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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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langhorn_n and_o his_o wife_n have_v before_o this_o make_a sale_n of_o their_o good_n and_o be_v go_v up_o to_o london_n but_o employ_v john_n mounsey_n of_o patterdale_n to_o be_v their_o attorney_n and_o mr._n james_n bird_n of_o browham_n now_o a_o justice_n of_o peace_n for_o the_o county_n of_o westmoreland_n be_v b._n w'_v attorney_n at_o london_n they_o stay_v about_o a_o â—ear_n when_o they_o come_v home_o we_o arrest_v they_o but_o they_o still_o be_v very_o obstinate_a and_o scorn_v to_o pay_v any_o thing_n to_o prison_n they_o will_v go_v possess_v of_o their_o old_a â—â—oud_a error_n and_o so_o to_o carlisle_n they_o go_v and_o remainâ—ed_v prisoner_n almost_o five_o year_n practise_v their_o beâ—â—â—ed_a passive_a obedience_n and_o glory_v in_o it_o at_o length_n time_n and_o experience_n a_o little_a humble_v they_o so_o that_o same_o confession_n they_o will_v make_v that_o they_o have_v do_v â—s_a wrong_n but_o none_o proportionable_a to_o the_o heinousness_n of_o 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there_o may_v be_v but_o one_o faith_n one_o way_n etc._n etc._n i_o pâ—â—_n god_n gracious_o discover_v to_o all_o my_o proud_a enemy_n more_o of_o the_o error_n and_o grievous_a miscarriage_n for_o thâ—â—_n have_v need_n like_o peter_n or_o david_n to_o weep_v bitter_o aâ—â—_n repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n and_o the_o good_a lord_n pardâ—â—_n they_o for_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v and_o sâ—â—_n they_o know_v not_o who_o through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o 〈◊〉_d free_o forgive_v they_o all_o as_o for_o the_o bloody_a threâ—_n of_o destruction_n to_o come_v upon_o i_o and_o i_o from_o 〈◊〉_d lord_n i_o find_v to_o my_o comfort_n that_o the_o curse_n causâ—_n shall_v not_o come_v as_o they_o also_o may_v observe_v i_o know_v 〈◊〉_d blessing_n and_o curse_n be_v not_o they_o to_o dispose_v of_o 〈◊〉_d keep_v in_o wise_a hand_n hitherto_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o infâ—â—_n free_a mercy_n