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from_o his_o gospel_n have_v we_o not_o first_o grow_v acquaint_v with_o his_o person_n this_o shameless_a falsehood_n be_v that_o alone_a whence_o he_o take_v occasion_n and_o confidence_n to_o reproach_n myself_o and_o other_o to_o condemn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o all_o the_o reform_a church_n and_o open_o to_o traduce_v and_o vilify_v the_o scripture_n itself_o i_o shall_v only_o brief_o touch_v on_o some_o of_o the_o impotent_a dictate_v of_o this_o great_a corrector_n of_o divinity_n and_o religion_n his_o discourse_n of_o accommodate_v scripture-expression_n to_o man_n own_o dreamn_v pag._n 99_o 100.101_o be_v such_o as_o any_o man_n may_v use_v concern_v any_o other_o man_n on_o the_o like_a occasion_n if_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n unto_o it_o and_o intend_v to_o have_v no_o more_o regard_n to_o their_o conscience_n than_o some_o other_o seem_v to_o have_v may_v be_v pass_v by_o pag._n 102._o he_o fall_v upon_o the_o way_n of_o expound_v scripture_n among_o those_o who_o he_o 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signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o know_v his_o person_n and_o all_o his_o personal_a excellency_n and_o beauty_n fullness_n and_o pretiousness_n etc._n etc._n and_o when_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v wisdom_n to_o we_o this_o be_v a_o plain_a proof_n that_o we_o must_v learn_v all_o our_o spiritual_a wisdom_n from_o a_o acquaintance_n with_o his_o person_n though_o some_o dull_a man_n can_v understand_v no_o more_o by_o it_o than_o the_o wisdom_n of_o those_o revelation_n christ_n have_v make_v of_o god_n will_n to_o the_o world_n i_o will_v beg_v of_o this_o man_n that_o if_o he_o have_v any_o regard_n unto_o the_o honour_n of_o christian_a religion_n or_o care_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n he_o will_v be_v tender_a in_o this_o matter_n and_o not_o reflect_v with_o his_o usual_a disdain_n upon_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o person_n of_o christ._n i_o must_v tell_v he_o again_o what_o
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