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A33510
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To the bishops and their ministers or any of them to whom this shall come ; Something by way of query which they are desired to answer in plainness and according to the Scriptures of truth
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Coale, Leonard.; Coale, Benjamin.
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1671
(1671)
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Wing C4761; ESTC R29227
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be_v before_o the_o false_a prophet_n and_o hireling_n be_v and_o will_v be_v when_o they_o be_v all_o go_v i_o say_v in_o this_o truth_n which_o god_n be_v more_o and_o more_o manifest_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n who_o in_o uprightness_n do_v wait_v upon_o he_o i_o evermore_o desire_v to_o rest_n and_o abide_v the_o 19_o of_o the_o 8_o month_n 1671._o leonard_n coale_n something_o by_o way_n of_o query_n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o they_o be_v desire_v to_o answer_n in_o plainness_n and_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n friend_n see_v you_o profess_v yourselves_o to_o be_v teacher_n and_o instructer_n of_o other_o and_o pastor_n and_o minister_n and_o gift_a man_n these_o thing_n be_v propound_v to_o you_o as_o follow_v that_o see_v the_o scripture_n say_v john_n 17.3_o and_o this_o be_v life_n eternal_a that_o they_o may_v know_v thou_o the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n who_o thou_o have_v 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