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the_o quaker_n that_o they_o shall_v get_v such_o a_o perfect_a victory_n over_o those_o canaanite_n as_o that_o no_o remainder_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v leave_v to_o disturb_v and_o vex_v they_o any_o more_o no_o such_o thing_n but_o the_o scripture_n tell_v they_o the_o contrary_a just_a as_o we_o do_v to_o christian_n concern_v their_o spiritual_a enemy_n see_v deut._n 7._o 22._o thou_o may_v not_o consume_v they_o at_o once_o and_o in_o matter_n of_o fact_n it_o be_v evident_a they_o be_v not_o whole_o drive_v out_o or_o consume_v it_o be_v the_o quaker_n therefore_o and_o not_o we_o that_o be_v the_o discourage_a doctrine_n for_o â—…f_o a_o perfect_a freedom_n from_o all_o sin_n and_o infirmity_n here_o be_v teach_v as_o the_o necessary_a condition_n of_o obtain_v heaven_n hereafter_o then_o all_o humble_a soul_n sincere_o thirst_v after_o righteousness_n stand_v upon_o their_o constant_a watch_n and_o yet_o find_v imperfection_n want_n and_o infirmity_n in_o themselves_o will_v 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side_n jordan_n and_o fancy_n they_o have_v no_o need_n of_o joshua_n to_o conduct_v they_o into_o the_o true_a land_n of_o promise_n in_o effect_n they_o deny_v the_o gospel_n despise_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n rely_v on_o their_o own_o perfection_n and_o i_o fear_v tumble_v into_o hell_n while_o they_o vain_o dream_v of_o heaven_n chap._n vi_o of_o swear_v par._n now_o we_o be_v come_v to_o t._n be_v chapter_n of_o swear_v which_o be_v so_o very_o long_o that_o it_o consist_v of_o no_o less_o than_o 104._o page_n therefore_o i_o shall_v only_o propound_v to_o you_o the_o most_o material_a passage_n in_o it_o he_o begin_v with_o a_o reflection_n on_o that_o short_a digression_n which_o you_o make_v upon_o the_o two_o covenant_n and_o very_o grave_o tell_v we_o that_o you_o tread_v in_o a_o unbeaten_a path_n p._n 101._o min._n have_v he_o be_v acquaint_v with_o author_n and_o not_o take_v thing_n upon_o trust_n he_o will_v not_o have_v accuse_v the_o account_n i_o give_v off_o the_o two_o covenant_n as_o a_o peculiar_a notion_n oâ—…_n my_o own_o when_o the_o same_o have_v be_v assert_v by_o the_o great_a clerk_n in_o christendom_n i_o can_v fill_v a_o page_n with_o citation_n of_o such_o author_n if_o it_o be_v needful_a as_o concur_v in_o the_o same_o notion_n i_o shall_v only_o name_v two_o viz._n dr._n hammond_n in_o his_o practical_a catechism_n and_o the_o excellent_a author_n of_o the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n in_o the_o preface_n of_o that_o same_o treatise_n which_o when_o t._n e._n have_v consult_v he_o will_v be_v be_v satisfy_v that_o i_o have_v tread_v in_o no_o unbeaten_a path_n but_o see_v t._n e._n will_v have_v it_o my_o own_o notion_n and_o there_o be_v so_o much_o matter_n before_o we_o upon_o this_o subject_a of_o oath_n which_o in_o the_o conference_n be_v primary_o intend_v i_o will_v pass_v on_o to_o that_o and_o examine_v my_o adversary_n objection_n and_o extravagance_n on_o this_o subject_a par._n he_o will_v glad_o clear_v r._n hubberthorn_n from_o that_o impertinence_n and_o dishonesty_n where_o with_o you_o charge_v he_o in_o acknowledge_v oath_n lawful_a in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n yet_o allege_v hos._n 4._o 3._o zech._n 5._o 3._o text_n out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o prove_v they_o unlawful_a now_o which_o he_o say_v you_o call_v his_o proof_n though_o he_o do_v not_o so_o himself_o and_o hint_n as_o if_o they_o be_v only_o set_v in_o the_o title-page_n of_o the_o book_n p._n 106._o min._n however_o they_o be_v at_o first_o in_o the_o title-page_n together_o i_o find_v they_o in_o the_o book_n itself_o and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o proof_n what_o be_v they_o then_o so_o here_o be_v a_o implicit_a acknowledgement_n of_o a_o quaker_n bring_v scripture_n to_o prove_v nothing_o par._n he_o think_v you_o mistake_v the_o case_n for_o they_o be_v not_o say_v he_o bring_v against_o that_o which_o be_v then_o lawful_a but_o against_o that_o which_o be_v then_o unlawful_a namely_o the_o wrong_a use_n and_o abuse_v of_o oath_n ibid._n min._n wonderful_a ingenuity_n i_o think_v the_o question_n have_v not_o be_v whether_o perjury_n but_o whether_o any_o oath_n be_v lawful_a now_o to_o what_o end_n be_v a_o quotation_n bring_v but_o to_o prove_v the_o subject_a in_o hand_n in_o a_o word_n then_o i_o desire_v the_o quaker_n to_o take_v notice_n that_o these_o scripture_n viz._n hos._n 4._o 3._o zech._n 5._o 3._o do_v not_o reprove_v all_o oath_n as_o unlawful_a par._n you_o tell_v i_o that_o a_o oath_n be_v a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n but_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o all_o act_n of_o religion_n be_v not_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o circumcision_n p._n 110._o min._n it_o be_v very_o true_a that_o all_o such_o act_n of_o religion_n as_o owe_v their_o original_n to_o a_o positive_a command_n and_o have_v no_o reason_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o put_v mankind_n upon_o the_o observation_n of_o they_o as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o circumcision_n these_o be_v not_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n for_o t._n e._n may_v read_v the_o definition_n of_o natural_a religion_n in_o bishop_n wilkins_n discourse_n upon_o that_o subject_a pag._n 39_o that_o be_v natural_a religion_n which_o man_n may_v know_v and_o shall_v be_v oblige_v unto_o by_o the_o mere_a principle_n of_o reason_n improve_v by_o consideration_n and_o experience_n without_o the_o help_n of_o revelation_n now_o a_o oath_n come_v into_o use_n among_o man_n from_o the_o mere_a principle_n of_o reason_n improve_v by_o consideration_n without_o the_o help_n of_o revelation_n so_o that_o if_o a_o oath_n be_v a_o act_n of_o religion_n it_o must_v be_v a_o act_n or_o part_n of_o natural_a religion_n for_o the_o first_o that_o ever_o require_v a_o oath_n be_v abimelech_n a_o gentile_a gen._n 21._o 23._o he_o require_v abraham_n to_o swear_v and_o abraham_n say_v i_o will_v swear_v ver_fw-la 24._o yet_o we_o read_v not_o that_o either_o abimelech_n require_v or_o abraham_n consent_v to_o it_o be_v by_o any_o positive_a command_n from_o god_n so_o that_o t._n e._n must_v grant_v that_o man_n be_v lead_v to_o bind_v their_o covenant_n by_o a_o solemn_a call_n of_o god_n to_o witness_v and_o that_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n of_o which_o more_o anon_o but_o when_o i_o say_v a_o oath_n be_v a_o act_n or_o part_n of_o natural_a religion_n i_o do_v not_o insist_v that_o it_o be_v by_o natural_a religion_n command_v primary_o simple_o and_o per_fw-la se_fw-la towards_o god_n but_o subordinate_o implicit_o and_o by_o consequence_n as_o a_o necessary_a medium_n for_o the_o public_a good_a in_o this_o state_n of_o thing_n for_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o command_v the_o end_n must_v also_o command_v the_o only_a mean_n so_o that_o the_o use_n of_o a_o
and_o dio._n cap._n 37._o 37._o joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 16._o c._n 6._o mark_v 11._o 16._o 16._o tract_n mass._n jevamot_n c._n 1._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 4_o 5._o 5._o nec_fw-la cibi_fw-la sumantur_fw-la nisi_fw-la oratione_fw-la praemisiâ_fw-la nec_fw-la â—…ecedatur_fw-la à _fw-la mensâ_fw-la nisi_fw-la referatur_fw-la creatori_fw-la gratia_fw-la hieron_n ep._n 22._o ad_fw-la eustoch_n &_o tert._n apolog._n cap_n 39_o which_o arise_v first_o from_o a_o jewish_a tradition_n talm._n tract_n berach_n cap._n 1_o etc._n etc._n ‖_o see_v drus._n quaesl_n heb._n l._n 3._o joâ—…_n 14._o 26._o 26._o according_a to_o those_o scripture_n t._n e._n quote_v 2_o cor._n 5._o 17._o rom._n 2_o 28_o 29._o joh._n 4._o 21_o 22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n job_n 32._o 4._o 4._o see_v title_n of_o his_o three_o chapter_n chapter_n nulla_fw-la universitas_fw-la potest_fw-la subsistere_fw-la nisi_fw-la eam_fw-la ordo_fw-la servet_fw-la &_o sustinear_fw-la bodin_n de_fw-mi re_fw-mi pub_fw-la l._n 3._o exit_fw-la talmud_n exercit_fw-la evang_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 24._o rom._n 12._o 21._o gal._n 5._o 13._o 13._o hexamer_n hom._n 9_o 9_o herod_n in_o polymn_n sen._n the_o consul_n si_fw-mi nomen_fw-la non_fw-la occurrit_fw-la dominos_fw-la salutamus_fw-la sen._n 2_o joh._n v_o 1._o 1._o neque_fw-la enim_fw-la ab_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la honestis_fw-la titulis_fw-la christiana_n religio_fw-la abhorret_fw-la quatenus_fw-la quidem_fw-la justum_fw-la ac_fw-la fas_fw-la est_fw-la perinde_v est_fw-la igitur_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la scriptum_fw-la esset_fw-la eximiae_fw-la ac_fw-la praestanti_fw-la dignitate_fw-la domine_fw-la domine_fw-la aug._n in_o ps._n 99_o 99_o ambr._n de_fw-fr sacram_fw-la lib._n 6._o c._n 5._o see_v also_o tertul._n de_fw-fr orat._n 132._o &_o august_n de_fw-fr temp._n seâ—…m_n 126._o mat._n 9_o 12._o 2_o sam._n 12._o 13._o 13._o p._n 115._o constir_v exercit._n exercit._n ovid._n ovid._n p._n 68_o serm_n 1._o in_o septuage_n septuage_n p._n 53._o 53._o rom._n 11._o 20._o 20._o tert._n de_fw-fr poenit_fw-la epiph._n haer_fw-mi 31._o anno._n 193._o haeres_fw-la 59_o anno_fw-la 440._o epist._n 89._o aug._n de_fw-fr perfec_fw-la instit._fw-la edit_fw-la eâ—…asin_n tom._n 7._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 18._o 1_o thess._n 4._o 1_o etc._n etc._n etc._n ps._n 106._o 16._o luke_n 6._o 36._o conf._n p._n 31._o causin_n parab_n hist._n l._n 2._o c._n 14._o arist._n phys_n lib._n 3._o bern._n epist._n job_n 7._o 21._o corcâ—…l_n milevitan_n can._n 7._o conc._n milevit_fw-la can._n 6._o lact._n inst._n l._n 5._o cap._n 2._o â—…an_n 6._o constir_v apost_n l._n 7._o c._n 25._o aâ—…g_v â—…om_n 42._o terr_n adv_fw-la prax._n cap._n 10._o prov._n 4._o 23._o mat._n 26._o 41._o in_o psal._n 19_o 19_o sunt_fw-la &_o quaedam_fw-la non_fw-la humanae_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la naturae_fw-la sed_fw-la huic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la inevitabilia_fw-la ob_fw-la corporis_fw-la concretionem_fw-la in_o animam_fw-la transeuntem_fw-la aut_fw-la adultam_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la etc._n etc._n grot._n de_fw-fr jore_fw-la belli_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 20._o 20._o bonum_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la integro_fw-la malum_fw-la ex_fw-la qualibet_fw-la parte_fw-la see_v hubberthorn_n work_v print_v together_o conf._n p._n 61._o jer._n 4._o 2._o lact._n de_fw-fr shall_fw-mi sap_n cap._n 20._o apolog._n cap._n 32._o 32._o de_fw-fr juram_fw-la praesec_fw-la 1._o §._o 2_o 2_o in_o rom._n 9_o 1._o 1._o loci_fw-la come_v de_fw-fr lege_fw-la dei_fw-la conf._n p._n 59_o omni_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o re_fw-la consensus_fw-la omnium_fw-la gentium_fw-la lex_fw-la naturae_fw-la putanda_fw-la est_fw-la cic._n tusc._n qu._n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heraclitus_n see_v grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la bell_n and_o pa._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o p._n 12._o ser._n p._n 369._o conf._n p._n 60._o 60._o liv._o l._n 1._o and_o l._n 21._o 21._o aâ—…ex_fw-la ab_fw-la al._n lib._n 5._o c._n 10._o in_o vit_fw-mi sol_fw-it p._n 40._o 40._o 1_o sam._n 15._o 22._o vit._n soloâ—…is_n simplic_n proaem_fw-la comment_fw-fr lib._n 1._o cap._n 16._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_fw-la de_fw-la legibus_fw-la lib._n 11._o p._n 917._o 917._o diog._n laer._n vit_fw-mi p._n 191._o collarcum_fw-la alex_n ab_fw-la al._n l._n 1._o cap._n 20._o in_o fine_a fine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr legib_n lib._n 12._o p._n 948._o 948._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n p._n 949._o 949._o alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 10._o 10._o stat._n 21._o h._n 8._o 15._o 15._o aul._n gell._n lib._n 10._o cap._n 15._o 15._o ea_fw-la pictate_v omnium_fw-la pectora_fw-la imbuerat_fw-la ut_fw-la fides_n ac_fw-la jusjurandum_fw-la propulso_fw-la legum_fw-la ac_fw-la paenarum_fw-la meru_fw-la civitatem_fw-la regerent_fw-la liv._o hist._n lib._n 1._o dec._n 1._o 1._o alex._n ab_fw-la al._n lib._n 5._o c._n 10._o 10._o clem._n alex._n protrept_v protrept_v solinus_n de_fw-fr scythis_n scythis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrusost_o in_o oratione_fw-la christum_fw-la deum_fw-la esse_fw-la esse_fw-la persae_n medi_fw-la indi_fw-it &_o aethiopescum_fw-la matribâ—…s_fw-la &_o aviis_fw-la cum_fw-la filiabus_fw-la &_o neptibus_fw-la copulantur_fw-la hieron_n in_o jovin_n lib._n 2._o 2._o plutarch_n in_o vit_fw-mi lycurgi_n lycurgi_n plut._n in_o vit_fw-mi maâ—…ii_fw-la maâ—…ii_fw-la semedo_fw-la hist._n chin._n p._n 18._o 18._o jo._n plano_n carpinilib_n hist._n de_fw-fr tartar_n cap._n 3._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d andron_n rbodius_fw-la conf._n p._n 57_o exit_fw-la malis_fw-la moribus_fw-la bonae_fw-la nas_fw-la cuntur_fw-la leges_fw-la leges_fw-la conf._n p._n 61._o 61._o orat_fw-la pro_fw-la themist_n themist_n conf_n p._n 62._o 62._o fronti_fw-la nulla_fw-la fider_n ego_fw-la dixi_fw-la inter_fw-la fugiendum_fw-la chald._a paraphr_n paraphr_n aug._n hieron_n epis._n 28._o 28._o lib._n 1._o ep._n 107._o ad_fw-la tim._n lector_fw-la lector_fw-la opinor_fw-la christum_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la sensisse_fw-la perfectis_fw-la nam_fw-la de_fw-fr his_o loquor_fw-la omnino_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la jurandum_fw-la pro_fw-la rebus_fw-la hisce_fw-la pro_fw-la quibus_fw-la vulgus_fw-la dejerat_fw-la alioqui_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la fidei_fw-la aut_fw-la pietatis_fw-la etiam_fw-la christus_fw-la &_o apostoli_fw-la jurant_fw-la eras._n annot._n in_o mat._n 5._o 37._o 37._o hac_fw-la autem_fw-la ratione_fw-la multarum_fw-la questionum_fw-la nodi_fw-la dissolvi_fw-la poterunt_fw-la si_fw-la intelligamus_fw-la christum_fw-la non_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la haec_fw-la vetuisse_fw-la sed_fw-la veruisse_fw-la eo_fw-la more_fw-it fieri_fw-la quo_fw-la vulgato_fw-la more_fw-it hominum_fw-la fiebant_fw-la sic_fw-la vetuit_fw-la irasci_fw-la sic_fw-la vetuit_fw-la salutare_fw-la quenquam_fw-la in_o viâ_fw-la sic_fw-la vetuit_fw-la ditescere_fw-la sic_fw-la utuit_fw-la resistere_fw-la malo_fw-la sic_fw-la vetuit_fw-la appellari_fw-la magistros_fw-la sic_fw-la vetuit_fw-la vocare_fw-la patrem_fw-la in_o terrâ—…s_fw-la id_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n l._n quoniam_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr festib_n vid._n heersback_n christian._n jurispr_fw-la in_o g._n precept_n p._n 261._o &_o decret_a gregor_n l._n 2._o tit._n 25._o cap._n 1._o 1._o conf._n p._n 62_o 63._o 63._o oturpem_fw-la humani_fw-la generis_fw-la fraudis_fw-la ac_fw-la requitiae_fw-la publicae_fw-la confessionem_fw-la annulis_fw-la nosiris_n plus_fw-la quam_fw-la animus_fw-la creditur_fw-la sen._n the_o benef_n l._n 3._o c._n 15._o 15._o nihil_fw-la deo_fw-la gratinâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d possuâ—…_n quam_fw-la jure_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aug._n in_o ps._n 19_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conf._n p._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conf._n †_o pag._n 56._o falsum_fw-la loqui_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la loquor_fw-la sic_fw-la pejerare_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la jurat_fw-la aug._n in_o serm._n dom._n in_o mont._n lib._n 1._o p._n 1123._o juramentum_fw-la vanum_fw-la est_fw-la quando_fw-la quis_fw-la jurat_fw-la non_fw-la necessaria_fw-la de_fw-fr causa_fw-la falsum_fw-la quando_fw-la pejerat_fw-la pejerat_fw-la aug._n in_o galat._n galat._n ib._n ibid._n ibid._n rom._n 1._o 9_o juret_fw-la qui_fw-la adhibet_fw-la deum_fw-la testem_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr serm._n dom._n in_o mont._n l._n 2._o p._n 〈◊〉_d 124._o and_o in_o psal._n 109._o 109._o chryl_n hâ—…mi_fw-la 11_o act._n 9_o 9_o see_v p._n 160._o council_n berkhamsted_n cap._n 18._o spelm._n anno._n 700._o 700._o see_v t._n e._n 4_o 5._o 46._o 2_o cor._n 11._o gal_n 1._o 7._o 7._o serm._n 30._o de_fw-fr verb._n apest._n see_v fr._n conf._n p._n 77_o 78._o see_v fr._n conf._n p._n 84._o 84._o aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n ser._n 30._o 30._o see_v p._n 46._o see_v fr._n conf._n p._n 70_o 71._o 71._o see_v his_o chronelogy_n chronelogy_n aug._n verb._n apost_n ser._n 28_o 30._o 30._o citat_fw-la hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la &_o augustinus_n epist_n 89._o rursum_fw-la copiosius_fw-la serm._n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n 28._o ostendens_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la jurasse_fw-la paulum_fw-la idqque_fw-la liquete_fw-la ex_fw-la graecis_fw-la exemplaribus_fw-la nec_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la tergiversemur_fw-la &_o negemus_fw-la apostolum_n jurasle_o quum_fw-la alibi_fw-la non_fw-la paucis_fw-la locis_fw-la palam_fw-la juret_fw-la erasm._n annot._n in_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 31._o 31._o s._n ambr._n in_o loc_n loc_n aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n ser._n 130._o vatab._n in_o loc_n pag._n 156_o and_o 163._o 〈◊〉_d see_v turkish_a hist._n p._n 284._o mat._n 5._o 10._o psal._n 139._o fr._n conf._n p._n 68_o numb_a 22._o 38._o mat._n 16._o 28._o confer_v p._n 74._o orig._n cont_n cels._n l._n 7._o 7._o omnino_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n per_fw-la ullam_fw-la rem_fw-la creatam_fw-la ut_fw-la apparet_fw-la ex_fw-la proxime_fw-la sequentibus_fw-la quas_fw-la christus_fw-la damnat_fw-la formulis_fw-la exit_fw-la quibus_fw-la liquet_fw-la indirectas_fw-la jurandi_fw-la species_n non_fw-la ipsum_fw-la jusjurandum_fw-la legitimè_fw-la conceptum_fw-la â—…eprehendi_fw-la ac_fw-la proinde_fw-la â—…niversalem_fw-la particulam_fw-la à _fw-la nonnullis_fw-la temere_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la â—…rgeri_fw-la beza_n annot._n in_o loc_n loc_n this_o t._n e._n himself_o grant_v p._n 141_o etc._n etc._n †_o aug._n in_o ver_fw-la ap._n serm._n 30._o *_o gen._n 24._o 24._o ver_fw-la 2._o 2._o gen._n 18._o 19_o 19_o sed_fw-la te_fw-la nos_fw-la facimus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la dâ—…am_fw-la caelóque_fw-la locamus_fw-la juven_n sat._n 10._o 10._o orig._n cont_n cel._n l._n 8._o edit_fw-la cant._n p._n 421._o 421._o tert._n apol._n cap._n 32._o 32._o lib._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 15._o 15._o cent._n magdâ—…burg_n cent._n 3._o c._n 6._o 6._o eus._n l._n 6._o c._n 4_o 5._o 5._o eus._n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr constant_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 22._o 22._o orig._n in_o cels._n l._n 7._o 7._o bevereg_n pandect_a tom._n 2._o canon_n sâ—…_n basil_n ad_fw-la amphiloc_n opera_fw-la greg._n naz._n vol._n 2._o jamb_n 20_o p._n 224._o edit_fw-la paris_n paris_n ibid._n carmen_fw-la 17._o p_o 92._o et_fw-la joh._n 1._o 1._o 1._o billius_n annot._n on_o the_o poem_n poem_n 1_o cor._n il_fw-fr 1._o 1._o psal._n 119._o 106._o 106._o naz._n orat._n 32._o 32._o see_v p._n 189._o 189._o ad_fw-la pop_n antioc_fw-la hom._n 5._o &_o 16._o hom._n de_fw-fr juram_fw-la juram_fw-la hom._n 11._o ad_fw-la heb._n heb._n heb._n 6._o 16._o rev._n 3._o 14._o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v grotius_n on_o mat._n 26._o 63._o 63._o ad_fw-la paulin_n ep._n 153._o et_fw-la ad_fw-la eustâ—…ch_n epiâ—…_n 22._o 22._o ad_fw-la eustoch_n ep._n 22._o 22._o comment_fw-fr in_o mat._n 5._o 5._o holy_a die_a chap._n 4._o §._o 8._o p._n 164._o 164._o stromat_n 7._o 7._o lib._n 7._o c._n 4._o 4._o apolog_fw-la cap._n 32._o 32._o athan._n in_o passion_n et_fw-la crucem_fw-la dom._n dom._n in_o psal._n 118._o serm._n 14._o veget._n instit_n rei_fw-la military_a fr._n conf._n p._n 86._o 86._o de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n luk._n 24._o 45._o 2_o tim_n 2._o 18._o 18._o preface_n to_o his_o book_n book_n print_a anno_fw-la dom._n 1663._o principle_n of_o the_o quaker_n p._n 51._o 51._o ennead_v 9_o lib._n 1._o 1._o luke_n 22._o 38._o 38._o gen._n 1._o â—…6_n vives_n de_fw-la causis_fw-la lib._n 2._o 2._o de_fw-fr rat_n stud._n theol._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 19_o 19_o 1._o cor._n 14._o see_v fr._n conf._n p._n 100_o 1._o absurd_a 2._o absurd_a 3._o absurd_a p._n 236._o rev_n 1._o 1_o 1_o g._n bateman_n anto_n mr._n legard_n p._n 21._o see_v jewel_n treatise_n of_o the_o h._n scripture_n p._n 36_o and_o the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o defence_n etc._n etc._n p._n 62_o 63_o 65._o foxâ—…_n martyrol_n vol._n 3_o p._n 376._o 376._o propriis_fw-la peâ—…nis_fw-la configâ—…_n m_o 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la â—…st_fw-la be_v enim_fw-la li_n bâ—…s_fw-la arma_fw-la capinnt_n etc._n etc._n theodor_n l._n 3._o c._n 8._o 8._o hist._n tripâ—…rt_n lib._n 6._o c._n 17._o 17._o de_fw-fr doct_n chr._n lib._n 2._o c._n 40._o 40._o hieron_n ep._n 4._o 4._o ibid._n ibid._n â—…ee_a ep._n 8._o p._n 76._o conf._n p._n 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the_o impudence_n to_o pretend_v confidence_n in_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o go_v to_o he_o to_o patronize_v his_o folly_n and_o dishonesty_n i_o mention_v not_o this_o to_o discourage_v any_o true_a seriousness_n among_o christian_n i_o wish_v there_o be_v more_o of_o it_o but_o to_o convince_v you_o that_o all_o be_v not_o gold_n that_o glister_v par._n i_o must_v confess_v i_o have_v be_v apt_a to_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o fine_a word_n and_o pretence_n but_o can_v never_o suspect_v so_o much_o deceit_n and_o delusion_n in_o they_o as_o you_o have_v discover_v to_o i_o but_o i_o hope_v this_o will_v be_v a_o fair_a warning_n to_o i_o to_o take_v heed_n hereafter_o who_o i_o trust_v but_o as_o for_o that_o exposition_n you_o give_v i_o of_o saint_n james_n chap._n 2._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o as_o not_o accuse_v civil_a respect_n but_o such_o only_a as_o violate_a justice_n in_o their_o public_a consistory_n he_o dislike_v as_o not_o be_v the_o apostle_n drift_n p._n 34._o min._n 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be_v it_o a_o untruth_n to_o profess_v a_o duty_n be_v we_o not_o command_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o one_o another_o 1_o pet._n 5._o 5._o in_o honour_n prefer_v one_o another_o rom._n 12._o 10._o and_o that_o each_o esteem_v other_o better_a than_o himself_o phil._n 2._o 3_o par._n but_o t._n e._n think_v many_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o do_v any_o service_n for_o those_o they_o call_v master_n and_o so_o it_o be_v flattery_n min._n let_v the_o flattery_n be_v lay_v aside_o not_o the_o innocent_a phrase_n which_o express_v a_o christian_a duty_n viz._n that_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o serve_v one_o another_o in_o all_o office_n of_o civility_n by_o love_n say_v 13._o the_o apostle_n serve_v one_o another_o which_o a_o superior_a may_v do_v to_o a_o inferior_a par._n but_o title_n say_v he_o without_o relation_n we_o disow_v and_o reject_v as_o be_v indeed_o title_n of_o flattery_n which_o we_o dare_v no_o more_o make_v use_n of_o than_o that_o good_a man_n who_o say_v of_o old_a job_n 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〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o as_o he_o say_v beza_n do_v right_o translate_v viri_fw-la now_o let_v i_o tell_v our_o critic_n that_o the_o greek_n ever_o distinguish_v between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o only_o signify_v the_o humane_a nature_n in_o common_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o denote_v manliness_n and_o courage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d multi_fw-la quidem_fw-la homines_fw-la pauci_fw-la viri_fw-la polymn_n homo_fw-la ab_fw-la humo_fw-la denote_v mortality_n vir_fw-la a_fw-la viribus_fw-la denote_v prowess_n and_o courage_n according_a to_o that_o excellent_a say_n of_o seneca_n non_fw-la sentire_fw-la mala_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la hominis_fw-la non_n far_o consul_n non_fw-la est_fw-la viri_fw-la this_o may_v suffice_v to_o justisie_n our_o translator_n but_o though_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o yet_o we_o find_v that_o mary_n salute_v he_o who_o she_o take_v for_o the_o gardener_n joh._n 20._o 15._o 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to_o preserve_v we_o from_o fall_v into_o sin_n again_o for_o this_o be_v that_o say_v st._n bernard_n which_o make_v it_o necessary_a for_o we_o to_o be_v solicitous_a with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a and_o always_o humble_v ourselves_o under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n since_o though_o we_o can_v know_v in_o part_n what_o we_o be_v yet_o it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a septuage_n for_o we_o to_o know_v what_o we_o shall_v be_v final_o then_o since_o our_o sin_n be_v certain_a our_o pardon_n conditional_a our_o enemy_n vigilant_a and_o we_o frail_a whatever_o ellwood_n think_v of_o himself_o we_o think_v we_o ought_v to_o call_v and_o esteem_v ourselves_o miserable_a sinner_n till_o god_n upon_o our_o perseverance_n have_v seal_v our_o absolute_a pardon_n par._n be_v there_o but_o one_o lesson_n say_v t._n f._n for_o all_o degree_n p._n 53._o min._n yes_o there_o be_v several_a lesson_n for_o several_a state_n of_o man_n but_o this_o lesson_n suit_v they_o all_o this_o confession_n 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proper_o proceed_v from_o a_o con-contrary_a cause_n viz._n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o our_o infirmity_n and_o mutability_n from_o humility_n a_o pious_a fear_n 20._o prudence_n and_o sense_n of_o duty_n therefore_o the_o quaker_n pride_n and_o scoff_v shall_v not_o make_v we_o out_o of_o love_n with_o the_o medicine_n that_o god_n have_v provide_v for_o we_o it_o may_v shame_v we_o say_v tertullian_n poenit_fw-la that_o we_o sin_n again_o but_o to_o repent_v when_o we_o have_v sin_v shall_v not_o shame_v we_o we_o have_v another_o kind_n of_o judge_n than_o ellwood_n who_o see_v our_o heart_n and_o will_v account_v with_o he_o for_o his_o malicious_a censure_n of_o our_o penitence_n and_o of_o the_o devout_a and_o orthodox_n constitution_n of_o our_o church_n so_o that_o my_o adversary_n have_v take_v much_o pain_n here_o to_o prove_v himself_o not_o only_o weak_a but_o wicked_a and_o true_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o believe_v that_o in_o this_o abuse_n of_o piety_n and_o so_o 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make_v the_o quaker_n too_o proud_a i_o will_v tell_v he_o that_o his_o doctrine_n of_o perfection_n be_v of_o great_a antiquity_n than_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o allow_v it_o for_o it_o be_v preach_v before_o the_o latter_a age_n of_o the_o world_n and_o if_o it_o please_v he_o to_o look_v again_o into_o goodwin_n antiquity_n and_o particular_o into_o that_o instance_n he_o give_v i_o of_o the_o seven_o sort_n of_o pharisee_n he_o will_v find_v that_o one_o sort_n of_o they_o be_v call_v quid_fw-la debeo_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o faciam_fw-la illud_fw-la from_o their_o boast_n of_o a_o perfect_a power_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n and_o that_o author_n think_v that_o the_o young_a man_n mention_v luk._n 18_o 21._o be_v of_o this_o order_n so_o that_o elwood_n may_v have_v learn_v that_o the_o pharisee_n be_v quaker_n in_o this_o point_n yet_o hypocrite_n in_o christ_n account_n and_o upon_o a_o further_a search_n into_o this_o controversy_n i_o find_v this_o doctrine_n much_o ancient_a than_o i_o think_v when_o we_o first_o discourse_v it_o for_o the_o gnostick_n heretic_n and_o particular_o that_o herd_n of_o they_o call_v the_o valentinian_o do_v exalt_v themselves_o call_v themselves_o perfect_a say_v epiphanius_n after_o they_o the_o 193._o novatian_o call_v themselves_o cathari_n i._n e._n pure_a but_o those_o who_o call_v themselves_o pure_a say_v the_o same_o epiph._n be_v confute_v by_o their_o own_o word_n for_o whosoever_o do_v call_v himself_o pure_a do_v perfect_o condemn_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v impure_a next_o after_o 440._o they_o the_o pelagian_a heretic_n hold_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v without_o sin_n which_o the_o holy_a augustine_n confute_v by_o many_o of_o the_o same_o argument_n which_o this_o quaker_n deride_v i_o for_o use_v 89._o and_o celestinus_fw-la the_o pelagian_a use_v such_o false_a medium_n as_o his_o friend_n ellwood_n have_v steal_v from_o he_o to_o justify_v this_o doctrine_n and_o this_o may_v be_v see_v in_o that_o book_n which_o he_o write_v against_o he_o 7._o now_o will_v this_o bold_a quaker_n tell_v these_o orthodox_n father_n who_o oppose_v this_o notion_n of_o perfection_n that_o some_o through_o ignorance_n mistake_v it_o other_o through_o interest_n revile_v and_o gainsay_v it_o as_o foresee_v it_o destructive_a to_o their_o trade_n and_o profit_n &_o c_o as_o he_o tell_v his_o reader_n p._n 55._o par._n i_o perceive_v then_o this_o doctrine_n of_o perfection_n be_v condemn_v for_o hereâ—…ie_n by_o the_o holy_a father_n of_o the_o church_n but_o do_v not_o the_o quaker_n first_o broach_n this_o opinion_n in_o these_o late_a age_n min._n quakerism_n itself_o can_v plead_v the_o prescription_n of_o one_o age._n but_o this_o doctrine_n be_v preach_v by_o the_o popish_a friar_n as_o a_o foundation_n for_o their_o merit_n and_o work_v of_o supererogation_n the_o wild_a anabaptist_n about_o 140_o year_n ago_o pretend_v also_o to_o perfection_n and_o it_o be_v the_o socinian_n doctrine_n that_o we_o 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e._n reason_n well_o or_o have_v get_v the_o victory_n that_o a_o oath_n due_o circumstantiate_v be_v a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n &_o of_o a_o religious_a nature_n in_o itself_o i_o prove_v before_o in_o that_o it_o glorify_v god_n in_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o attribute_n for_o to_o make_v any_o action_n of_o a_o religious_a nature_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n be_v glorify_v in_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v notwithstanding_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o action_n be_v but_o rare_a and_o accidental_a and_o though_o it_o be_v no_o prescribe_a way_n of_o the_o constant_a worship_n of_o god_n but_o secondary_a and_o occasional_a in_o the_o designation_n of_o it_o yet_o it_o be_v real_a when_o thus_o occasion_v and_o perform_v with_o reverence_n to_o the_o divine_a name_n par._n from_o instance_n of_o particular_a person_n he_o give_v one_o of_o a_o nation_n in_o general_n namely_o the_o scythian_n who_o ambassador_n treat_v with_o 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their_o sword_n 10._o and_o indeed_o they_o worship_v their_o sword_n and_o so_o may_v well_o swear_v by_o it_o the_o scythian_n hang_v up_o a_o sword_n be_v wont_a to_o sacrifice_v to_o it_o as_o to_o mars_n protrept_v mars_n be_v the_o god_n of_o this_o people_n and_o instead_o of_o a_o image_n they_o worship_v a_o sword_n scythis_n three_o one_o instance_n especial_o of_o so_o barbarous_a esse_fw-la a_o nation_n as_o the_o scythian_n who_o be_v without_o town_n or_o house_n do_v not_o overthrow_v a_o law_n of_o nature_n nor_o do_v the_o exception_n of_o some_o few_o rude_a people_n make_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v no_o act_n of_o religion_n which_o the_o more_o know_v and_o more_o general_a part_n of_o mankind_n observe_v as_o such_o i_o hope_v t._n e._n will_v not_o deny_v that_o incest_n be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o whole_a nation_n 2._o that_o allow_v it_o justice_n be_v say_v t._n e._n a_o part_n of_o natural_a religion_n p._n 117._o yet_o among_o the_o spartan_n it_o be_v commendable_a to_o steal_v lycurgi_n and_o the_o old_a spaniard_n account_n robbery_n not_o only_o lawful_a but_o glorious_a maâ—…ii_fw-la to_o worship_v the_o supreme_a god_n be_v confest_o the_o main_a of_o natural_a religion_n yet_o the_o chinese_n 18._o and_o tartar_n 3._o be_v sink_v so_o much_o below_o the_o principle_n of_o natural_a light_n that_o they_o give_v no_o worship_n at_o all_o to_o he_o who_o they_o account_v so_o so_o that_o if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o it_o be_v not_o that_o the_o scythian_n do_v never_o swear_v it_o will_v not_o at_o all_o follow_v rbodius_fw-la from_o thence_o that_o swear_v be_v no_o part_n of_o natural_a religion_n since_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n have_v use_v it_o as_o such_o and_o now_o after_o so_o many_o discovery_n of_o ellwood_n untruth_n and_o sophistry_n i_o may_v just_o retort_v his_o own_o question_n here_o upon_o himself_o may_v he_o not_o have_v come_v off_o with_o less_o shame_n if_o he_o have_v use_v more_o modesty_n p._n 116._o par._n that_o oath_n be_v use_v among_o the_o heathen_a and_o by_o many_o of_o they_o repute_v religious_a t._n e._n at_o length_n deny_v not_o but_o this_o say_v he_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o oath_n be_v act_n of_o natural_a religion_n ibid._n and_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o heathen_a borrow_v many_o ceremony_n from_o their_o neighbour_n the_o jew_n p._n 117._o min._n you_o have_v be_v show_v that_o the_o first_o oath_n that_o be_v mention_v be_v tender_v by_o abimelech_n a_o heathen_a to_o abraham_n and_o accept_v of_o and_o take_v by_o he_o before_o any_o positive_a law_n be_v give_v about_o it_o so_o that_o to_o these_o thing_n i_o answer_v first_o all_o real_a act_n of_o religion_n use_v by_o the_o heathen_a must_v be_v act_n of_o natural_a religion_n because_o they_o be_v under_o no_o positive_a command_n rom._n 2._o 14._o second_o though_o all_o that_o some_o particular_a person_n or_o people_n among_o the_o heathen_a 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heart_n as_o a_o witness_n of_o what_o wâ—…_n 57_o assert_v or_o promise_v and_o the_o avenger_n of_o perjury_n t._n e._n whole_o pass_v this_o by_o it_o be_v indeed_o for_o his_o interest_n so_o to_o do_v while_o he_o well_o consider_v how_o absurd_a it_o will_v have_v be_v for_o he_o to_o have_v deny_v either_o that_o a_o religious_a appeal_n to_o god_n be_v a_o act_n of_o religion_n or_o that_o be_v grant_v to_o be_v so_o even_o in_o the_o nature_n and_o definition_n of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n so_o that_o the_o pass_v this_o by_o be_v plain_o yield_v the_o cause_n another_o thing_n i_o complain_v of_o as_o a_o grand_a omission_n be_v that_o all_o this_o while_n he_o have_v give_v we_o no_o definition_n of_o his_o own_o nor_o any_o such_o express_a description_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o to_o make_v we_o understand_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o it_o this_o be_v a_o omission_n very_o injurious_a to_o peace_n for_o as_o he_o may_v state_n the_o case_n we_o may_v be_v as_o much_o against_o oath_n in_o his_o sense_n as_o himself_o par._n i_o have_v often_o think_v of_o this_o yet_o though_o i_o can_v excuse_v t._n be_v pass_v by_o your_o definition_n if_o you_o mind_n he_o have_v give_v one_o himself_o though_o he_o do_v not_o call_v it_o so_o for_o he_o say_v a_o oath_n be_v but_o the_o mode_n or_o manner_n of_o speak_a truth_n p._n 118._o min._n a_o false_a oath_n be_v a_o oath_n but_o a_o false_a oath_n sure_a be_v not_o a_o mode_n of_o speak_a truth_n i_o suppose_v than_o he_o mean_v a_o oath_n be_v a_o manner_n of_o assert_v any_o thing_n whether_o true_a or_o false_a par._n and_o he_o tell_v we_o further_o that_o the_o manner_n of_o perform_v this_o have_v be_v various_a sometime_o by_o a_o bare_a affirmation_n sometime_o by_o a_o additional_a asseveration_n sometime_o by_o calling_n god_n verbal_o to_o witness_v sometime_o by_o a_o imprecation_n on_o the_o party_n himself_o sometime_o by_o put_v the_o hand_n under_o the_o thigh_n sometime_o by_o lift_v it_o up_o to_o heaven_n sometime_o by_o lay_v it_o upon_o the_o breast_n sometime_o by_o lay_v it_o upon_o the_o altar_n sometime_o by_o lay_v it_o upon_o a_o book_n sometime_o by_o kiss_v the_o book_n etc._n etc._n p._n 118_o 119._o min._n do_v ever_o man_n tie_v unequal_a thing_n together_o at_o this_o rate_n call_v god_n to_o witness_n this_o be_v a_o oath_n in_o the_o true_a nature_n and_o formal_a reason_n of_o it_o and_o have_v a_o imprecation_n either_o express_o add_v to_o it_o or_o imply_v in_o it_o but_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o follow_v be_v neither_o various_a way_n or_o mode_n of_o speak_a truth_n nor_o essential_a to_o a_o oath_n but_o only_a mode_n or_o sign_n rather_o of_o
and_o when_o this_o be_v the_o plain_a and_o common_a sense_n what_o reason_n have_v t._n e._n to_o make_v be_v stand_v for_o be_v but_o only_a that_o he_o may_v impose_v his_o own_o absurd_a notion_n on_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o he_o do_v again_o p._n 139._o where_o he_o impudent_o put_v his_o false_a opinion_n into_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o text_n of_o scripture_n mere_o to_o force_v it_o to_o his_o own_o sense_n the_o law_n in_o which_o oath_n be_v say_v he_o be_v give_v by_o moses_n but_o the_o grace_n and_o the_o truth_n come_v by_o jesus_n christ_n joh._n 1._o 17._o whereas_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o law_n do_v not_o oppose_v each_o other_o in_o this_o matter_n we_o i_o shall_v prove_v immediate_o but_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o makâ—…s_v no_o scruple_n of_o abuse_v scripture_n for_o in_o the_o same_o place_n read_v some_o exhortation_n in_o the_o gospel_n to_o truth_n sincerity_n love_n etc._n etc._n from_o these_o precept_n he_o infer_v that_o man_n he_o mean_v quaker_n i_o suppose_v now_o be_v real_o endue_v with_o all_o these_o virtue_n though_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a fallacy_n to_o argue_v from_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v to_o what_o we_o be_v yet_o this_o be_v a_o common_a way_n the_o quaker_n have_v of_o profane_v holy_a scripture_n to_o take_v christ_n precept_n and_o turn_v they_o into_o affirmation_n apply_v they_o as_o encomium_n to_o their_o own_o mislead_v party_n be_v herein_o like_o the_o jew_n who_o delight_v much_o in_o hang_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n in_o phylactery_n about_o they_o for_o ornament_n and_o ostentation_n but_o take_v no_o care_n to_o live_v up_o to_o they_o in_o their_o conversation_n see_v the_o quaker_n in_o this_o posture_n p._n 147_o 148._o par._n now_o say_v t._n e._n you_o be_v come_v to_o your_o three_o proposition_n viz._n that_o a_o oath_n be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o moral_a and_o eternal_a law_n which_o our_o saviour_n profess_v he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v 〈◊〉_d p._n 149._o min._n this_o be_v a_o cunning_a and_o malicious_a untruth_n for_o though_o he_o be_v come_v to_o it_o i_o be_o not_o yet_o come_v so_o far_o for_o the_o last_o word_n object_v by_o the_o quaker_n be_v out_o of_o p_o 63._o but_o the_o figure_n 3_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o my_o book_n note_v the_o three_o proposition_n be_v place_v p._n 68_o yet_o to_o colour_n over_o the_o matter_n he_o begin_v with_o the_o last_o word_n of_o these_o four_o page_n and_o first_o set_v upon_o the_o conclusion_n p._n 68_o and_o then_o run_v back_o present_o to_o the_o beginning_n p._n 63._o but_o i_o perceive_v his_o treachery_n viz._n he_o will_v make_v his_o reader_n believe_v that_o all_o i_o say_v to_o prove_v oath_n not_o evil_a in_o themselves_o be_v say_v to_o prove_v they_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a and_o eternal_a law_n but_o i_o desire_v you_o and_o other_o to_o observe_v that_o i_o be_o yet_o upon_o the_o proof_n of_o my_o second_o proposition_n that_o oath_n be_v a_o piece_n of_o necessary_a justice_n and_o charity_n only_o foresee_v that_o some_o will_v object_v that_o oath_n be_v evil_a in_o themselves_o and_o so_o can_v not_o be_v necessary_a i_o first_o prove_v they_o be_v not_o evil_a in_o themselves_o second_o in_o page_n conf._n 66._o i_o go_v on_o to_o answer_v a_o second_o objection_n viz._n that_o oath_n be_v part_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o so_o can_v be_v no_o part_n of_o justice_n and_o charity_n which_o have_v disprove_v as_o a_o transition_n to_o my_o three_o proposition_n p._n 68_o i_o make_v that_o inference_n the_o way_n be_v now_o clear_a and_o oath_n prove_v necessaryry_a part_n of_o justice_n and_o charity_n as_o also_o neither_o evil_n in_o themselves_o nor_o ceremonial_a therefore_o they_o be_v part_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v prove_v this_o be_v the_o very_a truth_n and_o now_o where_o be_v t._n be_v sincerity_n where_o be_v his_o honesty_n so_o apparent_o to_o prevaricate_v par._n but_o here_o he_o make_v himself_o much_o sport_n that_o you_o shall_v bestir_v yourself_o not_o a_o little_a to_o prove_v that_o which_o he_o say_v he_o never_o yet_o hear_v any_o deny_v namely_o that_o all_o oath_n be_v not_o evil_a in_o themselves_o which_o you_o grave_o infer_v from_o their_o have_v be_v once_o confess_o lawful_a what_o else_o be_v this_o but_o to_o misspend_v your_o time_n and_o bestow_v many_o a_o doughty_a blow_n upon_o your_o own_o shadow_n p._n 141._o min._n t._n e._n can_v not_o be_v better_o please_v with_o my_o expression_n than_o i_o be_o with_o this_o answer_n so_o that_o i_o shall_v reply_v upon_o he_o with_o his_o own_o word_n do_v he_o consider_v what_o he_o write_v if_o he_o think_v that_o 56._o all_o oath_n be_v not_o evil_a in_o themselves_o let_v he_o give_v a_o account_n why_o he_o produce_v the_o testimony_n of_o heathen_n against_o they_o nay_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o whole_a nation_n as_o he_o pretend_v he_o will_v not_o say_v that_o the_o heathen_n have_v any_o revelation_n to_o forbid_v all_o oath_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v evil_a in_o their_o sense_n but_o as_o they_o be_v evil_a in_o themselves_o why_o do_v t._n e._n commend_v their_o zeal_n for_o refuse_v all_o oath_n see_v they_o can_v not_o be_v evil_a to_o they_o do_v not_o he_o misspend_v his_o time_n in_o produce_v these_o testimony_n have_v not_o he_o lose_v here_o his_o argument_n to_o save_v his_o jest_n and_o make_v one_o part_n of_o his_o book_n inconsistent_a with_o another_o but_o further_o to_o prove_v oath_n moral_a i_o shall_v desire_v to_o know_v of_o the_o quaker_n whether_o they_o account_v the_o three_o commandment_n moral_n par._n i_o think_v none_o of_o they_o will_v be_v so_o absurd_a as_o to_o deny_v it_o min._n than_o a_o oath_n be_v moral_a for_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o vain_a be_v according_a to_o both_o the_o ancient_n and_o modern_a divine_n thou_o shall_v not_o forswear_v thyself_o the_o syriac_a version_n have_v it_o ne_o jure_v per_fw-la nomen_fw-la domini_fw-la dei_fw-la tui_fw-la cum_fw-la mendacio_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o lie_v when_o thou_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n now_o it_o be_v a_o know_a rule_n that_o every_o negative_a suppose_v a_o affirmative_a if_o we_o be_v command_v not_o to_o swear_v false_o it_o imply_v that_o we_o may_v swear_v true_o upon_o a_o just_a occasion_n wherefore_o say_v st._n augustine_n no_o body_n can_v speak_v false_o who_o speak_v not_o at_o all_o so_o he_o that_o do_v not_o swear_v can_v forswear_v 1123._o so_o that_o if_o the_o quaker_n make_v all_o swear_v vain_a they_o will_v make_v the_o three_o commandment_n insignificant_a par._n if_o take_n the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a be_v no_o more_o than_o thou_o shall_v not_o forswear_v thyself_o will_n not_o thoâ—…e_v who_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n light_o wanton_o and_o irreverent_o into_o their_o mouth_n be_v encourage_v by_o this_o exposition_n min._n when_o we_o 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it_o another_o day_n or_o will_v it_o not_o be_v say_v to_o they_o at_o the_o great_a day_n who_o require_v this_o at_o your_o hand_n it_o be_v the_o cause_n which_o make_v a_o martyr_n and_o it_o be_v not_o bare_o suffer_v fine_n imprisonment_n or_o death_n itself_o that_o god_n accept_v for_o there_o be_v sufferer_n of_o all_o opinion_n filthy_a mahomet_n have_v not_o 10._o want_v those_o that_o have_v die_v for_o he_o christ_n its_o true_a say_v bless_a be_v they_o which_o be_v persecute_v but_o then_o he_o add_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n and_o though_o i_o give_v my_o body_n to_o be_v burn_v and_o have_v not_o charity_n it_o profit_v i_o nothing_o 1_o cor._n 13._o 3._o kiss_v then_o and_o lay_v the_o hand_n upon_o the_o book_n be_v by_o all_o side_n account_v no_o essential_a part_n of_o a_o oath_n my_o wonder_n then_o be_v what_o the_o quaker_n here_o aim_v at_o unless_o it_o be_v to_o prove_v his_o own_o party_n cross_v and_o peevish_a who_o it_o seem_v do_v obstinate_o suffer_v for_o that_o wherein_o our_o saviour_n prohibition_n be_v no_o way_n concern_v par._n however_o he_o hope_v that_o the_o magistrate_n for_o the_o future_a will_v be_v induce_v to_o exercise_v more_o moderation_n and_o gentleness_n and_o not_o to_o expose_v their_o honest_a neighbour_n to_o so_o great_a suffering_n for_o mere_a ceremony_n when_o the_o sum_n and_o substance_n be_v effectual_o answer_v by_o their_o speak_v the_o plain_a and_o naked_a truth_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n ibid._n min._n we_o can_v speak_v no_o where_o but_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n what_o security_n be_v this_o to_o the_o magistrate_n every_o liar_n speak_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n for_o where_o can_v he_o flee_v from_o his_o presence_n 139._o par._n i_o suppose_v t._n e.'s_n meaning_n be_v that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n will_v dispense_v with_o their_o kiss_n of_o the_o book_n etc._n etc._n they_o will_v assure_v they_o that_o what_o they_o speak_v be_v the_o plain_a and_o naked_a truth_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n min._n this_o either_o be_v his_o meaning_n or_o else_o he_o plain_o equivocate_v wherefore_o let_v we_o take_v the_o quaker_n in_o the_o best_a sense_n and_o suppose_v that_o he_o equivocate_v not_o yet_o here_o must_v i_o tell_v he_o that_o speak_v thus_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v the_o sum_n and_o substance_n of_o a_o oath_n this_o remind_v i_o of_o a_o passage_n which_o happen_v some_o few_o year_n ago_o the_o king_n and_o council_n order_n that_o all_o person_n in_o any_o military_a employment_n shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n otherwise_o to_o quit_v the_o service_n a_o ignorant_a soldier_n who_o be_v a_o papist_n as_o the_o story_n go_v consult_v his_o confessor_n whether_o he_o may_v take_v the_o oath_n who_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o may_v take_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n but_o not_o that_o of_o supremacy_n but_o it_o seem_v this_o soldier_n understand_v he_o quite_o wrong_a and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o swear_v take_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n but_o absolute_o refuse_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n for_o which_o he_o be_v cashier_v no_o less_o ignorant_a be_v the_o quaker_n who_o it_o seem_v do_v not_o real_o scruple_n the_o sum_n and_o substance_n of_o a_o oath_n but_o at_o the_o form_n and_o manner_n of_o take_v it_o to_o speak_v thus_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n i._n e._n to_o appeal_v to_o he_o as_o a_o witness_n of_o their_o sincerity_n be_v what_o it_o seem_v they_o dare_v yield_v unto_o but_o to_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o the_o book_n and_o kiss_v it_o though_o t._n e._n call_v it_o a_o mere_a ceremony_n yet_o be_v it_o so_o enormous_a that_o they_o will_v rather_o suffer_v fine_n imprisonment_n nay_o what_o not_o than_o they_o will_v do_v it_o now_o how_o ridiculous_a this_o be_v let_v all_o of_o even_o common_a sense_n and_o reason_n judge_v and_o determine_v however_o if_o the_o magistrate_n will_v be_v content_a to_o take_v the_o quaker_n oath_n without_o kiss_v of_o the_o book_n i_o be_o willing_a that_o they_o have_v my_o suffrage_n if_o it_o may_v signify_v any_o thing_n for_o a_o dispensation_n par._n at_o length_n t._n e._n be_v come_v to_o those_o two_o notable_a text_n mat._n 5._o 34._o swear_v not_o at_o all_o and_o jam._n 5._o 12._o above_o all_o thing_n my_o brethren_n swear_v not_o these_o say_v he_o stand_v like_o two_o immovable_a rock_n against_o which_o all_o the_o contender_n for_o swear_v have_v hitherto_o be_v spâ—…t_o these_o two_o bishop_n gawden_n confess_v to_o be_v not_o able_a text_n which_o seem_v to_o stand_v as_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o balaam_n etc._n etc._n p._n 170_o 171._o min._n if_o big_a swell_a word_n be_v true_a argument_n i_o must_v then_o acknowledge_v my_o book_n baffle_v to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n but_o i_o must_v desire_v the_o quaker_n to_o take_v notice_n as_o fierce_o as_o he_o lay_v about_o he_o that_o bishop_n gawden_n do_v not_o say_v that_o these_o text_n do_v real_o stand_v etc._n etc._n but_o seem_v to_o stand_v that_o be_v not_o to_o know_v and_o considerative_a man_n but_o to_o such_o as_o t._n e._n who_o take_v a_o bush_n for_o a_o bear_n which_o make_v i_o recall_v a_o say_n which_o i_o hear_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o that_o reverend_n and_o pious_a prelate_n alas_o say_v he_o our_o dissenter_n may_v be_v true_o compare_v to_o boggle_n horse_n which_o start_v and_o boggle_v at_o that_o which_o will_v do_v they_o no_o harm_n at_o all_o but_o now_o that_o he_o have_v get_v to_o those_o text_n let_v i_o inquire_v of_o you_o whether_o you_o have_v compare_v the_o account_n i_o give_v you_o of_o they_o with_o t._n be_v reflection_n together_o par._n i_o have_v so_o and_o do_v find_v that_o he_o have_v not_o deal_v fair_o with_o you_o for_o whereas_o you_o compare_v mat._n 5._o 34._o with_o titus_n 3._o 2._o show_v that_o the_o word_n will_v not_o admit_v a_o general_a interpretation_n but_o must_v be_v limit_v to_o a_o particular_a sense_n he_o take_v no_o manner_n of_o notice_n thereof_o yet_o because_o you_o say_v that_o our_o lord_n must_v not_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v forbid_v all_o manner_n of_o oath_n because_o of_o s_o t._n paul_n '_o s_o and_o the_o angel_n swear_v this_o he_o conceive_v be_v sufficient_o disprove_v and_o enervate_v already_o p._n 172._o min._n i_o hope_v you_o sufficient_o see_v that_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a bravado_n and_o also_o that_o not_o only_o here_o but_o all_o along_o the_o most_o considerable_a passage_n of_o my_o book_n be_v omit_v now_o i_o desire_v to_o know_v where_o he_o undertake_v to_o disprove_v that_o the_o angel_n swear_v he_o pretend_v indeed_o in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v treat_v about_o it_o to_o excuse_v the_o action_n as_o if_o it_o be_v do_v in_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n because_o another_o angel_n use_v a_o censor_n but_o how_o come_v our_o saviour_n word_n to_o be_v a_o general_a prohibition_n if_o so_o the_o angel_n have_v be_v include_v and_o consequent_o as_o i_o before_o note_v have_v fall_v from_o their_o state_n have_v they_o transgress_v it_o so_o that_o you_o may_v see_v with_o what_o pitiful_a shift_n the_o quaker_n go_v about_o to_o evade_v the_o truth_n and_o will_v persist_v in_o his_o error_n though_o indeed_o a_o angel_n stand_v in_o his_o way_n par._n but_o t._n e._n say_v that_o you_o mean_o beg_v a_o concession_n that_o a_o oath_n be_v moral_o good_a etc._n etc._n ibid._n min._n i_o beg_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o prove_v it_o from_o the_o nature_n and_o end_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o i_o have_v do_v even_o now_o from_o the_o three_o commandment_n par._n why_o then_o do_v you_o make_v way_n to_o hook_v it_o in_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o indifferency_n as_o t._n e._n tell_v we_o whereupon_o he_o triumph_v not_o a_o little_a and_o say_v you_o come_v down_o a_o pace_n who_o from_o call_v it_o a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n a_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a and_o eternal_a law_n be_v come_v already_o to_o talk_v of_o its_o be_v indifferent_a p._n 172_o 173._o min._n he_o abuse_v my_o word_n and_o their_o apparent_a sense_n this_o i_o say_v that_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o sermon_n on_o the_o mount_n forbid_v nothing_o that_o be_v moral_o good_a nothing_o that_o be_v either_o indifferent_a or_o expedient_a etc._n etc._n my_o true_a meaning_n be_v and_o my_o word_n express_v as_o much_o that_o our_o saviour_n be_v so_o far_o from_o forbid_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v moral_a that_o he_o forbid_v nothing_o that_o be_v indifferent_a or_o expedient_a par._n yet_o herein_o he_o say_v you_o may_v see_v yourself_o at_o a_o loss_n too_o if_o you_o observe_v that_o
neighbour_n good_n and_o the_o owner_n of_o it_o shall_v accept_v thereof_o etc._n etc._n may_v not_o the_o quaker_n at_o his_o wild_a rate_n have_v say_v this_o be_v a_o needless_a injunction_n see_v that_o in_o the_o 20_o chapter_n a_o little_a before_o this_o god_n have_v deliver_v the_o decalogue_n or_o ten_o commandment_n whereby_o he_o have_v sufficient_o provide_v against_o all_o lie_v hypocrisy_n &_o c_o so_o that_o if_o we_o pursue_v t._n be_v argument_n to_o the_o end_n it_o will_v charge_v not_o only_o the_o holy_a man_n of_o old_a but_o god_n himself_o you_o see_v with_o impertinency_n and_o folly_n this_o however_o i_o will_v confess_v that_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n be_v security_n enough_o but_o then_o a_o oath_n be_v still_o necessary_a in_o some_o case_n to_o assure_v we_o as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a that_o it_o be_v the_o truth_n they_o speak_v for_o we_o can_v see_v into_o man_n heart_n and_o therefore_o hereby_o we_o provide_v against_o the_o worst_a par._n now_o let_v we_o hear_v whether_o antiquity_n be_v of_o your_o side_n for_o t._n e._n will_v have_v we_o believe_v the_o contrary_a and_o according_o tell_v we_o that_o polycarpus_n who_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v require_v by_o the_o magistrate_n to_o swear_v by_o the_o fortune_n of_o caesar_n refuse_v give_v this_o only_a reason_n i_o be_o a_o christian_n and_o be_v therefore_o burn_v to_o death_n p._n 185._o min._n polycarp_n refuse_v not_o simple_o to_o swear_v but_o to_o swear_v by_o the_o fortune_n of_o caesar_n and_o who_o go_v about_o to_o justify_v a_o oath_n take_v by_o a_o heathen_a goddess_n for_o such_o be_v fortune_n repute_v among_o the_o roman_n 10._o but_o upon_o what_o account_n the_o oath_n by_o the_o fortune_n or_o genius_n of_o caesar_n be_v refuse_v as_o not_o consistent_a with_o christianity_n we_o learn_v from_o origen_n which_o will_v serve_v to_o answer_v what_o the_o quaker_n say_v of_o he_o p._n 186._o we_o swear_v not_o say_v he_o by_o the_o fortune_n of_o the_o emperor_n for_o whether_o fortune_n be_v only_o what_o happen_v we_o swear_v not_o by_o that_o which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o as_o if_o it_o be_v god_n lest_o we_o shall_v place_v the_o power_n of_o a_o oath_n upon_o such_o thing_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v or_o whether_o the_o genius_n or_o daemon_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v that_o which_o be_v call_v his_o fortune_n even_o so_o we_o have_v rather_o die_v than_o swear_v by_o a_o wicked_a and_o perfidious_a devil_n 421._o hear_v also_o tertullian_n as_o to_o this_o point_n but_o we_o also_o do_v take_v a_o oath_n but_o not_o by_o the_o genii_n of_o the_o caesar_n and_o then_o go_v on_o do_v you_o not_o know_v that_o genii_n be_v call_v devil_n devil_n we_o be_v wont_n to_o adjure_v that_o we_o may_v drive_v they_o out_o of_o man_n not_o to_o swear_v by_o they_o that_o we_o shall_v confer_v on_o they_o the_o honour_n of_o divinity_n 32._o one_o thing_n i_o wonder_v at_o that_o the_o quaker_n do_v not_o leave_v out_o by_o the_o fortune_n of_o caesar._n par._n that_o will_v not_o have_v be_v honest_a mir._n yet_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o that_o he_o have_v leave_v out_o as_o considerable_a a_o passage_n in_o this_o story_n for_o eusebius_n in_o the_o book_n and_o chapter_n which_o the_o quaker_n quote_v write_v that_o the_o proconsul_n urge_v and_o say_v swear_v and_o i_o will_v let_v thou_o go_v blaspheme_v and_o defy_v christ._n 15._o so_o that_o polycarp_n be_v burn_v to_o death_n not_o bare_o for_o refuse_v to_o take_v a_o oath_n but_o such_o a_o oath_n as_o indeed_o be_v a_o renunciation_n of_o christianity_n par._n if_o t._n e._n get_v no_o more_o by_o his_o other_o instance_n than_o he_o have_v get_v by_o this_o of_o polycarp_n he_o have_v better_o have_v let_v they_o alone_o however_o his_o next_o be_v of_o basilides_n basilides_n a_o roman_a soldier_n who_o lead_v pontamiena_n to_o execution_n and_o by_o her_o constant_a martyrdom_n be_v turn_v to_o christ_n be_v require_v to_o swear_v refuse_v it_o utter_o etc._n etc._n for_o which_o he_o lose_v his_o head_n ibid._n min._n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o in_o all_o probability_n the_o oath_n tender_v to_o he_o be_v the_o very_a same_o that_o polycarp_n and_o the_o christian_n in_o that_o age_n refuse_v to_o take_v whereupon_o the_o centuriator_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o refuse_v to_o swear_v more_o ethnico_fw-la in_o the_o heathen_a manner_n by_o the_o pagan_a go_n 6._o to_o make_v this_o appear_v more_o probable_a let_v we_o consider_v first_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o church_n concern_v a_o oath_n when_o basilides_n suffer_v which_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o tertullian_n beforementioned_a who_o write_v his_o apology_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o persecution_n of_o severus_n in_o which_o persecution_n pontamiena_n suffer_v martyrdom_n and_o from_o origen_n by_o who_o she_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o principle_n of_o christianity_n and_o from_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n who_o be_v catechist_n in_o alexandria_n when_o basilides_n make_v his_o profession_n there_o as_o be_v note_v by_o eusebius_n 5._o now_o clemens_n speak_v sharp_o against_o swear_v in_o many_o place_n as_o paed._n lib._n 3._o c._n 11._o strom._n lib._n 5_o etc._n etc._n and_o describe_v his_o understanding_n pious_a christian_n he_o say_v he_o be_v no_o swearer_n in_o what_o he_o affirm_v or_o deny_v but_o will_v add_v i_o speak_v the_o truth_n yet_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n he_o that_o use_v a_o oath_n pious_o be_v not_o addict_v to_o swear_v and_o be_v rare_o bring_v to_o the_o use_n of_o a_o oath_n where_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o clemens_n a_o pious_a christian_a may_v use_v a_o oath_n and_o that_o where_o he_o speak_v against_o swear_v he_o mean_v irreverent_a needless_a and_o customary_a swear_n or_o swear_v by_o the_o heathen_a go_n second_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o opinion_n eusebius_n the_o relater_n of_o this_o passage_n have_v himself_o 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eternal_a ruin_n and_o destruction_n but_o if_o no_o such_o expression_n can_v proceed_v but_o from_o a_o malevolent_a crusty_a waspish_a and_o virulent_a principle_n then_o let_v i_o ask_v my_o friend_n ellwood_n whether_o there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o people_n in_o the_o world_n who_o use_v to_o call_v minister_n dumb_a dog_n hireling_n serpent_n baal_n priest_n and_o what_o not_o if_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o consult_v the_o work_n of_o his_o weighty_a friend_n hubberthorn_n he_o may_v there_o collect_v a_o large_a catalogue_n indeed_o of_o expression_n true_o virulent_a and_o bitter_a or_o let_v i_o tell_v he_o of_o another_o who_o memory_n i_o suppose_v be_v much_o dear_a to_o he_o i_o mean_v ed._n burrough_n who_o in_o his_o work_n have_v these_o expression_n reprobate_a child_n of_o darkness_n a_o stranger_n to_o the_o life_n in_o the_o sorcery_n and_o witchcraft_n dragon_n divine_a and_o many_o more_o such_o 32._o like_a he_o that_o have_v see_v no_o more_o of_o t._n be_v book_n than_o the_o conclusion_n will_v at_o the_o first_o blush_n take_v he_o for_o such_o a_o gentle_a sweet_a and_o humble_a quaker_n that_o one_o will_v imagine_v that_o the_o royal_a society_n have_v be_v try_v some_o experiment_n upon_o he_o and_o that_o they_o have_v take_v out_o the_o very_a spleen_n out_o of_o his_o side_n if_o this_o be_v so_o in_o truth_n those_o gentleman_n must_v excuse_v i_o if_o i_o tell_v they_o in_o plain_a term_n that_o they_o have_v prove_v themselves_o no_o good_a artist_n in_o that_o they_o have_v leave_v the_o main_a matter_n behind_o therefore_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o some_o of_o his_o expression_n and_o do_v you_o judge_v whether_o they_o be_v virulent_a or_o no_o the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n partly_o through_o ignorance_n but_o principal_o through_o envy_n in_o the_o first_o page_n of_o his_o preface_n ay_o but_o may_v the_o parishioner_n have_v say_v he_o tell_v i_o that_o i_o must_v not_o be_v covetous_a yet_o of_o all_o my_o acquaintance_n i_o know_v none_o more_o covetous_a than_o he_o he_o tell_v i_o i_o must_v not_o be_v drink_v yet_o have_v i_o see_v he_o so_o often_o he_o tell_v i_o i_o must_v live_v chaste_o yet_o he_o himself_o be_v incontinent_a and_o so_o he_o go_v on_o p._n 23._o the_o whole_a book_n show_v he_o big_a with_o envy_n p._n 25._o bishop_n gauden_n be_v as_o hold_v and_o no_o less_o blind_a than_o himself_o p_o 171._o his_o envy_n and_o evil_a nature_n p._n 210._o my_o greedy_a adversary_n p._n 286._o this_o priest_n like_o a_o saucy_a and_o unthankful_a son_n p._n 279._o and_o when_o the_o merciless_a priest_n come_v p._n 347._o to_o omit_v divers_a other_o in_o this_o very_a conclusion_n this_o man_n malevolent_a tongue_n so_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o