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spirit_n and_o god_n great_a instrument_n or_o mean_n by_o which_o the_o spirit_n do_v its_o work_n upon_o man_n mean_v the_o scripture_n p._n 18_o 19_o in_o these_o be_v he_o great_o mistake_v for_o first_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o word_n be_v no_o such_o differ_a cause_n for_o they_o be_v one_o and_o the_o immortal_a word_n be_v before_o the_o scripture_n two_o this_o spirit_n or_o live_a word_n do_v work_v upon_o man_n both_o with_o and_o without_o the_o scripture_n as_o it_o please_v howbeit_o the_o spirit_n be_v immediate_a in_o its_o inward_a manifestation_n and_o discovery_n and_o be_v only_a god_n gift_n and_o while_o this_o man_n have_v grant_v that_o christ_n be_v god_n and_o god_n every_o where_o present_a and_o so_o in_o all_o man_n p._n 20._o he_o must_v grant_v a_o immediateness_n both_o of_o his_o presence_n light_n and_o teach_v in_o man_n or_o else_o he_o allow_v man_n no_o pre-eminence_n above_o a_o beast_n and_o endeavour_n to_o limit_n god_n to_o silence_n in_o 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and_o cast_v out_o devil_n in_o christ_n name_n have_v p._n 28._o but_o now_o you_o who_o deny_v immediate_a revelation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o these_o day_n do_v you_o not_o therein_o render_v the_o church_n inferior_a to_o balaam_n judas_n and_o those_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n nay_o i_o may_v add_v to_o adam_n after_o the_o fall_n who_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n and_o to_o cain_n to_o who_o also_o god_n speak_v and_o i_o can_v understand_v how_o this_o man_n can_v real_o own_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v a_o rule_n much_o less_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n and_o christian_a practice_n as_o he_o assert_n p._n 22._o while_o he_o say_v that_o christ_n jesus_n do_v not_o saving_o enlighten_v all_o those_o who_o yet_o be_v save_o illuminate_v neither_o by_o natural_a light_n nor_o by_o supernatural_a revelation_n in_o a_o immediate_a way_n and_o add_v than_o it_o follow_v that_o such_o be_v enlighten_v by_o supernatural_a 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