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ribaldry_n and_o billingsgate_n but_o the_o fury_n which_o breath_n in_o their_o spirit_n can_v go_v along_o with_o it_o into_o breast_n of_o more_o free_a and_o generous_a conversation_n mr._n penn_n sense_n and_o breed_n can_v not_o secure_v he_o from_o the_o tincture_n of_o this_o leaven_n which_o transport_v he_o for_o nothing_o else_o can_v do_v it_o to_o treat_v his_o old_a friend_n mr._n firmin_n at_o this_o course_n rate_n call_v he_o in_o his_o winding-sheet_n print_v 1672._o p._n 2._o that_o little_a great_a pragmatical_a thomas_n firmin_n a_o monster_n all_o tongue_n and_o no_o ear_n i_o abhor_v his_o folly_n lightness_n and_o foul_a mouth_n and_o he_o call_v mr._n hedworth_n p._n 1_o a_o very_a night-bird_n a_o wanderer_n one_o that_o look_v and_o creep_v about_o like_o a_o angry_a vagrant_a momus_n p._n 3_o bursten_v with_o folly_n and_o revenge_n p._n 4._o stuff_v with_o dull_a ignorance_n and_o cavil_n shallow_a head_n envious_a heart_n a_o idle_a shifter_n bombast_n a_o 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immorality_n under_o this_o umbrage_n and_o no_o command_n of_o scripture_n can_v restrain_v or_o convince_v they_o by_o this_o latitude_n here_o grant_v because_o if_o they_o shall_v enthusiastical_o believe_v or_o hypocritical_o pretend_v that_o such_o command_n of_o scripture_n be_v not_o require_v by_o their_o spirit_n anew_o it_o be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la supersede_v by_o this_o principle_n thus_o it_o be_v object_v to_o g._n fox_n that_o one_o of_o his_o quaker_n have_v pretend_a a_o immediate_a call_n from_o heaven_n to_o commit_v theft_n or_o robbery_n 77._o great_a mist_n p._n 77._o and_o sacrilege_n in_o take_v out_o of_o the_o church_n a_o hourglass_n g._n f._n do_v vindicate_v it_o in_o these_o word_n and_o as_o for_o any_o be_v move_v of_o the_o lord_n to_o take_v away_o your_o hourglass_n from_o you_o by_o the_o eternal_a power_n it_o be_v own_v and_o if_o another_o shall_v pretend_v a_o immediate_a call_v to_o take_v away_o the_o communion-plate_n for_o that_o be_v use_v to_o superstitious_a use_n where_o be_v the_o end_n of_o these_o loose_a principle_n mr._n penn_n can_v tell_v whether_o he_o do_v not_o solicit_v g._n w._n to_o return_v a_o letter_n 8._o some_o of_o the_o quaker_n principle_n p._n 8._o which_o another_o quaker_n have_v steal_v and_o give_v to_o he_o and_o whether_o g._n w._n do_v not_o make_v this_o answer_n that_o unless_o the_o lord_n require_v he_o he_o will_v not_o return_v it_o again_o see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o tyranny_n and_o hypocr_n etc._n etc._n p._n 37._o but_o as_o for_o thing_n inconsistent_a with_o government_n which_o mr._n penn_n suppose_v their_o light_n can_v never_o dictate_v i_o refer_v he_o to_o the_o first_o section_n and_o to_o some_o of_o the_o quaker_n principle_n sect._n 10._o to_o 18._o these_o concern_v the_o government_n of_o the_o state_n but_o as_o for_o church_n government_n i_o think_v mr._n penn_n will_v not_o say_v but_o their_o principle_n be_v whole_o inconsistent_a have_v they_o not_o 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