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the_o lord_n jesus_n himself_o do_v not_o he_o plant_v he_o in_o his_o vineyard_n and_o do_v he_o not_o hire_v and_o send_v forth_o many_o labourer_n into_o his_o vineyard_n who_o yet_o afterward_o many_o of_o they_o prove_v murmurer_n mat._n 20.1_o to_o 16._o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v often_o in_o the_o gospel_n call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o mat._n 25.1_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v give_v for_o the_o stile_n of_o such_o church_n as_o be_v most_o pure_a such_o as_o they_o will_v be_v after_o the_o destruction_n of_o antichrist_n and_o the_o call_n of_o the_o jew_n prophesy_v of_o in_o chapter_n 24._o wherein_n all_o the_o member_n be_v virgin_n none_o defile_v with_o antichristian_a whoredom_n all_o servant_n none_o enemy_n all_o as_o clean_a beast_n whether_o sheep_n or_o goat_n the_o goat_n themselves_o be_v clean_o for_o meat_n as_o chew_v the_o cud_n and_o divide_v the_o hoof_n and_o clean_o also_o for_o sacrifice_n and_o yet_o be_v there_o not_o 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