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account_n as_o to_o the_o justice_n or_o injustice_n of_o the_o say_a bull_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o these_o two_o short_a treatise_n abovementioned_a but_o the_o use_n i_o have_v to_o make_v of_o it_o be_v to_o show_v the_o authority_n which_o their_o church_n or_o meeting_n do_v assume_v over_o the_o light_n within_o particular_a person_n which_o be_v the_o great_a pretence_n upon_o which_o the_o quaker_n first_o set_v up_o and_o decry_v all_o church-authority_n as_o carnal_a and_o antichristian_a that_o be_v as_o they_o have_v do_v the_o power_n of_o the_o sword_n till_o it_o come_v into_o their_o own_o hand_n 14._o see_v sect._n ii_o p._n 14._o this_o grace-church-street_n excommunication_n may_v be_v add_v to_o the_o proceed_n against_o g._n keith_n in_o pensilvania_n to_o the_o barbados_n judgement_n and_o other_o instance_n of_o their_o church-authority_n over_o particular_a person_n which_o be_v mention_v at_o the_o end_n of_o sect._n x._o from_o p._n 118._o but_o 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the_o issue_n have_v quite_o deceive_v my_o expectation_n for_o our_o present_a obstinate_a quaker_n not_o only_o refuse_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o disow_v their_o own_o false_a prophet_n though_o they_o can_v deny_v the_o instance_n wherein_o they_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v such_o but_o do_v still_o fearless_o go_v on_o and_o pretend_v themselves_o to_o the_o same_o extraordinary_a commission_n of_o immediate_a divine_a revelation_n and_o thereby_o a_o right_a to_o affix_v god_n seal_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o whatever_o their_o rage_n their_o malice_n or_o their_o folly_n shall_v suggest_v if_o they_o think_v these_o too_o hard_a word_n they_o shall_v have_v hard_a yet_o for_o this_o matter_n can_v be_v compound_v no_o this_o be_v nothing_o short_a of_o blasphemy_n rank_n wild_a blasphemy_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n must_v take_v place_n of_o any_o respect_n to_o man_n and_o i_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n for_o some_o who_o be_v too_o much_o herein_o concern_v therefore_o i_o 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