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what_o be_v write_v to_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o a_o stirrup_n whereby_o you_o may_v mount_v you_o self_n upon_o the_o throne_n of_o iniquity_n take_v occasion_n from_o what_o the_o apostle_n write_v to_o they_o concerning_o such_o as_o have_v sin_v to_o boast_v yourselves_o to_o be_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n notwithstanding_o your_o great_a abomination_n and_o apparent_a iniquity_n confess_v and_o express_v in_o tiverton_n write_v i_o shall_v therefore_o speak_v something_o brief_o to_o some_o of_o those_o scripture_n thereby_o to_o discover_v thy_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n of_o which_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n declare_v and_o first_o concerning_o the_o church_n of_o the_o roman_n chap._n 13._o