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A40181
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An exhortation to all that profess themselves Christians and say the scripture is their rule for their life doctrine and practice / by George Fox.
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Fox, George, 1624-1691.
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1680
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Wing F1816; ESTC R30369
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upon_o your_o steeple_n house-wall_n and_o print_n that_o six_o day_n man_n must_v labour_v as_o in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n the_o lord_n command_v and_o yet_o do_v not_o you_o in_o the_o same_o place_n your_o steeple-house_n give_v notice_n or_o warn_v all_o people_n to_o keep_v and_o observe_v the_o day_n of_o the_o birth_n or_o the_o day_n of_o the_o death_n of_o such_o a_o saint_n and_o tell_v people_n that_o they_o must_v keep_v christ_n nativity-day_n or_o st._n john_n day_n and_o peter_n and_o paul_n and_o steven_n day_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o say_v six_o day_n you_o must_v labour_v be_v not_o this_o contradiction_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o no_o command_n of_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n and_o this_o your_o practice_n you_o can_v make_v good_a neither_o out_o of_o the_o old_a nor_o new_a testament_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o offend_v with_o we_o if_o we_o search_v the_o scripture_n which_o you_o say_v be_v your_o rule_n 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