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grace-church-street_n etc._n etc._n than_o the_o quaker_n and_o thus_o be_v they_o run_v into_o form_n as_o those_o who_o they_o once_o condemn_v and_o now_o deny_v that_o freedom_n they_o once_o allow_v and_o cry_v for_o which_o be_v all_o but_o a_o quibble_n sect_n iii_o the_o quaker_n quibble_n about_o form_n and_o the_o church_n sect._n 1_o that_o the_o quaker_n at_o first_o do_v cry_v out_o against_o form_n and_o several_a external_a ordinance_n and_o all_o formality_n in_o divine_a worship_n and_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v so_o general_o know_v that_o i_o think_v i_o need_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o instance_n yet_o if_o any_o shall_v doubt_v it_o see_v g._n fox_n mystery_n p._n 65._o paul_n bring_v the_o saint_n off_o from_o thing_n that_o aâ—â—_n see_v and_o water_n be_v see_v and_o its_o baptism_n here_o be_v a_o few_o word_n will_v serve_v for_o all_o sect._n 2._o but_o then_o to_o go_v round_o again_o when_o other_o of_o the_o quaker_n object_n against_o 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scriptures_fw-fr and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v question_v by_o other_o though_o the_o holy_a scripture_n may_v be_v question_v by_o the_o quaker_n or_o papist_n you_o will_v find_v it_o in_o sam._n fisher_n addit_fw-la appendix_n p._n 21._o a_o eminent_a approve_a quaker_n whence_o i_o take_v it_o mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la viz._n tell_v we_o then_o how_o may_v it_o be_v know_v assure_o uncontrollable_o infallible_o that_o the_o scripture_n say_v fisher_n but_o say_v i_o that_o that_o which_o the_o quaker_n call_v the_o word_n anoint_v voice_n of_o the_o lord_n within_o they_o be_v at_o all_o of_o god_n and_o not_o a_o cunning_n devise_v fable_n or_o their_o own_o invention_n and_o fantasy_n if_o they_o tell_v we_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n within_o which_o say_v they_o be_v only_o all-sufficient_a to_o that_o purpose_n and_o they_o have_v the_o witness_v in_o themselves_o the_o spirit_n bear_v witness_n with_o their_o spirit_n then_o we_o ask_v they_o but_o by_o what_o 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the_o true_a apostle_n have_v be_v with_o â—he_n holy_a ghost_n indeed_o and_o with_o power_n and_o not_o the_o word_n or_o name_n only_o of_o it_o which_o be_v all_o that_o yet_o appear_v the_o quaker_n have_v enable_v they_o to_o go_v about_o do_v good_a and_o heal_v all_z that_o be_v oppress_v of_o the_o devil_n and_o cure_v their_o bodily_a distemper_n act_n 10.38_o how_o god_n anoint_v jesus_n of_o nazareth_n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o with_o power_n who_o go_v â—â—out_v do_v good_a heal_v all_o that_o be_v oppress_v of_o the_o devil_n for_o god_n be_v with_o he_o and_o we_o be_v winess_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o quaker_n and_o the_o christ_n within_o they_o do_v only_o for_o aught_o yet_o appear_v to_o other_o go_v about_o with_o word_n and_o talk_v but_o demonstrate_v no_o more_o power_n than_o the_o papist_n when_o they_o convince_v and_o bring_v over_o some_o person_n to_o they_o by_o their_o word_n and_o doctrine_n as_o sometime_o the_o jesuit_n and_o sometime_o the_o quaker_n both_o do_v according_a to_o the_o ignorance_n or_o weak_a brain_n or_o the_o private_a end_n and_o interest_n that_o the_o person_n they_o meet_v withal_o may_v happen_v to_o have_v simplicibus_fw-la facilè_fw-la imponitur_fw-la sect_n vi_o the_o quaker_n quibble_n about_o the_o spirit_n sect._n 1_o that_o no_o person_n in_o england_n have_v talk_v more_o of_o the_o spirit_n and_o pretend_v more_o to_o the_o spirit_n nor_o cry_v out_o the_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n so_o much_o as_o the_o quaker_n do_v at_o first_o i_o suppose_v none_o that_o know_v they_o will_n or_o can_v deny_v and_o that_o they_o blame_v other_o for_o call_v it_o a_o private_a spirit_n or_o whine_a spirit_n and_o for_o say_v that_o it_o lead_v they_o into_o private_a place_n and_o to_o creep_v into_o house_n sect._n 2._o and_o yet_o behold_v the_o very_a same_o accusation_n have_v some_o of_o the_o quaker_n take_v up_o now_o against_o other_o of_o they_o see_v p._n livingstone_n idem_fw-la p._n 19_o now_o you_o that_o be_v lead_v by_o that_o private_a spirit_n though_o you_o pretend_v it_o to_o be_v universal_a you_o draw_v into_o secret_a place_n for_o you_o absent_v the_o meeting_n of_o god_n people_n mark_v say_v he_o here_o be_v a_o deceitful_a whine_a spirit_n that_o will_v be_v count_v a_o sufferer_n and_o will_v be_v count_v innocent_a and_o meek_a but_o this_o be_v true_o see_v not_o to_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o sion_n child_n and_o what_o be_v all_o this_o for_o think_v you_o but_o because_o one_o that_o be_v of_o the_o quaker_n write_v thus_o tell_v the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n behold_v thy_o king_n come_v unto_o thou_o meek_a and_o sit_v upon_o a_o ass_n though_o it_o be_v smite_v on_o all_o hand_n yet_o it_o bear_v it_o all_o and_o suffer_v it_o although_o it_o be_v smite_v in_o the_o house_n of_o its_o friend_n yet_o grudge_v not_o nor_o repine_v and_o this_o be_v the_o language_n that_o p._n livingstone_n cry_v out_o mark_v here_o be_v a_o deceitful-whining-spirit_n 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