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A93745 The mystery of iniquity somewhat laid open: in a letter to the present Governour wherein is also contained an history and recital and proposal of sundry things to be made known and remembred, and to be done accordingly. In that letter which I carried to thing house at Kensington on November 3. 1691. which was there burnt (as near as I can remember) the words contained therein was to this following effect, viz. Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703. 1692 (1692) Wing S5124; ESTC R232302 23,922 25

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thy_o fear_n so_o be_v thy_o wrath_n psalm_n 90._o 11._o people_z do_v harden_v and_o shut_v themselves_o ●p_v against_o the_o sense_n thereof_o but_o when_o it_o shall_v once_o enter_v within_o they_o when_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n to_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v break_v into_o their_o mind_n which_o the_o devil_n hinder_v as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v all_o this_o will_v make_v they_o afraid_a and_o enforce_v they_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v reconcile_v with_o a_o angry_a and_o displease_v god_n and_o so_o because_o that_o wrath_n which_o ●overs_v over_o the_o dwell_a ●●●ce_n of_o ●●e_z unrighteous_a yea_o over_o the_o very_a h●●d_n 〈…〉_o psalm_n 63._o 11._o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o visible_a as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d sw●●d_v or_o 〈◊〉_d ●ow_o p●inted_v at_o they_o which_o also_o do_v no_o hurt_n at_o present_a until_o it_o be_v lay_v on_o or_o discharge_v and_o so_o be_v god_n prepare_v for_o punishment_n which_o he_o can_v as_o easy_o inflict_v as_o we_o can_v 〈◊〉_d moth_n for_o he_o 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