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the first professors of christianity But there being a Judas did not prove that the rest of the disciples were traitors-- nor were the body of christians proved to be liars agt the Holy Ghost or led by avarice but Those distinguished hypocrites, Simon Magus, Annanias, & Sapphira were found among them. The gospel is a different thing from its profession-- This [unknown] for every one, by hims. alone to manifests whether he professes the power of it in his heart. If some totally [unknown] the nature of it, & shew plainly their ignorance of its spirituality & beauty, this but simply proves they are self-deceived & are not what they pretend to be. It does not prove but what thousands beside may be true and good. It would be folly in this case to Judge that all were deceived, & hypocrites but some were-- To Judge these would prove a person to be of an inimical ma