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for_o your_o own_o good_a and_o i_o shall_v be_v glad_a sect._n 6_o now_o my_o second_o and_o last_o word_n be_v to_o the_o christ-baptized_n man_n or_o woman_n for_o i_o speak_v unto_o thou_o o_o man_n or_o woman_n who_o art_n inward_o teach_v by_o the_o sweet_a spirit_n of_o god_n &_o have_v that_o unction_n from_o the_o holy_a one_o which_o will_v teach_v thou_o to_o know_v all_o thing_n for_o that_o anoint_v abide_v in_o thou_o anâ—_n teach_v thou_o all_o truth_n and_o thou_o shall_v abide_v in_o he_o or_o it_o 1_o john_n 2.20_o 27._o therefore_o i_o speak_v to_o thou_o o_o man_n or_o woman_n who_o be_v baptize_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n because_o thou_o be_v the_o best_a able_a to_o discern_v between_o wheat_n and_o chaff_n true_a christian_a reader_n when_o i_o first_o set_v pen_n to_o paper_n my_o heart_n be_v enable_v to_o indite_v of_o matter_n concern_v the_o lord_n of_o lord_n and_o i_o speak_v of_o thing_n touch_v christ_n the_o king_n and_o my_o heart_n be_v 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