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A33498 The books and divers epistles of the faithful servant of the Lord Josiah Coale collected and published, as it was desired by him the day of his departure out of this life. Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668.; Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668. Collection of the several books of Josiah Coale.; Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668. Whore unvailed.; Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668. Vindication of the light within.; Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689.; Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.; Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1671 (1671) Wing C4751_PARTIAL; Wing C4760A_PARTIAL_CANCELLED; ESTC R23397 193,793 414

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and_o do_v not_o judas_n his_o spirit_n rebuke_v he_o of_o sin_n and_o notwithstanding_o induce_v he_o to_o desperation_n and_o to_o hang_v himself_o answ_n here_o a._n s._n be_v again_o put_v light_n for_o darkness_n or_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n a_o delude_a spirit_n for_o be_v not_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n that_o reprove_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n john_n 16.7_o 8._o do_v not_o christ_n say_v that_o he_o will_v send_v the_o comforter_n that_o shall_v reprove_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n and_o we_o never_o read_v of_o any_o other_o spirit_n that_o do_v reprove_v sin_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n which_o a._n s._n blasphemous_o call_v a_o delude_a spirit_n neither_o do_v i_o ever_o read_v that_o a_o delude_a spirit_n be_v the_o comforter_n which_o that_o spirit_n that_o reprove_v for_o sin_n be_v as_o christ_n say_v and_o again_o be_v it_o not_o clear_a that_o a._n s._n put_v light_a for_o darkness_n in_o call_v that_o a_o delude_a spirit_n which_o reprove_v 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