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A47121 The anti-Christs and Sadduces detected among a sort of Quakers, or, Caleb Pusie of Pensilvania and John Pennington, with his brethren of the second days meeting at London called Quakers, proved antichrists and Sadduces out of a said book lately published by them called A modest account of the principal differences in point of doctrine betwixt George Keith and those of the people called Quakers in Pensilvania &c. : being an answer to the said book ... : with some few remarks on John Pennington's late book entitled The people called Quakers cleared &c. and Geo. Whitehead his postscript ...: and a postscript ... / by George Keith. Keith, George, 1639?-1716. 1696 (1696) Wing K138; ESTC R179313 54,978 49

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value_n they_o make_v the_o faith_n and_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n crucify_v and_o that_o their_o religion_n be_v nothing_o but_o deisne_n under_o a_o mask_n &_o disguise_n of_o a_o christian_a profession_n four_o they_o make_v it_o a_o inconsistency_n and_o contradiction_n in_o i_o to_o have_v say_v pag._n 22._o that_o many_o who_o never_o have_v the_o scripture_n if_o they_o have_v be_v faithful_a unto_o god_n in_o what_o he_o have_v reveal_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n in_o they_o who_o dare_v or_o can_v say_v that_o they_o have_v not_o be_v accept_v yet_o not_o without_o faith_n in_o christ_n in_o some_o measure_n for_o they_o that_o believe_v in_o the_o light_n believe_v in_o christ_n who_o be_v that_o