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5._o 1_o cor._n 16.19_o from_o pag._n 51._o to_o 69._o gen._n 14._o heb._n 7.12_o 1_o cor._n 9.14_o gratian._n caus_n p._n 16._o r.c._n dec._n seld._n c._n 6._o p._n 80.81_o seld._n p._n 67._o bp._n jewel_n on_o hagg._n hodie_fw-la venenum_fw-la infusum_fw-la in_o ecclesiam_fw-la cobham_n bernard_n tindal_n frith_n charl._n v._o emp._n p._n 70_o 71_o 73_o 74._o rev._n joh._n 7_o 48.49_o mat._n 11_o 24_o 26_o 61_o 71._o john_n 9.29_o act._n 22.22_o chap._n 24.5_o chap._n 4.13_o const_n clem._n rom._n li._n 1._o c._n 6._o conc._n carth._n do_v 37._o cap._n episc_n âac_fw-la laur._n de_fw-fr lib._n gent._n pag._n 40_o 41._o card._n de_fw-fr sap._n l._n 2._o pet._n bell._n obser_n l._n 1._o c._n â5_n ib._n 40._o dom._n sot_n in_o 4_o cent._n do_v 5_o q._n 1._o art_n 10._o p._n 154._o mach._n disp_n lib._n 2._o c._n 5._o p_o 75.76_o 77_o 78._o mat._n 16.28_o jo._n 14.17_o 18_o 19_o âerk_n sanders_n pag._n 82._o pag._n 90_o 91_o 92._o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 14._o p._n 93._o see_v bp._n gauden_n of_o swear_v the_o foundation_n of_o swear_v now_o be_v the_o wickedness_n of_o men._n p._n 36._o bp._n rob._n sanderson_n de_fw-fr jur._n oblige_v pag._n 141._o 141._o as_o the_o thief_n in_o essex_n who_o rob_v a_o quaker_n in_o company_n with_o another_o and_o use_v they_o fair_o desire_v they_o not_o to_o stir_v till_o they_o be_v get_v clear_a of_o the_o road_n upon_o which_o say_v the_o other_o man_n i_o will_v swear_v you_o swear_v you_o will_v swear_v through_o a_o anvil_n and_o back_n again_o will_v the_o other_o promise_n thief_n know_v honesty_n though_o they_o do_v not_o practice_v it_o p._n 99_o 101_o 102_o 103._o john_n 1.9_o joh._n 8.12_o 1_o joh._n 17._o col._n 1.27_o joh._n 14.17_o 20._o john_n 6.53_o 54._o psal_n 7.9_o jer._n 11.20_o amos_n 4.13_o jo._n 3.21_o joh._n 19.14_o pag._n 107_o 108_o 109_o 110_o 111._o pag._n 112_o 113_o 114_o 115._o 1_o thes_n 5.23_o 1_o jo._n 5.18_o and_o c._n 2.13_o mat._n 5.48_o ephes_n 4.13_o 2_o cor._n 7.1_o 1_o pet._n 5.10_o pag._n 117._o pag._n 119._o pag._n 120_o 121._o but_o why_o be_v it_o cease_v because_o cease_v tâ_n you_o son_n of_o the_o night_n do_v not_o christ_n promise_v to_o be_v with_o he_o to_o the_o end_n either_o that_o be_v not_o so_o or_o his_o be_v with_o they_o endue_v they_o not_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n be_v it_o not_o apostolical_a &_o in_o the_o first_o church_n why_o not_o now_o be_v it_o less_o want_v be_v christ_n not_o that_o to_o his_o church_n he_o be_v a_o blind_a argument_n indeed_o because_o the_o priest_n of_o man_n make_v have_v it_o not_o therefore_o none_o have_v it_o i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n upon_o thou_o and_o upon_o thy_o seed_n &_o thy_o seed_n seed_n unto_o all_o generation_n isa_n 5_o 9_o these_o man_n be_v only_o verse_v in_o their_o own_o tongue_n they_o be_v many_o of_o they_o mechanic_n and_o tradesman_n answer_v among_o the_o gentile_n to_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o christian_n though_o far_o short_a of_o 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lact._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 10._o relig._n uris_fw-la pag._n 192._o