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which_o lighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n they_o say_v that_o every_o man_n have_v it_o yet_o they_o will_v not_o call_v it_o natural_a reason_n nor_o conscience_n it_o be_v not_o conscience_n 209._o great_a mystery_n p._n 209._o say_v g._n fox_n but_o it_o be_v what_o it_o will_v if_o every_o man_n have_v it_o it_o be_v no_o peculiarity_n to_o the_o quaker_n and_o yet_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o light_n they_o advance_v themselves_o above_o all_o mankind_n and_o damn_v all_o but_o themselves_o as_o above_o be_v show_v therefore_o the_o meaning_n must_v be_v that_o none_o but_o the_o quaker_n do_v follow_v this_o light_n which_o they_o do_v suppose_v but_o have_v yet_o give_v no_o proof_n of_o it_o more_o than_o other_o enthusiast_n that_o be_v their_o own_o say_n so_o and_o be_v very_o sure_a of_o it_o however_o i_o will_v ask_v they_o this_o question_n whether_o a_o man_n may_v leave_v that_o light_n without_o know_v that_o he_o do_v so_o if_o he_o may_v 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say_v plain_o in_o these_o word_n 214._o great_a mist_n p._n 214._o there_o be_v none_o have_v a_o glory_n and_o a_o heaven_n but_o within_o they_o sect_n fourteen_o of_o the_o sacrament_n at_o the_o same_o rate_n they_o answer_v that_o text_n 1_o cor._n 11.26_o of_o show_v forth_o the_o lord_n death_n by_o the_o celebration_n of_o his_o last_o supper_n till_o he_o come_v that_o be_v say_v they_o with_o hymeneus_n and_o philetus_n till_o his_o come_n spiritual_o in_o our_o heart_n and_o they_o suppose_v that_o he_o be_v so_o come_v there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o the_o time_n limit_v for_o the_o celebration_n of_o that_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n though_o they_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o christ_n be_v so_o come_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o of_o the_o pure_a primitive_a christian_n and_o bless_a martyr_n none_o of_o who_o dream_v of_o the_o time_n be_v thus_o expire_v but_o do_v continue_v and_o the_o catholic_n church_n from_o their_o day_n to_o this_o in_o the_o 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quaker_n why_o teach_v do_v not_o cease_v as_o well_o as_o baptism_n since_o both_o be_v in_o the_o same_o commission_n and_o the_o time_n of_o continuance_n speak_v equal_o of_o both_o and_o the_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n great_o enforce_v in_o the_o same_o commission_n mark_n 16.16_o go_v you_o into_o all_o the_o world_n he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptise_a shall_v be_v save_v and_o upon_o the_o quaker_n pretence_n to_o infallibility_n and_o the_o unerring_a guidance_n of_o the_o light_n within_o every_o particular_a person_n why_o shall_v not_o all_o outward_a teach_v cease_v as_o well_o as_o baptism_n for_o what_o need_n of_o teach_v to_o infallibility_n and_o be_v not_o teach_v a_o outward_a ordinance_n as_o well_o as_o baptism_n and_o to_o last_v only_o till_o we_o be_v teach_v and_o do_v not_o the_o light_n within_o teach_v sufficient_o the_o quaker_n dare_v not_o deny_v the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o light_n within_o therefore_o there_o be_v great_a need_n by_o their_o 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christ_n do_v inspire_v the_o person_n of_o that_o man_n jesus_n in_o a_o high_a measure_n than_o other_o men._n but_o they_o deny_v any_o proper_a incarnation_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v that_o he_o be_v make_v flesh_n or_o that_o he_o and_o jesus_n be_v one_o person_n yet_o they_o allow_v jesus_n to_o be_v call_v christ_n from_o the_o dwelling_n of_o christ_n in_o he_o but_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n they_o take_v the_o name_n christ_n to_o themselves_o and_o say_v that_o it_o belong_v to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o to_o jesus_n from_o the_o same_o dwelling_n of_o christ_n in_o they_o as_o be_v in_o jesus_n they_o say_v that_o christ_n do_v raise_v up_o the_o body_n of_o jesus_n from_o the_o dead_a but_o they_o say_v not_o that_o christ_n do_v carry_v it_o up_o with_o he_o into_o heaven_n so_o that_o though_o there_o be_v a_o christ_n now_o in_o heaven_n that_o be_v as_o he_o be_v before_o his_o descent_n upon_o jesus_n as_o he_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o 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