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to_o examine_v the_o eldership_n as_o the_o elder_n they_o what_o need_n be_v there_o to_o examine_v such_o pag._n 26._o 14._o ob._n but_o must_v woman_n also_o be_v examine_v be_v there_o any_o rule_n for_o that_o in_o scripture_n pag._n 27._o 15._o ob._n be_v it_o only_o to_o be_v examine_v by_o the_o minister_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o but_o for_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n to_o come_v before_o so_o many_o dash_v they_o out_o of_o countenance_n pag._n 28._o 16._o ob._n methinks_v it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o suspend_v the_o scandalous_a be_v there_o any_o such_o need_n to_o keep_v off_o the_o ignorant_a be_v not_o the_o sacrament_n a_o convert_v ordinance_n pag._n 29._o 17._o ob._n but_o do_v you_o what_o you_o can_v yet_o many_o corrupt_a man_n will_v be_v admit_v pag._n 29._o 18._o ob._n sure_o be_v it_o a_o good_a work_n and_o according_a to_o god_n good_a minister_n will_v promote_v it_o but_o there_o be_v divers_a good_a preacher_n about_o london_n and_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o act_n little_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o this_o way_n pag._n 30._o 19_o ob._n but_o what_o if_o the_o king_n come_v home_o think_v you_o this_o government_n will_v stand_v pag._n 32._o 20._o ob._n do_v you_o not_o see_v how_o parish_n be_v divide_v about_o this_o business_n in_o divers_a place_n they_o be_v altogether_o by_o the_o ear_n pag._n 33._o 21._o ob._n but_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n so_o many_o elder_n be_v choose_v in_o divers_a place_n and_o so_o few_o hold_n not_o half_o in_o some_o place_n pag._n 34._o 22._o ob._n but_o be_v it_o meet_v all_o man_n shall_v come_v before_o the_o eldership_n to_o be_v examine_v before_o admittance_n methinks_v they_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o some_o man_n of_o best_a rank_n and_o converse_v with_o they_o there_o pag._n 35._o 23._o ob._n but_o if_o man_n and_o woman_n must_v both_o be_v examine_v it_o may_v fall_v out_o a_o man_n may_v be_v find_v unfit_a and_o his_o wife_n may_v be_v receive_v sometime_n 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