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A76857
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Bloody Babylon discoverd
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[Londinatus, Christianus].
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1659
(1659)
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Wing B3227; Thomason E1928_3; ESTC R209991
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god_n of_o our_o salvation_n hear_v we_o o_o thou_o the_o hope_n of_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n give_v we_o help_v against_o our_o trouble_n for_o without_o thou_o vain_a be_v the_o help_n of_o man_n but_o to_o return_v to_o my_o former_a method_n i_o can_v enlarge_v in_o such_o kind_n of_o exemplary_a addition_n and_o acquaint_v the_o world_n how_o several_a other_o of_o the_o first_o practical_a *_o root_n faction_n plotter_n presbyt_fw-la plotter_n have_v meet_v with_o sinne-speaking_a punishment_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o these_o secondugly_a rooter_n how_o like_a pinn_v though_o supposed_o rivet_v for_o a_o settle_a continuance_n some_o presbyterian_o have_v be_v knock_v out_o and_o other_o cut_v off_o only_o to_o make_v way_n for_o more_o bloody_a independent_a successor_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n can_v patricularize_v some_o of_o all_o degree_n who_o life_n reputation_n or_o estate_n have_v be_v expose_v to_o the_o block_n defamation_n and_o sequestration_n by_o 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the_o government_n of_o the_o three_o kingdom_n by_o force_n if_o not_o willing_o condescend_v unto_o by_o his_o late_a majesty_n reliquis_fw-la witness_v 19_o proposition_n cum_fw-la reliquis_fw-la be_v so_o plain_a that_o the_o mean_a capacity_n can_v but_o condescend_v to_o it_o as_o truth_n that_o this_o design_n be_v veil_v with_o specious_a pretence_n thereby_o to_o deceive_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o multitude_n and_o create_v a_o military_a assist_a power_n i_o have_v also_o make_v good_a that_o in_o common_a reason_n without_o these_o pretence_n it_o have_v be_v impossible_a for_o these_o conspirator_n to_o have_v compass_v their_o end_n any_o rational_a man_n will_v i_o be_o confident_a confess_v for_o can_v any_o man_n believe_v that_o if_o these_o rooting-plotter_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o this_o fatal_a parliament_n for_o then_o it_o have_v the_o face_n of_o such_o a_o court_n have_v declare_v to_o the_o world_n their_o intention_n to_o extirpate_v episcopacy_n abolish_v the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n alter_v the_o government_n of_o england_n nay_o to_o murder_n the_o