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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	father_n	jesus_n	lord_n	17,123	5	3.7490	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69175	A breife narration of the possession, dispossession, and, repossession of William Sommers and of some proceedings against Mr Iohn Dorrell preacher, with aunsweres to such obiections as are made to prove the pretended counterfeiting of the said Sommers. Together with certaine depositions taken at Nottingham concerning the said matter.	G. Co.	1598 (1598)	STC 6281; ESTC S111059	35,239	42

¶ A Breife Narration of the possession dispossession and repossession of William Sommers and of some proceedings against Mr Iohn Dorrell preacher with aunsweres to such obiections as are made to prove the pretended counterfeiting of the said Sommers ⸪ Together with certaine depositions taken at Nottingham concerning the said matter Anno M.D.XCVIII THou shalt here receive Gentle Reader a short narration of a large matter together with certaine depositions taken at Nottingham tending to the manifestation of a marvelous work of God latelie shewed among vs written as it seemeth by some frend of this cause and of the witnesses thereof to staie if it maie be the malice of some and rashnes of others who will not be reclamed from impugning or baselie esteeming of this glorious work a greatter then which hath skarcelie bene heard of saving performed in like cases eyther in our dayes or in the dayes of our fore fathers for manie yeares Yf it were particularlie ād fullie discovered as we wish it might be howe strangelie this William Sommers came to be possessed by meanes of a witch in Worcester shire who sent a wicked spirit into him witch he called Lucie howe he was tormēted during his possession howe the foule spirit raged and the Lord Iesus prevailed at his dispossession howe he was subtillie tempted ād estsoones repossessed howe extraordinarelie he hath caried himselfe since his dispossession howe the Devill hath busied himselfe against the servant of Christ Iesus who was the chife meanes of the dispossession and howe some persons trulie other wise fearing God have bene incredulous some vppon one fansie and some vppon an other speaking Iere. 23. 16. by vision out of their owne heart ād not from the Lords mouth or els giving credit to this work and the witnesses thereof have not taken it to heart much les vouchsafed to visit comfort and releive them or to vse some lawefull meanes and mediation to our godlie Magistrates as they should in the behalfe of the men of God theyr brethren whom God hath honoured to suffer for the testimonie of this his holie truth Yf I saie all these things were fullie discovered and well weighed doubtles a man must needes be astonished and expect a rarer event of these things then can be yet conceived By the waie the providēce of our mercifull and heavenlie father is to be wiselie observed ād with greate humilitie to be reuerenced that he hath suffered this matter to becalled in question and for so long time to be ventilated and sifted into as it hath bene Doubtles as we haue experience of our dulnes in apprehending and profitablie meditating vppon other maruelous acts of the Lord dailie shewed before our eies so if this work had not bene mightilie impugned we should also haue negligentlie slipped it ouer and the residue of like nature of late performed without yeelding such due honour to God and to the powerfull exercises of prayer and fasting as appertaineth Albeit God thus turneth the rage of man to his glorie yet I would advise them who slaunder this work ād persecute the servāthes of God without cause to take hede least they be found evē fighters against God For he that sitteth in the heaven sees their devises and laughes them to skorne and they and all theyr conspiracies plots slaunderingh and revelingh shall consume like a snaile that melteth but this mightie work seing it is of God and was without question a deede done according to the witnes giuen vnto it cannot be reversed or destroied but mager the malice and subtiltie of the Devill though M r Dorrell should be consumed to ashes the truth thereof shall breake forth as the light and the glorie thereof as a burning lamp God hath lighted a candle not in a corner but hath advanced it as it were on a candelstick in the heart or center of our land that the beames thereof might shine forth and give light to all the Realme It is not in theyr power though it hath bene given out by a greate man among them that seeing they have taken it in hand they will have the credit of it altogether to eclipse or whollie to hide it vnder abus hell when they have had theyr swinge but a litle they wilbe ashamed of theyr owne follie Nowe till the time appointed be expired let all faithfull hearted men beware least they take Gods name in vaine by baselie esteeming of this mightie work or beare false witnes against theyr neighbours in crediting lying rumours against those men of God who doe nowe or hereafter shall suffer in this holie cause I praie consider with me a litle these circumstances and procedings and indifferentlie judge wihth whom the right standeth M r Dorrell and M r Moore who are nowe imprisoned for giving testimonie to this truth have bene both of them for manie yeares aproved godlie ministers just and simple hearted men fearing God of good reputation among the best Christians and painfull preachers where they lived God hath marvelouslie blessed theyr joint labours in dispossessing seven persons together in Lamashire which is so notorious and free from challenge as the enimies to this Action of Nottingham dare not once to call yt into question The Papists take knowledge of the possession and dispossession in Lamashire but they would fayne have vs beleyve that theyr seminarie Preists were the onelie actors Yea this phansie hath takē such impressiō in them that some of them have not doubted to saie if it can be proved that M r Moore and M r Dorrell did performe that work they would disclayme theyr religion and imbrace ours They that have accused and prosecuted against M r Dorrell be men that have blasphemed the Scriptures Popish persons and knowen enimies to the preaching of the Gospell The wrath of God is allreadie gone forth against one of M r Dorrells greattest enimies namelie M r Sale Officiall of Wesson whose child is latelie vexed whith an evill spirit bycause as his wife reporteth he hath bene adversarie to M r Dorrell The procedings against him and others have bene verie violent He was put to silence by the Arch-Bishop of York whithout fufficient cause warranted by lawe ād as if this had bene too litle to be deprived of the vse of his ministerie and of his livelihode having a wife and five children he was called before the Commissioners of Canterburie province ād without hearing or examining his cause was sodainlie cōmitted Brought before the seate of justice they who at the same time gave gentle audience to Papists Arrians Atheists and blasphemers would not permit him to speake anie thing almost in his owne defense but as though he had bene the most dānable wretch in the world before anie conviction exceedinglie reviled him Iudges became parties pleaders and accusers Some stormed that anie should be present as witnesses to their doings They would not suffer one of the depositions to be read before them the Commissioners and deponents were contemptvouslie rejected charge given that