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Bourignon disliked the lavish splendour of the
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Amsterdam publisher John Wetstein. Finally a large part of her manuscripts ended up at the
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drew both persecution and followers. Much of the criticism levelled at her was because she was acting as a spiritual leader of a largely male group, many of them married men. They included merchants, craftsmen, doctors (such as
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investigated the harsh regime of the orphanage after one of the girls died there. Bourignon claimed to be in direct connection with God and accused the girls of having a pact with the devil.
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would then fall. Her belief was that she was chosen by God to restore true
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