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his_o discourse_n profitable_a i_o may_v hope_v that_o none_o will_v be_v offend_v with_o i_o that_o i_o give_v so_o much_o commendation_n to_o god_n workmanship_n both_o inward_a and_o outward_a that_o god_n may_v have_v the_o honour_n and_o praise_n of_o his_o own_o work_n and_o when_o he_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n have_v finish_v his_o course_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o favour_v he_o with_o but_o a_o short_a sickness_n he_o have_v his_o account_n ready_a he_o lay_v down_o his_o head_n in_o peace_n and_o die_v in_o the_o faith_n the_o 11_o day_n of_o the_o 3d_o month_n 1696._o isaac_n ashton_n sen._n give_v forth_o the_o 21_o of_o the_o seven_o month_n 1697._o james_n laithwait_n be_v testimony_n concern_v roger_n haydock_n decease_v our_o faithful_a and_o well-beloved_a friend_n roger_n haydock_n be_v bear_v of_o honest_a parent_n who_o be_v of_o good_a repute_n in_o the_o world_n and_o concern_v he_o i_o have_v this_o testimony_n to_o bear_v from_o a_o certain_a knowledge_n i_o have_v of_o he_o for_o i_o know_v he_o soon_o after_o he_o be_v convince_v and_o receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o i_o then_o take_v great_a notice_n of_o he_o he_o appear_v in_o great_a humility_n and_o under_o a_o great_a inward_a exercise_n and_o travel_v of_o spirit_n before_o he_o appear_v in_o a_o public_a testimony_n for_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v about_o the_o year_n 1669._o at_o which_o time_n a_o great_a power_n and_o clear_a life_n be_v show_v forth_o in_o he_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o day_n it_o be_v a_o day_n of_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o great_a power_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o powerful_a
and_o cant_v pag._n 90._o he_o that_o turn_v away_o his_o ear_n from_o hear_v the_o law_n even_o his_o prayer_n shall_v be_v abomination_n r._n h._n query_n be_v not_o the_o law_n light_n and_o where_o be_v this_o law_n and_o the_o ear_n also_o that_o shall_v be_v turn_v to_o it_o without_o 〈…〉_o or_o within_o man_n pag._n 7._o all_o right_a prayer_n must_v be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o bare_a name_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o enough_o pag._n 12._o whilst_o there_o be_v grace_n in_o the_o soul_n there_o will_v be_v a_o root_n of_o prayer_n pag._n 28._o what_o be_v god_n to_o i_o if_o i_o have_v no_o life_n or_o spirit_n in_o i_o wherewith_o to_o seek_v he_o and_o apply_v myself_o to_o he_o r._n h._n query_n whether_o all_o man_n have_v not_o need_v of_o life_n on_o spirit_n in_o they_o as_o well_o as_o priest_n cheyney_n wherewith_o to_o seek_v god_n and_o apply_v themselves_o to_o god_n and_o if_o so_o why_o â—oes_v this_o priest_n tâ—l_v the_o people_n the_o quaker_n mangle_v god_n and_o christ_n and_o cut_v they_o in_o piece_n because_o they_o say_v god_n have_v give_v people_n a_o measure_n of_o life_n light_n and_o spirit_n wherewith_o they_o may_v seek_v after_o and_o apply_v themselves_o to_o god_n pag._n 20._o the_o spirit_n do_v interoede_o in_o we_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o continual_a restless_a motion_n and_o importunity_n towards_o god_n pag._n 57_o wicked_a poople_n be_v it_o not_o to_o still_o their_o conscience_n they_o will_v not_o pray_v that_o little_a which_o they_o do_v r._n h._n query_n do_v not_o the_o light_n in_o the_o conscience_n move_v they_o to_o pray_o be_v it_o as_o a_o drunken_a negligent_a coachman_n or_o rather_o do_v it_o not_o do_v its_o office_n true_o and_o be_v clear_a of_o the_o priest_n wicked_a charge_n hear_v he_o far_o pag._n 84._o this_o be_v the_o language_n and_o practice_n of_o worldliness_n stand_v by_o god_n stand_v by_o christ_n and_o eternal_a life_n cense_v conscience_n away_o spirit_n let_v my_o soul_n sink_v r._n h._n sure_a god_n and_o christ_n the_o light_n and_o spirit_n be_v not_o to_o be_v blame_v since_o they_o be_v bid_v stand_v by_o and_o be_v turn_v from_o before_o the_o soul_n can_v sink_v but_o what_o a_o straight_a do_v this_o bring_v the_o skirmisher_n into_o who_o in_o his_o book_n entitle_v quakerism_n subvert_v p._n 31._o tell_v we_o if_o the_o light_n be_v blameless_a or_o in_o effect_n he_o say_v for_o his_o word_n admit_v of_o the_o consequence_n if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o man_n though_o of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n that_o be_v innocent_a and_o blameless_a before_o god_n then_o the_o quaker_n be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v write_v as_o also_o his_o skirmish_n must_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o he_o must_v acknowledge_v himself_o to_o be_v utter_o defeat_v and_o to_o have_v lose_v the_o day_n now_o that_o there_o be_v something_o of_o god_n in_o man_n he_o also_o grant_v p._n 28._o of_o the_o same_o book_n in_o these_o word_n there_o be_v something_o of_o god_n something_o of_o satan_n flesh_n and_o spirit_n light_n and_o darkness_n now_o to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o 〈…〉_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n do_v i_o leave_v it_o 〈…〉_o judgement_n may_v be_v give_v betwixt_o the_o skirmisher_n and_o the_o quaker_n whether_o the_o skirmisher_n be_v not_o utter_o rout_v hear_v he_o far_o call_v to_o prayer_n p._n 103._o so_o dangerous_a be_v it_o to_o resist_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o imprison_v the_o truth_n in_o vnrighteousness_n and_o to_o go_v about_o to_o salve_v a_o ulcerous_a conscience_n by_o false_a cure_n they_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o while_n but_o the_o day_n be_v at_o hand_n when_o god_n will_v search_v in_o all_o r._n h._n the_o priest_n grant_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v resist_v and_o the_o truth_n in_o unrighteousness_n imprison_v now_o i_o query_n whether_o this_o resist_a the_o spirit_n and_o imprison_v the_o truth_n be_v 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