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ought_v to_o receive_v any_o command_n from_o any_o man_n or_o thing_n without_o he_o yea_o or_o from_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o and_o further_o deny_v without_o any_o limitation_n that_o the_o scripture_n ought_v to_o be_v call_v a_o rule_n and_o all_o this_o though_o most_o blasphemous_o and_o absurd_o yet_o most_o consonant_o to_o the_o quaker_n principle_n our_o vindicator_n in_o stead_n of_o do_v service_n to_o his_o party_n notable_o prevaricate_v their_o cause_n not_o stick_v to_o give_v away_o their_o great_a principle_n while_o other_o shift_n for_o defence_n thereof_o fail_v he_o 4._o what_o he_o add_v without_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n man_n can_v obey_v to_o the_o good_a of_o their_o own_o soul_n be_v altogether_o impertinent_a as_o if_o one_o shall_v in_o answer_n to_o a_o man_n inquire_v what_o duty_n he_o ought_v to_o perform_v to_o such_o a_o superior_a tell_v he_o what_o for_o the_o time_n he_o be_v in_o case_n to_o perform_v so_o as_o to_o reap_v 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pag._n 60_o he_o say_v that_o his_o adversary_n infer_v from_o the_o quaker_n doctrine_n of_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o that_o infant_n come_v to_o heaven_n without_o christ_n but_o how_o gross_a a_o untruth_n be_v 〈◊〉_d will_v be_v evident_a to_o any_o that_o read_v mr._n broun_n cap._n 6._o num._n 14._o where_o he_o infer_v this_o horrible_a consequence_n from_o their_o deâ—ying_n of_o original_a sin_n and_o again_o pag_n 64.65_o he_o say_v that_o the_o westminster_n confession_n say_v that_o god_n do_v predestinat_a to_o everlasting_a damnation_n the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n without_o any_o respect_n have_v to_o their_o sin_n but_o a_o more_o palpable_a and_o horrid_a lie_n have_v scarce_o be_v hatch_v for_o 〈◊〉_d that_o confession_n chap_n 3_o 3_o 7._o it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o god_n 〈◊〉_d ordain_v they_o to_o wrath_n for_o their_o sin_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n be_v that_o which_o he_o say_v pag._n 170_o that_o his_o adversary_n chap_n 27._o make_v a_o preach_a to_o 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pen_v to_o defend_v this_o passage_n from_o the_o absurdity_n with_o which_o it_o have_v be_v load_v by_o hiâ—ks_n in_o his_o first_o dialogue_n pag_n 3_o 4._o such_o as_o that_o then_o the_o sun_n moon_n star_n or_o stone_n be_v god_n speak_v thus_o george_n whitehead_n infer_v from_o john_n 1_o that_o if_o the_o life_n be_v of_o the_o divine_a be_v the_o light_n must_v be_v the_o same_o for_o as_o the_o cause_n be_v so_o be_v the_o effect_n it_o be_v never_o george_n whitehead'_v principle_n or_o word_n that_o the_o life_n which_o be_v the_o light_n of_o man_n be_v but_o in_o itself_o a_o mere_a effect_n for_o he_o own_v it_o in_o its_o own_o be_v to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o god_n himself_o counterf_n christ_n detect_v ed_z pâ—g_v 56_o and_o again_o wil._n pen._n reason_n against_o rail_v pag._n 56_o we_o assert_v the_o true_a light_n with_o which_o every_o man_n be_v enlighten_v to_o be_v in_o itself_o the_o christ_n of_o god_n and_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n the_o same_o 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