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out_o of_o the_o gospel_n for_o god_n in_o christ_n and_o in_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o abstract_n but_o concrete_a with_o mercy_n if_o god_n be_v consider_v as_o abstract_n from_o all_o his_o attribute_n it_o be_v no_o more_o a_o knowledge_n of_o god_n but_o some_o idol_n of_o the_o independent_a brain_n pp_n antap._n p._n 36._o master_n good_a win_v do_v anoint_v a_o gentlewoman_n who_o name_n i_o conceal_v when_o she_o be_v sick_a and_o she_o recover_v after_o it_o say_v they_o qq_n ibid._n anoint_v the_o sick_a with_o oil_n be_v hold_v in_o that_o church_n of_o arnhem_n as_o a_o stand_a ordinance_n for_o church-member_n as_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n be_v a_o stand_a ordinance_n for_o church-officer_n rr_z ibid._n p._n 60._o i_o propound_v it_o to_o you_o whether_o a_o little_a before_o your_o come_n over_o into_o england_n some_o member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o arnhem_n do_v not_o propone_v the_o holy_a kiss_n or_o the_o kiss_n of_o love_n to_o be_v practise_v by_o church-member_n 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