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ground_n to_o the_o love_n and_o profit_n of_o our_o brother_n ☜_o 17._o and_o i_o commend_v you_o and_o you_o and_o all_o those_o who_o seek_v and_o desire_v the_o child_n jesus_n into_o the_o effectual_a work_a love_n of_o jesus_n christ_n desire_v that_o he_o may_v be_v conceive_v incarnate_a and_o bear_v in_o all_o and_o then_o strife_n and_o contention_n have_v a_o end_n when_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n we_o come_v again_o into_o the_o temperature_n and_o be_v in_o christ_n only_a one_o as_o a_o tree_n in_o many_o bough_n and_o branch_n ☞_o dated_n feb._n 19_o anno_fw-la 1623._o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o epistle_n 1._o much_o respect_a sir_n ☞_o and_o love_a doctor_n be_v please_v to_o give_v mr._n n._n my_o letter_n to_o read_v over_o but_o not_o this_o note_n and_o exhort_v he_o to_o christian_a humility_n to_o try_v if_o peradventure_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o soul_n may_v be_v open_v which_o i_o hearty_o and_o free_o wish_v unto_o 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it_o be_v that_o i_o as_o a_o lay_v illiterate_a unexercize_v man_n have_v to_o do_v with_o you_o who_o be_v breed_v up_o in_o the_o high_a school_n and_o must_v set_v myself_o against_o learned_a art_n and_o yet_o in_o my_o reason_n i_o know_v not_o without_o god_n know_v ☜_o to_o attain_v thereunto_o but_o i_o look_v upon_o what_o god_n do_v but_o in_o the_o ground_n of_o my_o gift_n i_o know_v well_o enough_o what_o i_o do_v in_o this_o purpose_n and_o intention_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o intention_n in_o i_o but_o thus_o the_o time_n do_v bring_v it_o forth_o and_o thus_o he_o who_o rule_v all_o thing_n do_v drive_v and_o order_v it_o 8._o concern_v
alike_o unto_o he_o no_o adversity_n or_o calamity_n reach_v the_o new_a man_n but_o only_o the_o old_a man_n of_o this_o world_n with_o the_o same_o the_o world_n may_v do_v what_o it_o please_v it_o belong_v unto_o the_o world_n but_o the_o new_a man_n belong_v to_o god_n 45._o this_o be_v my_o way_n my_o dear_a friend_n in_o which_o i_o walk_v and_o in_o which_o i_o must_v know_v without_o my_o fore_a knowledge_n i_o do_v not_o purpose_n premeditate_v ☞_o and_o muse_v aforehand_o what_o i_o be_o to_o write_v or_o speak_v but_o i_o submit_v and_o resign_v myself_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n he_o may_v know_v in_o i_o what_o he_o please_v and_o in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o this_o i_o have_v obtain_v a_o pearl_n which_o i_o esteem_v of_o great_a worth_n than_o the_o whole_a external_a world_n 46._o and_o though_o it_o fall_v out_o many_o time_n that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v contrary_a one_o to_o another_o or_o clash_v together_o in_o their_o knowledge_n yet_o it_o proceed_v only_o from_o the_o turba_n of_o the_o external_a reason_n which_o be_v in_o all_o man_n noâ—â—_n and_o god_n permit_v it_o that_o man_n may_v be_v prove_v and_o exercise_v and_o by_o pray_v and_o press_v unto_o god_n he_o may_v more_o earnest_o and_o fervent_o enkindle_v his_o spirit_n and_o then_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n arise_v in_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o humanity_n like_o a_o burn_a and_o shine_a fire_n and_o all_o must_v serve_v for_o the_o best_a to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n 47._o but_o concern_v some_o person_n of_o your_o neighbourhood_n of_o who_o you_o make_v relation_n which_o make_v money_n of_o all_o they_o have_v and_o run_v to_o the_o suppose_a zion_n i_o shall_v rather_o think_v it_o better_o advise_v for_o they_o to_o stay_v at_o home_n for_o zion_n must_v be_v beget_v and_o bear_v in_o we_o when_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o that_o place_n it_o will_v be_v with_o they_o as_o former_o and_o they_o must_v however_o live_v under_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n 48._o 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experience_n for_o i_o in_o a_o christian_a brotherly_a and_o friendly_a manner_n beseech_v and_o admonish_v one_o of_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o book_n which_o he_o put_v forth_o wherein_o i_o find_v some_o point_n of_o great_a importance_n against_o god_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o truth_n and_o i_o hope_v that_o he_o will_v become_v see_v but_o he_o answer_v in_o a_o proud_a contemptuous_a and_o slanderous_a manner_n and_o give_v forth_o such_o a_o answer_n wherein_o there_o be_v no_o character_n or_o print_n of_o god_n spirit_n to_o be_v see_v their_o confession_n of_o faith_n be_v rather_o a_o opinion_n than_o a_o true_a and_o sincere_a earnestness_n for_o all_o of_o they_o be_v not_o that_o which_o they_o boast_v and_o glory_n to_o be_v there_o may_v be_v many_o honest_a heart_n among_o they_o but_o many_o of_o they_o be_v only_o historical_a and_o titular_a and_o desire_v only_a to_o show_v themselves_o and_o to_o be_v applaud_v as_o i_o myself_o have_v experience_n of_o 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10._o only_o it_o can_v be_v so_o with_o the_o outward_a man_n in_o this_o time_n of_o the_o earthly_a life_n for_o the_o outward_a world_n rule_v oveâ—_n the_o outward_a man_n see_v it_o be_v make_v manifest_a in_o man_n which_o be_v his_o fall_n 11._o and_o therefore_o the_o external_a man_n must_v perish_v as_o the_o external_a world_n perish_v and_o pass_v away_o and_o therefore_o man_n in_o this_o time_n can_v attain_v perfection_n but_o the_o true_a man_n must_v continue_v in_o combat_n and_o strife_n against_o the_o earthly_a corrupt_a life_n which_o be_v its_o own_o enemy_n where_o eternity_n and_o time_n strive_v one_o against_o another_o 12._o for_o through_o strife_n or_o the_o mutual_a combat_n in_o nature_n the_o great_a arcanum_n be_v open_v and_o the_o eternal_a wonder_n in_o god_n wisdom_n be_v make_v manifest_a out_o of_o the_o soul_n essence_n 13_o as_o the_o eternal_a god_n have_v manifest_v himself_o through_o the_o time_n ☞_o and_o bring_v his_o eternal_a wonder_n 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in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o take_v it_o upon_o they_o for_o a_o cover_n and_o therewith_o they_o have_v only_o cover_v the_o antichristian_a child_n of_o self_n will_v and_o so_o have_v paint_v over_o the_o antichristian_a bastard_n with_o a_o strange_a colour_n 15._o for_o man_n do_v exceed_o flatter_v it_o and_o cover_v it_o with_o christ_n suffer_a merit_n and_o death_n and_o comfort_v it_o that_o christ_n have_v pay_v all_o for_o it_o say_v it_o ought_v only_o to_o apply_v or_o comfort_v itself_o with_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n and_o receive_v it_o in_o faith_n as_o a_o satisfaction_n and_o thus_o they_o show_v we_o a_o outward_a impute_a righteousness_n 16._o but_o it_o have_v far_o another_o a._n b._n c._n in_o the_o true_a understanding_n no_o comfort_v selfe-willing_a run_v or_o keep_v a_o round_a avail_v any_o thing_n the_o suffering_n the_o death_n of_o christ_n will_v not_o be_v give_v to_o the_o antichristian_a beast_n in_o self_n but_o to_o they_o that_o 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