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or_o lady_n or_o the_o like_a yet_o it_o be_v certain_a our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v forbid_v so_o to_o call_v master_n or_o father_n as_o to_o make_v any_o man_n the_o master_n or_o father_n of_o our_o faith_n instead_o of_o christ_n or_o that_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v call_v master_n or_o father_n so_o as_o to_o take_v the_o honour_n of_o chief_a master_n or_o father_n or_o teacher_n to_o himself_o which_o be_v due_a to_o christ_n this_o be_v that_o which_o christ_n forbid_v and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n paul_n forbid_v the_o corinthian_n 1_o cor._n 1._o now_o this_o i_o say_v say_v the_o apostle_n that_o every_o one_o of_o you_o say_v i_o be_o of_o paul_n and_o i_o of_o apollo_n and_o i_o of_o cephas_n and_o i_o of_o christ_n one_o say_v he_o be_v paul_n disciple_n another_o he_o be_v apollos_n another_o he_o be_v christ_n but_o what_o say_v the_o apostle_n be_v christ_n divide_v be_v paul_n crucify_v for_o you_o thus_o they_o make_v paul_n the_o master_n or_o father_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o this_o the_o apostle_n paul_n reprove_v here_o and_o this_o christ_n our_o saviour_n reprove_v and_o forbid_v mat._n 23._o and_o christ_n do_v forbid_v to_o give_v that_o divine_a honour_n which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n and_o christ_n that_o god-man_n our_o saviour_n to_o any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n but_o he_o do_v not_o forbid_v to_o give_v or_o receive_v civil_a honour_n and_o respect_v one_o to_o another_o according_a to_o each_o man_n place_n and_o dignity_n or_o so_o to_o be_v call_v of_o man_n master_n or_o father_n or_o the_o like_a to_o this_o effect_n be_v the_o answer_n give_v but_o more_o close_a and_o brief_a then_o now_o i_o give_v it_o but_o nayler_n instead_o of_o any_o better_a answer_n cry_v out_o liar_n liar_n hold_v thy_o peace_n for_o shame_n do_v not_o christ_n plain_o forbid_v to_o call_v father_n or_o master_n and_o make_v a_o great_a clamorous_a noise_n and_o bid_v siâ—_n down_o for_o shame_n for_o shame_n mr_n bourn_n 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to_o the_o pharisee_n and_o say_v christ_n you_o suffer_v he_o no_o more_o to_o do_v aught_o for_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n now_o christ_n certain_o will_v not_o have_v name_v father_n and_o mother_n nor_o have_v approve_v of_o those_o title_n and_o that_o relation_n if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v lawful_a and_o the_o same_o also_o do_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o apostle_n paul_n in_o divers_a place_n read_v eph._n 6._o col._n 3._o col._n 4._o and_o you_o may_v find_v he_o give_v the_o title_n of_o father_n and_o master_n honour_n thy_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o father_n provoke_v not_o your_o child_n and_o master_n give_v unto_o your_o servant_n that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o equal_a know_v that_o you_o also_o have_v a_o master_n in_o heaven_n and_o the_o apostle_n peter_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n 1_o pet_n 2._o honour_n all_o man_n love_v the_o brotherhood_n fear_v god_n honour_v the_o king_n the_o supreme_a magistrate_n by_o whatsoever_o title_n he_o be_v 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due_a as_o well_o as_o tribute_n or_o custom_n or_o any_o other_o service_n i_o may_v call_v in_o the_o apostle_n peter_n to_o witness_v the_o same_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 14_o 17._o but_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o scripture_n itself_o these_o testify_v a_o honour_n due_a to_o our_o superior_n and_o for_o the_o minor_a or_o second_o proposition_n that_o magistrate_n supreme_a or_o inferior_a be_v god_n ordinance_n set_v and_o approve_v by_o god_n for_o government_n above_o other_o the_o place_n allege_v may_v suffice_v but_o if_o you_o read_v exod._n 18.21_o 23._o when_o jethro_n moses_n father_n in_o law_n give_v he_o that_o good_a counsel_n to_o provide_v out_o of_o all_o the_o people_n able_a man_n such_o as_o fear_v god_n man_n of_o truth_n hate_v covetousness_n and_o to_o place_v they_o over_o they_o to_o be_v ruler_n of_o thousand_o of_o hundred_o of_o fifty_n and_o of_o ten_o and_o if_o thou_o do_v this_o thing_n and_o god_n command_v thou_o so_o then_o shall_v thou_o 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