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A92721
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Scotland's lament for their misfortunes.
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Wing S2016A; ESTC R183615
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scotland_n lament_n for_o their_o misfortune_n pray_v listen_v and_o hear_v of_o the_o sad_a state_n have_v happen_v to_o scotland_n of_o late_a and_o this_o my_o part_n which_o i_o have_v begin_v will_v now_o declare_v their_o misfortune_n and_o true_o this_o be_v very_o sad_a enough_o to_o make_v a_o wise_a man_n mad_a these_o bypast_a year_n have_v be_v so_o bad_a there_o be_v thousand_o dye_v for_o lake_n of_o bread_n as_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o like_a to_o end_v till_o we_o the_o people_n do_v amend_v if_o a_o indian_a trade_n we_o do_v attemp_n likewise_o of_o sin_n let_v as_o repent_v at_o first_o by_o it_o we_o can_v do_v no_o good_a not_o be_v assist_v by_o our_o god_n we_o have_v lose_v our_o man_n and_o our_o money_n our_o provender_n and_o ship_n at_o sea_n tho'_o it_o be_v so_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n for_o the_o great_a sin_n which_o we_o lie_v under_o of_o good_a religion_n we_o make_v a_o show_n but_o oh_o alace_o it_o be_v not_o true_a many_o word_n we_o do_v make_v up_o on_o heap_n which_o make_v we_o like_o the_o hypocrite_n they_o be_v not_o in_o sincetiry_n alace_o too_o like_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi yet_o if_o in_o goodness_n we_o do_v augment_v our_o god_n be_v good_a and_o will_v repent_v he_o will_v give_v we_o success_n to_o our_o trade_n that_o we_o our_o enemy_n may_v invade_v a_o hard_a beginning_n be_v the_o best_a and_o will_v our_o good_a friend_n prove_v at_o last_o let_v we_o take_v courage_n still_o yet_o more_o for_o who_o he_o love_v he_o chasten_v sore_o therefore_o our_o trade_n we_o need_v not_o fear_n these_o be_v good_a news_n that_o we_o do_v hear_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o rising-sun_n to_o inhabit_v darien_n will_v go_v on_o let_v we_o take_v courage_n and_o be_v glade_n hope_v to_o have_v a_o gallant_a trade_n but_o if_o we_o still_o rebel_n remain_v against_o our_o master_n to_o conspire_v he_o will_v then_o come_v as_o with_o a_o train_n and_o set_v our_o house_n all_o on_o fire_n as_o in_o edinburgh_n that_o gallant_a city_n save_v his_o will_n have_v be_v great_a pity_n into_o the_o year_n seven_o hundred_o this_o sad_a misfortune_n happen_v in_o february_n the_o three_o day_n the_o encroach_a fire_n do_v mount_v so_o high_a that_o the_o best_a building_n in_o the_o town_n by_o force_n of_o it_o be_v pull_v down_o these_o brave_a building_n that_o be_v so_o high_a the_o like_a be_v not_o in_o that_o kingdom_n three_o full_a fifteen_o story_n high_a or_o so_o yet_o by_o the_o fire_n they_o be_v bring_v low_a which_o cause_v many_o one_o to_o mourn_v two_o hundred_o family_n there_o do_v burn_v now_o the_o same_o quarter_n of_o the_o town_n thrice_o by_o the_o fire_n have_v be_v pull_v down_o we_o may_v receive_v it_o as_o a_o wedge_n for_o the_o horrid_a sin_n sacraledge_n and_o other_o sin_n which_o god_n do_v move_v to_o afflict_v his_o people_n they_o to_o prove_v such_o as_o pride_n who_o patron_n be_v hell_n who_o father_n be_v the_o devil_n himself_o to_o break_v the_o sabbath_n be_v a_o shame_n to_o whore_n and_o drink_v and_o to_o blaspheme_n to_o cheat_v and_o lie_v to_o steel_n and_o rive_n this_o age_n abound_v wherein_o we_o live_v therefore_o let_v we_o repent_v with_o speed_n for_o sure_a there_o never_o be_v more_o need_n for_o these_o his_o threaten_n on_o we_o all_o we_o may_v receive_v they_o as_o a_o call_v and_o make_v confession_n of_o our_o sin_n which_o all_o these_o evil_n on_o we_o bring_v over_o the_o same_o daily_a to_o mourn_v lest_o that_o into_o hell_n fire_n we_o burn_v finis_fw-la