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seed_n to_o be_v christ_n and_o that_o christ_n to_o be_v god_n and_o consequent_o not_o only_o that_o god_n suffer_v in_o man_n by_o their_o sin_n but_o be_v slay_v in_o they_o or_o else_o confess_v idolatry_n to_o be_v lawful_a but_o that_o the_o seed_n that_o be_v within_o man_n that_o w._n penn_n will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o promise_a seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o bruise_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n be_v christ_n and_o god_n over_o all_o bless_v for_o ever_o more_o take_v his_o express_a word_n in_o his_o christian_a quaker_n p._n 97_o 98._o the_o seed_n of_o the_o promise_n be_v a_o holy_a and_o spiritual_a principle_n of_o light_n life_n and_o power_n that_o be_v
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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 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