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A54177 The new witnesses proved old hereticks, or, Information to the ignorant in which the doctrines of John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton, which they stile, mysteries never before known, revealed, or heard of from the foundation of the world, are proved to be mostly ancient whimsies, blasphemies and heresies, from the evidence of Scripture, reason and several historians : also an account of some discoourse betwixt L.M. and my self, by which his blasphemous, ignorant and unsavory spirit is clearly and truly manifested, in love to the immortal souls of those few, who are concern'd in the belief of his impostures / by a living true witness to that one eternal way of God, revealed in the light of righteousness W.P. Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1672 (1672) Wing P1326; ESTC R15258 38,470 64

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of_o reeve_n and_o muggleton_n in_o their_o transcendent_a spiritual_a treatise_n next_o he_o write_v a_o book_n call_v the_o gospel_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o reeve_n and_o muggleton_n divine_a look_a glass_n his_o end_n be_v to_o break_v his_o neck_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o a_o worse_o will_v be_v miserable_a muggleton_n even_o torment_v of_o spirit_n as_o reeve_n be_v say_v to_o have_v leave_v the_o world_n in_o to_o conclude_v noetus_n the_o ringleader_n of_o that_o great_a mystery_n never_o reveal_v till_o within_o these_o 20._o year_n say_v reeve_n and_o muggleton_n namely_o the_o godhead_n be_v a_o man_n and_o so_o absolute_o flesh_n and_o blood_n as_o that_o when_o the_o body_n die_v the_o godhead_n cease_v and_o lay_v under_o death_n power_n three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n he_o through_o the_o height_n of_o
creation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o this_o day_n until_o now_o by_o lodowick_n muggleton_n etc._n etc._n animadversion_n xii_o who_o shall_v we_o believe_v of_o these_o two_o they_o both_o pretend_v the_o same_o commission_n and_o yet_o contradict_v but_o how_o can_v any_o credit_n be_v give_v thereunto_o when_o though_o reeve_n say_v he_o be_v awake_a at_o the_o receive_n of_o it_o yet_o present_o after_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o know_v not_o whether_o he_o be_v a_o immortal_a god_n or_o a_o mortal_a man_n what_o ground_n be_v there_o for_o any_o belief_n of_o what_o reeve_n himself_o be_v so_o far_o from_o a_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o as_o that_o he_o be_v not_o more_o unable_a to_o resolve_v whether_o he_o be_v a_o immortal_a god_n or_o a_o mortal_a man_n then_o to_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o all_o his_o revelation_n o_o the_o willingness_n in_o man_n to_o be_v blind_a certain_o if_o the_o devil_n himself_o shall_v as_o a_o devil_n seek_v proselyte_n some_o will_v follow_v he_o a_o few_o additional_a observation_n upon_o some_o passage_n of_o john_n reeve_n and_o lodowick_n muggleton_n in_o the_o before-cited_n book_n the_o spirit_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n infinite_o in_o the_o glorious_a person_n of_o god_n overflow_v as_o a_o fountain_n continual_o with_o revelation_n of_o new_a heavenly_a wisdom_n from_o whence_o flow_v new_a joy_n and_o glory_n to_o himself_o t.s.t._n p._n 46._o observation_n that_o unto_o which_o any_o thing_n may_v be_v add_v can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v perfect_a and_o consequent_o can_v be_v god_n but_o be_v unto_o who_o wisdom_n be_v renew_v want_v that_o wisdom_n before_o he_o have_v it_o and_o consequent_o be_v not_o perfect_a and_o therefore_o not_o the_o true_a god_n unto_o who_o there_o be_v no_o increase_n of_o wisdom_n power_n or_o strength_n but_o be_v and_o be_v and_o will_v be_v forever_o the_o same_o unalterable_a be_v infinite_a in_o wisdom_n power_n and_o all_o other_o divine_a excellency_n without_o any_o diminution_n or_o addition_n the_o reason_n why_o man_n body_n in_o death_n or_o after_o death_n do_v rotsie_n or_o stink_n in_o the_o grave_a and_o come_v to_o dust_n be_v because_o there_o be_v sin_n in_o their_o body_n whilst_o they_o live_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o man_n have_v no_o sin_n in_o their_o nature_n or_o body_n they_o may_v live_v and_o dye_v and_o natural_o rise_v again_o by_o their_o own_o power_n in_o their_o own_o time_n t.s.t._n p._n 33._o observe_v o_o the_o exceed_v folly_n and_o blindness_n of_o this_o sottish_a man_n why_o shall_v sin_n only_o cause_v the_o body_n to_o rot_v stink_v and_o go_v to_o dust_n do_v not_o the_o scripture_n and_o reeve_n himself_o in_o his_o t.s.t._n pag_n 44._o give_v another_o reason_n namely_o that_o what_o come_v from_o dust_n be_v that_o which_o must_v go_v to_o dust_n beside_o if_o the_o flesh_n of_o beast_n be_v capable_a of_o die_v rot_v and_o go_v to_o dust_n who_o never_o sin_v why_o shall_v not_o man_n have_v die_v and_o go_v to_o 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body_n crumble_a into_o dust_n from_o reeve_n own_o word_n who_o say_v the_o most_o high_a god_n by_o his_o unsearchable_a wisdom_n have_v decree_v that_o all_o light_n of_o life_n in_o man_n shall_v become_v dead_a dust_n or_o earth_n d.l.g._n p._n 17._o so_o that_o god_n decree_n and_o not_o man_n sin_n in_o his_o own_o sense_n must_v be_v the_o reason_n of_o such_o conversion_n and_o corruption_n therefore_o you_o may_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v reason_v with_o the_o jew_n be_v only_o by_o his_o prophet_n which_o be_v rational_a man_n like_v unto_o themselves_o which_o be_v send_v to_o convince_v those_o stonyhearted_n jew_n by_o declare_v the_o glorious_a god_n and_o his_o spiritual_a truth_n unto_o they_o in_o the_o balance_n of_o their_o own_o reason_n d.l.g._n p._n 117._o observe_v it_o be_v remarkable_a with_o what_o unusual_a nonsense_n and_o contradiction_n he_o proceed_v in_o his_o whole_a affair_n since_o herein_o he_o contradict_v one_o of_o his_o main_a foundation_n 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