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alm_n before_o their_o departure_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o such_o as_o be_v sick_a and_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o visitation_n he_o himself_o in_o person_n will_v visit_v those_o that_o be_v sick_a he_o will_v administer_v spiritual_a comfort_n unto_o they_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o will_v be_v present_a with_o they_o day_n and_o night_n and_o yet_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n he_o remain_v untouched_a and_o be_v preserve_v by_o the_o all_o powerful_a hand_n of_o god_n fuller_n abel_n rediu._n p._n 149._o 6._o a_o gentlewoman_n have_v lie_v in_o a_o trance_n for_o some_o day_n be_v at_o length_n bury_v for_o dead_a with_o a_o gold_n ring_n on_o her_o finger_n the_o sexton_n know_v thereof_o he_o and_o his_o wife_n with_o a_o lantern_n and_o candle_n go_v privy_o the_o next_o night_n and_o dig_v up_o the_o coffin_n open_v it_o untie_v the_o wind_a sheet_n and_o be_v go_v to_o take_v off_o the_o ring_n when_o sudden_o the_o bury_a lady_n raise_v up_o herself_o be_v 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from_o the_o persecutor_n to_o save_v his_o life_n and_o hide_v himself_o in_o a_o hay-mow_n where_o he_o be_v strange_o preserve_v and_o nourish_v for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o fortnight_n by_o a_o hen_n that_o come_v constant_o and_o every_o day_n lay_v a_o egg_n by_o he_o by_o which_o he_o be_v sustain_v clark_n myrrh_n p._n 365._o 8._o in_o the_o same_o persecution_n another_o man_n be_v close_o pursue_v for_o his_o life_n get_v into_o a_o little_a cellar_n in_o a_o old_a castle_n over_o the_o door_n of_o which_o present_o come_v a_o spider_n and_o spin_v a_o thick_a webb_n where_o the_o persecutor_n come_v present_o after_o to_o look_v for_o he_o but_o they_o see_v a_o thick_a web_n over_o the_o door_n decline_v seek_v he_o there_o by_o which_o he_o be_v miraculous_o save_v see_v a_o book_n call_v mankind_n display_v 9_o at_o seven-oak_n in_o kent_n be_v take_v up_o a_o infant_n of_o unknown_a parent_n but_o by_o charitable_a people_n be_v baptise_a and_o bring_v up_o and_o bind_v 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a_o sermon_n preach_v against_o the_o impiety_n and_o superstition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n whilst_o he_o attend_v upon_o the_o prince_n elector_n palatine_n in_o belgium_n do_v so_o incur_v the_o ill_a will_n of_o the_o monk_n and_o friar_n that_o they_o say_v snare_n for_o he_o but_o he_o have_v notice_n thereof_o flee_v secret_o away_o and_o go_v unto_o franciscus_n sickingem_n by_o who_o he_o be_v kind_o entertain_v promise_v he_o safety_n till_o the_o time_n be_v better_o quiet_v in_o reference_n to_o religion_n ibid._n p._n 155._o 5._o i_o will_v here_o set_v down_o a_o remarkable_a story_n of_o my_o own_o father_n william_n turner_n a_o private_a man_n and_o disengage_v from_o party_n who_o yet_o in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o late_a civil_a war_n be_v request_v by_o a_o neighbour_n to_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o seecue_v of_o a_o gelding_n which_o he_o have_v in_o a_o pasture_n not_o far_o from_o my_o father_n house_n upon_o the_o expectation_n of_o a_o army_n that_o be_v 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