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evidence_n who_o be_v his_o saint_n you_o be_v my_o witness_n say_v the_o lord_n or_o his_o son_n call_v his_o servant_n who_o he_o have_v choose_v who_o in_o the_o grand_a contest_v with_o all_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n have_v by_o witness_v his_o good_a confession_n merit_v that_o name_n rev._n 3.14_o the_o amen_o the_o faithful_a and_o true_a witness_n a_o resemblance_n and_o proportion_n to_o he_o be_v every_o christian_n require_v to_o keep_v in_o his_o be_v call_v forth_o to_o a_o witness-bearing_a to_o he_o as_o god_n value_v every_o truth_n of_o he_o at_o a_o high_a rate_n especial_o in_o the_o day_n that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v speak_v for_o
so_o shall_v we_o there_o be_v divers_a truth_n that_o in_o most_o age_n be_v not_o controvert_v these_o be_v not_o so_o proper_o the_o truth_n under_o present_a consideration_n but_o such_o as_o the_o design_n of_o the_o adversary_n be_v manifest_a to_o root_v out_o from_o be_v profess_v under_o heaven_n such_o be_v the_o word_n of_o patience_n which_o must_v be_v keep_v rev._n 3.10_o the_o present_a truth_n which_o must_v be_v have_v in_o remembrance_n and_o establishment_n 2_o pet._n 1.12_o object_n why_o be_v not_o every_o truth_n a_o truth_n now_o a_o present_a truth_n answ_n though_o that_o which_o be_v truth_n at_o any_o time_n abide_v truth_n at_o all_o time_n yet_o as_o have_v be_v say_v those_o truth_n in_o a_o most_o eminent_a manner_n be_v call_v present_a truth_n which_o concern_v at_o present_a the_o vindication_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o draw_v on_o the_o present_a trial_n of_o the_o day_n upon_o the_o assertor_n of_o it_o i_o note_v this_o the_o rather_o 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which_o be_v most_o assault_v and_o endanger_v to_o be_v lose_v in_o that_o day_n occasion_n he_o to_o be_v so_o jealous_a of_o it_o that_o he_o will_v and_o do_v run_v all_o manner_n of_o hazard_n rather_o than_o betray_v it_o our_o case_n be_v the_o same_o now_o many_o glorious_a truth_n have_v the_o lord_n bring_v forth_o assert_v clear_v and_o commit_v to_o his_o saint_n and_o church_n to_o keep_v unrebukeable_a till_o the_o appear_a of_o christ_n especial_o those_o of_o his_o dominion_n over_o his_o saint_n and_o other_o these_o now_o be_v put_v upon_o a_o public_a test_n upon_o the_o stage_n of_o the_o world_n and_o we_o as_o witness_n subpoenâ_fw-la to_o give_v in_o evidence_n to_o the_o truth_n and_o goodness_n of_o they_o we_o dare_v not_o accept_v of_o any_o overture_n of_o deliverance_n or_o otherways_o whereby_o our_o testimony_n to_o they_o shall_v be_v balk_v 4._o when_o i_o can_v come_v at_o the_o good_a of_o deliverance_n but_o i_o must_v bind_v up_o my_o hand_n from_o 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