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in_o sanhedr_n per._n 1._o r._n chelbe_n in_o the_o name_n of_o r._n ba_o bar_n zabda_n say_v they_o appoint_v not_o less_o than_o three_o parnasin_n for_o if_o judgement_n about_o pecuniary_a matter_n be_v judge_v by_o three_o much_o more_o this_o matter_n which_o concern_v life_n be_v to_o be_v manage_v by_o three_o jerus_n in_o peah_a fol._n 21._o col_fw-fr 1._o that_o needful_a office_n be_v here_o translate_v into_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o the_o seven_o be_v choose_v to_o this_o work_n out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o that_o be_v mention_v chap._n 1.15_o and_o that_o company_n only_o be_v the_o chooser_n of_o they_o and_o not_o all_o the_o believer_n in_o jerusalem_n the_o reason_n why_o the_o hebrew_n neglect_v the_o widow_n of_o the_o hellenist_n may_v be_v suppose_v either_o because_o they_o will_v stick_v to_o their_o old_a rule_n mention_v once_o before_o that_o a_o widow_n be_v to_o be_v maintain_v by_o her_o husband_n child_n talm._n in_o cheâ—â—b_n per._n 11._o maym._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per._n 18._o compare_v 1_o tim._n 5.4_o or_o because_o the_o hebrew_n of_o judea_n have_v bring_v in_o more_o into_o the_o common_a stock_n for_o the_o poor_a by_o sale_n of_o their_o good_n and_o land_n than_o those_o that_o have_v come_v from_o foreign_a country_n have_v do_v they_o not_o have_v good_n and_o land_n so_o ready_a to_o sell._n all_o that_o have_v be_v bring_v in_o hitherto_o have_v be_v put_v into_o the_o apostle_n hand_n and_o they_o have_v be_v burden_v with_o the_o care_n and_o trouble_v of_o the_o disposal_n of_o it_o but_o now_o they_o transfer_v that_o work_n and_o office_n to_o the_o seven_o solemn_o ordain_v they_o by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n into_o it_o and_o here_o only_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o apostle_n hand_n confer_v not_o the_o
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and_o this_o they_o do_v that_o they_o may_v clear_v themselves_o of_o all_o false_a rumour_n that_o may_v be_v lay_v to_o their_o charge_n as_o if_o they_o cross_v the_o doctrine_n and_o mind_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v their_o judgement_n and_o concurrence_n along_o with_o they_o with_o paul_n there_o be_v titus_n who_o hitherto_o have_v be_v uncircumcised_a all_o along_o in_o his_o attend_v and_o accompany_v paul_n and_o even_o now_o at_o jerusalem_n though_o he_o be_v before_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o circumcision_n yet_o be_v he_o not_o force_v to_o be_v circumcise_v there_o neither_o because_o there_o be_v some_o false_a brethren_n who_o lie_v upon_o the_o catch_n to_o observe_v and_o scandal_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o the_o apostle_n use_v and_o they_o be_v unwilling_a to_o give_v way_n to_o they_o in_o any_o such_o condescension_n lest_o they_o shall_v have_v wrong_v the_o gospel_n for_o though_o paul_n allow_v the_o circumcision_n of_o timothy_n and_o though_o even_o these_o apostle_n persuade_v paul_n to_o use_v some_o of_o the_o mosaic_a ceremony_n act._n 21.24_o for_o avoid_v offence_n to_o the_o weak_a and_o for_o the_o more_o win_v of_o those_o that_o be_v well_o satisfy_v yet_o will_v they_o not_o yield_v a_o inch_n in_o any_o such_o thing_n to_o these_o catchpole_n that_o lay_v upon_o the_o lurch_n to_o spy_v out_o something_o if_o it_o may_v have_v be_v whereby_o they_o may_v have_v disgrace_v the_o gospel_n well_o the_o result_n of_o the_o apostle_n conference_n be_v that_o the_o three_o of_o the_o circumsion_n neither_o detract_v from_o what_o the_o two_o of_o the_o uncircumsion_n have_v do_v already_o nor_o add_v any_o more_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v by_o they_o hereafter_o but_o they_o agree_v that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o heathen_a and_o they_o themselves_o to_o the_o circumcision_n desire_v only_o that_o though_o they_o go_v among_o the_o gentile_n yet_o they_o 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can_v these_o add_v to_o they_o but_o james_n find_v out_o a_o temper_n betwixt_o those_o that_o will_v have_v all_o these_o yoke_n impose_v and_o those_o that_o will_v have_v none_o that_o so_o the_o jew_n may_v have_v the_o less_o offence_n and_o the_o gentile_n no_o burden_n neither_o and_o that_o be_v that_o the_o gentile_n may_v be_v require_v to_o refrain_v from_o eat_v thing_n offer_v to_o idol_n and_o strangle_v and_o blood_n and_o fornication_n the_o three_o first_o be_v now_o become_v thing_n indifferent_a however_o strict_o they_o have_v be_v impose_v by_o the_o law_n before_o christ_n have_v by_o his_o death_n do_v down_o the_o partition_n wall_n and_o lay_v these_o thing_n aside_o as_o useless_a when_o there_o be_v to_o be_v no_o distinction_n of_o meat_n or_o nation_n any_o more_o yet_o because_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o glue_v to_o these_o thing_n that_o the_o tear_v of_o they_o away_o sudden_o will_v in_o a_o manner_n have_v fetch_v up_o skin_n and_o flesh_n and_o all_o 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and_o they_o contain_v the_o story_n of_o his_o obtain_v this_o revelation_n and_o of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n at_o that_o time_n declare_v in_o the_o epistle_n direct_v to_o they_o john_n travel_v in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n up_o and_o down_o from_o asia_n westward_o come_v into_o the_o i_o will_v patmos_n in_o the_o icarian_a sea_n vid._n strab._n lib._n 10._o a_o island_n about_o thirty_o mile_n compass_n plin._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 12._o and_o there_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n he_o have_v these_o vision_n and_o a_o angel_n interpret_v to_o he_o all_o he_o see_v he_o see_v christ_n clothe_v like_o a_o priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 13._o see_v the_o lxx_o in_o exod._n 28.4_o and_o gird_v over_o the_o pap_n as_o the_o priest_n use_v to_o be_v with_o the_o curious_a girdle_n his_o appearance_n full_a of_o majesty_n and_o gloriousnesse_n describe_v in_o the_o term_n of_o daniel_n chap._n 7.9_o &_o 10.5_o 6._o among_o other_o his_o divine_a title_n he_o be_v call_v alpha_n and_o omega_n term_n ordinary_o use_v by_o the_o jew_n only_o utter_v in_o their_o hebrew_a tongue_n to_o to_o signify_v the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n or_o the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o midr._fw-la tillin_n fol._n 47.2_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n perform_v all_o the_o law_n from_o aleph_fw-la to_o tau_n marg._n tripl_n targe_n in_o deut._n 18.13_o he_o that_o walk_v in_o integrity_n be_v as_o if_o he_o perform_v all_o the_o law_n from_o aleph_fw-la to_o tau_n he_o direct_v epistle_n to_o be_v send_v to_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n who_o be_v golden_a candlestick_n though_o very_o full_a of_o corruption_n it_o be_v not_o a_o small_a thing_n that_o unchurche_n a_o church_n and_o inscribe_v to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n this_o phrase_n translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sheliahh_o tsibbor_n the_o title_n of_o the_o minister_n in_o every_o synagogue_n who_o take_v care_n for_o the_o public_a read_n and_o 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