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A65884 A rambling pilgrim, or, Profane apostate, exposed being an answer to two persecuting books, falsly entitled, I. The pilgrim's progess from Quakerism to Christianity, II. A modest defence, with an epistle dedicatory to his bountiful benefactors / by G.W. Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. 1700 (1700) Wing W1951; ESTC R20202 45,954 62

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his_o brethren_n gen._n 50._o 20._o but_o as_o for_o you_o you_o think_v evil_a against_o i_o but_o god_n mean_v it_o unto_o good_a and_o chap._n 45._o 5._o now_o therefore_o be_v not_o grieve_v nor_o angry_a with_o yourselves_o that_o you_o sell_v i_o hither_o quaker_n detect_v p._n 8._o how_o come_v f._n b._n to_o apply_v these_o word_n to_o his_o state_n when_o turn_v from_o we_o to_o the_o public_a if_o he_o do_v not_o think_v himself_o then_o in_o egypt_n or_o turn_v from_o the_o true_a light_n into_o darkness_n but_o we_o sell_v he_o not_o thither_o he_o flee_v in_o winter_n when_o he_o have_v let_v in_o unbelief_n and_o fearfulness_n because_o of_o suffer_v and_o persecution_n which_o he_o have_v feel_v something_o of_o but_o fall_v into_o impatiency_n and_o quarrel_v under_o it_o and_o have_v lose_v sincerity_n and_o truth_n turn_v envious_a temporizer_n and_o because_o he_o have_v so_o frequent_o and_o false_o charge_v the_o say_a people_n with_o deny_v jesus_n of_o nazareth_n 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first_o principle_n etc._n etc._n and_o many_o more_o confession_n he_o have_v give_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o principle_n both_o with_o respect_n to_o jesus_n christ_n his_o light_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n now_o i_o recommend_v you_o to_o the_o faithful_a witness_n of_o truth_n in_o all_o your_o heart_n which_o will_v judge_v righteous_o and_o desire_v you_o serious_o to_o peruse_v the_o follow_a treatise_n and_o hear_v we_o in_o our_o answer_n and_o defence_n as_o well_o as_o our_o adversary_n in_o his_o accusation_n remember_v that_o common_a maxim_n to_o condemn_v no_o man_n before_o he_o be_v hear_v by_o a_o servant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o real_a friend_n to_o your_o immortal_a soul_n g._n whitehead_n london_n the_o 30_o of_o the_o four_o month_n 1699._o the_o content_n of_o this_o treatise_n part_n i._n of_o francis_z bugg's_o fictitious_a profane_a sermon_n in_o g._n whitehead_n name_n from_o page_n 1_o to_o p._n 16._o of_o our_o yearly_o meet_v p._n 1_o 2._o 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etc._n etc._n x._o i_o charge_v you_o all_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n that_o you_o judge_v not_o one_o another_o i._n e._n those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o elder_n in_o the_o church_n lest_o you_o fall_v into_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o monthly_a quarterly_o six-week_n second-day_n or_o yearly_o meet_v amen_n thus_o f._n b_n invent_v method_n of_o form_v command_n how_o idle_a and_o impertinent_a do_v the_o man_n appear_v herein_o and_o how_o do_v he_o profane_a and_o take_v the_o sacred_a name_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n in_o vain_a for_o which_o god_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a and_o when_o f._n b._n will_v not_o demean_v himself_o quiet_o towards_o any_o of_o our_o friend_n but_o be_v challenge_v of_o they_o in_o the_o country_n or_o elsewhere_o and_o will_v be_v charge_v they_o out_o of_o book_n they_o may_v charge_v he_o first_o to_o prove_v his_o trial_n and_o condemnation_n of_o our_o friend_n to_o perjury_n 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