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outgoing_n from_o of_o old_a from_o everlasting_a as_o also_o his_o outward_a birth_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o book_n p._n 36._o g._n whitehead_n reply_v upon_o his_o opponent_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n &_o c._n again_o p._n 40._o that_o the_o holy_a prophet_n apostle_n and_o minister_n both_o point_v and_o testify_v unto_o jesus_n christ_n both_o as_o man_n bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n or_o to_o his_o come_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o unto_o his_o divinity_n and_o manifestation_n in_o spirit_n this_o be_v own_v again_o p._n 41._o i_o perceive_v he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o christ_n both_o as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n for_o according_a to_o the_o spirit_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n again_o p._n 52._o say_v he_o to_o his_o opponent_n r._n gordon_n thou_o have_v confess_v that_o his_o christ_n out-going_n be_v from_o everlasting_a have_v thereby_o grant_v to_o what_o i_o say_v that_o the_o 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be_v concern_v the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n from_o those_o word_n of_o christ_n mat._n 18.17_o go_v tell_v the_o church_n this_o place_n in_o both_o those_o book_n w._n penn_n expound_v of_o private_a offence_n or_o personal_a injury_n between_o brethren_n which_o have_v no_o show_n of_o contradiction_n in_o it_o it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o the_o former_a he_o infer_v from_o those_o word_n of_o christ_n that_o christ_n give_v his_o church_n power_n both_o to_o try_v and_o reject_v spirit_n in_o the_o other_o he_o deny_v that_o those_o word_n of_o christ_n do_v empower_v the_o church_n to_o define_v and_o impose_v upon_o all_o people_n under_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a punishment_n article_n of_o