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B20783
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A sermon preached at the ordinatoin [sic] of an elder and deacons in a baptized congregation in London by N.C.
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Coxe, Nehemiah.
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1681
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Wing C6718
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night_n and_o day_n to_o present_v you_o perfect_a unto_o god_n and_o let_v not_o his_o faithfulness_n in_o admonish_v you_o cause_v a_o abatement_n of_o your_o love_n to_o he_o but_o if_o you_o love_v your_o own_o salvation_n let_v it_o rather_o raise_v your_o esteem_n of_o he_o no_o wise_a man_n will_v hate_v his_o physician_n for_o give_v a_o bitter_a potion_n when_o his_o life_n be_v save_v by_o it_o or_o a_o chirurgeon_n for_o perform_v a_o operation_n painful_a to_o he_o when_o the_o restore_n or_o preserve_v of_o a_o member_n of_o his_o body_n depend_v thereon_o he_o that_o bring_v to_o you_o the_o good_a tiding_n of_o salvation_n and_o publish_v peace_n deserve_v to_o have_v his_o foot_n esteem_v beautiful_a and_o to_o be_v receive_v with_o the_o love_n and_o respect_n that_o be_v due_a to_o so_o good_a a_o message_n and_o the_o bringer_n of_o it_o christ_n will_v not_o bear_v the_o contempt_n of_o his_o messenger_n therefore_o take_v heed_n that_o you_o provoke_v he_o not_o by_o cast_v a_o scornful_a eye_n upon_o they_o nor_o rob_v your_o own_o soul_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o ministry_n by_o entertain_v evil_a surmise_n or_o undue_a prejudices_fw-la against_o they_o 2_o you_o owe_v submission_n and_o obedience_n to_o they_o in_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o office_n and_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o rule_n and_o oversight_n which_o christ_n have_v commit_v to_o they_o for_o your_o edification_n obey_v they_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o you_o and_o submit_v yourselves_o heb._n 13._o 17._o it_o be_v not_o a_o blind_a obedience_n that_o the_o apostle_n require_v nor_o such_o as_o shall_v suppose_v a_o legislative_a power_n in_o church-officer_n but_o a_o orderly_a subjection_n to_o they_o act_v in_o their_o office_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o testament_n of_o jesus_n christ_n even_o a_o ready_a obedience_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n dispense_v by_o they_o and_o humble_a submission_n to_o their_o just_a reproof_n and_o 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