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run_v so_o loose_o in_o his_o own_o book_n i_o do_v not_o think_v that_o a_o man_n of_o wisdom_n will_v call_v it_o a_o error_n to_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o mean_n of_o salvation_n but_o to_o the_o second_o part_n to_o which_o g._n fox_n oppose_v i_o believe_v it_o be_v a_o error_n and_o a_o damnable_a error_n and_o a_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n to_o say_v there_o be_v no_o other_o mean_n of_o salvation_n for_o this_o wretched_a juggler_n subtle_o confound_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o salvation_n with_o 97_o the_o efficient_a in_o god_n the_o father_n salvation_n and_o meritorious_a in_o god_n the_o son_n christ_n jesus_n it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v no_o redemption_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n but_o in_o his_o blood_n ephes._n 1._o though_o i_o know_v this_o juggler_n as_o before_o mean_v not_o a_o christ_n nor_o his_o blood_n nor_o death_n as_o we_o do_v mean_a but_o imaginary_a within_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o as_o mean_n and_o instrument_n christ_n messenger_n be_v say_v to_o save_v themselves_o and_o other_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v say_v to_o make_v wise_a to_o salvation_n a_o man_n may_v be_v god_n mean_n or_o hand_n to_o save_v his_o wife_n and_o the_o wife_n her_o husband_n we_o be_v save_v by_o hope_n say_v paul_n and_o save_v by_o baptism_n say_v peter_n worker_n yea_o woman_n be_v save_v by_o child-bearing_a as_o god_n bless_v those_o painful_a curse_n to_o be_v bless_v mean_n of_o bring_v to_o or_o grow_v up_o in_o christ_n the_o saviour_n all_o these_o subtle_o and_o wicked_o g._n fox_n set_v at_o variance_n with_o the_o meritorious_a salvation_n by_o christ_n jesus_n between_o which_o there_o be_v a_o heavenly_a union_n and_o concord_n as_o between_o a_o man_n save_v his_o brother_n by_o throw_v a_o rope_n or_o oar_n or_o board_n unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n or_o a_o midwife_n save_v both_o woman_n and_o her_o birth_n in_o child-bearing_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o woman_n and_o help_v which_o her_o skill_n and_o labour_n 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