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A39574 Rusticus ad academicos in exercitationibus expostulatoriis, apologeticis quatuor The rustick's alarm to the rabbies, or, The country correcting the university and clergy, and ... contesting for the truth ... : in four apologeticall and expostulatory exercitations : wherein is contained, as well a general account to all enquirers, as a general answer to all opposers of the most truly catholike and most truly Christ-like Chistians [sic] called Quakers, and of the true divinity of their doctrine : by way of entire entercourse held in special with four of the clergies chieftanes, viz, John Owen ... Tho. Danson ... John Tombes ... Rich. Baxter ... by Samuel Fisher ... Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665.; Owen, John, 1616-1683.; Danson, Thomas, d. 1694.; Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1660 (1660) Wing F1056; Wing F1050_PARTIAL; Wing F1046_PARTIAL; ESTC R16970 1,147,274 931

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5.18_o fail_v his_o care_n of_o his_o word_n and_o church_n fail_v he_o leave_v it_o in_o uncertainty_n about_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o that_o faith_n and_o obedience_n he_o require_v at_o our_o hand_n so_o that_o we_o know_v not_o where_o to_o lay_v ●_o sure_o foundation_n of_o believe_v yea_o it_o be_v impossible_a we_o shall_v come_v to_o any_o certainty_n almost_o of_o any_o individual_a word_n or_o expression_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n or_o no_o p._n 55._o yea_o p._n 212._o out_o of_o jo._n isaac_n he_o that_o read_v the_o scripture_n without_o point_n and_o so_o must_v they_o read_v it_o ●oho_o do_v read_v it_o before_o point_n be_v say_v i_o as_o they_o do_v before_o ezraes_n day_n if_o the_o point_n be_v not_o from_o moses_n be_v like_o a_o man_n that_o ride_v a_o horse_n without_o a_o bridle_n and_o p._n 214._o 215._o on_o this_o hypothesis_n that_o the_o point_n be_v add_v i_o know_v not_o say_v j._n o._n how_o bellarmine_n inference_n 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say_v epist._n 25._o that_o thou_o ca●●●_n not_o but_o tremble_v to_o think_v what_o will_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o such_o a_o supposition_n that_o the_o point_n vowel_n and_o accent_n be_v no_o better_a guide_n to_o we_o than_o may_v be_v expect_v from_o those_o who_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v their_o author_n pag._n 220._o reply_n therefore_o the_o best_a way_n be_v to_o suppose_v nothing_o at_o all_o about_o they_o it_o matter_n not_o much_o whence_o they_o come_v there_o they_o now_o be_v and_o thy_o cark_n will_v not_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v of_o these_o man_n or_o those_o novel_a or_o ancient_a and_o then_o all_o thy_o often_o tremble_n about_o that_o toy_n will_v be_v take_v away_o nevertheless_o whether_o thou_o leave_v or_o cleave_v to_o they_o it_o be_v much_o at_o one_o to_o thou_o tremble_v thou_o must_v at_o the_o true_a word_n of_o god_n when_o all_o be_v do_v first_o or_o last_o what_o ever_o become_v of_o the_o scripture_n of_o it_o i._o o._n that_o lie_v but_o these_o two_o principle_n together_o namely_o that_o the_o point_n be_v a_o late_a invention_n of_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n on_o which_o account_n it_o confess_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n we_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o they_o and_o that_o its_o lawful_a to_o gather_v together_o various_a lection_n by_o the_o help_n of_o translation_n thou_o must_v needs_o cry_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o shall_v i_o stand_v as_o not_o see_v any_o mean_n of_o be_v deliver_v from_o utter_a uncertainty_n in_o and_o about_o all_o sacred_a truth_n pag._n 25._o reply_v as_o if_o the_o light_n and_o spirit_n be_v lose_v and_o all_o certainty_n lose_v if_o the_o letter_n be_v and_o all_o i_o oh_o rich_a possession_n perish_v if_o point_v fail_v and_o yet_o what_o uncertainty_n soever_o you_o come_v to_o thereby_o certain_a enough_o '_o we_o that_o there_o be_v various_a lection_n and_o of_o the_o two_o for_o aught_o thou_o make_v appear_v to_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v more_o certain_a that_o the_o point_n be_v a_o innovation_n &_o invention_n and_o not_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o write_n then_o otherwise_o and_o as_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o i.o._n himself_o if_o he_o can_v see_v it_o or_o will_v confess_v what_o he_o confess_v do_v little_o less_o than_o confess_v it_o so_o to_o be_v while_o he_o can_v say_v no_o more_o but_o that_o as_o he_o shall_v not_o oppose_v they_o who_o maintain_v they_o coevous_a with_o the_o letter_n which_o be_v not_o a_o few_o of_o the_o most_o learned_a jew_n and_o christian_n against_o not_o a_o few_o learned_a jew_n and_o christian_n by_o i._n oh_o confession_n viz_o elias_n levita_n of_o who_o he_o testify_v pag._n 284._o that_o he_o be_v the_o most_o learned_a grammarian_n of_o the_o jew_n
by_o inspiration_n be_v preserve_v without_o corruption_n i.e._n variety_n from_o the_o first_o original_a manuscript_n in_o the_o copy_n we_o have_v pag._n 137._o the_o whole_a scripture_n entire_a as_o give_v out_o from_o god_n without_o any_o loss_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o original_n in_o ●h●m_n all_o we_o say_v be_v every_o letter_n and_o tittle_n pag._n 10._o t●e_v word_n i.e._n scripture_n with_o thou_o still_o for_o thou_o deny_v the_o word_n come_v any_o otherway_n to_o yourselves_o or_o any_o now_o be_v come_v forth_o unto_o we_o from_o god_n without_o the_o least_o mixture_n or_o intervenience_n of_o any_o medium_n obnoxious_a to_o fallibility_n as_o be_v the_o wisdom_n truth_n integrity_n knowledge_n and_o memory_n of_o the_o best_a of_o all_o man_n pag._n 13._o we_o have_v not_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o more_n es_fw-ge and_o the_o prophet_n the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n but_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o have_v or_o co●i●s_v contain_v every_o jota_n that_o be_v in_o they_o hebrae●_n volumina_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o unica_fw-la dictione_n corrupta_fw-la inteny_n s._n pag._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d matth._n 5._o 18._o to_o which_o answer_v that_o pag._n 316_o 317._o do_v not_o our_o saviour_n affirm_v of_o the_o word_n that_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n i.e._n scripture_n secundum_fw-la te_fw-la still_fw-la that_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o it_o shall_v pass_v away_o or_o perish_v where_o let_v the_o consonant_n themselves_o with_o their_o apices_fw-la be_v intend_v or_o allude_v to_o in_o that_o expression_n etc._n etc._n and_o epist_n pag._n 27._o none_o be_v able_a to_o show_v out_o of_o any_o copy_n yet_o extant_a in_o the_o world_n and_o that_o they_o can_v make_v appear_v ever_o to_o have_v be_v extant_a that_o ever_o there_o be_v any_o such_o various_a lection_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o pag._n 319._o neither_o the_o care_n o●_n god_n over_o his_o truth_n nor_o the_o fidelity_n of_o the_o judaical_a church_n will_v permit_v we_o to_o entertain_v the_o least_o suspicion_n that_o there_o be_v ever_o in_o the_o world_n any_o copy_n of_o the_o bible_n differ_v in_o t●e_v least_o from_o that_o we_o enjoy_v or_o that_o those_o we_o have_v be_v corrupt_v and_o pag._n 317._o let_v the_o author_n of_o this_o insinuation_n prove_v that_o there_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n any_o copy_n of_o the_o bible_n differ_v in_o any_o one_o word_n from_o those_o that_o we_o now_o enjoy_v let_v they_o produce_v one_o testimony_n ne_o author_n of_o c_o ed●_n j●w_o or_o christian_a that_o can_v or_o do_v or_o ever_o do_v speak_v one_o word_n to_o this_o purpose_n let_v they_o direct_v we_o to_o any_o relic_n any_o monument_n any_o kind_n of_o remembrance_n of_o they_o and_o it_o shall_v b_o of_o weight_n to_o we_o etc._n etc._n many_o more_o exceed_v and_o extraordinary_a high_a strict_a strain_n thou_o deliver_v thyself_o in_o in_o other_o place_n about_o the_o non-corruption_n non_fw-fr alteration_n of_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n in_o one_o letter_n tittle_n jota_n or_o syllable_n since_o the_o first_o give_v it_o out_o so_o but_o that_o in_o the_o copy_n extant_a to_o this_o day_n there_o be_v a_o exact_a unity_n and_o entire_a identity_n with_o the_o first_o original_n a_o kind_n of_o summary_n collection_n and_o capitulation_n of_o which_o thou_o make_v pag._n 153._o speak_v to_o this_o purpose_n thus_o viz._n i_o o._n the_o sum_n of_o what_o i_o be_o plead_v for_o as_o to_o the_o particular_a head_n to_o be_v vindicate_v be_v that_o as_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n be_v immediate_o and_o entire_o give_v out_o by_o god_n himself_o his_o mind_n be_v in_o they_o represent_v unto_o we_o without_o the_o least_o interveniency_n of_o such_o medium_n and_o way_n as_o be_v capable_a of_o give_v change_n or_o alteration_n to_o the_o least_o jota_n or_o syllable_n so_o by_o his_o good_a and_o merciful_a providential_a dispensation_n in_o his_o love_n to_o his_o word_n and_o church_n his_o whole_a word_n alias_o the_o scripture_n with_o thou_o as_o at_o first_o give_v out_o by_o he_o be_v preserve_v unto_o we_o entire_a in_o the_o original_a language_n where_o shine_v in_o its_o own_o beauty_n and_o lustre_n as_o also_o in_o all_o translation_n as_o far_o as_o they_o faithful_o represent_v the_o original_n it_o manifest_v and_o evidence_n unto_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n without_o other_o foreign_a help_n or_o assistance_n its_o divine_a original_a and_o authority_n reply_n this_o be_v the_o capital_a cardinal_n general_a assertion_n or_o position_n which_o branch_n it_o sel●_n into_o several_a particular_n or_o petty_a proposition_n viz._n the_o immediate_a come_n forth_o of_o the_o scripture_n from_o god_n to_o we_o its_o self_n evidence_v power_n to_o evince_v itself_o by_o itself_o alone_o to_o be_v of_o god_n and_o his_o word_n it_o be_v descend_v to_o we_o at_o this_o day_n entire_a to_o a_o tittle_n without_o corruption_n by_o alteration_n in_o the_o least_o letter_n jota_n vowel_n point_n or_o syllable_n its_o uncapablenesse_n of_o such_o change_n and_o alteration_n in_o its_o come_n to_o we_o so_o be_v thy_o word_n here_o and_o pag._n 10._o to_o the_o least_o jota_n or_o syllable_n unto_o which_o general_n head_n and_o its_o branch_n the_o ramu●culi_fw-la lesser_a twig_n or_o little_a sentence_n scatter_v here_o and_o there_o throwout_a thy_o book_n be_v reducible_a and_o each_o to_o its_o own_o suitable_a branch_n respective_o that_o which_o i_o be_o here_o under_o consideration_n of_o thy_o pitiful_a plea_n for_o be_v both_o its_o non-alteration_n de_fw-la facto_fw-la as_o it_o be_v hand_v down_o by_o transcriber_n from_o the_o fi●st_a scribe_n of_o it_o to_o we_o in_o these_o day_n and_o its_o unalterablenesse_n or_o uncapablenesse_n of_o alteration_n which_o if_o thou_o mean_v as_o thou_o say_v thou_o here_o asserte_v to_o the_o least_o jota_n or_o syllable_n these_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o thou_o say_v such_o important_a truth_n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v blame_v in_o the_o least_o by_o thy_o own_o spirit_n nor_o thou_o hope_v by_o any_o other_o in_o contend_v for_o they_o judge_v they_o fundamental_a part_n of_o the_o faith_n once_o but_o say_v i_o thou_o know_v not_o when_o deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n reply_n though_o i_o who_o can_v hold_v thou_o because_o i_o can_v find_v thou_o guiltless_a in_o either_o thy_o hasty_a hold_v or_o thy_o heedless_a unhandy_o handle_v thy_o weak_a vindicatory_a piece_n of_o probation_n of_o they_o at_o so_o high_a a_o rate_n do_v advise_v thou_o to_o praise_v a_o fair_a day_n at_o night_n assure_v thou_o that_o if_o ever_o thou_o come_v to_o learn_v the_o truth_n in_o the_o plainness_n and_o power_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n the_o light_n of_o who_o the_o letter_n testify_v thou_o will_v find_v these_o no_o fundamental_a part_n of_o that_o one_o faith_n which_o paul_n and_o jude_n speak_v of_o eph._n 4._o jude_n 3_o which_o be_v one_o even_o of_o old_a from_o abraham_n enoch_n noah_n and_o downward_o from_o the_o beginning_n before_o the_o letter_n be_v deliver_v to_o and_o earnest_o to_o be_v contend_v for_o by_o the_o saint_n and_o will_v find_v thy_o own_o spirit_n also_o however_o it_o now_o seem_v not_o to_o blame_v thou_o in_o the_o least_o blame_v thou_o nor_o a_o little_a for_o thy_o ignorance_n in_o due_a time_n and_o howbeit_o be_v bolster_v up_o for_o a_o while_n above_o it_o by_o the_o airy_a academical_a applause_n gratulatory_a euge_n i_o oh_o hic_fw-la est's_n and_o such_o like_a blessing_n of_o thy_o blind_a brother_n literatist_n that_o be_v as_o the_o rich_a man_n wealth_n to_o he_o prov._n 10.15_o thy_o strong_a city_n thy_o murus_n abaeneus_fw-la a_o high_a brazen_a wall_n to_o thou_o in_o thy_o own_o conceit_n thou_o feel_v no_o check_n and_o seem_v nil_fw-la conscire_fw-la tibi_fw-la nullâ_fw-la pallescere_fw-la cultâ_fw-la yet_o let_v other_o and_o thy_o own_o heart_n also_o clear_a cheer_v and_o cheat_v thou_o as_o it_o will_v thou_o will_v once_o know_v that_o as_o to_o every_o work_n there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o do_v it_o in_o and_o a_o judgement_n after_o it_o so_o thy_o whole_a lame_a anti-scriptural_a work_n about_o the_o scripture_n as_o well_o as_o thy_o other_o part_n of_o it_o against_o the_o quaker_n though_o fence_v in_o the_o frontispiece_n with_o the_o fair_a formal_a pretence_n of_o a_o vindication_n of_o the_o purity_n and_o integrity_n of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a text_n and_o pro_fw-la scripture_n and_o such_o like_a must_v come_v to_o another_o account_n then_o that_o i_o be_o here_o take_v of_o it_o before_o the_o world_n even_o to_o a_o judgement_n from_o god_n within_o thy_o own_o now_o blind_a bosom_n and_o close_v conscience_n as_o the_o book_n thereof_o come_v to_o be_v
o._n what_o text_n of_o scripture_n god_n ever_o make_v such_o a_o promise_n in_o concern_v the_o text_n or_o the_o scripture_n that_o he_o will_v in_o his_o care_n and_o providence_n preserve_v every_o titt'e_n of_o that_o outward_a write_n for_o his_o church_n and_o his_o word_n sake_n which_o be_v write_v at_o the_o motion_n of_o his_o spirit_n so_o that_o it_o never_o shall_v be_v so_o mistranscribed_n in_o any_o tittle_n of_o it_o but_o that_o in_o the_o greek_a and_o hebrew_n copy_n not_o english_a mark_n that_o nor_o any_o translate_v but_o only_o transcribe_v copy_n he_o will_v keep_v it_o from_o be_v so_o adulterate_v vitiate_a alter_v deprave_a and_o interpolated_a as_o not_o to_o be_v every_o jot_n the_o same_o verbatim_o as_o at_o first_o i_o say_v i._n o._n where_o be_v that_o promise_v so_o make_v to_o this_o purpose_n which_o his_o providence_n be_v so_o engage_v to_o answer_v be_v it_o in_o isa._n 59.22_o the_o place_n thou_o quor_a together_o with_o a_o whole_a nest_n of_o other_o to_o the_o same_o end_n p._n 155._o viz._n matth_n 5.18_o 1_o pet_n 1.25_o 1_o cor._n 11._o matth._n 28.20_o not_o one_o of_o which_o make_v one_o jot_n of_o mention_n of_o the_o letter_n text_n or_o any_o tittle_n thereof_o at_o all_o that_o in_o isaiah_n there_o cite_v be_v hint_v at_o and_o harp_n upon_o to_o the_o same_o tune_n in_o 7_o or_o 8_o page_n in_o thy_o second_o treatise_n viz._n 155_o 167_o 168_o 169_o 273_o 317_o 319._o in_o all_o which_o more_o or_o less_o in_o whole_a or_o part_n thou_o talk_v much_o of_o the_o transcriber_n lie_v under_o a_o love_a and_o careful_a aspect_n from_o the_o promise_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o beir_n transcribe_v allude_v all_o along_o to_o i●_n 59.12_o as_o if_o god_n have_v there_o engage_v himself_o by_o promise_n as_o it_o be_v to_o guide_v their_o hand_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o err_v in_o a_o tittle_n for_o his_o word_n and_o church_n sake_n but_o be_v there_o the_o least_o tittle_n of_o such_o a_o promise_n 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