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and_o shall_v eat_v your_o flesh_n as_o fire_n you_o have_v heap_v treasure_n together_o for_o the_o last_o day_n in_o which_o place_n the_o last_o day_n can_v reasonable_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o time_n of_o ierusalem_n destruction_n but_o to_o shorten_v the_o work_n i_o will_v grant_v he_o that_o the_o last_o day_n do_v then_o begin_v to_o which_o that_o prophecy_n have_v relation_n let_v he_o prove_v that_o the_o last_o day_n be_v at_o a_o end_n or_o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o be_v pour_v out_o in_o some_o part_n only_o of_o the_o last_o day_n and_o not_o in_o all_o if_o he_o will_v have_v the_o pour_v forth_o of_o the_o spirit_n to_o be_v now_o cease_v our_o saviour_n when_o he_o promise_v to_o send_v the_o comforter_n tell_v his_o disciple_n 28.20_o he_o shall_v abide_v with_o they_o forever_o and_o at_o that_o very_a time_n when_o he_o command_v his_o disciple_n to_o wait_v at_o jerusalem_n to_o receive_v the_o pour_v forth_o of_o the_o spirit_n he_o promise_v to_o be_v 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church_n say_v they_o be_v the_o scripture_n but_o because_o they_o be_v so_o be_v thereof_o assure_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o speak_v they_o i._o philpot_n another_o godly_a &_o learned_a martyr_n have_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o bowl_n write_v this_o sentence_n spiritus_fw-la est_fw-la vicarius_fw-la christ_n in_fw-la terris_fw-la i._n e._n the_o spirit_n be_v christ_n vicar_n or_o in_o christ_n stead_n on_o earth_n 573_o give_v this_o answer_n to_o b._n bonner_n inquire_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o so_o write_v christ_n since_o his_o ascension_n work_v all_o thing_n in_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o by_o his_o spirit_n do_v dwell_v in_o we_o etc._n etc._n i_o conclude_v with_o bullenger_n 8._o unless_o the_o holy_a spirit_n inspire_v our_o mind_n and_o guide_v our_o tongue_n we_o can_v never_o either_o speak_v or_o hear_v any_o thing_n concern_v he_o with_o any_o worth_n or_o profit_n for_o as_o none_o know_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n but_o only_o the_o spirit_n of_o 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