of_o god_n you_o never_o find_v it_o else_o or_o enter_v it_o 〈◊〉_d from_o your_o own_o understanding_n consult_v not_o or_o confer_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n in_o your_o selus_fw-la or_o other_o what_o you_o shall_v do_v to_o be_v save_v that_o principle_n will_v never_o own_o one_o right_a word_n towards_o eternal_a life_n it_o be_v a_o flat_a enemy_n to_o every_o word_n of_o god_n wisdom_n about_o it_o they_o that_o despise_v and_o wonder_v at_o such_o word_n will_v everlasting_o perish_v acts._n 13._o 41._o those_o that_o gad_n abroad_o in_o a_o spirit_n of_o vanity_n enmity_n and_o death_n to_o change_v their_o way_n from_o form_n to_o form_n in_o religion_n toss_v and_o tumble_v up_o and_o down_o by_o every_o wind_n of_o satan_n and_o man_n doctrine_n or_o other_o gospel_n who_o can_v help_v they_o that_o that_o die_v say_v god_n let_v it_o die_v and_o that_o that_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o let_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d off_o zec._n 11._o 9_o litteral_n and_o mystical_a sodom_n 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