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the_o same_o g._n w._n in_o his_o answer_n to_o w._n harworth_n p_o 17_o where_o he_o hold_v that_o a_o very_a wonderful_a change_n may_v be_v in_o the_o body_n and_o yet_o the_o substance_n not_o annihilate_v or_o destroy_v reader_n i_o do_v here_o honest_o declare_v that_o i_o will_v have_v cite_v more_o contradiction_n about_o the_o resurrection_n if_o i_o can_v ready_o have_v find_v they_o but_o indeed_o their_o book_n do_v general_o agree_v in_o this_o matter_n viz._n in_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n that_o die_v as_o g._n k._n have_v large_o make_v appear_v in_o his_o late_a narrative_a of_o the_o proceed_n at_o turners-hall_n london_n so_o that_o i_o find_v no_o passage_n to_o the_o contrary_n but_o have_v it_o be_v my_o business_n here_o to_o have_v answer_v book_n i_o will_v have_v show_v how_o miserable_o blind_a caleb_n pusey_n show_v himself_o about_a the_o resurrection_n in_o his_o book_n call_v a_o modest_a account_n pray_v read_v from_o pag._n 31_o to_o p._n 38._o and_o see_v how_o he_o endeavour_v to_o show_v g._n k_o inconsistent_a with_o himself_o where_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o inconsistency_n he_o grope_v in_o the_o dark_a like_o the_o sodomite_n carnal_o apprehend_v g._n k._n and_o very_o well_o demonstrate_v himself_o to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o faith_n with_o his_o brethren_n as_o aforesaid_a also_o let_v all_o that_o read_v that_o book_n of_o c._n puâ—ey_n take_v notice_n that_o though_o he_o banter_n at_o g._n k._n for_o hold_v the_o light_n not_o sufficient_a to_o save_v man_n without_o something_o else_o yet_o c._n p._n do_v not_o say_v in_o all_o his_o book_n that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o salvation_n without_o any_o thing_n else_o therefore_o how_o hypocritical_a be_v this_o to_o accuse_v a_o man_n for_o a_o error_n and_o yet_o dare_v not_o assert_v the_o contrary_a but_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o g._n k_n be_v answer_v to_o say_v c._n pusey_n for_o further_a satisfaction_n and_o so_o proceed_v to_o the_o next_o chapter_n chap._n ii_o of_o opposition_n at_o unity_n this_o be_v brief_o to_o show_v and_o that_o chief_o from_o what_o be_v before_o cite_v that_o those_o quaker_n hoâ—d_v the_o same_o doctrine_n which_o they_o have_v condemn_v in_o their_o opposer_n as_o error_n blasphemous_a &_o damnable_a doctrine_n to_o do_v which_o i_o shall_v only_o give_v a_o example_n from_o two_o of_o their_o eminent_a opposer_n viz._n john_n bunion_n and_o muggleton_n the_o first_o quote_v by_o ed._n barroughs_n the_o last_o by_o g._n whitehead_n e._n b_o cite_v j._n bunion_n principle_n p._n 304_o 306._o now_o i_o come_v say_v he_o to_o reckon_v up_o john_n bunion_n damnable_a doctrine_n and_o error_n viz._n one_a john_n bunyon_n say_v that_o christ_n second_o come_v be_v not_o his_o come_n in_o the_o spirit_n for_o his_o come_n in_o the_o spirit_n be_v no_o come_v for_o this_o see_v at_o numb_a 33._o where_o g._n w._n own_v the_o two_o come_n of_o christ_n one_o that_o be_v already_o past_a &_o another_o to_o come_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n or_o last_o day_n and_o at_o numb_a 54._o he_o there_o declare_v against_o three_o come_n and_o will_v own_v but_o two_o so_o that_o here_o g_o w._n hold_v his_o come_n in_o the_o spirit_n to_o â—e_v no_o come_v two_o j._n b._n say_v that_o christ_n have_v two_o body_n &_o one_o of_o the_o body_n be_v out_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o saint_n for_o this_o see_v at_o numb_a 11._o where_o jo._n coal_n hold_v the_o church_n to_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n &_o this_o body_n g._n f._n in_o gr._n mystry_n p._n 93._o call_v the_o mystical_a body_n that_o be_v one_o body_n again_o at_o numb_a 34.35_o g._n w._n â—olds_v that_o christ_n body_n that_o die_v be_v in_o be_v a_o circumscribe_v spiritual_a body_n note_v â—_z the_o two_o body_n as_o i_o b._n hold_v three_o j._n b._n say_v that_o christ_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n in_o our_o nature_n for_o this_o see_v at_o numb_a 31_o 35_o where_o g._n w._n hoâ—â—s_o christ_n to_o be_v a_o man_n in_o heaven_n the_o same_o body_n that_o be_v put_v to_o death_n etc._n etc._n four_o j._n b_o say_z that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v the_o light_n wherewith_o every_o man_n be_v enlighten_v by_o christ_n as_o god_n for_o this_o see_v at_o numb_a 26_o 27_o 24._o where_o g._n f._n hold_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o part_n oâ—_n god_n and_o to_o be_v the_o seed_n to_o which_o salvation_n be_v promise_v which_o he_o say_v be_v the_o hopâ—_n christ_n thuâ—_n far_o they_o agree_v with_o bunyion_n principle_n which_o they_o call_v damnable_a doctrine_n next_o see_v qrs._n plainness_n by_o g._n w._n p._n 37_o 38._o muggelton_n hold_v these_o false_a &_o blasphemous_a doctrine_n say_v he_o that_o the_o quaker_n utter_o deny_v viz._n one_a that_o death_n take_v christâ—_n soul_n