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pet_n 1._o 19_o our_o adversary_n employ_v his_o 19_o chapter_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o exposition_n of_o 3_o passage_n in_o scripture_n against_o what_o i_o offer_v in_o my_o answer_n to_o be_v the_o true_a scope_n and_o intendment_n of_o they_o but_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v so_o lame_o do_v he_o cite_v i_o so_o constant_o overlook_v i_o that_o unless_o he_o have_v hope_v to_o be_v believe_v write_v what_o he_o will_v or_o that_o what_o he_o write_v will_v pass_v for_o a_o reply_n whether_o it_o deserve_v to_o be_v call_v so_o or_o no_o i_o can_v see_v no_o pretence_n for_o continue_v the_o controversy_n for_o either_o he_o grantâ—_n what_o we_o say_v by_o contradict_v himself_o or_o say_v nothing_o to_o what_o we_o deny_v that_o may_v strict_o merit_v our_o notice_n but_o let_v he_o speak_v for_o himself_o reply_v p._n 80._o upon_o my_o exposition_n of_o joh._n 1._o 9_o that_o be_v the_o true_a light_n etc._n etc._n w._n p._n make_v a_o huge_a brag_n of_o the_o advantage_n i_o give_v his_o cause_n and_o thus_o he_o argue_v from_o my_o word_n if_o christ_n make_v all_o thing_n than_o christ_n be_v before_o his_o appearance_n p._n 168._o and_o consequent_o christ_n be_v and_o be_v the_o word_n which_o be_v with_o god_n and_o be_v god_n and_o the_o light_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n rejoynder_n if_o he_o say_v nothing_o as_o nothing_o he_o say_v to_o what_o he_o cite_v blame_v not_o i_o for_o i_o will_v have_v report_v it_o but_o whether_o i_o have_v any_o advantage_n or_o have_v it_o brag_v of_o it_o will_v be_v best_a see_v by_o give_v my_o answer_n as_o it_o lay_v if_o christ_n be_v that_o light_n which_o be_v that_o word_n which_o make_v all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o god_n as_o say_v j._n faldo_n than_o christ_n be_v before_o his_o bodily_a appearance_n and_o consequent_o our_o former_a chapter_n be_v justify_v on_o our_o part_n against_o his_o notion_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v christ_n but_o j._n faldo_n express_o say_v p._n 84_o 85._o as_o the_o word_n be_v 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part_n of_o my_o answer_n which_o be_v this_o and_o lest_o we_o shall_v yet_o mistake_v he_o he_o call_v it_o god_n manifest_v it_o in_o the_o flesh_n and_o that_o he_o may_v speak_v all_o for_o we_o in_o a_o little_a &_o give_v the_o death_n wound_n to_o his_o own_o cause_n he_o tell_v we_o in_o so_o many_o word_n that_o the_o salvation_n and_o life_n eternal_a of_o poor_a sinner_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o christ_n as_o god_n mark_v his_o reply_n reply_v p._n 80._o yea_o and_o as_o man_n too_o yet_o as_o this_o exclude_v not_o his_o divinity_n as_o necessary_a to_o our_o salvation_n neither_o do_v his_o dimity_n exclude_v his_o humanity_n as_o necessary_a rejoynder_n these_o word_n yea_o and_o man_n too_o be_v add_v but_o with_o this_o woeful_a impertinency_n that_o they_o whole_o contradict_v his_o say_v salvation_n of_o poor_a sinner_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o christ_n as_o god_n for_o they_o imply_v a_o denial_n of_o man_n salvation_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o christ_n as_o man_n and_o that_o this_o be_v his_o mean_v take_v his_o own_o word_n as_o they_o lie_v in_o his_o own_o book_n part_v 2._o p._n 85._o and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o import_n of_o the_o four_o verse_n 10._o 1._o in_o he_o be_v life_n and_o the_o life_n be_v the_o light_n of_o man_n that_o be_v the_o salvation_n and_o life_n eternal_a of_o poor_a sinner_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o christ_n as_o god_n who_o be_v so_o qualify_v be_v capahle_n of_o work_v it_o i_o say_v again_o and_o all_o reasonable_a man_n must_v acknowledge_v i_o do_v not_o wrong_v his_o mean_v but_o give_v his_o sense_n and_o not_o i_o to_o be_v sure_a there_o be_v no_o such_o word_n as_o these_o yea_o and_o as_o man_n too_o which_o be_v just_a as_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v the_o understanding_n of_o a_o man_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o he_o as_o he_o be_v a_o reasonable_a creature_n &_o be_v charge_v with_o a_o self-contradiction_n shall_v absurd_o add_v yea_o and_o as_o a_o animal_n too_o there_o needs_o so_o point_v at_o so_o much_o palpable_a weakness_n his_o other_o word_n about_o the_o divinity_n be_v not_o exclude_v the_o manhood_n of_o christ_n as_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o question_n but_o a_o mere_a go_v by_o slip_n to_o the_o buâ—â—ness_n for_o all_o be_v necessary_a that_o god_n think_v necessary_a that_o be_v instrumental_o but_o will_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o the_o salvation_n and_o life_n eternal_a of_o poor_a sinner_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o instrument_n but_o let_v we_o see_v what_o he_o say_v at_o the_o defence_n i_o make_v for_o my_o render_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enlighten_v in_o my_o book_n entitle_v the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n vindicate_v hear_v he_o reply_v p._n 81._o i_o know_v not_o any_o cause_n he_o have_v to_o think_v i_o stumble_v at_o his_o render_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enlighten_v unless_o for_o rebuke_v he_o for_o wastng_a so_o many_o page_n in_o quote_v authority_n for_o that_o which_o will_v be_v grant_v easy_o rejoynder_n he_o and_o his_o friend_n h._n h._n be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v blame_v that_o they_o put_v i_o to_o so_o much_o expense_n to_o make_v good_a it_o at_o least_o he_o intent_a to_o grant_v i_o but_o his_o easy_a grant_n be_v of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v too_o hard_o to_o be_v keep_v however_o i_o accept_v his_o acknowledgement_n as_o also_o of_o his_o silence_n to_o what_o i_o write_v in_o defence_n of_o our_o understanding_n the_o follow_a word_n so_o much_o controvert_v by_o some_o every_o man_n come_v into_o the_o world_n however_o there_o be_v one_o passage_n that_o must_v not_o slip_v it_o be_v this_o reply_v p._n 81._o the_o last_o part_n of_o my_o exposition_n viz._n thatâ—_n he_o that_o be_v the_o true_a light_a point_n at_o christ_n appearance_n in_o the_o flesh_n i_o add_v in_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n this_o faith_n w._n p._n p._n 178._o stint_v christ_n to_o that_o appearance_n deny_v christ_n now_o to_o be_v that_o true_a light_n that_o enlighten_v all_o and_o he_o may_v as_o well_o infer_v that_o because_o the_o word_n be_v with_o god_n and_o be_v god_n therefore_o he_o be_v not_o now_o with_o god_n or_o god_n but_o to_o blast_v all_o in_o a_o breath_n say_v he_o be_v this_o your_o tertullus_n i_o will_v have_v mr._n penn_n more_o solid_a and_o pertinent_a or_o leave_v his_o scribble_a humour_n which_o at_o this_o rate_n be_v fit_a to_o write_v to_o none_o but_o those_o that_o can_v find_v refreshment_n by_o a_o dutch_a woman_n babble_v though_o understanding_n not_o one_o syllable_n upon_o the_o conceit_n it_o come_v all_o from_o the_o spirit_n rejoynder_n whether_o my_o answer_n or_o his_o reply_n be_v more_o solid_a and_o pertinent_a i_o shall_v leave_v with_o my_o reader_n to_o judge_v oh_o how_o ready_a be_v man_n to_o condemn_v in_o other_o what_o they_o indulge_v in_o themselves_o it_o be_v strange_a to_o i_o if_o my_o adversary_n be_v not_o guilty_a in_o censure_v but_o that_o hurt_v he_o more_o than_o i_o i_o say_v again_o that_o his_o drift_n be_v to_o unconcern_v that_o be_v the_o true_a light_n in_o any_o other_o time_n then_o christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n 9_o to_o which_o i_o oppose_v about_o a_o page_n and_o a_o half_a of_o which_o he_o have_v report_v not_o above_o four_o line_n and_o those_o not_o as_o they_o lay_v take_v it_o reader_n brief_o thus_o if_o the_o word_n that_o make_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v with_o god_n and_o be_v god_n be_v that_o true_a light_n as_o say_z j._n faldo_n himself_o p._n 84._o than_o can_v it_o never_o be_v restrain_v to_o that_o appearance_n as_o the_o beginning_n or_o end_n of_o it_o
nay_o the_o evangelist_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v so_o much_o as_o to_o mention_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o manifestation_n in_o flesh_n and_o if_o we_o will_v believe_v j._n faldo_n the_o verse_n concern_v the_o word_n creator_n and_o not_o redeemer_n which_o he_o stint_v to_o his_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n see_v pag._n 89._o but_o by_o his_o interpretation_n that_o be_v not_o relative_a to_o his_o appearance_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o to_o the_o word_n which_o be_v with_o god_n and_o be_v god_n as_o p._n 84._o and_o so_o the_o spanish_a translation_n have_v it_o that_o word_n be_v the_o true_a light_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o either_o the_o word_n be_v not_o before_o that_o appearance_n or_o if_o it_o be_v be_v that_o true_a light_n that_o true_a light_n be_v before_o that_o appearance_n therefore_o mankind_n may_v very_o well_o be_v say_v to_o have_v always_o be_v enlighten_v by_o that_o light_n or_o that_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v before_o that_o appearance_n and_o that_o true_a light_n which_o be_v the_o very_a life_n of_o the_o word_n or_o word_n itself_o shall_v be_v stint_v to_o that_o appearance_n be_v as_o absurd_a as_o any_o thing_n well_o can_v be_v now_o reader_n come_v that_o part_n which_o he_o cite_v but_o more_o regular_o that_o we_o shall_v take_v that_o be_v the_o true_a light_n etc._n etc._n to_o deny_v christ_n now_o to_o be_v true_a light_n that_o enlighten_v all_o because_o he_o be_v so_o be_v a_o strange_a impertinency_n and_o gross_a falsehood_n in_o reply_n to_o all_o which_o next_o to_o what_o i_o have_v already_o transcribe_v he_o say_v no_o more_o than_o this_o reply_v p._n 82._o w._n p._n shall_v have_v undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o christ_n be_v before_o that_o time_n and_o be_v now_o god_n manifest_a in_o flesh_n as_o he_o be_v then_o and_o to_o those_o ends._n rejoynder_n i_o do_v abundant_o prove_v it_o in_o our_o sense_n and_o nothing_o solid_a have_v be_v offer_v to_o invalidate_v what_o i_o allege_v but_o let_v it_o suffice_v that_o he_o have_v grant_v my_o charge_n first_o in_o deny_v christ_n to_o have_v be_v either_o christ_n or_o the_o true_a light_n before_o that_o time_n a_o manifest_a contradiction_n to_o himself_o p._n 84_o 85_o 86_o 87_o 88_o 89._o of_o his_o first_o book_n second_o part._n next_o he_o therefore_o deny_v that_o christ_n be_v now_o the_o true_a light_n because_o he_o be_v not_o at_o this_o day_n god_n manifest_v in_o flesh_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o be_v then_o and_o thus_o much_o further_o that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a light_n before_o that_o appearance_n socinianism_n in_o the_o abstract_n i_o do_v not_o say_v so_o in_o disgrace_n but_o because_o he_o pretend_v to_o disow_v it_o for_o his_o say_n i_o shall_v have_v undertake_v to_o prove_v they_o be_v absurd_a unless_o he_o have_v deny_v they_o this_o with_o i_o be_v matter_n enough_o to_o impeach_v my_o adversary_n of_o black_a sacrilege_n i_o need_v add_v no_o more_o nor_o no_o more_o will_v i_o add_v then_o this_o the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o we_o affirm_v christ_n to_o be_v that_o light_n by_o his_o visible_a and_o bodily_a appearance_n life_n doctrine_n miracle_n death_n resurrection_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o day_n which_o he_o be_v in_o that_o but_o whether_o these_o word_n that_o be_v the_o true_a light_n do_v not_o relate_v to_o the_o life_n of_o the_o word_n which_o be_v with_o god_n and_o be_v god_n and_o consequent_o if_o he_o do_v not_o enlighten_v man_n before_o he_o take_v flesh_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o after_o his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n by_o his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n as_o the_o great_a sun_n of_o righteousness_n and_o spiritual_a luminary_n of_o the_o invisible_a and_o intelligible_a world_n unto_o which_o his_o word_n bear_v no_o relation_n unless_o it_o be_v any_o to_o deny_v the_o question_n in_o short_a i_o tell_v he_o the_o very_a next_o word_n to_o those_o he_o cite_v that_o shall_v we_o grant_v the_o evangelist_n to_o refer_v to_o that_o appearance_n joh._n 1._o 9_o yet_o it_o will_v conclude_v no_o denial_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a light_n that_o enlighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n both_o before_o and_o since_o that_o appearance_n because_o it_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a break_v forth_o of_o the_o divine_a light_n which_o doubtless_o have_v be_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v any_o moderate_a or_o modest_a man_n but_o not_o satisfy_v he_o i_o must_v infer_v as_o before_o that_o his_o displeasure_n be_v against_o our_o believe_a christ_n to_o have_v enlighten_v before_o and_o since_o that_o visible_a come_v which_o if_o i_o understand_v any_o thing_n be_v in_o so_o many_o word_n to_o deny_v his_o divinity_n the_o next_o scripture_n by_o he_o exposit_v and_o by_o i_o rescue_v be_v rom._n 10._o 3._o the_o word_n be_v nigh_o thou_o etc._n etc._n he_o do_v but_o touch_n upon_o it_o and_o give_v so_o little_a of_o my_o answer_n that_o there_o be_v scarce_o head_n or_o tail_n to_o be_v make_v of_o 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