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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	according_a	jesus_n	lord_n	1,431	5	3.2696	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10292	A most straunge, and true discourse, of the wonderfull iudgement of God. Of a monstrous, deformed infant, begotten by incestuous copulation, betweene the brothers sonne and the sisters daughter, being both vnmarried persons. Which childe was borne at Colwall, in the country and diocesse of Hereford, vpon the sixt day of Ianuary last, being the feast of the Epiphany, commonly called Twelfth day. A notable and most terrible example against incest and whoredome.; Most straunge, and true discourse, of the wonderfull judgement of God	I. R., fl. 1600.	1600 (1600)	STC 20575; ESTC S106049	9,301	20

reading of the holy and sacred scriptures Fasting Praier Modesty in apparell Lookes Gesture and Countenance c. But to the contrary a number haunt whore-houses Theatres and Play-houses c. And a number I am ashamed to vtter it are euer talking of lewde howses and such filthy places which through their naughty practises they haue founde out and doe knowe so that as it should seeme the Stues banke was neuer so common as many Allies Gardens such out-places be Nay you shall heare one young Gallant say to another come and I will bring thee where thou shalt haue a wench of this and that price c. Reade I pray you Thomas Nashes booke entituled The teares of Christ ouer Ierusalem which booke if you haue any grace in you will make you to shed teares for your sinnes I thinke it is the only best booke that euer hee made An inuectiue conclusion O Monstrous lyfe of men women what will feare you what will amend you what may make you if it be but to ent●● into some good consideration with your selues of your estate before God man for this sin both in this life the life to come I would to God I knewe what would doe you good and preuaile with you you should not then be long without it For alas I am right forrie and full of woe in my heart when I thinke with my selfe how many thousands are lost from Christ and cast to the diuel for these and such like sinnes as also how many are beggerd and vndone thereby in this life yea brought into loathsome diseases and griefes discredit of parents kindred and themselues for euer by this sinne Insomuch that the Chronicles and Histories of times are afterwards their perpetuall registers of infamie shame and discredit Wherefore to quench thy fierce and furious heate of hott and corrupt nature let them set before them the heate scorching of the euer burning fire of hell try but with one foote or finger in our ordinarie fire how they can endure the vnquenchable fire of hell Then let them but come and behould one of these wanton dames when she is layed and lyeth rotting of the French disease or Poxe as yee tearme it when one peece is ready to fall from another and her guts ready to fall out of her belly when at the best shee is slabbering of her selfe with her dyet drinkes her Spanish paints her hot house bathes c. or if that be too too loathsome yet let them come to them when they are but sickly and doe looke as yellowe as Rites legs when the small poxe is on them or when they lie groaning crying out of inward aches and paines And let wicked women of all sorts in this profession doe the like to their gallants and braue laddes that haue spent themselues and all that euer they had on them these will at the least somewhat abate the lustes and desires of the flesh if not kill it altogither in them And let them adde hereunto for breuitie sake but that one little booke intituled A Christian Resolution for that perhaps if Gods grace be graunted them will drawe them home to a better life Thus briefely I haue shewed my poore opinion what may be a remedy in part for this sinne in a great number that the diuell may not preuaile with so many as he doth in all places in so much it is counted no sinne or but a small sinne soone wiped away Nay would to god the some were not growne to such a height of sinne euery way as that hauing no other way to shift it off would faine beare men in hand that there is no God such is the sinfull wickednesse of this age and time God for his mercies sake giue vs all grace to amend But my masters you of the Macheuillian and Athest profession be you well assured that if you will not beleeue there is a God that doth hate sinne and reward vertue you shall one day finde that and feele that there is a diuell to plague you torment you for 〈◊〉 therfore looke to it in time spend not your golden times away in such sin dotage as you do Thus hoping y● a word is ynough to the wise I end And though perhaps this pamphlet may want wise handling comming vnder my hand I would willingly haue shewed at large what are the particular sinnes of vncleannesse how they are defined and the proofes of scripture of it But by reason of some especiall businesse that to me appertayneth in my place and for some other respects I am forced here to conclude wishing that one or two of these bookes as they are might be giuen into the hands of the wicked Father and Mother of this monster to terrifie them withall till they doe truely repent and then I wish vnto them all the mercies of god and his Church with other Christians according to Saint Paules rule 2. Cor. 7. Otherwise let those all other like persons feare the sayings of these few places 1. Cor. 6.9 Reuela 21.6.7 The Lord Iesus stir vp all that be in authoritie and all other good Christians to pray to punish and seeke a redresse of this and all other grosse sinne that for our iniquities we be not ouerthrowne in these aged dayes of our most gratious Soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth and that the enimies of the Gospell nor the great enimy of all mankind preuayle not against vs or our children after vs as we haue deserued Amen