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his_o brethren_n gen._n 50._o 20._o but_o as_o for_o you_o you_o think_v evil_a against_o i_o but_o god_n mean_v it_o unto_o good_a and_o chap._n 45._o 5._o now_o therefore_o be_v not_o grieve_v nor_o angry_a with_o yourselves_o that_o you_o sell_v i_o hither_o quaker_n detect_v p._n 8._o how_o come_v f._n b._n to_o apply_v these_o word_n to_o his_o state_n when_o turn_v from_o we_o to_o the_o public_a if_o he_o do_v not_o think_v himself_o then_o in_o egypt_n or_o turn_v from_o the_o true_a light_n into_o darkness_n but_o we_o sell_v he_o not_o thither_o he_o flee_v in_o winter_n when_o he_o have_v let_v in_o unbelief_n and_o fearfulness_n because_o of_o suffer_v and_o persecution_n which_o he_o have_v feel_v something_o of_o but_o fall_v into_o impatiency_n and_o quarrel_v under_o it_o and_o have_v lose_v sincerity_n and_o truth_n turn_v envious_a temporizer_n and_o because_o he_o have_v so_o frequent_o and_o false_o charge_v the_o say_a people_n with_o deny_v jesus_n of_o nazareth_n and_o contempt_n of_o holy_a scripture_n i_o may_v acquaint_v you_o with_o one_o or_o two_o passage_n more_o which_o concern_v himself_o as_o recite_v in_o my_o answer_n to_o his_o new_a rome_n arraign_v entitle_v innocency_n triumphant_a over_o insolency_n and_o outrage_n print_v 1693._o p._n 25_o 26._o as_o follow_v viz._n and_o to_o his_o say_n the_o name_n jesus_n and_o christ_n be_v give_v to_o the_o mediator_n etc._n etc._n true_n but_o what_o follow_v therefore_o quoth_v f._n b._n it_o be_v not_o absurdity_n to_o say_v it_o be_v not_o jesus_n christ_n for_o who_o the_o body_n be_v prepare_v it_o be_v not_o jesus_n christ_n that_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n but_o the_o word_n john_n 1._o 1._o apol._n introd_a p._n 3._o and_o yet_o he_o have_v confess_v it_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o take_v the_o body_n p._n 4._o what_o confusion_n and_o self-contradiction_n do_v the_o man_n blind_o run_v into_o and_o how_o contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n john_n testimony_n be_v his_o doctrine_n herein_o see_v 1_o john_n 4._o 2_o 3._o every_o spirit_n that_o confess_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v of_o god_n and_o every_o spirit_n which_o confess_v not_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o this_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o antichrist_n what_o spirit_n be_v this_o in_o our_o adversary_n which_o say_v it_o be_v not_o jesus_n christ_n that_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n who_o be_v it_o then_o it_o be_v the_o word_n the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o if_o jesus_n christ_n be_v neither_o the_o word_n nor_o the_o son_n of_o god_n o_o horrible_a anti-christianism_a and_o contrary_a also_o to_o that_o martyr_n dr._n barnes_n his_o confession_n as_o cite_v by_o f._n bugg_n himself_o p._n 4._o 5._o viz._n i_o believe_v that_o without_o man_n will_n or_o power_n christ_n jesus_n be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o take_v flesh_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n act_n and_o mon._n p._n 610._o now_o 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