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company_n ibid._n 7._o the_o send_n of_o commendation_n how_o useful_a it_o be_v ibid._n 8._o the_o preach_v of_o the_o word_n the_o instrument_n of_o regeneration_n 694_o 9_o minister_n must_v love_v their_o people_n as_o their_o child_n ibid._n 10._o people_n must_v love_v their_o minister_n as_o their_o father_n 695_o verse_n 14._o 1._o it_o be_v needful_a that_o where_o love_n be_v it_o shall_v be_v continue_v 696_o 2._o christian_n shall_v salute_v one_o another_o ibid._n 3._o the_o ancient_a manner_n of_o salute_v among_o the_o jew_n 697_o 4._o our_o salute_v one_o another_o must_v be_v in_o love_n ibid._n 5._o hindrance_n of_o love_n 698_o 6._o what_o mean_v by_o peace_n ibid._n 7._o outward_a blessing_n may_v lawful_o be_v desire_v and_o how_o 698_o 8._o christ_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o peace_n 699_o 9_o respect_n be_v to_o be_v have_v of_o all_o god_n people_n 701_o 10._o the_o near_a union_n between_o christ_n and_o true_a christian_n ibid._n 11._o fervency_n of_o affection_n and_o faith_n requisite_a in_o prayer_n ibid._n errata_fw-la in_o the_o margin_n page_n 57_o line_n 4_o for_o inherit_v read_v merit_n page_n 114._o for_o john_n 4._o read_v john_n 8._o p._n 357._o l._n 14._o for_o hate_a of_o r._n hater_n p._n 582._o l._n 7._o for_o above_o r._n about_o p._n 475._o l._n 19_o add_v may_v before_o do_v word_n to_o be_v amend_v page_n 40._o line_n 15._o for_o scourge_n read_v scour_v p._n 46._o l._n 45._o for_o they_o read_v thou_o p._n 56._o l._n 47._o for_o in_o r._n it_o p._n 57_o l._n 31._o for_o it_o r._n as_o p._n 66._o l._n 15._o for_o with_o r._n which_o p._n 149._o l._n 40._o for_o grace_n r._n disgrace_n p._n 160._o l._n 3._o for_o conversation_n r._n conversion_n p._n 173._o l._n 39_o for_o of_o r._n as_o p._n 191._o l._n 40._o for_o to_o r._n do_v p._n 202._o l._n 5._o for_o no_o r._n a_o p._n 218._o l._n 43._o for_o chief_a r._n church_n p._n 228._o l._n 30._o for_o we_o r._n he_o p._n 253._o l._n 11._o for_o of_o r._n to_o p._n 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