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to_o convince_v instruct_v or_o confirm_v by_o we_o its_o plain_a w._n p._n mean_v all_o the_o quaker_n and_o consequent_o g._n k._n be_v then_o own_v to_o be_v one_o of_o they_o page_n 39_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v that_o what_o i_o have_v quote_v out_o of_o my_o immed_a revel_v p._n 243._o to_o p._n 247._o prove_n that_o i_o do_v then_o hold_v the_o man_n christ_n without_o we_o in_o heaven_n to_o be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o faith_n though_o he_o grant_v my_o word_n that_o i_o say_v the_o man_n christ_n who_o suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n at_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o spring_n out_o of_o which_o all_o the_o live_a stream_n flow_v into_o our_o soul_n and_o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v pray_v unto_o which_o he_o say_v none_o of_o we_o
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and_o forgiveness_n page_n 50._o he_o be_v so_o ignorant_a and_o blind_a as_o not_o to_o understand_v my_o distinction_n betwixt_o essential_o of_o true_a religion_n indefinite_o and_o essential_o of_o the_o true_a christian_a religion_n in_o specie_fw-la cornelius_n religion_n be_v gentile_a religion_n be_v true_a in_o its_o kind_n before_o he_o have_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n crucify_a but_o i_o say_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n crucify_a in_o some_o degree_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o otherwise_o to_o assert_v its_o plain_a deism_n yet_o that_o faith_n may_v be_v where_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n and_o person_n may_v be_v want_v page_n 52._o he_o blame_v my_o say_n upon_o supposition_n that_o any_o suchh_a thing_n can_v be_v find_v in_o my_o book_n i_o retract_v and_o renounce_v it_o viz._n that_o any_o be_v save_v without_o all_o knowledge_n and_o faith_n of_o christ_n explicit_fw-la or_o implicit_a this_o he_o 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the_o union_n betwixt_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v more_o proper_o a_o death_n than_o the_o break_n the_o union_n betwixt_o the_o life_n and_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o soul_n for_o of_o that_o i_o be_v trâ—aâ—ing_v and_o at_o this_o rate_n of_o his_o blame_v i_o when_o christ_n die_v upon_o the_o cross_n that_o be_v not_o so_o proper_a a_o death_n as_o when_o he_o be_v crucify_a in_o man_n by_o their_o sin_n and_o consequent_o his_o death_n in_o man_n be_v the_o only_a proper_a sacrifice_n for_o that_o man_n sin_n his_o death_n without_o be_v not_o so_o proper_a a_o death_n be_v not_o a_o proper_a sacrifice_n by_o his_o most_o ignorant_a way_n of_o reason_v but_o my_o reason_n for_o my_o assertion_n hold_v good_a and_o which_o he_o have_v not_o touch_v for_o when_o a_o man_n die_v his_o soul_n leave_v the_o body_n and_o cease_v to_o act_n in_o it_o nor_o be_v the_o body_n any_o more_o sensible_a but_o christ_n act_v 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