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do_v every_o where_o use_n this_o word_n minister_n of_o christ_n or_o minister_v of_o the_o gospel_n in_o good_a part_n as_o for_o example_n in_o these_o word_n rom._n 15._o that_o i_o shall_v be_v the_o minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n towards_o the_o gentile_n and_o 1._o cor._n 3._o who_o be_v paul_n then_o and_o who_o be_v apollo_n but_o the_o minister_n by_o who_o you_o believe_v and_o 2._o cor._n 11._o they_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o christ._n and_o col._n 1._o he_o be_v a_o faithful_a minister_n of_o christ._n be_v he_o not_o then_o a_o impious_a fellow_n &_o do_v he_o not_o declare_v himself_o the_o slave_n of_o satan_n that_o every_o where_o use_v this_o word_n in_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n say_v sir_n minister_n the_o minister_n insolent_a minister_n and_o give_v out_o that_o a_o true_a minister_n and_o false_a minister_n be_v all_o one_o to_o he_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o my_o epistle_n speak_v of_o my_o request_n to_o have_v creswell_n to_o answer_v he_o allude_v to_o 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this_o counterfeit_a christian_a but_o that_o he_o be_v worse_a than_o the_o gentile_n fol._n 29._o he_o defend_v panormitan_n and_o hostiensis_n that_o affirm_v that_o christ_n and_o the_o pope_n have_v but_o one_o consistory_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n can_v as_o it_o be_v do_v all_o thing_n that_o christ_n can_v do_v except_o sin_n but_o therein_o he_o profess_v his_o own_o impiety_n rather_o they_o excuse_v they_o for_o who_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v a_o matter_n impious_a to_o compare_v a_o man_n to_o christ_n in_o all_o thing_n except_o one_o and_o to_o make_v christ_n the_o author_n of_o the_o pope_n sentence_n and_o judgement_n likewise_o it_o be_v impious_a to_o defend_v the_o gloss_n that_o say_v dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la noster_fw-la papa_n c._n 30._o cum_fw-la inter_fw-la extr_n io._n 2d_o de_fw-fr verb._n signif_n as_o do_v parson_n nay_o he_o go_v about_o to_o face_n down_o sir_n francis_n that_o do_v reprehend_v it_o neither_o be_v it_o material_a that_o 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