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worthy_o magnify_v thy_o name_n etc._n etc._n again_o in_o the_o 4_o prayer_n which_o have_v this_o title_n for_o the_o whole_a state_n of_o christ_n church_n militant_a here_o on_o earth_n it_o say_v thus_o beseech_v thou_o to_o inspire_v continual_o the_o universal_a church_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n unity_n and_o concord_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o at_o three_o several_a time_n the_o church_n of_o england_n pray_v for_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o if_o she_o pray_v for_o it_o she_o ought_v certain_o to_o expect_v it_o and_o not_o believe_v it_o be_v cease_v or_o expire_v which_o make_v i_o think_v it_o the_o more_o strange_a that_o one_o of_o she_o own_o member_n and_o that_o a_o doâ—tor_n also_o shall_v deny_v this_o so_o excellent_a and_o precious_a a_o gift_n and_o condemn_v it_o as_o some_o devil_n
or_o evil_a spirit_n and_o undertake_v to_o exorcise_v it_o before_o the_o face_n of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n where_o common_a prayer_n be_v so_o frequent_o read_v and_o that_o without_o any_o distinction_n but_o possible_o he_o may_v say_v he_o be_v not_o against_o divine_a inspiration_n as_o it_o be_v a_o common_a save_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n necessary_a to_o all_o the_o church_n and_o every_o member_n of_o it_o but_o as_o it_o be_v some_o peculiar_a and_o extraordinary_a thing_n as_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n power_n of_o work_a miracle_n sign_n and_o wonder_n the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n etc._n etc._n to_o this_o i_o answer_v 1._o he_o ought_v then_o in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o have_v tell_v so_o much_o what_o sort_n or_o kind_n of_o enthusiasm_n or_o divine_a inspiration_n for_o both_o these_o word_n be_v of_o one_o signification_n he_o be_v for_o and_o what_o sort_n he_o be_v against_o and_o not_o have_v promiscuous_o condemn_v inspiration_n or_o 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that_o we_o and_o our_o book_n be_v esteem_v so_o mean_o of_o by_o such_o as_o this_o author_n as_o that_o they_o think_v it_o not_o worth_a their_o time_n or_o labour_n to_o read_v our_o book_n but_o in_o case_n it_o be_v so_o that_o we_o be_v so_o mean_v in_o their_o eye_n yet_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v or_o condemn_v we_o until_o they_o have_v good_a knowledge_n or_o information_n of_o what_o we_o hold_v which_o they_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o have_v without_o take_v some_o time_n and_o pain_n to_o read_v or_o hear_v what_o we_o say_v for_o to_o condemn_v any_o principle_n we_o hold_v before_o they_o do_v well_o know_v it_o be_v as_o unjust_a as_o to_o condemn_v a_o man_n before_o he_o be_v hear_v chap._n ii_o but_o there_o be_v other_o two_o or_o three_o thing_n which_o i_o suppose_v this_o author_n or_o some_o other_o may_v answer_v in_o the_o case_n the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o inspiration_n which_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v hold_v pray_v for_o and_o expect_v be_v subordinate_a to_o scripture_n and_o do_v acknowledge_v the_o scripture_n as_o superior_a and_o more_o noble_a and_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o great_a and_o more_o principal_a rule_n and_o not_o the_o scripture_n by_o they_o whereas_o some_o of_o the_o quaker_n have_v write_v and_o particular_o r._n b._n in_o his_o thesis_n that_o this_o spirit_n of_o immediate_a revelation_n be_v not_o to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o scripture_n and_o reason_n but_o that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v try_v by_o it_o for_o so_o do_v the_o author_n cite_v r._n b._n his_o thesis_n as_o so_o affirm_v pag._n 38._o to_o this_o i_o answer_v the_o author_n do_v manifest_o wrong_a r._n b._n in_o his_o citation_n for_o r._n b._n no_o where_o say_v in_o his_o thesis_n or_o apology_n that_o the_o spirit_n or_o its_o inspiration_n be_v not_o to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o scripture_n or_o reason_n simple_o only_o he_o say_v that_o those_o inward_a divine_a revelation_n 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