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weapon_n he_o fight_v satan_n with_o uâ—z_o it_o be_v write_v though_o he_o tell_v thou_o of_o stand_v in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n or_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n or_o of_o a_o inward_a teacher_n or_o of_o light_n within_o as_o if_o there_o be_v some_o secret_a thing_n that_o pass_v by_o peep_v and_o mutter_v which_o right_a reason_n can_v be_v use_v about_o the_o understanding_n of_o they_o be_v no_o better_o the_o wizard_n or_o familiar_a spirit_n to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n if_o there_o they_o miss_v any_o thing_n viz._n in_o that_o they_o hold_v forth_o or_o teach_v and_o speak_v not_o according_a to_o this_o word_n though_o they_o talk_v of_o light_n within_o it_o be_v because_o there_o be_v no_o light_n in_o they_o isa_n 8.19_o 20._o and_o their_o light_n be_v darkness_n mat._n 5.19_o fear_v thou_o no_o such_o enemy_n but_o live_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o rejoice_v there_o meet_v thy_o god_n there_o work_v righteousness_n isa_n 64.5_o viz._n that_o which_o 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this_o be_v as_o impertinent_a as_o all_o the_o rest_n even_o so_o be_v thy_o call_n that_o light_n in_o the_o natural_a man_n of_o which_o christ_n say_v matt._n 6.23_o how_o great_a be_v that_o darkness_n the_o light_n of_o christ_n and_o aver_v that_o i_o speak_v against_o it_o the_o lord_n will_v uphold_v my_o good_a name_n though_o thou_o will_v blast_v it_o and_o make_v i_o content_a to_o go_v through_o thy_o evil_a report_n and_o be_v glad_a to_o see_v thou_o penitent_a and_o obedient_a to_o god_n that_o thou_o and_o i_o may_v enjoy_v that_o one_o life_n and_o truth_n together_o with_o the_o apostle_n and_o disciple_n and_o that_o god-man_n that_o die_v upon_o the_o cross_n and_o be_v now_o with_o his_o father_n and_o our_o father_n in_o heaven_n which_o he_o give_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o now_o maintain_v write_a by_o a_o unworthy_a servant_n of_o god_n who_o in_o god_n perfect_a way_n wait_v for_o visitation_n of_o that_o spirit_n that_o be_v send_v from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n by_o that_o man_n jesus_n who_o be_v in_o heaven_n in_o his_o eternal_a and_o unchangeable_a priesthood_n heb._n 7.24_o h._n h._n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 4_o line_n 5._o for_o talent_n read_v taland_n l_o 6._o for_o peak_n r._n beak_n l._n 2d_o for_o chart_n r._n church_n p._n 12_o l._n 4_o after_o the_o word_n disciple_n r._n truth_n speak_v l._n 20._o after_o the_o word_n mouâ—hr_fw-mi when_v that_o statute_n be_v as_o the_o mouth_n of_o some_o inveterate_a clergyman_n to_o hold_v man_n estate_n in_o at_o their_o pleasure_n p._n 16._o l._n 15._o for_o ecclesiasies_n r_o nehemiah_n