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whence_o be_v this_o to_o i_o that_o the_o mother_n of_o my_o lord_n shall_v come_v to_o i_o and_o on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n chap_n 2._o ver_fw-la 11._o for_o to_o you_o be_v bear_v this_o day_n a_o saviour_n which_o be_v christ_n the_o lord_n and_o afterward_o joh._n 13._o ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o you_o call_v i_o master_n and_o lord_n for_o so_o i_o be_o if_o i_o thou_o your_o lord_n and_o master_n have_v wash_v your_o foot_n also_o after_o his_o resurrection_n luk._n 24._o 34_o saying_n the_o lord_n have_v rise_v indeed_o and_o have_v oppear_v to_o simon_n ver_n 39_o behold_v my_o hand_n and_o my_o foot_n that_o
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quaker_n be_v say_v he_o late_o in_o discourse_n with_o some_o quaker_n who_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v the_o light_n within_o that_o be_v crucify_v without_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n anâ—_n in_o the_o same_o epistle_n he_o further_o say_v i_o can_v never_o forget_v james_n nâ—yler_n who_o i_o see_v suffer_v and_o what_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o that_o spirit_n bâ—_n which_o he_o be_v act_v be_v he_o not_o strange_o lift_v up_o in_o pride_n to_o make_v 〈◊〉_d the_o messier_n and_o take_v divine_a worship_n to_o hâ—mself_n for_o say_v he_o 〈…〉_z tolâ—_n i_o that_o he_o stand_v by_o and_o see_v three_o woman_n 〈…〉_z and_o worship_v he_o and_o one_o of_o they_o in_o her_o bowing_n 〈…〉_z to_o wit_n thy_o name_n be_v no_o more_o james_n bâ—t_v i_o be_o and_o 〈◊〉_d nayler_n tell_v john_n bolton_n that_o if_o he_o worship_v his_o body_n he_o shoulâ—_n resume_v it_o but_o if_o that_o within_o he_o he_o will_v accept_v it_o hereunto_o agree_v 〈…〉_z doctrine_n at_o the_o time_n oâ—_n the_o disputation_n we_o do_v quoth_v he_o 〈◊〉_d the_o out_o side_n christ_n to_o be_v the_o â—rue_a christ_n and_o saviour_n so_o then_o accord_v to_o this_o doctor_n divinity_n there_o be_v another_o christ_n namely_o a_o inside_n christ_n which_o he_o do_v worship_n and_o believe_v in_o for_o his_o salvation_n from_o 〈…〉_z wrath_n â—ut_v i_o shall_v tell_v he_o more_o of_o my_o mind_n in_o its_o due_a place_n i_o now_o return_v to_o some_o further_a consideration_n of_o what_o they_o have_v above_o affirm_v which_o be_v that_o they_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o confess_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v consider_v as_o distinct_a from_o the_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o according_a to_o a_o quaker_n faith_n the_o true_a christ_n and_o saviour_n be_v within_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v as_o to_o their_o sense_n in_o thâ—_n flesh_n of_o every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o as_o they_o say_v they_o be_v neither_o deceiver_n nor_o antichrist_n to_o â—ear_v this_o smoky_a 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will_v rather_o believe_v the_o elect_a angel_n of_o god_n than_o apostate_n man_n or_o angel_n 4._o they_o do_v in_o their_o meeting_n and_o aim_n make_v the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n liar_n and_o false_a witness_n of_o god_n for_o the_o apostle_n have_v with_o one_o mind_n and_o mouth_n often_o witness_v this_o truth_n to_o wit_n that_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n mat._n 16._o from_o ver_n 13._o to_o ver_fw-la 18._o as_o above_o particular_o ver_fw-la 17._o bless_a be_v thou_o simon_n barjona_a flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o be_v mere_a man_n have_v not_o reveal_v this_o to_o thou_o but_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n christ_n have_v say_v all_o man_n be_v flesh_n and_o blood_n so_o dull_a sight_v and_o blind_a that_o they_o can_v never_o have_v perceive_v this_o truth_n by_o any_o study_n or_o observation_n it_o come_v only_o by_o gift_n and_o revelation_n and_o in_o joh._n 6._o 69._o we_o 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