Selected quad for the lemma: act_n
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A51138
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To the members of both houses of Parliament for their serious consideration in making up the breaches of this nation.
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Money, William.
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1685
(1685)
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Wing M2412; ESTC R220224
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to_o the_o member_n of_o boâ—h_a house_n of_o parliament_n for_o their_o serious_a consideration_n in_o make_v up_o the_o breach_n of_o this_o nation_n lord_z god_n grant_v england_n parliament_n may_v have_v their_o heart_n now_o whole_o bend_v to_o act_n such_o thing_n as_o in_o god_n sight_n may_v be_v to_o all_o both_o just_a and_o right_o o_o england_n thy_o long_o parliament_n have_v cause_v in_o thou_o such_o woeful_a rent_n thy_o last_o cause_v thousand_o innocent_n to_o suffer_v grievous_a punishment_n the_o father_n child_n and_o their_o mother_n be_v separate_v from_o each_o other_o the_o parent_n force_v in_o prison_n to_o lie_v till_o many_o score_n therein_o do_v die_v and_o that_o be_v not_o all_o in_o this_o our_o day_n for_o good_n be_v take_v all_o away_o and_o nothing_o leave_v for_o young_a or_o old_a to_o lie_v upon_o or_o keep_v from_o cold._n and_o many_o tender_a babe_n now_o here_o suffer_v as_o if_o transgressor_n be_v some_o take_v from_o bed_n on_o bare_a board_n lay_n bed-clothes_n be_v take_v all_o away_o and_o now_o it_o be_v count_v a_o light_a thing_n house_n to_o break_v and_o enter_v in_o take_v all_o and_o innocent_n to_o starve_v when_o parliament_n shall_v such_o preserve_v and_o if_o such_o thing_n be_v clristian_a work_n than_o what_o be_v heathen_a jew_n or_o turk_n beside_o those_o thing_n they_o will_v you_o tell_v themselves_o be_v not_o infallible_a for_o certain_o they_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o they_o be_v in_o the_o right_a or_o no._n and_o if_o there_o be_v not_o certainty_n then_o man_n may_v soon_o mistake_v be_v and_o in_o extreme_n which_o still_o be_v evil_a call_v devil_n saint_n and_o saint_n a_o devil_n o_o how_o do_v man_n in_o this_o our_o day_n destroy_v their_o neighbour_n and_o yet_o say_v they_o be_v not_o sure_a they_o can_v tell_v there_o be_v none_o be_v now_o infallible_a o_o english_a men_n the_o god_n above_o command_n that_o you_o your_o neighbour_n love_n even_o as_o yourselves_o likewise_o 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