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gospel_n whatever_o be_v more_o be_v unnecessary_a and_o superfluous_a page_n 32._o he_o say_v to_o say_v the_o light_n or_o spirit_n can_v not_o do_v it_o viz._n reveal_v that_o christ_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n suffer_v death_n and_o rise_v again_o etc._n etc._n be_v blasphemous_a as_o well_o as_o absurd_a answ_n i_o know_v none_o that_o say_v the_o spirit_n or_o god_n and_o christ_n consider_v as_o the_o light_n can_v not_o do_v it_o but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o question_n what_o the_o spirit_n can_v do_v or_o what_o the_o light_n within_o take_v it_o in_o the_o high_a sense_n as_o to_o signify_v the_o divine_a word_n can_v or_o can_v do_v but_o the_o proper_a state_n of_o the_o question_n be_v whither_o the_o spirit_n or_o light_v within_o have_v give_v general_o any_o such_o revelation_n of_o these_o thing_n which_o if_o he_o have_v not_o give_v and_o that_o to_o all_o man_n then_o to_o be_v sure_a even_o by_o w._n p_n confession_n such_o revelation_n be_v no_o part_n of_o 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be_v the_o rule_n of_o faith_n all_o fallacious_a a_o instance_n of_o calvin_n quote_v by_o he_o in_o some_o passage_n of_o his_o institution_n express_o to_o the_o contrary_n whither_o the_o esseni_n pythagoras_n clinias_n and_o the_o scythian_n before_o our_o saviour_n incarnation_n think_v swear_v unlawful_a from_o the_o light_n within_o as_o for_o these_o many_o author_n some_o father_n and_o other_o late_a protestant_a author_n that_o he_o quote_v in_o confirmation_n of_o his_o assertion_n viz._n that_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n and_o life_n but_o the_o light_n in_o every_o conscience_n none_o of_o all_o these_o quotation_n which_o i_o have_v diligent_o read_v and_o consider_v say_v any_o such_o thing_n viz._n that_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n and_o life_n or_o that_o the_o light_n in_o every_o conscience_n be_v that_o rule_n either_o he_o be_v very_o ignorant_a and_o unacquainted_a in_o calvin_n and_o beza_n wriing_n and_o 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