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90_o priest_n say_v there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o infiniteness_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o it_o can_v be_v infiniteness_n in_o itself_o g_o f._n answer_n be_v not_o the_o soul_n without_o beginning_n come_v out_o from_o god_n return_v into_o god_n again_o note_v w._n p._n as_o above_o hold_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v proper_o the_o man_n and_o here_o according_a to_o g_o f._n this_o man_n be_v without_o beginning_n &_o if_o no_o beginning_n then_o no_o end_n which_o be_v not_o only_o infinite_a â—ut_v also_o eternal_a and_o yet_o mark_v the_o confusion_n w._n p._n before_o deny_v the_o man_n christ_n to_o be_v infinite_a numb_a 58._o g._n w'_v diu._n of_o christ_n p._n 27._o the_o god_n who_o we_o serve_v and_o believe_v in_o be_v infinite_a the_o only_a wise_a god_n and_o nothing_o relate_v to_o he_o or_o his_o be_v finite_a sandy_n foundat_fw-la p._n 20._o w._n p._n there_o call_v the_o man_n christ_n the_o finite_a impotent_a creature_n note_v the_o clash_n unless_o the_o man_n christ_n 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before_o language_n be_v next_o in_o j._n pâ—s_n collection_n p._n 199._o but_o to_o the_o end_n of_o all_o dâ—sputâ—s_n and_o argument_n i_o be_o come_v for_o before_o they_o be_v i_o be_o say_v james_n parâ—ell_o before_o to_o pre-exist_a be_v to_o â—ave_n a_o be_v before_o where_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o declare_v themselves_o at_o least_o to_o pre-exist_a and_o yet_o w._n p._n deny_v the_o apostle_n to_o pre-exist_a for_o in_o his_o rejoynder_n p._n 299._o he_o say_v paul_n do_v not_o pre-exist_a christ_n do_v now_o be_v not_o this_o a_o set_v themselves_o above_o the_o apostle_n and_o equal_a with_o christ_n for_o christ_n pre-existed_n g._n fox_n and_o ja._n parnell_n pre-existed_n but_o paul_n do_v not_o pre-exist_a say_v vv._n p._n nay_o further_o i_o find_v in_o pag._n 1._o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o two_o woman_n at_o malta_n d._n baker_n be_v not_o only_o for_o have_v his_o friend_n the_o quaker_n to_o pre-exist_a but_o also_o declare_v they_o to_o be_v eternal_a say_v o_o 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