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confess_v whit._fw-la pag._n 127._o this_o doctrine_n be_v never_o mislike_v till_o a_o church_n rise_v up_o who_o silver_n be_v dross_n and_o who_o milk_n poison_n can_v not_o endure_v the_o trial_n which_o be_v true_a that_o we_o may_v try_v why_o may_v we_o not_o also_o judge_v and_o practice_v according_a as_o god_n spirit_n shall_v direct_v we_o in_o our_o trial_n if_o a_o man_n shall_v drink_v poison_n and_o know_v it_o to_o be_v poison_n be_v he_o not_o in_o a_o worse_a estate_n than_o he_o that_o shall_v drink_v it_o ignorant_o not_o know_v thereof_o even_o a_o murderer_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n so_o he_o that_o drink_v spiritual_a poison_n know_v it_o for_o according_a unto_o man_n faith_n it_o be_v unto_o they_o he_o be_v in_o a_o worse_a estate_n and_o a_o murderer_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o therefore_o that_o church_n or_o those_o learned_a that_o will_v suffer_v their_o doctrine_n to_o be_v try_v and_o yet_o constrain_v man_n to_o receive_v and_o practice_v it_o when_o upon_o examination_n their_o conscience_n be_v convince_v of_o the_o falsehood_n thereof_o be_v worse_o and_o do_v more_o high_o sin_n than_o they_o that_o constrain_v a_o blind_a conscience_n though_o both_o be_v evil_a we_o despise_v not_o learning_n nor_o learned_a man_n but_o do_v reverence_n it_o and_o they_o according_a to_o their_o worthiness_n only_o when_o it_o be_v advance_v into_o the_o seat_n of_o god_n and_o that_o give_v to_o it_o which_o appertain_v unto_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v to_o lead_v into_o all_o truth_n than_o ought_v all_o as_o ezekiah_n do_v unto_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n detest_v it_o and_o contemn_v it_o chap._n 6_o persecution_n for_o cause_n of_o conscience_n be_v against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o jesus_n christ_n king_n of_o king_n 1._o christ_n command_v that_o the_o tare_n and_o wheat_n which_o be_v those_o that_o walk_v in_o the_o truth_n and_o those_o that_o walk_v in_o falsehood_n shall_v 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