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A54083 The fig-leaf covering discovered, or, Geo. Keith's explications and retractions of divers passages out of his former books, proved insincere, defective and evasive by John Penington. Penington, John, 1655-1710. 1697 (1697) Wing P1227; ESTC R22450 96,997 142

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t●_n have_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n crucify_a can_v love_v enemy_n 3._o that_o the_o 400_o piece_n of_o silver_n that_o abraham_n p●●chased_v the_o buryingplace_n with_o signify_v 400_o virtue_n and_o that_o those_o who_o have_v not_o those_o 400_o virtue_n cann●●_n have_v the_o privilege_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o that_o most_o exce●●lent_a buryingplace_n 4._o that_o adam_n and_o eve_n we●_n not_o naked_a before_o the_o fall_n and_o that_o the_o garden_n g●_n place_v man_n in_o be_v no_o part_n of_o this_o visible_a earth_n 5._o that_o man_n may_v not_o have_v that_o holy_a ghost_n that_o w●_n give_v to_o believer_n in_o christ_n crucify_a without_o t●_n faith_n of_o christ_n crucify_a whereas_o g._n k._n have_v sai●_n looking-glass_n for_o protestant_n p._n 28._o it_o be_v our_o faith_n th●_n the_o heathen_a once_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o th●_n pharaoh_n before_o his_o heart_n be_v harden_v have_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n 6._o that_o the_o light_n be_v not_o sufficie●_n without_o something_o else_o 7._o that_o no_o man_n can_v ●●tain_v unto_o eternal_a life_n and_o happiness_n without_o t●_n knowledge_n of_o christ_n outward_a suffering_n deat●_n resurrection_n etc._n etc._n if_o this_o be_v it_o g._n k._n mean_v by_o 〈◊〉_d charge_v above_o it_o reach_v not_o his_o purpose_n for_o w●●ving_v that_o i_o may_v say_v will_v i_o take_v g._n k._n for_o my_o ensample_n c._n p._n do_v but_o query_n they_o be_v simple_o propose_v 〈◊〉_d he_o as_o query_n as_o g._n k._n have_v allege_v for_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d ant._n and_o sadd._n p._n 34._o what_o he_o do_v query_n be_v n●_n whether_o we_o viz._n we_o to_o who_o the_o history_n have_v ●en_o reveal_v must_v believe_v in_o christ_n without_o we_o for_o salvation_n the_o term_n of_o g._n k._n his_o charge_n but_o whe●●er_v no_o man_n can_v attain_v to_o eternal_a life_n and_o salvation_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n outward_a suffering_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v a_o article_n of_o g._n k._n 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christ_n who_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n who_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o shed_v his_o blood_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n be_v obvious_a to_o any_o intelligent_a reader_n answ_n then_o it_o seem_v he_o be_v the_o man_n christ_n before_o that_o fullness_n of_o time_n that_o he_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o suffer_v viz._n that_o which_o he_o call_v way_n to_o city_n of_o god_n p._n 133._o that_o heavenly_a and_o divine_a substance_n or_o essence_n of_o which_o the_o divine_a birth_n be_v both_o conceive_a in_o mary_n and_o be_v inward_o conceive_a in_o the_o saint_n etc._n etc._n as_o such_o he_o call_v he_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o even_o at_o man_n fall_n be_v give_v to_o bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n and_o to_o be_v a_o lamb_n or_o sacrifice_n to_o atone_v and_o pacify_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n and_o that_o he_o bear_v the_o weight_n of_o his_o outward_a suffering_n in_o great_a measure_n 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