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In 1702 he wrote in opposition to prevalent intolerance a phamphlet entitled The shortest way with Dissenters,
in which he counselled the violent and total extinction of all who differed with the state-sanctioned creed. He was, of course, out-Heroding Herod to mock Herodism : but his imitation was too good and he was clapped into Newgate and condemned to the pillory.
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In
1702
he
wrote
in
opposition
to
prevalent
intolerance
a
phamphlet
entitled
"The
shortest
way
with
Dissenters,"
in
which
he
counselled
the
violent
and
total
extinction
of
all
who
differed
with
the
state-sanctioned
creed.
He
was,
of
course,
out-Heroding
Herod
to
mock
Herodism
:
but
his
imitation
was
too
good
and
he
was
clapped
into
Newgate
and
condemned
to
the
pillory.