ghost_n be_v this_o discoverer_n and_o instructor_n and_o yet_o not_o eminent_o the_o rule_n but_o in_o asmuch_o as_o thou_o charge_v i_o with_o deny_v the_o scripture_n authority_n and_o then_o rail_v p._n 61._o because_o i_o place_v it_o upon_o the_o teâ—â—timony_n of_o the_o light_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o conscience_n hear_v what_o d._n john_n owen_n say_v the_o only_a public_a authentic_a and_o infallible_a interpreter_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v he_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o they_o from_o the_o breathe_v of_o who_o spirit_n it_o derive_v all_o its_o verity_n perspicuity_n and_o authority_n exerc._n 2.7_o 9_o what_o will_v have_v become_v of_o i_o t._n h._n if_o i_o have_v speak_v so_o broad_a as_o this_o this_o make_v the_o spirit_n interpreter_n judge_n and_o rule_n of_o our_o knowledge_n therefore_o eminent_o the_o rule_n t._n collier_n a_o ancient_a and_o considerable_a baptist_n shall_v be_v my_o last_o instance_n here_o there_o be_v the_o law_n 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how_o serious_a be_v this_o man_n in_o his_o lie_v forge_n first_o and_o then_o lie_v to_o prop_v it_o impudence_n in_o grain_n for_o what_o he_o have_v say_v heretofore_o relate_v to_o this_o particular_a i_o have_v here_o brief_o consider_v it_o let_v we_o see_v if_o he_o be_v any_o better_a now_o in_o order_n to_o it_o i_o have_v already_o show_v you_o the_o shuffle_v of_o his_o title-page_n i_o will_v now_o proceed_v to_o give_v you_o a_o account_n of_o his_o progress_n in_o this_o black_a art_n of_o forgery_n and_o base_a abuse_n anabapt_v i_o be_o not_o conscious_a of_o have_v object_v any_o thing_n against_o you_o in_o my_o former_a dialogue_n but_o what_o i_o be_o certain_o persuade_v to_o be_v true_a p._n 1._o but_o be_v not_o t._n hicks_n conscious_a of_o first_o make_v we_o say_v that_o we_o never_o say_v &_o then_o call_v it_o a_o dialogue_n between_o a_o christian_a and_o a_o quaker_n that_o t._n hicks_n be_v a_o forger_n i_o have_v evidence_v that_o he_o be_v one_o 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our_o pattern_n â—â—ich_a real_o be_v no_o part_n of_o that_o doctrine_n as_o may_v be_v see_v pag._n 24_o 26._o for_o because_o we_o assert_v he_o to_o have_v be_v our_o example_n in_o fulfil_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n t._n h._n will_v conclude_v from_o my_o word_n that_o he_o be_v only_o our_o example_n in_o end_v type_n shadow_n sacrifice_n propitiation_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o law_n therefore_o great_a forgery_n in_o he_o to_o make_v i_o answer_v two_o question_n the_o one_o in_o pag._n 52._o of_o his_o second_o dialogue_n the_o other_o in_o in_o pag._n 74_o of_o his_o last_o dialogue_n which_o take_v in_o the_o death_n &_o suffering_n of_o christ_n that_o whole_o relate_v to_o but_o some_o part_n of_o the_o personal_a obedience_n of_o his_o life_n i_o can_v forbear_v one_o instance_n more_o of_o his_o foul_a miscarriage_n in_o this_o particular_a viz._n anab._n be_v we_o no_o further_o concern_v in_o the_o obedience_n and_o suffering_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n without_o we_o then_o only_o as_o our_o example_n or_o patttern_n quack_n what_o more_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o have_v tell_v thou_o that_o christ_n fulfil_v the_o law_n but_o only_o as_o our_o example_n where_o there_o be_v nothing_o clear_a than_o that_o he_o thrust_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n into_o the_o question_n which_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o question_n make_v i_o to_o deny_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o because_o i_o assert_v he_o to_o be_v only_o our_o example_n in_o that_o which_o be_v our_o daily_a duty_n unto_o acceptance_n with_o god_n not_o in_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n be_v this_o not_o to_o be_v guilty_a of_o fiction_n or_o be_v this_o to_o describe_v a_o real_a quaker_n and_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o true_a christian_n oh_o hateful_a injury_n but_o 2_o dly_a in_o his_o quotation_n of_o my_o answer_n he_o have_v omit_v two_o passage_n for_o when_o i_o say_v if_o he_o can_v find_v such_o a_o answer_n to_o such_o a_o question_n he_o have_v 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â—hough_o not_o in_o his_o end_v of_o type_n &_o shadow_n reas_n against_o rail_n pag._n 79._o which_o passage_n râ—ader_n plain_o evidence_n that_o if_o ever_o those_o word_n be_v speak_v by_o i_o they_o never_o extend_v to_o christ_n be_v but_o our_o example_n in_o the_o fulfil_v of_o the_o whole_a law_n which_o t._n hicks_n by_o his_o sophistry_n will_v insinuate_v for_o answer_v to_o his_o three_o notorious_a untruth_n he_o charge_v on_o i_o take_v what_o follow_v 1._o he_o say_v i_o insinuate_v as_o if_o john_n 15.10_o be_v the_o only_a text_n from_o whence_o i_o argue_v in_o my_o sand._n find_v pag._n 26._o which_o reader_n be_v so_o far_o from_o truth_n that_o i_o only_o charge_v he_o with_o have_v argue_v from_o that_o text_n in_o which_o no_o such_o word_n or_o matter_n be_v to_o be_v find_v which_o he_o deny_v 2_o dly_z he_o say_v that_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o fulfil_v of_o the_o law_n be_v not_o the_o subject_a treat_v on_o there_o and_o that_o i_o know_v therein_o i_o have_v speak_v false_o but_o sure_o i_o be_o he_o have_v tell_v two_o tale_n in_o charge_v one_o upon_o i_o for_o first_o how_o can_v the_o law_n as_o he_o understand_v it_o to_o wit_n the_o whole_a law_n that_o christ_n come_v to_o fulfil_v be_v intend_v when_o the_o very_a text_n &_o argument_n upon_o it_o show_n that_o it_o be_v the_o keep_v of_o christ_n commandment_n that_o they_o may_v abide_v in_o his_o love_n and_o without_o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v accept_v that_o be_v insist_v on_o 2_o dly_z he_o tell_v a_o untruth_n in_o charge_v i_o with_o thâ—_n knowledge_n of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o but_o as_o he_o decline_v â—his_fw-la scripture_n so_o the_o argument_n by_o which_o i_o prove_v the_o impossibility_n of_o christ_n keep_n his_o own_o commandment_n in_o our_o stead_n with_o which_o i_o make_v good_a my_o conclusion_n viz._n the_o necessity_n of_o keep_v his_o commandment_n as_o he_o keep_v his_o father_n in_o order_n to_o acceptance_n with_o he_o 3_o dly_z he_o say_v i_o be_o certain_a the_o word_n only_o be_v not_o there_o and_o so_o add_v lie_n unto_o lie_n know_o which_o reader_n make_v other_o two_o untruth_n on_o my_o adversary_n part_n for_o first_o there_o be_v no_o such_o word_n in_o all_o that_o argument_n and_o paragraph_n out_o of_o which_o he_o make_v his_o citation_n as_o may_v appear_v sand._n found_n shak._n pag._n 26._o argum._n 5._o dial._n 2._o pag._n 52._o reas_n against_o rail_n pag._n 79._o 2_o dly_a his_o say_n i_o shall_v know_v of_o a_o thing_n that_o never_o be_v make_v up_o his_o other_o falsehood_n but_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v acquaint_v all_o man_n with_o my_o folly_n and_o madness_n as_o he_o be_v please_v to_o term_v his_o own_o horrible_a fiction_n he_o tell_v i_o that_o he_o refer_v in_o his_o citation_n not_o to_o john_n 15.10_o but_o rom._n 2.13_o not_o the_o hearer_n of_o the_o law_n be_v just_a before_o god_n but_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v but_o do_v man_n use_v to_o refer_v to_o 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they_o as_o to_o exclude_v their_o obedience_n from_o be_v requisite_a to_o their_o acceptance_n but_o only_o as_o their_o pattern_n here_o only_o be_v mention_v but_o first_o this_o be_v not_o the_o place_n cite_v but_o another_o that_o have_v it_o not_o as_o before_z express_v therefore_o i_o no_o liar_n but_o t._n hicks_n a_o forger_n 2_o dly_z this_o law_n mention_v rom._n 2.13_o be_v the_o moral_a &_o eternal_a law_n of_o god_n &_o not_o that_o shadowy_a law_n contain_v ceremony_n sacrifice_n propitiatory_n meat_n drink_n and_o dâ—vers_a wash_n etc._n etc._n which_o christ_n by_o his_o life_n death_n and_o suffering_n fulfil_v and_o end_v in_o which_o t._n h._n will_v make_v i_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v only_o our_o example_n that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o whole_a jewish_a law_n the_o two_o next_o verse_n prove_v for_o when_o the_o gentile_n which_o have_v not_o the_o law_n do_v the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n these_o have_v not_o the_o law_n be_v a_o law_n unto_o 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write_v so_o many_o slight_a thing_n we_o shall_v not_o have_v see_v that_o envy_n passion_n base_a shuffle_n insolence_n etc._n etc._n that_o thy_o write_n now_o abound_v withal_o therefore_o under_o all_o thy_o high_a conceit_n thou_o stand_v condemn_v of_o the_o light_n be_v exhort_v first_o to_o obey_v it_o before_o thou_o undertake_v to_o write_v of_o thing_n thoâ—_n vain_o think_v beyond_o it_o testimony_n concern_v the_o light_n within_o munsterius_fw-la castalio_n vatablus_n drusius_n clarius_n coâ—ureus_n upon_o job_n 24.13_o &_o chap._n 25.3_o they_o be_v of_o those_o who_o rebel_n against_o the_o light_n upon_o who_o do_v not_o his_o light_n arise_v say_v that_o this_o light_n be_v of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o fountain_n of_o light_n allude_v to_o the_o psalmist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o mat._n 4.19_o the_o people_n that_o saâ—e_v in_o darkness_n see_v great_a light_n also_o see_v â—â—ese_n man_n erasmus_n and_o camero_n upon_o john_n 1.4_o 9_o i_o shall_v 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principle_n in_o 〈◊〉_d which_o make_v a_o true_a and_o good_a man._n hiâ—ron_n call_v it_o a_o domestic_a god_n they_o hold_v victory_n over_o their_o sin_n by_o the_o power_n of_o it_o witness_n chilon_n socrates_n plato_n zeno_n antipater_n and_o other_o which_o doctrine_n of_o perfection_n thou_o t._n h._n with_o all_o thy_o pretend_a superadded_a light_n can_v tell_v how_o to_o swallow_v as_o they_o press_v perfect_a live_n so_o they_o clear_o lay_v down_o eternal_a reward_n the_o pure_a to_o godâ—_n the_o impure_a to_o chain_n say_v pythagoâ—as_n as_o if_o he_o have_v read_v that_o scripture_n write_v six_o hundred_o year_n after_o he_o the_o pure_a in_o heart_n shall_v see_v god_n the_o good_a saâ—d_a socrates_n shall_v be_v unite_v to_o god_n in_o a_o inaccessible_a place_n the_o wicked_a in_o convenient_a place_n suffer_v due_a punishment_n and_o though_o they_o may_v not_o have_v the_o jewish_a history_n and_o chronicle_n yet_o they_o have_v a_o sufficient_a law_n and_o light_n within_o to_o salvation_n and_o such_o as_o trust_v in_o it_o come_v to_o salvation_n by_o it_o and_o so_o much_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 2._o and_o for_o the_o father_n that_o they_o confirm_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o speak_v not_o of_o another_o eternal_a law_n and_o light_n brief_o thus_o justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o apology_n say_v god_n have_v build_v to_o himself_o a_o natural_a temple_n in_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n as_o the_o place_n wherein_o he_o will_v be_v worship_v and_o there_o man_n ought_v to_o look_v for_o his_o appearance_n clem._n alex._n admon_n ad_fw-la gent._n it_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o truth_n that_o light_n will_v shine_v out_o of_o darkness_n therefore_o do_v it_o shine_v in_o the_o hide_a part_n of_o mankind_n strom._n l._n 5._o man_n can_v be_v void_a of_o divine_a knowledge_n who_o natural_o or_o as_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n partake_v of_o divine_a inspiration_n lactant._n the_o cult_a ver_fw-la the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v make_v know_v unto_o we_o who_o light_n clear_o discover_v the_o path_n of_o wisdom_n that_o law_n be_v pure_a and_o unspotted_a reason_n diffuse_v through_o all_o the_o world_n aâ—hanas_n contr_n gent._n the_o way_n to_o attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v within_o we_o which_o be_v prove_v from_o moses_n who_o say_v the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v within_o thy_o heart_n and_o from_o this_o say_n of_o christ_n the_o faith_n and_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v within_o you_o §._o ii_o concern_v the_o soul_n of_o man._n counterfeit_n i_o affirm_v that_o g._n fox_n say_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v part_n of_o god_n be_v without_o beginning_n and_o infinite_a which_o be_v to_o say_v the_o soul_n be_v god_n dial._n 3._o pag._n 19_o quaker_n i_o have_v two_o thing_n to_o say_v first_o that_o in_o case_n g._n f._n so_o hold_v thou_o have_v do_v unworthy_o to_o conclude_v general_o against_o the_o quaker_n in_o thy_o former_a dialogue_n thou_o chargedst_a it_o upon_o the_o quaker_n and_o now_o thou_o lay_v it_o direct_o upon_o g._n f._n be_v such_o shift_n &_o run_n from_o general_n to_o particular_n allowable_a in_o disputation_n be_v this_o equal_a deal_v but_o two_o i_o deny_v that_o g._n f._n so_o hold_v what_o say_v thou_o to_o that_o c._n g._n fox_n in_o his_o great_a mystery_n p._n 90._o in_o answer_n to_o one_o that_o say_v there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o infiniteness_n in_o the_o soul_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v infiniteness_n in_o itself_o speak_v thus_o be_v not_o the_o soul_n without_o beginning_n come_v from_o god_n return_v into_o god_n again_o have_v this_o beginning_n or_o end_v and_o be_v not_o this_o infinite_a in_o itself_o can_v anything_o be_v clear_a than_o that_o g._n f._n makâ—s_v the_o soul_n the_o subject_a and_o not_o the_o divine_a life_n ibid._n pag._n 20_o 21._o q._n yes_o that_o there_o may_v for_o it_o be_v clear_a enough_o that_o g._n f._n intend_v by_o the_o soul_n and_o breath_n come_v out_o from_o god_n the_o divine_a 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his_o unchristian_a practice_n in_o this_o i_o represent_v his_o forgery_n with_o many_o other_o of_o his_o unrighteous_a deal_n towards_o our_o person_n and_o profession_n at_o this_o he_o fume_v and_o rage_v and_o where_o he_o may_v safe_o do_v it_o in_o city_n and_o country_n i_o be_v a_o knave_n and_o i_o know_v not_o how_o many_o more_o hard_a name_n that_o both_o suit_n his_o envy_n predominant_a passion_n and_o sordid_a practice_n to_o tâ—e_v disgrace_n of_o his_o religious_a pretence_n but_o it_o have_v so_o happen_v that_o about_o â—_o year_n be_v time_n after_o he_o have_v think_v it_o requisite_a to_o give_v we_o six_o sheet_n which_o be_v to_o advocate_n his_o cause_n and_o prove_v to_o the_o world_n that_o i_o be_o a_o arrogant_a abusive_a profane_a impertinent_a man_n with_o abundance_n of_o the_o like_a dirt_n out_o of_o his_o foul_a pit_n which_o he_o load_v almost_o every_o page_n withal_o the_o intent_n of_o this_o last_o undertake_n be_v to_o condemn_v we_o out_o 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not_o absurd_a yea_o blasphemous_a to_o talk_v of_o god_n redeem_v the_o seed_n ibid._n q._n no_o more_o blasphemy_n than_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n which_o say_v out_o of_o egypt_n have_v i_o call_v my_o son_n a_o place_n of_o burden_n but_o i_o the_o less_o wonder_n at_o thy_o ignorance_n in_o these_o heavenly_a thing_n who_o never_o yet_o drink_v of_o his_o cup_n nor_o be_v baptize_v with_o his_o baptism_n nor_o know_v the_o true_a fellowship_n of_o his_o death_n and_o suffering_n but_o be_v now_o add_v to_o they_o by_o as_o provoak_a impiety_n as_o any_o man_n of_o this_o age_n have_v commit_v against_o he_o give_v i_o thy_o judgement_n of_o these_o scripture_n and_o my_o consequence_n from_o they_o and_o god_n see_v that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n and_o wonder_v that_o there_o be_v no_o intercessor_n therefore_o his_o arm_n bring_v salvation_n to_o he_o and_o righteousness_n it_o sustain_v he_o isaiah_n 59.16_o again_o the_o year_n of_o my_o redeem_a be_v come_v and_o i_o look_v and_o there_o be_v none_o to_o help_v and_o i_o wonder_v that_o there_o be_v none_o to_o uphold_v therefore_o my_o own_o arm_n bring_v salvation_n unto_o i_o and_o my_o fury_n it_o uphâ—ld_v i_o chap._n 53.4_o 5._o whence_o it_o be_v no_o contradiction_n to_o say_v that_o god_n do_v rid_v himself_o of_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o own_o precious_a life_n or_o that_o he_o bring_v salvation_n to_o himself_o c._n i_o infer_v from_o your_o word_n this_o horrid_a absurdity_n that_o god_n redeem_v himself_o p._n 37._o this_o be_v thy_o truth_n against_o fiction_n q._n it_o be_v not_o from_o our_o word_n but_o the_o word_n of_o scripture_n and_o but_o that_o thou_o be_v become_v shameless_a i_o shall_v wonder_v that_o any_o man_n pretend_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v his_o rule_n shall_v charge_v plain_a scripture_n with_o absurdity_n and_o blasphemy_n c._n thus_o christ_n be_v at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n at_o liberty_n and_o in_o bondage_n redeem_v and_o redeem_v conquer_a and_o yet_o 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at_o liberty_n at_o what_o time_n he_o say_v they_o make_v he_o sâ—rve_v with_o their_o sin_n and_o be_v he_o not_o whole_a at_o what_o time_n he_o say_v he_o be_v break_v ezek._n 6.9_o malicious_a can_v thou_o reasonable_o infer_v because_o of_o these_o expression_n use_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n that_o it_o be_v absurdity_n and_o blasphemy_n that_o god_n heal_v himself_o deliver_v himself_z and_o ease_v himself_o of_o his_o enemy_n word_n of_o equal_a import_n methinks_v thy_o unsavoury_a carriage_n shall_v reflect_v shame_n upon_o w._n kiffin_n with_o his_o elder_n etc._n etc._n to_o suffer_v such_o irreverent_a trash_n to_o come_v out_o of_o their_o congregation_n if_o they_o value_v their_o credit_n they_o will_v not_o suffer_v thou_o any_o long_o thus_o upon_o the_o ramble_n but_o before_o i_o leave_v thou_o in_o this_o section_n i_o have_v one_o thing_n more_o to_o charge_v thou_o with_o and_o that_o be_v not_o only_o the_o abuse_n of_o our_o word_n by_o conclude_v from_o man_n be_v turn_v to_o seek_v after_o a_o lose_a god_n and_o christ_n that_o god_n and_o christ_n be_v in_o a_o lose_a condition_n but_o that_o they_o only_o want_v redemption_n and_o that_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v not_o the_o object_n of_o redemption_n as_o in_o 3_o dial._n p._n 37._o then_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o false_a and_o consequent_o injurious_a to_o a_o people_n but_o i_o have_v leave_v wonder_v that_o thou_o shall_v be_v base_a §._o iv._o concern_v our_o belief_n in_o christ_n quaker_n another_o instance_n by_o which_o thou_o undertake_v to_o prove_v the_o quaker_n no_o christian_n be_v his_o denial_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v a_o distinct_a person_n without_o he_o be_v this_o true_a or_o no_o counterfeit_n i_o accuse_v you_o for_o deny_v jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v a_o distinct_a person_n without_o you_o p._n 25._o q._n i_o say_v that_o thou_o have_v vary_v thy_o charge_n and_o give_v thyself_o a_o answer_n to_o it_o out_o of_o my_o book_n which_o be_v never_o a_o answer_n to_o any_o such_o matter_n viz._n herein_o thou_o have_v show_v thy_o ignorance_n and_o malice_n nor_o be_v it_o so_o in_o my_o book_n but_o ignorance_n or_o malice_n thou_o also_o omit_v the_o ground_n of_o my_o so_o speak_v which_o be_v not_o fair_a viz_o the_o quaker_n say_v that_o christ_n be_v in_o they_o christ_n be_v god-man_n be_v god-man_n in_o they_o again_o there_o be_v but_o one_o christ_n bear_v of_o â—_o virgin_n that_o suffer_v at_o jerusalem_n can_v that_o christ_n be_v in_o man_n in_o defence_n of_o which_o strange_a construction_n of_o our_o belief_n thou_o have_v offer_v nothing_o to_o what_o i_o oppose_v howbeit_o i_o desire_v my_o reader_n to_o take_v notice_n that_o since_o thou_o pretend_v to_o own_o but_o one_o christ_n and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o christ_n shall_v be_v in_o man_n that_o thou_o both_o deny_v the_o scripture_n and_o contradict_a thyself_o there_o be_v not_o any_o doctrine_n clear_a in_o holy_a record_n then_o that_o of_o christ_n indwelling_n with_o his_o saint_n joh._n 14.20_o 23._o chap._n 15.4_o 5._o chap._n 17.23_o rom._n 8.10_o 2_o cor._n 13.5_o cal._n 1.16_o col._n 1.27_o revel_v 3.20_o the_o same_o objection_n thou_o make_v against_o we_o hold_v good_a against_o they_o as_o thus_o christ_n be_v god-man_n can_v god-man_n be_v in_o the_o corinthians_n what_o may_v not_o a_o t._n hicks_n have_v cavil_v against_o christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n â—s_v well_o as_o against_o we_o be_v this_o the_o way_n to_o prove_v the_o quaker_n no_o christian_n that_o make_v that_o thing_n error_n which_o can_v only_o constitute_v man_n right_a christian_n for_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o there_o no_o anoint_v can_v be_v there_o which_o john_n say_v lead_v into_o all_o truth_n beside_o thou_o contradict_a thyself_o as_o thou_o may_v see_v dial._n p._n 22_o 23._o but_o to_o thy_o present_a charge_n c._n this_o i_o object_n against_o you_o your_o deny_v christ_n to_o be_v a_o distinct_a person_n without_o you_o to_o which_o thou_o speak_v nothing_o signify_v thereby_o that_o yâ—u_o be_v pinch_v ibid._n p._n 26._o q._n i_o tell_v thou_o under_o the_o head_n of_o perversion_n that_o this_o be_v not_o all_o thou_o make_v we_o to_o deny_v for_o thou_o do_v untrue_o infer_v our_o denial_n of_o christ_n bodily_a appearance_n concern_v which_o thou_o speak_v nothing_o signify_v thereby_o that_o thou_o be_v pinch_v unless_o it_o be_v to_o deny_v thou_o ever_o say_v so_o as_o p._n 26_o 31._o thereby_o add_v a_o lie_n to_o the_o shuffile_n but_o why_o be_v we_o pinch_v because_o we_o say_v nothing_o to_o a_o doctrine_n the_o scripture_n say_v nothing_o of_o give_v i_o one_o place_v that_o mention_n christ_n to_o be_v a_o distinct_a person_n without_o we_o be_v thou_o so_o destitute_a of_o common_a sense_n as_o to_o think_v of_o prove_v the_o quaker_n no_o christian_n because_o he_o deny_v a_o doctrine_n not_o express_v in_o scripture_n and_o yet_o at_o that_o instance_n to_o 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and_o which_o way_n i_o come_v to_o understand_v and_o use_v the_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o eminent_o the_o rule_n the_o term_n of_o my_o argument_n for_o the_o question_n lie_v not_o upon_o particular_a rule_n c._n the_o primitive_a christian_n take_v not_o their_o measure_n from_o the_o light_n within_o but_o from_o the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v to_o they_o p._n 46._o q._n this_o be_v confusion_n itself_o be_v the_o light_n within_o and_o the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v inconsistent_a thing_n who_o be_v it_o reveal_v to_o they_o paul_n turn_v from_o darkness_n to_o light_n the_o will_n of_o god_n but_o the_o light_n and_o what_o be_v it_o teach_v they_o the_o truth_n when_o john_n say_v they_o have_v receive_v a_o anoint_v which_o abode_n in_o they_o and_o teach_v they_o all_o thing_n unto_o which_o he_o direct_v and_o with_o which_o he_o leave_v they_o john_n 1._o 2_o 27._o and_o do_v not_o the_o same_o apostle_n tell_v we_o if_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n we_o 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waldonse_n lutheran_n protestant's_n â—alvinists_n etc._n etc._n make_v the_o testimony_n of_o god_n in_o their_o conscience_n the_o chief_a ground_n of_o their_o belief_n of_o the_o scripture_n reas_n against_o rail_n pag._n 48._o c._n that_o the_o waldense_n etc._n etc._n make_v the_o testimony_n of_o their_o conscience_n the_o chief_a ground_n of_o the_o belief_n of_o thâ—_n scripture_n be_v confident_o say_v but_o more_o than_o ever_o w._n penn_n be_v able_a to_o prove_v q._n but_o if_o w._n penn_n be_v able_a to_o prove_v that_o the_o waldenses_n lutheran_n protestant's_n calvinist_n yea_o and_o independent_o and_o anabaptist_n too_o have_v make_v the_o testimony_n of_o god_n in_o their_o conscience_n the_o ground_n of_o their_o belief_n of_o the_o scripture_n will_v not_o thou_o then_o appear_v to_o have_v tell_v a_o confident_a untruth_n let_v we_o hear_v what_o they_o say_v that_o the_o waldenses_n hold_v so_o thou_o may_v inform_v thyself_o if_o thou_o please_v out_o of_o 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