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this_o show_v that_o this_o title_n of_o head_n be_v proper_a to_o christ_n alone_o as_o 1_o who_o have_v it_o allot_v to_o he_o of_o god_n ephes_n 1.22_o 2_o who_o be_v most_o eminent_a high_a and_o powerful_a 3_o who_o only_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n above_o measure_n then_o it_o be_v a_o presumptuous_a deal_n of_o the_o papist_n who_o make_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n their_o distinction_n of_o imperial_a and_o ministerial_a head_n be_v but_o new_o find_v for_o heretofore_o they_o use_v to_o say_v that_o christ_n take_v saint_n peter_n into_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o indivisible_a unity_n so_o make_v they_o both_o one_o and_o as_o false_a it_o be_v as_o never_o have_v ground_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o be_v a_o myere_a invention_n of_o their_o own_o brain_n for_o they_o say_v christ_n be_v the_o imperial_a head_n that_o be_v he_o quicken_v &_o give_v grace_n the_o pope_n be_v the_o ministerial_a that_o be_v he_o govern_v which_o be_v to_o 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and_o part_n of_o it_o put_v on_o the_o whole_a he_o follow_v the_o metaphor_n still_o that_o we_o must_v do_v as_o soldier_n do_v who_o put_v their_o armour_n upon_o their_o back_n and_o let_v it_o not_o like_a housekeeper_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n hang_v by_o the_o wall_n and_o rust_n so_o by_o this_o put_v off_o this_o spiritual_a armour_n be_v mean_v a_o use_n and_o employ_v of_o the_o grace_n that_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o know_v be_v this_o armour_n be_v to_o be_v have_v if_o need_v be_v and_o where_o it_o be_v lay_v up_o and_o so_o to_o discourse_v of_o it_o but_o this_o put_v on_o be_v a_o word_n of_o action_n and_o practice_n doct._n 1_o christian_n ought_v to_o exercise_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o to_o put_v they_o in_o trial_n and_o practice_n rom._n 13.12_o 1_o thes_n 5.8_o câ—l_n 3_o 12._o viz._n show_v it_o let_v other_o feel_v that_o thou_o have_v the_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n rom._n 13.14_o viz._n make_v christ_n his_o merit_n and_o his_o grace_n you_o 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