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people_n for_o maintenance_n etc._n etc._n be_v no_o distrust_v of_o god_n for_o your_o livelihood_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o provision_n god_n make_v &_o have_v make_v for_o his_o minister_n livelihood_n be_v by_o incline_v man_n heart_n to_o supply_v their_o necessity_n and_o that_o out_o of_o their_o own_o private_a good_n and_o not_o out_o of_o other_o man_n as_o elsewhere_o i_o have_v say_v section_n 10_o t.l._n then_o do_v man_n preach_v for_o hire_v when_o they_o make_v hire_v their_o chief_a end_n etc._n etc._n answ_n yea_o and_o if_o they_o make_v hire_v any_o end_n at_o all_o do_v they_o true_o preach_v for_o hire_v neither_o be_v we_o just_o charge_v to_o entrench_v on_o god_n prerogative_n in_o that_o we_o do_v judge_v you_o to_o preach_v for_o hire_v for_o certes_o that_o can_v be_v no_o