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A81745 The Quakers vvisdom descendeth not from above or a brief vindication of a small tract, intituled, The Quakers folly made manifest to all men, as also of its authour, from the exceptions made against it, and aspersions cast upon him. In a pamphlet called The voice of wisdom, &c. published by George Whithead, Quaker. / By Tho. Danson, M.A. late fellow of Magd. Coll. Oxon. And now minister of the Gospel at Sandwich in Kent. Danson, Thomas, d. 1694. 1659 (1659) Wing D217; Thomason E2255_4; ESTC R210142 19,984 42

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the_o father_n who_o merit_n and_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n the_o spirit_n give_v faith_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o christ_n for_o justification_n and_o seal_v the_o soul_n interest_n when_o obtain_v i_o have_v prove_v that_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n or_o good_a work_n in_o the_o discourse_n upon_o justification_n quaker_n folly_n p._n 15._o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o that_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n can_v be_v mean_v in_o that_o place_n if_o by_o spirit_n must_v be_v mean_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o justification_n as_o you_o assert_v i_o do_v not_o divide_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n from_o the_o spirit_n but_o i_o affirm_v that_o the_o g_o ●ce_n wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n be_v no_o meritorious_a cause_n o●_n justification_n as_o for_o that_o passage_n justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n which_o be_v in_o rom._n 3.24_o it_o intend_v not_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d we_o but_o the_o grace_n or_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o give_v christ_n 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