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A81556
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Distracted Englands lamentation, dangerously lying upon her sicke bed: with her last refuge for cure, unto the wholesome physicke of repentance and humiliation. Iuly 14. 1646. Imprimatur, Iohn Downame.
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distract_v england_n lamentation_n dangerous_o lie_v upon_o her_o sick_a bed_n with_o her_o last_o refuge_n for_o cure_n unto_o the_o wholesome_a physic_n of_o repentance_n and_o humiliation_n repent_v for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v at_o hand_n matt._n 2._o to_o end_v this_o war_n weep_v fast_o and_o pâ—â—y_v july_n 14._o 1646._o imprimatur_fw-la john_n downame_n july_n 27._o london_n print_v for_o richard_n harper_n at_o the_o bible_n and_o harp_n in_o smithfield_n 1646._o distract_v england_n lamentation_n to_o lament_v be_v a_o thing_n seasonable_a to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o misery_n and_o of_o all_o misery_n war_n be_v the_o great_a for_o it_o do_v most_o mischief_n and_o have_v least_o mercy_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n david_n choose_v rather_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n then_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n but_o of_o all_o war_n that_o we_o call_v civil_a be_v the_o most_o rude_a merciless_a and_o unnatural_a of_o which_o i_o think_v we_o be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v instruct_v for_o it_o arm_v the_o father_n against_o the_o son_n and_o son_n against_o the_o father_n one_o kinsman_n against_o another_o and_o one_o friend_n against_o another_o it_o bring_v desolation_n and_o confusion_n to_o a_o kingdom_n by_o it_o all_o order_n be_v break_v all_o law_n be_v violate_v all_o decency_n be_v anoul_v in_o the_o time_n of_o her_o impious_a reign_n liberty_n give_v strength_n to_o error_n coveteousnesse_n uphould_v extortion_n and_o ambition_n nourish_v discord_n vice_n ride_v on_o her_o foot-cloth_n and_o virtue_n wait_v at_o the_o stirrup_n whatsoever_o list_v be_v lawful_a what_o be_v truth_n and_o honesty_n doubtful_a and_o all_o villainy_n useful_a it_o be_v like_o a_o wild_a boar_n in_o a_o vineyard_n that_o make_v havoc_n of_o the_o grape_n and_o destroy_v the_o vine_n like_o a_o great_a wind_n upon_o the_o land_n that_o overthrow_v town_n tower_n and_o castle_n it_o be_v the_o beâ—st_a that_o with_o his_o tail_n sweep_v down_o the_o star_n from_o the_o firmament_n the_o land_n leviathan_n that_o swallow_v and_o devour_v all_o as_o well_o thâ—_n gâ—â—at_a one_o as_o the_o fry_n it_o be_v the_o varlet_n of_o that_o martial_a devil_n that_o be_v swear_v to_o betray_v his_o own_o blood_n to_o misery_n his_o own_o country_n to_o ruin_v of_o which_o poor_a england_n who_o be_v at_o this_o present_a under_o the_o bloody_a wing_n of_o this_o fatal_a mischief_n do_v not_o a_o little_a nor_o without_o cause_n complain_v in_o her_o lamentation_n follow_v have_v pity_n on_o i_o have_v pity_n on_o i_o at_o leastwise_o you_o that_o be_v my_o friend_n for_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o lord_n have_v touch_v i_o god_n have_v spring_v the_o mine_n of_o his_o wrath_n into_o i_o and_o wound_v i_o with_o a_o most_o unnatural_a civil_a war_n which_o be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o grievous_a and_o destructive_a every_o day_n he_o cut_v i_o with_o the_o whet_v sword_n of_o his_o ireful_a justice_n with_o the_o rod_n of_o his_o fury_n with_o the_o iron_n rod_n of_o his_o indignation_n he_o have_v whip_v i_o on_o all_o side_n on_o the_o east_n and_o on_o the_o west_n on_o the_o north_n and_o on_o the_o south_n i_o be_o full_a of_o stripe_n he_o have_v not_o lest_o a_o free_a place_n in_o i_o o_o have_v pluy_fw-fr on_o i_o by_o what_o a_o steep_a precipice_n have_v i_o fall_v down_o headlong_o to_o destruction_n and_o ruin_n i_o that_o whilom_o enjoy_v sweet_n of_o peace_n and_o bless_a plenty_n with_o so_o great_a quiet_a and_o security_n i_o that_o be_v so_o late_o admire_v of_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o fair_a and_o opulent_a cittys_n for_o building_n of_o honour_n and_o antiquity_n for_o house_n of_o liberal_a and_o hospitable_a entertainment_n for_o field_n as_o fertile_a and_o profitable_a as_o delightful_a for_o wood_n and_o forest_n both_o beautiful_a and_o spacious_a for_o good_a and_o wholesome_a temper_n subject_n to_o no_o malignant_a influence_n for_o all_o manner_n of_o provision_n my_o down_n be_v cover_v over_o with_o sheep_n my_o valley_n fill_v with_o neat_a my_o park_n with_o dear_a my_o pond_n with_o fish_n and_o the_o feather_a game_n in_o every_o species_n abound_v and_o multiply_v nothing_o that_o can_v be_v think_v necessary_a either_o for_o pleasure_n or_o sustenance_n but_o i_o can_v boast_v of_o it_o from_o the_o liberal_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n but_o now_o the_o black_a curtain_n of_o desolation_n be_v draw_v over_o i_o which_o be_v evict_v from_o every_o kingdom_n that_o be_v divide_v within_o itself_o god_n have_v let_v down_o the_o visitation_n of_o his_o wrath_n upon_o i_o because_o i_o will_v not_o know_v he_o in_o time_n of_o plenty_n because_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n i_o will_v not_o make_v my_o peace_n with_o he_o therefore_o he_o have_v remove_v that_o candlestick_n of_o his_o blessing_n and_o have_v bring_v in_o a_o foe_n that_o have_v besiege_v i_o round_o a_o war_n a_o civil_a war_n by_o which_o i_o be_o in_o all_o thing_n impoverish_v and_o bring_v to_o beggary_n the_o hook_n of_o war_n be_v fasten_v into_o my_o side_n by_o which_o many_o of_o my_o fair_a town_n and_o edifice_n have_v be_v pull_v down_o and_o demolish_v without_o regard_n either_o to_o honour_n or_o antiquity_n yea_o my_o very_a church_n have_v be_v cast_v down_o to_o their_o first_o bed_n and_o their_o steeple_n lay_v level_v with_o the_o earth_n many_o a_o good_a house_n by_o violence_n and_o unjust_a oppression_n be_v become_v both_o inhospitable_a and_o inhabitable_a my_o field_n be_v fill_v with_o war_n ireful_a confusion_n the_o green_a soarâ—_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o crimson_a gore_n all_o fragrancy_n and_o delight_v convert_v into_o 〈◊〉_d spectacle_n of_o horror_n the_o tillage_n and_o labour_n of_o the_o painful_a oâ—…e_n be_v trample_v under_o fooâ—e_n my_o forest_n lie_v at_o waste_n my_o wood_n go_v to_o decay_v by_o the_o cruel_a axe_n of_o war_n that_o have_v pierce_v the_o heart_n of_o many_o a_o sound_a oak_n i_o have_v lose_v my_o temper_n and_o my_o very_a air_n now_o be_v infect_v with_o malignancy_n there_o be_v no_o health_n nor_o security_n in_o i_o at_o all_o the_o lamb_n be_v not_o secure_a in_o the_o sell_v nor_o the_o bird_n in_o the_o nest_n nor_o the_o infant_n at_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o mother_n my_o woe_n be_v beyond_o expression_n i_o be_o cast_v down_o below_o the_o bose_n of_o misery_n i_o be_o fall_v into_o the_o pit_n of_o ruin_n o_o have_v pity_n on_o i_o have_v pity_n on_o i_o at_o leastwise_o you_o that_o be_v my_o friend_n but_o england_n who_o do_v thou_o speak_v unto_o who_o do_v thou_o call_v upon_o for_o pity_n upon_o friend_n what_o friend_n where_o be_v they_o in_o the_o city_n in_o the_o country_n in_o the_o court_n i_o must_v confess_v all_o aught_o to_o be_v thy_o friend_n from_o the_o high_a ruler_n to_o the_o mean_a subject_n for_o thou_o england_n have_v be_v a_o dear_a mother_n unto_o we_o all_o our_o first_o air_n we_o draw_v from_o thou_o and_o our_o first_o milk_n i_o be_v a_o just_a loyalty_n of_o we_o all_o and_o a_o duty_n which_o we_o all_o owe_v to_o love_n and_o not_o our_o they_z in_o regard_n thou_o be_v our_o dear_a country_n and_o we_o be_v all_o thou_o by_o birth_n right_o thy_o king_n thy_o state_n the_o whole_a commonwealth_n be_v thou_o why_o shall_v not_o all_o then_o be_v thy_o subject_n and_o thy_o friend_n why_o shall_v any_o degenerate_a from_o his_o loyalty_n to_o thou_o or_o be_v so_o cruel_a as_o by_o sword_n or_o fire_n to_o look_v and_o work_v thy_o destruction_n child_n be_v condemn_v that_o be_v unnatural_a to_o their_o parent_n none_o but_o viper_n destroy_v their_o mother_n what_o name_n then_o be_v due_a unto_o such_o as_o seek_v the_o ruin_n of_o their_o country_n thou_o have_v be_v our_o nurse_n and_o suckler_n in_o all_o our_o necessity_n and_o now_o to_o return_v thou_o so_o much_o evil_n for_o good_a be_v a_o hard_a measure_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n we_o be_v mad_a we_o know_v not_o what_o we_o do_v else_o we_o will_v collect_v and_o understand_v that_o all_o the_o abuse_n and_o wrong_n we_o do_v unto_o our_o country_n all_o the_o spoil_n and_o havoc_n we_o make_v on_o she_o be_v a_o rape_n and_o violence_n commit_v upon_o ourselves_o we_o draw_v our_o own_o blood_n in_o draw_v she_o we_o cut_v off_o the_o breast_n from_o whence_o we_o have_v our_o milk_n we_o destroy_v the_o hand_n hat_n puter_v bread_n into_o our_o mouth_n we_o rip_v up_o and_o riffel_fw-mi the_o womb_n from_o whence_o proceed_v all_o our_o plenty_n and_o livelihood_n and_o not_o only_o to_o ourselves_o be_v this_o do_v but_o also_o unto_o our_o child_n that_o shall_v comâ—â—fter_o who_o curse_n will_v hang_v upon_o we_o in_o posterity_n yet_o there_o
be_v nothing_o now_o leave_v unattmpt_v not_o unperpetrate_v which_o the_o malice_n of_o this_o cruel_a and_o unjust_a war_n can_v reach_v unto_o all_o grace_n all_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n whatsoever_o we_o see_v bring_v to_o the_o battery_n and_o subdue_v by_o their_o opp_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d modesty_n be_v expulse_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o impudence_n coveteouâ—â—â—â—â—â—ath_v master_v liberality_n pride_n insult_v over_o humllity_n falshoâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d beat_v truth_n out_o of_o the_o field_n error_n make_v religion_n her_o quarry_n these_o be_v the_o conqueror_n of_o the_o time_n these_o be_v they_o that_o have_v set_v up_o liberty_n in_o the_o throne_n of_o discipline_n by_o who_o all_o good_a law_n both_o divine_a and_o humane_a be_v violate_v all_o holy_a engagement_n and_o covenant_n of_o religion_n be_v break_v all_o obligation_n of_o amity_n and_o friendship_n be_v make_v void_a and_o even_o the_o near_a bond_n of_o nature_n cancel_v o_o lamentable_a time_n o_o execrable_a manner_n it_o be_v misery_n enough_o to_o see_v such_o implety_n such_o hellish_a wrath_n und_fw-ge cruelty_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o any_o christian_n whatsoever_o for_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v of_o a_o celestial_a and_o divine_a temper_n but_o much_o more_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o christian_n and_o countryman_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o kindred_n and_o alliance_n of_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n that_o such_o heart_n shall_v differ_v or_o have_v that_o hardness_n and_o stony_a rancour_n as_o to_o oppose_v and_o injure_v one_o another_o so_o inhuman_o fill_v with_o amazement_n and_o wonder_n what_o then_o shall_v we_o never_o recover_v reason_n shall_v we_o still_o persevere_v in_o our_o frenzy_n and_o madness_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o wilful_a ignorancâ—_n and_o misunderstanding_n one_o another_o after_o so_o great_a a_o draught_n be_v it_o not_o time_n to_o close_v the_o vein_n we_o have_v go_v out_o tiger_n hitherto_o shall_v we_o never_o return_v man_n do_v we_o find_v so_o much_o sweetness_n in_o the_o game_n that_o we_o can_v forsake_v the_o send_v it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o hound_n never_o to_o be_v reclaim_v from_o blood_n that_o they_o be_v once_o flesh_v in_o be_v we_o go_v so_o far_o a_o field_n in_o heat_n of_o blood_n so_o much_o astray_o from_o humanity_n that_o we_o can_v find_v no_o passage_n back_o o_o unhappy_a england_n what_o remedy_n then_o must_v thou_o fly_v unto_o what_o physic_n must_v thou_o take_v to_o purge_v away_o this_o malignant_a fever_n what_o antidote_n be_v the_o best_a to_o expel_v the_o baneful_a humour_n from_o thy_o sick_a heart_n nothing_o but_o dens-gordium_n god_n only_o who_o be_v the_o king_n of_o heart_n it_o be_v he_o must_v do_v it_o this_o be_v a_o evil_n which_o none_o but_o that_o king_n can_v cure_v and_o therefore_o since_o the_o meeting_n and_o counsel_n of_o earthly_a physician_n can_v do_v no_o good_a nor_o afford_v one_o proposition_n of_o comfort_n nor_o minister_v any_o case_n unto_o thou_o thou_o must_v have_v recourse_n to_o he_o thou_o must_v refer_v the_o whole_a cure_n to_o he_o who_o know_v thy_o frame_n and_o constitution_n and_o be_v too_o much_o acquaint_v with_o thy_o disease_n prostrate_v thyself_o before_o the_o synod_n of_o his_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o beseech_v he_o for_o his_o mercy_n sake_n to_o help_v thou_o for_o he_o will_v sure_o and_o infallible_o prove_v thy_o friend_n so_o soon_o â—s_v thou_o have_v take_v thy_o potion_n of_o repentance_n into_o the_o bottom_n of_o thy_o heart_n according_a as_o he_o have_v perscribe_v and_o not_o only_o a_o friend_n to_o thou_o but_o unto_o all_o that_o come_v so_o prepare_v to_o ask_v his_o help_n say_v therefore_o unto_o he_o have_v pity_n on_o i_o o_o god_n according_a to_o thy_o great_a mercy_n heal_v i_o 〈◊〉_d lord_n for_o i_o be_o sick_a i_o be_o indeed_o heart_n sick_a grieveous_o distemâ—â—â—â—…_n 〈◊〉_d my_o head_n and_o all_o my_o member_n i_o be_o sick_a to_o death_n i_o have_v a_o disease_n thâ—â—â—â—…ence_n of_o which_o will_v ruin_v i_o it_o be_v desperate_a it_o rage_v in_o all_o partâ—_n 〈◊〉_d beleaguer_v my_o very_a heart_n my_o lifeblood_n be_v in_o danger_n it_o bruise_v and_o mortify_v my_o flesh_n even_o into_o my_o marrow_n it_o searcheh_a &_o cause_v a_o disturbance_n in_o all_o my_o bone_n it_o strain_v my_o sinew_n and_o break_v insunder_o the_o strong_a ligament_n of_o my_o body_n my_o reeme_n be_v break_v my_o navel_n unclose_v my_o bowel_n appear_v o_o all_o you_o that_o pass_v by_o the_o way_n attend_v and_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o grief_n like_o my_o grief_n attend_v you_o that_o stand_v aloof_o you_o that_o be_v my_o neighbour_n and_o behold_v my_o misery_n behold_v in_o what_o a_o dangerous_a case_n i_o be_o through_o my_o own_o deprave_a and_o perverse_a humour_n observe_v my_o trouble_a state_n a_o good_a warning_n peace_n see_v how_o i_o lie_v a_o bleed_a what_o a_o stux_n of_o blood_n have_v issue_v from_o i_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o i_o fear_v the_o pleurisy_n will_v choke_v i_o i_o be_o faint_a let_v i_o bleed_v no_o more_o i_o have_v lose_v too_o much_o blood_n already_o and_o that_o of_o the_o pure_a of_o the_o noble_a and_o good_a blood_n and_o innocent_a blood_n such_o as_o the_o butcher_n cain_n draw_v from_o abel_n physic_n more_o mild_a and_o gentle_a have_v be_v offer_v i_o but_o i_o will_v take_v none_o i_o will_v digest_v none_o i_o have_v wrest_v too_o much_o with_o myself_o i_o have_v build_v too_o much_o upon_o the_o strength_n of_o my_o own_o body_n a_o sick_a body_n a_o severish_a body_n a_o very_a foul_a body_n a_o body_n without_o all_o symmetry_n natural_a disposition_n or_o temper_n my_o vein_n be_v on_o fire_n my_o pulse_n be_v out_o of_o order_n my_o temple_n burn_v and_o beat_v into_o the_o plamater_n of_o my_o brain_n which_o make_v i_o groan_n and_o sigh_v deep_a in_o jealous_o that_o i_o be_o past_a cure_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v indeed_o high_a time_n to_o change_v my_o physician_n to_o repose_v no_o more_o in_o earthly_a counsel_n but_o with_o a_o come_v heart_n and_o sincere_a intention_n to_o lift_v up_o my_o hand_n and_o voice_n to_o heaven_n from_o whence_o all_o help_n come_v and_o say_v heal_v i_o o_o lord_n for_o i_o be_o sick_a lord_n in_o this_o hot_a fit_a and_o bitter_a conflict_n draw_v the_o curtain_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o refresh_v i_o with_o the_o comfortable_a air_n of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n before_o i_o utter_o perish_v open_v the_o casement_n of_o thy_o divine_a providence_n and_o send_v into_o my_o heart_n the_o dove_n of_o peace_n for_o there_o be_v no_o physic_n else_o can_v do_v i_o good_a no_o ballam_n be_v agreeable_a to_o my_o disease_n as_o that_o death_n and_o miserable_a confusion_n be_v the_o object_n of_o war_n of_o which_o i_o be_o make_v already_o too_o sad_a a_o spectacle_n but_o peacâ—â—â—…s_v health_n and_o all_o effect_n contrary_a what_o war_n turn_v to_o malice_n peace_n â—â—â—verteth_v to_o love_v what_o war_n wound_v 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