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New-England a degenerate plant : Who having forgot their former sufferings, and lost their ancient tenderness, are now become famous among the nations in bringing forth the fruits of cruelty, wherein they have far outstript their persecutors the bishops, as by these their ensuing laws you may plainly see. Published for the information of all sober people who desire to know how the state of New-England now stands, and upon what foundation the New-England churches are built, and by whose strength they are upholden now they are degenerated and have forsaken the Lord. The truth of which we are witnesses, (who by their cruel hands have suffered)

Title: New-England a degenerate plant : Who having forgot their former sufferings, and lost their ancient tenderness, are now become famous among the nations in bringing forth the fruits of cruelty, wherein they have far outstript their persecutors the bishops, as by these their ensuing laws you may plainly see. Published for the information of all sober people who desire to know how the state of New-England now stands, and upon what foundation the New-England churches are built, and by whose strength they are upholden now they are degenerated and have forsaken the Lord. The truth of which we are witnesses, (who by their cruel hands have suffered) John Rous John Copeland, strangers. Samuel Shattock Nicholas Phelps Josiah Southwick inhabitants. Whereunto is annexed a copy of a letter which came from one who hath been a magistrate among them, to a friend of his in London, wherein he gives an account of some of the cruel suffering of the people of God in those parts ...
Publication: London, Printed in the year 1659.

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20 p.; 17 cm. bd. 21.5 cm.

Subject

Society of Friends > New England

Note

Photostatic reproduction of the copy in the Henry E. Huntington library.
Laws of Massachusetts Bay, New Plymouth and New Haven colonies against the Quakers: p. 2-13.
"A true copy of a letter ... from one who was a magistrate in New-England ... [James Cudworth]": p. 14-20.

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Sabin
Wing
Smith: Friends' books

Call Number

*KC 1659 (New-England a degenerate plant (Photostat))

OCLC

47038884

Title

New-England a degenerate plant : Who having forgot their former sufferings, and lost their ancient tenderness, are now become famous among the nations in bringing forth the fruits of cruelty, wherein they have far outstript their persecutors the bishops, as by these their ensuing laws you may plainly see. Published for the information of all sober people who desire to know how the state of New-England now stands, and upon what foundation the New-England churches are built, and by whose strength they are upholden now they are degenerated and have forsaken the Lord. The truth of which we are witnesses, (who by their cruel hands have suffered) John Rous John Copeland, strangers. Samuel Shattock Nicholas Phelps Josiah Southwick inhabitants. Whereunto is annexed a copy of a letter which came from one who hath been a magistrate among them, to a friend of his in London, wherein he gives an account of some of the cruel suffering of the people of God in those parts ...

Imprint

London, Printed in the year 1659.

Indexed In:

Sabin 73483

Wing N635

Smith: Friends' books, v. 2, p. 512

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Rous, John, -1695.

Copeland, J. R. (John R.)

Shattuck, Samuel, 1620?-1689.

Phelps, Nicholas.

Southwick, Josiah.

Cudworth, James, -1682.

Massachusetts. Laws, etc.

Research Call Number

*KC 1659 (New-England a degenerate plant (Photostat))

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