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A27231 The principles of the Quakers further shewn to be blasphemous and seditious in a reply to Geo. Whitehead's answer to the Brief discovery, stiled Truth and innocency vindicated / by Edward Beckham ..., Henry Meriton ..., Lancaster Topcliffe ... Beckham, Edward, 1637 or 8-1714.; Topcliffe, Lancaster, 1646 or 7-1720.; Meriton, Henry, d. 1707. 1700 (1700) Wing B1653; ESTC R34193 145,045 110

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worthy_a pen_n direct_v more_o right_o to_o conceive_v of_o it_o whereas_o george_n whitehead_n declare_v our_o design_n be_v to_o incense_v the_o government_n against_o they_o and_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o christian_a liberty_n it_o be_v evident_a we_o meddle_v not_o with_o their_o person_n but_o doctrine_n and_o desire_v not_o a_o abridgement_n of_o any_o liberty_n the_o government_n think_v fit_a to_o allow_v they_o but_o we_o will_v be_v loath_a blasphemy_n and_o sedition_n shall_v be_v embrace_v as_o part_v of_o the_o christian_a faith_n or_o that_o man_n who_o profess_v they_o be_v reckon_v as_o true_a member_n of_o the_o prot●st●●nt_a church_n all_o that_o we_o can_v hope_v for_o be_v that_o a_o mark_v might_n by_o public_a authority_n be_v set_v upon_o such_o principle_n and_o thereby_o person_n check_v who_o endeavour_v to_o propagate_v they_o among_o the_o people_n and_o whether_o any_o in_o authority_n will_v think_v fit_a to_o do_v so_o we_o know_v not_o but_o we_o 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