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A94068 Hēmera apokalypseōs. The day of revelation of the righteous judgement of God. Delivered in a sermon preached to the Honorable House of Commons, at Margarets Westminster, at their late solemn fast, December 31. 1645. / By William Strong, sometime fellow of Katherine Hall in Cambridge; now minister of More-Crichel in Dorcetshire. Strong, William, d. 1654. 1646 (1646) Wing S6003; Thomason E313_33; ESTC R200485 24,229 42

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tempest_n shall_v arise_v no_o far_o engage_v than_o he_o may_v make_v a_o honourable_a retreat_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o make_v policy_n the_o rule_n of_o piety_n luther_n fear_v will_v undo_v the_o reform_a church_n as_o appear_v by_o a_o prophecy_n of_o his_o find_v in_o his_o study_n after_o his_o 1._o his_o nostri_fw-la cum_fw-la à_fw-la legibus_fw-la papae_fw-la liberi_fw-la sint_fw-la etiam_fw-la à_fw-la lege_fw-la d●●_n liberi_fw-la esse_fw-la volunt_fw-la nihil_fw-la n●si_fw-la politica_fw-la sequi_fw-la sed_fw-la sio_fw-la ut_fw-la sub_fw-la illis_fw-la quoque_fw-la prolibito_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o calce_fw-la t●mi_fw-la 1._o death_n 5._o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v better_a than_o a_o good_a name_n or_o a_o good_a estate_n therefore_o such_o a_o man_n say_v job_n 27.6_o my_o heart_n shall_v not_o reproach_v sen._n reproach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-fr prob●●s_fw-fr affici●t_fw-fr arias_n mont._n non_fw-la exprobrabit_fw-la shindler_n mal●_n famam_fw-la 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