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down_o from_o heaven_n from_o my_o god_n and_o will_v write_v upon_o he_o my_o new_a name_n and_o they_o also_o believe_v that_o such_o a_o one_o may_v come_v to_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o be_v in_o such_o a_o state_n even_o as_o the_o apostle_n be_v who_o say_v for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n rom._n 8._o 38_o 39_o chap._n ix_o concern_v perfection_n which_o doctrine_n though_o it_o be_v firm_o found_v in_o scripture_n yet_o be_v it_o reject_v and_o set_v at_o naught_o because_o it_o be_v believe_v by_o the_o quaker_n notwithstanding_o which_o they_o free_o confess_v that_o a_o perfect_a principle_n they_o plead_v for_o and_o press_v the_o necessity_n and_o benefit_n of_o man_n believe_v and_o conformity_n to_o it_o therefore_o i_o ask_v their_o adversary_n be_v it_o any_o crime_n to_o be_v perfect_a to_o which_o if_o they_o shall_v answer_v as_o in_o effect_n they_o have_v say_v this_o be_v to_o be_v account_v vile_a to_o such_o my_o reply_n be_v i_o hope_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v enable_v his_o people_n to_o become_v and_o be_v content_v to_o be_v count_v more_o vile_a for_o to_o this_o abraham_n be_v command_v by_o god_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o it_o be_v write_v gen._n 17._o 1._o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o abraham_n say_v i_o be_o the_o almighty_a god_n walk_v before_o i_o and_o be_v thou_o perfect_a and_o to_o this_o we_o be_v command_v by_o christ_n under_o the_o new_a who_o word_n be_v thus_o record_v mat._n 5._o 48._o be_v you_o therefore_o perfect_a as_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n be_v perfect_a nor_o be_v it_o only_o command_v but_o also_o promise_v see_v rom._n 6._o 14._o for_o sin_n shall_v not_o have_v dominion_n over_o you_o and_o in_o 22._o 23._o verse_n there_o we_o find_v it_o experience_v for_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o such_o as_o be_v make_v free_a from_o sin_n and_o become_v servant_n to_o god_n and_o have_v their_o fruit_n unto_o holiness_n and_o the_o end_n everlasting_a life_n for_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n and_o in_o rom._n 8._o 2._o there_o paul_n speak_v his_o own_o experience_n for_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o christ_n jesus_n have_v make_v i_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n say_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o exhort_v the_o corinthian_n have_v these_o promise_v dear_o belove_v let_v we_o cleanse_v ourselves_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n perfect_a holiness_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 7._o 1._o and_o in_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 6._o it_o be_v say_v the_o apostle_n speak_v wisdom_n among_o they_o that_o 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therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n i_o speak_v as_o to_o wise_a man_n judge_v you_o what_o i_o say_v the_o cup_n of_o blessing_n which_o we_o bless_v be_v it_o not_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n for_o we_o be_v many_o be_v one_o bread_n and_o one_o body_n for_o we_o all_o be_v partaker_n of_o that_o one_o bread_n i_o cor._n 10._o 15_o 16_o 17_o and_o indeed_o i_o do_v believe_v that_o herein_o be_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n namely_o in_o eat_v of_o the_o flesh_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n not_o carnal_o as_o the_o jew_n think_v when_o they_o murmer_v at_o he_o say_v how_o can_v this_o man_n give_v we_o his_o flesh_n to_o eat_v john_n 6._o 52._o but_o spiritual_o wherein_o conflict_n the_o true_a brotherhood_n and_o fellowship_n of_o that_o church_n which_o be_v in_o god_n as_o with_o one_o another_o so_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n at_o the_o spiritual_a table_n of_o the_o lord_n 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