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one_o who_o exalt_v himself_o and_o christ_n say_v we_o must_v not_o judge_v that_o we_o be_v not_o judge_v and_o paul_n bid_v we_o speak_v evil_a of_o no_o man_n answ_n this_o query_n thou_o have_v make_v up_o of_o lie_v and_o false_a accusation_n it_o be_v not_o your_o practice_n repl._n how_o dare_v thou_o before_o the_o face_n of_o god_n and_o man_n thus_o deny_v thy_o practice_n so_o read_v thy_o paper_n sermon_n carriage_n be_v there_o any_o great_a pride_n than_o to_o be_v proud_a of_o our_o gift_n vision_n revelation_n high_a worth_n condemn_v all_o for_o whore_n sorcerer_n reprobate_n beast_n hireling_n dreamer_n heathen_n prate_v against_o all_o sort_n of_o christian_n with_o malicious_a word_n cast_v they_o out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o kingdom_n of_o god_n forbid_v to_o receive_v any_o as_o brethren_n but_o man_n of_o your_o own_o model_n form_n and_o way_n be_v not_o this_o judge_a and_o condemn_v another_o where_o be_v thy_o light_n thy_o conscience_n what_o all_o 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power_n to_o crucify_v thou_o and_o power_n to_o release_v thou_o and_o jesus_n answer_v thou_o can_v have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o against_o i_o unless_o it_o be_v give_v thou_o from_o above_o i_o know_v thou_o have_v power_n and_o that_o it_o be_v give_v thou_o from_o above_o and_o paul_n say_v there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v order_v or_o ordain_v of_o god_n rom._n 13._o 1._o and_o so_o to_o the_o power_n must_v man_n be_v subject_n either_o in_o do_v or_o suffer_v the_o will_n of_o god_n by_o they_o though_o the_o power_n be_v in_o nero_n a_o cruel_a bloody_a wicked_a man_n yet_o it_o be_v
must_v hold_v his_o peace_n for_o christ_n must_v be_v all_o thou_o must_v not_o sacrifice_v to_o thy_o own_o net_n either_o thy_o righteousness_n or_o thy_o unrighteousness_n unto_o thyself_o to_o merit_v as_o thou_o weak_o dream_v by_o thy_o cross_n though_o all_o must_v be_v offer_v up_o to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v reign_v and_o in_o his_o reign_n the_o life_n and_o power_n of_o the_o creature_n stand_v and_o whereas_o i_o must_v be_v a_o ranter_n for_o talk_v of_o high_a thing_n and_o do_v not_o thou_o the_o same_o talk_v of_o the_o high_a thing_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v perfection_n fullness_n resurrection_n first_o and_o last_o and_o be_v not_o thou_o in_o all_o this_o like_o thy_o brethren_n who_o thou_o call_v ranter_n they_o be_v full_a and_o rich_a and_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o and_o know_v not_o that_o they_o be_v poor_a and_o miserable_a and_o naked_a and_o have_v need_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v not_o you_o the_o same_o they_o have_v the_o single_a eye_n 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