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A41562 Christianity vindicated, or, The fundamental truths of the Gospel concerning the person of Christ and redemption through faith in him maintained against the cavils and groundless exceptions of Andrew Robeson and George Keith, Gawen Lawrie and George White-head, who are called by the name Quakers : being a reply to a book published by these men in opposition unto a book intituled A testimony to the true saviour / by Robert Gordon. Gordon, Robert, fl. 1669-1675. 1671 (1671) Wing G1290; ESTC R26773 48,483 56

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man_n as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n which_o also_o g._n w._n in_o pag._n 6._o seem_v to_o say_v of_o it_o and_o though_o man_n through_o his_o disobedience_n whole_o lose_v fellowship_n and_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o hope_v of_o eternal_a life_n with_o a_o possibility_n under_o that_o covenant_n of_o work_n through_o his_o future_a obedience_n of_o ever_o be_v restore_v yet_o he_o continue_v a_o man_n still_o even_o under_o all_o this_o loss_n and_o also_o enlighten_v by_o this_o law_n though_o more_o dark_o whereby_o he_o know_v he_o have_v disobey_v his_o maker_n and_o therefore_o be_v ashamed_a and_o hide_v himself_o and_o of_o which_o have_v he_o be_v utter_o deprive_v he_o have_v cease_v from_o be_v a_o man_n and_o so_o from_o be_v capable_a of_o condemnation_n or_o of_o receive_v the_o promise_n of_o restoration_n of_o which_o he_o know_v nothing_o by_o this_o enlighten_v remain_a in_o he_o until_o god_n publish_v it_o to_o he_o by_o promise_v he_o the_o messiah_n the_o woman_n 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