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redeem_a from_o the_o earth_n and_o which_o follow_v the_o lamb_n etc._n etc._n be_v r._n w._n and_o the_o new-england-priest_n and_o our_o opposite_n that_o he_o bring_v like_v unto_o these_o in_o the_o lamb_n spirit_n no_o such_o matter_n for_o if_o they_o be_v they_o will_v not_o persecute_v imprison_v we_o &_o cut_v off_o our_o ear_n for_o visit_v our_o friend_n in_o the_o prison_n and_o not_o bow_v the_o knee_n and_o the_o hat_n and_o say_v you_o to_o they_o and_o persecute_v we_o because_o we_o can_v not_o put_v in_o their_o mouth_n and_o give_v they_o maintenance_n so_o here_o they_o manifest_a that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o bloody_a whore_n that_o r._n w._n speak_v of_o so_o they_o be_v not_o of_o their_o purity_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o revelation_n neither_o in_o life_n nor_o doctrine_n nor_o worship_n nor_o church_n nor_o follow_v not_o the_o lamb_n who_o say_v free_o you_o have_v receive_v free_o give_v r._n w._n thou_o say_v after_o thou_o 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spirit_n and_o power_n of_o christ_n dare_v any_o of_o the_o new-england-priest_n or_o professor_n or_o r._n w._n say_v that_o you_o be_v send_v out_o immediate_o by_o christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n be_v nay_o priest_n will_v say_v they_o have_v no_o call_n to_o this_o work_n to_o go_v free_o but_o they_o will_v find_v a_o call_n to_o great_a benefice_n r._n w._n and_o thou_o say_v for_o slight_v of_o this_o pearl_n of_o this_o glad_a news_n or_o gospel_n publish_v by_o god_n to_o the_o world_n by_o write_v or_o preach_v profess_v suffer_v etc._n etc._n answ._n this_o be_v from_o a_o false_a birth_n for_o we_o slight_v not_o the_o write_n of_o the_o gospel_n etc._n etc._n nor_o the_o preach_a profess_v and_o suffering_n of_o the_o apostle_n but_o receive_v they_o with_o joy_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v you_o that_o slight_v they_o that_o do_v not_o obey_v they_o and_o persecute_v with_o tongue_n and_o hand_n they_o that_o do_v obey_v they_o r._n w._n and_o thou_o say_v it_o have_v please_v his_o infinite_a justice_n to_o plough_n the_o world_n with_o popery_n a_o religion_n a_o bastard-christianity_n suit_v etc._n etc._n answ._n look_v thou_o and_o the_o new_a england-priest_n at_o home_n and_o shake_v hand_n with_o they_o roger_n and_o let_v new-england_n read_v their_o law_n and_o read_v thy_o book_n and_o they_o and_o see_v if_o you_o have_v not_o plough_v worse_o than_o they_o these_o late_a year_n r._n w._n and_o as_o for_o thy_o say_n a_o bastard-christianity_n suit_v as_o the_o quaker_n be_v to_o rot_a nature_n and_o sit_v to_o carry_v the_o world_n after_o they_o as_o mahomet_n and_o the_o pope_n have_v do_v answ._n nay_o roger_n you_o in_o new-england_n have_v the_o weapon_n as_o the_o pope_n and_o mahomet_n have_v in_o your_o rot_a nature_n your_o practice_n plain_o declare_v it_o for_o the_o quaker_n weapon_n be_v spiritual_a and_o not_o carnal_a and_o therefore_o thou_o do_v abuse_v they_o though_o it_o do_v not_o 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they_o can_v kill_v the_o soul_n though_o they_o may_v kill_v the_o body_n yet_o r.w._n say_v again_o that_o the_o quaker_n and_o other_o say_v all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n speak_v of_o the_o body_n and_o yet_o he_o say_v that_o g._n f._n affirm_v the_o body_n can_v die_v what_o contradiction_n be_v these_o r._n w_n r._n w._n and_o whereas_o thou_o say_v as_o for_o the_o body_n the_o quaker_n say_v when_o the_o soul_n be_v go_v into_o god_n yea_o the_o soul_n of_o judas_n as_o well_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o peter_n as_o some_o of_o they_o say_v etc._n etc._n answ._n but_o what_o some_o of_o they_o be_v thou_o have_v not_o quote_v though_o over_o and_o over_o thou_o malicious_o speak_v this_o in_o thy_o book_n neither_o do_v i_o believe_v that_o ever_o thou_o hear_v any_o of_o they_o say_v so_o may_v be_v some_o ranter_n say_v so_o which_o he_o father_v upon_o the_o quaker_n for_o if_o thou_o have_v thou_o will_v have_v quote_v the_o book_n or_o have_v name_v their_o name_n as_o thou_o 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