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because_o we_o tell_v thou_o the_o truth_n again_o pag._n 48._o thou_o say_v instead_o of_o abhor_v ourselves_o we_o justify_v ourselves_o answ._n this_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o rest_n a_o false_a accusation_n for_o self_n be_v that_o which_o we_o bear_v witness_n against_o in_o all_o justify_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n justify_v and_o condemn_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n condemn_v again_o pag._n 49._o thou_o say_v the_o quaker_n be_v so_o proud_a to_o think_v and_o say_v they_o be_v more_o perfect_a than_o the_o apostle_n paul_n answ._n when_o do_v any_o of_o the_o quaker_n say_v they_o be_v more_o perfect_a than_o the_o apostle_n but_o it_o seem_v thy_o tongue_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o make_v a_o refuge_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o fill_v a_o volume_n of_o paper_n with_o lie_n again_o pag._n 51._o thou_o say_v that_o many_o of_o the_o quaker_n go_v up_o and_o down_o naked_a to_o manifest_v that_o they_o be_v as_o perfect_a as_o adam_n be_v in_o innocency_n answ._n 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by_o thy_o old_a author_n and_o logic_n thou_o have_v prove_v all_o your_o church_n in_o england_n to_o be_v false_a for_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n corinth_n galatia_n and_o thessalonica_n these_o be_v the_o first_o but_o the_o church_n in_o england_n episcopal_n and_o presbytery_n these_o be_v late_a therefore_o false_a again_o pag._n 60._o thou_o say_v the_o quaker_n say_v they_o be_v so_o perfect_a that_o they_o can_v grow_v in_o knowledge_n nor_o grace_n answ._n the_o quakery_n never_o say_v so_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o do_v grow_v in_o knowledge_n and_o in_o grace_n whereby_o we_o see_v and_o comprehend_v how_o thou_o and_o the_o priest_n do_v grow_v in_o rage_n enmity_n and_o false_a accusation_n against_o we_o and_o we_o know_v also_o that_o you_o must_v fulfil_v your_o measure_n of_o iniquity_n and_o that_o all_o manner_n of_o evil_n must_v be_v speak_v against_o we_o false_o and_o so_o we_o be_v satisfy_v because_o we_o suffer_v not_o for_o evil_a do_v but_o for_o well_o do_v again_o p._n 61._o thou_o charge_v we_o not_o to_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o christ_n but_o do_v teach_v man_n to_o break_v his_o command_n twice_o in_o one_o page_n and_o again_o in_o the_o next_o page_n answ._n all_o which_o do_v but_o prove_v and_o manifest_v thy_o unbridled_a tongue_n under_o which_o be_v the_o poison_n of_o asp_n but_o if_o thou_o or_o any_o other_o can_v in_o meekness_n or_o simplicity_n prove_v that_o we_o have_v either_o break_v any_o of_o his_o command_n or_o teach_v other_o to_o break_v they_o then_o we_o will_v be_v convince_v and_o thou_o shall_v be_v count_v a_o reprover_n and_o instructor_n in_o righteousness_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o see_v that_o bitterness_n and_o a_o lie_a spirit_n have_v possess_v thou_o and_o that_o thou_o only_o invent_v and_o imagine_v false_a thing_n to_o fill_v up_o thy_o book_n which_o we_o be_v never_o guilty_a of_o which_o never_o any_o sober_a man_n that_o have_v but_o the_o part_n of_o a_o man_n will_v never_o lay_v to_o our_o charge_n see_v that_o both_o our_o principle_n and_o practice_n witness_v to_o the_o contrary_n again_o to_o make_v thy_o volume_n large_a in_o p._n 82._o thou_o bring_v the_o same_o lie_v over_o again_o charge_v we_o to_o say_v that_o we_o be_v more_o full_a of_o the_o spirit_n than_o the_o apostle_n and_o of_o more_o knowledge_n and_o strong_a in_o faith_n then_o the_o apostle_n which_o affirmation_n be_v thy_o own_o and_o not_o we_o and_o therefore_o be_v return_v back_o to_o be_v condemn_v where_o it_o do_v arise_v in_o p._n 83._o thou_o say_v the_o quaker_n will_v have_v no_o order_n and_o p._n 84._o thou_o say_v we_o be_v wise_a in_o our_o own_o conceit_n and_o that_o we_o think_v ourselves_o wise_a than_o christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n or_o church_n all_o which_o be_v but_o multiply_a lie_n and_o so_o not_o worth_a much_o speak_v unto_o but_o only_o that_o people_n may_v see_v how_o thou_o have_v run_v out_o thyself_o till_o thou_o have_v no_o order_n 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