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A39574 Rusticus ad academicos in exercitationibus expostulatoriis, apologeticis quatuor The rustick's alarm to the rabbies, or, The country correcting the university and clergy, and ... contesting for the truth ... : in four apologeticall and expostulatory exercitations : wherein is contained, as well a general account to all enquirers, as a general answer to all opposers of the most truly catholike and most truly Christ-like Chistians [sic] called Quakers, and of the true divinity of their doctrine : by way of entire entercourse held in special with four of the clergies chieftanes, viz, John Owen ... Tho. Danson ... John Tombes ... Rich. Baxter ... by Samuel Fisher ... Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665.; Owen, John, 1616-1683.; Danson, Thomas, d. 1694.; Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1660 (1660) Wing F1056; Wing F1050_PARTIAL; Wing F1046_PARTIAL; ESTC R16970 1,147,274 931

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use_v it_o wise_o more_o and_o more_o wise_a and_o to_o furnish_v he_o perfect_o to_o exhort_v etc._n etc._n and_o every_o good_a work_n against_o the_o gainsayer_n as_o i_o have_v show_v above_o that_o i_o deny_v not_o the_o outward_a scripture_n so_o to_o be_v to_o such_o a_o one_o and_o what_o though_o christ_n say_v in_o order_n to_o escape_v the_o place_n of_o torment_n let_v man_n hear_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n if_o yet_o we_o shall_v take_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n for_o their_o outward_a write_n and_o what_o though_o john_n say_v christ_n do_v more_o than_o he_o write_v of_o he_o as_o well_o he_o may_v for_o matthew_n mark_n and_o luke_n write_v many_o thing_n that_o he_o do_v not_o and_o other_o write_v other_o matter_n that_o be_v write_v by_o none_o of_o
that_o shall_v say_v the_o hornbook_n be_v per_fw-la saltum_fw-la perfect_a to_o this_o end_n that_o without_o need_n of_o read_v or_o learn_v any_o other_o book_n a_o person_n may_v by_o it_o alone_o become_v capable_a immediate_o of_o commen●ing_v dr._n in_o divinity_n shall_v by_o my_o consent_n be_v count_v as_o ridiculous_a silly_a and_o senseless_a as_o such_o as_o side_n with_o j._n o_o s._n saying_n be_v who_o say_v of_o the_o scripture_n or_o letter_n alone_o exclusive_o of_o the_o spirit_n and_o light_n within_o it_o call_v to_o walk_v in_o that_o by_o it_o man_n may_v have_v the_o life_n it_o give_v the_o life_n it_o be_v the_o only_a most_o perfect_a stand_a rule_n of_o faith_n and_o life_n yea_o be_v so_o perfect_a and_o absolute_a in_o all_o respect_n that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o other_o revelation_n by_o the_o spirit_n or_o light_n within_o to_o instruct_v we_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o our_o duty_n to_o this_o end_n that_o we_o may_v obtain_v 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and_o do_v but_o think_v in_o vain_a to_o be_v make_v perfect_a by_o the_o flesh_n and_o desire_v again_o to_o be_v in_o bondage_n and_o know_v not_o yet_o christ_n form_v in_o they_o but_o know_v he_o only_o outward_o and_o after_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 1.3.4.9_o 19_o 2_o cor._n 5.16_o 18._o be_v jew_n outward_o only_o not_o true_o nor_o inward_o nor_o circumcise_v with_o the_o circumcision_n make_v without_o hand_n which_o be_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o spirit_n not_o of_o letter_n who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n but_o concise_v and_o conform_v according_a to_o the_o outward_a bodily_a exercise_n find_v in_o the_o letter_n love_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n more_o than_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o a_o carnal_a commandment_n not_o the_o inward_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o spirit_n nor_o after_o the_o power_n of_o that_o endless_a life_n the_o light_n lead_v to_o that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o letter_n which_o have_v 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literal_a text_n without_o any_o corruption_n of_o it_o by_o any_o mistranscriptions_a or_o variety_n of_o lection_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag_n 13.317_o yea_o very_o whether_o we_o consider_v either_o one_o or_o tother_o of_o these_o two_o bottom_n that_o thou_o think_v all_o sacred_a truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o it_o be_v so_o found_v upon_o that_o if_o they_o fail_v all_o fall_v remediles_o for_o ever_o p._n 18._o thou_o i._n o._n make_v no_o provision_n for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o probable_a proof_n of_o these_o but_o leave_v they_o both_o notwithstanding_o all_o thy_o scruple_n about_o they_o on_o the_o certainty_n of_o which_o thou_o make_v all_o truth_n everlasting_o to_o depend_v as_o uncertain_a at_o least_o as_o they_o be_v without_o thy_o talk_n for_o they_o or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o alteration_n at_o all_o in_o the_o case_n of_o their_o uncertainty_n thou_o have_v by_o thy_o hosty_a bandle_n of_o that_o matter_n make_v it_o more_o certain_a and_o out_o 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from_o he_o that_o speak_v from_o heaven_n yea_o not_o the_o letter_n but_o this_o voice_n and_o light_n in_o the_o heart_n this_o inward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d engraft_a innate_a word_n or_o spirit_n impart_v implant_v indelible_o in_o man_n conscience_n be_v as_o god_n and_o christ_n vicegerent_n there_o both_o reveal_n what_o he_o require_v of_o every_o man_n as_o to_o his_o own_o particular_a and_o take_v account_n of_o he_o also_o in_o the_o name_n majesty_n and_o authority_n of_o god_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la how_o he_o answer_v it_o which_o voice_n or_o light_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n in_o the_o conscience_n be_v call_v by_o thou_o p._n 42_o 44_o 45_o 57_o the_o
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yet_o t._n d._n in_o the_o name_n of_o t._n rumsey_n simple_o say_v p._n 47.1_o pamp._n it_o can_v be_v mean_v simple_o that_o they_o be_v free_v from_o sin_n because_o paul_n c._n 14.10_o say_n not_o so_o much_o by_o way_n of_o condemnation_n say_v i_o as_o by_o way_n of_o caution_n to_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o judge_v and_o set_v a●_n naught_o one_o another_o for_o why_o do_v thou_o there_o may_v be_v by_o way_n of_o memorandum_n and_o warning_n as_o well_o christ_n how_o will_v thou_o and_o why_o behold_v thou_o thou_o hypocrite_n to_o his_o own_o disciple_n math._n 7.2_o 3._o and_o as_o paul_n other_o why_o d●st_v thou_o 1_o cor._n 4._o ●_o which_o be_v not_o by_o way_n of_o downright_a charge_n and_o censure_n but_o by_o way_n of_o prevention_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o shall_v not_o be_v and_o hint_n how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v among_o they_o but_o undoubted_o paul_n rome_n 7._o speak_v as_o concern_v how_o it_o be_v with_o he_o in_o time_n past_a when_o he_o lie_v 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