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shall_v preach_v any_o other_o doctrine_n than_o what_o they_o have_v already_o preach_v and_o the_o believer_n receive_v he_o shall_v be_v accurse_v now_o therefore_o if_o these_o quake_a inspiration_n contain_v any_o other_o doctrine_n than_o what_o be_v deliver_v in_o the_o bible_n that_o doctrine_n be_v false_a and_o those_o that_o broach_v it_o be_v accurse_v and_o if_o the_o revelation_n be_v of_o something_o which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n meddle_v not_o with_o as_o concern_v the_o go_n or_o not_o go_v to_o such_o a_o place_n the_o do_v or_o not_o do_v of_o such_o a_o action_n common_a reason_n will_v help_v a_o man_n to_o judge_v very_o much_o in_o it_o and_o will_v afford_v so_o much_o light_n as_o to_o discover_v the_o revelation_n to_o be_v foolish_a and_o ridiculous_a and_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o fancy_n arise_v from_o a_o deep_a melancholy_n and_o mistake_v for_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o by_o these_o two_o help_n suppose_v a_o man_n to_o be_v faithful_a to_o god_n and_o his_o own_o soul_n he_o may_v easy_o discover_v and_o avoid_v such_o pernicious_a error_n for_o it_o be_v the_o cunning_a of_o these_o wicked_a people_n to_o deny_v the_o scripture_n and_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n because_o they_o know_v they_o be_v so_o diametrical_o opposite_a to_o their_o doctrine_n and_o opinion_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o cognation_n and_o agreement_n between_o the_o quaker_n and_o other_o ancient_a and_o modern_a heretic_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o author_n of_o familism_n and_o the_o quaker_n agreement_n with_o they_o in_o their_o doctrine_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o holiness_n of_o time_n thing_n and_o person_n under_o the_o gospel_n chap._n iu._n that_o quakery_n though_o it_o pretend_v high_a be_v mere_a sadducism_n at_o the_o bottom_n chap._n v._n that_o the_o quaker_n be_v dangerous_a enemy_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o light_n within_o chap._n vii_o the_o quaker_n pretence_n of_o immediate_a revelation_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o quaker_n perfection_n chap._n ix_o the_o way_n and_o art_n the_o quaker_n use_v in_o gain_v proselyte_n chap._n x._o the_o advantage_n of_o familism_n above_o other_o sect_n and_o heresy_n finis_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 18._o concern_v a_o form_n of_o prayer_n of_o baptism_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n of_o the_o time_n allot_v for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n exod._n 20._o 8._o of_o the_o place_n of_o god_n worship_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v find_v to_o signify_v in_o homer_n so_o herod_n in_o erato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la apud_fw-la euripindem_fw-la helena_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o minister_n maintenance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d object_n i._o of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o lawfulness_n of_o take_v a_o oath_n rom._n 14._o 11._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v_o job_n 34._o 30._o &_o mat._n 24._o 51._o 2_o thess_n 2._o 10_o 11._o