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24._o g._n w_n say_v the_o title_n person_n be_v too_o low_a and_o unscriptural_a to_o give_v to_o the_o christ_n of_o god_n numb_a vi_o e._n burrough_n p._n 142._o j._n buâ—joâ—_n say_v how_o be_v they_o deceive_v who_o own_o christ_n no_o otherways_o then_o as_o he_o be_v before_o the_o world_n begin_v e._n b._n reply_v here_o then_o have_v discover_v thy_o selâ—_n more_o plain_o do_v not_o the_o saint_n own_o christ_n jesus_n the_o same_o yesterday_o to_o day_n and_o for_o ever_o for_o salvation_n quaker_n vindication_n p._n 16._o by_o g._n bishop_n we_o distinguish_v between_o christ_n which_o be_v before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o his_o be_v within_o the_o true_a light_n &_o the_o body_n which_o he_o take_v of_o the_o virgin_n etc._n etc._n note_v here_o g._n b._n own_v christ_n otherways_o for_n salvation_n then_o as_o he_o be_v before_o the_o world_n begin_v for_o he_o make_v 3_o distinction_n of_o châ—ist_n numb_a vii_o r._n huberthorn_n work_n p._n 20._o 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before_o language_n be_v next_o in_o j._n pâ—s_n collection_n p._n 199._o but_o to_o the_o end_n of_o all_o dâ—sputâ—s_n and_o argument_n i_o be_o come_v for_o before_o they_o be_v i_o be_o say_v james_n parâ—ell_o before_o to_o pre-exist_a be_v to_o â—ave_n a_o be_v before_o where_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o declare_v themselves_o at_o least_o to_o pre-exist_a and_o yet_o w._n p._n deny_v the_o apostle_n to_o pre-exist_a for_o in_o his_o rejoynder_n p._n 299._o he_o say_v paul_n do_v not_o pre-exist_a christ_n do_v now_o be_v not_o this_o a_o set_v themselves_o above_o the_o apostle_n and_o equal_a with_o christ_n for_o christ_n pre-existed_n g._n fox_n and_o ja._n parnell_n pre-existed_n but_o paul_n do_v not_o pre-exist_a say_v vv._n p._n nay_o further_o i_o find_v in_o pag._n 1._o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o two_o woman_n at_o malta_n d._n baker_n be_v not_o only_o for_o have_v his_o friend_n the_o quaker_n to_o pre-exist_a but_o also_o declare_v they_o to_o be_v eternal_a say_v o_o 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