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A84598 The good old cause dress'd in it's primitive lustre, and set forth to the view of all men. Being a short and sober narrative of the great revolutions of affairs in these later times. By R. Fitz-Brian, an affectionate lover of his country. Fitz-Brian, R. 1659 (1659) Wing F1068; Thomason E968_6; ESTC R207693 12,497 16

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screw_v up_o and_o distort_v as_o well_o their_o own_o wi●s●_n as_o our_o right_n by_o endeavour_v to_o make_v those_o device_n of_o they_o to_o appear_v with_o the_o face_n and_o colour_n of_o a_o law_n thing_n be_v thus_o posture_v there_o want_v but_o very_o little_a of_o effect_v what_o they_o so_o strenuous_o seek_v after_o to_o be_v the_o absolute_a master_n of_o our_o life_n liberty_n and_o estate_n at_o their_o own_o pleasure_n the_o whole_a current_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n be_v out_o cou●se_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o land_n that_o shall_v be_v the_o directour_n of_o what_o be_v law_n and_o right_n either_o corrupt_o oppose_v or_o else_o not_o dare_v to_o declare_v the_o truth_n and_o those_o that_o do_v speak_v their_o judgement_n free_o and_o honest_o be_v upon_o that_o very_a account_n immediate_o displace_v and_o put_v out_o of_o office_n sect._n ii_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o day_n of_o reformation_n when_o the_o thick_a darkness_n of_o the_o night_n have_v thus_o overshadow_a we_o and_o the_o decline_a of_o the_o sun_n towards_o its_o biuniall_a solstice_n have_v sufficient_o assure_v we_o that_o it_o be_v a_o sharp_a and_o rigorous_a winter_n behold_v all_o on_o a_o sudden_a the_o day_n begin_v to_o dawn_n and_o the_o return_n of_o the_o long_a absent_a sun_n give_v we_o the_o unexpected_a hope_n of_o a_o approach_a summer_n the_o grievance_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v become_v insufferable_a arbitrariness_n and_o lordly_a domination_n be_v rise_v up_o to_o the_o height_n all_o thing_n be_v stretch_v out_o to_o their_o utmost_a length_n and_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o affair_n be_v so_o deplorable_a that_o we_o be_v as_o hopeless_a of_o have_v redress_n as_o we_o be_v certain_a that_o we_o be_v plunge_v under_o ruin_n yet_o even_o then_o do_v the_o light_n break_v forth_o and_o that_o very_o dismal_a season_n when_o it_o be_v at_o the_o black_a prove_v the_o vertical_a point_n which_o at_o once_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o further_a career_n of_o our_o design_a misery_n and_o
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