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present_a i_o will_v leave_v they_o with_o their_o apostatise_v persecute_v spirit_n as_o to_o this_o particular_a wish_v they_o may_v for_o the_o future_a learn_v more_o honesty_n humility_n and_o the_o royal_a law_n of_o charity_n which_o never_o fail_v and_o that_o they_o may_v put_v on_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n and_o lowlyness_n of_o mind_n to_o other_o for_o if_o they_o show_v love_n to_o their_o own_o friend_n only_o what_o be_v they_o better_o than_o the_o publican_n do_v they_o do_v so_o sect_n ix_o the_o quaker_n quibble_n and_o hypocrisy_n in_o their_o former_a practice_n of_o disturb_v of_o minister_n in_o parish-church_n with_o reference_n to_o their_o practice_n now_o sect._n 1_o that_o it_o be_v the_o common_a practice_n of_o the_o quaker_n for_o many_o year_n to_o pretend_v they_o be_v send_v and_o move_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n to_o come_v into_o the_o parish-assembly_n to_o oppose_v the_o minister_n and_o according_o do_v common_o every_o month_n and_o sometime_o often_o come_v in_o and_o disturb_v the_o minister_n and_o congregation_n with_o their_o message_n vision_n and_o revelation_n from_o the_o lord_n as_o they_o say_v be_v so_o general_o know_v that_o i_o need_v bring_v no_o instance_n and_o i_o think_v they_o will_v not_o deny_v it_o sect._n 2._o but_o now_o since_o his_o majesty_n happy_a restauration_n and_o government_n i_o do_v not_o find_v but_o those_o oracle_n be_v general_o cease_v or_o at_o least_o for_o the_o most_o part_n and_o now_o their_o common_a practice_n therein_o be_v alter_v which_o show_v either_o their_o great_a hypocrisy_n now_o they_o think_v they_o can_v do_v it_o but_o with_o more_o danger_n or_o that_o these_o motion_n be_v only_a pretence_n and_o so_o very_o unreasonable_a as_o most_o likely_a they_o be_v or_o if_o true_a motion_n from_o the_o lord_n than_o the_o quaker_n have_v rare_o if_o any_o of_o those_o true_a motion_n from_o the_o lord_n now_o among_o they_o nor_o do_v grow_v in_o more_o experience_n of_o such_o revelation_n but_o be_v wither_v where_o be_v g._n foxe_n lamb_n of_o christ_n which_o have_v be_v send_v forth_o to_o reprove_v sin_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o city_n market_n highway_n and_o country_n what_o be_v they_o all_o asleep_a g._n f_n professor_n cat._n p._n 22._o what_o be_v there_o no_o sin_n to_o be_v reprove_v within_o the_o gate_n now_o as_o then_o what_o no_o such_o message_n from_o the_o lord_n now_o oh_o hypocrisy_n sect._n 3_o by_o this_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o muggleton_n be_v the_o best_a prophet_n of_o the_o two_o and_o that_o his_o sentence_n and_o curse_n have_v take_v hold_n of_o the_o quaker_n viz._n because_o i_o say_v muggleton_n have_v pass_o sentence_n upon_o the_o quaker_n they_o shall_v never_o grow_v to_o have_v more_o experience_n in_o vision_n and_o revelation_n but_o shall_v wither_v see_v g._n fox_n his_o answer_n to_o muggleton_n book_n the_o quaker_n neck_n break_v p._n 11._o sect_n x._o the_o quaker_n quibble_n about_o the_o holy_a scripture_n sect._n 1_o this_o be_v a_o very_a weighty_a point_n dear_a friend_n and_o countryman_n consider_v it_o well_o you_o shall_v first_o hear_v what_o g.w._n himself_o and_o three_o more_o quaker_n say_v in_o answer_n to_o one_o samson_n townsend_n a_o minister_n in_o norwich_n in_o their_o book_n entitle_v ishmael_n etc._n etc._n the_o minister_n proposition_n which_o he_o and_o they_o oppose_v be_v these_o two_o 1._o that_o the_o scripture_n contain_v in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n common_o call_v the_o bible_n be_v the_o reveal_v will_n and_o word_n of_o god_n 2._o that_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o only_a foundation_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o only_a rule_n for_o our_o obedience_n now_o in_o their_o answer_n to_o thiâ—_n i_o only_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v the_o several_a epithet_n g.w._n give_v to_o the_o scripture_n viz._n that_o common_o call_v the_o bible_n which_o only_a the_o minister_n affirm_v to_o be_v the_o foundation_n and_o rule_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o obedience_n as_o above_o this_o g.w._n call_v natural_a and_o carnal_a p._n 3._o obscure_a something_o without_o they_o p._n 3._o bid_v he_o prove_v that_o ever_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o saint_n a_o write_a word_n of_o god_n and_o that_o with_o these_o thy_o lie_n thou_o have_v deceive_v the_o blind_a p._n 4._o that_o which_o be_v write_v be_v the_o letter_n which_o be_v death_n and_o kill_v p._n 10._o thou_o that_o say_v that_o the_o scripture_n reveal_v god_n thou_o be_v a_o liar_n p._n 10._o where_o do_v ever_o any_o of_o the_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n say_v that_o the_o scripture_n convert_v the_o soul_n or_o make_v law_n for_o man_n thought_n p._n 11._o he_o call_v it_o a_o lie_n to_o say_v the_o scripture_n be_v the_o mean_n by_o which_o faith_n be_v wrought_v p._n 11._o now_o that_o which_o matthew_n mark_n luke_n and_o john_n write_v of_o christ_n can_v not_o give_v life_n for_o that_o be_v call_v a_o declaration_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v free_o deliver_v among_o they_o luke_n 1.1_o and_o that_o thou_o call_v the_o word_n which_o be_v death_n and_o kill_v as_o thou_o may_v read_v 2_o c._n 3._o p._n 9_o and_o that_o which_o the_o minister_n then_o call_v the_o word_n as_o g.w._n himself_o and_o the_o quaker_n tell_v you_o just_a before_o in_o the_o same_o page_n be_v the_o say_n and_o do_n of_o our_o saviour_n which_o be_v frequent_o record_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o hence_o it_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v call_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n say_v he_o and_o in_o the_o quaker_n answer_v to_o this_o g.w._n and_o they_o tell_v the_o minister_n and_o that_o thou_o call_v the_o word_n
if_o he_o can_v and_o till_o than_o he_o may_v with_o more_o justice_n keep_v his_o title_n to_o himself_o but_o when_o these_o man_n can_v bite_v yet_o they_o will_v bark_v sect._n 2._o slight_v a_o true_a word_n â—or_a as_o he_o have_v publish_v it_o it_o be_v to_o say_v shift_v or_o deal_v deceitful_o and_o crafty_o with_o and_o in_o the_o apostle_n paul_n time_n we_o find_v there_o be_v some_o such_o eph._n 4.14_o be_v no_o more_o carry_v about_o with_o every_o wind_n of_o doctrine_n by_o the_o sleight_n of_o man_n and_o cunning_a craftiness_n whereby_o they_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o deceive_v but_o g._n be_v thou_o no_o wise_a to_o play_v hocus_n pocus_fw-la and_o shift_v i_o but_o that_o thou_o must_v tell_v i_o and_o the_o world_n of_o it_o in_o thy_o title_n sect._n 3_o but_o suppose_v his_o intention_n be_v slight_o for_o it_o seem_v a_o quaker_n can_v hardly_o speak_v or_o print_n much_o now_o without_o the_o art_n of_o direct_v the_o intention_n or_o speak_v by_o a_o figure_n then_o we_o have_v a_o slight_a title_n fit_a for_o such_o a_o slight_a silly_a sheet_n yet_o proud_a and_o arrogant_a denote_v rather_o the_o pride_n of_o quaker_n than_o the_o humility_n of_o christian_n alias_o we_o have_v a_o new-coyned_a quibble_n for_o evade_n a_o answer_n or_o a_o old_a term_n for_o run_v away_o and_o timerous_o quit_v the_o contest_v sect._n 4._o slight_v no_o wonder_n they_o that_o have_v slight_v the_o protestant_a church_n beyond_o the_o sea_n slight_v the_o church_n of_o england_n slight_v 21_o learned_a divine_n at_o a_o clap_n slight_v all_o the_o baptist_n church_n yea_o and_o slight_v all_o teacher_n and_o professor_n in_o europe_n beside_o themselves_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a but_o that_o i_o must_v be_v slight_v too_o except_o i_o will_v banish_v myself_o to_o the_o indies_n they_o that_o have_v slight_v the_o write_n or_o book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n so_o far_o as_o i_o have_v show_v you_o out_o of_o their_o own_o book_n and_o more_o particular_o g.w._n himself_o in_o his_o own_o word_n but_o in_o the_o last_o precedent_n section_n can_v you_o reasonable_o expect_v they_o shall_v not_o slight_v other_o man_n book_n and_o i_o too_o be_v these_o the_o despise_a people_n or_o the_o despiser_n by_o g._n w_n own_o testimony_n what_o they_o can_v so_o well_o answer_v they_o pretend_v to_o slight_v a_o poor_a shift_n for_o thereby_o they_o manifest_v but_o their_o silly_a scorn_n and_o disdainful_a pride_n and_o arrogance_n though_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o six_o month_n since_o that_o his_o brother_n pen_n can_v take_v notice_n of_o a_o ridiculous_a sorry_a mouse_n as_o he_o call_v it_o and_o so_o turn_v mouse-catcher_n and_o be_v the_o quaker_n thus_o elevate_v on_o a_o sudden_a sect._n 5._o a_o reprehension_n what_o for_o want_v of_o a_o answer_n it_o be_v indeed_o well_o know_v you_o be_v free_a enough_o of_o the_o first_o however_o timorous_a as_o to_o the_o latter_a their_o confidence_n though_o usual_o too_o great_a yet_o at_o this_o time_n it_o seem_v do_v not_o serve_v they_o to_o say_v it_o be_v a_o answer_n sect._n 6._o but_o by_o some_o suspect_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o two_o pamphlet_n the_o one_o entitle_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o quaker_n try_v the_o other_o controversy_n end_v what_o infallible_a and_o yet_o suspect_v how_o now_o what_o suspicious_a george_n other_o man_n fallibility_n then_o be_v as_o good_a as_o the_o quaker_n suspicious_a infallibility_n be_v this_o your_o gift_n of_o discern_v and_o prophecy_n but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o worst_a of_o it_o for_o the_o suggestion_n be_v of_o a_o matter_n absolute_o false_a satan_n owe_v they_o a_o shame_n as_o the_o proverb_n go_v have_v suggest_v a_o false_a thing_n which_o the_o quaker_n have_v here_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n as_o true_a to_o their_o own_o dishonour_n and_o shame_n beside_o this_o quaker_n hâ—th_v hereby_o wrong_v i_o and_o abuse_v another_o person_n who_o mr._n pen_n in_o his_o wind_a sheet_n say_v be_v hâ—n_o hedworth_n by_o name_n sect._n 7._o first_o g.w._n have_v here_o gross_o wrong_v i_o in_o publish_v a_o suggestion_n and_o that_o in_o print_n that_o i_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o two_o book_n entitle_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o quaker_n try_v and_o controversy_n end_v when_o as_o i_o be_v not_o nay_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o see_v or_o hear_v of_o either_o of_o they_o till_o after_o they_o be_v in_o print_n but_o in_o these_o book_n mr._n pen_n have_v in_o the_o quaker_n name_n declare_v to_o the_o world_n there_o be_v several_a falsehood_n scandal_n lie_n and_o forgery_n and_o yet_o here_o g.w._n have_v endeavour_v to_o fix_v and_o fasten_v they_o all_o if_o any_o such_o be_v there_o upon_o i_o as_o suggest_v or_o represent_v i_o to_o the_o world_n as_o the_o author_n of_o they_o now_o you_o that_o be_v quaker_n of_o g._n w_n church_n and_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n i_o will_v try_v your_o truth_n honesty_n conscience_n and_o justice_n in_o this_o particular_a viz_o whether_o you_o will_v cause_n g.w._n to_o make_v i_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o offence_n and_o wrong_n he_o have_v do_v i_o in_o spread_v abroad_o a_o suspicion_n and_o suggestion_n of_o i_o in_o a_o matter_n that_o be_v absolute_o untrue_a and_o unjust_a in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o have_v do_v it_o viz._n in_o print_n i_o hereby_o require_v it_o and_o demand_v it_o of_o you_o and_o he_o as_o you_o profess_v yourselves_o to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n and_o that_o you_o may_v not_o say_v i_o be_o or_o may_v be_v unreasonable_a i_o hereby_o declare_v that_o his_o bare_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o wrong_n in_o print_n i_o shall_v accept_v of_o as_o satisfaction_n and_o for_o your_o further_a and_o full_a assurance_n of_o the_o falsehood_n of_o the_o matter_n i_o do_v hereby_o declare_v and_o solemn_o testify_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o holy_a god_n that_o i_o who_o do_v write_v and_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o late_a book_n entitle_v the_o quaker_n quibble_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o the_o two_o book_n entitle_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o quaker_n try_v and_o controversy_n end_v and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o need_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o common_a justice_n will_v oblige_v mr._n hedworth_n if_o call_v thereunto_o to_o witness_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o your_o church_n he_o be_v it_o seem_v better_o acquaint_v with_o you_o than_o i_o be_o or_o desire_v to_o be_v with_o such_o unreasonable_a dishonest_a and_o disingenuous_a people_n as_o some_o of_o you_o thus_o demonstrate_v yourselves_o to_o be_v and_o that_o you_o may_v not_o make_v your_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o i_o any_o excuse_n of_o not_o do_v i_o right_o i_o shall_v here_o take_v that_o off_o before_o hand_n for_o if_o your_o minister_n g.w._n can_v abuse_v and_o wrong_v i_o in_o print_n by_o a_o false_a suggestion_n though_o unacquainted_a with_o i_o he_o may_v and_o can_v as_o well_o and_o easy_o give_v i_o in_o print_n the_o satisfaction_n require_v though_o unacquainted_a with_o i_o viz._n only_o acknowledge_v it_o so_o you_o have_v it_o evidence_v by_o my_o own_o solemn_a testimony_n and_o if_o that_o be_v doubt_v though_o you_o can_v have_v no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v thereof_o it_o be_v the_o high_a testimony_n that_o man_n can_v give_v and_o you_o desâ—re_v further_a evidence_n signify_v it_o to_o the_o bookseller_n and_o i_o presume_v mr._n hedworth_n will_v be_v so_o just_a as_o to_o clear_v i_o he_o be_v the_o best_a evidence_n that_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o you_o or_o any_o one_o to_o have_v to_o clear_v i_o in_o this_o matter_n if_o so_o be_v he_o be_v as_o mr._n pen_n say_v he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o two_o book_n before_o mention_v but_o be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o the_o quaker_n quibble_n so_o that_o you_o quaker_n can_v have_v no_o just_a excuse_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v again_o complain_v to_o you_o as_o wrong_v and_o demand_v that_o you_o see_v that_o just_a satisfaction_n give_v i_o that_o i_o require_v from_o g.w._n if_o not_o i_o will_v mark_v you_o and_o declare_v you_o to_o the_o world_n to_o be_v abettor_n and_o publisher_n of_o false_a suggestion_n sect._n 8._o second_o by_o this_o g.w._n have_v wrong_v and_o abuse_v the_o say_a mr._n hedworth_n in_o raise_v or_o spread_v abroad_o a_o false_a suggestion_n touch_v he_o as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n entitle_v the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o quaker_n quibble_n in_o which_o book_n g.w._n have_v assert_v and_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n there_o be_v gross_a perversion_n and_o abuse_n p._n 4._o yea_o manifest_a perversion_n lie_n and_o slander_n that_o he_o be_v chargeable_a with_o and_o as_o yet_o he_o
lie_v under_o the_o gild_n of_o p._n 2._o and_o so_o represent_v and_o suggest_v to_o the_o world_n he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o those_o abuse_n lie_n and_o slander_n which_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v innocent_a of_o therefore_o it_o be_v hope_v that_o mr._n hedworth_n will_v be_v at_o least_o so_o just_a to_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o name_n as_o to_o require_v satisfaction_n for_o such_o wrong_n and_o injustice_n do_v he_o when_o as_o it_o be_v another_o person_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v charge_v with_o all_o those_o manifest_a abuse_n lie_n and_o slander_n if_o any_o such_o there_o be_v sect._n 9_o be_v it_o the_o light_n within_o that_o lead_v thou_o g.w._n to_o the_o publish_v this_o suspicion_n or_o not_o if_o thou_o say_v not_o then_o g._n where_o be_v the_o light_n or_o thy_o sincerity_n to_o it_o if_o yes_o then_o thy_o light_n lead_v thou_o to_o publish_v suggestion_n of_o person_n and_o thing_n that_o be_v false_a it_o must_v come_v from_o a_o false_a spirit_n it_o be_v a_o false_a suggestion_n sect._n 10._o i_o shall_v not_o have_v say_v so_o much_o about_o this_o but_o upon_o these_o two_o consideration_n 1._o because_o these_o be_v the_o person_n that_o pretend_v to_o infallibility_n and_o a_o gift_n of_o discern_v more_o than_o other_o that_o be_v not_o of_o their_o way_n if_o g.w._n have_v indeed_o a_o gift_n of_o discern_v by_o the_o light_n within_o how_o wicked_a or_o silly_a be_v he_o not_o to_o inquire_v of_o it_o whether_o this_o suggestion_n be_v true_a or_o false_a and_o the_o suspicion_n right_a or_o wrong_n before_o he_o publish_v it_o or_o if_o he_o do_v inquire_v and_o the_o light_n within_o he_o can_v not_o tell_v he_o what_o be_v false_a and_o what_o be_v true_a then_o how_o do_v he_o and_o his_o light_n exceed_v other_o or_o make_v he_o more_o infallible_a how_o evident_a here_o and_o plain_n be_v either_o this_o man_n wickedness_n or_o vanity_n in_o his_o pretension_n to_o a_o gift_n of_o discern_v 2._o because_o of_o this_o man_n be_v base_a unworthiness_n and_o unchristian_a carriage_n in_o publish_v such_o a_o thing_n when_o i_o have_v before_o in_o a_o letter_n to_o he_o serious_o assure_v he_o that_o mr._n hedworth_n be_v a_o person_n no_o more_o acquaint_v with_o i_o than_o g._n himself_o be_v but_o this_o man_n be_v so_o guilty_a himself_o of_o assert_v and_o write_v so_o many_o untruth_n and_o falsehood_n he_o think_v other_o be_v like_o he_o and_o no_o more_o to_o be_v credit_v but_o now_o let_v the_o unbiased_a reader_n judge_n of_o it_o do_v they_o think_v to_o grace_v their_o cause_n by_o such_o do_n where_o be_v thy_o conscience_n and_o religion_n george_n be_v this_o the_o quaker_n christianity_n oh_o silly_a scorner_n blush_v and_o be_v ashamed_a sect_n ii_o about_o the_o author_n be_v name_n and_o letter_n sect._n 1_o the_o ingenious_a and_o impartial_a reader_n may_v easy_o conclude_v how_o he_o have_v manage_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o work_n by_o puâ—â—â—g_v such_o a_o false_a suggestion_n even_o in_o his_o front_n and_o that_o so_o base_o and_o unchristian_o and_o at_o the_o same_o rate_n he_o go_v on_o with_o these_o word_n look_v upon_o thou_o to_o be_v a_o unworthy_a cowardly_a base_a spirit_v man_n who_o shuffle_n about_o to_o hide_v thyself_o how_o now_o friend_n what_o such_o as_o m.y._n see_v through_o the_o keyhole_n or_o so_o as_o one_o g.w._n do_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o mrs._n bat_n when_o accuse_v at_o t._n y_n according_a to_o thy_o own_o way_n with_o mr._n danson_n this_o be_v but_o a_o query_n mr._n sleight_n thou_o better_a know_v the_o mystery_n sect._n 2._o thou_o be_v very_o cautious_a thy_o name_n shall_v be_v discover_v but_o alas_o poor_a man_n that_o be_v put_v so_o hard_o to_o it_o that_o they_o be_v now_o force_v to_o make_v use_n of_o such_o slight_a shift_n for_o excuse_n for_o the_o time_n be_v when_o the_o quaker_n can_v tell_v you_o that_o even_o the_o bless_a name_n of_o jesus_n and_o christ_n itself_o without_o that_o they_o call_v the_o power_n be_v but_o empty_a word_n princip_n of_o truth_n p._n 12._o and_o yet_o behold_v what_o a_o considerable_a thing_n do_v this_o quaker_n now_o pretend_v to_o make_v of_o my_o name_n oh_o the_o folly_n and_o hypocrisy_n of_o these_o man_n can_v the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o empty_a word_n be_v of_o such_o weight_n to_o they_o which_o yet_o they_o can_v tell_v but_o that_o they_o do_v know_v to_o be_v sure_a they_o will_v not_o own_o that_o i_o be_o in_o the_o power_n what_o be_v this_o man_n so_o base_a then_o as_o to_o make_v my_o mere_a literal_a name_n to_o be_v of_o more_o concern_v to_o they_o than_o they_o have_v declare_v the_o mere_a literal_a name_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n to_o be_v to_o they_o what_o will_v thou_o make_v thy_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o a_o empty_a word_n a_o excuse_n blush_v for_o shame_n sect._n 3_o but_o to_o take_v that_o false_a cover_n from_o he_o and_o cut_v all_o short_a i_o do_v hereby_o tell_v they_o for_o a_o certain_a truth_n that_o my_o real_a name_n be_v in_o print_n as_o a_o witness_n against_o they_o and_o my_o book_n as_o a_o testimony_n against_o several_a of_o their_o principle_n and_o let_v they_o either_o answer_n or_o confute_v they_o if_o they_o can_v though_o this_o be_v more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d â—as_v oblige_v either_o by_o their_o civility_n or_o any_o other_o law_n that_o i_o know_v of_o to_o tell_v they_o what_o if_o i_o shall_v ask_v they_o who_o name_n be_v to_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o name_n be_v to_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n king_n and_o chronicle_n can_v the_o quaker_n tell_v with_o all_o their_o light_n uncontrollable_o what_o man_n write_v they_o and_o will_v it_o not_o thence_o appear_v it_o may_v be_v both_o good_a and_o honest_a enough_o though_o a_o man_n name_n shall_v be_v conceal_v and_o neither_o the_o man_n the_o worse_o nor_o his_o book_n the_o worse_a what_o have_v they_o to_o say_v against_o paul_n change_v his_o name_n beside_o the_o continual_a custom_n of_o many_o good_a man_n among_o we_o nay_o and_o of_o the_o quaker_n themselves_o sometime_o if_o they_o will_v admit_v themselves_o to_o be_v good_a pray_v g._n who_o name_n be_v put_v to_o that_o print_a paper_n entitle_v a_o paper_n send_v forth_o into_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n accuse_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o several_a teacher_n of_o many_o gross_a thing_n pray_v who_o write_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o quaker_n defendable_a by_o scripture_n who_o be_v it_o that_o can_v see_v now_o most_o strange_a hypocrisy_n in_o these_o man_n and_o what_o small_a twig_n they_o will_v catch_v at_o and_o hang_v upon_o any_o thing_n rather_o than_o to_o deal_v honest_o and_o give_v a_o answer_n in_o plainness_n oh_o timorous_a man_n what_o sorrowful_a shuffle_a art_n thou_o fain_o to_o make_v use_n of_o sect._n 4._o and_o whereas_o i_o say_v suppose_v the_o author_n be_v a_o private_a person_n what_o if_o he_o dwell_v fifty_o or_o sixty_o mile_n from_o london_n or_o what_o if_o the_o author_n have_v subscribe_v m.a._n can_v not_o w.p._n have_v join_v n._n according_a to_o mr._n l_n way_n of_o addition_n and_o then_o have_v read_v it_o a_o man_n and_o that_o it_o be_v happy_a that_o their_o light_n leave_v they_o in_o so_o much_o darkness_n of_o the_o author_n that_o they_o can_v not_o tell_v whether_o it_o be_v the_o author_n real_a name_n or_o no_o when_o they_o read_v it_o to_o this_o g.w._n say_v have_v thou_o not_o bewray_v thy_o own_o equivocation_n and_o that_o the_o author_n name_n be_v not_o tho._n thompson_n i_o answer_v no_o but_o i_o have_v bewray_v the_o quaker_n folly_n and_o vanity_n and_o that_o be_v one_o part_n of_o my_o aim_n thereby_o to_o try_v experimental_o whether_o their_o high_a boast_a light_n will_v reveal_v any_o more_o to_o they_o than_o other_o or_o stand_v they_o in_o stead_n when_o they_o have_v need_n of_o it_o whereby_o they_o may_v know_v and_o have_v a_o discern_v beyond_o other_o but_o alas_o experience_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o sure_a master_n now_o tell_v i_o that_o the_o quaker_n be_v as_o easy_o mistake_v and_o do_v as_o foul_o deceive_v themselves_o as_o other_o person_n in_o the_o world_n do_v their_o light_n will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o help_v they_o to_o know_v real_o a_o man_n name_n when_o they_o read_v it_o except_o the_o person_n himself_o or_o some_o other_o man_n reveal_v it_o to_o they_o and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o i_o or_o a_o mere_a man_n may_v reveal_v more_o to_o they_o if_o we_o please_v than_o their_o light_n within_o sect._n 5._o beside_o to_o make_v this_o man_n folly_n more_o manifest_a how_o silly_a be_v he_o to_o