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A65902 A manifestation of truth ... writ in answer to a book which a nameless author hath written against the people called Quakers : wherein is contained divers untruths and hard speeches tending to beget jealousies and evil thoughts of them who are known to be harmless and innocent ... : also the truth of those things which they believe and practice ... is declared / by John Whitehead. Whitehead, John, 1630-1696. 1662 (1662) Wing W1979; ESTC R26356 14,009 17

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because_o christ_n jesus_n the_o great_a lawgiver_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n have_v by_o plain_a and_o express_a precept_n whole_o forbid_v it_o against_o which_o precept_n no_o argument_n conclusion_n or_o interpretation_n whether_o of_o council_n synod_n or_o private_a man_n be_v good_a though_o ground_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n or_o practice_n of_o god_n servant_n saint_n or_o angel_n for_o their_o word_n and_o practice_n be_v to_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o harmony_n with_o he_o and_o not_o he_o to_o they_o he_o be_v give_v to_o be_v head_n over_o all_o thing_n to_o his_o church_n which_o be_v his_o body_n the_o fullness_n of_o he_o that_o fill_v all_o in_o all_o and_o therefore_o can_v the_o example_n of_o saint_n or_o angel_n and_o much_o less_o the_o practice_n of_o man_n in_o strife_n justify_v we_o in_o the_o breach_n of_o his_o command_n have_v we_o no_o other_o ground_n for_o our_o denial_n to_o swear_v but_o to_o swear_v at_o all_o 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