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and_o worship_v their_o several_a virtuous_a qualification_n as_o god_n the_o unwary_a neglect_n of_o this_o distinction_n betwixt_o the_o person_n and_o qualification_n of_o god_n spirit_n be_v that_o very_a rock_n whereupon_o many_o a_o misguide_a and_o unstable_a soul_n have_v suffer_v the_o shipwreck_n of_o the_o true_a christian_a faith_n for_o be_v by_o the_o cunning_a suggestion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o lie_n once_o persuade_v in_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o that_o personal_o abide_v in_o they_o they_o be_v hereupon_o puff_v up_o with_o such_o a_o excessive_a spiritual_a pride_n and_o self-conceited_a eminence_n as_o not_o only_o to_o exalt_v themselves_o above_o and_o despise_v their_o christian_a brethren_n who_o be_v better_a qualify_v than_o themselves_o but_o even_o to_o extol_v themselves_o above_o the_o heaven_n and_o most_o blasphemous_o to_o profess_v and_o boast_v of_o a_o equality_n with_o god_n a_o blasphemy_n however_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v good_a and_o profitable_a and_o most_o tend_v to_o edification_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o natural_a body_n in_o every_o part_n and_o member_n of_o the_o body_n god_n have_v join_v beauty_n and_o convenience_n together_o so_o that_o every_o limb_n have_v such_o a_o proportion_n as_o be_v both_o comely_a and_o useful_a so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n the_o church_n it_o be_v una_fw-la 4.4_o ephes_n 4.4_o but_o varia_fw-la a_o body_n consist_v of_o many_o member_n and_o all_o quicken_v by_o one_o spirit_n there_o be_v but_o one_o body_n and_o one_o spirit_n but_o many_o member_n and_o in_o each_o member_n the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n do_v vary_v 12._o 1_o cor._n 12._o there_o be_v diversity_n of_o gift_n but_o the_o same_o spirit_n there_o be_v diversity_n of_o gift_n because_o diversity_n of_o office_n but_o one_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o as_o they_o all_o flow_v from_o one_o fountain_n so_o they_o be_v all_o of_o one_o nature_n 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