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ibid._n 2_o in_o faith_n and_o hope_n 36._o 3_o in_o love_n ibid._n paul_n preach_v christ_n and_o not_o the_o light_n in_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n p._n 38._o the_o devil_n fundamental_a doctrine_n p._n 39_o obstinate_a quaker_n to_o be_v reject_v p._n 41._o the_o quaker_n sin_n be_v like_o the_o great_a sin_n of_o the_o harden_a jew_n p._n 42._o advice_n to_o the_o hearer_n among_o the_o quaker_n p._n 44._o the_o quaker_n great_a idol_n near_o fall_v p._n 45._o ten_o argument_n prove_v the_o light_n within_o be_v not_o christ_n p._n 46._o the_o quaker_n humility_n p._n 56._o the_o quaker_n unity_n ibid._n the_o true_a unity_n of_o the_o true_a church_n 59_o 1._o one_o body_n ib._n 2._o one_o spirit_n ib._n 3._o one_o hope_n 60._o 4._o one_o lord._n ib._n 5._o one_o faith_n ib._n 6._o one_o baptism_n ib._n 7._o one_o god_n ibid._n the_o quaker_n patience_n p._n 62._o a_o false_a persuasion_n of_o conversion_n p._n 63._o the_o light_n within_o convert_v none_o to_o the_o lord_n p._n 65._o natural_a light_n be_v spiritual_a darkness_n p._n 67._o this_o scripture_n joh._n 1.9_o gross_o mistake_v p._n 68_o the_o quaker_n doctrine_n be_v directly-contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n p._n 70_o conscience_n be_v a_o natural_a light_n 72._o christ_n the_o true_a light_n be_v real_o in_o believer_n and_o in_o none_o else_o ib._n the_o scripture_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n p._n 74._o the_o scripture_n be_v god_n love_v letter_n to_o mankind_n p._n 77._o character_n of_o false_a prophet_n whereby_o they_o be_v know_v p._n 78._o 1._o depart_v from_o the_o faith_n p._n 79._o 2._o character_n give_v heed_n to_o seduce_a spirit_n and_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n p._n 80._o 1._o against_o christ_n ib._n 2._o against_o the_o scripture_n ibid._n 3._o against_o the_o church_n 81.4_o rest_a upon_o their_o own_o righteousness_n ib._n the_o three_o character_n of_o false_a prophet_n lie_v in_o hypocrisy_n p._n 82._o the_o first_o lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n p._n 83_o the_o second_o lie_n in_o 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