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their_o own_o word_n to_o say_v we_o calumniat_fw-la they_o if_o we_o draw_v from_o this_o or_o the_o like_a passage_n that_o they_o deny_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n robert_n barclay_n ibidem_fw-la 5_o both_o anabaptist_n and_o quaker_n deny_v original_a sin_n for_o proof_n of_o which_o see_n cap._n 3._o of_o this_o treatise_n 6_o the_o anabaptist_n muncer_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o sect_n teach_v that_o christ_n make_v no_o satisfaction_n for_o sin_n and_o compare_v these_o who_o teach_v the_o contrary_a to_o the_o rabble_n of_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n bull_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o they_o teach_v also_o that_o its_o damnable_a and_o dangerous_a doctrine_n to_o assert_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n or_o by_o faith_n and_o not_o also_o by_o work_n bull_v lib._n 4_o cap._n 1._o &_o sequ._n in_o which_o doctrine_n the_o quaker_n have_v not_o only_o equalise_v but_o outdo_v and_o outstrip_v their_o ancestor_n as_o cap_v 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the_o famous_a and_o lead_v quaker_n ibid._n 8_o these_o anabaptist_n with_o blasphemous_a melchoir_n hoffman_n deny_v the_o perseverance_n of_o the_o saint_n bull_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 13._o with_o who_o these_o quaker_n also_o conspire_v which_o any_o man_n in_o reason_n may_v judge_v a_o contradiction_n to_o their_o doctrine_n of_o perfection_n however_o they_o common_o maintain_v it_o with_o robert_n barclay_n prop_n 9_o with_o his_o apology_n and_o vindication_n thereof_o contradict_v his_o own_o express_a word_n cap._n 2._o where_o explain_v that_o text_n 1_o john_n 2.27_o he_o have_v assert_v that_o the_o unction_n there_o speak_v of_o do_v remain_v for_o ever_o in_o these_o to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v 9_o these_o wicked_a anabaptist_n with_o their_o abominable_a leader_n david_n george_n deny_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o of_o the_o same_o body_n talk_v much_o of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o another_o more_o spiritual_a body_n bull_v lib._n 2._o cap_n 10._o in_o this_o also_o the_o quaker_n be_v not_o a_o whit_n short_a of_o these_o as_o be_v make_v manifest_a chap._n 5._o of_o this_o treatise_n 10â—y_o these_o abominable_a anabaptist_n follow_v their_o pernicious_a leader_n michael_n servetus_n deny_v the_o sacred_a trinity_n and_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o blasphemy_n also_o the_o scholar_n excel_v the_o master_n as_o the_o reader_n may_v find_v at_o large_a make_v out_o chap._n 4._o of_o this_o treatise_n 11_o these_o anabaptist_n assert_v that_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o explain_v of_o scripture_n that_o all_o in_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o speak_v by_o turn_n that_o which_o they_o judge_v the_o spirit_n offer_v unto_o they_o that_o the_o minister_n ought_v to_o have_v no_o certain_a stipend_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n of_o this_o sort_n bull_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o which_o be_v at_o this_o day_n the_o know_a doctrine_n of_o quaker_n 12_o these_o anabaptist_n 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to_o determine_v therefore_o we_o abhor_v renounce_v rebuke_v with_o all_o severity_n that_o rude_a imagination_n of_o the_o haton_a in_o public_a prayer_n and_o sp._n of_o the_o hat_n pag_n 21_o we_o have_v the_o power_n and_o will_v not_o such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o power_n do_v right_a ibid._n the_o body_n will_v have_v a_o true_a sense_n feeling_n and_o understanding_n of_o motion_n vision_n revelation_n and_o doctrine_n therefore_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o make_v she_o the_o touchstone_n in_o all_o thing_n relate_v to_o god._n behold_v reader_n as_o the_o quaker_n with_o the_o papist_n reject_v the_o scripture_n from_o be_v the_o suprem_a rule_n and_o ultimat_fw-la judge_n so_o they_o no_o less_o than_o the_o gross_a of_o the_o romanist_n ascribe_v a_o infallibility_n to_o their_o church_n and_o make_v this_o the_o suprem_a rule_n and_o ultimat_fw-la judge_n to_o which_o every_o man_n light_n within_o must_v stoop_v and_o yield_v though_o never_o so_o clear_a which_o be_v one_o of_o 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the_o faith_n for_o all_o be_v go_v astray_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n rome_n 2.9_o conclude_v under_o sin_n the_o pure_a the_o eternal_a tender_v over_o they_o who_o have_v stop_v their_o ear_n and_o close_v their_o eye_n to_o that_o which_o be_v pure_a of_o god_n in_o they_o that_o they_o may_v have_v come_v to_o that_o which_o be_v pure_a and_o have_v be_v gather_v under_o christ_n wing_n mat._n 23_o 37._o who_o be_v pure_a and_o so_o have_v be_v convert_v and_o heal_v and_o have_v hear_v with_o their_o ear_n and_o see_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o as_o for_o the_o word_n humane_a that_o be_v not_o scripture_n language_n it_o speak_v not_o that_o language_n chap._n v._o of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o benefit_n the_o quaker_n in_o word_n common_o acknowledge_v that_o christ_n be_v god_n and_o man_n and_o account_v it_o a_o wrong_n when_o they_o be_v accuse_v of_o the_o denial_n thereof_o but_o beside_o these_o two_o nature_n they_o real_o maintain_v a_o three_o viz._n a_o 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