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A39305 A further discovery of that spirit of contention & division which hath appeared of late in George Keith, &c. being a reply to two late printed pieces of his, the one entituled A loving epistle, &c. the other, A seasonable information, &c. : wherein his cavils are answered, his falshood is laid open, and the guilt and blame of the breach and separation in America, and the reproach he hath brought upon truth and Friends by his late printed books, are fixed faster on him / written by way of epistle ... by Thomas Ellwood. Ellwood, Thomas, 1639-1713. 1694 (1694) Wing E623; ESTC R224514 71,867 130

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public_a for_o his_o private_a family-meeting_n he_o and_o his_o party_n stick_v to_o their_o own_o intention_n and_o hold_v a_o private_a family-meeting_n in_o his_o house_n some_o of_o we_o meet_v say_v he_o as_o a_o private_a family-meeting_n in_o the_o evening_n at_o the_o house_n of_o g._n k._n p._n 15._o and_o after_o all_o this_o when_o he_o see_v that_o private_a family-meeting_n will_v not_o do_v he_o with_o his_o party_n assume_v a_o power_n to_o set_v up_o and_o do_v set_v up_o a_o new_a public_a afternoon_n meet_v their_o ●…eeping_n up_o say_v he_o their_o public_a afternoon_n meet_v have_v give_v we_o just_a occasion_n at_o present_a to_o have_v a_o public_a afternoon_n meet_v as_o well_o as_o they_o p._n 16._o now_o reader_n judge_n and_o 〈◊〉_d not_o whether_o i_o have_v not_o good_a ground_n to_o say_v he_o and_o his_o party_n will_v have_v assume_v a_o power_n to_o alter_v chap_v change_n appo_fw-it pull_v down_o set_v up_o meeting_n as_o they_o please_v and_o whither_o he_o have_v any_o just_a cause_n from_o thence_o to_o charge_v i_o with_o perversion_n and_o forgery_n his_o fifteen_o instance_n of_o my_o pervert_n his_o word_n that_o because_o he_o say_v it_o be_v good_a to_o have_v but_o one_o public_a meeting_n on_o first_o day_n i_o he_o say_v thereby_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o good_a according_a to_o his_o sense_n but_o evil_a to_o have_v two_o public_a meeting_n on_o first_o day_n and_o that_o therefore_o to_o keep_v two_o be_v against_o his_o conscience_n i_o do_v not_o say_v against_o his_o conscience_n but_o against_o his_o declare_a intention_n and_o sense_n what_o that_o be_v i_o know_v but_o what_o his_o conscience_n be_v i_o do_v know_v but_o be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v i_o think_v i_o make_v appear_v that_o in_o his_o set_n up_o his_o afternoon_n meet_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o ancient_a meeting_n of_o friend_n and_o contrary_a to_o his_o before-declared_n intention_n and_o sense_n he_o go_v not_o upon_o a_o sincere_a 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on_o it_o which_o he_o have_v not_o answer_v as_o indeed_o he_o seldom_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v argumentative_a but_o catch_v at_o word_n and_o quibble_n on_o they_o thus_o what_o i_o offer_v in_o p._n 38._o to_o show_n from_o his_o say_n that_o the_o separation_n be_v well_o warrant_v both_o by_o scripture-testimony_n and_o command_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o take_v the_o separation_n upon_o himself_o because_o it_o will_v be_v as_o i_o there_o argue_v a_o apparent_a self-condemnation_n in_o he_o to_o say_v the_o friend_n have_v separate_v from_o he_o and_o that_o their_o so_o separate_v be_v well-warranted_a by_o scripture_n and_o command_n of_o christ._n this_o i_o say_v he_o skip_v light_o over_o and_o catch_v