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A29753 Quakerisme the path-way to paganisme, or, A vieu of the Quakers religion being an examination of the theses and apologie of Robert Barclay, one of their number, published lately in Latine, to discover to the world, what that is, which they hold and owne for the only true Christian religion / by John Brown ... Brown, John, 1610?-1679.; R. M. C. 1678 (1678) Wing B5033; ESTC R10085 718,829 590

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to_o be_v circumcise_v when_o he_o do_v this_o to_o cornelius_n the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o the_o gentile_n shall_v be_v circumcise_v ans._n where_o read_v he_o that_o peter_n compel_v the_o gentile_n to_o be_v circumcise_v that_o fail_v of_o his_o gal._n 2_o 12._o will_n not_o prove_v this_o much_o and_o this_o be_v also_o after_o the_o unanimous_a resolution_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n at_o jerusalem_n act._n 15._o ●not_n to_o put_v the_o burden_n of_o circumcision_n &_o other_o jewish_a ceremony_n beside_o the_o few_o except_v for_o avoid_v of_o scandal_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o though_o this_o calumny_n of_o the_o quaker_n have_v some_o ground_n yet_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o one_o practice_n &_o the_o other_o be_v great_a christ_n by_o his_o death_n do_v break_v down_o the_o middle_a wall_n of_o partition_n &_o so_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o jewish_a ceremony_n but_o he_o do_v not_o so_o with_o his_o own_o gospel_n institution_n 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at_o this_o rate_n of_o heathenish_a opposition_n and_o profane_v paganish_a contradiction_n to_o the_o way_n of_o grace_n 6._o he_o go_v on_o notwithstanding_o pag._n 289._o and_o will_v needs_o have_v this_o to_o be_v all_o that_o which_o christ_n there_o speak_v of_o because_o all_o these_o thing_n can_v agree_v to_o that_o body_n which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n which_o come_v not_o down_o from_o heaven_n as_o if_o their_o corrupt_a light_n of_o nature_n can_v be_v say_v to_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o as_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o there_o speak_v of_o himself_o as_o god-man_n jehovah_n servant_n and_o the_o mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n and_o as_o if_o we_o be_v with_o these_o carnal_a capernaite_n dream_v of_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n with_o our_o bodily_a tooth_n or_o as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n of_o feed_v upon_o christ_n but_o this_o paganish_a way_n of_o live_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n but_o if_o this_o be_v all_o 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