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A86503 Plain dealing or the cause and cure of the present evils of the times. Wherein you have set forth, 1 The dreadful decension of the Devill. 2 His direfull wrath. 3 The woeful woe to the wicked world. 4 The mystery of all. 5 The history and computation of times devolving all upon this age, and downward. 6 The art of resisting temptations, in this house of temptation. In a sermon before John Kendrick Lord Mayor of London, upon the Lords day after the great eclipse (as the astrologers would have had it.) Upon occasion whereof, something was spoken touching astrology: By Dr. Nath. Homes. Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678. 1652 (1652) Wing H2572; Thomason E1315_1; ESTC R209201 39,652 125

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itself_o do_v cloth_n and_o crown_v some_o plant_n bird_n and_o animal_n with_o a_o glory_n as_o well_o as_o a_o power_n above_o the_o rest_n whence_o by_o wise_a and_o learned_a man_n they_o be_v call_v the_o royal_a princely_a etc._n etc._n of_o plant_n bird_n and_o beast_n sol._n 3._o last_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o have_v be_v always_o the_o devil_n artifice_n in_o all_o his_o scene_n to_o bring_v up_o the_o same_o evil_n under_o several_a shape_n foul_a matter_n under_o fair_a pretence_n and_o vizard_n two_o cor._n 11._o v._n 3._o v._n 13._o they_o say_v notwithstanding_o all_o they_o heave_v and_o lift_v against_o both_o that_o they_o be_v not_o against_o magistracy_n and_o ministry_n the_o truth_n be_v they_o do_v not_o know_v at_o first_o their_o own_o mind_n they_o perceive_v not_o of_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v when_o man_n take_v a_o run_v down_o the_o hill_n they_o can_v assure_v themselves_o where_o to_o stop_v their_o career_n ad_fw-la punctum_fw-la first_o they_o cry_v 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instance_n to_o you_o the_o looker_n on_o to_o your_o danger_n to_o make_v million_o of_o man_n willing_a to_o have_v a_o magistracy_n and_o ministry_n that_o may_v stand_v the_o common_a safety_n instead_o if_o at_o present_a they_o do_v not_o open_o and_o profess_o strive_v to_o pull_v down_o these_o twin_n of_o safety_n yet_o clear_o they_o cunning_o act_v to_o wither_v and_o starve_v the_o splendour_n life_n and_o vigour_n of_o both_o suppose_v they_o lop_v not_o the_o main_a limb_n nor_o cleave_v the_o body_n yet_o if_o they_o dig_v away_o the_o mould_n and_o cut_v from_o the_o root_n the_o feeder_n the_o tree_n soon_o wither_v and_o die_v if_o you_o will_v have_v the_o main_a mystery_n of_o their_o machination_n than_o thus_o they_o will_v make_v magistracy_n languish_v by_o opposition_n viz._n against_o the_o splendour_n and_o verdure_n thereof_o and_o so_o make_v it_o a_o stock-magistracie_n like_o that_o king_n log_n on_o which_o the_o frog_n leap_v for_o its_o 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that_o gnaw_v the_o timber_n and_o wall_n and_o cover_v of_o the_o house_n till_o it_o fall_v on_o their_o head_n or_o destroy_v the_o place_n of_o their_o own_o succour_n chap._n vi_o the_o efficacy_n of_o satan_n come_v down_o upon_o the_o earth_n discover_v from_o the_o synchronise_a of_o thing_n in_o time_n viz._n invincible_a obstinacy_n and_o lie_a hypocrisy_n thus_o of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o satan_n since_o his_o come_n down_o upon_o the_o earth_n discover_v from_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o chapter_n clear_v 1_o demonology_n 2_o a_o sermon_n before_o thom._n andrews_n then_o lord_n maior_n 3_o a_o sermon_n before_o thom._n andrews_n then_o lord_n maior_n 4_o church_n case_n clear_v next_o of_o those_o that_o may_v be_v discover_v from_o the_o synchronisme_n and_o concurrence_n of_o time_n have_v set_v forth_o so_o much_o in_o other_o discourse_n now_o public_a touch_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o these_o time_n i_o shall_v now_o only_o touch_v upon_o the_o manner_n 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possess_v 2_o device_n be_v obsession_n when_o the_o devil_n by_o permission_n have_v power_n over_o a_o man_n body_n only_o clasp_v and_o grasp_a he_o in_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o power_n carry_v he_o from_o place_n to_o place_n at_o his_o pleasure_n as_o for_o a_o while_o he_o have_v power_n over_o our_o saviour_n body_n matth._n 4._o and_o bow_v a_o man_n limb_n together_o in_o a_o miserable_a manner_n as_o that_o woman_n luke_n 13._o assist_v man_n sometime_o loose_v luke_n 13.11.16_o and_o behold_v there_o be_v a_o woman_n which_o have_v a_o spirit_n of_o infirmity_n eighteen_o year_n and_o be_v bow_v together_o and_o can_v in_o no_o wise_a lift_n up_o herself_o and_o jesus_n say_v unto_o she_o woman_n thou_o be_v loose_v from_o thy_o infirmity_n and_o he_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o she_o and_o immediate_o she_o be_v make_v straight_o and_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n say_v with_o indignation_n be_v there_o not_o six_o day_n in_o which_o man_n ought_v to_o work_v in_o they_o therefore_o come_v and_o be_v heal_v and_o nor_o on_o the_o sabbath_n the_o lord_n then_o answer_v thou_o hypocrite_n do_v not_o each_o of_o you_o on_o the_o sabbath_n lose_v his_o ox_n &_o c_o and_o ought_v not_o this_o woman_n be_v a_o daughter_n of_o abraham_n who_o satan_n have_v bind_v lo_o these_o eighteen_o year_n be_v loose_v when_o the_o temptation_n prevail_v on_o they_o in_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n to_o make_v away_o themselves_o the_o advantage_n man_n yield_v to_o satan_n to_o prevail_v thus_o upon_o they_o be_v when_o man_n though_o they_o have_v not_o depart_v from_o divine_a principle_n yet_o do_v act_v all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n in_o their_o body_n with_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v honour_v god_n as_o well_o as_o with_o their_o soul_n some_o instance_n also_o of_o this_o be_v in_o these_o day_n 3_o device_n be_v suggestion_n or_o temptation_n whereby_o he_o do_v trouble_v the_o sense_n and_o puzzle_v the_o fantasy_n and_o convey_v to_o the_o mind_n his_o sinful_a phantasm_n representation_n and_o species_n or_o spirital_a image_n of_o evil_a thing_n the_o advantage_n he_o have_v from_o man_n to_o do_v this_o be_v when_o they_o make_v not_o conscience_n of_o their_o evil_a thought_n as_o to_o repent_v of_o and_o pray_v against_o they_o when_o they_o be_v secure_a keep_v no_o watch_n over_o their_o own_o heart_n to_o examine_v what_o thought_n come_v in_o before_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o word_n or_o be_v swell_v with_o pride_n in_o opinion_n that_o they_o have_v more_o goodness_n than_o they_o have_v as_o that_o they_o have_v the_o spirit_n in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n and_o measure_n above_o other_o chap._n ix_o the_o art_n of_o shun_v temptation_n this_o last_o of_o suggestion_n or_o as_o you_o call_v it_o temptation_n though_o temptation_n be_v of_o a_o large_a signification_n for_o man_n also_o may_v tempt_v man_n and_o a_o man_n may_v tempt_v himself_o be_v the_o commoner_n course_n of_o satan_n and_o that_o in_o these_o day_n of_o his_o special_a emission_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v speak_v most_o to_o this_o our_o work_n divide_v itself_o into_o two_o general_n 1_o not_o to_o assist_v satan_n in_o tempt_a one_o another_o 2_o not_o to_o accept_v of_o his_o temptation_n assault_v we_o 1_o not_o to_o assist_v satan_n in_o tempt_a one_o another_o touch_v power_n opinion_n practice_n 1_o touch_v power_n beware_v that_o one_o rank_n of_o man_n do_v not_o endeavour_v the_o divest_v of_o another_o rank_n of_o that_o just_a power_n relation_n and_o honour_n that_o god_n have_v give_v they_o as_o most_o needful_a for_o the_o common_a good_a for_o if_o one_o sort_n will_v unjust_o pull_v down_o or_o diminish_v another_o another_o will_v endeavour_v to_o do_v as_o much_o for_o they_o as_o we_o have_v see_v in_o many_o instance_n in_o history_n scripture_n and_o experience_n i_o speak_v not_o of_o a_o tyrannical_a or_o superstitious_a power_n or_o of_o a_o noxious_a use_n of_o any_o other_o power_n in_o 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