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A41067 A touch-stone, or, A perfect tryal by the Scriptures, of all the priests, bishops, and ministers, who have called themselves, the ministers of the Gospel whose time and day hath been in the last ages past, or rather in the night of apostacy : they are tried and weighed by the Scriptures of truth, and are found out of the life and power of the scriptures, and out of the spirit and doctrine of them that gave them forth, and quite contrary to their principle and practice, both Papists and Protestants : unto which is annexed, Womens speaking justified, &c. Fox, Margaret Askew Fell, 1614-1702. 1667 (1667) Wing F639; ESTC R7178 82,431 96

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of_o the_o simple_a and_o so_o keep_v they_o ever_o learning_n but_o they_o never_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n but_o to_o proceed_v to_o the_o first_o viz._n their_o title_n this_o be_v clear_a contrary_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n for_o when_o the_o mother_n of_o zebedees_n child_n come_v unto_o he_o concern_v she_o two_o son_n that_o one_o may_v sit_v on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o other_o on_o his_o left_a jesus_n answer_v and_o say_v you_o know_v not_o what_o you_o ask_v and_o when_o the_o other_o ten_o hear_v it_o they_o be_v move_v with_o indignation_n against_o the_o two_o brethren_n but_o jesus_n call_v they_o unto_o he_o and_o say_v you_o know_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o gentile_n exercise_v dominion_n over_o they_o and_o they_o that_o be_v great_a exercise_n authority_n upon_o they_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o among_o you_o but_o whosoever_o will_v be_v great_a among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v your_o minister_n and_o whosoever_o will_v be_v chief_a among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v your_o servant_n even_o as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v not_o to_o be_v minister_v unto_o but_o to_o minister_v and_o to_o give_v his_o life_n a_o ransom_n for_o many_o matth._n 20._o likewise_o again_o when_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v betray_v he_o they_o begin_v to_o inquire_v among_o themselves_o which_o of_o they_o it_o be_v and_o there_o be_v also_o a_o strife_n among_o they_o which_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v account_v the_o great_a mark_n that_o you_o great_a lord_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n exercise_v lordship_n over_o they_o and_o those_o that_o exercise_n authority_n on_o they_o be_v call_v benefactor_n but_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v apostle_n so_o but_o he_o that_o be_v great_a among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v as_o the_o young_a and_o he_o that_o be_v chief_a as_o he_o that_o do_v serve_v etc._n etc._n and_o again_o when_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o 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