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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d note_n such_o a_o transaction_n of_o a_o ordinance_n as_o paul_n can_v not_o do_v be_v absent_a for_o he_o do_v nothing_o by_o proxy_n now_o must_v the_o whole_a come_v together_o and_o look_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o imagine_v he_o to_o be_v excommunicate_a because_o paul_n have_v so_o judge_v he_o and_o after_o this_o dumb_a show_n to_o depart_v therefore_o we_o conceive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v be_v understand_v as_o go_v before_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o relate_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o that_o rule_n of_o gramarian_n etc._n etc._n si_fw-mi infinitivus_fw-la &_o participium_fw-la praecedens_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la â—â—ndem_fw-la personam_fw-la non_fw-la additur_fw-la accusativus_fw-la personae_fw-la sed_fw-la subintelligitur_fw-la rejoynd_a 1._o that_o the_o apostle_n may_v deliver_v to_o satan_n without_o such_o a_o public_a solemn_a transaction_n public_a bind_v and_o 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