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first_o direction_n that_o paul_n give_v 1_o epist._n 1_o chap._n ver_fw-la 10._o i_o beseech_v you_o brethren_z by_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o you_o all_o speak_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o there_o be_v no_o division_n among_o you_o etc._n etc._n and_o when_o he_o have_v be_v large_a in_o two_o epistle_n he_o do_v almost_o close_o with_o this_o 2_o epist._n chap._n 13._o 11._o final_o brethren_n farewell_n be_v perfect_a be_v of_o good_a comfort_n be_v of_o one_o mind_n live_v in_o peace_n and_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n shall_v be_v with_o you_o and_o he_o not_o only_o exhort_v to_o it_o but_o rom._n 15._o 5._o he_o pray_v for_o it_o upon_o the_o back_n of_o all_o his_o doctrine_n and_o direction_n concern_v offence_n yea_o it_o be_v the_o way_n that_o our_o bless_a lord_n jesus_n take_v to_o commend_v union_n and_o to_o pray_v for_o it_o to_o his_o disciple_n lest_o thereby_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v stumble_v and_o keep_v back_o from_o the_o 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and_o phil._n 2._o 1._o to_o eschew_v these_o thing_n and_o not_o to_o strive_v about_o word_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 3._o 4._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 14_o etc._n etc._n especial_o minister_n will_v beware_v of_o mention_v such_o thing_n unnecessary_o as_o be_v the_o bone_n of_o contention_n or_o which_o may_v foster_v mistake_n of_o or_o grudge_n against_o other_o or_o make_v themselves_o to_o appear_v to_o be_v carnal_a and_o to_o walk_v like_o man_n but_o rather_o they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o hush_v they_o to_o silence_n as_o they_o will_v have_v block_n remove_v out_o of_o the_o people_n way_n otherwise_o they_o can_v but_o lose_v of_o their_o ministerial_a authority_n and_o discompose_v the_o frame_n of_o the_o people_n which_o by_o all_o mean_n shall_v be_v eâ—…chewed_v by_o they_o the_o consider_v of_o three_o scripture_n will_v give_v a_o view_n of_o paul_n carriage_n in_o reference_n to_o this_o and_o o_o how_o commendable_a be_v it_o the_o first_o be_v 1_o corinth_n 9_o 19_o 20._o 21_o 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