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the_o son_n and_o he_o that_o have_v they_o have_v all_o even_o father_n word_n and_o holy_a ghost_n reveal_v in_o and_o by_o the_o son_n no_o man_n have_v see_v god_n the_o father_n at_o any_o time_n not_o ever_o can_v any_o otherwise_o than_o as_o declare_v by_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n which_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n joh._n 1._o 14._o and_o 18._o so_o mat._n 11._o 27._o no_o man_n know_v the_o father_n save_o the_o son_n and_o he_o to_o whosoever_o the_o son_n will_v reveal_v he_o god_n and_o the_o mediator_n be_v so_o one_o that_o there_o be_v no_o right_a receive_n or_o own_v they_o apart_o he_o that_o deny_v the_o son_n have_v not_o the_o father_n and_o he_o that_o acknowledge_v the_o son_n have_v the_o father_n also_o 1_o john_n 2._o 22_o 23._o antichrist_n be_v a_o liar_n he_o deny_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n the_o true_a believe_a christian_n receive_v and_o own_v both_o and_o both_o be_v one_o god_n have_v abundant_o warn_v and_o prohibit_v all_o 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