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A39574 Rusticus ad academicos in exercitationibus expostulatoriis, apologeticis quatuor The rustick's alarm to the rabbies, or, The country correcting the university and clergy, and ... contesting for the truth ... : in four apologeticall and expostulatory exercitations : wherein is contained, as well a general account to all enquirers, as a general answer to all opposers of the most truly catholike and most truly Christ-like Chistians [sic] called Quakers, and of the true divinity of their doctrine : by way of entire entercourse held in special with four of the clergies chieftanes, viz, John Owen ... Tho. Danson ... John Tombes ... Rich. Baxter ... by Samuel Fisher ... Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665.; Owen, John, 1616-1683.; Danson, Thomas, d. 1694.; Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1660 (1660) Wing F1056; Wing F1050_PARTIAL; Wing F1046_PARTIAL; ESTC R16970 1,147,274 931

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the_o same_o text_n sense_n against_o the_o quaker_n be_v against_o he_o to_o the_o confound_a of_o he_o which_o text_n be_v joh._n 1.9_o where_o the_o true_a light_n be_v say_v to_o enlighten_v every_o man_n come_v into_o the_o world_n for_o howbeit_o i._n o._n cloudy_o conclude_v with_o all_o the_o other_o three_o viz._n t.d._n r.b._n i.t._n in_o conclude_v and_o crowd_v that_o most_o universal_a term_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o man_n within_o the_o little_a compass_n and_o narrow_a corner_n of_o his_o wheel_n in_o a_o wheel_n i._n e._n the_o elect_a man_n only_o say_v synagogical_o with_o the_o rest_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la syncategorema_fw-la istud_fw-la omnis_fw-la non_fw-la absolute_a sed_fw-la relate_fw-la ad_fw-la electos_fw-la dicitur_fw-la this_o be_v the_o consignification_n of_o that_o term_n all_o it_o be_v mean_v not_o absolute_o but_o relative_o to_o the_o elect_n yet_o when_o he_o say_v non_fw-la dicitur_fw-la christum_fw-la illuminare_fw-la omnem_fw-la hominent_a venientem_fw-la in_o mundum_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la veniens_fw-la in_o mundum_fw-la omnem_fw-la hominem_fw-la illuminat_fw-la christ_n be_v not_o say_v to_o enlighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n but_o that_o become_v into_o the_o world_n lighten_v every_o man_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o those_o word_n the_o falseness_n &_o silliness_n of_o which_o sense_n &_o the_o insufficiency_n &_o nothingness_n of_o it_o also_o to_o serve_v his_o turn_n against_o the_o quadratus_n if_o grant_v he_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o book_n itself_o to_o which_o this_o be_v but_o a_o appendix_n here_o not_o only_o each_o of_o his_o three_o friend_n forsake_v he_o for_o t.d._n himself_o among_o all_o his_o many_o meaning_n meddle_v not_o with_o this_o but_o two_o of_o they_o viz._n i.t._n and_o r.b._n who_o back_v i.ts._n book_n make_v bold_a to_o fight_v against_o he_o for_o it_o as_o well_o as_o the_o qua._n do_v witness_v their_o word_n p._n 1_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o doubt_n whether_o it_o shall_v be_v read_v thus_o that_o be_v the_o true_a light_n come_v into_o the_o world_n which_o inlightn_v every_o man_n by_o a_o trajection_n or_o as_o we_o read_v it_o as_o the_o word_n be_v place_v that_o be_v the_o true_a light_n which_o inlightn_v every_o man_n which_o come_v into_o the_o world_n grotius_n after_o cyrill_n and_o austin_n and_o some_o other_o see_o how_o the_o divine_n be_v divide_v and_o the_o founder_n confound_v among_o themselves_o like_v the_o former_a as_o best_a but_o first_o such_o trajection_n disorder_v the_o word_n 2._o the_o phrase_n be_v as_o fit_o interpret_v of_o birth_n as_o of_o appear_v as_o a_o teacher_n i_o rather_o choose_v the_o read_n of_o our_o translator_n and_o p._n 24._o they_o tell_v we_o over_o again_o how_o come_v into_o the_o world_n here_o be_v relate_v to_o every_o man_n come_v and_o not_o to_o christ_n come_v into_o it_o and_o how_o they_o before_o give_v reason_n against_o i._o os._n sense_n so_o have_v be_v walk_v the_o round_n with_o these_o man_n to_o give_v the_o world_n a_o review_n of_o the_o riddle_n they_o be_v wrap_v in_o and_o the_o manifold_a contradiction_n they_o be_v by_o the_o network_n of_o their_o own_o hand_n snare_v catch_v and_o tangle_v in_o about_o their_o letter_n till_o i_o be_o come_v with_o they_o to_o that_o main_a text_n at_o which_o they_o leave_v i_o because_o it_o talk_v so_o plain_o of_o the_o true_a light_n which_o they_o love_v not_o and_o i_o leave_v they_o to_o dance_v about_o still_o in_o the_o darkness_n of_o their_o own_o divination_n i_o proceed_v in_o the_o light_n in_o which_o i_o see_v they_o though_o they_o be_v out_o of_o it_o see_v not_o themselves_o to_o open_v brief_o to_o all_o people_n who_o love_v not_o to_o live_v with_o they_o rather_o in_o their_o darkness_n then_o in_o christ_n light_n the_o mist_n of_o darknesss_n wherein_o they_o mope_v about_o and_o dance_v the_o round_n in_o their_o discourse_n about_o the_o light_n in_o their_o fiery_a flutter_v against_o which_o the_o wicked_a now_o be_v as_o he_o ever_o be_v snare_v in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n psal._n 9_o 16._o higgaion_n selah_n consider_v and_o note_v it_o contradiction_n absurdity_n and_o round_n concern_v the_o light_n in_o the_o conscience_n which_o the_o quadratus_n testify_v to_o as_o concern_v the_o true_a light_n or_o gift_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o every_o man_n the_o four_o man_n aforesaid_a do_v as_o all_o their_o fellow_n do_v uno_fw-la ore_fw-la babble_v somewhat_o about_o it_o and_o bear_v witness_n either_o for_o or_o against_o it_o but_o each_o man_n witness_n agree_v no_o better_a together_o within_o itself_o then_o that_o they_o give_v about_o the_o other_o matter_n abovesaid_a sometime_o they_o call_v it_o light_n true_o real_o natural_o and_o proper_o so_o and_o not_o metaphorical_o nor_o by_o way_n of_o allusion_n to_o what_o be_v so_o witness_v i._n o._n p._n 74._o it_o be_v spiritual_a moral_a intellectual_a light_n that_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n as_o to_o a_o participation_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o light_n otherwhile_o the_o same_o who_o exclude_v it_o from_o the_o name_n of_o metaphorical_a by_o that_o of_o natural_a and_o proper_a to_o go_v round_o again_o do_v conclude_v it_o to_o be_v metaphorical_a as_o in_o opposition_n &_o contradistinction_n to_o both_o natural_a and_o proper_a witness_v i._o o._n who_o confound_v his_o own_o foresay_a say_n p._n 74._o with_o another_o division_n ex._n 3._o s._n 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n where_o under_o that_o same_o term_n of_o metaphorical_a he_o distinguish_v that_o light_n he_o call_v moral_a spiritual_a intellectual_a as_o respect_v and_o exercise_v man_n mind_n whether_o in_o matter_n moral_a civil_a or_o spiritual_a from_o that_o which_o respect_v bodily_a sight_n which_o he_o call_v natural_a and_o proper_a sometime_o they_o call_v this_o very_a light_n whereby_o duty_n and_o divine_a thing_n be_v discern_v universal_a and_o common_a to_o all_o as_o the_o quadratus_n do_v i._n e._n in_o some_o measure_n though_o not_o to_o all_o in_o the_o same_o but_o when_o so_o than_o no_o other_o but_o natural_a as_o in_o opposition_n to_o supernatural_a and_o spiritual_a witness_v t.d._n p._n 1.1_o pamp_n natural_a and_o supernatural_a light_n be_v two_o an_o i_o though_o all_o have_v the_o one_o yet_o few_o the_o other_o and_o i._o o._n ex._n 4_o s._n 17._o lumen_fw-la internum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la common_a naturale_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o light_n within_o common_a to_o all_o be_v natural_a and_o to_o be_v call_v so_o s._n 18._o if_o this_o light_n that_o be_v common_a be_v not_o natural_a the_o very_a intellect_n be_v not_o natural_a so_o s._n 25._o concessimus_fw-la reliquias_fw-la primavae_fw-la lucis_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la sed_fw-la eas_fw-la esse_fw-la spirituales_fw-la id_fw-la pernegamus_fw-la some_o relic_n of_o the_o primitive_a light_n we_o grant_v to_o be_v in_o all_o but_o deny_v these_o to_o be_v spiritual_a nihil_fw-la non_fw-la naturale_fw-la nihil_fw-la spiritual_fw-la communicatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n nothing_o but_o what_o be_v natural_a nothing_o that_o be_v spiritual_a be_v common_a or_o communicate_v to_o all_o so_o also_o r._n bax._n i._o tom._n a_o natural_a light_n from_o christ_n be_v yield_v to_o be_v in_o every_o man_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 33._o otherwhile_o this_o very_a universal_a light_n in_o all_o which_o before_o be_v say_v to_o be_v not_o supernatural_a or_o spiritual_a but_o mere_o natural_a to_o go_v round_o again_o be_v by_o these_o man_n yield_v to_o be_v at_o least_o more_o than_o natural_a and_o so_o no_o less_o according_a to_o t._n ds._n division_n of_o light_n into_o two_o then_o supernatural_a and_o spiritual_a witness_v against_o themselves_o r.b._n i.t._n p._n 37._o it_o can_v hardly_o be_v avouch_v that_o that_o knowledge_n in_o morality_n and_o divinity_n which_o they_o i._n e._n people_n that_o never_o have_v the_o law_n nor_o gospel_n make_v know_v to_o they_o as_o the_o jew_n and_o christian_n have_v have_v attain_v to_o be_v by_o mere_a light_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o baxter_n epistle_n p._n 7._o he_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o common_a supernatural_a light_n give_v to_o the_o unsanctified_a i_o may_v also_o call_v in_o john_n horn_n and_o the_o two_o thomas_n moores_n that_o push_n with_o he_o against_o the_o truth_n as_o witness_n of_o the_o same_o confusion_n that_o be_v among_o all_o the_o priest_n in_o this_o matter_n who_o in_o their_o book_n style_v a_o full_a discovery_n etc._n etc._n p._n 61._o affirm_v the_o light_n wherewith_o christ_n light_v every_o man_n be_v both_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a but_o as_o my_o business_n lie_v main_o with_o the_o other_o four_o man_n so_o george_n whitehead_n have_v sufficien_o thrust_v down_o the_o vain_a thought_n already_o of_o those_o three_o in_o his_o book_n style_v the_o
conscientia_fw-la sua_fw-la non_fw-la conniventi_fw-la sunt_fw-la manifesta_fw-la &_o opera_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la ceu_fw-la carnis_fw-la cu●usmodi_fw-la sunt_fw-la adulterium_fw-la scortatio_fw-la impuritas_fw-la lascivia_fw-la idololatria_fw-la veneficium_fw-la inimicitia_fw-la light_n a_o mulationes_fw-la excandescentia_fw-la rixae_fw-la dissidia_fw-la haereses_fw-la inuidia_fw-la caedes_fw-la ebrietas_fw-la commessationes_fw-la &_o his_o similia_fw-la qualia_fw-la quicunque_fw-la agunt_fw-la regni_fw-la dei_fw-la haeredes_fw-la non_fw-la erunt_fw-la manifesta_fw-la sunt_fw-la inquit_fw-la scriptura_fw-la 23._o idque_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la per_fw-la scripturam_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la lucem_fw-la cui_fw-la testatur_fw-la scriptura_fw-la &_o per_fw-la quam_fw-la manifesta_fw-la fuerint_fw-la in_o conscientiis_fw-la hominum_fw-la antequam_fw-la scriptura_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o hodie_fw-la manifesta_fw-la fiunt_fw-la ubi_fw-la scriptura_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la etiam_fw-la manifesta_fw-la forent_fw-la fi_fw-la scriptura_fw-la nunquam_fw-la fuisset_fw-la omnia_fw-la enim_fw-la quae_fw-la redarguantur_fw-la inquit_fw-la spiritus_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la 5.13_o per_fw-la lucem_fw-la manifesta_fw-la sunt_fw-la lux_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la omne_fw-la manifesta_fw-la facit_fw-la 30._o ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la itaque_fw-la animos_fw-la vestros_fw-la adhibeatis_fw-la omnes_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la veniatis_fw-la in_fw-la hac_fw-la ambuletis_fw-la &_o perpetuo_fw-la mane_n atis_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o spiritu_fw-la dei_fw-la qui_fw-la redarguit_fw-la mundum_fw-la &_o consolatur_fw-la sanctos_fw-la ex_fw-la mundo_fw-la vocatos_fw-la redemptos_fw-la &_o electos_fw-la hic_fw-la horatim_fw-la sistatis_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o vosmet_fw-la ipsos_fw-la sciatis_fw-la &_o comprehendatis_fw-la malos_fw-la spiritus_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la lucem_fw-la comprehenduntur_fw-la ac_fw-la dijudicantur_fw-la licet_fw-la hi_o nec_fw-la eam_fw-la nec_fw-la filios_fw-la ejus_fw-la comprehendunt_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la &_o miserecordia_fw-la &_o pax_fw-la multiplicetur_fw-la vobis_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la patre_fw-la &_o a_o jesus_n christo_n cujus_fw-la consilio_fw-la in_o conscientia_fw-la quicunque_fw-la auscultaverit_fw-la habitaverit_fw-la secure_a &_o quietus_n erit_fw-la etiam_fw-la a_o metu_fw-la mali_fw-la hic_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la mutus_fw-la ahaenus_fw-la homini_fw-la intern_a nil_fw-la conscire_fw-la sibi_fw-la nulla_fw-la pallesere_fw-la culpata_fw-la 31._o qui_fw-la vero_fw-la a_o luce_n deflexerit_fw-la relinquens_fw-la semitas_fw-la sinceritatis_fw-la ambu_fw-la lare_fw-la in_o tenebrarum_fw-la viis_fw-la be_v ut_fw-la suopic_n judicio_fw-la fit_a introrsum_fw-la condemnatus_fw-la ita_fw-la hunc_fw-la tum_fw-la error_n tum_fw-la terror_n semper_fw-la obviam_fw-la habituri_fw-la sunt_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la dum_fw-la speciem_fw-la risus_fw-la &_o laetitia_fw-la praese_n ferat_fw-la saepe_fw-la tamen_fw-la valde_fw-la torquetur_fw-la &_o in_o it_o we_o pallet_n be_v infaelix_fw-la quod_fw-la proxima_fw-la nesciat_fw-la uxor_fw-la 32._o haec_fw-la omne_fw-la supradicta_fw-la quae_fw-la primo_fw-la privatim_fw-la magis_fw-la in_o amici_n singularis_fw-la &_o insignis_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la germanici_fw-la gratiam_fw-la &_o usum_fw-la latin_a fuerunt_fw-la conscripta_fw-la nunc_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la ulteriori_fw-la alteration_n quam_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la rei_fw-la ratio_fw-la requirit_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la deo_fw-la ipso_fw-la ad_fw-la opus_fw-la hoc_fw-la movente_fw-la publicae_fw-la magis_fw-la idque_fw-la tam_fw-la anglice_fw-la quam_fw-la latin_a rescripta_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o exhibita_fw-la in_o usum_fw-la vestrum_fw-la o_fw-la academici_n ac_fw-la aliorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la quibus_fw-la petentibus_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la parati_fw-la sumus_fw-la secundum_fw-la petri_n consilium_fw-la 1_o pet._n 3.15_o ad_fw-la reddendum_fw-la rationem_fw-la fidei_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la mansuetudine_fw-la &_o timore_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la bonam_fw-la habentes_fw-la in_fw-la hunc_fw-la finem_fw-la vero_fw-la ut_fw-la tam_fw-la vos_fw-fr qui_fw-fr aures_fw-la a_o veritate_fw-la avertentes_fw-la ad_fw-la fabulas_fw-la divertitis_fw-la quam_fw-la vos_fw-fr qui_fw-fr prurientes_fw-la &_o nulli_fw-la alii_fw-la rei_fw-la vacantes_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la dicendum_fw-la &_o audiendum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la novi_fw-la putatis_fw-la nos_fw-la peregrina_fw-la ac_fw-la novella_fw-la quaedam_fw-la infer_v auribus_fw-la vestris_fw-la sciatis_fw-la nos_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la nova_fw-la aliqua_fw-la attulisse_fw-la sed_fw-la antiqua_fw-la omne_fw-la etiam_fw-la eadem_fw-la ipsamet_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la dei_fw-la ministros_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la edita_fw-la quaeque_fw-la scimus_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o salvationem_fw-la vestram_fw-la vel_fw-la damnationem_fw-la graviorem_fw-la vos_fw-la agnituros_fw-la in_o eternum_fw-la 33._o de_fw-fr quibus_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la negligimus_fw-la vos_fw-la commonefacere_fw-la &_o per_fw-la submonitionem_fw-la expergefacere_fw-la siquidem_fw-la nil_fw-la dicere_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la dictum_fw-la prius_fw-la tiamsi_fw-la nos_fw-la haud_fw-la piget_fw-la attamen_fw-la tutum_fw-la est_fw-la vobis_fw-la qui_fw-la prae_fw-la nimia_fw-la incogitatione_fw-la ac_fw-la inanimadvertentia_fw-la vel_fw-la id_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quod_fw-la notitis_fw-la veer_fw-la dicam_fw-la ignoratis_fw-la 34._o quae_fw-la quidem_fw-la si_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la luce_fw-fr ac_fw-la eod●m_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sinceritatis_fw-la quocum_fw-la scripta_fw-la fuerint_fw-la ab_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la pelegantur_fw-la vel_fw-la i_o scripsisse_fw-la vel_fw-la vos_fw-la legisse_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la paenitebit_fw-la 35._o sin_n minus_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la malignitatis_fw-la &_o inimicitiae_fw-la spiritum_fw-la amicus_fw-la hic_fw-la sermo_n salutis_fw-la vestrae_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la exstimularit_fw-la ita_fw-la 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