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A34087 The several kinds of inspirations and revelations pretended by the Quakers tried and found destructive to Holy Scripture and true religion in answer to Thomas Ellwood's defence thereof in his tract miscalled Truth prevailing &c. Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699. 1698 (1698) Wing C5493A; ESTC R27907 138,731 240

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nor_o be_v there_o any_o need_n thereof_o the_o corrupt_a church_n among_o much_o dross_n preserve_v those_o very_a book_n whereby_o her_o error_n be_v detect_v and_o that_o be_v when_o all_o learning_n begin_v to_o revive_v true_a religion_n and_o learning_n move_v in_o equal_a line_n 2._o but_o quaker_n have_v the_o demonstration_n narrative_n qu._n look_v glass_n a_o true_a narrative_n though_o they_o slight_v the_o miracle_n thereby_o employ_v some_o attempt_n have_v be_v make_v thereto_o by_o charles_n baylye_v stroke_v richard_n anderson_n curse_v the_o woman_n pretend_v to_o raise_v the_o inter_a corpse_n which_o be_v reinter_v when_o her_o folly_n have_v appear_v 93._o in_o mr._n jenner_n p._n 93._o nicholas_n kate_n of_o harwell_n say_v that_o when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v 37._o sober_a answer_n to_o speed_n p._n 76._o new_a law_n p._n 37._o he_o shall_v work_v miracle_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n with_o 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delusive_a nor_o in_o the_o gratify_v the_o inferior_a power_n but_o in_o a_o sound_a mind_n a_o live_a faith_n and_o a_o conscientious_a practice_n and_o enthusiasm_n have_v carry_v other_o high_a than_o the_o quaker_n spirit_n be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v have_v yet_o carry_v they_o satan_n can_v transform_v himself_n into_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n himself_o 239._o im._n rev._n p._n 239._o and_o actual_o do_v it_o so_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v caution_n about_o their_o comfort_n the_o present_v some_o of_o their_o experience_n will_v discover_v their_o excellency_n all_o that_o which_o you_o call_v the_o history_n 97._o new_a law_n p._n 97._o be_v all_o to_o be_v see_v and_o feel_v within_o you_o adam_n and_o christ_n cain_n and_o abel_n abraham_n moses_n israel_n canaanites_n amalekites_n philistine_n all_o those_o army_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n judas_n etc._n etc._n be_v all_o to_o be_v see_v within_o you_o rare_o experience_a devon-shire_n house_n or_o the_o trojan_a horse_n can_v contain_v such_o a_o company_n but_o keith_n deny_v the_o history_n to_o be_v convey_v by_o revelation_n this_o man_n make_v out_o the_o receipt_n by_o experience_n 29._o saint_n paradise_n p._n 29._o he_o experience_n what_o the_o devil_n be_v i_o shall_v show_v in_o my_o experience_n what_o i_o see_v and_o know_v the_o devil_n be_v viz._n in_o the_o full_a body_n of_o he_o he_o be_v unrighteous_a flesh_n and_o the_o imagination_n thereof_o and_o every_o lust_n be_v a_o particular_a devil_n he_o true_o find_v in_o his_o experience_n that_o the_o flame_a sword_n be_v the_o enmity_n of_o nature_n which_o enmity_n he_o have_v before_o experience_a to_o be_v the_o devil_n and_o murderer_n and_o last_o from_o what_o he_o have_v receive_v and_o see_v within_o he_o 34._o p._n 47._o p._n 30._o new_a law_n p._n 103._o true_n christian_n faith_n and_o experience_n p._n 33_v 34._o he_o deny_v a_o local_a hell_n show_v believe_v god_n be_v oneness_n omnipresence_n and_o his_o 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