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4.1_o 2._o but_o thou_o do_v not_o so_o who_o be_v so_o full_a of_o revile_v curse_v and_o damn_v whereby_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o thy_o pretend_a commission_n power_n and_o doctrine_n thereof_o be_v nothing_o like_o unto_o they_o though_o thou_o false_o say_v it_o be_v as_o true_a and_o of_o a_o more_o high_a nature_n than_o they_o be_v in_o their_o time_n thou_o have_v lie_v therein_o and_o have_v bear_v a_o false_a testimony_n which_o make_v it_o evident_a that_o thou_o be_v no_o choose_a witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n 8._o the_o ambassador_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v anoint_v and_o seal_v of_o god_n and_o have_v the_o glorious_a ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n give_v unto_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o commission_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o doctrine_n thereof_o they_o command_v for_o to_o prove_v all_o thing_n and_o hold_v fast_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o to_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n because_o many_o false_a 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