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A67743 The cause and cure of ignorance, error, enmity, atheisme, prophanesse, &c., or, A most hopefull and speedy way to grace and salvation, by plucking up impediments by the roote reduced to explication, confirmation, application, tending to illumination, sanctification, devotion / by R. Younge ... Younge, Richard. 1648 (1648) Wing Y143; ESTC R16605 116,892 303

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be_v so_o hot_a against_o sin_n but_o we_o know_v you_o mad_a that_o be_v so_o cold_a for_o your_o soul_n dog_n will_v bark_v at_o the_o moon_n and_o what_o all_o man_n commend_v you_o have_v some_o thersites_n take_v delight_n to_o blast_v lot_z vex_v himself_o because_o he_o see_v man_n bad_a these_o because_o man_n be_v good_a not_o because_o god_n law_n be_v break_v but_o because_o other_o keep_v it_o better_o than_o themselves_o zealous_a but_o these_o be_v brinish_a &_o ill_o make_v candle_n which_o so_o sparkle_n and_o spit_v at_o other_o it_o be_v a_o curse_a zeal_n in_o these_o man_n to_o malign_v the_o good_a zeal_n of_o all_o man_n but_o let_v they_o alone_o they_o need_v no_o help_n to_o be_v miserable_a they_o for_o as_o they_o scoff_v at_o we_o so_o god_n laugh_v at_o they_o he_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o heaven_n shall_v laugh_v the_o lord_n shall_v have_v they_o in_o derision_n psal._n 2.4_o yea_o judgement_n be_v prepare_v for_o these_o scorner_n and_o stripe_n for_o 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dog_n be_v by_o a_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n devour_v of_o dog_n for_o this_o let_v i_o tell_v they_o soul_n what_o ever_o the_o devil_n blind_a they_o they_o think_v there_o can_v be_v a_o great_a argument_n of_o a_o foul_a soul_n than_o the_o deride_v of_o religious_a service_n yea_o to_o be_v a_o scoffer_n be_v the_o depth_n of_o sin_n such_o a_o one_o be_v upon_o the_o very_a threshold_n of_o hell_n as_o be_v set_v down_o in_o a_o resolute_a contempt_n of_o all_o goodness_n sect_n 31._o godly_a 6._o it_o be_v their_o manner_n and_o property_n to_o nickname_v the_o godly_a as_o ahab_n nickname_v eliah_n the_o troubler_n of_o israel_n 1_o king_n 18.17_o the_o wicked_a job_n and_o david_n hypocrite_n psalm_n 35.13.14_o job_n 4.6_o to_o 11._o the_o courtier_n jeremiah_n a_o enemy_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n the_o jew_n paul_n a_o faction_n and_o seditious_a fellow_n act_v 24.14_o yea_o they_o term_v all_o the_o disciple_n sectary_n schismatickes_n subverter_n of_o the_o state_n etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 4.9.10_o they_o and_o the_o same_o devil_n who_o speak_v in_o ahab_n and_o those_o wicked_a one_o of_o old_a now_o speak_v in_o our_o loose_a libertine_n who_o nickname_n the_o conscionable_a puritan_n and_o seditious_a person_n for_o do_v but_o examine_v who_o they_o be_v which_o cast_v these_o aspersion_n upon_o the_o godly_a and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o hand_n of_o joab_n i_o mean_v the_o devil_n be_v in_o this_o business_n alas_o poor_a soul_n they_o be_v but_o set_v on_o by_o that_o subtle_a serpent_n as_o zebede_n be_v by_o her_o son_n matth._n 20.20_o mark_n 10.35_o it_o be_v but_o his_o heart_n in_o their_o lip_n and_o satan_n have_v ever_o find_v it_o infinite_o successful_a lie_v to_o give_v every_o vice_n a_o title_n and_o every_o virtue_n a_o disgrace_n for_o still_o he_o have_v find_v that_o the_o rude_a and_o unstable_a multitude_n only_o look_v upon_o the_o vizard_n and_o outside_n of_o thing_n which_o he_o please_v to_o 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follow_v he_o wheresoever_o he_o go_v for_o the_o devil_n have_v his_o servant_n in_o every_o corner_n and_o rot_a lung_n can_v never_o send_v forth_o sweet_a breath_n if_o the_o law_n bind_v their_o hand_n yet_o they_o will_v be_v smite_v with_o their_o tongue_n and_o if_o the_o law_n keep_v they_o in_o awe_n for_o smite_v on_o the_o mouth_n yet_o they_o will_v do_v what_o they_o dare_v they_o will_v smite_v with_o the_o mouth_n it_o be_v with_o these_o man_n we_o as_o it_o be_v with_o zoilus_n that_o common_a slanderer_n who_o be_v demand_v why_o he_o speak_v evil_a of_o such_o and_o such_o answer_v because_o i_o can_v do_v they_o evil_a or_o else_o like_o another_o parisian_a vigil_n we_o shall_v feel_v their_o sword_n before_o we_o hear_v their_o alarm_n when_o the_o devil_n hand_n be_v bind_v he_o vomit_v a_o flood_n of_o reproach_n with_o his_o tongue_n revel_v 12.15_o what_o say_v they_o since_o we_o can_v attain_v to_o their_o virtue_n let_v we_o revenge_v ourselves_o with_o 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hurt_v paul_n when_o they_o ●toned_v he_o and_o draw_v he_o out_o of_o the_o city_n suppose_v he_o have_v be_v dead_a act._n 14.19_o neither_o have_v succeed_v age_n want_v alexander_n who_o have_v do_v much_o hurt_v to_o god_n people_n for_o not_o seldom_o when_o reason_n and_o rail_v fail_v have_v they_o come_v to_o ploughman_n logic_n gunpowder_n argument_n open_a violence_n take_v up_o sword_n to_o strike_v or_o stone_n to_o cast_v at_o we_o though_o they_o incur_v by_o it_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o law_n whereas_o religion_n make_v wild_a beast_n civil_a atheism_n and_o impiety_n make_v of_o wise_a meu_fw-la beast_n and_o ●ools_n how_o many_o have_v be_v know_v like_o he_o in_o aesop_n who_o willing_o lose_v one_o eye_n that_o his_o fellow_n may_v loose_v both_o ●●ocks_n yea_o whereas_o the_o drift_n of_o such_o a_o one_o preach_v in_o case_n he_o be_v a_o minister_n be_v to_o make_v they_o like_o he_o in_o who_o name_n they_o preach_v contrary_o the_o very_a word_n of_o god_n by_o accident_n make_v they_o degenerate_a into_o stock_n and_o stone_n for_o hear_v but_o their_o sin_n lay_v open_a and_o the_o judgement_n due_a thereunto_o they_o become_v so_o stupid_a and_o in_o sensible_a of_o reason_n that_o now_o maugre_o all_o admonition_n the_o quarrel_n must_v end_v in_o blood_n yea_o away_o with_o such_o a_o fellow_n from_o the_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v that_o he_o shall_v live_v act_v 22.22_o sect_n 43._o 7_o and_o last_o saint_n it_o be_v their_o manner_n out_o of_o enmity_n to_o slay_v the_o godly_a as_o doeg_n slay_v ahimeleck_n and_o the_o re●t_n of_o the_o prie●s_n even_o fourscore_o and_o five_o person_n and_o nob_n the_o city_n of_o priest_n who_o he_o smite_v with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n child_n and_o suckling_n at_o saul_n command_v 1_o sam._n 22.19_o thus_o jezabel_n slay_v all_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n she_o can_v find_v 1_o king_n 18.4_o and_o herod_n all_o the_o male_a child_n that_o 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into_o a_o camp_n argument_n into_o arm_n teach_v all_o their_o proselyte_n dismal_a conclusion_n as_o it_o have_v be_v no_o rare_a thing_n for_o some_o of_o their_o priest_n in_o queen_n mary_n reign_n when_o in_o argument_n they_o have_v find_v the_o weakness_n of_o their_o pen_n to_o fall_v to_o their_o pen-knive_n in●●ead_v of_o argument_n they_o take_v up_o arm_n and_o instead_o of_o zeal_n and_o the_o spiritual_a word_n they_o use_v fire_n and_o the_o sword_n yea_o treason_n be_v their_o best_a reason_n the_o spanish_a inquisition_n be_v their_o grammar_n fire_n and_o faggot_n their_o rheitorick_n fleet_n and_o fetter_n their_o logic_n the_o canon_n roar_v their_o music_n poison_v their_o physic_n yea_o their_o very_a build_n of_o the_o church_n be_v by_o blow_v up_o of_o commonwealth_n and_o instead_o of_o fight_v for_o god_n they_o fight_v against_o god_n and_o his_o lieutenant_n bloody_a and_o if_o at_o this_o day_n they_o catch_v but_o a_o protestant_n in_o their_o net_n it_o 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