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as_o though_o god_n do_v beseech_v you_o by_o we_o we_o pray_v you_o in_o christ_n stead_n be_v you_o reconcile_v to_o god_n this_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o himself_o and_o other_o as_o those_o to_o who_o god_n have_v commit_v the_o ministry_n of_o reconciliation_n vers_fw-la 19_o now_o that_o ministry_n be_v commit_v not_o only_o to_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n he_o give_v also_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n ephes_n 4._o 11._o 12._o so_o heb._n 13._o 7._o therefore_o i_o say_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o word_n of_o institution_n they_o be_v in_o this_o capacity_n not_o by_o virtue_n of_o any_o infallibility_n or_o freedom_n from_o error_n in_o their_o teach_n the_o ministry_n be_v that_o ordinance_n of_o god_n whereby_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n be_v by_o degree_n to_o be_v discover_v and_o whereby_o that_o which_o be_v discover_v to_o be_v his_o truth_n shall_v come_v upon_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o same_o authority_n and_o power_n as_o if_o 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