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as_o at_o his_o circumcision_n and_o when_o he_o be_v scourge_v mat._n 27._o by_o the_o spirit_n they_o understand_v the_o spirit_n that_o he_o give_v up_o when_o in_o his_o passion_n he_o say_v father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n and_o so_o they_o make_v these_o three_o the_o witness_n of_o his_o humane_a nature_n the_o precede_a three_o of_o his_o divine_a which_o do_v not_o seem_v improbable_a to_o i_o but_o let_v the_o reader_n consider_v touch_v the_o word_n follow_v 9_o verse_n 9_o wherein_o the_o divine_a testimony_n from_o heaven_n be_v further_o urge_v comparative_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o expositor_n the_o testimony_n of_o man_n there_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o prophet_n who_o speak_v of_o the_o messiah_n to_o come_v if_o this_o be_v receive_v then_o much_o more_o the_o testimony_n immediate_o from_o heaven_n ought_v to_o be_v receive_v it_o be_v believe_v that_o this_o be_v the_o messiah_n who_o have_v already_o come_v or_o it_o may_v 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here_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n they_o in_o who_o it_o be_v be_v sanctify_v in_o their_o heart_n which_o be_v when_o they_o endeavour_n and_o by_o endeavour_v attain_v to_o have_v chaste_a and_o pure_a mind_n the_o word_n of_o god_n descend_v into_o they_o and_o not_o be_v outward_o receive_v only_o a_o like_a place_n unto_o this_o be_v 1_o joh._n 3.3_o he_o that_o have_v this_o hope_n purge_v himself_o and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n a_o fruit_n whereof_o be_v to_o be_v holy_a and_o pure_a gal._n 5.19_o and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o become_v chaste_a in_o deed_n for_o which_o it_o be_v labour_v in_o vain_a by_o abstinence_n as_o both_o jerome_n and_o bernard_n do_v testify_v of_o themselves_o he_o that_o will_v be_v chaste_a indeed_o must_v have_v a_o chaste_a heart_n make_v so_o by_o the_o spirit_n enter_v in_o by_o the_o word_n luther_n luther_n luther_n expound_v the_o spirit_n here_o of_o the_o heart_n say_v that_o the_o 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by_o the_o spirit_n because_o there_o be_v great_a deceit_n in_o spirit_n he_o exhort_v here_o not_o to_o believe_v every_o spirit_n but_o to_o try_v they_o whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n or_o no_o show_v the_o mean_n of_o trial_n v._o 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o he_o have_v no_o suspicion_n of_o their_o be_v deceive_v he_o affirm_v they_o to_o be_v of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v of_o god_n whereby_o he_o prove_v again_o that_o the_o false_a antichristian_a teacher_n who_o hear_v they_o not_o be_v not_o lead_v by_o the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n but_o by_o a_o ill_a spirit_n of_o error_n vers_fw-la 4_o 5_o 6._o and_o consider_v that_o both_o they_o that_o hear_v and_o they_o that_o teach_v they_o be_v of_o god_n he_o exhort_v they_o to_o mutual_a love_n as_o they_o must_v needs_o do_v that_o be_v all_o of_o god_n see_v god_n be_v love_n vers_fw-la 7_o 8._o which_o be_v prove_v both_o from_o a_o singular_a act_n 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