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prayer_n and_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n so_o in_o chap._n 26._o 22._o have_v therefore_o obtain_v help_n of_o god_n i_o continue_v unto_o this_o day_n witness_v both_o to_o small_a and_o great_a say_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o those_o which_o the_o prophet_n and_o moses_n do_v say_v shall_v come_v 1_o tim._n 4._o 15_o 16._o meditate_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d en_fw-fr toutois_fw-fr isihi_fw-la spend_v thy_o â—me_n in_o they_o upon_o these_o thing_n give_v thyself_o whole_o to_o they_o that_o thy_o profit_v may_v appear_v to_o all_o or_o in_o all_o thing_n take_v heed_n unto_o thyself_o and_o unto_o thy_o doctrine_n continue_v in_o they_o for_o in_o do_v this_o thou_o shall_v both_o save_v thyself_o and_o they_o that_o hear_v thou_o 2_o tim._n 3._o 14._o but_o earthquake_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mene._n abide_v keep_v hy_z station_n â—hou_fw-mi will_v be_v put_v to_o it_o thou_o will_v meâ—â—_n with_o earthquake_n continue_v thou_o in_o the_o thing_n 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for_o idleness_n it_o best_o become_v a_o minister_n to_o die_v preach_v in_o a_o pulpit_n now_o if_o this_o be_v so_o then_o by_o way_n of_o use_n let_v i_o say_v that_o this_o truth_n lock_n very_o sour_o and_o wishly_o upon_o all_o those_o that_o preach_v any_o thing_n rather_o than_o christ_n the_o lord_n be_v merciful_a to_o they_o how_o have_v they_o forget_v the_o great_a work_n about_o which_o their_o head_n and_o heart_n shall_v be_v most_o exercise_v to_o wit_n the_o bring_n in_o of_o soul_n to_o christ_n and_o the_o build_n up_o of_o soul_n in_o christ_n where_o do_v we_o find_v in_o all_o the_o scripture_n that_o christ_n his_o prophet_n or_o apostle_n do_v ever_o in_o their_o preach_a meddle_n with_o business_n of_o state_n or_o thing_n of_o a_o mere_a civil_a concernment_n my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n who_o have_v make_v i_o a_o judge_n say_v christ_n i_o hope_v it_o will_v not_o be_v count_v presumption_n in_o i_o if_o i_o shall_v propound_v a_o few_o 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