Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n
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A16168
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The lofty bishop, the lazy Brovvnist, and the loyall author
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1640
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STC 3090; ESTC S124365
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the_o lofty_a bishop_n the_o lazy_a brownist_n and_o the_o loyal_a author_n 1._o the_o bishop_n sing_v what_o will_v you_o lazy_a brownist_n have_v you_o rage_n and_o run_v away_o and_o cry_v we_o down_o our_o church_n and_o eke_o the_o form_n therein_o we_o pray_v oh_o monster_n great_a abortive_a son_n your_o mother_n to_o forsake_v to_o church_n you_o do_v refrain_v to_o come_v your_o prayer_n there_o to_o make_v you_o will_v admit_v no_o government_n in_o church_n at_o all_o to_o stand_v without_o the_o which_o will_v soon_o be_v see_v strange_a error_n in_o the_o land_n you_o do_v assume_v yourselves_o to_o be_v more_o holy_a than_o all_o people_n therefore_o among_o all_o you_o will_v not_o come_v to_o pray_v in_o church_n or_o steeple_n you_o will_v speak_v we_o fair_a and_o sober_o you_o will_v protest_v in_o speech_n with_o eye_n and_o hand_n eke_o lift_v up_o yet_o will_v we_o overreach_v you_o do_v presume_v you_o have_v no_o sin_n and_o that_o you_o have_v the_o spirit_n and_o though_o you_o cousin_n and_o deceive_v you_o heaven_n shall_v inherit_v oh_o fie_o upon_o your_o idle_a life_n how_o dare_v you_o zeal_n pretend_v to_o loiter_v here_o and_o there_o all_o day_n a_o prate_a life_n to_o spend_v what_o separatist_n in_o your_o rout_n make_v conscience_n of_o all_o sin_n and_o in_o his_o call_a pain_n do_v take_v so_o soon_o as_o day_n begin_v 2._o the_o brownist_n sing_v your_o lofty_a lordship_n term_n we_o lazy_a and_o renegado_n too_o but_o i_o can_v wish_v you_o bishop_n will_v but_o labour_v as_o we_o do_v sure_o you_o be_v monster_n for_o such_o member_n of_o christ_n his_o church_n as_o you_o i_o have_v not_o read_v of_o in_o god_n word_n allow_v by_o he_o to_o be_v then_o you_o must_v rather_o be_v out_o of_o christ_n and_o in_o his_o church_n impostor_n for_o christ_n allow_v you_o lordship_n none_o if_o you_o will_v be_v his_o pastor_n you_o do_v presume_v you_o be_v cock_n sure_a and_o in_o your_o glory_n firm_a christ_n little_a flock_n to_o tyrannize_v with_o countenance_n full_a stern_a the_o apostle_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n you_o plead_v you_o do_v succeed_v and_o yet_o will_v starve_v those_o soul_n which_o they_o do_v labour_n for_o to_o feed_v though_o with_o your_o mouth_n you_o rome_n deny_v yet_o still_o her_o way_n you_o take_v a_o strumpet_n you_o confess_v she_o be_v yet_o do_v she_o not_o forsake_v how_o dare_v you_o who_o appoint_v be_v to_o preach_v god_n holy_a word_n sit_v in_o pomp_n and_o presume_v to_o bear_v in_o hand_n the_o temporal_a sword_n be_v any_o pastor_n make_v a_o lord_n but_o soone_n from_o preach_v take_v yea_o though_o he_o labour_v much_o before_o this_o make_v all_o be_v forsake_v 3._o the_o author_n lament_v here_o be_v lazy_a brownist_n lofty_a bishop_n and_o both_o accuse_v each_o other_o as_o renegado_n monster_n eke_o unto_o the_o church_n their_o mother_n and_o yet_o be_v both_o bread_n up_o by_o she_o and_o yet_o church_n monster_n too_o the_o one_o do_v quite_o forsake_v the_o church_n the_o other_o will_v she_o undo_v but_o now_o the_o parliament_n no_o doubt_n these_o monster_n will_v destroy_v or_o else_o will_v set_v they_o such_o a_o form_n whereby_o the_o church_n may_v joy_v the_o one_o in_o pride_n the_o other_o in_o conceit_a purity_n do_v trouble_n both_o the_o church_n and_o state_n such_o monster_n for_o to_o see_v whilst_o one_o dissemble_v the_o other_a do_v affirm_v vain_a thing_n for_o truth_n whilst_o one_o in_o pomp_n his_o time_n do_v waste_v the_o other_o it_o spend_v in_o sloth_n whilst_o both_o do_v wander_v from_o the_o way_n wherein_o the_o church_n of_o god_n direct_v be_v by_o he_o to_o walk_v both_o other_o path_n have_v tread_v the_o brownist_n nose_n want_v a_o ring_n to_o draw_v they_o with_o a_o rope_n the_o prelate_n wing_n do_v cut_v need_n lest_o they_o fly_v to_o the_o pope_n that_o so_o the_o one_o in_o church_n may_v preach_v god_n word_n the_o other_o hear_v that_o both_o may_v honour_v god_n and_o eke_o his_o law_n may_v love_v and_o fear_n print_a ann_n dom._n 1640._o