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a_o adversary_n and_o we_o need_v no_o more_o witness_n against_o g._n fox_n when_o we_o have_v it_o from_o his_o own_o mouth_n themselves_o their_o assert_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o their_o light_n within_o to_o salvation_n without_o christ_n and_o assume_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n to_o themselves_o viii_o he_o come_v p._n 27._o to_o a_o material_a point_n indeed_o where_o it_o be_v object_v against_o the_o quaker_n that_o they_o hold_v the_o light_n within_o every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n sufficient_a to_o salvation_n of_o itself_o without_o something_o else_o that_o be_v without_o the_o outward_a christ_n to_o suffer_v and_o dye_v outward_o for_o us._n which_o make_v christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n of_o no_o necessity_n at_o all_o to_o our_o salvation_n and_o faith_n in_o he_o to_o be_v but_o a_o sort_n of_o a_o accomplishment_n or_o civility_n towards_o he_o but_o no_o way_n necessary_a and_o put_v the_o heathen_a upon_o as_o good_a a_o foundation_n as_o 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person_n as_o a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o dye_n to_o eat_v drink_v sleep_v etc._n etc._n though_o these_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o the_o body_n and_o likewise_o he_o be_v say_v to_o think_v to_o reason_n to_o be_v immortal_a though_o these_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o his_o soul_n thus_o god_n be_v say_v to_o dye_n to_o shed_v his_o blood_n etc._n etc._n though_o this_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o the_o manhood_n which_o the_o word_n assume_v into_o his_o own_o person_n and_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n infinite_a almighty_a etc._n etc._n though_o this_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o the_o divine_a nature_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v likewise_o true_o and_o proper_o a_o man._n and_o none_o who_o have_v a_o true_a notion_n of_o this_o can_v ever_o have_v bring_v himself_o to_o call_v christ_n a_o finit_fw-la impotent_a creature_n such_o a_o blasphemous_a contempt_n of_o our_o b._n lord_n and_o god_n can_v never_o have_v drop_v from_o the_o pen_n of_o a_o christian_n but_o upon_o will._n 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