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we_o will_v of_o the_o 10._o almighty_a as_o if_o he_o have_v do_v it_o because_o he_o can_v do_v it_o god_n be_v the_o physician_n of_o our_o body_n as_o well_o as_o of_o our_o soul_n and_o yet_o it_o do_v not_o reflect_v upon_o his_o ability_n at_o all_o that_o we_o be_v trouble_v with_o many_o bodily_a disease_n only_o it_o show_v that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o enjoy_v our_o perfect_a health_n and_o happiness_n here_o on_o earth_n thus_o our_o saviour_n cure_v no_o disease_a body_n to_o a_o immortal_a state_n exempt_v from_o all_o bodily_a infirmity_n in_o that_o they_o die_v after_o notwithstanding_o par._n i_o confess_v you_o never_o plead_v that_o the_o enemy_n shall_v overcome_v as_o t._n e._n false_o suggest_v p._n 88_o 89._o but_o he_o reflect_v upon_o your_o say_n i_o have_v a_o false_a and_o treacherous_a heart_n p._n 90._o and_o make_v it_o a_o absurdity_n to_o suppose_v by_o that_o say_n that_o a_o regenerate_v man_n have_v such_o a_o heart_n p._n 91._o min._n solomon_n say_v prov._n 28._o 26._o he_o that_o trust_v in_o his_o own_o heart_n be_v a_o fool_n now_o that_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v have_v a_o least_o some_o degree_n of_o falsehood_n remain_v in_o it_o solomon_n say_v elsewhere_o keep_v thy_o heart_n with_o all_o diligence_n and_o our_o lord_n bid_v we_o watch_n and_o pray_v 41._o etc._n etc._n now_o sure_o that_o which_o have_v need_n of_o so_o much_o keep_v and_o watch_v be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v without_o it_o otherwise_o it_o will_v not_o need_v it_o from_o this_o disease_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v whole_o free_a till_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n we_o become_v immortal_a say_v st._n augustine_n and_o all_o orthodox_n christian_n 19_o do_v ever_o hold_v the_o flesh_n and_o its_o inclination_n though_o in_o some_o degree_n mortify_v to_o remain_v even_o in_o regenerate_a man_n every_o man_n have_v flesh_n in_o he_o oppose_v to_o the_o spirit_n to_o keep_v he_o in_o exercise_n in_o this_o state_n of_o trial_n as_o be_v evident_a not_o 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to_o blame_v for_o infer_v from_o thence_o a_o necessity_n of_o humane_a learning_n in_o ordinary_a time_n p._n 226._o min._n a_o more_o senseless_a remark_n can_v be_v make_v unless_o humane_a learning_n have_v be_v a_o extraordinary_a thing_n and_o acquire_v only_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n par_fw-fr however_o he_o say_v that_o teach_v of_o the_o spirit_n have_v no_o dependency_n upon_o tongue_n it_o be_v before_o they_o and_o be_v to_o continue_v after_o they_o ibid._n min._n this_o be_v false_a for_o they_o be_v give_v both_o at_o one_o time_n but_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o the_o ordinary_a teach_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o continue_v after_o they_o i_o say_v as_o much_o but_o then_o his_o not_o distinguish_v between_o the_o ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a teach_n of_o the_o spirit_n have_v here_o run_v he_o into_o some_o gross_a absurdity_n for_o two_o or_o three_o page_n together_o first_o he_o suppose_v all_o christian_a believer_n to_o absurd_a be_v the_o apostle_n 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as_o a_o barbarous_a indian_a and_o till_o they_o can_v give_v we_o a_o example_n to_o the_o contrary_a this_o pretence_n of_o they_o must_v pass_v for_o a_o absolute_a imposture_n par._n but_o t._n e._n think_v that_o he_o have_v catch_v you_o in_o a_o contradiction_n because_o you_o say_v that_o necessary_a truth_n be_v already_o reveal_v in_o scripture_n yet_o you_o confess_v that_o you_o want_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o help_v you_o to_o understand_v they_o p._n 236._o min._n he_o forget_v that_o here_o he_o do_v contradict_v himself_o before_o i_o make_v humane_a learning_n all_o in_o all_o now_o it_o seem_v i_o make_v the_o ordinary_a assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n necessary_a but_o to_o the_o point_n if_o it_o be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o what_o be_v reveal_v then_o be_v his_o worship_n guilty_a of_o the_o same_o contradiction_n for_o he_o tell_v we_o p._n 237_o 238._o that_o the_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n can_v be_v comprehend_v or_o understand_v by_o the_o wit_n and_o wisdom_n of_o man_n in_o his_o high_a natural_a attainment_n but_o only_a and_o alone_o by_o the_o open_n and_o discovery_n of_o that_o holy_a spirit_n by_o which_o they_o be_v at_o first_o reveal_v so_o that_o i_o must_v retort_v his_o own_o word_n *_o 236._o if_o it_o can_v be_v understand_v it_o be_v not_o reveal_v but_o veil_v my_o wonder_n be_v that_o this_o quaker_n quarrel_v not_o with_o the_o last_o book_n in_o scripture_n see_v its_o the_o hard_a to_o be_v understand_v yet_o call_v the_o revelation_n of_o jesus_n 1_o christ._n and_o i_o must_v tell_v the_o quaker_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v make_v public_a be_v reveal_v whether_o every_o body_n understand_v it_o or_o no._n par._n as_o for_o new_a revelation_n he_o think_v it_o be_v a_o phrase_n of_o your_o own_o not_o use_v by_o they_o p._n 237._o min._n it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o i_o be_o not_o the_o inventor_n of_o it_o and_o though_o t._n e._n disow_v the_o phrase_n yet_o you_o see_v he_o defend_v the_o thing_n and_o if_o we_o must_v not_o call_v they_o new_a revelation_n we_o must_v then_o call_v they_o new_a imposture_n have_v not_o divers_a quaker_n strip_v themselves_o stark_o naked_a and_o say_v the_o spirit_n bid_v they_o deliver_v such_o and_o such_o a_o message_n in_o that_o posture_n must_v not_o then_o this_o be_v a_o new_a revelation_n in_o their_o own_o sense_n i_o shall_v be_v glad_a to_o hear_v that_o all_o quaker_n be_v real_o become_v as_o their_o champion_n ellwood_n pretend_v they_o be_v of_o another_o mind_n it_o will_v be_v very_o well_o will_v they_o at_o last_o renounce_v all_o revelation_n which_o be_v not_o contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o search_v out_o the_o sense_n of_o what_o be_v already_o reveal_v which_o they_o may_v do_v with_o the_o ordinary_a assistance_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o his_o blessing_n on_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n so_o 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in_o all_o kind_n of_o learning_n ibid._n and_o he_o advise_v minister_n that_o they_o be_v long_o in_o learn_v what_o they_o be_v to_o teach_v unto_o other_o 76._o i_o can_v produce_v infinite_a testimony_n to_o show_v how_o learning_n be_v encourage_v by_o the_o ancient_a christian_n and_o for_o this_o kind_n of_o inspiration_n which_o ellwood_n talk_v of_o it_o be_v never_o pretend_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o heretic_n montanus_n till_o st._n francis_n pretend_v to_o this_o point_n of_o quakerism_n and_o other_o fanatical_a popish_a friar_n and_o monk_n the_o modern_a enemy_n of_o all_o ingenuous_a education_n so_o that_o i_o hope_v the_o quaker_n champion_n have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o put_v you_o out_o of_o conceit_n with_o learning_n that_o he_o have_v raise_v your_o esteem_n and_o opinion_n of_o it_o chap._n ix_o of_o tithe_n par._n t._n e._n begin_v his_o chapter_n of_o tithe_n with_o rail_v and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v get_v to_o the_o priest_n dalilah_n the_o very_a 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edward_n burrough_n be_v a_o occasion_n of_o his_o convincement_n he_o shall_v have_v say_v seducement_n of_o all_o quaker_n one_o will_v have_v think_v e._n b._n shall_v not_o have_v be_v desert_v be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o t._n e._n who_o abound_v with_o sophism_n and_o fallacy_n shall_v not_o have_v one_o leâ—…t_v he_o at_o such_o a_o pinch_n as_o this_o when_o the_o credit_n and_o reputation_n of_o his_o patriarch_n burrough_n be_v so_o emiâ—…tly_o concern_v i_o pray_v god_n he_o may_v lay_v it_o to_o heart_n and_o that_o in_o order_n to_o his_o own_o eternal_a good_a that_o this_o burrough_n who_o be_v the_o unhappy_a instrument_n of_o his_o apostasy_n from_o the_o protestant_a religion_n establish_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v not_o that_o inspiration_n which_o we_o have_v be_v discourse_v of_o and_o of_o which_o the_o quaker_n so_o vain_o boast_v par._n i_o see_v one_o thing_n very_o plain_o that_o where_o t._n e._n have_v not_o the_o wit_n to_o answer_v any_o of_o your_o argument_n he_o have_v however_o the_o cunning_a to_o pass_v they_o by_o for_o he_o have_v skip_v over_o four_o page_n and_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o he_o inquire_v into_o be_v whether_o tithe_n be_v due_a to_o melchisedeck_v that_o which_o shall_v make_v they_o due_a say_v he_o must_v be_v a_o command_n p._n 277._o min._n you_o know_v that_o abraham_n build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n who_o appear_v to_o he_o 7._o now_o according_a to_o t._n e._n that_o be_v a_o superfluous_a service_n not_o a_o due_a to_o god_n because_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o any_o where_o he_o have_v command_v it_o par._n i_o suppose_v that_o t._n e._n be_v sensible_a that_o melchizedeck_v be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o if_o tithe_n be_v due_a to_o the_o type_n they_o be_v no_o less_o due_a to_o the_o antitype_n wherefore_o he_o produce_v three_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o tithe_n be_v not_o his_o due_n first_o because_o moses_n say_v express_o that_o he_o give_v he_o tithe_n and_o that_o the_o apostle_n use_v the_o same_o phrase_n now_o to_o give_v import_v one_o thing_n to_o pay_v another_o p._n 278._o min._n that_o the_o phrase_n import_v no_o such_o thing_n will_v appear_v when_o we_o observe_v the_o very_a same_o in_o other_o scripture_n as_o for_o example_n my_o son_n say_v joshua_n give_v glory_v to_o god_n do_v 19_o this_o imply_v that_o glory_n be_v not_o god_n almighty_n due_n any_o further_a than_o man_n be_v please_v to_o give_v it_o to_o he_o second_o the_o apostle_n who_o give_v the_o best_a account_n of_o the_o phrase_n have_v it_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o tithe_v abraham_n now_o since_o t._n e._n pretend_v to_o understand_v greek_a and_o this_o passage_n be_v in_o my_o book_n how_o come_v he_o to_o pass_v it_o by_o this_o i_o be_o persuade_v have_v he_o not_o find_v it_o true_a it_o will_v not_o have_v escape_v his_o lash_n wherefore_o do_v i_o suspect_v that_o here_o he_o offer_v a_o 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