Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30035	The pilgrim's progress, from Quakerism to Christianity containing, a farther discovery of the dangerous growth of Quakerism, not only in points of doctrine, but also in their politicks, respecting their government, and opposite to it, together with their fund or common bank to support the same : with a remedy proposed for this malady, and the cure of Quakerism : to which is added an appendix, discovering a most damnable plot, contriv'd and carrying on by New-Rome, by an united confederacy, against the reformed religion and professors thereof, as will appear from the designs of their silent meetings, their monthly, quarterly, second-day, six-week, and yearly meeting, all which are particularly herein treated on / by ... Fr. Bugg.	Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?	1700 (1700)	Wing B5383; ESTC R20744	232,865	530

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curse_v they_o and_o their_o endeavour_n to_o this_o day_n and_o thou_o have_v have_v dominion_n and_o power_n give_v thou_o of_o god_n to_o break_v they_o in_o piece_n and_o what_o thou_o have_v do_v to_o their_o king_n shall_v not_o be_v reckon_v against_o thou_o by_o the_o lord_n quaker_n lord_n murder_n acquit_v if_o o._n c._n will_v but_o stand_v by_o the_o quaker_n if_o now_o thou_o art_n faithful_a to_o what_o he_o require_v of_o thou_o p._n 20._o though_o we_o the_o people_n of_o god_n do_v not_o envy_v thy_o person_n nor_o government_n yet_o friend_n the_o want_n of_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o thou_o be_v worse_o to_o thou_o than_o the_o secret_a plot_v of_o all_o wicked_a man_n and_o how_o can_v we_o mention_v thou_o in_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o thou_o except_o it_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o thou_o good_a counsel_n and_o advice_n reject_v print_v in_o quarto_n 1656._o reprint_v in_o folio_n 1672._o to_o this_o agree_v that_o say_v of_o g._n fox_n to_o mr._n camelfeild_n a_o minister_n in_o his_o book_n i._n e._n truth_n be_v defence_n etc._n etc._n p._n 15._o no_o prayer_n can_v we_o send_v to_o thou_o but_o for_o thy_o destruction_n thou_o man_n of_o sin_n and_o enemy_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n no_o neither_o to_o oliver_n their_o governor_n nor_o to_o the_o priest_n no_o they_o can_v pray_v for_o their_o enemy_n unless_o they_o do_v kindness_n for_o they_o i._n e._n make_v they_o justice_n or_o commander_n no_o no_o penny_n or_o what_o be_v equivolent_a no_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la from_o the_o quaker_n see_v the_o margin_n iii_o margin_n be_v that_o the_o reason_n they_o will_v not_o pray_v for_o king_n william_n iii_o p._n 21._o and_o this_o i_o have_v write_v to_o thou_o out_o of_o perfect_a love_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o if_o thou_o can_v own_v they_o i._n e._n quaker_n they_o will_v own_v thou_o in_o the_o face_n of_o all_o thy_o enemy_n p._n 35._o to_o richard_n as_o concern_v thy_o war_n and_o army_n abroad_o 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