be_v sufficient_a to_o convince_v these_o man_n of_o palpable_a falsehood_n and_o blasphemy_n this_o be_v language_n for_o the_o pulpit_n among_o the_o hood-winked_n hearer_n but_o will_v trouble_v no_o unprejudiced_a reader_n as_o to_o the_o great_a stress_n he_o lay_v upon_o these_o word_n and_o these_o be_v they_o that_o testify_v of_o i_o therefore_o they_o be_v the_o primary_n rule_n do_v he_o not_o say_v the_o work_n which_o i_o do_v they_o hear_v witness_n of_o i_o and_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v history_n the_o sibyl_n testify_v of_o he_o do_v this_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v the_o primary_n rule_n but_o the_o very_a forego_v verse_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o ve_fw-la have_v not_o his_o word_n abide_v in_o you_o for_o who_o be_v have_v send_v he_o ve_fw-la believe_v not_o and_o verse_n 36._o i_o have_v a_o great_a witness_n than_o that_o of_o john_n for_o the_o work_n which_o the_o father_n have_v give_v i_o to_o finish_v the_o same_o work_n that_o i_o do_v bear_v witness_n of_o i_o that_o the_o father_n have_v send_v i_o here_o let_v he_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n every_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v prove_v our_o saviour_n bring_v here_o four_o witness_n the_o testimony_n of_o john_n the_o work_n which_o he_o do_v the_o word_n of_o god_n abide_v in_o man_n and_o the_o scripture_n the_o contraversy_n be_v not_o whether_o any_o of_o these_o or_o all_o of_o they_o be_v witness_n but_o which_o of_o they_o be_v the_o great_a and_o most_o preferable_a and_o if_o the_o work_n which_o he_o then_o do_v be_v a_o great_a witness_n than_o the_o testimony_n of_o john_n who_o be_v inferior_a to_o none_o of_o the_o prophet_n then_o the_o work_n which_o he_o now_o do_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o soul_n of_o believer_n by_o his_o word_n abide_v in_o they_o in_o heall_v all_o their_o infirmity_n quicken_a and_o enlighten_v their_o dead_a soul_n and_o speak_v peace_n to_o they_o be_v a_o great_a witness_n than_o the_o scripture_n he_o fall_v next_o upon_o r._n bs._n dilemma_n which_o he_o say_v have_v not_o the_o weight_n of_o a_o walnut_n it_o seem_v the_o hardness_n of_o the_o shell_n have_v blunt_v his_o tooth_n that_o he_o have_v not_o reach_v the_o kernal_a for_o say_v he_o if_o the_o word_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o imperative_a mood_n as_o we_o have_v even_o now_o demonstrate_v than_o it_o be_v as_o clear_a as_o the_o noon_n sun_n etc._n etc._n but_o how_o have_v he_o demonstrate_v it_o that_o the_o word_n bear_v not_o the_o indicative_a signification_n as_o well_o as_o the_o imperative_a be_v obvious_a to_o any_o that_o understand_v the_o conjugation_n and_o the_o scripture_n bring_v to_o prove_v it_o i_o shall_v touch_v some_o of_o they_o deut_n 17._o 18_o 19_o and_o be_v shall_v read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n ergo_fw-la the_o word_n john_n 5_o 39_o be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o imperative_a mood_n if_o this_o be_v not_o as_o wild_a a_o consequence_n as_o to_o say_v william_n jamison_n be_v verus_fw-la patroelus_fw-la by_o a_o metempychosis_n ergo_fw-la the_o whole_a church_n of_o england_n be_v heretic_n which_o he_o have_v bold_o assert_v in_o his_o adultory_a epistle_n to_o his_o patron_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o reader_n to_o judge_n the_o next_o he_o bring_v be_v deut_n 29._o 29._o the_o secret_a thing_n belong_v to_o the_o lord_z our_o god_n but_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v reveal_v belong_v to_o we_o and_o to_o our_o child_n for_o ever_o that_o we_o may_v do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n ergo_fw-la the_o word_n of_o john_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o imperative_a mood_n who_o will_v follow_v such_o a_o adversary_n at_o this_o rate_n but_o see_v he_o be_v so_o good_a at_o walnut_n i_o will_v give_v he_o another_o of_o the_o same_o kind_a to_o break_v either_o the_o word_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n who_o be_v as_o great_a a_o prophet_n as_o isaiah_n be_v as_o much_o a_o rule_n to_o the_o jew_n when_o speak_v by_o he_o as_o they_o be_v now_o to_o we_o when_o record_v in_o a_o book_n or_o as_o the_o word_n of_o isaiah_n former_o record_v in_o a_o book_n or_o they_o be_v not_o if_o they_o be_v then_o the_o work_n which_o christ_n work_v now_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o servant_n must_v be_v a_o great_a witness_n than_o the_o word_n of_o john_n record_v in_o a_o book_n as_o well_o as_o the_o work_v he_o then_o do_v be_v a_o great_a witness_n but_o if_o he_o say_v they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o rule_n when_o speak_v as_o when_o write_v i_o ask_v he_o how_o they_o come_v by_o that_o excellency_n by_o be_v write_v or_o be_v it_o the_o council_n of_o i_o aodicea_n that_o give_v it_o page_n 43_o he_o say_v he_o have_v break_v one_o of_o the_o horn_n of_o his_o dilemma_n and_o make_v his_o consequence_n a_o mere_a nonsequitor_n and_o why_o because_o he_o have_v confess_v say_v he_o in_o a_o word_n that_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n as_o then_o speak_v &_o now_o record_v in_o scripture_n be_v of_o themselves_o no_o less_o bind_v upon_o the_o jew_n than_o these_o speak_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n but_o this_o have_v strengthen_v the_o dilemma_n for_o if_o they_o be_v as_o bind_v and_o yet_o need_v a_o rule_n to_o try_v they_o by_o then_o the_o writing_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n need_v a_o rule_n to_o try_v they_o by_o and_o that_o rule_v another_o rule_n et_fw-la sic_fw-la infinitum_fw-la that_o all_o doctrine_n of_o man_n may_v be_v try_v and_o aught_o so_o to_o be_v by_o the_o scripture_n be_v never_o deny_v and_o have_v no_o way_n give_v away_o his_o cause_n but_o as_o for_o what_o follow_v that_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a to_o embrace_v any_o impulse_n or_o suggestion_n which_o he_o think_v be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n without_o further_a examination_n thereof_o be_v a_o gross_a untruth_n but_o ordinary_a to_o he_o and_o his_o brethren_n and_o therefore_o he_o have_v wise_o foreborn_a to_o tell_v we_o where_o r_n barkelay_n say_v so_o his_o three_o scriptute_fw-la be_v act_v 17._o 11._o he_o say_v his_o adversary_n can_v find_v nothing_o to_o darken_v and_o deprive_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o wave_v it_o not_o be_v willing_a to_o meddle_v with_o what_o r_n b_o say_v there_o to_o wit_n if_o the_o berean_o be_v oblige_v to_o believe_v and_o receive_v paul_n testimony_n because_o he_o preach_v the_o truth_n to_o they_o by_o authority_n from_o god_n then_o their_o use_v they_o or_o his_o commend_v of_o they_o for_o use_v the_o scripture_n will_v not_o prove_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o primary_n rule_n yea_o more_o a_o rule_n than_o the_o doctrine_n they_o try_v by_o it_o for_o it_o the_o doctrine_n preach_v by_o paul_n to_o the_o berean_o have_v be_v but_o record_v in_o a_o book_n it_o have_v present_o become_v a_o primary_n rule_n the_o four_o be_v 2_o peter_z 1._o 19_o we_o have_v a_o more_o sure_a word_n of_o pprophecy_n etc._n etc._n this_o place_n he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o scripture_n his_o first_o proofi_n be_v because_o say_v he_o this_o presuppose_v that_o there_o can_v be_v immediate_a revelation_n where_o the_o sense_n go_v along_o and_o so_o their_o spirit_n be_v contrary_a to_o sense_n but_o this_o be_v a_o old_a cavil_v against_o christianity_n and_o bring_v on_o the_o stage_n by_o julian_n the_o apostate_n in_o his_o book_n against_o the_o primitive_a christian_n this_o doctrine_n say_v he_o sigbt_v against_o common_a sense_n see_v chron_n carionis_fw-la page_n 278._o to_o this_o he_o add_v another_o why_o shall_v this_o glorious_a vision_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n have_v divine_a and_o infollible_a evidence_n &c_n &c_n be_v account_v uncertain_a and_o suspect_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o spirit_n â—_o answer_v why_o shall_v uld_v it_o be_v uncertain_a and_o suspect_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o why_o shall_v it_o become_v the_o primary_n rule_n when_o record_v in_o a_o book_n and_o not_o the_o rule_n when_o speak_v immediate_o on_o the_o mount_n if_o thou_o say_v because_o it_o be_v more_o obvious_a to_o sense_n than_o it_o seem_v thy_o religion_n be_v more_o sensual_a than_o spiritual_a his_o second_o argument_n be_v that_o this_o revelation_n according_a to_o we_o bring_v along_o with_o it_o its_o own_o self_n evidence_n and_o persuade_v the_o soul_n to_o embrace_v and_o close_v with_o it_o as_o divine_a but_o this_o be_v both_o groundless_a and_o therefore_o false_a say_v he_o because_o we_o assert_v that_o unless_o the_o understanding_n be_v well_o dispose_v revelation_n though_o immediate_a be_v not_o evident_a answer_n first_o he_o here_o bring_v nothing_o to_o prove_v this_o that_o it_o be_v groundless_a and_o
into_o a_o question_n how_o infant_n if_o not_o guilty_a to_o come_v to_o heaven_n without_o the_o death_n and_o meriâ—s_n of_o christ_n what_o he_o intend_v by_o this_o question_n be_v hard_o to_o be_v understand_v it_o be_v much_o if_o he_o know_v what_o he_o â—ayes_v for_o we_o never_o say_v nor_o believe_v that_o any_o person_n infant_n or_o old_a man_n come_v to_o heaven_n without_o the_o death_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o his_o question_n if_o it_o have_v any_o sense_n at_o all_o must_v be_v what_o need_n have_v infant_n of_o christ_n if_o they_o he_o not_o sinner_n nor_o guilty_a of_o adam_n sin_n this_o be_v â—nswerâ—d_v by_o r_n b_o page_n 61_o they_o have_v â—eâ—d_v of_o christ_n who_o die_v for_o they_o as_o a_o saviour_n to_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o seed_n of_o sin_n â—nd_v corruption_n in_o they_o which_o be_v call_v â—aâ—th_n and_o the_o old_a man_n that_o they_o may_v â—uâ—_n off_o this_o use_v sing_v the_o song_n of_o the_o redeemed_a as_o john_n brown_a word_n it_o but_o how_o by_o what_o mean_v he_o do_v this_o he_o have_v oâ—_n tollâ—us_o and_o i_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d above_o what_o be_v reveal_v â—â—s_o answer_n 〈◊〉_d b's_n question_v how_o elect_a infant_n come_v to_o besaved_a who_o he_o account_v guilty_a of_o 〈◊〉_d is_n by_o the_o impute_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n but_o than_o what_o become_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d mentality_n of_o faith_n without_o which_o they_o deny_v imputation_n let_v he_o help_v this_o same_o answer_n with_o the_o next_o his_o next_o be_v these_o who_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v dog_n be_v guilty_a person_n to_o be_v exclude_v from_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o hell_n but_o whole_a nation_n without_o exception_n be_v â—uen_o therefore_o infant_n be_v a_o part_n of_o these_o nation_n deserve_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o heaven_n and_o â—ent_n unto_o hell_n to_o â—rove_v his_o minor_a he_o bring_v matt._n â—â—_o 26._o it_o be_v â—â—_o meet_v to_o take_v the_o child_n bread_n and_o â—ast_v it_o to_o dog_n but_o it_o seem_v he_o hatâ—_n forgoten_a to_o look_v unto_o the_o 28_o verse_n o_o woman_n great_a be_v thâ—_n faith_n etc._n etc._n and_o â—â—_o they_o be_v dog_n who_o have_v faith_n yea_o and_o great_a faith_n i_o must_v ask_v he_o who_o be_v child_n and_o iâ—_n such_o who_o have_v great_a faith_n deserve_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o heaven_n and_o send_v to_o hell_n he_o may_v have_v consider_v that_o many_o of_o the_o gentile_n who_o former_o wallow_v in_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o be_v dog_n come_v afterward_o to_o be_v wash_v from_o their_o pollution_n and_o that_o publican_n and_o sinner_n enter_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n when_o such_o profess_v sâ—ribâ—s_n and_o pharisy_n as_o our_o author_n be_v shut_v out_o the_o other_o place_n he_o cit_v 1_o cor_n â—_o 14._o for_o the_o unbelieving_a husband_n be_v sanctify_a bâ—_n the_o wife_n and_o the_o unbelieving_a wife_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o husband_n else_o be_v your_o child_n unclean_a but_o now_o be_v they_o holy_a iâ—_n this_o be_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o purpose_n it_o be_v against_o our_o author_n see_v it_o relate_v to_o the_o uncleanness_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o immediate_a parent_n and_o can_v never_o be_v think_v to_o intend_v adam_n sin_n but_o any_o thing_n may_v serve_v to_o make_v a_o muster_n his_o next_o be_v â—en_o 1â—_n 14._o the_o man_n child_n that_o be_v uncircumcised_a shall_v be_v cut_v off_o hence_o he_o say_v that_o mr._n brown_n infer_v that_o child_n may_v be_v in_o some_o sense_n apablâ—_n of_o breach_n of_o covenant_n and_o therefore_o under_o a_o law_n desire_v his_o adversary_n to_o chaw_v his_o cude_n upon_o it_o first_o i_o observe_v how_o timorous_o they_o propose_v this_o argument_n with_o a_o may_v â—e_v and_o in_o some_o sense_n but_o it_o be_v strange_a how_o man_n pretend_v to_o sense_n can_v propone_v in_o it_o for_o who_o sin_n be_v it_o iâ—_n the_o child_n be_v un-circumcised_n can_v it_o circumcise_v itself_o or_o can_v it_o desire_v another_o to_o do_v it_o or_o do_v ever_o the_o just_a and_o merciful_a god_n require_v such_o a_o impossibility_n of_o a_o infant_n of_o â—ight_a day_n old_a it_o be_v therefore_o the_o father_n and_o not_o the_o child_n who_o be_v oblige_v by_o this_o covenant_n and_o who_o sin_v in_o case_n of_o non_fw-la performance_n so_o that_o r_n b_o need_v not_o trouble_v himself_o with_o such_o nonsensical_a stuff_n his_o four_o pregnant_a argument_n be_v john_n 3_o none_o â—an_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n except_o they_o be_v bear_v again_o upon_o this_o he_o argue_v the_o new_a birth_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n which_o he_o may_v withhold_v from_o who_o he_o will_v and_o therefore_o without_o prejudice_n to_o his_o justice_n may_v exclude_v whosoever_o have_v it_o not_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o none_o be_v exclude_v from_o it_o but_o guilty_a person_n which_o i_o believe_v none_o will_v deny_v therefore_o infant_n may_v well_o be_v account_v guilty_a person_n i_o answer_v in_o short_a when_o he_o tell_v we_o hâ—w_v his_o elect_a infant_n be_v bear_v again_o he_o may_v take_v the_o same_o waâ—_n with_o the_o rest_n for_o i_o have_v tell_v he_o before_o i_o pretend_v not_o to_o be_v wise_a above_o what_o be_v reveal_v but_o his_o doctrine_n of_o imputation_n will_v not_o serve_v his_o turn_n here_o last_o he_o come_v to_o answer_v that_o of_o ezek_n 18._o 20._o for_o which_o he_o bring_v no_o answer_n but_o tell_v we_o mr._n brown_n have_v clear_v this_o text_n why_o then_o do_v he_o meddle_v with_o it_o but_o he_o say_v it_o contradict_v the_o second_o commandment_n answer_v no_o such_o matter_n for_o the_o second_o commandment_n say_v visit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n &c_n &c_n which_o be_v general_o expound_v of_o temporary_a punishment_n and_o relate_v to_o the_o immediate_a parent_n but_o ezekiel_n say_v the_o soul_n that_o sinnâ—th_v it_o shall_v die_v which_o be_v mean_v of_o eternal_a punishment_n and_o now_o to_o conclude_v i_o must_v ask_v this_o great_a pretender_n to_o a_o knowledge_n of_o the_o secret_a counsel_n of_o god_n and_o the_o state_n of_o infant_n after_o death_n whether_o they_o shall_v continue_v infant_n and_o be_v such_o every_o way_n at_o the_o resurrection_n and_o to_o all_o eternity_n as_o they_o be_v the_o time_n of_o their_o decease_n and_o i_o shall_v expect_v his_o answer_n with_o the_o next_o chapter_n iv_o of_o god._n he_o begin_v this_o chapter_n with_o three_o malicious_a and_o false_a accusation_n according_a to_o his_o custom_n say_v in_o this_o chapter_n i_o shall_v prove_v the_o quaker_n guilty_a of_o three_o thing_n each_o of_o which_o be_v enough_o to_o un-christian_a the_o maintainer_n thereof_o but_o i_o hope_v not_o the_o denier_n thereof_o his_o three_o thing_n be_v first_o that_o they_o deny_v the_o holy_a trinity_n with_o arrius_n and_o sahellius_n second_o that_o their_o doctrine_n make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n three_o that_o they_o bold_a the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o be_v god._n all_o which_o three_z we_o positive_o deny_v ourselves_o to_o be_v guilty_a of_o and_o i_o hope_v all_o sober_a and_o unprejudiced_a man_n will_v acknowledge_v that_o we_o know_v what_o we_o believe_v better_a than_o this_o our_o deceitful_a and_o malicious_a enemy_n do_v and_o therefore_o this_o whole_a chapter_n need_v no_o other_o answer_n but_o the_o lord_n rebuke_v this_o lie_a spirit_n that_o be_v go_v forth_o into_o the_o mouth_n of_o these_o lie_a prophet_n who_o take_v pleasure_n to_o defamâ—_n and_o bespatter_n innocent_a man_n thereby_o to_o lay_v they_o open_v to_o the_o fury_n of_o their_o bigoted_a admire_v and_o blind_a fold_a follower_n but_o the_o just_a god_n who_o search_v our_o heart_n know_v our_o innocency_n and_o will_v in_o due_a time_n rip_v off_o these_o cover_v of_o deceit_n and_o take_v away_o this_o refuge_n of_o lie_n wherewith_o these_o man_n cover_v themselves_o that_o they_o may_v hurt_v the_o innocent_a to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o r_o b_o in_o his_o apology_n george_n keith_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o way_n cast_v up_o have_v so_o full_o vindicate_v we_o from_o the_o arrian_n and_o sabellian_n herefy_v that_o i_o wonder_v with_o what_o face_n this_o author_n can_v accuse_v we_o and_o it_o be_v evident_a to_o all_o single_a heart_a man_n who_o read_v our_o write_n that_o it_o be_v the_o word_n only_o we_o oppose_v to_o wit_n word_n invent_v by_o the_o deformer_n of_o christianity_n the_o clergy_n who_o by_o their_o heathenish_a philosophy_n by_o a_o new_a name_n call_v school_n divinity_n have_v invent_v and_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n these_o heathenish_a and_o unscriptural_a term_n which_o we_o reject_v nevertheless_o this_o perverse_a and_o
they_o do_v not_o think_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n do_v depend_v on_o any_o efficacy_n or_o virtue_n in_o these_o write_n &c_n &c_n and_o so_o run_v on_o for_o a_o whole_a page_n in_o tragical_a exclamation_n to_o all_o which_o i_o shall_v only_o return_v the_o word_n of_o calvine_n instit_fw-la cap._n 1._o numb_a 24._o quare_fw-la si_fw-la conscientiis_fw-la optime_fw-la consultum_fw-la volumus_fw-la ne_fw-la instabili_fw-la dubitatione_n perpetuo_fw-la vacillent_fw-la altius_fw-la petenda_fw-la quam_fw-la ab_fw-la humanis_fw-la vel_fw-la rationibus_fw-la vel_fw-la judiciis_fw-la vel_fw-la conjecturis_fw-la scripture_n authoritas_fw-la nempe_fw-la ab_fw-la interiori_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la testification_n etsi_fw-la enim_fw-la reverentiam_fw-la suâ—_n sibi_fw-la ultro_fw-la majestate_fw-la conciliat_fw-la tunc_fw-la tamen_fw-la demum_fw-la serio_fw-la nos_fw-la afficit_fw-la cum_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la obsignata_fw-la est_fw-la cordibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o talis_fw-la ergo_fw-la est_fw-la persuasio_fw-la quae_fw-la rationes_fw-la non_fw-la requirat_fw-la talis_fw-la denique_fw-la sensus_fw-la qui_fw-la nisi_fw-la ex_fw-la caelesti_fw-la revelatione_fw-la nasci_fw-la nequeat_fw-la non_fw-la aliud_fw-la loquâ—_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la apud_fw-la se_fw-la experitur_fw-la fidelium_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la thus_o calvine_n in_o english_a thus_o wherefore_o if_o we_o will_v take_v the_o best_a course_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o peace_n or_o clearness_n of_o our_o own_o conscience_n that_o they_o may_v not_o perpetual_o fluctuate_v with_o a_o unstable_a uncertainty_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v deduce_v high_a then_o either_o from_o humane_a reason_n judgement_n or_o conjecture_n viz._n from_o the_o inward-witnes_n bear_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n for_o albeit_o its_o own_o native_a majesty_n do_v gain_v to_o it_o a_o peculiar_a reverence_n yet_o then_o do_v it_o serious_o affect_v we_o when_o it_o be_v seal_v upon_o our_o heart_n and_o a_o little_a after_o such_o than_o be_v that_o persuasion_n which_o require_v not_o reason_n and_o such_o that_o perception_n which_o can_v be_v breed_v but_o of_o a_o revelation_n from_o heaven_n i_o do_v not_o speak_v any_o other_o thing_n than_o what_o every_o one_o of_o the_o faithful_a find_v experimental_o true_a in_o himself_o and_o now_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_n whether_o r_n b_o have_v say_v any_o more_o than_o calvine_n have_v say_v that_o every_o one_o of_o the_o faithful_a experience_v in_o himself_o yet_o what_o be_v sound_a doctrine_n in_o calvine_n must_v be_v heathnism_n in_o r_n b_o and_o whereas_o he_o say_v shall_v the_o writing_n of_o livy_n virgil_n and_o cicere_fw-la carry_v such_o evidence_n that_o they_o be_v they_o so_o that_o a_o humanist_n may_v distinguish_v etc._n etc._n shall_v then_o god_n himself_o be_v outstripe_v and_o overcome_v by_o these_o writer_n answer_v albeit_o we_o neither_o deny_v the_o majesty_n of_o style_n harmony_n of_o part_n or_o any_o other_o divine_a character_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o may_v declare_v their_o author_n yet_o we_o confident_o affirm_v that_o the_o forelay_v writing_n of_o livy_n virgil_n and_o cicero_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n can_v only_o be_v know_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n and_o not_o of_o a_o beast_n so_o we_o say_v the_o scripture_n be_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n can_v only_o and_o alone_o be_v know_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o say_v the_o apostle_n in_o so_o many_o word_n but_o he_o proceed_v and_o cit_v the_o word_n as_o he_o allege_v of_o benjamin_n furley_n and_o for_o his_o author_n give_v hicks_n the_o forger_n and_o then_o he_o fall_v a_o glory_v as_o if_o he_o have_v do_v his_o business_n full_o say_v by_o this_o time_n i_o have_v abundant_o justify_v my_o charge_n soft_a patroclus_n till_o thou_o put_v off_o thy_o armour_n an_fw-mi i_o can_v but_o wonder_v with_o what_o confidence_n or_o rather_o impudence_n this_o man_n and_o his_o brother_n brown_n can_v cite_v these_o book_n of_o faldo_n hicks_n etc._n etc._n which_o have_v be_v so_o full_o &_o manifest_o convict_v of_o falsehood_n forgery_n and_o perversion_n that_o their_o author_n be_v become_v detasteable_a to_o all_o honest_a and_o unbyasled_a man_n and_o who_o our_o present_a adversary_n account_v heretic_n and_o what_o a_o case_n must_v the_o quaker_n be_v in_o if_o such_o janissary_n in_o religion_n who_o have_v be_v know_v to_o undertake_v the_o contraversy_n for_o hire_v and_o have_v be_v find_v to_o be_v man_n of_o no_o integrity_n i_o say_v if_o such_o man_n their_o swear_a enemy_n shall_v be_v hold_v sufficient_a witness_n against_o they_o if_o i_o shall_v produce_v the_o papist_n testimony_n against_o luther_n and_o beza_n what_o will_v protestant_n say_v and_o albeit_o r_n b_o charge_v brown_a with_o it_o as_o a_o callumniator_n yet_o our_o author_n have_v not_o bring_v the_o least_o proof_n to_o mend_v the_o matter_n nor_o the_o citation_n of_o any_o book_n but_o his_o belove_a baptist_n mr._n hicks_n as_o he_o call_v he_o and_o whereas_o he_o say_v they_o have_v cite_v book_n and_o page_n for_o their_o other_o citation_n so_o do_v patroclus_n cite_v william_n penn_n rejoynder_n when_o he_o accuse_v he_o for_o say_v the_o book_n of_o matthew_n mark_n luke_n and_o john_n do_v not_o contain_v glad_a tiding_n so_o the_o proverb_n be_v verify_v in_o all_o of_o they_o a_o priest_n a_o liar_n no_o news_n and_o so_o till_o he_o prove_v these_o to_o have_v be_v the_o word_n of_o benjamine_n furley_n i_o have_v do_v with_o he_o and_o here_o i_o must_v tell_v patroelus_fw-la i_o have_v see_v brown_n book_n which_o be_v lend_v by_o a_o old_a and_o learned_a minister_n so_o call_v of_o the_o national_a church_n with_o the_o caveat_n i_o will_v not_o say_v he_o lend_v you_o this_o book_n but_o that_o i_o know_v you_o will_v get_v it_o from_o some_o other_o for_o if_o all_o the_o copy_n be_v in_o my_o hand_n they_o shall_v never_o be_v more_o see_v i_o acknowledge_v they_o be_v a_o scandle_n to_o our_o profession_n and_o the_o anthor_n a_o stain_n to_o his_o function_n but_o say_v he_o do_v not_o think_v we_o allow_v they_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v except_o polwart_n and_o montgomery_n flyte_v i_o never_o râ—ad_v its_o fellow_n but_o to_o return_v to_o what_o r_n b_o answer_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o benjamin_n furley_n he_o have_v set_v it_o down_o at_o large_a and_o spend_v a_o deal_n of_o labour_n upon_o it_o he_o begins_z with_o r_z b_o his_o dilemma_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v see_v r_n b_o insinuate_v that_o there_o be_v a_o subjective_a revelation_n and_o elsewhere_o clear_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o therefore_o his_o dilemma_n be_v impertinent_a etc._n etc._n now_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_v what_o cander_n we_o can_v expect_v from_o this_o man_n who_o have_v out_o do_v both_o hiek_n and_o faldo_n they_o cire_v book_n and_o page_n yet_o be_v find_v forger_n he_o cite_v nothing_o yet_o will_v be_v trust_v let_v he_o mend_v this_o fault_n with_o the_o next_o before_o he_o produce_v his_o argumentum_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la and_o his_o absurd_a and_o malicious_a consequence_n upon_o it_o which_o be_v that_o according_a to_o the_o quaker_n man_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o abstain_v from_o murder_n without_o such_o a_o immediate_a objective_n revelation_n as_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n have_v answer_v this_o be_v very_o dissingenuous_a do_v ever_o any_o quaker_n pretend_v to_o give_v a_o new_a law_n to_o the_o world_n and_o confirm_v it_o by_o miracle_n as_o do_v moses_n or_o do_v they_o ever_o teach_v that_o the_o foretell_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o do_v the_o prophet_n be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n the_o quaker_n pretend_v to_o no_o new_a revelation_n of_o new_a thing_n but_o to_o a_o new_a revelation_n of_o the_o good_a old_a thing_n as_o shall_v be_v see_v more_o hereafter_o and_o for_o such_o stuff_n it_o may_v take_v with_o patroclus_n hearer_n but_o every_o man_n of_o sense_n will_v detea_v such_o deal_n his_o second_o answer_n to_o this_o dilemma_n be_v yet_o no_o better_o for_o say_v he_o though_o the_o illumination_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v of_o abjolute_a necessity_n for_o such_o a_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n whereby_o we_o may_v know_v god_n reveal_v in_o they_o and_o have_v true_a love_n and_o faith_n and_o fear_v etc._n etc._n yet_o he_o that_o shall_v deny_v that_o any_o reader_n of_o the_o scripture_n though_o endue_v with_o sound_a reason_n only_o can_v distinguish_v betwixt_o command_n give_v to_o a_o particular_a people_n for_o a_o certain_a time_n and_o these_o that_o hind_n at_o all_o time_n must_v have_v abandon_v the_o exercise_n of_o reason_n this_o the_o sum_n of_o what_o he_o say_v answer_n first_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o word_n only_o i_o see_v not_o except_o he_o think_v reason_n can_v do_v something_o more_o but_o what_o this_o be_v he_o have_v not_o be_v so_o