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your_o heart_n shall_v rejoice_v and_o your_o joy_n no_o man_n take_v from_o you_o john_n 16._o 21_o 22._o thou_o say_v be_v the_o light_n within_o the_o elect_a seed_n then_o it_o must_v be_v save_v yet_o it_o go_v to_o hell_n with_o many_o answ_n i_o have_v tell_v thou_o before_o what_o i_o understand_v the_o elect_a seed_n to_o be_v and_o the_o light_n also_o and_o now_o how_o thou_o can_v make_v such_o a_o blasphemous_a conclusion_n as_o this_o to_o beget_v a_o disesteem_a of_o the_o light_n which_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v mention_v be_v very_o strange_a to_o i_o that_o the_o light_n go_v to_o hell_n with_o many_o whenas_o iâ—_n ever_o thou_o know_v redemption_n from_o hell_n the_o light_n must_v be_v the_o way_n and_o means_n whereby_o the_o lord_n do_v bring_v it_o to_o pass_v thou_o say_v we_o quaker_n go_v the_o same_o way_n with_o the_o pharisee_n and_o thou_o know_v christ_n be_v the_o way_n believe_v in_o he_o and_o the_o spirit_n can_v make_v this_o way_n easy_a and_o 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