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the_o temple_n to_o serve_v god_n with_o his_o then_o people_n act_v ii_o 42_o 44_o 46._o v._o 13._o vi_o 1_o 4._o and_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o all_o the_o christian_n in_o corinth_n where_o god_n have_v say_v to_o s._n paul_n that_o he_o have_v many_o people_n act_v xviii_o 10._o can_v meet_v in_o one_o room_n because_o s._n paul_n say_v 1_o cor._n xi_o 20._o when_o you_o meet_v together_o in_o one_o place_n for_o they_o must_v not_o only_o meet_v together_o but_o sup_v together_o as_o the_o apostle_n show_v which_o will_v require_v a_o great_a room_n if_o god_n have_v many_o people_n there_o and_o all_o the_o believer_n at_o jerusalem_n meet_v together_o and_o sup_v together_o act_v ii_o 44_o 46._o vi_o 1._o but_o not_o vim_fw-la in_o one_o room_n as_o i_o suppoâ—e_v therefore_o at_o corinth_n also_o there_o may_v be_v more_o congregation_n than_o one_o where_o the_o church_n be_v but_o one_o and_o all_o may_v meet_v together_o though_o in_o several_a place_n several_a 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will_v be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o evidence_n that_o they_o do_v find_v the_o church_n for_o a_o corporation_n wherein_o the_o profession_n of_o it_o may_v be_v preserve_v and_o wherein_o god_n mâ—â—â—t_v be_v serve_v according_a to_o the_o profession_n of_o it_o and_o if_o this_o may_v appear_v then_o the_o consent_n of_o this_o corporation_n will_v be_v as_o good_a evidence_n as_o the_o subject_a matter_n allow_v whether_o any_o thing_n questionable_a be_v part_n of_o it_o or_o not_o let_v we_o then_o hear_v the_o apostle_n thanks_o be_v to_o god_n say_v s._n paul_n rom._n vi_o 17._o that_o be_v once_o slave_n to_o sin_n you_o have_v obey_v from_o your_o heart_n that_o form_n of_o doctrine_n which_o be_v deliver_v you_o have_v he_o only_o say_v it_o be_v deliver_v they_o have_v not_o acknowledge_v themselves_o oblige_v but_o when_o he_o say_v they_o obey_v it_o he_o show_v they_o be_v under_o the_o obligation_n that_o god_n cast_v on_o they_o by_o deliver_v it_o 2_o pet._n ii_o 21._o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o they_o not_o to_o have_v own_v the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n than_o have_v own_v it_o to_o return_v from_o the_o holy_a commandment_n deliver_v what_o be_v this_o holy_a commandment_n what_o be_v this_o way_n of_o righteousness_n but_o in_o one_o word_n christianity_n which_o when_o he_o say_v it_o be_v deliver_v he_o mean_v by_o metonymy_n that_o it_o be_v receive_v because_o he_o say_v further_o that_o they_o have_v own_v it_o the_o same_o be_v call_v by_o another_o apostle_n judas_n 3._o the_o faith_n once_o deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n and_o s._n paul_n 2_o tim._n i._o 13_o 14._o hold_v fast_o the_o form_n of_o wholesome_a word_n which_o thou_o have_v hear_v of_o i_o in_o faith_n and_o love_v which_o be_v through_o christ_n jesus_n keep_v that_o good_a
thus_o s._n paul_n call_v gaius_n his_o host_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a church_n rom._n xvi_o 23._o signify_v that_o as_o he_o entertain_v he_o s._n paul_n so_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o entertain_v any_o christian_n as_o a_o christian_n and_o add_v to_o that_o epistle_n a_o recommendation_n whereby_o phoebe_n may_v be_v acknowledge_v and_o receive_v as_o a_o deaconesse_n of_o the_o church_n at_o cenchreae_n rom._n xvi_o 1._o whereas_o otherwise_o leterâ—_n be_v write_v express_a to_o that_o purpose_n which_o s._n paul_n himself_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o commendatory_a 2_o cor._n iii_o 1._o the_o term_n in_o which_o s._n paul_n recommend_v phabe_n be_v these_o that_o you_o receive_v she_o in_o the_o lord_n as_o it_o become_v the_o saint_n and_o stand_v by_o she_o in_o any_o business_n where_o she_o may_v stand_v in_o need_n for_o she_o also_o have_v stand_v by_o many_o and_o by_o i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v s._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o athens_n be_v stranger_n patron_n for_o at_o athens_n a_o strange_a that_o come_v to_o live_v there_o can_v not_o act_v for_o himself_o but_o by_o his_o patron_n the_o same_o s._n paul_n thus_o charge_v titus_n iii_o 22._o send_v away_o zenas_n the_o lawyer_n and_o apollo_n with_o care_n that_o they_o want_v nothing_o that_o be_v put_v money_n in_o their_o purse_n as_o their_o journey_n shall_v require_v as_o the_o egyptian_n send_v away_o the_o israelite_n with_o care_n when_o they_o furnish_v they_o with_o all_o that_o they_o demand_v wisdom_n xix_o 2._o but_o the_o passage_n of_o s._n john_n epistle_n iii_o 5-10_a be_v very_o remarkable_a you_o see_v how_o in_o his_o second_o epistle_n he_o forbid_v they_o so_o much_o as_o to_o salute_v heretic_n much_o less_o to_o entertain_v they_o or_o any_o that_o shall_v not_o bring_v with_o he_o the_o true_a faith_n that_o be_v a_o cognisance_n that_o they_o profess_v it_o here_o he_o commend_v gaius_n for_o assist_v some_o christian_a stranger_n that_o travail_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o business_n of_o the_o church_n take_v nothing_o of_o the_o gentile_n because_o themselves_o be_v jew_n turn_v christian_n these_o he_o say_v have_v bear_v witness_n to_o gaius_n his_o love_n before_o the_o church_n by_o write_v leter_n to_o acquaint_v the_o church_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v with_o their_o entertainment_n wish_v he_o so_o to_o dispatch_v they_o as_o may_v be_v fit_v towards_o god_n because_o by_o so_o do_v a_o man_n assist_v the_o truth_n and_o whereas_o diotrephes_n have_v prevail_v with_o the_o church_n not_o to_o receive_v they_o and_o do_v labour_n particular_a man_n to_o that_o purpose_n upon_o pretence_n it_o seem_v of_o some_o strangeness_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n that_o be_v turn_v christian_n forbid_v he_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o his_o factiousnesse_n we_o hear_v s._n paul_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o epistle_n relate_v the_o salvation_n of_o the_o brethren_n that_o be_v of_o the_o church_n from_o whence_o he_o date_n and_o also_o of_o particular_a person_n eminent_a there_o to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n he_o write_v to_o what_o ground_n have_v there_o be_v for_o this_o intercourse_n have_v not_o the_o apostle_n teach_v they_o that_o they_o be_v all_o of_o one_o body_n and_o so_o ought_v to_o preserve_v themselves_o how_o often_o do_v they_o charge_v they_o to_o salute_v one_o another_o with_o a_o holy_a kiss_n or_o the_o kiss_n of_o love_n rom._n xvi_o 16._o 2_o cor._n xiii_o 12._o 1_o thess_n v._o 14._o 1_o pet._n v._o 14._o which_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o apostle_n show_n be_v do_v before_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n to_o signify_v the_o love_n of_o one_o another_o in_o christ_n and_o for_o christ_n wherewith_o they_o profess_v to_o rceive_v the_o same_o though_o origen_n upon_o rom._n xvi_o say_v it_o come_v after_o prayer_n and_o tertullian_n therefore_o call_v it_o signaculum_fw-la orationis_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o saint_n of_o the_o high_a yet_o the_o angle_n be_v still_o the_o saint_n of_o heaven_n his_o people_n the_o saint_n on_o earth_n who_o god_n there_o give_v sentence_n for_o against_o their_o enemy_n but_o to_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n i._n 22_o 26_o 27._o he_o appeart_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o man_n sit_v upon_o a_o throne_n pitch_v on_o a_o floor_n which_o be_v draw_v by_o four_o live_a creature_n signify_v those_o angel_n which_o cover_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n upon_o which_o god_n be_v describe_v to_o sit_v as_o upon_o his_o throne_n in_o so_o many_o place_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n whereas_o in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n his_o throne_n be_v compass_v by_o six_o esay_n vi_o 1_o 2._o in_o that_o of_o s._n john_n apoc._n iu._n 2_o 3_o 5-8_a with_o four_o but_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n our_o lord_n promise_v his_o twelve_o apostle_n that_o at_o the_o regeneration_n that_o be_v the_o 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