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A33339 A mirrour or looking-glasse both for saints and sinners held forth in about two thousand examples wherein is presented as Gods wonderful mercies to the one, so his severe judgments against the other collected out of the most classique authors both ancient and modern with some late examples observed by my self : whereunto are added the wonders of nature and the rare ... / by Sa. Clark ... Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1654 (1654) Wing C4549; ESTC R22652 370,512 672

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christ_n mat._n 26._o 59_o mark_n 14._o 56_o 57_o against_o steven_n act._n 6._o 13._o ananias_n and_o sapphira_n act._n 5._o 3_o etc._n etc._n som._n rev._n 3._o 9_o false_a prophet_n jer._n 27._o 10_o 14_o 16._o &_o 29._o 21_o 31._o ezek._n 21._o 29._o diviner_n zach._n 10._o 2._o the_o devil_n joh._n 8._o 44._o jew_n isa._n 28._o 15._o &_o 59_o 3._o 4._o jer._n 9_o 3_o 5._o &_o 23._o 14._o lie_v king_n dan._n 11._o ●7_n prince_n hos._n 7._o 3._o forbid_v leu._n 19_o 11._o eph._n 4._o 25._o col._n 3._o 9_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n leu._n 6._o 2._o job_n 6._o 28._o prov._n 14_o 5._o &_o 10._o 18._o &_o 38._o 8._o ps._n 40._o 4._o &_o 58._o 3._o &_o 62._o 4_o &_o 101._o 7._o pro._n 29._o 12._o &_o 30._o 8._o psal._n 119._o 29_o 163._o esa._n 28._o 15._o &_o 59_o 3_o 4._o &_o 30._o 9_o &_o 32._o 7_o &_o 59_o 13._o jer._n 29._o 23._o &_o 9_o 45._o &_o 23._o 14_o 32._o dan._n 11._o 27._o hos._n 7._o 13._o &_o 11._o 12._o &_o 12._o 1._o amos_n 2._o 4._o mich._n 6._o 12._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 2._o threaten_v ps._n 63._o 11._o prov._n 19_o 5_o 9_o jer._n 16._o 19_o &_o 20._o 6._o nahum_n 3._o 1._o hos._n 4._o 2_o etc._n etc._n ps._n 59_o 12._o scriptural_a example_n satan_n gen._n 3_o 4._o 1_o king_n 22._o 22._o 2_o chron._n 18._o 21._o joh._n 8._o 44._o sarah_n gen._n 18._o 15._o abraham_n gen._n 12._o 13._o &_o 20._o 2._o isaac_n gen._n 26._o 7._o jacob_n gen._n 27._o 19_o 24._o rachel_n gen._n 31_o 35._o patriarch_n gen._n 37._o 31_o 32._o potiphar_n wife_n gen._n 39_o 14._o gibeonite_n jos._n 9_o 8_o 9_o samson_n judges_z 16._o 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n a_o woman_n 2_o sam._n 17_o 20_o the_o harlot_n 1_o king_n 3._o 22_o 23._o false_a witness_n 1_o king_n 21._o 13._o the_o old_a prophet_n 1_o king_n 13._o 18._o gehazi_n 2_o king_n 5._o 22._o hazael_n 2_o king_n 8._o 14_o 15._o peter_n mat._n 26._o 70_o 71._o midwife_n exod._n 1._o 18_o 19_o rahab_n jos._n 2._o 4_o etc._n etc._n michael_n 1_o sam._n 19_o 16._o david_n 1_o sam._n 20._o 2_o 7._o &_o 21._o 9_o 13._o 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to_o death_n his_o skin_n to_o be_v pull_v off_o &_o to_o be_v spread_v upon_o the_o judgment-seat_n and_o then_o make_v his_o son_n judge_n in_o his_o room_n cause_v he_o to_o sit_v thereon_o withal_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o same_o corruption_n will_v deserve_v the_o same_o punishment_n themistocles_n in_o athens_n cause_v arthemius_n and_o all_o his_o child_n an●_n posterity_n to_o be_v note_v with_o a_o brand_n of_o perpetual_a infamy_n because_o he_o bring_v gold_n from_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n to_o corrupt_v the_o grecian_n and_o to_o divide_v they_o among_o themselves_o plut._n harpalus_n that_o be_v make_v treasurer_n by_o alexander_n m._n at_o babylon_n while_o he_o go_v to_o conquer_v india_n think_v that_o alexander_n will_v perish_v in_o those_o war_n fall_v to_o all_o manner_n of_o looseness_n and_o impurity_n ravish_v noble_a virgin_n and_o defile_v matrous_a but_o when_o he_o hear_v of_o alexander_n return_n fear_v to_o be_v call_v to_o account_v for_o his_o 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away_o from_o you_o which_o you_o take_v so_o late_o for_o bribe_n plut._n in_o vita_fw-la cicer._n p._n 872._o there_o be_v a_o law_n among_o the_o roman_n that_o if_o a_o judge_n take_v a_o bribe_n to_o pervert_v justice_n he_o shall_v die_v for_o it_o and_o if_o any_o bear_v false_a witness_n he_o shall_v be_v throw_v down_o from_o the_o tarpeian_a rock_n by_o the_o julian_n law_n de_fw-fr ambitu_fw-la among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o if_o any_o attain_v to_o honour_n or_o office_n by_o bribe_n he_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o a_o great_a mulct_n and_o also_o for_o ever_o be_v make_v infamous_a severus_n the_o roman_a emperor_n so_o hate_v bribery_n and_o judge_n which_o use_v it_o that_o he_o will_v vomit_v when_o he_o see_v they_o and_o be_v ready_a with_o his_o two_o finger_n to_o put_v out_o their_o eye_n tacitus_n use_v to_o say_v that_o never_o any_o man_n come_v to_o a_o office_n or_o high_a place_n by_o bribery_n or_o ●inister_a mean_n but_o he_o exercise_v his_o authority_n wicked_o and_o unjust_o great_a present_n be_v send_v to_o epaminondas_n though_o he_o be_v poor_a yet_o he_o refuse_v to_o receive_v they_o say_v if_o the_o thing_n you_o desire_v be_v good_a i_o will_v do_v it_o without_o any_o bribe_n even_o because_o it_o be_v good_a if_o it_o be_v not_o honest_a i_o will_v not_o do_v it_o for_o all_o the_o good_n in_o the_o world_n lanq._n chron._n p._n 57_o augustine_n judgement_n be_v that_o not_o only_a gold_n silver_z and_o present_n be_v bribe_n but_o the_o guilt_n of_o bribery_n may_v also_o be_v just_o impute_v to_o any_o exorbitant_a affection_n which_o sway_v a_o man_n aside_o from_o a_o impartial_a execution_n of_o justice_n as_o love_v fear_v hatred_n anger_n pusillanimity_n desire_v of_o applause_n etc._n etc._n cambyses_n king_n of_o persia_n intend_v to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o king_n of_o aethiopia_n under_o pretence_n of_o send_v ambassador_n employ_v some_o to_o spy_v out_o his_o country_n and_o strength_n to_o who_o the_o king_n of_o aethiopia_n say_v go_v tell_v your_o master_n that_o he_o be_v a_o unjust_a man_n otherwise_o he_o will_v not_o affect_v another_o man_n kingdom_n but_o be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o not_o seek_v to_o bring_v other_o man_n into_o slavery_n that_o never_o wrong_v he_o pez_n mel._n hist._n he_o that_o by_o unjust_a gain_n increase_v his_o substance_n shall_v gather_v it_o for_o he_o that_o will_v pity_v the_o poor_a prov._n 28._o 8._o chap._n xlix_o example_n of_o restitution_n command_a in_o what_o case_n exod._n 22._o 1_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 12._o leu._n 6._o 4_o 5_o 24_o 21_o 25_o 27_o 28._o deut._n 22._o 2._o job_n 20_o 10_o 18._o prov._n 6._o 31._o ezek_n 33._o 15._o &_o