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A19954 Two sermons preached at the assises holden at Carlile touching sundry corruptions of these times / by L.D. ... Dawes, Lancelot, 1580-1653. 1614 (1614) STC 6389; ESTC S320 64,296 158

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church_n isa_n 34.11_o 13._o etc._n etc._n the_o pelican_n and_o the_o hedgehog_n shall_v possess_v they_o the_o great_a raven_n and_o the_o owl_n shall_v dwell_v in_o they_o and_o he_o shall_v stretch_v out_o upon_o they_o the_o line_n of_o vanity_n and_o the_o stone_n of_o emptiness_n they_o shall_v bring_v forth_o thorn_n in_o the_o palace_n thereof_o nettle_n and_o thistle_n in_o the_o strong_a hold_v thereof_o &_o they_o shall_v be_v habitation_n for_o dragon_n &_o court_v for_o ostrich_n there_o shall_v meet_v zim_n &_o limb_n &_o the_o fairy_n shall_v dance_v there_o &_o the_o skrichowle_a shall_v rest_v there_o and_o shall_v find_v for_o herself_o a_o quiet_a dwell_n there_o shall_v the_o owl_n make_v her_o nest_n and_o lay_v and_o hatch_v &_o gather_v they_o under_o her_o shadow_n there_o shall_v the_o vulture_n also_o be_v gather_v
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retinetur_fw-la a_o pestilent_a and_o froward_a kind_n of_o people_n which_o have_v be_v still_o gain_v say_v and_o yet_o never_o more_o common_a and_o frequent_v then_o now_o a_o offspring_n not_o so_o degenerate_a from_o the_o join_n of_o judas_n as_o be_v the_o oppressor_n because_o the_o oppressor_n like_o the_o fat_a bull_n of_o basan_n close_v the_o poor_a on_o every_o side_n and_o gape_v upon_o he_o with_o his_o mouth_n as_o it_o be_v a_o ramp_a &_o a_o roar_a lion_n whereas_o the_o briber_n 10.8.10_o briber_n psa_fw-la 10.8.10_o lie_v close_o in_o the_o thievish_a corner_n of_o the_o street_n that_o he_o may_v ravish_v such_o as_o he_o shall_v get_v into_o his_o net_n the_o oppressor_n take_v it_o perforce_o the_o briber_n get_v all_o by_o secret_a compact_n what_o will_v you_o give_v i_o 4.11_o i_o est_fw-la 4.11_o none_o may_v come_v to_o the_o inner_a court_n of_o king_n ahashuerosh_n save_v he_o to_o who_o the_o king_n hold_v out_o his_o golden_a sceptre_n but_o none_o 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hell_n and_o behold_v thy_o do_n it_o be_v no_o heathenish_a counsel_n which_o a_o heathen_a man_n give_v neither_o do_v it_o smell_v of_o epicurism_n though_o it_o be_v his_o dictate_v who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o that_o swinish_a sect_n sense_n sect_n epicurus_n apud_fw-la sense_n that_o whatsoever_o thou_o be_v about_o to_o do_v though_o never_o so_o secret_a thou_o shall_v still_o imagine_v that_o some_o do_v behold_v thou_o and_o observe_v thy_o action_n ut_fw-la sic_fw-la tanquam_fw-la illo_fw-la spectante_fw-la vivas_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la tamquam_fw-la illo_fw-la vidente_fw-la facias_fw-la say_v seneca_n and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o thou_o be_v about_o to_o do_v say_v the_o same_o writer_n imagine_v that_o cato_n a_o severe_a reprehender_n of_o the_o least_o vice_n or_o if_o this_o be_v too_o much_o suppose_v that_o laelius_n a_o man_n of_o a_o quiet_a disposition_n but_o such_o as_o can_v brook_v any_o notable_a offence_n do_v behold_v thou_o this_o be_v good_a counsel_n 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border_n of_o their_o ground_n take_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o right_n from_o both_o or_o rather_o like_a to_o philip_n of_o macedon_n who_o be_v choose_v a_o judge_n between_o two_o brethren_n touch_v their_o father_n kingdom_n take_v it_o from_o they_o both_o and_o reserve_v it_o to_o himself_o they_o take_v from_o both_o the_o party_n though_o not_o the_o same_o numero_fw-la which_o they_o contend_v for_o yet_o the_o same_o specie_fw-la i_o mean_v the_o value_n of_o the_o same_o and_o gain_v it_o to_o themselves_o the_o silly_a sheep_n in_o a_o tempest_n run_v to_o a_o briarbush_n for_o a_o shelter_n when_o the_o storm_n be_v overblowne_v he_o be_v so_o clasp_v in_o the_o brier_n that_o before_o he_o get_v out_o he_o be_v enforce_v to_o leave_v some_o good_a part_n of_o his_o fleece_n behind_o he_o so_o that_o he_o be_v make_v unable_a to_o endure_v the_o next_o storm_n and_o yet_o better_o it_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v endure_v it_o with_o patience_n then_o by_o have_v
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13_o 14._o david-like_a after_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o tear_n for_o his_o sin_n which_o as_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o war_n famine_n pestilence_n and_o all_o other_o calamity_n so_o be_v they_o also_o of_o wicked_a &_o ungodly_a magistrate_n otherwise_o they_o have_v reason_n to_o fear_n that_o if_o god_n shall_v displace_v a_o evil_a magistrate_n he_o will_v set_v a_o worse_a in_o his_o roone_a according_a to_o that_o of_o th●_n 2._o th●_n val_n max._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 2._o old_a wife_n of_o syracuse_n who_o when_o other_o pray_v for_o the_o death_n of_o dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n she_o pray_v for_o his_o long_a life_n be_v send_v for_o by_o dyonysius_fw-la &_o demand_v wherein_o she_o be_v behold_v unto_o he_o that_o she_o so_o devout_o pray_v for_o he_o in_o nothing_o say_v she_o be_o i_o behold_v to_o thou_o &_o yet_o i_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o pray_v for_o thou_o for_o i_o remember_v when_o i_o be_v a_o young_a wench_n there_o be_v a_o cruel_a tyrant_n that_o 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