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have_v need_n of_o the_o miraculous_a gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n then_o and_o the_o apostle_n george_n and_o william_n in_o these_o day_n have_v no_o need_n of_o they_o at_o all_o 3._o he_o charge_v this_o as_o a_o self-contradiction_n for_o say_v thou_o make_v thyself_o the_o author_n of_o a_o lie_n and_o show_v thyself_o not_o only_o a_o fool_n but_o unjust_a and_o yet_o that_o i_o hint_n for_o w.p._n to_o say_v it_o be_v a_o lie_n be_v neither_o answer_n nor_o argument_n and_o therefore_o in_o love_n i_o shall_v advise_v he_o to_o leave_v off_o such_o billingsgate_n rhetoric_n reply_n oh_o excellent_a artist_n he_o leave_v out_o part_n of_o my_o word_n and_o then_o tell_v i_o i_o have_v contradict_v myself_o for_o these_o word_n to_o express_v it_o in_o thy_o own_o language_n he_o deceitful_o leave_v out_o which_o i_o do_v in_o my_o very_a writing_n the_o epistle_n think_v of_o and_o put_v in_o on_o purpose_n to_o prevent_v any_o such_o mistake_n for_o thereby_o i_o give_v w.p._n plain_o to_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v his_o language_n and_o none_o of_o i_o i_o do_v express_v it_o in_o his_o language_n and_o not_o my_o own_o that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v the_o more_o sensible_a of_o it_o now_o george_n call_v to_o mind_v thy_o own_o word_n p._n 68_o but_o if_o you_o take_v this_o kind_n of_o unfair_a curtail_v which_o destroy_v the_o sense_n be_v this_o your_o care_n and_o justice_n will_v you_o be_v thus_o serve_v both_o to_o wrong_v i_o and_o abuse_v the_o world_n or_o your_o reader_n and_o see_v how_o out_o of_o thy_o own_o mouth_n thou_o have_v condemn_v thyself_o both_o as_o a_o partial_a and_o self-contradictory_a pen._n in_o his_o 3d._n sect._n
pa._n 27_o and_o 28._o he_o be_v up_o with_o it_o again_o as_o if_o the_o man_n be_v so_o take_v with_o talk_v about_o lie_v forgery_n etc._n etc._n as_o that_o then_o only_o he_o be_v in_o his_o natural_a element_n and_o rather_o than_o he_o will_v not_o make_v i_o to_o contradict_v myself_o because_o in_o the_o margin_n i_o quote_v the_o apostle_n word_n titus_n 3.2_o 3._o speak_v evil_a of_o no_o man_n be_v no_o brawler_n he_o will_v adventure_v to_o make_v the_o apostle_n contradict_v or_o be_v inconsistext_n with_o himself_o on_o that_o ground_n for_o in_o the_o very_a same_o epistle_n cap._n 1.12_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o the_o cretan_n that_o a_o prophet_n of_o their_o own_o say_v the_o cretan_n be_v always_o liar_n evil_a beast_n slow_a belly_n this_o wâ—tness_n be_v true_a and_o yet_o to_o go_v round_o again_o p._n 29._o in_o vindication_n of_o w.p._n he_o can_v tell_v you_o the_o scripture_n prove_v such_o language_n and_o cite_v psal_n 52.3_o etc._n etc._n reply_n what_o do_v the_o scripture_n prove_v such_o language_n for_o w.p._n and_o not_o for_o other_o or_o will_v thou_o blame_v other_o for_o what_o thou_o say_v the_o scripture_n prove_v but_o where_o do_v the_o scripture_n commend_v the_o so_o frequent_a use_n of_o it_o as_o you_o make_v of_o it_o and_o where_o do_v the_o scripture_n prove_v the_o use_n of_o it_o at_o all_o on_o such_o occasion_n as_o many_o time_n you_o use_v it_o on_o the_o scripture_n commend_v wine_n and_o timothy_n be_v command_v to_o use_v a_o little_a with_o his_o water_n but_o yet_o use_v too_o much_o of_o it_o may_v be_v vicious_a and_o that_o be_v it_o i_o condemn_v in_o w.p._n viz._n use_v such_o language_n so_o frequent_o and_o instead_o of_o argument_n or_o a_o better_a answer_n to_o his_o adversary_n but_o that_o g.w._n may_v take_v a_o liberty_n to_o say_v any_o thing_n though_o never_o so_o palpable_o false_a appear_v in_o p._n 29._o where_o he_o say_v that_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v the_o language_n liar_n and_o forger_n etc._n etc._n that_o i_o find_v fault_n with_o and_o not_o the_o application_n thereof_o reply_n that_o be_v a_o mistake_n also_o for_o that_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n i_o find_v fault_n with_o viz._n the_o so_o very_o frequent_a use_v or_o apply_v it_o to_o your_o adversary_n for_o thus_o be_v my_o word_n p._n 25._o i_o will_v crave_v leave_n to_o mention_v one_o thing_n more_o of_o my_o observe_n and_o that_o be_v thy_o so_o oft_o use_v the_o gross_a word_n of_o lie_v and_o forgery_n and_o liar_n and_o forger_n especial_o in_o thy_o book_n against_o t.h._n that_o it_o will_v hardly_o stand_v with_o good_a manner_n such_o language_n to_o be_v so_o common_a and_o frequent_a methinks_v suit_n not_o well_o etc._n etc._n which_o word_n i_o shall_v think_v still_o be_v civil_a and_o moderate_a enough_o if_o they_o be_v not_o prejudice_v against_o all_o that_o be_v against_o they_o wherefore_o this_o i_o note_v for_o g._n w_n three_o quibble_n beside_o a_o double_a falsehood_n 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 thou_o be_v of_o a_o different_a mind_n from_o some_o of_o thy_o friend_n in_o this_o particular_a why_o will_v thou_o not_o honest_o tell_v we_o so_o and_o beside_o if_o i_o have_v lay_v it_o down_o positive_o whereas_o you_o see_v i_o do_v it_o otherwise_o yet_o will_v it_o not_o have_v prove_v a_o contradiction_n for_o w.p._n may_v have_v receive_v the_o quaker_n principle_n at_o one_o time_n and_o yet_o afterward_o come_v to_o vary_v in_o some_o one_o particular_a though_o not_o in_o all_o and_o i_o believe_v i_o can_v prove_v if_o there_o be_v occasion_n that_o most_o of_o the_o quaker_n themselves_o have_v change_v or_o vary_a in_o some_o of_o their_o principle_n or_o practice_n from_o what_o they_o at_o first_o practise_v and_o give_v forth_o now_o i_o do_v admire_v with_o what_o face_n g.w._n can_v print_v such_o stuff_n as_o this_o and_o i_o do_v speak_v serious_o i_o can_v imagine_v how_o he_o can_v satisfy_v his_o conscience_n in_o deal_v so_o deceitful_o as_o he_o must_v 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 they_o do_v nothing_o but_o contradict_v themselves_o but_o i_o have_v this_o further_a to_o say_v for_o myself_o that_o if_o i_o have_v indeed_o commit_v a_o mistake_n or_o contradict_v myself_o i_o have_v that_o to_o plead_v for_o my_o excuse_n which_o g.w._n commend_v i_o for_o p._n 44._o that_o my_o opinion_n be_v hâ—manum_fw-la est_fw-la errare_fw-la and_o that_o will_v have_v bear_v i_o out_o i_o honest_o and_o ingenious_o tell_v he_o and_o the_o world_n that_o i_o pretend_v to_o no_o such_o infallibillity_n as_o the_o quaker_n do_v and_o now_o have_v thus_o full_o clear_v myself_o i_o shall_v try_v g.w._n if_o he_o be_v not_o more_o guilty_a of_o what_o he_o accuse_v i_o viz._n self-contradiction_n or_o at_o least_o inconsistence_n with_o himself_o and_o whether_o this_o man_n that_o pretend_v to_o infallibility_n be_v any_o more_o infallible_a than_o other_o viz._n 1._o what_o g.w._n say_v p._n 19_o that_o they_o can_v deviate_v from_o scripture-language_n in_o their_o creed_n and_o they_o must_v tell_v we_o that_o until_o we_o bring_v they_o plain_a scripture_n that_o say_v the_o human_a nature_n be_v the_o christ_n they_o must_v rather_o patient_o bear_v our_o censure_n etc._n etc._n now_o this_o i_o humble_o conceive_v to_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o what_o g.w._n say_v but_o one_o page_n before_o viz._n p._n 18_o have_v we_o not_o plain_o and_o often_o confess_v also_o that_o the_o divine_a nature_n or_o word_n clothe_v with_o the_o most_o holy_a manhood_n was_z and_o be_v the_o christ_n for_o i_o do_v not_o find_v these_o word_n clothe_v with_o the_o most_o holy_a manhood_n to_o be_v scripture-language_n and_o yet_o g.w._n p._n 18._o admit_v they_o in_o his_o creed_n neither_o do_v they_o bring_v any_o plain_a scripture_n that_o say_v so_o and_o yet_o they_o believe_v it_o or_o confess_v it_o if_o g.w._n say_v true_a 2._o where_o g.w._n say_v p._n 20._o whether_o christ_n humane_a nature_n be_v a_o part_n of_o christ_n as_o it_o be_v not_o a_o 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
no_o good_a answer_n from_o thou_o because_o thou_o thyself_o do_v and_o have_v ask_v many_o question_n which_o be_v not_o in_o scripture-phrase_n and_o beside_o that_o can_v be_v but_o a_o silly_a pretence_n no_o better_o than_o a_o shuffle_v from_o thou_o because_o thou_o do_v not_o own_o the_o scripture_n or_o scripture-phrase_n to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o thy_o faith_n therefore_o quibble_n no_o more_o about_o it_o but_o answer_v it_o 11._o then_o p._n 21_o 22_o 23._o g.w._n instead_o of_o answer_v my_o epistle_n as_o he_o pretend_v in_o his_o title_n putâ—_n many_o new_a question_n to_o the_o baptist_n and_o pray_v they_o to_o agree_v upon_o a_o consistent_a creed_n among_o themselves_o and_o so_o sly_o give_v i_o the_o go-by_a to_o which_o i_o need_v only_o say_v this_o that_o i_o be_o of_o the_o opinion_n it_o may_v be_v â—â—_o easy_a for_o the_o baptist_n to_o form_v a_o creed_n wherein_o they_o be_v all_o agree_v as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o quaker_n to_o form_n a_o creed_n wherein_o they_o &_o their_o write_n do_v all_o agree_v let_v the_o quaker_n do_v this_o themselves_o which_o they_o require_v of_o other_o further_o i_o dare_v adventure_n to_o say_v that_o let_v a_o baptist_n or_o some_o other_o person_n give_v but_o three_o text_n of_o scripture_n to_o be_v interpret_v or_o put_v but_o three_o question_n to_o six_o quaker_n all_o apart_o and_o let_v they_o answer_v apart_o and_o that_o there_o shall_v not_o three_o of_o the_o six_o quaker_n alike_o give_v the_o same_o answer_n or_o interpretation_n thereto_o either_o in_o form_n or_o substance_n notwithstanding_o their_o pretend_a inspiration_n and_o unity_n 12._o pag._n 23._o g.w._n say_v that_o though_o the_o mere_a body_n of_o jesus_n be_v not_o the_o entire_a christ_n yet_o the_o name_n christ_n be_v sometime_o give_v to_o the_o body_n though_o not_o so_o proper_o as_o to_o the_o whole_a man_n christ_n reply_n but_o thouwilt_a not_o own_o that_o the_o mere_a body_n be_v part_n of_o christ_n so_o far_o be_v thou_o from_o own_v it_o to_o be_v the_o entire_a christ_n and_o though_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o scripture_n call_v the_o body_n christ_n yet_o they_o be_v so_o obstinate_a in_o their_o own_o conceit_n that_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v it_o be_v what_o the_o scripture_n call_v it_o but_o thus_o will_v be_v wise_a above_o what_o be_v write_v oh_o deceit_n you_o think_v the_o body_n so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o entire_a christ_n that_o you_o will_v not_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v any_o part_n of_o he_o but_o such_o as_o a_o garment_n be_v that_o be_v none_o at_o all_o 13._o pag._n 23_o 24._o g.w._n say_v that_o the_o distinction_n of_o father_n and_o son_n be_v not_o only_o nominal_a but_o real_a etc._n etc._n how_o then_o do_v g.f._n say_v mist_n p._n 142._o christ_n be_v not_o distinct_a from_o the_o father_n and_o that_o they_o be_v all_o one_o p._n 99_o will_v g.w._n and_o the_o quaker_n condemn_v those_o say_n and_o disclaim_v they_o till_o than_o they_o be_v quibbler_n and_o equivocator_n g.w._n p._n 24._o and_o also_o know_v as_o co-worker_n in_o the_o order_n and_o degree_n of_o manifestation_n and_o discovery_n and_o yet_o g.w._n himself_o when_o he_o write_v against_o a_o baptist_n for_o say_v now_o as_o he_o be_v god_n he_o be_v co-creator_n with_o the_o father_n then_o he_o condemn_v it_o as_o nonsense_n say_v what_o nonsense_n and_o unscriptural_a language_n be_v this_o to_o tell_v of_o god_n be_v co-creator_n with_o the_o father_n or_o that_o god_n have_v glory_n with_o god_n do_v not_o this_o imply_v two_o god_n and_o that_o god_n have_v a_o father_n say_v g.w._n the_o light_n and_o life_n etc._n etc._n p._n 47._o oh_o excellent_a george_n what_o difference_n between_o co-worker_n and_o co-creator_n do_v you_o not_o most_o frequent_o and_o importune_o charge_v your_o socinian_n with_o the_o horrible_a crime_n of_o deny_v that_o jesus_n christ_n make_v or_o create_v the_o world_n and_o yet_o be_v there_o any_o socinian_n nay_o jew_n or_o turk_n that_o will_v deny_v that_o one_o god_n who_o we_o call_v the_o father_n of_o jesus_n christ_n make_v the_o world_n and_o thou_o say_v its_o nonsense_n to_o tell_v of_o god_n or_o christ_n as_o god_n be_v co-creator_n with_o the_o father_n oh_o disingenuous_a man_n that_o endeavour_n to_o get_v repute_n to_o yourselves_o by_o revile_v other_o with_o that_o very_a thing_n whereof_o yourselves_o be_v guilty_a and_o the_o ground_n of_o your_o reproach_n be_v that_o you_o can_v equivocate_v and_o they_o can_v 14._o g.w._n p._n 24._o say_v that_o the_o distinction_n of_o father_n and_o son_n be_v not_o only_o nominal_a but_o real_a now_o then_o let_v he_o if_o he_o can_v answer_v and_o confute_v his_o sincere-hearted_n and_o zealous_a brother_n w.p._n in_o his_o sandy-foundation_n p._n 13._o mr._n pen_n argument_n be_v this_o since_o the_o father_n be_v god_n the_o son_n be_v god_n and_o the_o spirit_n be_v god_n which_o their_o opinion_n necessitate_v they_o to_o 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