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give_v yet_o we_o never_o say_v that_o we_o have_v receive_v all_o other_o that_o god_n have_v or_o can_v bestow_v this_o be_v a_o abominable_a slander_n their_o be_v none_o that_o will_v believe_v he_o herein_o but_o those_o who_o be_v give_v up_o to_o believe_v lie_n again_o that_o they_o can_v to_o a_o minute_n foretell_v the_o last_o and_o dreadful_a day_n of_o judgement_n answ_n this_o charge_n be_v general_a against_o the_o quaker_n he_o name_v no_o person_n or_o person_n that_o say_v so_o i_o return_v it_o as_o a_o lie_v forge_v against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o i_o exhort_v he_o to_o repent_v of_o that_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o wickedness_n again_o thus_o and_o heal_v more_o disease_n than_o all_o the_o world_n can_v possible_o need_v help_n for_o answ_n this_o be_v another_o horrid_a slander_n that_o the_o wicked_a one_o have_v in_o envy_n lead_v he_o to_o cast_v upon_o we_o the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o thou_o profane_v man._n again_o thus_o that_o they_o and_o they_o only_o be_v those_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v they_o shall_v lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o sick_a and_o they_o shall_v recover_v answ_n this_o be_v another_o horrid_a slander_n proceed_v from_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n for_o which_o god_n will_v bring_v thou_o to_o judgement_n again_o thus_o and_o that_o god_n mean_v they_o only_o when_o he_o say_v i_o will_v pour_v my_o spirit_n upon_o all_o flesh_n answ_n this_o be_v another_o horrid_a lie_n for_o we_o believe_v that_o he_o pour_v forth_o his_o spirit_n upon_o his_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n his_o son_n and_o daughter_n and_o handmaid_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n in_o former_a time_n and_o he_o be_v pour_v it_o forth_o in_o this_o day_n and_o we_o believe_v he_o will_v pour_v it_o forth_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n upon_o all_o flesh_n but_o we_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n be_v only_o intend_v to_o be_v that_o all_o flesh_n mark_v in_o the_o compass_n of_o nine_o line_n he_o have_v tell_v five_o lie_n in_o pag._n 12._o there_o be_v five_o in_o so_o little_a compass_n reader_n thou_o may_v conclude_v there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o more_o in_o the_o whole_a book_n these_o few_o here_o may_v suffice_v to_o give_v thou_o a_o taste_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o man_n and_o to_o show_v thou_o how_o wicked_o he_o deal_v with_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n it_o be_v our_o desire_n that_o he_o may_v repent_v of_o these_o thing_n and_o do_v so_o no_o more_o that_o so_o he_o may_v know_v forgiveness_n of_o the_o same_o and_o may_v come_v to_o peace_n and_o rest_n with_o god_n in_o his_o latter-end_n god_n speak_v of_o his_o people_n say_v sure_o they_o be_v my_o people_n child_n that_o will_v not_o lie_v so_o he_o be_v their_o saviour_n isa_n 63.8_o a_o faithful_a witness_n will_v not_o lie_v but_o a_o false_a witness_n will_v utter_v lie_n prov._n 14.5_o you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n and_o the_o lust_n of_o your_o father_n you_o will_v do_v he_o be_v a_o murderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o abide_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n when_o he_o speak_v a_o lie_n he_o speak_v of_o his_o own_o for_o he_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o father_n of_o it_o john_n 8.44_o a_o false_a witness_n shall_v not_o be_v unpunished_a and_o he_o that_o speak_v lie_n shall_v not_o escape_v prov._n 19.5_o they_o bend_v their_o tongue_n like_o bow_n for_o lie_n but_o they_o be_v not_o valiant_a for_o the_o truth_n jer._n 9.3_o in_o this_o postscript_n i_o have_v show_v the_o falseness_n and_o wickedness_n of_o this_o scornful_a man_n and_o have_v rebuke_v he_o in_o the_o love_n and_o fear_v of_o god_n and_o i_o unfeigned_o desire_v his_o repentance_n and_o salvation_n who_o be_o a_o lover_n of_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n who_o desire_v the_o eternal_a good_a of_o all_o people_n but_o i_o hate_v lie_v envy_n and_o all_o wickedness_n william_n gibson_n london_n the_o 25_o of_o the_o 8_o month_n 1679._o the_o end_n