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A16863
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The lamentacyon of a Christe[n] agai[n]st the citye of London for some certaine greate vyces vsed theri[n].
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Brinkelow, Henry, d. 1546.
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STC 3766; ESTC S106581
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the_o lamentacyon_n of_o a_o christian_a against_o the_o city_n of_o london_n for_o some_o certain_a great_a vice_n use_v therein_o psal._n lxx_o let_v they_o be_v abassh_v aude_n ashamed_a that_o seek_v after_o my_o soul_n let_v they_o be_v put_v to_o flight_n and_o shame_n that_o will_v i_o evyll_n imprint_v in_o y_z e_z year_n of_o our_o lord_n m.d.xlviii_o ¶_o the_o lamentation_n of_o a_o christian_a against_o the_o city_n of_o london_n &_o ce_fw-fr oh_o lord_n god_n father_n of_o mercy_n and_o god_n of_o all_o consolation_n what_o herte_n can_v lament_v to_o see_v the_o testament_n of_o thy_o only_a son_n our_o full_a and_o only_a redeemer_n jesus_n christ_n thus_o refuse_v &_o tread_v under_o foot_n yea_o all_o though_o god_n have_v give_v our_o most_o soveraygne_a lord_n king_n henry_n the_o eight_o such_o a_o herte_a to_o set_v it_o for_o the_o with_o his_o most_o graciouse_a prevyledge_n yet_o the_o great_a part_n of_o these_o inordinate_a scotfree_a styfnecked_a cytezen_n will_v not_o have_v in_o their_o house_n that_o lyvely_a word_n of_o our_o soul_n nor_o suffer_v their_o servant_n to_o have_v it_o neither_o yet_o glad_o read_v it_o or_o hear_v it_o red_a but_o abhor_v and_o disdain_v all_o those_o which_o will_v live_v according_a to_o the_o gospel_n and_o in_o stead_n there_o of_o they_o set_v up_o and_o maintain_v idolatrye_a and_o other_o innumerable_a vice_n and_o wickedness_n of_o man_n invencyon_n daily_o commit_v in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n no_o reformation_n or_o redress_v once_o study_v for_o whereby_o to_o expulse_v vice_n &_o increase_v virtue_n nor_o no_o politic_a invention_n for_o the_o commenwelth_n no_o no_o their_o head_n be_v so_o give_fw-ge to_o seek_v their_o own_o particular_a wealth_n oneli_a that_o they_o pass_v not_o of_o no_o honest_a provysion_n for_o the_o poor_a which_o thing_n above_o all_o other_o infidelitye_n shall_v be_v our_o damnation_n as_o aper_v math._n twenty-five_o where_o christ_n say_v i_o be_v hungrye_a 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