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A47759 Satan dis-rob'd from his disguise of light, or, The Quakers last shift to cover their monstrous heresies, laid fully open in a reply to Thomas Ellwood's answer (published the end of last month) to George Keith's Narrative of the proceedings at Turners-Hall, June 11, 1696, which also may serve for a reply (as to the main points of doctrine) to Geo. Whitehead's Answer to The snake in the grass, to be published the end of next month, if this prevent it not / by the author of The snake in the grass. Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722. 1697 (1697) Wing L1149A; ESTC R2123 80,446 76

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satan_n disrobed_a from_o his_o disguise_n of_o light_n or_o the_o quaker_n last_o shift_n to_o cover_v their_o monstrous_a heresy_n lay_v full_o open_a in_o a_o reply_n to_o thomas_n ellwood_n be_v answer_n publish_v the_o end_n of_o last_o month_n to_o george_n keith_n narrative_a of_o the_o proceed_n at_o turners-hall_n june_n 11._o 1696._o which_o also_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o reply_n as_o to_o the_o main_a point_n of_o doctrine_n to_o geo._n whitehead'_v answer_n to_o the_o snake_n in_o the_o grass_n to_o be_v publish_v the_o end_n of_o next_o month_n if_o this_o prevent_v it_o not_o by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o snake_n in_o the_o grass_n they_o shall_v make_v their_o own_o tongue_n to_o fall_v upon_o themselves_o all_o that_o see_v they_o shall_v flee_v away_o psal_n lxiv_o 8._o london_n print_v for_o c._n brome_n at_o the_o gun_n near_o the_o west_n end_v of_o st._n paul_n w._n keblewhite_n at_o the_o swan_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n and_o h._n hindmarsh_n at_o the_o 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