keith_n hereafter_o mention_v of_o which_o he_o have_v give_v we_o a_o full_a account_n in_o print_n entitle_v the_o pretend_a yearly_o meet_v of_o the_o quaker_n their_o nameless_a bull_n of_o excommunication_n give_v forth_o against_o g._n keith_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o another_o treatise_n which_o bear_v this_o title_n the_o true_a copy_n of_o a_o paper_n give_v in_o to_o the_o yearly_o meet_v of_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n the_o 15_o day_n of_o the_o 3d_o month_n 1695._o with_o a_o brief_a narrative_a of_o the_o most_o material_a passage_n of_o discourse_n betwixt_o george_n whitehead_n charles_n marshal_n and_o george_n keith_n the_o say_a day_n etc._n etc._n together_o with_o a_o short_a list_n of_o some_o of_o the_o vile_a and_o gross_a error_n of_o george_n whitehead_n john_n whitehead_n william_n penn_n etc._n etc._n both_o these_o be_v print_v for_o r._n levis_n 1695._o and_o the_o bull_n of_o excommunication_n be_v insert_v verbatim_o in_o the_o first_o of_o these_o 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the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n but_o i_o proceed_v to_o a_o man_n of_o much_o great_a consideration_n it_o be_v tell_v at_o the_o end_n of_o sect._n 10._o from_o p._n 136._o how_o the_o otherwise_o highly-valuable_a mr._n penn_n pronounce_v a_o sentence_n of_o apostasy_n against_o george_n keith_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v true_a this_o be_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n like_o g._n whitehead_n but_o it_o be_v deliver_v his_o own_o judgement_n as_o the_o positive_a and_o infallible_a oracle_n of_o god_n and_o if_o g._n keith_n do_v tell_v we_o truth_n if_o not_o he_o be_v in_o a_o man_n hand_n that_o can_v and_o will_v sure_o correct_v he_o in_o the_o second_o of_o his_o book_n abovementioned_a the_o true_a copy_n etc._n etc._n p._n 14._o mr._n penn_n do_v own_o before_o the_o yearly_o meet_v that_o the_o glorious_a power_n of_o god_n which_o he_o feel_v do_v so_o transport_v he_o that_o he_o 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the_o apparition_n of_o evil_a spirit_n dance_v and_o sing_v about_o he_o and_o direct_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v do_v and_o encourage_v he_o in_o the_o principle_n of_o quakerism_n chief_o to_o adhere_v strong_o to_o his_o own_o light_n within_o which_o he_o be_v to_o make_v a_o superior_a guide_n to_o scripture_n it_o be_v the_o same_o spirit_n which_o give_v forth_o the_o scripture_n and_o consequent_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v as_o infallible_a as_o any_o of_o the_o prophet_n or_o apostle_n as_o have_v the_o same_o spirit_n which_o they_o have_v and_o thus_o be_v bring_v to_o believe_v every_o strong_a imagination_n which_o come_v into_o his_o head_n to_o be_v the_o immediate_a dictate_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o these_o unclean_a spirit_n have_v the_o power_n to_o make_v impression_n upon_o his_o imagination_n he_o become_v entire_o subject_a to_o their_o will_n and_o be_v carry_v into_o strange_a excess_n even_o to_o attempt_v miracle_n that_o as_o fire_n proceed_v from_o the_o lord_n 30._o see_v john_n toldervy_n be_v book_n call_v the_o foot_n out_o of_o the_o snare_n print_v 1656._o p._n 30._o upon_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o moses_n aaron_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n so_o from_o the_o lord_n in_o i_o say_v he_o so_o he_o call_v his_o light_n within_o think_v it_o to_o be_v very_a god_n and_o christ_n and_o that_o he_o thereby_o be_v christ_n the_o true_a and_o real_a christ_n of_o who_o that_o man_n christ_n jesus_n be_v but_o a_o type_n or_o figure_n which_o be_v the_o quaker_n doctrine_n as_o be_v show_v sect._n 17._o and_o 18._o shall_v there_o proceed_v that_o virtue_n which_o shall_v infuse_v a_o heat_n into_o these_o coal_n and_o stick_n which_o he_o have_v gather_v together_o for_o that_o purpose_n by_o which_o a_o fire_n shall_v be_v kindle_v now_o be_v confident_a he_o go_v on_o i_o shall_v effect_v the_o work_n yea_o have_v i_o be_v master_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n i_o shall_v have_v venture_v all_o with_o a_o value_n 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christ_n body_n fall_v down_o and_o cover_v himself_o with_o shave_n of_o white_a paper_n for_o a_o winding-sheet_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v multitude_n of_o prodigious_a instance_n in_o the_o say_v narrative_a of_o the_o incredible_a power_n of_o enthusiastic_a delusion_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n he_o pretend_v to_o be_v direct_v by_o fly_n in_o most_o of_o his_o this_o mind_a i_o of_o the_o etymology_n of_o beelzebub_n ecstasy_n ecstasy_n which_o signify_v the_o god_n of_o fly_n but_o to_o go_v on_o james_n naylor_n write_v a_o answer_n to_o toldervy_n call_v foot_n yet_o in_o the_o snare_n etc._n etc._n print_v in_o the_o same_o year_n 1656._o to_o which_o toldervy_n reply_v the_o same_o year_n and_o call_v his_o replication_n the_o snare_n break_v etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n again_o in_o two_o sheet_n call_v the_o naked_a truth_n etc._n etc._n he_o make_v a_o sort_n of_o a_o half_a vindication_n and_o half_a recantation_n not_o of_o the_o matter_n 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