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A54083 The fig-leaf covering discovered, or, Geo. Keith's explications and retractions of divers passages out of his former books, proved insincere, defective and evasive by John Penington. Penington, John, 1655-1710. 1697 (1697) Wing P1227; ESTC R22450 96,997 142

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be_v save_v by_o christ_n before_o his_o come_n in_o the_o ●sh_v as_o well_o among_o gentile_n as_o jew_n i_o nothing_o question_n 〈◊〉_d i_o never_o do_v say_v he_o answ_n his_o former_a belief_n i_o spute_v not_o his_o latter_a i_o have_v give_v out_o of_o presh_a and_o ●d_a ch._n p._n 112._o even_o now_o so_o that_o if_o he_o believe_v so●tes_n and_o other_o be_v save_v who_o have_v not_o the_o know●●ge_n of_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v to_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n out●rdly_o it_o be_v not_o that_o that_o faith_n they_o then_o have_v be_v ●ving_v with_o eternal_a salvation_n as_o he_o of_o late_o phrase_v it_o 〈◊〉_d they_o must_v either_o be_v bear_v again_o into_o the_o world_n to_o ●ceive_v it_o in_o some_o other_o revolution_n or_o at_o least_o have_v ●t_a faith_n they_o receive_v not_o when_o live_v 〈◊〉_d or_o after_o their_o death_n in_o their_o passage_n through_o the_o ●lley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n as_o i_o have_v also_o observe_v my_o kei●h_n against_o keith_n p._n 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number_n 400_o as_o 〈◊〉_d add_v p._n 116._o be_v produce_v of_o four_o answer_a 〈◊〉_d the_o four_o elemental_a principle_n and_o quality_n of_o th●_n body_n and_o the_o number_n ten_o to_o the_o ten_o commandment_n which_o may_v be_v branch_v forth_o into_o other_o te●●_n and_o a_o little_a low_o p._n 116._o that_o the_o grave_n that_o sha●_n be_v open_v at_o the_o resurrection_n be_v not_o any_o visibl●_n place_n on_o the_o globe_n of_o this_o earth_n but_o certain_a invisible_a place_n to_o our_o carnal_a eye_n where_o they_o be_v lodge●_n until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_n p._n 117._o thus_o common_o man_n have_v two_o grave_n the_o first_o give●_n they_o by_o man_n till_o the_o separation_n be_v make_v betwixt_o th●_n kernel_n and_o the_o drossy_a part_n by_o putrefaction_n as_o suppose_v after_o a_o year_n more_o or_o less_o the_o second_o give●_n they_o by_o god_n etc._n etc._n now_o he_o have_v in_o the_o close_a of_o these_o thus_o sum_v up_o the_o matter_n p._n 118._o viz._n but_o against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n as_o here_o deliver_v and_o open_v by_o plain_a evidence_n of_o holy_a scripture_n and_o in_o scripture-word_n and_o term_n to_o whic●_n it_o be_v only_o safe_a to_o keep_v in_o this_o and_o all_o other_o thing_n etc._n etc._n i_o in_o my_o keith_n against_o keith_n p._n 46_o 47_o and_o 141._o p●_n he_o upon_o give_v plain_a evidence_n of_o scripture_n and_o i●_n scripture-word_n and_o term_n for_o these_o his_o monstrous_a notion_n of_o the_o resurrection_n whereby_o the_o reade●_n may_v perceive_v i_o give_v better_a light_n into_o the_o controversy_n as_o well_o as_o assign_v page_n and_o passage_n than_o g._n k._n hat●_n do_v who_o now_o dare_v leave_v it_o with_o the_o judicious_a whe●ther_n g._n k._n have_v not_o administer_v occasion_n to_o be_v reflect_v on_o as_o transgress_v his_o own_o rule_n he_o say_v p._n 34._o the_o word_n without_o be_v easy_o understand_v when_o we_o speak_v of_o earth_n 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