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A39298 An answer to George Keith's Narrative of his proceedings at Turners-Hall, on the 11th of the month called June, 1696 wherein his charges against divers of the people called Quakers (both in that, and in another book of his, called, Gross error & hypocrosie detected) are fairly considered, examined, and refuted / by Thomas Ellwood. Ellwood, Thomas, 1639-1713. 1696 (1696) Wing E613; ESTC R8140 164,277 235

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15._o he_o express_o call_v that_o opinion_n heretical_a that_o deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o christ._n again_o p._n 16._o to_o say_v christ_n can_v dwell_v in_o man_n do_v not_o only_o oppose_v his_o spirituality_n deity_n and_o omnipotency_n bar_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o he_o be_v perfect_a god_n he_o can_v dwell_v in_o his_o people_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v again_o p._n 18._o it_o still_o strict_o limit_n or_o tie_v up_o the_o name_n jesus_n christ_n to_o a_o body_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o so_o covert_o deny_v his_o be_v before_o he_o take_v on_o he_o that_o visible_a body_n of_o flesh_n blood_n and_o bones_o and_o so_o oppose_v his_o divinity_n as_o before_o again_o p._n 68_o what_o a_o gross_a error_n be_v it_o to_o affirm_v that_o christ_n be_v not_o from_o the_o beginning_n or_o that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o word_n in_o the_o beginning_n and_o what_o a_o denial_n of_o his_o divinity_n like_o the_o old_a heretic_n again_o ib._n much_o more_o may_v be_v say_v on_o the_o 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express_o way_n cast_v up_o p._n 134._o the_o word_n incarnate_a or_o make_v flesh_n and_o call_v by_o james_n the_o engraft_a word_n we_o do_v real_o see_v for_o it_o dwell_v in_o we_o and_o p._n 124_o 125._o it_o be_v impossible_a say_v g._n keith_n that_o he_o can_v hear_v we_o and_o be_v sensible_a of_o our_o prayer_n and_o especial_o of_o our_o thought_n if_o he_o be_v not_o immediate_o present_a in_o we_o and_o with_o we_o and_o in_o p._n 123._o he_o say_v the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n be_v real_o present_a in_o and_o among_o we_o i_o do_v not_o mean_v say_v he_o by_o his_o external_a or_o outward_a person_n for_o that_o be_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n but_o in_o virtue_n of_o his_o divine_a life_n and_o spirit_n or_o soul_n extend_v into_o we_o in_o his_o divine_a seed_n and_o body_n which_o be_v his_o heavenly_a flesh_n and_o blood_n wherewith_o he_o feed_v the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o in_o p._n 107._o he_o bring_v many_o scripture_n as_o joh._n 6.56_o and_o 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