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will_v be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v nor_o again_o do_v that_o of_o our_o saviour_n in_o luke_n 22.25_o deny_v the_o title_n of_o civil_a honour_n to_o man_n of_o the_o church_n title_n of_o civil_a honour_n be_v not_o their_o deny_v for_o it_o do_v not_o as_o shall_v appear_v forbid_v honour_n and_o authority_n or_o the_o title_n thereunto_o belong_v but_o ambitious_a seek_v of_o it_o or_o they_o together_o with_o that_o tyrannical_a use_v of_o it_o which_o the_o wicked_a king_n of_o the_o nation_n through_o the_o conceit_n of_o their_o own_o greatness_n and_o soothe_n of_o their_o flatterer_n proud_o take_v upon_o they_o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o text_n appear_v by_o these_o reason_n first_o because_o christ_n acknowledge_v that_o the_o title_n rabbi_n which_o signify_v a_o master_n a_o honourable_a person_n or_o a_o man_n that_o be_v eminent_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o many_o dignity_n and_o place_n of_o honour_n that_o he_o hold_v be_v a_o title_n of_o right_n belong_v to_o he_o he_o disclaim_v it_o not_o but_o embrace_v it_o you_o call_v i_o master_n and_o lord_n and_o you_o say_v well_o for_o so_o i_o be_o john_n 13.13_o second_o john_n baptist_n be_v call_v master_n and_o not_o refuse_v it_o luke_n 3.12_o three_o although_o saint_n paul_n and_o barnabas_n 14.15_o barnabas_n act._n 14.15_o deny_v to_o be_v worship_v with_o divine_a honour_n yet_o when_o paul_n and_o silas_n be_v reverence_v with_o civil_a honour_n and_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lord_n by_o the_o master_n of_o the_o prison_n they_o make_v no_o scruple_n of_o it_o but_o only_o say_v believe_v in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v act_n 16.30_o four_o the_o change_n of_o abram_n to_o abraham_n and_o of_o sarai_n to_o sarah_n witness_v no_o less_o for_o their_o name_n be_v thus_o change_v be_v not_o only_o a_o token_n of_o confirm_v the_o promise_n but_o also_o a_o honourable_a favour_n which_o god_n himself_o vouchsafe_v to_o they_o 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ambitious_o seek_v after_o that_o title_n or_o pride_n yourselves_o in_o it_o for_o otherwise_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o accept_v against_o any_o either_o for_o not_o deny_v the_o title_n of_o their_o office_n or_o for_o not_o refuse_v the_o honour_n due_a unto_o they_o and_o here_o a_o end_n of_o this_o section_n sect_n ii_o the_o next_o thing_n that_o follow_v be_v that_o the_o people_n give_v ear_n and_o come_v where_o they_o may_v hear_v the_o doctrine_n rebuke_n and_o exhortation_n of_o their_o ghostly_a father_n for_o though_o they_o be_v man_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v assign_v to_o this_o holy_a office_n yet_o man_n to_o who_o he_o have_v convey_v a_o peculiar_a grace_n ibid._n 2_o tim._n 1.6_o ibid._n which_o the_o orthodox_n and_o right_n do_v so_o stir_v up_o that_o when_o they_o preach_v they_o preach_v not_o themselves_o but_o jesus_n christ_n 5.4_o 2_o cor._n 4.5_o heb._n 5.4_o they_o have_v power_n to_o officiate_v but_o they_o take_v it_o not_o it_o be_v give_v they_o 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other_o ordinary_a priest_n where_o &_o when_o occasion_n shall_v require_v who_o be_v indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la intendere_fw-la but_o much_o more_o in_o care_v for_o the_o church_n as_o man_n peculiar_o set_v over_o it_o and_o be_v therefore_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la superintendere_fw-la &_o supervigilare_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v one_o thing_n and_o belong_v to_o every_o priest_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v another_o and_o pertain_v sole_o to_o such_o of_o the_o clergy_n as_o have_v a_o key_n of_o jurisdiction_n as_o well_o as_o a_o key_n of_o order_n these_o than_o be_v they_o who_o as_o i_o say_v do_v watch_n and_o labour_n for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n soul_n not_o only_o like_a unto_o other_o ordinary_a minister_n where_o and_o when_o occasion_n shall_v require_v but_o much_o more_o in_o care_v for_o the_o church_n as_o man_n peculiar_o set_v over_o it_o to_o see_v to_o the_o preserve_n 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