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give_v they_o a_o commission_n as_o in_o the_o second_o of_o the_o act_n they_o bare_a testimony_n and_o record_n on_o the_o earth_n that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n 14._o and_o they_o do_v witness_v that_o he_o shed_v his_o blood_n and_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o jew_n and_o do_v rise_v again_o and_o assend_v up_o into_o heaven_n in_o that_o same_o body_n he_o suffer_v death_n in_o 15._o for_o which_o record_n of_o they_o they_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o their_o blood_n be_v shed_v and_o so_o be_v many_o beleiver_n in_o their_o commission_n put_v to_o death_n and_o pass_v through_o blood_n for_o bear_v record_n to_o this_o jesus_n which_o they_o have_v crusify_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 16._o and_o this_o record_n on_o earth_n be_v act_v by_o man_n who_o lose_v their_o life_n for_o their_o record_n therefore_o it_o be_v call_v the_o record_n of_o blood_n upon_o earth_n 17._o answerable_a to_o the_o record_n in_o heaven_n in_o that_o the_o word_n become_v flesh_n 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that_o the_o two_o former_a record_n be_v act_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n which_o be_v man_n and_o the_o record_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v act_v upon_o this_o earth_n by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o saint_n which_o be_v men._n 26._o but_o you_o can_v conceive_v the_o record_n of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o earth_n be_v to_o be_v act_v by_o man_n as_o the_o other_o two_o be_v but_o you_o conceive_v that_o god_n do_v act_v this_o record_n upon_o earth_n himself_o only_o by_o inspire_v his_o spirit_n into_o every_o man_n heart_n secret_o give_v the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o 27._o two_o answer_v and_o say_v indeed_o this_o be_v their_o beleif_n 28._o but_o say_v i_o the_o record_n of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o earth_n must_v be_v act_v by_o man_n as_o the_o other_o two_o be_v else_o they_o word_n be_v not_o true_a that_o there_o be_v three_o that_o bare_a record_n on_o earth_n 29._o for_o if_o god_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n do_v act_v the_o 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say_v by_o esau_n who_o have_v believe_v our_o report_n and_o to_o who_o be_v the_o arm_n of_o the_o lord_n reveal_v so_o that_o god_n have_v place_v the_o whole_a power_n in_o the_o prophet_n to_o determine_v upon_o life_n and_o salvation_n as_o if_o god_n be_v present_v himself_o and_o if_o the_o people_n do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o prophet_n while_o he_o be_v in_o the_o way_n how_o shall_v a_o man_n make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n 20._o for_o god_n will_v say_v to_o such_o that_o shall_v think_v to_o come_v to_o he_o and_o despise_v the_o prophet_n if_o you_o will_v not_o receive_v the_o prophet_n who_o i_o send_v you_o will_v not_o receive_v i_o if_o i_o shall_v come_v myself_o 21._o so_o that_o god_n do_v not_o expect_v that_o you_o shall_v come_v unto_o he_o but_o unto_o the_o prophet_n only_o neither_o do_v he_o own_o your_o come_n unto_o he_o for_o he_o will_v say_v you_o shall_v have_v mind_v my_o prophet_n and_o have_v believe_v he_o and_o have_v make_v your_o peace_n 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