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A29219 To pyr to aiōnion, or, Everlasting fire no fancy being an answer to a late pestilent pamphlet, entituled (The foundations of hell-torments shaken and removed), wherein the author hath laboured to prove that there is no everlasting punishment for any man (though finally wicked and impenitent) after this life : his considerations considered, and his cavils, confuted : together with a practical improvement of the point, and the way to escape the damnation of Hell / by Jo. Brandon ... J. B. (John Brandon) 1678 (1678) Wing B4251; ESTC R20144 152,715 173

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in_o christ_n for_o he_o and_o the_o father_n be_v one_o jo._n 10._o now_o all_o confess_v that_o all_o who_o be_v in_o christ_n shall_v be_v save_v rom._n 8.1_o b._n o_o admirable_a profoundness_n and_o learning_n enough_o to_o puzzle_v those_o mahometan_a priest_n that_o blow_v their_o blind_a powder_n into_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o people_n and_o no_o less_o mischievous_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o his_o delude_a disciple_n than_o that_o powder_n be_v to_o the_o gazer_n upon_o mahomet_n tomb_n i_o dare_v forfeit_v one_o of_o my_o finger_n if_o he_o can_v show_v i_o a_o more_o base_a and_o more_o wilfully-distorted_n speech_n a_o more_o gross_a and_o wretched_a piece_n of_o sophistry_n in_o any_o of_o the_o write_n of_o the_o romish_a fox_n than_o this_o under_o consideration_n sure_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o guess_v which_o he_o strain_v most_o herein_o his_o wit_n or_o his_o conscience_n for_o my_o part_n i_o do_v very_o judge_v that_o he_o offer_v violence_n to_o both_o of_o they_o and_o 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