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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	day_n	lord_n	time_n	7,904	5	3.8986	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42019	An alarm from the holy mountain of the Lord to the inhabitants of the earth, and the word of the Lord sounding out of Sion, let all the inhabitants tremble With a warning to the wicked, calling them to repentance. As also two visions shewn and revealed by the Lord unto his servant Richard Greenway, one shewing how the head of the wicked one shall suddenly be dashed, the other how the spirit and power of darkness is caught in its own snare. And somthing that was sent to Richard Brown in particular, who is commander of the train-bands of London.	Greenway, R. (Richard); Eccles, Solomon, 1618-1683.	1662 (1662)	Wing G1862; ESTC R215946	7,289	9

down also And when the Sessions was come which was held at the Old Bayley on the 26th of the 4th Month 1662. being the fifth day of the week I was brought before them it being the first day of their sitting and not long after the Court was come together As I was brought before the Court they cryed take off his Hat which was done and T. A. that committed me to Prison pointed to the Officer that brought me to put me among the Fellonious persons who were in their Irons to be numbred among transgressors and as I was put into that place they put my hat into my hand and I put it upon my head again without any contempt to any but in the fear of the Lord It was not long before R. B. being on the Bench cryed be uncovered in the Court but I did not so minde his words as to take off my hat thereat then he reproved the Officers of the Goale and I was hastily brought forth of the place where I was put before the face of the Court and there my hat was taken from me and the Goalor chid and railed at me saying why will you not pull off your Hat but we must be chid for you then they put me again where I was before the Court having spoke nothing to me and as they were putting me in R. B. said put him in the Common Goale and then he commanded my hat should be given me again which seemed to me to be to try me and in the fear of the Lord in Conscience I durst do no other but put it on I was made to look towards R. B. who shooke his head at me with a feirce look and turned himself to the next man to him on the Bench and seemed to speak something in his ear then his back part was toward me and after a little time some were going again to pull off my hat and then he said with a loud voice let it alone and after that none was disturbed with me or offended at my hat being on when R. B. had said let it alone though I kept it on before them several hours as I was standing in the innocency waiting in the fear of the Lord and looking when I might be called what I had formerly seen was brought fresh to my minde and compared to the aforesaid passage I said in my heart sure there is something in this when the Court brake up for that day it was so ordered that I was put into Newgate with the rest of my freinds notwithstanding what R. B. had said as to the putting of me in the Common Goal and I was called three times more before them in the time of the Sessions But had little or no Tryal as to the matter for which I was first committed but instead thereof had the Oath tendred me as a Snare and because I was not willing to break Christs Command who saith swear not at all I was returned to Newgate Prison there to remaine till I should take the said Oath as is expressed in the Goalors Bill or Calendar And as I was in that place of Newgate aforesaid upon the 17th day of the 5th Month 1662. The word of the Lord came unto me about the midle time of the day saying go lay thee down in private upon thy bed and wait quietly with thy minde turned in unto me and hear what I will say unto thee After I had laid down for some time without the least motion to sleep the fire of the powerful word of God Almighty kindled in me and the Lord spake by his word of power thus in my heart by which he opened my understanding and silenced all other thoughts and said The Creature which thou sawest which was in the fashion like unto a Cat which was very big fat and of a lightish colour with the head thereof which was suddenly struck and quashed thou knowest not how It was the figure of that spirit of wickedness which is very big and highly exalted against my truth and people which I will suddenly dash as flat as thou sawest the head thereof which I smote with my own hand alone then a pitty rose in me towards Richard Brown and I said surely it may be well for me to warne him by a Letter in writing but the Lord said nay his heart is hard and he is desperately set against my way he will do by it as he did by that which I caused to be sent already do thou publish this which I have and shall shew thee and then let that be published also it may be a warning to some other and he may take it after he hath heard thereof by some other hand And the Lord said the large Floodgate which thou sawest and stoodest before was the Court which thee and thy brethren were brought unto which if thou comparest was as thou hast seen the waters which were but low are people that which moved in the Waters was the spirit and power of darkness that which you stood upon was that which was between the Court and you the great Eele that appeared above the waters was the cheifest that was there the wier Snare which came up through those spars which was fastned about the middle thereof of which thou hadest hold and and did pul with thy hand was the promises which have been made by the King which were sent and delivered unto the Iudge his hand and as thou sawest the wier snare was fastned about the great Eles middle so are those promises fastned thou hadst hold therof with thy hand being one imployed in the sending of them and as a Snare or Cord of wier double is hard to be broken being well twisted so shall they be hard to be broken they which stood upon the water with thee before the Flood-gate were thy brethren the other Eeles which thou tookest up with thy hand were as those thou wast before the second time which were lesser in power then some the day before and as thou couldest hold those Eeles when they were cut on the head so were they cut and stopt by my power that is manifest so that they could do nothing farther against thee with many more not convenient here to insert These sayings are faithful and true Let him that hath an ear hear what the spirit saith and set all whom this may concerne consider of their ways and repent of the evil of their doings while they have time least this with the many other warnings which they have had from the Lord be brought upon them one day to aggrevate their condemnation when to repent it will be to late G R. Pro. 29. and 19. Where there is no Vision the people perish And thus saith the Lord Joel 2. and 28. I will pour out my Spirit upon all Flesh and your Sons and your Daughters shall Prophesy and your Old men shall dream dreams and your Young men shall see Visions AWake Awak Oh Arme of God thou that