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A35520 This is an answer to John Wiggans book, spread up and down in Lancashire, Cheshire and Wales, who is a baptist & a monarchy-man wherein may be seen how he exalts himself, against Christ the light, that doth enlighten every man : and also some of his, and his peoples erronious principles, and assertions, which he and his people held in a dispute, with some Quakers ... / from the prisoners at Lancaster, whom he then opposed being then a prisoner, Thomas Curwen, William Houlden, Henery Wood, William VVilson ; also here is an answer to his appendix annexed to the book by Margaret Fell. Curwen, Thomas.; Fox, Margaret Askew Fell, 1614-1702. 1665 (1665) Wing C7703; ESTC R40138 135,639 157

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the_o light_n which_o thou_o envious_o call_v a_o pernicious_a way_n and_o a_o mark_n of_o antichrist_n come_v and_o thou_o antichrist_n like_o will_v draw_v people_n from_o the_o light_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n within_o they_o to_o thy_o own_o way_n but_o god_n have_v overthrow_v and_o be_v overthrow_v thy_o pernicious_a way_n and_o many_o who_o have_v be_v follower_n of_o thou_o now_o come_v to_o follow_v the_o lord_n and_o that_o make_v thou_o thus_o to_o rage_n matthew_n 24._o 5._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 2._o and_o our_o way_n be_v christ_n and_o he_o be_v our_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o after_o this_o thou_o send_v 12._o query_n abroad_o and_o thou_o thyself_o can_v not_o answer_v my_o query_n nor_o wood_n be_v this_o the_o part_n of_o a_o man_n of_o wisdom_n or_o reason_n nevertheless_o i_o shall_v not_o let_v thy_o query_n pass_v unanswered_a though_o these_o query_n be_v not_o to_o we_o chief_o thy_o query_n be_v as_o follow_v 1_o query_n whether_o it_o can_v be_v find_v in_o all_o 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