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be_v christ_n prerogative_n to_o appoint_v watchman_n in_o the_o church_n i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o watchman_n he_o may_v not_o make_v himself_o one_o other_o without_o christ_n commission_n and_o direction_n may_v not_o have_v make_v he_o one_o man_n shall_v not_o come_v into_o the_o watchtower_n except_o call_v heb._n 5.4_o if_o he_o do_v he_o will_v prove_v neither_o good_a watchman_n nor_o good_a workman_n christ_n himself_o be_v the_o great_a watchman_n of_o the_o church_n he_o be_v the_o head_n and_o appoint_v who_o shall_v be_v in_o his_o stead_n 2_o cor._n 5.20_o the_o apostle_n be_v in_o his_o stead_n so_o the_o prophet_n here_o so_o be_v all_o the_o faithful_a minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n who_o be_v call_v mediate_o by_o the_o church_n according_a to_o his_o will_n 3._o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n must_v be_v man_n of_o knowledge_n they_o be_v watchman_n and_o watchman_n must_v have_v eye_n in_o their_o head_n they_o must_v not_o be_v blind_a in_o 1_o sam._n 9.9_o 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overseer_n inspector_n or_o watchman_n the_o septuag_n render_v it_o here_o in_o our_o prophet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o orig._n call_v a_o bishop_n or_o watchman_n oculum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la and_o psal_n 109.8_o let_v another_o take_v his_o office_n the_o word_n office_n be_v from_o pakad_n which_o be_v to_o visit_v and_o visit_v can_v be_v without_o eye_n without_o knowledge_n if_o a_o watchman_n want_v eye_n and_o knowledge_n how_o can_v he_o discern_v danger_n instruct_v the_o ignorant_a plaster_v the_o wound_a reduce_v the_o stray_a lift_v up_o the_o fall_v feed_v the_o hungry_a comfort_v the_o feeble_a resolve_v conscience_n and_o compare_v thing_n pass_v with_o thing_n present_a and_o future_a a_o watchman_n a_o minister_n shall_v be_v like_o argus_n who_o the_o poet_n say_v have_v a_o hundred_o eye_n they_o shall_v be_v full_a of_o eye_n the_o beast_n about_o christ_n throne_n be_v full_a of_o eye_n before_z and_o behind_o rev._n 4.6_o they_o see_v thing_n go_v 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that_o must_v be_v improve_v the_o wakeful_a goose_n do_v better_a service_n than_o the_o sleepy_a watchman_n matth._n 13.25_o while_o man_n sleep_v the_o enemy_n come_v and_o sow_v tare_n by_o man_n jerome_n and_o augustine_n understand_v the_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n and_o by_o their_o sleep_v their_o carelessness_n and_o negligence_n in_o their_o place_n wicked_a one_o take_v advantage_n to_o sow_v tare_n error_n and_o heresy_n while_o they_o be_v remiss_a the_o same_o word_n that_o be_v for_o a_o seer_n be_v for_o a_o sleeper_n chofim_n because_o if_o man_n see_v not_o to_o purpose_n they_o be_v no_o better_a than_o sleeper_n such_o watchman_n isaiah_n speak_v of_o chap._n 56.10_o his_o watchman_n be_v blind_a sleeping_z lie_v down_o love_v to_o slumber_n when_o the_o shepherd_n sleep_n than_o the_o wolf_n watch_v dei_fw-la somnolent_a a_o pastorum_fw-la est_fw-la gaudium_fw-la luporum_fw-la ephrem_fw-la tract_n de_fw-fr tâ—more_fw-la dei_fw-la walk_v and_o devour_v act_v 20.29_o i_o know_v that_o after_o my_o departure_n shall_v grievous_a wolf_n enter_v not_o spare_v the_o flock_n therefore_o watch_n say_v he_o v._o 31._o intimate_v that_o if_o there_o be_v not_o watch_v of_o the_o shepherd_n there_o will_v be_v fearful_a spoil_n of_o the_o sheep_n the_o sleepiness_n of_o the_o shepherd_n be_v the_o joy_n of_o the_o wolf_n luke_o 12.37_o bless_a be_v those_o etc._n etc._n 5._o if_o watchman_n than_o they_o must_v endure_v hardship_n all_o wind_n and_o weather_n the_o cold_a of_o the_o night_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n they_o must_v look_v for_o succession_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a isa_n 21.11_o 12._o watchman_z what_o of_o the_o night_n the_o watchman_n say_v the_o morning_n come_v and_o also_o the_o night_n it_o be_v now_o night_n with_o the_o watchman_n there_o be_v trouble_n affliction_n sad_v thing_n but_o there_o be_v a_o
from_o aristotle_n justinian_n machiavil_n from_o tradition_n father_n or_o counsel_n but_o from_o christ_n minister_n be_v watchman_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v hear_v the_o word_n at_o christ_n mouth_n they_o must_v inform_v the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n in_o nothing_o he_o speak_v not_o and_o warrant_v not_o you_o have_v a_o excellent_a place_n in_o habbak_n 2.1_o i_o will_v stand_v upon_o my_o watch_n and_o set_v i_o upon_o the_o tower_n and_o will_v watch_v to_o see_v what_o he_o will_v say_v unto_o i_o the_o prophet_n eye_n and_o ear_n be_v towards_o god_n he_o care_v not_o what_o the_o people_n and_o false_a prophet_n say_v desire_a determine_v expect_a but_o he_o only_o look_v at_o god_n he_o will_v see_v what_o he_o do_v hear_v what_o he_o say_v which_o way_n he_o move_v and_o take_v all_o his_o light_n from_o he_o and_o then_o he_o know_v he_o shall_v not_o err_v he_o shall_v not_o wrong_v any_o and_o it_o follow_v the_o lord_n answer_v i_o and_o say_v 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