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râ—â—l_o though_o i_o see_v he_o drink_v ever_o and_o anon_o and_o feel_v â—â—s_o extortion_n upon_o all_o occasion_n must_v i_o notwithstanding_o acknowledge_v this_o man_n to_o be_v a_o minister_n of_o christ_n and_o have_v recourse_n to_o he_o for_o teach_v and_o instruction_n in_o the_o divine_a mystery_n of_o the_o heavenly_a kingdom_n god_n forbid_v yet_o take_v notice_n how_o this_o priest_n argue_v for_o it_o page_n 15._o the_o scribe_n say_v he_o and_o pharisâ—â—s_n wâ—re_v get_v into_o moses_n be_v chair_n our_o saviour_n bid_v not_o the_o people_n pull_v they_o down_o but_o give_v they_o a_o eternal_a mark_v the_o epithet_n a_o eternal_a document_n how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o when_o such_o teacher_n fall_v to_o their_o share_n viz._n whatsoever_o they_o bid_v they_o to_o observe_v that_o to_o observe_v and_o do_v etc._n etc._n maâ—_n 23.3_o answ._n here_o first_o it_o may_v be_v worth_a our_o note_n
be_v and_o thereupon_o he_o confident_o inferâ—_n then_o the_o quaker_n be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o high_o to_o be_v blame_v why_o what_o be_v the_o quaker_n concern_v in_o the_o parishioner_n what_o be_v he_o to_o they_o or_o they_o to_o he_o oh_o say_v the_o priest_n he_o be_v inclinâ—ning_v to_o quakerism_n page_n and_o more_o than_o than_o he_o approve_v of_o some_o quaker_n p._n 19_o what_o then_o be_v that_o sufficient_a to_o entitle_v the_o quaker_n to_o whatsoever_o 〈…〉_z priest_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o cast_v upon_o they_o observe_v reader_n the_o injustice_n of_o this_o man_n who_o from_o a_o bare_a supposition_n of_o his_o own_o suggest_v to_o a_o parishioner_n of_o his_o own_o make_n adventure_n to_o charge_v a_o fault_n and_o blame_v upon_o all_o the_o quaker_n in_o general_n what_o man_n or_o people_n after_o this_o way_n of_o writing_n may_v he_o not_o abuse_v and_o traduce_v but_o as_o he_o have_v deal_v dishonest_o with_o we_o so_o have_v he_o also_o befool_v himself_o for_o he_o make_v the_o parishioner_n for_o nine_o or_o ten_o page_n together_o contend_v with_o he_o against_o respect_v person_n forget_v that_o at_o their_o very_a first_o congress_n he_o bring_v in_o the_o very_a same_o parishioner_n speak_v to_o he_o thus_o take_v it_o not_o for_o flattery_n 3._o if_o i_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o respect_n which_o i_o bear_v to_o your_o person_n be_v most_o sincere_a and_o cordial_a what_o think_v thou_o reader_n do_v the_o priest_n remember_v his_o decorum_n here_o be_v this_o a_o fit_a person_n to_o represent_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o quaker_n and_o dispute_v against_o respect_v person_n nay_o do_v it_o not_o look_v like_o a_o design_n lay_v to_o mistake_v our_o principle_n and_o misrepresent_v we_o to_o the_o world_n but_o our_o confidence_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n who_o truth_n we_o be_v engage_v to_o defend_v let_v we_o therefore_o go_v on_o and_o see_v what_o strength_n our_o adversary_n have_v bring_v forth_o the_o parishioner_n after_o his_o solemn_a respect_n to_o the_o priest_n person_n urge_v against_o respect_n of_o person_n those_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n james_n 3.4_o my_o brethren_n have_v not_o the_o faith_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o lord_n of_o glory_n with_o respect_n of_o person_n etc._n etc._n this_o say_v the_o priest_n be_v not_o mean_v of_o civil_a respect_n but_o such_o sort_n of_o respect_n only_o as_o do_v violate_v justice_n in_o their_o public_a consistory_n when_o the_o gaity_n and_o outward_a splendour_n of_o the_o rich_a tempt_v they_o to_o partiality_n and_o to_o give_v such_o a_o sentence_n as_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n p._n 21._o answ._n that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o apostle_n drift_n let_v it_o be_v consider_v to_o who_o he_o write_v namely_o to_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n that_o be_v â—â—attered_v abroad_o which_o can_v reasonable_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o whole_a people_n or_o political_n body_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o such_o of_o they_o as_o have_v receive_v the_o christian_a faith_n as_o theâ—_n text_n in_o controversy_n plain_o show_v my_o brethren_n have_v not_o the_o faith_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n with_o respect_n of_o person_n this_o also_o bâ—za_n well_o observe_v in_o his_o marginal_a note_n upon_o the_o place_n fidelibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la judaeis_n say_v he_o cujuscunque_fw-la tribus_fw-la sint_fw-la per_fw-la terrarum_fw-la orbem_fw-la dispersis_fw-la i._n e._n to_o all_o the_o faithful_a jew_n of_o what_o tribe_n soever_o they_o be_v disperse_v throughout_o the_o world_n which_o dispersion_n may_v not_o improbable_o relate_v to_o that_o great_a persecution_n which_o upon_o stephen_n death_n 8.1_o be_v raise_v against_o the_o church_n at_o jerusalem_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o the_o believer_n there_o be_v all_o scatter_a abroad_o through_o the_o region_n of_o judea_n and_o samaria_n now_o this_o be_v premise_v consider_v reader_n what_o consistory_n or_o court_n of_o judicature_n these_o poor_a scatter_a believer_n can_v then_o have_v who_o be_v exile_v as_o it_o be_v from_o their_o own_o 11.19_o travail_v through_o other_o country_n to_o preach_v the_o word_n but_o he_o say_v this_o supposition_n for_o he_o make_v no_o more_o of_o it_o namely_o that_o by_o assembly_n the_o apostle_n here_o mean_v place_n of_o judgement_n will_v appear_v to_o be_v well_o ground_v when_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v a_o law_n whereby_o it_o be_v provide_v that_o when_o a_o rich_a man_n and_o a_o poor_a have_v a_o suit_n together_o in_o their_o court_n of_o judicature_n either_o both_o must_v sit_v or_o both_o stand_n in_o the_o same_o rank_n to_o avoid_v all_o mark_n of_o partiality_n to_o the_o term_n of_o which_o law_n the_o apostle_n here_o have_v reference_n p._n 22._o answ._n he_o have_v do_v but_o his_o part_n to_o have_v quote_v his_o authority_n for_o this_o law_n if_o such_o a_o law_n the_o jew_n have_v whence_o have_v they_o it_o if_o it_o have_v be_v give_v they_o of_o god_n doubt_v less_o we_o shall_v â—ave_n find_v it_o among_o those_o law_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o he_o if_o it_o be_v not_o from_o god_n but_o a_o invention_n and_o tradition_n of_o their_o own_o it_o be_v altogether_o improâ—able_a that_o the_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n will_v have_v any_o reference_n thereunto_o especial_o write_v to_o those_o who_o be_v then_o come_v off_o not_o only_o from_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o jewish_a elder_n but_o even_o from_o the_o whole_a jewish_a polity_n beside_o if_o this_o law_n be_v but_o a_o sanction_n of_o their_o own_o which_o for_o aught_o i_o yet_o see_v it_o mâ—st_v be_v or_o be_v nothing_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o superstitious_o zealous_a for_o the_o tradition_n of_o their_o fore_n father_n that_o it_o be_v no_o way_n likely_a they_o will_v so_o positive_o violate_v a_o law_n of_o their_o make_n he_o say_v the_o law_n be_v that_o the_o party_n to_o the_o cause_n must_v either_o both_o sit_v or_o both_o stand_v in_o the_o samâ—_n rank_n whereas_o here_o the_o one_o be_v say_v to_o sit_v and_o the_o other_o to_o stand_v and_o so_o not_o both_o sit_v or_o the_o one_o to_o sit_v in_o a_o good_a place_n and_o the_o other_o under_o the_o footstool_n and_o so_o not_o both_o in_o the_o same_o rank_n this_o have_v be_v direct_o to_o thwart_v their_o own_o tradition_n if_o this_o law_n he_o speak_v of_o be_v a_o tradition_n of_o they_o a_o thing_n they_o be_v seldom_o guilty_a of_o for_o they_o too_o often_o prefer_v their_o own_o tradition_n even_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o say_v he_o the_o apostle_n can_v not_o mean_v by_o assembly_n civil_a meeting_n because_o he_o then_o have_v contradict_v what_o his_o lord_n have_v plain_o allow_v luke_n 14.8_o 9_o 10._o when_o thou_o be_v bid_v of_o any_o man_n to_o a_o wedding_n sit_v not_o down_o in_o the_o high_a room_n lest_o a_o more_o honourable_a man_n than_o thou_o be_v bid_v etc._n etc._n where_o he_o say_v difference_n and_o degree_n of_o honour_n and_o place_n be_v evident_o allow_v by_o our_o saviour_n etc._n etc._n answ._n for_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o this_o scripture_n it_o must_v be_v consider_v in_o what_o time_n and_o to_o who_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v for_o the_o time_n it_o be_v under_o the_o law_n before_o the_o one_o offer_v be_v actual_o offer_v up_o that_o be_v a_o outward_a state_n the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v then_o a_o outward_a national_a people_n their_o religion_n and_o worship_n be_v much_o outward_a and_o shadowy_a their_o war_n be_v outward_a their_o ornament_n be_v outward_a their_o honour_n and_o respect_n to_o one_o another_o be_v outward_a and_o in_o this_o state_n many_o thing_n be_v indulge_v to_o the_o jew_n many_o thing_n permit_v and_o connive_v at_o 19.8_o partly_o because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o partly_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o weakness_n but_o this_o state_n be_v to_o last_v but_o â—ill_o the_o time_n of_o reformation_n 9.10_o and_o when_o the_o time_n of_o reformation_n be_v full_o come_v these_o thing_n grow_v out_o of_o use._n old_a thing_n be_v do_v away_o 5.17_o all_o thing_n become_v new_a that_o people_n be_v put_v away_o from_o be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n upon_o those_o former_a consideration_n and_o he_o be_v the_o true_a jew_n now_o 29._o which_o be_v one_o inward_o who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n he_o regard_v not_o the_o honour_n and_o respect_n which_o man_n give_v but_o of_o god_n that_o outward_a worship_n be_v lay_v aside_o 23._o and_o now_o the_o true_a worship_n be_v neither_o in_o the_o mountain_n nor_o yet_o at_o jerusalem_n but_o in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n the_o outward_a war_n be_v end_v 3._o as_o to_o christian_n the_o sword_n be_v beat_v into_o ploughshare_n and_o spear_n into_o pruning-hook_n as_o
like_a but_o the_o manner_n of_o express_v these_o be_v not_o moral_a not_o eternal_a but_o mutable_a variâ—blâ—_n transient_a to_o speak_v the_o truth_n be_v a_o indispensible_a command_n a_o command_n write_v in_o man_n heart_n from_o the_o beginning_n bâ—t_v the_o manner_n of_o perform_v this_o have_v be_v various_a sometimes_o by_o a_o bare_a single_a affirmation_n sometime_o by_o a_o additional_a asseveration_n sometime_o by_o calling_n god_n verbal_o to_o witness_v sometime_o by_o a_o imprecation_n on_o the_o party_n himself_o sometime_o by_o put_v the_o hand_n under_o the_o thigh_n sometime_o by_o lift_v it_o up_o to_o heaven_n sometime_o by_o lay_v it_o upon_o the_o breast_n sometime_o by_o lay_v it_o upon_o the_o altar_n sometime_o by_o lay_v it_o upon_o a_o book_n sometime_o by_o kiss_v the_o book_n etc._n etc._n now_o all_o these_o out_o of_o which_o a_o oath_n be_v make_v up_o be_v but_o the_o various_a way_n and_o manner_n of_o express_v truth_n the_o oath_n be_v not_o the_o truth_n itself_o but_o a_o medium_fw-la or_o way_n contrive_v to_o gain_v credit_n with_o the_o suspicious_a and_o incredulous_a who_o be_v easy_o persuade_v that_o the_o party_n give_v evidence_n will_v from_o the_o apprehension_n of_o danger_n and_o punishment_n upon_o perjury_n be_v more_o incline_v to_o speak_v the_o truth_n after_o this_o manner_n viz_o of_o a_o oath_n then_o if_o his_o testimony_n shall_v be_v take_v upon_o a_o single_a affirmation_n a_o oath_n therefore_o be_v the_o manner_n not_o the_o matter_n not_o the_o substance_n but_o a_o ceremony_n use_v only_o sometime_o and_o by_o same_o person_n to_o gain_v credit_n with_o the_o suspicious_a and_o that_o various_o according_a to_o circumstance_n &_o occasion_n i_o conclude_v it_o can_v be_v a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n it_o can_v be_v a_o moral_a eternal_a precept_n and_o how_o far_o johâ—_n gauden_n late_a bishop_n of_o exeter_n be_v of_o this_o mind_n also_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_v by_o his_o own_o word_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v say_v he_o in_o his_o discourse_n concern_v public_a oath_n 23._o that_o the_o evil_n of_o man_n heart_n and_o manner_n the_o jealousy_n and_o distrust_n the_o dissimulation_n and_o fraud_n of_o many_o christians_n their_o uncharitableness_n unsatisfaction_n and_o insecurity_n be_v not_o such_o as_o by_o their_o disease_n do_v make_v these_o application_n of_o solemn_a oath_n &_o judicial_a swear_n necessary_a not_o absolute_o and_o moral_o or_o preceptiâ—â—â—y_o as_o the_o schoolman_n note_v well_o but_o by_o way_n of_o consequence_n and_o remedy_n as_o good_a new_a law_n be_v necessary_a for_o the_o curb_n or_o cure_n of_o new_a evil_n in_o polity_n and_o kingdom_n observe_v reâ—der_n the_o bishop_n here_o deny_v that_o solemn_a oath_n and_o judicial_a swear_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a moral_o necessary_a preceptive_o necessary_a and_o make_v they_o necessary_a only_o by_o way_n of_o consequence_n and_o remedy_n as_o application_n to_o the_o disease_n of_o jealousi_n distrust_n dissimulation_n fraud_n and_o other_o evil_n of_o man_n heart_n and_o manneâ—s_n how_o then_o be_v they_o act_v of_o natural_a religion_n how_o be_v they_o a_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a and_o eternal_a law_n again_o the_o bishop_n go_v on_o thus_o possible_o as_o christian_n true_o such_o we_o shall_v need_v no_o swear_n in_o public_a or_o private_a etc._n etc._n consider_v now_o i_o pray_v what_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n be_v that_o which_o the_o more_o truly-christian_a man_n become_v the_o less_o need_n they_o have_v of_o it_o how_o be_v that_o a_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a and_o eternal_a law_n which_o as_o man_n become_v truly-christian_a they_o shall_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o use_v but_o i_o need_v not_o have_v go_v further_a than_o his_o own_o word_n to_o refute_v his_o opinion_n of_o the_o morality_n of_o a_o oath_n as_o a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n and_o a_o part_n of_o the_o eternal_a law_n since_o he_o himself_o say_v pag._n 61._o if_o there_o be_v that_o truth_n in_o man_n that_o their_o bare_a testimony_n be_v of_o sufficient_a credit_n than_o there_o be_v no_o need_n at_o all_o of_o a_o oath_n which_o plain_o show_v that_o a_o oath_n be_v nor_o a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n as_o he_o call_v it_o not_o a_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a and_o eternal_a law_n which_o be_v never_o to_o be_v abolish_v for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o natural_a religion_n a_o increase_n of_o truth_n in_o man_n will_v not_o render_v it_o needless_a if_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a and_o eternal_a law_n a_o increase_n of_o truth_n in_o man_n will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o make_v it_o needless_a that_o it_o will_v rather_o confirm_v strengthen_v and_o â—nforce_v it_o as_o we_o see_v in_o love_n mercy_n justice_n and_o the_o like_a i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o his_o first_o proposition_n which_o prove_v defective_a in_o all_o its_o part_n his_o second_o proposition_n by_o which_o he_o undertake_v to_o 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