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A32812 A skirmish made upon Quakerism being a brief confutation of a most gross principle or point of doctrine published and maintained by one William Penn, a Quaker, in a certain book entituled Quakerism a nick-name for old Christianity, subverting religion and all duty both to God and man / by J.C. J. C. (John Cheyney) 1676 (1676) Wing C3827; ESTC R24826 11,214 16

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and_o heaven_n and_o all_o law_n and_o rule_n this_o be_v that_o pen_n who_o zeal_n for_o quakerism_n exceed_v that_o have_v write_v sundry_a book_n for_o it_o and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n reason_n against_o rail_a pag._n 185._o do_v commend_v unto_o we_o his_o own_o with_o other_o his_o brethren_n work_n for_o a_o account_n of_o the_o quaker_n principle_n confess_v that_o they_o do_v contain_v much_o of_o what_o can_v be_v say_v in_o behalf_n of_o their_o principle_n and_o practice_n vaunt_v as_o though_o they_o can_v not_o by_o reason_n be_v silence_v nor_o confute_v by_o sober_a argument_n pag._n 186._o i_o refer_v myself_o and_o what_o i_o have_v here_o write_v to_o impartial_a censure_n warning_n and_o entreat_v all_o people_n as_o they_o love_v their_o soul_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o quakerism_n i_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o make_v the_o best_a i_o can_v of_o your_o position_n but_o i_o must_v protest_v my_o conscience_n and_o conviction_n i_o can_v find_v out_o what_o 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than_o he_o be_v convince_v in_o his_o conscience_n be_v it_o know_v to_o you_o that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v his_o servant_n abroad_o to_o bear_v testimony_n for_o he_o against_o such_o god-baspheming_a and_o soul-damning_a error_n and_o if_o you_o repent_v not_o this_o that_o i_o have_v write_v shall_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o you_o and_o shall_v be_v a_o aggravation_n of_o your_o misery_n in_o that_o day_n prepare_v to_o answer_v the_o righteous_a judge_n if_o your_o conscience_n be_v blind_v and_o sear_v now_o it_o will_v be_v open_a and_o awaken_v then_o sept._n 6._o 1676._o finis_fw-la