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A09298 A treatise containing the aequity of an humble supplication which is to be exhibited vnto hir gracious Maiesty and this high Court of Parliament in the behalfe of the countrey of Wales, that some order may be taken for the preaching of the Gospell among those people Wherein also is set downe as much of the estate of our people as without offence could be made known, to the end that our case (if it please God) my be pitied by them who are not of this assembly, and so they also may bee driuen to labour on our behalfe. Penry, John, 1559-1593. 1587 (1587) STC 19611; ESTC S114395 36,469 64

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think_v not_o the_o lord_n to_o wink_v all_o this_o while_n at_o our_o great_a sin_n nay_o think_v rather_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v throw_v as_o with_o a_o sting_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o our_o land_n because_o our_o pastor_n be_v become_v beast_n &_o have_v not_o seek_v jehovah_n jer._n 10.18.21_o there_o be_v two_o archplague_n undoubted_o to_o be_v expect_v for_o of_o we_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o wales_n if_o our_o petition_n be_v not_o grant_v the_o first_o indeed_o contain_v all_o the_o exquisite_a torment_n that_o may_v be_v invent_v yet_o leave_v a_o place_n for_o the_o latter_a in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v the_o put_v out_o of_o that_o small_a light_n of_o religion_n which_o we_o have_v the_o cut_n off_o both_o of_o we_o and_o our_o posterity_n from_o belong_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v this_o if_o the_o knight_n of_o our_o shier_v and_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n will_v not_o show_v themselves_o desirous_a to_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o earnest_a 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night_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o must_v not_o sleep_v all_o night_n in_o this_o case_n but_o entreat_v the_o lord_n her_o majesty_n and_o this_o honourable_a court_n to_o raise_v the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n in_o wales_n this_o matter_n concern_v all_o very_o nearlie_o the_o way_n to_o procure_v to_o yourselves_o favour_n with_o the_o lord_n and_o credit_n with_o her_o majesty_n be_v to_o solicit_v our_o cause_n and_o so_o you_o shall_v find_v it_o the_o more_o earnest_a you_o be_v herein_o the_o more_o honour_n shall_v be_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o her_o majesty_n will_v be_v the_o more_o behold_v unto_o you_o nebuchadnez_a a_o idolater_n bless_v the_o lord_n because_o shadrak_n meshak_n and_o abednago_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o live_a god_n 3.9_o dan._n 3.9_o change_v the_o king_n decree_n do_v yield_v their_o body_n rather_o than_o they_o will_v worship_v any_o other_o god_n if_o they_o have_v be_v as_o backward_o as_o be_v other_o jew_n in_o this_o case_n how_o 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