 4_o 〈◊〉_d tim._n 5._o 24_o c●…nt_fw-la 8._o 8_o matt._n 7._o 6_o 〈◊〉_d cor._n 11._o 27_o hebr._n 10._o 2●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prov._n 11._o 14_o rom_n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim_n 5._o 22._o act_n 21._o 14._o ephe._n 〈◊〉_d 1●…_n act_n 9_o 2●…_n and_o ver_n 29._o ●…0_n chap_n 8_o ●…1_n nehe_n ●…3_n 10_o 2_o tim_n 4._o 1●…_n r●…m_fw-la 16._o 17_o jude_n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o 13_o 〈◊〉_d 6._o 1_o 〈◊〉_d is●…y_o 56._o 8_o act_n 9_o 26_o 〈◊〉_d cor._n ●…4_n 3●…_n 〈◊〉_d ●…8_n 27_o rom_n 16._o 1._o 2_o 〈◊〉_d c●…r_o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1●…_n 27_o co●…l_n 4._o 10._o rom._n 16._o 1_o 〈◊〉_d c●…r_o 3._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jude_n 29._o d●…ut_fw-la 13._o 11_o 1_o cor._n 5._o 6_o r●…m_fw-la 2._o 2●…_n rev._n 2._o 14._o 15._o 16._o and_o 2●…_n mat._n 5._o 23_o 〈◊〉_d lu●…_n ●…7_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d matt._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v_o 〈◊〉_d v_o 〈◊〉_d tit._n 〈◊〉_d 1●…_n matt._n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 5._o and_o five_o 〈◊〉_d galat._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d matt_n 1●…_n 34_o ●…5_n 〈◊〉_d 1_o 〈◊〉_d e●…ek_n 13._o 1●…_n jer._n 〈◊〉_d 14_o matt_n 18._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d co●…_n 5._o 11_o 2_o the_o 3._o 6._o 14_o 1_o cor_n 14_o 24_o 25._o 2_o thes._n 3._o 14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor_n 2._o 7_o 8_o ●…ev_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 14_o ●…5_n ver._n 20_o mat_n 23._o 3._o act_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cor._n 6_o chap_n 15._o 1●…_n 2_o chron._n 30_o 18._o gen_n 18._o 2●…_n ●…t_v ezek_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d rev_n 1._o 4_o c●…nt_fw-la 8._o 8._o rom_n 16._o 16._o 1_o cor_n 16._o 〈◊〉_d act_n 15._o 2●…_n rev_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d c●…nt_fw-fr 8._o 8._o act●…_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d act_n 15._o 6._o ver_n 22._o 〈◊〉_d ezek_n 34._o 4._o g●…ll_v 2._o 〈◊〉_d ●…o_o 14._o math_n 18._o 15._o 16._o 17._o by_o ●…portion_n gen_n 18._o 25._o 1_o cor_n 1●…_n 13_o rom_n 16._o 1._o act_n 18._o 27_o act_n 11._o 22_o vers_n 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o 26._o 27._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 1._o 2._o and_o 9_o by_o proportion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●…0_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8_o 9_o act_n 15._o 2._o 1●…_n 1●…_n act_n 15_o 2_o 3_o ●…cts_n 6._o ●…cts_n 7._o to_o 23_o vers_n 31._o act_n 164._o 15_o 〈◊〉_d chron_n ●…9_n 4._o 5._o to_o 11._o act_n 15._o act_n 15._o 1_o 2_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 1_o cl●…_n 1●…_n 1●…_n 〈◊〉_d ch●…_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 7._o act._n 15._o 24_o vers_n 〈◊〉_d 29_o acts._n 15._o act_n 1●…_n act_n 15_o 〈◊〉_d vers_n 22_o 23._o act_n 2._o ●…1_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d john_n 1●…_n ●…6_n act_n 25._o 8._o is●…y_o 49._o 23._o rom_n 13._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d tim_n 2._o 2._o ●…ek_v 44._o 7._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d cor_n 5._o 11_o matth_n 20._o 25_o 26._o 〈◊〉_d c●…_n 26_o 16._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1●…_n 1_o king_n 15._o 14._o c_o 22._o 43_o 〈◊〉_d king_n 12._o 3_o c_o 14._o 4._o c_o 15._o 35._o 1_o king_n ●…0_n 42._o job_n 29._o 25._o c_o 31._o 26._o 2●…_n ne_z ●…3_n jon_n 〈◊〉_d 3._o 7._o ezr●…_n 7._o d●…n_n 3._o 2●…_n 1_o king_n 20._o 2●…_n vers_n 42._o deut_n 13._o 1_o king_n 2●…_n 2●…_n vers_n 42._o d●…_n 〈◊〉_d 29._o z●…ch_o 13._o 3._o neh_n 13._o 21._o 1_o tim_n 2._o 2._o ro●…_n 13._o 4._o jo●…_n 22._o