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to_o civil_a honesty_n and_o conscionable_a deal_n with_o our_o brethren_n none_o shall_v ever_o see_v the_o lord_n three_o i_o mean_v not_o the_o superstitious_a puritan_n who_o out_o of_o a_o furious_a self-love_n to_o his_o own_o will-worship_n and_o senseless_a dote_a upon_o old_a popish_a custom_n think_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o only_a holy_a devoid_a man_n and_o all_o forward_a professor_n profane_a you_o shall_v hear_v a_o knot_n of_o such_o fellow_n speak_v esa._n 65.5_o come_v not_o near_o to_o i_o for_o i_o be_o holy_a than_o thou_o four_o i_o mean_v not_o the_o pharisaical_a puritan_n characterise_v to_o the_o life_n luke_n 18.11_o 12._o who_o be_v pass_o proud_a of_o the_o godly_a flourish_n of_o outside_n christianity_n think_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o the_o only_a true_a spiritual_a temper_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v short_a of_o he_o to_o be_v profaneness_n and_o whatsoever_o to_o be_v above_o he_o to_o be_v preciseness_n now_o these_o kind_n be_v true_a puritan_n 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of_o salvation_n or_o just_a cause_n of_o breach_n of_o charity_n or_o disunion_n of_o affection_n if_o i_o see_v the_o power_n of_o grace_n sound_o appear_v in_o a_o man_n whole_a carriage_n and_o a_o constant_a partake_n with_o god_n good_a cause_n and_o good_a man_n he_o shall_v for_o my_o part_n be_v ever_o right_o dear_a unto_o my_o heart_n though_o he_o differ_v from_o i_o in_o some_o indifferent_a thing_n by_o puritan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o i_o mean_v only_o such_o as_o jesus_n christ_n his_o own_o mouth_n style_v so_o john_n 13.10_o and_o 15.3_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v here_o but_o in_o a_o more_o bless_a sense_n that_o eusebius_n have_v to_o describe_v equivocal_o the_o curse_a sect_n of_o the_o novatian_o you_o be_v all_o pure_a or_o clean_o say_v christ_n by_o the_o word_n which_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o you_o i_o mean_v then_o only_a christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o the_o powerful_a work_n of_o the_o word_n have_v regenerate_v 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