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now_o have_v it_o nor_o because_o they_o say_v they_o have_v it_o for_o at_o that_o rate_n the_o baptist_n church_n and_o all_z the_o church_n in_o england_n may_v claim_v it_o and_o who_o can_v hinder_v they_o and_o beside_o g.w._n have_v bar_v himself_o of_o that_o and_o plain_o tell_v we_o in_o his_o glory_n of_o christ_n light_n within_o p._n 33._o that_o which_o be_v to_o one_o state_n be_v not_o to_o every_o particular_a state_n and_o condition_n among_o the_o church_n neither_o do_v we_o read_v that_o the_o church_n at_o corinth_n be_v to_o go_v and_o make_v the_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n at_o rome_n their_o rule_n nor_o that_o the_o church_n at_o ephesus_n philippi_n or_o thessalonica_n be_v to_o go_v to_o the_o corinthian_n for_o paul_n epistle_n to_o they_o to_o compare_v they_o with_o and_o to_o be_v their_o rule_n but_o that_o of_o the_o spirit_n or_o light_n within_o to_o which_o they_o be_v all_o direct_v and_o which_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o new_a creature_n 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yet_o appear_v sect_n vii_o the_o quaker_n quibble_n and_o hypocrisy_n in_o their_o doctrine_n about_o scholar-ship_n and_o language_n with_o reference_n to_o their_o own_o practice_n sect._n 1_o one_o while_o this_o be_v the_o quaker_n doctrine_n that_o be_v when_o they_o cry_v out_o against_o learning_n in_o other_o because_o they_o will_v have_v all_o people_n come_v to_o be_v so_o silly_a and_o ignorant_a as_o to_o believe_v they_o or_o not_o to_o have_v learning_n enough_o to_o confute_v they_o then_o thus_o the_o word_n which_o be_v the_o original_a which_o the_o apostle_n preach_v among_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_n which_o be_v before_o tongue_n be_v and_o your_o original_a which_o will_v break_v all_o your_o tongue_n and_o original_a to_o piece_n pilate_n have_v your_o original_a of_o hebrew_a greek_a and_o latin_a who_o crucify_a christ_n he_o that_o draw_v back_o into_o many_o language_n as_o into_o hebrew_n and_o greeks_n draw_v back_o into_o the_o natural_n and_o so_o 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