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but_o never_o tell_v we_o what_o he_o have_v experience_v in_o the_o matter_n confident_o bid_v all_o embrace_n and_o believe_v it_o without_o any_o far_a examination_n of_o its_o verity_n or_o conviction_n from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n and_o i_o shall_v bold_o affirm_v that_o this_o forward_o put_v people_n upon_o the_o entertainment_n of_o notion_n though_o of_o truth_n itself_o whilst_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o live_a god_n be_v not_o at_o work_n or_o move_v not_o on_o the_o water_n be_v but_o the_o form_n up_o that_o very_a righteousness_n which_o be_v the_o second_o office_n of_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n to_o convince_v of_o and_o condemn_v the_o world_n for_o a_o confutation_n 10._o to_o his_o own_o principle_n and_o practice_n be_v apparent_a in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o second_o fundamental_a for_o if_o they_o who_o be_v sanctify_v and_o convict_v be_v no_o heinous_a offender_n then_o will_v it_o reasonable_o follow_v that_o such_o as_o be_v heinous_a offender_n be_v not_o sanctify_v and_o convert_v but_o this_o guide_n with_o all_o his_o tribe_n that_o be_v daily_o cry_v they_o do_v the_o thing_n they_o ought_v not_o and_o have_v no_o health_n in_o they_o be_v heinous_a offender_n therefore_o they_o never_o know_v the_o save_a health_n of_o all_o nation_n nor_o yet_o have_v feel_v the_o blood_n that_o purge_v that_o spirit_n which_o sanctify_v that_o word_n which_o convert_v to_o god_n again_o the_o holy_a god_n be_v perfect_a and_o have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o one_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n but_o this_o guide_n allow_v that_o man_n must_v be_v reconcile_v or_o else_o he_o lie_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n therefore_o there_o be_v a_o possibility_n nay_o a_o necessity_n of_o man_n be_v perfect_a which_o to_o deny_v be_v to_o contradict_v his_o allow_a reconciliation_n unless_o he_o can_v tell_v where_o to_o fetch_v a_o proof_n that_o the_o most_o 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