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dwell_v and_o walk_v in_o his_o people_n john_n 1.16_o 1_o cor._n 3.16_o 2_o cor._n 6.16_o and_o can_v that_o state_n be_v attain_v by_o any_o and_o nothing_o of_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v in_o they_o be_v god_n in_o his_o people_n and_o his_o nature_n divide_v what_o gross_a confusion_n be_v this_o baptist_n in_o and_o notwithstanding_o his_o denial_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v in_o believer_n in_o pag._n 111._o he_o say_v that_o all_o man_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o substance_n of_o spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n and_o christ_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o humane_a nature_n as_o he_o call_v it_o be_v one_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o godhead_n be_v not_o one_o etc._n etc._n what_o then_o have_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a any_o of_o the_o divine_a nature_n in_o it_o how_o then_o have_v it_o its_o immortality_n be_v any_o thing_n immortal_a that_o have_v not_o of_o the_o divine_a life_n or_o nature_n in_o it_o and_o be_v not_o they_o that_o be_v join_v to_o 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to_o keep_v all_o people_n in_o darkness_n from_o christ_n his_o divine_a nature_n and_o spirit_n and_o so_o this_o baptist_n in_o tell_v of_o two_o distinct_a nature_n in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n viz._n the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n or_o divine_a nature_n and_o the_o humane_a nature_n and_o call_v each_o of_o these_o nature_n the_o son_n of_o god_n though_o he_o own_v they_o to_o be_v two_o distinct_a nature_n as_o in_o page_n 24._o &_o 10._o &_o 111._o &_o 113._o what_o he_o have_v say_v herein_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o there_o be_v two_o christ_n in_o one_o person_n when_o as_o christ_n be_v but_o one_o and_o be_v the_o same_o yesterday_o to_o day_n and_o for_o ever_o glorify_v with_o the_o father_n in_o the_o same_o glory_n which_o he_o have_v before_o the_o world_n begin_v and_o this_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n which_o raise_v up_o jesus_n from_o the_o dead_a dwell_v in_o they_o so_o that_o the_o 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