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14._o and_o rom._n 10._o which_v seek_v or_o look_v to_o christ_n and_o his_o blood_n as_o be_v above-quoted_n and_o prove_v be_v not_o by_o any_o outward_a or_o bodily_a act_n but_o by_o faith_n and_o yet_o even_o such_o seek_n or_o look_v be_v deny_v and_o oppose_v by_o g._n w._n and_o his_o colchester_n quaker_n brethren_n but_o whereas_o g._n w._n do_v argue_v so_o much_o and_o so_o frequent_o against_o that_o blood_n that_o be_v outward_o shed_v by_o the_o spear_n its_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o justification_n because_o that_o blood_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v at_o jerusalem_n for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o be_v say_v w._n b._n as_o g._n w._n quote_v he_o
now_o in_o ver._n 15._o it_o be_v say_v that_o we_o which_o be_v alive_a and_o remain_v unto_o the_o come_v of_o the_o lord_n now_o i_o ask_v say_v he_o if_o they_o do_v live_v and_o remain_v to_o a_o personal_a come_v of_o christ_n in_o the_o cloud_n yea_o or_o nay_o or_o can_v it_o be_v reasonable_o think_v to_o be_v a_o come_v that_o be_v not_o yet_o that_o they_o live_v and_o remain_v unto_o note_v how_o g._n w._n here_o most_o weak_o but_o very_o plain_o to_o discover_v his_o infidelity_n argue_v against_o christ_n come_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o whereas_o in_o my_o first_o narrative_a i_o do_v show_v that_o when_o paul_n say_v we_o which_o be_v alive_a and_o remain_v to_o the_o come_v of_o the_o lord_n he_o speak_v by_o a_o enallage_n personae_fw-la we_o for_o they_o we_o which_o remain_v i.e._n such_o of_o our_o brethren_n who_o shall_v be_v find_v alive_a at_o christ_n last_o come_v etc._n etc._n to_o this_o t._n e._n answer_n in_o his_o pretend_a answer_n to_o my_o first_o narrative_a p._n 162._o why_o may_v not_o the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o the_o first_o person_n we_o as_o suppose_v that_o great_a and_o extraordinary_a appearance_n and_o come_v of_o christ_n the_o certain_a time_n of_o which_o no_o man_n know_v matth._n 24._o 36._o be_v so_o near_o at_o hand_n that_o it_o may_v probable_o fall_v out_o in_o his_o life-time_n and_o for_o this_o sense_n he_o quote_v heb._n 1._o 2_o 9_o 26._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 20._o 1_o joh._n 2._o 18._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 11._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 7._o as_o because_o the_o time_n after_o christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v call_v the_o last_o time_n that_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n think_v the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o far_o off_o i._n e._n in_o his_o sense_n that_o paul_n and_o the_o other_o apostle_n think_v that_o christ_n will_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a before_o they_o die_v this_o gross_a and_o absurd_a sense_n as_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o g._n w.'s_n word_n so_o it_o render_v paul_n to_o have_v speak_v a_o untruth_n even_o by_o divine_a inspiration_n for_o say_v paul_n this_o we_o say_v unto_o you_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n j._n wyeth_n in_o his_o switch_n p._n 297_o 298._o and_o his_o brethren_n their_o common_a excuse_n here_o and_o elsewhere_o that_o these_o be_v but_o query_n signify_v nothing_o to_o defend_v they_o the_o very_a import_n of_o these_o query_n imply_v a_o positive_a denial_n see_v this_o fallacy_n of_o t._n e._n more_o full_o detect_v in_o satan_n disrobe_v be_v a_o reply_n to_o his_o pretend_a answer_n to_o my_o first_o narrative_a again_o g._n w._n in_o light_n and_o life_n p._n 41._o say_v but_o three_o come_n of_o christ_n not_o only_o that_o in_o the_o flesh_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o in_o the_o spirit_n but_o also_o another_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n yet_o to_o be_v expect_v we_o do_v not_o read_v of_o but_o of_o a_o second_o come_v without_o sin_n unto_o salvation_n which_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n be_v look_v for_o and_o these_o word_n of_o paul_n the_o dead_a in_o christ_n shall_v rise_v first_o he_o expound_v of_o a_o inward_a death_n to_o this_o g._n w._n answer_v very_o fallacious_o in_o his_o truth_n and_o innoc._n p._n 61._o but_o be_v this_o to_o deny_v or_o oppose_v christ_n come_v to_o judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a it_o be_v never_o so_o intend_v and_o question_v some_o man_n carnal_a expectation_n of_o a_o fleshly_a come_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v see_v with_o their_o carnal_a eye_n be_v this_o to_o deny_v his_o come_n in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o his_o angel_n to_o reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n quote_v matth_n 16._o 27._o luke_n 9_o 6._o no_o sure_o for_o that_o be_v confess_v and_o undeniable_a note_v his_o and_o his_o brethren_n common_a evasion_n to_o hide_v their_o infidelity_n be_v to_o quibble_n about_o the_o word_n flesh_n as_o if_o their_o meaning_n be_v only_o to_o deny_v that_o christ_n be_v to_o come_v in_o a_o fleshly_a body_n subject_n to_o the_o like_a passion_n it_o have_v in_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n when_o upon_o earth_n as_o hunger_n thirst_v pain_n death_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o controversy_n betwixt_o the_o quaker_n and_o their_o opponent_n but_o why_o may_v not_o glorify_v flesh_n be_v take_v to_o signify_v spiritual_a flesh_n as_o distinct_a from_o mortal_a flesh_n as_o well_o as_o glorify_a body_n signify_v spiritual_a body_n without_o any_o change_n of_o substance_n but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o g._n w._n not_o only_o deny_v that_o christ_n will_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n in_o a_o body_n of_o natural_a and_o passable_a flesh_n but_o that_o he_o will_v not_o come_v in_o the_o same_o substance_n of_o that_o body_n he_o have_v on_o earth_n which_o be_v a_o mortal_a and_o passable_a body_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o we_o for_o he_o make_v it_o most_o absurd_a that_o a_o earthly_a body_n and_o a_o 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