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that_o shall_v deceive_v many_o etc._n etc._n 2_o st._n peter_n 2.12_o though_o indeed_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o be_v the_o unlearned_a and_o the_o unstable_a that_o wrest_v the_o scripture_n to_o their_o own_o destruction_n ch_n 16._o yet_o he_o admonish_v the_o faithful_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v lead_v away_o by_o the_o error_n of_o the_o wicked_a 2_o st._n peter_n 3.17_o 18._o and_o st._n paul_n say_v if_o he_o or_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n shall_v come_v and_o offer_v any_o other_o doctrine_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v gal._n 1.8_o which_o imply_v that_o there_o will_v some_o come_v which_o will_v offer_v another_o doctrine_n and_o that_o to_o the_o eminent_a christian_n of_o galatia_n and_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o very_a elect_v shall_v be_v deceive_v so_o say_v our_o saviour_n saint_n matth._n 24.24_o therefore_o i_o say_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o so_o high_a concernment_n as_o divine_a truth_n be_v we_o can_v do_v better_a than_o to_o confirm_v and_o 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etc._n etc._n ro._n 2.24_o and_o st._n jam._n 2.7_o and_o when_o that_o truth_n be_v disgrace_v by_o the_o bad_a life_n of_o man_n their_o sin_n become_v we_o if_o we_o rebuke_v they_o not_o therefore_o saint_n paul_n say_v have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n but_o rather_o reprove_v they_o ephes_n 5.11_o that_o tongue_n which_o rebuke_n not_o his_o brother_n when_o he_o see_v he_o go_v astray_o draw_v all_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o action_n upon_o himself_o and_o so_o we_o make_v ourselves_o sharer_n with_o he_o in_o misery_n for_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a he_o give_v consent_n that_o hold_v his_o peace_n and_o no_o way_n contradict_v the_o action_n num._n 30.4_o the_o father_n by_o his_o silence_n at_o the_o daughter_n vow_n be_v there_o make_v copartner_n with_o she_o and_o not_o only_o the_o father_n but_o the_o husband_n also_o or_o any_o other_o person_n by_o their_o silence_n be_v say_v to_o give_v consent_n to_o the_o action_n as_o 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so_o prepare_v for_o he_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o himself_o for_o so_o he_o say_v i_o be_o one_o that_o bear_v witness_n of_o myself_o st._n john_n 8.18_o the_o way_n to_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o way_n and_o the_o life_n of_o all_o come_v to_o witness_v to_o they_o both_o yet_o you_o find_v he_o say_v if_o i_o bear_v witness_n of_o myself_o my_o witness_n be_v not_o true_a st._n john_n 5.31_o place_n seem_o contradictory_n and_o yet_o easy_o reconcile_v if_o true_o consider_v for_o in_o the_o one_o he_o speak_v to_o those_o that_o acknowledge_v no_o more_o in_o he_o then_o humanity_n in_o the_o other_o he_o discover_v his_o deity_n and_o equality_n with_o the_o father_n show_v his_o submission_n to_o he_o as_o man_n that_o though_o in_o the_o one_o they_o will_v not_o yet_o by_o the_o other_o they_o may_v be_v convince_v and_o since_o christ_n as_o man_n be_v without_o error_n and_o can_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o falsehood_n than_o it_o be_v 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