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any_o zeal_n or_o desire_n to_o answer_v truth_n for_o the_o lord_n and_o truth_n sake_n man_n fear_v god_n be_v not_o rash_a nor_o heady_a neither_o will_v they_o judge_v a_o matter_n before_o the_o time_n wherefore_o for_o the_o better_a information_n of_o yourselves_o concern_v the_o truth_n and_o life_n the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o church_n of_o christ_n i_o have_v in_o plain-heartedness_n query_v for_o you_o in_o the_o honesty_n of_o sober_a mind_n to_o give_v i_o your_o answer_n in_o writing_n plain_o and_o pertinent_o to_o each_o of_o they_o without_o rent_v any_o part_n of_o my_o word_n for_o which_o in_o expectation_n i_o shall_v wait_v in_o rome_n whilst_o these_o bond_n hold_v i_o until_o it_o come_v to_o my_o hand_n which_o you_o ought_v to_o answer_v as_o you_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christianity_n among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o soul_n query_n 1_o what_o be_v that_o one_o thing_n needful_a unto_o salvation_n which_o with_o the_o possession_n thereof_o a_o man_n possess_v all_o thing_n and_o whether_o can_v a_o man_n possess_v it_o and_o not_o know_v it_o yea_o or_o nay_o que._n 2._o what_o be_v that_o by_o which_o paul_n exhort_v the_o brethren_n to_o to_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n yea_o or_o nay_o que._n 3._o whether_o be_v any_o of_o you_o now_o call_v by_o christ_n to_o a_o further_a estate_n of_o knowledge_n than_o the_o disciple_n be_v then_o when_o christ_n say_v unto_o they_o you_o know_v not_o of_o what_o spirit_n you_o be_v yea_o or_o nay_o que._n 4._o if_o by_o christ_n you_o be_v call_v further_o show_v i_o how_o and_o whether_o you_o have_v real_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o christ_n but_o if_o not_o call_v unto_o or_o beyond_o that_o estate_n which_o they_o be_v then_o in_o not_o know_v your_o own_o spirit_n by_o what_o spirit_n will_v you_o true_o judge_v of_o my_o spirit_n who_o be_o of_o god_n concern_v the_o way_n of_o god_n que._n 5._o whether_o be_v you_o in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n which_o be_v but_o one_o and_o how_o be_v that_o one_o unto_o enoch_n and_o now_o but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o unto_o you_o que._n 6._o whether_o be_v not_o christ_n the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n that_o one_o way_n yea_o or_o nay_o que._n 7._o whether_o be_v sinner_n in_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o narrow_a way_n or_o be_v they_o under_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n in_o the_o broad_a way_n yea_o or_o nay_o que._n 8._o whether_o be_v you_o in_o that_o way_n which_o be_v prophefy_v of_o and_o be_v now_o manifest_a which_o the_o way-faring_a man_n though_o fool_n can_v err_v therein_o yea_o or_o nay_o que._n 9_o whether_o be_v you_o in_o any_o other_o way_n but_o in_o that_o in_o which_o a_o hypocrite_n can_v walk_v and_o whether_o can_v a_o hypocrite_n walk_v in_o christ_n yea_o or_o nay_o que._n 10._o whether_o be_v not_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o true_a way_n of_o god_n where_o the_o way-faring_a man_n though_o fool_n can_v err_v therein_o 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