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A95890 A looking-glasse for malignants: or, Gods hand against God-haters. Containing a most terrible yet true relation of the many most fearefull personall examples (in these present times, since the yeere, 1640.) of Gods most evident and immediate wrath against our malevolent malignants. Together with a caveat for cowards and unworthy (either timorous or treacherous) newters. Collected for Gods honour, and the ungodlies horrour, by John Vicars. Imprimatur hic liber. Iohn White. Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652. 1643 (1643) Wing V317; Thomason E33_18; ESTC R19020 39,491 44

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very_o intimate_v with_o the_o say_a lord_n strange_n this_o say_a gentleman_n do_v at_o last_o so_o much_o cross_v his_o own_o former_a practice_n and_o good_a esteem_n he_o have_v and_o hold_v of_o the_o work_n and_o cause_n of_o god_n in_o the_o parliament_n proceed_n that_o he_o most_o unworthy_o quite_o desert_v it_o yea_o so_o far_o as_o to_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o it_o and_o as_o he_o be_v in_o person_n in_o command_n and_o go_v against_o that_o honest_a famous_a and_o victorious_a town_n of_o manchester_n in_o the_o lord_n stranges_n army_n the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n in_o apparent_a displeasure_n meet_v with_o he_o in_o this_o most_o disloyal_a apostasy_n and_o go_v against_o god_n and_o his_o cause_n for_o as_o he_o be_v go_v to_o take_v horse_n upon_o some_o design_n near_o to_o the_o say_a town_n of_o manchester_n a_o bullet_n sudden_o hit_v he_o and_o kill_v he_o present_o not_o direct_o from_o the_o town_n but_o the_o bullet_n glance_v upon_o a_o wall_n reach_v 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