he_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o the_o spirit_n the_o man_n be_v join_v both_o to_o christ_n in_o he_o &_o to_o christ_n in_o heaven_n and_o if_o two_o union_n than_o two_o christ_n sect._n 7_o now_o he_o afresh_o set_v upon_o we_o for_o our_o qualification_n require_v in_o our_o ministry_n but_o it_o have_v be_v already_o canvas_v in_o cap._n 4._o only_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o this_o section_n he_o tell_v we_o of_o two_o spirit_n that_o guide_v man_n on_o earth_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o devil_n &_o he_o give_v three_o criteria_n of_o man_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o latter_a viz._n he_o be_v fallible_a false_a &_o continual_o give_v to_o error_n by_o which_o he_o clear_o detect_v himself_o to_o be_v under_o the_o devil_n lead_v for_o he_o have_v before_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o be_v fallible_a and_o we_o have_v prove_v he_o to_o be_v false_a and_o continual_o lead_v into_o error_n sect._n 8._o the_o fault_n which_o in_o this_o paragraph_n he_o find_v 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the_o lawfulness_n of_o use_v such_o word_n but_o when_o he_o say_v there_o be_v no_o word_n in_o scripture_n to_o answer_v that_o word_n except_o the_o word_n mystery_n we_o can_v go_v along_o with_o he_o that_o the_o word_n mystery_n be_v at_o all_o use_v in_o this_o sense_n we_o suppose_v can_v be_v prove_v but_o there_o be_v two_o other_o that_o be_v and_o imply_v as_o much_o as_o we_o intend_v by_o a_o sacrament_n viz._n a_o sign_n and_o a_o seal_n which_o be_v both_o use_v of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o circumcision_n rom._n 4.11_o and_o by_o parity_n of_o reason_n be_v applicable_a to_o the_o new-testament-sacrments_a that_o baptism_n be_v such_o a_o sign_n be_v evident_a from_o 1._o pet._n 3.21_o that_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v so_o too_o see_v 1._o cor._n 11.26_o for_o how_o be_v the_o lord_n death_n show_v forth_o in_o it_o but_o by_o a_o institute_v sign_n and_o when_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n can_v show_v as_o good_a a_o plea_n for_o their_o other_o five_o as_o we_o can_v 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pleader_n for_o it_o and_o then_o we_o be_v sure_o that_o sin_n never_o have_v such_o attorney_n as_o the_o quaker_n sect_n 6._o now_o for_o the_o positive_a proof_n of_o perfection_n and_o he_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n how_o to_o define_v it_o or_o where_o to_o state_n it_o he_o seem_v to_o deny_v absolute_a or_o perfect_a perfection_n &_o yet_o challenge_v as_o much_o as_o christ_n or_o adam_n ever_o have_v nay_o 2nd_o he_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o all_o but_o in_o some_o and_o that_o not_o at_o first_o conversion_n but_o afterward_o nay_o three_o he_o further_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o most_o perfect_a without_o infirmity_n &_o that_o must_v be_v in_o a_o moral_a sense_n and_o then_o there_o must_v be_v some_o sin_n and_o that_o be_v almost_o as_o much_o as_o we_o say_v yea_o 4thly_a he_o yield_v all_o that_o we_o pretend_v to_o though_o he_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v sin_n viz._n motion_n to_o sin_n not_o only_o from_o the_o devil_n 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of_o our_o faith_n nor_o have_v he_o donâ—_n yet_o but_o will_v a_o fresh_a essay_n to_o remove_v all_o that_o be_v visible_a of_o christianity_n 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n and_o if_o he_o can_v blow_v up_o church_n take_v away_o sacrament_n and_o wrest_v our_o sabbath_n out_o of_o our_o hand_n what_o will_v beelzebub_n himself_o have_v desire_v more_o but_o the_o church_n be_v build_v upon_o a_o rock_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o sect._n 1_o his_o first_o essay_n be_v against_o the_o church_n consider_v as_o visible_a and_o here_o he_o cavil_v at_o the_o description_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n give_v by_o the_o assembly_n viz._n that_o it_o consist_v of_o all_o those_o throughout_o the_o world_n that_o profess_v the_o true_a religion_n together_o with_o their_o child_n insinuate_v that_o we_o hold_v that_o nothing_o of_o grace_n or_o of_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n be_v requisite_a to_o constitute_v a_o member_n of_o our_o visible_a church_n 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