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for_o god_n be_v love_n and_o it_o be_v very_o like_a john_n the_o divine_a have_v such_o spirit_n as_o l._n muggleton_n j._n pennyman_n and_o the_o baptist_n and_o other_o to_o deal_v withal_o as_o i_o have_v now_o and_o christ_n my_o lord_n say_v to_o his_o saint_n and_o apostle_n if_o the_o world_n hate_v you_o you_o know_v it_o hate_v i_o before_o it_o hate_v you_o if_o you_o be_v of_o the_o world_n the_o world_n will_v love_v its_o own_o but_o because_o you_o be_v not_o of_o the_o world_n but_o i_o have_v choose_v you_o out_o of_o the_o world_n therefore_o the_o world_n hate_v you_o jo._n 15._o remember_v the_o word_n that_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o the_o servant_n be_v not_o great_a than_o his_o lord_n mat._n 40.24_o but_o christ_n say_v every_o one_o that_o be_v perfect_a shall_v be_v as_o his_o master_n luke_n 6.40_o if_o they_o persecute_v i_o they_o will_v also_o persecute_v you_o if_o they_o keep_v not_o my_o say_n they_o will_v not_o keep_v you_o here_o you_o may_v see_v how_o that_o you_o be_v not_o the_o keeper_n of_o christ_n say_n but_o the_o persecutor_n of_o they_o that_o do_v you_o be_v my_o friend_n say_v christ_n if_o you_o do_v what_o i_o command_v etc._n etc._n and_o say_v christ_n henceforth_o i_o call_v you_o not_o servant_n but_o my_o friend_n for_o the_o servant_n know_v not_o what_o the_o lord_n do_v but_o i_o have_v call_v you_o friend_n etc._n etc._n jo._n 15.14_o you_o have_v choose_v i_o but_o i_o have_v choose_v you_o and_o have_v ordain_v you_o etc._n etc._n and_o again_o you_o say_v in_o your_o tyranny_n and_o hypocrisy_n detect_v that_o i_o shall_v say_v bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o north_n blessed_n be_v the_o womb_n that_o bear_v he_o &_o the_o pap_n that_o give_v he_o suck_v as_o to_o the_o former_a word_n i_o may_v speak_v they_o but_o the_o latter_a word_n once_o apply_v to_o christ_n i_o do_v not_o remember_v i_o speak_v they_o but_o herein_o you_o show_v your_o malice_n for_o have_v a_o curse_v 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lord_n faithful_o but_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o it_o be_v the_o world_n god_n you_o have_v follow_v out_o of_o who_o mouth_n come_v forth_o such_o envy_n and_o malice_n but_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o thou_o john_n pennyman_n and_o thy_o confederate_n that_o a_o millstone_n have_v be_v hang_v about_o thou_o and_o their_o neks_n luk._n 17.2_o then_o to_o have_v lift_v up_o tongue_n or_o pen_n against_o god_n truth_n &_o people_n who_o be_v in_o muggleton_n spirit_n speak_v against_o the_o truth_n who_o be_v like_o a_o old_a apostate_n twice_o dead_a pluck_v up_o by_o the_o root_n if_o so_o then_o how_o can_v thou_o grow_v but_o be_v go_v out_o among_o the_o dog_n vomit_v bite_a and_o devour_v and_o j._n pennyman_n thou_o boast_v in_o some_o of_o thy_o paper_n of_o speak_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n suppose_v it_o be_v so_o balaam_n have_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o after_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o be_v not_o judas_n and_o apostle_n &_o partaker_n of_o the_o 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call_v nor_o meddle_v withal_o in_o the_o least_o &_o so_o the_o bloodthirsty_a baptist_n and_o other_o their_o confederates_n j._n pennyman_n correspondent_n miss_v their_o ends._n though_o the_o baptist_n themselves_o do_v confess_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n here_o which_o thou_o and_o the_o baptist_n call_v blasphemy_n now_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n for_o christ_n our_o lord_n be_v call_v a_o blasphemer_n who_o say_v that_o which_o i_o testify_v to_o in_o jo._n 17._o and_o as_o for_o all_o j._n pennyman_n unsavoury_a speech_n in_o his_o abusive_a pamphlet_n and_o
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