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A35020 The general history of the Quakers containing the lives, tenents, sufferings, tryals, speeches and letters of the most eminent Quakers, both men and women : from the first rise of that sect down to this present time / being written originally in Latin by Gerard Croese ; to which is added a letter writ by George Keith ... Croese, Gerardus, 1642-1710.; Keith, George, 1639?-1716. 1696 (1696) Wing C6965; ESTC R31312 344,579 528

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his_o much_o esteem_a john_n calvin_n in_o his_o write_n have_v call_v the_o papist_n filthy_a dog_n and_o yet_o many_o of_o they_o be_v in_o a_o eminent_a degree_n of_o the_o magistracy_n but_o i_o speak_v not_o this_o to_o justify_v myself_o or_o any_o other_o when_o by_o human_a infirmity_n we_o may_v be_v carry_v with_o too_o great_a heat_n of_o mind_n in_o reprove_v the_o error_n and_o fault_n of_o other_o but_o it_o be_v most_o loathsome_a hypocrisy_n in_o my_o adversary_n to_o blame_v my_o heat_n with_o so_o great_a a_o noise_n and_o to_o make_v nothing_o of_o their_o own_o iniquity_n and_o impiety_n yea_o blasphemy_n against_o both_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o who_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o mind_n and_o in_o hard_a word_n do_v far_o exceed_v i_o p._n 440._o so_o that_o to_o they_o to_o wit_n the_o people_n call_v quaker_n all_o be_v christian_n to_o wit_v jew_n mahometan_n paynim_n in_o who_o any_o good_a seed_n of_o religion_n appear_v and_o which_o they_o say_v be_v from_o christ_n yea_o be_v christ_n himself_o the_o annot._n he_o may_v well_o indeed_o affirm_v this_o of_o many_o of_o they_o and_o especial_o of_o george_n whitehead_n who_o earnest_o contend_v in_o that_o late_a book_n call_v the_o christian_a doctrine_n etc._n etc._n cite_v by_o the_o author_n pag_n 467._o that_o these_o heathen_n or_o gentile_n who_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o light_n within_o who_o be_v without_o all_o knowledge_n and_o faith_n of_o christ_n without_o be_v christian_n wherein_o i_o have_v much_o differ_v from_o they_o and_o do_v at_o present_a differ_v for_o although_o i_o contend_v with_o all_o good_a christian_n that_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v that_o essential_a word_n be_v in_o all_o man_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o suffice_v to_o our_o eternal_a salvation_n to_o know_v only_o and_o believe_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o word_n but_o that_o we_o both_o know_v he_o and_o believe_v in_o he_o as_o he_o take_v flesh_n die_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o rose_n again_o etc._n etc._n and_o how_o in_o that_o respect_n he_o be_v our_o saviour_n as_o he_o be_v the_o entire_a christ_n god-man_n p._n 452._o neither_o can_v this_o whole_a deify_v senate_n reconcile_v these_o two_o man_n the_o annot._n whither_o the_o author_n call_v that_o senate_n deify_v by_o way_n of_o scorn_n or_o otherwise_o i_o do_v not_o determine_v but_o if_o by_o the_o word_n entheatus_fw-la he_o mean_v deify_v or_o god_v as_o to_o say_v make_v god_n or_o equal_a to_o god_n certain_o some_o of_o the_o quaker_n have_v so_o affirm_v that_o who_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v equal_a to_o god_n but_o i_o never_o have_v any_o such_o madness_n nor_o have_v p._n 474._o pen_n and_o whitehead_n can_v so_o little_a rule_n their_o mind_n and_o tongue_n and_o keith_n also_o can_v so_o little_o contain_v himself_o etc._n etc._n the_o annot._n i_o be_v indeed_o press_v with_o such_o grief_n of_o soul_n and_o warm_v with_o such_o heat_n of_o mind_n against_o their_o injustice_n and_o hypocrisy_n that_o i_o confess_v i_o can_v not_o contain_v but_o sharp_o reprove_v their_o fault_n and_o however_o i_o may_v have_v exceed_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o inward_a frame_n of_o my_o mind_n yet_o i_o say_v nothing_o that_o be_v false_a when_o on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o do_v cast_v out_o many_o false_a and_o unjust_a thing_n against_o i_o and_o william_n penn_n in_o that_o very_a meeting_n do_v justify_v his_o false_a accusation_n against_o i_o when_o in_o the_o public_a meeting_n at_o ratcliff_n he_o call_v i_o apostate_n say_v he_o do_v it_o not_o in_o any_o passion_n but_o he_o be_v so_o transport_v out_o of_o himself_o by_o the_o glorious_a power_n of_o god_n that_o he_o do_v not_o at_o all_o know_v whether_o he_o be_v stand_v sit_v or_o kneel_v which_o many_o who_o hear_v he_o so_o false_o accuse_v i_o know_v well_o enough_o be_v a_o most_o shameful_a falsehood_n pag._n 113._o for_o neither_o be_v the_o scripture_n to_o they_o viz._n the_o quaker_n as_o we_o understand_v 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