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the_o same_o page_n he_o say_v the_o romanist_n be_v so_o far_o from_o that_o unity_n whereof_o they_o boast_v that_o they_o be_v break_v into_o a_o multitude_n of_o opinion_n touch_v the_o rule_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o religion_n and_o indeed_o i_o m._n inâ—inuateth_v elsewhere_o little_o less_o in_o his_o book_n then_o that_o as_o touch_v all_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o and_o those_o of_o his_o profession_n the_o popish_a doctor_n be_v subdivide_v among_o themselves_o so_o as_o to_o contradict_v one_o another_o in_o those_o very_a point_n which_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o believe_v be_v a_o truth_n and_o if_o so_o than_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o there_o be_v no_o doctrine_n hold_v in_o common_a by_o we_o and_o some_o of_o the_o papist_n but_o the_o same_o be_v contradict_v by_o other_o of_o they_o and_o so_o these_o other_o of_o the_o popish_a doctor_n agree_v with_o i._n m._n and_o his_o brother_n wherein_o they_o contradict_v us._n but_o as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v page_n 2._o that_o which_o indeed_o make_v a_o popish_a doctrine_n be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o affirm_v by_o papist_n and_o that_o most_o general_o but_o that_o it_o be_v contrary_a unto_o the_o scripture_n and_o by_o this_o rule_n we_o be_v most_o willing_a to_o be_v try_v whether_o he_o or_o we_o have_v most_o of_o the_o popish_a stuff_n or_o ware_n second_o as_o to_o the_o charge_n itself_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o the_o complete_a rule_n of_o faith_n i_o do_v affirm_v that_o this_o charge_n do_v not_o at_o all_o reach_v we_o call_v quaker_n more_o than_o it_o reach_v any_o true_a protestant_n which_o that_o i_o may_v make_v to_o appear_v i_o distinguish_v of_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v common_a unto_o all_o christian_n and_o as_o it_o be_v peculiar_a and_o proper_a unto_o some_o now_o as_o to_o common_a faith_n i_o say_v the_o scripture_n be_v a_o complete_a secondary_a rule_n of_o all_o principle_n both_o fundamental_a or_o essential_a and_o integrall_a of_o 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particular_o durham_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o scripture_n now_o this_o speciaell_a revelation_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o that_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a faith_n which_o those_o man_n have_v as_o touch_v those_o particular_a thing_n whereof_o they_o prophesy_v but_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o the_o rule_n of_o this_o their_o peculiar_a faith_n and_o indeed_o for_o this_o distinction_n of_o ommon_a and_o peculiar_a faith_n the_o scripture_n be_v plain_a as_o where_o it_o say_v rom._n 14.22_o have_v thou_o faith_n have_v it_o to_o thyself_o this_o be_v that_o peculiar_a and_o proper_a faith_n as_o be_v say_v unto_o which_o belong_v that_o faith_n whereby_o i_o or_o any_o other_o particular_a true_a christian_a do_v believe_v that_o we_o be_v indeed_o the_o child_n of_o god_n for_o that_o a_o man_n may_v have_v one_fw-mi assurance_n of_o faith_n that_o he_o be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n be_v grant_v by_o true_a protestant_n and_o yet_o the_o rule_n of_o this_o 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verse_n 14._o to_o verse_n 25._o for_o to_o say_v that_o paul_n at_o that_o time_n when_o he_o write_v that_o epistle_n be_v carnal_a sell_v under_o sin_n be_v in_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n in_o his_o member_n iâ—_n a_o very_a absurd_a thing_n and_o condemn_v by_o sundry_a judicious_a and_o famous_a protestant_n as_o bucer_n and_o musculus_fw-la as_o they_o be_v cite_v by_o arminius_n the_o apostle_n therefore_o be_v describe_v not_o his_o present_a condition_n but_o the_o condition_n of_o other_o and_o of_o himself_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o struggle_a and_o warfaire_a estate_n before_o the_o victory_n be_v attain_v whereas_o the_o same_o apostle_n speakeâ—_n of_o a_o victory_n both_o here_o and_o eleswhere_o here_o as_o cap._n 8.2_o for_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o christ_n jesus_n have_v make_v i_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n elsewhere_o as_o 1._o cor._n 15._o verse_n 55.56.57_o o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n o_o 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sin_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o this_o place_n do_v no_o more_o militate_v against_o perfect_a sanctification_n than_o it_o do_v against_o perfect_a justification_n which_o be_v comprehensive_a of_o a_o forgiuness_n of_o all_o sin_n now_o do_v not_o i_o m._n and_o his_o brethren_n acknowledge_v yea_o plead_v for_o it_o that_o the_o saint_n have_v all_o their_o sin_n forgive_v they_o in_o time_n yea_o that_o the_o least_o saint_n have_v perfect_a forgiuness_n let_v they_o see_v what_o answer_n they_o can_v give_v to_o the_o one_o which_o we_o can_v give_v to_o the_o other_o i_o answer_v second_o forgiuness_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v understand_v two_o way_n first_o as_o it_o be_v receive_v by_o every_o particular_a saint_n and_o child_n of_o god_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o conscience_n by_o the_o secret_a intimation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o so_o farâ—_n as_o â—e_v have_v receive_v this_o secret_a intimation_n he_o desire_v to_o retain_v it_o and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v continue_v with_o he_o he_o may_v pray_v for_o it_o as_o he_o do_v for_o his_o bread_n which_o yet_o he_o have_v for_o many_o have_v daily_a bread_n although_o they_o be_v to_o pray_v for_o it_o that_o they_o may_v have_v it_o as_o a_o gift_n out_o of_o the_o fathers-hand_n and_o in_o that_o they_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o it_o and_o every_o good_a thing_n second_o as_o it_o signify_v that_o solemn_a absolution_n which_o god_n by_o christ_n shall_v give_v to_o all_o the_o saint_n at_o the_o last-day_n and_o so_o to_o pray_v for_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o pray_v that_o none_o of_o our_o sin_n which_o we_o have_v commit_v may_v be_v lay_v to_o our_o charge_n in_o that_o day_n but_o that_o we_o may_v receive_v that_o final_a and_o signal_n absolution_n of_o they_o and_o for_o this_o the_o most_o perfect_a may_v and_o aught_o to_o pray_v before_o i_o go_v from_o this_o second_o allege_v article_n of_o popish_a doctrine_n i_o shall_v only_o 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or_o blot_v out_o of_o sin_n and_o consequent_o in_o order_n to_o justification_n see_v our_o adversary_n acknowledge_v that_o forgiveness_n be_v a_o part_n of_o justification_n and_o calvin_n seem_v to_o place_v it_o whole_o therein_o but_o that_o repentance_n and_o conversion_n be_v a_o great_a part_n if_o not_o comprehensive_a of_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o inward_a righteousness_n wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n i_o suppose_v i._n m._n will_v not_o deny_v see_v act_n 26.18_o to_o turn_v they_o from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o inheritance_n among_o they_o that_o be_v sanctify_v here_o express_o the_o turn_n from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n be_v require_v in_o order_n to_o
unto_o god_n that_o so_o it_o may_v become_v light_n in_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v darkness_n according_a to_o which_o augustin_n say_v express_o lib._n annot._n in_o fol._n ult_n in_o voluntate_fw-la enim_fw-la cujusque_fw-la est_fw-la utrum_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la sit_fw-la a_o lux_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v in_o the_o will_n of_o every_o man_n whether_o he_o be_v darkness_n or_o light_n but_o when_o he_o be_v darkness_n it_o be_v in_o himself_o that_o be_v by_o his_o sinâ—_n which_o be_v his_o own_o but_o when_o he_o be_v light_a he_o be_v not_o it_o in_o himself_o but_o in_o the_o lord_n now_o see_v we_o do_v express_o hold_v and_o believe_v it_o as_o a_o most_o certain_a truth_n that_o all_o freewill_n in_o man_n unto_o any_o good_a thing_n acceptable_a unto_o god_n have_v a_o most_o absolute_a and_o necessary_a dependence_n upon_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o efficacy_n thereof_o we_o can_v in_o any_o justice_n of_o reason_n be_v think_v to_o affirm_v that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n depend_v on_o man_n freewill_n see_v a_o mutual_a dependency_n imply_v a_o manifest_a contradiction_n i_o conceive_v that_o i._o m._n draw_v his_o consequence_n from_o this_o that_o we_o say_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n many_o time_n work_v so_o gentle_o upon_o the_o soul_n and_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o they_o may_v resist_v it_o and_o so_o put_v a_o stop_n in_o the_o way_n of_o their_o conversion_n therefore_o he_o conclude_v according_a to_o our_o principle_n the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n depend_v on_o man_n freewill_n but_o this_o consequence_n i_o deny_v for_o although_o a_o man_n may_v resist_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o so_o put_v a_o stop_n some_o have_v name_v it_o so_o poâ—ere_fw-la obicem_fw-la to_o their_o conversion_n yet_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n have_v its_o efficacy_n still_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o lose_v nothing_o of_o its_o virtue_n thereby_o yea_o it_o have_v its_o due_a effect_n upon_o these_o who_o resist_v it_o as_o to_o conversion_n namely_o to_o render_v they_o without_o excuse_n and_o be_v against_o they_o a_o just_a ground_n of_o their_o condemnation_n as_o christ_n say_v john_n 3.19_o this_o be_v the_o condemnation_n that_o light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n nor_o be_v the_o intent_n of_o god_n frustrate_v thereby_o but_o sufficient_o answer_v for_o god_n intention_n be_v only_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n shall_v convert_v they_o who_o do_v not_o resist_v it_o and_o be_v a_o just_a ground_n of_o condemnation_n against_o those_o who_o do_v resist_v and_o reject_v it_o moreover_o the_o same_o consequence_n may_v be_v draw_v against_o i._n m._n himself_o and_o his_o brethren_n by_o way_n of_o retorsion_n see_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n may_v be_v resist_v in_o order_n to_o perfection_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v according_a unto_o their_o principle_n as_o according_a unto_o we_o it_o may_v be_v in_o order_n to_o conversion_n we_o say_v man_n may_v hinder_v their_o conversion_n by_o resist_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n they_o say_v man_n hinder_v their_o perfection_n by_o resist_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n for_o certain_o he_o be_v a_o perfect_a man_n and_o in_o a_o sinless_a state_n who_o make_v no_o resistance_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o he_o but_o in_o all_o thing_n yield_v unto_o it_o and_o comply_v full_o therewith_o now_o if_o resist_v in_o the_o one_o sense_n inferâ—_n that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n depend_v on_o man_n freewill_n resist_v in_o the_o other_o sense_n will_v infer_v the_o same_o also_o see_v it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o man_n that_o resist_v in_o both_o and_o if_o it_o do_v not_o infer_v in_o the_o one_o neither_o do_v it_o in_o the_o other_o but_o if_o i._n m._n allege_v that_o the_o doctrine_n itself_o of_o universal_a grace_n and_o freewill_n in_o all_o man_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o grace_n be_v a_o popish_a doctrine_n i_o altogether_o deny_v it_o though_o papist_n seem_v in_o word_n to_o affirm_v it_o as_o they_o do_v many_o other_o christian_a truth_n which_o be_v not_o popish_a doctrine_n for_o their_o hold_v they_o in_o unrighteousness_n that_o be_v a_o popish_a doctrine_n according_a to_o my_o former_a definition_n that_o i._o m._n i_o conceive_v will_v not_o deny_v which_o be_v mantain_v general_o by_o papist_n and_o be_v repugnant_a unto_o the_o scripture_n to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v as_o i_o suppose_v with_o i._n m._n his_o consent_n and_o unto_o the_o testimony_n of_o antiquity_n in_o the_o pure_a time_n before_o that_o bastard_n religion_n of_o popery_n be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n especial_o the_o three_o or_o four_o first_o century_n now_o that_o this_o doctrine_n of_o universal_a grace_n and_o freewill_n in_o all_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o this_o grace_n or_o any_o other_o principle_n affirm_v by_o we_o hold_v in_o common_a as_o it_o may_v seem_v by_o those_o call_v papist_n and_o we_o be_v neither_o repugnant_a unto_o the_o scripture_n testimony_n or_o the_o most_o general_a testimony_n of_o antiquity_n in_o the_o pure_a time_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_n most_o agreeable_a thereunto_o i_o offer_v myself_o â—y_a the_o grace_n and_o help_v of_o god_n to_o defend_v against_o the_o say_v i._o m._n or_o any_o of_o his_o brethren_n who_o will_v undertake_v it_o for_o he_o either_o in_o word_n or_o writ_n as_o they_o please_v and_o indeed_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n unto_o good_a in_o all_o man_n be_v teach_v by_o justin_n martyr_n one_o of_o the_o most_o authentic_a of_o the_o father_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n be_v confess_v by_o abraham_n scultetus_n a_o calvinist_n in_o his_o medulla_n theologia_n patrum_fw-la also_o that_o he_o do_v hold_v that_o man_n may_v merit_v or_o live_v worthy_a of_o god_n which_o he_o impute_v to_o he_o as_o his_o error_n again_o he_o blame_v athenagoras_n another_o of_o the_o father_n in_o the_o pure_a time_n for_o the_o matter_n of_o freewill_n so_o do_v he_o tatianus_n irenaeus_n theophilus_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n and_o those_o two_o theophilus_n and_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n he_o blame_v both_o for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n and_o justification_n by_o work_n also_o he_o blame_v clemens_n alexandrinus_n for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o perfection_n he_o blame_v tertulian_n both_o for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n and_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o goodwork_n moreover_o he_o blame_v cyprian_a about_o the_o matter_n of_o freewill_n justification_n by_o work_n and_o merit_n also_o he_o blame_v lactantius_n for_o hold_v justification_n by_o work_n and_o merit_n and_o perfection_n but_o these_o doctrine_n be_v not_o the_o more_o erroneous_a take_v in_o the_o sound_a sense_n of_o those_o writter_n who_o be_v neither_o pelagian_n nor_o papist_n because_o a_o calvinist_n so_o judge_v of_o they_o through_o prejudice_n as_o clash_v with_o his_o narrow_a spirit_n and_o principle_n however_o this_o be_v certain_a both_o out_o of_o this_o writter_n who_o fidelity_n i_o suppose_v i._n m._n do_v not_o suspect_v in_o his_o citation_n and_o also_o out_o of_o these_o father_n their_o own_o writer_n most_o of_o who_o i_o have_v search_v upon_o these_o matter_n and_o do_v find_v that_o in_o the_o mater_fw-la of_o universal_a grace_n freewill_n justification_n mirit_n in_o a_o sound_n and_o sober_a sense_n and_o perfection_n they_o go_v much_o along_o winth_n we_o in_o opposition_n to_o our_o adversary_n who_o oppose_v we_o in_o these_o thing_n who_o particular_a testimony_n as_o also_o of_o other_o in_o after_o time_n of_o the_o most_o famous_a of_o those_o call_v father_n unto_o those_o principle_n of_o truth_n own_v by_o we_o and_o oppose_v by_o i._n m._n and_o his_o brethren_n in_o due_a time_n if_o god_n permit_v i_o may_v make_v know_v and_o intend_v so_o to_o do_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o simple_a that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v that_o our_o holy_a religion_n and_o faith_n which_o they_o reproachful_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o quakerism_n be_v neither_o popery_n nor_o any_o other_o heresy_n but_o the_o truth_n own_v by_o the_o scripture_n and_o most_o approve_a of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n and_o father_n so_o call_v now_o as_o touch_v the_o aforesaid_a particular_n of_o freewill_n in_o all_o man_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n justification_n by_o work_n merit_n perfection_n i_o propose_v this_o alternative_a that_o see_v the_o father_n hold_v these_o doctrine_n as_o scultetus_n and_o other_o acknowledge_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o either_o they_o be_v not_o popish_a error_n or_o that_o popish_a error_n be_v mantain_v by_o the_o father_n in_o the_o first_o three_o century_n if_o i._n m._n grant_v the_o first_o he_o clear_v the_o quaker_n as_o to_o these_o thing_n if_o he_o grant_v the_o second_o he_o contradict_v himself_o who_o do_v undertake_v to_o defend_v the_o principle_n own_v by_o he_o to_o be_v conform_v to_o the_o father_n in_o that_o time_n
affirm_v that_o water-baptism_n be_v the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n and_o a_o stand_a ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o the_o quaker_n deny_v twelve_o the_o papist_n and_o i._o m._n with_o his_o brother_n agree_v in_o affirm_v that_o infant-sprinkling_a be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o the_o quaker_n deny_v thirteen_o the_o papist_n and_o i._o m._n and_o his_o brother_n agree_v in_o affirm_v that_o the_o partake_n of_o the_o visible_a sign_n of_o bâ—ead_n and_o wine_n be_v a_o sacrament_n or_o stand_a ordinance_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o the_o quaker_n deny_v fourteen_o the_o papist_n and_o i._o m._n and_o his_o brother_n agree_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o christian_n to_o swear_v which_o the_o quaker_n according_a to_o the_o express_a command_n of_o christ_n do_v deny_v fifteenth_o the_o papist_n and_o i._o m._n and_o his_o brother_n agree_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o christian_n to_o fight_v and_o kill_v one-anoth_a in_o fight_v which_o the_o quaker_n deny_v sixteenth_o the_o papist_n and_o i._o m._n and_o his_o brother_n agree_v in_o the_o bloody_a antichristian_a tenet_n of_o persecution_n in_o affirm_v that_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n may_v lawful_o kill_v banish_v imprison_v and_o poynd_v man_n for_o their_o opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o worship_n and_o doctrine_n which_o doctrine_n the_o quaker_n deny_v seventeenth_o the_o papist_n and_o i._o m._n with_o his_o brother_n agree_v in_o affirm_v it_o lawful_a for_o man_n to_o knell_n bow_n and_o take_v off_o their_o hat_n one_o to_o another_o and_o in_o the_o use_n of_o vain_a title_n compliment_n and_o cringeing_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o thing_n the_o quaker_n deny_v eighteenth_o the_o papist_n and_o i._o m._n and_o his_o brother_n agree_v in_o assert_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o game_n sport_v play_v and_o all_o suchâ—_n other_o thing_n as_o danceing_n sing_n act_v of_o comedy_n use_v of_o lace_n ribbon_n plate_v the_o hair_n and_o such_o other_o kind_n of_o superfluity_n all_o which_o the_o quaker_n deny_v i_o can_v have_v instance_a several_a other_o particular_n some_o whereof_o be_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o treatise_n include_v but_o this_o may_v serve_v abundant_o to_o prove_v the_o matter_n in_o hand_n for_o since_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o i._o m._n and_o his_o brother_n do_v agree_v in_o those_o before_o mention_v particular_n and_o that_o joint_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o quaker_n who_o then_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o there_o be_v more_o affinity_n betwixt_o i._n m._n and_o the_o papist_n then_o betwixt_o the_o quaker_n and_o they_o and_o if_o i._n m._n and_o the_o papist_n agree_v in_o many_o more_o particular_n and_o that_o more_o weighty_a against_o the_o quaker_n than_o he_o himself_o can_v allege_v the_o quaker_n do_v with_o papist_n against_o he_o then_o let_v the_o rational_a reader_n judge_n whether_o he_o have_v any_o reason_n to_o upbraid_v we_o with_o affinity_n with_o papist_n to_o who_o he_o be_v far_o more_o near_o a_o kin_n as_o for_o his_o popish_a charge_n against_o we_o we_o have_v vindicate_v ourselves_o from_o they_o let_v he_o if_o he_o can_v clear_v himself_o from_o these_o he_o be_v here_o charge_v with_o if_o he_o confess_v the_o agreement_n but_o affirm_v that_o both_o he_o and_o papist_n be_v right_a in_o these_o thing_n and_o we_o wrong_v in_o deny_v they_o however_o this_o will_v be_v hence_o so_o far_o apparent_a that_o he_o be_v more_o one_o with_o papist_n then_o we_o and_o therefore_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o accuse_v we_o of_o popery_n but_o as_o to_o these_o particular_n both_o i_o and_o some_o other_o of_o my_o brother_n have_v already_o prove_v how_o they_o and_o papist_n do_v in_o these_o agreement_n against_o we_o contradict_v both_o truth_n and_o scripture_n and_o that_o in_o several_a book_n already_o publish_v which_o lie_v at_o their_o door_n unanswered_a sect_n xiii_o contain_v the_o conclusion_n by_o way_n of_o epilogue_n wherein_o the_o whole_a be_v brief_o resume_v and_o the_o falseness_n of_o the_o accusation_n as_o well_o as_o the_o justness_n of_o our_o retortion_n clear_o present_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o serious_a and_o impartial-reader_n the_o sum_n of_o what_o be_v say_v result_v here_o that_o the_o quaker_n do_v as_o much_o yea_o more_o than_o any_o protestant_n deny_v these_o gross_a abominable_a idolatrous_a and_o superstitious_a popish_a doctrine_n upon_o the_o occasion_n whereof_o the_o reformation_n first_o take_v place_n and_o therefore_o in_o no_o true_a respect_n can_v be_v say_v to_o return_v to_o popery_n but_o upon_o the_o contrary_a the_o principle_n doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o quaker_n be_v a_o further_a step_n of_o reformation_n from_o popery_n in_o many_o thing_n wherein_o protestant_n adhere_v to_o they_o who_o have_v only_o cut_v of_o some_o of_o the_o gross_a branch_n and_o fruit_n that_o be_v most_o obvious_o putrify_v but_o we_o strick_v at_o the_o very_a root_n and_o foundation_n of_o iâ—_n the_o root_n and_o ground_n of_o popery_n and_o all_o apostasy_n stand_v principaly_a and_o fundamentaly_a in_o this_o one_o thing_n to_o wit_n a_o forsake_v neglect_v overlook_a and_o despise_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o inward_a anoint_v which_o shall_v be_v the_o constant_a immediate_a and_o only_a guide_n of_o christian_n as_o that_o whereby_o be_v signify_v their_o daily_a dependence_n rely_v upon_o and_o trust_v to_o the_o lord_n above_o and_o be_v rule_v by_o he_o and_o a_o set_n up_o exalt_v and_o follow_v man_v own_o will_n spirit_n and_o wisdom_n as_o he_o stand_v in_o his_o fall_a degenerate_a state_n in_o which_o great_a error_n and_o apostasy_n papist_n and_o protestant_n be_v one_o in_o the_o root_n and_o spring_n however_o subdivide_v in_o the_o branch_n and_o stream_n as_o will_v appear_v by_o this_o short_a resumption_n of_o the_o former_a particular_n first_o in_o that_o both_o papist_n and_o 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