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christ_n in_o thy_o heart_n though_o thou_o have_v be_v many_o year_n a_o worshipper_n of_o christ_n and_o pretend_v to_o he_o yet_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o effect_v in_o thou_o whatever_o duty_n form_n or_o fellowship_n thou_o have_v take_v up_o or_o any_o exact_a observance_n jesus_n christ_n be_v not_o in_o thou_o since_o he_o be_v not_o in_o this_o man_n way_n nor_o in_o that_o man_n church_n as_o man_n blaspemous_o speak_v for_o have_v any_o one_o a_o church_n but_o only_a jesus_n christ_n will_v any_o man_n dare_v to_o assume_v to_o himself_o any_o part_n of_o the_o immaculate_a church_n or_o of_o any_o one_o member_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o say_v this_o or_o these_o be_v my_o church_n and_o my_o people_n and_o my_o congregation_n oh_o blaspemy_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o though_o these_o talk_n of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n and_o charge_v they_o upon_o other_o yet_o judge_v you_o who_o be_v those_o that_o make_v rent_n and_o utter_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o 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etc._n 1_o joh._n 1.1_o &_o speak_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v and_o that_o their_o hand_n have_v handle_v of_o the_o word_n of_o life_n but_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 2_o cor._n 10._o who_o seek_v to_o commend_v themselves_o boast_v of_o other_o man_n labour_n and_o experience_n and_o not_o of_o their_o own_o boast_v beyond_o their_o line_n of_o thing_n not_o distribute_v to_o they_o 7._o 2_o cor._n 10._o verse_n 15._o ezek._n 13.6_o 7._o and_o yet_o will_v say_v the_o lord_n have_v speak_v and_o this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o never_o find_v it_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o they_o or_o to_o they_o neither_o have_v they_o see_v any_o thing_n nor_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o what_o ever_o they_o may_v say_v they_o can_v make_v it_o out_o to_o the_o heart_n of_o other_o but_o they_o talk_v of_o it_o at_o random_n and_o by_o guess_n and_o they_o say_v it_o be_v so_o and_o it_o must_v 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man_n forsake_v jesus_n christ_n the_o true_a and_o only_a teacher_n and_o depend_v upon_o man_n this_o be_v a_o great_a mischief_n and_o a_o grievious_a plague_n but_o the_o world_n be_v not_o sensible_a thereof_o but_o bless_v themselves_o in_o this_o great_a evil_n what_o say_v they_o shall_v we_o forsake_v our_o minister_n shall_v we_o let_v the_o gospel_n and_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n god_n forbid_v as_o though_o man_n uphold_v the_o gospel_n and_o man_n can_v teach_v the_o gospel_n it_o be_v then_o gospel_n to_o thou_o when_o jesus_n christ_n make_v it_o glad_a tiding_n in_o thy_o heart_n and_o when_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n more_o welcome_a to_o thou_o and_o when_o thou_o have_v forsake_v and_o lay_v down_o thyself_o to_o receive_v it_o but_o till_o we_o come_v to_o see_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o father_n no_o other_o master_n but_o jesus_n christ_n in_o all_o the_o world_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n we_o 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grave_n and_o that_o no_o less_o power_n can_v quicken_v or_o raise_v but_o the_o eternal_a almighty_a power_n which_o raise_v jesus_n christ_n himself_o from_o the_o dead_a 8.11_o rom._n 8.11_o it_o be_v not_o as_o man_n say_v if_o you_o will_v come_v to_o we_o and_o join_v and_o walk_v with_o we_o and_o be_v dip_v with_o we_o or_o break_v bread_n with_o we_o will_v give_v any_o life_n any_o peace_n to_o the_o soul_n but_o the_o stand_n in_o the_o light_n of_o god_n that_o so_o man_n may_v take_v to_o himself_o death_n and_o darkness_n misery_n and_o wrath_n and_o here_o to_o stand_v and_o dwell_v and_o that_o in_o he_o be_v no_o good_a thing_n then_o this_o light_n will_v also_o show_v he_o that_o in_o christ_n be_v all_o life_n liberty_n fullness_n satisfaction_n peace_n and_o rest_n and_o nowhere_o else_o if_o man_n do_v but_o abide_v in_o this_o light_n it_o will_v debase_v and_o keep_v low_a the_o lofty_a thought_n and_o those_o great_a expectation_n of_o and_o from_o man_n it_o 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12.13_o have_v one_o man_n then_o any_o more_o power_n than_o another_o can_v it_o be_v this_o man_n learning_n or_o the_o other_o man_n wisdom_n or_o another_o man_n elquence_n or_o power_n of_o word_n or_o persuasion_n oh_o let_v no_o man_n think_v so_o far_o be_v such_o thought_n from_o any_o that_o profess_v to_o exalt_v jesus_n christ_n for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o doshonour_n to_o he_o and_o yet_o how_o do_v the_o general_a course_n of_o the_o world_n and_o all_o pretender_n to_o religion_n run_v this_o way_n though_o they_o say_v in_o word_n christ_n be_v all_o and_o man_n can_v do_v nothing_o and_o he_o be_v dead_a yet_o they_o in_o all_o their_o practice_n and_o persuasion_n and_o exhortation_n hold_v forth_o that_o they_o very_o believe_v the_o power_n of_o man_n and_o that_o he_o be_v but_o half_a dead_a and_o may_v raise_v himself_o and_o uphold_v himself_o and_o choose_v this_o plant_n jesus_n christ_n and_o ingraff_n it_o and_o nourish_v it_o and_o dig_v and_o hedge_n 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saint_n be_v i_o do_v not_o say_v in_o word_n only_o but_o in_o their_o practice_n they_o ascribe_v all_o to_o god_n only_o how_o violent_a be_v paul_n against_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o professor_n thereof_o and_o yet_o he_o have_v attain_v to_o be_v a_o forward_a and_o a_o exact_a pharisee_fw-mi far_o more_o strict_a than_o any_o we_o shall_v find_v in_o our_o day_n and_o how_o zealous_a be_v he_o as_o he_o think_v for_o the_o truth_n 2._o act._n 26.11_o act._n 9.1_o 2._o exceed_o zealous_a against_o error_n in_o his_o way_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o other_o but_o madness_n against_o the_o truth_n and_o
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peace_n and_o life_n but_o to_o condemn_v he_o to_o disable_v he_o to_o slay_v he_o to_o convince_v he_o that_o he_o be_v miserable_a and_o weak_a and_o curse_a and_o therefore_o in_o vain_a do_v those_o false_a apostle_n or_o any_o other_o in_o any_o generation_n put_v man_n upon_o do_v this_o or_o that_o by_o way_n of_o condition_n to_o enable_v man_n to_o act_n or_o do_v any_o thing_n on_o his_o part_n by_o his_o own_o power_n to_o please_v god_n but_o every_o true_a believer_n be_v a_o man_n lose_v and_o destroy_v in_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v bear_v anew_o of_o this_o divine_a seed_n and_o he_o be_v settle_v not_o on_o himself_o by_o his_o own_o do_n 2.2_o 1_o sam._n 2.2_o but_o on_o the_o rock_n of_o age_n and_o he_o harknes_n to_o this_o spiritual_a counsel_n give_v here_o by_o the_o apostle_n to_o stand_v fast_o in_o this_o liberty_n whatever_o man_n say_v and_o will_v not_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v bewitch_v by_o the_o plausible_a teching_n of_o man_n tickle_v the_o 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