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not_o say_v they_o shall_v have_v life_n in_o scripture_n but_o he_o say_v they_o think_v to_o have_v life_n there_o and_o they_o testify_v of_o he_o and_o they_o will_v not_o come_v to_o he_o that_o they_o may_v have_v life_n how_o ignorant_a be_v thou_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o of_o christ_n word_n to_o divide_v they_o on_o this_o manner_n and_o christ_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o many_o if_o they_o have_v scripture_n they_o have_v not_o the_o ground_n of_o faith_n until_o they_o have_v christ_n the_o author_n of_o it_o and_o god_n the_o giver_n of_o it_o which_o be_v able_a to_o make_v wise_a unto_o salvation_n through_o the_o faith_n which_o christ_n be_v the_o author_n of_o for_o enoch_n and_o abel_n etc._n etc._n have_v faith_n before_o the_o scripture_n be_v write_v and_o so_o before_o thy_o ground_n be_v and_o the_o saint_n have_v a_o rule_n before_o the_o scripture_n be_v write_v for_o the_o spirit_n be_v their_o rule_n that_o lead_v they_o into_o all_o 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