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various_a measure_n from_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n unto_o all_o that_o believe_v sincere_o in_o he_o but_o suppose_v that_o etymology_n that_o a_o christian_a quaker_n be_v one_o of_o christ_n ass_n i_o propose_v it_o to_o the_o serious_a consideration_n of_o the_o people_n of_o new-england_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o much_o more_o honourable_a and_o profitable_a to_o be_v one_o of_o christ_n ass_n so_o as_o to_o witness_v a_o fulfil_n 〈◊〉_d figure_n of_o christ_n ride_v upon_o the_o ass_n outward_o as_o be_v prophesy_v of_o he_o than_o to_o be_v the_o priest_n ass_n in_o new-england_n 〈◊〉_d elsewhere_o to_o be_v rid_v upon_o by_o they_o as_o be_v too_o manifest_a they_o 〈◊〉_d be_v and_o for_o his_o suppose_a load_n he_o have_v imagine_v he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d on_o we_o it_o touch_v we_o little_a and_o return_v on_o himself_o and_o 〈◊〉_d be_v his_o own_o burden_n and_o concern_v christian_n lodowick_n his_o challenge_n to_o the_o quaker_n in_o rhode-island_n it_o be_v sufficient_o answer_v and_o he_o declare_v to_o be_v a_o gross_a calumniator_n chap._n i._n whereas_o cotton_n mather_n in_o his_o late_a address_n seem_v 〈◊〉_d lay_v great_a weight_n on_o the_o opinion_n of_o richard_n baxteâ—_n who_o he_o call_v reverend_a baxter_n concern_v thâ—_n quaker_n i_o think_v fit_a to_o transcribe_v some_o few_o passage_n of_o richard_n baxter_n in_o a_o print_a book_n of_o he_o call_v direction_n for_o weak_a distemper_a christian_n that_o may_v be_v of_o some_o service_n to_o that_o injure_a people_n call_v in_o scorn_n quaker_n in_o pag._n 142._o of_o that_o book_n he_o say_v from_o my_o own_o observation_n which_o with_o a_o grieve_a soul_n i_o have_v make_v in_o this_o generation_n i_o hereby_o give_v warning_n to_o this_o and_o all_o succeed_a age_n that_o if_o they_o have_v any_o regard_n to_o truth_n or_o charity_n they_o take_v heed_n how_o they_o believe_v any_o factious_a partial_a historian_n or_o divine_a in_o any_o evil_n that_o he_o say_v of_o the_o party_n that_o he_o be_v against_o for_o though_o there_o be_v good_a and_o credible_a person_n of_o most_o party_n yet_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o passion_n and_o partiality_n prevail_v against_o conscience_n truth_n and_o charity_n in_o most_o that_o be_v sick_a of_o this_o disease_n and_o that_o the_o envious_a zeal_n which_o be_v describe_v james_n 3._o do_v make_v they_o think_v they_o do_v god_n service_n first_o in_o believe_v false_a report_n and_o then_o in_o vent_v they_o against_o those_o that_o their_o zeal_n or_o faction_n do_v call_v the_o enemy_n of_o truth_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v pag._n 143._o most_o christian_n be_v that_o advice_n of_o dr._n henry_n moor_n that_o all_o party_n of_o christian_n will_v mark_v all_o the_o good_a which_o be_v in_o other_o party_n and_o be_v more_o forward_o to_o speak_v of_o that_o than_o of_o the_o evil_a and_o this_o say_v baxter_n will_v promote_v the_o work_n of_o charity_n in_o the_o church_n and_o the_o interest_n of_o christianity_n in_o the_o world_n whereas_o the_o overlooking_a of_o all_o that_o be_v good_a and_o aggravate_v all_o the_o evil_n and_o false_o feign_v more_o than_o be_v true_a be_v the_o work_n of_o great_a service_n to_o the_o devil_n etc._n etc._n now_o if_o both_o richard_n baxter_n and_o cotton_n mather_n have_v well_o practise_v this_o advice_n they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o uncharitable_a to_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n but_o see_v c.m._n lay_v so_o great_a weight_n on_o his_o reverend_a baxter_n as_o he_o call_v he_o though_o i_o find_v not_o any_o where_o that_o he_o call_v paul_n peter_n or_o john_n or_o any_o of_o the_o prophet_n or_o apostle_n by_o such_o a_o high_a designation_n even_o by_o baxter_n own_o judgement_n neither_o g.k._n nor_o his_o brethren_n who_o be_v of_o his_o faith_n be_v guilty_a of_o any_o fundamental_a error_n that_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o it_o 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