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A34044 Christianity no enthusiasm, or, The several kinds of inspirations and revelations pretended to by the Quakers tried and found destructive to Holy Scripture and true religion : in answer to Thomas Ellwood's defence thereof, in his tract, miscalled Truth prevailing, &c. Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699. 1678 (1678) Wing C5441; ESTC R11386 138,622 238

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reveal_v to_o other_o 8._o clement_n recogn_n l._n 8._o some_o do_v apply_v as_o speak_v to_o themselves_o do_v well_o befit_v this_o novel_a fancy_n of_o repetition_n christianity_n be_v a_o certain_a true_a and_o determinate_a religion_n so_o do_v and_o speak_v as_o be_v relate_v be_v not_o capable_a of_o repetition_n the_o thing_n of_o jesus_n be_v true_a real_a and_o substantial_a not_o perform_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d its_o faith_n which_o make_v they_o certain_a and_o even_o present_a to_o we_o and_o not_o hystrionical_a representation_n our_o holy_a religion_n be_v a_o rational_a thing_n not_o a_o drammatical_a imaginary_a show_n to_o be_v do_v over_o and_o over_o as_o in_o a_o scene_n christ_n live_v on_o earth_n teach_v instruct_v and_o last_o die_v but_o once_o which_o faith_n so_o receive_v and_o entertain_v but_o fancy_n can_v renew_v as_o daily_o in_o do_v that_o will_v destroy_v the_o reality_n of_o the_o history_n and_o make_v the_o very_a religion_n to_o expire_v with_o it_o if_o ellwood_n then_o feel_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o renew_v former_a revelation_n it_o be_v either_o satan_n delusion_n or_o his_o own_o fiction_n of_o imagination_n chap._n v._o concern_v their_o immediate_a revelation_n ii_o beside_o their_o repetition_n they_o have_v immediate_a revelation_n the_o apostle_n have_v a_o immediate_a revelation_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n to_o they_o and_o these_o successor_n receive_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n p._n 228._o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o divine_a revelation_n be_v not_o to_o cease_v but_o continue_v inthe_n church_n p._n 227._o inward_a and_o immediate_a teach_n p._n 229._o the_o revelation_n make_v to_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n confirm_v by_o miracle_n and_o believe_v by_o christian_n we_o own_o but_o for_o any_o further_o one_o we_o can_v discern_v no_o necessity_n thereof_o or_o if_o there_o be_v we_o can_v discern_v that_o god_n by_o you_o 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