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A65881 The Quakers plainness detecting fallacy in two short treatises : I. The first in answer to an abusive epistle, styl'd, The Quakers quibbles, and the comparison therein between the Muggletonians and the Quakers, proved absurd and unjust, II. The second, being a brief impeachment of the forger's compurgators (in their Quakers appeal answered) whose injustice, partiality and false glosses have given the chief occasion of these late contests / by George Whitehead. Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. 1674 (1674) Wing W1949; ESTC R38608 33,527 88

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etc._n etc._n unjust_o and_o wicked_o compare_v muggleton_n and_o the_o quaker_n or_o the_o quaker_n and_o muggletonian_n insinuate_v that_o both_o of_o they_o may_v be_v impostor_n for_o its_o possible_a say_v he_o and_o all_o this_o to_o render_v we_o as_o odious_a as_o may_v be_v how_o now_o baptist_n be_v this_o your_o indifferent_a pen_n and_o ingenuous_a writer_n can_v you_o think_v he_o have_v well_o palliate_v matter_n either_o with_o indifferency_n moderation_n or_o impartiality_n between_o we_o or_o that_o such_o work_n will_v make_v a_o pacification_n or_o end_v the_o controversy_n no_o no_o such_o deceitful_a deal_v and_o hypocritical_a critical_a pretence_n will_v stand_v you_o in_o no_o stead_n and_o pray_v further_o observe_v how_o inconsistent_a your_o indifferent_a pen_n be_v with_o himself_o in_o his_o self-contradiction_n as_o 1._o between_o his_o commend_a w.p._n for_o a_o excellent_a rhetorician_n and_o fluent_a tongue_n and_o so_o be_v cicero_n p._n 6._o and_o his_o tell_v we_o you_o give_v occasion_n to_o person_n to_o think_v and_o judge_v you_o a_o perverse_a generation_n without_o order_n or_o rule_n rhyme_n or_o reason_n p._n 25._o be_v cicero_n such_o a_o one_o then_o 2._o between_o his_o propose_v that_o if_o w._n p._n have_v this_o gift_n of_o a_o fluent_a tongue_n and_o good_a voice_n mere_o by_o turn_v quaker_n and_o not_o partly_o natural_a and_o partly_o acquire_v at_o school_n that_o will_v more_o convince_v he_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o w._n p_o '_o s_o christianity_n etc._n etc._n p._n 7._o and_o his_o confess_v that_o good_a saint_n paul_n say_v though_o i_o speak_v with_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n and_o have_v not_o charity_n i_o be_o become_v as_o sound_a brass_n or_o a_o tinkle_a cymbal_n p._n 9_o so_o than_o it_o be_v charity_n not_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n that_o be_v a_o certain_a proof_n of_o christianity_n 3._o between_o his_o say_n thou_o make_v thyself_o the_o author_n of_o a_o lie_n and_o show_v 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own_o condemnation_n of_o be_v no_o christian_n or_o member_n of_o christ_n church_n if_o you_o can_v exhibit_v such_o a_o evidence_n as_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n inspire_v among_o you_o but_o to_o say_v the_o member_n of_o the_o true_a church_n that_o be_v in_o general_a without_o exception_n have_v that_o gift_n be_v a_o great_a mistake_n though_o some_o have_v see_v 1_o cor._n 12.28_o 29_o 30._o and_o what_o if_o god_n will_v not_o bestow_v such_o gift_n and_o sign_n now_o must_v we_o therefore_o be_v no_o christian_n but_o for_o aught_o he_o can_v learn_v our_o friend_n and_o church_n be_v as_o low_a poor_a naked_a and_o destitute_a herein_o as_o the_o baptist_n church_n viz._n as_o to_o such_o former_a sign_n and_o wonder_n p._n 8._o and_o what_o follow_v be_v we_o not_o therefore_o the_o true_a church_n be_v the_o baptist_n willing_a to_o be_v thus_o conclude_v on_o this_o ground_n by_o that_o accusation_n viz._n whilst_o you_o be_v both_o in_o the_o dark_a you_o wrangle_v 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