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unto_o all_o the_o region_n round_o about_o in_o thou_o the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n fox_n appear_v out_o of_o thou_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n do_v come_v forth_o in_o the_o name_n and_o power_n of_o the_o most_o high_a meaning_n hubberthorn_n howgil_n burrough_n farnsworth_n nayler_n atkinson_n whitehead_n etc._n etc._n which_o utter_v their_o voice_n as_o thunder_n etc._n etc._n thus_o have_v burrough_n echo_v back_o and_o confirm_v fox_n his_o imposture_n say_v amen_o to_o his_o blasphemy_n allude_v to_o micah_n 5.2_o to_o matth._n 2.5,6_o as_o more_o large_o handle_v in_o my_o book_n new_a rome_n unmask_v etc._n etc._n p._n 79_o to_o 88_o and_o new_a rome_n arraign_v etc._n etc._n p._n 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o i_o marvel_v at_o whitehead_n impudence_n to_o deny_v it_o in_o his_o sober_a exp._n p._n 57_o 58._o but_o to_o make_v it_o clear_a and_o past_o his_o exception_n if_o possible_a let_v we_o take_v out_o more_o bird_n but_o he_o that_o will_v deny_v burrough_n book_n to_o 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ordinance_n and_o yet_o own_o preach_a and_o pray_v and_o deny_v baptism_n and_o the_o supper_n etc._n etc._n however_o since_o i_o have_v no_o author_n nor_o never_o read_v of_o any_o but_o lodowick_n muggleton_n that_o justify_v the_o quaker_n silent_a meeting_n i_o will_v produce_v one_o passage_n more_o i._n e._n that_o the_o worship_n require_v by_o he_o from_o his_o saint_n be_v a_o inward_a stillness_n by_o which_o their_o soul_n be_v make_v willing_a to_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n or_o motion_n of_o bis_fw-la most_o holy_a spirit_n speak_v in_o they_o thus_o from_o a_o unerring_a light_n i_o have_v remonstrate_v to_o the_o elect_n what_o be_v the_o very_a true_a god_n and_o his_o spiritual_a worship_n accept_v of_o he_o it_o be_v not_o outward_a pray_v preach_a fast_v or_o thanksgiving_n to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n but_o it_o be_v a_o inward_a spiritual_a silent_n pray_v and_o praise_v fast_v and_o feast_v upon_o the_o glorious_a thing_n of_o eternity_n which_o be_v only_o 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