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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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anger_v she_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o god_n be_v above_o the_o â—â—vil_n so_o they_o be_v greedy_a of_o her_o life_n take_v courage_n 〈◊〉_d proceed_v hope_v still_o to_o get_v honour_n to_o their_o revelaâ—â—ns_n by_o our_o death_n so_o margaret_n bradley_n draw_v a_o circle_n â—â—th_v a_o staff_n of_o about_o 10_o yard_n circumference_n and_o say_v â—â—e_v have_v it_o by_o the_o revelation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o the_o child_n 〈◊〉_d within_o that_o place_n and_o so_o get_v some_o to_o begin_v to_o â—â—ork_v but_o the_o ground_n prove_v so_o hard_a a_o gravel_n that_o â—â—e_v indifferent_a observer_n desire_v they_o to_o shift_v to_o a_o sofâ—â—_n place_n and_o they_o not_o be_v able_a to_o dig_v any_o far_a â—â—parted_v with_o shame_n and_o confusion_n note_v here_o that_o mary_n dawson_n who_o be_v afterward_o marry_o langhorn_n long_o before_o this_o come_v one_o morning_n by_o break_n of_o day_n to_o my_o house_n my_o wife_n be_v go_v that_o night_n to_o a_o neighbour_n 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