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A89189 A sober ansvvere to an angry pamphlet, or, Animadversions, by way of reply, to Robert Barclays late book (entituled, Truth cleared of calumnies) in answere to A dialogue between a Quaker and a stable Christian by VVilliam Mitchell. Mitchell, William, 17th cent. 1671 (1671) Wing M2294; ESTC R43708 69,116 149

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apply_v to_o the_o say_v nayler_n and_o he_o for_o his_o part_n profess_v that_o he_o may_v not_o refuse_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v move_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o he_o think_v the_o father_n do_v command_v they_o to_o do_v it_o a_o woman_n quaker_n say_v that_o she_o witness_v the_o holy_a of_o holies_n be_v rise_v which_o move_v she_o so_o to_o do_v see_v naylers_n trial_n pag._n 4.5_o however_o my_o argument_n for_o sing_v of_o psalm_n remain_v untouched_a yet_o he_o move_v two_o objection_n against_o our_o way_n of_o sing_v object_n 1._o though_o sing_v of_o psam_n in_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o they_o be_v allowable_a yet_o as_o use_v by_o we_o be_v abominable_a because_o the_o person_n use_v it_o be_v a_o mix_a multitude_n answer_n he_o have_v not_o prove_v it_o unlawful_a to_o join_v in_o sing_v with_o a_o mix_a multitude_n have_v god_n any_o where_o forbid_v their_o sing_n we_o find_v in_o scripture_n that_o all_o the_o creature_n be_v call_v upon_o to_o sing_v praise_n 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people_n come_v to_o lie_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n answ_n this_o objection_n say_v nothing_o when_o we_o sing_v psalm_n that_o suit_n our_o condition_n than_o we_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o lie_v and_o the_o truth_n be_v there_o be_v such_o plenty_n and_o variety_n of_o spiritual_a matter_n in_o david_n psalm_n matter_n of_o such_o general_a and_o comprehensive_a concernment_n that_o they_o ready_o offer_v matter_n to_o we_o to_o present_v our_o own_o case_n to_o god._n but_o suppose_v that_o the_o psalm_n do_v not_o suit_n with_o our_o condition_n yet_o we_o do_v not_o lie_v in_o sing_v it_o why_o shall_v the_o sing_n of_o these_o word_n my_o heart_n be_v not_o haughty_a and_o i_o water_v my_o couch_n with_o tear_n be_v account_v a_o lie_n more_o than_o the_o read_n of_o they_o may_v we_o not_o sing_v these_o word_n as_o express_v the_o condition_n of_o former_a saint_n and_o withal_o secret_o wish_v that_o the_o frame_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v like_a unto_o they_o be_v this_o 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