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A54075 The way of life and death made manifest and set before men whereby the many paths of death are impleaded, and the one path of life propounded and pleaded for in some positions concerning the apostacy from the Christian spirit and life, with some principles guiding out of it : as also in answers to some objections whereby the simplicity in some may be entangled : held forth in tender good will both Papists and Protestants who have generally erred from the faith for these many generations, since the dayes of the apostles, and with that which they have erred from are they comprehended / by Isac Pennington the younger. Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.; Fox, George, 1624-1691. Cause of all error.; Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662. Here follows the testimony concerning the estate of the true church. 1658 (1658) Wing P1219; ESTC R14864 89,559 110

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but_o be_v dead_a rev._n 3._o 1._o have_v defile_v her_o garment_n vers_fw-la 4._o the_o church_n in_o laodicea_n look_v upon_o herself_o as_o rich_a and_o increase_v with_o good_n &_o as_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o but_o be_v wretched_a miserable_a poor_a blind_a so_o then_o the_o eye_n be_v put_v out_o and_o naked_a want_v the_o gold_n want_v the_o raiment_n want_v the_o eyesalve_n rev._n 3._o 17._o 18._o and_o last_o all_o the_o gentile_n be_v warn_v by_o paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n at_o rome_n whereby_o that_o church_n may_v look_v upon_o herself_o as_o more_o particular_o concern_v therein_o to_o look_v to_o their_o stand_n lest_o they_o fall_v from_o the_o faith_n from_o the_o truth_n from_o the_o life_n into_o the_o apostasy_n as_o the_o jew_n have_v do_v may_v also_o feel_v the_o severity_n of_o god_n as_o the_o jew_n have_v chap._n 11._o ver_fw-la 20_o 21_o 22._o thus_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o apostasy_n have_v get_v foot_v and_o begin_v to_o spread_v in_o the_o apostle_n day_n and_o the_o apostle_n john_n in_o the_o spirit_n behold_v the_o future_a state_n of_o thing_n see_v it_o overspread_v and_o overrun_v all_o all_o nation_n drink_v with_o the_o cup_n of_o fornication_n rev._n 18._o 3._o the_o way_n of_o truth_n have_v be_v evil_o speak_v of_o long_o before_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 2_o and_o the_o rock_n of_o age_n which_o alone_o can_v establish_v in_o the_o truth_n have_v be_v forsake_v and_o all_o become_v as_o a_o sea_n and_o up_o get_v the_o beast_n which_o can_v not_o rise_v while_o the_o power_n of_o truth_n stand_v and_o the_o woman_n upon_o the_o beast_n with_o the_o cup_n of_o deceit_n and_o of_o error_n from_o the_o life_n in_o her_o hand_n and_o this_o she_o give_v all_o the_o nation_n to_o drink_v and_o they_o drink_v and_o be_v drink_v with_o it_o so_o that_o all_o nation_n have_v be_v intoxicate_v with_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o apostasy_n they_o have_v take_v that_o for_o truth_n which_o the_o 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which_o a_o spiritual_a eye_n can_v easy_o discern_v though_o he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o corruption_n can_v the_o pharisee_n do_v seem_v glorious_a to_o themselves_o but_o christ_n see_v through_o they_o and_o every_o sort_n of_o people_n now_o in_o their_o several_a strain_n and_o form_n of_o apostasy_n seem_v glorious_a to_o themselves_o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n see_v through_o they_o all_o to_o that_o which_o lie_v underneath_o in_o who_o it_o reign_v and_o there_o it_o find_v corruption_n increase_v and_o strengthen_v in_o its_o nature_n by_o the_o form_n though_o outward_o paint_v with_o it_o do_v not_o fornication_n defile_v corrupt_a so_o do_v the_o fornication_n of_o the_o whorish_a spirit_n the_o earth_n be_v corrupt_v with_o it_o rev._n 19_o 2._o so_o that_o this_o have_v be_v the_o universal_a state_n of_o christendom_n since_o the_o apostasy_n the_o error_n the_o deceit_n the_o fornication_n of_o the_o whore_n have_v corrupt_v they_o and_o withhold_v their_o 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