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A37296 Nayler's blasphemies discovered, or, Several queries to him proposed with his owne answers thereunto / by a friend to the truth of Christ. Deacon, John, 17th cent. 1657 (1657) Wing D486; ESTC R19310 45,154 64

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and_o what_o the_o effect_n and_o what_o the_o ground_n of_o a_o save_a and_o sanctify_a faith_n and_o how_o know_v q._n 20._o whether_o the_o power_n that_o work_v in_o you_o and_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o quake_a fraternity_n be_v divine_a or_o diabolical_a if_o divine_a prove_v it_o by_o scripture_n or_o may_v we_o not_o know_v the_o tree_n antichrist_n by_o its_o fruit_n heresy_n in_o you_o if_o diabolical_a then_o cease_v like_o simon_n magus_n to_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o great_a one_o to_o draw_v disciple_n after_o you_o and_o resist_v this_o spirit_n in_o yourself_o better_a repent_v then_o perish_v q._n 21._o whether_o it_o be_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o satan_n or_o the_o power_n of_o god_n say_v you_o that_o work_v by_o charm_n whereby_o some_o of_o your_o proselyte_n have_v be_v possess_v with_o devil_n as_o gilpin_n mary_n white_n and_o other_o and_o whether_o peter_n or_o simon_n magus_n be_v the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o 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the_o holy_a ghost_n err_v when_o he_o call_v teacher_n master_n of_o assembly_n or_o do_v the_o spirit_n err_v when_o it_o commend_v sarah_n for_o call_v abraham_n lord_n or_o paul_n who_o call_v festus_n most_o noble_a festus_n and_o agrippa_n o_o king_n agrippa_n do_v not_o paul_n and_o silas_n own_o the_o title_n sir_n from_o the_o gaoler_n or_o do_v you_o not_o stumble_v at_o a_o straw_n and_o run_v over_o a_o mountain_n and_o see_v a_o mote_n in_o another_o eye_n but_o not_o a_o beam_n in_o you_o q._n 23._o do_v not_o your_o spirit_n speak_v in_o corah_n dathan_n abiram_n 3._o and_o their_o adherent_n and_o do_v not_o they_o rail_v against_o their_o minister_n 〈◊〉_d take_v too_o much_o upon_o you_o and_o say_v not_o you_o the_o same_o in_o effect_n and_o say_v not_o they_o all_o the_o congregation_n be_v holy_a and_o so_o themselves_o in_o their_o own_o eye_n and_o you_o say_v you_o be_v pure_a say_v not_o they_o the_o lord_n be_v among_o we_o and_o so_o say_v you_o the_o lord_n christ_n 9_o be_v within_o we_o and_o be_v not_o the_o same_o spirit_n in_o you_o that_o be_v in_o diotrephes_n who_o reject_v the_o epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o do_v ever_o any_o more_o presumptuous_o boast_v of_o and_o yet_o act_v more_o contrary_a unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n or_o do_v ever_o any_o generation_n show_v such_o audacious_a arrogant_a impudence_n in_o oppose_v the_o doctrine_n for_o which_o martyr_n and_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n have_v spend_v their_o blood_n for_o the_o testimony_n thereof_o and_o yet_o take_v unto_o themselves_o the_o justice_n of_o their_o cause_n for_o a_o defence_n of_o their_o baseness_n and_o be_v not_o this_o spiritual_a presumption_n if_o not_o abomination_n q._n 24._o be_v a_o lie_n the_o fruit_n of_o a_o