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not_o christ_n â—eft_v institution_n for_o his_o church_n in_o his_o gospel_n â—hat_n may_v sufficient_o inform_v they_o in_o their_o duty_n it_o be_v the_o quaker_n that_o make_v church_n and_o ordinance_n silent-meeting_n etc._n etc._n under_o a_o delude_a pretence_n of_o inspiration_n without_o any_o scripture_n warrant_n on_o the_o same_o blind_a and_o perverse_a notion_n it_o be_v that_o he_o charge_v we_o with_o plain_o confess_v â—hat_n we_o have_v no_o assurance_n or_o infallible_a knowledge_n that_o we_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n or_o any_o of_o â—hat_n grace_n which_o be_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o first_o the_o charge_n be_v false_a and_o all_o the_o world_n know_v that_o we_o stand_v to_o maintain_v infallible_a assurance_n against_o both_o papist_n and_o quaker_n and_o who_o ever_o deny_v it_o and_o 2_o we_o be_v satisfy_v this_o may_v be_v have_v without_o immediate_a revelation_n a_o man_n may_v have_v the_o perception_n of_o such_o 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it_o express_v the_o natural_a state_n of_o man_n as_o they_o be_v not_o only_o general_o but_o universal_o under_o the_o law_n &_o it_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o assembly_n for_o that_o purpose_n nor_o be_v it_o any_o contradiction_n to_o say_v righteous_a man_n sin_n we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o such_o as_o be_v righteous_a legal_o and_o they_o that_o be_v so_o evangelical_o and_o between_o such_o as_o be_v free_a from_o the_o dominion_n and_o they_o that_o be_v free_a from_o the_o presence_n of_o sin_n sect._n 5._o when_o therefore_o he_o cite_v rom._n 3.18_o to_o prove_v that_o perfection_n because_o they_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n it_o will_v not_o do_v that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o freedom_n from_o the_o dominion_n of_o it_o see_v v._o 14._o and_o his_o application_n of_o ezek._n 36.25_o &_o jer._n 33.33_o be_v confuse_v for_o want_v of_o distinguish_v of_o what_o it_o there_o refer_v to_o justification_n and_o what_o to_o sanctification_n that_o justification_n 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he_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o the_o spirit_n the_o man_n be_v join_v both_o to_o christ_n in_o he_o &_o to_o christ_n in_o heaven_n and_o if_o two_o union_n than_o two_o christ_n sect._n 7_o now_o he_o afresh_o set_v upon_o we_o for_o our_o qualification_n require_v in_o our_o ministry_n but_o it_o have_v be_v already_o canvas_v in_o cap._n 4._o only_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o this_o section_n he_o tell_v we_o of_o two_o spirit_n that_o guide_v man_n on_o earth_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o devil_n &_o he_o give_v three_o criteria_n of_o man_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o latter_a viz._n he_o be_v fallible_a false_a &_o continual_o give_v to_o error_n by_o which_o he_o clear_o detect_v himself_o to_o be_v under_o the_o devil_n lead_v for_o he_o have_v before_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o be_v fallible_a and_o we_o have_v prove_v he_o to_o be_v false_a and_o continual_o lead_v into_o error_n sect._n 8._o the_o fault_n which_o in_o this_o paragraph_n he_o find_v 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