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A47145 George Keith's Fourth narrative of his proceedings at Turners-hall divided into three parts : detecting the Quakers gross errors, vile heresies, and antichristian principles, oppugning the fundamentals of Christianity, by clear and evident proofs (in above two hundred and fifty quotations) faithfully taken out of their books, and read at three several meetings, the 11th, the 18th, and 23d of Jan., 1699 before a great auditory of judicious persons, ministers, and others, more particularly discovering the fallacious and sophistical defences of George Whitehead, Joseph Wyeth, and seven Quakers of Colchester, in their late books on all the several heads contained in the printed advertisement : to which is prefix'd, the attestation of five ministers of the Church of England, to the truth of the said quotations, and a postcript [sic] / by George Keith.; Fourth narrative of his proceedings at Turners-Hall Keith, George, 1639?-1716. 1700 (1700) Wing K167; ESTC R2430 153,412 130

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the_o blood_n of_o christ_n as_o outward_o shed_v be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o man_n justification_n be_v evident_a from_o his_o word_n light_a and_o life_n p._n 61._o but_o mark_v how_o one_o while_n w._n b._n make_v that_o blood_n and_o the_o shed_n of_o it_o his_o justifier_n and_o redeemer_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o have_v confess_v be_v not_o in_o be_v another_o while_n people_n must_v seek_v their_o saviour_n above_o the_o cloud_n and_o firmament_n contrary_a to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n rom._n 10._o 6._o another_o while_n they_o must_v look_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o justification_n and_o to_o the_o blood_n that_o be_v there_o shed_v contrary_a to_o deut._n 30._o 13_o 14._o and_o rom._n 10._o and_o if_o man_n shall_v look_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o that_o blood_n it_o be_v not_o there_o to_o be_v find_v for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o be_v say_v w._n b._n the_o seven_o colchester_n quaker_n in_o their_o print_a paper_n call_v some_o account_n above_o mention_v p._n 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inflict_v upon_o he_o as_o it_o be_v say_v by_o wicked_a hand_n they_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o they_o conclude_v say_v but_o the_o make_v the_o very_a act_n of_o shed_v his_o blood_n by_o the_o spear_n to_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o man_n justification_n we_o therefore_o ask_v they_o if_o they_o real_o believe_v the_o same_o here_o note_v both_o g._n w.'s_n and_o the_o seven_o colchester_n quaker_n fallacy_n thereby_o to_o cover_v g._n w.'s_n vile_a heresy_n he_o most_o unjust_o charge_v it_o upon_o w._n b._n his_o opponent_n that_o he_o lay_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n or_o stress_n of_o justification_n upon_o the_o act_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n that_o thrust_v the_o spear_n into_o our_o saviour_n side_n but_o this_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o gross_a forgery_n in_o