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A84126 A Bermudas preacher proved a persecutor being a just tryal of Sampson Bond's book, entituled, A publick tryal of the Quakers, &c. : Fraught with fallacies, false doctrine, slanders, railings, aspersions, perversions, and other abuses herein detected, disproved and wiped off. : And that the True Christ is owned by the people called Quakers, plainly made manifest. Estlake, Francis.; Bond, Samson. Publick tryal of the Quakers in Barmudas upon the first day of May, 1678. 1683 (1683) Wing E3354; ESTC R225052 130,172 133

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of_o all_o this_o be_v unto_o thou_o will_v not_o all_o thy_o wicked_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o thy_o revile_n of_o the_o pure_a light_n and_o the_o dirt_n and_o mire_n cast_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n in_o man_n now_o return_v upon_o thy_o own_o head_n thy_o wickedness_n may_v be_v see_v in_o this_o particular_a in_o many_o page_n of_o thy_o book_n sometime_o call_v the_o light_a a_o glow-worm_n sometime_o a_o curse_a gospel_n within_o page_z 20._o and_o frequent_o the_o idol_n light_v within_o but_o especial_o in_o page_n 15._o there_o thou_o be_v find_v to_o join_v both_o the_o light_n which_o we_o know_v and_o be_v sure_a be_v a_o measure_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o man_n and_o the_o conscience_n make_v tender_a by_o it_o which_o be_v his_o throne_n in_o which_o he_o do_v chief_o manifest_v himself_o i_o say_v thou_o have_v join_v both_o together_o under_o a_o reproachful_a term_n that_o idol_n light_v tender_a part_n within_o so_o cast_v infamy_n and_o 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