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A50325 Truth held forth and maintained according to the testimony of the holy prophets, Christ and his Apostles recorded in the Holy Scriptures with some account of the judgments of the Lord lately inflicted upon New-England by witchcraft : to which is added, Something concerning the fall of Adam, his state in the fall, and way of restoration to God again, with many other weighty things ... / written in true love to the souls of my neighbours and all men, which includeth that love to them and myself, by Thomas Maule. Mall, Thomas, b. 1629 or 30. 1695 (1695) Wing M1354; ESTC W491354 172,116 273

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the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n to_o buffet_v lest_o he_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n and_o whereas_o he_o say_v o_o wretehed_n man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n rom._n 7.24_o all_o which_o do_v not_o incinde_v he_o to_o be_v a_o transgressor_n of_o god_n holy_a law_n as_o every_o man_n that_o remain_v in_o sin_n be_v which_o can_v in_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n say_v as_o the_o holy_a apostle_n do_v i_o thank_v god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n so_o then_o with_o the_o mind_n i_o myself_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o with_o the_o flesh_n the_o law_n of_o sin_n vers_fw-la 25._o now_o by_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n the_o ignorant_a do_v conclude_v the_o holy_a apostle_n be_v not_o free_a from_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n which_o he_o clear_v in_o rom_n 8.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o there_o a_o therefore_o no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n who_o walk_v not_o after_o 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work_v in_o and_o through_o the_o many_o teacher_n which_o will_v make_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o differ_v in_o kind_n of_o be_v and_o nature_n when_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o though_o the_o 〈◊〉_d diversity_n of_o gift_n yet_o they_o all_o proceed_v from_o the_o one_o spirit_n of_o the_o one_o god_n and_o one_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o grace_n be_v but_o one_o which_o restrain_v and_o save_v from_o sin_n for_o he_o be_v the_o only_o beget_v of_o the_o f●●●h●_n full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n and_o of_o his_o fullness_n every_o true_a believer_n in_o he_o receive_v 〈…〉_o for_o grace_n john_n 1.14_o 16._o and_o by_o his_o grace_n they_o receive_v apostleship_n for_o obedience_n to_o the_o
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of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o hear_v shall_v live_v verse_n 25._o which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a in_o t●espasses_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o who_o become_v willing_a to_o give_v up_o in_o true_a love_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o uprightness_n in_o heart_n and_o mind_n by_o which_o through_o the_o love_n o●_n god_n in_o christ_n he_o come_v through_o faith_n and_o obedience_n to_o receive_v that_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v not_o only_o in_o store_n for_o he_o but_o for_o all_o they_o that_o love_v the_o appearance_n of_o the_o lord_n j●sus_n in_o their_o
own_o heart_n 2_o tim._n 4.8_o which_o be_v that_o true_a be●eving_v on_o christ_n by_o which_o the_o faithful_a receive_v life_n everlasting_a john_n 6.7_o for_o he_o that_o love_v any_o thing_n more_o th●n_v the_o appearance_n of_o god_n gift_n of_o divine_a light_n of_o life_n by_o j●ins_n christ_n he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o true_a love_n of_o god_n to_o receive_v christ_n for_o he_o that_o will_v not_o come_v into_o obedience_n to_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o his_o own_o heart_n he_o be_v free_a through_o disobedience_n from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n for_o it_o be_v the_o willing_a and_o obedient_a that_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o god_n heavenly_a riches_n by_o the_o son_n of_o his_o love_n and_o lord_n of_o life_n who_o life_n remain_v hide_v to_o they_o that_o be_v not_o willing_a in_o true_a love_n to_o forsake_v the_o love_n of_o all_o visibles_n and_o visible_a delight_n for_o his_o sake_n but_o they_o who_o in_o obedience_n to_o he_o be_v 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