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weak_a and_o despise_a instrument_n to_o express_v himself_o to_o man_n capacity_n yet_o his_o voice_n be_v mighty_a as_o in_o the_o 29._o psal_n reade_n the_o whole_a psalm_n for_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v powerful_a the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v full_a of_o majesty_n and_o as_o paul_n describe_v it_o it_o be_v mighty_a in_o operation_n and_o sharp_a than_o any_o two_o edge_a sword_n pierce_v through_o even_o to_o the_o divide_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o joint_n and_o the_o marrow_n and_o be_v a_o discerner_n of_o the_o thought_n and_o intent_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o this_o cause_n preach_v be_v call_v the_o power_n of_o god_n unto_o salvation_n but_o if_o the_o glorious_a beauty_n and_o power_n of_o god_n ministration_n seem_v weak_a and_o foolish_a unto_o some_o man_n because_o it_o be_v minister_v by_o the_o voice_n of_o man_n and_o the_o weak_a sigâ—es_v of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v of_o no_o strength_n not_o beauty_n in_o 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wish_v rather_o to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v therefore_o god_n ordain_v these_o kind_n of_o elder_n to_o be_v a_o assistance_n in_o his_o public_a ministration_n that_o as_o moses_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o paul_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n plant_v the_o word_n in_o public_a so_o these_o may_v be_v as_o apollo_n to_o water_v it_o in_o private_a and_o that_o by_o their_o vigilancy_n and_o diligence_n in_o every_o place_n of_o the_o congregation_n they_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o suppress_v by_o divine_a instruction_n exhortation_n and_o admonition_n out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 17._o murmur_n grudge_n contention_n strife_n curse_n rail_n and_o all_o soâ—â—_n of_o inordinate_a walk_n this_o be_v the_o private_a and_o particular_a duty_n of_o these_o sort_n of_o elder_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n to_o kill_v the_o cockatrice_n in_o the_o egg_n and_o to_o pull_v up_o the_o weed_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o root_n for_o this_o cause_n they_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o four_o 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