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the_o irregular_a and_o to_o admonish_v they_o and_o if_o 〈…〉_o will_v not_o reform_v to_o present_v they_o to_o the_o magistrate_n such_o 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o apostle_n mean_n be_v not_o want_v in_o the_o church_n but_o 〈…〉_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o the_o government_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o three_o place_n do_v not_o this_o word_n imply_v a_o power_n to_o 〈◊〉_d yeâ—_n it_o do_v for_o government_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o well_o be_v of_o the_o church_n of_o godâ—_n but_o because_o he_o sayâ—â—_n not_o governor_n but_o government_n the_o officer_n and_o 〈…〉_o whereby_o the_o notoriety_n of_o man_n be_v bring_v to_o light_v that_o they_o may_v have_v condign_a censure_n and_o punishment_n may_v well_o be_v understand_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n because_o the_o governor_n in_o who_o the_o power_n be_v be_v holpen_v in_o their_o rule_n by_o they_o for_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a either_o that_o any_o of_o the_o common_a people_n shall_v have_v power_n over_o their_o teacher_n or_o that_o 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