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A91934 Jegar-Sahadvtha: an oyled pillar. Set up for posterity, against present wickednesses, hypocrisies, blasphemies, persecutions and cruelties of this serpent power (now up) in England (the out-street of the beast.) Or, A heart appeale to heaven and earth, broken out of bonds and banishment at last, in a relation of some part of the past and present sufferings of John Rogers in close prison and continued banishment, for the most blessed cause and testimony of Jesus; the sound of the seventh trumpet and the gospel of the seven thunders, or holy oracles (called rayling by them in power) sealed up to the time of the end. From Carisbrook Castle in the third year of my captivity, the fifth-prison, and the third in exile, having been hurried about from post to pillar, quia perdere nolo substantiam propter accidentia. Rogers, John, 1627-1665? 1657 (1657) Wing R1809; Thomason E919_9; ESTC R207526 168,327 179

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such_o as_o i_o naver_v experience_v before_o in_o the_o unction_n from_o the_o holy_a one_o 1_o joh._n 2.20_o 27._o and_o have_v yet_o a_o lively_a hope_n that_o i_o shall_v one_o day_n therein_o serve_v the_o public_a again_o although_o for_o day_n week_n month_n and_o year_n i_o have_v now_o lie_v among_o the_o tile-u●●s_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ben_fw-mi shepha●im_fw-mi or_o between_o they_o in_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n and_o burn_v kilne_v and_o by_o the_o wall_n like_o a_o dead_a man_n out_o of_o mind_n yet_o the_o almon-rod_n blossome_v and_o god_n have_v pour_v out_o grace_n and_o my_o heart_n as_o psal_n 45.1_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rachash_n boil_a and_o buble_v up_o a_o tabar_fw-la tob_z a_o good_a word_n indeed_o yea_o my_o tongue_n be_v as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d guet_n make_v of_o the_o quill_n from_o the_o eagle_n before_o the_o throne_n rev._n 47._o &_o 6.7_o &_o 5.7_o the_o pen_n of_o a_o quick_a accountant_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sopher_n mahir_n in_o the_o time_n and_o season_n and_o great_a matter_n of_o our_o king_n now_o o_o all_o you_o friend_n fellow-citizen_n of_o zion_n and_o fellow-waiter_n with_o we_o for_o the_o help_n of_o israel_n bear_v we_o a_o little_a in_o your_o bowel_n and_o bosom_n before_o the_o father_n me_n and_o my_o dear_a concaptives_n and_o coexile_n in_o this_o glorious_a cause_n of_o christ_n when_o you_o come_v before_o the_o king_n into_o his_o presence-chamber_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n be_v sure_a you_o forget_v not_o joseph_n ah_o i_o beseech_v you_o in_o those_o open_a bleeding_z earn_v bowel_n which_o hang_v upon_o the_o cross_n to_o mind_v a_o poor_a worm_n and_o a_o prisoner_n of_o hope_n and_o of_o a_o little_a faith_n in_o this_o valley_n of_o anchor_n and_o eshool_n through_o grace_n that_o while_o christ_n be_v light_v and_o you_o without_o be_v trim_v the_o lamp_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n in_o the_o light_n and_o life_n of_o those_o seven_o lamp_n of_o fire_n the_o seven_o spirit_n of_o god_n before_o the_o throne_n we_o within_o may_v also_o draw_v near_o with_o the_o holy_a perfume_n for_o a_o perpetual_a incense_n exod._n 30.78_o pour_v out_o on_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n by_o our_o high_a priest_n jesus_n christ_n within_o the_o veil_n till_o from_o thence_o the_o temple_n be_v fill_v with_o smoke_n rev_n 15.8_o levit._fw-la 16.12_o 31._o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o viol_n go_v forth_o now_o i_o commit_v you_o all_o to_o the_o inner-court_n comfort_n and_o counsel_n that_o you_o may_v be_v measure_v these_o disorderly_a time_n by_o the_o angel_n cubit_n the_o golden_a reed_n and_o not_o by_o man_n rot_a rule_n according_a to_o the_o which_o i_o be_o lay_v out_o and_o measure_v in_o the_o lord_n tabernacle_n of_o testament_n yea_o bound_n with_o those_o golden_a chain_n which_o fasten_v the_o shoulder-piece_n to_o the_o breastplate_n wherein_o be_v put_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n and_o thereby_o i_o have_v have_v a_o answer_n of_o god_n to_o my_o great_a encouragement_n and_o rejoice_v who_o yet_o remain_v in_o the_o faith_n hope_n and_o patience_n of_o the_o kingdom_n thou_o as_o a_o heave-offering_a to_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o fat_a soil_n wherein_o my_o foot_n be_v dip_v with_o oil_n jo._n ro._n errata_n in_o the_o introduction_n etc._n etc._n page_n 2._o line_n 25._o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 4._o l._n 21._o r._n be_v able_a p._n 6._o l._n 36._o r._n abstract_a account_n p._n 10._o l._n 12._o r._n 4_o l._n 4_o s._n p._n 12._o l._n 15._o r._n command_v p._n 16._o l._n 24_o r._n lie_v p._n 19_o l._n 35._o r._n door_n with_o l._n 30._o language_n p._n 21._o l._n 36._o r._n ne_fw-la peccem_fw-la p._n 24._o l._n 7._o r._n and_o yield_v from_o our_o p._n 27._o l._n 26._o deal_n of_o p._n 30._o l._n 19_o r._n for_o the_o lamb._n l._n 30._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gnanoim_n p._n 41_o l._n 4._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 47._o l._n 4._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 49_o l._n 37._o r._n ex_fw-la debito_fw-la p._n 50._o l._n 26._o r._n responsable_a p._n 56_o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n whereof_o it_o treat_v p._n 62._o l._n 3._o r._n jehovah_n have_v p._n 64._o l._n 36._o r._n dispute_v about_o l._n 37_o r._n where_o be_v their_o degree_n r._n 70._o l._n 23._o r._n that_o christ_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o s._n l._n 37._o r._n there_o righteousness_n p._n 71._o l._n 33._o r._n civil_a power_n p._n 79._o l._n 24._o r._n after_o the_o mode_n of_o the_o world_n l._n 38._o r._n that_o make_v daniel_n p._n 80._o l._n 17._o r._n satiari_fw-la l._n 34._o r._n duorum_fw-la testium_fw-la p._n 81._o l._n 2._o deal_n in_o l._n 23._o r._n of_o that_o party_n l._n 35._o r._n of_o luther_n p._n 82._o l._n 4._o r._n of_o lip_n l._n 5._o r._n when_o he_o bid_v l._n 16._o r._n fee_n or_o favour_n of_o the_o great_a turk_n l._n 35._o r._n of_o lie_n &_o l._n 36._o r_o tyriig_a bilingue_n &_o r._n doric_a l._n 37._o r._n cor_fw-la auro_fw-la l._n 38._o r._n heart_n p._n 83._o l._n 1_o r._n obstreperous_a l._n 7._o r._n parrot_n and_o parasite_n as_o these_o l._n 10._o r._n terrigeni_n l._n 29._o r._n leap_v from_o they_o p._n 84._o l._n 2._o r._n and_o destroy_v l._n 4._o r._n preacher_n l._n 19_o r._n too_o low_a and_o too_o little_a in_o the_o mark_fw-mi r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 30._o r._n too_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 35._o r._n for_o your_o self_n your_o child_n l._n 36._o r._n that_o be_v p._n 85._o l._n 25._o r._n pocos_fw-la y_fw-fr focos_fw-la l._n 31._o r._n say_v they_o in_o mark_fw-mi r._n poor_a p._n 86._o l._n 4._o r._n it_o seem_v so_o in_o josephus_n l._n 5._o r._n him_z too_o l._n 6._o r._n to_o come_v and_o dwell_v l._n 16._o t._n most_o amarulent_o and_o r._n professor_n l._n 20._o r._n it_o be_v not_o the_o common_a p._n 87._o l._n 12._o r._n begin_v l._n 28._o r._n seem_v impossibility_n l._n 35._o r._n o_o paul_n p._n 89._o l._n 6._o r._n and_o so_o it_o have_v be_v p._n 19_o l._n 7._o r._n ipso_fw-la l._n 16._o r._n so_o be_v the_o priestly_a in_fw-it mark_fw-mi r._n pellit_fw-la p._n 93._o l._n 4._o r._n there_o suffering_n there_o acts._n p._n 94._o l._n 9_o r._n justil_v l._n 32._o r._n torture_n jocularia_fw-la &_o ludibria_fw-la nobis_fw-la l._n 34._o r._n they_o be_v jucund_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o p._n 95._o l._n 11._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 20._o r._n heb._n 10.38_o p._n 98._o l._n 23.24_o r._n superad_v &_o ante_fw-la delienate_v p._n 99_o l._n 13._o r._n aequaliter_fw-la l._n 18._o r._n differt_fw-la l._n 30._o r._n in_o speculatiuâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la p._n 102._o l._n 22._o r._n trepidation_n l._n 23._o r._n house_n fall_v under_o l._n 7._o r._n have_v be_v to_o thy_o p._n 103._o l._n 1._o r._n preserve_v we_o l._n 24.25_o r._n venite_fw-la in_o contemptum_fw-la diaboli_fw-la there_o be_v other_o lesser_a fault_n which_o thou_o may_v correct_v in_o read_v and_o beyond_o p._n 104._o i_o have_v never_o see_v therefore_o know_v not_o how_o to_o correct_v the_o other_o errata_n finis_fw-la
jegar-sahadutha_a a_o oil_v pillar_n set_a up_o for_o posterity_n against_o the_o present_a wickedness_n hypocrisy_n blasphemy_n persecution_n and_o cruelty_n of_o this_o serpent_n power_n now_o up_o in_o england_n the_o our-street_n of_o the_o beast_n or_o a_o heart_n appeal_v to_o heaven_n and_o earth_n break_v out_o of_o bond_n and_o banishment_n at_o last_o in_o a_o relation_n of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o past_a and_o present_a suffering_n of_o john_n rogers_n in_o close_a prison_n and_o continue_a banishment_n for_o the_o most_o bless_a cause_n and_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n the_o sound_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o seven_o thunder_n or_o holy_a oracle_n call_v rail_v by_o they_o in_o power_n seal_v up_o to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o end_n from_o carisbrook_n castle_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o my_o captivity_n the_o fifth-prison_n and_o the_o three_o in_o exile_n have_v be_v hurry_v about_o from_o post_n to_o pillar_n quia_fw-la perdere_fw-la nolo_fw-la substantiam_fw-la propter_fw-la accidentia_fw-la gen._n 31.36_o 37._o what_o be_v my_o trespass_n what_o be_v my_o sin_n that_o thou_o have_v so_o hot_o pursue_v after_o i_o set_v it_o here_o before_o my_o brother_n and_o thy_o brethren_n that_o they_o may_v judge_v betwixt_o we_o both_o lam._n 4.3_o the_o very_a sea-monster_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tannin_n the_o old_a serpent_n draw_v out_o the_o breast_n they_o suckle_v their_o young_a one_o or_o protect_v once_o from_o the_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gur_n he_o sojourn_v with_o or_o dwell_v under_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n to_o a_o cruel_a one_o as_o the_o ostrich_n in_o the_o wilderness_n lam._n 3.52_o 53_o 55._o my_o enemy_n have_v hunt_v hunt_v i_o like_o a_o sparrow_n without_o cause_n or_o grace_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chen_n they_o have_v cut_v off_o my_o day_n in_o the_o dungeon_n and_o cast_v a_o stone_n upon_o i_o i_o call_v upon_o thy_o name_n o_o jehovah_n out_o of_o the_o under_o dungeon_n non_fw-la vindictâ_fw-la sed_fw-la victoriâ_fw-la the_o poor_a prisoner_n pilgrim_n and_o exile_n in_o caines-br-castle_n from_o the_o top_n of_o amana_n the_o top_n of_o shenir_fw-fr and_o hermon_n from_o the_o lion_n den_n from_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o leopard_n to_o all_o his_o fellow-citizen_n in_o zion_n and_o fellow-separates_a out_o of_o babylon_n and_o to_o such_o as_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o our_o chain_n especial_o in_o that_o church_n society_n whereof_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v he_o a_o overseer_n christian_n reader_n friend_n and_o brethren_n can_v the_o trumpet_n talk_v with_o i_o be_v hear_v with_o you_o the_o distinct_a sound_n to_o all_o of_o we_o as_o one_o will_v be_v come_v hither_o but_o oh_o how_o few_o can_v hear_v it_o hear_v it_o or_o receive_v it_o if_o you_o be_v our_o fellow_n waiter_n or_o witness_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n at_o hand_n than_o i_o may_v say_v of_o each_o of_o you_o as_o of_o joseph_n luk._n 22.50_o 51._o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o just_a the_o same_o have_v not_o consent_v to_o the_o counsel_n and_o deed_n of_o they_o that_o persecute_v christ_n for_o he_o wait_v also_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o oh_o how_o many_o have_v act_v or_o at_o least_o consent_v with_o the_o sin_n of_o this_o generation_n and_o how_o many_o be_v monstruous_o and_o most_o wilful_o ignorant_a of_o this_o kingdom_n which_o we_o suffer_v and_o wait_v for_o in_o the_o new_a world_n yea_o libenter_fw-la ignorantur_fw-la liberius_fw-la peccant_a they_o have_v rather_o be_v ignorant_a then_o in_o the_o pure_a light_n thereof_o to_o loose_v the_o great_a thing_n of_o this_o wicked_a world_n or_o their_o great_a lust_n which_o they_o must_v do_v that_o follow_v the_o lamb_n lie_v with_o the_o 24._o rev._n 4_o 5._o about_o the_o throne_n or_o look_v to_o rise_v and_o reign_v with_o he_o on_o earth_n in_o the_o thousand_o year_n the_o glory_n of_o which_o state_n i_o have_v at_o large_a delineate_v as_o the_o most_o lucid_a &_o florid_n dogmatic_a discovery_n of_o this_o day_n in_o my_o first_o treat_n call_v prison-born_a morning_n beam_n if_o it_o be_v in_o be_v demonstrate_v the_o truth_n as_o all_o the_o orthognomone_n orthodox_n professor_n and_o preacher_n maintain_v it_o in_o primitive_a time_n the_o woman_n or_o true_a church_n travel_v with_o this_o male-child_n leap_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o she_o till_o she_o bring_v it_o forth_o spite_n of_o the_o dragon_n power_n that_o persecute_v it_o rev._n 12.2_o 3_o 5._o who_o be_v to_o rule_v all_o nation_n but_o the_o beast_n hinder_v and_z he_o be_v catch_v up_o unto_o god_n and_o the_o poor_a woman_n flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n for_o 1260._o day_n or_o the_o 42._o month_n the_o period_n of_o which_o be_v upon_o we_o it_o seem_v this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o christ_n on_o earth_n have_v at_o the_o birth_n thereof_o a_o most_o noble_a reception_n both_o of_o the_o christian_n or_o few_o 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