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A90701 Hierusalem bedewed with teares. A sermon preached at St. Mary Woolnoth London, upon the fast-day, Martii, 30. 1642. By John Pigott Curate of S. Sepulchers. Pigot, John. 1642 (1642) Wing P2221; Thomason E147_11; ESTC R1223 35,249 43

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that_o be_v with_o child_n 1._o thess_n 5.3_o the_o man_n before_o the_o deluge_n be_v eat_v and_o drink_v marry_v and_o give_v in_o marriage_n when_o the_o flood_n come_v and_o sweep_v they_o all_o away_o the_o man_n of_o laish_n be_v extreme_a careless_a and_o secure_a when_o the_o danite_n come_v upon_o they_o and_o slay_v they_o with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n eli'_v son_n set_v their_o father_n counsel_n at_o nought_o they_o will_v not_o see_v the_o vileness_n and_o danger_n of_o their_o sin_n when_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o purpose_n to_o slay_v they_o and_o lot_n admonition_n sound_v as_o idle_a tale_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o his_o son_n in_o law_n when_o the_o next_o morning_n sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n be_v destroy_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n when_o the_o prophet_n who_o be_v call_v seer_n and_o watchman_n shall_v discern_v a_o cloud_n a_o tempest_n arise_v and_o shall_v according_a to_o their_o duty_n give_v the_o people_n warning_n to_o fly_v from_o 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