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shall_v leave_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o serve_v table_n but_o we_o will_v give_v ourselves_o continual_o to_o prayer_n and_o to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n act_n 6.2.4_o and_o who_o be_v sufficient_a for_o these_o thing_n 2_o cor._n 2.16_o but_o it_o may_v be_v they_o will_v object_v these_o word_n of_o paul_n for_o you_o may_v all_o prophesy_v one_o by_o one_o that_o all_o may_v learn_v and_o all_o may_v be_v comfort_v 1_o cor._n 14.31_o i_o answer_v this_o be_v school_n disputation_n if_o any_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o prophet_n or_o spiritual_a that_o be_v furnish_v with_o spiritual_a gift_n and_o have_v a_o willing_a inclination_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n let_v he_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o thing_n that_o i_o write_v unto_o you_o be_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n vers_n 37._o let_v the_o prophet_n speak_v two_o or_o three_o and_o let_v the_o other_o judge_n the_o spirit_n of_o 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have_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o their_o spiritual_a thing_n their_o duty_n be_v also_o to_o minister_v unto_o they_o in_o carnal_a thing_n rom._n 15.27_o so_o much_o for_o the_o ministry_n alone_o next_o he_o blame_v both_o the_o magistrate_n and_o divine_n that_o be_v assemble_v for_o two_o thing_n first_o for_o go_v about_o to_o reduce_v all_o our_o distraction_n and_o schism_n into_o one_o way_n of_o worship_v god_n i_o answer_v there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n to_o heaven_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v gvie_v they_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o way_n that_o they_o may_v fear_v i_o for_o ever_o jer._n 32.39_o again_o there_o be_v but_o one_o body_n and_o one_o spirit_n one_o hope_n one_o god_n one_o mediator_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n ephes_n 4.4_o then_o why_o shall_v not_o all_o our_o distraction_n and_o schism_n be_v reduce_v to_o this_o one_o way_n of_o worship_v god_n see_v all_o other_o way_n miss_v of_o heaven_n again_o the_o very_a end_n why_o god_n send_v christ_n be_v 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14.3.4_o and_o manasseh_n repair_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o sacrifice_v thereon_o peace-offering_n and_o command_v judah_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n chap._n 33.16_o and_o josiah_n take_v away_o all_o the_o abomination_n out_o of_o all_o the_o country_n that_o pertain_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o he_o make_v all_o that_o be_v present_a to_o serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n cha._n 34.33_o israel_n serve_v the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o joshuah_n and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o elder_n that_o outlive_v joâ—huah_n josh_n 24.31_o and_o the_o lord_n raise_v up_o unto_o they_o david_n to_o be_v their_o king_n to_o who_o he_o give_v testimony_n and_o say_v i_o have_v find_v david_n the_o sâ—nne_n of_o jesâ—e_n a_o man_n after_o my_o own_o heart_n which_o shall_v fulfil_v all_o my_o will_n act_v 13.22_o and_o so_o when_o he_o be_v king_n he_o do_v not_o only_o reform_v his_o own_o family_n that_o no_o liar_n shall_v dwell_v in_o his_o house_n nor_o deceitful_a 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