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all_o the_o treasure_n of_o true_a wisdom_n q._n 150._o what_o be_v the_o office_n of_o the_o key_n how_o may_v they_o become_v right_o use_v or_o who_o be_v worthy_a or_o â—it_a for_o this_o office_n or_o whether_o be_v he_o himself_o the_o office_n or_o whether_o have_v he_o free_o give_v it_o to_o man_n so_o that_o he_o may_v without_o christ_n spirit_n forgive_v sin_n or_o how_o be_v it_o do_v a._n 1._o people_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n say_v their_o bishop_n have_v the_o key_n of_o heaven_n leave_v he_o by_o peter_n but_o why_o they_o derive_v from_o peter_n they_o shall_v show_v for_o peter_n be_v the_o apostle_n to_o the_o circumcision_n they_o be_v gentile_n and_o paul_n be_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n thus_o far_o they_o be_v as_o the_o jew_n that_o as_o the_o jew_n persecute_v the_o head_n these_o do_v the_o member_n 2._o but_o be_v it_o so_o they_o derive_v right_o from_o peter_n which_o can_v be_v and_o peter_z only_o from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 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and_o all_o be_v alike_o profitable_a to_o he_o the_o politic_a and_o the_o weak_a for_o with_o the_o outward_o wise_a he_o rule_v and_o with_o the_o outward_o simple_a he_o till_v build_v etc._n etc._n and_o this_o world_n outward_a spirit_n give_v degree_n to_o man_n here_o so_o according_a as_o the_o soul_n be_v endue_v with_o divine_a power_n such_o be_v the_o degree_n in_o heaven_n yet_o all_o in_o one_o love_n but_o god_n child_n be_v in_o this_o and_o that_o world_n as_o good_a herb_n and_o sweet_a flower_n which_o yield_v their_o several_a virtue_n in_o harmony_n to_o the_o apothecary_n and_o the_o wicked_a be_v as_o poisonous_a weed_n thorn_n and_o thistle_n who_o separate_v themselves_o and_o their_o offspring_n into_o a_o evil_a selfwill_a and_o property_n 4._o covetousness_n be_v madness_n drive_v man_n devil_n like_o to_o torment_n other_o about_o a_o handful_n of_o earth_n or_o a_o stone_n of_o which_o the_o world_n have_v enough_o and_o plague_v himself_o to_o get_v 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