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A47124 The arguments of the Quakers, more particularly, of George Whitehead, William Penn, Robert Barclay, John Gratton, George Fox, Humphry Norton, and my own arguments against baptism and the Supper, examined and refuted also, some clear proofs from Scripture, shewing that they are institutions of Christ under the Gospel : with an appendix containing some observations upon some passages in a book of W. Penn called A caveat against Popery, and on some passages of a book of John Pennington, caled The fig leaf covering discovered / by George Keith. Keith, George, 1639?-1716. 1698 (1698) Wing K142; ESTC R7322 106,695 121

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the_o sort_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n to_o be_v use_v etc._n etc._n answer_v sect_n vi_o show_v r.b._n his_o mistake_n that_o the_o eat_v in_o these_o word_n take_v eat_v etc._n etc._n do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o be_v their_o common_a eat_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o supper_n argue_v from_o 1._o cor._n 11.23_o etc._n etc._n that_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n mean_v in_o these_o word_n until_o he_o come_v be_v his_o outward_a and_o last_o come_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n sect_n vii_o contain_v three_o reason_n that_o by_o his_o come_n 1_o cor._n 11.26_o be_v mean_v his_o outward_a come_n sect_n viii_o contain_v three_o other_o reason_n for_o the_o same_o r.b._n his_o argument_n from_o the_o syriack_n translation_n in_o 1._o cor._n 11.26_o etc._n etc._n answer_v sect_n ix_o contain_v r.b._n his_o last_o argument_n against_o the_o outward_a baptism_n and_o supper_n answer_v respect_v the_o power_n to_o administer_v they_o as_o whether_o mediate_v or_o immediate_a 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