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The innocent cleared and the guilty made manifest being a reply to a printed paper ... titled, Apostacy of the people called Quakers from the faith once delivered to the saints, subscribed by Francis Houlcroft and Joseph Oddey ... also a testimony of the universal love of God in Jesus Christ ... / by a servant of truth ... Samuel Cater.
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Cater, Samuel, d. 1711.
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Wing C1485; ESTC R36282
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it_o appear_v how_o thou_o contradict_a thyself_o pag._n 8._o thou_o pretend_v grief_n for_o thy_o countryman_n who_o say_v thou_o flee_v from_o the_o antichrist_n the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n and_o fall_v into_o the_o pit_n of_o the_o damnable_a heresy_n of_o this_o antichrist_n the_o quaker_n now_o can_v any_o be_v lead_v by_o a_o damnable_a principle_n and_o they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n not_o in_o a_o state_n of_o condemnation_n o_o gross_a darkness_n and_o do_v not_o christ_n say_v this_o be_v the_o condemnation_n that_o light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o man_n love_v darkness_n and_o do_v not_o the_o scripture_n say_v he_o that_o believe_v not_o be_v condemn_v already_o but_o say_v f._n h._n there_o be_v none_o in_o a_o state_n of_o damnation_n until_o with_o dives_n they_o lift_v up_o their_o eye_n in_o hell_n o_o great_a confusion_n and_o contradiction_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n pag._n 13._o f._n h._n say_v he_o bring_v i_o in_o read_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o bring_v salvation_n have_v appear_v unto_o man_n leave_v out_o the_o word_n all_o which_o i_o testify_v in_o god_n sight_n to_o my_o best_a knowledge_n be_v utter_o falsehood_n rep._n a_o pitiful_a shift_n indeed_o to_o cover_v thy_o deceit_n but_o altogether_o too_o short_a to_o do_v it_o what_o do_v thou_o and_o thy_o brother_n oddey_n cry_v out_o against_o i_o for_o belie_v thou_o in_o this_o matter_n in_o say_v thou_o read_v it_o wrong_a tit._n 2.11_o and_o leave_v out_o the_o word_n all_o and_o now_o bring_v no_o witness_n to_o prove_v i_o a_o liar_n nay_o far_o short_a of_o that_o for_o thou_o have_v not_o here_o affirm_v it_o thyself_o that_o thou_o read_v the_o scripture_n as_o it_o be_v but_o say_v to_o the_o best_a of_o thy_o knowledge_n thou_o do_v but_o yet_o while_o thou_o be_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o matter_n thou_o telle_v we_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o use_v to_o read_v that_o scripture_n as_o it_o be_v but_o francis_n in_o the_o 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the_o people_n in_o darkness_n and_o blindness_n and_o ignorant_a of_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o true_a and_o live_a god_n as_o god_n be_v please_v to_o appear_v and_o manifest_v himself_o unto_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o man_n for_o the_o save_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o the_o way_n by_o which_o they_o carry_v on_o their_o ungodly_a work_n be_v the_o way_n that_o this_o our_o adversary_n and_o enemy_n of_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n in_o our_o day_n now_o take_v whereby_o he_o be_v manife_v by_o his_o fruit_n to_o be_v in_o the_o step_v of_o his_o forefathers_a who_o envy_n do_v the_o lust_n who_o say_v that_o which_o be_v real_o true_a be_v false_a and_o that_o which_o be_v god_n be_v a_o devil_n and_o that_o whiâh_n be_v of_o god_n and_o come_v from_o god_n to_o be_v of_o the_o devil_n whereby_o they_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n that_o follow_v they_o and_o believe_v they_o to_o envy_v the_o prophet_n and_o in_o their_o envy_n 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nazareth_n till_o you_o repent_v and_o renounce_v youâ_n false_a christ_n the_o light_n in_o all_o man_n till_o you_o castanna_n that_o your_o idol_n to_o the_o bat_n and_o mole_n we_o will_v look_v upon_o you_o as_o deceiver_n rep._n herein_o thou_o have_v manifest_v thyself_o to_o be_v of_o that_o generation_n who_o say_v to_o christ_n come_v doâââââm_v the_o cross_n and_o we_o will_v believe_v thou_o and_o command_v the_o apostle_n that_o they_o shall_v preach_v no_o more_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n and_o thou_o say_v till_o we_o cast_v away_o the_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o light_n in_o all_o man_n thou_o will_v
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20._o so_o that_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o hope_n of_o glory_n in_o they_o that_o believe_v in_o it_o and_o obey_v it_o which_o be_v according_a to_o simeon_n testimony_n a_o light_n to_o lighten_v the_o gentile_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o people_n israel_n luke_n 2.32_o page_n 6._o f._n h._n say_v another_o scripture_n they_o bring_v to_o set_v up_o their_o false_a god_n be_v rom._n 10.8_o the_o word_n be_v nigh_o in_o thy_o heart_n and_o in_o thy_o mouth_n that_o be_v the_o word_n of_o faith_n which_o we_o preach_v this_o they_o compare_v with_o john_n 1._o and_o from_o these_o word_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v christ_n the_o word_n who_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n christ_n the_o light_n who_o be_v god_n who_o be_v they_o say_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o every_o man_n rep._n now_o francis_n if_o thou_o be_v not_o whole_o in_o darkness_n thou_o will_v not_o thus_o manifest_v thy_o own_o shame_n and_o give_v i_o so_o fair_a a_o opportunity_n to_o lay_v open_a thy_o 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