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Title:
  • A New-England-fire-brand quenched : being an answer unto a slanderous book, entituled ; George Fox digged out of his burrows, &c. Printed at Boston in the year 1676. by Roger Williams of Providence in New-England. Which he dedicateth to the King, with desires, that, if the Most-High please, Old and New-England may flourish, when the Pope & Mahomet, Rome & Constantinople are in their ashes. Of a dispute upon XIV. of his proposals held and debated betwixt him, the said Roger Williams, on the one part, and John Stubs, William Edmundson and John Burnyeat on the other. At Providence and Newport in Rode-Island, in the year 1672. In which his cavils are refuted, & his reflections reproved. In two parts. As also, an answer to R.W.'s appendix, &c. With a post-script confuting his blasphemous assertions ... Where-unto is added a catalogue of his railery, lies, scorn & blasphemies ... Also, the letters of W. Coddington of Rode-Island, and R. Scot of Providence in New-England concerning R.W. And lastly, some testimonies of antient & modern authors concerning the light, scriptvres, rvle & the sovl of man. / by George Fox and John Bvrnyeat.
Call No:
  • London
  • Imprint 1679 No.1
Biographical/Historical note:
  • A response to Roger Williams' George Fox Digged Out of his Burrows (London, 1672).
Author:
Imprint Place:
  • [London :
Publisher/Printer:
  • s.n.],
Imprint Date:
  • Printed in the year 1679.
Physical Description:
  • 2 pts. in 1 v. ([14] leaves, 233 p., [1] leaf, 255, [1] p.) ;
  • 20 cm.
Bibliographic References:
  • Church, 660
  • Sabin, 25364
  • Wing, F1865, 1866.
  • Smith. Friends' books, v. 1, p. 678
Notes:
  • Sabin describes this 1679 volume as a re-issue of that of 1678 "with a new title-page" for part 1.
  • Title page of part 2: A New-England-fire-brand quenched. The second part. Being something in answer to Roger Williams his appendix: wherein he hath taken and pickt up some of G.F.'s words ... By George Fox and John Burnyeat [London] In the year 1678. Errata: [1] p. at end.
  • A response to Roger Williams' George Fox Digged Out of his Burrows (London, 1672).
Location:
  • Vault
  • MARC Values: