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13.5_o 1_o joh._n 3.3_o after_o this_o manner_n you_o have_v christ_n the_o bread_n and_o water_n of_o life_n in_o you_o then_o may_v you_o feed_v christ_n lamb_n otherwise_o not_o and_o yourselves_o be_v convert_v and_o turn_v from_o darkness_n to_o christ_n the_o light_n in_o yourselves_o than_o you_o may_v convert_v other_o else_o not_o and_o all_o that_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v minister_n of_o christ_n be_v sure_a you_o feel_v god_n spirit_n to_o be_v your_o commission_n both_o to_o begin_v and_o carry_v on_o that_o work_n else_o all_o preach_a and_o pray_v will_v be_v but_o vain_a and_o you_o can_v profit_v the_o people_n at_o all_o but_o must_v lie_v down_o in_o sorrow_n under_o all_o your_o own_o kingdling_n and_o conceiving_n either_o from_o the_o letter_n or_o what_o you_o have_v learn_v from_o man_n in_o the_o school_n etc._n etc._n thus_o you_o have_v christ_n the_o truth_n in_o yourselves_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n he_o will_v teach_v you_o to_o preach_v truth_n and_o lead_v you_o into_o all_o truth_n to_o the_o save_v not_o only_o of_o your_o own_o soul_n but_o also_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o those_o that_o hear_v you_o even_o so_o amen_n allelujah_o and_o there_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n needful_a to_o make_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o much_o renown_a now_o as_o ever_o which_o be_v that_o all_o forsake_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n the_o word_n in_o the_o heart_n give_v to_o every_o one_o of_o all_o religion_n to_o be_v their_o teacher_n and_o leader_n into_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n allelujah_o thus_o there_o be_v and_o have_v be_v in_o all_o age_n and_o of_o all_o opinion_n and_o religion_n witness_n of_o christ_n birth_n who_o be_v beget_v and_o bear_v again_o of_o the_o spirit_n which_o crucifi_v sin_n in_o we_o and_o of_o his_o resurrection_n which_o creat_v the_o new_a man_n in_o we_o in_o which_o body_n of_o christ_n the_o spirit_n 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