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the latter days some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, & doctrines of Devils, speaking lies in hypocrisy- having their consciences seared with a hot Iron. The latter days, spoken of in scripture, are peculiarly the present days of these. The Spirit of prophecy spake expressly that these false teachers should appear, and the doctrines they preach are the doctrines of Devils- such as he excites to & delights to have preached such doctrines as oppose Christ in his mediatorial ...], & such as the Devil preached to our first Parents- thou shalt not surely die [such doctrines as deny future punishment & its perpetuity] since the apostolic age there have nearly four hundred different denominations arisen, many of which strike at the foundation of Christs kingdom & endeavour to overthrow it. These various plans of religion, like the ... mentioned in the revelations of St John, darkened the light of the christian church & their shadow gives the appearance of night- Every doctrine &