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god_n be_v please_v to_o display_v his_o strength_n through_o man_n weakness_n saâ—an_v indeed_o be_v uâ—ry_o strong_a but_o god_n be_v strong_a than_o he_o 3.27_o and_o bind_v the_o strong_a man_n and_o dâ—spossâ—ssâ—s_v he_o with_o all_o his_o good_n 12.7.9_o the_o buffet_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v ofttimes_o thick_a and_o hard_o yet_o still_o the_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a paul_n of_o himself_o can_v do_v nothing_o 2.13_o yet_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n through_o christ_n who_o work_v in_o his_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o own_o pleasure_n thou_o have_v wrought_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o 26.12_o say_v the_o euâ—ngellical_a prophet_n be_v there_o any_o sin_n in_o those_o work_n 1.21_o why_o have_v christ_n the_o name_n jesus_n give_v he_o but_o because_o he_o be_v to_o save_v his_o people_n from_o their_o sin_n and_o be_v â—e_n to_o save_v they_o from_o some_o sin_n only_o and_o not_o from_o all_o john_n say_v of_o he_o he_o will_v thorough_o purge_v 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reader_n be_v he_o never_o so_o wise_a or_o well_o learned_a as_o the_o vision_n of_o a_o seal_a book_n but_o this_o revelation_n be_v not_o special_a unto_o one_o or_o two_o but_z general_z unto_z all_z they_o that_o be_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n thus_o far_o jewel_n these_o man_n we_o see_v although_o themselves_o very_o well_o learned_a yet_o ascribe_v not_o their_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o their_o understanding_n of_o the_o scripture_n unto_o their_o humane_a learning_n study_n or_o natural_a ability_n but_o to_o the_o inspiration_n and_o revelation_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n bâ—t_o let_v we_o further_o observe_v what_o some_o other_o also_o of_o that_o age_n have_v say_v on_o the_o same_o subject_a john_n bradford_n a_o eminent_a martyr_n 296._o in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o â—rch_n bishop_n of_o yâ—rk_n say_v thus_o we_o do_v believe_v and_o know_v the_o scripture_n as_o christ_n sheep_n not_o because_o the_o church_n say_v they_o be_v the_o scripture_n but_o because_o they_o be_v so_o be_v thereof_o assure_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o speak_v they_o i._o philpot_n another_o godly_a &_o learned_a martyr_n have_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o bowl_n write_v this_o sentence_n spiritus_fw-la est_fw-la vicarius_fw-la christ_n in_fw-la terris_fw-la i._n e._n the_o spirit_n be_v christ_n vicar_n or_o in_o christ_n stead_n on_o earth_n 573_o give_v this_o answer_n to_o b._n bonner_n inquire_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o so_o write_v christ_n since_o his_o ascension_n work_v all_o thing_n in_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o by_o his_o spirit_n do_v dwell_v in_o we_o etc._n etc._n i_o conclude_v with_o bullenger_n 8._o unless_o the_o holy_a spirit_n inspire_v our_o mind_n and_o guide_v our_o tongue_n we_o can_v never_o either_o speak_v or_o hear_v any_o thing_n concern_v he_o with_o any_o worth_n or_o profit_n for_o as_o none_o know_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n but_o only_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o man_n fetch_v the_o understanding_n of_o divine_a thing_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o no_z where_o else_o then_o from_o the_o same_o spirit_n by_o this_o reader_n thou_o may_v see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o humane_a learning_n natural_a study_n or_o university_n education_n that_o these_o good_a man_n trust_v to_o of_o old_a for_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o dwell_v in_o they_o from_o which_o they_o receive_v the_o understanding_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n chap._n ix_o of_o tithe_n i_o be_o now_o come_v to_o the_o priest_n delilah_n the_o very_a darling_n and_o minion_n of_o the_o clergy_n tithe_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v claim_v as_o of_o divine_a right_n but_o i_o do_v not_o find_v this_o priest_n hardy_a enough_o to_o adventure_v his_o cause_n upon_o that_o title_n no_o though_o he_o pretend_v to_o be_v a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n yet_o he_o take_v the_o law_n for_o the_o sure_a hold_v and_o therefore_o betake_v himself_o chief_o to_o that_o yet_o something_o he_o will_v say_v for_o the_o other_o too_o though_o not_o so_o much_o from_o himself_o as_o other_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o say_v he_o that_o those_o that_o insist_v upon_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o tithe_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v i_o do_v not_o derive_v they_o not_o from_o levi_n but_o melchizedeck_v it_o be_v then_o inquirable_a whether_o or_o no_o tithe_n be_v ever_o due_a to_o melchizedeck_v that_o which_o shall_v make_v they_o due_a must_v be_v a_o command_n they_o be_v not_o due_a to_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n until_o they_o be_v command_v to_o be_v pay_v but_o after_o they_o be_v command_v to_o be_v pay_v they_o beâ—â—me_v due_a and_o so_o long_o as_o that_o command_n stand_v â—n_o force_n it_o be_v a_o evil_a to_o detain_v they_o but_o we_o do_v not_o find_v throughout_o the_o scripture_n any_o command_n from_o god_n that_o tyâ—hâ—s_n shall_v be_v pay_v unto_o melchizedeck_v 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