02056nam 2200361 n 450 99639651720331620221108021124.0(CKB)4330000000334937(EEBO)2240917427(UnM)99867334(EXLCZ)99433000000033493719850928d1655 uy |engurbn||||a|bb|A shield of the truth, or The truth of God cleared from scandals and reproaches cast upon it by scandalous and reproachfull tongues[electronic resource] which the devil in all ages did make use of, whereby he blasphemed the truth of God, striving to present it odious in the eyes and ears of all people, that so he might uphold his own kingdom: but the day hath made him manifest, & the Lord is come, & is coming to make war with him, and bind hm [sic], and cast him into the bottomeless pit and all who bears his image, and under his dominion is. /Written from the spirit of the Lord, by one who suffers amongst the little flock of Christ who go under the name of Quakers, so called by the stock of Ishmael, who is known to the world by the name of Iames ParnelLondon, Printed for Giles Calvert, and are to be sold at his shop at the black Spread Eagle at the west end of Pauls1655[4], 43, [1] pAnnotations on Thomason copy: "March. 6", "1654"; the final 5 in imprint date crossed out.Reproduction of the original in the British Library.eebo-0018Society of FriendsApologetic worksEarly works to 1800QuakersEnglandEarly works to 1800Society of FriendsQuakersParnell James1637?-1656.1005304Cu-RivESCu-RivESCStRLINWaOLNBOOK996396517203316A shield of the truth, or The truth of God cleared from scandals and reproaches cast upon it by scandalous and reproachfull tongues2376789UNISA