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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	faith_n	patience_n	temperance_n	4,962	5	11.6128	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35009	The first part of Babel's-builders unmasking themselves as appears by the following judgment from Barbadoes (promoted by George Fox his party, and subscribed by eighty two of them) : with a letter of G.F.'s, G.W's, &c. in answer thereunto, and observations thereupon : also a false prophesie of that lying prophet, Sol. Eccles : whereas the following discourse was formerly printed and privately disposed ... amongst those called Quakers, but finding some of G.F.'s party have since publickly exposed it with slanderous and false charges on the author, this second impression with some small addition, is now made publick ... / Thomas Crisp.; Babel's-builders unmask't. Part 1	Crisp, Thomas, 17th cent.; Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Eccles, Solomon, 1618-1683.; Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1682 (1682)	Wing C6951; ESTC R10390	16,901	16

Nay but as many as are led by the Spirit of God are the Sons of God this Spirit Christ said he would send should be in them Forasmuch as the foregoing Letter of G. F. c. to Barbadoes was produced as a proof of their denial of the said Paper I observe therein That they are more afraid of its Publication than ashamed of the Matter and do more object the subscribing the Paper than owning that Principle Viz giving up all to them as appears by their Words If it should come into the Hands of Opposers c. they would say we set up Arbitrary Power Implicit Faith c. but they say not so which are the plain tendency thereof But it is needful to know what they mean by the Universal Spirit being that is so often mentioned I take it to be the Opinion or Judgment of the Ruling Party or Foxonions among the Quakers because they exclude those who oppose their Orders as being Apostates and gone out from the Universal Spirit Also I take this Spirit of theirs not to be the Universal Spirit of God but a private selfish Spirit of their own because they say As for the Stubborn and Wilful that are against Men and Womens-Meetings the Vniversal Spirit cannot receive that Now those they term Stubborn c. are not against Mens and Womens-Meetings but differ about the Form and Power thereof they are only against Women having Meetings apart from the Men when they have no business requires it not against them in Cities great Towns and Places where they live near together and Occasions require but where they live remote from each other and have no business Also the Form of Marriages c. This is great part of the difference and the Case of those Persons G. F. c. term Apostates Bad Spirits c. And G. F. c. says The Vniversal Spirit cannot receive that I shall shew by Testimonies of Scripture and Friends that notwithstanding Differences yet Christians ought to receive each other and walk in Love as Brethren E. Burrough says Notwithstanding their difference in Judgment whether in Cases Substantial or Ceremonial yet they were still to be in Love and Vnity pag. 809. And every one to mind the Teachings of the Spirit in himself Hereby you may see that E. B. could receive in Love and walk in Unity with such as differed in Cases Substantial which is as high a difference as any about Womens Meetings can be Also W. Pen saith Address to Protestants p. 70. I cannot see how such Men can excuse themselves from great presumption c. who deny those Persons to be Members of Christ's Church that in Conscience refuse to subscribe any other Draught than their Lord hath given them Then how can G. F. c. excuse themselves who say Those that be against Womens-Meetings the Vniversal Spirit cannot receive Unless G. F. c. prove that such Dissenters have had their Form of Womens-Meetings from the Lord. And G. F. c. must admit them Members of Christs Church or prove they refuse that which the Lord hath given them or else G. F. c. are inexcusable and condemnable by their own Testimonies Also 2 Pet. 1.5 Give all diligence thereunto add to Faith Vertue Knowledge Temperance Patience Godliness Brotherly-Kindness Love for if these things be in you and abound ye shall not be unfruitful nor barren c. Wherefore give all diligence to make your Calling and Election sure for if ye do these things ye shall never fail for an Entrance shall be ministred unto you into the Everlasting Kingdom Now I appeal to any sober Christian Whether all these Qualifications may not be in one and yet conscientiously dissent from a Form of Marriage or Womens-Meetings as order'd by G. F. If it can be as I am sure it may that one may be so qualified and assisted by Gods Spirit as to attain these Vertues expressed by the Apostle Peter and not comply with G. F's Womens-Meetings then a sure entrance is made into the Everlasting Kingdom and they are received by the Universal Spirit of God therefore G. F's c. Universal Spirit so often mentioned is not that of God nor of E. B. or Is P. nor the Spirit of Christ nor his Apostles for they said Judge not and that the Tree was known by its Fruit. But G. F. c. will judge and condemn for evil and gone from the Spirit altho no evil Fruit appears only Nonconformity to them Also where evil Fruit does appear as in this their Judgment yet he can say to them because they own his Form and Womens Meetings We know your Care and that you aim at the best things So that to give up to his Orders tho contrary to their own measures seems by him termed the best Things and they are manifestly declared the Epistle of Christ wrote with the Spirit of the Living God c. Whereby he seems to place more Vertue and Power in conforming to his Orders of Womens Meetings c. than in all Faith and Fruits of the Spirit expressed in the Scripture And where-ever G. F. mentions the Universal Spirit I take him he meanes the Spirit that set up and adores those Meetings and persecutes all such who cannot for Conscience sake conform thereto Now Christ said Whatever you would another should do unto you that do unto them Love thy Neighbour as thy self c. This is the true Universal Spirit to desire no more Liberty nor Charity from another than one would be content to allow them and Impose no more on another than one would have them Impose on ones self G. F. c. once cryed for Liberty of Conscience none must perform any Worship but as taught and led thereinto by the Light in their own Hearts but having gathered a People to themselves now say they Submit to your Elders and if not Conform to his Orders for Conscience sake then Wilful Stubborn out of the Vniversal Spirit and Truth Enemies Rebels accursed from all Eternity c. And it appears that the Subscribers and G. F. c. do differ for he says This would make the Belief which is in the Light and the measure of the Spirit in their own particulars not one with the Vniversal i. e. G. F's Spirit c. Indeed so it doth for there be many that believe in the Light and measure of the Spirit and its Sufficiency that are not one with G. F's c. Imposing Spirit which he calls Vniversal but against it altho the true Universal Spirit of Christ and in all His hath now as formerly Unity with the least measure in any Member tho for Conscience sake they may be of a differing apprehension in some things and therefore the Apostle He became all to all weak or strong and said bear one anothers Burdens and bear one with another and therefore he condescended to Baptise and Circumcise to win over and endeavoured the encrease of their Faith and Understandings