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be_v say_v to_o save_v themselves_o and_o other_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v say_v to_o make_v wise_a to_o salvation_n a_o man_n may_v be_v god_n mean_n or_o hand_n to_o save_v his_o wife_n and_o the_o wife_n her_o husband_n we_o be_v save_v by_o hope_n say_v paul_n and_o save_v by_o baptism_n say_v peter_n worker_n yea_o woman_n be_v save_v by_o child-bearing_a as_o god_n bless_v those_o painful_a curse_n to_o be_v bless_v mean_n of_o bring_v to_o or_o grow_v up_o in_o christ_n the_o saviour_n all_o these_o subtle_o and_o wicked_o g._n fox_n set_v at_o variance_n with_o the_o meritorious_a salvation_n by_o christ_n jesus_n between_o which_o there_o be_v a_o heavenly_a union_n and_o concord_n as_o between_o a_o man_n save_v his_o brother_n by_o throw_v a_o rope_n or_o oar_n or_o board_n unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n or_o a_o midwife_n save_v both_o woman_n and_o her_o birth_n in_o child-bearing_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o woman_n and_o help_v which_o her_o skill_n and_o labour_n 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he_o bring_v in_o the_o author_n of_o hosannah_n to_o the_o son_n of_o david_n david_n say_v the_o sure_a word_n of_o prophesy_v the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o be_v the_o prophecy_n of_o scripture_n he_o answer_v do_v the_o scripture_n shine_v in_o a_o dark_a place_n until_o the_o day_n dawn_n be_v they_o they_o they_o that_o must_v be_v take_v heed_n unto_o as_o to_o a_o light_n can_v any_o see_v the_o scripture_n and_o know_v the_o scripture_n but_o with_o the_o light_n within_o can_v not_o a_o cain_n a_o baalam_n a_o core_n bring_v scripture_n that_o be_v go_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n within_o and_o then_o put_v the_o letter_n for_o it_o 98_o i_o reply_v 1._o i_o know_v that_o fox_n make_v their_o idol_n within_o call_v light_n prophecy_n to_o be_v the_o more_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n and_o his_o usual_a proof_n be_v the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n but_o first_o why_o must_v all_o the_o prophet_n or_o messenger_n of_o god_n who_o 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