transform_a history_n and_o prophecy_n as_o those_o in_o daniel_n the_o revelation_n etc._n etc._n into_o internal_a thing_n and_o make_v they_o vanish_v in_o frothy_a allegory_n phil._n 3.21_o change_a vile_a body_n be_v when_v oppression_n and_o injustice_n shall_v cease_v 1_o cor._n 2.15_o 40._o new_a law_n p._n 42._o p._n 40._o the_o spiritual_a man_n judge_v be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o equity_n and_o reason_n but_o it_o be_v different_a from_o t._n ellwoods_n inspiration_n job_n 1.6_o beelzebub_n sit_v among_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o be_v among_o the_o five_o sense_n 134._o saint_n parad._n p._n 29._o fire_n in_o the_o bush_n p._n 35._o im._n rev._n p._n 11._o new_a law_n p._n 22._o p._n 132._o 134._o 1_o cor._n 15.24_o put_v down_o all_o rule_n be_v destroy_v all_o government_n and_o ministry_n 2_o cor._n 12.3_o the_o seed_n or_o birth_n be_v that_o 3d._a heaven_n in_o which_o paul_n on_o earth_n see_v and_o feel_v thing_n unutterable_a john_n 14.2_o the_o 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word_n be_v yea_o and_o nay_o or_o thou_o as_o t._n ellwood_n seem_v to_o intimate_v p._n 27._o there_o be_v no_o devil_n but_o flesh_n and_o outward_a object_n dan._n 73._o the_o four_o beast_n be_v the_o four_o power_n which_o be_v to_o be_v destroy_v 23._o fire_n in_o the_o bush_n p._n 74._o p._n 23._o that_o be_v magistracy_n ministry_n law_n and_o propriety_n the_o beast_n slay_v dan._n 7.11_o be_v all_o imaginary_a selfish_a power_n hear_v what_o the_o spirit_n speak_v dan._n 9.24_o 32._o true_a christian_a faith_n p._n 58._o new_a law_n p._n 32._o the_o finish_v transgression_n etc._n etc._n be_v have_v the_o mind_n true_o turn_v to_o the_o appearance_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n within_o rev._n 13.1_o the_o flesh_n be_v the_o beast_n with_o seven_o head_n but_o different_o expound_v by_o t._n ellwood_n p._n 243._o rev._n 3.7_o 8._o the_o beast_n have_v power_n over_o tongue_n be_v fulfil_v by_o master_v of_o art_n 8._o truth_n exalt_v p._n 8._o bachelor_n of_o art_n 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battle_n between_o they_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n the_o temple_n of_o god_n 2_o thes_n where_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n sit_v be_v man_n heart_n there_o he_o be_v worship_v in_o the_o degenerate_a state_n 58._o im._n rev._n p._n 86._o p._n 194._o true_a christ_n p._n 185._o im._n rev._n p._n 194._o truth_n lift_v p._n 50._o fire_n in_o the_o bush_n p._n 58._o antichrist_n be_v not_o a_o person_n or_o person_n particular_a but_o a_o spirit_n the_o very_a spirit_n of_o satan_n the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v sin_v against_o that_o belove_a son_n or_o body_n in_o who_o the_o father_n dwell_v bodily_a time_n be_v monarchy_n time_n be_v popery_n and_o reform_a episcopacy_n the_o divide_v of_o time_n be_v presbytery_n independency_n and_o state_n government_n these_o be_v enough_o to_o cloy_v thus_o the_o man_n of_o revelation_n do_v expound_v chap._n ix_o of_o their_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o new_a dispensation_n iv_o to_o appear_v like_o the_o apostle_n successor_n the_o better_a title_n univer_n gr._n in_o the_o title_n they_o challenge_v the_o evidence_n and_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n word_v by_o t._n ellwood_n p._n 244._o thus_o that_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v preach_v in_o the_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n after_o the_o apostasy_n as_o well_o as_o before_o and_o this_o belong_v to_o they_o who_o be_v emerge_v out_o of_o the_o apostasy_n and_o be_v the_o church_n return_v out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n they_o fancy_v themselves_o to_o be_v like_o the_o apostle_n they_o witness_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n fall_v upon_o they_o 36._o some_o princ._n p._n 48._o smith_n gospel_n tiding_n p._n 36._o as_o former_o among_o the_o apostle_n the_o gospel_n be_v now_o preach_v in_o the_o same_o power_n as_o former_o but_o their_o claim_n be_v ill_o bottom_v and_o their_o demonstration_n indemonstrable_a first_o therefore_o we_o shall_v search_v into_o the_o sense_n of_o that_o phrase_n second_o give_v the_o quaker_n opinion_n of_o miracle_n three_o suppose_v that_o their_o principle_n be_v right_a thence_o infer_v that_o miracle_n be_v as_o necessary_a now_o as_o ever_o 1._o as_o for_o the_o meaning_n of_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n 1_o cor._n 2.4_o it_o be_v misunderstand_v by_o t._n ellwood_n if_o he_o think_v they_o have_v it_o like_o the_o apostle_n word_n and_o this_o demonstration_n be_v by_o the_o apostle_n oppose_v not_o with_o entice_a word_n with_o excellency_n of_o speech_n or_o wisdom_n that_o be_v 5._o ver._n 1.4_o 5._o with_o oratory_n or_o philosophy_n and_o quaker_n bring_v no_o more_o than_o word_n and_o those_o misapply_v and_o inward_a heat_n like_o the_o disciple_n of_o marcus_n etc._n etc._n but_o their_o internal_a sentiment_n or_o consolation_n be_v not_o the_o scripture_n power_n demonstration_n be_v not_o a_o thing_n of_o outward_a word_n or_o inward_a feeling_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nomine_fw-la utitur_fw-la locum_fw-la beza_n in_o his_o shorternote_n in_o locum_fw-la quo_fw-la significatur_fw-la probatio_fw-la quae_fw-la fit_a certis_fw-la &_o necessariis_fw-la rationibus_fw-la demonstration_n be_v a_o certain_a proof_n by_o necessary_a and_o conclude_a reason_n habent_fw-la mathematici_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o mathematician_n have_v their_o demonstration_n locum_fw-la grot._n in_o locum_fw-la etc._n etc._n how_o much_o great_a be_v that_o demonstration_n by_o such_o and_o so_o great_a miracle_n ham._n dr._n ham._n not_o in_o rhetorical_a proof_n or_o probable_a argument_n but_o in_o plain_a demonstration_n so_o that_o it_o do_v not_o consist_v in_o inward_a but_o in_o outward_a evidence_n and_o proof_n loc._n groâ—_n theo._n cum_fw-la in_o loc._n what_o those_o be_v we_o have_v record_v ver_fw-la 1._o declare_v to_o you_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n that_o be_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n or_o his_o death_n
give_v the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o scripture_n immediate_o p._n 238_o 239_o 251_o 253_o 255._o 4._o the_o gospel_n be_v now_o preach_v in_o the_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n p._n 244._o and_o they_o be_v the_o person_n without_o question_n who_o preach_v it_o 5._o they_o know_v the_o word_n of_o god_n by_o experience_n p._n 249._o 6._o the_o primitive_a christian_n have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o immediate_a revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o apostle_n have_v p._n 233_o 245._o and_o the_o quaker_n now_o receive_v it_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n 7._o they_o receive_v it_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n p._n 245._o 8._o they_o have_v herd_n the_o voice_n of_o god_n speak_v in_o they_o p._n 249._o 9_o divine_v revelation_n consist_v in_o open_v and_o discover_v p._n 249._o 253_o 255._o that_o be_v in_o expound_v and_o all_o this_o be_v do_v without_o any_o help_n of_o humane_a learning_n which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o appear_v between_o the_o first_o of_o genesis_n and_o the_o last_o of_o the_o revelation_n but_o have_v its_o circle_n assign_v beyond_o which_o it_o must_v not_o step_v reduce_v to_o its_o proper_a station_n and_o service_n which_o be_v to_o be_v conversant_a in_o natural_a civil_a or_o humane_a affair_n p._n 218_o humane_a learning_n be_v to_o do_v the_o drudgery_n of_o translate_n to_o put_v a_o english_a bible_n into_o a_o quaker_n hand_n and_o must_v present_o withdraw_v the_o pretend_a spirit_n then_o superven_a and_o open_v each_o text_n of_o scripture_n true_o to_o they_o these_o be_v different_a notion_n and_o be_v too_o great_a favour_n for_o any_o party_n on_o this_o side_n heaven_n but_o it_o be_v subtle_o do_v to_o choose_v so_o many_o to_o leave_v room_n for_o escape_v that_o if_o some_o prove_v deceitful_a the_o rest_n may_v support_v their_o partner_n we_o must_v attend_v his_o motion_n and_o examine_v they_o one_o by_o one_o give_v his_o own_o word_n under_o 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holy_a spirit_n which_o dwell_v in_o they_o so_o that_o he_o either_o lay_v aside_o our_o dear_a saviour_n or_o confound_v jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o holy-ghost_n as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o which_o he_o do_v to_o purpose_n p._n 233._o paul_n receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n from_o christ_n reveal_v in_o he_o thence_o he_o present_o infer_v thus_o the_o apostle_n do_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n from_o the_o immediate_a teach_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n make_o christ_n reveal_v in_o paul_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o be_v the_o same_o 2._o he_o seem_v to_o make_v some_o concession_n to_o inform_v within_o what_o bound_n they_o keep_v deny_v new_a revelation_n and_o yet_o he_o either_o have_v new_a one_o or_o none_o as_o from_o his_o principle_n will_v be_v prove_v p._n 237._o they_o expect_v not_o a_o revelation_n of_o any_o other_o gospel_n of_o any_o other_o way_n of_o salvation_n of_o any_o other_o essential_o in_o the_o christian_a 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