guide_v and_o for_o such_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n until_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o open_v their_o eye_n which_o be_v my_o earnest_a desire_n section_n vi._n 1._o the_o scripture_n no_o warrant_n for_o peopl_n refuse_v converse_n with_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n 2._o they_o bring_v no_o doctrine_n contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n 3._o the_o author_n and_o his_o brethren_n guilty_a of_o horrid_a injustice_n against_o they_o in_o condemn_v they_o who_o they_o neither_o know_v nor_o their_o principl_n 4._o many_o of_o they_o with_o a_o blind_a and_o mad_a zeal_n refuse_v all_o mean_n of_o information_n 5._o the_o presbyterian_a teacher_n in_o labour_v to_o persuade_v people_n not_o to_o converse_v with_o we_o nor_o read_v our_o book_n practise_v that_o usual_a policy_n of_o the_o popish_a church_n that_o forbid_v to_o read_v protestant_n book_n or_o converse_v with_o they_o 6._o many_o be_v the_o more_o move_v to_o read_v they_o and_o seek_v occasion_n of_o their_o 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with_o the_o jew_n and_o greek_a philosopher_n that_o oppose_v themselves_o to_o the_o truth_n and_o bid_v reject_v none_o but_o such_o as_o be_v self-codemned_n which_o neither_o 〈◊〉_d author_n nor_o i._n l._n can_v just_o say_v of_o any_o call_v quaker_n 10._o and_o here_o again_o i_o can_v cease_v to_o wonder_v how_o this_o author_n cry_v up_o john_n livingston_n and_o give_v he_o no_o less_o tittle_n then_o if_o he_o be_v another_o elijah_n while_o he_o fall_v out_o into_o such_o a_o exclamation_n â—_o say_v he_o to_o see_v some_o on_o who_o this_o elijah_n mantle_n be_v fall_v &_o c_o which_o word_n plain_o import_v that_o i._o l._n be_v a_o prophet_n and_o have_v the_o same_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n that_o eliâ—ah_n have_v which_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v a_o man_n tooth_n to_o water_n to_o perceive_v their_o pride_n and_o insolency_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o there_o confusion_n and_o self-contradiction_n on_o the_o other_o while_o they_o plain_o teach_v as_o i_o have_v already_o observe_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophesy_n and_o immediate_a revelation_n and_o teach_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v general_o cease_v since_o the_o apostle_n day_n as_o for_o i._o l._n himself_o whatever_o he_o be_v in_o former_a time_n sure_o i_o be_o in_o his_o latter_a day_n he_o be_v much_o in_o the_o dark_a otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o have_v so_o mistake_v and_o misjudge_v we_o as_o he_o have_v do_v if_o his_o habitation_n have_v be_v in_o the_o light_n he_o will_v have_v see_v and_o know_v better_a what_o we_o have_v be_v but_o to_o pass_v this_o it_o do_v not_o a_o little_a discover_v he_o to_o have_v be_v but_o a_o weak_a and_o cowardly_a man_n that_o at_o the_o mere_a will_n and_o command_v of_o man_n go_v over_o sea_n and_o subscribe_v his_o sentence_n of_o banishment_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n as_o other_o likewise_o do_v which_o the_o author_n of_o ius_n populi_n do_v plain_o acknowledge_v i_o challenge_v the_o author_n of_o the_o postscript_n to_o show_v i_o where_o any_o of_o the_o true_a prophet_n of_o god_n or_o ambassador_n of_o christ_n do_v such_o a_o thing_n sure_o this_o be_v no_o prophetical_a act_n but_o rather_o a_o renunce_n of_o all_o true_a obedience_n unto_o god_n not_o only_o to_o desert_v his_o â—lock_n but_o promise_v never_o to_o return_v to_o they_o nor_o to_o his_o native_a country_n on_o pain_n of_o death_n without_o leave_n of_o man_n now_o put_v the_o case_n that_o god_n have_v command_v he_o by_o immediate_a revelation_n or_o give_v he_o a_o immediate_a message_n to_o return_v as_o he_o have_v wont_a to_o give_v immediate_a message_n to_o elijah_n do_v he_o not_o here_o bind_v himself_o up_o not_o to_o go_v or_o else_o to_o make_v himself_o a_o transgressor_n guilty_a of_o death_n by_o his_o own_o hand-writting_a and_o if_o it_o â—e_v say_v there_o be_v no_o such_o immediate_a message_n to_o be_v expect_v in_o our_o day_n then_o for_o shame_n let_v they_o forbear_v compare_v he_o to_o elijah_n or_o tell_v we_o of_o i._n l._n 〈◊〉_d mantle_n 11._o sure_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o his_o mantle_n be_v â—_o cowardly_a spirit_n which_o have_v fall_v upon_o many_o of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v run_v away_o from_o their_o â—locks_n for_o they_o be_v not_o send_v prisoner_n over_o sea_n but_o go_v away_o to_o shun_v great_a suffering_n and_o i._o l._n in_o his_o letter_n to_o his_o parishioner_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n be_v so_o ingenuons_a as_o to_o confess_v he_o fail_v in_o his_o duty_n in_o not_o bear_v a_o faithful_a testimony_n before_o they_o who_o sentence_v he_o and_o yet_o i_o find_v not_o that_o he_o ever_o mend_v this_o fault_n although_o he_o live_v many_o year_n afterward_o however_o he_o be_v now_o before_o his_o judge_n and_o far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o to_o conclude_v he_o have_v not_o find_v merâ—y_o with_o god_n nor_o shall_v i_o have_v meddled_n with_o he_o if_o the_o great_a injustice_n of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o postscript_n have_v not_o constrain_v i_o and_o put_v i_o on_o a_o necessity_n so_o to_o do_v but_o what_o if_o the_o author_n of_o the_o postscript_n know_v noâ—_n so_o great_a a_o ambassador_n leave_v behind_o upon_o earth_n sure_o there_o be_v many_o great_a and_o more_o true_a ambassador_n then_o ever_o he_o know_v and_o how_o do_v he_o know_v that_o he_o be_v a_o true_a ambassador_n i_o suppose_v he_o wiâ—â—_n not_o deny_v his_o word_n to_o imply_v that_o i._o l._n be_v a_o very_a holy_a man_n 12._o now_o i_o ask_v he_o how_o do_v he_o know_v this_o what_o be_v his_o rule_n in_o this_o case_n not_o the_o scripture_n for_o it_o 〈◊〉_d nothing_o of_o such_o a_o man_n and_o as_o for_o the_o mark_n of_o true_a holiness_n how_o do_v he_o know_v that_o they_o werâ—â—eally_o applicable_a to_o he_o see_v a_o 〈◊〉_d go_v â—he_n length_n of_o all_o outward_n and_o he_o can_v not_o know_v â—he_v inward_o of_o a_o man_n without_o immediate_a revelation_n â—ndowning_v the_o spirit_n to_o be_v the_o rule_n contrary_a to_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n 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do_v also_o preach_v many_o error_n and_o do_v not_o regard_v the_o inward_a call_n and_o move_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v but_o speak_v more_o frequent_o without_o they_o then_o with_o they_o and_o in_o their_o own_o will_n beginning_n and_o end_v with_o the_o hourglass_n as_o also_o because_o they_o lay_v too_o great_a weight_n on_o the_o bare_a outward_a call_n of_o man_n and_o on_o mere_a natural_a and_o acquire_v abiliâ—ys_n and_o have_v affirm_v that_o grace_n or_o piety_n be_v not_o essential_a to_o a_o minister_n of_o christ_n and_o have_v not_o preach_v the_o pure_a truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n but_o for_o most_o part_n gross_a error_n as_o namely_o that_o god_n grace_n be_v not_o universal_a that_o immediate_a revelation_n be_v cease_v that_o we_o must_v sin_v for_o term_n of_o life_n that_o man_n may_v commit_v murder_n and_o adultery_n and_o yet_o be_v in_o a_o justify_v state_n and_o perfect_o justify_v at_o that_o instant_n 10._o i_o say_v for_o these_o and_o many_o other_o cause_n we_o can_v not_o own_v they_o as_o minister_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o pure_a order_n of_o a_o gospel_n ministry_n and_o especial_o because_o they_o take_v hire_n and_o wage_n as_o much_o as_o any_o they_o be_v hireling_n yet_o we_o do_v real_o make_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o those_o who_o be_v more_o tender_a and_o conscientious_a and_o other_o and_o be_v glad_a to_o meet_v with_o any_o such_o for_o they_o be_v very_o thin_a scatter_v at_o this_o day_n and_o if_o we_o take_v more_o pain_n on_o such_o then_o upon_o other_o &_o some_o time_n give_v they_o a_o sound_n thresh_v it_o be_v in_o love_n to_o they_o and_o in_o hope_n to_o find_v corn_n among_o they_o which_o we_o expect_v less_o to_o find_v among_o the_o profane_a who_o he_o call_v lazy_a lie-bye_n and_o idle_a loytere_n and_o yet_o such_o man_n be_v the_o far_o great_n part_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a ministry_n in_o its_o most_o flourish_a time_n section_n xv._n 1._o many_o unsound_a and_o unsavoury_a expression_n in_o s._n r._n his_o epistle_n 2._o yet_o he_o both_o experience_v and_o declare_v of_o immediate_a revelation_n and_o the_o spirit_n immediate_a teach_n 3._o he_o confess_v there_o be_v a_o gate_n of_o find_v christ_n that_o he_o have_v never_o light_v upon_o 4._o the_o christian_a quaker_n know_v this_o gate_n which_o be_v to_o wait_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o shining_n of_o his_o divine_a light_n in_o their_o heart_n be_v retire_v unto_o the_o same_o in_o pure_a silence_n 5._o silent_a wait_v prove_v from_o many_o scripture_n 6._o a_o observable_a confession_n of_o s._n r._n that_o the_o presbyterian_o have_v stint_v a_o measure_n of_o so_o many_o ounce_n weight_v upon_o holiness_n and_o no_o more_o 7._o some_o very_a observable_a testimony_n out_o of_o the_o book_n call_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o scripture_n high_o commend_v by_o the_o presbyterian_o to_o some_o of_o the_o chief_a and_o main_a principle_n 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prophet_n and_o deny_v the_o same_o spirit_n in_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n 14._o that_o glory_n that_o sâ—ined_v forth_o among_o they_o disappear_v when_o they_o turn_v persecuter_n of_o other_o 15._o a_o objection_n answer_v 16._o the_o author_n of_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o scripture_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v a_o apostolic_a spirit_n let_v out_o upon_o the_o first_o reformer_n which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o their_o doctrine_n that_o immediate_a revelation_n be_v â—eased_v 17._o that_o robert_n bruce_n have_v a_o extraordinary_a call_n to_o the_o ministry_n 18._o that_o he_o keep_v silence_n for_o a_o considerable_a time_n before_o he_o preach_v as_o the_o preacher_n among_o the_o christian_a quaker_n do_v 19_o he_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o discern_v to_o know_v when_o a_o man_n preach_v not_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o when_o he_o do_v which_o be_v our_o experience_n also_o 20._o the_o author_n confess_v it_o be_v something_o else_o to_o be_v a_o 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