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and_o never_o know_v when_o the_o whole_a council_n of_o god_n be_v make_v know_v to_o we_o now_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v ordinary_a and_o â—ixed_v in_o the_o apostolical_a office_n be_v such_o as_o â—hese_fw-mi their_o authority_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o â—ll_a place_n at_o all_o time_n to_o all_o person_n as_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n by_o god_n providence_n be_v give_v to_o they_o mark_n 16._o 15._o preach_v the_o gospel_n 〈◊〉_d every_o creature_n math._n 28._o 19_o 20._o teach_v all_o nation_n and_o lo_o i_o be_o with_o you_o always_o even_o to_o â—he_n end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o work_n can_v not_o be_v â—ied_v only_o to_o the_o chief_a or_o primitive_a apostle_n â—â—th_v they_o be_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n by_o death_n â—ech_n 1._o 5_o 6._o the_o father_n where_o be_v they_o and_o the_o prophet_n do_v they_o live_v for_o ever_o act_n 20._o 29._o i_o know_v after_o my_o decease_n grievous_a wolf_n shall_v enter_v 〈◊〉_d second_o their_o unwearied_a 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faith_n tit._n 1._o 5._o for_o this_o cause_n leave_v i_o thou_o in_o crect_n that_o thou_o shall_v set_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v and_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n as_o i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o 3._o their_o be_v set_v for_o a_o defence_n of_o the_o gospel_n against_o false_a apostle_n phil._n 1._o 16_o 17._o the_o one_o preach_v christ_n of_o coniention_n suppose_v to_o add_v affliction_n to_o my_o bond_n the_o other_o of_o love_n know_v that_o i_o be_o set_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o gospel_n four_o to_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o particular_a pastor_n against_o usurper_n and_o such_o as_o despise_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n act_v 20._o and_o from_o meletus_n he_o send_v to_o ephesus_n and_o call_v the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v unto_o he_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o of_o your_o own_o self_n shall_v man_n arise_v speak_v perverse_a thing_n therefore_o watch_n etc._n etc._n 3_o john_n 5._o belove_a 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the_o church_n which_o our_o lord_n obtain_v and_o give_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o ascension_n three_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n their_o have_v such_o apostle_n or_o messenger_n four_o from_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o who_o most_o question_v the_o necessity_n of_o messenger_n at_o this_o day_n five_o from_o the_o state_n of_o the_o world_n their_o necessity_n to_o be_v teach_v the_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o danger_n they_o lie_v under_o by_o mean_n of_o false_a apostle_n and_o first_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o math._n 28._o 19_o 20._o and_o mark_v 16._o 15._o that_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o the_o nation_n be_v teach_v and_o that_o every_o creature_n shall_v have_v the_o gospel_n preach_v unto_o they_o wherefore_o it_o remain_v that_o we_o stick_v to_o nation_n one_o thing_n out_o of_o three_o and_o that_o be_v either_o some_o body_n in_o special_a be_v bind_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n 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