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upon_o the_o bench_n act._n 24.25_o '_o be_v we_o ambassador_n in_o bond_n yet_o we_o ought_v to_o speak_v bold_o ephe._n 6._o vers_fw-la 20._o such_o be_v the_o person_n we_o sustain_v and_o the_o place_n we_o stand_v in_o what_o shall_v balk_v or_o browbeat_a we_o who_o have_v such_o a_o authority_n to_o warrant_v we_o and_o such_o almightiness_n with_o we_o to_o work_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o and_o for_o we_o 2_o tim._n 1.11_o 12._o be_v we_o private_a man_n or_o go_v we_o but_o upon_o a_o private_a message_n well_o may_v our_o heart_n meditate_v terror_n but_o be_v officer_n of_o christ_n and_o such_o as_o he_o will_v own_v to_o the_o world_n end_n nor_o bond_n nor_o blood_n or_o death_n shall_v move_v we_o act_n 20.23_o 24_o and_o 21.13_o a_o few_o bâ—g_a look_n or_o bitter_a word_n or_o bite_a scoff_v be_v sorry_a bugbear_n to_o daunt_v a_o commission-officer_n of_o jesus_n to_o who_o be_v give_v all_o power_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n aâ—_n he_o â—â—lls_v we_o 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neglect_v not_o the_o gift_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o which_o be_v give_v thou_o by_o pprophecy_n with_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n meditate_v on_o these_o thing_n give_v thyself_o whole_o to_o they_o that_o thy_o profit_v may_v appear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o all_o man_n in_o all_o thing_n by_o all_o mean_n take_v heed_n unto_o thyself_o &_o unto_o your_o doctrine_n continue_v in_o they_o for_o in_o do_v this_o thou_o shall_v both_o save_v thyself_o &_o they_o that_o hear_v thou_o 1_o tim._n 4.13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o '_o be_v we_o officer_n we_o must_v wait_v on_o our_o office_n he_o that_o teach_v on_o teach_v and_o he_o that_o exhort_v on_o exhortation_n rom._n 12.7.8_o whosoever_o have_v time_n to_o spare_v for_o the_o toy_n and_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n we_o have_v none_o who_o time_n be_v christ_n and_o his_o church_n and_o who_o be_v to_o give_v our_o selus_fw-la whole_o to_o the_o word_n 1_o tim._n 4.15_o oh_o how_o puzzling_n and_o perplex_v will_v such_o question_n as_o these_o be_v if_o christ_n shall_v put_v they_o unto_o we_o why_o stand_v you_o here_o perhaps_o all_o the_o day_n idle_a we_o can_v say_v no_o man_n have_v hire_v we_o mat._n 20.6_o 7._o or_o what_o do_v thou_o here_o elijah_n 1_o king_n 19.9_o 13._o be_v we_o either_o in_o the_o cave_n or_o in_o the_o crowd_n either_o weary_a of_o our_o calling_n or_o waste_v our_o time_n to_o and_o fro_o about_o low_a concernment_n sir_n be_v not_o we_o the_o soldier_n of_o christ_n no_o man_n that_o war_v entangle_v himself_n with_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o life_n that_o he_o may_v please_v he_o who_o have_v