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A00286
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Certaine aduertisements for the good of the church and common-wealth well worthy the serious consideration of the most honourable High Court of Parliament late assembled, and hereafter to be assembled againe.
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STC 10404; ESTC S101634
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qui_fw-la ante_fw-la omnes_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la prio_fw-la fecerit_fw-la neque_fw-la n._n hominis_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la sequi_fw-la oportet_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la veritatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o some_o moderate_a recreation_n of_o servant_n at_o some_o time_n your_o most_o honourable_a court_n can_v in_o your_o wisdom_n take_v order_n though_o holy_a day_n be_v disannul_v and_o that_o although_o some_o master_n shall_v be_v merciless_a in_o that_o behalf_n to_o conclude_v all_o for_o the_o sanctify_a of_o this_o day_n may_v it_o please_v your_o honourable_a court_n to_o consider_v as_o of_o many_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n isai_n 58.13_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o like_a 13.15_o jer._n 17.42_o ezek._n 20.13_o and_o 24_o and_o 23.38_o neh._n 13.15_o so_o especial_o of_o the_o zeal_n of_o nehemiah_n in_o that_o behalf_n the_o great_a the_o work_n of_o redemption_n be_v then_o the_o work_n of_o the_o first_o creation_n the_o more_o be_v the_o lord_n day_n for_o 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farmer_n run_v away_o leave_v they_o and_o their_o land_n in_o the_o lurch_n to_o their_o as_o great_a loss_n as_o before_o they_o have_v gain_v by_o their_o hard_a rent_n in_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n look_v for_o their_o rent_n but_o never_o care_v with_o what_o difficulty_n and_o grief_n of_o heart_n their_o farmer_n labour_n to_o maintain_v themselves_o and_o their_o family_n 127.2_o ps_n 127.2_o rise_v early_o and_o sit_v up_o late_o and_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o sorrow_n while_o their_o landlord_n live_v in_o ease_n and_o pleasure_n notwithstanding_o the_o woe_n of_o such_o landlord_n will_v be_v great_a in_o the_o end_n than_o the_o present_a grief_n of_o their_o poor_a tenant_n 4.2_o isa_n 3.15_o psal_n 14.5_o amos_n 8.6_o 7._o amos_n 4.2_o for_o they_o beat_v the_o lord_n people_n to_o piece_n &_o grind_v the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o eat_v they_o up_o as_o man_n eat_v bread_n yea_o they_o sallow_a they_o up_o and_o buy_v they_o for_o silver_n and_o sell_v 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