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draw_v deep_a than_o they_o be_v aware_a 4._o let_v we_o now_o see_v what_o he_o say_v for_o this_o see_v say_v he_o pag._n 210._o male_a and_o female_a be_v one_o in_o christ_n and_o see_v he_o give_v his_o spirit_n to_o one_o as_o well_o as_o to_o another_o when_o the_o lord_n move_v in_o woman_n by_o his_o spirit_n we_o think_v it_o no_o way_n unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o preach_v in_o the_o meeting_n of_o god_n people_n answ._n 1_o that_o there_o be_v neither_o male_n nor_o female_a as_o there_o be_v neither_o jew_n nor_o greek_a but_o all_o be_v one_o in_o christ_n we_o grant_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o covenant_n now_o under_o the_o gospel_n dispensation_n in_o opposition_n to_o what_o be_v under_o the_o law_n for_o of_o this_o paul_n speak_v gal._n 3_o 28._o but_o that_o therefore_o woman_n may_v as_o well_o preach_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o church_n as_o man_n be_v a_o quaker_n consequence_n have_v no_o connexion_n nor_o appearance_n of_o 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man_n upon_o a_o sure_a way_n of_o tempt_v of_o god_n and_o of_o invite_v the_o devil_n to_o deceive_v and_o delude_v as_o be_v show_v above_o 4._o that_o nothing_o may_v be_v want_v to_o complete_a their_o systeme_n of_o error_n they_o proclaim_v all_o day_n alike_o and_o so_o reject_v the_o lord_n day_n our_o christian_a sabbath_n concern_v which_o if_o this_o man_n have_v any_o mind_n to_o dispute_v on_o that_o head_n i_o will_v wait_v his_o answer_n to_o what_o i_o have_v say_v on_o it_o elsewhere_o what_o he_o say_v pag._n 225._o §_o 5._o of_o their_o charity_n towards_o many_o live_n in_o popery_n be_v no_o very_o great_a business_n see_v he_o will_v grant_v as_o much_o to_o pagan_n notwithstanding_o of_o their_o palpable_a and_o manifest_a idolatry_n and_o heathenism_n but_o why_o will_v he_o not_o give_v we_o charity_n too_o 5._o he_o come_v more_o home_n to_o the_o business_n pag._n 226._o §_o 6._o and_o tell_v we_o that_o when_o they_o assemble_v every_o one_o work_n be_v 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