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for_o save_v the_o light_n within_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o salvation_n without_o something_o else_o but_o see_v by_o their_o judgement_n this_o be_v a_o error_n the_o contradictory_n assertion_n to_o it_o must_v needâ—_n be_v true_a viz._n that_o the_o light_n within_o be_v sufficient_a to_o salvation_n without_o any_o thing_n else_o which_o exclude_v the_o 〈…〉_z christ_n his_o death_n and_o suffering_n blood_n and_o intercession_n for_o as_o in_o heaven_n all_o which_o be_v something_o else_o than_o the_o light_n within_o as_o all_o man_n of_o common_a sense_n must_v needs_o confess_v that_o the_o outward_a body_n or_o person_n of_o the_o man_n christ_n and_o his_o death_n blood_n and_o intercession_n without_o we_o be_v not_o the_o light_n in_o we_o and_o therefore_o something_o else_o though_o christ_n be_v but_o one_o both_o without_o we_o and_o within_o we_o even_o as_o the_o godhead_n and_o manhood_n of_o christ_n be_v but_o one_o christ_n and_o yet_o his_o manhood_n be_v not_o his_o godhead_n but_o something_o else_o for_o his_o godhead_n do_v not_o suffer_v death_n but_o his_o manhood_n xxii_o page_z 4_o 5._o his_o palpable_a perversion_n and_o betray_v his_o gross_a ignonorance_n or_o deceit_n in_o charge_v i_o with_o inconsistency_n for_o say_v the_o light_n be_v sufficient_a to_o salvation_n and_o yet_o to_o affirm_v it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a without_o something_o else_o as_o if_o these_o two_o assertion_n be_v inconsistent_a or_o contradictory_n whereas_o the_o least_o ordinary_a christian_a of_o the_o small_a capacity_n can_v but_o see_v both_o the_o consistency_n and_o truth_n of_o these_o two_o sound_a assertion_n as_o much_o as_o when_o i_o say_v my_o hand_n be_v sufficient_a to_o write_v or_o â—old_a a_o book_n but_o not_o without_o my_o body_n which_o be_v something_o else_o and_o my_o eye_n be_v sufficient_a to_o see_v but_o not_o without_o my_o head_n and_o a_o thousand_o such_o example_n may_v be_v give_v and_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n be_v sufficient_a to_o save_v i_o but_o not_o without_o the_o man_n christ_n nor_o be_v christ_n sufficient_a without_o the_o father_n for_o he_o say_v himself_o i_o can_v do_v nothing_o of_o myself_o but_o together_o with_o the_o father_n he_o be_v our_o all-sufficient_a saviour_n and_o who_o will_v dare_v to_o say_v but_o the_o man_n christ_n without_o we_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n be_v sufficient_a to_o save_v we_o yet_o not_o without_o his_o inward_a appearance_n in_o our_o heart_n it_o pity_v i_o to_o deal_v with_o such_o a_o ignorant_a adversary_n oh_o for_o shame_n that_o ever_o such_o a_o ignorant_a person_n shall_v pass_v with_o any_o for_o a_o minister_n of_o christ_n that_o see_v not_o or_o be_v so_o deceitful_a that_o he_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o see_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o the_o good_a consistency_n betwixt_o these_o two_o assertion_n aforesaid_a xxiii_o his_o gross_a perversion_n in_o charge_v my_o word_n i_o speak_v at_o the_o yearly_o meet_v and_o which_o be_v too_o mince_o and_o undue_o repeat_v in_o that_o paper_n call_v a_o true_a account_n of_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o yearly_o meet_v at_o london_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o they_o do_v infer_v the_o same_o consequence_n against_o myself_o the_o substance_n of_o my_o word_n be_v viz._n that_o the_o light_n within_o be_v god_n the_o word_n the_o spirit_n in_o every_o man_n be_v sufficient_a to_o reveal_v to_o every_o man_n all_o that_o be_v needful_a to_o his_o eternal_a salvation_n but_o let_v the_o reader_n of_o the_o least_o true_a capacity_n judge_v whether_o these_o word_n can_v admit_v of_o any_o such_o consequence_n that_o the_o light_n within_o we_o be_v sufficient_a to_o salvation_n without_o any_o thing_n else_o see_v as_o be_v above_o show_v these_o two_o assertion_n be_v well_o consist_v and_o sam._n jennings_n know_v in_o his_o conscience_n that_o i_o speak_v the_o word_n more_o full_o than_o he_o have_v relate_v they_o viz._n by_o add_v 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