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see_v brown_n a_o woman_n prophecy_n of_o the_o king_n come_v in_o 199._o prophecy_n of_o priest_n and_o professor_n against_o the_o quaker_n vain_a 120_o 121._o false_a prophecy_n and_o prophet_n 128_o prison_n of_o g._n f._n its_o badness_n 288._o 292_o 293._o 295._o 297._o and_o that_o of_o scarborough-castle_n 298_o prison-keeper_n strike_v with_o terror_n 37_o prisoner_n many_o 194._o friend_n offer_v their_o body_n one_o for_o another_o ibid._n die_v prisoner_n 197._o 250._o 275_o 276._o 278._o 280._o 304._o 318._o prisoner_n set_v at_o liberty_n by_o the_o king_n 229._o 548_o pirate_n 363._o 350_o 351_o q._n quaker_n first_o so_o call_v 37_o 38_o quaker_n love_n to_o all_o man_n 308._o a_o quaker_n upright_a verdict_n be_v upon_o a_o jury_n commend_v by_o the_o judge_n in_o court_n 130_o quaker_n principle_n state_v to_o the_o king_n by_o g._n f._n 402-404_a r._n a_o great_a rain_n fall_v after_o a_o meeting_n in_o cheshire_n in_o a_o great_a drought_n 247*_n ranter_n confound_v 29._o 57_o 59_o 130_o 131._o 139._o 151_o 152._o 225*_n 247._o a_o rant_a woman_n at_o low_a 262_o 263._o their_o wickedness_n and_o the_o judgement_n fall_v on_o they_o 320_o g._n f._n have_v a_o meeting_n with_o the_o ranier_n in_o road-island_n 367_o rebellion_n and_o plot_n deny_v 532_o regeneration_n must_v be_v know_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 572-576_a religion_n the_o reform_a by_o tradition_n 191._o the_o true_a one_o be_v the_o life_n and_o power_n of_o god_n 223_o 436_o 437._o the_o pope_n 191._o see_v papist_n repentance_n of_o some_o that_o have_v run_v out_o 310._o repentance_n go_v before_o the_o gospel_n 570_o 571_o report_n raise_v of_o g._n f._n false_o 244*_n at_o nailsworth_n 332._o of_o g.f._n and_o friend_n at_o barbadoes_n 357._o 361_o restitution_n make_v of_o wrong_n do_v 27_o restoration_n out_o of_o the_o fall_n into_o the_o state_n that_o never_o fall_v 346_o revelation_n of_o john_n be_v a_o sealed-up_a book_n say_v the_o priest_n to_o g._n f._n 6._o by_o revelation_n god_n be_v know_v 8_o righteous_a man_n be_v preserve_v from_o destruction_n 558-560_a rude_a people_n at_o meeting_n and_o inn_n 243*_n 244*_n in_o wales_n 255*_n at_o manchester_n 260*_n in_o scotland_n 272*_n rude_a fellow_n by_o the_o way-side_n 276*_n rude_a servingman_n abusive_a to_o friend_n in_o and_o out_o of_o meeting_n 93._o and_o to_o woman_n go_v home_o 216._o fellow_n encompass_v g.f._n by_o the_o way_n 224*_n rude_a priest_n 218_o rude_a people_n 240_o 241._o 269._o 317_o rule_n of_o life_n 397_o s._n sacrament_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n the_o denial_n of_o it_o object_v and_o answer_v 230*_n 231*_n 237*_n 287*_n 288*_n sally-man_n of_o war_n that_o give_v chase_n to_o the_o vessel_n g._n f._n go_v in_o to_o america_n his_o report_n thereof_o 355_o 55_o salutation_n of_o g._n f.'s_n to_o the_o council_n of_o edinburgh_n be_v have_v before_o they_o 273*_n