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to_o god_n flow_v from_o it_o as_o a_o effect_n from_o the_o cause_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v as_o before_o 14.23_o joh._n 14.23_o if_o you_o love_v i_o keâ—p_v my_o commandment_n love_v then_o be_v and_o needs_o must_v be_v a_o exact_a true_a and_o infallible_a touchstone_n or_o trial_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o spirit_n since_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a the_o fountain_n the_o abridgement_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o §_o 47_o a_o three_o rule_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v by_o the_o property_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v observable_a in_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o descension_n upon_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n record_v act._n 2.2_o 2.2_o act._n 2.2_o and_o sudden_o there_o come_v
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scripture_n see_v you_o act_v contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o follow_v your_o own_o invention_n and_o tradition_n and_o so_o err_v from_o they_o answ_n they_o that_o do_v believe_v or_o act_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v not_o lead_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n but_o in_o say_v that_o we_o do_v this_o herein_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o that_o you_o do_v false_o and_o flat_o belie_v we_o since_o both_o we_o can_v and_o you_o see_v we_o do_v prove_v our_o ministerial_a action_n to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o scripture_n quest_n 20_o whether_o ever_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n do_v first_o baptise_v and_o then_o preach_v faith_n and_o repentance_n twenty_o or_o thirty_o year_n afterward_o answ_n christ_n himself_o be_v baptise_a being_n a_o person_n not_o capable_a of_o faith_n 12.2_o heb._n 12.2_o and_o repentance_n for_o he_o be_v above_o both_o of_o faith_n he_o be_v the_o author_n and_o finisher_n 2.22_o joh._n 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