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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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that_o man_n must_v leave_v their_o sin_n behind_o they_o and_o be_v by_o christ_n divest_v of_o they_o before_o they_o can_v come_v indeed_o to_o be_v in_o christ_n to_o who_o no_o sinner_n while_o sinner_n be_v or_o can_v be_v unite_v unless_o thou_o will_v contradict_v paul_n who_o faith_n what_o concord_n between_o christ_n and_o belial_n yet_o if_o christ_n be_v in_o saint_n who_o leave_v nothing_o of_o his_o own_o behind_o he_o where_o ere_o he_o come_v his_o righteousness_n holiness_n and_o spirit_n of_o life_n be_v in_o they_o also_o but_o no_o more_o of_o
sensu_fw-la enim_fw-la h●mines_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la eo_fw-la etiam_fw-la illuminarr_n aliter_fw-la aequi'voca_fw-la esset_fw-la apostoli_fw-la oratio_fw-la at_o homines_fw-la spiritualiter_fw-la fuisse_fw-la teneb●as_fw-la extra_fw-la controversiam_fw-la est_fw-la est_fw-la observe_v here_o how_o these_o man_n contradict_v one_o another_o i._o o._n say_v that_o clause_n come_v into_o the_o world_n relate_v to_o the_o light_n so_o as_o to_o say_v the_o true_a light_n come_v into_o the_o world_n enlighten_v every_o man_n i._o t._n say_v nay_o come_v into_o the_o world_n relate_v to_o man_n so_o as_o to_o say_v every_o man_n come_v into_o the_o world_n see_v how_o they_o concur_v together_o by_o the_o ear_n among_o themselves_o themselves_o merae_n tenebrae_fw-la &_o cecitas_fw-la quoth_v i_o o._n of_o it_o it_o merae_n tenebrae_fw-la &_o cecitas_fw-la quoth_v i_o o._n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o what_o show_v drunkenness_n to_o be_v evil_a must_v 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gloriantur_fw-la punitiones_fw-la &_o incarcerationes_fw-la esse_fw-la debeant_fw-la debeant_fw-la memorandum_n that_o to_o a._n p._n t.d._n say_v it_o be_v corrupt_a nature_n by_o which_o the_o heathen_a rom._n 2._o be_v say_v to_o do_v the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n and_o here_o he_o take_v the_o action_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n for_o some_o of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v mortify_v it_o shall_v seem_v then_o the_o heathen_a if_o it_o be_v a_o action_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n to_o do_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o law_n must_v mortify_v their_o deed_n do_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n thus_o it_o must_v be_v according_a to_o t._n d_n principle_n principle_n witness_v gideon_n twice_o together_o before_o he_o can_v believe_v isarel_n shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o median_a by_o his_o hand_n for_o which_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o angry_a with_o he_o judg._n 8.6.36_o and_o ahar_n also_o with_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v angry_a because_o he_o will_v not_o ask_v a_o sign_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d varium_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n lumen_fw-la hoc_fw-la internum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la common_a vicunque_fw-la ei_fw-la attendatur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ullo_fw-la respectu_fw-la salutare_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la divinis_fw-la sinem_fw-la ultimum_fw-la quod_fw-la attinet_fw-la merae_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la et_fw-la caecitas_fw-la caecitas_fw-la fx._n 1_o s_o 5_o 6._o figmentum_fw-la horrendum_fw-la lumen_fw-la internum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la common_a etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr fictitio_fw-la isto_fw-la sive_fw-la lumine_fw-la sive_fw-la verbo_fw-la interno_fw-la et_fw-la christo_fw-la imaginario_fw-la etc._n etc._n ex._n 3._o s._n 11._o fanatici_fw-la nostrale_n enthusiasmos_fw-la nescio_fw-la quos_fw-la jactitante_n lucem_fw-la internan_n atque_fw-la infallibilitatem_fw-la inde_fw-la emergentem_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-fr s._n 22._o lu●en_fw-la nescio_fw-la quod_fw-la cui_fw-la nihil_fw-la common_a est_fw-la cum_fw-la scripture_n tanquam_fw-la doctorem_fw-la infallibilem_fw-la sequi_fw-la et_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la obedire_fw-la s._n 25._o lumen_fw-la illud_fw-la internum_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la omnino_fw-la ficta_fw-la atque_fw-la commentum_fw-la crass_a excogitatum_fw-la s._n 28._o nihil_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la ullâ_fw-la revelatione_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la out_o lumen_fw-la internum_fw-la enthusiasmum_fw-la etc._n etc._n incerta_fw-la periculosa_fw-la inutilia_fw-la ea_fw-la omne_fw-la media_fw-la ad_fw-la cognoscendum_fw-la deum_fw-la atque_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la ejus_fw-la ideoque_fw-la rejicienda_fw-la atque_fw-la detestanda_fw-la esse_fw-la quae_fw-la simulant_fw-la fanatici_fw-la apparet_fw-la s._n 30_o omnes_fw-la istas_fw-la vias_fw-la et_fw-la modos_fw-la cognitionis_fw-la dei_fw-la ac_fw-la cum_fw-la co_fw-la communionis_fw-la quos_fw-la jactitant_fw-la fanatici_fw-la rejici_fw-la ac_fw-la damnari_fw-la a_o spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la opparet_fw-la presertim_fw-la angelorum_fw-la colloquia_fw-la revelationes_fw-la alienas_fw-la a_o verbo_fw-la scripto_fw-la deinde_fw-la spiritum_fw-la fanaticorum_fw-la internum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la common_a s._n 32._o ad_fw-la lumen_fw-la internum_fw-la seu_fw-la spiritum_fw-la internum_fw-la privatum_fw-la nusquam_fw-la nunquam_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la ablegamur_fw-la s._n 34._o enthusiasmorum_fw-la omne_fw-la genus_fw-la fallax_fw-la incertum_fw-la incertissimum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ex._n 4._o s._n 15._o lux_fw-la nictans_fw-la neque_fw-la è_fw-la tenebru_fw-la perniciosissimis_fw-la emergens_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deo_fw-la quopiam_fw-la melius_fw-la s._n 21._o qualitas_fw-la nescio_fw-la quae_fw-la divina_fw-la etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verè_fw-la nihil_fw-la si_fw-mi quis_fw-la seu_fw-la quaerit_fw-la quare_fw-la seu_fw-la queritur_fw-la quod_fw-la hîc_fw-la loci_fw-la non_fw-la curantur_fw-la vel_fw-la verbonrum_fw-la qualitas_fw-la vel_fw-la syllabonrum_fw-la quantitas_fw-la sciat_fw-la dehinc_fw-la nos_fw-la rusticos_fw-la nec_fw-la magisnec_fw-la minus_fw-la cunraturos_fw-la vel_fw-la variètatem_fw-la verbonrum_fw-la vel_fw-la quantintatem_fw-la nostronrum_fw-la syllambinrum_fw-la quam_fw-la videmus_fw-la vos_fw-la acâdemminros_fw-la parum_fw-la cunranre_n vel_fw-la verintantem_fw-la verbonrum_fw-la vel_fw-la qualintantem_fw-la vostronrum_fw-la syllog_n smonrum_fw-la smonrum_fw-la act._n 26.17_o 18_o 18_o 1._o joh._n 1.5.6.7_o 1.5.6.7_o rom._n 3.6_o 9_o ad_fw-la 19_o 19_o joh._n 46.47.35.36_o 8.12.12_o 8.12.12_o psa._n 18.28_o 34_o 35_o 36_o 9_o ●_o ●_o esa._n 42.6_o 7.43.8.45.3.49.6_o act_n 13.47_o 13.47_o luk._n 2.30_o 31_o 32._o 32._o joh._n 3.16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 12._o 12._o act_n 4.11_o 12._o 12._o rom._n 2._o 2._o rom._n 2.14_o 15._o joh._n 1.20_o psal._n 32.1_o 2._o act._n 3.26_o rom._n 11.26_o 11.26_o mat._n 11.27_o gal._n 1.16_o 1.16_o rom._n 1.16_o col._n 1.23_o 1.23_o pro._n 6.23_o 6.23_o heb._n 4._o 4._o jer._n 6.16_o 6.16_o 1_o joh._n 3.20_o 21._o 21._o jam._n 1.25_o 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preach_v in_o it_o and_o by_o it_o in_o every_o creature_n under_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o to_o some_o man_n ministry_n &_o to_o all_o by_o some_o outward_a ministry_n or_o other_o also_o and_o be_v not_o any_o mere_a natural_a faculty_n as_o our_o naturalist_n call_v it_o that_o be_v as_o natural_a to_o man_n as_o his_o mind_n itself_o be_v as_o j.o._n mindlesse_o assert_v it_o to_o be_v for_o than_o it_o must_v be_v the_o es●e_n homini_fw-la so_o essential_a to_o a_o man_n that_o he_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v true_o call_v a_o man_n without_o it_o whereas_o though_o man_n in_o the_o fall_n be_v in_o indeed_o so_o short_a of_o the_o man_n make_v at_o first_o after_o god_n image_n or_o of_o man_n restore_v back_o again_o
21._o thou_o i_o false_o charge_v we_o with_o the_o guilt_n of_o that_o sin_n of_o the_o jew_n rom._n 10.3.4_o viz._n make_v our_o own_o righteousness_n our_o justification_n 2._o thou_o relate_v g.w._n clear_v we_o ofthat_o say_v that_o we_o do_v not_o make_v our_o own_o righteousness_n our_o justification_n but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v that_o we_o testify_v be_v make_v manifest_a in_o we_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n phil._n 3.9_o not_o our_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v ●f_o the_o law_n that_o be_v any_o personal_a conformity_n to_o the_o law_n in_o that_o outward_a letter_n that_o we_o can_v make_v by_o any_o ability_n of_o we_o without_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n such_o be_v that_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o paul_n establish_v to_o himself_o as_o his_o gain_n and_o righteousness_n before_o his_o conversion_n to_o that_o of_o christ_n for_o that_o and_o no_o other_o be_v it_o which_o paul_n call_v his_o own_o and_o the_o jew_n own_o and_o not_o that_o which_o christ_n wrought_v in_o he_o &_o clothe_v he_o with_o and_o enable_v he_o to_o perform_v as_o thou_o blasphemous_o bolt'_v it_o out_o but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n by_o faith_n to_o which_o though_o thou_o seem_v to_o assent_v in_o these_o word_n viz._n the_o apostle_n by_o his_o own_o righteousness_n understand_v his_fw-la personal_a conformity_n to_o the_o law_n and_o by_o christ_n righteousness_n that_o which_o be_v of_o christ_n make_v his_o by_o faith_n by_o which_o term_n his_o if_o thou_o intend_v his_o as_o abstract_n from_o christ_n his_o weak_a strive_n in_o his_o own_o strength_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n and_o not_o that_o personal_a conformity_n to_o it_o he_o be_v at_o last_o enable_v to_o by_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n of_o christ_n intimate_v rom._n 8.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o thou_o fall_v in_o with_o we_o who_o make_v that_o genuine_a distinction_n between_o all_o mere_a man_n 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the_o priesthood_n prate_v account_v and_o impute_v but_o real_o and_o true_o derive_v and_o impart_v to_o they_o and_o reveal_v as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v rom._n 1.17_o from_o faith_n to_o faith_n in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o they_o that_o believe_v therein_o so_o that_o of_o the_o fullness_n of_o that_o righteousness_n of_o god_n that_o dwell_v in_o he_o they_o all_o receive_v grace_n for_o grace_n to_o the_o true_a wash_n justification_n sanctification_n and_o salvation_n of_o they_o from_o all_o that_o unrighteousness_n by_o which_o they_o become_v guilty_a before_o god_n while_o they_o stand_v in_o no_o other_o righteousness_n but_o their_o own_o yea_o that_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o saint_n which_o be_v in_o kind_a the_o self_n same_o with_o that_o in_o himself_o thou_o both_o deny_v to_o avail_v one_o jot_n to_o justification_n and_o also_o confound_a into_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o with_o that_o of_o mere_a man_n own_o work_v which_o 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