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A50537 The faithfull scout giving an alarme to Yorkeshire, (especially to the East-Ryding) and all other places at this time freed from the misery of warre, or, A treatise tending to stirre up men from security which possesses them, because (as they thinke) all danger is past, now that the seat of warre is removed from them / written by Will. Meeke. Meeke, William. 1647 (1647) Wing M1616; ESTC R19570 82,047 122

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3.3_o that_o he_o will_v come_v as_o a_o thief_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o know_v what_o hour_n he_o will_v be_v upon_o they_o thus_o he_o come_v upon_o the_o old_a world_n in_o noah_n day_n they_o be_v exhort_v by_o noah_n to_o prepare_v against_o the_o deluge_n every_o knock_n as_o one_o observe_v which_o he_o give_v in_o make_v the_o ark_n put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o but_o they_o scorn_v to_o follow_v his_o counsel_n and_o so_o before_o ever_o they_o know_v the_o flood_n come_v and_o sweep_v they_o all_o away_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o at_o such_o as_o will_v not_o take_v warning_n to_o prepare_v against_o his_o judgement_n he_o will_v laugh_v when_o destruction_n come_v upon_o they_o he_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o pity_v they_o that_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o misery_n shall_v be_v pleasant_a unto_o he_o nay_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o he_o will_v mock_v they_o as_o former_o they_o mock_v his_o counsel_n 1.26_o pro._n 1.26_o when_o fear_n come_v upon_o 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