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A76476
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Spiritual discoveries to the overthrow of popery root and branch. Shewing that I. The steeplehouse is no church ... / By a waiter in Israel, and one of the New Covenanters ...
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Bettris, Jeane.
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officer_n suffer_v beastlike_a abuse_n by_o drunkenness_n swear_v sabbath-breaking_a etc._n etc._n but_o if_o the_o government_n will_v please_v to_o settle_v in_o each_o parish_n a_o godly_a man_n to_o oversee_v these_o evil_n by_o way_n of_o a_o officer_n authorize_v it_o may_v much_o conduce_v to_o suppress_v of_o vice_n and_o compose_v petty-difference_n see_v to_o it_o o_o you_o ruler_n of_o this_o people_n many_o more_o discovery_n appear_v in_o these_o bless_a time_n of_o liberty_n which_o the_o wicked_a party_n strive_v to_o darken_v and_o mock_v at_o like_o the_o foolish_a philosopher_n at_o athens_n 32._o act_n 17._o i8_n 32._o but_o god_n still_o bring_v his_o work_n forward_o when_o god_n show_v i_o the_o silthiness_n of_o the_o parish_n congregation_n i_o dare_v no_o long_o stay_v as_o a_o member_n among_o they_o and_o search_v the_o several_a form_n i_o find_v the_o quaker_n most_o pure_a in_o doctrine_n but_o their_o conversation_n nor_o principle_n i_o know_v not_o i_o humble_o wish_v all_o profession_n to_o live_v unto_o the_o height_n and_o purity_n of_o religion_n for_o the_o beauty_n of_o a_o christian_n be_v a_o holy_a life_n be_v unspote_v of_o the_o world_n 27._o james_n 1._o 27._o i_o go_v on_o seek_v and_o wait_v with_o patience_n hope_v god_n will_v short_o accomplish_v his_o covenant-work_n jer._n 31._o 33_o when_o saint_n shall_v show_v that_o pure_a charity_n i_o cor_n 3_o i_o &c_n &c_n and_o be_v well_o know_v by_o their_o master_n badge_n âoh_o i3_n 35_o who_o will_v defend_v they_o from_o the_o wicked_a one_o 1_o joh._n 4._o 18._o and_o so_o the_o primitive_a purity_n of_o saint_n be_v 18._o mark_v 16._o 17_o 18._o restore_v their_o sign_n of_o faith_n shall_v follow_v finis_fw-la