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a_o shame_n put_v upon_o the_o world_n and_o so_o far_o from_o any_o thing_n like_o persecution_n that_o it_o be_v only_a sport_n and_o play_n and_o i_o will_v warrant_v he_o can_v make_v brave_a oration_n on_o it_o in_o his_o preach_v too_o it_o be_v prosecution_n say_v he_o and_o not_o persecution_n see_v state_n of_o the_o case_n p_o 45._o just_o so_o also_o the_o new-england_n priest_n say_v what_o they_o do_v to_o the_o quaker_n be_v prosecution_n and_o not_o persecution_n yeâ—_n the_o book_n call_v new-england_n judge_v but_o there_o be_v a_o man_n punish_v for_o take_v away_o a_o hourglass_n from_o a_o priest_n and_o this_o g._n fox_n call_v persecution_n in_o his_o instruction_n etc._n etc._n p._n 30._o behold_v be_v there_o great_a blindness_n and_o partiality_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n than_o be_v among_o these_o quaker_n that_o call_v punishment_n for_o breach_n of_o just_a law_n persecution_n and_o yet_o when_o they_o punish_v man_n who_o have_v break_v 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that_o it_o corrupt_a or_o perish_v now_o lest_o my_o old_a friend_n shall_v say_v that_o i_o be_o so_o hard_o pinch_v to_o make_v they_o contradict_v themselves_o as_o that_o if_o i_o shall_v find_v in_o their_o book_n that_o they_o say_v four_o penny_n at_o one_o time_n and_o a_o groat_n at_o another_o that_o i_o will_v go_v near_o to_o make_v a_o contradiction_n of_o it_o therefore_o â—_z give_v a_o short_a hint_n of_o what_o g._n w._n call_v contradiction_n in_o their_o opposer_n book_n in_o christ_n ascend_v p._n 58._o he_o bring_v john_n newman_n to_o conttadict_v himself_o thus_o the_o scripture_n principal_o call_v the_o word_n the_o word_n that_o god_n have_v speak_v by_o his_o holy_a prophet_n bless_a son_n and_o apostles_n now_o this_o may_v be_v call_v false_a doctrine_n but_o i_o profess_v they_o have_v better_a eye_n than_o i_o that_o can_v see_v it_o to_o be_v a_o contradiction_n pray_v judge_v if_o this_o be_v any_o more_o than_o to_o say_v four_o penny_n in_o one_o 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friend_n by_o w._n smith_n p._n 17._o as_o for_o g._n fox_n say_v he_o the_o lord_n god_n have_v exalt_v he_o &_o his_o glory_n rest_v upon_o he_o not_o set_v up_o a_o man_n or_o throw_v down_o a_o man_n but_o in_o all_o thing_n give_v the_o power_n pre-eminence_n and_o endearedness_n to_o the_o vessâ—_fw-it fiâ—ed_v with_o the_o excellency_n of_o that_o treasure_n w._n bayleys_n work_v p._n 307._o for_o they_o his_o disciple_n love_v his_o person_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o frame_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o dwell_v in_o he_o or_o else_o what_o be_v his_o person_n be_v mean_a and_o contemptible_a to_o they_o more_o than_o another_o person_n qu._n to_o which_o of_o these_o do_v they_o give_v the_o preference_n to_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n or_o vessel_n of_o g._n fox_n numb_a 51._o great_a mystr_n p._n 246._o priest_n say_v god_n the_o father_n never_o take_v upon_o he_o humane_a nature_n g._n f._n answer_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o scripture_n who_o say_v 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