the_o punish_v the_o body_n here_o his_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n plead_v be_v not_o from_o spiritual_a censure_n as_o thou_o have_v pervert_v it_o but_o from_o corporal_a punishment_n 10_o thly_a whereas_o in_o our_o book_n accuser_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 127._o we_o signify_v that_o have_v these_o thing_n in_o our_o eye_n viz._n the_o great_a end_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o christian_a society_n a_o godly_a care_n over_o one_o another_o provoke_v one_o another_o to_o love_n and_o good_a work_n we_o can_v the_o more_o easy_o concur_v and_o accord_v as_o to_o circumstance_n and_o outward_a method_n and_o in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n so_o to_o condescend_v one_o to_o another_o and_o accommodate_v matter_n as_o not_o to_o divide_v about_o they_o etc._n etc._n against_o this_o thou_o excepte_v in_o these_o word_n viz._n p._n 96._o i_o marvel_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o accuser_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v g._n whitehead_n shall_v have_v the_o confidence_n 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parenthesis_n add_v viz._n perhaps_o richard_n jobson_n and_o tobias_n hardmeat_n g._n fox_n be_v two_o principal_a stud_n in_o that_o country_n this_o look_n like_o a_o scornful_a forgery_n of_o thy_o own_o frame_n and_o addition_n and_o i_o find_v no_o advertisement_n to_o distinguish_v or_o except_v it_o as_o thy_o own_o as_o thou_o have_v do_v in_o thy_o letter_n to_o w._n p._n about_o the_o copy_n of_o order_n record_v as_o your_o canon_n as_o thou_o scornful_o call_v they_o in_o the_o quarterly_o verbatim_o parenthesis_n except_v say_v thou_o p._n 139._o remember_v thou_o have_v confess_v that_o to_o expose_v and_o false_o represent_v a_o people_n will_v be_v very_o wicked_a and_o such_o a_o practice_n be_v and_o ever_o be_v hate_v of_o god_n &_o good_a man_n p._n 208._o yet_o after_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o recite_v the_o say_a certificate_n p._n 96._o thou_o have_v as_o before_o insert_v the_o say_a scornful_a parenthesis_n viz._n perhaps_o r._n jobson_n and_o t._n hardmeat_n g._n fox_n be_v two_o principal_a stud_n in_o that_o country_n p._n 97_o 98._o unto_o which_o thou_o have_v subscribe_v jasper_n robins_n edward_n neel_n william_n whitehead_n james_n paris_n thomas_n bundy_n richard_n tailor_n thomas_n bagly_n nathaniel_n cawthorn_n nathaniel_n neel_n now_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o these_o very_a person_n jasper_n robins_n and_o the_o rest_n if_o they_o come_v to_o observe_v the_o say_v scornful_a parenthesis_n insert_v in_o their_o say_a certificate_n unto_o which_o their_o name_n be_v subscribe_v as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o it_o and_o that_o without_o such_o advertisement_n or_o exception_n as_o before_o they_o will_v look_v upon_o it_o and_o judge_v it_o as_o thy_o own_o scurrility_n and_o gross_a forgery_n and_o thereupon_o they_o may_v testify_v against_o thou_o for_o expose_v and_o false_o represent_v they_o in_o print_n to_o that_o which_o be_v none_o of_o they_o and_o that_o therefore_o thou_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v very_o wicked_a a_o practice_n that_o be_v and_o ever_o be_v hate_v of_o god_n and_o good_a man_n according_a to_o thy_o own_o sentence_n 12_o thly_a whereas_o in_o thy_o print_a letter_n to_o friend_n of_o our_o meeting_n in_o london_n thou_o say_v that_o r._n r._n need_v not_o be_v admire_v by_o g._n w._n in_o print_n for_o his_o great_a learning_n nor_o perhaps_o have_v not_o only_o he_o have_v find_v out_o some_o history_n or_o popish_a author_n which_o say_v there_o be_v deaconess_n as_o well_o as_o deacon_n which_o say_v thou_o be_v helpful_a to_o g._n w._n in_o his_o preach_a and_o dispute_v for_o woman_n meeting_n late_o in_o huntingtonshire_n and_o elsewhere_o etc._n etc._n p._n 178._o thou_o may_v have_v forbear_v these_o and_o other_o scornful_a detraction_n cast_v upon_o r._n r._n and_o myself_o and_o upbraid_v he_o with_o oh_o profound_a learning_n logic_n etc._n etc._n he_o can_v easy_o answer_v thy_o impertinency_n and_o silliness_n and_o evince_v thy_o pride_n 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their_o unchristian_a spirit_n of_o strife_n and_o discord_n and_o they_o will_v yet_o more_o manifest_a themselves_o to_o be_v further_a remote_a from_o that_o peaceable_a people_n call_v quaker_n if_o they_o repent_v not_o and_o the_o peaceable_a and_o faithful_a who_o love_n unity_n and_o peace_n in_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n shall_v remain_v a_o people_n and_o live_v when_o all_o such_o spirit_n as_o lust_n to_o envy_v and_o contention_n shall_v be_v confound_v scatter_a wither_v be_v drive_v back_o and_o come_v to_o naught_o in_o their_o evil_a design_n and_o wicked_a attempt_n the_o breath_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v scatter_v they_o for_o no_o weapon_n form_v against_o his_o heritage_n shall_v prosper_v but_o alas_o our_o adversary_n be_v still_o in_o a_o great_a fude_n and_o fret_v for_o our_o writing_n in_o behalf_n or_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n reiterate_v his_o falsehood_n again_o without_o restriction_n p._n 24_o 25._o he_o shall_v have_v 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chieftain_n of_o thy_o own_o party_n dare_v not_o stand_v by_o thy_o work_n nor_o own_v thou_o for_o their_o representative_a but_o leave_v thou_o to_o stand_v by_o it_o thyself_o as_o thy_o own_o what_o a_o unjust_a and_o false_a representative_a have_v thou_o show_v thyself_o by_o thy_o own_o rule_n and_o manner_n of_o reflection_n upon_o other_o though_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o some_o few_o have_v private_o encourage_v thou_o in_o thy_o travail_n who_o now_o be_v afraid_a public_o to_o stand_v by_o thy_o deform_a inform_v unshape_o and_o monstrous_a birth_n beget_v and_o bring_v forth_o by_o the_o old_a accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n though_o some_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o promote_v and_o expose_v it_o to_o sale_n but_o it_o will_v turn_v to_o their_o own_o shame_n and_o be_v their_o burden_n at_o length_n §_o 5_o again_o to_o prove_v thy_o false_a charge_n of_o apostasy_n and_o innovation_n against_o we_o p._n 26._o thou_o insiste_v on_o a_o record_n in_o the_o 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imposition_n against_o certain_a person_n chief_o concern_v own_a and_o approve_v among_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n who_o thou_o scornful_o call_v g._n fox_n and_o those_o of_o party_n with_o he_o and_o have_v expose_v the_o name_n of_o some_o of_o they_o in_o print_n who_o thou_o mean_v by_o that_o party_n as_o william_n penn_n george_n whitehead_n stephen_n crisp_n alexander_n parker_n thomas_n salthouse_n john_n burnyeat_a p._n 51._o and_o what_o have_v thou_o to_o charge_v all_o these_o with_o that_o thou_o have_v print_v a_o book_n and_o inform_v the_o magistracy_n against_o they_o it_o be_v the_o mischief_n of_o imposition_n the_o inconsistency_n betwixt_o the_o church-discipline_n or_o order_n and_o government_n erect_v by_o those_o collect_v and_o that_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n as_o in_o the_o title_n of_o thy_o second_o part_n it_o be_v also_o that_o there_o be_v violence_n do_v to_o our_o first_o principle_n of_o union_n consequent_o tyranny_n introduce_v and_o 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