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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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bible_n pag._n 180._o reply_n whereby_o i.o._n confess_v himself_o to_o be_v no_o competent_a person_n to_o make_v any_o creditable_a censure_n of_o they_o so_o that_o save_o that_o he_o credit_n capellus_n who_o he_o credit_n little_a when_o he_o speak_v truth_n that_o make_v against_o i.o._n that_o they_o be_v not_o so_o they_o may_v be_v very_o momentary_a for_o aught_o i.o._n know_v as_o to_o the_o new_a testament_n beside_o what_o i.o._n say_v epist._n pag._n 27._o viz._n that_o he_o evident_o find_v various_a lection_n in_o the_o greek_a copy_n which_o we_o enjoy_v and_o so_o grant_v that_o which_o ocular_a inspection_n evince_v to_o be_v true_a his_o whole_a three_o chapter_n of_o his_o second_o treatise_n be_v total_o take_v up_o with_o treat_v of_o they_o in_o which_o he_o grant_v over_o and_o over_o again_o that_o there_o be_v various_a lection_n yea_o he_o be_v say_v to_o confess_v pag._n 188_o 189_o that_o of_o the_o various_a lection_n in_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o new_a 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least_o jota_n or_o syllable_n from_o what_o they_o be_v at_o first_o in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n pag._n 153._o the_o proof_n whereof_o also_o be_v for_o a_o while_n more_o frivous_o and_o fierce_o then_o forcible_o follow_v and_o prosecute_v and_o if_o contrary_a to_o the_o say_a assertion_n it_o be_v not_o a_o yield_a that_o there_o be_v much_o change_n alteration_n and_o various_a lection_n than_o i_o know_v not_o what_o a_o resignation_n or_o render_v up_o of_o a_o cause_n be_v or_o else_o understand_v not_o well_o what_o i.o._n mean_v but_o mistake_v he_o to_o be_v one_o that_o mean_v as_o he_o say_v while_o he_o say_v one_o thing_n and_o mean_v another_o matter_n notwithstanding_o by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o but_o fair_a or_o fowl_n hook_n or_o crook_n right_a or_o wrong_n effectual_a or_o weak_a concur_v or_o self-contradicting_a be_v much_o at_o one_o with_o i.o._n he_o lift_v up_o himself_o again_o but_o alittle_o too_o late_o have_v 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8.20_o to_o the_o end_n and_o in_o all_o age_n enter_v into_o holy_a soul_n make_v they_o friend_n of_o god_n and_o the_o prophet_n wisd._n 7.27_o and_o so_o thy_o fancy_n and_o falsity_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n who_o speak_v as_o if_o christ_n as_o christ_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o true_a light_n of_o the_o world_n do_v not_o enlighten_v any_o before_o that_o ensa●co_n sun_n as_o thou_o speak_v or_o appearance_n of_o he_o in_o that_o flesh_n that_o die_v at_o jerusalem_n for_o he_o be_v in_o the_o be_v of_o a_o true_a light_n to_o the_o world_n though_o slay_v as_o a_o lamb_n in_o man_n from_o the_o very_a foundation_n thereof_o and_o such_o as_o walk_v in_o the_o beam_n of_o that_o which_o come_v from_o he_o come_v up_o to_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o day_n and_o glory_n with_o rejoice_v as_o abraham_n and_o other_o do_v isai._n 6._o and_o be_v the_o christ_n or_o anoint_v one_o of_o god_n to_o the_o do_v of_o his_o work_n and_o show_v of_o his_o will_n in_o the_o world_n 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