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(3) A Magistrate, as a Magistrate is not a Minister of the Church, as is evident, from all the Catalogues of the Ministers of the Church. For in them, you will not find any mention of the Magistrate;","proofs":["Romans 12:7–8"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"25","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/25","segments":[{"text":"From the Epistles to Timothy, and Titus. 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