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and_o commend_v he_o as_o a_o worthy_a man_n from_o five_o honourable_a epithet_n doct._n 1._o there_o be_v a_o relation_n of_o fraternity_n among_o christian_n as_o all_o be_v bear_v over_o again_o through_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n eph._n 4._o 4._o within_o the_o bosom_n of_o one_o common_a mother_n the_o church_n gal._n 4._o 26._o have_v all_o interest_n in_o god_n as_o their_o father_n rom._n 8._o 15._o and_o in_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o first-born_a among_o many_o brethren_n rom._n 8._o 29._o for_o paul_n call_v epaphroditus_n a_o brother_n as_o he_o be_v a_o christian._n 2._o as_o the_o ministerial_a employment_n be_v a_o painful_a laborious_a work_n so_o these_o who_o be_v employ_v in_o it_o shall_v be_v fellow-labourer_n work_v to_o the_o hand_n each_o of_o other_o for_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o ministerial_a call_n common_a to_o both_o he_o call_v he_o his_o companion_n in_o labour_n or_o co-worker_n 3._o though_o every_o christian_a will_v have_v a_o battle_n eph._n 6._o 12._o yet_o faithful_a minister_n who_o be_v as_o standard-bearer_n or_o sentinel_n ezek._n 3._o 17._o and_o march_v in_o the_o front_n before_o the_o lord_n people_n 1_o tim._n 4._o 12._o have_v a_o peculiar_a battle_n of_o their_o own_o for_o truth_n and_o piety_n against_o profanity_n and_o error_n with_o respect_n to_o which_o battle_n he_o call_v he_o fellow-soldier_n 4._o to_o be_v employ_v by_o the_o church_n and_o send_v upon_o her_o affair_n if_o it_o be_v but_o for_o convey_v of_o their_o charity_n unto_o those_o for_o who_o it_o be_v appoint_v be_v a_o honourable_a employment_n even_o to_o a_o apostle_n companion_n for_o paul_n commend_v he_o from_o this_o that_o he_o be_v the_o church_n messenger_n to_o wit_n for_o carry_v of_o their_o charity_n to_o paul_n chap._n 4._o 18._o 5._o to_o be_v in_o any_o measure_n useful_a for_o and_o serviceable_a unto_o a_o honest_a sufferer_n for_o christ_n be_v matter_n of_o no_o small_a commendation_n for_o epaphroditus_n be_v commend_v from_o this_o that_o he_o minister_v unto_o paul_n in_o his_o want_n vers._n 26._o for_o he_o long_v after_o you_o all_o and_o be_v full_a of_o heaviness_n because_o that_o you_o have_v hear_v that_o he_o have_v be_v sick_a the_o reason_n why_o paul_n think_v it_o necessary_a to_o send_v epaphroditus_n unto_o they_o be_v subjoin_v in_o this_o and_o the_o two_o follow_a verse_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v take_v from_o epaphroditus_n his_o great_a desire_n to_o be_v at_o his_o charge_n together_o with_o his_o great_a grief_n and_o heaviness_n for_o they_o as_o know_v they_o will_v be_v exceed_o weight_v for_o he_o have_v hear_v that_o he_o be_v sick_a do_v 1._o a_o faithful_a minister_n affection_n unto_o and_o long_v after_o his_o absent_a flock_n will_v go_v beyond_o his_o desire_n after_o family_n friend_n and_o other_o relation_n for_o his_o longing_n after_o they_o all_o his_o whole_a flock_n and_o not_o his_o natural_a friend_n only_o be_v that_o 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and_o weighty_a to_o please_v he_o by_o our_o obedience_n to_o he_o for_o so_o the_o apostle_n explain_v walk_v worthy_a to_o wit_n unto_o all_o well-pleasing_a second_o there_o must_v be_v fruitfulness_n follow_v upon_o his_o pain_n towards_o we_o and_o this_o must_v be_v in_o work_n which_o be_v good_a as_o be_v command_v or_o warrant_v by_o god_n for_o the_o matter_n isa._n 29._o 13._o and_o go_v about_o in_o the_o right_a manner_n chap._n 3._o v._n 17._o and_o no_o good_a work_n be_v to_o be_v omit_v unto_o which_o we_o have_v a_o call_n from_o god_n luke_n 12._o 14_o be_v fruitful_a in_o every_o good_a work_n three_o as_o fruitfulness_n in_o good_a work_n make_v much_o
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day_n to_o wit_n after_o his_o birth_n and_o so_o no_o proselyte_n or_o convert_n from_o among_o the_o gentile_n exod._n 12._o 48._o three_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o israel_n and_o so_o not_o the_o son_n of_o a_o proselyte_n who_o use_v to_o be_v circumcise_v the_o eight_o day_n gen._n 17._o 12._o four_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n whereby_o he_o show_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o former_a by_o point_v at_o his_o particular_a tribe_n as_o also_o the_o nobility_n of_o his_o race_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v of_o that_o tribe_n 1_o sam._n 10._o 20_o 21._o and_o that_o he_o come_v of_o that_o tribe_n which_o with_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n cleave_v to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n at_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n five_o a_o hebrew_n of_o the_o hebrew_n to_o show_v his_o descent_n from_o abraham_n call_v the_o hebrew_n gen._n 14._o 13._o without_o any_o mixture_n of_o blood_n by_o marriage_n with_o 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