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thing_n as_o christ_n have_v before_o outward_o deliver_v and_o if_o his_o inward_a immediate_a teach_n may_v have_v be_v make_v out_o to_o inquirer_n by_o outward_a proof_n if_o our_o christian_a religion_n be_v settle_v by_o such_o eye_n and_o ear_n testimony_n and_o its_o whole_a dispensation_n establish_v by_o outward_a and_o sensible_a evidence_n if_o the_o old_a rule_n be_v true_a ecclesia_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n apostoli_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la christus_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la that_o the_o church_n receive_v her_o faith_n from_o the_o apostle_n they_o from_o christ_n and_o be_v from_o god_n as_o certain_o this_o whole_a heap_n of_o evidence_n be_v true_a and_o many_o more_o such_o may_v be_v add_v and_o their_o force_n can_v never_o be_v shake_v then_o quakerism_n which_o tempt_v we_o with_o another_o kind_n of_o christ_n and_o another_o scheme_n of_o religion_n be_v as_o damnable_a and_o pernicious_a a_o heresy_n as_o have_v assault_v christianity_n at_o any_o time_n the_o introduction_n in_o which_o a_o account_n be_v give_v of_o the_o quaker_n original_a and_o stand_v page_z 5_o of_o their_o temper_n in_o debate_n page_z 8_o of_o t._n ellwood_n learning_n and_o honesty_n page_z 13_o of_o his_o dare_a confidence_n page_n 18_o the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o state_n of_o the_o case_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v page_n 22_o chap._n ii_o how_o the_o apostle_n come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n page_n 31_o chap._n iii_o whether_o the_o quaker_n be_v the_o apostle_n successor_n and_o receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v page_n 40_o chap._n iv_o of_o the_o quaker_n renew_v or_o repeat_v revelation_n page_n 51_o chap._n v._o of_o their_o immediate_a revelation_n page_n 63_o chap._n vi_o of_o their_o partner_n and_o competitor_n in_o revelation_n page_n 70_o chap._n vii_o of_o their_o contradictory_n different_a and_o design_v revelation_n page_n 102_o chap._n viii_o 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have_v p._n 41._o l._n 10_o end_n p._n 46_o l_o 32_o a_o inference_n p_o 47_o l_o 2_o porphory_n p_o 50_o l_o 17_o sole_a teacher_n p_o 55_o l_o 17._o line_n p_o 61_o l_o 11_o deal_n some_o p._n 78._o in_o mark_fw-mi against_o l._n 1._o principle_n of_o the_o elect._n p._n 48._o ib._n against_o l._n 3._o pen._n naked_a tr._n p._n 25._o ib._n against_o l._n 5._o in_o mr._n jenner_n p._n 173._o p_o 80_o l._n 31_o inspire_a p._n 81_o in_o mark_fw-mi l._n 11_o bozius_n p._n 92_o l._n 21._o deal_n and_o so_o p_o 100_o l._n 9_o indisputable_o p_o 101_o l_o 5_o from_o ib._n l._n 13._o deal_n of_o p._n 104_o l._n 4._o this_o p._n 105_o l._n 6._o contradictious_a p_o 114_o l._n 15._o of_o hon._n p_o 117_o l._n 7._o superfaetation_n ib._n l._n 27._o this_o p._n 123._o baptista_n catum_fw-la syritus_fw-la p_o 126._o in_o mark_fw-mi valentin_n p._n 127_o l._n 4._o three_o favour_n p._n 128_o l._n 18._o wake_v p._n 129_o l._n 3_o diation_n p._n 131._o l._n 26_o deal_n whole_a p._n 132._o ult_n no_o more_o p_o 133._o l._n 31._o which_o be_v p._n 135._o l_o 25_o ss_v ib._n l._n 31_o deal_n the._n p._n 139._o l._n 8._o continue_v p._n 141._o l._n 28_o that_o their_o l._n 36_o eben_n p._n 145_o l_o 6._o tual_o then_o by_o p._n 148._o mark_fw-mi oecum_fw-la p._n 159_o l._n 3._o collatis_fw-la ib._n l._n 17_o invisible_a ib._n l._n 24_o dumb_a p._n 160._o l._n 6_o power_n p._n 166._o l._n 11._o deal_n in_o ib._n l._n 31._o too_o general_a p_o 175._o l._n 19_o remanent_fw-la p._n 178._o l._n 4._o thus_o he_o ib._n l._n 15._o in_o a._n p._n 180_o l._n 1._o egyptian_a ib._n l._n 2._o no_o nor_o p._n 184._o l._n 24._o meeting_n p._n 186_o l_o 7._o deal_n which_o ib._n l_o 16._o condemn_v the_o introduction_n the_o division_n among_o christian_n be_v foment_v by_o the_o enemy_n of_o soul_n be_v as_o industrious_o retort_v upon_o the_o very_a profession_n as_o they_o be_v vigorous_o promote_v hereby_o some_o be_v encourage_v to_o separation_n and_o other_o hence_o take_v the_o confidence_n to_o dispute_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o religion_n itself_o because_o of_o the_o various_a sentiment_n of_o such_o as_o own_v it_o celsus_n the_o heathen_a object_v this_o early_a to_o which_o 118._o which_o origen_n con._n cell_n p._n 117_o 118._o oringen_n give_v a_o satisfactory_a reply_n and_o valon_n the_o arian_n pretend_v to_o be_v offend_v at_o the_o same_o be_v satisfy_v by_o the_o oration_n of_o themistius_n 11.19_o themistius_n socrat._v hist_o eccl._n l._n 4._o c._n 27._o 1_o cor._n 11.19_o that_o there_o be_v few_o difference_n among_o christian_n than_o among_o philosopher_n sozomen_n histor_n eccles_n l._n 6._o c._n 36._o the_o apostle_n have_v foretold_v that_o there_o must_v be_v sect_n or_o heresy_n instead_o of_o be_v a_o argument_n against_o christianity_n they_o prove_v one_o for_o it_o all_o calling_n or_o profession_n have_v their_o various_a rule_n and_o method_n few_o law_n be_v make_v which_o meet_v not_o with_o various_a exposition_n exact_v agreement_n 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their_o authority_n and_o truth_n have_v be_v dispute_v by_o other_o their_o phraseology_n and_o style_n one_o while_o their_o language_n be_v too_o plain_a not_o courtly_a enough_o nor_o strew_v with_o rhetorical_a flower_n the_o heathen_n object_v this_o betimes_o that_o the_o penman_n be_v unlearned_a pollutae_fw-la arnob._n l._n 1._o ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la indoctis_fw-la &_o rudibus_fw-la scripta_fw-la sunt_fw-la trivialis_fw-la &_o sordidus_fw-la sermo_fw-la est_fw-la barbarismis_fw-la solaecismis_n obsitae_fw-la res_fw-la vestrae_fw-la &_o vitiorum_fw-la deformitate_fw-la pollutae_fw-la the_o style_n ordinary_a or_o mean_a that_o there_o be_v barbarism_n and_o incongruity_n in_o those_o book_n that_o their_o address_n be_v fit_v to_o the_o generality_n or_o common_a people_n fuco_fw-la lactant._n lib._n 5._o c._n 1._o haeo_n imprimis_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la scriptura_fw-la sancta_fw-la fide_fw-la caroat_n quod_fw-la prophetae_fw-la communi_fw-la ac_fw-la simplici_fw-la 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present_a in_o the_o middle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o swear_v true_o or_o perform_v what_o you_o swear_v that_o be_v good_a or_o right_a sâ—â—earing_n p._n 114._o have_v quote_v a_o say_n of_o solon_n one_o of_o the_o sage_n of_o greece_n he_o add_v to_o he_o sosiades_n another_o of_o those_o seven_o wise_a man_n and_o quote_v stobaeus_n serm._n 28._o whereas_o there_o be_v a_o heap_n of_o untruth_n in_o those_o few_o word_n for_o first_o 1543._o 1_o edit_n tiguri_fw-la 1543._o if_o i_o have_v eye_n in_o my_o head_n there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o man_n name_v in_o that_o sermon_n nor_o be_v it_o likely_a the_o discourse_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr ocio_fw-la concern_v sloth_n no_o nor_o in_o the_o 25._o sermon_n concern_v swear_v nor_o in_o the_o 26._o concern_v perjury_n be_v such_o a_o person_n once_o name_v much_o less_o be_v he_o one_o of_o the_o seven_o wise_a man_n of_o greece_n take_v what_o catalogue_n he_o will_v he_o will_v scarce_o find_v such_o a_o person_n the_o late_a one_o in_o schâ—evelius_n give_v seven_o other_o name_n but_o i_o suppose_v t_o f._n have_v see_v sociad_n set_v down_o in_o the_o 13_o quaker_n book_n against_o oath_n and_o for_o the_o better_a grace_n he_o dubb_v he_o another_o of_o those_o seven_o wise_a man_n let_v he_o raise_v hue_n and_o cry_n to_o discover_v if_o ever_o there_o be_v such_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o search_v with_o a_o candle_n for_o he_o suidas_n name_v none_o such_o diogenes_n laeâ—tâ—us_n where_o he_o be_v purposely_o reckon_v they_o all_o up_o in_o his_o proaemium_fw-la own_v no_o such_o person_n nor_o do_v my_o circumstance_n give_v i_o information_n let_v he_o try_v if_o his_o rider_n quote_v p._n 169._o will_v befriend_v he_o pag._n 20._o he_o call_v the_o martyr_n our_o godly_a martyr_n as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o quaker_n martyr_n when_o as_o they_o suffer_v upon_o a_o 100_o year_n before_o his_o party_n appear_v this_o be_v a_o most_o invidious_a saucy_a and_o unjust_a pretention_n to_o rob_v the_o church_n of_o england_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o her_o martyr_a reformer_n and_o withal_o to_o cast_v dirt_n upon_o the_o present_a church_n as_o recede_v from_o her_o former_a constitution_n but_o this_o he_o have_v from_o his_o inspire_a tutor_n the_o new_a protestant_n 132._o g._n keith_n im._n rev._n p._n 132._o the_o degenerate_a protestant_n for_o the_o pure_a primitive_a protestant_n own_v the_o true_a foundation_n with_o we_o though_o their_o discovery_n of_o it_o be_v but_o little_a but_o why_o our_o godly_a martyr_n be_v quaker_n protestant_n that_o they_o disow_v abundant_o 2._o abundant_o eccles_n his_o challenge_n p._n 2._o from_o the_o protestant_n to_o the_o familist_n the_o quaker_n deny_v you_o all_o 5._o all_o keith_n universal_a free_a grace_n p._n 5._o all_o these_o how_o much_o soever_o pretend_v to_o a_o reformation_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o babylon_n etc._n babylon_n smith_n spiritual_a glass_n open_v p._n 83._o etc._n etc._n from_o the_o pope_n to_o the_o baptist_n they_o be_v all_o bear_v in_o one_o womb._n 103._o womb._n barclay_n in_o q._n no_o popery_n p._n 103._o papist_n and_o protestant_n be_v in_o the_o root_n and_o spring_n 23._o spring_n howgils_n glory_n of_o the_o true_a church_n p._n 12_o and_o 23._o protestant_n be_v in_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n 39_o rome_n parnell_n shield_v of_o the_o truth_n p._n 39_o papist_n and_o protestant_n spring_v from_o one_o root_n and_o we_o protestant_n whole_o deny_v quaker_n the_o have_a communion_n with_o we_o and_o he_o can_v but_o know_v that_o strong_a proof_n be_v offer_v by_o several_a to_o evince_v that_o the_o quaker_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o christian_n etc._n mr._n faldo_n hicks_n russel_n etc._n etc._n who_o service_n therein_o to_o the_o common_a faith_n be_v commendable_a and_o it_o concern_v all_o who_o hold_v the_o lord_n jesus_n the_o head_n col._n 2.19_o to_o strive_v for_o that_o faith_n once_o deliver_v judas_n v._n 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