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[[File:Cock lane ghost.png|250px|thumb|alt=A monochrome illustration of a narrow street, viewed from a corner, or intersection. A large three-storey building is visible on the right of the image. The ground floor has three windows, the first and second floors have two windows each. The roof appears to contain a row of windows, for a loft space. The word "KING" is written between the first and second floors, and a sign, "(contracted; show full)
The Cock Lane ghost was a focus for a contemporary religious controversy between the [[Methodists]], and the orthodox [[Anglicans]].  Belief in a spiritual afterlife 
wais a requirement for most religions, particularly Christianity, and in every instance where a spirit had supposedly manifested itself in the real world, the event was cherished as an affirmation of such beliefs.<ref>{{Harvnb|Grant|1965|p=60}}</ref>  In his youth, [[John Wesley]] had been strongly influenced by a supposed haunting at his family home and these experiences were carried through to the religion he founded, which was regularly criticised for its position on witchcraft and magic.  Methodism, although far from a united religion, became almost synon(contracted; show full)[[Category:Crime in London]]
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[[fr:Fantôme de Cock Lane]]
[[ja:コック・レーンの幽霊]]
[[ru:Коклэйнский призрак]]