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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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plus_fw-la sermonem_fw-la illum_fw-la quo_fw-la hic_fw-la utimur_fw-la intelligant_fw-la quám_fw-la nos_fw-la aliquory_n inconditum_fw-la illum_fw-la verborum_fw-la sonum_fw-la omni_fw-la sano_fw-la sensu_fw-la vacuum_fw-la quo_fw-la ipsi_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la umnibus_fw-la altis_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la sibi_fw-la in_o dicendo_fw-la obitrepese_n videntur_fw-la ment_fw-la pe●cipere_fw-la possiinus_fw-la sintsene_n omnes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neque_fw-la ultra_fw-la linguam_fw-la vernaculam_fw-la lapiant_fw-la lapiant_fw-la ex._n 11_o sect._n 1._o fanaticos_fw-la nostrate_v qui_fw-la à_fw-la tremore_fw-la quo_fw-la se_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la agitari_fw-la ipsi_fw-la fibi_fw-la fingunt_fw-la aut_fw-la reapse_n vi_fw-la mali_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la agitantur_fw-la vulgò_fw-la trepidantes_fw-la seu_fw-la quaker_n vocantur_fw-la respicit_fw-la quaestionis_fw-la pars_fw-la posterior_n quae_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la scripturae_fw-la nomine_fw-la proprio_fw-la proprio_fw-la condemnatur_fw-la horrida_fw-la illa_fw-la vociferatio_fw-la qua_fw-la per_fw-la vicos_fw-la vrbis_fw-la agros_fw-la arque_fw-la templa_fw-la quae_fw-la vocant_fw-la illum_fw-la cognoscite_fw-la dominum_fw-la rob●ant_fw-la fanatici_fw-la i._o o._n ex._n 3._o s._n 42._o that_o horrid_a tone_n wherein_o the_o fanatic_n sound_v it_o out_o throw_v the_o city_n suburb_n field_n and_o temple_n as_o they_o call_v they_o that_o know_v the_o lord_n lord_n epist._n ded._n pag._n 13._o 28._o 30._o pag._n 147._o second_o title_n page_n ad_fw-la lectorem_fw-la ex._n 2._o s._n 2._o s._n 16._o s._n 21._o s_o 22._o s._n 25._o s._n 32._o s._n 39_o ex._n 4._o s._n 21._o s._n 23._o s_o ult_fw-la fanatici_fw-la nostrate_v fanatici_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hisce_fw-la fanaticis_fw-la insano_fw-la cujusvis_fw-la fanatici_fw-la nebulonis_fw-la strepitu_fw-la strepitu_fw-la juniorum_fw-la instructioni_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o sacrarum_fw-la literarum_fw-la studium_fw-la ingenii_fw-la a_o cumen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intendentibus_fw-la passim_fw-la hosce_fw-la corvos_fw-la sequi_fw-la testaque_fw-la lutoque_fw-la nee_n animus_n oft_o nec_fw-la otium_fw-la specimen_fw-la hoc_fw-la novi_fw-la fanaticismi_fw-la refutati_fw-la qui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d comitatus_fw-la nullubi_fw-la non_fw-la grassatur_fw-la dicatum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la lectorem_fw-la lectorem_fw-la qui_fw-la cotis_fw-la usurpat_fw-la officium_fw-la reddit_fw-la saltem_fw-la alios_fw-la acutos_fw-la ipse_fw-la licet_fw-la interim_n planè_fw-la hebe_n est_fw-la &_o obtusus_fw-la obtusus_fw-la quis_fw-la expedivit_fw-la psittaco_fw-la suum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d picasque_fw-la docuit_fw-la verba_fw-la nostra_fw-la conari_fw-la magister_fw-la artis_fw-la ingeniique_fw-la largitor_fw-la venture_n docuit_fw-la negatas_fw-la artifex_n sequi_fw-la voces_fw-la per._n per._n viz._n neque_fw-la sane_fw-la usque_fw-la adeo_fw-la obrutuit_fw-la humanum_fw-la genus_fw-la ut_fw-la semper_fw-la praestigiatores_fw-la istos_fw-la spirituales_fw-la qui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contra_fw-la manifesta_fw-la christi_fw-la praecepta_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la exempla_fw-la communia_fw-la rationis_fw-la istius_fw-la quâ_fw-la homines_fw-la sumus_fw-la principia_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d posthabitâ_fw-la aeternae_fw-la salutis_fw-la curâ_fw-la in_o caecitate_fw-la &_o ignorantia_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la divinae_fw-la propriique_fw-la officii_fw-la negligentiâ_fw-la supiná_fw-la mortalium_fw-la ullos_fw-la idololatriae_fw-la illecebi_fw-la be_v illaqueatos_fw-la detinere_fw-la conantur_fw-la far_o velit_fw-la velit_fw-la de_fw-fr scripturae_fw-la nomi●e_fw-la proprie_fw-la contra_fw-la fanaticos_fw-la nostrate_v etc._n etc._n huic_fw-la hominum_fw-la generi_fw-la non_fw-la satis_fw-la e●set_fw-la iiscum_fw-la congredi_fw-la &_o sociari_fw-la qui_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la seculis_fw-la convitia_fw-la sacris_fw-la scripture_n intentàrunt_fw-la atque_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o illas_fw-la injecta_fw-la opprobria_fw-la svo_fw-la calculo_fw-la approbare_fw-la etc._n etc._n ex._n 1._o s._n 2_o 3._o praemium_fw-la strenuae_fw-la contra_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la oppositioni_fw-la debitum_fw-la nemini_fw-la mortalium_fw-la sibi_fw-la praereptum_fw-la vellent_fw-la etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la deus_fw-la placuerit_fw-la provinciam_fw-la hanc_fw-la adversus_fw-la verbi_fw-la svi_fw-la host_n demicandi_fw-la nobis_fw-la indignis_fw-la delegare_fw-la ex._n 3._o s._n 16._o 16._o quicquid_fw-la judaei_n quicquid_fw-la ponteficii_fw-la in_o opprobrium_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la dicere_fw-la unquam_fw-la sustinuerunt_fw-la id_fw-la omne_fw-la horrendo_fw-la percussi_fw-la scotomate_v &_o dicunt_fw-la &_o asseverant_fw-la impuri_fw-la homunciones_fw-la librorum_fw-la titulos_fw-la horrendos_fw-la pudet_fw-la refer_v ex._n 3._o s._n 12._o gregis_fw-la huius_fw-la precipui_fw-la errones_fw-la &_o corryphaei_fw-la hic_fw-la illic_fw-la impie_fw-la &_o blasphemé_fw-fr in_o sacras_fw-la scripturas_fw-la provocati_fw-la dixerunt_n quae_fw-la sit_fw-la communis_fw-la eorum_fw-la sententia_fw-la ex_fw-la libris_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la editis_fw-la etc._n etc._n s._n 17._o 17._o declarationem_fw-la hanc_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la divinae_fw-la à_fw-la spiritu_fw-la christi_fw-la qui_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la ejus_fw-la adfuit_fw-la proces●isse_fw-la proftientur_fw-la etc._n etc._n pro_fw-la verâ_fw-la &_o indubitatâ_fw-la mentis_fw-la divinae_fw-la declaratione_fw-la agnoscant_fw-la bactenus_fw-la rectè_fw-la quidem_fw-la etc._n etc._n ex._n 3._o sect._n 18._o si_fw-mi res_fw-la eorum_fw-la secundum_fw-la vota_fw-la successissent_fw-la eas_fw-la scripturas_fw-la dudum_fw-la penitus_fw-la rejecissent_fw-la etc._n etc._n s._n 19_o negant_fw-la scripturas_fw-la immotam_fw-la perfectam_fw-la stabilem_fw-la cultus_fw-la divini_fw-la regulam_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n sect._n 20._o abs_fw-la eo_fw-la spiritu_fw-la christi_fw-la ducti_fw-la opus_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la authoritate_fw-la
〈◊〉_d per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la aut_fw-la lumen_fw-la internum_fw-la enthusiasmum_fw-la afflatum_fw-la caelastem_fw-la colloquia_fw-la angelica_n ficta_fw-la vel_fw-la facta_fw-la etc._n etc._n ex._n 3._o s._n 20_o 21._o 25_o 28_o 29._o 29._o heb._n 5.12_o with_o heb._n 6.1_o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o effect_n same_o same_o si_fw-mi oujusque_fw-la lumen_fw-la privatum_fw-la sit_fw-la regula_n deo_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la prae_fw-la standi_fw-la tum_fw-la tot_fw-la regulas_fw-la habe●nus_fw-la quot_fw-la homines_fw-la ut_fw-la unicus_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divinus_fw-la gal._n 6.16_o eph._n 3.16_o isa._n 8.20_o sacram_fw-la scripturam_fw-la hanc_fw-la regulam_fw-la esse_fw-la abundèantea_fw-la demonstratum_fw-la est_fw-la ex._n 4._o s._n 22._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la tantum_fw-la ingeneratio_fw-la fidei_fw-la sed_fw-la et_fw-la in_o eâ_fw-la dum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la hunc_fw-la ducimus_fw-la aedifitio_fw-la finis_fw-la est_fw-la scripturae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la vbi_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la locis_fw-la paene_fw-la innumeris_fw-la praedicari_fw-la promulgari_fw-la multiplicari_fw-la recipi_fw-la enarratur_fw-la sanctissima_fw-la ista_fw-la veritas_fw-la seu_fw-la materia_fw-la script_n rarum_fw-la non_fw-la scriptura_fw-la forma●iter_fw-la considirata_fw-la tenditur_fw-la ex._n 1._o s._n 28._o in_o cord_n nostro_fw-la est_fw-la scriptura_fw-la non_fw-la formaliter_fw-la quatenus_fw-la scripta_fw-la sed_fw-la quatenus_fw-la divinam_fw-la veritatemcontinet_fw-la atque_fw-la exhibet_fw-la non_fw-la respectu_fw-la literae_fw-la scriptae_fw-la sed_fw-la veritatis_fw-la divinae_fw-la in_o eâ_fw-la contentae_fw-la contentae_fw-la si_fw-mi cujusque_fw-la lumen_fw-la privatum_fw-la sit_fw-la regulatum_fw-la tot_fw-la regulas_fw-la habemus_fw-la qust_fw-la homines_fw-la at_o unicus_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divinis_fw-la divinis_fw-la intermediae_fw-la quibus_fw-la ad_fw-la svi_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la revelandam_fw-la deus_fw-la utitur_fw-la sacra_fw-la scriptura_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la longissime_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la antecellit_fw-la sed_fw-la fine_n salutares_fw-la quod_fw-la attinet_fw-la unicum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o singular_a ex._n 2._o s._n 14._o 14._o christ_n the_o light_n and_o his_o spirit_n spirit_n colloquia_fw-la angelica_n ficta_fw-la vel_fw-la facta_fw-la facta_fw-la so_o that_o it_o be_v but_o just_a and_o meet_v to_o re●or_n thy_o own_o taunt_n of_o the_o qu._n ex._n 3._o s._n 17._o upon_o thyself_o lia_fw-la inepic_n atque_fw-la ediose_fw-la in_o explicando_fw-la animi_fw-la u●i_fw-la sensis_fw-la garris_fw-la dubie_n &_o incertae_fw-la significationis_fw-la vocibit_n indis_fw-la ut_fw-la quaenum_fw-la sit_fw-la ●eusis_fw-la atque_fw-la perfectione_n scriptururum_fw-la sine_fw-la uliâ_fw-la revelatione_fw-la p●r_fw-la spiritum_fw-la &_o lumen_fw-la internum_fw-la non_fw-la facile_fw-la quis_fw-la declarabit_fw-la ut_fw-la multo_fw-la sacilius_fw-la sit_fw-la argumentum_fw-la tuum_fw-la profligare_fw-la quem_fw-la monrem_fw-la percipere_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n see_v j.o._n p._n 42_o 43_o 45_o 46._o t._n d_o p._n 1_o of_o his_o 1._o pamph._n pamph._n see_v j.o._n p._n 46._o ex._n 4._o s._n 21._o t.d._n p._n 1_o 2.3_o 4_o &_o 30._o of_o his_o 1._o pamp._n pamp._n nullius_fw-la luminis_fw-la interni_fw-la ●juscunque_fw-la tandem_fw-la quam_fw-la vis_fw-la fit_a salutare_fw-la be_v usus_fw-la aut_fw-la finis_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ei_fw-la tanquam_fw-la duci_fw-la viae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la &_o regulae_fw-la attendere_fw-la debeamus_fw-la feed_v &c_n &c_n &c_n see_v how_o j._n o._n even_o teach_v man_n so_o ill_o mind_v to_o criticise_v on_o the_o scripture_n and_o turn_v they_o easy_o as_o a_o nose_n of_o wax_n which_o way_n soever_o they_o be_v mind_v to_o make_v they_o stand_v in_o his_o epistle_n dedicatory_a p._n 21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o it_o be_v quoth_v he_o if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o criticise_v and_o mend_v the_o bible_n but_o try_v what_o the_o word_n or_o word_n he_o fix_v on_o will_v make_v by_o the_o commutation_n of_o letter_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v but_o say_v the_o scribe_n be_v mistake_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o letter_n or_o affinity_n of_o ●ound_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o it_o be_v do_v and_o various_a lection_n arise_v and_o corruption_n come_v into_o his_o original_n in_o more_o than_o tittle_n and_o iota_n one_o jota_n or_o tittle_n of_o which_o yet_o quoth_v he_o blind_o speak_v of_o the_o bare_a bone_n of_o the_o letter_n t._n 1._o c._n 1._o s._n 13._o as_o write_a shall_v never_o change_v or_o pass_v away_o away_o remember_v this_o yemy_n two_o antagonist_n j.o._n who_o say_v christus_fw-la sub_fw-la nulla_fw-la consideratione_n lumen_fw-la salutare_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la indulsit_fw-la christ_n under_o no_o consideration_n have_v vouch_v save_v save_v light_n to_o all_o and_o every_o man_n ex._n 4.5.17_o how_o you_o limit_v god_n in_o his_o goodness_n and_o grace_n and_o t.d._n who_o p_o 4._o of_o thy_o first_o pamph._n say_v salvation_n be_v by_o god_n offer_v to_o more_o than_o to_o who_o it_o be_v intend_v and_o j.o._n ex._n 4._o s._n 20._o the_o light_n be_v sufficient_a to_o leave_v excuseless_a not_o to_o save_v save_v see_v the_o book_n of_o ordination_n of_o priest_n and_o deacon_n deacon_n though_o t.d._n tell_v a._n p._n before_o many_o people_n at_o sandwich_n that_o it_o be_v corrupt_a nature_n by_o which_o the_o heathen_a do_v the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n at_o a.p._n inform_v i_o i_o ex._n 3._o s._n 24._o deus_fw-la sacrae_fw-la scripture_n author_n etc._n etc._n perfe●ti●_n scrip●●r_fw-la aruminn●lla_fw-la aliâ_fw-la re_fw-la consi●●eré_fw-la potest_fw-la quam_fw-la insufficientiâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la respectu_fw-la finis_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n fa●si●imum_fw-la est_fw-la s●ripturam_fw-la ●um_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la mundo_fw-la haeremus_fw-la respectis_fw-la nostri_fw-la ●ecum_fw-la suum_fw-la sinem_fw-la obtinereaut_fw-fr obtinere_fw-la posse_fw-la ●on_n enim_fw-la tantum_fw-la ingeneratio_fw-la sidei_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o in_fw-la eâ_fw-la dis-●spiritum_a hunc_fw-la ducimus_fw-la aedificatio_fw-la s●ni●est_fw-la scripturae_fw-la quando_fw-la adducimur_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la in_o gloria_fw-la cessabit_fw-la scripturaeusus_fw-la praesentistatui_fw-la accommodat_fw-la we_o quin●tiam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la fides_fw-la quatenùss_n in_o verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la 〈◊〉_d to_o ni●ebatur_fw-la abulibitur_fw-la abulibitur_fw-la for_o the_o letter_n still_o be_v to_o send_v from_o itself_o to_o the_o light_n so_o be_v moses_n letter_n a_o schoolmaster_n to_o direct_v to_o another_o for_o the_o life_n moses_n send_v his_o disciple_n to_o christ_n say_v a_o prophet_n shall_v the_o lord_n raise_v to_o you_o like_v to_o i_o of_o who_o i_o be_o but_o a_o shadow_n who_o write_v the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o the_o fleshly_a table_n of_o the_o heart_n as_o you_o have_v it_o hand_v minister_v to_o you_o from_o i_o in_o outward_a graving_n in_o table_n of_o stone_n and_o write_n with_o pen_n and_o ink_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v you_o hear_v in_o all_o thing_n whatever_o he_o say_v whoever_o hear●_n not_o he_o though_o he_o seem_v to_o hear_v i_o and_o to_o be_v zealous_a of_o my_o outward_a write_n must_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n and_o he_o that_o true_o hear_v i_o will_v go_v to_o he_o for_o i_o write_v of_o he_o john_n 5._o john_n baptist_n send_v from_o himself_o to_o christ_n the_o lamb_n of_o god_n for_o the_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n and_o to_o the_o true_a light_n he_o bare_a witness_n of_o that_o enlighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n confess_v himself_o and_o his_o ministry_n must_v decrease_v before_o the_o increasing_n of_o the_o other_o so_o the_o apostle_n write_n and_o letter_n be_v not_o to_o state_n 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