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unaduised_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n which_o be_v forbid_v he_o he_o make_v himself_o which_o be_v before_o threaten_v unto_o he_o of_o god_n subject_n unto_o sin_n 2.17_o ge._n 2.17_o death_n and_o damnation_n 156_o the_o first_o mean_n that_o man_n have_v to_o be_v deliver_v the_o first_o mean_v that_o man_n have_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o bondage_n of_o sin_n death_n and_o other_o calamity_n whereunto_o by_o transgression_n he_o be_v subject_a be_v the_o law_n which_o although_o it_o be_v not_o of_o power_n sufficient_a to_o acquit_v he_o yet_o be_v thereby_o bring_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o misery_n he_o may_v learn_v to_o despair_v of_o his_o own_o strength_n and_o fly_v unto_o the_o refuge_n and_o anchor_n hold_v of_o faith_n before_o faith_n come_v we_o be_v keep_v under_o the_o law_n and_o shut_v up_o unto_o the_o faith_n which_o shall_v afterward_o be_v reveil_v 3.23_o gal_n 3.23_o wherefore_o the_o law_n be_v our_o schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v we_o unto_o 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towards_o the_o poor_a sheep_n miserable_o seduce_v and_o go_v astray_o patient_o bear_v their_o fault_n and_o infirmity_n instruct_v and_o restore_v they_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n 2.25_o gal._n 6.1_o 2_o tim._n 2.25_o for_o they_o can_v not_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o right_a way_n again_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n and_o by_o oversharpe_a reprove_v and_o rebuke_v they_o be_v provoke_v to_o anger_n or_o else_o to_o desperation_n but_o not_o to_o repentance_n such_o be_v the_o nature_n and_o fruit_n of_o true_a and_o sound_o doctrine_n that_o when_o it_o be_v well_o teach_v and_o well_o understand_v it_o join_v man_n heart_n together_o with_o a_o singular_a concord_n but_o when_o man_n reject_v godly_a and_o sincere_a doctrine_n and_o embrace_v error_n this_o unity_n and_o concord_n be_v soon_o break_a 201_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o minister_n the_o pastor_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n must_v learn_v that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o exempt_v themselves_o from_o 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let_v he_o speak_v my_o word_n faithful_o and_o what_o be_v the_o chaff_n to_o the_o wheat_n say_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o my_o word_n like_o a_o fire_n and_o like_o a_o hammer_n that_o break_v the_o stone_n our_o saviour_n in_o the_o gospel_n speak_v against_o such_o teacher_n 3_o ma._n 12_o 3_o say_v in_o vain_a they_o worship_v i_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n and_o precept_n of_o man_n woe_n therefore_o will_v be_v to_o such_o son_n of_o vanity_n which_o preach_v not_o christ_n but_o themselves_o and_o which_o do_v deface_v and_o weaken_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 203_o the_o office_n of_o minister_n and_o how_o man_n ought_v to_o behave_v themselves_o towards_o they_o the_o office_n of_o minister_n be_v to_o watch_v over_o
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