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A54199 Quakerism, a new nick-name for old Christianity being an answer to a book entituled Quakerism no Christianity, subscribed by J. Faldo : in which the rise, doctrine and practice of the abused Quakers are truly, briefly and fully declared and vindicated from the false charges ... made by that adversary with a key opening the true meaning of some of their doctrine ... / by one of them and a sufferer with them in all their sufferings, William Penn. Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1672 (1672) Wing P1347; ESTC R30094 154,759 271

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be_o a_o lover_n of_o all_o man_n for_o i_o seek_v the_o salvation_n of_o my_o enemy_n william_n penn._n the_o end_n pag._n 2._o sect._n 2._o apostle_n phil._n 4._o pag._n 4._o pag._n 6._o sect._n 3_o rom._n 1._o 19_o eph1_n 19_o pag._n 7._o sect._n 1_o gal._n 1._o pag._n 9_o 10_o 11._o pag._n 11._o 12._o pag._n 13_o 14_o 15._o pag._n 9_o pag._n 15._o 16_o 17._o pag._n 18_o 19_o 20._o pag._n 27._o pag._n 27._o p._n 28_o 29_o 30_o 31._o exod._n 9_o 19_o 20._o 1_o sam._n 9_o 27._o ephes_n 6._o 17._o this_o be_v answer_v full_o in_o a_o book_n entitle_v christ_n ascend_v etc._n etc._n by_o g._n w._n p._n 21._o p._n 33._o pag._n 37_o 38._o 39_o pag._n 40_o 41._o pag._n 41_o 42._o pag._n 5._o p._n 53_o 54._o p._n 55._o p._n 65_o 66._o p._n 68_o 59_o 70_o 71._o pag._n 71._o p._n 78._o see_v calv._n inst_n eras_n in_o nou._n test_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o bez._n ibid._n p._n 79._o pag_n 80._o p._n 81._o p._n 81._o pag._n 87._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 21._o heb._n 13._o 7._o 2_o thes_n 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tim._n 1_o 10._o pag._n 87._o pag._n 89._o 90._o col._n 1._o 28._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 2._o psal_n 145._o 14._o let_v my_o spir._n of_o truth_n vind._n be_v peruse_v from_o p._n 53._o to_o p._n 7●_n pag._n 91._o pag._n 94._o rom._n 10._o 3._o deut._n 30._o 14._o fost_n etc._n etc._n sckin_n in_o lex_fw-la page_n 98._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 27._o 27._o parap_v in_o epist_n 2_o pet._n c._n 1._o v._n 19_o bez._n in_o loc_n vat._n &_o clar._n in_o loc_n grot._n in_o loc_n pag._n 112_o 113_o 114._o p._n 119._o pag._n 120._o pag._n 122._o 123._o pag._n 123._o p._n 123._o pag._n 126._o pag._n 127._o pag._n 132_o 135._o p._n 136._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 36_o 37._o pag._n 139._o pag._n 141_o 142._o read_v bishop_n hall_n and_o tho._n brook_n heaven_n upon_o earth_n page_n 2._o pag._n 3._o pag_n 4._o spir._n truth_n vin._n p._n 37._o 31._o pag_n 5._o pag_n 8._o pag._n 9_o pag._n 11_o 12._o pag._n 13._o pag._n 20._o pag._n 21_o 22_o 23._o pag._n 24._o pag._n 27._o pag._n 27._o pag._n 15._o pag._n 30._o part_n 3._o pag._n 30._o part_n 1._o pag._n 108._o pag._n 30._o 3._o part_n p._n 2._o pag._n 3._o