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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	child_n	doubt_v	fix_a	20	3	16.4130	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02908	A maruell, deciphered	Helwys, Edward.	1589 (1589)	STC 13050; ESTC S119782	11,856	26

is most apparant against this woman Who may be said to effect this prophecie Text. But to the woman was giuen the winges of a great Aegle that she might flie into the wildernes into hir place where she is nourished for a time and times and halfe a time from the presence of the Serpent These winges signifying not onelie some assured and straunge deliuerance by the mightie power of Gods prouidence against the malice of Sathan and his agent Antichrist his chiefe Factor this womans faith beeing supported by the two Testamentes of the great onelie God of heauen and earth as it were by the wings of a great Aegle whereby she is safelie carried directed and lifted vp in minde farre from the common tracke of this wretched worlde the more aptlie to be exercised and to direct her contemplatiō functiō in the causes of hir Christ God the more quietly with a reposed resolute confidence in the bosome of the highest which is hir assured and prepared place safely to endure all brunts of Antichrist hir cancred hateful and murdering enimie Such a woman exactly may be saide to effect this prophesie Text. And the Serpent cast out of his mouth water after the woman like a floude that he might cause hir to be carried away of the floude So as King Dauid compared all his troubles and daungers to great flouds of waters so here is saide that the Serpent shoulde cast out as it were a riuer of water after this woman that shee might bee carried away with the floude That is to say out of his lying blasphemous and damned mouth hee shall disgorge floudes of false accusations of heresie of false vsurpation of a Kingdome of absoluing subiects from obedience of practising conspiracies of poysonings of diuers sortes of violent murders of curses by booke bell and Candle and an ocean Sea of many more contriued mischiefes deuising by all his naturall and cursed meanes of lies deceit and murder to persecute to extinguish this woman his most apparant enemie from the face of the earth A notorious discouerie by what spirit this Antichrist is gouerned so as is there bee any such woman vppon whom this Serpent and his Antichrist notoriously haue imployed so many euils onely for the Gospel of Iesus Christ That same woman may safely be said to effect this prophecie Text. And the earth holpe the woman and the earth opened hir mouth and swallowed vp the floude which the Dragon cast out of his mouth At the Lordes will all his creatures shall be forced to preserue his elect as nowe the earth shall open hir mouth to assist those that loue him in which cause if the God of all power had not taken order that the earth shoulde swallow vp that Riuer which is the multitude of earthly creatures being taught from God to digest these cruell and false accusations with a minde of true knowledge and faithfull obedience which otherwise impossible to haue escaped this whirlpoole of confusion which diuers Kings and Emperours in times past could not by any meanes escape which at this present the Lords good grace and fauour hath made starke drie and without effect Nowe if there be any woman vpon earth that hath founde and receiued this fauour from God That woman may be said to effect this prophesie Text. And the Dragon was wroth with the woman went made war with the remnant of hir seed which keep the cōmandements of God haue the testimonie of Iesus Christ Here the Dragon is said to continue his wrath not only against the woman but also maketh war with hir seede the cause is here also manifested namely for keeping the commandements of God and for the testimonie of Iesus Christ our onely meane saluation and our most speciall cause to glorifie God and wherefore we are chiefly borne But such and so great is the impiety and impudency of Antichrist which is mounted vpon the highest degree of ll wickednes abhomination Who procureth a so gret slaughter for so holy so deuine a cause namely the aduancemēt of the glory of god which hee himselfe and all other creatures whatsoeuer should holde in most especiall and singular reuerence But yet to speake the trueth and to giue him his right we must needes confesse to haue receiued this much fauour at his handes who nowe and at this instant hath giuen foorth a most plaine and cleare exposition of this prophecie to all persons that are not obdurate dull or incensate Text. And went and made warre That is to say hee hunteth and maketh inquisition for bloude for of his owne venemous nature hee hath no remission but seeketh continually destruction and alwaies without iust cause enforceth occasion of slaughtet for he hath no delight in the peace of GOD but also maketh warre with the remnaunt of hir seede That is against all professours of the sacred worde of GOD whether in Fraunce Flaunders or elsewhere that by hir example or protection haue boldly discouered the fruits of their faith in the commaundementes of God and the testimony of Iesus Christe Wherein lyeth all the quarrels and the true cause of all this bloudie broyle seriously to be noted the professours whereof must all be slaine without exception if they doe not forsake their assured saluation in Christe and fall downe vnto the beast to their vtter destruction both of body and soule And forasmuch as from the beginning of this prophesie there neuer appeared so great a conuention and gathering together of Kings Princes and Rulers for the subuersion and slaughter of true Christians and the Christian estate as at this present but as concerning the rest for what offences soeuer they shall haue both his peace and blessing and his plaine and full remission for all their sinnes be it either periury buggery treason murder and all other such trifling sinnes they are not to stand in any doubt of his good fauour and blessing Now if any such notable woman vpon whome all these aforesaide practises conspiracies and many more euils mischiefes haue beene notoriously inflicted That same woman without exception respecting hir sexe hir estate hir scituation hir profession hir proceedings the condition of hir enemies their practises their executions their counterfeite holy assemblies and the true cause of all their dealing meaning and quarrels effectually examined and in a worde to be finished What conclusion of peace might be doubted if she renounce Christ and admit popery This woman where or whatsoeuer beyond all other that hath liued vppon earth vnto this day most neerely and fully performeth this prophecie neither any other to be expected that more effectually shall accomplish the same And yet I dare not to name any person either presume to confesse any exposition of so rare and secrete mistery of God but forsomuch as the Angell hath saide it shall be reuealed in the latter daies in his time appointed except they shoulde bee written in vaine some one person although not speciall by Gods fauour who is all in all with his good spirite shall giue ablenes to performe the same And thus with all humblenes I beseech your good Honour of your fauour not onely to accept the reading of these premisses but also that desire to doe well may bee mine excuse for all defectes that heerein may appeare FINIS Edward Hellwis Not to be doubted what womā before all the kings or persons whatsoeuer vpon earth frō the first publishing of this prophesie vnto this day hath beene most apparātly clothed with the son namely Iesus Christ Not to bee doubted what womā before all others whatsoeuer as a substitute vnder God hath brought forth so great and diuine light in time of so great darkenesse either for whō the moone by hir force and influence hath brought more destruction to hir enimies either vnto hir enterprises at sea better successe Not to bee doubted who it is that with immortal glorie standeth crowned with the bright doctrine of the twelue Apostles Not to bee doubted who aboue all others traueileth to bring foorth this child Iesus Not to bee doubted what woman or what child the Dragon hath sought to deuoure Not to bee doubted what woman or what child the dragon hath sought to deuoure Not to bee doubted who against all resistance doth Not to bee doubted that any person hath more cause to ioye then that woman which is made an Instrument to bring foorth a child that was taken vp vnto God namely the worde of God Not to bee doubted for what woman God by his so manie deliuerances hath prouided safety for a fixed time which shal not be altered by anie power whatsoeuer Not to bee doubted what woman hath bene persecuted by the dragon and his Antichrist since he was depriued of al habitation in heauenly mindes cast into the hart of earthlie rebrobate by the reuelation of the child Iesus Not to bee doubted what woman by the mighty wings of the great Aegle namely the two testamēts whereby she is taught rdsolutely to repose in the bosome of the Highest which is hir prepared place for assured defence Not to bee doubted against what woman the dragon his Antichrist hath throwne out so manie Flouds of deuises for hir destruction Not to bee doubted for what woman God hath taken order that the earth and his other creature should stand foorth for hir defence Here the text it selfe maketh cleere exposition of this wrath war of this saide beast against this said woman and hir seede namely the keeping of the commandements of God for the testimony of Iesus Christ for which causes howe many temptations this woman hath indured and infinit seede and people haue must suffer distruction Which number if by anie possible means might be registred that hath beene murdered in field or towne onely for the testimonie of Iesus Christ it would oppres all honest mindes with most dolefull and deadly griefe but alas for remedie how where and by what meanes may wee finde slaughtred Christian bloud sufficient which onely none other may satisfie this most cruel vnsatiable monster expressing most cleerelie to be Sathans most trustie cheefe executioner to performe all maner his cruelties against God man vnspeakeable but blessed are all they and a thousande times happie whose courage is not daunted to resist to fight and to destroy this horible monstrous beast And loue not their liues vnto the death