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progress_n and_o true_o my_o brethren_n it_o be_v my_o earnest_a desire_n to_o see_v soul_n to_o live_v more_o in_o the_o spirit_n and_o less_o in_o the_o letter_n and_o then_o they_o will_v see_v that_o we_o judge_v of_o the_o letter_n by_o the_o spirit_n and_o not_o of_o the_o spirit_n by_o the_o letter_n which_o occasion_n so_o much_o ignorance_n among_o we_o and_o those_o who_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v our_o teacher_n be_v chief_a in_o this_o trespass_n observe_v this_o j._n faldo_n again_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o be_v god_n be_v the_o alone_a rule_n of_o a_o spiritual_a christian_a etc._n etc._n further_n declare_v that_o some_o set_n the_o scripture_n in_o the_o room_n of_o the_o spirit_n they_o make_v they_o a_o idol_n ibid._n p._n 248._o let_v he_o either_o discard_v these_o man_n from_o be_v christian_n that_o be_v repute_v great_a and_o refine_a professor_n before_o the_o break_v forth_o of_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n or_o leave_v off_o censure_v this_o 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god_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o speak_v to_o his_o people_n by_o the_o scripture_n 27._o if_o he_o please_v and_o so_o he_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o speak_v by_o another_o create_a thing_n as_o to_o balaam_n by_o his_o ass_n and_o because_o i_o return_v in_o answer_n to_o all_o which_o say_v i_o he_o say_v just_a nothing_o he_o reply_v as_o if_o say_v he_o i_o be_v to_o answer_v the_o proof_n of_o my_o own_o affirmation_n but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o for_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v no_o proof_n he_o shall_v have_v prove_v it_o erroneous_a or_o contemptible_a as_o he_o style_v it_o or_o else_o he_o do_v nothing_o to_o cite_v and_o not_o prove_v the_o citation_n apt_a to_o the_o end_n for_o which_o it_o be_v cite_v that_o be_v the_o doctrine_n it_o contain_v or_o abet_v to_o be_v erroneous_a be_v impertinent_a what_o be_v it_o false_a doctrine_n to_o assert_v that_o god_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o speak_v by_o the_o scripture_n or_o without_o they_o or_o be_v it_o to_o contemn_v the_o 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the_o prophet_n be_v not_o that_o wherein_o he_o say_v so_o proper_o that_o he_o exercise_v himself_o as_o in_o worship_v the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n not_o after_o their_o way_n and_o have_v hope_n towards_o god_n of_o the_o resurrection_n etc._n etc._n there_o lay_v the_o stress_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o their_o call_n that_o worship_n heresy_n and_o afflict_v he_o for_o that_o hope_n which_o they_o otherwise_o allow_v of_o nay_o that_o very_a passage_n he_o make_v the_o whole_a place_n to_o bear_v upon_o come_v in_o rather_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o parenthesis_n than_o a_o principal_a matter_n his_o thus_o deal_v with_o we_o and_o the_o scripture_n i_o call_v a_o perversion_n at_o which_o he_o very_o vain_o taunt_n as_o if_o it_o can_v not_o be_v a_o perversion_n because_o i_o confess_v that_o it_o somewhat_o relate_v to_o the_o verse_n cite_v cry_v out_o this_o be_v his_o mouse_n his_o mountain_n travel_v to_o bring_v forth_o but_o if_o to_o clip_v a_o text_n be_v not_o 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