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this_o with_o christ_n for_o owning_n and_o acceptance_n away_o say_v christ_n i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o think_v that_o you_o deserve_v any_o thing_n for_o that_o that_o i_o account_v their_o very_a prophesy_v in_o my_o name_n to_o be_v a_o work_n of_o iniquity_n and_o you_o upon_o the_o account_n thereof_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n but_o 2._o we_o deny_v the_o consequence_n it_o follow_v not_o that_o though_o christ_n do_v allow_v if_o he_o do_v their_o prophesy_a in_o his_o name_n that_o therefore_o the_o teach_n and_o hear_v the_o present_a minister_n of_o england_n be_v allowable_a for_o 1._o though_o christ_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o be_v worker_n of_o iniquity_n yet_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v such_o close_a hypocrite_n that_o no_o body_n else_o know_v they_o to_o be_v so_o no_o it_o seem_v not_o they_o themselves_o for_o they_o come_v at_o the_o very_a last_o to_o christ_n for_o owning_n and_o admission_n they_o seem_v much_o like_a to_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n mat._n 25._o 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