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speech_n not_o to_o grow_v but_o to_o fall_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o they_o have_v stretch_v it_o to_o the_o full_a note_v only_o great_a labour_n whereas_o to_o rule_v well_o import_v both_o great_a labour_n and_o great_a prudence_n dexterity_n faithfulness_n and_o charity_n beside_o 4._o it_o make_v the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o speech_n in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n to_o be_v superfluous_a for_o they_o hold_v that_o all_o the_o difference_n here_o be_v in_o the_o measure_n or_o manner_n of_o labour_n and_o no_o difrence_n in_o re_fw-mi subjecta_fw-la 5._o all_o who_o have_v any_o charge_n in_o the_o ministry_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o thess._n 5.11_o if_o they_o be_v at_o all_o faithful_a and_o worthy_a of_o honour_n then_o do_v they_o labour_v 1_o cor._n 3.8_o yea_o in_o labour_v watch_n as_o they_o that_o must_v give_v account_n heb._n 13.27_o 6._o the_o rhemist_n do_v interpret_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n but_o 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his_o be_v very_o harsh_a and_o have_v need_v to_o sound_v better_o before_o it_o contradict_v both_o the_o english_a translator_n and_o the_o common_a current_n of_o protestant_a interpreter_n 2._o he_o be_v not_o so_o very_o well_o skill_v in_o the_o greek_a as_o he_o boast_v to_o be_v unless_o he_o make_v the_o apostle_n paul_n a_o great_a ignoramus_n in_o that_o language_n for_o he_o put_v a_o participle_n with_o the_o prepositive_a article_n for_o a_o verb_n and_o a_o relative_n philip._n 4.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n which_o pass_v all_o understanding_n so_o eph._n 4.22_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o old_a man_n which_o be_v corrupt_a and_o v_o 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o new_a man_n which_o after_o god_n be_v create_v 1_o thess._n 5.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o know_v they_o which_o labour_n among_o you_o if_o sutcliff_n rule_v hold_v we_o may_v not_o read_v it_o so_o but_o thus_o to_o know_v they_o labour_v among_o you_o so_o apoc._n 7.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v they_o who_o come_v out_o of_o great_a tribulation_n many_o place_n of_o this_o kind_n there_o be_v which_o i_o need_v not_o cite_v 3._o a_o ellipsis_n of_o the_o particle_n â—_o be_v no_o error_n no_o not_o in_o member_n of_o a_o opposition_n as_o col._n 2.23_o much_o less_o in_o the_o distinction_n of_o a_o species_n from_o the_o genus_fw-la 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o â—_o be_v put_v for_o especial_o as_o well_o as_o when_o it_o have_v â—_o 1_o tim._n 4.10_o who_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o all_o man_n especial_o of_o these_o that_o believe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o skill_a grecian_n will_v have_v we_o to_o conceive_v it_o thus_o god_n be_v the_o saviour_n of_o all_o man_n who_o believe_v much_o and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o comfortless_a text_n for_o those_o of_o little_a faith_n sure_o this_o man_n have_v need_v to_o be_v more_o happy_a in_o his_o three_o exposition_n and_o 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and_o the_o levit_n unto_o ezra_n the_o scribe_n even_o to_o understand_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n and_o they_o find_v write_v in_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n whether_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o ecclesiastical_a court_n in_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o the_o synagogue_n and_o the_o sanedrim_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o presbytery_n luke_n 22.66_o act_n 22.5_o and_o make_v up_o possible_o out_o of_o the_o particular_a synagogue_n within_o the_o city_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o learned_a man_n to_o judge_v howsoever_o it_o be_v plain_a from_o scripture_n that_o there_o be_v at_o least_o a_o twofold_a ecclesiastical_a court_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o synagogue_n and_o the_o sanedrim_n the_o latter_a have_v authority_n above_o the_o former_a sutlivius_n deny_v both_o these_o and_o so_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v that_o the_o jewish_a church_n have_v no_o ecclesiastical_a court_n at_o all_o 25._o as_o for_o the_o synagogue_n he_o say_v they_o treat_v of_o thing_n civil_a 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scripture_n to_o prove_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o teach_v public_o in_o the_o congregation_n 2._o that_o expression_n if_o not_o exact_o yet_o competent_o be_v somewhat_o mysterious_a 3._o rule_v elder_n be_v express_o distinguish_v from_o those_o that_o labour_n in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n 1_o tim._n 5.17_o and_o from_o these_o that_o teach_v or_o exhort_v rom._n 12.7_o 8._o 4._o if_o rule_v elder_n shall_v â—each_v public_o in_o the_o congregation_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la and_o with_o cure_n of_o soul_n as_o they_o speak_v why_o shall_v they_o not_o also_o minister_v the_o sacrament_n which_o be_v pendicles_a and_o seal_v of_o the_o word_n and_o therefore_o commit_v to_o those_o who_o be_v send_v to_o the_o public_a preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n matth._n 28.19_o 5._o though_o he_o speak_v here_o only_o of_o rule_v elder_n yet_o i_o doubt_v he_o require_v of_o at_o least_o will_v permit_v to_o all_o man_n that_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n the_o same_o public_a teach_n 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