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commendable_a away_o away_o for_o shame_n it_o will_v stumble_v a_o turk_n to_o hear_v such_o language_n from_o one_o that_o call_v himself_o a_o christian_n and_o a_o minister_n too_o but_o be_v it_o after_o so_o great_a abuse_n so_o manifest_a injury_n do_v we_o and_o the_o truth_n too_o that_o thou_o dare_v say_v as_o thou_o do_v i_o have_v the_o witness_v in_o my_o conscience_n who_o have_v be_v thus_o long_o under-valuing_a it_o for_o a_o glow-worm_n and_o idol_n a_o poor_a creature_n uncertain_a fallible_a errable_a and_o what_o not_o that_o i_o have_v not_o in_o this_o key_n in_o any_o measure_n abuse_v or_o wrong_v the_o quaker_n have_v thou_o be_v half_a so_o moral_a as_o thou_o pretend_v to_o be_v christian_a i_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o have_v see_v more_o truth_n and_o moderation_n to_o belie_v any_o be_v a_o great_a evil_n but_o to_o do_v it_o with_o a_o show_n of_o religion_n to_o call_v god_n witness_n to_o palliate_v such_o injustice_n be_v the_o height_n of_o 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and_o not_o the_o holy_a witness_n of_o god_n as_o both_o the_o style_n and_o matter_n have_v abundant_o testify_v my_o desire_n be_v that_o before_o the_o evil_a one_o precipitate_v he_o into_o further_a enmity_n against_o we_o by_o a_o serious_a retirement_n of_o mind_n to_o the_o holy_a witness_n of_o god_n that_o give_v a_o good_a understanding_n and_o bring_v just_a reproof_n for_o every_o unrighteous_a thought_n word_n &_o deed._n he_o may_v come_v to_o a_o sight_n of_o his_o present_a undertake_n to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n and_o know_v true_a repentance_n for_o it_o and_o find_v mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n which_o i_o hearty_o desire_v and_o it_o be_v my_o return_n to_o he_o for_o all_o his_o hard_a speech_n utter_v by_o he_o either_o against_o we_o in_o general_a or_o myself_o though_o unknown_a to_o he_o in_o particular_a god_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v justify_v he_o i_o will_v not_o leave_v my_o innocency_n till_o i_o die_v job_n 27._o 5._o who_o be_o a_o lover_n of_o all_o man_n for_o i_o seek_v the_o salvation_n of_o my_o enemy_n william_n penn._n the_o end_n pag._n 2._o sect._n 2._o apostle_n phil._n 4._o pag._n 4._o pag._n 6._o sect._n 3_o rom._n 1._o 19_o eph1_n 19_o pag._n 7._o sect._n 1_o gal._n 1._o pag._n 9_o 10_o 11._o pag._n 11._o 12._o pag._n 13_o 14_o 15._o pag._n 9_o pag._n 15._o 16_o 17._o pag._n 18_o 19_o 20._o pag._n 27._o pag._n 27._o p._n 28_o 29_o 30_o 31._o exod._n 9_o 19_o 20._o 1_o sam._n 9_o 27._o ephes_n 6._o 17._o this_o be_v answer_v full_o in_o a_o book_n entitle_v christ_n ascend_v etc._n etc._n by_o g._n w._n p._n 21._o p._n 33._o pag._n 37_o 38._o 39_o pag._n 40_o 41._o pag._n 41_o 42._o pag._n 5._o p._n 53_o 54._o p._n 55._o p._n 65_o 66._o p._n 68_o 59_o 70_o 71._o pag._n 71._o p._n 78._o see_v calv._n inst_n eras_n in_o nou._n test_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o bez._n ibid._n p._n 79._o pag_n 80._o p._n 81._o p._n 81._o pag._n 87._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 21._o heb._n 13._o 7._o 2_o thes_n 3._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 5._o p._n 96_o 97._o p._n 106_o 109_o 110_o 111_o 112_o 113._o eph._n 4._o 13._o tit._n 2._o 11._o 12_o jam._n 1._o 27._o p._n 112_o 113._o ephes_n 6._o 16_o 17._o p._n 117_o 119._o p._n 120._o pag._n 129._o p._n 126._o pag._n 127._o p._n 128_o 139_o p._n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 2._o part_n p._n 8._o 9_o pag._n 9_o pag._n 10._o pag._n 14._o 15._o page_n 16._o 17_o 18._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 31._o pag._n 20._o rom._n 10._o 15._o 18._o pag._n 23_o 24_o 26._o p._n 27._o 30._o joh._n 4._o 24._o pag._n 33._o 34._o isa_n 1._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o p._n 36._o mat_n 28._o mat._n 3_o 11_o 12._o rom._n 6._o 4._o p._n 39_o pag._n 37_o 38._o pag._n 38._o mark_v 11._o 30._o act_n 1._o 22._o 10._o 37._o 18._o 21._o 19_o 3._o rom._n 2._o 28_o 29._o joh._n 6._o 53._o 58._o math._n 16._o 28._o 1_o cor_fw-la 10._o 15_o 16_o 17._o pag._n 46._o pag._n 50_o 51._o p._n 70_o 71._o luk._n 2._o 26_o 27._o pag._n 74._o pag._n 72._o pag._n 75._o joh._n 1._o 9_o pag._n 84._o 85._o 2_o tim._n 1_o 10._o pag._n 87._o pag._n 89._o 90._o col._n 1._o 28._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 2._o psal_n 145._o 14._o let_v my_o spir._n of_o truth_n vind._n be_v peruse_v from_o p._n 53._o to_o p._n 7â—_n pag._n 91._o pag._n 94._o rom._n 10._o 3._o deut._n 30._o 14._o fost_n etc._n etc._n sckin_n in_o lex_fw-la page_n 98._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 27._o 27._o parap_v in_o epist_n 2_o pet._n c._n 1._o v._n 19_o bez._n in_o loc_n vat._n &_o clar._n in_o loc_n grot._n in_o loc_n pag._n 112_o 113_o 114._o p._n 119._o pag._n 120._o pag._n 122._o 123._o pag._n 123._o p._n 123._o pag._n 126._o pag._n 127._o pag._n 132_o 135._o p._n 136._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 36_o 37._o pag._n 139._o pag._n 141_o 142._o read_v bishop_n hall_n and_o tho._n brook_n heaven_n upon_o earth_n page_n 2._o pag._n 3._o pag_n 4._o spir._n truth_n vin._n p._n 37._o 31._o pag_n 5._o pag_n 8._o pag._n 9_o pag._n 11_o 12._o pag._n 13._o pag._n 20._o pag._n 21_o 22_o 23._o pag._n 24._o pag._n 27._o pag._n 27._o pag._n 15._o pag._n 30._o part_n 3._o pag._n 30._o part_n 1._o pag._n 108._o pag._n 30._o 3._o part_n p._n 2._o pag._n 3._o
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