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A29923 The unspotted high-court of justice erected and discovered in three sermons preached in London and other places by Thomas Baker. Baker, Thomas, 1624 or 5-1690. 1657 (1657) Wing B523; ESTC R25262 34,477 158

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misdeed_n in_o the_o stony_a table_n of_o our_o heart_n who_o thought_n therefore_o as_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 2.5_o shall_v at_o the_o last_o day_n either_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v we_o after_o this_o another_o way_n of_o writing_n in_o bark_n of_o tree_n be_v find_v out_o whence_o our_o book_n among_o the_o latin_n still_o retain_v their_o name_n libri_fw-la bark_n or_o book_n nor_o be_v conscience_n unacquainted_a with_o this_o way_n of_o write_v neither_o a_o book_n a_o register-book_n she_o keep_v of_o all_o our_o enormity_n and_o impiety_n whereof_o every_o page_n shall_v appear_v fill_v with_o the_o sad_a item_n of_o our_o blasphemy_n our_o perjury_n our_o debauchery_n our_o dalliance_n our_o oppression_n our_o extortion_n our_o murder_n so_o that_o every_o one_o of_o we_o by_o way_n of_o a_o heavy_a position_n shall_v have_v too_o just_a reason_n to_o bespeak_v our_o conscience_n for_o all_o these_o as_o do_v david_n the_o lord_n by_o way_n of_o a_o anxious_a question_n for_o his_o member_n psal._n 139.15_o in_o thy_o book_n be_v all_o these_o thing_n write_v the_o egyptian_n after_o this_o find_v out_o another_o way_n of_o writing_n by_o hieroglyphic_n strange_a and_o uncouth_a character_n and_o these_o impress_v in_o paper_n then_o make_v of_o reed_n as_o now_o among_o we_o of_o rag_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o these_o reed_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n seem_v to_o bewail_v as_o a_o dreadful_a part_n of_o god_n doom_n upon_o egypt_n in_o the_o 19_o of_o his_o prophecy_n and_o 7._o the_o paper-reed_n say_v he_o by_o the_o brook_n shall_v wither_v and_o be_v no_o more_o and_o at_o this_o time_n of_o the_o stand_n up_o of_o the_o dead_a small_a and_o great_a before_o this_o righteous_a judge_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n mat._n 24.30_o which_o even_o by_o the_o