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rom._n ep._n ad_fw-la corinth_n p._n 2._o &_o 73._o the_o ancient_a and_o therefore_o a_o faithful_a witness_n of_o all_o those_o who_o we_o call_v father_n confirm_v this_o custom_n the_o main_a scope_n of_o his_o epistle_n be_v to_o exhort_v the_o corinthian_n a_o factious_a people_n to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o their_o own_o pastor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o argument_n whereby_o he_o persuade_v they_o to_o this_o duty_n be_v beside_z other_z 57_o pag._n 57_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lawful_a and_o laborious_a for_o of_o such_o he_o speak_v minister_n can_v be_v reject_v but_o wrongful_o and_o injurious_o thereafter_o he_o ask_v this_o question_n what_o kind_n of_o man_n be_v they_o that_o forsake_v or_o despise_v their_o overseer_n and_o minister_n 59_o pag._n 59_o he_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o the_o abominable_a and_o full_a of_o all_o wickedness_n then_o he_o add_v 61_o pag._n 61_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d your_o separation_n from_o he_o pervert_v many_o whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_n he_o tell_v his_o corinthian_n that_o the_o height_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n unto_o which_o love_n towards_o their_o own_o overseer_n advance_v 64_o pag._n 64_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v unexpressible_a now_o all_o this_o and_o much_o more_o he_o allege_v to_o confirm_v his_o former_a propoposition_n 73_o pag._n 2_o ct_v 73_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d submit_v yourselves_o obedient_o unto_o your_o own_o minister_n have_v then_o this_o ill_a custom_n of_o forsake_v our_o minister_n in_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o function_n last_v long_o 98._o be_v hall_n vow_n cent_n 2._o sect._n 98._o i_o say_v as_o our_o english_a seneca_n it_o be_v more_o than_o time_n it_o be_v abrogate_a age_n be_v a_o aggravation_n to_o sin_n heresy_n or_o abuse_n if_o it_o be_v gray-headed_a deserve_v sharp_a opposition_n to_o say_v i_o will_v do_v ill_a because_o i_o have_v
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