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the_o lord_n or_o light_n in_o every_o man_n be_v inferior_a to_o other_o light_n and_o be_v low_a than_o the_o angel_n and_o be_v limit_v and_o bound_v etc._n etc._n and_o now_o will_v not_o this_o light_n have_v justify_v the_o jew_n and_o adam_n and_o the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o that_o have_v direct_v they_o in_o his_o way_n and_o do_v not_o david_n call_v the_o word_n of_o god_n a_o lantern_n to_o his_o foot_n and_o a_o light_n unto_o his_o path_n and_o be_v this_o thy_o spirit_n which_o be_v under_o the_o bond_n and_o limit_n for_o where_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v join_v to_o there_o be_v liberty_n and_o we_o do_v not_o tell_v thou_o of_o the_o light_n of_o adam_n thou_o be_v go_v from_o the_o matter_n but_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n jesus_n the_o second_o adam_n the_o lord_n from_o heaven_n for_o our_o dispute_n be_v not_o about_o the_o earthly_a adam_n the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n but_o our_o discourse_n be_v about_o christ_n the_o 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as_o thou_o do_v upon_o thomas_n curwen_n and_o john_n abraham_n when_o they_o come_v to_o discourse_v with_o thou_o of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n so_o that_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o thou_o in_o love_n and_o kindness_n as_o be_v tell_v thou_o before_o that_o thou_o may_v have_v turn_v from_o thy_o wickedness_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o thou_o thus_o accuse_v we_o and_o as_o for_o the_o persecute_v spirit_n and_o revile_v that_o be_v thy_o own_o 12._o query_n and_o last_o i_o leave_v it_o to_o be_v consider_v by_o such_o as_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o read_v the_o account_n which_o i_o have_v give_v of_o the_o light_n within_o whether_o they_o do_v not_o speak_v all_o this_o evil_a of_o i_o mere_o because_o