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spirit_n to_o teach_v they_o what_o be_v acceptable_a with_o god_n the_o difference_n be_v not_o that_o moses_n etc._n etc._n have_v the_o spirit_n and_o the_o people_n have_v it_o not_o but_o that_o he_o and_o some_o other_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o government_n and_o the_o people_n have_v it_o not_o but_o what_o be_v this_o for_o he_o do_v not_o the_o same_o eternal_a spirit_n that_o teach_v to_o rule_v also_o teach_v people_n to_o be_v rule_v nay_o i_o affirm_v that_o as_o god_n do_v gift_n several_a by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n to_o govern_v and_o consequent_o they_o have_v the_o spirit_n so_o do_v he_o bestow_v of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n upon_o the_o people_n to_o enable_v they_o to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o
the_o ready_a nay_o the_o only_a right_a way_n to_o come_v to_o true_a faith_n in_o christ_n as_o he_o then_o appear_v and_o to_o receive_v any_o benefit_n by_o he_o and_o it_o be_v not_o another_o then_o that_o bless_a light_n power_n wisdom_n and_o eternal_a righteousness_n who_o then_o appear_v by_o who_o we_o have_v receive_v any_o true_a spiritual_a benefit_n how_o then_o can_v our_o ascribe_v particular_a salvation_n in_o this_o age_n to_o he_o who_o thus_o now_o appear_v to_o our_o soul_n render_v he_o no_o saviour_n in_o that_o or_o invalidate_v his_o then_o appearance_n who_o doctrine_n pierce_v who_o life_n preach_v who_o miracle_n astonish_v who_o blood_n atone_v and_o who_o death_n and_o resurrection_n confirm_v his_o then_o manifestation_n to_o be_v no_o less_o than_o god_n who_o be_v light_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n priest_n the_o quaker_n set_v up_o work_v and_o merit_v by_o work_n like_o the_o papist_n whereby_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v lay_v aside_o quaker_n 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he_o be_v please_v to_o repute_v he_o though_o it_o be_v for_o vindicate_v the_o pure_a christian_a religion_n as_o it_o be_v once_o deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n §_o 6._o but_o to_o shut_v up_o this_o discourse_n let_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o expression_n or_o two_o that_o this_o critic_n le_fw-fr we_o fall_v in_o the_o close_a of_o this_o paraphrase_n and_o that_o be_v concern_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o come_v 91._o it_o be_v more_o proper_o referrable_a to_o light_n then_o man._n that_o be_v the_o true_a light_n which_o come_v into_o the_o world_n light_v every_o man_n rather_o than_o that_o be_v the_o true_a light_n which_o light_v every_o man_n come_v into_o the_o world_n if_o say_v he_o it_o shall_v refer_v to_o man_n every_o man_n in_o the_o very_a instant_n of_o or_o before_o his_o birth_n christ_n enlighten_v it_o must_v be_v mean_v of_o create_a faculty_n for_o experience_n and_o sense_n without_o any_o one_o instance_n to_o control_v it_o will_v tell_v we_o that_o none_o can_v believe_v without_o hear_v nor_o hear_v without_o a_o preacher_n he_o may_v much_o better_o have_v say_v of_o himself_o then_o of_o the_o quakers-meeting_a that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o puppet_n indeed_o who_o know_v nothing_o but_o by_o hear-say_n or_o mere_a imitation_n if_o man_n have_v not_o some_o more_o inward_a teacher_n farewell_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o revelation_n the_o scripture_n and_o whatever_o come_v by_o or_o from_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o almighty_a this_o man_n if_o yet_o he_o be_v to_o much_o besot_v to_o deserve_v so_o excellent_a a_o name_n at_o once_o destroy_v all_o way_n or_o mean_n whereby_o to_o know_v and_o that_o not_o only_o to_o the_o quaker_n but_o himself_o too_o for_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o be_v ground_v upon_o revelation_n and_o his_o knowledge_n upon_o they_o as_o he_o pretend_v take_v away_o revelation_n and_o you_o take_v away_o the_o scripture_n and_o consequent_o what_o knowledge_n j._n faldo_n pretend_v to_o 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enlighten_v simeon_n who_o tell_v and_o reveal_v to_o he_o the_o lord_n be_v christ_n for_o shame_n quit_v all_o pretence_n to_o dispute_v §_o 7._o but_o let_v we_o hear_v he_o further_o there_o be_v a_o reason_n in_o the_o text_n give_v such_o a_o countenance_n to_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o light_n as_o will_v never_o be_v find_v for_o the_o contrary_a that_o be_v the_o true_a light_n not_o this_o or_o this_o be_v not_o as_o christ_n be_v now_o in_o heaven_n nor_o as_o present_v with_o the_o evangelist_n john_n and_o the_o then_o saint_n but_o it_o point_v at_o christ_n appearance_n in_o the_o flesh_n very_o notable_a indeed_o and_o we_o will_v not_o let_v it_o slip_v our_o observation_n if_o the_o word_n that_o make_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v with_o god_n and_o be_v god_n be_v that_o true_a light_n as_o sai_z j._n faldo_n himself_o p._n 84_o then_o can_v it_o never_o be_v restrain_v to_o that_o appearance_n as_o the_o beginning_n or_o end_n of_o it_o nay_o the_o evangelist_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v so_o much_o as_o to_o mention_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o manifestation_n in_o flesh_n and_o if_o we_o will_v believe_v j._n faldo_n the_o verse_n concern_v the_o word_n as_o creator_n and_o not_o as_o redeemer_n which_o he_o stint_v to_o his_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n see_v pag._n 89._o but_o by_o his_o interpretation_n that_o be_v not_o relative_a to_o his_o appearance_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o rather_o to_o the_o word_n which_o be_v with_o god_n and_o be_v god_n as_o p._n 84._o and_o so_o the_o spanish_a translation_n have_v it_o that_o word_n be_v the_o true_a light_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o either_o the_o word_n be_v not_o before_o that_o appearance_n or_o if_o it_o be_v be_v that_o true_a light_n that_o true_a light_n be_v before_o that_o appearance_n and_o mankind_n be_v also_o antecedent_n to_o that_o manifestation_n may_v very_o well_o be_v say_v always_o to_o have_v be_v enlighten_v by_o that_o light_n for_o that_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v before_o that_o appearance_n &_o that_o true_a light_n which_o be_v the_o very_a life_n of_o the_o word_n or_o word_n itself_o shall_v be_v stint_v to_o that_o appearance_n be_v as_o absurd_a as_o any_o thing_n well_o can_v be_v again_o that_o we_o shall_v take_v it_o to_o deny_v christ_n now_o to_o be_v the_o true_a light_n that_o enlighten_v all_o because_o he_o be_v so_o be_v a_o strange_a impertinency_n and_o gross_a falsehood_n for_o then_o by_o good_a reason_n ought_v we_o to_o infer_v that_o because_o the_o word_n be_v with_o god_n and_o be_v god_n therefore_o he_o be_v not_o now_o either_o with_o god_n or_o god_n be_v this_o your_o tertullus_n beside_o if_o we_o have_v nothing_o of_o this_o to_o offer_v the_o evangelist_n may_v very_o well_o refer_v to_o that_o appearance_n without_o any_o denial_n at_o all_o of_o a_o antecedent_n illumination_n it_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a break_v forth_o of_o the_o divine_a light_n and_o this_o be_v large_o acknowledge_v and_o prove_v in_o my_o spirit_n of_o truth_n vindicated_n which_o have_v he_o consider_v but_o half_a as_o much_o as_o he_o importune_v we_o to_o have_v his_o own_o he_o may_v have_v save_v we_o the_o labour_n of_o this_o animadversion_n but_o god_n know_v it_o be_v our_o portion_n from_o many_o such_o like_a base_a and_o unworthy_a adversary_n every_o thing_n be_v a_o fault_n in_o a_o quaker_n and_o nothing_o in_o they_o we_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o despair_v of_o any_o good_a upon_o the_o most_o of_o they_o who_o spirit_n be_v so_o leaven_v into_o prejudice_n and_o revenge_n that_o not_o to_o bear_v their_o lie_n and_o to_o rebuke_v their_o slander_n be_v account_v scarce_o so_o tolerable_a as_o rail_a but_o with_o god_n the_o righteous_a judge_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n do_v we_o leave_v our_o cause_n to_o be_v by_o he_o plead_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o that_o crooked_a and_o perverse_a generation_n §_o 8._o upon_o the_o second_o scripture_n which_o he_o pretend_v we_o abuse_v to_o wit_n 94._o but_o what_o say_v it_o the_o word_n be_v nigh_o 3._o thou_o even_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n that_o be_v the_o word_n of_o faith_n which_o we_o preach_v and_o which_o he_o say_v we_o join_v with_o the_o first_o of_o john_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n etc._n etc._n he_o observe_v thus_o much_o in_o short_a the_o apostle_n allude_v to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n in_o deuteronomy_n but_o the_o word_n be_v very_o nigh_o unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o mouth_n 14._o and_o in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o that_o be_v say_v he_o the_o law_n statute_n and_o commandment_n write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n make_v the_o have_v the_o word_n in_o the_o heart_n to_o be_v a_o have_v they_o without_o book_n or_o by_o rote_n as_o he_o express_v it_o but_o none_o of_o the_o most_o mistake_v of_o our_o modern_a socinian_o the_o great_a contra-spiritualists_a man_n of_o our_o time_n i_o be_o persuade_v can_v have_v give_v we_o a_o more_o dark_a and_o 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velata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la revelata_fw-la pag._n 13._o of_o which_o he_o be_v very_o cheery_a 127._o as_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o concur_v to_o the_o constitute_n of_o man_n in_o his_o primitive_a perfection_n it_o be_v the_o breath_n of_o life_n which_o god_n breathe_v into_o his_o soul_n after_o he_o have_v form_v he_o as_o to_o his_o body_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n whereby_o he_o come_v to_o be_v a_o live_a soul_n a_o soul_n that_o do_v partake_v something_o of_o god_n own_o life_n this_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v that_o live_a principle_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n which_o man_n do_v before_o his_o degeneration_n and_o shall_v again_o after_o his_o regeneration_n partake_v of_o this_o charge_n say_v our_o adversary_n be_v of_o so_o black_a and_o horrid_a a_o nature_n i_o do_v judge_v it_o meet_v to_o prove_v it_o by_o abound_a instance_n and_o now_o reader_n put_v on_o the_o large_a charity_n and_o give_v i_o thy_o verdict_n if_o i_o have_v not_o make_v 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