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be_v there_o find_v more_o guilty_a than_o himself_o that_o though_o his_o book_n treat_v of_o nothing_o less_o than_o such_o a_o religion_n as_o he_o assure_v all_o must_v embrace_v that_o will_v be_v save_v it_o be_v rare_a he_o cite_v one_o passage_n of_o they_o for_o a_o confirmation_n of_o his_o very_a fundamental_o he_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o believe_v god_n will_v send_v his_o holy_a spirit_n as_o be_v otherwise_o void_a of_o faith_n and_o conversion_n and_o yet_o deny_v the_o very_a office_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v to_o reveal_v the_o mystery_n of_o god_n and_o to_o convert_v from_o fall_v adam_n state_n to_o that_o glorious_a second_v adam_n which_o never_o fall_v and_o if_o he_o do_v believe_v in_o that_o eternal_a power_n which_o raise_v from_o the_o dead_a in_o trespass_n it_o will_v be_v to_o he_o according_a to_o his_o faith_n for_o god_n be_v faithful_a that_o have_v promise_v but_o be_v whole_o ignorant_a of_o christ_n jesus_n the_o power_n no_o wonder_n if_o he_o never_o know_v the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o 25._o life_n and_o how_o absurd_a it_o be_v for_o one_o to_o draw_v a_o representation_n of_o a_o thing_n he_o never_o see_v or_o venture_v to_o challenge_v a_o assent_n to_o what_o he_o ignorant_o have_v fancy_v to_o himself_o without_o one_o argument_n to_o induce_v or_o so_o much_o as_o a_o observation_n to_o explain_v the_o obscurity_n of_o his_o doctrine_n i_o leave_v the_o sober_a reader_n to_o determine_v thus_o have_v endeavour_v a_o enervation_n of_o his_o four_o fundamental_o i_o shall_v hasten_v to_o the_o examine_v the_o force_n of_o his_o accusation_n against_o my_o friend_n but_o in_o my_o way_n thither_o i_o shall_v a_o little_a turn_n my_o eye_n upon_o some_o passage_n of_o lesser_a moment_n sect._n 16._o his_o six_o chapter_n main_o intend_v the_o recommend_v to_o our_o consideration_n some_o religious_a matter_n of_o a_o secondary_a nature_n as_o a_o preparative_n to_o conformity_n for_o though_o he_o seem_v to_o express_v a_o tenderness_n towards_o doubt_v conscience_n yet_o if_o we_o follow_v he_o through_o his_o 8_o and_o 9th_o chapter_n it_o will_v evident_o appear_v to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o more_o facile_a and_o probable_a way_n to_o insinuate_v the_o same_o conform_v spirit_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o other_o he_o stand_v brand_v with_o himself_o and_o by_o his_o plea_n for_o a_o conformity_n as_o christian_a he_o palliate_v his_o own_o wicked_a temporize_a and_o will_v so_o far_o prevail_v on_o other_o that_o none_o may_v be_v leave_v to_o accuse_v he_o of_o inconstancy_n and_o if_o he_o be_v the_o man_n he_o pretend_v himself_o to_o be_v what_o need_v he_o busy_a himself_o in_o scribble_n who_o have_v tenderness_n enough_o he_o say_v to_o overlook_v nonconformity_n and_o that_o allow_v the_o nonconforming-churche_n to_o be_v christian_a do_v he_o afford_v the_o church_n of_o england_n more_o time_n be_v he_o will_v not_o have_v acknowledge_v she_o so_o much_o sect._n 17._o his_o seven_o chapter_n be_v a_o application_n of_o his_o precede_a discourse_n bring_v all_o way_n among_o the_o christian_n so_o call_v of_o these_o nation_n under_o two_o either_o such_o a_o establishment_n as_o have_v the_o sanction_n of_o the_o law_n to_o warrant_v and_o protect_v it_o or_o those_o persuasion_n as_o be_v estouse_v by_o private_a man_n reader_n thou_o may_v be_v sure_a he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o last_o the_o first_o wear_v the_o cap_n of_o maintenance_n but_o he_o distinguish_v among_o those_o many_o way_n he_o father_n on_o private_a spirit_n some_o he_o endite_v of_o hold_v principle_n that_o overturn_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o christian_a religion_n whilst_o he_o more_o candid_o dismiss_v other_o with_o the_o approbation_n of_o sound_a fundamental_o although_o he_o lay_v it_o as_o a_o home_n charge_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o neglect_v the_o use_v such_o mean_n as_o 57_o might_n better_o inform_v their_o schismatical_a judgement_n concern_v the_o church_n of_o england_n constitution_n those_o great_a impostor_n or_o dangerous_a heretic_n who_o this_o guide_n 62._o esteem_v it_o a_o foolish_a charity_n to_o flatter_v with_o the_o hope_n of_o salvation_n be_v papist_n socinian_o and_o quaker_n by_o which_o he_o have_v at_o once_o damn_v million_o of_o poor_a immortal_a soul_n however_o strict_a serious_a and_o sincere_a in_o what_o they_o know_v through_o many_o generation_n whilst_o if_o defective_a they_o owe_v it_o to_o the_o idle_a lie_v covetous_a ignorant_a and_o murder_a spirit_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o interest_n it_o have_v ever_o be_v to_o enslave_v and_o obscure_v the_o people_n understanding_n by_o their_o many_o curse_a invention_n and_o terrify_v punishment_n frame_v and_o trim_v a_o religion_n with_o such_o variety_n of_o external_a ceremony_n as_o probable_o best_o may_v take_v and_o influence_n the_o carnal_a multitude_n enact_v most_o severe_a law_n against_o such_o as_o shall_v at_o any_o time_n decry_v their_o foppery_n and_o testify_v against_o their_o abominable_a invention_n let_v their_o canon_n play_n or_o rather_o plagne_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o life_n family_n and_o estate_n it_o be_v not_o my_o business_n to_o apologise_v for_o papist_n i_o be_o not_o of_o their_o kin_n but_o look_v upon_o rome_n pagan_a to_o have_v be_v much_o inferior_a to_o the_o impiety_n of_o rome_n call_v christian_n and_o the_o latter_a great_o transcend_v the_o former_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o abomination_n capable_a to_o be_v invent_v by_o the_o wicked_a one_o as_o for_o the_o socinian_n i_o know_v he_o to_o have_v wit_n and_o learning_n enough_o to_o encounter_v a_o more_o redoutable_a adversary_n than_o i_o and_o however_o he_o have_v expose_v himself_o to_o the_o just_a censure_n of_o some_o his_o exemplary_a life_n and_o grave_a deportment_n i_o must_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v very_o singular_a and_o if_o his_o cause_n receive_v
he_o hit_v not_o on_o the_o true_a one_o what_o be_v this_o more_o than_o to_o say_v its_o necessary_a man_n shall_v do_v somewhat_o though_o he_o be_v damn_v for_o it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o dream_n to_o expect_v salvation_n in_o be_v true_a to_o some_o religion_n be_v it_o not_o a_o lethargy_n of_o impertinency_n that_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v of_o some_o religion_n and_o to_o live_v and_o die_v in_o it_o there_o be_v many_o false_a religion_n in_o the_o world_n p._n 15._o it_o be_v a_o mistake_n to_o think_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o multitude_n of_o religious_a in_o the_o world_n p._n 27._o there_o be_v such_o diversity_n of_o religion_n you_o have_v need_v to_o have_v your_o eye_n about_o you_o p._n 26._o there_o be_v to_o speak_v proper_o but_o four_o religion_n p._n 28._o these_o cross_a say_n must_v needs_o be_v manifest_a to_o the_o weak_a capacity_n for_o if_o he_o speak_v proper_o on_o one_o side_n he_o speak_v very_o improper_o observe_v on_o the_o other_o sect._n 2._o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o it_o be_v deliver_v to_o you_o by_o tradition_n from_o ancestor_n by_o education_n from_o godly-parent_n commend_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o wise_a and_o pious_a person_n but_o make_v a_o wise_a choice_n for_o yourselves_o p._n 25._o man_n must_v discern_v the_o verity_n and_o certainty_n of_o these_o doctrine_n that_o he_o may_v venture_v his_o soul_n upon_o they_o for_o which_o end_n it_o be_v exceed_o necessary_a to_o be_v conversant_a in_o those_o treatise_n which_o prove_v the_o verity_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n p._n 10._o those_o that_o take_v up_o religion_n because_o it_o be_v profess_v in_o the_o country_n and_o commend_v by_o example_n how_o slight_a be_v they_o therein_o p._n 19_o i_o add_v one_o rule_n of_o caution_n more_o against_o a_o common_a but_o dangerous_a mistake_n take_v heed_n of_o set_v up_o your_o own_o apprehension_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n though_o fundamental_o be_v plain_o lay_v down_o yet_o point_v controvert_v be_v hide_v from_o ordinary_a understanding_n that_o know_v not_o the_o language_n and_o proper_a idiom_n of_o scripture_n and_o other_o advantage_n of_o learning_n p._n 109._o in_o one_o side_n this_o guide_n be_v for_o every_o individual_n choose_v from_o a_o obser_n reason_n in_o himself_o in_o the_o other_o that_o he_o shall_v accept_v thing_n from_o the_o apprehension_n and_o great_a skill_n of_o other_o but_o it_o be_v unseasonable_a to_o be_v contend_v about_o thing_n not_o so_o clear_o reveal_v in_o scripture_n p._n 44._o search_v the_o scripture_n and_o look_v well_o to_o they_o they_o be_v your_o chard_n and_o compass_n to_o steer_v your_o course_n by_o try_v all_o thing_n by_o they_o p._n 47._o but_o dark_o lay_v down_o p._n 47._o  _fw-fr take_v heed_n of_o that_o great_a mistake_n that_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v in_o and_o about_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n but_o what_o be_v hold_v forth_o in_o scripture_n p._n 99_o 100_o  _fw-fr o_fw-fr strange_a confusion_n a_o rule_n and_o no_o rule_n reveal_v and_o not_o observe_v reveal_v be_v it_o not_o unreasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o christ_n instead_o of_o render_v his_o church_n more_o glorious_a &_o infallible_a than_o ever_o shall_v leave_v her_o destitute_a of_o information_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o concern_v her_o peace_n since_o contrary_a apprehension_n about_o they_o have_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o division_n and_o persecution_n through_o age_n and_o will_v be_v yet_o with_o most_o notwithstanding_o this_o guide_n direction_n can_v the_o scripture_n be_v clear_a in_o deep_a and_o not_o in_o shallow_a matter_n god_n have_v commit_v the_o care_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o settlement_n of_o it_o to_o those_o in_o authority_n in_o their_o dominion_n in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o they_o judge_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 68_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o it_o be_v command_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n but_o make_v a_o wise_a choice_n for_o yourselves_o p._n 25._o let_v every_o one_o be_v full_o persuade_v in_o his_o own_o mind_n p._n 53._o they_o be_v to_o see_v all_o be_v administer_v according_a to_o the_o same_o and_o in_o the_o particular_a circumstance_n undetermined_a by_o god_n they_o have_v a_o power_n to_o order_n and_o settle_v thing_n according_a to_o the_o general_a rule_n lay_v down_o in_o the_o word_n p._n 104._o and_o man_n that_o act_n according_a to_o reason_n will_v look_v into_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n himself_o wherein_o god_n have_v reveal_v his_o will_n concern_v faith_n and_o worship_n p._n 9_o if_o god_n have_v invest_v magistrate_n with_o the_o power_n of_o interpretation_n and_o settlement_n of_o religious_a matter_n according_o be_v it_o not_o observe_v absurd_a to_o bid_v man_n choose_v for_o themselves_o since_o they_o be_v to_o be_v conclude_v by_o another_o choice_n and_o how_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v perspicuous_a to_o all_o understanding_n and_o yet_o need_v a_o interpreter_n i_o mean_v the_o magistrate_n i_o will_v fain_o understand_v sect._n 3_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v confirm_v by_o many_o sign_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o propagation_n of_o it_o by_o weak_a and_o unlearned_a man_n by_o who_o preach_v it_o overspread_v the_o world_n p._n 31._o the_o quaker_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o want_n of_o learning_n and_o outward_a accomplishment_n be_v contemptible_a p._n 62._o the_o fundamental_o of_o christianity_n be_v so_o plain_o lay_v down_o in_o scripture_n that_o the_o weak_a christian_n may_v understand_v they_o pag._n 110._o controvert_v point_n be_v hide_v from_o ordinary_a understanding_n that_o know_v not_o the_o language_n and_o proper_a idiom_n of_o scripture_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o other_o advantage_n of_o learning_n that_o its_o ordinary_o impossible_a they_o shall_v find_v out_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n therein_o p._n 111._o what_o contradiction_n be_v here_o that_o what_o he_o design_n to_o have_v be_v observe_v proof_n or_o argument_n to_o have_v recommend_v the_o more_o unquestionable_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n in_o old_a time_n to_o the_o primitive_a christian_n he_o here_o shall_v make_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o reject_v and_o revile_v the_o quaker_n and_o their_o testimony_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v tell_v we_o the_o spirit_n they_o receive_v perfect_o inform_v they_o and_o yet_o that_o learning_n be_v to_o be_v the_o only_a mean_n of_o know_v god_n mind_n in_o these_o day_n whilst_o he_o confess_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o weak_a christian_n may_v understand_v the_o fundamental_o of_o religion_n god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n p._n 70._o the_o essence_n of_o prayer_n lie_v in_o lift_v up_o true_a desire_n to_o god_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n p._n 71._o for_o who_o be_v there_o that_o know_v not_o that_o form_n of_o prayer_n have_v be_v of_o exceediag_n long_a continuance_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n p._n 91._o to_o pray_v be_v part_n of_o god_n worship_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v in_o a_o book_n or_o out_o of_o it_o be_v no_o part_n at_o all_o pag._n 109._o set-form_n be_v not_o only_o use_v and_o prescribe_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o also_o in_o the_o new_a p._n 94._o how_o worship_n in_o spirit_n and_o yet_o by_o word_n of_o man_n prescription_n observe_v can_v any_o man_n bring_v the_o spirit_n to_o so_o many_o word_n to_o begin_v with_o ay_o and_o end_n with_o r_o or_o who_o know_v the_o spirit_n be_v mind_n so_o punctual_o as_o to_o prescribe_v for_o generation_n to_o come_v the_o word_n it_o will_v use_v for_o all_o person_n and_o condition_n that_o may_v be_v in_o the_o world_n who_o can_v pretend_v to_o know_v all_o state_n that_o he_o may_v write_v prayer_n for_o each_o why_o not_o form_n of_o sigh_n and_o groan_n be_v it_o not_o a_o spiritual-worship_n christ_n jesus_n set_v up_o above_o sixteen_o hundred_o year_n 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