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A33339 A mirrour or looking-glasse both for saints and sinners held forth in about two thousand examples wherein is presented as Gods wonderful mercies to the one, so his severe judgments against the other collected out of the most classique authors both ancient and modern with some late examples observed by my self : whereunto are added the wonders of nature and the rare ... / by Sa. Clark ... Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1654 (1654) Wing C4549; ESTC R22652 370,512 672

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to_o who_o drusus_n answer_v quin_fw-la tu_fw-la potiùs_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la in_o te_fw-la artis_fw-la est_fw-la it_o à_fw-la compone_fw-la domu●_n mea●_n ut_fw-la quicquid_fw-la ●gam_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la inspici_fw-la possit_fw-la rather_o say_v he_o if_o thou_o have_v any_o art_n show_v it_o in_o so_o contrive_v my_o house_n that_o whatsoever_o i_o do_v may_v be_v behold_v by_o all_o lipsius_n nicephorus_n phocas_n the_o greek_a emperor_n have_v a_o guilty_a and_o hellish_a conscience_n and_o fear_v heaven_n justice_n for_o his_o sin_n cause_v his_o palace_n at_o constantinople_n to_o be_v make_v impregnable_a and_o then_o begin_v to_o cast_v off_o his_o fear_n but_o when_o he_o think_v all_o safe_a ●_o voice_n be_v hear_v none_o know_v from_o who_o or_o whence_o tax_v his_o foolish_a confidence_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o though_o he_o raise_v his_o wall_n as_o high_a as_o heaven_n yet_o as_o long_o as_o wickedness_n dwell_v within_o there_o be_v no_o safety_n to_o be_v 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bonner_n by_o the_o subtle_a practice_n of_o the_o b._n and_o the_o advice_n of_o some_o carnal_a friend_n set_v his_o hand_n to_o a_o recantation_n but_o present_o after_o he_o fall_v into_o grievous_a terror_n of_o conscience_n whereof_o himself_o thus_o write_v after_o say_v he_o i_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n i_o have_v little_a joy_n of_o any_o thing_n my_o conscience_n tell_v i_o that_o i_o have_v do_v very_o ill_o by_o so_o slight_a a_o mean_n to_o shake_v off_o the_o sweet_a cross_n of_o christ._n yea_o his_o terror_n of_o conscience_n be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o can_v not_o sleep_v whereupon_o he_o procure_v the_o writing_n and_o to_o be_v out_o his_o name_n after_o which_o he_o thus_o write_v be_v condemn_v to_o die_v my_o conscience_n and_o mind_n i_o praise_v god_n be_v quiet_a in_o christ_n and_o i_o by_o his_o grace_n be_o very_o willing_a and_o content_a to_o give_v over_o this_o body_n to_o death_n for_o the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n truth_n and_o pure_a religion_n against_o antichrist_n etc._n etc._n idem_fw-la p._n 160_o 161._o before_o this_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o 8_o the_o mr._n thomas_n bilney_n for_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v draw_v to_o a_o abjuration_n after_o which_o he_o fall_v into_o such_o terror_n of_o conscience_n that_o he_o be_v near_o the_o point_n of_o utter_a despair_n so_o that_o his_o friend_n be_v fain_o to_o watch_v with_o he_o night_n and_o day_n endeavour_v to_o comfort_v he_o but_o all_o in_o vain_a in_o this_o woeful_a condition_n he_o continue_v for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o whole_a year_n and_o be_v in_o such_o anguish_n that_o neither_o eat_n drink_v sleep_a nor_o any_o thing_n else_o do_v he_o good_a yea_o he_o think_v that_o all_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v against_o he_o and_o sound_v his_o condemnation_n but_o at_o last_o resolve_v through_o god_n grace_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o the_o truth_n he_o begin_v to_o feel_v some_o comfort_n etc._n etc._n see_v his_o life_n in_o my_o first_o part._n when_o gensericus_fw-la k._n of_o the_o arian_n vandal_n in_o africa_n raise_v a_o persecution_n against_o the_o orthodox_n he_o have_v such_o a_o hellish_a and_o guilty_a conscience_n that_o if_o any_o minister_n in_o his_o sermon_n do_v but_o mention_n pharaoh_n nabuchadnezzar_n herod_n etc._n etc._n he_o present_o apply_v it_o to_o himself_o and_o thereupon_o banish_v he_o see_v my_o gen._n martyro_n p._n 92._o sr._n con_n mac_n genis_n one_o of_o the_o late_a irish_a rebel_n after_o he_o have_v murder_v one_o mr._n trug_n a_o minister_n be_v so_o haunt_v with_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n that_o he_o think_v his_o ghost_n follow_v he_o day_n and_o night_n so_o that_o he_o command_v his_o soldier_n to_o slay_v no_o more_o of_o the_o protestant_n idim_n p._n 363._o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n will_v sustain_v his_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v prov._n 18._o 14._o chap._n lxv_o example_n of_o love_n to_o one_o country_n 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