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A49979 News of a trumpet sounding in the wilderness, or, The Quakers antient testimony revived, examined and compared with itself, and also with their new doctrine whereby the ignorant may learn wisdom, and the wise advance in their understandings / collected with diligence, and carefully cited from their antient and later writings, and recommended to the serious reading and consideration of all enquiring Christians, by Daniel Leeds. Leeds, Daniel, 1652-1720. 1697 (1697) Wing L914; ESTC R11241 77,230 166

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in_o pretend_v to_o prefer_v the_o scripture_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n before_o all_o book_n it_o can_v be_v no_o other_o bu●_n deceit_n till_o they_o condemn_v their_o old_a doctrine_n for_o g._n vv._n confess_v their_o intention_n may_v be_v the_o same_o though_o they_o may_v see_v cause_n now_o otherways_o to_o word_n the_o matter_n count_n conu._n pag._n 72_o and_o last_o sam._n fisher_n say_v of_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v their_o transcription_n and_o translation_n never_o so_o certain_a and_o entire_a by_o answer_v to_o the_o first_o original_a copy_n yet_o be_v not_o capable_a to_o be_v to_o all_o man_n any_o other_o than_o a_o lisbian_a rule_n or_o nose_n of_o wax_n see_v his_o additional_a appendix_n p._n 21._o mark_v how_o he_o affirm_v that_o if_o the_o scripture_n be_v never_o so_o true_a yet_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o nose_n of_o wax_n now_o i_o dare_v affirm_v there_o be_v no_o sort_n of_o people_n else_o in_o christendom_n 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and_o pretend_v one_o thing_n and_o yet_o practice_v the_o quite_o contrary_a again_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o same_o book_n they_o say_v we_o cha●ge_v you_o presbyterian_o to_o give_v we_o print_v scripture_n for_o the_o word_n abstract_v etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o in_o qrs._n plainness_n p._n 26._o g._n vv._n there_o use_v the_o word_n abstract_n and_o it_o be_v abundance_n of_o such_o dissemble_n and_o ●●ly_a confusion_n these_o s●eming_v wise_a man_n book_n be_v stuff_v with_o too_o tedious_a here_o to_o mention_v and_o now_o i_o can_v but_o expect_v there_o will_v be_v great_a devise_v pull_v and_o draw_v here_o by_o some_o quaker_n rather_o than_o confess_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o the_o confusion_n and_o contradiction_n here_o charge_v they_o have_v so_o much_o accuse_v other_o of_o the_o same_o thing_n sure_o some_o curious_a wy●e-drawing_a min●ing_v mangle_v otherwise_o word_v and_o equivocate_a we_o must_v expect_v herein_o but_o they_o have_v catch_v themselves_o in_o this_o n●t_n ten_o to_o one_o but_o the_o more_o they_o will_v flutter_v the_o more_o they_o will_v fetter_v themselves_o for_o they_o can_v thus_o dance_v in_o a_o net_n but_o somebody_o will_v see_v they_o for_o they_o be_v now_o as_o easy_o see_v through_o as_o they_o pretend_v they_o can_v see_v through_o other_o yea_o this_o will_v certain_o be_v the_o consequence_n till_o they_o use_v the_o only_a christian_a mean_n to_o get_v out_o of_o this_o net_n which_o be_v by_o humble_o confess_v and_o condemn_v their_o error_n in_o their_o book_n as_o g_z k._n have_v do_v i_o shall_v now_o return_v to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n and_o insert_v a_o clash_n or_o two_o about_o the_o resurrection_n numb_a 62_o w._n p_o be_v rejoynder_n pag._n 369_o 307_o i_o do_v utter_o deny_v say_v ●e_a that_o this_o text_n viz._n it_o be_v sow_o a_o natural_a body_n and_o raise_v a_o spiritual_a body_n be_v concern_v in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o man_n carnal_a body_n i_o say_v this_o do_v not_o concern_v the_o resurrection_n of_o carnal_a body_n but_o the_o two_o state_n of_o man_n under_o the_o first_o &_o second_o covenant_n w._n bay●y's_n work_n p._n 592_o i_o own_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n say_v he_o as_o paul_n do_v viz._n it_o be_v sow_o a_o natural_a body_n and_o raise_v a_o spiritual_a body_n qu._n whether_o it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o lead_v these_o man_n to_o expound_v scripture_n in_o contradiction_n to_o each_o other_o sure_o old_a israel_n with_o their_o ram_n horn_n be_v more_o unanimous_a numb_a 63._o chr._n quaker_n p._n 375._o g._n w._n deciare_n ●hat_n ●as_v thing_n tend_v to_o atheism_n &_o to_o make_v man_n atheist_n viz_o other_o man_n self_n confidence_n in_o assert_v thing_n contrary_a to_o reason_n &_o manifest_a experience_n and_o in_o particular_a in_o their_o affirm_v that_o these_o selfsame_a terrestrial_a body_n o●_n flesh_n and_o bone_n shall_v be_v make_v spiritual_a immortal_a and_o incorruptible_a it_o be_v true_a say_v g._n w._n hen._n more_o have_v fine_a and_o more_o excellent_a notion_n about_o the_o resurrection_n than_o many_o other_o learned_a man_n &_o aim_v at_o the_o truth_n &_o spirituality_n thereof_o from_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o holy_a man_n record_v in_o the_o scripture_n chr._n quaker_n p._n 372._o g._n w._n cite_v h._n more_o about_o the_o resurrection_n say_v flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n o●_n god_n and_o i_o think_v say_v he_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o flesh_n and_o bone_n viz._n i_o understand_v natural_a flesh_n and_o bone_n not_o glorify_v note_v g._n vv._n commend_v this_o notion_n of_o h._n more_n as_o savour_v of_o truth_n &_o spirituality_n and_o yet_o render_v those_o atheist_n that_o believe_v the_o same_o for_o h._n more_o do_v not_o here_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o same_o body_n that_o die_v only_o understand_v it_o must_v be_v glorify_v note_v also_o g.w._n here_o confound_v 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 pu●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 ho●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 ●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 ●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 ●_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 ho●●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 o●_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 hop●_n christ_n thu●_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 christ●_n soul_n
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