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our_o god_n which_o will_v we_o not_o to_o believe_v every_o spirit_n 4.1_o etc_n etc_n and_o yet_o i_o never_o hear_v before_o of_o envious_a good_a think_v spirit_n but_o such_o a_o grace_n you_o have_v not_o only_o to_o forge_v new_a doctrine_n but_o new_a name_n of_o spirit_n also_o in_o speak_v against_o hn._n you_o will_v insinuate_v that_o we_o blaspheme_v despise_v and_o dishonour_v the_o temple_n or_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o they_o that_o speak_v against_o hn._n blaspheme_v despise_v etc_n etc_n and_o be_v he_o the_o temple_n or_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o lord_n undoubted_o we_o be_v all_o deceive_v then_o for_o i_o assure_v you_o we_o take_v he_o to_o be_v a_o erroneous_a spirit_n a_o fantastical_a head_n possess_v with_o pride_n of_o mind_n satan_n blow_v the_o bellow_n the_o lord_n work_v thereby_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o church_n if_o you_o have_v other_o opinion_n of_o hn._n warrant_v or_o ground_n so_o to_o do_v have_v you_o none_o but_o because_o you_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o truth_n 2.1_o therefore_o be_v strong_a illusion_n send_v whereby_o you_o may_v be_v deceive_v look_v into_o the_o holy_a scripture_n with_o a_o more_o single_a mind_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v easy_o perceive_v vitell._n moreover_o you_o say_v that_o the_o illuminat_fw-la elder_n sin_v not_o i_o will_v you_o know_v what_o you_o say_v forth_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o they_o do_v lord_n and_o prevail_v with_o god_n and_o câ—â—ist_n over_o the_o sin_n and_o have_v no_o pleasure_n to_o commit_v sin_n therefore_o they_o teach_v man_n the_o godly_a obedience_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v friend_n with_o god_n but_o they_o that_o have_v pleasure_n in_o sin_n be_v the_o servant_n of_o â—inne_n and_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o lord_n answer_n i_o have_v say_v that_o the_o
be_v not_o enough_o to_o seâ—d_v out_o your_o libel_n without_o name_n and_o â—ide_v your_o seluâ—â—_fw-la 〈…〉_o and_o say_v our_o rigorous_a deâ—ling_n be_v tâ—â—_n cause_n thereof_o truelâ—_n iâ—_z you_o will_v appoint_v time_n and_o place_n and_o meet_v according_o i_o burst_v undertake_v to_o be_v bind_v that_o you_o shall_v both_o come_v &_o go_v safe_o where_o conference_n may_v bring_v truth_n to_o light_n if_o you_o look_v for_o truth_n and_o require_v to_o be_v satisfy_v for_o this_o wrangle_n be_v not_o so_o consonant_a to_o christian_a piety_n â–ª_o truth_n â–ª_o and_o plain_a deal_n be_v â—est_n and_o none_o that_o ever_o hold_v truth_n but_o be_v desirous_a of_o conference_n iâ—_z you_o refuse_v it_o and_o mutter_v still_o among_o yourselves_o when_o shall_v truth_n appear_v where_o it_o be_v for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n examine_v these_o thing_n and_o take_v better_a advice_n vitel._n you_o say_v moreover_o that_o we_o affirm_v that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n may_v be_v keep_v it_o be_v true_a we_o do_v so_o affirm_v that_o they_o whiâ—h_v love_n god_n will_v keep_v his_o commandment_n â—or_a so_o say_v christ_n he_o that_o love_v i_o will_v keep_v my_o commandment_n but_o he_o that_o love_v i_o not_o will_v not_o keep_v they_o answer_n then_o all_o be_v not_o false_a y_fw-fr i_o have_v collect_v of_o you_o as_o some_o of_o your_o family_n have_v write_v that_o the_o law_n be_v possible_a to_o be_v keep_v you_o deny_v not_o but_o why_o you_o affirm_v it_o you_o yield_v small_a reason_n only_o christ_n say_v if_o you_o keep_v my_o commandment_n etc_n etc_n touch_v this_o matter_n of_o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o law_n i_o have_v answer_v your_o scholar_n to_o their_o several_a epistle_n send_v to_o i_o yet_o further_o consider_v what_o 〈◊〉_d nature_n of_o the_o law_n be_v theâ—_n law_n cause_v wrath_n rom._n 4_o v_o 15._o the_o law_n have_v dominion_n over_o man_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v râ—m_fw-la â—_o v_o â—â—_o i_o know_v not_o sin_n but_o 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