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only_o xxxii_o pag._n 54._o his_o fallacy_n and_o perversion_n in_o feign_v and_o invent_v another_o excuse_n as_o threadbare_a as_o the_o former_a and_o as_o a_o fig-leaf_n that_o can_v cover_v his_o nakedness_n nor_o that_o of_o his_o brethren_n who_o give_v the_o same_o deceitful_a excuse_n as_o he_o do_v to_o which_o his_o frivolous_a excuse_n i_o do_v sufficient_o answer_v he_o when_o he_o give_v it_o at_o a_o meeting_n of_o conference_n when_o he_o be_v present_a in_o the_o upper_a room_n at_o grace-church-street_n about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o yearly_o meeting_n last_o viz._n that_o though_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n inward_a appearance_n be_v general_o lose_v and_o forget_v yet_o the_o doctrine_n relate_v to_o the_o outward_a appearance_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o lose_v but_o retain_v and_o preach_v through_o all_o age_n and_o by_o every_o sort_n or_o sect_n of_o profess_a christian_n to_o which_o i_o then_o answer_v he_o and_o i_o now_o 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insufficient_a and_o indeed_o as_o touch_v all_o these_o doctrine_n that_o have_v be_v retain_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostasy_n whether_o of_o god_n or_o christ_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o literal_a knowledge_n and_o faith_n of_o they_o have_v not_o be_v lose_v yet_o the_o spiritual_a knowledge_n of_o they_o have_v be_v lose_v as_o much_o as_o the_o knowledge_n and_o faith_n of_o christ_n within_o for_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o both_o be_v but_o one_o knowledge_n and_o the_o true_a faith_n of_o both_o be_v but_o one_o faith_n xxxiii_o pag._n 57_o his_o perversion_n of_o my_o modest_a proposition_n about_o correct_v some_o unsound_a word_n in_o some_o friend_n book_n as_o if_o with_o purpose_n i_o do_v hunt_v for_o discover_z and_o expose_v if_o i_o can_v the_o nakedness_n of_o such_o as_o in_o comparison_n of_o myself_o may_v just_o be_v repute_v and_o call_v father_n in_o the_o truth_n but_o i_o refer_v myself_o to_o the_o impartial_a reader_n whether_o my_o modest_a proposition_n can_v bear_v such_o uncharitable_a construction_n however_o let_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o some_o may_v be_v repute_v just_o my_o father_n in_o the_o truth_n some_o of_o who_o word_n be_v unsound_a and_o find_v that_o they_o have_v do_v hurt_v to_o weak_a reader_n and_o be_v like_a to_o do_v hurt_v to_o more_o i_o shall_v not_o think_v that_o any_o good_a christian_a man_n that_o love_v the_o truth_n more_o than_o man_n will_v judge_v the_o worse_a of_o i_o for_o correct_v they_o tender_o and_o christianly_o not_o as_o a_o enemy_n but_o as_o a_o friend_n and_o brother_n xxxiv_o pag._n 58._o his_o perversion_n in_o false_o accuse_v i_o that_o i_o have_v take_v up_o ham_n work_n by_o which_o he_o reflect_v not_o only_o on_o i_o but_o on_o the_o late_a christian_a teacher_n and_o writer_n who_o have_v with_o deserve_a praise_n note_v and_o correct_v the_o error_n and_o unsound_a expression_n contain_v in_o the_o book_n of_o they_o call_v greek_a and_o latin_a father_n as_o erasmus_n skultetus_n and_o divers_a other_o commendable_o have_v do_v and_o as_o friend_n have_v correct_v the_o weak_a and_o unsound_a expression_n of_o divers_a of_o the_o bless_a martyr_n and_o other_o that_o have_v go_v before_o we_o who_o be_v in_o christ_n as_o to_o time_n before_o we_o xxxv_o p._n 58._o his_o perversion_n of_o the_o scripture_n word_n concern_v sem_fw-mi and_o japhet_n their_o go_v backward_o to_o cover_v their_o father_n nakedness_n as_o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o further_a matter_n and_o mystery_n in_o it_o for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v only_o that_o they_o must_v not_o see_v their_o father_n nakedness_n they_o may_v have_v cover_v their_o face_n and_o eye_n and_o go_v forward_o and_o not_o see_v their_o father_n nakedness_n xxxvi_o pag_n 59_o his_o perversion_n of_o my_o modest_a proposition_n that_o every_o one_o own_v by_o we_o to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o our_o christian_a society_n give_v some_o declaration_n of_o their_o faith_n which_o he_o make_v to_o 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