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A47197 The way cast up, and the stumbling-blocks removed from before the feet of those who are seeking the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward containing an answere to a postcript, printed at the end of Sam Rutherford's letters, third edition, by a nameless author, indeed not without cause, considering the many lyes and falshoods therein, against the people, called Quakers, which are here disproved, and refuted / by George Keith ... Keith, George, 1639?-1716.; Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661. 1677 (1677) Wing K233; ESTC R19568 115,272 246

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but_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n or_o inward_a man_n that_o dwell_v in_o the_o outward_a flesh_n or_o ●ody_n that_o be_v the_o man_n most_o proper_o such_o as_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d even_o from_o the_o beginning_n 9_o and_o this_o be_v the_o man_n even_o christ_n who●_n ezekiel_n see_v in_o his_o vision_n upon_o the_o throne_n above_o 〈◊〉_d firmament_n ezek._n 1_o 26_o 27._o and_o who_o 〈◊〉_d see_v dan._n 7_o 9_o and_o this_o be_v long_o before_o his_o outward_a birth_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o be_v as_o real_a a_o vision_n of_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n as_o that_o which_o john_n ●ad_a rev._n 1_o from_o ver_fw-la 13_o to_o 19_o and_o this_o same_o man_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n isaiah_n do_v see_v isa._n 6._o sit_v upon_o his_o heavenly_a throne_n so_o that_o his_o train_n or_o skirt_n fill_v the_o temple_n the_o same_o also_o appear_v unto_o adam_n gen._n 3_o 8_o 9_o 10._o nor_o will_v it_o prove_v that_o he_o who_o ezekiel_n see_v be_v not_o the_o real_a man_n christ_n jesus_n 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and_o thus_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n even_o from_o the_o beginning_n and_o dwell_v in_o we_o as_o in_o all_o age_n and_o they_o behold_v his_o glory_n as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o onely-begotten_a of_o the_o father_n full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n yet_o he_o dwell_v not_o only_o in_o the_o saint_n but_o also_o without_o they_o in_o himself_o and_o do_v so_o from_o the_o beginning_n 12._o for_o the_o saint_n can_v not_o contain_v christ_n even_o as_o man_n they_o only_o partake_v of_o some_o measure_n or_o ray_n or_o emanation_n of_o he_o they_o have_v not_o the_o centre_n or_o spring_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o life_n in_o