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church_n shall_v be_v make_v father_n of_o the_o church_n and_o shall_v be_v honour_v as_o prince_n through_o all_o the_o earth_n for_o we_o must_v not_o imagine_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v include_v within_o the_o wall_n and_o circuit_n of_o one_o city_n whether_o rome_n jerusalem_n geneva_n or_o amsterdam_n nor_o yet_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o some_o three_o or_o four_o kingdom_n but_o we_o must_v believe_v that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v of_o far_o more_o ample_a and_o spacious_a bound_n then_o so_o 27._o psal_n 45_o 27._o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v remember_v themselves_o say_v the_o prophet_n david_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o nation_n shall_v worship_v before_o thou_o 2.8_o &_o 2.8_o ask_v of_o i_o say_v the_o eternal_a father_n to_o the_o son_n and_o i_o shall_v give_v thou_o the_o heathen_a for_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o thy_o possession_n 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jesus_n christ_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o thy_o household_n and_o they_o preach_v unto_o he_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o his_o house_n and_o when_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o into_o his_o house_n and_o have_v wash_v the_o stripe_n and_o wound_n of_o their_o body_n and_o likewise_o they_o the_o spiritual_a stripe_n and_o wound_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o he_o and_o his_o household_n by_o baptism_n he_o set_v meat_n before_o they_o and_o rejoice_v that_o he_o with_o all_o his_o household_n believe_v in_o god_n last_o 3.1.7.14_o revel_v 1.11.19.20_o &_o 11.8.12.18_o &_o 3.1.7.14_o saint_n john_n write_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n call_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o seven_o angel_n or_o rather_o our_o saviour_n and_o sovereign_n himself_o call_v they_o so_o who_o also_o expound_v the_o seven_o star_n to_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n and_o bid_v he_o write_v unto_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o 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into_o angel_n of_o light_n as_o though_o they_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o righteousness_n 5_o zach._n 13.3_o 4_o 5_o for_o in_o that_o day_n say_v the_o prophet_n when_o any_o shall_v prophesy_v lie_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n shall_v thrust_v he_o through_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o ashamed_a every_o one_o of_o his_o vision_n i_o be_o no_o prophet_n shall_v he_o say_v i_o be_o a_o husbandman_n for_o man_n teach_v i_o to_o be_v a_o herdsman_n from_o my_o youth_n i_o be_o no_o cleargy-man_n i_o be_o a_o layman_n a_o tradesman_n a_o husbandman_n or_o a_o herdsman_n man_n shall_v not_o then_o go_v gad_v from_o place_n to_o place_n to_o hear_v some_o new_a upstart_n teacher_n nor_o run_v from_o one_o country_n or_o city_n to_o another_o as_o from_o england_n to_o amsterdam_n 12._o 1._o cor._n 1.11_o 12._o after_o some_o new_a inspire_a preacher_n one_o shall_v not_o say_v i_o be_o paul_n &_o another_o i_o be_o apollo_n &_o a_o other_o i_o be_o cephas_n the_o new_a nickname_n of_o papist_n and_o puritan_n of_o caluinist_n and_o lutherane_n of_o brownist_n &_o anabaptist_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o in_o use_n for_o man_n shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o new_a compellation_n and_o denomination_n of_o their_o new_a revelation_n and_o inspiration_n of_o their_o new_a separation_n and_o schismatical_a congregation_n of_o their_o new_a doctrine_n &_o of_o their_o late_a devise_a discipline_n and_o god_n grant_v it_o may_v be_v soon_o 22.20_o revel_v 22.20_o even_o so_o come_v lord_n jesus_n come_v and_o come_v quick_o 9_o habbak_v 2.14_o isay_n 11.6_o to_o 9_o zephan_n 3_o 9_o send_v the_o spirit_n of_o knowledge_n and_o unity_n among_o all_o manner_n of_o man_n that_o the_o earth_n