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first_o in_o leave_v out_o part_n of_o my_o word_n and_o second_o say_v i_o do_v not_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o application_n of_o it_o which_o i_o do_v 4._o in_o the_o last_o place_n he_o will_v make_v this_o a_o self-contradiction_n viz._n my_o say_n perhaps_o w.p._n iâ—_n of_o a_o different_a mind_n from_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n as_o it_o iâ—_n report_v etc._n etc._n and_o my_o speak_v of_o w._n p_n be_v engage_v with_o such_o a_o people_n and_o have_v receive_v their_o principle_n reply_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o ever_o any_o man_n that_o be_v sober_a and_o in_o his_o wit_n can_v have_v the_o confidence_n to_o publish_v his_o own_o ignorance_n so_o as_o to_o call_v that_o a_o self-contradiction_n when_o he_o himself_o acknowledge_v i_o say_v but_o perhaps_o and_o neither_o affirm_v nor_o deny_v any_o thing_n positive_o and_o how_o then_o can_v this_o be_v a_o contradiction_n and_o yet_o my_o word_n run_v more_o full_a if_o it_o can_v be_v p._n 20._o or_o if_o perhaps_o 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needs_o know_v he_o do_v here_o with_o i_o if_o he_o know_v any_o thing_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o these_o word_n if_o perhaps_o shall_v be_v one_o member_n of_o a_o contradiction_n as_o i_o write_v it_o how_o can_v i_o possible_o think_v he_o can_v be_v a_o man_n true_o fear_v god_n that_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o deal_v thus_o unfair_o and_o represent_v thing_n so_o false_o to_o his_o reader_n by_o pervert_v the_o sense_n of_o my_o word_n which_o i_o leave_v every_o reader_n to_o judge_n of_o whether_o this_o be_v the_o quakers-plainness_n detect_v fallacy_n and_o not_o rather_o the_o quaker_n fallacy_n pervert_v plainness_n and_o this_o therefore_o i_o note_v as_o his_o four_o quibble_n and_o now_o i_o hope_v g.w._n will_v not_o say_v it_o be_v forgery_n or_o slander_n if_o they_o be_v charge_v as_o he_o relate_v p._n 77._o that_o the_o quaker_n endeavour_v to_o render_v their_o adversary_n as_o ridiculous_a as_o they_o can_v and_o to_o make_v their_o friend_n believe_v 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question_n in_o scripture-phrase_n or_o language_n so_o it_o be_v as_o abrupt_o and_o silly_o obtrude_v and_o yet_o p._n 22_o 23_o and_o 25._o he_o propose_v several_a question_n which_o be_v not_o in_o scripture-phrase_n or_o language_n viz._n i_o ask_v you_o if_o any_o more_o of_o christ_n proper_o die_v than_o the_o body_n do_v you_o hold_v that_o his_o soul_n spirit_n or_o divinity_n die_v and_o p._n 44._o and_o if_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o so_o christ_n before_o his_o incarnation_n or_o assume_v flesh_n and_o many_o more_o too_o long_o to_o transcribe_v 3._o his_o blame_v i_o p._n 10._o for_o compare_v w.p._n to_o a_o jesuit_n and_o yet_o p._n 31._o he_o do_v the_o same_o by_o i_o in_o these_o word_n our_o present_a
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amount_v but_o to_o thus_o much_o viz._n that_o t._n hicks_n speak_v or_o write_v word_n which_o be_v scoff_v slanderous_a lie_n use_v in_o a_o scoff_v or_o ridiculous_a sâ—nce_n and_o the_o quaker_n speak_v or_o write_v word_n which_o be_v serious_a lie_n use_v in_o a_o serious_a sense_n take_v both_o their_o word_n equal_o and_o alike_o in_o their_o natural_a proper_a and_o grammatical_a sense_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n which_o once_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o quaker_n pretend_v much_o to_o abhor_v and_o nothing_o worse_o or_o more_o unjust_a than_o respect_n of_o person_n for_o if_o the_o first_o accusation_n alone_o will_v so_o alter_v and_o vary_v the_o intention_n and_o make_v a_o man_n guilty_a than_o the_o quaker_n be_v as_o liable_a so_o to_o be_v make_v by_o t._n hicks_n as_o t._n hicks_n by_o they_o yea_o and_o rather_o more_o because_o the_o quaker_n be_v original_o the_o first_o person_n accuse_v and_o impeach_v by_o t._n hicks_n in_o his_o first_o dialogue_n and_o 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