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The anatomie of Ananias: or, Gods censure against sacriledge With a breife scholie vpon Psalm. 83. concerning the same subiect. By Roger Gostvvyke Batchelour of Diuinitie, and minister of Sampford Courtnie in the countie of Deuonsh.
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Gostwick, Roger, b. 1567 or 8.
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renown_a father_n and_o brethren_n give_v i_o leave_v with_o a_o light_a finger_n if_o not_o to_o lance_v this_o sore_a yet_o not_o blanch_v the_o search_n for_o i_o take_v it_o it_o be_v no_o dead_a flesh_n that_o need_v any_o boisterous_a rifle_n but_o tender_a and_o sensible_a to_o iudure_v the_o ransack_v nec_fw-la ut_fw-la verenda_fw-la retegam_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o verecunda_fw-la confutem_fw-la as_o sweet_a s._n bernard_n rather_o with_o sem_fw-mi to_o awake_v your_o drowsiness_n then_o with_o cham_n to_o display_v your_o nakedness_n first_o then_o i_o fear_v it_o may_v by_o some_o be_v think_v that_o your_o ambition_n my_o honour_a lord_n have_v excite_v these_o harpy_n of_o state_n whereby_o you_o have_v lay_v open_a your_o chest_n to_o their_o raven_a hand_n and_o your_o church_n to_o their_o irreligious_a heart_n or_o it_o may_v be_v you_o the_o canon_n and_o prebend_n of_o the_o great_a church_n that_o be_v either_o covetous_a or_o umbratilous_a or_o 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for_o ever_o to_o perform_v 6._o or_o what_o comfort_n be_v it_o to_o impropriate_a in_o this_o manner_n that_o which_o god_n and_o all_o good_a man_n have_v annex_v be_v it_o dishonour_n to_o acknowledge_v a_o debt_n to_o our_o better_a a_o duty_n to_o our_o prince_n a_o tribute_n to_o our_o god_n be_v it_o dishonest_a for_o the_o minister_n that_o in_o god_n behalf_n do_v require_v the_o same_o why_o then_o shall_v we_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o that_o tell_v we_o what_o be_v due_a or_o to_o rail_v on_o they_o that_o refute_v our_o falsehood_n this_o snarl_v against_o the_o preacher_n be_v but_o recalcitrate_v against_o the_o word_n it_o be_v not_o the_o man_n but_o the_o matter_n to_o have_v our_o covetousness_n detect_v our_o oppression_n check_v our_o usury_n reprove_v our_o extortion_n ransank_v