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lie_n etc._n etc._n reply_v they_o thou_o call_v thy_o friend_n who_o be_v in_o the_o light_n with_o all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o light_n do_v witness_n that_o their_o heart_n be_v never_o warm_v in_o sacrament_n no_o such_o word_n be_v find_v in_o scripture_n and_o thou_o that_o be_v plead_v for_o the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n be_v with_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n in_o all_o his_o saint_n deny_v and_o thy_o sacrament_n which_o be_v not_o find_v in_o scripture_n and_o in_o the_o light_n thou_o be_v clear_o see_v the_o slander_n shift_n and_o shufflel_n be_v thy_o own_o as_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o same_o reproach_n and_o accusation_n in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o page_n of_o thy_o book_n and_o what_o we_o witness_v be_v according_a to_o scripture_n which_o we_o own_o and_o in_o many_o thing_n thou_o have_v write_v as_o before_o be_v manifest_a by_o thy_o own_o word_n the_o scripture_n thou_o deny_v so_o on_o who_o head_n the_o falsehood_n remain_v 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and_o all_o in_o the_o new_a covenant_n do_v know_v the_o law_n of_o god_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o the_o witness_n or_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n within_o 1_o john_n 5.10_o bear_v witness_n with_o their_o spirit_n that_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n rom._n 8.16_o and_o this_o declare_v be_v neither_o deceitful_a nor_o knavish_a which_o be_v the_o unsavoury_a word_n thou_o charge_v on_o we_o let_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o all_o conscience_n judge_v to_o who_o they_o belong_v the_o scripture_n we_o be_v not_o against_o they_o bear_v testimony_n of_o christ_n the_o light_n who_o we_o witness_v the_o way_n to_o the_o father_n mat._n 11_o 27._o none_o know_v the_o father_n but_o the_o son_n and_o he_o to_o who_o the_o son_n will_v reveal_v he_o by_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v to_o his_o people_n 1_o cor._n 2.9_o 10_o 13._o rom._n 8.11_o 16._o according_a as_o be_v record_v we_o witness_v the_o scripture_n 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without_o christ_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n acceptable_a to_o god_n etc._n etc._n which_o thou_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v the_o contrary_a and_o say_v there_o be_v the_o light_n and_o use_v of_o reason_n and_o understand_a faculty_n though_o corrupt_v and_o further_o thou_o say_v this_o light_n of_o corrupt_a reason_n as_o before_o express_v present_v to_o the_o conscience_n good_a and_o evil_n etc._n etc._n reply_v in_o the_o light_n thou_o be_v see_v to_o be_v in_o the_o corrupt_a fountain_n from_o whence_o all_o these_o corrupt_a word_n have_v come_v which_o thou_o have_v print_v in_o thy_o book_n and_o thy_o word_n be_v not_o true_a corrupt_a reason_n of_o man_n do_v not_o present_a to_o the_o conscience_n thing_n good_a and_o evil_a a_o corrupt_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n mat._n 7.18_o there_o be_v nothing_o make_v manifest_a darkness_n but_o light_n ephes._n 5.15_o which_o all_o man_n in_o the_o fall_n be_v go_v from_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o rom._n 3.9_o 10_o 11._o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o god_n nor_o can_v he_o know_v they_o because_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v 1._o cor._n 12.14_o and_o all_o the_o righteousness_n of_o man_n in_o this_o state_n be_v as_o a_o filthy_a rag_n and_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n isa._n 64.6_o and_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o man_n in_o corrupt_a nature_n and_o the_o light_n that_o convince_v man_n of_o this_o dark_a and_o corrupt_a estate_n he_o be_v in_o be_v the_o light_n of_o christ_n that_o convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n righteousness_n and_o judgement_n john_n 16.8_o so_o we_o that_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n be_v now_o light_a in_o the_o lord_n ephes._n 5.8_o and_o who_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n there_o be_v no_o occasion_n of_o stumble_v â—_o john_n 2.10_o and_o whereas_o thou_o say_v thou_o know_v we_o lie_v as_o thou_o have_v make_v it_o manifest_v reply_v it_o be_v 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