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A39886
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Nehushtan, or, John Elliot's Saving grace in all men proved to be no grace and his increated being in all a great nothing by J.F.
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J. F. (James Forbs), 1629?-1712.; Elliot, John. Saving grace of God.
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Wing F1444; ESTC R29851
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witness_v with_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n v._o 26._o nos_fw-la quo_fw-la efficitur_fw-la ut_fw-la clamemus_fw-la nos_fw-la the_o spirit_n itself_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o with_o groan_v which_o can_v be_v utter_v all_z i_o reply_v hereunto_o at_o present_a be_v this_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n also_o there_o must_v be_v a_o personal_a inexistence_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n in_o they_o 1_o joh._n 4.12_o 13._o if_o we_o love_v one_o another_o god_n dwell_v in_o we_o hereby_o we_o know_v that_o we_o dwell_v in_o he_o and_o he_o in_o we_o because_o he_o have_v give_v we_o of_o his_o spirit_n v._o 15_o 16._o whosoever_o shall_v confess_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n god_n dwell_v in_o he_o and_o he_o in_o god_n god_n be_v love_n and_o he_o that_o dwell_v in_o love_n dwell_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o he_o gal._n 2.20_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o mr._n samuel_n eaton_n argument_n against_o a_o personal_a indwelling_a of_o 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