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accuser_n tell_v i_o nor_o be_v my_o salvo_n more_o ingenuous_a in_o the_o eleven_o article_n and_o why_o so_o it_o be_v real_o say_v i_o contrary_a to_o our_o faith_n and_o principle_n to_o make_v christ_n jesus_n himself_o only_o a_o figure_n a_o veil_n or_o garment_n p._n 254._o which_o be_v in_o direct_a opposition_n to_o his_o author_n f._n bugg_n be_v false_o say_v the_o quaker_n will_v make_v christ_n only_o a_o figure_n a_o veil_n a_o garment_n imply_v by_o way_n of_o question_n p._n 58._o new_a rome_n ar._n here_o he_o quarrel_n with_o the_o word_n only_o as_o with_o the_o word_n ample_o and_o accuse_v i_o with_o equivocate_a and_o that_o this_o be_v but_o a_o negative_a confession_n but_o real_o george_n quoth_v he_o this_o be_v not_o reassuming_a your_o christian_a testimony_n in_o the_o affirmative_a as_o thou_o do_v promise_v etc._n etc._n still_o hide_v yourself_o in_o the_o dark_a in_o negative_n but_o we_o will_v know_v affirmative_o what_o it_o be_v you_o do_v profess_v and_o this_o thou_o do_v promise_v and_o this_o thou_o have_v not_o perform_v p._n 255_o 256._o here_o he_o accuse_v i_o with_o breach_n of_o promise_n but_o very_o false_o as_o in_o the_o say_v 11_o article_n be_v plain_a that_o my_o confession_n of_o christ_n jesus_n himself_o be_v not_o only_o negative_a but_o affirmative_a namely_o he_o be_v the_o substance_n and_o end_n of_o all_o figure_n type_n and_o shadow_n be_v not_o this_o affirmative_a pray_v and_o as_o remote_a from_o truth_n be_v his_o accuse_v the_o quaker_n book_n of_o calling_n christ_n jesus_n a_o type_n or_o figure_n of_o their_o light_n within_o p._n 263_o 264._o i_o know_v no_o such_o book_n of_o the_o quaker_n that_o so_o call_v christ_n jesus_n a_o type_n of_o our_o light_n within_o but_o that_o he_o be_v our_o light_n which_o have_v enlighten_v we_o among_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n it_o be_v imply_v by_o way_n of_o question_n that_o christ_n clothe_v himself_o in_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o that_o 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he_o must_v produce_v some_o better_a proof_n than_o his_o own_o ipse_fw-la dixit_fw-la or_o thus_o impose_v upon_o dissent_v protestant_n and_o suppose_v some_o such_o dissenter_n shall_v deny_v a_o church_n guilty_a of_o severe_a persecution_n to_o be_v the_o church_n or_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o such_o bishop_n as_o have_v countenance_v persecution_n to_o be_v his_o vicegerent_n and_o therefore_o can_v in_o conscience_n hold_v communion_n with_o they_o or_o with_o that_o church_n what_o proof_n will_v he_o bring_v to_o satisfy_v the_o denyer_n thereof_o see_v what_o follow_v sn._n p._n 115._o sect._n 10._o though_o god_n send_v many_o prophet_n to_o reprove_v the_o king_n and_o the_o priest_n yet_o they_o neither_o rebel_v against_o the_o king_n nor_o set_v up_o opposite_a altar_n against_o those_o of_o those_o wicked_a priest_n but_o as_o they_o pay_v all_o dutiful_a obedience_n to_o their_o persecute_v king_n and_o suffer_v martyrdom_n under_o they_o without_o resistance_n so_o do_v they_o always_o keep_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o those_o same_o priest_n who_o they_o have_v provoke_v and_o reprove_v and_o pay_v all_o due_a obedience_n to_o their_o sacred_a authority_n re._n one_a that_o god_n send_v prophet_n to_o reprove_v the_o wickedness_n of_o king_n and_o priest_n and_o the_o couteousness_n idolatry_n profaneness_n and_o persecution_n of_o corrupt_a and_o pollute_a priest_n be_v true_a and_o that_o true_a prophet_n patient_o suffer_v by_o both_o 2._o but_o that_o the_o true_a prophet_n do_v always_o keep_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o those_o same_o corrupt_a pollute_a and_o wicked_a priest_n who_o they_o have_v reprove_v as_o assert_v we_o deny_v for_o the_o holy_a prophet_n have_v a_o distinct_a pure_a communion_n from_o that_o of_o the_o pollute_a priest_n 3._o it_o be_v no_o better_o than_o a_o piece_n of_o popery_n thus_o to_o plead_v for_o keep_v communion_n with_o wicked_a priest_n and_o obedience_n to_o their_o authority_n as_o sacred_a when_o 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therefore_o the_o judgement_n against_o such_o a_o self-separation_n be_v not_o against_o the_o light_n but_o against_o a_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o darkness_n the_o lord_n require_v a_o separation_n from_o the_o unclean_a but_o not_o from_o the_o congregation_n of_o his_o people_n nor_o from_o the_o flock_n of_o his_o companion_n sn._n p._n 128._o the_o ground_n of_o this_o persecution_n against_o g._n keith_n be_v his_o preach_a christ_n without_o or_o a_o personal_a christ_n in_o heaven_n beside_o the_o light_n within_o which_o he_o say_v be_v only_o the_o spiritual_a presence_n of_o christ_n by_o his_o light_n and_o life_n in_o all_o his_o child_n p._n 130._o they_o do_v not_o real_o believe_v in_o any_o other_o saviour_n than_o their_o own_o light_n within_o which_o they_o call_v christ_n and_o so_o endeavour_v to_o amuse_v we_o re._n 1._o we_o never_o understand_v that_o g._n k._n be_v prosecute_v for_o preach_v christ_n without_o in_o heaven_n and_o only_o his_o 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