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doctrine_n be_v question_v by_o some_o among_o the_o corinthian_n so_o confident_o avouch_v that_o he_o stand_v not_o in_o need_n of_o any_o testimonial_a from_o man_n for_o his_o approbation_n and_o justification_n see_v their_o own_o conversion_n wrought_v by_o that_o word_n which_o be_v write_v in_o their_o heart_n by_o his_o ministry_n be_v a_o most_o sufficient_a demonstration_n that_o his_o apostleship_n and_o doctrine_n be_v from_o god_n the_o great_a work_n wrought_v here_o by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o be_v on_o earth_n do_v sufficient_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v the_o true_a 36._o matth._n 11._o 5._o joh._n 5._o 36._o messiah_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o great_a work_n wrought_v by_o his_o word_n since_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o life_n plain_o demonstrate_v it_o to_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o wherefore_o if_o the_o blind_a papist_n the_o most_o sightful_a and_o spiteful_a enemy_n of_o the_o sincere_a professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n shall_v still_o avouch_v that_o they_o can_v know_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n but_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o church_n we_o answer_v they_o as_o the_o man_n cure_v of_o his_o blindness_n by_o our_o most_o bless_a saviour_n answer_v the_o blind_a pharisy_n when_o they_o make_v protestation_n that_o they_o know_v not_o whence_o our_o saviour_n be_v doubtless_o say_v he_o this_o be_v a_o marvelous_a thing_n that_o you_o 30._o joh_n 9_o 30._o know_v not_o whence_o he_o be_v and_o yet_o he_o have_v open_v my_o eye_n so_o do_v we_o also_o answer_v doubtless_o this_o be_v a_o marvelous_a thing_n that_o you_o know_v not_o whence_o the_o scripture_n be_v but_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o church_n and_o yet_o they_o have_v do_v and_o shall_v open_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o sanctify_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o 17._o joh._n 17._o 17._o joh._n 7._o 17._o such_o as_o have_v be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v thereby_o make_v they_o know_v that_o they_o be_v of_o god_n wherefore_o hereby_o these_o blind_a papist_n plain_o manifest_v themselves_o to_o be_v none_o of_o the_o lord_n people_n see_v they_o open_o profess_v that_o they_o neither_o know_v nor_o can_v know_v the_o grace_n of_o sanctification_n wrought_v in_o their_o heart_n by_o the_o spirit_n and_o word_n of_o god_n give_v thereby_o testimony_n to_o its_o self_n and_o to_o the_o conscience_n sanctify_v therewith_o that_o it_o it_o of_o god_n but_o that_o they_o receive_v the_o same_o so_o to_o be_v only_o upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o church_n qvest._n xx._n that_o the_o soul_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n after_o his_o death_n