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it_o not_o know_v it_o short_o who_o will_v we_o believe_v if_o not_o god_n and_o ourselves_o no_o man_n know_v what_o be_v in_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n that_o be_v in_o he_o as_o st._n paul_n to_o his_o corinthian_n you_o have_v hear_v god_n spirit_n hear_v our_o own_o out_o of_o our_o own_o mouth_n do_v not_o every_o christian_a say_v i_o believe_v in_o god_n etc._n etc._n i_o believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n i_o believe_v in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o believe_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o life_n everlasting_a and_o do_v he_o say_v he_o believe_v when_o he_o believe_v not_o or_o when_o he_o know_v not_o whether_o he_o believe_v or_o no_o what_o a_o mockery_n be_v this_o of_o our_o christian_a profession_n or_o as_o the_o jesuitical_a evasion_n common_o be_v be_v this_o only_o mean_v of_o a_o assent_n to_o these_o general_a truth_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n a_o saviour_n a_o sanctifier_n saint_n 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