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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	father_n	holy_a	son_n	89,234	5	6.5393	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30713	The Lords free prisoner	Bampfield, Francis, 1615 or 16-1683.	1683 (1683)	Wing B626; ESTC R22837	7,348	4

praying as I was supplyed assisted suiteably till an under officer pulled me away towards the shutting up of my requests So they carryed me out of that place towards the Lord Majors As I was guarded along by the Officers I carried my Bible openly in my Hand through the streets declaring practically as well as verbally that the taking away of my liberty was for the cause and sake of Christ of the word of Christ Thus I marched a long the Major when we came to his Hall was gone as we were told to the Sessons The Constable passed by some other Justices and Aldermen but would not carry me before them but made me go in and out here and there towards the Sessions as I passed a long I vvas made a Gazing-stock variously reported some against me others for me one calling me a Christian Jevv others saying I vvent along vvith my Bible as one of the old Martyrs thus through good report and evil report I trudged along as they said of my Lord and Master some he is a good man others hay but he deceiveth the people great flockings after us there vvere to publish the Testimony the more the Lord preaching to the Consciences of thousands the boys in the street at last pointed at one of the under officers and cryed out an informer an informer pelting of him with dirt stones who had he not shelterd himself near me he bad been in great danger at last they brought me to the Sessions house where I was led to a private Room After a while I was called up to an higher Room where were Three Magistrates the door keeper saying that none else should get in but my self I declared in hearing of the Magistrates that Courts of Justice ought to be open that I might have witness of what passed at examination for I knew not what some might swear falsely against me but some friends got in one of the Magistrates asked the Constable for what cause he had brought me there while he answered I apprehended him at Pinners Hall he would not come down till an officer pulled him down I answered I was here for doing work for my Lord Christ for preaching praying as I was going on one of the Magistrates cut me off short your praying is prating I replyed Sir take heed how you reporach that great ordinance of Praying the God I pray unto is a God hearing prayer he has heard my prayers will as he has done it so he can answer it terribly a gainst those who speake so reproachfully against such prayer another of the rulers spake somewhat against dissenters I answered whilst there was a Christ in Heaven a bible on earth there would be dissenters from them and from their ways if so said he yet I hope we shall not be so troubled with dissenters as we have been but this being a cause depending upon the Law we will confer with the Recorder about it so they withdrew After a while I was brought into the court of open sessions at the old Bailey where being charged with breaking the Kings Laws and as if I would introduce poperie might have been at Saint Omars I held forth my Bible declaring aloud for my Lord Christ and for his word and Lawes and that it was a maxim in their own Law that the Law of God was the Law of the land and if so I was ready to plead this cause thus as I could he heard the Lord spirited me to be finishing my testimonie for Christ who as I told them was judge at the sessions I was more than once told they would not hear me preach I declared against popery agen and agen as I could be suffered Upon this the Recorder called upon me then to take the oathe 's he being unknown to me before Sir said I I suppose by your gown that you profess knowledg in your Law and by that Law you ought not to put me to oaths for my libertie is taken from me upon another cause and that must be first issued so that then when an end is put to that I may be at leasure to consider what answer to return It was askked whether ever I had been at the Universities and at what University and whether I had taken any degree I answered at Oxford where I had taken two degrees by that the Recorder knew that so many years 〈…〉 several Oaths must have been taken by such Oh those University-Oaths so many and so often multiplyed by inconsiderate Students how much guilt has been contracted thereby yet notwithstanding the Recorder called for another answer from me I replyed An Oath was for Confirmation an end of all strife which this neither had not would be still he required the taking of the Oaths I answered I had given him a Scripture answer going it over a second time Read the Oaths to him said the Recorder or some other upon the Bench as they were reading one commanded me to pull off my Gloves another to lay my hand upon their Book I having no Scripture Warrant and Law for either kept on my Gloves and did not put my hand upon their Book I over-heard one of them say his hand is already upon his own Bible read on Hereupon I laid down my Bible as one was a reading they intending hereby as I gathered that so holding up my Bible as I did one or other would have clapped my Bible to my mouth and so have interpreted it as my taking the Oaths but the Lord gave me to see the snare was laid for me upon this they concluded me resolute and said take him Jailor or away with him whereupon one of the Keepers of the Jayl led me to Newgate-Prison where my Lord is with me to the sweet feeding and full satisfaction of my whole man greatly rejoycing overcomingly-Triumphing Abasing of self and Advancing of Jehovah Elohim in Father Son and Holy Spirit Those who honour me they are the words of my Lord I will honour and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed This is the filling so far of the farther Testimony of Christs servant and witness to the death Francis Bampsield LONDON Printed for W. T. and sold by L. Curtiss where Mr. Bampfields works may be had 1683. † in a small Treatise Intituled them Acher a name an after one a name a new on c. † Revel 2. 10. † Psal 90. 15. 1 Cor. 14. 40. † Prov. 16. 33. † Revel 3. 8. Acts. 5. 20 21 25. 42. † Zechar. 6. 9. 15. † Revei 2. 10. † Isa 63. 1. 6. † Psal 82. 1. c. † Heb. 6. 16. † 1 Sam. 2. 30.