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A40897 The great mysteries of godlinesse and ungodlinesse the one opened from that eternall truth of the un-erring Scripture of the ever-blessed Jesus, the other discovered from the writings and speakings of a generation of deceivers, called Quakrrs [sic] : wherein their sathanicall depths, and diabolicall delusions, not hitherto so fully known, are laid open ... / by Ra. Farmer ... Farmer, Ralph. 1655 (1655) Wing F441; ESTC R2695 85,891 106

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a_o beastical_a tradition_n which_o be_v never_o command_v truth_n defence_n p._n 98._o and_o in_o the_o next_o page_n be_v demand_v whether_o christ_n do_v not_o institute_v his_o last_o supper_n with_o bread_n and_o wine_n for_o answer_v they_o tell_v the_o querist_n the_o cup_n which_o thou_o drink_v we_o deny_v 〈…〉_z or_o thy_o cup_n be_v the_o cup_n of_o devil_n and_o thy_o table_n be_v a_o table_n of_o devil_n which_o be_v a_o idol_n and_o a_o imitation_n and_o thy_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o devil_n and_o not_o to_o god_n and_o as_o for_o prayer_n i_o suppose_v reader_n if_o thou_o will_v pray_v to_o god_n for_o any_o thing_n thou_o will_v pray_v to_o he_o for_o grace_n but_o that_o they_o say_v be_v a_o tempt_a of_o god_n because_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n have_v appear_v to_o all_o man_n free_o truth_n defence_n pag._n 65._o indeed_o they_o speak_v it_o there_o of_o all_o mean_n in_o general_a and_o many_o can_v witness_v their_o expression_n in_o this_o kind_n reader_n i_o have_v do_v with_o this_o and_o i_o suppose_v in_o these_o few_o line_n it_o appear_v that_o they_o offer_v violence_n also_o to_o all_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o now_o what_o say_v thou_o to_o the_o whole_a matter_n be_v not_o these_o think_v thou_o these_o locust_n that_o be_v come_v forth_o upon_o the_o open_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n mention_v rev._n 9_o with_o who_o come_v forth_o a_o smoke_n by_o which_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o air_n be_v darken_v read_v there_o their_o description_n certain_o the_o king_n that_o rule_v in_o they_o and_o over_o they_o be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o abaddon_n apollyon_n mention_v there_o v_o 11._o vastator_n that_o destroyer_n that_o dissolver_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v of_o all_o religion_n and_o duty_n and_o sure_o be_v i_o persuade_v that_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n be_v write_v for_o the_o meridian_n of_o england_n i_o shall_v be_v also_o persuade_v that_o these_o be_v the_o beast_n mention_v v._n 13._o to_o who_o be_v give_v a_o mouth_n speak_v great_a thing_n and_o blasphemy_n who_o open_v his_o mouth_n in_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n to_o blaspheme_v his_o name_n and_o his_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o that_o dwell_v therein_o never_o man_n speak_v high_a blasphemy_n with_o more_o or_o so_o much_o confidence_n and_o impudence_n against_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o gospel_n than_o these_o wretch_n do_v except_o those_o that_o be_v profess_v enemy_n to_o christ_n and_o christianity_n and_o therefore_o so_o much_o the_o more_o abominable_a in_o that_o under_o the_o name_n and_o vizor_n and_o disguise_n of_o christian_a religion_n they_o dissolve_v and_o destroy_v all_o which_o be_v that_o which_o make_v it_o a_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n and_o be_v indeed_o the_o very_a name_n and_o title_n of_o that_o great_a deceiver_n the_o antichrist_n rev._n 17._o 5._o upon_o her_o forehead_n be_v write_v a_o name_n mystery_n babylon_n the_o great_a the_o mother_n of_o harlot_n and_o abomination_n of_o 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with_o a_o hot_a iron_n forbid_v to_o marry_v and_o to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n etc._n etc._n they_o speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o dissemble_v and_o to_o deceive_v to_o jugle_v and_o play_v the_o cheater_n speak_v one_o thing_n and_o mean_v another_o to_o speak_v plain_a word_n that_o other_o man_n use_v but_o with_o a_o reserve_a sense_n to_o themselves_o of_o their_o own_o coin_v so_o that_o no_o man_n know_v how_o in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n to_o understand_v they_o they_o pretend_v to_o speak_v and_o approve_v of_o the_o truth_n but_o they_o lie_v and_o play_v the_o deceiver_n not_o use_v word_n in_o that_o sense_n they_o be_v usual_o take_v and_o common_o understand_v and_o if_o ever_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o this_o kind_n of_o hypocrisy_n these_o quaker_n be_v it_o will_v be_v endless_a to_o trace_v they_o all_o along_o i_o will_v instance_n in_o one_o or_o two_o by_o which_o thou_o may_v judge_v of_o they_o in_o other_o thing_n they_o speak_v 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