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although_o the_o word_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v assume_v into_o union_n with_o prop._n v._n itself_o not_o only_o two_o nature_n but_o three_o it_o shall_v not_o make_v either_o two_o or_o three_o christ_n but_o one._n for_o they_o grant_v that_o the_o word_n have_v assume_v two_o to_o wit_n the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o the_o man_n christ_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o two_o christ_n but_o one_o even_o as_o the_o king_n be_v but_o one_o king_n although_o he_o possess_v three_o kingdom_n for_o ad_fw-la multiplicationem_fw-la obliquorum_fw-la non_fw-la multiplicantur_fw-la concreta_fw-la as_o your_o logic_n teach_v 6._o the_o seed_n and_o spiritual_a body_n of_o christ_n both_o in_o he_o and_o in_o we_o belong_v to_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v the_o second_o adam_n be_v as_o real_o and_o immediate_o prop._n vi_fw-la unite_a unto_o the_o word_n as_o his_o outward_a body_n be_v for_o the_o whole_a manhood_n of_o christ_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o logos_fw-la and_o the_o 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crucify_a raise_v again_o and_o glorify_v be_v again_o raise_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o which_o glorify_a body_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n dwell_v and_o i_o dare_v he_o to_o show_v where_o in_o my_o apology_n or_o elsewhere_o i_o ever_o say_v or_o write_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o contrary_a of_o the_o like_a nature_n to_o these_o perversion_n be_v what_o we_o say_v p._n 264._o where_o from_o my_o urge_n from_o heb._n 4.12_o 13._o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o discerner_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o heart_n he_o will_v infer_v that_o the_o quaker_n then_o must_v know_v other_o man_n thought_n who_o have_v this_o in_o they_o and_o be_v sensible_a of_o it_o but_o the_o absurdity_n here_o be_v his_o own_o do_v not_o they_o say_v every_o true_a believer_n have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o they_o and_o albeit_o the_o spirit_n know_v all_o thing_n yet_o every_o believer_n know_v not_o all_o thing_n since_o he_o be_v so_o ready_a by_o consequence_n to_o 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