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A66618
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The spirit of Quakerism and the danger of their divine revelation in a faithful narrative of their malicious persecution of Henry Winder and his wife as murtherers at the publick assize at Carlisle / by Henry Winder.
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Winder, Henry.
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1696
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Wing W2975; ESTC R31020
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all_o quaker_n in_o this_o charge_n but_o to_o all_o i_o say_v read_z and_o consider_v your_o way_n proâ—â—â—â—4_n â—4_z 16_o a_o wise_a man_n fear_v and_o depart_v from_o evil_a but_o the_o fool_n rage_v and_o be_v confident_a see_v also_o v._n 6_o 12_o 14_o 15_o 17_o 22_o 25_o 27_o 33._o second_o if_o perchance_o you_o will_v not_o read_v not_o hear_v other_o will_v wherefore_o they_o i_o invite_v to_o observe_v from_o this_o our_o narrative_n 1._o that_o primitive_a quaker_n be_v very_o troublesome_a to_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n with_o their_o pretend_a message_n from_o the_o lord_n they_o will_v come_v and_o open_o disturb_v mr._n gilpin_n and_o hundred_o more_o in_o the_o church_n and_o h._n w._n in_o his_o house_n and_o the_o justice_n in_o they_o such_o be_v the_o temper_n and_o tendency_n of_o the_o quaker_n spirit_n they_o can_v not_o stay_v at_o home_n in_o their_o calling_n 1_o thess_n 3.6_o to_o 15._o they_o be_v immediate_o carry_v against_o magistracy_n and_o 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