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A96468 Truth further defended, and William Penn vindicated; being a rejoynder to a book entitutled, A brief and modest reply, to Mr. Penn's tedious, scurrilous, and unchristian defence, against the bishop of Cork. Wherein that author's unfainess is detected, his arguments and objections are answered. / By T.W. and N.H. Wight, Thomas, ca. 1640-1724. 1700 (1700) Wing W2108; ESTC R204122 88,609 189

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october_n 1688._o wherein_o w._n p._n make_v return_n to_o those_o lie_a aspersion_n p._n 11._o and_o solemn_o declare_v that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o not_o jesuit_n or_o papist_n but_o that_o he_o never_o be_v at_o st._n omers_n in_o all_o his_o life_n nor_o do_v he_o so_o much_o as_o know_v or_o ever_o correspond_v with_o any_o one_o there_o here_o w._n p._n put_v it_o upon_o the_o test_n his_o lie_a enemy_n have_v then_o a_o fair_a opportunity_n if_o they_o can_v to_o prove_v he_o a_o liar_n and_o in_o so_o do_v will_v have_v have_v good_a ground_n to_o suspect_v he_o a_o papist_n too_o ibid._n p._n 26._o and_o 27._o the_o bp._n conclude_v his_o book_n first_o tell_v of_o w._n p_n vile_a treatment_n and_o call_v his_o defence_n a_o unhandsome_a piece_n then_o proceed_v with_o a_o prayer_n that_o god_n will_v forgive_v all_o to_o mr._n p._n and_o his_o brethren_n and_o bestow_v upon_o they_o a_o spirit_n of_o true_a faith_n meekness_n and_o peace_n of_o heavenly_a mindedness_n 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