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felix_n act_v 23.26_o claudius_n lysias_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o most_o noble_a governor_n felix_n greeting_n and_o the_o title_n optimus_fw-la of_o all_o other_o be_v most_o acceptable_a to_o trajan_n the_o great_a emperor_n as_o xiphilinus_n out_o of_o dio_n report_v in_o his_o life_n hence_o then_o observe_v 1._o that_o rich_a man_n and_o great_a man_n be_v not_o exclude_v from_o god_n kingdom_n s._n 1.26_o paul_n say_v in_o deed_n not_o many_o mighty_a not_o many_o noble_a be_v call_v yet_o some_o mighty_a some_o noble_a as_o the_o noble_a 15.42_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n the_o noble_a chamberlain_n and_o treasurour_n of_o 8.27_o candaces_n queen_n of_o ethiopia_n the_o noble_a man_n of_o 17.11_o berea_n and_o here_o noble_a theophilus_n of_o antiochia_n 2._o note_v by_o this_o example_n that_o christian_n ought_v to_o speak_v and_o write_v courteous_o give_v title_n of_o due_a respect_n unto_o man_n of_o worth_n and_o worship_n fear_v to_o who_o fear_n honour_n to_o who_o honour_n belong_v rom._n 13.7_o 3._o learn_v from_o hence_o that_o godly_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v religious_o politic_a so_o wise_a say_v our_o 10.16_o saviour_n as_o serpent_n in_o enlarge_a god_n kingdom_n it_o be_v likely_a saint_n lâ—ke_v dedicate_v this_o present_a and_o that_o former_a history_n to_o noble_a theophilus_n not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o any_o private_a consideration_n as_o for_o the_o public_a good_a of_o the_o whole_a church_n for_o if_o a_o great_a man_n in_o authority_n receive_v the_o word_n other_o instant_o will_v embrace_v the_o same_o this_o undoubted_o be_v our_o evangelist_n policy_n and_o till_o it_o be_v our_o practice_n the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n will_v never_o be_v thorough_o pull_v down_o for_o so_o long_o as_o the_o chaplain_n be_v of_o the_o close_o flatter_v and_o foster_a noble_n in_o their_o sin_n no_o marvel_n if_o the_o 5.19_o whole_a world_n lie_v in_o wickedness_n 〈◊〉_d citharaedo_fw-la principe_fw-la minus_fw-la est_fw-la nobilis_fw-la