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t first professors of christianity But there being a Judas did not prove that t rest of the disciples were traitors-- nor were t body of christians proved to be liars agt t 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-- It is requisite for every one, by hims. alone to manifests whether he professes t power of it in his heart. If some totally mistake t 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