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christ_n may_v not_o be_v separate_v for_o they_o go_v together_o there_o you_o will_v find_v peace_n comfort_n assurance_n and_o rest_v unto_o your_o soul_n in_o christ_n who_o we_o own_o to_o be_v the_o only_a mediator_n and_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o leave_v that_o popish_a church_n which_o be_v a_o confuse_a babel_n defile_v with_o invention_n and_o tradition_n of_o man_n when_o in_o we_o christ_n alone_a reign_n his_o word_n and_o voice_n alone_o be_v hear_v know_v and_o follow_v and_o he_o be_v our_o only_a high_a priest_n who_o once_o upon_o the_o cross_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o make_v atonement_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o now_o in_o heaven_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n make_v intercession_n for_o we_o he_o be_v our_o all_o in_o all_o and_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o can_v neither_o hope_v in_o or_o trust_v to_o any_o creature_n wherefore_o madam_n break_v out_o with_o these_o expression_n i_o will_v go_v and_o return_v to_o my_o mother_n church_n for_o than_o be_v it_o better_a with_o i_o than_o now_o you_o have_v forsake_v christ_n the_o spring_n of_o life_n in_o who_o alone_o be_v salvation_n and_o run_v to_o the_o creature_n dead_a and_o alive_a which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o help_v you_o nor_o themselves_o god_n have_v give_v you_o time_n to_o come_v to_o yourself_o and_o to_o return_v to_o he_o in_o the_o way_n of_o repentance_n and_o to_o hasten_v you_o he_o have_v be_v please_v to_o set_v a_o mark_n upon_o you_o therefore_o pray_v loose_v no_o time_n i_o hope_v madam_n you_o will_v not_o take_v ill_a my_o freedom_n and_o the_o plainness_n of_o speech_n i_o use_v for_o therein_o without_o any_o bias_n self-end_n or_o worldly_a consideration_n i_o aim_v only_o at_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n bear_v record_n for_o the_o truth_n and_o promote_a the_o good_a of_o your_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o earnest_a desire_n and_o humble_a prayer_n to_o god_n of_o your_o ladyship_n etc._n etc._n the_o end_n