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shall_v stand_v and_o witness_v against_o thou_o qu._n 77._o be_v we_o not_o therefore_o to_o try_v man_n pretend_a light_n by_o the_o law_n and_o word_n of_o god_n and_o thou_o quote_v isa._n 8._o 20._o answ._n you_o neither_o know_v the_o law_n nor_o word_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o rely_v upon_o the_o law_n and_o word_n of_o man_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o word_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o pretend_v to_o the_o light_n and_o the_o law_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o so_o by_o it_o be_v try_v and_o find_v to_o be_v a_o deceiver_n who_o put_v the_o letter_n for_o the_o word_n and_o the_o letter_n for_o the_o law_n both_o which_o be_v within_o but_o according_a to_o thy_o own_o mean_v thou_o be_v out_o of_o the_o light_n who_o atteste_v many_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o testimony_n as_o before_o be_v prove_v qu._n 78._o what_o may_v man_n think_v of_o your_o pretend_a light_n who_o hate_v so_o many_o of_o your_o brethren_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o england_n 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chap._n 2._o answ._n thy_o ignorance_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o light_n thou_o have_v here_o manifest_v and_o so_o confirme_v my_o reply_n to_o thy_o answer_n to_o my_o thirty_o query_n that_o will_v not_o have_v confess_v that_o christ_n do_v enlighten_v every_o one_o that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n have_v not_o john_n so_o plain_o affirm_v it_o in_o joh._n 1._o and_o that_o thou_o never_o yet_o see_v his_o star_n who_o think_v thou_o it_o be_v not_o his_o light_n therefore_o thou_o that_o will_v set_v up_o another_o â—ight_n before_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o deceiver_n and_o a_o bringer_n in_o of_o false_a light_n qu._n 86._o be_v not_o the_o sure_a prophetical_a word_n a_o light_n that_o shine_v in_o a_o dark_a corner_n till_o the_o true_a daylight_n arise_v in_o your_o heart_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 10._o ans._n but_o it_o be_v the_o light_n of_o christ_n that_o lead_v unto_o christ_n the_o perfect_a day_n which_o light_n shine_v in_o darkness_n and_o darkness_n 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