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in_o p._n 15._o he_o affirm_v that_o that_o say_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v true_a which_o he_o lay_v to_o christ_n all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v i_o observe_v the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o the_o devil_n have_v no_o right_a to_o it_o god_n never_o give_v it_o he_o but_o god_n himself_o be_v judge_n who_o throw_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o dispose_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n according_a to_o his_o pleasure_n psal_n 75._o 7._o dan._n 4._o 25._o in_o p._n 19_o he_o say_v there_o never_o be_v no_o enmity_n between_o the_o person_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o person_n of_o the_o woman_n but_o the_o enmity_n which_o lie_v between_o they_o be_v in_o the_o two_o seed_n observe_v be_v not_o the_o enmity_n as_o expess_o place_v by_o god_n between_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o woman_n as_o between_o their_o seed_n i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o seed_n and_o her_o seed_n 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spirit_n which_o give_v imagination_n to_o they_o that_o will_v receive_v they_o he_o that_o be_v teach_v of_o god_n never_o learn_v thus_o but_o learn_v much_o otherwise_o and_o in_o the_o feel_a sense_n and_o experience_n know_v the_o two_o seed_n and_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o one_o and_o separate_v from_o the_o other_o from_o the_o very_a womb_n i_o mean_v from_o his_o birth_n of_o the_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o which_o be_v free_a from_o the_o spirit_n of_o deceit_n and_o all_o its_o imaginary_a knowledge_n which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n in_o p._n 22._o he_o say_v knowledge_n proceed_v from_o life_n that_o have_v wisdom_n in_o it_o observe_v live_v knowledge_n do_v but_o there_o be_v a_o knowledge_n which_o come_v not_o from_o the_o true_a wisdom_n nor_o do_v convey_v life_n but_o death_n and_o such_o be_v the_o knowledge_n which_o he_o have_v from_o his_o god_n and_o hold_v forth_o to_o other_o it_o poison_n and_o corrupt_v 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which_o tempt_v adam_n the_o tree_n out_o of_o which_o moses_n his_o commission_n come_v do_v not_o he_o call_v this_o tree_n the_o serpent_n p._n 30._o have_v moses_n his_o commission_n from_o the_o serpent_n sure_o every_o one_o that_o be_v of_o god_n will_v say_v no._n in_o p._n 30._o he_o say_v these_o two_o olive-tree_n and_o candlestick_n here_o speak_v of_o i_o declare_v be_v those_o two_o commission_n which_o come_v forth_o of_o these_o two_o spiritual_a tree_n observe_v one_o of_o these_o tree_n he_o say_v be_v the_o very_a person_n of_o god_n himself_o p._n 10._o that_o the_o other_o be_v the_o tree_n that_o tempt_v adam_n whereas_o the_o tree_n do_v not_o tempt_v adam_n
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new_a covenant_n wherein_o life_n spirit_n and_o power_n be_v receive_v now_o the_o apostle_n be_v make_v by_o god_n able_a minister_n thereof_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o covenant_n and_o ministration_n remain_v verse_n 11._o in_o p._n 93._o he_o say_v death_n be_v the_o first-born_a of_o the_o law_n it_o go_v forth_o as_o a_o conqueror_n of_o all_o life_n both_o in_o god_n and_o man_n observe_v the_o law_n be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a and_o bring_v forth_o only_o that_o which_o be_v holy_a sin_n be_v not_o of_o the_o law_n but_o against_o the_o law_n and_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n yet_o neither_o sin_n nor_o death_n can_v ever_o conquer_v the_o life_n of_o god_n but_o the_o unconquerable_a life_n and_o power_n have_v ever_o reign_v over_o they_o god_n kingdom_n be_v a_o everlasting_a kingdom_n and_o his_o dominion_n endure_v throughout_o all_o age_n which_o sin_n nor_o death_n nor_o hell_n can_v ever_o conquer_v that_o life_n which_o christ_n do_v give_v up_o none_o take_v from_o he_o as_o a_o conqueror_n but_o he_o lay_v it_o down_o free_o at_o the_o require_v of_o the_o father_n know_v his_o glorious_a power_n be_v able_a to_o restore_v and_o raise_v it_o up_o again_o in_o p._n 105._o he_o say_v the_o body_n of_o man_n be_v that_o tophet_n that_o be_v ordain_v of_o old_a and_o the_o spirit_n of_o reason_n be_v that_o king_n which_o must_v abide_v in_o this_o tophet_n observe_v the_o body_n of_o man_n be_v god_n temple_n before_o it_o be_v defile_v with_o sin_n and_o be_v god_n temple_n again_o when_o it_o be_v purify_v and_o purge_v from_o sin_n now_o he_o that_o defile_v this_o temple_n of_o god_n he_o will_v god_n destroy_v and_o christ_n say_v fear_v he_o who_o after_o he_o have_v kill_v have_v power_n to_o cast_v into_o hell_n luk._n 12._o 5._o what_o be_v he_o able_a to_o cast_v into_o hell_n why_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n mat._n 10._o 28._o then_o the_o body_n of_o man_n be_v not_o the_o tophet_n or_o hell_n but_o tophet_n be_v that_o whereinto_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v to_o be_v cast_v in_o p._n 116._o he_o say_v eternity_n do_v become_v time_n and_o time_n shall_v become_v eternity_n again_o observe_v eternity_n do_v never_o become_v time_n but_o be_v unchangeable_a in_o its_o nature_n spirit_n life_n and_o be_v for_o evermore_o but_o it_o bring_v forth_o natural_a and_o changeable_a thing_n in_o time_n which_o time_n shall_v have_v a_o end_n observation_n on_o some_o passage_n in_o a_o book_n of_o lodowick_n muggleton_n be_v style_v by_o he_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o quaker_n broken_n in_o p._n 14._o he_o affirm_v that_o adam_n have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o beget_n of_o cain_n observe_v the_o scripture_n say_v adam_n know_v eve_n his_o wife_n and_o she_o conceive_v and_o bare_a cain_n and_o say_v i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n gen._n 4._o 1._o here_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n attribute_v the_o beget_n of_o cain_n to_o adam_n know_n his_o wife_n eve_n but_o l._n m._n say_v otherwise_o in_o p._n 15._o he_o say_v whoever_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o adam_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n in_o they_o and_o their_o spirit_n to_o be_v in_o he_o that_o be_v christ_n dwell_v in_o their_o heart_n by_o faith_n observe_v the_o scripture_n distinguish_v between_o the_o first_o and_o second_o adam_n none_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n from_o or_o in_o the_o first_o adam_n but_o only_o from_o and_o in_o the_o second_o and_o the_o old_a adam_n seed_n spirit_n and_o nature_n be_v to_o be_v put_v off_o by_o he_o that_o put_v on_o the_o new_a and_o he_o must_v be_v bear_v again_o of_o the_o immortal_a seed_n of_o life_n who_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o p._n 17._o he_o call_v reason_n the_o devil_n and_o p._n 29._o say_v this_o devil_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o in_o scripture_n be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o reason_n observe_v indeed_o corrupt_a reason_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n but_o pure_a reason_n be_v of_o god_n man_n by_o his_o fall_n have_v his_o reason_n corrupt_v and_o so_o become_v brutish_a and_o unreasonable_a but_o by_o faith_n in_o the_o redeem_n power_n he_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o fall_n raise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n and_o in_o the_o new_a life_n have_v the_o true_a holy_a righteous_a reason_n restore_v to_o he_o again_o 2_o thes_n 3._o 2._o which_o reason_n be_v neither_o the_o devil_n nor_o of_o the_o devil_n in_o p._n 22._o he_o say_v if_o god_n be_v a_o person_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o sure_a he_o be_v for_o i_o do_v acknowledge_v no_o other_o god_n but_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n who_o be_v a_o distinct_a body_n of_o flesh_n and_o bone_n of_o his_o own_o how_o then_o can_v he_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n with_o his_o presence_n and_o get_v inthe_a quaker_n bodies_z etc._n etc._n observe_v solomon_n say_v in_o prayer_n to_o god_n 2_o chron._n 6._o 18._o which_o prayer_n god_n testify_v his_o acceptance_n of_o as_o be_v from_o his_o own_o spirit_n chap._n 7._o 1_o behold_v heaven_n and_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n can_v contain_v thou_o how_o much_o less_o this_o house_n which_o i_o have_v build_v again_o thus_o say_v the_o high_a and_o lofty_a one_o that_o inhabit_v eternity_n what_o be_v eternity_n who_o name_n be_v holy_a i_o dwell_v in_o the_o high_a and_o holy_a with_o he_o also_o that_o be_v of_o a_o contrite_a and_o humble_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n isa_n 57_o 15._o yet_o again_o it_o be_v say_v you_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o live_a god_n as_o god_n have_v say_v i_o will_v dwell_v in_o they_o and_o walk_v in_o they_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 16._o be_v it_o such_o a_o strange_a thing_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n also_o be_v not_o the_o earth_n his_o footstool_n and_o be_v not_o the_o foot_n present_v in_o the_o place_n on_o which_o they_o tread_v be_v not_o christ_n in_o heaven_n while_o he_o be_v hear_v on_o earth_n according_a to_o his_o own_o 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verse_n 5_o i_o shall_v add_v this_o they_o be_v both_o the_o same_o in_o the_o greek_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o both_o in_o p._n 24_o 25._o he_o say_v none_o can_v interpret_v scripture_n true_o but_o himself_o observe_v all_o that_o be_v child_n to_o they_o god_n give_v of_o his_o spirit_n gal._n 4._o 6._o and_o they_o that_o have_v the_o spirit_n have_v that_o which_o interpret_v scripture_n true_o which_o they_o keep_v to_o can_v be_v deceive_v about_o the_o interpretation_n of_o they_o but_o they_o that_o keep_v not_o to_o the_o anoint_v within_o but_o receive_v interpretation_n from_o man_n
against_o the_o lord_n and_o against_o his_o dear_a people_n so_o far_o be_o i_o from_o wish_v any_o harm_n unto_o he_o that_o i_o can_v wish_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n that_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o he_o to_o come_v to_o a_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o true_a light_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n that_o by_o it_o he_o may_v examine_v wherein_o he_o have_v provoke_v and_o sin_v against_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v thus_o leave_v he_o not_o only_o to_o be_v deceive_v himself_o but_o to_o become_v a_o head_n or_o root_n of_o deceit_n to_o other_o and_o so_o to_o bring_v the_o blood_n of_o many_o soul_n upon_o he_o which_o will_v be_v his_o bitter_a burden_n and_o misery_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n upon_o he_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v rebuke_v he_o for_o blaspheme_v his_o name_n his_o light_n his_o spirit_n and_o shall_v justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n those_o to_o be_v his_o heritage_n and_o everlasting_o dear_a unto_o he_o who_o he_o have_v 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