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A91934 Jegar-Sahadvtha: an oyled pillar. Set up for posterity, against present wickednesses, hypocrisies, blasphemies, persecutions and cruelties of this serpent power (now up) in England (the out-street of the beast.) Or, A heart appeale to heaven and earth, broken out of bonds and banishment at last, in a relation of some part of the past and present sufferings of John Rogers in close prison and continued banishment, for the most blessed cause and testimony of Jesus; the sound of the seventh trumpet and the gospel of the seven thunders, or holy oracles (called rayling by them in power) sealed up to the time of the end. From Carisbrook Castle in the third year of my captivity, the fifth-prison, and the third in exile, having been hurried about from post to pillar, quia perdere nolo substantiam propter accidentia. Rogers, John, 1627-1665? 1657 (1657) Wing R1809; Thomason E919_9; ESTC R207526 168,327 179

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have_v such_o a_o time_n of_o it_o too_o among_o the_o barbarous_a soldier_n for_o he_o preach_v every_o sermon_n not_o look_v to_o come_v out_o alive_a and_o in_o a_o barn_n too_o where_o the_o church_n meet_v ah_o lord_n let_v i_o thy_o poor_a worm_n be_v such_o a_o preacher_n all_o my_o day_n to_o speak_v in_o every_o sermon_n as_o my_o last_o word_n to_o poor_a soul_n yea_o as_o if_o i_o be_v seal_v they_o on_o a_o scaffold_n with_o my_o blood_n amen_o so_o be_v it_o amen_o he_o have_v that_o honest_a say_n of_o seneca_n it_o seem_v often_o over_o vir_fw-la bone_fw-la quod_fw-la hones●è_fw-la se_fw-la facturum_fw-la putaverit_fw-la faciet_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la periculosum_fw-la sit_fw-la ab_fw-la honesto_fw-la nullâ_fw-la re_fw-la deterribitur_fw-la ad_fw-la
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o one_o will_v run_v after_o it_o follow_v it_o meet_v it_o or_o to_o the_o face_n of_o all_o own_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o what_o a_o lamentation_n be_v this_o if_o one_o do_v like_o wisdom_n child_n a_o little_a justify_v it_o yet_o where_o be_v he_o that_o do_v according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n intercedere_fw-la intercedens_fw-la for_o he_o that_o do_v so_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n expose_v himself_o to_o be_v spoil_v plunder_v imprison_v &_o make_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o ravenous_a beast_n that_o eat_v bone_n and_o all_o zeph._n 3.2_o yea_o although_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o depart_v from_o the_o evil_n of_o the_o time_n be_v sure_o to_o suffer_v so_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o i_o how_o we_o can_v hold_v in_o to_o see_v what_o officious_a servant_n charles_n stuart_n this_o court_n or_o any_o carnal_a interest_n have_v to_o run_v and_o ride_v on_o their_o errand_n to_o venture_v and_o 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