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A09298 A treatise containing the aequity of an humble supplication which is to be exhibited vnto hir gracious Maiesty and this high Court of Parliament in the behalfe of the countrey of Wales, that some order may be taken for the preaching of the Gospell among those people Wherein also is set downe as much of the estate of our people as without offence could be made known, to the end that our case (if it please God) my be pitied by them who are not of this assembly, and so they also may bee driuen to labour on our behalfe. Penry, John, 1559-1593. 1587 (1587) STC 19611; ESTC S114395 36,469 64

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think_v not_o the_o lord_n to_o wink_v all_o this_o while_n at_o our_o great_a sin_n nay_o think_v rather_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v throw_v as_o with_o a_o sting_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o our_o land_n because_o our_o pastor_n be_v become_v beast_n &_o have_v not_o seek_v jehovah_n jer._n 10.18.21_o there_o be_v two_o archplague_n undoubted_o to_o be_v expect_v for_o of_o we_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o wales_n if_o our_o petition_n be_v not_o grant_v the_o first_o indeed_o contain_v all_o the_o exquisite_a torment_n that_o may_v be_v invent_v yet_o leave_v a_o place_n for_o the_o latter_a in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v the_o put_v out_o of_o that_o small_a light_n of_o religion_n which_o we_o have_v the_o cut_n off_o both_o of_o we_o and_o our_o posterity_n from_o belong_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v this_o if_o the_o knight_n of_o our_o shier_v and_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n will_v not_o show_v themselves_o desirous_a to_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o earnest_a 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chap._n 18.7.8.9_o so_o do_v amos_n 9.8_o we_o have_v not_o indeed_o as_o yet_o a_o barren_a womb_n give_v unto_o we_o but_o i_o fear_v i_o we_o have_v bring_v forth_o child_n for_o the_o murderer_n though_o we_o bring_v forth_o child_n yet_o will_v the_o lord_n slay_v the_o dear_a of_o our_o body_n yea_o woe_n unto_o they_o say_v he_o when_o i_o depart_v from_o they_o hos_fw-la 9.21.17_o account_v not_o these_o i_o pray_v you_o who_o i_o have_v before_o name_v to_o be_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o day_n afar_o off_o ezech._n 12.18_o but_o tremble_v and_o fear_v least_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o word_n in_o our_o day_n and_o perform_v they_o think_v rather_o the_o lord_n to_o expostilate_v with_o we_o as_o he_o do_v sometime_o with_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n o_o you_o inhabitant_n of_o wales_n why_o will_v you_o die_v say_v the_o lord_n why_o shall_v i_o give_v you_o for_o a_o terrible_a plague_n to_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n jer._n 12.7_o why_o shall_v i_o 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