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will_v not_o that_o philosopher_n rise_v in_o judgement_n against_o many_o of_o our_o high-flown_a professor_n who_o swell_v who_o look_v big_a and_o talk_v big_a under_o their_o notional_a knowledge_n who_o say_v under_o all_o his_o knowledge_n which_o be_v very_o great_a hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la scio_fw-la quod_fw-la nihil_fw-la scio_fw-la this_o only_a do_v i_o know_v that_o i_o know_v nothing_o well_o if_o that_o knowledge_n thou_o have_v be_v that_o knowledge_n that_o accompany_v salvation_n it_o be_v a_o soul_n humble_v and_o a_o soul_n abase_v knowledge_n if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o then_o will_v thy_o knowledge_n make_v thou_o both_o a_o prisoner_n and_o a_o slave_n to_o the_o devil_n at_o once_o seven_o that_o knowledge_n that_o accompany_v salvation_n be_v a_o appropriate_a knowledge_n a_o knowledge_n that_o appropriate_v and_o apply_v spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a benefit_n to_o a_o man_n own_o particular_a soul_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o job_n my_o 19_o job_n 19_o 25._o 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to_o heaven_n but_o lest_o any_o precious_a soul_n shall_v turn_v this_o truth_n into_o a_o sword_n to_o cut_v and_o wound_v himself_o let_v i_o desire_v he_o to_o remember_v that_o every_o believer_n that_o have_v such_o knowledge_n that_o accompany_v salvation_n have_v not_o etc._n it_o be_v common_o say_v of_o knowledge_n non_fw-la habet_fw-la inimicum_fw-la praeter_fw-la ignorantem_fw-la that_o it_o have_v not_o a_o great_a enemy_n than_o ignorance_n etc._n etc._n this_o applicatory_a knowledge_n that_o make_v so_o much_o for_o the_o soul_n consolation_n and_o that_o do_v accompany_v some_o man_n salvation_n i_o say_v not_o all_o man_n salvation_n if_o thou_o find_v thy_o knowledge_n to_o be_v such_o a_o knowledge_n as_o be_v before_o describe_v in_o the_o six_o former_a particular_n though_o thou_o have_v not_o attain_v to_o this_o applicatory_a knowledge_n yet_o have_v thou_o attain_v to_o that_o knowledge_n that_o accompany_v salvation_n and_o that_o will_v my_o soul_n for_o 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