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mr._n cotton_v judgement_n about_o toleration_n quest_n quest_n what_o other_o remedy_n may_v we_o use_v against_o infection_n by_o seducer_n answ_n answ_n 1._o get_v fundamental_a truth_n into_o your_o heart_n and_o affect_v and_o love_v they_o for_o want_v hereof_o the_o eastern_a church_n be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o mahumetan_n and_o antichrist_n prevail_v over_o many_o in_o these_o western_a church_n because_o they_o love_v not_o the_o truth_n 2_o thes_n 2.10_o none_o be_v seduce_v but_o such_o as_o be_v cold_a in_o love_n second_o labour_n to_o practice_v what_o we_o know_v and_o then_o god_n will_v give_v we_o a_o full_a measure_n of_o knowledge_n whereby_o we_o shall_v learn_v to_o find_v out_o and_o know_v seducer_n john_n 7.17_o if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o â—all_n know_v three_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o wisdom_n to_o judge_n &_o discern_v of_o schism_n and_o heresy_n and_o
the_o envious_a one_o the_o devil_n who_o delight_v to_o sow_v tare_n among_o the_o wheat_n gal._n 6.20_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v two_o principle_n of_o all_o man_n action_n the_o flesh_n the_o work_n whereof_o be_v hatred_n strife_n emulation_n etc._n etc._n all_o tend_v to_o break_v unity_n and_o the_o spirit_n who_o work_n be_v love_n peace_n gentleness_n etc._n etc._n all_o unite_n if_o thou_o will_v then_o know_v who_o be_v a_o godly_a man_n judge_v of_o the_o tree_n by_o its_o fruit_n hence_o 1_o cor._n 3.3_o if_o there_o be_v envy_n and_o division_n among_o you_o be_v you_o not_o carnal_a etc._n etc._n so_o james_n 3.13_o 14._o who_o be_v a_o wisâ—man_n let_v he_o show_v it_o by_o a_o good_a conversation_n with_o meekness_n and_o he_o divide_v wisdom_n into_o that_o which_o be_v earthly_a and_o devilish_a the_o mother_n of_o envy_n and_o strife_n and_o the_o wisdom_n which_o be_v from_o above_o which_o be_v pure_a peaceable_a etc._n etc._n therefore_o if_o any_o be_v give_v 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