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this_o be_v true_o inhaere_v in_o the_o very_a marrow_n of_o the_o cause_n none_o other_o in_o the_o world_n can_v have_v aequal_a authority_n 14._o and_o though_o the_o pharisee_n object_v against_o our_o saviour_n christ_n that_o his_o testimony_n be_v not_o trne_v because_o he_o testify_v of_o himself_o yet_o he_o answer_v they_o true_o again_o unto_o that_o that_o it_o be_v no_o good_a consequent_a but_o that_o though_o he_o testify_v of_o himself_o yet_o his_o testimony_n be_v true_a for_o what_o can_v possible_o be_v true_a if_o the_o testimony_n of_o truth_n be_v not_o christ_n be_v the_o truth_n itself_o and_o so_o likewise_o be_v god_n yea_o and_o so_o likewise_o be_v his_o word_n 6._o sanctify_v they_o with_o thy_o truth_n thy_o word_n be_v truth_n 17._o it_o be_v not_o true_a in_o concreto_fw-la but_o truth_n itself_o in_o abstracto_fw-la without_o mixture_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o only_o pure_a and_o simple_a truth_n and_o therefore_o as_o saluianus_n very_o true_o 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