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that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o so_o commit_v myself_o and_o labour_n to_o the_o lord_n be_v gracious_a good_a pleasure_n and_o to_o believer_n to_o be_v try_v and_o receive_v or_o refuse_v as_o they_o be_v find_v to_o be_v agree_v or_o disagree_v with_o the_o plain_a say_n of_o the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n i_o rest_v wittlesey_n oct._n 12._o 1655._o a_o well-willer_n of_o all_o that_o love_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n thomas_n moor_n the_o content_n of_o the_o treatise_n in_o seven_o part_n part_n i._o a_o introduction_n to_o the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n chap._n 1._o a_o direction_n to_o discern_v truth_n from_o error_n pag._n 1._o chap._n 2._o evidence_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o plainness_n of_o the_o testimony_n pag._n 4._o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o enmity_n of_o flesh_n and_o satan_n and_o their_o way_n of_o oppose_v pag._n 9_o chap._n 4._o a_o assay_v to_o remove_v the_o objection_n of_o those_o that_o pretend_v spirit_n and_o inspiration_n where_o what_o mean_v by_o christ_n what_o by_o scripture_n what_o by_o letter_n and_o what_o by_o spirit_n pag._n 11._o chap._n 5._o a_o answer_n to_o such_o as_o seek_v to_o trouble_v by_o word_n pag._n 20._o chap._n 6._o answer_v to_o such_o as_o pretend_v scripture_n to_o trouble_v with_o pag._n 26._o chap._n 7._o a_o conclusion_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o a_o learned_a man_n pag._n 32._o chap._n 8._o a_o assay_v to_o direct_v the_o weak_a to_o find_v the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o plain_a say_n thereof_o pag._n 34._o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o creation_n of_o mankind_n in_o the_o first_o adam_n pag._n 41._o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o fall_n and_o misery_n of_o he_o and_o mankind_n pag._n 44._o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o immutability_n of_o god_n notwithstanding_o pag._n 49._o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o remedilesness_n in_o mankind_n fall_v to_o help_v himself_o and_o the_o wonderfulness_n of_o help_n in_o another_o pag._n 55._o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o similitude_n and_o dissimilitude_n between_o the_o first_o now_o old_a and_o the_o new_a creation_n pag._n 60._o part_n ii_o a_o declaration_n of_o the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o branch_n of_o it_o chap._n 1._o of_o the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n who_o what_o a_o one_o and_o whence_o pag._n 67._o the_o first_o branch_n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o oblation_n of_o christ_n pag._n 73._o chap._n 3._o what_o that_o be_v which_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o sacrifice_n pag._n 75._o chap._n 4._o who_o it_o be_v that_o offer_v up_o this_o sacrifice_n pag._n 76._o chap._n 5._o to_o who_o be_v offer_v this_o sacrifice_n pag._n 83._o chap._n 6._o for_o who_o and_o in_o who_o behalf_n he_o offer_v it_o pag._n 86._o chap._n 7._o for_o what_o christ_n offer_v this_o sacrifice_n for_o man_n viz._n to_o make_v
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the_o apostle_n preach_v as_o they_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o mystery_n 11.23_o mystery_n rom._n 16.25_o 26_o 1_o cor._n 11.23_o and_o this_o with_o great_a plainness_n of_o word_n and_o evidence_n and_o demonstration_n of_o spirit_n and_o power_n 3.12_o power_n 1_o cor._n 2.4_o 2_o cor._n 3.12_o and_o this_o they_o also_o write_v and_o leave_v upon_o record_n in_o such_o plainness_n that_o they_o intend_v nothing_o but_o what_o we_o in_o their_o write_n read_v 1.13_o read_v phil._n 3.1_o 2._o 2_o cor._n 1.13_o and_o in_o read_v may_v understand_v their_o knowledge_n in_o the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n 4._o christ_n ephes_n 3.3_o 4._o whence_o christ_n that_o by_o his_o spirit_n set_v they_o on_o this_o work_n as_o he_o do_v the_o prophet_n before_o and_o by_o that_o holy_a spirit_n guide_v they_o in_o writing_n say_v have_v not_o i_o write_v to_o thou_o excellent_a thing_n in_o counsel_n and_o knowledge_n that_o i_o may_v make_v 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