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A36315 Captives bound in chains made free by Christ their surety, or, The misery of graceless sinners and their recovery by Christ their saviour by T. Doolittle. Doolittle, Thomas, 1632?-1707. 1674 (1674) Wing D1880A; ESTC R26727 110,624 225

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what_o plague_n and_o punishment_n here_o and_o hereafter_o lash_n stripe_n and_o wound_n and_o that_o 1._o sometime_o from_o god_n in_o this_o world_n they_o have_v punishment_n and_o judgement_n inflict_v upon_o they_o by_o a_o just_a and_o righteous_a angry_a god_n who_o scourge_v they_o often_o in_o this_o life_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o plagu_v they_o for_o their_o iniquity_n so_o those_o that_o be_v slave_n unto_o their_o lust_n be_v punish_v with_o filthy_a disease_n in_o their_o body_n prov._n 7._o 22._o he_o go_v after_o she_o a_o whorish_a woman_n straightway_o as_o a_o ox_n go_v to_o the_o slaughter_n or_o as_o a_o fool_n to_o the_o correction_n of_o the_o stock_n 23._o till_o a_o dart_n strike_v through_o his_o liver_n as_o a_o bird_n haste_v to_o the_o snare_n and_o know_v not_o that_o it_o be_v for_o his_o life_n 26._o she_o have_v cast_v down_o many_o wound_a yea_o many_o strong_a man_n have_v be_v slay_v by_o she_o 27._o her_o house_n be_v the_o way_n to_o hell_n go_v 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