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not_o speak_v by_o he_o thou_o call_v a_o proud_a pollute_a worm_n who_o can_v bear_v thy_o revile_n but_o for_o the_o truth_n sake_n that_o the_o simple_a do_v not_o stumble_v at_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n do_v witness_n against_o thy_o false_a accusation_n and_o revile_n which_o thou_o have_v fill_v thy_o book_n withal_o as_o in_o the_o 14_o and_o 15_o page_n speak_v to_o they_o thou_o call_v friends_z who_o thou_o say_v be_v seduce_v and_o thou_o declare_v that_o those_o who_o thou_o charge_v with_o seduce_v they_o do_v reach_v they_o to_o cease_v from_o all_o religious_a duty_n of_o command_v worship_n without_o scruple_n or_o check_n of_o conscience_n before_o they_o can_v enjoy_v god_n or_o be_v teach_v immediate_o what_o to_o do_v first_o put_v out_o the_o true_a light_n and_o power_n of_o conscience_n to_o do_v his_o office_n by_o despise_v the_o mean_n of_o enlighten_v and_o convince_a it_o to_o act_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o then_o resolve_v to_o follow_v the_o immediate_a 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without_o christ_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n acceptable_a to_o god_n etc._n etc._n which_o thou_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v the_o contrary_a and_o say_v there_o be_v the_o light_n and_o use_v of_o reason_n and_o understand_a faculty_n though_o corrupt_v and_o further_o thou_o say_v this_o light_n of_o corrupt_a reason_n as_o before_o express_v present_v to_o the_o conscience_n good_a and_o evil_n etc._n etc._n reply_v in_o the_o light_n thou_o be_v see_v to_o be_v in_o the_o corrupt_a fountain_n from_o whence_o all_o these_o corrupt_a word_n have_v come_v which_o thou_o have_v print_v in_o thy_o book_n and_o thy_o word_n be_v not_o true_a corrupt_a reason_n of_o man_n do_v not_o present_a to_o the_o conscience_n thing_n good_a and_o evil_a a_o corrupt_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n mat._n 7.18_o there_o be_v nothing_o make_v manifest_a darkness_n but_o light_n ephes._n 5.15_o which_o all_o man_n in_o the_o fall_n be_v go_v from_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o rom._n 3.9_o 10_o 11._o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o god_n nor_o can_v he_o know_v they_o because_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v 1._o cor._n 12.14_o and_o all_o the_o righteousness_n of_o man_n in_o this_o state_n be_v as_o a_o filthy_a rag_n and_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n isa._n 64.6_o and_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o man_n in_o corrupt_a nature_n and_o the_o light_n that_o convince_v man_n of_o this_o dark_a and_o corrupt_a estate_n he_o be_v in_o be_v the_o light_n of_o christ_n that_o convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n righteousness_n and_o judgement_n john_n 16.8_o so_o we_o that_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n be_v now_o light_a in_o the_o lord_n ephes._n 5.8_o and_o who_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n there_o be_v no_o occasion_n of_o stumble_v â—_o john_n 2.10_o and_o whereas_o thou_o say_v thou_o know_v we_o lie_v as_o thou_o have_v make_v it_o manifest_v reply_v it_o be_v 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that_o nature_n be_v abomination_n to_o god_n as_o be_v plain_a in_o to_o answer_v what_o thou_o have_v write_v in_o pag._n 70._o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n rom._n 9.16_o which_o he_o make_v manifest_a in_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o grace_n in_o christ_n the_o light_n who_o lead_v all_o that_o obey_v he_o in_o the_o strait_a way_n of_o self-denial_n and_o the_o daily_a cross_n in_o obedience_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o be_v our_o sanctification_n and_o he_o that_o sanctify_v and_o they_o that_o be_v sanctify_v be_v one_o heb._n 2.4_o 1_o thes._n 4.31_o he_o that_o can_v receive_v it_o let_v he_o for_o the_o truth_n sake_n that_o the_o simple_a be_v not_o turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n by_o the_o false_a accusation_n reproach_n and_o aspersion_n thou_o have_v cast_v upon_o it_o what_o be_v before_o write_v in_o answer_n to_o thou_o the_o truth_n do_v clear_a and_o the_o answer_n to_o thy_o ten_o 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